About this vendor
May Floral is a boutique design studio offering gorgeous flowers that reflect your vision and incorporate the utmost care and creativity. We give our clients focused attention through the entire process from the consultation to the precious moment when we hand over the bouquet. With us, you should expect a relaxed conversation about flowers and budget, timely correspondence, genuine excitement, professionalism, sustainable practices and designs that are beautiful and uniquely yours. We are committed to lightening the load of everyone who is a part of your day — vendors, family and friends during this very happy time.
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Business Attributes
- Asian-owned Business
- Woman-owned Business
Decorations & Accents
- Aisle Decorations
- Centerpieces
- Flower Girl Baskets
- Pedestals
- Plants
- Vases
Flower Arrangements
- Bouquets
- Bouquet Wraps
- Boutonnieres
- Centerpieces
- Corsages
- Flower Crowns
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We really enjoyed working with Lovely! She was very helpful throughout the planning process. We changed our proposal a few times and she was very accommodating. On the day of the e...
vent, she had to work through some tough logistics (2 locations that weren’t necessarily close by and had very tight and specific pick-up and clean-up time slots) and had everything delivered right on time and worked seamlessly with our schedule. She then picked up all the vases and leftover flowers at the end of the night, which was a huge help! I wanted bright and happy colors and her designs truly set the scene for an incredible day. She was a pleasure to work with and I would highly recommend!
Working with Lovely for our wedding florals was a fantastic experience! Not only did the floral arrangements look stunning, but Lovely's communication and kindness throughout the p...
lanning process made everything that much better. After sending Lovely inspiration photos of designs and colors we were wanting, she sent a detailed proposal that matched exactly what we were looking for. She also gave helpful advice in terms of floral placements and uses throughout the night, as we wanted to get the most out of the beautiful arrangements that she made. We'd recommend Lovely and May Floral to any future couples who want gorgeous florals for their wedding!
Working with Lovely for our wedding in September 2024 was a fantastic experience. I did not have a bridal party, so it was hard to find a florist who would work with just my spouse...
and I, and not charge us an arm and a leg to meet a random minimum. Lovely’s prices were not only affordable for us, but what she provided was top notch. She was able to match exactly the vision of the mix of florals and greenery that we were hoping for, both for our personal flowers, and throughout the venue. We were also able to work with her to rent and decorate our chuppah, which was very important to us. She was also able to incorporate in bud vases that my sister made for our table flowers, and made that process seamless. Lovely and her team worked so well to set up and break down at the wedding itself and made everything easy, manageable, and beautiful. My spouse and I loved the work she did so much- we would recommend her to anyone! We also recommended her to friends getting married a few months later, who ended up hiring her as well. Highly recommend!!
Lovely was so great to work with! I shared a few inspo pics and right after the initial conversation I knew we were in good hands and felt confident in her ability to execute our v...
ision, and she really delivered! All the arrangements were beautiful and we received many compliments on the beautiful terracotta roses that matched our color scheme perfectly. She worked with our price range and we couldn’t be happier with how everything turned out!
I worked with Lovely for my November 2024 wedding and she did an incredible job! She used my inspiration and made my wedding vision come to life! She used beautiful and unique flow...
ers that were showstoppers. She was great to work with and I totally recommend May Floral to anyone who needs professional floral installations!
I cannot thank Lovely enough for her stunning work! I wanted more simple floral arrangements but knew I wanted a larger bouquet and a hanging installation and lovely saw that visio...
n and brought it to life. Everything was so beautiful. I would definitely recommend Lovely & really hope to work with her again!
May was wonderful: thoughtful, great listener and so talented. She took great care and time to meet with us and hear our vision, even though our ask was modest (bridal bouquet, bri...
dal party personals, and card table arrangement). Highly recommend her!
Lovely was an absolute dream to work with. She took careful notes of our ideas and provided recommendations to help make our day beautiful. She even accommodated our last minute ad...
ditions. We highly recommend her to any couples looking for a florist.
Absolutely loved working with Lovely! She was easy to communicate with and very accommodating throughout the entire planning process.
I was never big on flowers or flower arrangem...
ents before our wedding, but had a change of heat after seeing Lovely work her magic for our simple wedding,
I highly recommend her to anyone looking for a florist in the Chicago/Chicagoland area. You will not be disappointed!
Lovely and team were WONDERFUL! My husband and I planned our wedding from San Francisco, and had no idea where to start with vendors. Our Wedding Coordinator helped finding a flori...
st, but I happened to come across May Floral and loved all the prior weddings they had done! Also, it was very difficult for us to find an option that was over the top for such a small wedding (our guest count was only ~40). Lovely listened to our wants and needs, and was flexible in crafting something that fit them.
I highly recommend May Floral! You will not be disappointed.
I love May Floral! I knew almost immediately after speaking with Lovely that she understood my vision for our wedding florals, and she did NOT disappoint! Everything was executed p...
erfectly and looked gorgeous. Her pricing was very fair and well worth it for her beautiful work. I wish I could share photos so everyone could see the gorgeous bouquets, centerpieces, etc. Definitely recommend!!
Lovely with May Floral was absolutely incredible to work with! I think we had one phone call and a few emails and her designs were better than anything I could have dreamed! She cl...
early understood what I wanted and executed perfectly. Through all the stress of planning, Lovely showed up the day of the wedding with the most beautiful bouquets and arrangements. She is so easy to work with and creates beautiful work!
Lovely was recommended to us from a friend, and we were thrilled with her work! She took our pretty specific color inspiration and provided a quote with specific flower suggestions...
that would be in season and available. The visuals were helpful to get the gist, but seeing them day-of they were just stunning! We went with bud vases with a few stems on the dining tables, which made my minimalist heart sing. She also suggested repurposing arrangements to get the most impact out of our blooms after the ceremony - relocating the bridesmaids bouquets to decorate the bar and moving the floral hoop/arch to behind the bride/groom seats for dinner. Highly recommend the May Floral team!
Lovely at May Floral was such a pleasure to work with. She stuck with us throughout the pandemic. Three events to be exact! She is easy to talk to and open to any and all ideas. We...
just love her work. It’s simply beautiful. We love you Lovely!
Lovely was such an easy person to work with. Due to COVID this process was two years in the making and she made sure to help guide my vision when I asked for suggestions and change...
d my mind many times.
The floral were beautiful and better than I had imagined.
Lovely was so wonderful to work with. She is so sweet and was so quick to turnaround our initial quote to make it perfect. While we stayed pretty hands off and let Lovely run with ...
the design after showing her inspiration pictures, her arrangements couldn't be more perfect. We love how unique and creative her creations are--they actually brought me to tears multiple times on our wedding day because of how beautiful they were.
Lovely is the best! She truly brought my vision to life — from the arch at the altar to the table centerpieces. I got so many compliments. If you’re looking for a florist, look no ...
further than May Floral!
Lovely was absolutely wonderful to work with! We loved her personalized approach in getting to know us and how quickly she elevated our initial vision with recommendations on seaso...
nal florals and colors to add more vibrancy. She was one of few florists that actually helped stay within our budget as well which we greatly appreciated. Unfortunately our full wedding reception is on hold till 2021, but she still delivered a beautiful bridal bouquet and boutonnière for our private ceremony. Can’t wait to see the full vision soon, in the meantime I so cherish the bridal bouquet she crafted. She was adaptable, flexible and so kind throughout the entire process. We also love that May Floral uses sustainable practices for their sourcing. Can’t recommend this florist enough! Also check them out for local bouquet deliveries outside of wedding planning.
Lovely was wonderful to work with for our wedding. She was extremely professional, quick to respond, and attentive to our needs. Our flowers were one of my favorite parts of the we...
dding; they were so incredibly beautiful and transformed the space into the magical garden of my dreams. When I look at the images from the wedding day, the first thing that always pops out to me are the flowers. My favorite part was the beautiful, affordable, arch Lovely created for us to get married in front of. I can't thank her enough for brining our vision to life in such a beautiful way. We are so incredibly glad we found Lovely and recommend her work to everyone!
Lovely was so fantastic to work with! She was responsive, kind, and a great listener. I am so happy with the flowers and service she provided. I would definitely recommend her for ...
anyone in need of a florist.
Lovely (the owner) is great to work with, professional, and made the whole experience stress free. Lovely did a wonderful job on the flowers, and she also did such a nice job deco...
rating our “welcome” area and placed the flowers well given the props/pictures we had. She was extremely flexible and creative in terms of reusing flowers from the ceremony for our reception, which helped keep the costs reasonable (and reduced waste) and was appreciated by us. We loved the flowers Lovely designed – thank you, Lovely!
We had a great experience working with Lovely. She worked hard to understand our vision for our wedding, and kept us within our budget
Lovely was amazing to work with! From our first meeting I felt like she understood exactly the look and feel we were going for with the floral design. I appreciated the time she to...
ok to do a floral preview at our reception site. The bouquets were beautifully done with lovely special touches and when I walked in to the reception I was blown away — her arrangements perfectly captured the look we wanted!
Lovely was recommended to us by our friends who were recently married, and for that I'm so thankful. Lovely was wonderful to work with! My husband and I didn't have a super specifi...
c vision of what we wanted in terms of flowers. I came to our initial meeting with my color palette, a few pictures of white flowers and greenery, and the notion that I wanted our wedding to feel elegant but not over the top/gaudy. Although we didn't give much direction, Lovely did what she does best and nailed it! Everything was logistically very easy as well, from dropping off bouquets/boutonnieres the morning of to the room flip to clean up. It felt good to be able to put trust in someone and have it executed so beautifully (and at a reasonable price)! I would highly recommend working with May Floral.
Working with Lovely was super easy and a great experience. We had a pretty specific vision - pretty much exclusively calla lilies, lots of candles and some tropical inspired greene...
ry. Lovely knocked it out of the park and flawlessly executed our vision. She also stayed within our budget and was very affordable. I have no hesitation recommending her!
I had reached out to several vendors originally and the others tried to talk me into using different flowers and other various things. I really appreciated that Lovely took my vision and ran with it!
Lovely was so patient with me, listening to my vision and offering options - all within my budget. She never made feel like I needed to compromise the quality! She handled everythi...
ng onsite, from setting up ceremony to flipping for reception. The flowers were exactly what I wanted and complimented the event perfectly. She only commits to one wedding per day, so I knew on our wedding day we would be her sole focus.
I put my full trust in May Floral and she delivered so much more than I could have even imagined. I got married 1 week ago at the Woman's Club of Evanston and Lovely (owner of May...
Floral) made the space looking amazing and also went above and beyond by adding more floral details than I even knew about. She was such a delight to work with and was super responsive. I cannot wait to see pictures of my special day.
I would highly recommend any Chicagoland bride to work with Lovely and May Floral. She will listen to your vision, help you steer you in the right direction with options and her experience and will EXECUTE on your big day!
Lovely did the flowers for my wedding in November, and she did an amazing job! She took my ideas and vision and turned it into reality. Everything turned out better than I could ha...
ve imagined!
Lovely was also extremely professional, quick to respond to emails/calls, and just wonderful to work with. I would absolutely recommend her to anyone!
May Floral did an amazing job on our flowers for our wedding day. The flowers were fresh and matched what we asked for during our consultation. Lovely was always available to answ...
er questions and met all our wants and needs. The next time I need a florist, I know who to call. I would definitely recommend May Floral to anyone that needs flowers for any event.
Lovely was an absolute pleasure to work with! She captured our wedding vision perfectly, and the flowers turned out wonderful. The pricing is very reasonable and the quality of ser...
vice is five star. I would highly recommend using May Floral for your upcoming wedding or event!
I was so lucky to have May Floral/Lovely be a part of my big day. She was so easy to work with. We set up a specific pinterest page to get my preferences/ideas for the day together...
and she delivered on my vision. She also worked with me to get pricing within my budget and was able to work on some last minute additions with ease. I loved that the corsages we had for mothers and others within the wedding had medal bracelets vs. the elastic bands. It made everything look more classy. I would definitely recommend May Floral for your big day!
Lovely is the best bargains you will find in the wedding industry. My caterer said it best, “when a couple tells me they’re thinking about getting flowers from Whole Foods, I send ...
them to Lovely and they always choose her.” Her prices are refreshingly reasonable, her flowers are stunning, and the service she provides defies all expectations.
Before our meeting, I had no “vision”. Just one picture and the idea that I wanted our flowers to be so beautiful that I didn’t need to worry about additional decorations. With my extremely limited guidance, she put together a proposal we LOVED. She was so flexible when we, last minute, asked to keep a few centerpieces for an extra day. And she even worked with my caterer to select table cloths on my behalf because I am completely helpless and overwhelmed when it comes to design. It may sound like a small thing but it saved me so much stress!
Lovely is the complete package! Affordable, breathtaking quality, great eye for design, and will go above and beyond for her clients. Thank you so so much, Lovely!!
May Floral was hands down the best decision we made for our wedding. The flowers were stunning, the decorations perfect, chuppah gorgeous--she nailed my vision beautifully and at ...
such a reasonable price. We recommend her so highly. She is flexible, accommodating, and a true artist. I wanted loose florals and a lot of natural looking greenery and she absolutely nailed it. Would not change a thing.
We're so lucky to have heard about May Floral through our caterers! We were thrilled with how well our wedding day flowers turned out; they were perfect. Lovely was wonderful to wo...
rk with - so sweet, patient and attentive to detail. We even asked her to make a floral headpiece for one of our flower girls at the last minute, and it was absolutely adorable. We certainly plan to work with Lovely again down the road and will recommend her to family and friends!
Working with Lovely was amazing! I was the worst bride to work with and I went into our first meeting with no creative talent or ideas. All I knew was that I didn't want tall cente...
rpieces, but rather something that was small, classic, and elegant. Lovely and my best friend put their magic together and came up with an amazing vision for the wedding.
Lovely created the most beautiful bouquets and centerpieces for our big day, and I literally couldn't be happier. The flowers looked so fresh and guests raved about "how open they looked". My bouquet was the perfect size and mix of wedding colors. On top of being a creative genius, she was so easy to work with, and even did a sample for my wedding planner and myself to critique ahead of time. Communication was always super quick, and Lovely was so accommodating. She even came to the venue early to bring our bouquets for pictures and set up.
Lovely, I really can't thank you enough for making our day so perfect!
Lovely of May Floral is the loveliest, truly. Her designs are beautiful and better than anything I had even envisioned. She is so thoughtful in her approach and helped us prioritiz...
e what worked within our budget and provided great suggestions that not only helped us stay on track, but were oh-so-beautiful. She is patient and quickly answered every long question set we emailed over (there were a ton —thank you!!!!). Lastly, just wow — there are no words for how incredible my bouquet was — i was speechless!
I worked at a flower shop in the wedding industry for close to 10 years in my old city and I had huge expectations for my wedding flowers. Lovely was everything I hoped for and mo...
re. She was polite & courteous, on time & dependable, responsive to emails & understanding of changes and she is VERY talented. When you're getting married you want vendors that just get it, and Lovely really gets it. My flowers were so gorgeous, I wouldn't change a thing.
Absolutely wonderful experience! Lovely is very personal and accountable. She transformed my clips from magazines and online photos into a wonderful wedding day. Her flowers were...
on point and the rented equipment (copper arch/lanterns) completed the look to our special day.
Lovely is not only a floral genius, but also a wonderful person to have on your wedding team in general. I initially met with Lovely with my fiance and we had a very clear vision o...
f what we wanted. Since then we went through about 2 complete changes and she was happy to accommodate our changes. She is happy to meet with you to go over everything. It is convenient that she has office locations in Evanston as well as River North. She also came to my walk through so that we could go over everything in detail and nothing was left to chance on the day of. On the day of, she arrived there early in the day and she was still around as the ceremony was ending to take care of last minute things. And the flowers were BEAUTIFUL!!!!!! everyone kept asking my mom who did the flowers after my wedding. She also has a good number of options for vases/etc. Flowers are a VERY expensive part of a wedding and it is important to find someone you trust who will deliver what you had in mind. Lovely is both reliable and talented and an easy pick for such an important job on such an important day!
We used Lovely for all of our ceremony and wedding florals. She did an incredible job and nailed our "vision." I was especially impressed with how hands on she was in setting up an...
d taking down the decor at the end of the evening.
Her prices were incredibly fair, especially considering the service we received. She worked with our budget and really respected our limits.
I was also incredibly impressed with her patience as we figured out some last minute changes and details with our chuppah. My mom made the canopy for it and Lovely actually set up the entire chuppah for my mom to see it so we could make sure it would work with the canopy.
Lovely was great to work with! It took me a while to figure out exactly what I wanted for my wedding day and she was very helpful and patient with me throughout several iterations ...
of my “vision.” The end result was simply stunning! I would recommend May Floral to anyone looking for a florist!
Lovely and the May Floral team were great to work with. We didn't have an exact idea of the arrangements or types of flowers we wanted. We worked with Lovely to decide an overall l...
ook and theme and she took it from there. Everything turned out beautiful! Highly recommend!
We really enjoyed working with Lovely and May Floral! She was so helpful and really understood our vision. She took our ideas and gave us flowers that were stunning at a price that...
was super reasonable. Our flowers turned out more beautiful and fragrant than I could have hoped for - I was really blown away. Everything looked gorgeous from the bouquets & flower girl basket, to the flowers that were provided to decorate our cake. At the end of the night we were greeted at our hotel room by a beautiful flower arrangement set up with our wedding program. It was so sweet and personal. I could not have asked for more. Highly recommended.
After researching florists, we found Lovely at May Floral and we knew as soon as we met her we would be in great hands. Lovely is amazingly talented and immediately understood the ...
style and look we were searching for. To our in-person meeting, she brought the equivalent of flower flashcards. So helpful to visualize colors and types of flowers! Her proposal was perfect based on our selections — and the value?? I couldn't believe what a great deal it was. Fast forward from January to November, Lovely was in touch and responsive with our final arrangements. She provided stunning, natural floral arrangements that perfectly complemented our colors and vibe. We also rented vases and lanterns for our ceremony aisles that doubled as centerpieces during the reception. Lovely seamlessly transitioned the pieces during the room turnover from ceremony to reception, and she even let us keep the arrangements overnight to use at our brunch the next morning. Professional and kind, we would work with Lovely and May Floral again in a heartbeat. Thank you, Lovely!! <3
Lovely Bastian was fantastic to work with. She is friendly, flexible and organized. She uses an online survey and Pinterest links to understand her client's vision for wedding fl...
oral design, and she is able to make that vision come to life on the wedding day. Our flowers were beautiful and the overall design was exactly how I imagined it (actually, much better than I could've imagined!) Her prices are very reasonable compared to other florists in the area.
Lovely Bastian did such an amazing job with our wedding! Her selections were gorgeous and I still have my bouquet the next evening looking great in a vase. He whole room looked won...
derful. Highly recommend!
First off, the arrangements and bouquets Lovely created were fantastic - totally hit the bill for what we wanted and what fit the space.
Lovely at May Floral was so easy to work w...
ith. She took our vague design ideas and ran with it creating a proposal that made for a beautiful event! She was also willing to work with us on altering the proposal to meet our specific needs and super responsive during busy wedding season. She worked so well with our other vendors that as an outsider, really looked like a "team" vs. a couple of separate vendors. Would highly recommend to anyone that needs a florist :)
AMAZING doesn't even begin to cover Lovely's work on our 7/3/16 wedding. We had a budget in mind, which she stuck close to. Communication was very easy and prompt. From our first m...
eeting to the walk through and then the day of the wedding, I knew we made the right decision. The little details, like the vintage fabric ribbon for the bridesmaid's bouquets, did not go unnoticed, and I appreciated that Lovely included that. My cascading bouquet exceeded my expectations! I couldn't stop staring at it! The green garlands and tablescapes were breathtaking. After a few conversations and a few pictures, Lovely was able to take our vision and turn it into something more than we could've ever imagined. Thank you again, Lovely, for all of your hard work! We really appreciate it!
Lovely did a fabulous job with the centerpieces, bouquets, and boutineers for our simple, black and white wedding. Her prices are very reasonable and she is extremely personable an...
d accommodating to our vision. We couldn't have asked for more!
I wanted simple florals, knowing that our venue (outdoors at a nature preserve) would provide plenty of natural beauty. Lovely did an absolutely gorgeous job with the bouquets, bo...
utonnieres, and floral hairpiece that I got lots of compliments on, plus greenery for our cake that came out fantastic and an amazing garland for the gazebo we had our ceremony under. May Floral's prices are very reasonable for the exceptional work she does and she was a joy to work with. Wouldn't have changed a thing. Thank you, Lovely!!
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