About this vendor
'Stemming From Love' is a Chicagoland area florist specializing in weddings and special events. SFL's main focus is to create pieces that capture the personalities and characteristics of every distinct couple. Your flowers should be as unique as you and your love story.
It all stems from love.
Details
Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Decorations & Accents
- Aisle Decorations
- Centerpieces
- Flower Girl Baskets
- Pedestals
- Vases
- Wedding Decoration Setup
Flower Arrangements
- Bouquets
- Bouquet Wraps
- Boutonnieres
- Centerpieces
- Corsages
- Flower Crowns
Reviews
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4.7
out of 5.035 reviews
I discovered Jess from looking through previous vendors that had worked at my venue and I am so grateful to have found her. She made my vision come to life and then some! I'm not t...
he most artistic person and was a bit overwhelmed with all of the options out there but Jess made it so simple by guiding me through what would match my inspiration and suggesting some extra details that I would have never thought of. She truly is such a sweet person and I couldn't recommend her enough!
Jessica worked on my wedding bouquet and florals for my wedding and she did a phenomenal job! Even though she was busy during my planning process, she always made the time to answe...
r any questions I had and provide suggestions. She truly made my vision come to life on my wedding day and I couldn't be more grateful!
Jess is SO talented! I booked her for my wedding and was blown away by her gorgeous creations. She put together my bridal bouquet, all my bridesmaids bouquets, groom + groomsmen bo...
utineers, reception centerpieces, and the most breathtaking ceremony floral floor arch. It was so unique and different, I was obsessed!! I didn't give super strong guidelines on what I wanted, because after following Jess for a couple of years on insta I knew everything she created was amazing so I didn't want to restrict her talent. I am so glad I did that because it made the wedding day a fun surprise to see her creations!! When she walked in I was blown away. We went with a lot of neutrals and it was so soft and pretty and completely set the mood for the entire event. They were elegant and really brought our wedding up a notch. I was even able to rent little bud vases and other items to pull the entire look together, super convenient service. Highly recommend Jess for your bridal or professional floral needs!!
I hired Jess roughly one year out from my wedding. I initially was impressed with her quick response to my inquiry especially because finding a florist was the hardest vendor to fi...
nd and lock down, many were unavailable or very slow to respond so it was extremely difficult to compare quotes before the others would expire. Our first communications prior to booking were all via email and it was the only way I had available to contact her, which initially I didn’t think much off. After booking I inquired what the timeline of planning and locking in final details was so I had an idea of what to expect over the next year or so. She responded back to me she would get back to me within a week or two after busy season which was totally fine considering we had so much time left. Two months later I never heard back so I followed back up, still no response. A couple weeks later I found out from my venue that we could no longer do the main floral instillation I planned and was quoted for by Jess. I yet again reached out to follow up, because this was now going to change plans and I don’t know the planning process and wanted to make her aware but also discuss future options so I knew cost if it were to change. I still never heard back now three months later. After this I started reaching out to Jess via Instagram because she is so active on her account. I sent two messages, the last one on Jan 26 and finally heard back via IG Feb 17 and then she finally responded via email Feb 22. This is now 4 months without responses to my emails and the reason we were given for the lack of communication being backed up in the office and issues with sending emails. In this day and age, it just doesn’t seem like a great excuse, having difficulties with emails, for 4 months. Or if this is so at least follow up with your client via text or call, which she did have my phone number. Due to the lack of response I had to start looking elsewhere as it was starting to cause too much stress and also, we were unsure how this could impact our budget and it was affecting our planning. Luckily, I was able to find a florist through a good friend and unfortunately had to terminate my contract with Stemming From Love. I followed up with an email that same day she responded back to me, Feb 22, informing her of this and explaining why I had come to this decision. I’m not quite sure what I expect from her at this point but I still have not heard anything back from my email and it is now June 12, so for all I know she still thinks she is my florist for my wedding? I hate to write this review especially since I didn’t end up getting a full experience with her services (why I am still giving 2 stars) and she does seem to have a lot of great reviews however I do think it’s fair to give others a warning. There are a few mentions of poor communication in some of her other reviews however to me this is a bit unprofessional, and total opposite experience I’m having with all my other vendors. So, for those who like reasonable communication it should be a warning that communication may be longer than expected. If this is something someone is able to know upfront and okay with then that’s great because it seems like others really do love her work. For myself, had I known what exactly “slow responses” meant, I probably would have reconsidered the other company I was between even though it was a little more expensive.
Jess did SUCH an amazing job for our wedding. A month later and I'm still blown away. I had known she was an amazing florist designer and had even suggested her to my best friend f...
or her wedding (which she used!). She listened to everything I had in mind but I gave her a lot of room to make it her own and she NAILED it and it was beyond anything I could have imagined! I am still getting compliments on every piece she did for us. Jess, you're a genius!
Jessica did an amazing job with the florals for our wedding day! They turned out even more beautiful than I could have imagined! I was a little indecisive on knowing exactly what I...
wanted for my florals, and she was so helpful in giving me great ideas! Thanks Jessica for the wonderful floral arrangements!
Jessica did an amazing job for our wedding flowers! We had an outdoor wedding and she added beautiful blooms to a wooden arch that looks effortless and stunning. My bouquet was eve...
rything I wanted and more, and the centerpieces looked flawless. I was so thrilled with her work! The only thing I would say is that the response time for emails was a bit slow because they are so busy, so make sure you give plenty of notice when making changes! I would highly recommend her for any event!
Absolutely amazing!!!!!!
Flowers were the wedding detail I was most overwhelmed to plan. I had seen tons of stuff I liked on Pinterest, but I had no idea why I liked what I liked. When we met with Jess, wh...
o also happens to be my husband's cousin, she looked at what I liked and just ran with it. I'm pretty sure the only guidance I gave her was that I wanted lanterns as part of the centerpieces 😂 it took so much talent and creativity to make my extremely vague flower design dreams come true, but Jess went above and beyond! She and her husband, Zach, made our ceremony spot and reception hall an autumnal dream with her blend of colorful mums and perfect pumpkins--she even included a hidden Mickey!
Jessica did an absolutely amazing job and was great to work with. She was able to bring my wedding vision to life and I got so many compliments from my wedding guests on all of the...
work she did. I'm not the most design savvy but I was able to show her picture of what I wanted and her work was above and beyond anything I could have imagined. In addition to the traditional flowers and centerpieces that weddings have, she was able to create the most amazing flower backdrop wall against a staircase in our venue. Thankfully we were able to hold our wedding at the same venue as originally planning but we did have to move our wedding date - Jessica was incredible to work with though the entire process, including during COVID when everything was unknow for a period of time.
Jess from Stemming From Love created the most stunning and dreamy flowers for our wedding! We were connected with Jess through our planner and are so happy she recommended her. She...
took our inspiration photos and colors and brought them to life! Highly recommend!
Jessica does amazing work!! My bouquet was absolutely stunning and I got so many compliments on it! I wanted something BIG and unique and she did just that. She transformed the rec...
eption space into the most romantic garden beauty. Thank you so much Jessica! We loved everything!
Jessica was absolutely fantastic!! Not only were the arrangements perfection, but her centerpiece rentals fit SO perfectly with our wedding theme and other decorations. She was ver...
y friendly and worked around my nightshift hours in order to schedule our meetings. I was beyond happy with her services and would HIGHLY recommmend her to everyone!
Jessica was awesome to work with! She was super sweet and accommodating. Jessica made the most beautiful flowers for our wedding day. She even had an incident come up the day of th...
e wedding and still made it to the venue. We are so happy we booked with her!
Without a doubt, five out of five (if we could give more starts we would). Jessica was exceptional!!! From start to finish, Jessica impressed us with her level of care, commitment,...
artistry, and passion. She was such a joy to work with, and was so personable and friendly, and I loved that she's younger and more relatable than some of the other florists we visited. She knew exactly what my husband and I were wanting from our flowers, and she exceeded our expectations. She also provided us with really organized and easy-to-understand mockups, quotes, and examples so that we knew what to expect on our wedding day. She did a great job rolling with the punches and being adaptable, too - we had to use our rain location the day of our wedding, which was unplanned, of course. Although I didn't hear about any of it as the bride (which is also great!), we had to completely change how the flowers looked during the ceremony to accommodate for unexpectedly different types of chairs. I didn't even notice when I walked down the aisle, and they looked even better than I thought they would!! She also was great at being sensitive to cost and giving us many options for different setups. If you're looking for your wedding to look like a picture-perfect dream, Jessica can make it happen! Thank you so much, Jessica, for making our wedding so beautiful and memorable! :)
Jessica was AMAZING to work with! She is so knowledgeable with not only floral and greenery, but also with ideas and putting things together. She was great at listening to my needs...
and wants and loved going over ideas with me. She responded in a timely manner whenever I had a question. My bridal bouquet turned out ABSOLUTELY STUNNING! The bridesmaid's King Protea's were BEAUTIFUL with just some simple greenery and ribbon. The centerpieces were beyond what I imagined. Jessica knows what she is doing and I would not use anyone else! THANK YOU JESS!
Jessica, Went above & beyond on making sure my wedding flowers and table settings were everything i hoped for. Everything turned out so beautiful i was so happy. Having meetings ab...
out the ideas and seeing her make it happen i was so impressed she listens to every detail you want and comes through with it. Thank you so much again Jessica for all your hard work you are AMAZING!
Hiring Jessica was one of the best decisions I made in wedding planning process. She is on trend, fresh, and creative. I cried when I saw my bouquet! It was everything I imagined ...
and MORE. In addition, Jessica is so accommodating and kind-- it was a pleasure to work with her.
Jessica is so talented, and I love her work. I was very happy with our flowers. She understood my vision from the beginning and delivered beautiful bouquets, corsages, boutonnieres...
, centerpieces, and decorated the wedding cake with flowers. Her prices are reasonable, and her work is stunning.
I can’t even begin to describe my disappointment in Stemming From Love. Here I am 4 weeks before my wedding with no florist. Hands down the most unprofessional vendor I have work...
ed with – the lack of communication and follow up is appalling. I signed my contract with Jessica on October 12th after getting a quote. We went back and forth on various flower and greenery options and said we would figure out a time for a call and/or meetup later on, “in the next month or so”. Six weeks roll by and I realize I haven’t heard a thing from Jessica. I email to touch base, ask her about a date to meet etc. Nothing. I give it a week – still nothing, so I follow up to make sure she received my email. Days go by. No response. Here’s what it took: a voicemail on her cell, a post on her company’s Facebook wall, and a text begging her to let me know if she is no longer available so I could find another florist. Bottom line-I did not receive a single response from the time I sent her the deposit until the day I asked for it back. And the kicker, “the deposit is nonrefundable via the contact”. Great. At least I finally heard back from you. Lesson learned.
Quality of SFL's work is very good.
- My bridal bouquet and my 2 bridesmaids bouquets were what I envisioned - absolutely stunning. I loved my cascading ribbons as well.
- My husb...
and and 2 groomsmen loved their boutonnieres as well. All said they were well made, properly sized and comfortable.
- Table arrangements - very tastefully done and elegant. Complimented my theme nicely.
- Cake decor was not my favorite but was still pretty. Wish there were more roses and less green. Not a big deal.
Communication and organization could be improved.
- I had requested my flowers arrive in time for my first look (same with my husband's bout). They did not make it there and instead we got them at the church. This was OK with me (although not my preference/request). Jessica did text me to tell me they would not make it which was informative and helpful.
- Bigger problem was that 10 minutes before I was about to walk down the aisle, my mom came back into the limousine asking where all the corsages were for the mom's/stepmom's/grandma's and my dad's bouttoniere. All were missing. I called Jessica immediately and only then did she tell me they were missing and would not make it due to a delivery issue. This happened 10 minutes before I walked down the aisle. We were sad because all 6 corsages and 1 bout *my dad's* were all missing. I had a small bridal party so having these missing was sad. The refund amount came to $195 which I didn't really feel made up for the loss, but that accurately reflected the dollar amount of what was missing. Jessica said she would refund me via Venmo, but I did have to reach out a week later to remind her to do so (which she then did).
All in all, SFL's work is beautiful, but there were some logistical problems and missing work.
The flowers that Jessica created for our wedding day were absolutely stunning. From the moment I consulted with her and decided to have her do the flowers for our big day, she was ...
so easy to work with and was always available to answer questions/concerns related to the vision I had for my wedding. When the day came and she showed up to deliver the bouquets for myself and my bridal party, I was in awe of how she created such stunning arrangements that fit perfectly with the ideas I gave her. In addition, when I saw the reception space decorated with the rentals and other florals that she provided, I was beyond thrilled. She took my vision of a moody, romantic, elegant space and made it exactly what I wanted it to be. She's truly an artist and I couldn't be happier with her services. I would recommend her to anyone!
Not knowing a single thing about flowers I put all my faith in Jess and I am so very happy I did! Her work is amazing and she was able to transform our venue into this beautiful pl...
ace. She had flowers and greenery all over in places I never even imagine putting there. We are so grateful for her hard work setting everything up herself to make our special day so magical. Jess was so easy to work with and is so passionate about what she does and I couldn’t of imagined our day without her!
Jessica was absolutely amazing! I found her online and checked out her website and instagram page and fell in love with everything she posted. I knew I wanted something modern and ...
romantic for flowers and not so stuffy and traditional and she truly nailed it. When I met with her she seemed to understand what I was looking for and I completely put my trust in her to do what she does best. The day of the wedding I could not wait to see my flowers and they were absolutely breathtaking, one of my favorite parts of the day, the flowers really pulled the whole look together. I can't say enough good things about Jessica and her work, she is just amazing at her job! On her website you can submit a questionnaire form and she will get back to you with a quote, its so easy!
Stemming from Love was the perfect choice for us! They took our colors and made absolutely stunning bouquets and boutonnieres. They made the process so easy for us and delivered to...
us all the way out in Apple River. We could not be more grateful for everything they did for the wedding. They also went as far to bring vases for our tables. Everything really looked amazing.
Stemming from Love was the absolute best florist to work with. I had some issues in the beginning of my search with getting responses from certain Chicago florists. I was looking t...
o do beautiful florals that accented the amazing venue I had and Jessica delivered! The florals were amazing and everything I had hoped for. i received compliments the whole night. Jessica was also so easily to work with and I vibed really well with her. Highly recommend!
Our flowers were so amazing for our wedding and I cannot say enough positive things about working with Stemming from Love. I told her our wedding colors and rough vision and prett...
y much let her do her thing and everything was incredible! Everything was exactly what I was looking for! She really did go above and beyond. Our bouquets, centerpieces and other floral arrangements (including a very large structure over our head table) were breathtaking. Everyone who attended was very impressed with how everything turned out and couldn’t stop talking about how beautiful the flowers were. Her floral arrangements are unique and stunning. She was very easy to work with and made the floral part of our wedding very stress-free. I would highly recommend Stemming from Love for any floral needs! Thank you so much Jessica!
Jessica did an amazing job on our wedding flowers. They looked perfect. Working with Jessica was stress free and super easy. I am not creative or know anything about flowers and sh...
e did a wonderful job with very little direction from me. I couldnt have imagined better looking flowers for our special day!
Our flowers were absolutely stunning. Jessica did an incredible job putting together exactly what I wanted. I received so many compliments on mine & my bridesmaids' bouquets. Sh...
e is amazing and I couldn't be happier with how everything turned out. Thank you so much!
I'm so glad that we used stemming from love for our wedding flowers, Jessica's work is amazing. I knew we were in good hands after viewing her website, her floral arrangements are...
very artistic and unique and definitely stood out to me from all the other places I was looking at. She was very easy to work with and she nailed my vision. Everyone was complementing my bouquet and centerpieces! Everything that she did was so pretty! Thank you Jessica for making our wedding special!!
Jessica is an ARTIST. The arrangements she made for our wedding were beyond what I originally imagined. She works so quickly with the information you give her and truly delivers be...
auty. I love that she has her own style and uses so much greenery and other fillers in her work. Jessica did not skimp on details for our wedding! I felt so comfortable working with her and would highly recommend her for anyone's special day.
I cannot say enough positive things about Jessica Andersen at Stemming From Love. Our flowers were breathtaking! I browsed through a number of florists after finding a list on The ...
Knot and after looking through Stemming From Love’s website and Instagram account, I just knew that I wanted her to do the flowers for our wedding. I wanted flowers that had a lot of greenery, texture, movement, and character, as opposed to the typical ball shape that many bouquets are. When Jessica walked in the morning of the wedding, I actually gasped when I saw my bouquet. It was GORGEOUS!
We also had boutonnieres for the groom, groomsmen, fathers, ushers, and officiant, and she found a way to make them all coordinate, but still be unique. The mothers’ and grandmothers’ corsages were beautiful as well! We also had two beautiful floral arrangements to decorate the altar. I seriously cannot stop raving about how obsessed I was with all of the flowers. Jessica did an amazing, amazing job. We also appreciated that she arrived completely organized and stayed calm despite the craziness going on as we were getting ready. Additionally, she, quite simply, executed. Her presence was so delicate and noninvasive that we barely remember how all our beautiful flowers got put in their place and perfectly set up.
Thank you, Stemming From Love for doing a spectacular job with the flowers for our wedding. For anyone looking for perfect flowers - go with Stemming From Love!
I wouldn't go anywhere else! Jessica took a lot of time to meet with me and talk about my ideas, was extremely professional from the start to the end, and went above and beyond for...
my wedding. She made my fur baby the most beautiful flower collar, created GORGEOUS flower crowns for the flower girls, and took a only a few ideas (and a lot of greens-I was all over the place with this) to make the perfect pieces for our parents and grandparents, and made my dream wedding bouquet. I get compliments all the time about my bouquet and all the pieces Jessica made. Jessica is an extremely talented artist, and I absolutely love her work! I would highly recommend contacting her if you are looking!!!!
Jessica is absolutely amazing. So flexible, organized, and kind, one of the best vendors I booked. I am not super knowledgable about flowers so I told her the colors I liked, what ...
color my dress and wedding colors were, and trusted her with the rest. She went above and beyond. Everyone absolutely raved about our bouquets and decorations, and I couldn't ask for more. Her prices were some of the best I've seen, and she is so reasonable and easy to work with. She made the flower/decoration part of wedding planning truly a dream for me because she did so much of the work and I didn't have to worry about anything - and everything ended up absolutely amazing. Thanks Jessica!
Jess is absolutely amazing!! Her work is outstanding! I highly suggest using her for your wedding. She is easy to work with, and she is so passionate about what she does. She comes...
up with amazing ideas and helps you decide on the perfect look for your special day. 5 stars all the way!
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Darien, IL
Stemming From Love