Thistle and Plume

Sabrina and the Thistle and Plume team were incredible from the start. Florals was a big priority of ours, but we also wanted to make sure we didn’t over do the florals as our space itself is beautiful. They were able to take our inspiration of both design and colors and bring it to life. Being able to see a small sample the month before helped us adjust minutely. The day of we were truly in awe, seeing the beautiful blossoms and greenery complementing the Ivy wall and courtyard. Thank you for making our day beautiful!

I can’t say enough great things about Thistle and Plume! I used them for my wedding in April 2024 and I don’t think I will ever be over how beautiful my flowers were and how many comments we got about them from our guests! My husband is very into plants so we wanted to do something a little different by doing potted plants as our centerpieces instead of florals and they truly made our vision come to life! Grace was so wonderful and easy to work with, very organized, professional and amazing at what she does! I can’t recommend Thistle and Plume enough!

From my first call with Anna, Thistle + Plume just felt like the right decision for our wedding florals. Everything from that initial call through the wedding day ended up being far beyond my expectations. As we got closer to the wedding and I started working closely with Sabrina, the team went above and beyond to make all of our dreams come true. From incorporating personal mementos in my bouquet, to utilizing silk florals for blooms that were particularly meaningful for us but were not in season, the team was attentive to every single detail that were important to us. Sabrina was also so incredible about gently and professionally providing recommendations around floral arrangements that were a best fit for our venue, rather than what Instagram told me to do. We got endless compliments about our florals on our wedding day and I am so, so grateful to the team for everything they did for us. I truly cannot thank Thistle + Plume enough for tying together our wedding day in the most magical way.

We used Thistle & Plume for flowers on our wedding day and had THE BEST experience! We specifically worked with Grace and she was fantastic. She immediately understood the aesthetic I was going for and executed it perfectly! She was incredibly kind, responsive, organized, friendly, and down to earth! When we met for our floral preview I was brought to tears as the arrangements were even more beautiful than I could have ever imagined. My bridal bouquet was beyond my wildest dreams and the room set-up and floral placement was stunning. Not only is Grace and her team kind but they're incredibly talented. I can't recommend this florist enough for your special occasion - we feel so grateful they were part of our special day.

Our floral arrangements from Thistle and Plume were absolutely stunning at the Adler! The bridal bouquet, bridesmaid's bouquets, boutonnieres, wrist corsages etc. were exactly like I envisioned! Thank you for making our special day even more memorable!

Sabrina and Grace were incredibly helpful and communicative leading up to the big day! During my initial first consultation, Thistle and Plume had great suggestions for which flowers would compliment our wedding color scheme. We received many compliments on our bouquets, boutonnieres, and floral arrangement on our wedding day! I highly recommend using Thistle and Plume for your wedding flowers! Photo credit: Sarah Nader Photography

Thistle and Plume, and specifically Grace, absolutely nailed the floral vision for our special day! It was so easy, fun, and relaxing to work with Grace, and I was truly overwhelmed with excitement and gratitude when I saw the final florals. Grace's team did an incredible job and I would recommend them to anyone with floral needs, especially for your wedding! I would work with them again in a heartbeat.

Our florals were one of my most favorite details of my wedding day. Cannot thank Grace and the team enough for bringing our vision to life! A dream to work with, made every step so easy and seamless. Couldn't recommend more!

Working with Grace at Thistle & Plume was amazing. My husband was in charge of flowers and he did such a great job! We fully put our trust in Grace and gave her what felt to me like really vague ideas and just let her run with it. Oh my goodness, I'm so glad we did because we never would have come up with the beautiful florals she created. We ended up doing bud vases and votives on all the tables, having flowers at our feet at the altar and I had a wildflower esque bouquet. Everything was so incredibly gorgeous, there's no way I could have imagined it in my head! Grace was such a kind and lovely person to work with as well. My husband reached out to her for flowers for our engagement anniversary as well and she was so generous in creating a bouquet for me. It was such a nice little preview before the big day! 10/10 would work with Grace and Thistle and Plume again!

Thistle & Plume translated our hopes and dreams for our wedding aesthetic and made them a reality. They were so friendly and easy to work with, and collaborating with them to make our wedding as beautiful as possible was a treat. They were excited to offer ideas and suggestions when we weren’t certain what would look best, and the result was breathtaking. Photo credit: Bonphotage

We used Thistle and Plume at our April 2023 wedding and I truly believe they are the best florists in the business! We worked with Anna who made our floral dreams come true. I did not have a good vision of what I wanted, but after sending Anna a mood board she put together a beautiful proposal and in real life our flowers looked even better than I could imagine! Throughout the process Thistle and Plume was very transparent about pricing and the options we had within our budget, and how certain items would impact cost. We felt very comfortable when signing the contract, but felt even better after having an in person mock up meeting with Anna to see exactly what our flowers would look like on the day of the wedding and what the process would be for the day. On the day of the wedding Anna herself was prompt to deliver our personal flowers on time and the set up for the entire venue was BEAUTIFUL! They did the roomflip so flawlessly that we didn’t even notice it happening while taking photos. We received so many compliments throughout the night and all our centerpieces were taken home by friends and family be reused. I cannot recommend Anna and the entire team at Thistle and Plume enough - flowers have a major impact on your wedding day and are in every single photo and they brought the entire vision and venue together with their expertise. On top of it they were incredibly professional and so pleasant to work with.

Grace and her team are truly AMAZING. She was very responsive and left no detail untouched! She met with me in person at her studio, kept me informed through email frequently, and provided easy payment options. She couldn't have executed my vision better! Grace had great ideas when I was struggling with what I wanted and went above and beyond on my special day! She was so sweet and provided a lot of complimentary florals for my day! I received so many compliments on how perfect and beautiful my florals were and my day would have not been the same without her! Brides- Reach out to Grace for all of your floral needs, she is every brides go to girl for floral!

Grace was fabulous to work with. Our flowers were beautiful and she was responsive and helpful!

Where do we even begin to thank the owner Grace and the amazing team at Thistle & Plume!? Thistle and Plume was by far one of our favorite vendors to work with during our wedding planning process. From our initial consultation phone call to our actual wedding day, Grace was so collaborative and easy to work with each step of the way! Not only did she produce BEAUTIFUL floral arrangements but she also made us feel so special throughout the entire wedding planning process-it was as if we were working with a friend! After showing Grace some inspiration photos of my decor vision, she blew me away with what she actually came up with-it was above and beyond anything I had imagined. From my bouquet, to the center pieces and everything in between it was all stunning. Grace even allowed us to bring in our own items which her team helped set up (lanterns, bud vases, etc). We could not recommend Thistle and Plume enough!

Grace and her team were amazing! They made our flower vision come to life for our wedding. We got so many compliments and they were so easy to work with and super kind! Love them!

Thistle & Plume were amazing to work with! The flowers for our rehearsal dinner and reception were absolutely stunning. Highly recommend.

I cannot say enough good things about Thistle and Plume! They did the florals for both our wedding and the brunch the next day, and everything was SO perfect! The florals and decor were absolutely gorgeous, and Grace had amazing suggestions that made everything come together perfectly. Grace was so helpful throughout the planning process, and flexible when we had some last minute updates. I highly recommend Thistle and Plume!

I worked with Sabrina from Thistle and Plume for our winter holiday wedding, and I can't speak highly enough of her work! I didn't really know what I wanted- I didn't have a lot of opinions on floral. I knew I wanted a festive vibe without being over the top (no Christmas trees, for example). When I walked into the venue after her work, my jaw just about hit the floor. Everyone has been raving about the floral, and I give all of the credit to Sabrina and Thistle and Plume. My wedding felt so magical thanks to her awesome work!

Would definitely recommend!! I was working with a different floral group for multiple weeks (contract not yet signed) and felt as if that group did not understand my vision for florals for my wedding and were not really listening to me. I reached out to Thistle and Plume in a panic to search for other options. With one quick phone call and a very fast email turnaround time, Grace completely understood what I wanted!! She is so kind, efficient, responsive, and understanding of changes we needed to fit our budget or a family member's request. Our wedding florals were beautiful and perfect. Would absolutely book again!

I cannot stress enough how happy we are that we chose Thistle & Plume as our wedding florist. Outside of their work being absolutely gorgeous, they really took my wildest dreams and ran with it. When I made an embarrassing mistake on the dimensions of a focal point table, T&P was there with solutions. When I desperately wanted a neon sign with a specific vision, T&P said "we got this". I am so grateful for their never-ending support and absolutely beautiful work. I don't think our big day would have been as special if it was not for the atmosphere T&P created. It truly was like they took my imagination and made it tangible. Highly recommend and would happily hire them again for any important event in my life.

Grace is the absolute sweetest to work with - she was just as excited for our wedding day as we were!! We had no idea what we were doing when it came to choosing flowers and she was able to help dissect our random Pinterest board and list of flowers we’ve heard of before and turn it into a beautiful scheme. She brought a full gathering sample to our planning day and ran through how each arrangement was going to be used and reused efficiently between the ceremony and reception - definitely appreciate her budget consciousness there! The day of florals were beyond perfect and she nailed our color scheme. Cannot thank her enough for the beautiful flowers and being such a pleasure to work with.

I absolutely loved the flowers and decor at my wedding thanks to Thistle and Plume! Grace and Sabrina helped bring my vision to life as well as their expert opinion when needed. They are also very professional and communicative. I got so many compliments on my flowers for the bouquets and arch. I originally was recommended to use them from a girlfriend who got married last year, and so glad that I did. Thank you ladies for all of your help with my wedding the past 2 years!

I'm legitimately getting teary-eyed thinking about the bouquet Thistle and Plume created for me. It was so, so beyond gorgeous and beyond what I could have dreamed. I love it so much and will never get over it! Of course, Thistle and Plume also did a FABULOUS job on all the florals, I don't mean to pick favorites! The pieces flanking the altar, the centerpieces, the flowers at the entry way, the tiny buds. I just can't get over it all. They took my confused and basic ideas and made it more beautiful and perfect than I could ever imagine. I love Thistle & Plume so much. I would hire them again and again! Plus they were amazing and so easy to work with through all the planning. They were truly effortless and just went so above and beyond. So beyond happy. Thank you for making my wedding so beautiful!

Sabrina at Thistle and Plume was absolutely fantastic to work with! Not only was she timely, organized and quick to respond, but Sabrina was able to take my few scattered ideas and turn them into an absolutely stunning proposal that captured my vision for our wedding exactly. When I walked into our venue on the day of our wedding, it was absolutely breathtaking and the florals were even more beautiful than I could have hoped for. I cannot recommend Sabrina and Thistle and Plume enough!

Grace at Thistle and Plume was an absolute JOY to work with! She took the few ideas we had and turned them into the most beautiful wedding we could have ever imagined. The whole team was organized, creative, and absolute floral EXPERTS. I can't recommend them enough. I'm so happy we trusted them for our wedding!

We partnered Thistle and Plume for our June 2022 wedding and cannot recommend them highly enough! I am definitely not an expert in florals and initially found myself struggling to articulating the vision for our wedding (which, by the way, evolved several times throughout our COVID postponement duration!). But throughout all the twists & turns and curveballs we threw, Grace was professional, collaborative, accommodating, and patient - helping us zero in our aesthetic, ideating & providing inspiration from other projects, and ultimately helping us land on the perfect floral plan. Someone once told me that florals are often the thing many brides are under-whelmed by on their wedding day, but my experience with Thistle and Plume couldn’t be more opposite!! On the day of, Thistle and Plume's creative talent & flawless execution BLEW me (and my guests!) away. My bouquet & the bridal party florals were even better than I imagined, and our hanging arrangement was STUNNING - serving as the perfect backdrop for our ceremony and repurposed for the head table during the reception. Thank you, Grace & the Thistle and Plume team, for making our day everything we dreamed of, and beyond!

Incredible! Florals were incredibly important to me but I also had 10 million ideas of what I wanted. Thistle and Plume were recommended highly by our venue, so we decided to go with them. The proposal was great but I was still a little nervous they didn't fully get my vision. Then, we had a mockup with them where they did a few arrangements and all my doubts were instantly gone. They knew exactly what I wanted and blew me away! I changed my mind a few times on the ceremony flowers and my flower girls and they were so supportive and rolled with what I needed/wanted all while respecting my budget. I could not have imagined better florals for my wedding day. They are truly mind readers and oh so so so talented! Wouldn't dream of ever using another florist ever again. Thank you so much!

Working with Thistle & Plume for our wedding was a dream come true! When it came to our wedding flowers, we initially had no direction. Sabrina was incredibly knowledgeable and took us under her wing to help us develop a stunning floral plan for our reception. Throughout the planning process, Sabrina was thorough, kind, patient, and professional. Sabrina and the entire Thistle & Plume team executed the proposal they developed to perfection. The flowers for our ceremony and reception were breathtaking and completely transformed not only the look but the feel of our venue. We received endless compliments throughout the evening and after our wedding about just how stunning our flowers were. We would highly recommend Thistle & Plume to anyone looking for the best florist in Chicago.

I was blown away by our floral arrangements at our wedding!! Thistle & Plume created something that was even better than I imagined! I am obsessed with looking back at our florals in our pictures and I was one of those brides who didn’t think they cared that much about flowers. It made a huge difference to the whole aesthetic of the day and our room reveal was incredible when we saw the final product for the reception . I cannot recommend thistle and plume enough. A pleasure to work with them and so honored that they were part of our wedding day!

Just wow. I have never been super into flowers, I didn’t even know what to say my favorite type was when Thistle and Plume first asked me. Sabrina at Thistle and Plume delivered my dream wedding florals when I didn’t even know what they were! All I did was show a few examples of arrangements on their Instagram account that I liked, and she came up with the most beautiful floral arrangements I have ever seen. We got so many compliments on the centerpieces! I love that Thistle and Plume takes something simple and make it unique. We went with pink and white for our flowers, but somehow they looked so different from other flowers I’ve seen. I can almost always pick out their florals is wedding photos on Instagram now that I know what to look for. Sabrina was super responsive and kindly worked within our budget, letting us add/subtract items as other vendors got back to us on pricing. I highly recommend using them for your wedding flowers! They truly did an amazing job.

We absolutely loved working with Grace and Thistle and Plume. We received so many compliments from our guests about or beautiful flowers and many people said that our bridesmaids bouquets were the best they had seen. Grace created a collection beautiful bouquets, each bouquet a different white flower. They complimented each other beautifully. Grace was incredibly patient and understanding as I changed several details of my original plan a few months before our wedding. Grace is creative, professional and kind. I would highly recommend working with Thistle and Plume.

We are soooo happy we went with Thistle and Plume! Anna was amazing! She listened to what we wanted, helped us decide on what we needed, and made all of our visions come true! Their communication is excellent and whenever I needed to make adjustments, Anna was quick to respond to help us. They even went above and beyond and helped us set up all of our decorations for our reception. I was so excited to receive a sneak peek of our flowers the day before and even more excited to see them when they were dropped off at our hotel. They made our day stress free and all of our flowers and hanging installation looked beautiful!

Floral was not something that I initially cared too much about for our wedding, until I spoke with Anna at Thistle & Plume. From our first conversion I knew that we were in the right hands and that she would bring our day to life. Anna was so conversational and personable, I honestly think she became one of my favorite vendors for our wedding. All I had to do was talk about the feelings that I wanted on our day and described what the wedding party would be wearing, and then she completely nailed the florals & entire decor from that. And on the day of the wedding, I had the lush, warm, romantic vibes that I was going for but was even better than I expected. Additionally, Anna was always mindful of being intentional with my budget and I'm so grateful to her for that. I would highly recommend Thistle + Plume to anyone planning a wedding in Chicago.

From our first conversation, I knew Grace at Thistle and Plume was exactly who we wanted to work with for our big day. When you plan a wedding, the floral is truly an important piece that describes who you are as a couple. Grace made all our dreams come true. When I told her we wanted timeless, spring, romantic, citrus feel - floral that we can indulge in - she knew exactly what to do. We trusted her on the big day to make a call on what looks best. She is kind, patient, and worked so well with my husband who had the best time finalizing the floral! Thank you, Thistle and Plume, for making our floral dreams come true. You are incredible in every way!

Anna was amazing to work with from the very beginning of our planning journey. She was able to take my vision and what we got in the end was incredible. The bouquets and arbor was absolutely stunning. Anna is a lovely person to work with, very responsive and accommodating. Her and her team go out of their way to make your day absolutely beautiful. Anna exceeded my expectations with her work and I could not have asked for more beautiful arrangements or a better person to work with.

Thistle and Plume was amazing to work with. Anna captured exactly what I wanted in florals from just a Pinterest board of pictures. The centerpieces we got from them were amazing! They had a fun garden-y look, but were still timeless. I thought that asking for purple to be our main color wouldn't be possible, but Anna and Grace made it happen! Grace was also very quick to communicate with me and they were able to add on cake flowers at the last minute. Thistle and Plume really went above and beyond for our florals and I could not recommend them enough!

Thistle and Plume was fantastic to work with! I did not have a strong vision for florals so I told Anna what I liked and she knocked it out of the park. The flowers on our wedding day were STUNNING! We could not be happier with how things turned out.

Grace and Anna were a delight to work with. From the very beginning, Anna was very communicative and asked wonderful questions to make sure we had the best floral arrangements for our ceremony. The flowers and boutonnières were beautiful, and the table centerpieces were elegant and exactly what we wanted. They made The Rookery look so fantastic and we loved all of the flowers. We highly recommend Thistle + Plume for your wedding flower needs!

Sabrina nailed my daughter’s vision. She wanted arrangements seen in Dutch centuries old paintings. The results were a testament to Sabrina and Thistle and Plume’s talents. Truly a work of art! The wedding was complete with their arrangements!

I don’t even know where to begin with how unreal Anna was from the very beginning of our wedding planning journey. From our first phone call, she completely understood our vision and what we got in the end was nothing short of incredible. Anna is a true master of her craft and just generally a lovely person to work with. She went above and beyond to make our wedding beautiful and I truly feel like the guests were in awe of the ceremony & reception pieces. Anna exceeded any possible expectations we had for the day and I really wish we could hire her all over again. THANK YOU, Thistle and Plume - we’re so glad we trusted you with our special day!

We could not have asked for a more beautiful wedding bouquet and flower arrangement from Thistle and Plume. Grace was so accommodating and easy to work with. We had a tough time describing exactly what we wanted, but Grace was still able to understand my vision for our big day. The flower arrangements helped enhance the beauty of our venue and made everything look so much more elegant. My wife and I are so happy I chose them for our wedding.

We had Anna as our florist and she was absolutely wonderful! She made my vision come to life and incorporated Japanese flowers to honor my husbands heritage. Everything was so beautiful, and I was getting comments all night from my bridal party and guests on how much they loved the flowers! I highly recommend, you won’t be disappointed!

Thistle and Plume were so wonderful to work with! Our wedding was originally planned for October 2020, but had to be rescheduled due to COVID. We had a mini-ceremony and used Thistle and Plume to create my bouquet and it turned out beautifully. They were also super helpful when rescheduling the larger event. For the day of the big wedding they were top notch! Our venue had an event before our ceremony so there was less time than we thought to set up, but they made sure everything looked beautiful and were able to do everything on time. Working with Sabrina and team was so easy and they are very easy to reach and happy to answer questions. I know next to nothing about flowers so it was great to be working with people that are clearly so knowledgeable and helpful. I told them a basic color and budget and they hit it out of the park with what they came up with! I also really liked the way they laid out the proposal before we signed. The contract had photos of the different elements with pricing underneath and that was really helpful for someone with limited knowledge of flowers to follow and understand. They arrived on time for the day of and even included some extra flowers to use for the staged photographs with our invites, rings, etc. I thought that was a really thoughtful touch. The centerpieces, wedding party flowers, boutonnieres, and arch looked very elegant and we got a lot of compliments on the flowers and how good they looked. I highly recommend you check them out!

Thistle and Plume did the most beautiful job with our wedding flowers! We chose them on the recommendation of several of my coworkers who had used them before us, and they did not disappoint. I did not have a clear vision of what I wanted when we first met, just knew colors and a general vibe that we wanted to follow, and I was absolutely amazed with how well Sabrina made our dream day come to life! Our venue was totally transformed for the reception, and everything was done in a timely and professional manner. Highly recommend them for your wedding!

I could not recommend Thistle & Plume more! Sabrina did a wonderful job with all the bouquets and room decorations. The room truly glowed! Her understanding of flowers and how to make our vision come to life was impeccable. She'd make last minute adjustments based on new pictures I was finding and spent time over Zoom going over various centerpiece options. She was both thorough and efficient--something a busy bride appreciates!! She did excellent candle work for a fraction of what other venues were quoting us, built a very large elevated piece for our head table, and made my mom's day when she included a complimentary bouquet for Blessed Mother at the church. I seriously tell everyone I can about Thistle & Plume and would immediately stop your search for a florist.