We loved working with Cornelia. We had a great time visiting with her in her studio and corresponding in the months leading up to our wedding. She was flexible throughout the process and always committed to delivering a top-notch final result. She helped us with several important design decisions outside of flowers that helped our day look beautiful. Cornelia is a true artist. We’ve included pictures in our review because her work truly speaks for itself. We also love Cornelia’s commitment to sustainability (grows most flowers locally) and how she donates the flowers to local nonprofits after the wedding. We highly recommend choosing Cornelia for your next event!

I found Cornelia after researching sustainably grown flowers in the city. I worked with her after visiting her amazing flower farm and had an amazing experience! Cornelia and her production director Julia were absolutely delightful to work with! Cornelia was always kind and enthusiastic to answer any questions I had. The professionalism and passion in her work makes her a floral designer like no other in Chicago.

Cornelia made our wedding day a dream. I knew from our initial consultation that she knew exactly what we wanted. I also also incredibly excited about her urban flower farm. She grows a large variety of beautiful flowers that were perfect for my bouquet. She and her team were incredibly professional on the day of and we knew we had nothing to worry about. The guests would not stop talking about the centerpieces during the reception and I could not stop smiling; everything was perfect!!

We used Cornelia for our October 2018 wedding - and we were THRILLED with her work! We were stunned by her artistic skills and the guidance she provided along the way.
Cornelia was so easy to work with - and captured the garden feel we envisioned. She built the most beautiful wedding canopy and the centerpieces brought warmth and intimacy into our celebration! Thank you, Cornelia!!!

Cornelia is incredible! She is truly talented and her vision and artistry was evident throughout the entire process. She was lovely to work with and has such a kind and calming presence. She was responsive to suggestions and took my inspirations and made them into a beautiful reality. I wish I could live with the arrangements she made for our church and reception every day, they were SO stunning. I cannot recommend her more highly for a wedding or event!

Cornelia was so wonderful to work with to create the flowers for my December wedding in Chicago. During our initial conversations she was very helpful in taking the initial ideas I had and creating a cohesive vision for the event. I found it very easy to give her feedback and discuss my likes and dislikes through each step of the process. The result was an absolutely gorgeous variety of arrangements. I would absolutely recommend working with Cornelia for any event!

Cornelia truly is as good as it gets! Her bouquets, centerpieces and details were all so beautiful, and we received so many compliments. To make everything even better she re-used the flowers after my wedding day and donates them to women's shelters - amazing! She is so creative and absolutely brought my vision to life! I would love to work with her again if the opportunity ever presents itself!

I loved working with Cornelia. I had an afternoon tea and cake reception (we did a high tea service and served wedding cake). It took a little back and forth to get the feel just right, but Cornelia was able to transform the ballroom at the hotel into a lovely tea room with tall arrangements that everyone commented on. She was very respectful of our budget. She also used magnetic boutonnières, which made life a lot easier for the groom and fathers. Cellphone pictures don't really capture the colors.

We used Cornelia McNamara Flowers for our wedding at the Ivy Room at the end of May. Working with Cornelia was such an amazing experience! From the moment my husband and I met her we instantly clicked. She saw the vision I had and I immediately knew she would make it come to life. Not only was my bouquet and my bridesmaids bouquets pure perfection, when I walked into The Ivy Room my dream had come to life. The candlelight and lush, gorgeous flowers literally took my breath away. I cannot speak highly enough about Cornelia and I would absolutely recommend her to everyone I know!

Cornelia understood the look I was going for and executed it flawlessly! I had a winter wedding and loved the idea of different arrangements on the tables. Not only did the floral arrangements that Cornelia created look amazing, the greenery, candles, lanterns, and vases all went together in the most perfect of ways! All of our guests raved about my bouquet, my bridesmaids' bouquets, our tables, and the place card table. Cornelia will work with you to stay within your budget and create the most beautiful arrangements in that price range. I would highly recommend Cornelia to anyone planning a wedding in the Chicagoland area!