What can we say? Tajalli (owner and operator of The Petal) is one of a kind. She was an absolute pleasure to work with throughout our wedding planning process. She made beautiful table arrangements, centerpieces, bouquets, boutonnieres, and corsages. She has a real talent for this job. You can count yourself lucky to have Tajalli and the rest of The Petal team working for you at your event. Highly recommended.

We chose Tajalli (The Petal) for our floral and decor because my first impression of Tajalli was that she is calm and collected in any situation. We are so very thankful that we had her help throughout the wedding planning process. She was also one of the only florists in Chicago, out of the many I spoke to, that did not snicker at my budget. After our initial conversation, she sent some follow-up questions that really showed me that she cared about my cultural background and how it is incorporated into the wedding flowers. She also lessened my stress level and coordinated with both of my venues personally without direction from me. For example, I had a miscommunication with the ceremony venue about set-up time. I told Tajalli about it and she reached out to the coordinator at the Nature Museum and took care of the entire situation for me. Tajalli is extremely detail oriented but also very efficient. She always sent follow up questions to make sure that everything was exactly as I wanted but only after careful evaluation of what has already been discussed.

I did not have a specific color combination for my wedding or for the flowers. I gave Tajalli some photos of flowers I liked and the general colors to avoid for a Chinese wedding. I could not have asked for more gorgeous arrangements. The ceremony arch was so perfect against the backdrop of the Nature Museum. I felt beautiful going down the aisle (thank goodness Tajalli reminded me to hold the bouquet lower). I wanted to move the arch from the ceremony to my reception venue and convert it into a photobooth backdrop. All Tajalli said was “okay, I think I can make that happen” and she did. Thank you so much for making our wedding even more special.