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    Lauren Sent on 02/22/2018
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    Erin and A Stem Above went above and beyond for our winter wedding this February. My husband and I were completely blown away when we walked into the Crystal Ballroom at The Blackstone Hotel and saw how beautiful Erin and her team had made the room. She completely exceeded our expectations and executed our requests/tweaks from the mock-up flawlessly. My family and I couldn't have been happier with how everything turned out. In addition, Erin is an absolute pleasure to work with. Very responsive, receptive and has tons of examples to help visualize the big day. Highly recommend! Will update with professional photos when they are available. My phone photos don't do the work enough justice!

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    Pauline Sent on 08/29/2017
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    A Stem Above was fantastic! They captured our vision and created beautiful flowers for our wedding. They brought extra boutonnieres and used a piece from our ceremony at our reception to save us some money. It felt extra special when the florist mentioned she cut flowers from her own garden to use in a ceremony piece. Highly recommend!
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    Amy G. Sent on 10/25/2019
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    Creative and colorful!!

    I had a perfect experience working with Erin on my flowers for my wedding at the Chicago History Museum in May. She's clearly very experienced and her creativity shines through while discussing options with her. She made the entire process very easy and enjoyable! Thanks Erin for creating so many lovely memories for us on our wedding day!
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    Betsy Sent on 10/17/2010
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    I really cannot say enough good things about Erin and her business, A Stem Above. I will highlight the reasons I selected Erin over many other options in Chicago: (1) from the first meeting with Erin, I felt she was someone I connected with. It was obvious that she wanted to fulfill my vision and dreams for my wedding, and she took time and care to provide every detail. (2) I felt that she was much more flexible than other florists I met with both on price and design. Beautiful flowers are expensive, but I felt I was getting a lot for my money with Erin, and her prices were more than fair.

    I am thrilled that I selected Erin. The results were beautiful, more so than I had even imagined. My bouquet was exactly what I wanted, and many guests complimented both my bouquet and the three different designs she created for the guest tables. I would highly recommend A Stem Above for all Chicago brides!
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    Christen Sent on 08/20/2011
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    Going with A Stem Above was the best decision we made throughout our entire wedding planning process! They created our vision beyond our expectations for our July wedding. I told Erin what I was thinking, she suggested some looks through photos, and then ran with it. She set a sample table with the exact flowers and design we wanted before we ever signed with her. I was so comfortable putting the overall look of our wedding in her hands. She has an incredible eye for floral design and it will absolutely MAKE your wedding! A Stem Above really took a lot of stress and worry off our hands.

    I will never forget the moment my husband and I walked into the ballroom before the guests to see what had been created. I was brought to tears with how beautiful everything looked. The flowers were flawless and the entire ballroom was breathtaking. During and after the reception, and even now, I still receive compliments about the flowers. They also took care of our welcome reception the night before on a boat on the river. I left the complete design in their hands and couldn't have been happier with the results!

    Another thing that made the process so much easier was everything they took care of for us. From the flowers, to the linens, lighting, and chairs... the one stop shop was a load off our shoulders. Erin worked hard to find us the best price for everything, many things for less than we had found on our own.

    We were referred to A Stem Above and now I will confidently refer them to anyone in the market for floral design, especially for a wedding!
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    Rose Sent on 12/08/2009
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    Erin and A Stem Above are fabulous! I could not have asked for a better florist for my personal flowers and wedding reception. She was super easy to work with and was able to guide me to make everything look absolutely beautiful. I would recommend Erin not only for weddings but any other event that florals/decor is needed. She's cost conscious, too which really impressed me. In addition, her warm, easy going personality made her a pleasure to work with!
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    Barb Sent on 08/01/2022
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    Breathtaking wedding florals and design!

    5 stars are not enough!! Our family could not have been more thrilled with the flowers that Erin designed for our family wedding. The altar flowers at the chapel were truly stunning, and walking into the reception took our breath away!! The gorgeous bouquets and boutonnieres exceeded our expectations 1,000 times over and everywhere we looked were the loveliest floral touches. Thank you, Erin, for your incredible talent, guidance in planning, enthusiasm, passion, and kindness throughout. We highly recommend A Stem Above! Photos by Katherine Salvatori Photography
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    User1858644 Sent on 10/11/2014
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    A Stem Above is THE BEST!!! We went to 3 other florists and as soon as we met Erin we loved her. We didn't exactly know what we were looking for- but Erin completely "got us" and understood the look we wanted. She had amazing ideas and was totally spot on. Our bouquets were gorgeous and everyone loved our unique centerpieces. And we wanted a lot of candles, and she DID NOT disappoint. She was also reasonably priced compared to some other quotes we got. I would recommend her without any reservations. We were beyond thrilled with how everything looked on our wedding day!! She is amazing!
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    Elaine Sent on 08/05/2014
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    A Stem Above did an excellent job with our flowers. They executed our concept flawlessly and creatively. We wanted a structured look and they achieved with with a variety of flowers with some of them being unique.
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    Lauren Sent on 09/01/2011
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    Erin was amazing. I had a smaller budget but she still worked with me to create unbelievable flowers. The flowers were perfection, it was like she literally went inside my head and designed what I had been dreaming of. Every guest commented how special the centerpieces were. Also, the colors were on point, I have been in other weddings when the colors are not always what is described but Erin's flower's colors were exactly what I asked and wanted. She was also great in making very last minute changes. Also, I met with a quite a few florists who were very snotty, Erin was sweet, approachable and very talented.
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    Lauren Sent on 11/05/2012
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    My husband and I could not be more thrilled with with the outcome of our wedding. Thanks to Erin at A Stem Above, our ceremony and reception were breathtakingly beautiful. Erin really took the time to listen to us and understand our vision. As a result, she was able to make our vision come to life and even managed to exceed our expectations in a number of ways. Erin is incredibly talented and a dream to work with. My husband and I sincerely appreciate everything that she did to help make our wedding day so special. We feel very lucky to have found A Stem Above. If you are looking for an exceptional florist, this is the place to go!
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    Ali Sent on 11/04/2017
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    A Stem Above is the florist you should go with!!! They are phenomenal to work with — we still get comments from friends on how beautiful our August wedding was. Erin went above and beyond in making sure that our wedding floral and decor dreams came true. She’s a true expert, immediately understood our vision, and executed flawlessly.
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    Yvette Sent on 07/22/2010
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    A Stem Above did an amazing job with flowers. My vision for my wedding was met from beyond my expectations. I loved everything. The freshness of the flowers, the delivery and most of all the quality of work is impeccable. Thank you for seeing my vision and giving me that classic look I had dreamed of.
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    Lauren Sent on 12/07/2009
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    A Stem Above was so easy and fun to work with. I don't know much about flowers so it was great to have someone just handle it. The flowers/decor was absolutely gorgeous. It was so much better than I had imagined. Double thumbs up!
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    Elisabeth Sent on 07/08/2016
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    I highly HIGHLY recommend using A Stem Above for your wedding flowers. We used them for our April wedding, and I was thrilled with the results. Erin and her team were fantastic and absolutely made my wedding flower visions come alive. She had tons of options for me in our initial meeting and helped me figure out what I wanted despite my lack of floral knowledge. Erin is also incredibly easy to worth with --she's down to earth, super communicative and very respectful of budgets. (I liked her so much that my fiance's family used her for the rehearsal dinner flowers too) Thank you Erin and A Stem Above!
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    Carrington Sent on 11/11/2008
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    Erin turned my blank reception space into exactly what I had imagined - she didn't miss a single detail from the flowers to the linens. I still get compliments on her flowers 2 years later! I've since used her for my mother's surprise birthday party which was equally perfect and referred her to 4 other friends that have loved her work as well.

    She was always available to answer questions throughout the planning process, spent time brainstorming with me but was able to take my scattered ideas and make them a reality. She and her staff were onsite at my reception and had everything handled long before we arrived so that everything was seamless. They pay great attention to detail and it shows in all of their work. I felt like Erin handled my wedding as a stand alone event, not just another wedding. She has great style and was wonderful to work with from start to finish!

    I would recommend her work to anyone and know my wedding wouldn't have been nearly as beautiful without Erin and her staff!
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    Catherine Sent on 10/14/2017
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    Erin is amazing!!!! She helped me create my vision and make our wedding day absolutely beautiful and perfect. Responsive and wonderful to work with - highly recommend!!
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    I was OVER THE MOON with my wedding flowers from A Stem Above. I had researched some ideas beforehand of what I wanted my bouquet to look like, and Erin played off that to create the rest of the wedding vision with me, which I wanted to keep simple and within budget. Erin understood exactly what I wanted. She knows what today’s current trends are and has access to flowers that other vendors said they could not find. The day of the wedding she absolutely nailed it! Besides my dream bouquet, she put together the perfect loose florals for my hair and a breathtaking hanging arrangement to complement the handmade arbor my Dad built – with huge dahlias home grown in her garden. She made my secret garden wedding an absolute fairy tale. I highly recommend A Stem Above!
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    Amanda Sent on 04/22/2014
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    Erin and the ASA team were amazing at understanding our vision and delivering a spectacular event within budget. I highly recommend them to anyone!
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    Lauren Sent on 09/09/2012
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    My husband and I could not be more thrilled with with the outcome of our wedding. Thanks to Erin at A Stem Above, our ceremony and reception were breathtakingly beautiful. Erin really took the time to listen to us and understand our vision. As a result, she was able to make our vision come to life and even managed to exceed our expectations in a number of ways. Erin is incredibly talented and a dream to work with. My husband and I sincerely appreciate everything that she did to help make our wedding day so special. We feel very lucky to have found A Stem Above. If you are looking for an exceptional florist, this is the place to go!
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    Valerie Sent on 07/20/2010
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    The flowers were beautiful. A Stem above did an amazing job. They listened to what we wanted. I would definitely recommend them.
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    Megan Sent on 07/05/2016
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    I absolutely loved the way our flowers turned out for our June wedding, and we received TONS of compliments! We worked mainly with Michelle, and she was super responsive and accommodating when helping us put together our vision. She had tons of great ideas, and everything turned out perfectly. I would highly recommend A Stem Above!
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    Meredith Sent on 10/24/2017
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    We loved working with Erin and ASA for our July 2017 wedding at River Roast. Her and her team were able to bring our dream wedding vision to life and were so professional and easy to work with.
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    Megan Sent on 01/15/2014
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    Absolute Perfection! A Stem Above brought or vision to life. Thank you for making our dream a reality! I would recommend ASA to EVERY bride!
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    Liz Sent on 07/07/2016
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    I honestly had not thought too much about wedding flowers, but ASA was recommended to me by a family friend. I cannot stress enough how great their work is and how kind and receptive their staff is. Michelle was extremely responsive to emails and changes to our plan. My mother is allergic to a lot of flowers and they were able to accommodate this. Likewise, we changed around our plans for our table settings and she was quick to help. ASA even set up my own centerpieces for me!

    I absolutely loved my bouquet and wish that I could keep it as it was forever. I'm sure our photos will look beautiful with their gorgeous flowers and details.
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