Stems Floral Design

Imagine being a Bride that barely knows the difference between a Rose and a Lily (I think those are two common flowers)…can’t imagine it? Well it isn’t easy. Thankfully, Abby & the Stems crew were there to save me from God knows how many floral faux pas so that my wedding was just as gorgeous as I ever imagined it could be.
First Meeting:
Me: I want it to be classy, just for the day. Is it possible to be Beyonce? What type of flowers would Beyonce want?
Abby: blank stare
Me: Like a classy Beyonce?
Abby: I’ve got it.
And boy, did she!!! All i wanted was white, green and an abundance. She outdid herself with the flowers BUT more importantly she NAILED the lighting.
Here’s the thing, I live in Minnesota, I’m pale like 7 months out of the year which means lighting is SUPER important to me. Soft, romantic (read between the lines… make me look tan)…beautiful candlelight. Seascapes of candles is what I apparently wanted (or so I learned during our time together).
Abby handled it all… flowers, lighting, 20’s vibe… all while still making me classy & Beyonce for a day.
You will not be disappointed with Stems. I even met with them at 11am and then called the next place to cancel when we left because I was so confident that she just GOT IT. Isn’t it nice when that happens? Of course it is, but when it happens and your the bride it isn’t just nice, it’s absolute perfection because the stress just fades away.
Enjoy your gorgeous wedding by Stems, I’ll likely be reposting the Instagram photos of your bridal bouquet after Abby decides that you will be Grace Kelly on your wedding day.

Working with Stems couldn’t have been easier. They went over and above and provided a superior product. Stems may be a little on the pricier side but in my opinion they were absolutely worth it. Not only do they do amazing flowers, they also have a fairly extensive list of rentals. We rented our table numbers, a gorgeous emerald green love seat, coffee table, silver votives and several mirrored signs with stands (they do beautiful artistry on the mirrors and chalkboards). I would highly recommend Stems and I hope that I can find a reason to use them again in the future!

Stems (and our florist Ruth) did an INCREDIBLE job for our wedding at Barr Mansion in May of 2015. She completely understood my vision and it was so overwhelming to see it come to life when I walked into the reception venue. Stems created very lush, eclectic, colorful floral designs and we couldn’t have been happier. Highly recommend!

Stems truly went above and beyond for our wedding! Everything from the chandeliers to the flowers was breathtaking! Abby and her team are awesome at what they do and did an amazing job at not only our wedding, but our rehearsal dinner as well! They are all great to work with and get back to your emails in a timely manner (which is very important when planning your wedding)! We would definitely recommend Stems for any event!

5 stars for sure! Abby and her team did an absolutely beautiful job with the florals and candlelighting for my March 7^th wedding ceremony and reception! Abby was a pleasure to work with and truly helped my vision for my wedding come to life. Weeks later, I’m still hearing from guests about how beautiful it was, and I largely credit this to Stems’ amazing work. I highly recommend Abby and Stems for a wonderful planning experience and perfect end result!

Wow. Just wow.
I’m so glad that I found STEMS through a workshop that our photographer had done because I honestly don’t think our wedding would have been as pretty without them. I told them my vision and they went above and beyond to make it so much better than I could have every imagined. The bouquet, the corsages, the boutonnieres were all perfect. Just so perfect.
100% would recommend them for any special event.

Not that they need this review, but I was so pleased with STEMS Floral that I felt compelled to tell the world! We hired them for our wedding and they did an AMAZING job! During our initial sit-​down with Ruth, I wasn’t exactly sure of my «theme» but she had tons of pictures and ideas and was extremely knowledgeable and helpful. By the end, I knew which direction I wanted to go and STEMS took it from there. Ruth started a Pinterest board for us so that I could access it at any time to see the things we had chosen and help with additional inspiration. There were many changes and tweaks along the way and they were extremely responsive and even enthusiastic. It was such a relief to work with them and I was floored when it all came together. I received so many compliments throughout the night about our flowers and arrangements and it all just looked perfect. And my bouquet?! It was unbelievable, the most gorgeous bouquet I’ve ever seen. Thank you again STEMS, it was perfect and we highly recommend you!

STEMS is pretty much the best florist ever. Abby is so sweet to work with, replies to emails within hours, and basically made our wedding perfect. She understood my vision and worked within my budget and offered so many amazing suggestions. Not only does STEMS do flowers, but they do design as well. We had them make our welcome sign, set up lounge seating around the dance floor, and set up the Mandap for our Hindu/​American ceremony. They have some vintage furniture as well so you can minimize the number of vendors you have to work with. I would recommend STEMS and Abby to any bride in a heartbeat!!!

So wonderfully amazing! Abby and the team at Stems created an absolutely beautiful wedding! I loved working with them. They are creative, efficient, and easy to work with! Stems built a wedding altar in a river with a chandelier. It was everything we dreamed of, and more!

We were very happy with the flowers that Stem did for my daughter’s wedding this past weekend. Abby was so easy to work with and her team did a great job arranging the centerpieces with items we provided as well as their vintage vases. And the candleabras were beautiful!

I enjoyed my experience with STEMS. The flowers all looked incredible and were tailored to the season and our aesthetics.
I also really appreciated Abby making accommodations to suit our needs such as an appointment shortly after Christmas so my mom from California could attend our first planning session.
The Pintrest board STEMS sets up after the initial session was very helpful in coordinating other aspects of the wedding to the flowers and Abby was always quick to incorporate any changes we needed.
STEMS customer service throughout the planning process was great and I never had to wait long for a response to an email.
I would definitely recommend using STEMS. They were very easy to work with and the flowers looked amazing!

I recently got married. April 6^th 2013 to be exact. When talking with my now husband about what was really important about our wedding his answer was flowers. He is Dutch so our must haves were tulips and the color orange but other than that we were clueless. STEMS was incredible. They were so helpful and as soon as we sat down showed us examples of centerpieces and even told us what would work and what wouldn’t. They knew what they were talking about. Every step of the way things with STEMS were helpful and extremely nice. And let me tell you the flowers the day of were so beautiful. Everyone complimented us and I was completely in love with them. So when deciding on flowers for your wedding, I would totally recommend STEMS!!!

STEMS Floral Design was recommended to me by my bridesmaid who had Abby do the floral design for her own wedding.
I couldn’t be happier with the outcome!
STEMS listened to everything that I wanted and delivered bouquets, boutonnieres, and arrangements beyond my imagination!
They worked with me and my budget and were very flexible with any changes that I proposed.
Everything was wonderful.
Thanks!

STEMS was recommended by our venue, The Barr Mansion for our 3.16.13 wedding. I was hesitant at first thinking STEMS was too pricey. After some EXTENSIVE shopping around I found I could save a whole $ 200 by going elsewhere, if even that… apparently flowers for a 200 person wedding are expensive, not at STEMS lol just in general! So after I realized that STEMS had very competitive pricing I choose them since they have extensive experience at our venue. I am so glad I did — my flowers were amazingly beautiful and perfect in every way. It was 85 degrees and the flowers were still fresh and beautiful all evening. Abby and her team are great to work with and believe me I went back and forth a lot trying to find ways to shave costs. Abby understood our budget and worked with me every step of the way. Revision after revision she was sweet and helpful. She responded to emails in less than 24 hours and never once got annoyed at my frequent changes. I am so glad we used STEMS. My bouquet was stunning and so unique. Garden roses, privet berries, magnolia leaves, blue delphinium, just wow. I would never have known anything about those flowers but Abby has a huge selection on an iPad for ideas. She read my vision and made it happen. The flowers I got were even more beautiful than the pictured ones. The toss bouquet was cute, the bridesmaid bouquets were gorgeous, all the table centerpieces were stunning. I could go on… everything was perfect. I would choose STEMS again and again for our wedding day.
Thank you so much Abby & STEMS team! I am so glad I went with ya’ll and loved your beautiful works of art. You helped make my day absolutely perfect and stress-​free, and I sincerely appreciate the good service. I highly recommend STEMS, you will not be disappointed!

I just used Stems for my November wedding in Austin… one of the best wedding decisions I made. I started planning a year out and met with Abby at that time. She was very creative and promptly sent a proposal our way. We decided to go with someone else that did event design as well… however two and a half months before our wedding we still did not have a concrete bid or a contract signed. I remembered how professional Stems had been and decided to call and see if they were still available for our date… we were SO lucky that they were. They were absolutely wonderful, redesigning our entire bid a little more than two months out. We worked with Ruth on the design and the flowers turned out to be absolutely stunning. They really listened to what we wanted and made it happen while at the same time respecting our budget. I never felt pushed to spend more than we planned… in fact Ruth was better than me about keeping the budget in mind. I ended up getting what I had wanted all along… gorgeous tablescapes that completely set the tone for the night. I can’t say enough nice things about the entire team at Stems… professional, responsive, amazing work, fun to work with, and reliable. I would 100% recommend them for a wedding or any other event that you want to look impeccable. Couldn’t be happier!

Abby is truly an artist! I had very vague ideas of what I wanted as far as floral arrangements and décor. I showed Abby my wedding invitations and she created a spectacular spread for us at a super reasonable price. Everything was exactly as I would have wanted it. The STEMS team really made our wedding beautiful!

We worked with Abby from STEMS floral design for our April 2011 wedding in Austin. She was so creative and easy to work with, my husband even enjoyed the appointment! She had a wonderful gallery on her iPad to show us so we could talk about specific preferences. My initial thoughts included some very expensive flowers which I had chosen because I knew their names. She understood my vision and provided me with great– and reasonably priced– alternatives. I’m very detail oriented, and the details were perfect. When my bouquet arrived on my wedding day, I almost cried I loved it so much. Our center pieces were unique and provided lighting, which was important for our outdoor evening reception. There were changes that were inevitable, and she was responsive in the contract and updated it each time. I would love to work with her again and I give her my highest recommendations.

Why we love Abby…
My husband and I got married this past February at The Barr Mansion. Abby made all of the centerpieces, bouquets, aisle markers, and the ring pillow for the big day, and they were absolutely gorgeous. Lee and I had been together for just over six years when we started planning our wedding and really wanted it to be perfect, and what we had «waited for». I was very pleased to find some one who was so thorough and accommodating. I probably changed my mind at least five times, truly, on just my bouquet. She was so wonderful and patient with me. I wasn’t worried to ask questions to make sure I got exactly what I wanted. Abby also happened to be the coordinator for our wedding. It is amazing how many people commented on how smooth our wedding went. We hadn’t been to many and everyone told us to be prepared for something to go wrong, and to roll with it, but it didn’t. Everything from the flowers to the weather was just as we imagined it. A beautiful day that was in fact so because of a couple of people who made it happen. One of those people was Abby. Thanks! We will always remember you!

Abby did our flowers for our November 2009 wedding. I met with her to talk about what I wanted and she was so helpful. I found a picture in a magazine of the bouquet I wanted to walk down the aisle with and she did a truly amazing job replicating it. I was so impressed ! Abby was very easy to work with. She has a great eye for detail and really creative suggestions. I wanted to make sure to stay within a budget and use flowers that were in season. Abby was very resourceful !

Abby did the flowers for our wedding at the Barr Mansion in November 2009, and she was fantastic. We did not have a large budget for flowers, and Abby was very honest, and helpful, in choosing the right flowers. On our wedding day we had flowers that not only fit our budget, but fit our vision and looked gorgeous. She was very responsive to our (numerous) questions and I recommend her to anyone who needs flowers for a special occasion.