Urban Sense

What a wonderful experience! We met with Dan for initial consultation, and he was fantastic. Urban Sense captured exactly what we were looking for, even though our floral choices weren’t as traditional. Our arrangements were heavily based on the use of succulents, and Urban Sense designed beautiful centerpieces, bouquets and boutonnieres.
We received so many compliments on how the arrangements looked and personally, we couldn’t be happier with how it all turned out. Dan walked us through everything, answered all of our questions and even accommodated for changes along the way.
We can’t say enough about how great Urban Sense is. We HIGHLY recommend them!

I stopped into the shop on a whim as I was canvassing Vliet street with posters for a special event I was involved in. Chris, the owner greeted me warmly and immediately agreed to help me out and display my poster. Then I asked if there was any possibility of a) creating an arrangement that very day, and b) delivering it same day. I was flabbergasted when he said, «of course!» And asked what my budget was. I was in the shop around 10:30 am and a gorgeous, classy, high quality arrangement was delivered to my friends office by 3:00. I am a person who loves to support local, independent businesses, and I’m not sure I’ll go anywhere else when it comes to my plant and floral needs in the future. The store was beautiful and unique, and I was treated kindly, prices were fair, and where else will you find that kind of customer service?! Love this area, and love to recommend shops like this.

Flowers have an amazing shelf life once I brought them home. Prices are extremely fair. Love the friendly service. They are my new go to florist!

Ordered flowers for a funeral, which is not your typical purchase. Dan was very nice on the phone, sympathetic and made things easy.

My wife and I did some major research and we came to Urban Sense and our experience was great! Dan was straightforward, honest and knowing we were on a tight budget, helped us cut costs wherever needed (PS, groomsmen don’t NEED flowers). One of the things I really appreciated was when he said «if this isn’t a good fit, I’m going to tell you right away», instead of playing fake nice and taking our money, which we came across a few times.
He was very accessible and came up with ideas we never thought about, which is great, because he is the expert, not us. We had a «sparse» theme and he nailed it, as well as repurposing everything, once again cutting on cost. What Dan and Chris designed made our wedding gorgeous and made an impression on others. It was classy and simple.
I could not recommend them more and have since used them for other occasions. Their prices are reasonable and very competitive, plus you have the added bonus of knowing the person you are speaking with will not take you for a ride. Flowers for a wedding are expensive, but they don’t have to bust you.

Have you ever been greeted by a shop owner who makes you feel like you’ve known them your entire life? Well, be prepared when you walk through the front door of Urban Sense for the first time. As a floral studio with a flawless reputation, the creativity runneth over into the gift shop where you can find something for that someone who WANTS everything. From a well curated selection of scents, soaps, and candles to ingenious up-​cycled jewelry, accessories, and handbags, these guys know their stuff. I got my most favorite scented candle simply named ‘Arugula’ about 6 months ago and am currently eyeing one their adorable Ugly Dolls as a present for my nephew.

I heard about Urban Sense from The Knot, and the rating on Unilocal convinced me to set up a wedding consultation. My fiancé and I had been meeting with tons of vendors, amongst them a plethora of florists. Unlike many brides, I don’t have a set «vision» for my wedding. A big part of the reason why we talked to so many different florists was to listen to their ideas and feel out their styles.
I’ll start with the positives from our experiences meeting with Dan at Urban Sense. The store is very pretty. The flowers that we saw looked fresh, and there wasn’t that overwhelming artificial fragrance that’d assault you in some floral places. The presentation area was cozy. The floral arrangements we saw in the slideshow looked pretty enough.
I’m afraid those were the only things keeping me from giving this place a 1-​star rating. Dan, while superficially nice, was fundamentally more than a little condescending towards me. Furthermore, while initially subtle, as time went on it became more and more apparent that rather than using our flexibility of design constructively, Dan was suggesting increasingly expensive options in response to each of our general guidelines.
One of the things we ask different vendors is each of their prices for similar set-​ups. Our favorite florist prior to meeting with Urban Sense was Jamie of Jaimer’s Florals. Jamie designed for us a gorgeous three cylinder rose suspension centerpiece set-​up in addition to elaborate bouquets and other floral necessities. Our quote with Jamie was ~$ 800. Even without the cylindrical centerpieces, Dan’s quote for us for less elaborate bouquets & etc was ~$ 1200. When we asked Dan about centerpieces with ONE cylinder of suspended roses, he said that the price would be «significantly higher». Does that make sense to anyone else? I’m sorry, because if it does, you’ll have to map it out for me in detail.
We left our contact info with Dan, who promised to e-​mail me a quote within a week, but I never received an e-​mail from him. I was actually genuinely interested in hearing from him, but now I’m thoroughly disgusted and wonder if he was only pretending to write my e-​mail down. After our experience I almost wonder if my fiancé and I wandered into an alternate reality version of Urban Sense given the other high reviews here.
At least one good thing came out of this for me: we signed a contract with Jamie. My advice? You should do the same. Plus Jamie has an awesome cute dog that loves pettings.
P. S. For the love of god and all that is holy (or whatever deity/​explicitive you prefer), if you’re going to be condescending to me, please make sure that your website is better quality than some piece of shit I could cobble together when I was 14. :\

Love the new location. Great guys. Nice selection of gifts such as candles, vases, jewelry, and holiday ornaments. Beautiful floral. Very talented.

WHY: It’s Small Business Saturday and was checking out the revitalized Vliet business area.
BOUGHT: A black cannibus, amber and rose leaf candle for my home office. There aren’t enough dude friendly scents. This one is from Archipelago Botanicals and is called «Istanbul».
THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS: Istanbul Not Constantinople
COOL: Cool local business. There’s a conveyor roller section hanging from the ceiling to display merchandize. I asked if it was from a Milwaukee brewery. They got it at a restoration place and didn’t know the history. They stock local artist Man vs George greeting cards. I saw some unique test tube flower vases.

Asked Dan to help me at the last minute with flowers for my very small wedding. He was wonderful-​took time with me despite the small order to make sure he understood my taste and put together to most beautiful flowers ever! We also have used them to put together arrangements for some o our corporate events, and they were flawless. They are wonderful, creative artists with impeccable service! I love them!

My girlfriend absolutely loved the flowers. I picked out the stargazer Lilly and they built the arrangement around it.
I will be returning for my future flower needs.

LOVE.
LOVE Urban Sense. I worked with Dan for my wedding this year, and let me tell you — my flowers were flawless. I am NOT an easy bride — I was quite picky, but also wanted quite different things (things that were in my head, but difficult to articulate), and Dan knew just what to do!
My bouquet ended up becoming a masterpiece of white hydrangeas, yellow mini-​calla lilies, white tulips, stephanotis orchids, and succulents. It was seriously perfect. The bridesmaids were similar, with just a few changes, and fit perfectly with mine. My hubs and the groomsmen wore boutonnière-​type things that slipped into the jacket pockets — Dan suggested them as they were cheaper, and MUCH easier to put on (rather than the awkward pinning and poking of the skins and such). Perfect.
OH, and he also helped me last minute to order some potted orchids to mimic our centerpieces to act as our gifts for our parents for the wedding.
Please, please seriously consider Urban Sense for your wedding, or other flowery needs (? :P) You won’t regret it.
(I should also say, the shop is a-​dorable :)).

Urban Sense created the most beautiful flowers for our wedding! All I can say is WOW WOW WOW! They knew exactly what I wanted and created the most beautiful bouquets. I was looking for something a little out of the regular bridal bouquet — I wanted texture but I still wanted the flowers to be feminine. The flowers were absolutely amazing and the quality was great!
Their prices are reasonable and they were willing to go out of their way to help us out. I truly recommend this vendor!

I am long overdue writing a review for Urban Sense for the amazing job they did with our wedding flowers at the end of 2007 — and for every floral arrangement my husband and I have ordered from them in the years since!
Dan and Chris were so much fun to work with for our wedding. They asked a lot of questions to get a sense of our style and flower preferences, and they offered excellent ideas on how to maximize the «wow» factor while being respectful of our budget.
Speaking of budget… My out-​of-​town mom used to work for a high-​end florist and when she visited Urban Sense with me to sit down and hear about our plans, which involved some pretty exotic choices, she later told me she was expecting to hear prices around twice as much as our bill turned out to be.
What we appreciated most was they way they took the jumble of preferences we expressed, and came up with a stunning, cohesive vision that translated perfectly into reality on our big day. Delivery and setup went smoothly, down to the last detail, and so many of our guests commented on how unique and beautiful the flowers were. We were 100% delighted!

Urban Sense did my wedding flowers and I could not be more happy with the quality of their work. I didn’t hear an end to compliments on the various floral arrangements and bouquets. These guys are absolute artists and they know their flowers. I want to throw another wedding just so I can work with them again!
I worked with them about my tastes and preferences. Our wedding was at the Milwaukee Public Museum on the first exhibit floor (Old Streets of Milwaukee, etc.,) so I wanted flowers that were unique and stunning enough to still catch your eye considering all the things that would be competing for attention. Great flowers were an enormous priority for me, right behind great food and great booze. My hopes were high for awesome flowers, and they exceeded my expectations.
The flowers were incredibly fresh and lasted for weeks. The only problem I had was so many of my guests walked off with the arrangements, but who could blame them.
I don’t know if they are more pricey than other places, because I really don’t know why you’d look anyplace else.

They know their stuff! On several occasions this shop has created bouquets of flowers that I was tempted to keep for myself. They are a bit expensive but the quality, design, and friendliness makes it a worth while trip. I really like the rotating stock of vases and planters. Last summer I purchased several organic herbs and heritage tomato plants that turned me into a backyard farmer!