Michael Angelos

I really wanted to write a stellar review for Michael Angelos, but in good conscience I can’t. After an exciting meeting in a beautiful space, I paid the $ 300 deposit to have the company decorate and light my Notre Dame wedding. My budget was $ 4000, which isn’t extravagant, but in South Bend, when I am providing my own linens and chargers and even candleholders, should get me what I envisioned.
Fast forward to the planning meeting. The designer suggests putting this here, and that there. Everything looks great. All the while, I keep reminding her of my budget and she assures me everything will be wonderful. Two weeks later, I receive her design proposal which was OVER DOUBLE my budget. They also wanted to charge me $ 2000 solely for set up! Although she fixed the proposal to be more within budget, the proposed décor and flowers were very plain, completely lacking in any wow factor.
As a result of this, I ended up going with merryme events. Cher was able to give me my vision within my budget. It goes without saying that any wedding could be breathtaking if money was no object. However, the mark of a good florist and designer is making a beautiful space within a designated budget. They missed the mark completely.
I did apply the $ 300 for uplighting at my wedding which was fine.

MichaelAngelos provided the most fabulous décor and event coordination for a first-​time event for us. They exceeded every expectation and consistently went above and beyond. They demonstrated impeccable style and unwavering professionalism. Every single employee was a pleasure to work with, from the team who unloaded the trucks to the assistants who set up the space to wonderful event coordinator, Laura, who guided us in all the planning details. I trust them completely and was so grateful for their wonderful work!

Michaelangelos helped with our flowers and décor for our fall wedding last year. They were absolutely wonderful to work with. From the very beginning stages of planning, they listened to what I was wanting but they also offered suggestions to help bring the look of things together. My bouquet along with all of the bridesmaids bouquets were absolutely stunning! They also did an amazing job with our centerpieces. I really liked that they were able to help me stay on budget. They did a wonderful job of setting up the reception hall and they were on time with delivering the flowers to the church. If you are a bride looking for a florist — look no further!

They got our order wrong! Forgot an entire bridesmaids bouquet, causing us to not use another one valued at $ 200! Won’t reimburse us or return our calls. Everyone makes mistakes, but they should be fixed!

michaelangelos really knows what theyre doing …
they do a great job of communicating with you at every phase of the event planning, and the execution is spot-​on.
i particularly appreciated that they both designed/​created elements based on our conversations, and also worked with what we brought them (e.g., items wed ordered from etsy), so it was easy to be pretty free to go with the flow as ideas hit you.
one of my fav things, though, was that they were able to do things like string up decorations (something ive never done in my life. im scared of heights + bad at math, so its a miracle i even figured out how to order enough of the papel picado …), and they were also able to devise a way to drape a fabric that went with our bright color scheme over the curtains that were in the venue windows (which were a bright red thanskgiving/​christmas-​like pattern that looked like they were from the 70s (even my husband noticed them/​thought they were terrible, and hes color-​blind and sartorially-​challenged)) to mask them.
fantastic mix of professional and artistic — i think theyre great to work with both if you know more or less what you want and need help executing it, and also if youre a blank canvas :)

MichaelAngelo’s handled the event design and bouquets for my wedding (in Michigan). It was so much fun working with Jamie. We had a theme but didn’t know exactly what we wanted. Jamie took the idea and ran with it. Everything was amazing and exceeded expectations. If you have an event around the South Bend area, start with MichaelAngelos!