Sylvia’s – Amling’s Flowers

I went to Sylvia’s because that was the florist my mom had 40 some years ago for her wedding. Since then they have changed hands and I was very disappointed in the service I received when we went there for a consult 11÷8÷14. We met with Rich who was 25 minutes late for our appointment. That is not a good start in my book. Then when we finally sat down to start sharing our vision of our big day he rudely brushed off all of them saying oh no that wont work or no we cant use this here but we can put it here in the corner. He was very rude and condescending in telling me that my visions would not be appropriate. All I heard was «well for my son’s wedding». This is my big day and whether you like my vision or not is irrelevant, I am paying you to do the job I want not what you think it should be. I felt very defeated after leaving our meeting with Rich but at the end of the day we met with the most wonderful florist who helped me get my vision across and who is just as excited to bring that vision to life. I cannot wait to see how beautiful it will look and write a good review!!! Moral of the story stay away from Sylvia’s and stay away from Rich!

This is a serious flower shop. There are multiple employees working on a Saturday, and people carrying our loads of flowers. In spite of that, they took the time to help me get a quick order together. Thank you!

I met with Rich a while back to talk about my flowers. For some reason, I did not get the most friendly vibe from him… he was polite, but there was just something off that made it seem like he wasn’t really happy to create my wedding bouquets. Also, whoever else works at that place (there were 2 different ladies) were extremely rude the two times I went there.
Because of that, I did not expect much from my flowers on my wedding day… however, the flowers were beautiful! I got hot pink and light pink roses and babys breath. I ordered 5 bouquets, 7 boutineers, and 4 corsages. The total was a little over $ 600 if you’re trying to budget for your wedding. To be honest, I’m not sure if that’s reasonable or not. I’m guessing it is? Anyway, my bouquet itself was absolutely beautiful! Thanks Rich!

I almost rated this flower shop a 4 for two reasons: the guy we worked with, Rich, is extremely confident in his ability to create your perfect wedding that he sometimes didn’t hear my input. Now with that said, everything turned out BEAUTIFULLY and some of the suggestions I was trying to make that were ignored, were ignored for a good reason because his suggestions were way better than mine. The other reason was because 2 days before I asked if he could arrange something for my sister/​maid of honor to wear in her hair, and he said YES DEFINITELY and then never did it. and on my day I was so busy I forgot to ask him, but realized it days later when my sister was bummed. which upset me. You want your vendors to be able to remember everything you’ve asked them, and function independently the day of to execute everything. because as the bride you won’t remember the details that you planned and whether or not they’re there that day. You have to trust everyone else to do that. Other than these two things, this flower shop was perfect in every way. It was reasonably priced, and the flower arrangements that he produced were on par with ones I had seen in some of the most expensive shops. They were intricate and arranged in such beautiful way. Definitely so professional. We had so many compliments on how beautiful our wedding was because of our flowers, and the first arrangement I saw as I entered the wedding prior to the ceremony made me instantly tear up because they were so beautiful, and more importantly, were an EXACT match to what I had been trying to describe as my dream wedding. He made my wedding dreams come alive, and for that reason I recommend him to anyone! He’s a bit confident, but it’s because he knows what he’s doing.

I have pretty much avoided Sylvia’s since they did my wedding flowers years ago. Our designer was a snob and couldn’t be bothered returning my calls. The flowers turned out fine, except for the cake topper which was an embarrassment. In the scheme of things, a minor thing but enough reason for me not to spend my money there again.
Anyway, I’m looking for a tall (4 – 5′) bamboo houseplant for a birthday gift so I stopped in there. They haven’t changed a bit.
«Do you have any lucky bamboo plants?»
«(smirk) No. (sneer) Try one of the grocery stores. I saw some at Walgreens.»
Okay, maybe the smirk and sneer were in my mind, but I’m sure as an Amling’s shop she could have ordered a nice-​size one for me. But why should I even ask?

As a local girl, I’ve always grown up with Sylvia’s Flowers as the florist to go to for any special occasion. When I was shopping around for florists for my September 2013 wedding, they were the first place I went to. Rich has «the vision»! He was extremely easy to work with during the first meeting and developed a look for the big day that was within our budget and comfort zone. He actually shared some insights and helped to bring to light the ideas that were in my head that I didn’t quite know where there. He was the best floral designer we interviewed (everyone else wanted to give me what I wanted without any insight or imagination to make it better. I’m not a floral designer, that’s why I’m paying you!), so we decided to book at Sylvia’s. When we went in for our second meeting to finalize everything for the wedding, Rich was delightful, but as soon as my mom started asking questions and nicely challenging his ideas, he got real prickly. I’m sure he’s sensitive about his work, but it was a little unprofessional and the only reason this review got a 4 and not a 5. In the end, Rich delivered exactly what I wanted and the flowers were beautiful! The bouquets were full and lush and mine lasted for two weeks! The men’s boutonnieres were beautiful as well. The flowers arrived promptly when they should and the price was right. I really felt good about what we paid and the quality of design we received. Rich is great to work with as long as you gently guide him to your vision and then let him do what he does best — design stunning floral arrangements! I would definitely use Rich at Sylvia’s Flowers again!

I’m working with Sylvia’s for my wedding in June, and I have to admit, now that I’ve put down the deposit I’m pretty nervous with my choice. They started off great. Rich had tons of ideas when I met with him, and they were super attentive. Now that I gave them my deposit, however, they are incredibly slow to answer my calls. I want to make some changes and have been trying to get a hold of them for over a week with no luck.
I hope it all works out in June. I’ll wait to reserve my final judgement.

I highly recommend Sylvia’s Flowers for a wedding. We met with Rich and he did a wonderful job of staying in budget (even a little under — bonus!) and giving us exactly what we wanted. Nothing looked «cheap» and I was a little worried about since he managed to keep the price so low.
Everyone at Sylvia’s was flexible and open to our ideas and budget. They were great when I requested that the flower delivery happen 2 hours earlier than scheduled so we could have the flowers for pictures (I called a week before the wedding).
The flowers were absolutely gorgeous, and everyone said they were beautiful. I have the pictures to prove it! Highly recommend them for a wedding. We got married at the Metropolis Ballroom, right down the road, so it was perfect!

I ordered frm Sylvia’s expecting themto deliver flowers to my wife at work for valentines day, but when my wife was suddenly selected for jury duty I had asked them if it were possible to change the delivery location. Anita is who I spoke with on the phone and she was extremely helpful and accomodating. They were able to change the delivery location (a much further one might I add) last minute without extra charge. The flowers arrived early and were waiting for my wife at our table when we arrived for dinner at a local restaurant. And the roses looked terrific aswell! Very accomodating and friendly through the entire process!

Initially I met with a few florists recommended by our venue, but Sylvia’s beat them all by far. I consulted with Rich for my 10÷08÷11 wedding, and it was wonderful. I brought my «inspiration» pictures and he was off! He had awesome ideas. Some things I was unsure of on paper, but I trusted him completely.
In addition to bridal party flowers, Sylvia’s provided a willow branch cake ring and black arch covered in willow branchs, lights, flowers and greenery. In our outdoor setting it looked AMAZING! Sylvia’s prices were extremely reasonable, and Rich was very flexible and helped stay within my budget. The only minor blip we had was the flower girl baskets. The basket I was shown at consultation was not the same basket I received on my wedding day. The baskets were still cute, but not what I ordered.
When I saw the finished products, all the bouquets were amazing — especially mine! Everyone was asking who our florist was! Overall I could not have been happier with how everything turned out!

I went to Sylvias, after attempting to buy flower form one of the big online places Im not going to mention them besause they dont deserve the hyperlink it will produce. i was ordering Valentines flowers for my wife that were an okay price just 29.00 dollars by the time I checked out they were 67.00 dollars all fees and BS. so I stopped into SYLVIAS and showed them the picture off of the internet arrangement they dropped what they were doing and put togeteher one just like the one from the net , but Better. they were SUPER FRIENDLY, THEY DID BEAUTIFULL FLOWER ARRANGING. AND THE PRICES WERE MUCH BETTER THAN COMPATIBLE, THEY WERE GREAT. i thought the internet would save me money, Boy was i wrong shop local so we dont lose service and quality like Sylvias
IF YOU ARE SHOPPING FOR FLOWERS DO NOT GO TO ONE OF THE .COM PLACES SYLVIAS HAS THEM BEAT IN EVERY CATAGORY