Kehoe Designs

I had the pleasure of working with Ryan Sjostrom on a corporate event booth and the service/​outcome was as good as it gets! The client was extremely pleased with how visually the booth area came together and how premium the space looked. We utilized a water wall and a couple of leafy panels which really brought our space to life.
Ryan and his team are professional, hardworking and mind-​readers. Not to mention they were able to work with us to make sure that the project did not exceed our budget.
Definitely recommend!

Kacey was rude and unprofessional. I told her I had a budget of about $ 6K for flowers and décor. I told her my vision, and she returned a price of close to $ 15K. When I called to get her suggestions on where we could cut back to get closer to my budget, she did not respond. Ok… So I emailed her in case she didn’t get my call… and still nothing! How incredibly arrogant, rude and unprofessional! Even if $ 6k was below your standard, you could kindly say this or provide a suggestion. If I were Kehoe, this would not be the individual I would want reorienting my company. Period.

I barely said anything at my first meeting but Kehoe read my mind – right there on the table he threw together my envisioned center piece. He got me!
When I came back to view his proposed chuppah I was blown away at how utterly perfect it was! My chuppah was the most beautiful in the world!
Hire them and let the professionals work their magic!

Kehoe is the best! After a horrible experience with Martha at Ashland Addison floral left me looking for a florist 10 days before my wedding, Kehoe graciously stepped in and exceeded all expectations. Nancy, Joshua and Alexis were amazing. Joshua and I held a virtual meeting, as the wedding was 10 days away and I was unable to leave work to go to the design studio. He showed me inspiration pictures and from our virtual meeting/​conference call, Kehoe put everything together perfectly for my Waldorf Astoria Chicago wedding. They were professional, delivering all wedding party flowers to our suite at 12 noon. They set up the wedding ceremony room to perfection. Three weeks after my wedding, I still have people commenting on how the decorations looked like something out of a fairy tale.
Thank-​you Joshua Jones and Kehoe for making my day so memorable!
Brides — your wedding is such a special day, you will notice the beautiful flowers and decorations. Contact Kehoe, as they will create a beautiful memory that you will not forget.

Renee Price at Kehoe was an absolute dream! She transformed our space at the Art Institute into a beautiful, exquisite event. Even the Chef made of point of indicating he had never seen the space decorated so well.
Our guests were so delighted and taken aback, they are still talking about the design and the amazing and stylish décor, which had an avant-​garde, yet clean and slightly ethnic feeling she created. There is absolutely nothing I regret or wish I would have/​could have done. Renee did a fantastic job of translating our ideas into reality without any drama about conflict in ideas or organization, and, we did almost everything over the phone (with the help of my awesome event planner, Lauren Knuepfer of LK Events) While I was more than thrilled with the initial sample at Kehoe, incredibly, her actual execution was even better.
Hands down I would work with Renee and Kehoe again. She was so committed to getting my vision right, that she even ran to the flower market a second time to pickup additional orchids for my bouquet the morning of the wedding.
Thank you Renee, for creating such a beautiful framework for my wedding day.

We recently had a downtown Chicago NYE wedding. Kehoe was referred to us by our venue, theWit. Our initial encounter with Kehoe was with one of their Event Producers, Joshua Jones. The initial meeting process was so much fun and organized because prior to the meeting we were asked to fill out a questionnaire of our design/​style ideas along with our Pinterest board link in order to provide that for Josh. He knew exactly what we had in mind: clean, modern, sophisticated, with a touch of romance. We met with Kehoe about a month and a half prior to the big day to catch a glimpse of the vignette they put together of our potential reception space. Two words: «Mind Blown.» And that was just a teaser, my friends. The center pieces were spot on with full blooms of white peonies, ranunculus, & hydrangeas. The mercury glass he so carefully placed in small collections added just the right amount of romance and glamour especially for a NYE wedding.
The day of the wedding, I was completely floored by how much Josh and his team at Kehoe transformed the space into something so dramatic with the lighting concept they executed for our reception. One of the most unique things Josh was able to provide us with was a very cool and modern table chart lucite panel that was backlit with candles. He even included a quote he found on my Pinterest board referring to my husband, which I find so moving and such a compelling gesture of sincerity.
Overall, I would not have chosen any differently. Our lounge seating concept added the right amount of warmth and comfort, the bouquets for my bridesmaids and myself were carefully arranged and wrapped in the same material as our dresses, the centerpieces on all the tables were mindblowlingly gorgeous and stunning. Joshua even personally hand delivered our flowers to the church located in Glen Ellyn about 30 – 40 minutes outside of the city. Josh, Alexis, and their Kehoe team handled the day like true professionals without compromising on the wants and vision of the client. If you are looking to make your wedding day exquisite and memorable and you want an event design team with vision, exceptional craftsmanship, and sincerity, I strongly urge you to contact Joshua Jones at Kehoe. He will not disappoint and in fact, working with him will bring so much happiness and really emphasize the joys that come with planning for the most important day of your life.

I highly highly recommend Kehoe!!! They did my wedding and I could not be any happier with the results! The flowers at my wedding were beyond incredible and GORGEOUS and far exceeded my high expectations! I’m embarrassed to admit how many times I’ve looked at my pictures of them. I receive compliment after compliment after compliment. They made everything look as good as it could have possibly looked. We worked with Vince and he was terrific. I can’t say enough good things about Kehoe. Thank you thank you!!! From, Kathi

We loved working with Phil at Kehoe. From the beginning, he worked so hard to figure out exactly what we were looking for, and was willing to work through the difficulties of me living in California and working in the Middle East for three months before the wedding.
The look we ended up with at the Field Museum was even better than I imagined, even after being blown away by the sample showing. It all came together unbelievably well, and had the regular guests of the museum taking photos and asking about it.
Phil was so creative, so professional, so responsive, and so personable. We wanted some things that were a little out of the box, but he didn’t hesitate. And he worked really hard to fall within our budget. I’ve said to many people that the wedding felt like much more than the sum of its parts– seeing it all come together was so magical– and Phil’s design was one of the most integral parts of that transformation.

We hired Renee at Kehoe to create our vision for our 6÷14÷14 wedding. Renee is a design angel! She put my vision to life… and more!!! She went above and beyond our expectations. Our wedding was beautiful, breathtaking, and overall perfect. It was a perfect blend between James Bond sexy and romance; exactly what I wanted. It is three months later and we are STILL (no joke) receiving compliments on our wedding and how it was the most beautiful wedding they have ever been to. Also, we received a thank you card from a guest. Really, we did! They thanked us for inviting them to such a gorgeous and chic wedding, they were honored to be there.
On top of that… Renee is a dream to work with. She’s a creative genius, kind, sweet, caring, and she really listens to you. She’s a beautiful soul and I am honored to have worked with her. Thank you, Renee for making my day my dream come true. Xoxo

I hired Kehoe for my May 2014 wedding at the Field Museum. We had 6 different options for floral designers, we met with all of them and enjoyed Kehoe the most. I had such a wonderful experience working with Phil, he was creative and kind. Phil was able to create exactly what I had in mind. I asked Phil many design questions throughout the planning process, he was always interested and provided helpful and honest feedback, which I really appreciated.
When I walked into the space, I was truly blown away. Everything was absolutely PERFECT. The flowers were large, vibrant and at the best point in their blooming process. I would highly recommend Kehoe!

Kehoe brought our eclectic vision to life at Chicago Illuminating Company for our wedding reception on July 21, 2012. Renée, who I was meant to meet (she adores France as much as I do, and we totally bonded over that after we returned from our wedding in France and while planning the finishing touches to the Chicago reception!!!), connect with, and hopefully be friends with for a very long time, is amazingly patient, kind, understanding, artistic, and a magician. Since we had done a huge wedding weekend in Vallery, France at Château des Condé, we wanted the décor for our wedding reception in Chicago to represent that a bit. We asked her for a vintage, French, countryside feel that was a bit sophisticated and she brought it to life. I’ll have to post pics as soon as I have them. Lauren, her assistant, was also amazing, and we found out that we live in the same building, hahaha! So many pieces and components of our wedding were just meant to be… we highly recommend Kehoe for anyone planning an event, especially a wedding…

Kehoe created a wedding for us that was even more spectacular than we could have imagined.
We met with Ryan initially and gave him some general ideas of the mood we wanted to create with our wedding weekend. Being a large Indian wedding there were multiple events and we wanted to have a flow throughout the weekend while maintaining an individual uniqueness to each event. Although we did not have a set theme or colors we had some ideas and Ryan listened very carefully. We did not realize how carefully until the first mock up which was stupendous. I walked into the room and actually gasped. Ryan had captured what we had wanted, and when we initially came in I was not even sure what that would be. From the sangeet décor to the mandap to the reception centerpieces and the lighting everything was amazing! There was one centerpiece we weren’t in love with and Ryan scheduled a follow up mock up to look at some alternatives which we were then able to pick from. The one thing I did emphasize with Kehoe was I wanted our sweet room to be over the top, and Kehoe delivered an absolutely incredible sweet room that our guests are still talking about!
Throughout all the planning when/​if we started to go over budget Ryan would discuss with us how to modify our décor while staying as close to budget as possible.
Working with Ryan and Kehoe was a very positive experience and they created an absolutely magical wedding weekend for us.

After meeting with several other design companies, we felt everyone was missing the mark. Luckily our last stop was Kehoe, who hit the nail on the head (thanks Renee!) when recreating our vision for our wedding.
What they delivered on the day of the wedding was surreal, and completely exceeded all of my expectations. I know others have mentioned they felt that they were overpriced, but for the quality and quantity (which many other companies are lacking) they are far superb.
Everything from our centerpieces, bouquets, lighting, and drapery were stunning! Their work really took my breath away, I can’t say enough good things about how they came through for the most important day of my life!

Kehoe Designs was recommended to us by our wedding planner. After reading several reviews online, we decided to give them a try. My husband (fiancé at the time) and I set up a meeting with Jamey. After discussing our visions and budget over the first meeting, they did a mock-​up for us about four or five weeks later which was very beautiful. After viewing the mock-​up she gave us a proposal which was almost twice our budget [note: our budget was already pretty high for floral compared to average weddings]. Ok no problem: we can discuss what we really need and what is just out of our budget. She said she didn’t have time for that at the moment since she is all booked up with appointments. She told us to set up an appointment in a ‘couple weeks’ or email her. Since a ‘couple weeks’ in wedding planning time is a HUGE amount of time to waste, I decided to email her.
We emailed back and forth for several days discussing our options of removing certain flowers and replacing certain items with others, et cetera. If they just would have given us a dollar amount closer to our budget, we could’ve saved them time and saved ourselves time. Also an easier option would have been communicating over the phone! After several emails were exchanged, she sent me an email stating the following:
‘Thank you for coming in to our studio to discuss your décor needs for the upcoming wedding. Although I realize you’ve requested a quote for your wedding, unfortunately we will be unable to offer you our services. We wish you well with your wedding and finding another décor company that will be a better fit for your special day. ‘
We never received a phone call or reason on why they refused to service our wedding. Fortunately, the next week I connected with the wonderful Botanicals and they happily designed for our wedding and exceeded our expectations not just in décor and floral but also in customer service!
Shame on you Kehoe for not training your employees properly!

My fiancé and I set up an appointment with Kehoe based on reviews here. I told them our budget up front to make sure that they would be able to work with us and they said that they worked with weddings of all sizes. Note that the appt times are very inconvenient [no weekend times or evenings] so my fiancé and I both took time off from work to make the appt. The woman was very nice and seemed interested in submitting a proposal — however, we never heard from her again. We tried contacting her several times and received no response. Horrible customer service. If they were too busy to work with us — they should have told us that up front or responded to our inquiries. So far this was the worst experience of our wedding planning.

I used Kehoe for my wedding May 27 and am soooo absolutely pleased.
My love affair with Kehoe began when I was scrounging over wedding mags for ideas, direction, inspiration. I ripped out wedding that had the look I wanted and in every photo, Kehoe was at the bottom of the page! I knew I had to look them up. Their website was quite elusive– not giving anything a bride needs– which is numbers! prices! it gave nothing! so I called Kehoe and Renee who worked with Ivy Room extensively was my go to and she was AMAZING.
She is a designer unlike any other. Renee is a superhero of a designer– her special talents include taking your ideas and being able to manifest the most beautiful array of a room.
My bouquet, the bridesmaids bouquets, the centerpieces, lighting, choices for linen YES, YES, YES, YES, YES!!! perfect. Kehoe is not cheap but will work with you on pricing and can help with achieving the look you want without breaking the bank.

Kehoe Designs — I have never used your services but when I get married or have a need for an ultra special bouquet, I will speed dial you. Unilocalers, I work in one of offices where the property managers takes great pride in displaying a new set of floral arrangements by the front desk — none of them cheap stuff or boring/​tired fake-​flower looking things.
I’m talking show-​stopper, Dolly Parton-​in-​your-​face type of flowers that really make high-​end clients, associates, and visitors take note and pause.
altogether now { ooohhhh, aaaaahhhh, ohhhhhh }
Kehoe’s florists have giant green thumbs and eagle eyes for design, texture, and color. This is reflected in their amazing bold arrangements which have sculptural qualities to them. Yes, I imagine they’re expensive, but they are exquisite and last the full week, if not longer. They must have a great supplier of flowers and take great care in making quality arrangements because even after 5 days, they look just as fresh and alive as when they were first delivered.
How did I know it was their work? Because I was among several associates that had their jaws dropping — so much so that the security guy opened up his desk drawer and handed me over the business card to Kehoe Designs.
I have it tucked away and if there’s a Real Housewives of Chicago show coming to Chicago — ladies, you better get your penthouse condos and homes decked out with their flowers. They’re bright, reek of money, and are camera friendly.

We used Pavel at Kehoe Designs. My cousin had used them and the designs were creative, intricate and looked like something in a fairytale. I needed them at my wedding. They are one of the more pricey ones in Chicago but then again the centerpieces they did were some of the most talked-​about at our wedding. They truly made our day special with the amount of effort they put in. I highly recommend them.

I do the Event and Meeting planning for my firm and have been using Kehoe for years. Pavel is THE best. Yes they are pricey, but well worth it

The absolute BEST in party design and decorating. They can do magic.
Pricey, but absolutely worth it. We worked with Donna and she did an amazing job at making our venue fit what we were looking for.