Avant Gardenia is a full-service, floral and event design company specializing in weddings. We bring your decor vision to life with an unmatched level of originality and tailored to your personality, inspirations, and style. We envision the groupings of flowers and hues coming together with extraordinary character and class.
As a Chicago wedding florist, we are consumed with creating breathtaking settings to transcend expectations and leave an unforgettable impact. Events like yours are our sole focus. The floral & decor is an important investment in your wedding as it sets the mood and style for the entire event.
As a Chicago wedding florist, we are consumed with creating breathtaking settings to transcend expectations and leave an unforgettable impact. Events like yours are our sole focus. The floral & decor is an important investment in your wedding as it sets the mood and style for the entire event.
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It's imperative to choose an experienced event design company whose style and taste you can trust. Avant Gardenia officially launched in 2010 for a new generation of clients seeking a more custom and unique approach to wedding floral design. Events are our passion, and we pride ourselves on exquisite taste, attention to detail, and using only the finest, high quality blooms from all over the world.
Our clients enjoy a white glove design service. Aside from creating spectacular bouquets, stunning ceremony and reception flowers, and breathtaking floral installations, we always look at the big picture and offer our suggestions and services for enhancing the look of the event. Our design capabilities extend beyond florals.
Avant Gardenia's large and versatile portfolio shows artful ability for a wide range of styles, experience with most venues, and even celebrity clientele. Our designs have frequently been featured in various wedding magazines and websites; however, to our team, success is measured simply by each individual client's expectations being met and exceeded.
Using photos from the week of a recent wedding production, we are able to show you a glimpse (the very abridged version) of all of the hard work and care that goes into making your day beautiful! First, 3 weeks prior to your event, Jenna spends hours choosing and sourcing the highest quality flowers and foliage in all the perfect shades and textures.
This is a small collection of recent weddings that were hand-picked to be featured in print and/or online; however, there have been many more over the past 10 years. Editors choose certain events for a variety of reasons. Sometimes they choose based on uniqueness, so to be on the cutting edge of new trends.
Reviews (24)
Madeline H.
Aug 08, 2021
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Avant Gardenia was referred to me by the store in which I got my wedding dress. We were in the thick of the pandemic on lock down in January/February. Jenna was the only florist I interviewed due to her professionalism and helpfulness during our first meeting. My wedding went from a formal dinner to a small 65 person wedding. Jenna didn't skip a beat throughout the entire process. She not only helped with my flower design, but also may chairs/linens/chargers. We clicked immediately and I can't thank her enough for transforming my day into something magical with her talent. Anyone who
K. N.
Jul 18, 2021
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Jenna and her team at Avant Gardenia created stunning florals that exceeded our expectations. From the gorgeous bouquets and church florals to the exquisite florals and table settings at the reception, AG brought our vision to life. We received so many compliments, including from guests who work in the floral industry. Jenna's approach is very tasteful and collaborative. We contracted with Jenna about a year before the wedding and details kept shifting due to COVID. Jenna adjusted, suggested enhancements (such as complimentary linens) and then implemented the final design perfectly. We enjoyed
Leia A.
Sep 02, 2020
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Avant Gardenia did the flowers for my wedding and I was incredibly impressed with how they turned out! Jenna worked with our budget, offering alternate ideas to make our floral vision come true without breaking the bank. We still talk about how gorgeous all of the flowers were well after the wedding. She was super flexible when working with us. The arrangements, bouquets, boutonnieres, and corsages were all stunning and we can't wait to see our flowers when we can have a larger reception.
Stephanie S.
Aug 22, 2020
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Loved working with Jenna for our recent wedding. We had to entirely change our wedding venue/format due to the Covid pandemic, and Jenna was very understanding and flexible. We even reworked the color palette a few weeks prior to the wedding! Jenna and team did a massive flower hoop to frame our ceremony and it was nothing short of incredible. Highly recommended Avant Gardenia!
Michelle Perkovic
Jul 16, 2020
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Jenna and her team are the absolute best for florals!
With Jenna’s patience, design aesthetic, and knowledge of flowers we were able to pull off a beautiful (pandemic era) wedding. Jenna has a great sense of style and is very helpful when it comes to pulling off the entire look of the room while matching your vision. So thankful to her and her team for making our wedding day a dream! Plan on recommending to every future bride in the city!
With Jenna’s patience, design aesthetic, and knowledge of flowers we were able to pull off a beautiful (pandemic era) wedding. Jenna has a great sense of style and is very helpful when it comes to pulling off the entire look of the room while matching your vision. So thankful to her and her team for making our wedding day a dream! Plan on recommending to every future bride in the city!
Lynn Patrick
Jun 30, 2020
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Our daughter was married this weekend and Avant Gardenia was AMAZING!!! Jenna worked with me as we had to change the wedding plans 3x due to covid and she executed an INCREDIBLE event. Jenna helped us transform our backyard and entire first floor of our home to look like a fairy tale wedding!! The quality of the flowers were OUTSTANDING! Everyone raved about the beauty of the flowers, decor and organization and placement of flowers! I HIGHLY recommend Jenna and her staff ! The staff was kind, courteous, and polite. They were all FABULOUS to work with and provided unforgettable flowers for my daughter
Nicole P.
Aug 03, 2019
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Jenna is absolutely amazing!!! I saw Jenna's work at two of my friend's weddings who were unbelievable (and both so different than my style) and when I got engaged she was my first call. From the first 5 minutes talking with her, I know I wanted to work with her for our wedding. Jenna goes above and beyond as a florist and I felt like she was my go to person for all advice with wedding details. Jenna has a beautiful eye for flowers, arrangements, stage ideas, linens, and drapery. She helped us pull it all together with her vision, experience, and perfect style! When I walked into our
Steph R.
Jun 08, 2019
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I used Avant Gardenia for my December 1st wedding and I can not say enough good things about Jenna and her team. She was an absolute joy to work with from start to finish. She has such a great eye for not just floral design but for the overall "look" of a room. I went in to our first meeting with a general vision for my wedding but when it came to the nitty gritty-I was clueless! She had tons of picture books to look through and sample upon sample of flowers, linens, plates, etc so you can see in person as close to the real thing as possible before the big day. She wowed me with
Michelle P.
Feb 22, 2019
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I highly recommend Avant Gardenia for your wedding day! Jenna is incredibly talented and can bring any vision to life. I had purchased hurricane candle holders to use as the main element of the centerpiece but I didn't have a clear idea of how to incorporate the flowers. Jenna worked with me to find the best solution. She even took the time to show me mocks and explain her recommendations. Jenna also considers how the entire room will look and provided guidance on uplighting and other room accents. I live out of state, so I appreciated her flexibility finding time to meet with my limited availability
Mike Reid
Aug 26, 2018
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My daughter was married last Saturday and the reception was held at the Haley Mansion in Joliet Illinois. The venue is beautiful but the floral arrangement put together by Jenna and team from Avant Gardenia took the Haley Mansion to another level. I can't say that flowers have ever had an impact me but when I walked in, I have to admit, It took my breath away. The work done by Avant Gardenia was SPECTACULAR to say the least. The attention to detail at every table setting, vase arrangements, bridesmaids flower and the bridal bouquet were created with fabulous vision and great craftsmanship. As beautiful
Lisa Zickuhr
Jun 03, 2018
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Hiring Jenna and Avant Gardenia was by far the single best decision I made in my entire wedding planning process (maybe even better than my choice of groom -- j/k -- that really is just a joke -- I love my hubby). But in all honesty, everything about working with Jenna was "the best."
(1) Jenna has a great sense of style, a great eye for color, and a talent for innately understanding what you want, even if you're unable to articulate it yourself. It's like she got in my head, was able to pull out the details of what I was hoping for and looking for, and turned it into real life!
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(1) Jenna has a great sense of style, a great eye for color, and a talent for innately understanding what you want, even if you're unable to articulate it yourself. It's like she got in my head, was able to pull out the details of what I was hoping for and looking for, and turned it into real life!
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Ellie P.
May 26, 2018
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Jenna and the entire Avant Gardenia team did an incredible job with the florals and room design for my May wedding at Greenhouse Loft. We were referred to Avant Gardenia by our wedding planner Lauren P at LOLA Event Productions and immediately fell in love with her lush floral proposal for our wedding. My husband and I had a general sense of the colors and textures we wanted in our floral arrangements but had no expertise in specific flowers or greens; Jenna took our vague vision and transformed it into an amazing array of unique flowers, luscious greens, and amazing sparkling accents such as votives
Mary Jo Disciullo
May 14, 2018
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Of all the florists who execute outstanding Wedding & Event Floral in Chicago, Avant Gardenia is the best. Compared to other Wedding & Event Floral Designers, this vendor had the most professional and delightful working knowledge and dedication to my daughters wedding, especially, since I was working with her long distance. Jenna, went way out of her way to accommodate all requests, coordinate lighting, linens, etc., and deliver floral execution and pricing that was above expectation. In our opinion, there was no comparison, to the other Floral Designers we met who are regularly used by many of
Jenine E.
Feb 12, 2018
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We recently used Jenna to do arrangements for my mom's birthday party. I was referred to Jenna from another florist who was not available on the day of the party. Jenna was easy to communicate with and was able to stay within my budget. She did gorgeous centerpieces and dessert table arrangements. She arrived to timely to deliver the arrangements. The arrangements exceeded my expectations. Will definitely use Jenna for a future event! Thank you!
Mary D.
Jan 11, 2018
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This is by far one of the best Wedding Florist in Chicago. Lola Event Productions selected Avant Gardenia for my daughters wedding and made the introductions. Jenna was spectacular to work with in every way. If you are looking for someone to have artistic vision, delightful business manner, exceptional execution and really is interested in your project this is the florist to use for any event. We worked long distance with Jenna and she was a blessing in every way including artistically deciding on the linens, lighting, floral, colors, etc.. it just doesn't get any better. So glad to know there
Karen T.
Jul 18, 2016
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I'm so glad my planner introduced me to Avant Gardenia. From the moment I met Jenna, I felt like she was someone who understood my vision, likes and dislikes and could transform them from concepts into reality, someone who could create a tasteful rendition within our budget.
Our decor sample was great. Both Jenna and my planner worked with our schedules since I was in my final year of medical school and my now husband was in business school. Jenna got up at the crack of dawn (probably earlier, honestly) to get to our location early and sort and prepare everything for us. I literally had no
Our decor sample was great. Both Jenna and my planner worked with our schedules since I was in my final year of medical school and my now husband was in business school. Jenna got up at the crack of dawn (probably earlier, honestly) to get to our location early and sort and prepare everything for us. I literally had no
Rita K.
Sep 28, 2015
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Jenna Sprengel is a floral artist. We consulted with 3 different florists for my daughter's wedding and Jenna, hands down, cleared the field. From the first time we met, she really 'got' my daughter's vision of her dream wedding. She not only designed 3 perfectly different centerpieces, she assisted our planner, Effortless Events, in the entire tablescape theme, meeting us at the rental company to ensure that the entire table including dishes, silver, linens, glassware, chargers, chairs and tables had a specific 'feel and warmth' blending with her floral designs.
Kristin R.
May 23, 2015
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I was definitely happy to meet with Jenna who met us halfway to meet with us and gave us amazing ideas for our winter wedding. We also asked her for some advice based on the lighting in our reception hall. She was a little hard to get a hold of since we didn't really hear back from her as quickly as we needed for some questions and we also did not hear from her about having to do any breakdown of some of the decor. Thankfully I had my day of wedding planner take care of that for me, plus there was no follow up with me to see how my event was. It simply seemed that she was interested only in
Samantha M.
Apr 16, 2015
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Jenna is the most fabulous florist you could ever ask for. She goes above and beyond just her floral expertise to help make your dream wedding a reality! She seeks out the most beautiful, stunning flowers to ensure that all arrangements and bouquets are amazing!! Our guests raved about our floral arrangements and decor!! We couldn't have been happier with Avant Gardenia!!
Jaclyn H.
Jan 03, 2015
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To begin, Jenna is amazing. I first met her (after a few failed attempts due to my fault/weather issues) about 11 months before my wedding on 12/13/14. She was amazing, her ideas were fantastic and I knew that I had to have Avant Gardenia do my bridal party flowers and part of my centerpieces (we used a lot of non-floral accents to incorporate ornaments and candles). She ended up sending me a quote that was well over my original budget and I asked if we could scale back. Jenna had no issue doing that and repeatedly told me we could continue to work on where to cut once we got closer to the wedding
Tricia C.
Jan 30, 2014
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I had the pleasure of working with Jenna for my December 28th wedding. I was planning our wedding from Denver so I knew I would need someone that was flexible and able to see my vision, even when I couldn't literally show her. I felt that Jenna was "with me" right from the start. She understood my budget constraints but worked hard to find something that exceeded my expectations. She offered unique and fun ideas for the bridal party bouquets. My guests are STILL talking about what we called the cascading wrist bouquets. The center pieces she created were absolutely beautiful and
Sara M.
Nov 10, 2013
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Jenna created the flower arrangements for our wedding, and they were absolutely stunning! My mom actually works as a plant breeder, so she had very high expectations for our flower arrangements. We met with a few florists, but thought Jenna had the most interesting and unique ideas. She is very knowledgeable, and listened to the what we were looking for, and had some great ideas to add. Our flowers were even more gorgeous than I could have imagined!
Lindsay B.
Aug 06, 2013
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The flowers for my wedding were incredibly beautiful! I loved working with Jenna and her staff, and knew I did not need to worry about a single thing on my wedding day. I met with Jenna to book well in advance, gave her my color scheme and budget and let her go wild :) She had great ideas, and was willing to make some changes to fit my budget which was great. Her team delivered flowers to multiple locations the day of, and everything was great. I particularly love that she gives vases for all of the bouquets for the ladies so they don't get smashed and you don't have to hold them all
Chanelle C.
Sep 02, 2012
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Jenna Sprengel, owner of Avant Gardenia, did a phenominal job for our wedding floral and decor. I completely trusted her designer-eye and she transformed our wedding venue into something more beautiful than I could have imagined! She has excellent taste and creativity. In my case, she had to deal with some people at our venue who did not communicate well and she got the job done because her standards are very high. I think she is exactly what the modern bride wants! I highly recommend using Avant Gardenia for your wedding or event floral. You will not be disappointed!
