Anthology Studio

First of all Evan and Kara were wonderful to work with. They put forth some beautiful arrangements and were more than flexible as our budget changed along the way. We especially were impressed by the bridal party bouquets, the boutonnieres, and corsages. One of our grandmothers loved her corsage so much she still had it on the next day! Anthology certainly helped make our night very beautiful and special.

Evan and the rest of the Anthology team were a pleasure to work with. When we first met with Evan, he listened to everything we wanted regarding our flowers and decor. He was very open to our vision. We never felt pressured to choose a flower we didn't like or to go beyond our budget. When our wedding day came, we were thrilled with the bouquets and centerpieces. It was just what we wanted. Everything looked stunning. I would highly recommend working with this vendor.

My experience with Anthology was a mixed bag. On a personal level I really enjoyed working with both Evan and Kara. They are lovely people who are deeply passionate about their work. Evan is a true artist and well educated in his craft, evident by simply talking to him. The studio is warm and welcoming, and my mother and I both felt comfortable and confident in booking them after our first meeting. It is hard to write this review because I honestly enjoyed working with them, but the results on my wedding day were moderately disappointing. My review is two fold. Certain aspects of their work were outstanding. The centerpieces were beautiful and they built a stunning curly willow arbor for our altar. They also provided beautiful linen overlays and made the ballroom look spectacular. However, one crucial element of the arrangements was missing, which was clearly stated in our contract and in countless conversations and meetings with Anthology. Miniature hanging lanterns (with LED candles inside) were to be hung from the curly willow in both our arbor and centerpieces. They were nowhere to be found on the wedding day. When I discussed this missing element with Evan days after the wedding, I was informed that he'd made a decision on the day to omit them because he didn't feel safe hanging them from the branches; perhaps they were too weak to support the lanterns. Giving him the benefit of the doubt, I accepted his professional opinion despite my significant disappointment and confusion. Unfortunately, I have subsequently seen photos from Anthology weddings featuring the same exact lanterns hanging from curly willow arrangements. It is hard not to assume that they simply didn't allot enough time to integrate them, or forgot to bring them to my venue altogether.My second disappointment was the bridesmaid bouquets. They were almost entirely different than what I expected. We explicitly reviewed the color palette and flower selections in multiple meetings before the wedding. I felt completely confident in Evan's ability to deliver because he gave me the impression that we were on the same page. I almost felt insulting in my redundancy with going over the order because it was so important to me. The wedding day brought surprising results. Different colors and different flowers than I ordered. It looked like it was the work of two different weddings, when you compared the bouquets to our magnificent centerpieces. Entirely different color palettes and styles. I was perplexed when the flowers arrived to our hotel, but I was so happy to be getting married that I didn't want to take the time to address my disappointment then and there. However, when I brought my concerns to Evan's attention several days after the wedding, I was met with a general unresponsiveness. As you might imagine, it is extremely difficult coming to a vendor with whom you've connected on not only a professional but personal level, and telling them that they did not deliver what the contract stipulated. Very hard conversation for both parties involved. But I felt it was necessary to inform them of my dissatisfaction because it regarded substantial oversights on their part. They may not have been noticeable to my guests, but to me and my family, who were highly invested in the floral arrangements, it was a big deal. Unfortunately Evan offered no compensation and only a vague, non-committal apology for my grievances. The bottom line is, would I recommend Anthology for a wedding? With conditions, yes. If you are willing to accept that there may be discrepancies in your order and that certain flowers may not be included, but replaced with different colors of different flowers altogether, then it might be worth the risk because a lot of their work is spectacular. There is a potential for them to loosely interpret your order. Anthology can do truly beautiful work, it's just the risk part that's hard to accept when it's for your wedding.

At the start of planning I knew I didn't want any flowers. My mother thought I was crazy that I wanted DIY french beaded bouquets for the bridesmaids and a vintage pin bouquet for myself. I also planned for paper flower centerpieces but I wanted beds of grass for the escort pinwheels I was making.We met with Evan (who came in on a day the store was closed since we were from out of town) and he was incredibly nice and never once tried to persuade me to ditch my centerpiece idea so they could get more business out of me. We decided to go with some cloth drapery for the ceiling of the ballroom at the Troy Hilton Garden Inn, some paper lanterns over the dance floor, and beds of grass for the escort cards.Eventually my plan for centerpieces fell through (Anthology was actually upset, they were looking forward to seeing what I was going to make) and Evan was incredibly flexible and responsive when I wanted to add grass centerpieces to our package. He even hung additional design elements that I had of my own with the lanterns.The result was gorgeous. The lanterns, fabric, and grass were all perfect, and we were extremely pleased with the whole process.Thanks so much for everything!

Wow!!! Where do i begin!?? Absolutely GORGEOUS arrangements. Kara and Evan totally understood my vision and took it to the next level. I could not be happier! They were so easy to work with, which was key to me because I was planning a wedding from out of town - easily communicated with them by email, even sending Evan pictures of arrangements I liked. We can't thank them enough!!

Anthology Studio did our flowers and centerpieces for our recent wedding and they were so spectacular and beautiful. Everything was more than I imagined it would be and all of our guests commented on how amazing they were!

After I had raved about my first meeting with Evan and Kara at Anthology, my bridal party actually used them for my shower too. Evan and Kara were wonderful to work with and the quality of work was phenomenal. They were patient and I loved the fact that all we had to do was suggest a flower or two and they were able to run with it to create arrangements that totally fit our wedding, as well as our personalities. The flowers were fresh, vibrant and held up incredibly all day - my bouquet even still looked good when we returned from our honeymoon, ten days after the wedding!

They did a great job working with us to create a unique floral design that fit in with our Wedding.

LOVED.LOVED.LOVED. working with the design team at Anthology. Evan and Kara made this experience painless and fun! They are a young and innovative team and were really the perfect fit for our wedding! Thank you. Thank you. Thank you!