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September 2023 by Mohammad Hasan
She did not show up on my sister’s wedding and plenty of the items paid for were not there . Don’t use
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June 2023 by Imron Hussain
Was sitting there the other day and remembered how stressful and annoying it was dealing with this person/company for our events a few years back. Obsessed with talking about herself and does not listen at all. On the day of the events they randomly did whatever they wanted and nothing that we had agreed upon and asked for. Please avoid.
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May 2023 by Adorbs Vl
She made my wedding so beautiful!Trust me you want her to design your wedding!
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February 2023 by Steph Palma
PLEASE DO NOT USE DIVINE DESIGNS!EVERYTHING YOU HEAR IS TRUE! People tried to warn us, but we didn’t listen. Do not make the same mistake that we made and ignore all the warnings of her complete lack of professionalism. She is a horrible communicator, unprofessional, and full of unpleasant surprises.First and foremost, she is by far the worst communicator I’ve ever encountered in my business or personal life. Doesn’t reply to phone calls, text messages, or emails for weeks. As you can imagine this multiplies your stress levels during a time that is already very stressful.Not only does she take very long to respond (or sometimes never respond) she is also very forgetful. On two occasions she completely forgot about an appointment with us. One of the times she owned up to the mistake and apologized, but the other time she blamed us for not reminding her.When we finally met with her, she was always talking on and on about her accomplishments and personal life. She claimed to have designed Serena Williams’ wedding and how great it was to work with her; however we found out it was designed by Preston Bailey and she had absolutely nothing to do with the production. Makes sense why she never publicized that.She also went into detail about her relationship problems and the hardships she was dealing with. We both felt for her situation which is probably why we stuck it out with her. I get we’re trying to get to know each other but at a certain point it’s very unprofessional and took away a lot of valuable time that we could’ve spent actually planning.We had only one meeting at the venue a few months before the wedding to finalize all the details. She showed up 10 min late and left her car running with someone in the car. She then said, “sorry guys but we have to make this quick, something came up.” Which is not something you want to hear on such an important day. Inside the venue she was distracted by her phone the whole time while we were trying to describe critical details. She kept repeating typical salesman phrases like, “Oh yeah for sure! No problem! Of course!” With no other input. She didn’t write one thing down and on the day of the wedding it showed.The entrance wasn’t big enough for even one person to enter through. It wasn’t connected to the doorway like we asked, instead it was floating awkwardly in the middle of the room. But the best part was when the stage almost collapsed, which could’ve potentially burned down the entire hall as there were hundreds of candles on the stage. You could imagine how scared we were walking across the stage and watching the entire setup sway back and forth.As if that wasn’t enough, we were given 3 proposals outlining our costs over the span of a year while working with her. None of them gave a specific itemized breakdowns but we trusted her. Surprise! The week before the wedding she increased the cost by over 40%! With no reasons given other than, “sorry the cost of everything is going up” Even though not one real flower was used in the entire wedding, which is shocking for giving her $15k+. I would understand 10% or 15% but 40% is ridiculous. We were completely caught off guard and forced into paying this as we had no other choice one week before our wedding. But wait it gets better, when I tried to put it on credit card she said she couldn’t accept cc payments. It’s not uncommon in wedding transactions so I offered Zelle or to write a check. She denied both and said CASH ONLY. She mentioned not creating a paper trail as if this were an illegal transaction. Feeling completely helpless we complied, and till this day over a year later we have not received any proof of payment.To sum up, please do not make the same mistake my wife and I made with this critical decision. This is nothing personal against her, and I would never want to hurt another business as a business owner myself. We are simply writing this to save the next couple from making this crucial mistake that we made for one of the most important days of our lives.
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June 2022 by Kassandra Scardino
Maha was a dream to work with! Our wedding was so beautiful and she brought our vision to life. Thank you Maha for everything!
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September 2021 by Summar Othman
DO NOT use this company. They will make promises of a beautiful wedding hall with fresh flowers and decor. The day of your event you will be left with dollar store looking decor. They used flower stems as a center pieces and many empty tables. If you call to complain she will block you. You've been warned!
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September 2021 by Summar O.
DO NOT use this company. They will make promises of a beautiful wedding hall with fresh flowers and decor. The day of your event you will be left with dollar store looking decor. They used flower stems as a center pieces and many empty tables. If you call to complain she will block you. You've been warned!
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September 2021 by Ahmad M Elayyan
Guys don’t ever go there Maha she is the biggest liar I have ever seen she’s a scammer she will act nice in the beginning and then u will get the surprise after she get all her money. This girl charged me over 7k to decorate my wedding I choose everything and we agreed to it and when I asked her why it’s expensive she said the flowers are expensive bc it’s real flowers and I was okay with that. This girl doesn’t take credit cards or check it has to be cash or Zelle which’s the way that u can’t get ur money back so this girl doesn’t answer her phone as soon as she get paid. she will just do what she wants. long story short when I went to the banquet my face dropped bc everything was not what she showed me from the entrance to the stage even the couch was not what I wanted also the flowers were fake not even one was real flower and the funny part is that she kept saying I will surprise u but I didn’t know she will surprise me like this. Again it was nothing of what we agreed to but couple things. It was so embarrassing. When I looked back at the contract I saw the way she scammed me this girl put things in the contact without details for example u want a couch she will put couch but without saying what kind of couch u want, also for example u want real flowers on the stage she will put flower on stage but without (real) and this is how she scams u bc if u look at the contract and the job it’s matching bc what’s on the contract and what u agreed to is on stage but something cheaper like fake flowers and this is big thing bc most of the money u pay It goes to the flower. and the thing is u can’t do anything bc the contract didn’t say real flowers it says flowers and the flowers are on the stage so that’s why guys don’t ever trust this B……. Bc she will show you something and than do something else similar and cheaper. Last thing I want to say when I tried to talk to her to see why did she do that she said she put everything on contract like she didn’t do anything wrong and than never answerd her phone again never trust this girl even if she was friendly to u bc this is her way to scam u. I will never forgive her for charging me over 7k and do a job for 2500$ She’s fake just like her flowers.
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July 2021 by Abussinian A.
Total DISAPPOINTMENT! We had an initial consultation and Maha was supposed to send over our quote like a week ago. She even insisted we gave her a response as soon as we got the quote due to another inquiry that she received for the same day. After days of waiting for the pricing, I called multiple times, left voicemails and sent emails and NOTHING. At some point her assistant picked up and promised me that Maha would call me back & I'm pretty sure I heard Maha giggling in the background. As a woman who claims to have been in this industry for many years, I expect her to be more straight forward and honest to her customers instead of wasting ones time and energy. Maha - next time, if for any reasons you don't want to work with a client, do them a favor and let them know ASAP. Humble yourself sis!
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October 2020 by Alyssa Cunningham
The best! Maha created the perfect design with us and our flowers, candles, and decor were beyond what we envisioned. Could not recommend her more highly!
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August 2020 by Charles Stevens
Always prompt and friendly service and always wonderful beautiful arrangements at reasonable prices! My go to florist!
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July 2020 by Huda Salahat
I hired Maha- Divine designs to decorate my wedding. We went over details, and I was able to go to the warehouse to see the items I chose. She was very friendly, and it appeared she was going to do a fantastic job on my wedding. I been to weddings she decorated, and she has done a nice job. However, when I entered the banquet on my wedding day my face dropped. I was so disappointed that the sofa I chose was not there, the lighting was off, and I had two huge crystals that were supposed to be at the end of the walk way which were not there. I sent her a text the next day telling her my thoughts. She had told me she did what she thought looked nice. I mentioned the missing decor she didn’t text back. It was obviously a sloppy fast job. I gave her a budget, and did not try to negotiate. I was an easy client. But leaving out decor which most likely cost a couple hundred dollars is not fair. I have never written a review about this because I do not like to interfere with someone’s rizq, but now she has taken a whole new low. A relative of mine has hired her to decorate their wedding, but due to COVID-19 they could not have their wedding. Maha was paid already to decorate their wedding. As time came closer they tried to reach out to Maha she has not answered any calls or messages. She was even asked to just come decorate the house. Still no reply! The wedding was in April, and they still have not been able to contact Maha. She has taken their money, and has not provided her services. She is constantly on Instagram and social media accounts posting daily, but has no time to reply to her clients. This is just a review to warn others. When you’re a bride and groom you pick out the details of your wedding, and cannot wait to see the outcome. You spend your hard earned money on your wedding. It is not fair to take someone’s money, and not provide your service. Lesson learned go with Sprinkles!-Still disappointed customer lol
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January 2020 by Claudia Slowik Giannini
Maha and her staff are the most amazing people to work with. My daughter and I had a concept and Maha worked with us and created the most beautiful wedding ceremony and reception flowers, lighting, flower wall, table arrangements, 15 foot autumn trees and the list goes on and on! The bridal bouquet, bridesmaids and family corsages, pumpkins, candles and the list goes on and on! She is a master of detail and satisfaction we cannot say enough about her and her staff. Thank you for making Vickys special day one we will never forget and our family and friends say it was the most gorgeous wedding they have ever been to thanks to this amazing woman! Again who has a flower wall, we did!
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January 2020 by Jennifer A.
Maha and her team at Divine Design and Events are truly the best of the best - they went above and beyond to create the most beautiful florals for our wedding day, and we could not be happier! As an out of town bride, I was nervous about not being able to see everything in person before making decisions, but Maha was very accommodating. We emailed/texted photos back and forth, and also Face Timed so that I could see all of the floral/candle/vase options that she has to offer at her shop. She was patient during the decision making process, and used her expertise to guide us in choosing florals that were full, fresh, and beautiful without compromising our vision or budget - we so appreciated this! Maha is super fun to work with and incredibly talented at creating an aesthetic that will match your vision for your wedding day. The bouquets, centerpieces, candles, drapery, and lighting left us and our guests speechless!! Most importantly, we did not have to worry about a single design-related thing the day of our wedding - she completely took care of the décor, allowing us to enjoy and not stress! Everything was perfect. We had the best experience working with Divine Design and Events and cannot thank or recommend Maha enough :)
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December 2019 by Lulu P.
We never got our quote back. We're very disappointed because we drove all the way there from Vernon Hills during rush hour hoping we'd work with them but then it turned out to be a waste of time. We called, left the voicemails and they never called back. Maha mentioned that our wedding date will be popular weekend due to middle eastern traditions during that time and she'd probably pass on us. Well why didn't she tell us on the phone instead of wasting our times and driving far for nothing? Now we have to find time to look for someone who really wants to work with us.
