Lavish Weddings

Lavish Weddings was a great decorator! To be honest, we were a little skeptical based on the the other Unilocal reviews but our wedding planner (Events by Nisar) has been working with them recently and recommended we use them because they have changed for the better and he was right. Maria and Nisar worked with us in the beginning with planning and costs and it ended up being exactly what we wanted. We had Maria do a fabric mandap with flower arrangements and traditional hindu ceremony furniture for the ceremony as well as the reception décor inside a Marriott tent and both were beautiful. The pricing was fair and Maria was both responsive and on-​time which we really appreciated. The only criticism we had was that we would have preferred a different payment method than giving our credit card information up front but Maria was accommodating and took a check instead. Either way, I’m glad we ended up selecting Lavish Weddings for our wedding

I have known this company for over 10 years as sonray (sunray events). They had done a fabulous job for two first birthday parties for family members at great prices and I was always very pleased. they were always rude and not quite put together, but in the end they would come through.
My last experience with them however was HORRIBLE. I had spoken to Raymond on the phone for at least 1 month prior to the event. They kept delaying our visit as ‘they were very busy with weddings.” when we finally met we discussed CLEARLY what i wanted. the contract said the same. in the end however, we compromised on prices and still went through exactly what was and what was not included.
in the end the decorations were a complete and utter disaster. They had NOTHING that we had discussed. and when i approached Raymond about it he appeared irritated and said «well we cut down the budget.» we did cut down the budget but not to the point that NOTHING we wanted would be there. DISASTER DISASTER DISASTER. i am calling my credit card company to get my money back. will never use them again. ruined a beautiful once in a lifetime event for my daughter.
you know it’s bad when people are asking me if «i did the decorations myself!» DO NOT USE!!!

Unlike Carly, my experience with lavish weddings is absolutely not bittersweet, it’s only bitter! I honestly wish I could give them no stars.
DO NOT USE THEM FOR ANY IMPORTANT EVENT.
I originally heard about them as Son Ray Events which were used by as number of my cousins and friends. They gave great pricing apparently so I approached them for our wedding. I was able to find better flowers, same prices, and service elsewhere. I found Maria cold and super business minded. She was not all interested in trying to understand who we were or what we wanted. We obviously didn’t use them.
I met them later again going with my cousin for her wedding flowers. First off, her experience was quite different from mine maybe because her wedding has about 300 more people than me! They were so sweet and catering to their every need. Maybe that’s because they could now meet with Ray, the owner. They got incredible prices and an awesome deal definitely unbeatable anywhere else so booked them with the deposit. Later for her engagement party she she ordered some flowers for centerpieces at her engagement party. And guess what? THEY DIDN’T SHOW UP. At all. When she called and asked, they didn’t even apologize for the mix up. Instead they kept ignoring their phonecalls and emails until they were threatened to be reported! Even after all this, They just kept saying they would make it up somehow. How can you make up for the fact that you didn’t bring flowers to a freaking event?! PS. They are still waiting on that deposit refund.
Bottom line: they have reputation of not showing up at events. if you want to be sure to get flowers at your wedding, no matter how good a price they give you, be safe, avoid the drama.
If you are looking for recommendations, I loved my florist Kate Powell at Fleur du Jour and our stage decorator Evgeni at Prestige Wedding Decorations.

We hired Lavish Weddings for 3 of my sister’s wedding events and have had nothing but an amazing experience with them!!! We are extremely pleased and satisfied with their service, work, and attention to detail and have received so many compliments on the décor, including 2 backdrops for the different events as well as centerpieces. They have given us the utmost attention during our planning stages and I know there were many times when we kept going back and fourth with ideas, and instead of getting annoyed with us, they showed extreme patience and professionalism. They are very reasonable as well. Again, we had an amazing experience with them and we will for sure recommend Lavish Wedding to others time and time again. I have also been to many weddings, where they have done the décor… again always beautiful work!

Stay Away, again stay away. They are also known as Son Ray. I hired them for my sisters wedding to do t he décor and stage setup. My sister drove all the way to Brookfield, IL to their office and hand picked the couch and chairs for the stage. But on the day of the wedding, they brought NO couch and brought three chairs that were completely different than what my sister had selected. When I confronted the guy Ray about the wrong chairs and the missing couch, instead of an apology, he turns around and says this is what was ordered. On top of that, my sister had asked for a red runner carpet, instead they brought a red cloth on top of the marble, which made it very slippery. When asked to fix, they used a gray duct tape to the floor to secure the ‘red runner wanna be’. These guys are out there to make a quick buck, get someone professional.

My experience with Lavish Weddings is bittersweet. The owner Maria comes off and being very knowledgeable and friendly but after you sign the contract things quickly change. There were several points of struggle. I had explained my idea to her and seemed to comprehend my vision. When it came to the demo day– not only was i horribly disappointed with the freakish demo. I was very frustrated with her, because I had made 2 – 3 trips out to her shop– to hand hold her through the design of my floral arrangements. I was very upset and told her that i wanted another demo and she almost refused finally after she finally agreed to do over the bridal and BM bouquets I painfully explained exactly what i wanted OVER again, but this time leaving absolutely no room for error! I went as far as researching and printing out all the details that would eventually be manifested into my bouquet.
The flowers themselves came out amazing but she was 20min late to my wedding — which resulted in my husband and I missing our church photos opportunity as we were quickly rushed out the door to make room for the next wedding. I don’t hold anything against the church, because I understand that there is another wedding, but i most definitely hold it against the florist for being late.
Another note: she called me at ~11pm the night before asking if i wanted the flowers delivered to my parents house — 40min away forcing them to carry it? Um, NO! that is why i paid 500 dollars in delivery for two sites, one the church and the other the reception! I was a ball of nerves the next day and sure enough she messed things up.
The most horrible experience with any vendors during my wedding!
I recommend Laura. visit
— she was my number one choice but she did not do back drops and I was running out of time and did not want to have any more vendors to worry about.