Steve’s Flower Market + 312FILMS: Wedding Florals Across Two Chicago Celebrations

Steve’s Flower Market + 312FILMS: Wedding Florals Across Two Chicago Celebrations

Some of the most beautiful details in a wedding film aren’t the ones anyone plans around, they’re the ones that fill every frame without anyone noticing: the color of the bouquet against a bridesmaid’s dress, the arch the couple stands under, the centerpieces catching candlelight during toasts. Time and again in Chicago, those details have come from Steve’s Flower Market. As we’ve filmed weddings across the city, their work keeps showing up in our footage, so we’re giving them the spotlight they’ve earned.

About Steve’s Flower Market

Steve’s Flower Market is a family-owned florist located at 1039 W Grand Ave in Chicago’s West Town neighborhood. Founder Steve Ziemba’s career in flowers started as a teenager working in a local Chicago flower shop, a job that turned into a lifelong passion. At 22, he opened his own market, built on sourcing the freshest, most unique flowers directly from growers. Today the shop’s bridal design work is led by Mary Ziemba, backed by a team with decades of combined experience creating custom florals for weddings of every size.

On The Knot, Steve’s Flower Market holds a 4.9 out of 5 rating across 126 reviews, has earned the Best of Weddings award seven times (including 2023, 2022, and 2021), and has been inducted into the Hall of Fame for repeat recognition. They’re also recognized as a Woman-owned Business. Couples consistently describe the same experience: a relaxed initial consultation to talk through style and vision, followed by hands-on design meetings where they see and touch sample arrangements before committing to a final look.

The Weddings We’ve Shared

Steve’s Flower Market has brought their design work to weddings we’ve had the privilege of filming, including:

• Hannah & Allen at The Ritz-Carlton Chicago — Steve’s Flower Market designed the florals for the couple’s welcome party, setting the tone for a weekend celebration at one of Chicago’s most storied hotels.
• Jessica & Dawid at St. Hyacinth Basilica & LondonHouse Chicago — Steve’s Flower Market handled the full floral design for this Polish-American celebration, from the ceremony at the historic Basilica to the reception in LondonHouse’s Juliette Ballroom.

What Steve’s Flower Market Brings to a Wedding Film

Florals do a lot of quiet work in a wedding film. A bouquet has to hold up in close-up during the getting-ready shots, boutonnieres need to read clearly on camera during the ceremony, and centerpieces have to carry a room’s lighting for hours of reception coverage. Steve’s Flower Market’s arrangements are built with that kind of durability and color intention in mind, whether it’s the tighter, more intimate scale of a welcome party or the full-room transformation of a reception at a landmark venue. For us behind the camera, that consistency means one less variable to worry about and one more layer of visual richness in the final film.

If you’re planning a Chicago wedding and want your florals as beautifully documented as they are designed, get in touch with 312FILMS, and consider Steve’s Flower Market for the details that will fill your frame.