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    A Dream Party

    4.8 (19 reviews)
    Open 9:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Face painting

    Henna artists

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    Brandy H.

    Hiring A Dream Party entertainment was the best thing I did for my daughter's third birthday!! Not only did Carmen go out of her way to find a ballerina for my daughter's ballerina themed birthday party, she went above and beyond in what she offered. I was so nervous having a large party in the winter, knowing I'd have 40+ people inside my house and almost 20 toddlers running around. I never imagined it would feel so calm and go so smooth! Carmen kept the kids entertained for so long with face painting, balloon art, and a magic show!! All that in addition to our special guest, a real ballerina who put on a quick show and a dance lesson for the littles. She also offered balloon garland that she delivered and setup before the party. It was beautiful and saved me so much time and stress in having to find another vendor to work with and coordinate. Her company really is like a one stop shop for it all! It was honestly the best toddler party I've ever been to. We will definitely be hiring her for my son's party this summer! Thank you a million times Carmen

    Gen C.

    Such a pleasure working with Carmen. She was very professional; easy to communicate with, reliable, arrived on time, and even extended her services at the time of the party, which we really appreciated. The face painting was so captivating, the balloon art was fun and kept the kids smiling, and the interactive magic show was a hit all around. Thank you for making the birthday party so memorable and we look forward to continue to work with Carmen in the future.

    Sofie E.

    Carmen was very responsive, professional, organized, and accommodating. She did a wonderful job at my daughter's birthday party at our local park. We simply told her that the party color was purple (not a specific theme), yet she ran with her creativity and quickly became the life of the party. Thanks Carmen!

    Arezoo S.

    She truly is an artist ! We met her In a birthday party ( thanks to the host ) and she did a great job. Organized kids and performed Unique face painting on each of them.

    Carmen was such a beautiful Elsa & she's amazing at it!! Thank you Carmen for making my daughters day special :)
    Blanca R.

    Carmen was amazing!! She was very professional & responsive! I LOVED all of her work she did a wonderful job when she attended my daughter's birthday party. All the kids loved her & not to mention how amazing she was as Elsa :) I can't wait for her to attend my future birthday parties :) HIGHLY RECOMMEND her !!

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    Easy to communicate with, responsive and professional. Really talented face painting artist.

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    2 years ago

    Children enjoyed the balloons and bubbles. My son really enjoyed all the dinosaur balloons she made!

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    Thank you for having me at your event!

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    Thank you very much for the nice review and posting a photo!

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    We had a great experience with Carmen. She was great. We all had a great time, especially the kids and ladies who got the henna. Thanks.

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    In response: Wow!…read moreDid you even read my review? I mentioned her make up ONCE. She is a performer and she was a MESS. Her wig was barely on. Her dress was not tied in the back. Multiple parents complained that you could see way too much. Next.. Guess what? I'm a daughter too. Want to step off your soap box.. Do you have a daughter? How would you feel if she was treated SO DISRESPECTFULLY when all she was doing was expressing her concern. And since you're all about confidence and all that - maybe make sure you hang up the phone BEFORE you call the customer a BITCH. Yes, I did hear you. Next I would like to know.. Were you at the party? You must have been.. She was ABSOLUTELY not there for her full hour. During face painting she was MEAN, rushed and not all 10 kids got their face painted. Yes, balloons pop.. If she doesn't know what she's doing then she shouldn't do it. Not okay to keep popping balloons right in kids faces. Also don't forget that she took time to charge her cell phone. I didn't know they had iPhones in Enchacia. Don't tell me my daughter and her friends had a great time. I NEVER SAID THAT. My daughter is smiling in ZERO pictures. There are only smiling kids when the princess was not present. It is mentioned that the princess could be late. I should have relieved a phone call! I never once called before the scheduled time - so maybe don't lie? I'm sure I'm missing plenty of points I wanted to reply to.. But in the end you guys handled this horribly. I did not harass anyone. I complained and you should expect more complaints coming. A company that actually cares would have tried to make it right. Why would I ever want to book with you again?? I will dispute the charge since you are not willing to work with me in any way. Your company did not fulfill what was stated in the contract. There is nothing wrong with me trying to warn people about you. This same post is on the Sonoma county moms page - it hasn't been up long and many people will now never book with you. Not because of the princess but because of YOU. Again thank you for calling me a BITCH and then having the nerve to try to lecture me. PS - I'm not the first person to say that I was hung up on. Hobby of yours? Maybe take a class in customer service!

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