I'm not exactly sure what I would have done without Megan Pollard. Wedding planning has so many…read moredetails and we thought we could do it all ourselves but in the end we called Events in the City. From start to finish this chic is detailed and on-point. She directed the vendors, kept us on schedule, made amazing suggestions and in the end it was the perfect wedding. We had 170 people to coordinate, live entertainment, delivery of grooms by boat, and family speeches. Everything was so seamless I could not even believe my own OCD eyes. My partner has his masters in Event Planning (tourism something whatever) and even he said it couldn't have been more perfect. I throw parties at a nightclub several times a week - I'm telling you, this chic is everything. Jus sayin.

Booking Tiffany and her team to help with our wedding was the best decision and wedding purchase we…read moremade - hands down. We hired Tiffany for day-of coordination but it was SO much more than that. From the minute we met for coffee, I knew her Type A personality and organization was JUST what we needed. My (now) husband and I are both lawyers and we don't know what we would have done without her given her handling of vendor coordination and planning when we were too swamped with work! Simply Breathe is worth every penny and in fact is the only wedding vendor I have given five star reviews to. In addition to coordinating with vendors before the wedding, she and her team seamlessly handled dealing with rain minutes before our ceremony, construction at our venue just a couple weeks before the wedding, and, apart from the last-minute mini-nightmares, she was ALWAYS there via phone or email when I needed advice or support. I cannot recommend her highly enough; this was by far our best wedding purchase. I can't imagine not having a wedding planner and tell all my friends they need one. Please reach out to Tiffany for my contact information if you want to hear more about how great she and her team were!!!

Sandy is amazing!! Extremely knowledgeable, detail oriented, and works hard to make sure your…read moreday/event goes off without a hitch! As a bride, I was so impressed with how she made sure I didn't have to worry about anything on my wedding day. Highly recommend!!

Working with Sandy as a fellow wedding vendor was a wonderful experience. Sandy was attentive to…read moreclient details and had an updated timeline for me to follow (as the client made some last minute changes). Together we led the way to a wonderful wedding experience for our client. Sandy accepted my recommendations to details as I accepted hers as well. Overall she was wonderful and "glued" the whole event together. 5 STAR Wedding Planner!

We wanted to hire a day-of coordinator, but we ended up getting Nicole's month-of coordination…read more We're thrilled we did this! She made the whole process a breeze. She's kind and really knows weddings. I had so many questions, and she remained patient, answering them all. She created incredible timelines for all parties (bridal, photo, vendors, etc.) and saved us hours if not days. Nicole ran a great rehearsal which made it super easy for the officiant/bride's brother to oversee his first wedding. On the day of the wedding, Nicole arrived bright and early helping to set up everything we brought. She kept us on schedule and helped calm our nerves. I never had to think about what time it was because Nicole was there to get us to the right spot. At the end of the night, Nicole and her team packed everything up and transferred it to our hotel so that we didn't have to worry about anything. We're so glad we hired a coordinator and even happier it was Nicole.

My husband and I live in NYC, working in professional event design and management. We wanted…read moresomeone who we could trust to execute the details we carefully put together over our two-year engagement so we could fully enjoy our wedding day. Nicole was an asset to us in her execution of the majority of the day-of responsibilities we as the bride and groom couldn't handle. However, there were significant difficulties in the process that required us to take a much more active role than we had expected. At the two week-out mark, we had not heard from Nicole since our intro meeting one month prior, and I asked that she get in touch with our vendors who were emailing me directly. Based on the timeline and division of responsibilities she shared with us, this was to be managed by her. She apologized and explained that another wedding had taken her time during the first two weeks of our month, and that vendors were on her to-do list. When she did reach out, our wedding date was incorrect in many of the emails (1 week off). There continued to be incorrect or partial information distributed to our vendors or added to our timeline. For example, we handed her a complete shuttle schedule organized down to the minute and she translated it into her timeline software with only a start time. We went through round after round of revisions, communicating the exact same details until it was accurately reflected. I think Nicole sensed our frustration and was quick to make the adjustments and move forward with an ever-positive attitude. She was quick to respond and make herself available for phone calls. Unfortunately, these repeatedly missed details only two weeks away from our wedding made us lose trust in Nicole and nervous for the wedding day. Nicole's assistant was not helpful. I asked that she direct my grandparents, who were confused where to be for the ceremony, while we were needed for wedding party photos. She disappeared and I was left to deal with the issue myself. She arrived at our black-tie optional wedding in a bright orange jumpsuit and is in the background of a lot of photos. She interrupted photos later to ask a bridesmaid for pens for our guest book but left without the pens. Small details, but on the day-of these things added to our unease. At 11:59pm, security came in to alert the band that they needed to wrap up and my husband and I were unable to find Nicole or her assistant. The music stopped, and it was up to us to take the lead and direct all our guests out of the venue. It was pretty uncomfortable for everyone. After about 30 minutes of checking in with our vendors and doing a thorough sweep of the venue, Nicole and her assistant showed up with our personal belongings. We would have liked to leave the venue with our guests and leave the vendor coordination to her. Instead, we were the last guests to leave the building after our long wedding day, almost an hour after the party ended. Nicole managed the load-in of our venue and went out of her way to help us pick up our cake when it could not be delivered. She and her assistant moved all of our décor and remaining alcohol back to our hotel room at the end of the night, above and beyond what we expected. She met all of our feedback with grace and positivity. With more attention to detail and support during the full, contracted 4 weeks before our wedding, many of the frustrations could have been avoided, and would have made us feel more at ease on the wedding day.

I truly don't know where to begin. I know when searching wedding vendors, many of them have 5 stars…read moreand it can be a challenge selecting which vendor is right for you. However, Ashly and her team deserve 10 stars! I have never in my entire life met someone as professional, organized, kind-hearted and caring as Ashly from B.Mingled. Let me start with the software B.Mingled provides, Aisle Planner. This software is a GAME CHANGER for wedding planning. Before I signed with Ashly, I was literally planning my wedding on various sticky notes. Aisle planner has EVERYTHING from your guest list, to contract uploads, to payment reminders, to a very detailed checklist that is organized by months leading up to the wedding, to the seating chart customized to your venue layout. And the best part? Ashly helps you manage the software. I am not sure if other planner/coordinator companies offer this software, but what I do know is that Ashly & her team are simply unmatched. I hired Ashly as our Day-of-coordinator, but she is so much more than that - she is ALWAYS there when you need her even months before the wedding. She was more like a 2-3 month coordinator with the emails, texts and calls and always happy to help with anything we needed (I know I had a ton of stupid questions and she was always more than happy to help). Ashly is extremely detail oriented. She provided a very detailed schedule to me and all of my vendors, which was amazing as it eliminated any confusion. I have been in many weddings where no one knows what is going on or when to be here or there. I shared this timeline with my wedding party and there was never any question of where people needed to be at what time, and that really made a huge difference for the flow of the wedding. And to be honest it was INCREDIBLE as the Bride to. not have to answer a million and one questions from everyone because every last detail was on the timeline. One thing I really loved about Ashly was that she told me she would not contact me for any reason on my wedding day. She took down our MOH and BM's numbers and contacted them all day if any minor issues popped up or if she was just checking in to see how I was doing. She did not want me to worry about anything, and it was so nice to just be able to relax and trust that everything was taken care of - which it was! On the day of my wedding, I was staying in a cottage onsite of the venue which is where I had my girls come for hair and makeup. Ashly arrived to the venue, made sure everything was going well, and then loaded up her car with all of our decor items for the ceremony/reception (multiple boxes) and transported them to the venue. I had a couple sticky notes on some of the decor with some instruction, but other decor items didn't and I trusted her to place them where she thought looked good and holy moly did she do an incredible job! My reception space was absolutely breathtaking because of her setup. Also, at the end of the night, I did not have to worry about A THING. Ashly and her assistant, Alyssa, carefully organized and packed up all of our belongings and transported all of my boxes back to the cottage at the end of the night. This is the best part. Ashly literally saved my wedding. Unfortunately, two of my other vendors were absolutely horrible and made me cry multiple times throughout the day/evening. Not only did Ashly have my back and stood up for me, but she made sure that I didn't have to deal with the vendors face to face and she took total charge in fixing the issues. It was so nice having someone go to battle for me so I could just enjoy myself and my loved ones. Not only that, but she always made sure I was doing great and always made sure I had a drink in my hand! Both Ashly and Alyssa were always there for me and supporting me. I never had to go and search for them, they were always nearby and ready to help with whatever I needed. I can imagine having to deal with the vendor crisis was chaotic, but you would never know as Ashly has this incredible calm and collected presence that fills the room. The fact that she was running my entire wedding AND STILL made so much time to check in on me and get me anything I needed is truly remarkable. Not only was Ashly an amazing coordinator, but she was an AMAZING FRIEND on my wedding day. I do not know what I would have done without Ashly. I truly cannot picture my wedding without her and I certainly will never forget her. She was hands down the best vendor we hired for our wedding. I truly believe she is the best coordinator in the game! If I could give you one piece of advice for your wedding, CHOOSE ASHLY/THE B.MINGLED TEAM AS YOUR WEDDING COORDINATOR. Trust me, you will not regret it.

Other than deciding to get married in the first place, working with Ashly and B.Mingled might be…read morethe best decision we ever made. I mean this in total honesty: we could not have had the wedding that we wanted without them. They took care of details that we didn't even know existed. Things that could have surprised us and derailed us were handled quickly, expertly, and seamlessly by Ashly and her team. Plus, they're absolutely delightful people. When any of my friends, family, or loved ones in the DMV get married, I hope Ashly is available to work with them.

Right after I got engaged, I was horrified by the thought of wedding planning due to families who…read morehad yet to meet, a strict budget, and my husband and I having no time to plan due to work and school. But then we hired Allison Jackson of Pineapple Productions and all of the stress, worries, and anxiety of wedding planning simply melted away. Not only are Allison Jackson and Pineapple Productions organized, creative, and experienced at planning weddings, but they are excellent at working with all different types of people who have varying opinions on what a "wedding" should. Allison calmly dealt with differing opinions between family members and bride and groom and came up with creative and effective solutions that made everyone happy. Allison and Pineapple Productions also really helped me and my husband plan the wedding on a limited time schedule. After getting a feel for our style / vision, Allison would use her extensive knowledge of the D.C. wedding industry and narrow our choices up front so that the choices of photographer, florist, venue, etc., didn't seem so overwhelming. In the end, we ended up with a venue / vendors that we were extremely happy with without having to spend loads of time upfront researching, and we know we couldn't have found them without Allison's help / insight! The wedding itself went off without a hitch - Allison and Pineapple Productions put together our dream wedding and our friends and family still talk about it over a year later. You can see pictures of it here: http://www.stylemepretty.com/2010/10/19/pineapple-productions-downtown-garden-wedding-with-a-spanish-flair/ Our wedding would have not been the same without Allison and Pineapple Production's expertise, poise, and altogether amazingness. If you are looking for a wedding planner in D.C., stop right now - Pineapple Productions is it!!

I could not have planned my wedding - which many friends and family say is the best wedding they…read morehave ever been to - without Arney Walker and Pineapple Productions. After interviewing several wedding planners, I chose Arney for partial planning services because of her professionalism and calm/friendly/non-pretentious demeanor. I was also sick of planners from other companies telling me that their partial planning packages only included recommendations for a limited number of vendors. These companies charged the same amount as Pineapple, or more, and don't have nearly as good of a reputation as Pineapple. Pineapple Productions is considered one of the best planning companies in the country. Choose them and you will NOT be disappointed. They will handle any and all situations that will inevitably occur during the process of planning your wedding, and you'll have a lot of fun working with them!!

Where do I begin. I knew from day one that I would have Shamci, owner and creative designer of…read morePlatinum Sofreh, transfer our vision into reality, she is just phenomenal. I contacted Shamci last year, however our wedding date got postponed after a traumatic event. Throughout she followed up to see how I was doing, very caring and genuine like she was my aunt. She kept reinforcing positive energy throughout and reassured us that once our date is finalized I would be in great hands. From the initial consultation to before, during, and after our wedding I was in love. Shamci was so attentive to every detail along the way ensuring everything went smoothly and fun to work with. Shamci and her team tackled everything from our beautiful bridal suite, and planning all aspects of our wedding from A to Z. They provided full service and day of planning, all flower arrangements (bridal, bridesmaids, groom and groomsmen boutonnieres, and parents corsages ), centerpieces, table card, sweetheart table, multiple ceremonies at the different locations, and not to mention pipe and drape which added a romantic touch to our "Sofreh" . Our "Sofreh" was one of the most beautiful features of our wedding, expressive of our personalities, it was absolutely magical. Further, having Mr. Saman at our "Sofreh" with his beautiful speach , explaining the history and traditions behind the traditional Iranian "Sofreh" with its meaning and connecting it to our story was unexpected and touched everyone. My husband and I loved working with Shamci, she was by our side from day one, the early morning hours leading up to our wedding day and early morning hours following our wedding. Shamci and her team were so warm, friendly, and very detail oriented. No two brides are the same either, she made our wedding so unique and a reflection of us. She was just as excited as we were and couldn't wait to witness our Big Day and made it like those only seen in fairy tales. Bottom line: you need Shamci by your side, if you think you can enjoy your wedding and plan it all by yourself.. well think twice. Being surrounded by family in the hotel food and beverage industry, I can vouch how critical it was to have Shamci and her team by our side. Great weddings don't just happen, with her eye for detail she was able to create and combine style and glamour to our special day making our day unforgettable. Everyone loved working with her and she was a joy. We can't wait to work with her again in the future. I highly recommend hiring Platinum Sofreh for ALL your special events which is transparent in her work! Thank you so much Shamci we can't thank you enough and miss you and your energy!

We have worked with Steve and the team at EDGE many times, but they truly went above and beyond for…read moreour wedding day. Steve understood our vision to a tee and created the most gorgeous designs for our chuppah, bouquets, and centerpieces. I don't have the best eye for design, but I showed Steve some pictures I liked and told him about the vibe I wanted, and he handled everything. One of the best things about working with EDGE is that their designs go above and beyond flowers - they have a warehouse full of decor that they use to bring your vision to life. Steve did the most amazing job and I was genuinely speechless when I saw everything his team created. In addition to being incredible designers, the EDGE team is so professional and lovely to work with. They provided excellent communication throughout the entire planning process and were responsive to all of our adjustments and tweaks. They handled set up and take down on the day of as well and made everything so seamless for my husband and I. Working with EDGE was worth every penny and we would highly recommend them to anyone looking for a wedding florist in the DMV!!

I would highly recommend EDGE Floral Designers!!! The flowers they delivered for my wedding were so…read moregorgeous. The flowers were even better than the pictures that I showed them as inspiration. We had 17 tables, 8 bridesmaids/groomsmen, an escort table, pew arrangements, cocktail table arrangements and more. Everything was perfect and then some. They were super easy to work with and kept us in the loop the whole time with everything. The guests at our wedding gave us so many compliments on the flowers the whole night. Hire them!!