As I approach my one-year wedding anniversary, I figure I can finally write this review…read more I hired Jerrod to be my wedding photographer. After a lengthy nationwide search for the 'best' photographer (based on package, price, aesthetics, personality) my husband and I chose Jerrod as one of our first vendors, as it was one of our most important ones. It's been over a year since I've known Jerrod now, and I can say that without a doubt, he has been the most attentive, respectful, and accommodating person I worked with throughout the whole wedding process. I was unhappy about some of my bridal portraits, and when I brought the subject up to him, he was understanding and tried to do whatever he could to remedy the situation. When we were done buying our pictures and still had credit left on our account, he made an arrangement for us to get the DVD of all of our photos - engagement, bridals, and wedding. He was always prompt in communicating and I could always count on hearing from him within a day or two, never more! As for the quality of the photos, albums, prints, etc - we could not be happier. Both of our parents were absolutely thrilled with the pictures and the quality of the albums that came in our package. Our personal album is also of excellent quality (and HUGE to boot!). Our parents are still talking, even a year later, about how professional but kind and warm that Jerrod was (and is!). Although our professional relationship with Jerrod is over, he feels now like an old friend who we will stay in contact with for years to come.

Jerrod is the best wedding photographer in the country by far. Jerrod took engagement photos last…read moreSpring and afterwards photos for our wedding on 10/12/13. Most of our photos look like they belong in a wedding magazine! He has a ton of experience and training and is great to work with. We found everyone in town telling us he is the best photographer including other photographers. We have hundreds of wedding photos from Jerrod and every one of them is equally fantastic. Check out his company facebook page Jerrod Brown Studios. https://www.facebook.com/jbrownstudios

Absolute perfection! Exquisite photos that are truly magazine-worthy!…read more Kelli and Daniel Taylor are absolutely wonderful to work with and they will be the ONE piece of your wedding that you will not need to worry about! They are exceptionally pleasant, attentive, detail-oriented, and super, super organized! We booked the Taylors many months before our daughter's April 2014 wedding because we fell instantly in love with them and their work! Kelli is a wonderful resource for anything related to wedding planning in Birmingham, which proved to be a huge help since we are fairly new to the area. Both Kelli and Daniel take stunning photographs and each manages to somehow capture those little moments on THE DAY that later make for heirloom pictures. There were so many amazing photos from our daughter's wedding and reception that she and our son-in-law struggled to choose pictures (from more than 800) for their wedding album. Simply the best, hands down!

I hired Jeremy to take pictures of my dog and me. He was very polite on the phone, showed up on…read moretime, was respectful and very professional. He took many many pictures and had a way of capturing my dog's attention so that she looked as though she was smiling. He got the pictures back to me before my deadline and I was very pleased with the quality of his work. I highly recommend Photography by Jeremy Berkson to anyone who is needing professional photos. Suzanne Sigmund

Very accommodating and professional. Did a great job and did so quickly. Very friendly staff.read more

Village Press was able to make amazing teacher gifts for my kids. Personalized notepads with the…read moreteachers name and the school. We also were able to put one teachers name and his favorite quote. Easy to order and the smiles and gratitude from the teachers were amazing. We will be back. The employees at Village Press were so helpful and nice. They even tied ribbon around the notepads that added a special touch. So much more to see and create at this store. We will be back for our own personal stationary.

Choosing Avenue D Events was single handedly the best decision we made to ensure a seamless wedding…read moreexperience! My husband and I knew that we wanted to have a beautiful stress-free wedding planning process and the team at Avenue D delivered! The "Everything But The Dress" Package was truly a life-saver! As our in house wedding planners Laura and Samantha ensured that everything was taken care of from start to finish! This meant that we received vetted, top tier vendors from across the Birmingham Area without having to manage complicated contracts and timelines. Although we were not living in Birmingham, they worked with us to ensure that every detail was handled including in-person and virtual vendor meeting scheduling and day of timeline coordination. All we had to do throughout the process was show up! What we were most impressed by, however, was the kindness and attentiveness shown by Laura, Samantha, and Allie (our design and decor expert) in the weeks leading up to the wedding. You all were a heaven-sent dream team! I can truly say that on the day of our wedding, we were not stressed one bit. We were able to enjoy the entire day knowing that everything was taken care of. This is such a rare experience and all of the credit goes to the team at Avenue D. Thank you Laura, Samantha, Allie, and Chuck for curating the perfect wedding experience for us from start to finish!

Starting off the month right by writing a review. I didn't know this venue existed until I was…read moreinvited to a birthday party for my friend, which I attended on yesterday. Finding parking wasn't bad and the venue is very spacious. My friend knows how to throw a good party so of course it was decorated beautifully and had awesome entertainment. The food and drinks were phenomenal and the outdoor space was so nice. My husband and I had a great time and we will definitely keep this venue in mind for the future.

Nikki's Event Center is an amazing place to host family gatherings and events. The elegant,…read moreambience created a welcoming environment for family and friends. For your next high quality event, please consider Nikki's establishment!

This is a very nice place to host any event. It has a great capacity for your friends, family and…read morebusiness colleagues. It is very beautiful inside, and great for take pictures of your special moments. The Owner is very professional and easy to work with on all levels of hosting.

From the start, communication has been incredibly poor--emails are ignored or go unanswered for far…read moretoo long, which is unacceptable when you're trying to plan something as time-sensitive as a wedding. The hours seem limited despite their posted hours, making it unnecessarily difficult to get in touch or schedule anything if you have a normal job. It often feels like they have no real interest in working with their clients. The experience of trying to work with this place felt incredibly frustrating. There are plenty of venues out there that actually value their clients.

I want to start by acknowledging that this venue is spectacular. The Carriage House and garden…read moreareas are beautiful in every way. We chose a buffet with chicken piccata, beef tenderloin, mashed potato bar, salad, and bread. Everyone complemented how wonderful the food was all evening. The food was wonderful. When we booked the venue approximately a year ago, our contact person was amazing. She left shortly after for another job. We had a second person after her who also left after a couple of months. In our last few months, Kaleb was the one who worked with me to plan the details of my daughter's wedding. He was amazing. He made sure that we got everything ordered and on our contract that we wanted. He always replied when I reached out and he was so helpful all along the way. He was truly a gem in every way leading up to the wedding. The reason for a lower rating is the stress, confusion, and lack of work that happened on our rehearsal day and the day of the wedding. The venue does state that you are not guaranteed to practice in the exact location of your event. However, we were told the last couple of months and up until the day before our rehearsal that we would indeed be able to use the garden area for our practice. We had also been told about two weeks out that there was nothing else scheduled at this venue on our rehearsal day and that it would be opened just for us. Upon arriving the afternoon of the rehearsal, there were many cars there other than ours. I went into the building to find a large group preparing for an event that we did not know about. They were confused at why I was there, and I was confused as to why they were there. I talked with the woman who was planning the other event (this was not a worker for Park Crest). I let her know that our practice had been planned for a long time and did not realize they would be there. She also was not told that we would be there. It was at this time I reached out to the venue and stated that we needed to be able to practice. All of our people were there, out of their cars standing around (including elderly grandparents) and ready to practice. I reached out to the venue and was told that we may have to just all get in our cars and move to another building to practice. I understand that this was in the contract, but we had been told up until a few hours before that we would indeed be able to practice at our location. You should never wait until the moment of an event to ask someone to relocate to another location. This was very unprofessional. The other group having the venue was a group who had strict religious dress practices and it was disrespectful for us to have even entered the building. This should have also been disclosed as well. However, the lady with the other group was very nice to me and she and I worked a compromise together for us to have a very rushed practice in the garden area. Again, she did not work for Park Crest, so she and I worked this out together on our own. During all of this confusion, all of our family and friends who were waiting to practice, had to stand around not knowing what to do. After our practice concluded, I reached out to the venue again to ensure that our reception area and the garden area would be set up first thing in the morning for my arrival at 9:00 to begin setting up for our mid afternoon wedding. I was reassured that the "crew" would be there at 7:00 am and all tables and chairs would be in place and ready upon my arrival. Upon my arrival at 8:45 am, there was not a "crew" anywhere in the building working. I entered our reception area first to start my decorating. The tables and chairs had not been set up according to the schematic that I had submitted two weeks prior. We did not have time to wait around for workers to show up as we were on a strict timeline. I had three friends with me, and we frantically began moving tables and chairs to where they should be placed. I reached out to the venue to ask why my set up was not complete. I was told that he was there and would come help. So not a crew, but one man shows up in the room. I had to ask him to bring two additional tables and several table cloths that also were not in place. He basically became my gofer because we had already put everything in place. He just had to bring me missing items such as another table and table cloths. It took us an additional 40 minutes of our personal time to prepare the tables and chairs before we could even begin to decorate. Next, we moved to the garden area to begin decorating as this is where the ceremony was to be held. The chairs in the garden area were still in the configuration from the last event that was there. Our gift table and sign in book table had not been set up. We had to frantically set up the chairs on our own. We found two tables for the entrance and had to drag them ourselves to set them up. It took approximately 40 minutes to set up the chairs and tables in the garden area to match the set up t

Last minute ask and they were incredibly gracious and helpful. We had to go silk instead of real…read morebut they were absolutely beautiful!

Couldn't be happier- I live in NC; just ordered my second bouquet from Ann's and they've been…read moreterrific to work with on the phone. In both cases I've needed something customized and delivered the same day, and they have come through with lovely arrangements delivered on time. The recipient is a very happy lady, a win all around.