Marie was our lovely planner at Shannon Gail events, and we were SO lucky to work with her! We felt…read moreso confident that she had everything under control. She is organized, available and helpful. She did an incredible job at helping us create a vision for our wedding and then seamlessly bring it to life. Plus, Marie helped us with our idea for escort cards and then stuffed and sealed all the envelopes for our guests, which is a great example of how she goes above and beyond for her clients. I also appreciated that she is so on top of everything while keeping a calm energy throughout - no added stress on our wedding day. I can confidently say our wedding would not have been what it was without Marie and I'm so grateful for that.

Choosing Shannon Gale and their wedding planning team was one of the best decisions we made for our…read moreLabor Day weekend Indian-Western wedding. A friend had recommended them with the promise that I would feel completely at ease--and that proved true from the very beginning. Shannon paired us with Cecelia McIntosh, who turned out to be the most exceptional project manager I've ever worked with, not just in the wedding world but across all of my professional experiences. Cecelia's attention to detail was extraordinary. She cataloged every element of our multi-day Indian-Western celebration, managed vendor relationships with grace, secured us excellent deals where she had negotiating power, and offered thoughtful recommendations--like the perfect florals for our mehendi ceremony. She understood the cultural nuances of our events, from the importance of removing shoes at the mandap to the way certain rituals needed to be set up. She took ownership of everything: carrying and setting up décor, assembling seating charts, ensuring plate service was flawless, and keeping the entire wedding running with a level of timing and precision that every single guest commented on. There were moments where Cecelia truly went above and beyond--most memorably when she calmly and safely helped transport a ceremonial fire to an unexpected location, taking control of a situation that could have easily become chaotic. She handled every last-minute request without hesitation, kept our planning calls on schedule, and brought a sense of structure, warmth, and professionalism that made her an absolute dream to work with. As someone who is naturally a very thorough planner, I stepped into my wedding days feeling completely calm, knowing Cecelia had everything handled. Because of her, I was able to be fully present and simply enjoy our celebration. I cannot recommend Shannon Gale and Cecelia more highly--they are truly among the best planners you could ever hire.

Anna, Nancy, and the rest of the Aisle Ai team were indispensable in making our Chinese wedding…read morecelebration (complete with door games, tea ceremony, banquet, etc) a resounding success. Calling their high standard of service, thoughtfulness, and attention to detail "white glove" doesn't do Anna & Nancy justice. From the day we had our first meeting all the way to the day of our event, they truly made us feel as if we were their only and most important client every step of the way. With their help, we were able to host a reception that was not only faithful to key Chinese traditions, but also thoughtfully elevated and just... unforgettably FUN. We were essentially stress-free on the big day and were able to enjoy every moment as it unfolded. No exaggeration when we say that will miss collaborating and working with Anna & Nancy - we really cannot recommend Aisle Ai enough!

We could not recommend Nancy and her team at Aisle Ai enough! We knew we wanted to work with Aisle…read moreAi from our first meeting with Nancy - she was incredibly kind, professional, and transparent. During every meeting leading up to the wedding, Nancy was so organized and reassuring. She would assign us "homework," which helped keep us on task and also offer us different suggestions to make the day run seamlessly. Nancy and her team worked so much behind the scenes that, we really felt like we just showed up to our dream wedding. She really listened to our vision and helped bring it to life! On the day of the wedding, Nancy and her team were so efficient at putting everything together - they were literally everywhere at once all the time and made sure everything ran so smoothly! They took such good care of our family members, and made sure we didn't get overwhelmed either (which can sometimes be difficult with Asian families). Nancy and her team were so calm that they just kept us calm. Post-wedding, they also made sure all of our items got organized and packed away after the reception was over. Literally every little thing was accounted for, and we just got to enjoy the night and not stress about the clean-up after. We cannot thank them enough for being part of our wedding day. They are 100% worth the investment, and if we could go back to hire them again, we would! If you want to feel like a guest at your own wedding, we strongly recommend hiring Aisle Ai!

My personality isn't type A, it is type triple A. Thank goodness for Leanne and YNIE! I was able…read moreto thoroughly enjoy our entire day knowing they were our air traffic controllers. It's clear Leanne and team can work with anyone and everyone as they are rockstar team players. She drives accountability across all vendors, which is so important for a successful event and a complicated dance to achieve. I might ask Leanne to come to my work to share her knowledge on expectations management. YNIE gets you organized quickly with their easy-to-use portal. You up front understand the details that NO ONE TELLS YOU ABOUT that you'll need to think through with your partner and family. These materials can be distributed to all vendors and really helps you get organized during your wedding planning process. Thank you thank you thank you! I can't recommend Leanne and her team enough.

Leanne at You Name It Events was INCREDIBLE!! Our wedding needed to be re-scheduled TWICE due to…read moreCOVID, and Leanne was supportive, and beyond helpful throughout the entire process. She was prepared for everything that could possibly come up, had great relationships with all of our vendors, and took care of anything that could have been a distraction from our special day.

Our wedding day was so much fun, and we are so grateful to Laura and Olivia for making it possible!…read more When we got engaged, we knew some of the things we wanted to be a part of our wedding, and some of the things we didn't -- but we had no idea how to put it all together. We also knew that we wanted to have the kind of wedding that requires a lot of preparation, but that we didn't want have wedding planning become second jobs for us. We tried out a couple wedding planners, and eventually we sat down with Laura. She methodically worked with us on how to turn all the things we like and care about and that unite as a couple into a wonderful and perfect wedding -- and helped us organize it all into manageable chunks with a clear timeline. We started our wedding planning with Laura and Olivia, and eventually when Laura went on maternity leave we stayed with Olivia for the rest of our journey. Each had their own personal touches and ways of working, but both were incredibly professional, helpful, and organized. We often showed up to meetings knowing the general vibes that we wanted, not necessarily specifics or even how to express those "vibes", and Laura and Olivia turned those into concrete vendors, choices, and timelines. In the end, we made it through planning without it ever feeling like a second job, and we were in a great position to enjoy the most perfect wedding we could imagine: a big party with all our favorite people, and all our favorite things, celebrating what we love most about each other. More on the big day: Olivia and team managed the day exceptionally well. Everything was in place without us ever having to worry about a single thing. The day was fun and light, from getting dressed and having photos taken all over the city, all the way through the end of the night. Throughout the day, we kept getting asked how we found our amazing venue, caterers, photographer, DJ, florist... the list goes on. Each and every one of them was recommended by Laura. She did a great job of recommending a few vendors that she knew and trusted that fit with our vision for our wedding day, and each one of them did a phenomenal job. Our food was delicious, our music was a hit, and the decorations were beautiful, and we weren't worried at all on the day. Days and weeks after the wedding, we're still a little shocked: we knew this would be a party with our favorite people and favorite things, but even we didn't expect the end result to be so much fun.

Our wedding was earlier this year and we have waited to write this review because we wanted photos…read moreto prove how amazing, talented and fun Laura and her team are. Hiring Fierce productions was the best decision we could have made. We interviewed a few wedding planners and we were impressed by Laura. During our consultation she actively listened to our vision and put it into words to help us understand what our day would entail. My husband and I had no idea what we were doing when we embarked on this process. We had a general vision, but did not know how to pull it together. We had several design meetings and after each meeting Laura left us feeling confident that everything was going to come together. Laura has a great sense for design and event planning. I feel like she can see into the future and predict flaws, prevent them and execute our vision. The day of our wedding we were calm because Laura checked all the boxes, literally! She was able to command the room, and still put us at ease so we could enjoy our day. Our day had a few tiny setbacks but Laura did what she could to make it right. The most impressive feat was the timeline. We had a very detailed timeline and Laura and her team made sure we covered everything. She handled unforeseen issues with ease. My advice to you is to hire Fierce productions full wedding planner service, listen to everything Laura says, sit back and relax. Also hire Adam Biba to be your photographer. He captured the moment of Laura doing her thing! Thank you again for making our day beautiful. Saleem and Matt

Kio Kreations did our wedding flowers in March 2019. We loved working with Kristen and she does…read moreexcellent work! We got married at Riverside Receptions in Geneva, but did all of our wedding planning from Pittsburgh. Despite being long-distance, planning with Kristen was very easy. It was easy to get a hold of her by phone (a bit faster than email) for our consultation or other questions. Our philosophy is to hire professionals and let them do what they know best. I had an idea of what color flowers I wanted, and then Kristen asked for my opinion on specific types of flowers. The end product was amazing! LOVED what she did with my bouquet and my bridesmaids' bouquets, they were gorgeous and had cool textures. Our wedding arch/chuppah was also beautifully done. What I really appreciated about Kristen is that she respected our budget (and didn't pressure us to add more on) and was straightforward with how to best spend our money.

If you're looking for an amazingly talented, creative, kind decorator and party planner, look no…read morefurther than Kio Kreations! We recently hired Kristen to plan and decorate two events (one in Feb. 2024 and the other in April 2024) and she blew our minds with what she came up with. Our guests also loved every little detail that she came up with. All we had to do was give her a theme we wanted, a ballpark budget, and she ran with it to make it as amazing as possible! She is punctual, communicative, professional, and very hard-working. We will absolutely continue to hire her for future birthdays and events!

My husband and I hired Sonya to work as the day of coordinator for our 11/25 wedding and we were…read morevery pleased. Sonya is extremely organized, knowledgable, and had great suggestions when questions came up during planning. I was really nervous about the wedding since we had our reception at a venue that we basically had to set up from scratch but Sonya made sure that everything looked just right and did everything that she could to ensure that the day ran smoothly. She was extremely on top of things so when the wedding came around, I was confident that I didn't need to worry about it. I actually couldn't believe how smooth the entire day went, and was so happy that I was able to enjoy it instead of worrying about what was coming up next or where I would have to be. She had worked with us to set up an extremely detailed timeline and shared it with all of our vendors in advance of the wedding. Sonya worked closely with our caterer in particular and together they brought our vision to life of having a cocktail style reception with stations. Sonya spent the day prior to the wedding helping with set up and making sure everything looked perfect which it did. She even helped with a couple of decorations and jazzed up our card box. There was some family tension/drama involving my mom that Sonya had to work around (we had some disagreements about some elements of the wedding) but we felt that Sonya was advocating for us throughout the process and maintained her professionalism in some difficult/awkward situations. I also have to commend her on her responsiveness. It put me at ease knowing that she either got back to me right away or would get back to me within a day if she was working another event. I would absolutely recommend her if you want someone to make sure your day goes off without a hitch.

WARNING: DO NOT TRUST SONYA I hired Sonya in May 2020 as a…read morefull-time planner to help me plan a wedding for Aug 2022. I worked with Sonya for 4 months before I terminated the contract. In the 4 months, Sonya did not do anything except e-mail some venue options. I found Sonya to be highly unprofessional and dishonest. Sonya does not communicate and kept making excuses for not being able to accomplish any tasks. I got frustrated with her lack of progress and started planning my own wedding. It took me only 3 weeks to tour multiple venues and book one. Sonya would send me venue options via e-mail but never followed up or scheduled tours. She blamed the venues and claimed they were not responding to her. Weeks would go by and I would hear nothing from her. I checked up on her every 2-3 weeks to even get any information. After 3 months, she calls me saying she found a venue. She tells me it is within my budget and allows outside catering. She askes me to send me my availability to schedule a in-person tour. I send her my schedule and don't hear anything back. Two weeks later I call her and ask what happened. She again makes excuses that the venue isn't responding, etc. A few days later she e-mails me a contract for the venue with no information except the attached contract. The contract did NOT match anything Sonya told me over the phone. It was double the cost and did not allow for outside catering. I asked Sonya and she said it was just an "example" of a contract for me to see (what?) and that she will work it out with the vendor. Guess what? Never heard from Sonya again about this venue. We communicated to Sonya about our concerns with her work she never addressed them. I got frustrated and decided to contact venues on my own. In two weeks, I set MULTIPLE in-person venue tours and within 3 weeks I secured a venue that was within my budget and had flexible catering options. I fired Sonya after that. I did not have any issues contacting venues or hearing back from them. Sonya was being dishonest. I asked her to refund my deposit and she has not. I have filed a formal complaint to the BBB. Because of Sonya wasting 4 months, I was not able to secure the date I wanted. TLDR - Sonya took our deposit and accomplished nothing for 4 months. She barely communicated and she did, it was constant empty excuses and lies. She has refused to refund us. Because of her negligence I was not able to get the date I wanted at my venue.

Yvonne was truly one of my favorite vendors to work with throughout the entire wedding planning…read moreprocess. From our very first meeting, she listened to what I wanted and took the time to understand my vision instead of steering me in another direction. She was one of the only vendors who genuinely heard my ideas, valued my input, and helped bring them to life rather than trying to fit me into a standard package. We went back and forth on so many details, from flower choices, arrangements, and design ideas and she was incredibly patient every step of the way. Whenever I was torn between options, she helped guide me to a decision without ever making me feel pressured. Her creativity, experience, and honest advice were invaluable. When I walked into my ceremony and reception spaces, I was honestly speechless. Everything was even more beautiful than I had imagined. The florals and candles elevated the entire wedding and tied every detail together perfectly. I received countless compliments throughout the night, and even now people are still talking about how gorgeous everything looked. If you're looking for someone who truly listens, communicates well, and creates stunning work, Yvonne is the florist you want.

We absolutely loved working with Yvonne and YJ Decorating! She worked tirelessly to bring our…read morewedding vision to life and went above and beyond in every way. From the start, she took the time to understand exactly what we wanted, spending many calls with us to make sure every detail was perfect. She sourced beautiful flowers and created stunning arrangements that matched our vision perfectly. The bridal bouquet looked exactly as we had imagined, and the bridesmaid flowers were gorgeous. She also made a lovely entryway display to welcome our guests, which set the tone for the entire celebration. When our outdoor plans changed because of rain, she was incredibly flexible and calm under pressure, allowing us to decide the morning of where to set up. She built our mandap beautifully for our first ceremony, and then completely transformed it into a breathtaking arch for our Western ceremony. The floral flip was seamless and so impressive! We're so grateful for her creativity, professionalism, and kindness. Everything came together beautifully thanks to her and her team. Highly recommend Yvonne and YJDecorating to anyone looking for a talented and dedicated florist and decorator!

Caitlyn has been such a joy to work with! We are recommending them left and right to all of our…read moresoon-to-be-wed friends. They seriously took so much weight off our shoulders. Our friends and family have been telling us that our wedding was the best one they have attended! They were instrumental in that success. Highly recommend NYE and Caitlyn for any type of planning, especially hiring a Day of Coordinator! Money well spent.

Best money spent! I highly recommend Naturally Yours Events…read more Kristen was our event coordinator and she executed our day with perfection. 10 out of 10!!