Daniel, Is quite a…read morebusinessman. He saved me from a panic in distress due to the main provider not having enough chairs or didn't have chairs when hired , so Daniel and his establishment came to the rescue on point and on time. Very communicative , professional, and all-around good person. I highly recommend his business. I will definitely hire them again for the next event. Well deserved and well done you outdid yourself. Thanks for loving what you do.

Great service super helpful they help on anything you need they always keep you updated…read more I will rent again in the future.

Working with this event planner was an amazing experience from start to finish. They were…read moreprofessional, organized, creative, and made the entire process stress-free. Every detail was handled perfectly, and her team was top notch! I Highly recommend!

JJ was a wonderful planner to work with and made our day come together so seamlessly. Having her…read moreplan our timeline and knowing that she was coordinating all of our vendors took the stress away from our wedding day. She thought of every little detail that we never would have known about, and was responsive to our many questions along the way. Having her join us with meetings with our venue was incredibly helpful as well. She knows the Lodi wedding scene so well and is connected to so many vendors which is also so helpful. We're so glad we worked with her!

Steve LaGrutta is an outstanding wedding DJ. As stated on his website, he is mature, reliable and…read moredependable. I am quite picky about my music. When I was selecting a DJ for my wedding, I was having visions of the music being ruined by some 17 year old punk in an ill-fitted rental suit. Then I found Steve. He is a great guy - very warm, personable and reassuring. After we spoke, he came and met me and my fiance in person to talk about his services. Steve was very flexible about making it customized to our wants, yet he was experienced enough to be able to suggest a fall back structure for the things we didn't know about or were indifferent about. When the wedding day came he was fantastic in that he arrived way in advance (as he said he would), was totally calm and professional, and played great music throughout the night. He was flexible enough to transition from playing music that our family's could dance to into music that my friends could dance to. What I liked best of all is that I felt totally confident in leaving the timing of things up to him during the reception and if we ever wanted to change the timing, he could do it on the spot. Thanks Steve! Would highly recommend him. (He also does videography for weddings, but I haven't seen his work.)

Hire someone else!…read more I hired Steve to be my wedding DJ. Not only did I not like him but he is now banned from the Founder's Grove wedding reception hall. When I business bans a DJ, you know there is something wrong. I was afraid I wasn't going to get my deposit back because of him. Pros: 1.He did have a good music selection. The only complaint I have is that he played a couple songs twice. 2. He did show up- although he got lost and was late Cons: 1. He moved my bridal party table at the reception. Yep you read that right, go ahead and read again. I would say this guy's problems was based around one flaw- his needed to be the center of attention. Basically the set up of the event was that dinner was inside then the dancing would be outside. The vendor didn't allow music to be outside so he would have to stay inside but the dancing was literally 10 feet away through some opened glass doors. Anyways he couldn't accept that he wouldn't be in the center of attention so he tried to make room for a dance floor inside. So right in the middle of all the toasting and eating I look over and he's trying to move my bridal party table! 2. Then when we reminded him that dancing was to be outside, he started to move all his sound equipment outside which was against the rules. Maybe there was confusion so the representative from the church went to talk with him. He refused to listen to her. Then me and my husband went to talk with him (so if you can imagine now the bride and groom are up from dinner trying to handle their DJ). He refused to listen to us! Yep go ahead and read that again as well. He refused to listen to the people giving him a pay check. Finally my caterer went and handled him. 3. Then for the rest of the night he continued to break noise regulations and demand to be the center of attention. I was constantly being addressed by the reception hall representative who he was refusing to listen to. 4. About 10 sec after the last song when people are still all hugging and in the moment he walks up to us and demands a check. We gave him his check but my guests and I were surprised by his attitude and lack of tact. I guess he was upset about not being in the center of attention all night. Too many other DJ's to settle on this one. Sure MR and his website are correct in saying his is reliable and dependable. He'll show up to the event but once he gets there who knows how he will behave.

Words can't describe how grateful we are for the amazing job Nichole did with our engagement photos…read moreand our wedding photos. She is such a genuine person which made it so easy to work with her even when we felt so awkward with some of the poses she had us doing. She was so excited about our vibe and theme from the beginning, and was so very sweet with our dog who was a part of both our engagement session and our wedding ceremony. We had such a great time being photographed, which is something neither of us thought we would say. I also felt supported by Nichole when the big day got closer and I began to worry a little extra. She answered all my questions and kept me calm, which made me feel like I was more than just a client. Nichole captured the essence of who we are and brought to life in photo the dark and moody vibe we created to celebrate our love for each other and our love for emo/pop punk music.

Working with Nichole was an absolutely amazing experience from start to finish! She picked an…read moreamazing location and even met with us early in the morning to get the perfect morning lighting for our shoot. This was our first family photo shoot and she made it so fun and so comfortable for all of us. We got our photos back even quicker than expected and she truly captured all of our personalities. The photos are ones that we will cherish forever! 10/10 recommend Forty Eleven Photography.

I love Emily and her team of smile makers! I use her for every single event. She comes equipped…read morewith a awesome team who seem to capture every amazing moment. They truly are a blessing and are the life of the party!

Creative, ridiculous, but inspiring. What else do you want from your creative Directorread more

PSA: This is a long read but worth it!! Please don't skim over this!!!…read more First let me start off by saying that 10/10 recommend everyone and anyone to do a boudoir photo shoot! Doing it as a gift? Getting married? Getting divorced? Pregnant? Turning 50?? DO IT!!! Second, I did tons and tons or research trying to find a boudoir photographer and came across Joe's website on Facebook and I did some digging and decided I wanted more information. Joe (the photographer) and Cassidy (his make up artist) are so fun! If you are feeling any sort of hesitation Cassidy will warm you right up. I was able to have a phone conversation with Joe the same night I inquired and he worked around my schedule and answered any and all questions I had! To be clear, I was in no way nervous or anxious, so having a male photographer didn't bother me but I can understand that it might make someone uncomfortable. Joe does everything in his power to make you fully comfortable, just ask the questions! After finally deciding to take the plunge, I made an appointment for my shoot, and leading up to the date Joe was nothing but communicative. I was able to meet him, and even tour the studio before my photo shoot which was so comforting for me! He was constantly checking in (even though I always usually beat him to the punch by asking all the questions!) making sure that I was totally informed. I was doing this shoot for my boyfriends birthday (I got a photo book made) and made sure to do my own research along with Joe's recommendations on homework (posing and ideas) and made sure that Joe and I were in the same page. I am a plus size girl and doing the research really helps. I let Joe know what I was looking for, and what I was not wanting in the photos (problem areas) and he was so encouraging and helpful! He sent me posing ideas, outfit ideas, and answered any unusual questions I may have had! A few days before the shoot Cassidy contacted me to get a natural photo of my hair and face so she had an idea of what I looked like, but also asked what my ideal look was so it's totally up to you! The day of the shoot Cassidy started with hair and make up and it totally helps ease any nerves you might have! Once the photo shoot started it was the most amazing experience. First couple of shots were awkward only because you feel like you don't know what you are doing but after a few shots you just get into a groove! I was able to voice my opinion, have Joe give me his advice and input, and we looked at what worked and what didn't! You choose how exposed you want to be, how sexy, or clothed...it's all up to YOU! No one make you feel you need to do anything you don't want to do! Next thing I know it's been 5 hours!! After the shoot was over we discussed what was to come next and went about our lives until the product came in! And let me tell you.....literally the quickest turnover of product ever! I mean, he had the edited pictures on the website in 2 days!!! 2 DAYS!!! I was able to favorite my photos, and then picked which ones I wanted in my book (40 pictures), and the book was in my hands in TWO WEEKS!! Crazy!!! My boyfriend LOVED the book, and the retro view finder (if you can get it do it!) I still keep in touch with Joe and have been actively trying to get all my friends and family to do it! If you've been wanting a sign this is it! Would do it again in a heart beat!

We rented a 9-person limo for our coworker's bachelorette/retirement party in Sacramento. The…read moreservice was great: from receiving a quote to booking to our driver the day of the event. I even had a last minute change to our location that I was sort of freaking out about, but MJ assured me that all was fine. Our driver was Connie, and she was so amazing and attentive! Our itinerary was sort of go with the flow after the bachelorette shot down our initial idea, and I couldn't be more appreciative of Connie putting up with us. I had never rented a limo before so I have no idea what the average cost is or what exactly I should have expected, but I can guarantee that the next time I need one I'll be calling these guys again!

Hired this limo service for a wine tour bachelorette party, will never use again. The driver called…read moreme 10 minutes before pick-up time and told me that he was going to be 10 minutes late because of "traffic" - which would have been nice to know much earlier, as all of us girls walked down to meet him at the bottom of the driveway and were waiting in the heat for the driver. After waiting 10 minutes past our pick-up time, I called the driver, who then sounded like he was lost / confused on where he was supposed to be. It sounded like I got hung up on, or the reception was lost - but continuously tried to call him back and got no answer. The driver showed up 30 MINUTES late, which put us 15 minutes late for our first winery appointment, and we ended up having to cut our first stop short - not to mention we stood in the heat for 45 minutes before getting picked up... You would think the driver would be extremely apologetic, or at least try to lighten the mood of the group - but he did nothing of the sort, barely a mumble of an apology for being late. Then, when inside the limo, there are cracks all across the mirror on the top, and the limo itself is sad-looking at best. We hurried out of the limo once we got to our first stop to get into the winery because we were so late - and then I got tracked down and dragged BACK outside because the limo driver "forgot" to collect the money before we entered the limo when he picked us up. Call me crazy - but given the circumstances of making us so late, don't you think the driver could have waited until AFTER the first appointment? I am extremely unhappy with the service I paid for - especially because the tip was already included in the cost that I had to pay, which means no matter the service he gets the same tip...if you want to have a good time and not stress, don't use this service.

I found Aura Photo Lounge looking through my photo booth photos I have taken from other friend's…read moreweddings. They were the most reasonably priced in the San Joaquin area. Alex was the primary person I've been contacting and working with since booking the company for my wedding. He was such a pleasure to work with and helped me create a logo that best fit my wedding scheme. He had tons of designs but I didn't see one I liked the best for a logo. I gave him an idea, and although it was very simple, he got back to me quickly with a perfect design I was very happy with. He also showed me different fonts to input in the design. In the end, I couldn't be more happy with this photo booth company! At my wedding, he even taped/glued everyones photo strips in our guestbook for our guests to also write on. Our guests complimented on the quality of the photos and really liked that everyone gets their own personal copy. If there were 4 people in the booth, he would make 4 copies for everyone! Thank you Alex for everything! My only regret was that I was too busy with what was going on at my wedding that I didn't get to take full advantage of the photo booth! I wished I had taken more photos in there! Please consider Aura Photo Lounge if you're looking to rent a photo booth for your event, we highly recommend them!

Alex covered our August 8th wedding at the Sacramento Grand Ballroom. He did an amazing job! The…read morephoto booth curtains were white so it illuminated with the uplighting we had. The photos from the photo booth came out so clear and he even shipped us a photo album filled of our family and friends' pictures. He is very professional and one of the best photo booth rentals in the San Joaquin/ Sacramento area. Thank you so much Alex! I would highly recommend booking with Aura Photo Booth!