We want to thank Father Carroll for making our Catholic ceremony a success! It was extremely…read moreimportant for my family to have a Catholic ceremony during our multicultural wedding and Father Carroll did an excellent job officiating the service. He is very experienced, caring and made us feel comfortable and at ease with how the ceremony would go in our prep meeting leading up to the wedding day. Father Carroll was also accommodating about adding in a Spanish reading and making the ceremony flow the way we envisioned. We also found the prep book he gave us to be helpful and important for our relationship. Thank you Father Carroll!

Father Carroll was a delightful officiate, he gave us the catholic ceremony we were seeking right…read moreat our venue. He met with us on two separate occasions prior to the wedding and got to know us as a couple and as individuals. During our ceremony, he used the knowledge he acquired about us to make the ceremony very personal. Our guests were extremely pleased with how lovely our ceremony turned out to be. He was very thoughtful, comical, helpful and considerate throughout the whole process. We will certainly recommend his services to our friends and family. Thank you Father Carroll for your blessing and all of your hard work to make our day a special one. Many Blessings, Stephanie & John Docherty

House of Peony is amazing !!! Celeste is my floral designer extraordinaire. She creates and…read moreinnovates in her floral designs. Highly recommend - 5 stars

So happy with my order from this shop! I made a note that the recipient has pets and requested…read moreflowers that would be nontoxic to those pets, and I received a call to confirm they had received this note. The arrangement came out absolutely beautiful and they were kind enough to upgrade it as I was a first time customer. I will absolutely be a repeat customer and was so impressed with how beautiful the arrangement came out.

Charlie and his son Louis are phenomenal managers as on Friday July 17th, I hosted my book launch…read moreof my first published book called "MY SECRET HELL." From the wait staff, atmosphere, professionalism, flexibility, care of consumer requests, patience and diligence, I would never even think of having an event anywhere else, other than the Crystal Room. I sincerely appreciate the attention, dedication, superb quality of the food and timing of all of my requests. Everything flowed seamlessly. We had nothing but rave reviews from all of our guests and it was all done in the spirit of excellence. God bless you Charlie and your family for your heartfelt genuine concern to ensure that all was done well. Author Charlene L. Dertinger

Just had an Engagement Party here! it was absolutely fantastic. the staff is extremely…read moreaccommodating and very professional. My guests are raving about the food. The venue was affordable. All in all, I will be returning to this venue for other functions!

Extraordinary!!! The James Ward Mansion has CLASS!!…read moreWhen your at the James Ward Mansion you are the STAR! One event at a time. It's all about YOU! Your friends and family will never forget this experience with you!! Truly unreal!

Beautiful Venue, Disappointing Experience While the James…read moreWard Mansion is undeniably a unique and beautiful venue, our overall experience was unfortunately disappointing. Leading up to our wedding, the owners were uncooperative and made the planning process more stressful than it needed to be. Since the venue claims that my concerns are unfounded and an anomaly of their 5-star reviews, here are the specific examples of our less-than-favorable experience: The week before our wedding, during our pre-event walkthrough, we discovered that the owners had made several cosmetic changes to the venue that were not communicated to us in advance. While we were notified of larger renovation changes, some major cosmetic changes were neglected--such as white-washing the exposed brick in the atrium area. This change, while likely done to expand the appeal of the venue, should have been communicated to a bride ahead of time and not discovered a week before the wedding. This lack of transparency was unsettling and frustrating. Adding to this frustration, the day before our wedding, the venue allowed us an hour to set up our chuppa for the ceremony. While my husband and his brothers were there, the owners stood with their arms crossed, watching them put together the chuppa, claiming my husband was damaging the floor (which was not true), asking for ID and proof of insurance, and generally exhibiting intimidating tactics. This added unnecessary tension during an already stressful time. The owners admittedly thought my husband was a vendor, but this does NOT justify nor dismiss their behavior and attempts to intimidate him. This behavior was unprofessional and left a negative impression on us and our families. During setup on the day of our wedding, our florist was placing flowers on the fountain in the atrium. My planner was called by the venue's coordinator and questioned about the flowers. However, at our pre-event walkthrough the week before, the venue had a representative present who knew that we planned to have flowers on the fountain and never mentioned that it wasn't a possibility. Lastly, the morning of the wedding, I paid extra to arrive early to use the bridal suite to get ready. The owners reside in the building next door and there is a hidden door between the two buildings. This access point leads to a catwalk directly outside the bridal suite. As we arrived and were getting ready with hair, makeup, and dressing, the owner came from his next-door residence right onto that catwalk outside the bridal suite. The owners were well aware that we rented the space that morning and should not have accessed the venue while my bridal party and I were in the bridal suite. After how they treated my husband the day before, it is easy to interpret this surprise visit as more intimidation by the owners. Most disappointing was the venue's response after the wedding. I asked my planner to arrange a time for me to directly discuss some of these issues. My planner was told that they refuse to address my concerns and feedback, claiming instead that my issues lie at the feet of her, my planner, and our caterer, and that their plethora of 5-star reviews speak for themselves. I, too, reached out directly to discuss these issues with the venue's coordinator and was met with the same resistance; my text message was ignored. This unprofessionalism and disregard for our concerns were extremely disappointing and added to our overall negative experience. Here is my response to their claims: My specific concerns are with the management of the venue and their treatment of us and our vendors. No venue should rest on their laurels of 5-star reviews and ignore a less-than-favorable experience by a customer.

I'm going to start this review saying I feel a little bad writing it because Michelle was nice…read more That's literally the only good thing I can say. If there were negative stars, I'd give her -16. I had hired Michelle for the day of coordinating for my wedding in which I had planned, scheduled everything for, made all the decorations.. the works. I had a list of things for her to do along with times and everything. I'm very particular. Days leading up to the wedding, she confirmed times and what not with my vendors that I had already confirmed with. But when they contacted me after she contacted them, things were a little crazy, vendors being confused on a few things that I had already discussed with them and we're good to go. Strike one. But I let it go. I figured it was just a hiccup in the wedding world. Fast forward to the rehearsal day/dinner. I paid an extra $200 for her to be there so when day of came, she wouldn't be lost. She sat me down to confirm everything, most things were already confirmed so I was a little annoyed that she took time away from my day to do this. Anyways, one question that popped up THE WHOLE TWO DAYS SHE WAS AROUND was- "when can I go home" what. The. Fuck. My day. Not yours. I'm paying/paid her so she needs to zip it n get to work. So after two or three mentions of her leaving, after being there for maybe an hour, I sent her home. My best lady and bridesmaids were confused when I did this, because then I had to run the rehearsal by myself. Thanks Michelle. I sent her home because she cared more about pumping for her baby and when she could go home over my needs in to which I had hired and again, paid for. Wedding day- she comes. I have papers n notes that she has for specific times. My mom is there to tell her where any and all decorations go. Once she is told to do something, it's realized she isn't doing any of it. My best lady yelled at her multiple times and told her that she should not be doing her job for her. And she's right. I didn't it my best lady, but I should have! I had hundreds of dollars worth of decor that didn't get set up, not to mention the hours of work and equipment I bought to out into it. Again she asks what goes where. Mind you, she asked me THE BRIDE my HUSBAND and multiple other people when she could leave. AT THE WEDDING! Are ya kidding me?? The last time I saw her was right when we were in line about to walk to the dance floor to be announced. Once again... this fucking girl asks us when she can f*****g leave again! This is about 5:10pm. I told her "when the donut wall gets set up between 7-730, you can go" THIS BISH GOES AND SETS UO THE WALL AND BOUNCES! ya f*****g kidding me?! She set out my f****g dessert table before dinner. So. F******g pissed. I'm writing this because I want to save anyone who cares about their wedding day to look elsewhere. I guess I should have known better when I went to her office and it was a limousine garage office inside a garage and there was a mess of clutter while sharing an office with her family at a table 1.5 feet away from us. Everything was perfect and wonderful except her and her services. So many people came up to me to tell me how terrible she was. Save yourself. If you care about your wedding, she's not the girl. Sorry Michelle. Wish you were better.

We booked Jelo for our floral arrangements and photobooth for our October 2025 wedding. We worked…read moredirectly with Shirley to bring our vision to life. We booked her a year in advance and made a few changes up until last month. Shirley was very accommodating, and during our final meeting we confirmed all the colors and counts. She was organized and offered great suggestions for the family boutonnieres. All the flowers turned out beautifully, and the team did an amazing job matching the colors we asked for. We chose silk flowers for the arch, and they looked even better than real ones. We received so many compliments--everyone was practically fighting to take the centerpieces home! XD The photobooth picture quality was also excellent. Two attendants were available throughout the reception to assist guests, and even our shy older relatives went up to take photos. Everyone received a paper copy, and the team set aside an extra set for us to take home. We also received an online album, which made it easy to download all the photos. We highly recommend Jelo for anyone's wedding or event floral needs.

Shirley is an amazing wedding planner and also a great decorator!!! Her website is amazing and…read morehelpful to get an estimate of prices. Her work is amazing!

We recently had the absolute pleasure of working with Emerald Events LLC for our church's priest…read moreevent, and they truly blessed our community with their incredible service. From our very first conversation, they treated us like family and made the entire process a joy. The food was outstanding, delicious, comforting, and prepared with so much care. Our congregation is still talking about how wonderful the meal was! Beyond the amazing food, the staff completely blew us away. Their genuine warmth, kindness, and attentive hearts made everyone feel deeply welcome and cherished throughout the entire event. They didn't just serve us, they truly cared for us. If you want a team that brings both excellence and a beautiful, caring spirit to your special gathering, Emerald Events LLC is the perfect choice. We are so grateful for their hard work and cannot wait to welcome them back in a future. Thank You Mr. Antonio for all the attention and excellent care. Muchas Gracias !!!

Charu helped me organize and plan my wedding from start to finish. She was a blast to work with. I…read morecouldn't have done it without her. We chose the diamond package and it was the best thing we could have done. She helped us scope out venues, decorators and other vendors we needed. She helped us with every step of the way and was very professional. With her contacts and skills we got our dream Venue and she worked with the venues and vendors and organized everything. The day of the wedding was so stress free and we were able to actually enjoy our wedding. I would recommend her and her team to anyone that needs assistance planning their wedding or another major milestone.

I had the privilege of being a Party Factor client, and I am very grateful for the service I…read morereceived They are very professional and kind, with excellent communication and customer service.

I'm a returning customer and they were such a pleasure to work with again! Professional, pleasant,…read moreand everything looked amazing. ​​