TriState Event Planning Services owner/planner sent a PayPal link with the invoice of the remaining…read morebalance, I made the payment per the amount in PayPal but paid her twice by accident giving her a tip nearly $1000. I immediately noticed her of the mistake she agreed to reverse the funds. However, a revised invoice was submitted to me 2 days later after I left multiple messages via email, voicemail and text stating additional cost have been added and she is only returning partial funds. I stated to her that isn't how business is conducted and she doesn't decide how the customer money should be distributed without the customer's permission. Prior to doing anything that supersedes the set budget a company reached out to the customer and in this case she didn't; the additional cost was unclear. I asked the the owner to contact me to go over the revised contract in detail and waited for her call, she text and threaten legal action if I pursue anything. The initial contact was a estimate of cost with the understanding my set budget. I had no issues paying the PayPal amount, my issue is she decided to keep the overage and incorporated additional cost. There was over 300 balloons ordered but only 5 or 6 inflated, the food was burnt, I handled the events except for 1 by myself but she billed for additional hours. In the end she should have reversed the overage as agreed and we could have negotiated a price difference. Poor business practices erases the integrity of a business. She posted pictures from my daughter's party as though we were happy with her company's services. Wow!

From the owner: TriState Event Planning Services, better known as TriState Events, family owned, wife & husband…read more[USMC Veteran] owed. With her love of volunteering & nonprofit help, Cindy founded TriState on the premises each event would give back to its community from within every event hosted. As a full-service event & wedding planning, production company Cindy’s vision soon came to life in 2012 as she continued conducting events on a volunteer basis. By 2017, her friends & family encouraged her dream of continuing to support local nonprofits while also launching TriState Events. Your TriState Event Management SME's {Subject Matter Experts}, specialize in the following services including but not limited to: 1) Wedding Services; 2) Social Events & Celebrations such as Graduations, Birthdays, Anniversaries, & Bar/Bat Mitzvah; 3) Vendor & Venue Management; 4) Referrals & Resources; 5) Charity & Non-Profit Fundraisers [Planning, Organizing,Execution]; 6) Craft/Vendor Events; 7) Music Festivals & Concerts [all genres]; 8) Children's Festivals; 9) Grand Opening/Grand Re-Openings; 10) Corporate Events; 11) Customer & Client Appreciation; 12) Product Launch; 13) and so much more! Semper Fi! Always Faithful! TriState Events destined to leave lasting impressions & priceless memories on every event. We create! You Celebrate! Events executed with precise coordination and extraordinary results from set-up to clean-up. Your Vision. Our Innovation.

I can't imagine anyone better than Kristi for weddings. At the beginning, I told her I essentially…read morewanted to show up at the church and have everything done. She did everything from going with me to get fitted for my dress to planning the reception. She even checked on my house while I was away on the honeymoon. Kristi is a gem!!

From the owner: Your local every kind of event planner, working with all types of budgets!…read more Serving West Virginia, Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania.

I found Heather only a couple months shy of my wedding. I had all the big things like vendors…read morefigured out, but was really struggling with pulling my vision together. After my first Zoom meeting with Heather I felt a huge wave of relief. She not only pulled this off within two months of working with me, but truly took care of me by keeping everyone organized. I had some health issues leading up to my wedding and she really just took charge in the last 2 weeks while I recovered. I can't put into words the kind of relief it was knowing she was in charge and seeing my vision come to life better than my expectations. I truly look back on my day and loved every moment, and I owe it to her. She had to deal with some tough personalities as well and took it in stride while remaining pleasant and professional. If you're wondering if you need a planner, EVERYONE needs a Heather.

Heather was absolutely invaluable in helping plan our wedding. With Covid forcing us to switch…read moredates and plans multiple times, we would have been completely lost without her help and guidance. Her attention to detail helped ensure that we stayed on schedule with all of our planning, and her personal touch and friendly demeanor helped take some of the stress out of the process. No matter what time of the day we needed to reach her, she was always available and happy to assist with whatever issue we had encountered. Likewise, her resourcefulness and ability to draw from her network of vendors ensured that every aspect of our wedding was taken care of. It is abundantly clear that she truly cares about her clients and treats them as friends. We are so thankful that we hired her and cannot imagine how we would have pulled off such an amazing wedding without her.

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!

From the owner: We will deliver a signature event with class, glamour and style! By implementing the cherished…read moretraditional Persian customs and accenting it with modern design, we will plan a sophisticated and elegant ceremony and produce an event that has not been seen before! At Platinum Sofreh, we are in touch with today's bride to have everything current and modern but still maintaining class and sophistication. We are committed to giving the bride and most importantly the mother of the bride the luxury of enjoying this memorable day without stressing over the "day of" details. We understand that a successful event needs a careful process consisting of well defined and proven steps. We will meet with you to gain a clear understanding of your vision, and goals for your ceremony. We will weave your personal taste and preferences into the theme and color accent of the sofreh to form a unique and artistic design. We work with you to establish the appropriate budget that assures you will be completely satisfied with your choices.

Darrell and Kenya are absolutely a pleasure to work with! We hired them to do our wedding and we…read morecouldn't be more satisfied. They kept the party going. They were so accommodating when our reception didn't go as planned. They took requests and played every song. The one thing I would say is that if you hire them, offer them some food and drink. They totally deserve it!! I will definitely keep them in mind for future events.

We hired them to do our wedding. We were very pleased with how everything was handled! No hassles…read more and made our special day perfect! Kenya was so great to work with and had everything planned down to a t. Though nothing at our reception went as planned, Kenya rolled with it and it turned out great. They even provided all the songs we requested them to play and I know some of them were not normal songs to play at a wedding. We were so pleased and would recommend them to anyone!!!

I would never recommend this place to anyone! I would give it zero stars if I could…read more I contacted high peak on March 6th for my wedding on June 2nd, which was very laid back and just at my house. I emailed them and explained that I work crazy hours sometimes, so email is more effective than phone tag. We just wanted to rent a tent, some tables, and chairs. Sarah got back to me almost immediately with a quote and suggested a visit to our house to work out logistics. I gave Sarah my availability and was told she would look into it and get back to me. That was on March 19th. I heard nothing back from Sarah until May 4th, when I got an email asking if I still wanted a site visit. My RSVP deadline was May 5th, so I waited until I had my final head count and emailed her back with the numbers of tables and chairs we needed. She provided me with an updated quote and told me she did not have a phone number or a signed contract from me. Neither of which I was asked for in the month and a half I was waiting for a site visit. I explained to Sarah that I could get her a contract and deposit at any point, I just needed some better communication and for her to tell me what she needed from me. She appologized and sent me a new quote and the lease agreement and asked me to sign it and return it with payment. I sent my fiance with a check and he returned home with a reciept. Today, 7 days before my wedding I recieved a phone call from Sarah that High Peak could not provide me with a tent, tables, and chairs because I missed the deadline, which I was ever informed of, and they had no availability. We were told to come and pick up our check. When we got to High Peak and inquired about the deadline, we were told that there is an event in Carlisle the day of our wedding and that they didnt know how many tents they would need until last weekend, when our tent should have been reserved since March 6th. The entire time we were there, one of the guys was trying to work things out and make it work for us. He completely apologized while Sarah sat there, silent. The only time she spoke up was to tell us that we didn't have any communication because we didn't give her a phone number even though she had been emailing me for weeks. Somehow this was all MY fault. Before leaving, we come to realize that the check we provided them had already been cashed. The check was cashed before anyone checked availibity. The whole situation is very unprofessional and inconsiderate on their part . Luckily, we had already spoke with a tent rental place down the street who was going to get us taken care of. He will be visiting our house TODAY AFTER HOURS and making sure our wedding isn't a complete disaster due to Sarah. This company knew exactly who we were talking about when we said we had been screwed over last minute and was not surprised. He has clearly fixed mistakes for High Peak in the past!

High Peak did an outstanding job with our annual block party this weekend. The crew was fantastic…read more Very professional. Thank you.

We hired Shewsical Entertainment to DJ our wedding last weekend, and it was amazing!!! We had Al as…read moreour DJ, and he brought all the energy! I had so many guests coming up and asking me where I found this guy, he was such a vibe! Al was also great on the phone during our consultation call before the wedding, thinking of little details even my Type A self hadn't planned out, and just made the whole process so easy. He coordinated so well with our live musicians and officiant for the ceremony too, helping mic them and get speakers ready so everything could run smoothly. For the reception I gave him a list of songs that were our favorites to pull from and told him to add whatever he thought was needed to keep the dancing going, and he rocked it! We love Al!!!! Thanks so much for making our wedding a blast

Matt Shew is amazing! He has now DJ'd for our son's bar mitzvah and our daughter's post-pandemic…read morecombination bat mitzvah/Sweet Sixteen party. The music was great, he kept everything moving, played all our daughter's requests and none of the songs she wanted to avoid, and he readily handled some special requests. On top of that, he is really personable, easy to work with, and his prices are more than fair. We highly recommend him!

I highly Paul for any of your DJ needs! We found him on Yelp and Weddingwire and asked if we could…read morewatch him DJ locally to see how he performs and he provided us details on the time and location. He has a very simple and efficient set up with lights and sound systems. What was really impressive for us were the music videos that he played that went with the music. Once we saw that and saw/heard his transitions we knew he was the DJ we wanted. We had an unusual theme for our wedding, we did a costume theme "Talk Nerdy to Me" and Paul was not only happy to work with us, but he also had some awesome ideas on how to truly make it our own. With the video screen package, he was able to do movie/you tube clips and a slide show. When it came to getting strange and unusual music, Paul was able to do it with no issues. We asked for quite a few songs that were not in his database including traditional Chinese and Estonian Country music and he was able to get it with no issues. His online planning system made it really easy for us to put our Ceremony and Reception plan together. All of my guests LOVED the music choices. Part of it was our doing in putting together a song list, and part of it was Paul reading the party and playing accordingly. He even accommodated my niece's request for the Hokie Pokie. Don't take my word for it, Weddings are not the gigs he does in the DC area. Watch him in action and see for yourself. I feel that if other businesses book him on a regular basis, he is probably a good choice for your wedding. I am really glad I acted on this assumption, and had a chance to work with Paul. He has my highest recommendations.

Paul Garza DJed our wedding last Friday and did an amazing job. First of all, we only hired Paul…read moreabout a month beforehand because up until then, we thought my husband's friend would be able to DJ for us. At the last minute, he wasn't going to be able to get his equipment out to us in time so I found Paul and reached out to him. Paul told me he was available and met with us in person. He was reasonably priced and we couldn't have lucked out better for a last minute booking. Even though our friend couldn't DJ, Paul let him do all of the introductions which was really sweet. He even let our friend take the reigns and do a couple songs! Paul never felt like our friend was stepping on his toes and we really appreciated that he let us do that. Paul kept the party going from the beginning. I've had so many people since the end of our wedding telling me how great our DJ was. We had a weird mix of twenty somethings and sixty somethings with not much in between. Even still, Paul was able to judge the crowd and keep people dancing. I don't think there was a second all night long that people weren't all over the dance floor! His online portal is very straight forward and easy to use. I was able to put in many details and everything we wanted to hear was played at our wedding. Paul is also not one of those DJs that keeps interrupting songs to talk. He knew when it was appropriate to interject and when it wasn't. My husband commented that this was one of his favorite things about Paul: his professionalism on and off the dance floor. Definitely consider Paul Surreal Entertainment for your next event - you won't regret it!