Kelly was incredible! She has every contact you could possibly need, whether you're going all-out…read moreor keeping things simple. We didn't have to lift a finger--we just got to relax, be present, and actually enjoy every minute of our daughter's wedding. With only a short window before the big day, we realized it would be so much easier on our guests if we provided transportation from the Grand Galvez to the church and back to the hotel for the reception. Kelly handled every detail with a private company and it was seamless. The next day she even took care of returning everything--the cake plate, the tux, all of it. We had a couple of guests with dietary restrictions, and she and her assistant Amanda made sure that was completely covered. If my husband or I even thought about wanting a drink while we were walking around greeting people, one of them somehow appeared with it in hand. Kelly doesn't just understand her job--she has an innate understanding of what it means to be the parents of the bride and how to make the whole experience easier on you. Both she and Amanda are friendly, steady when you're stressed, funny, and genuinely personable. They're simply the best event planners you could hope for. When my daughter's veil got left at the hotel right as the ceremony was about to start, they used their connections and somehow it magically showed up at the church with time to spare. Anything we needed to keep--family heirlooms and the rest--they carefully got back into our car or our room afterward. I can't recommend Kelly and Eventology highly enough. We had so much fun that we're seriously thinking about throwing a big party for our friends every five years just so we can do it all over again!

Kelly is nothing short of AMAZING! We worked with her for almost a year planning my daughters…read morewedding. Her expertise really came strong for us! She has outstanding relationships with vendors and works closely with them to get to best price and service. Any question we had....she always had an answer and/or a great suggestion. She made the wedding day flow so nicely - we didn't have to worry about a thing! I couldn't recommend her more!!

We had to reschedule our wedding a few times due the pandemic which meant losing our first planner…read more Ashley Joseph stepped in and was a rockstar from the get go. Meticulous, incredibly organized and always one step ahead. She seamlessly jumped in and helped us get our vision across the finish line. Two Be Wed has a great, large team of planners who undoubtedly supported her and everyone we were in contact with couldn't have been kinder or more professional. Ashley was a huge part of our special weekend and we're incredibly grateful for all her hard work and help!

I absolutely LOVED working with Sava Sipe for my wedding day. She was amazing from day one, was…read moreable to meet with me all the time even last minute to help me calm my nerves about the wedding! Sava was friendly to my family and minister during rehearsal and also recommended some amazing vendors (limo service, dance studio, hair and makeup etc.) Everything was planned well and put together and my guests were so impressed that the day was so well planned out and put together, and there was not a dull moment. Without Sava I would have been a total mess, and she helped me feel beautiful that day! (She even had a cough drop ready for me when my throat was getting dry from this Texas weather!!) Love you to the moon and back, Sava!!

It's been less than 24 hours since I said, "I do" I needed to pause and take a moment to thank…read morePUWH!! I couldn't have asked for a better team to work alongside with. Jenny was a dream, she reassured me every step of the way. Our Family & Friends couldn't stop talking about the amazing photographers, (Waterdog & Rabbit) venue and PUWH staff. I'm so happy with my decision to do it this way. If you're wanting all the intimate details without the stress PUWH will exceed your expectations!

If I could, I would give a million stars. Yvette, her team and partners were absolutely amazing…read more Wedding planning in general, with or without a pandemic is no easy task. My fiancé and I got engaged in Jan 2019 and after venue shopping and planning, we were referred to Yvette in May 2019. At the time, we decided to not do a pop up since we ended up deciding to do a wedding on a cruise in 2020. Well obviously that fell apart thanks to the pandemic! Yvette was there to save the day! We were hoping things would get better in 2020 but COVID cases kept rising so we said screw it, let's do the pop up wedding! And we are SO happy that we did! We didn't want to do a huge party and spend thousands on a wedding but we got the upscale wedding look for so much less. Yvette and her team were offering these COVID packages (see their Instagram to see if still on going) and we had an officiant, seating for 25, cake, photographer venue and decorations all for under $2000. My family was worried that since we were spending significantly less than the average wedding cost that it wouldn't be as nice. In fact, we were criticized prior to the wedding, but then the day of the wedding arrived and they were in awe. It was so romantic and beautiful. Yvette and her team added flowers, candles and just made the night so magical. The cake was delicious and over all the experience was dreamy and magical. Pop Up Weddings Houston also go beyond the pop up wedding bookings. Yvette does weddings of all sizes! They actually do wedding give aways on their instagram so check it out if you're recently engaged! They also work with vendors/partners who provide live streaming services, photo booths and more! Anyways, major thanks to Pop Up Wedding Houston! I am totally referring my engaged friends to them! Note: Once I receive my wedding photos I'll update my review to show you all how gorgeous the venue was!

Tears of Anger not joy. On our wedding day, Darrell showed up 15 mins prior to the start of the…read moreceremony. He was very disheveled and unorganized. He promised a team of 8-10 and showed up with 4 people. (The day of he stated His staff needed to change clothes in our hotel suite, which was very unprofessional, as this was suppose to be our special day and private time with our wedding party). We began texting and calling Darrell at 8am the day of our event, with no response from him. It wasn't until 2pm when another vendor called and texted us in a group with Darrell saying they have not heard from him and need to get in touch ASAP! Many of the vendors complained to us about how unprofessional and unorganized Darrell was. Our wedding day was a disaster. Darrell over promised and failed to deliver. We had terrible communication issue throughout the planning process to the point that we had to demand a discount a month prior to the wedding day, because WE had basically planned everything OURSELVES . Still we were hoping he would execute the day of, since we have seen beautiful picture of past events. Many of his staff has quit, which now i understand why. I have so much more to add... but the most important thing is to STAY AWAY FROM THIS FRAUD "WEDDING PLANNER" that planned and executed absolutely NOTHING correctly.

We hired Darrell in 2019 for our wedding that was supposed to take place September 2020. Our…read moreinitial meeting with Darrell was pleasant but I should have noticed a slight pink flag when he conducted the meeting from his condo after telling us he had an office space but changed it last minute. (lie number one of 20458594) We however appreciated the conversation and decided to book full wedding planning services with Events with Darrell since we were living in Dallas at the time. First big issue - Darrell tells us that he is going to set up a week/weekend of vendors for us including catering, décor, etc and that we should plan to come to Houston to meet with them. I at the time was an Assistant Principal of an Elementary School and therefore taking time off doesn't always come easy but we made it work. I reached out to Darrell to confirm that we would be traveling in on Friday to experience meetings Friday afternoon and Saturday. He promised an itinerary that would be sent before we left. We received NOTHING. Friday morning comes and we send a confirmation text naming we would be heading to Houston and arriving around noon and asked for confirmation on where to meet. No response. We were going to cancel the trip but also knew we needed to plan the wedding so we chalked up his lack of response to him being busy so we hit the road. Get halfway to Houston, reach out about the meeting....NOTHING. Arrive in Houston...STILL NOTHING. At this point I'm venting to one of my bridesmaids who's a professional photographer in Seattle about the issue not knowing she's apart of a group that includes knowing Darrell. After this vent; Darrell reached out via phone to lie about what happened and why he was unresponsive. Something to the tune of "I was traveling and didn't have my phone." Anyway he did manage to get us in with the caterer (who was simply amazing) and the décor company (who was equally amazing) Let's fast forward because we should have fired him after that experience but because we'd began to pay him I stuck with him....WRONG Our wedding was rescheduled to 12/11/21 and prior to rescheduling the interview I asked Darrell if he was going to be ok with the change. He agreed it would work but that was yet another lie (I'll get to that later) Ok so let me also not I did not include lots of the lies and ignoring Darrell did. Because of this I basically planned my own wedding. I booked the DJ, changed catering information, booked the marquee letters, the violinist, the photobooth, bartender, created the run of show, EVERYTHING...and I won't even bother yall with the disorganization he had at the wedding rehearsal. NOPE. It's wedding day and Darrell's assistant at the time Keisha said she would be at my hotel by 7:00am. Didn't happen. I get a call from the vendor we booked to do our cloud smoke and sparkler stuff around 11:00am saying Darrell is not at the venue (he told me he was going to be there all day) and she doesn't know where to put the stuff. I get another text from our marquee vendor saying she has called Darrell over 20 times and needs to know where to put the letters because she too is at the venue and Darrell isn't there. I reach out to Keisha around this time and you can tell when she answers the phone that her breath stinks because she's just waking up. She says she will handle it and I let it go. Keisha shows up a few hours later, we've taken pics and we are ready to transition. Thinking Keisha is going to the wedding venue with us I give her my veil because it's super grand and I didn't want to walk with it. We transition to the ceremony venue (a little late but that's ok) and they won't let me get off the bus. Come to find out Darrell is there, Keisha is NOT and she has my muthaf***in veil. Irritated I tell Darrell that I will just walk without it and let's begin. Ceremony occurs yay yay yay and now it's time for the reception which is at another venue. We get to the ceremony venue and its breathtaking. But, no Darrell, no Keisha, no Pablo, and none of his other rented "assistants" Keisha shows up about 45 min later pretending like she was at the venue (lies) we FINALLY begin. We walk in as a bridal party, everything is finally flowing and the sparklers go off but they are under some beautiful pompas leaves. Well those beautiful leaves spark a fire and BAM we had to shut the wedding down for an hour to ensure that everything was safe and taken care of. This caused me to miss the father/daughter dance, mother/son dance, bouquet toss, garter toss, and all the American traditions we planned. What saved the wedding you ask? Not Keisha, or Darrell although Keisha did try to reconcile things so I appreciate that and Darrell was in a corner crying like a bit**. It was actually the Nigerian traditional ceremony we included in the wedding. Theirs so much more I could say but I wouldn't ever think of hiring Darrell. He's a FRAUD! Don't play roulette with your special day by hiring him.

Do NOT recommend. Wedding planner Madeline (doesn't seem like she works here anymore - started her…read moreown business kinda seemed like drama.. but I digress) did not show up to the wedding (isn't that your literal one job?) and gave less than a 24 hrs notice. Her "replacement" Caren was incompetent, unfriendly and extremely unhelpful - which led to so much stress on the part of the mother of the bride and the maid of honor. Stephanie showed up at the beginning to help put welcome bags in the rooms, but past that didn't do anything. Piper met with the parents of the bride and the hotel owner HOURS before bride walked down the aisle and Piper didn't say a word (didn't introduce herself or even say hello). Horrible representation as a business owner. For these prices - like are you insane... Wedding planner went over budget and messed up names on invitations and gave NO remedy for this. Further, we asked for a refund / some sort of compensation for the chaos that was Madeline bailing on the wedding and sending someone whose job could have been better done by a 4 year old -- NO response, we sent several emails and nothing - EXTREMELY unprofessional and we are super upset. Yall should be ashamed. Email or message me if you're thinking about using them and I can give more details. Don't waste your money.

Stephanie was our day of coordinator and she was simply the BEST! I can't thank her enough for…read moreevery thing she's done for me. We had a lot of little road bumps along the way but she calmed my nerves and she held my hand throughout the entire process. She was so organized, had a great list of vendors who she highly recommended, and the day of- she was there ensuring me that everything would be ok. I was stressed leading up to the big day, but thanks to Stephanie, we had a blast! Special shot out to Caren too who was so sweet and helpful. I would recommend them both for your wedding planning needs!

Where to start... Jo Ann and the entire Schwartz and Woodward team are absolutely incredible. From…read morestart to finish, the team was professional, caring, efficient, and elite. Jo Ann knows all of the top vendors and was able to connect me with the exact professional to suit my needs. The vendors Jo Ann recommends all are top notch and are exceptional are their craft. Additionally, the vendors have mostly worked together before and will work in unison so everything will coordinate between the different aspects of your wedding and brings everything together! They went above and beyond for our wedding. My veil ripped before the ceremony and they found super glue and climbed down on hands and knees to super glue it back together. Now THAT is exceptional service. I highly recommend Schwartz and Woodward for brides who want it done right!

I was recently at a wedding where this company was hired. The wedding was fabulous and the food…read moreyummy. There was so much thought and prep that went into the wedding that it was such a shame to witness the staff from this company act unprofessionally. The staff, an older couple, was rude and yelling at guests. the gentleman was irritated much of the evening at what is suppose to be a happy event. I witnessed children getting scolded for having fun, I got yelled at for taking a vase of flowers after the brides' family had told me to. The woman, I believe her name was JoAnne, was scolding guests for taking too many party favors and there were plenty left at the end of the night. Very unprofessional staff that didn't properly reflect the graciousness of the people throwing the event.

If you want 1st class service in a wedding planner, look no further than Monique Wisdom of Wise…read moreEvents and Design! Monique was the 1st person we hired. My fiancé and I had a lot on our plate, so we opted for her full planning service (HIGHLY recommend this option if possible). We found her through a personal recommendation from a wedding she did in Louisiana, THEN come to find out, my best friends brother who was getting married 2 weeks before us, had just hired her as well! I knew we mush have had the best of the best! And I was right! Monique was there every step of the way, from dress appointments/ suit appointments, cake tastings, venue searches... EVERYTHING! She didn't demand to go anywhere and was cool if there was space limits and she couldn't come. Her online portal was SOOOO helpful with keeping me on task from day 1 and was key in helping me to remembering what I needed to do, purchase, or inquire about. She has an extensive preferred vendor list, but if we wanted to look elsewhere, she looked into other options for me as well. She was prompt, timely and followed up with ALL vendors on our behalf! I was able to trust her with RSVP's, timelines, and pretty much everything. We just worked well together in general. She was also conscious of our budget. She let us know where we were being unrealistic, and where we were probably over budgeting. She really helped us execute our vision perfectly! Day of, she was the calm to my chaos. lol! We didn't have to worry about anything. I didn't find out about things that went wrong until after the wedding because she handled them on our behalf. She was intent on making sure we got EVERYTHING we asked for. She has a great team of assistants that helped day of. They kept of 400-person wedding flowing smoothly. Last minute, I was looking for cold sparks and dancing on a cloud and she was able to find one of her past clients who offered the service, was able to help me negotiate some things and get the service for us near our budget! She is worth every penny we paid and soooo much more! She was our first wedding investment and we definitely got top tier services!! I heard horror stories about brides and their planners, but Monique is AMAZING, even tempered, and truly a friend throughout the whole process!! If I could give 10 stars, I would! Dorjan and I are soooo proud to be a WED Couple! WE LOVE YOU, Mo!

From the owner: Wise Events & Design promise is to create extraordinary experiences for extraordinary people of…read moreunforgettable moments and memories. We believe in providing an exceptional level of service to give you clarity and vision you need to create a exceptional and seamless event experience.

Best wedding planning company in Houston! Love working with Rebecca and this amazing group of…read more professionals.

Chelsea is the BOMB. She went above and beyond and exceeded my expectations in every way. My…read morehusband's 50th turned out to be a magical night from start to finish. So much so that I was sad it was over. Chelsea made everything sound so simple that I kept asking her if we remembered little things like trash cans and coolers and she had it all done. Now I know that I can sit back and totally relax for my next event! Hassle free. When I came out of my room from getting dressed, my house felt more festive and beautiful than I ever imagined possible. She was there making sure every detail was taken care of till the end of the night. I couldn't have done it without her. My husband had the best 50th and I felt so proud! Thank you, Chelsea!!! You and Belle of the Ball are the BEST!

Being an out of town bride, a wedding planner was an absolute must. I spent hours on the phone…read moretrying to find a wedding planner--balancing both services and budget. While Jennifer seemed like a good option at the time, I quickly began to regret my decision. Right away I noticed that she was always late to appointments, did not meet deadlines, and worst of all did not listen to what I wanted. I hired her for both design and coordination, and her first take on the design presentation was not only significantly shorter than the example she had sent me, but she presented in her words "a bohemian style" when I had specifically asked for "southern elegance". She did redo the presentation, but this was the first of some major communication issues that I continued to see throughout the process. The issues with planning were frustrating, but honestly would not be that big of a deal if the wedding day service would have been executed more professionally. One of my biggest hang-ups with Jennifer is her lack of humility and being able to take responsibility for her mistakes--especially when they impact such a big day in people's lives. Here are some of the major things that happened day of (leaving out other things for brevity): -Florals and timeline: I specifically chose a florist that works in the same office as Jennifer, because I thought that communication between them would be good and lead to a great design--but boy was I wrong. Day of, Jennifer had not communicated the schedule to the florist to ensure that certain installments were ready for us to take pictures with--which resulted in putting us behind schedule for photos. Furthermore, she worked with the florist on certain installments such as the seating chart and did not have the foresight to inquire about dimensions so the print outs she had ended up being way too large for the fl-oral rings they were put in. -Photos: Communication here was an issue before the wedding. The photographer had asked for someone to help coordinate family members/friends during portraits and while Jennifer did respond in an email saying this: "we have never been asked to assist a photographer before, before the ceremony we are all hands on deck getting set up, but if you needed my assistant during the cocktail hour I can certainly add that to my notes if you don't have an assistant/second shooter. " leaving it open for interpretation and never following up with the photographer. While I do very much think that it was the photographer's fault for not having help/resources in place, better communication by Jennifer could have potentially prevented the situation. What most frustrated me about this though, is that during portraits when help was needed--not only was her assistant standing by us while the situation unfolded, not doing anything to help (aka obviously not all hands on deck)--when Jennifer did finally come help she was rude to me and my husband in front of our friends and family, blamed the photographer, and instead of trying to help, told the photographer it was their problem and left. Even if it was their fault, I would hope that a wedding planner could work with all types of people and help solve a crisis on a wedding day rather than just walking away. -Clean-up: One of Jennifer's biggest selling points for us was that she would take care of all of the items after the wedding and deliver them at our convenience later. Unfortunately this did not happen, many items were missing, and my mom had to stay until 2am trying to clean up because Jennifer did not do her job. Again, these are only a few of the many problems we experienced with Jennifer others involving poor communication with the cake designer, photobooth vendor, etc. What it all boils down to is that she has some issues communicating with other vendors/clients, will not take fault or apologize for her mistakes. So if you are considering booking her, double/triple check everything and make sure all of the vendors are on the same page-- I thought that I did, but unfortunately the coordination at the wedding caused a lot of problems for a wedding day that you will never get back.

From the owner: Jennifer Laura Designs is a full service wedding and event planning studio based in Houston, Texas…read more We offer a one-of-a-kind boutique experience for our clients by creating a distinct wedding celebration that will tell your unique story. Our goal is to design a beautiful and detailed vision of your day and then execute this vision flawlessly down to the smallest of details.

10/10 Experience - A True Gem in Houston!…read more The Community Collective is easily one of the best venues I've worked with in Houston. From start to finish, the team was beyond responsive, communicative, and incredibly flexible with our needs. Every question was answered promptly, every detail was handled with care, and I truly felt like they were as invested in the success of our event as we were. It was so great the first time, we booked it again the following month! Easy to access, parking was perfect! The space itself is beautiful and versatile - perfect for anything from intimate gatherings to larger scale events. But what really sets this place apart is the management. Everything was seamless and well-executed, which made the entire planning process stress-free. Teeba, Ms. Jackie, Patrick, Jerrol and the rest of the Collective team, I am deeply appreciative of you all! If you're looking for a venue where professionalism meets hospitality, this is it! I highly recommend booking your next event here - you'll leave just as impressed and satisfied as I was!

Very nice venue, decorated nicely, great service by everyone on the staff. Great food, ceviche was…read moregreat and I usually don't eat ceviche. Philly Cheesesteak Empanadas were delicious. I recommend this place. Security inside and out.