I love Kismet & Clover. They are so talented, in a non-pretentious, genuine way. One might be…read morewondering what the heck they do. Basically, they offer a few different services, including rentals (we're talking antique furniture, mismatched vases, suitcases and other gloriously vintage goodies for event decor), as well as full event design. I went with the latter for my recent wedding, and hired Jessica to take the reigns when it came to decor for my event. Working with her was the perfect amount of collaboration for me. She listened to all my Pinterest-y ideas, took note of my dream theme, and ran with it. Every once in awhile we'd be in touch; she'd ask me my thoughts on burlap and other things, and pin decor ideas to my Pinterest board. I helped with some of the crafting (but honestly not that much) and worked on my own little projects for the day. I can't imagine what my day would have been like without her and her husband! A hell of a lot more stressful, I'll tell you that much. I also really appreciated their emphasis and support for other local artists. I could have ordered a zillion things on Etsy, from artists based in the U.S. and further (which I have no issue at all with, yay for Etsy!), but Jessica opened my eyes to a myriad of local Calgary artists who are doing amazing things in our city. I was thrilled to spend much of my wedding money supporting local artists. Let me just conclude with this. I was so, so touched by the little, thoughtful details she came up with. The decor was a perfect, symbolic marriage of both my new husband and I. If you want a wedding with charming, thoughtful decor and don't have the first clue where to start - check out Kismet & Clover!!!!! I recommend wholeheartedly.

From The Newly Wed Husband Who Doesn't Care About Decorations:…read more I never would have guessed I would be writing a review on a wedding decorator, but I owe it to Jessica & crew. I wasn't involved in planning the theme, colors and decorations (cause I'm a guy and my input is invalid), and that was okay with me. My wife claims Jessica was a breath of fresh air to work with and my only concern was the price (which was extremely reasonable and WELL WORTH IT). What I experienced from Jessica's end was on the day of the wedding. Unfortunately there were some flaws in the logisitics at the venue, the space was cramped, and the venue manager was bat sh*t crazy to put it nicely. Jessica took all the stress away from my wife (and as we know, a happy wife = a happy life), and made the event flawless, memorable, and an absolute delight. I can't say enough good things about Jessica and her help. The decorations as I'm told were beautiful and full of character. What I noticed the most was how much she cared, and how much she wanted to make our day better. Thank you Jessica! - The careless husband

We had a verbal and written contract with Louise for day of co-ordination for our wedding. She…read moredidn't fulfill what she verbally promised and what her website states - a stress free wedding day. While other vendors were telling her not to call me with little details, Louise still called. She mixed up all aspects of the wedding songs (processional and bride and groom introduction into the reception) and then blamed the DJ then tried to blame us saying we never sent her the list (when the DJ had the list she forwarded to him). She almost sent the children of the wedding party down in the wrong order, the venue she set up was a mess (she blamed the hotel for not being at her beck and call - when she had hotel, DJ and my friends helping her - obviously can't get it done herself). She said she doesn't have the proper insurance to use her personal vehicle to run "work errands." Was having a drink at the wedding (not sure if this is general practice - especially when she claims she had no time to sit down). Decor wasn't set up how it was discussed and I even sent her pictures (also she suggested me buy items she didn't use because she "didn't know what they were for") the guest book pens in a vase next to the guest book - "I didn't know what those where for, so I didn't put them out" so our guest signed our black guest book pages with a black pen she put out. Top is ALL off we had paid her to stay an extra 2 hours to clean up our wedding decor - she left. Her excuse is that she checked with the hotel (a server or bartender) to see if they were okay with taking it all down. When in fact she had talked to the event service manager about this specifically and was told that the hotel IS NOT responsible for taking those items down, also in the contract with the hotel which Louise had a copy of. So at the end of the night we were ripped of $$$ and had to take down our wedding decor. 3 of the 4 vendors had negative things to say about her. She didn't inform our photographers of changes to the sched and they almost missed the garter/bouguet toss and the Chinese dragons that came through. 2 very big events during our wedding. Denies that any of this is her fault - CANNOT BE TAKEN FOR HER WORD or CANT FULFILL HER CONTRACT. Her website promotes her wedding, with testimonials from her husband. Don't be fooled.

From the owner: We are a full service wedding and event planning company. Day of Coordination offered, as well as…read moremonth of, full planning, and hourly rates. Call if you're looking for someone to coordinate your wedding or special event, make arrangements for florists, DJ's, transportation, wedding attire, Wedding ceremony locations, venues, live bands, ceremony music, other entertainment, wedding decor, linens & chair covers, you name it, we can help. Budgetting assistance, scheduling, timelines and communicate with your hired vendors on your day.

An event I went to used them for catering. We only had desserts and pastries. They provided a wide…read morevariety of different pastries. Some of the pastries included birthday cake, cupcakes, tarts, brownies and etc. They also had coffee and tea served along with water. Service was great. The server came around to grab dirty plates and cups. Food was ok. But again I only had pastries and desserts. The review is mostly about their service and the layout of the food on the table. Yes food was laid out really nicely.

We were bullied by Simply Elegant in to cancelling our contract. We have our event booked at…read moreWaterfront Parks (original venue at Skyline which apparently closed according to Simply Elegant) for July 2021 and they told us around 20 days before our event that there was a scheduling conflict so we cannot have the venue anymore on the date that we're suppose to have our event. They offered us a refund of the venue cost if we move our date, or move us to Venue 308 or Brownstone but with no compensation for the trouble, or full refund to cancel our event. We don't understand how they can double book the venue and choose to kick us out instead. Either they accidentally double booked or a bigger client wanted our date so Simply Elegant chose to boot us out, which was a clear breach of contract. We wanted a refund before (even just 75% of our money back) but they won't let us which I understood because we signed a contract but we asked them anyway just in case they will allow it. But for them to spring the news to us that we will not get the Waterfront Park venue 20 days before our event was so shady. They told us that there was a conflict with the Shriners which was a lie because we checked the Shriners website and they do not have an event at that venue on our date. We were left scrambling and we felt cheated and bullied by this company. We would be okay with them moving us to a different venue if they would just refund us the venue cost but they did not budge. They didn't even try to meet us halfway, they did not want to negotiate. We were suppose to have a skyline view, then they moved us to Waterfront Park which would have given us a lake view (so comparable to our original venue), but now they wanted to move us to another venue with no view - so we felt they should at least compensate us. Changing our date was not an option given how late it is already for us to ask our other vendors and our guests if they can work with that. We chose to support them during the pandemic but as soon as everything opened up, they chose to screw us over. I am 6 months pregnant and the emotional distress they have put me through is unbelievable - especially for a company that is supposed to be a champion in hospitality and client service. We decided to deal directly with the venue that they were going to move us to as I couldn't imagine them still holding our event after how they treated us. As soon as I told them that we would opt for the full refund (after us trying to negotiate and them not making any counteroffers), they told me that they will mail me the cheque - knowing full well that we need the money right away so we can pay the new venue and new caterer. There was no sense of urgency on their end. When we paid them they were etransferred so they received our money instantly, and for the refund they wanted to just mail the cheque. We ended up picking up the cheque and that's how our relationship with them ended. They're probably just going to delete this review....

Dreadful. The…read moreAlberta marriage commissioner, Soleiha Mahrcell, is supposedly taking over from Nomi Whalen, who is phasing out of the marriage business. Soleiha's website is the best thing about her business. In our initial meeting with her, she was sweet and smiled a great deal. As the date of our event got closer, the tone of her e-mails became a bit more terse. She makes it very clear in her contract that she will not attend a researsal. We even offered her more money for her to do so, and she declined. She will send you a number of documents that include information and a contract. The format and font of these documents was quite bizarre and difficult to read. Luckily, she sent them in Word format, so we could re-format them into a font that we found easier to read. Her e-mails come complete with animated emoticons that, while cutesy, make her seem a bit unprofessional. She arrived at our event clearly rushed, as she had just come from another ceremony. She seems to stack up ceremonies back-to-back. She left moments after the ceremony was done and we never even had a chance to say good-bye. On the day of our event, we found her positively snippy towards key family members. Naturally, they had never met her before, since she refused to attend a rehearsal. Our wedding party members did not stand exactly where she wanted them, so she took each person by the shoulders and (gently) shoved them into position. All this was done in front of our guests. Some members of our wedding party found this embarrassing. Instead of a sermon, she will tell a story about how the two of you met. This story is based on a questionnaire that you will fill out. Our guests later told us that while they thought the idea was cute, Soleiha went on and on, ad infinitum. She made a few comments during the ceremony that were flat-out inappropriate. Guests later commented that Soleiha did not seem to notice (or care) that she had made a cultural gaffe and seemed to think of herself as humorous. All in all, we were not impressed. As I look back, I regret hiring her.

We had the same experience as Fay M regarding Soleiha Mahrcell. She appears very friendly during…read morethe meetings prior to the wedding but on the wedding day she turns into a dragon lady. During consultation she was raving about how she would go above and beyond to ensure wedding goes as planned. But on our wedding day when she first arrived the very first thing she was hounding me for is payment rudely interrupting conversation with me and my guests. Even though she claimed to have no other weddings booked after us, we were running 15 minutes behind schedule and said that she would leave if we didn't start the ceremony right away. Would not recommend.

Robert Rooney has been a dear friend for over twenty years, and I have enjoyed many of his…read moreceremonies officiating couples into matrimony. He is terrific! His services are very professional, easy to interpret and touching. He also participates in writing custom vows prior to the wedding and presents them with such sincerity and good intent....such a great way to start a life together! I highly recommend Robert Rooney.