Do not trust Ashkan. He is no where to be found. He does not respond to text, or call. I gave him his full money when we signed the contract(2500) he did a few things and after corona, He just ignore all my calls, text and instagram DM. Do yourself a favor and go with another wedding planner. I left him a few comment on his instagram page and he messaged me back only to block me and delete my comments from instagram. I leave it up to you to judge. Look at the screenshots. read more

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Unprofessional!!!! He won't answer calls , texts , and blocks when you contact him on social media ! And we have a contract signed ! Be aware people ! Wedding is stressful enough on a bride you don't want this as well . read more

ASHKAN owes me a deposit of $5545.00 for my son's canceled bar mitzvah due to COVID. I'm a single mom and every other vendor paid my deposit back. I've called several times and he just hung up on me! I've asked him to make payments if he doesn't have the money today but it's been one and a half years and this person doesn't return or take my calls and make an effort to make this right. DO NOT USE THIS PERSON!!!!! read more

Hey Ashkan - we wanted to take a minute and personally thank you so much. We not only had a great time, everything went amazingly, everyone was thoroughly impressed and we are confident it would not have happened without you and your team. From the start of our planning in venue selection - to all the little bits and pieces - to the very end- to getting to our room ( which was even the biggest surprise!) amazing. From vendor and venue management, to final chat and wrap up process. Everything planned, thought out, and executed flawlessly. We can not thank you enough. I can literally go on about how great you did but I know you know yourself. We look forward to attending the weddings of the many friends that have booked you and are going to book you! read more

On October 15, 2013 we took Ashkan to small claims court, and I"m sad to say that he still didn't make any effort to talk to us in order to resolve this matter. So we went in front of the judge and the court ruled *IN OUR FAVOR*!!!! Hopefully Ashkan Barkhordar will learn that 1) don't treat your clients poorly & damage their wedding experience, and 2) "I'm sorry" is what you say when you mess up. If he would have just apologized and owned up to his mistakes (and given us our stuff back) instead of ignoring us, we would have forgiven him and all this would have been avoided. Now this judgment will be on his credit record for 7 years. **If anyone needs advice on how to take him to small claims court feel free to contact me!!! read more

I am not one to bash people's reputations, so the sole purpose of this review is to warn people before they hire Ashkan Barkhordar and Dream Events to do their wedding. When you meet with Ashkan he talks a BIG game. He says how wonderful he is, etc. I should have trusted my initial instinct when there are vendors in LA that will not work with him. For example, if you want to hire Allen G as your band, you cant hire Ashkan because Allen G wont work with him. That should have given me a hint...shame on me. Anyway, my wife and I were thankfully very involved and very organized on our own, so we were able to save the day and still have an amazing wedding, no thanks to Ashkan however. He had another wedding the same day as ours and the other wedding that day was so bad, that they sued him, and won. Its your wedding, there are plenty of good wedding planners out there. Why would you leave the most important day of your life in the hands of someone who is not good at what he does. As I mentioned, I will not go into detail about all the things that went wrong or could have gone wrong, so if you would like, feel free to message me. read more

I too had a similar experience to what the bad reviews on here are saying. I guess it's a hit or miss depending on Ashkan's mood or perhaps how much money he can make off of you? I don't know, but if I would have known then what I know now I would have steered clear of Ash. I would def not take the risk that my wedding would turn out the way it did. He is a selfish person that knows how to act charismatically when he wants to get what he wants. Added to that, he doesn't do 1/4 of the things he promises. Hire at your own risk. read more

I hired Ashkan for my wedding and it was the BIGGEST mistake I made. He is unprofessional , unorganized and all around a hot mess. He was an added stress in the planning stage as he would not remember anything my husband and I would tell him. The day of our wedding, nothing was on time as he failed to give our vendors a schedule as he promised. His staff and himself really dropped the ball on my wedding day, from not arranging a bouquet toss to forgetting the glass that the groom is suppose to step on at the end of a Jewish ceremony. When you initially meet with him, he will go on an on about himself and trash talk his clients as well as vendors he works with. Please please don't hire him and make the mistake I made. read more

Planning a wedding in less then 3 months is crazy, but with Ashkan Barkhordar's help with Coordination and Vendor set up it is truly possible. I met him half way into my planning, but was so grateful I spent the money. It was the best money we spent on the wedding, he was worth every penny and then some. The day of the wedding everyone asked me why I was so calm and relaxed I said because Ashkan (Dream Events) has everything under control. He is great at last minute issues like forgetting to rent a riser for the ceremony. He rents many items for wedding and etc, like Chivary chairs, white dance floor, linens, glassware and etc. He does it all. He called all my vendors and got them to arrive on time. He set up my floor plan which looked amazing. Best part was the night of the wedding I had a girl to follow me around, for bathroom breaks, food, drinks, napkins, etc anything I wanted she was there. My friends and family were in Ahhhhhhhhhh at how on top of it his team is. My bustle for my dress came off and three of his staff came running over and sewed it while I was taking pics with family. So Cool. My wedding was ahead of schedule and for a Persian wedding that never happens. Thank you for making our wedding a great event and one we could enjoy all day long. read more

I had a horrible wedding thanks to Ashkan. As other reviews have mentioned, Ashkan frequently does not respond to texts. He did not show up to a meeting with me and the groom when we had taken time off from work for wedding planning. As a result of Ashkan not showing up, things like planning the seats had to be done last minute. Fortunately, I had coordinated with all vendors except for one of the florists. Ashkan was coordinating with that florist since he was the person who introduced her to us. However, Ashkan forgot to coordinate with the florist for the chupa so the florist canceled on us. I had only one request for my flower bouquet and that was for it not include peonies. Ashkan failed to coordinate on that as well. We also did not get any bouquets for my bridesmaids although we paid for them. On the day of the wedding, Ashkan called the groom to let us know that there is no orange juice and that we needed to handle that ourselves. I was under the impression that the wedding coordinator was getting paid to deal with the surprises. If he cannot get orange juice, I assume we wouldn't be serving orange juice in the wedding. The bride and the groom should not be disturbed to go get orange juice! Additionally, Ashkan had told me that I would get an assistant for the wedding day, but the assistant only showed up in the middle of the photo session. I had to carry a duffle bag and my long veil in my wedding dress from the beauty salon and all the way on UCLA campus where we had our photoshoot. The veil was too big for me to carry along with my duffle bag and as a result, I don't have photoshoot pictures with my veil. Also, the assistant forgot to straighten my veil under the chupa so it's just a crump of tulle in the only pictures I have of it. Ashkan also did not really plan the songs with the DJ so we ended up having our first dance after the groom danced the mother-son dance with his mom after dinner. read more

I attended a wedding that was coordinated by Ashkan in Hilton LAX. I had never seen such an elegant and beautiful design of chairs, tables, bar, fruit station and etc. Everything looked so unique and elegant. read more

I hired Ashkan for two of my events - engagement and wedding. He did a phenomenal job for both. It felt so good to not have to stress over anything as both he and his team were on it. (I guess it also helps that I wasn't a crazy bridezilla lol). I would highly recommend Ashkan; these are such precious and memorable nights and it is absolutely imperative to have the best you can find. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!! read more

We hired Ashkan for our wedding on dec 7th, 2013. I read some of the reviews here, but I had an absolutely different experience. Ashkan totally made my wedding. He had amazing staff, very organized. He, himself is very calm and collected. I felt very comfortable talking to him. I kinda wish I could text him, even now, for advice and questions! He was like a friend. Very reliable!! Ofcourse I had bad experience with some vendors as we all do, on the day of! But Ashkan and his team, really came thru for us. And I'm 100% satisfied !!! And if I get married again( jk ) I will hire him :) Thanks Ashkan!! read more

Fabulous team. Very friendly and professional crew. Thank you Ashkan for an amazing night. We were worried at the beginning that Ashkan couldn't come on the day, as he was previously booked with another wedding. He sent Sanam and her crew for our big night and they were amazing! Very very happy, and will highly recommend him to others. He was very creative and came up with the most magical idea for our walk down the isle, it had everyone in tears, including myself. Thank you! read more

Ashkan coordinated our wedding and it went off without a hitch. I mean, no wedding is perfect, but ours was pretty close! I knew I was in good hands when I saw ash working another wedding and he was so on top of everything. He is always thinking about how to solve any issues that come up and keep you calm. I personally didn't get along with the first shadow (the girl that follows the bride around and makes sure she has everything she needs) but that was changed quickly and the new one was amazing. We planned out wedding in 90 days, so I was a bit nervous, but it was the best day of our lives. We thank Ashkan and his team for their hard work! read more

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Ashkan and his team are second to none. I highly recommend them for any of your events. He was our wedding coordinator for our wedding and he did an amazing job. He took care of every detail and every vendor. He thought of things that I would have never have thought of. Everything was on time and exactly to our liking. And his staff was professional and friendly. He takes the stress out of planning an event. He is on top of all of the vendors and makes sure everything is perfect. He pays attention to detail and is very, very organized. I have recommended him to several of my friends who used him for their events and they were very happy with his services and professionalism. I would definitely use him again for our next event. read more

My wife and I went to the most beautiful wedding venue, however, Ashkan totally managed to ruin a perfect setting. He told the bride and groom to invite people to be there at 3pm and stated on the card that the ceremony will begin 4pm sharp. However, ceremony did not begin until 6:30pm because his own rental company came late and they were still setting up!!!! (I've heard this from many of his past clients and other vendors who have worked with him, he's always late) Next, he didn't plan on serving dinner until 11pm on a sunday. After people have been there since 3pm. Guests were starving from 6-11 so there was one station of meats after the ceremony that the catering opened. Ashkan's assistants cut the line, took food for themselves and then he shut the station down after 15 minutes when there was over 50 people in line still waiting to eat. His staff is rude and unprofessional. One girl on his staff wearing a short mini dress that was flowy and left little to the imagination. Not appropriate attire for a wedding planners assistant AT ALL. Further, his rentals were chipped and table clothes were stained. The dj riser was falling apart. He would yell at guests. Now I understand MANY MANY venders refuse to work with him and why he FORCES you to signs contraxf stating he won't plan your wedding unless you use his rentals, BECAUSE NO OTHER RENTAL COMPANy WOULD WORK WITH HIM. Btw, he doesn't even give you prices to estimate how much your rentals will cost before signing the agreement. all he says is "don't worry, i'll work with you" and then somehow you end up with a bill for 25k when other reputable rental companies (Harry's) could have done it for 17k. He really knows how to stick it to you. read more

If it's possible to give someone negative stars, that's what Ashkan deserves if not less. It is a shame to call him a coordinator because he only ruins an event and never steps foot in to coordinate. We just recently had an event where we hired this "man" to be our coordinator. From the very beginning we all had a feeling he was not right, but unfortunately we didn't listen to our intuition. First of all, he will only sign with you, if you agree to use his rental company. Unfortunately, we agreed. Then he told us he didn't have an Interest or a part in Sammy's flowers. He said they were not partners. After we looked at Sammy's sample design and realized it was extremely overpriced for the quality, and design, we asked Ashkan to join us and look at other florists. He came with us to our florist, and in front of the other florist he began insulting and belittling his work. Saying that a 2 year old can do the job, Telling the guy that he was lying that there were three dozen roses in the arrangement, and many other insulting comments. Mind you this is a very well known and prestigious florist that is used for many weddings and occasions. Once Ashkan realize we are moving forward with this amazing florist, on the table that we were sitting around, in front of our faces, he took out his phone and began calling all our vendors and canceling all our orders. He said I think it's better you book everything on your own since you like your own style. We couldn't believe he was doing that. We kept looking at each other and wondering if what we were witnessing was in fact really happening. Aside from using profanity, belittling us and the florist he then stormed out of the shop. We approached him and said "you told us you don't have a part in Sammy's Flowers why are you so upset?" He couldn't talk straight and only use profanity and said "you only do what I say if I'm your coordinator." Yes we lost our deposit by firing him, but at least we had an amazing event with our new coordinator and we couldn't be happier. Hiring Ashkan is a huge mistake. And I recently heard from many vendors that he is on their list of coordinators they choose not to work with. read more

Ashkan did an amazing job at my wedding. He was professional, made sure everything ran smoothly and put my husband and I at complete ease the entire night. Would highly recommend him! read more

For all you men out there! Planning a wedding is stressful and you probably have no idea unless you r throwing a Persian wedding in less than 4 months. You WIILL need someone to calm things down for you and most importantly help you keep your bride happy. Highly recommend Ashkan. I hired him for our December 7th, 2013 wedding and he did an outstanding job. We had an assigned assistant and she did not leave our sight all night long. His team is AAA. read more

BAD EXPERIENCE!!! I was recommended to DREAM EVENTS DESING and especially to Mr. Ashkan Barkhordar by my friend since she was having her daughter wedding 3 months before my event (May, 2012). I contacted Mr. Ashkan Barkhordar (DREAM EVENTS DESIGN) for the most important events of our lives my daughter's wedding. As the mother of the bride I wanted every single detail to be covered for such an important event. I met with Mr. Ashkan a few times and presented to him the details, size and complexities of the event. The day after my friend's event she called me to inform me that her daughter's wedding had been a catastrophe, she told me Mr. Ashkan wasn't there on time, he had no clue who the vendor's were, was not aware of the schedule, and did not step up to fixed the chaos. Very concerned of what had happened to my friend's event, my daughter (bride), my sister and I met again with Mr. Ashkan Barkhoardar to discuss the details and conditions of my future event. We were concern since this was going to be an Orthodox wedding and the complexity and size of this event was going to be much more complicated than my friend's wedding. At the meeting we were told the budget was miscalculated, he didn't inform me of additional costs, fail to come up with designs and advice for me on vendors. In our previous meetings I was told by Mr. Barkhordar he was not taking any commissions from vendors and I found out otherwise. Mr. Ashkan concluded that if we were not happy with the services he will cancel the contract, release me from any obligations and refund me in full. I thought it was a nice gesture of him but after trying several times to contact him for the refund he completely denied it. DREAM EVENTS DESIGN is a company that should not be trusted for big events and Mr. Ashkan Barkhordar is a NOT A MAN OF HIS WORD!!! read more

I've been to 3 weddings where Ashkan was the coordinator. All 3 weddings were beautiful and perfect in every way. My friend, the bride, told me that she was so relaxed because he had everything so perfectly coordinated. His staff was professional, courteous and very well put together. They looked busy at every minute. I can't imagine a party being run any smoother. read more

Ashkon is a pleasure to work with! He was my coordinator for my wedding and I have used him for rentals. He is helpful and kind. He is creative and helps you every step of the way. I highly recommend him for any event! read more

Best coordinator in town! I saw him at multiple weddings before my own and knew right away how amazing he was! He totally went out of his way to make the wedding planning process really smooth and easy. My husband and I both work full time and he was able to accommodate our busy schedules. He's very prompt in returning all calls and emails. Also, him and his team looked very professional and are very experienced. I was so glad I had his team by my side all day. I was thinking of hiring one of his ex-employees to save some money, but decided to go with the most experienced coordinator. I'm glad I did! Everything at my wedding was perfectly planned and carried out according to schedule. He also helped us make decisions and stick to our budget. He's amazing! read more

dont get frustrated during wedding planning with someone who is inexperienced and unprofessional. had a horrible experience with Ashkan. Similar to the reviews below, he misleads his potential clients in the beginning and tries to impress but once hired, all is revealed and you realize you have unfortunately made a mistake. So many things went wrong both during the planning and day of which left us all scrambling due to the lack of experience Ash has. Unfortunately it was our role to step up in the midst of everything and take over what we paid for him to do. What a waste. Can honestly go on and on about all the things that went wrong and not as it should have... To add to the frustration, he doesnt even care to know your thoughts after you have expressed you were unhappy to actually learn and grow his business. Shame. Do yourself a favor, and look elsewhere. Wish we would have known! read more

Ashkan did such an amazing job on my sisters wedding. He was very organized, coordinated, and trustworthy. He brought very good vibes while helping my sister with the process of planning the wedding. Every idea he had was creative and effective in the way my sister wanted her wedding to be. If you are looking for a PROFESSIONAL wedding planner, then Ashkan and his team are the way to go! They are very serious, and they take very good care of their brides. read more

Not a single complaint. Ashkan was my wedding coordinator and I couldn't think of anyone else who could have done a better job than he did. His decor ideas = A+. Anything I wanted, he made it happen and even provided me with his ideas too which was awesome. He has really great taste. His management skills for the day of the event = A+. He came with a team of about 6 other girls and every single one of them were super nice, friendly and helpful. One of the girls stood by me throughout the entire day and night and brought me water whenever I needed it and carried around my makeup for me in case I needed a touch up. Ashkan is also VERY responsive. Anytime I emailed him or texted him, he got back to me right away. He was always readily available which I think is very important. I didn't have to think or worry about a single thing the day of my wedding and I thank you Ashkan and your team for it!!!!!!!! I could go on and on forever, but do yourself a favor and go with Ashkan for your next event!!! You won't be dissappolinted!! read more

Ashkan was the coordinator for my daughter's Bat-Mitzvah and he did a great job. Everything went smoothly and he was on top of everything. He is very professional and has great ideas. He was able to transform an ordinary room into a Winter Wonderland. He was available any time I wanted to meet. He was always respectful and a pleasure to work with. read more

Dream Events Design just did my brother's wedding about three weeks ago (Aug 9,2014) in Beverly Hills. Ashkan was the key player in the success of this wedding . He helped us with all aspects of the planning from design, to wedding etiquette, to counseling us on the hot trends on the wedding horizon, to pairing us with the vendors best suited to our event. Ashkan is very well respected with in the community and very well connected. He is there to help you: from choosing the wedding vendors to maintaining your budget and your sanity. He does it all!!! Leading up to the big day he took charge of every detail by keeping it organized and on the schedule. For the day of the wedding he oversaw the entire event by supervising ALL the vendors, and making everything seamless. He is serious, focused, attentive yet fun to work with. We are all impressed and very much pleased with his organizational expertness. Ashkan, we could not have done it with out you and thank you sooo much again!!!! read more

Ash and his crew did a WONDERFUL job at my wedding! I didn't have to worry about a thing, Ash had everything under control. When things went wrong with some vendors, Ash and his staff swooped in and fixed problems before I was even aware of them. My husband and I especially loved all the personalized attention from his staff - not a minute went by without us being shadowed by a staff member, ready to assist us. They are completely worth every penny! read more

In 2012, we were introduced to Ashkan by the venue where we were going to have my son's Bar Mitzvah. From the first moment, Ashkan was professional, diligent, detail oriented and extremely helpful. He listened to what we wanted and was able to negotiate with appropriate vendors to provide services within our budget. He had all logistics finalized the week prior to the event and met with us to ensure everything is as we want it. The night of the event, he handled everything perfectly and we were able to enjoy the evening without having to worry about any of the details. I would highly recommend him and look forward to working with him on any future events. read more

My husband and I hired Ashkan for our wedding on the advice of our florist. While our florist ended up screwing the pooch, Ashkan did a great job. I am ashkenazi and my husband is persian - so we were set on a nicely blended jewish wedding incorporating multiple cultures. Easier said than done. Anyway, we brought Ashkan in a bit late in the process and much had already been done, but it was certainly a relief to hand the reins over to someone else - someone who could communicate with our persian vendors, as well as our american vendors....that was a blessing! Ashkan and his team were easy to communicate with, responsive to our requests, both big and small, and they made every effort to ensure a smooth ride on wedding day. They kept us remarkably on-schedule (which is terribly hard when wrangling 400 ppl), they quickly rectified any issues that came up (cause lets face it, they always do!) and treated our family and guests with respect and professionalism. Two year later, we recommended Dream Events Design to coordinate my brother-in-law's wedding, and they did another great job. read more

Ashkan helped us plan our wedding in a little less than 4 months. The wedding, which took place this past weekend, was an amazing success mostly because of Ashkan. We could not have asked for a better coordinator. He has a lot of experience and did not waste our time in any way, shape our form, as he knew exactly what needed to be done. We decided to use the rental vendor that he recommended because prices were lower than other vendors that we had contacted. At the end, they threw in some freebees to help make the ballroom look even nicer. All the vendors that we used or interviewed (recommended by Ashkan or those that we found ourselves) spoke very highly of Dream Events. Ashkan's team is very professional and did not leave our side even for a minute during the event. The girls brought food to our room while we were resting, made us drink water while we were dancing, dealt with emergencies, and cleaned and organized our room at the end of the night. Honestly, I don't think we would have been able to pull off such an amazing event if Ashkan had not been our coordinator. This is the second time that my family has hired Ashkan to plan a big event and we will definitely use his services for other events. read more