Highly, highly recommend…read more Alena was such a great contribution to our planning and execution of our wonderful wedding day. We are so grateful for her professionalism and experience, as she organized all of the vendors and kept our wedding on a timeline. Not only is she a great wedding planner, but she genuinely was excited for us and shared in our love and joy for the months leading up to our event. It is obvious how much Alena loves her job. I hope she is able to continue to grow her business and share her skills with many more couples for years and years to come. Thank you Alena!!!!

Alena is extraordinary. Absolutely top notch - she is a total cut above the rest! I run anxious and…read moreI was incredibly worried about everything going well (after having lost my first wedding venue in California and needing to put together a totally new wedding in NM in 5 months, I was especially concerned). Since I live in CA, I was working with Alena remotely, which could have caused problems with someone less capable. No problems at all with Alena, her work was A+. Not only was I able to 100% trust Alena with all of my worries and details, but she went above and beyond in every way during my wedding in Santa Fe in August. She will have every detail that is important to you in her brain day of, and make sure that it happens precisely as you want it to happen. She will solve problems before they even get to you. She will be a shepherd to you and your spouse on your big day - not pushy, but not a pushover. There in exactly the way you need her. She knows her craft, and she executes like the expert she is. She is worth every single penny and more. She has a calming, but kickass presence that will complement you in whatever way your personality type needs. Her organizational skills and professional demeanor truly impressed us during the whole lead up to the wedding and the day of. She managed all of our vendors with elegance, but a get-it-done attitude as well, and they had great things to say about her to us as well. I wish I lived in New Mexico so I could work with Alena on more events. She is unbelievable. Hiring her was the best decision of our entire wedding - and my husband and I say that every time we reminisce about our big day. She made it even better than I imagined...which I did not think was possible!!

Very nice low prices would recommend using A&Bs to everyone. Did a very good job planning my party.read more

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We held our wedding at The View Event Center, which is a site owned and managed by Simply Decor &…read moreEvents. The location is gorgeous, and was just right for our wedding. When we arrived, the chairs were uncovered and the tablecloths had deep creases in them. Be aware that the basic package doesn't include the chair covers (even if you were told it does!) and includes their least-expensive tablecloths. Despite this, the manager on site the day of our event very kindly put covers on the chairs and swapped the tablecloths out. We had no problems with the venue or the staff until the manager left. Once she was no longer present, the staff began clearing tables, not just of trash from dinner, but also by throwing away wedding favors, florals, and other decor we had out. Many of our guests began leaving because they thought the event was over, even though it still had 2 1/2 hours to go. We ended up leaving early, ourselves, because we had no guests left! We also pre-paid for some wine vouchers for our cash bar. The bartender requested that we hand out the vouchers, so we put a friend in charge of them. At the end of the night, we still had 20 vouchers left. The bartender charged our guests full price for glasses of wine if they didn't have a voucher; this was after asking us to hand out the vouchers rather than keep them at the bar for free use by the guests. We feel double-charged for those drinks, and were offered no means of making this right, since it isn't the bartender's job to keep track of the vouchers that were pre-paid for. We frustratingly overpaid by $100 for wine that the bartender can now re-sell at another time. Overall, the management is phenomenal, and our experience was a good one. The venue is beautiful, and I'd highly recommend a walkthrough for anyone interested. Just some suggestions: make sure everything you're promised is written out to the letter on the invoice, don't have an evening event here, where the manager might be clocking out partway through, and go with a strictly cash or strictly open bar, DO NOT buy the vouchers, because they're not afraid to double-dip for the drinks that are already covered by those.

Worse customer service ever!!! I Left several messages and never once received a call back from…read morethem, and they never answer their phone either!!. Also, i sent them an email and didn't get a response for four days. Their website says they work by appointment only but I'm not sure how you're supposed to schedule an appointment if they don't answer, or why anyone would even want to give business to a company that operates in this fashion. When I did finallllly get a response back from them, I asked if I could come in and see their available linens for wedding venues and the answer they provided me was "We won't know our openings for Monday until Sunday night." I'm not sure what that's suppose to mean. Geez thanks very helpful!NOT!!!! Do yourself a favor don't bother using this company for any of your party planning needs .

Wish I could rate this company a zero. They installed one of their event tents for an event we were…read morehaving. It was installed poorly and blew away. We had no tent for the event and they refused to refund the money paid for the tent. The ceo touted how they've been in business for over 30 years yet she refused to take or accept any responsibility for the event being ruined. Best advice is to call anybody else.

The people there are very nice. They totally don't rush you in returning the rentals. Some of the…read moretables are very old and beaten but with tablecloths they work fine

What a fun concept! A large open room where you can actually paint, throw paint, shoot paint, fling…read morepaint, drop paint, splatter paint, aim for your canvas, aim for the walls, aim for eachother?!... it's rare to find a space where creativity's only limit is your imagination. And, as an extra option, you can choose to have this creative fun under black lights with glowing paint? Yes please. This cool spot provides you with a poncho, but I recommend wearing shoes and pants that can get messy. The only thing you'll need to clean up is yourself! They took care of everything - set up & clean up. We had a great time. Welcome to the list of creative & fun things to do in Albuquerque, Chatter Paint! They're new and working out the best ways to offer this space, but were really open to feedback and genuinely friendly and wonderful. I recommend just booking it, and going in and letting them walk you through your options. You'll have a blast. We will be back!

First timer. Let me tell you, this was soooo fun! We had a double birthday party and everyone had a…read moreblast. Everyone from a 2 year old to 50 year old enjoyed it. Only concern is the floors can be very slippery with paint. They have plenty of warnings but maybe they need floor mats or a covering.

I recently stayed here for four nights while working in Albuquerque. This is an old property that…read morehas seen better days. I was on the Club Floor, 8, which presented some challenges for the plumbing. The tub only barely drained, leaving me ankle-deep in my own yuck some days. The water pressure is quite poor, and moves between a large trickle and a regular trickle. Water temperate wildly fluctuated between hot and warm without me touching the handle. I have a feeling that if I had not stayed on the top floor, the plumbing would have worked better. The TV was HUGE, the room quite large, the bed really comfy, and housekeeping was on point, coming every day. I had access to the 8th floor Club which was really nice, including evening appetizers, drinks, liquor, and a server who smiled. I loved the Gilchrist & Soames shampoo/conditioner/body lotion/handsoap/body soap in warm oak which smelled so great. I'm a Bonvoy member, and was very surprised that Sheraton is a part of Marriott, so I get points and accumulate nights stayed. The location of this hotel is really great, only a couple blocks from ABQ Uptown, across the street from Coronado Mall, and within walking distance of Winrock Mall. Food is easy to find around this hotel, with a breakfast place and Chili's in the parking lot. ENJOY, and Sweet Dreams!

I've stayed in lots of hotels in my time and this one is one of the good ones. I really do not…read moreunderstand the low rated reviews, my experience was really a good one. Check in was quick & friendly. The room was clean and well maintained and very quiet at night. The food we had (breakfast, lunch and a dinner) was well prepared and great tasting. Beer on tap was local (which I prefer) and a very good selection. In the morning I was up studying my French with a Starbucks coffee in a quiet breakfast nook. I liked this place and I'd certainly stay here again.

It is funny how you can drive by a place a million times and never notice it until one day you just…read moreread the sign, discovering something brand new to you. I drive up Lomas past the Garden Center all the time but I only recently read the sign and decided to look up what it was. Behind all the trees, there is a little Albuquerque gem. I looked up their website and read all about a plant sale they had going on. I got two cute little plants and was excited to see the space. The actual gardens were closed when I went but I want to go back to check them out. I would also definitely go back for another plant sale, the prices were great and they had some fun stuff to choose from. One note, the parking is terrible when they are super busy. I doubt that they are super busy too often, probably only for events and such but when it is, getting in and out is a huge pain.

My husband and I had our wedding here last year. It was reasonably priced and had a ballroom as…read morewell as a smaller room where you could get ready. There are some rules like no bubbles or confetti, but they are all outlined in contract. We had employees there to supervise and help out. Because it was early April and the gardens don't open till mid April we couldn't have the ceremony in the gardens. It turned out to be less expensive. But when it came time for taking pictures, the staff let us and some of our guests take photos in the garden. The gardens are beautiful and well maintained. They made for a beautiful backdrop for our photos. Although it was not open on the weekends, there is a garden shop that sells fun garden themed items. There is a small courtyard in the front which also makes for good pictures. What's interesting is that the building itself doesn't look that special as I would drive past it every day and wouldn't have known about it if wasn't for the sign. It's a great hidden gem in the middle of Albuquerque and was a very nice venue to have a wedding.