This past Christmas, Stefanie showed me some adorable and easy decorations for my house because I…read morehad houseguests coming and wanted the place to look extra special good. My family was thrilled that I had gotten out of my comfort zone and added some real fun and pizzazz to our house for the holidays. (It makes me wonder why I didn't do it years ago, but I just don't have the creativity to go outside of my routine.) Stephanie is so creative and makes an effort to understand your style. I would trust Stefanie to add that something special to any event or occasion, no matter how big or small.

Stefanie was a dream to work with. She was the main decorator for a baby shower that I was helping…read morethrow and she made a beautiful photo backdrop with paper flowers that looked so professional and elegant. Not only did she do all the crafts and supplies herself, but she was so good at communicating with me on my needs and making sure everything was just right. She was also in charge of our party favors which ended up so beautiful and professional and cute. She also did our signs which added to the whole atmosphere. She came the day of to help set up which made a huge difference and a lot less stress for me. I would recommend her to anyone! She is a dream to work with and is so creative and thoughtful. Five stars for sure!

When I stated to plan my wedding I felt very confident doing it largely on my own, but I found my…read moremom was incredibly overwhelmed. I wanted to find a wedding planner to join our team that would help my mom feel confident in all the big (and little) decisions we had to make. Pat was perfect for that as I was able to take the lead on a lot of aspects of the wedding, but she was there to help and assist whenever I needed extra guidance, advice, or simply knowledge of the local industry! Our wedding went off without any issues - something that I feel rarely happens - and my husband and I were able to enjoy the day without thinking about everything happening behind the scenes, which is the biggest thing anyone could ask for on their big day. Below is my mom's thoughts as well in case you're a mother of the bride or you're looking for someone your mom will get along well with. From my mom: As a first time mother of the bride I was very overwhelmed and worried about how to manage all that goes into a wedding. My daughter was very organized but I felt I needed help in the process. Pat did an excellent job from start to finish in creating the wedding my daughter and now son-in-law had hoped for while providing the support for me as well. Pat had excellent practical suggestions that saved us money and time. She allowed us to really enjoy the wedding day while she made sure all the many moving parts of the day worked smoothly. I would highly recommend Pat!

We just celebrated our daughter's Bat Mitzvah and we could not have done this without the detail,…read moreorganization, and diligence of Pat of Zperfect party! She is incredibly amazing!!! She was open to our thoughts and ideas, and helped us with these seedlings of ideas - to grow into the most perfect, stunning, unique theme - just for our daughter (and one that appealed not not only 30 teenage girls, but the 100 other adults as well). My daughter and I knew the colors we liked, but we didn't have a true vision, and Pat was instrumental in really getting us all on the same page and developing an eye catching and solid theme. We met her, she asked my daughter questions about her interests, and Pat came up with the most fantastic ideas. As a parent, my big concern was "day of." I wanted to enjoy the Bat Mitzvah and not have to come to the hotel to decorate. I wanted to count on someone to do this, meet with the balloon person, flower person, etc, and so I could just show up with my family. PAT did this! She had it all covered, and I trusted her, and when my daughter and I came, all dressed up and came into the room before the guests arrived, we cried! It looked SO amazing, ,it was EVERYTHING we had talked about and MORE!!!! Finally, ,Pat knew that I was on a budget, and when I told her things like, "I'll figure the furniture for a lounge" since I didn't want to pay the high cost she said "ok." She didn't ever try to push me in any direction, she just goes with the client, and works alongside you, if that is your style. I also know if your style is for her to do it ALL she WILL do it all (I have 2 friends that wanted her to do it all and they said she was AMAZING as well). She works SO HARD, she does not forget ONE DETAIL, she is absolutely amazing. This was our 2nd Bat/Bar Mitzvah, and this was the BEST experience we have ever had!!! If you have a Bat/Bar Mitzvah, a big birthday, a graduation, any type of celebration - big or small that you would like some help, I highly recommend Pat. She will help you with Z PERFECT PARTY!!! Once you know. your date - you should contact her!!!!

What a fun Sunday! We had a blast with our grandkids! The play equipment are still new and clean…read more We love that. The staff are also nice. I cannot recall if they have membership to lessen the cost of entrance. I hope they have so we can bring our grandchildren more often.

On the crap end of what is left of The Shoppes at Carlsbad Mall, someone decided to open an Indoor…read morePark that caters to younger children. It's like if someone crossed a SkyZone Trampoline Park with a McDonald's Playpen and slapped it with a coat of pastel paint and candy stickers. Sorry, CANDEE stickers. I will say that the prices are very reasonable. $25 buys you two hours of playtime. Grip socks are extra, food is extra, some of the games are extra. And the area itself is impressively clean, especially considering the number of young children traipsing about. On the negative side of things, however, the list is a bit longer. First, there's not a ton to do. Candeeland has limited space to work with and much of it is taken up by sitting areas for parents. The empty space could easily house 2-3 more small activities without sacrificing any existing areas. Still, what activities they do have are pretty intricate, with the multilevel play area having a nice array of padded areas for children to crawl through and a toddler area with nice pneumatic tube setup to delight the young. Next, even though the place is less than a year old, there's already some breakage of some of the area. There's a floor made up of touch screens that displays numerous games for kids to step on a play with. However, it's apparent that some larger kids have smacked a number of screens, causing them to go out or flicker. Which leads to my biggest issue. There are not that many people working here. This means that there are usually people minding the gate and checking if your kid is leaving with the right person. But, there aren't enough people on the floor to ensure safety or police older kids from doing things they shouldn't be doing. Candeeland really is a place that caters to those between 3-8 years of age. Older kids either don't fit on some of the slides or play a bit too rough with the environment. More than once, a screaming 12 year old almost barreled over my kid, knocked her off a slide, or hit her with one of the nerf axes. Sure, they balk when you glare at them. But, they just go back to screaming and thrashing about while their parents sleep oblivious in the corner. So, does my seven year old like Candeeland? Yes, she loved it and wants to come back. Did I like Candeeland? M'eh, not particularly. Still, I'm sure I'll be back eventually...

I'm a Banquet Captain at a Resort hotel and had the absolute pleasure to work with Xtreme fun and…read moretheir team! These guys are the absolute best. I captained a company picnic for 269 guests and they had every type of fun activity imaginable! I highly recommend them for any event! The human jousting balls were insane. The guests had soooo much fun! Love Xtreme fun and all they can bring to an event!!!! Dave Hopper Banquet Captain

Scott, was amazing from beginning to end. He did an amazing job for my clients 8th Birthday. Would…read moredefinitely use him again. Thank you for a job well done.

CLASSIC / BOHO / COASTAL WEDDING VIBES - CHECK!…read more It was the absolute pleasure working with Alona for our wedding floral needs. After vetting 18 floral vendors (yes, 18!!!), Alona came in the strongest and was able to understand our vision the most. She was very easy to talk to on the phone as well as over email. Over the course of almost 14 months of wedding planning, there were times when I had to reach out to her and update our floral count. Alona did not give us a hard time about the updates at all or make it seem as if she was annoyed, unlike how other florists were while I was just vetting them! Our floral vibes were to be basically all white roses, baby's breath, with some boho touches to the arrangements. My initial bridal bouquet incorporated white roses and a few orchids. The biggest painpoint for us was having to lock in the best deal despite how many boutonnieres and corsages we needed for our larger (FIlipino traditional) wedding. Not only did Alona come in the closest to our floral budget, on the day of the wedding, she surprised me with absolutely beautiful touches of white peonies and carnations to my bouquet at no additional cost! Additionally, the bouquets for each of the tables as well as on our wedding cake were full and fresh looking. All of our guests complimented how beautiful the flowers were and wanted to take an arrangement home! I cannot recommend Alona enough for your wedding florals. Wedding planning is already super stressful. Make it less stressful by partnering with Alona and her team!

I wish I had a better review to write as Alona was great to work with in the beginning…read more Unfortunately, the area I was most disappointed on my wedding day was the florals. I was very specific about my floral vision and discussed in detail with Alona several times on what I wanted. Specifically for reception, the most important floral element for me was the sweetheart table. We discussed repurposing the ceremony florals to create a full, circular arch behind the sweetheart table with additional florals around the base of the table. She had assured me we would have enough florals from the ceremony to repurpose to not only the sweetheart table, but also the welcome table/bar/cake table as well. I even bought more florals for the ceremony arch to achieve this sweetheart table vision. However, this is not what we received. On the day of the wedding, Alona's team told us the start of our reception needed to be delayed by approximately 30 minutes because they were still working on the reception florals. We waited to seat our guests because we wanted to give them the time they needed to finish. Despite the delay, the sweetheart table installation was still extremely sparse and looked unfinished. The arch behind us was mostly bare and there were only two floral arrangements on the ground. I have attached the inspiration pic we discussed and the final result. I was mortified when I saw it - it looked so bare and incomplete. Additionally, this delay threw off the rest of our reception timeline. Dinner had to be shortened so we ended up having to skip "table touching", which was something we had really been looking forward to. I was very sad and disappointed when I walked into the reception because the sweetheart table was one of the elements we had discussed in detail as I cared a lot about it. The ceremony arch had a significant amount of florals, so I am still confused about what happened during the repurposing process. I am confused where the ceremony arch flowers went, since they don't appear to have been used to create the sweetheart table installation nor were there any flowers at the bar, cake table, or welcome table. I reached out to Alona after the wedding to understand what happened. It has now been almost three weeks without a response. I would have appreciated the courtesy of at least an explanation. Paying 5 figures for florals to have the sweetheart table look like this is incredibly disappointing. When I look back at my reception photos, I get upset with how bad and bare it looked. Don't even get me started on the ceiling florals that started to fall during the reception. I highly do not recommend Chic Flowers.

Seven Stems made my wedding so beautiful!!…read more I met with the designer not really knowing what kind of flowers I even wanted! I showed her a few pictures of what i liked, told her the colors i wanted and BAM! She knew exactly what I was imagining! All the flowers looked amazing, fresh and smelled so good! I had so many compliments on how much every one loved the arrangements! I would HIGHLY recommend them to anyone!! Service, prices, designs... Seven Stems is the best!!

I had a wonderful experience with 7 stems. There staff was super helpful in picking out an…read morearrangement that suited my daughters tastes. I highly recommend seven stems for any and all floral needs.

The more you know, the better it gets! Taste buds alone do not deliver 100% of your wine experience…read more-there is so much more. I attended one of the Veritas events at Vintage Wine Storage and enjoyed every minute. You'll get to try some awesome bottles that might be way out of your wine budget. And you'll meet fun people and have tasty charcuterie so you won't have to Uber home unless you want to. Highly recommend Meghan and her team. She shares her vast knowledge in a very approachable way. Whether a private party or company event, you can count on outstanding wines perfectly presented.

As people who truly appreciate wine we can't say enough about how fortunate we feel to have been…read moreconnected with Meghan of Veritas Consultants! She has such an enthusiasm for wine that it is infectious! Her knowledge is unquestionably vast but more importantly is her professionalism and personable approach in presenting the wine and keeping it fun and laid back yet educational and informative. Meghan's services go far beyond wine tasting events. We recently took a trip up to Sonoma and Meghan facilitated our tastings with several wineries and we could not have been more pleased with our experience! She has connections to many top wine makers all over and she passes on those benefits to her clients. We feel lucky to have met her and we will continue to use her services for all our future wine country trips as well as local wine maker tastings/dinners. We think she should be an honorary family member!

I was in the area when my friend suggested this place for breakfast and was super excited after…read moreseeing their menu. The parking lot is pretty big so no problems finding parking there. We put ourselves on their online waitlist but was sat immediately when we arrived. I really liked the vibes around this place. It feels like you're really at home. I browsed through the menu and decided to try the spinach and mushroom hash and added a side of bacon. I also order the iced caramel apple matcha. The drink came out first and was absolutely delicious! The caramel apple paired well with the matcha flavor. Our food took about 10 minutes even though for the restaurant being really crowded! I took a bite of the bacon and it was super crispy and warm. It was delicious! The bacon here is definitely a must try! I then had the homemade jam with my English muffin and that was delicious as well! Now for the hash... that was absolutely delicious! Paired with the crispy bacon, it was warm on a small skillet bowl and would definitely get it again if I come by around the area! Overall my meal was around $35 which included the hash, side of bacon and the drink which was a fair price for what came out. I would definitely come by again if I was in the area to get my breakfast fix. Definitely check this place out if you're in the area!

I came here on a Wednesday around 11 AM. There was plenty of seating, and we were seated at a booth…read moreright away. I ordered the: *Crispy Chicken Sandwich: unfortunately it was probably the worst chicken sandwich I've had. The chicken was extremely dry and didn't have much flavor at all. Definitely not something I'd order again. The fries were good, however - thin, crispy, and probably the best part of the meal. Service wasn't much better. I had to ask two or three times for my water to be refilled, and the last time it never even got refilled. Overall, the service was mediocre and the food was really disappointing. I don't see myself coming back.

What a fun experience!!! My kids did a camp at the grid and had a blast…read more The games were unique, the kids were engaged, getting physical movement and believe it or not, interacting with each other. I didn't think these would be qualities of a VR camp, I was very pleasantly surprised. Pan and Tina did a great job with the kids and they run a very cool business. I cannot wait to come back and do a VR themed "girls night out"!

Best party ever! I threw my son's 11th birthday party at The Grid (boys aged 8-13) and they all…read morehad a great time! The owners were there and very hands on, keeping the party going. It was so much fun for everyone and I liked how little I had to do. I actually got to enjoy the party myself. The boys had 90 minutes of VR laser tag like play. We had the whole place to ourselves so didn't have to worry about the boys getting split up, or random people being around. We were able to bring in our own food and drinks, and the kids came and ate as they pleased. If I throw my son a party next year, we will likely come back here. It's a 20 min drive from Solana Beach, but well worth it.

This lady has a very bright future as a Wedding Planner! She did an absolutely amazing job and we…read morecould not be happier with her service. She asks the questions you forgot to think about, has great communication through out the journey and her day of preparedness was great. Emily we can not thank you enough for being our wedding planner, Love, Rachel & Jacob

I do not even know where to start with how incredible Emily and her team are! How about I start…read morewith when I was in your exact position, researching different coordinators, and going through every site possible. I used Weddingwire, the knot, yelp, and thumbtack. We are SOOOO lucky Emily reached out to us via Thumbtack. Her quote seemed very fair at the time we received it but would be lying if we said we weren't nervous by her lack of reviews. My wife could tell you that I am probably the biggest "over researcher" there is and without a doubt, I read through thousands of different reviews during our vendor searching. STOP your wedding coordinator search right here!! I guarantee you that you will not be in better hands with a level of service that is 50X the price you will pay. Emily did not just shine on our wedding day, nor for just the month leading up to it, but starting with 6 months to go! She was organized, genuine, on top of things without being overbearing, confident and in control, and a de-stresser at all the right times. I am cursed with being a perfectionist and it is genuinely tough for me to not be in complete control. The fact that I let Emily completely take over and run our wedding day is a testament to the confidence she made us feel in her ability to get things done. Her and her team were running around helping set up decor, pickup last minute details we forgot, calling vendors that were late, dealing with all of the deliveries and setups, etc. When I tell you she did a PERFECT job, that included handling a situation with our caterer being an hour and a half late and not responding to 7 voicemails. She didn't inform us until it was absolutely necessary, she had already begun working up a backup plan, and when they did eventually show up at the same time with the guests, she cleared them out of the way and made sure they had everything done in time for cocktail hour. I can't explain how much Emily truly cares about your day being perfect. She also was extremely conscious of our tight budget and loaned up some of her own decor and easels to use along with getting us in touch with a wholesale florist who came in $1000 less then our cheapest bid! They were also beautiful so use Hidalgo Flowers if you are looking for another awesome human being who does great work. I am telling you that Emily was BY FAR the best money we spent during our wedding and she helped us make what looked to be a $50,000 wedding for a 1/3 of that. From our initial meeting, to the prep, to the day of our 130 person wedding(where she even made sure we got to eat), through cleanup, to follow up- Emily crushed it! The only advice of mine that I hope she takes is that she raises her rates because she deserves more for all of her efforts and the teammates she brings in for the day of. She has plenty of years of experience working for someone else but launched her own business just a couple years ago. PLEASE take my advice and book this wonderful woman. Feel free to reach out to me with any questions you may have or to any of the other people on yelp who reviewed her because i know they would speak just as passionately about her.