We were trying to do things on our own for my son's Bar Mitzvah and things got a little out of…read morehand. Jody was recommended to us and so glad we hired her. She helped my wife coordinate EVERYTHING, thought of things we would never think of and helped coordinate it all. And very reasonably priced! She is great and has amazing contacts that were very accommodating. We'd recommend her to anyone!

When we tell people we were having our wedding reception at Reading Terminal Market, they were…read morealways a little surprised and their next reaction was "that is going to be SO COOL!" And after we had our wedding, our guest did nothing but rave about how fun, unique and perfect the reception was. But just having a reception at RTM is not what I'd recommend it. It was so much more. It was having the incredible variety of foods - we had cheesesteaks, DiNic's roast pork, Chinese food, a salad bar, poutine and corn dogs, grilled cheese from Meltkraft, the list goes on. It was having a historic and unique setting that was transformed into a beautiful evening even with string lights, candles, table clothes, decorations and provided an ambiance it'd be impossible to replicate anywhere else. It was the servers who attended to our guests every need, kept the party going, the room clean and the people happy. It was every little touch that the planning team executed perfectly for us, that all happened without us realizing it, without any reminders or questions. The planning team at All About Events were the true heroes of the night - and in fact, the whole planning process. We met with them about 15 months before our wedding, and Christina, Stevie and Liam made sure that everything was easy, fun and exciting. Christina's emails to us were always clear and thorough, addressing every little question I had asked, and pointing out tiny things I never would have thought of. Stevie's communication with our vendors was so appreciated, including our Mummers and DJ! And every time we met with them, the meetings were exciting, joyful. Their personalities and kindness and caring for us and our events just SHONE. We could not recommend RTM and AAE more. They are a truly wonderful team, and a gem in the Philadelphia wedding scene. I hope that we get to go to another event at the market soon, and we will certainly keep them in mind for our 10th anniversary vow renewal!!!!

Working with Courtney was one of the BEST decisions we made during the stressful wedding planning…read moreprocess. Courtney was our month and day-of-coordinator, along with her partner, Brooke. They were both so warm, communicative, and were an absolute pleasure to work with! I knew my husband and I were in such good hands. Leading up to and on the day of the wedding, she was very timely, organized, detailed, and stayed on top of things including having full control of all the coordination between the bridal party, vendors, and venue. She was absolutely amazing at executing our planned timeline, answering all my questions, and making sure all the vendors were on the same page. It made for such a stress-free day for my husband and family where we were able to fully enjoy and soak in every minute of our day. My husband, parents, and bridal party even commented about how on point they were throughout our wedding. DO NOT HESITATE TO HIRE COURTNEY TO PLAN ANY EVENT. Hiring her was worth every single penny and then some -- If it were in my budget, I definitely would've sprung for the full planning package. Courtney & Brooke - Thank you SOO SOO much for everything, I couldn't imagine our day going as perfectly without you !

Hiring Courtney was the best wedding decision I made. I am a type-A DIY get it all done type of…read morebride. At first I didn't understand why anyone would just "throw away" a lump sum of money to a person who would just show up the day of and execute what was already a beautifully organized plan. And then it dawned on me: there is no way to get everything you need to happen when and where it's supposed to happen without someone running the show, and that person CANNOT be the woman in the big beautiful dress. I interviewed about 10 different coordinators (did I mention I'm a perfectionist?) leading to yet another excel sheet of pros/cons for each potential hire. When I narrowed my list to the top 3 Courtney really stood out. While everyone was easy to talk to on the phone, she seemed the least like someone who was trying to up-sell me on "my big day". She also didn't put hour limits on the package, which showed that she really was just going to be there to help in any way possible, not to nitpick over one line charges in a contract. During the first meeting we set up with her I still had my reservations, but by the end of the conversation I was happily writing a check. At the walk-through she agreed to also come to the church and was on top of every picky detail I requested. At the rehearsal she helped navigate a tense situation when I was 20 minutes late. She also exerted herself when necessary among a pushy priest and uptight church coordinator. My maid of honor said that Courtney won her over when she overheard her say to me at the rehearsal: "Is this the way you really want it, because if you have doubts tell me and we'll get it done." On the morning of the wedding Courtney was waiting for us with multiple things already underway. She gave me quick calm updates and brought me in whenever there was a decision to be made. If I told her it didn't matter she would quickly take care of the problem on her own and I wouldn't hear another word about it. If I had a strong feeling on the matter, she made sure it happened my way. When I told her I was concerned that some family member's criticism would shake me up before the ceremony, she politely steered them away from me whenever there was an issue. When the church coordinator got snippy with her she was overheard saying: "I was hired by the bride and groom to make their dream wedding come true, and doing things your way was not part of that plan". Meanwhile, she was completely professional, kind, and welcoming to everyone. The wedding party loved her! She was also dressed stylishly (and in heals!) for the wedding, which makes a difference to me. Your guests are going to see someone following around the bride all day, you don't want them to be wearing slacks and an over-sized button down. Courtney handled a million big and small details for me the day of, but one that stands out is something I hadn't fully thought through. At one of our meetings I mentioned I was going to have some decorations ready to set up in the honeymoon suite for us to come back to. While this was a great idea, it just kept getting moved lower and lower on my list, and I never got around to setting anything aside. Since we were up until the wee hours of the morning I didn't think it would matter, but when I went to my room to change I was blown away. She had taken small extra flower arrangements and candles from the reception and arranged them beautifully all over the suite. There were flower petals leading to the bed, and my veil beautifully draped over the arm seat. Food and candles were waiting for us on the table and all the extra boxes had been tucked away. It was beautiful and an amazing end to a perfectly-executed day, all thanks to Courtney. I could write endlessly about every little detail she did, but instead I will say this: Hire Courtney, it will be the best decision you make.

Jessica has run a couple of events for people in my circle of friends. She is highly attentive for…read moreall things logistical, while maintaining her creative edge. She ensured that the clients' vision were executed with ease!

Cher, Lindsay and crew are absoulutely the best at what they do. They are 4 levels above the…read morecompetition in terms of creativity and execution. They will take your vision of any party or celebration ( IN OUR CASE A WEDDING) and create an atmosphere your guests will never forget. I cannot recommend them enough!

If someone were to "pop the question" around whether I'd hire Susan and her team again, my answer…read morewould be a very enthusiastic, "Yes, yes, a thousand times yes!" Susan and her team are SO organized, SO professional, and SO lovely to work with. For starters, we delayed our wedding by two years because of COVID...so naturally, there were certain details I just totally forgot about. Fortunately, Susan didn't. She'd remind me of whatever comments I'd made two years prior, follow up on things I didn't even realize we'd talked about, and keep my family and me on track when we needed it most. She came to as many of our appointments with other vendors as possible, asking smart questions and helping us make strategic decisions along the way. On the day of the wedding (which we had at the Fillmore in Fishtown), every single member of her team was ON, helping us squash little issues and stay as much on schedule as possible. Her team was quick, attentive, and lovely all-around. They're exactly what you want in a wedding planning team--they're kind, yet firm. They're cattle herders, but with a friendly touch. And most of all, they know what they're doing and make you feel like you can relax and let them take care of you and your loved ones on your special day.

Wow, where do we start. Susan and her team are absolutely phenomenal. Words cannot express how…read morethankful and happy we are that Susan was there to make sure our day was as magical as we planned! She and Kate were so lovely, patient, reliable, and cool under pressure...there is no way the wedding would have went as planned without them! From the moment we brought her team on board, Susan brought a sense of calm and professionalism that immediately reassured us that we were in great hands. Leading up to our wedding, the level of communication and organization she brought was incredible. And she brought us so many creative ideas and recommendations that we would never have thought of! She's a true veteran, and also highly connected within the Philadelphia wedding scene -- she has worked with everyone! I cannot say enough about how wonderful it was to have her on our team. She was the coach, quarterback, defensive line...all in one. All we had to do was show up and enjoy. THANK YOU!!!!

Q & Q Exquisite Planning was the wedding planner for my wedding in 2010. They did an excellent job…read moreand we had one of the best weddings pound for pound out of anyone in my family or my wife's family. Are wedding was particularly difficult because we lived in TX and the wedding took place in California so planning a destination wedding is always hard and especially for a fairly large wedding of about 200 guest. Also our wedding was somewhat challenging because my wife had dreams of grandeur and I had a very small finite budget. Q&Q Planning was able to meet both my limited budget and my wife's dreams of grandeur. Needless to say we were very happy with our wedding and people still can't stop talking about how much fun they had and how good the food was. Every time I get a complement I always think of how we pulled it off with such a small budget and every time I attend these 50k plus weddings and I think about how Q&Q Planning was able to create the same or even better event for a fraction of the cost...I smile from ear to ear....and my wife smiles from ear to ear every time she looks at our photo album and remembers what a special day we had and how smoothly everything went.

Working with Diana has been an absolute pleasure. From the moment my fiancee and I met her at a…read morePanera Bread in November to discuss booking her for our wedding, we felt at ease. She gave us a great idea about her work philosophy and design aesthetic and was willing to negotiate on price. She really made us feel like we would be well taken care of. She's lived up to her promises and has called me a few times just to see how planning was going or if I booked a honeymoon. She even sent us a Christmas card this past year. I love that it's not just business with her. Something that really stuck with me is that Diana said she really wanted me to feel like I wasn't just working with a photographer - she wanted to develop a friendship so I would feel comfortable on our big day. I also want to give her props for being so organized. She emailed me with a questionnaire so we could work out a timeline; this way, she could understand exactly where she needed to be to get the perfect shot. She can do very candid photos as well, though, so she really is quite the chameleon. Our engagement photos were stunning and I can't wait to see her work for our wedding day! UPDATE: Our wedding photos from June were beautiful! And Diana had them finished in about a week, so her turnaround time was very impressive. My bridal party and I were running late at the salon on the morning of the wedding and I was worried it would cut into my photo time. She took the lead and found my florist while she was waiting so that she wouldn't waste any time. Then she kept me calm, cool, and collected. The pictures came out great. Thank you, Diana!

I don't even know where to begin when explaining my LOVE for Styled Pink Photography. Diana is an…read moreabsolute sweetheart to work with- calling to chat & check in, sending "date night" gift cards, and cards- all of the aside, Diana is such a talented photographer. We loved working with her team and she always knew how to make us feel comfortable in front of the camera. We loved working with her for our engagement shots and then again on our wedding day. Her shots always turned out beautifully and she worked so fast with editing them! We never had to wait long to get "sneak peeks" and access to our online account of photos. I could honestly go on and on about my love for Styled Pink Photography! Diana is thoughtful, extremely professional, passionate, and SOOOOO talented. Thank you for everything! xoxoxo

I cannot wait to pick up our wedding video.. so far we got to see a 55 second and a 6 minute…read morepreview and they were AMAZING!! Right after speaking with Steve during our first meeting I knew I wanted AOV to film our wedding.. the samples were perfect and Steve seemed to have so much confidence. A wedding video is one of the most important things you will ever receive in your life.. it allows you to replay your special day whenever you want.. a perfect video is so important to me. I was my own wedding planner so of course I want to be able to see all of my beautiful work lol!! Our Cinderella Fairytale Wedding was literally the best day of our lives and we can't wait to relive it all over again after we receive our video!! Steve, I do want to thank you for being so great during the entire planning process and the entire day.. I am so thankful that you stayed with me from the beginning to the end of the night to capture every moment! You and your team helped to make our special day so incredible! Oh and we loved the drones.. so cool!!