Blue Fancy (BF), unfortunately, did not meet our expectations. I don't think it's necessary to go…read moreinto detail listing all of the things that went poorly, and I, of course, want to give them credit for the things that did go well. Context: we are both from Wisconsin, but are currently living out of state with stressful, time-consuming jobs, which is why we wanted to hire a planner. Our budget was lower than what I'm guessing BF is typically used to working with (less than $60,000), so I'm not sure if that was a factor. We got married in Fond du Lac and most of BF's contacts/experience is in the Milwaukee area. We had a backyard wedding at our family members' homes (a small ceremony at one location and a larger reception at a second location) over a holiday weekend. We hired BF 1.5 years prior to our wedding date leaving plenty of time. Pros: -BF was very helpful with providing structure (a to-do list, timeline) and recommending vendors. -They were insightful when finalizing the rental company contract in terms of backyard wedding details that we would not have thought of. For example, generator needs, water hookups, etc. -Day of set-up. They provided us with 3 team members, which was incredibly helpful with setting up chairs, tables, a few decorations, etc. Cons: -All together, we had a total of 3 planners. Our first planner quit and our second planner had to take a step back due to a serious personal matter. This resulted in poor communication, confusion, and stress. It was often unclear who was taking lead on what and we felt the team did not have the bandwidth to actually manage our wedding. We constantly felt like we had to double-check everything and take care of things ourselves because it was unclear who was doing what and we did not want things to fall through the cracks. Despite this, things did fall through the cracks. For example, we did not finalize our catering contract until 1 month prior to the wedding, which ended up being $8,000 more than we originally agreed because we had no other choice. Additionally, the band that BF recommended pulled out 6 weeks prior our wedding. This was not their fault and they found a replacement within one week, but this was still stressful . -They seemed to take a 'copy and paste' approach as in they just replicated what they did for previous weddings instead of really listening to what was truly important to us. More of a you fit us instead of we fit you. For example, although they provided recommendations for vendors, we ended up having to find some on our own because their recommendations did not align with our preferences/budget. Examples: photographer, videographer, and hair & make-up team. When we mentioned wanting a videographer within a certain budget, we were told this was unrealistic and received no help. We did find a videographer within our budget and he did a great job! So happy we found him. -Poor attention to detail. This was pretty concerning and prevalent throughout the process. A couple of examples: (1) they neglected trash removal and only had solutions for the Milwaukee area when we brought it to their attention. We ended up coming up with a creative solution on our own; (2) at the rehearsal dinner, the lead planner did not know the location of where to tell the hair and make-up team to go the following morning (day of). In sum, we're hoping our experience was abnormal. Nonetheless, we never received an apology, acknowledgment, or a thank you for using their service or any sort of contact after the wedding, which we find unprofessional. We were extremely sympathetic to the series of events that were out of their control, but ultimately, the way it was handled was subpar and the planning process/day of execution was stressful. We wish them the best and hope things are improving.

My husband and I are still both VERY happy that we hired Blue Fancy Events for our wedding and are…read moreforever grateful to have had Jan as our planner for our 150+ person wedding in Lake Geneva, WI. Out of all of the money we spent on this wedding, the one thing that honestly was the most worth it was hiring Jan/Blue fancy as our full service planner. ..We were a covid wedding (8.8.20) that had to be postponed to this year (8.21.21h and Jan took SUCH good care of us (mostly me, who had questions and meltdowns frequently) through it all. She did all of the heavy lifting with the vendors, came with me to my rentals and florals appointment for support, texted and called me whenever I needed her for advice or a question, reminded us of payments and even scheduled appts for us with our vendors and decorated/helped clean up our wedding amazingly with her team day of! Jan was just a great person to have around during this past crazy year and a half and I'm so thankful to have had her as our planner. She made me feel so comfortable right from the start and I felt like she was a friend. If you're on the fence about getting a planner and you're in WI, hire blue fancy and ask for Jan!! You will not regret it! Thank you Jan!

My wedding was 10/07/2022 in Mequon, Wisconsin…read more I HATE writing this as I was so confident when I booked Nilsa back in November 2021. She boasted about how she could help the older guests get coffee and make sure they didn't need anything and with my dad being 85 years old & having some older family members attending this stood out to me. I also booked her husband Paul to officiate us. I was able to zoom with them both and felt 100% confident. During the months leading up to the wedding I reached out several times to Nilsa asking if there was anything she needed from me & she was not the best at communicating with me. I didn't speak with her again until a week before the wedding. She told me that someone else would be coordinating (Hannah) and assured me I would be in good hands, this did bother me as I felt I should of been introduced and had the opportunity to at least zoom with the new person and make sure they knew what I needed from them. I was given the contact info and started texting with Hannah who was the new coordinator and she seemed sweet. Nilsa assured me that she would be there for my rehearsal but she was not. No one showed up to our rehearsal. My bridesmaids and I set up the centerpieces at the Riverclub Thursday for hours by ourselves. The night before the wedding I was notified that Hannah was no longer going to be the coordinator and it was going to be someone different named Xavia. Nilsa was also reaching out to me the night before the wedding asking for my timeline which I of course wanted her to have but I felt that she should of asked for this information weeks before the actual night before my wedding as I was stressed enough. The afternoon of the wedding Xavia and Paul did spruce up the centerpieces and add the batteries in the candles. Made a run to the store for batteries as I think I may have gotten the wrong ones so that was really appreciated. Paul unfortunately said my name wrong during the ceremony which really upset me and my husband as well as my parents. I tried to laugh it off but it was upsetting as this is literally in our wedding video and my husband literally says "Marianna? I don't know that girl". The coordinator was pretty much sitting around most of the night not doing much and everyone kept asking me who she was and that upset me because I feel like had they seen her "working the event" they would of known who she was. Xavia was asked to make sure guests didn't enter hall during private photos and prior to ceremony however much to my disappointment this did not happen. So many guests saw me in my dress prior to the ceremony, Guests had removed placecards from tables prior to photographers being able to take photos because of this misstep. Nilsa did come a little later in the evening to check in I think and did stay to help pack up. The packing up was VERY a helpful! They really did an amazing job and I 100% am grateful for this. Everything was brought to the cars designated and I didn't have to do any of that. Nothing was broken which is amazing! I am disappointed that many of the promises made to me prior to signing the contract went unfulfilled. I feel mislead. While I understand that short staffing and unpredictable events do occur, the lack of communication leading up to my event, the disorganized approach to gathering information to make my event successful, and the mispronunciation of my name really fell below board. As a bride, you want assurances that your expectations are understood, that someone besides you will be handling the small but incredibly important details, and that someone is ensuring that your event progresses without hiccup. Instead, I was bombarded by questions that should have been handled by the coordinator, had my bridal party dictating the order of events in the absence of the coordinators presence and did not get a chance to really absorb and enjoy the night of my wedding. The execution wasn't there. I wish they had fulfilled the contract promises with the same detail and dedication they used at the end of the night in clearing the venue. Had that same enthusiasm been embodied through the night, I would have been able to write a more favorable review.

DO NOT HIRE!!! Scammers! They will not make time for you…read more Excuse after excuse to not set up a single phone call for the last 8 months. Has done nothing for my wedding and has lost trust to be my day of coordinator. After I had to threaten Small Claims I then get a response. Save yourself the headache. What is supposed to be the happiest time of my life is now filled with this stress. A vendor meant to save me the stress has caused me my only real wedding stress.

Called Saturday morning and asked to come in to find something last minute for our wedding we are…read morequickly throwing together this Saturday now since my daughter was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer and they were amazing. Let me come in as soon as I could, stayed within my budget for a last minute dress, spoke to the tailor next door (Rebecca) and was able to find me the perfect dress my daughter loves and make sure alterations are done on time! Went in Saturday and found the dress, did alterations on Monday and am picking the dress up today (Wednesday). Niveah was one of my consultants that picked the perfect dress for me to try on and prayed with me over my babygirl before we left. I will never be able to thank them enough for making this a dream come true for my baby and us to be able to have this day with her. Thank you guys so much. Definitely will recommend this service, quality and efficiency to all future brides. They value their brides for sure!

I went to Savvy after my appointment at David's Bridal. I did not have an appointment and showed up…read more30min before closing with 2 specific dresses in mind I wanted to just see in person. I was not expecting to actually get a dressing room and a full-service experience. They were so polite, excited, and helpful! She pulled extra dresses for me to try and helped me through the entire process. I was so pleased and even found my "yes" dress! I was NOT expecting to love it and walk out of there with a purchase, but I did! I can't wait to go back and now I'm thinking of other things I can purchase from there as well. Highly recommend!

I've had the pleasure of working with Elizabeth in the past on weddings. I own my own DJ company…read moreand love when I have the opportunity to work side by side with her! Events run so much more smoothly when she's in charge. She has a relaxed way about her, but is very meticulous with details. I highly recommend working with her if you are looking for a great planner!

I can't say enough about Bella Beginnings and how critical they were to our wedding being an…read moreamazing success. Elizabeth was incredible and went above and beyond to send creative ideas, helpful suggestions and kept me on track along the way. She kept great notes, attended meetings with vendors I could not attend (as I am out of state), thought of many day of items I hadn't and all while presenting me with great solutions and ideas. During the day she kept everything on track, learned my bridal party and became part of the family. She was also amazing support when my venue coordinator abruptly quit (10 days before the wedding), she brought in extra help for the set up, found me a violinist, triple checked all details with the venue, and checked on the set up during the cocktail hour to ensure everything was exactly as we discussed (I later heard it wasn't but Elizabeth kept calm, didn't panic anyone and ensured everything was as it should be). Several times my mom and I said, "How do people do this without Elizabeth?" Elizabeth is that extra pair of hands you need who knows what to do when and allows you, your mom and your wedding party to fully enjoy the day.

Overall I was impressed with atmosphere from the start of the wedding service until I left in the…read moreevening. Since the weather was extremely hot extra self serve "watering stations " were available to keep people hydrated Plenty of room between tables is a major plus so that people can sit comfortably and servers can swiftly come around to do their duties Due to the extreme heat just wish they had some kind of fan system to keep people cool

I attended a wonderful wedding last night at the only barn wedding facility in the state. Women…read morewore dresses, skirts and pant outfits. Men wore suits, business casual and jeans. The barn was nice and clean. They have beautiful bathrooms. The wedding ceremony was at 500pm in front of the oldest hickory tree in the county. They set up 200 chairs with an aisle down the middle for the wedding party to enter. The property has a nice area to take pictures and enjoy and outdoor pre-reception. Our reception was inside the barn we ate comfortably and heard bride and groom stories, prayer, a charge from the father of the bride. Dinner was catered by Thunder Bay Grill. The wedding party DJ played nice taped music during the dinner. Dessert was a cheesecake. At the end of the reception we launched balloons with lights in them sending off in the air on a new adventure, just like the bride and groom. A beautiful night. I highly recommend this facility.

My fiancé and I are currently planning our December 2024 Wedding. Prior to meeting with them I had…read moreattended a Wedding expo which I was helped by Olivia. She was extremely welcoming and nice. I had asked a really close friend about her experience in working with them in 2019. She gave her honest opinion and said she wouldn't recommend them because they made her day more stressful and dropped the ball. However, because her wedding was during Covid I gave Ambrosia grace and wanted my own perception. I met with them accompanied by my sister, which was at first glance appear to be great. I worked with Olivia in planning and creating the vision I had. We were presented with a quote that was $39,000 which was basic decor and mainly the expense of draping and few other items. We would be spending more on decor vs the food portion. We had read over the contract and in it stated that upon signage the contract is null without payment. My fiance and I thought hard on what we can afford total for our wedding and $39,000 for decor/floral was absolutely to much. So our plan was to decrease. Oscar gave us a hard time and said we can't change anything and was firm on saying, if you don't proceed with the contract we would be reported to creditors to sue us and reflect our credit. The way he said this was alarming. My fiancé asked since no money has been paid can we pay out of the contract. Oscar at the time said that is no such thing as paying to get out of a contract. During this conversation via zoom he insulted our intellegian e was rude and extremely disruptive until I read him his own contract and then he began to work with us. Keep in mind this was well over 200 days from our wedding so at any other company walking away would be no issue. So his resolution was to create an addendum and that was us removing items but we would have to pay $6000 within 24 hours. Again another red flag as he was looking for some form of payment to consider the changes. Our aunt wanted to gift us floral, so she paid the $6000 for us. The floral portion of the contract is only estimating $4500. Fast forward we are paying of several things for our wedding and we were hit with a harsh reality of a life changing event which changed the course of our wedding at its entirety. We reached out to every vendor we have been working with and every vendor has been a blessing except Ambrosia. We reach out to them immediately after this event and asked if we can cancel the contract and pay a cancelation fee and if they would be willing to grant us the floral. I met with Oscar and my wedding planner and we were both blown by his response. We had a balance of $18,000 and he said if we cancel we'd be responsible for the $39,000 contract and he would write we could receive the contract, or we could find them a client to replace the lose, or we had to commit to using them for a different event within 6 months. All these were not great options and he was only looking at things from the business prospective and not the fact that we still wanted to make our day happen in some sort and pay a fee. I sent an email with our decision and ask for a written agreement within 24 hours. Oscar said in order to cancel we had to pay $11,000 ASAP to cancel and then we could receive our floral. This was not what he said on the zoom. I stated if we can pay $11,000 we mines we'll pay off the contract and receive everything. Oscar lacks people skills and compassion for people. He is in the line of business where people are making vows and want their special day to be perfect. He will ruin the experience for any couple or corporation because his focus is silly himself and not those he service. I would encourage anyone scouting for venues to look past them unless you have $200,000 sitting to waste to pay in full. I generally can take a L but this is our special day which has been ruined because we are not getting what we paid for with the expectation of paying them an outrageous amount to even cancel and receive what's paid for. I pray that no one has to go through what not only my friend but I experienced.

We used Ambrosia Events for our October 9th 2021 wedding for a number of our rentals.  It almost…read moretook my breath away the first time I walked into the ballroom and saw how beautifuly it had been transformered.  A big piece of that was thanks to Oscar and Ambrosia   The rentals we used turned an already beautiful ballroom into a stunning masterpiece. Oscar's insight and advice was invaluable and resulted in our wedding being absolutely beautiful. Somehow he was able to understand and pull together my many thoughts and visions into offering suggestions that worked perfectly to match what we were trying to do. I also appreciated his great follow thru and communication with us.   We rented chiavari chairs, chargers, up lights, pin spot lights, draping, and an aisle runner. Planning a wedding during covid or non-covid can be very stressful because it is a lot of pieces to manage not to mention so many things u don't know u don't know.. We ended up finding Ambrosia later in our wedding planning. We wished after working with them, we had met them  earlier as  we may have used them for full planning services as well. They would have made our life so much easier.  Ambrosia offers rentals but also full wedding planning services. And given what a great job Oscar and his team did I can only imagine what an amazing job they would do if they planned your full event.  As we were planning our rentals I got to see images of designs of other events they did, Oscar is an artistic genius and designs r not cookie cutter.  Nothing but a positive experience with Ambrosia Events, would highly recommend fir wedding rentals and/or event planning!!

I just had my summer wedding here and thanks to the Johanson family and they're beautiful venue my…read morewedding was the best day of my life. Everyone had the best time and this venue is perfect for all different types of weddings. Amanda is the best coordinator a bride could get. Julian and his Mixology skills were top-tier. The whole family is so prepared and helpful. The food oh my God, the food. They cater all the weddings, and I will tell you it is some of the best food you will eat. It's unique and flavorful and we got so many compliments on how good everything tasted. There is a rule about no outside food or drink, but it's really not that hard to follow because everything they provide is way better than anything you could sneak in. And if you let them know about bringing certain things in advance, they are very relaxed about it. This rule is standard for any business to liability reasons and you just gotta role with it. It's not that hard, just be sure to remind your guests and family before hand. This family has your back and will help you make your wedding the best day possible. They know what they're doing. Johan is so nice and helpful and you can tell he truly cares about your wedding going the way you want. Any negative reviews about him are most likely embellished and honestly rude. Anyone that has a problem with him is the problem. Trust me...They've done so many weddings and really made it magical. Might I add that the pricing for this venue is very respectful and ideal for couples looking for a wedding venue on any budget. And we saved so much money on decor because the venue is already so beautiful. Thank you all so much for making the Foster wedding the best day of our lives. I can really tell that you all love what you do and care about the couples that have the privilege of getting married at the Gardens wedding center. Will be adding photos soon. :)

The Gardens Wedding Center was fantastic! Everything from start to finish was effortless and well…read moreinformed. Each step of the process was so easy. The food was great. The venue is gorgeous and beautifully maintained. Everyone felt like family. The environment was open, welcoming and queer friendly. We cannot recommend this venue more!

Are you excited to fret over what flowers are going to be in which vases at the reception? Would…read moreyou rather dedicate all your waking free time to chasing down rental and florist contacts, or would you rather sleep? Fretting and chasing are not things I enjoy. So I had an EXPERT do them for me. Except for Sarah Sarbacker, those things are not fretting and chasing - they are thoughtfully planning and cheerfully contacting. Thinking about the BIG DAY, I did NOT want to be the one in charge. I wanted to enjoy and relax with my family and friends. And I forsaw the difficulty with a family member being in charge of all the details. That person wouldn't get to enjoy the day! Unless they were a regular bossy-pants, in which case I would not enjoy taking direction from them in the first place. Let me also tell you this: 15 minutes before our outdoor ceremony, clouds were gathering and the wind started to blow. Sarah happily and confidently crawled into the back of our car (where my MOH and I were staying warm) and asked to start the event a few minutes early because the clouds were threatening-looking. Oh a more pleasant woman I couldn't have heard this from! She even took a few minutes to tell a funny personal story and get my mind off THE WALK DOWN THE AISLE. She was a sea of calm. She projected absolute certainty and helpfulness. She does not dominate - she takes direction from what you suggest. She is a wedding FACILITATOR. I believe she is truly gifted in dealing with all different sorts of people, and yet she has a perfectionistic tendency (to get the chairs just right, to get the table centerpieces just right, etc...). She is polite, cheerful, and nothing seems to throw her for a loop. It was a perfect day. And Sarah Sarbacker was a huge part of making it so.

Literally can't say enough amazing things about Andrea!! She is truly the absolute best! Our…read morewedding would never have happened without her. I decided I wanted to get married on our family farm, a daunting task that she truly brought to life. She thought of every little detail (needed a generator, bathroom trailer, lights, mosquito treatment, valet, etc) and was extremely organized and thorough. She laid out a very easy to follow timeline, checked in each month with the tasks to focus on every month, gave suggestions of professional experienced vendors, but was also willing to go way outside anything she had done before and find new options. For example we wanted really adventurous food with a mix of thai/peruvian/mediterranean/vietnamese/indian and somehow she found the perfect caterer who could make it happen. Andrea is simply the best and you will be lucky to have her, I thank my lucky stars she was available on the date we wanted. She is worth way more than she charges. I cannot recommend her more highly.

Jess was a pleasure to work with for our wedding .All my flowers for me and my party lasted a week…read moreafter the wedding . She met all my expectations for my vision of my flowers . She incorporated tropical yet summer trend in all the flowers.I will never forget how she met all my needs of total change up last minute either . She was very genuine to work with.

Linda at Jess Fleur Fun is AMAZING! I showed her some inspiration pictures, explained what I was…read morelooking for, and told her my budget. Linda made my vision a reality while sticking pretty darn close to my budget. She is very easy to communicate with and was so friendly too! She even texted me pictures and videos a few days before my wedding to make sure I was in love with the arrangements. We got SO many compliments on the flowers and to top it all off they lasted TWO weeks after our wedding. That's right TWO weeks! Linda had been highly recommended by a friend of mine and boy did she not disappoint. Save yourself the time and research, go with Linda and Jess Fleur Fun!!