Sharlee is my absolute hero. I had taken a stab at planning my ~115 person wedding, and while I…read morefelt like I had a vision, I was totally overwhelmed by execution. From the moment we connected, Sharlee was empathetic, organized as all heck, and an absolute delight to work with. She grabbed all the information she could from my brain and my inbox (and dealt with receiving all of it in pieces, because who has the mental fortitude to collate that kind of information?) and that was it -- she deftly handled the rest. She was equally adept and incredible on the day of the wedding. Multiple people commented on how Sharlee was helpful, kind and organized with our guests. For example, I had high hopes for capturing a lot of group photos in a very short amount of time. Sharlee ensured everyone was lined up and ready to go, and we got them all in what must have been record time, because when we were done I heard our photographer comment, "That was incredible." THANK YOU SHARLEE for making our wedding the day of my dreams. You made it absolutely unforgettable.

I can't tell you how many times my husband and I said "Booking Sharlee was the best money we spent…read moreon our wedding" throughout the planning process and the day of. Sharlee was SO organized and did so much to ensure that our day was as stress-free as possible. There's so much you have to think about when planning a wedding, and my only regret is not booking Sharlee earlier in our planning process. When we showed up to the rehearsal and Sharlee had call sheets for the whole wedding party with a timeline of ALL wedding events, including hair and makeup and photos, a map of the venue, and other key details about the wedding day, we were beyond grateful and in complete awe of the effort she put in to make our day run flawlessly. Our wedding day was the PERFECT day, and I honestly believe Sharlee was a HUGE part of making that happen. I cannot thank her enough for everything! BOOK HER! You won't regret it.

Highly recommend Pearl Events! Jennifer Seals was our planner from Pearl; she perfectly balanced…read morestepping in when we needed support (flowers, lighting, draping) and letting us take the reins on things we wanted to handle. Our wedding was last night, and I really don't have words for how supported we felt. Jen was there every step of the way, making sure we were prepared, calm, and even that we had food and drinks any time we needed them. She managed all the vendor setups, and the execution was perfect. Truly, our day was amazing and we could not have done it without Jen!

Incredibly disappointing experience…read more My fiancé and I had gotten to the point of finalizing a contract with Madison at Pearl Events for them to only tell us at the point of signing they could not take us on a client because they booked another client the night before. They waited until the meeting to tell us, meaning my fiancé and I both took time out of our work day for something that could have been an e-mail. They offered to provide recommendations, they were unable to confirm any availability. All in all a disappointing experience and poor business etiquette.

Three months before our wedding, our original venue canceled on us and suddenly we were staring at…read morethe impossible: rebuilding an entire wedding from scratch. Venue. Décor. Florals. Food. Vendors. Timeline. Vision. Everything. Then Lauren stepped in. What she did wasn't wedding coordination - it was a full-scale rescue mission with elegance, grit, and somehow still a smile on her face. Not only did she help us completely rebuild the wedding, she connected us with an incredible dream team that truly elevated the entire experience - top-tier media crew, DJ, boba vendor, sketch artist, custom perfume bar, whiskey bar, and all the thoughtful details that transformed the wedding from an event into an experience. And while creating this luxury experience, she was also the person rolling around on the floor helping deflate air chairs at the end of the night. That level of "above and beyond" is rare. Lauren seamlessly moved between visionary creative director, logistics mastermind, therapist, problem solver, hype woman, and hands-on support crew all at once. When people compliment our wedding, they see the beautiful result. I see Lauren quietly moving mountains behind the scenes. She took what could have been one of the most stressful moments of our lives and helped turn it into something magical. If you want someone who will not only execute a wedding but fight for your vision, protect your peace, and create unforgettable moments - hire Lauren immediately. Absolute queen energy.

We can't say enough about Kristi, Lauren, and the whole team at Eclipse (especially Art)! Their…read morededication and talent are evident in every event they touch, making weddings truly unforgettable. The collective experience of their planners is impressive. Beyond our professional collaborations on countless weddings and corporate events, we've also turned to Eclipse to orchestrate some of our most precious family memories. They are more than just event planners; they are trusted partners and truly some of the best in Austin. - Aoibhistin & Brio

Brook with Best Day Ever! made the preparation and flow of our wedding day perfect! We didn't have…read moreto worry about a thing, she was on top of it all. She is so easy to work with and just a wonderful, kind person overall.

Brook was fantastic! So organized, so experienced, so ready to do it all for a perfect wedding! My…read moredaughter's wedding went great and we couldn't have done it without Brook! I highly recommend her!

I generally don't write reviews but for Johnell I think she definitely needs an appreciation!…read more We reached out to Johnell for my 3 year old's birthday party recently. We hardly had two weeks for the event day and Johnell worked day and night to get everything planned and coordinated according to the theme of the party. She provided great suggestions like the claw machine, face painting and a magician. It was tough to get a magician in that short time period but she did her magic to find the best one for the event and it was great! All our 50+ guests who attended the party raved about how well the planning and coordination was done for a 3 year old's birthday. It wouldn't have happened without her! She also helped with my baby shower back in early 2020 when Covid didn't hit us yet. My husband worked with her to throw me a baby shower and it was amazingly done. That baby shower event has made us reach out to her again because we knew she will do an excellent job and can trust her because she puts her heart in every event that she takes up. Thank you so much Johnell for all the efforts and an outstanding work even with such short time that you had.

I write this in case it's helpful for others. I sincerely wish I'd have known what I was getting…read moreinto before I entered into a contract with Johnell. If you're not inclined to read the entirety of this lengthy review, I sum my experience up in the last two paragraphs. My wedding was only 1.5 months away. I chose the full package option. As a full-time professional & graduate student, the idea of a wedding planner sounded like heaven. Her reviews were phenomenal. I thought we'd get timelines, help with our vision, several vendor options with differing price points. Instead we got snarky eye rolls when we'd ask about details, sarcastic jokes about us needing to book marriage counseling, disinterest in getting us what we actually wanted, and extremely abbreviated access to her at her convenience. Honestly, it was devastating. The most stressful part of our wedding planning became my interactions, and oftentimes lack of interactions, with Johnell. Price points and vision would continuously get lost in translation. The pattern: Time would pass despite our requests for input on selecting vendors (for example, 3 weeks for florals) and then we'd get an almost finalized contract from a single vendor we hadn't vetted. In the case of florals, at a price of $11K when we'd explained our floral budget was $3K. She was extremely dismissive. Even requests for a quick 15 minute check in call could go ignored. Her preference most of the time was to send emails during peak work hours. And her emails, most times, left things unclear. We explained several times that a weekly 15 minute call was what we needed. But she was extremely resistant. We had, at max, 2 to 3 such calls and then she refused to participate in any others. It was maddening with our 6 week timeline as we felt like our hands were tied about really understanding the status of and options for things. My fiancé and I defaulted to doing the legwork ourselves. When we did, vendors were LOVELY. Bending over backwards to assist us. Supplying us with multiple options and ideas. They took the time to hear us and ask about what we did and didn't want for our day. I was overwhelmingly grateful for their support and availability. I was stunned when Johnell sent an angry email chastising my fiancé for calling a vendor. She reminded us that we'd have to pay her even if we were doing the work. I reiterated to her that this had nothing to do with payment. We'd started doing the work ourselves because we felt handcuffed and limited w/ her at the helm. Over and over we'd discover her "no, that's not possible" would become "sure, we can do that, and here are several other options too" once we'd finally talk to a vendor. The most important thing for me: the wedding to have our unique imprint and flair- were in direct odds with Johnell's priorities. Her priority was the path of least resistance, what's easiest & most convenient for her. Things came together beautifully. But it really was in spite of and not because of our planner. With the vast majority of vendors, we elected to go with others that we'd vetted. This brought on its own drama as we then witnessed Johnell being cold and dismissive with these individuals when they'd attempt to ask questions or share options. I made several attempts to explain to her how poorly we felt we were being treated - via several emails and voicemail when she wouldn't answer or return my call. She would eventually respond in an email days later with a dismissive, "everything will be fine" one-liner. The last straw was her denying us a 15 minute phone call the week of the wedding. Four days after we requested the brief call with her, she emailed, "No, I've done my job already. See you at the wedding on Saturday. Email me a list if there's changes." This transpired despite her contracted description of "unlimited phone calls and emails" and us only having had at most three direct phone calls with her. At that point, we decided to cut ties with her completely. It was an extremely high sunk cost. One that benefitted her (she was paid in full despite not working the week of or day of the wedding) & would cost us greatly. It was worth it though as the thought of this, in our experience, truly unprofessional coordinator running our special day was too disheartening. In sum, I felt trapped in this working relationship. I wound up having to expend more time and energy on fixing things vs had I not had a planner to begin with. All the while being made to feel like a huge annoyance during the brief times when we would have access to her. Her communication style is one tailored to meet her needs and convenience rather than the client's. In hindsight, I never should have hired her. It was the poorest decision of my wedding planning process.

There aren't adequate words for how awesome Heather is and how thankful my husband and I are that…read morewe booked Vintage & Lace for our wedding last month, but here goes! We were already leaning toward hiring a coordinator but then our venue (Ma Maison) required us to have one so we contacted their entire list of preferred vendors for coordinators and we are so glad we did because that's how we found Heather from Vintage & Lace!! Of all of the planners and coordinators we talked to, I was just immediately drawn to how warm, friendly, AND organized she is. Heather is an absolute pro with countless weddings under her belt, but still so kind and easy to talk to. Then, despite planning our wedding from another city, Heather made it SO easy and smooth. We technically only booked her for day-of coordination (with full communication/access the month prior) but from day one, she was still always available via call, email, text, whathaveyou, no matter when or what kind of (ridiculous, I'm sure) questions I had. We didn't actually meet Heather in person until our rehearsal the day before our wedding, and she was an absolute ROCK STAR the entire weekend. She managed to wrangle our large wedding party (14 bridesmaids and groomsmen) and all of our family (including bilingual and non-native English speakers, as well as divorced family) with both grace and authority. It's also worth noting we had several extras (a Chinese tea ceremony before our wedding ceremony, two large shuttles to transport our guests to and from Dripping Springs, getting Whataburger delivered to our venue for a late night snack) and Heather handled EVERYTHING seamlessly. Anything I thought of or had concerns about, she handled before I even voiced them to her! If anything went wrong on our wedding day, I have no idea what it was, because Heather was ON it. She was also incredibly thoughtful and adaptable, from my mom wanting to move the cake-cutting earlier, to making sure all of our belongings were packed away and that we had plenty of snacks and drinks in our getaway car. Her day-of assistant, Jasmine, was also so helpful and sweet. They both made the entire weekend just a wonderful, fun, amazing experience where we got to fully enjoy getting married and celebrating with family and friends. I can't recommend Heather and Vintage & Lace more highly -- BOOK HER NOW! I won't say "you won't regret it," but rather, you'll regret it if you don't! Heather, thank you thank you thank you SO much for all your hard work and support in making sure our wedding was an amazing, dreamy, unforgettable experience!

Six weeks before my wedding, I panicked and contacted a multitude of wedding planners and…read morecoordinators. Due to COVID, I was exhausted from cancelling an overseas wedding and dealing with two reschedules; I could no longer handle all of the logistics. Enter Heather. She was quick to respond and schedule a meeting with me and my then fiancee to discuss details. She was calm, interested, and prepared. She assuaged my panic and let me know that 6 weeks for a 30 person wedding was easy peasy. I cannot recommend Heather enough! With my hectic work schedule, she contacted me via email as my preference. We are based in Philadelphia, and while we didn't meet until the day before the wedding, you definitely couldn't tell as everything went off without a hitch. Well if there was anything wrong during the ceremony and reception, we had no idea. She handled all of our vendors seamlessly and made everyone feel safe during the pandemic. I definitely know now that we couldn't have pulled it off without her!

Cassie and her team are absolutely amazing and our day was magical! Highly recommend!read more

Thank goodness for Cassie and her team!! I had an absolute blast at my wedding -- and this was…read morepossible because Cassie ran the occasion to perfection! She was so easy to work with from the beginning: kind, thoughtful, and knowledgeable. She had all the answers to my questions because she is so familiar with the Austin wedding circuit. Cassie was also accessible and very responsive to all of my communication. Wedding planning was made easy and efficient with her around; what I thought would take me hours to figure out, she provided the answer in minutes (whether it was timeline, decor, makeup...you name it). Her planning materials provided all the guidance and organization we needed. Do yourself a favor and hire her so you can also have a seamless planning experience and a blast at your wedding!

This is pertaining to their catering services for a private event…read more The food here is top notch. We were so excited to book them for our event. Their options for cuisine is all delicious and very creative compared to some of the other caterers in town. Highly recommend the pork belly bites, and Kailua pork wraps. The steak and braised short ribs are top notch entrees as well. For sides we enjoyed the wasabi mashed potatoes and carrots a lot. Recommend considering for catering services!

Nice open venue which is owned by The Peached Tortilla. We came here for our wedding tasting and it…read moreis a nice building with plenty of space and seating. If The Peached Tortilla is your wedding caterer you can rent the Social House at a discount for you wedding rehearsal dinner.