Karen was absolutely wonderful to work with. She is super fast at responding to any questions or…read morequeries via text or email and she's exceedingly open to change or tweaking the ceremony to make it more "you". Her website is easy to use and understand and she offers a range of packages to suite your individual needs and budget. We had a zoom call with her just before our wedding to work out all the details and I even added a poem a few days out and she easily accommodated all our wants and changes. On the day of, she was right on time (early in fact) and looked wonderful and professional for our easygoing beach ceremony. My parents got lost and couldn't find parking and she wasn't worried at all. She's personable and kind, has an easy demeanor and makes you feel at home when you meet her, and, when the ceremony came, she was 100% professional and excellent. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend her to anyone looking for an officiant. 1000% happy with her help and services.

The ceremony was perfect...personal, initmate, spiritual...very much fit our personality and our…read morevery small at home wedding. Karen is super communicative and helpful with the process and really worked with us to capture our story and our spirit. Highly recommend!!!!

They were fantastic at making us feel comfortable during the entire elopement!!…read more Reverend Bruce did a phenomenal job with the ceremony, and Maddie was so wonderful during our photo shoot! We highly recommend!!!

Last minute decision to finally take the plunge after 11 years and was able to get us into chapel…read morewithin a week. Maddy was so responsive in getting our day just how we wanted. Rev Bruce was absolutely great. I loved the live streaming for family and friend to watch live that the in and out elopement was a great option for the last minute. But the venue would have been perfect for a small intimate wedding as well. Great indoor and lovely outside area too. We were able to stick around and take pictures. The pricing model is very reasonable and it really was our perfect night. Thank you Maddy and Rev Bruce.

Pastor Cory was spectacular! Our first meeting with him was so involved. He wanted to know…read moreeverything about us so that he could make our wedding day extra special. He even took the time to watch the our proposal video! On our wedding day, he captivated all of our guests. He was prompt, professional, and extremely passionate. We loved every moment of of our ceremony and greatly appreciated all that Pastor Cory did for us.

Thank you Cory for bringing our love story to life and delivering the perfect ceremony! Your…read moreattention to us as a couple was incredible! Nobody wanted to be anywhere but in the moment during our ceremony! You had everyone's complete attention on us and our story!! We couldn't ask for a more loving and sincere Pastor. It was a magical evening. We are honored by your service and so happy to call you Friend.

Kinda late to be doing a review BUT I will do it anyways!! Ms. Love was very professional and on…read moretime, the words she spoke and the encouragement that she gave to us was absolutely AMAZING. We were married on the beach July 29, 2011, it was everything we imagined it would be!!

This place was a huge disaster my fridge in my room leaked everywhere another thing is the drain in…read morethe shower does not go down and the whole place smells like weed and I hope people read this before they go here just know what it is like. Maintenance took a whole 2 days to actually help with the fridge issue and it never actually they got it resolved. Hands down wouldn't even recommend this place to a homeless man. Finally bed bugs.

Since the owner of this business wants to deem real reviews from guests at her events as…read more"unhelpful", here's a review from a bride who worked with Cossie and her "company." I had the "pleasure" of having Cossie as my wedding planner for my wedding that took place on 7/13/24 at the Founders Inn in Virginia Beach. The venue itself was GORGEOUS and the food was amazing thanks to Laura Shendelmen, the Client Services staff and the Food&Beverage staff. Operationally, however, my wedding was an ABSOLUTE DISASTER. Mrs. Crosswhite does nothing but throw a binder full of card stock and deadlines at you. She'll surely show up to your cake and food tastings to eat the food though (she won't take a single note, mind you), she will also LEAVE YOUR EVENT TO ATTEND ANOTHER ONE. She will also have her husband come to the event even thought he was not invited nor did she ask if he could attend and will have him play bouncer and will take absolutely no accountability when you bring issues to her attention. My sister purchased a gorgeous monogrammed aisle runner that was unfortunately never used because Cossie was not there to roll it out as she stated she would be because she had left my wedding to attend another one she found more important. My rehearsal dinner was also a disaster, as she did not book the practice space like she was supposed to, so we were unable to practice appropriately with the DJ and because of this, I was not able to walk down the aisle to my song of choice. There were also not enough chairs at the head table so my wedding party was unable to sit comfortably after walking into the reception area. Instead of being able to relax and relish in my wedding day, my mother in law and I were instead running around trying to ensure last minute accommodations were being met, which is what Cossie is being paid to do. There were so many errors that guests were bringing things to my attention as well. The experience I had with this business was lackluster and less than professional, and when our family brought these issues to Cossie's attention, she lacked accountability and shifted blame to Laura Shendelman, who in fact saved the day. I say all this to say, if you're looking for a stress free wedding planning experience, run far away from 1 Elegant Event.

If you prefer communication this is not your planner. She will leave the event to go to another. A…read morelot of falsehoods, extremely disappointed esp for my family member.

I had my wedding ceremony at magnolia inn. The owners were…read moreso very helpful and and gave yhe impression they were just as excited about your big day as you are! Beautiful photo opportunities and vendors referrals provided also did a great job! Very pleased with my ceremony!

Our experience was HORRIBLE. We were scheduled to arrive at 1130 with a ceremony start of 1200…read more They said the bride could arrive at 1100. They made her wait outside until 1130. The bride's room where she gets ready is just a bathroom and the only seat is a toilet. They were unprepared to give instructions to the wedding party and waited Until the ceremony start time to arrange the wedding party. Once we were seated in the ceremony room, which was after the scheduled start time we waited an additional 15 minutes while they cycled through several songs that were not on the brides list of songs. They were not prepared for the requested songs. During the ceremony they moved the dressing partition next to the sand mixing which greatly distracted from the bride and groom. After the ceremony they refused pictures without masks and asked us to leave. The bride, groom, and pastor did not have to wear masks the entire time inside but everyone else did. We could not even drop the masks for pictures. We were there for one and a half hours and it cost $800 and all we got was some paper flyers, a sand glass container, a certificate, and constant reminders about masks. Do NOT recommend at all.

Baxter's Creative Events are true professionals, never leaving any stone unturned. The attention to…read moredetail is fabulous. When this company tells you it is going to do something, you can trust that it will get done.

There are not enough words to describe Baxters Creative Events. Sandy is the sweetest person and…read moretruly loves what she does. From the first meeting I knew she was the perfect fit to deal with my crazy family and friends for my Day of Coordinating. She is very professional but also knows how to have fun and even danced with us at our wedding. Having her for coordinating definitely took the stress off of me the day of. We had problems with wind all day and right before walking down the aisle is rained for a few minutes. Sandy handled everything perfectly and I was still able to get married outside. I am going to miss working with Sandy but we will keep in touch. She not only was my coordinator but became a great friend.

"I know you probably think a girl like me is oh, so vain…read more Because I love it when the cameraman screams out my name." - Ciara (Click Flash, 2008) Honey I LIVES for a good photo op. The lighting, the angles, the outfits, the poses, all of that! Conversely, there is nothing worse than a bad photographer, and I have dealt with a few during my time using Yelp; however, Mikki at One of a Kind Photography does an excellent job and is one of the most professional photographers I have worked with. My comedy group (@lpscomedy757) was looking for a photographer to take some official promotion photos for us, and Mikki was 100% supportive of our vision. We gave her reference photos for our ideas and she made them come to life in her studio. She was also very fun and accommodating to shoot with. She always showed us our shots and took our pictures until we got a shot that we were happy with. She also let us see the unedited shots so we could let her know which ones we wanted to be edited, which I also appreciated. When the final shots came back ... baaaaby, they were everything! My group and I were very pleased. We will definitely be using Mikki for all of our photography needs!

I am so thankful that I found Mikki. My now husband and I planned a small wedding ceremony on the…read morebeach with close family and friends and she was able to make time for us the day of. She is so professional and very personable and I look forward to one day working with her again.