We are still at awed, words cannot express our gratitude and satisfaction for Akeshi and the Kesh Event staff. When I say our wedding was something out of a magazine... that's exactly what it was! It was absolutely OUR DREAM WEDDING and it's all because of them. I came to them with a a vision, several over the top ideas and they brought it to life. Although I knew exactly what I wanted and how I wanted it, it wasn't hard allowing and trust Kesh Events to take the lead. So, if you think you don't need a wedding planner, think again, but be sure it's the right one. It's been almost 3 months and people are still talking about how amazing our wedding was. It was a lifetime experience, aka Kesh Experience!!!! In meeting Akeshi, we immediately knew she was the one, and were incredibly blessed to had her be the leader of our special day. She always made us comfortable that everything was under control, would be taken care of and delivered as we wanted, expected..... Fast forward to the day of execution, when I say I woke up at peace with no worries, I knew the day was going to be perfect. And it was.... Akeshi and her team made sure our wedding day was perfect. I can't THANK them enough. Everything, everyone and every memory with forever be cherished..... Akeshi and Kesh Events is the TRUTH!!!!! Myran & Schereina Horton #Wethehortons read more

If you're looking for a dedicated, detail-oriented, and professional wedding planner, then Kesh Events will be perfect. Let my start by explaining that I am a perfectionist and the type of bride who loves spreadsheets and lists. Before I even met with any vendors, I had created charts of their services, pricing, and online reviews. So, when I sat down for my initial interviews with them, I wanted to be WOW'd. Akeshi and her talented team definitely have that WOW! factor. Lists and spreadsheets are good and fine, but it's the people who make our dreams come true... and the team at Kesh Events is simply amazing. I discovered Kesh Events at a bridal expo in downtown Chicago. Their exhibit really took my breath away. When my fiance, Larry, and I met with them for our initial consultation, we were so impressed. Akeshi literally sketched out my vision while I explained it to her, and it was everything I'd ever imagined. Kesh Events has designed all the decor from the floral to the lighting and fabric, and it is absolutely fabulous. The team has helped with the vendor contracts, timeline and schedules, and they will be coordinating everything on the big day. They are making our vision come to life by focusing on the smallest of details and creatively accommodating our unique needs. Their level of dedication and positive relationships with Chicagoland vendors makes this level of service possible. Not only has Akeshi and her team met our expectations, but they continually exceed them. Akeshi is always reaching out to make sure I'm following the timeline (and budget!), to make sure there's nothing I need from her, and really just to catch up. She and her team genuinely care about their brides' lives outside of the wedding, which is just so important. I have recommended Kesh Events to several of my friends who are recently engaged. I am so happy that Kesh Events is intimately involved with so many aspects of my wedding. I will update my review after the wedding, but I just wanted to let you know how impressed I am with the services so far! read more

Akeshi was my planner for my September 28, 2013 wedding at The Murphy Chicago. Interestingly, I retained her company 6 weeks before my event once I realized that I could not do it ALL on my own. From our initial meeting and throughout the whole process Akeshi was professional, enthusiastic, and extremely creative. I walked into her office with good ideas, but she was able to take my ideas to the next level and made them GREAT. She communicated with all of my vendors and became the central point of contact, this allowed me to relax and enjoy the weeks leading up to the wedding. My wedding day was stunning and went on without a hitch. Overall, the work that her and her team performed exceeded my expectation. I highly recommend Kesh Events and wish I could do it again just to work with Akeshi and the Kesh team. read more

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AMAZING WEDDING COORDINATORS! My wife and I got married on 9/4/15 which was busy since it was labor day weekend. I speak for both my wife and I when we say that Akeshi and Brianne were amazing (as well as the rest of their team). Akeshi was able to visually capture and project the design and makeup of what my wife wanted in our wedding, including every single detail (we all know weddings are all about the details). We were fortunate to book Akeshi basically two years ago since we had a two year engagement, and it was the best decision we could have made since she is highly sought after and she books really quickly. She is very professional and knows how to make everything we had in our thoughts, become a reality. As for Brianne, she was a godsend. She was constantly on top of everything, whether it was with our bridal party, family, and more importantly our vendors. The day of the wedding went better than imagined and it was honestly all thanks to Brianne. From being in constant communication with us and our vendors, to the actual day of the wedding where she worked tirelessly 5am-2am next day (which is 21 HOURS!!!) I can not begin to imagine how stressful and overwhelming our wedding would have turned if it were not for her. I can confidently say that KESH EVENTS are the best in the business. So if you are looking for the wedding of your dreams, along with it being the best day of your life, please make sure you book KESH EVENTS, and they will definitely make your dreams a reality! I know that sometimes, the brides, grooms, and family want to take it upon themselves to save some money by doing all the decorations and planning themselves, but please take my advice when I say that KESH was worth every penny (affordable for that matter). It is quite honestly one of, if not the most memorable day of your life, so if you want it to be perfect, go with KESH! Will definitely want to use them again in the future when we have anniversary events, etc. read more

Akeshi is amazing. We literally went to her and were like we want to get married in Greece, which we have never been, and need you to help up with everything. She went above and beyond and created an experience that we will remember forever. read more

Working with Akeshi and the staff at Kesh Events was such an amazing experience. Akeshi took the time to sit down with me and figure out my vision for our big day and boy did she ever make that vision come to life. There was not a single detail that was missed. From the beautiful bouquets, to the table centerpieces, and our amazing chuppah decor. Additionally, the team members were so amazing to work with and super sweet. They were always there to make sure I had everything I needed and also to ensure that everything went according to schedule and by the numbers. If you are planning a wedding and want a top notch planning and design expert who truly cares about all of her clients, I HIGHLY recommend Akeshi and Kesh Events. read more

I discovered Kesh Designs through my venue's preferred vendor list and I've seen their amazing work on Instagram. Their event design looks very unique and top notch. I had to find a new florist a month before my wedding. I contacted Kesh via phone, voicemail, and email explaining my situation. No answer. They didn't contact me back until a week or so later. I already booked an amazing florist that was very responsive by then. I suppose it is wedding season so they must've been busy. When the Kesh girl contacted me asking for more info, she sounded confused when I told her I booked with another florist already. I wish somebody would have contacted me sooner! I guess I just had high hopes for customer service after seeing their photos on social media and them being on my venue's preferred vendor list. read more

I had been looking for a florist for an event and was excited when I found Kesh's. she replied within 48 hours to my first inquiries, but after following up the next day I received no response. I sent a second email the next week and still no reply. Very disappointing and unprofessional. read more

We were excited to have Akeshi coordinate our event. She was able you secure a choice venue, but I think she over did the "patterns on patterns", and had rather expensive preferred vendors. The event itself, could've been much better managed. I felt the staff was too lazy to pay any attention to details. For example, how food was served at the venue, if the center piece candles were all lit, and they let in a few wedding crashers who were not on the list. read more

Kesh Events is the way to go! Kesh Events performed my Downtown Chicago wedding in August and it has been the talk of the town ever since! Kesh and her team executed my vision perfectly! From our invitations, to the food, to the decor.... Kesh Events helped me to pull off my dream wedding. read more

Akeshi was the master planner at our wedding. She was very easy to talk to, it was easy to communicate my ideas to her and she understood my vision. As an event planner, she was very meticulous, detailed and followed through with all of the to-dos for the wedding. On the day of the wedding, she did such a great job of keeping everything together, of keeping everything moving according to schedule and even being instrumental in helping diffuse some tense situation lol. She is that wedding day rock that you need to lean on when everything seems to be falling apart. As a decorator, she ensured that Most of our discussed details were accomplished and carried out. I got tons and tons of compliments on how beautiful our hall was. The entire wedding was a magical moment and I give Kesh Event the credit for that. read more

I reviewed this company when it was at its previous location. I recently attended a wedding done by Kesh and an event at her new venue and was even more impressed than I was before. The owner of Kesh Events is pure class. You can sense her passion for the business and everything she has put into it to make it a success. I have never met someone who does so much and remains so well put together. From design, to florals, to event planning, she does it all! I cannot wait till I become the host and not the guest because she will be my person. read more

MAGICAL ROMANCE!!! We all know planning a wedding can be very stressful. We work with Akeshi at Kesh Events for our lighting and decor for our wedding. The way we met Akeshi from Kesh event was very unconventional. We first met Akeshi about 2 years ago, while attending one of our good friend's birthday party. Akeshi and her staff did the planning for the event. Fast forward 2 and half years later, my husband and I found ourselves planning for our dream wedding! Half way through the planning with our planner came the time to pick a lighting and decor vendor for the wedding. With numerous research done and countless lighting, flower and decor vendors that were presented, none of them fit our personality and taste we wanted. With our stress level amounting for not finding the right vendor while we were running out of time. One night my husband and I had a talk and thought maybe the reason we were frustrated and had not booked a lighting and decor vendor was because we didn't know exactly what we wanted. At that point the lightbulb went on and we decided to go through our old photos and see if we can find a theme decor that we liked. That night we came across a photo of the decor that Kesh did at our friend's birthday party and we quickly got excited and jumped on the phone to call our friend to get a hold of them. Our friend managed to arrange for us to meet Akeshi later on in the week at her office. During our first meeting with Akeshi, we were welcome with an exquisite professionalism! Before we started, Akeshi wanted to make sure we were relaxed and were in a celebratory mode like we should be! She did her research on us as well and knew what we liked. She had couple of our favorite treats available (Champagne and cup cakes) and as we begin talking to her, I realized how attentive, and poised she was on listening to our vision for the wedding. After we were done, my husband told her, well can you do all that we wanted within our budget? We all know every bride wants a luxurious wedding without the huge price tag. So, a day later, Akeshi was able to send us a quote of everything we wanted and without hesitation we decided to book her. Her price was very reasonable compared to most vendors we met. The reason we booked Akeshi out of the countless vendors we met, was her personality, her sense of attentiveness, her being able to listen to our vision, putting it into perspective and not shoving us her point of view like other vendors we met. Akeshi, not only went to the extra miles for us, she made sure we were not stress throughout the process. She was easy to work with when it came to contacting and email our planner and the venue representative. Couple days close to the wedding date, when she called me to finalized the decor, she realized I was stressed and quickly arranged for us to meet for dinner, which is something every bride needs when stressed, but from her bridesmaids! Akeshi didn't have to do that, but this goes on to tell you that she cares about her clients! She would do anything to make sure her clients are satisfy! On the wedding day, we knew Akeshi will deliver but was completely blown out of our mind when we had our first look at the reception space completed by Akeshi. My husband and I couldn't stop goshing on how beautiful and magical she made it! She nailed every inch and corner of the Waldorf Astoria Chicago's ballroom! In fact, even the staffs of the hotel were in awe on how magical and romantic she transformed the space! Kesh Events is worth every penny! WE DEFINITELY WILL USE THEM AGAIN AND RECOMMEND KESH EVENT! read more

Akeshi was the best part of wedding planning for me! I met Akeshi and her staff at a Chicago wedding expo about 5 months before my wedding and even though I thought I had it all together I soon realized how much assistance I still needed. Akeshi quickly became familiar with my tastes and style for the big day and stepped in as if she'd been planning my wedding with me from the beginning. She found me all of my remaining vendors, attended my tasting with me and made sure no detail was forgotten. The day of my wedding was a breeze with everything falling into place. Akeshi and her staff were beyond organized and their attention to detail impressed me, a lawyer-bride! Many times I felt like I was her only bride when I knew this was far from the case. She and her staff responded to all e-mails, calls and texts in a prompt manner and wanted to make sure that I was happy every step of the way. I cannot say enough wonderful things about Kesh Event Production and would highly recommend her services to anyone and everyone! read more

For my sister's 30th birthday, we wanted an event planner who was not only a professional, but also, good at their job. We decided to hire Akeshi as we had read many good reviews about her company. Her attention to detail is impeccable! She guided us through the whole event and made sure that everything from food, decor and music was covered. She is very professional. Very organised, creative and pleasant!!! She made sure to research exactly what we wanted and did dhe deliver! We were blown away by how she transformed the whole venue. The decor was simple, chic, tasteful and classic!! I can honestly say we got more than what we paid for. I love that she has such a warm personality too which made it so much easier to work with. I give her 5 stars for the wonderful memories she helped create! read more

your designs is too old and it is not attractive like the other designer when i chose you that was the bigger fault in my life