To the couple below: I'm sorry your experience wasn't a positive one. You seem pretty committed to…read moretrashing Lisa as you have posted on pretty much every platform which makes me start to question your accusations. I would say your circumstances are very unusual. All my vendors, family, and guests raved about their interactions with Lisa. My personal interaction is below and My brother recently got engaged and the first thing I said to him was you need to hire Lisa. This is the easiest, most heartfelt, and important review I have ever written. If I am honest, I started writing this review before my wedding because of how important Lisa was to me and I didn't want to miss a thing. Outside of saying yes to my husband, Lisa is the best decision I have ever made and I don't say that lightly. Despite getting pushback on hiring a planner, the minute I met Lisa, I knew I needed her. She's a complete powerhouse. I wanted someone showing up that day focused on my husband and I. The venue has priorities, catering has priorities, our families have priorities and I wanted someone in my corner covering my tracks if I dropped balls, and a sounding board as I navigated a once in a lifetime event. That's scratching the surface of what I got with Lisa. She is all I could have dreamed of plus a million more things! DON'T THINK, JUST BOOK LISA! Lisa is a masterclass on professionalism, kindness, organization, crisis management, and finesse. She keeps it real, highlights things that are important, and things that you can pass on all along with a nonchalant and humorous approach. Separately, we had an especially difficult vendor who brought me to tears on multiple occasions and could have derailed our entire event. If I had been in this alone, I would have been a basket case. Lisa would show up to any adversity in our process with a proactive assess, and say "Don't worry, I got this" and she did. She showed up direct, professional, and continued to tell us "you two are my priority, I don't care about anyone or anything else". To hear that during such a stressful time when you are getting pulled into a million and one different directions, is invaluable. I have tears in my eyes writing this review and thinking about how much comfort, knowledge, solace, support, and invaluable expertise Lisa provided me. I don't know what my day or mental state would have been like without her and thank my lucky stars I had her by my side. A perfect rating doesn't just happen, it requires expertise and commitment to your craft, a strong work ethic, and top notch customer service. That doesn't even begin to cover it with Lisa. She is hardworking (probably too much so, I don't think she has had a day off in years), attentive, accessible, knowledgeable, all along with a sense of humor and easy going, we got this kind of approach. Not to mention, her team!! Lisa was my right hand for planning and the sound of her voice on my wedding day made me burst into tears but HER TEAM, MY GOD!!! Shout out to Kelly, Chelsea and Marcy! Talk about complete ROCKSTARS!! There are no weak links with Lisa's team, they are the smartest, warmest, most boss ladies you'll ever come across. Given her perfect rating, she doesn't need my review and there aren't words to the fully capture the impact she made. I struck gold twice. Once, finding my husband then finding Lisa. She saved me, truly.

My husband and I had a terrible experience working with Lisa. As a person of color, my experience…read morewas especially hurtful. We felt that she was pushy, sarcastic, and condescending and did not have our best interests in mind. We also felt that she was inconsistent in responsiveness (sometimes taking a few weeks to reply and other times replying immediately) and while she helped us find a few vendors (photographer, DJ, catering), we had to follow up multiple times over months with her and ultimately ended up finding most vendors ourselves (venue, hair and makeup, videographer, florist). She was also inconsistent in recommending vendors that fit our budget and in helping us establish a realistic budget in the first place, and multiple times complained to family members about our budget being too small, but never mentioned that to us. Additionally, we got the sense that she kept brushing off our smaller wedding for larger events and was not very invested in planning our wedding. We also felt that she was not on our side when we ran into issues with vendors, and that she was not supportive of non-Western wedding traditions. For example, our caterer, who had said they could do a Chinese entree (whole grilled fish) and had scheduled a tasting for us, changed the tasting menu on us last minute. Lisa took their side and told us "nobody wants to eat that." Anything that was not a traditional American wedding, she judged, critiqued, and made a huge spectacle of, to the point where I felt uncomfortable integrating any cultural elements into our wedding! It's hard enough planning a Chinese-American wedding, and to have our planner actively dismiss my culture like that was beyond frustrating. Most hurtful was Lisa's response to our feedback. When we politely mentioned these concerns to her, instead of apologizing, she insulted me and blamed me for her behavior. She said I made her feel dumb and feel "like poo." Never once did she care about my feelings, and never once did she acknowledge how her behavior was hurtful. While we had been nothing but friendly, patient, and accommodating in our strained relationship, she lectured me on how to be nicer to her instead! We ultimately ended our contract with her due to the many difficulties in working with her. Even now, we are saddened that she has made several attempts to dispute or delete our reviews, and has not sincerely apologized for her behavior, instead continuing to be defensive and blaming me for her behavior. If you'd like to take a look at an interesting trend exemplifying what we suspect Lisa does to retaliate against those who speak up for themselves, take a look at her recent reviews posted in June 2023, especially after these negative ones. See how many directly contradict the negative reviews, to the point where it's an uncanny correlation, almost as if they were expressly written to dismiss our reviews. We are not accusing her of anything, and we are sure she knows soliciting reviews in bulk, and selectively soliciting reviews, violates most company policies. This is just a VERY interesting pattern!

Phenomenal communication and customer service from start to finish!! I highly recommend McKenzie…read moreEvent rentals. They made the entire process easy. Set up and take down was done seamlessly!!

They are Johnny on the spot Chris is friendly and he really likes to get you what you need for your…read moreevent. His prices are fair and he's local.

We had an amazing time at the Seymour location. They hosted my 6 year old's slime birthday party…read moreand I could not be more thrilled and appreciative. The place was clean, organized, fun for the kiddos and my hosts (led by Felix) were awesome! We are definitely coming back for a few kids play dates soon. I highly recommend this as an alternative to those germ magnet bounce spots.

Milford Location- Have tried to go twice for their walk in hours to be turned away because they're…read moreeither not open or are doing a class. Frustrating to then have to drive 20 mins to Shelton. Post the correct hours.

Hello good people. I had a great experience renting this space at the Devonshire Hall. The owner…read moreallowed us access to the venue in the morning to set up. There was plenty of room for the tables and chairs they provided. The hall is already wired for your DJ of choice to use the house sound system from a balcony area that overlooks the space. The bar was a good size with a large screen TV. Three very clean bathrooms in the foyer area. We made use of the ice machine and refrigerator for your sodas and waters. The price was very reasonable for this large rental space. My only warning would be to make note of the late night sound restrictions if you're going to use a DJ and play music throughout your event. Enjoy yourself!!!

"Had a great time! · "Wow this place is absolutely amazing! · "It was very open spacious clean and…read morethe staff was so amazing and attentive. The full bar and amenities were outstanding. The staff allows you to be creative and create the atmosphere for celebration with this amazing blank canvas location and sheer amount of space available inside we created an amazing environment for our guests who attended the comedy show. The sheer amount of space available and ease of access and parking makes this location an absolute must put it on your list for hosting events in CT. Devonshire Hall was amazing and would highly recommend booking an event at this venue.

The teachers at mygym are so welcoming and fun. My son has blossomed getting to have the same…read moreteachers each week. I love the consistency and how they interact with each child! We have been here for 2 years and have no interest in leaving. My son has become more confident in himself since starting mygym!

My Gym has been such a huge part of our children's social development. We have met so many awesome…read morefamilies and the teachers are great with all kids!

Perfect experience!…read more I can't say enough good things about Bob Bourassa and his catering team. I found them on Yelp, and the experience dealing with them was 5-star from start to finish: response time, menu suggestion, pricing, and follow through were all perfect. We had a meeting to cater in our North Haven, CT office on 7/25/18, expecting about 30 attendees. We needed additional tables and chairs which Bob was able to provide through a partner vendor he works with. Bob handled all logistics and pricing so we only had to deal with him for final payment. On the day of the event Mark came to set up, serve, and clean up and did a fabulous job on everything. There really is no need to go anywhere else if you need catering for your event - I know we won't!

Bourassa catered my daughter's wedding this past weekend. What an exceptional experience from…read morebeginning to end. Natalie was so professional and insightful in all her questions and suggestions. The chef and waitstaff were so efficient and friendly. Our guests loved the food and many asked about the caterers. My daughter-in-law has many allergies and the chef was so accommodating, finding the perfect food options so she could participate. I'm so thankful we were able to sign with them.

I think I've discovered the inner-artist in me. Attended my first ever paint night with a small…read moregroup and absolutely loved the entire experience! Studio is warm and inviting. There are a few small classrooms which are decorated with artwork...very motivating! It's BYOB and you can also bring food items (apps/snacks) to enjoy while creating your masterpiece. The instructor was great, very helpful and clearly explained each step of the process. I was frustrated at the beginning, having not painted since middle school, but began to develop confidence as my painting was near finished. I was also able to go back and touch up some areas that I thought needed it. A great way to spend an evening with friends. I definitely plan to return. They constantly offer promos and discounts (on their website and via groupon/living social), which I plan to keep an eye on, for my next visit.

Chloe was a supberb teacher! I haven't painted a painting since highschool and she made my friend…read moreBruce and I very comfortable and welcome. She encouraged us 100 percent and we had so much fun taking her class! She was very patient and answered all our questions the whole time. Bruce had a little difficulty with the website, there was ALOT of repeat questions that where ultimately irrelevant (just fyi )but we finally managed to figure it out, but fair warning the website/ online sign up is a head ache but overall the class was worth it! Thank you Chloe for making our night!!!

I have attended many events at Anthony's Ocean View, and each time, it was immaculate. The food,…read morestaff, and ambience were truly breathtaking. I was at an event there just last night, and the venue was decorated from the driveway into the facility, to the inside of the venue. It looked like a hallmark Christmas movie, no exaggeration. I made sure to tell the staff every time how amazing they were and that I would leave a review. What they offer for people and give to the guests for the price is definitely amazing; no other venue could come close. Thank you, Anthony's Ocean View

Only have come here for catered events. Food is pretty good for the amount of folks they are…read moreserving. Same menu multiple times, that may be more about the organizer than the restaurant itself. Variations of pasta, roast beef, chicken and salmon. Nothing exciting. All was fine, but just typical catered fare. Beer list is really weak though, with only one local on tap and it's from Rhode Island, so not that local. No excuse for that these days. It's a pretty spot, tons of parking, so likely the reason people book it.