Trini was the best vendor I have worked with for our wedding. He was very responsive to my emails…read moreand texts and met with us when we wanted to. The margaritas were fantastic! We have gotten many compliments as to how great they were! Even a friend of the family said that they were better than the margaritas at margaritville!! He also made the bar line move very fast and no one had to wait long at all for a drink. Trini is a very nice guy and if we ever have a big event and need a bartender, he's gonna be our guy! And if anyone needs a good bartender for their wedding or big event, go with this guy! You won't be disappointed!!

Look no further!! Trini and his team did an outstanding job at our daughter's wedding. Since the…read moreday we made contact with him there was constant communication with him. Questions, comments and concerns were all addressed in a timely manner. At the time of the event everything went smoothly. Very professional staff and courteous and always pleasant !! Service was outstanding and I highly recommend Elite bartending for future events

I worked along side this company last night at a wedding. I am a wedding planner and am very…read moreimpressed with this team!!! Noe was the gentlemen in charge and was very professional, helpful and went above and beyond to make this day perfect! There were a few hiccups with the venue but they kicked butt and help solve the issue with me. For dinner they serve a lovely salad, bread, chicken, mashed potatoes, and green beans. All very delicious! They cleaned up also very well after themselves I will definitely be recommending black tie, Noe, and the rest of the team for future weddings.

We hired Black Tie to cater a banquet for a conference for around 55 people in Port Aransas. They…read morewere easy to communicate with and the food was absolutely incredible, especially the brisket. It was the perfect Texan food for a conference that included many international delegates. The office was easy to communicate with and the crew was great.

This place is a joke. The owner booked two wedding the same weekend and double booked rooms for…read moreother parties that weren't ours. She claims we didn't books soon enough but professionalism and customer service shows that she doesn't have the common courtesy to notify her existing customers that other parties from other weddings will be staying in the chateau's around us. This is insane. Good luck being around strangers on your wedding day if you book or stay here. You get to have strangers in chateaus observing your wedding. Isn't that what we always dream about!

I recently catered an event at this venue and need to share a serious concern for other caterers…read moreand potential clients. The space provided for food preparation was completely unacceptable from a health and safety standpoint. It appeared to be a storage room being used as a prep area, with visible mold on the ceiling, standing water on the floor, and a sink containing leftover food from a previous event. As a professional in food service, I can confidently say no food should be prepped or even pass through a space in this condition. The environment was unsanitary and posed a legitimate health risk. I personally experienced an asthma reaction while in the room, likely due to the mold present. I raised these concerns with the owner and was told this is a "dual-purpose" space and that other caterers have used it without issue. My concerns about mold and sanitation were dismissed. This review is a PSA: any caterer or client considering this venue should carefully evaluate the conditions, particularly the food prep areas. In its current state, this facility does not meet what I would consider minimum health and safety standards for hosting events involving food service. I strongly believe this space should not be used for events until it has been properly cleaned, repaired, and brought up to basic health code standards.

A great experience for my son's 9th birthday party. Our guests have been talking it about it for…read moredays afterwards, and as hosts they were easy to work with. I got too many RSVPs and was worried there wouldn't be space, but it's true the truck is air conditioned and huge, plus has 2 screens for outside play. They were able to accompany our 23 guests (!) without difficulty. I also appreciate supporting a family owned business.

I recently concluded my wedding in Los Cabos, Mexico. My wife is quite picky about who she works…read morewith so we had looked around quite a while before we met Bisli. After our first meeting we were quite sure we wanted to get our wedding arrangements done from her. Bisli helped us to manage the wedding in Mexico according to our budget. After covid, prices for wedding in such exotic locations have been really bumped up, but Bisli was able to get us reasonable rates (thanks to her spanish speaking skill). Bisli also took care of the events flawlessly! My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed our wedding. Thanks to Bisli for making it memorable! We all had so much fun!

You will never find a better, more dedicated event planner than Bisli. We had a very large last…read moreminute event to put on and when everyone else said no because they didn't think it was possible, Bisli was right there ready to go with incredible ideas, creativity, and positivity. She truly makes the impossible possible with her incredible talent, dedication, and kindness. We are so incredibly grateful for everything she did to ensure our event was a success and truly could not have done it without her amazing services. From venue, to decorations, to activities, to food vendors - we cannot thank Bisli enough!! Such a wonderful and warmhearted person, she truly cares about making your event great and isn't afraid of a challenge like other event planners in the area. She will get it done and make it happen! Bisli is 100% the way to go for the best events.

I booked Once Upon a Party for my Mom's 60th birthday party. Gina, the owner, was so professional…read moreand walked me through what to expect during the party set up and break down and the weeks leading up to the event. She was so helpful and the price actually included a fully-stocked bar with juice. Gina surprised us all when she even included 2 bottles of champagne, on the house, for my Mom's bday toast! I have already recommended them to 3 other friends and they each have told me how amazing this company was. You can not go wrong with Once Upon a Party! I can't wait for my next event!

Hired her for a family function! Excellent service, they were punctual, enough time to set up…read moreeverything she needed. Very professional, and friendly and eager to please! Thanks so much, definitely will be contacting them again for future functions!

We drifted past Marriage Island, that little heart-shaped gem tucked into the Riverwalk. After a…read moreperfect dinner, I turned to her and said, "Will you marry me?" She laughed, "Stop it, you know." Priceless. If you've got someone special, this is the spot best at night, after dinner, when the lights hit the water and the world feels like it just paused for you. Intimate, unforgettable, and, honestly, kind of magical.

My husband and I did our civil wedding ceremony at Marriage Island and it was perfect!…read more To give y'all a little background to my story, my husband and I will be doing our religious wedding next year in Mexico, and we were looking for a place to have our civil ceremony here in Texas. The truth is that I just wanted to go to the Court House and didn't feel like doing anything special, but my fiancee insisted on doing our ceremony at Marriage Island. In all honesty, I wasn't very convinced about the idea of doing this because of different factors like: the riverwalk being full of tourists, the boat tours passing by, the Texas heat, etc etc... I mean, it just felt like a waste of money....but I was so wrong. We had some of our closest friends and family attend the ceremony due to the size capacity of the island. The ceremony lasted around 7min, and it was perfect. After the ceremony we took pictures with our family and friends, and then did a 20min photo session around the riverwalk. This was definitely much special than just getting married at the Court and is a memory that I'll never forget. I also want to share a few quick tips for couples who are thinking on getting married here: 1- WEATHER: We had first reserved the island for 5pm on a July Summer day and we were crazy. After realizing how hot it was at that time, we talked to the management of Wedding island and they helped us move our time to 7pm. Which at the end it was perfect because we did out photoshoot during the "golden hour". 2- CAPACITY: The place is very small, and I think they only let you have 25 people. So really take this into consideration when you start inviting people. 3- WEDDING PLANNER: They try to sell us a wedding planner for our ceremony, and I'm glad we didn't get one. The ceremony is so quick and easy that you don't really need someone helping you with it. I think the wedding island is perfect for couples like us who are having another bigger wedding, and just want to have something small and special for a civil ceremony.

La Dolce Vita is a lovely venue for a wedding, corporate retreat, large family reunion, etc. There…read moreare 2 houses on-site for lodging, a huge outdoor covered patio area for a reception/lunch/dinner, and a lovely outdoor area with an arch for a wedding ceremony. There are a lot of mature oaks that provide plenty of shade and a beautiful background for photos. I had my wedding and reception here, as well as stayed in the on-site lodging with the bridal party, and everything was amazing, from the setting, to the beautiful white mansion for lodging (with a pool/hot tub, large indoor master suite with a jacuzzi), to the food. Everything was arranged through the venue - food, cake, flowers, photographer, DJ, officiant, etc. It was all very well coordinated and top quality.

Dealing with Wild West entertainment has been a disaster. Keep all communication in writing with…read morethese people. Debraun (owner) was difficult to get ahold of and her contract was only enforceable when she wanted it to be. We agreed to corrections to the docusign, thus created a new contract. When the old docusign didn't get signed she harassed me in multiple emails saying I needed to do my part to sign the contract. She didn't believe me until I showed her the completed signed contract that she had two separate documents. She requested a certified check written out to Wild West entertainment sent to her Austin address in the contract. We did this, but she wasn't home to accept the check so she couldn't confirm our date. We then had another certified check rewritten to a new name and address as she requested. She held onto it for over a month before cashing the first check that was sent to her home. She then stated that she was unable to cash the second check because the name didn't match. She then took it on vacation with her unable to give it back. Our bank already issued the funds and couldn't cancel the check to put the funds back into our account without the original check. She agreed to give it back when she returned (we patiently waited over a month). That certified check was "stolen" from Debraun. We only found this out when we were doing our 60 day meeting at less than 30 days from our wedding (due to the manager not creating a folder for our wedding). We were told things in our walk through that ended up not being true. We were told we could alter how many panels were open or closed on the tent (with 60 day notice). When we attempted to discuss it at 60 days we were told that altering the tent panels may disrupt the integrity of the tent and it wasn't an option to alter it. Promised that we would have use of a grill that wasn't available. Promised that our vendors could use the groom's suite even though we didn't rent it in our package. The AC went out in it the week prior with no one telling us until our cake lady came out drenched in sweat and flushed telling my husband "I cannot work in there." Then the manager telling us that we didn't rent it so she had No responsibility to tell us. Back to the same meeting when we were being gaslighted and told that the certified check was our fault because we wrote it wrong (not that she failed multiple times to give us the correct information and then lost our money). She told me that I still owed her another check for half of our payment. I sent her the bank documents showing the checks with her signature and the money taken out of my account. It was paid in full plus a second deposit. She harassed us about it before even checking with her bank. Come to find out that her bank put a hold on the funds because of her. How embarrassing for her to do business like this. Good news is that with another fee charged we finally had our funds from the second deposit returned to our account with an affidavit stating we will not cash the check. This venue and the house are beautiful. Had I not been trapped by a quick engagement and could've moved the venue I would have.