Weddings & Events By Trina is the best wedding planner ever. Very professional, methodical,…read moreefficient and cares about the quality of doing a spectacular job. Trina did my wedding 16 years ago, every year since my first anniversary, I call her every year to say thank you for giving us the wedding we dreamed of!!! She took care of everything, me and my husband had to do absolutely nothing but have a great time. Trina is super friendly, great listener and has a beautiful personality. She never disappoints-- Her focus is her clients.

My husband and I got married in a private ceremony with just our close family, and decided to have…read moreour actual wedding on our 1 year anniversary. 3 months into our marriage we found out we were expecting so we decided to find a wedding planner to lighten the load. Our first one didn't work out and that's when we found Trina (cue the heavenly music!!) Trina and her team were professional, fun and genuinely caring. The way she works is amazing, she listens to what you want and then makes it happen. She referred great vendors to us and when one vendor didn't work she promptly replaced her. She even gave us a refund for that vendor out of her own pocket. I never had a hard time reaching her and even when things we wanted didn't fit into our budget she made it work. We didn't get to see the finished product until the day of the wedding and it was BEAUTIFUL!! she thought of EVERYTHING! Our family and friends are still talking about how lovely and smooth our wedding went and it's all because of her. We were able to just enjoy ourselves because she took care of everything. If your getting married you HAVE to call her, we will be calling her for our vow renewal years from now =)

Barb with La Blanca Weddings is unbelievable. She recently was my day of coordinator and I could…read morenot have asked for more. She exceeded my expectations and corresponded back and forth with me from the beginning. If I had questions, she was there with answers and/or did research to assist me with making an educated decision on the question I had. The day of the wedding, Barb made sure ever aspect of the day was perfect. She is someone who not only does a great job but cares about what you want and makes sure that is what happens. She was truly a life savor to have not only the day of the wedding but throughout the whole process. My wedding day was absolutely perfect and I have Barb to thank for that.

Barb is seriously amazing! She plans, organizes and coordinates every aspect of your wedding that…read moreyou want/need! She researched decorations, flowers, music and gave me samples of each for my approval. Her day of coordination was flawless, every bridesmaid and groomsman was in the right place at the right time. Thank you so much! I highly recommend this company :)

I worked with YHD for my wedding on April 2, 2011. We hired Michelle to be our day of planner and…read moreshe was excellent. We live in Modesto, CA and Michelle helped us plan our wedding from 700 miles away. Our first meeting was professional as well as comfortable. My self, fiancé, dad and step-mom met with Michelle at Starbucks and she had a folder of information ready for us, we worked through a preliminary budget, helping all parties to understand exactly what the wedding we wanted will cost. I was very upfront about my budget, $10k, and was given the same courtesy from Michelle about their rates. Her rate quoted to us for day of planning was $2k in 2010, but she gave us a discount because the full $2k was not in our budget. Michelle gave us unlimited email contact from the day we met and was available for deliveries the day before and the day of the event. The email contact was very helpful. Each time I got a finalized contract from a caterer, photographer, party rental facility, etc. I would email it to Michelle for review. She helped me to negotiate services into my contract and reminded me of anything I had forgotten to ask. The service provided the day before and the day of the wedding was fantastic. Michelle came to the venue the day before to meet rental deliveries and set up all tables and chairs. She also ran the rehearsal even though we started about 45 minutes late. The day of Michelle was at the venue about 6 hours before start time, meeting all vendors, making all payments for us, making sure everyone in the wedding party was on time and knew where they were supposed to be. She offered moral support to me was available for anything I needed. My goal for a wedding planner was to have someone help my day be stress free. Michelle of YHD made this possible. I had a hard time with my dad accepting that we wanted/needed a wedding planner, he thought most of the wedding "wasn't necessary". He said we could have done everything without her, I don't think that's true for a second. I was sitting in my bridal suite, sipping on wine and water, waiting for someone to tell me it was time to start. Without Michelle, I probably would have been setting up candles, flowers, checking on the food, is there enough ice at the bar, in a robe, with my hair half done, while my guests were arriving. I would highly recommend Your Heart's Desire for your full wedding planning, or day of services. No matter how much you think you have your wedding under control, you will want to have someone else running the show behind the scenes. With this service, you are able to be a guest at your own wedding.

My wife and I just got married a few months ago. My wife was really stressing out and going…read moreballistic trying to plan everything. Then we made the decision to call Emily at Your Heart's Desire. She helped us with everything. Things that we seemingly complicated were straightened out and simplified in no time. My wife says that Emily saved our wedding.

This review is long overdue! I SIMPLY can't say enough positive things about Alexa and Simply…read moreModern Events. We approached Alexa at the beginning of the year for our late March 2015 wedding. We needed a day of coordinator but what we got was so much more. My fiance (now husband) and I thought we had everything taken care of with the exception of the final details. We had already booked the DJ, hair & makeup, the venue, had our invitations sent out.... what more was there to do??? How little we knew.... Alexa's organization and expertise blew us away. We filled out a number of online surveys so that she could make sure that she had every last detail taken care of. Everything from the rehearsal dinner, to the order that our family members would walk down the aisle, to who we wanted photos with (and who we didn't), toast speeches, what songs we wanted played and when, EVERYTHING was addressed and on the day of our wedding, she made sure that neither one of us had to worry about a thing. She attended so many of our meetings with our venue (even though we had a coordinator at the venue) and had an answer for us every time a minor dilemma or problem surfaced. Alexa also provided a number of helpful suggestions for seating charts, cards, first dance moment, re-use of floral arrangements to save money and so much more. I could tell you about how intuitive she is or how quick she was to respond (which is probably my biggest pet peeve when working with people). Or how on my wedding day, she was invaluable and handled everything with class, ease and a level of professionalism that is rarely seen. I will only ever recommend Alexa of Simply Modern Events to friends, family, colleagues.. anyone I come across who needs a wedding planner! ALEXA, WE LOVE YOU!!!!

Absolutely fabulous! Alexa and her team are kind, caring, and run a very tight ship! We…read moreapproached them about a year out from our wedding, and they gave us great advice and referrals every step of the way. In the last 30 days before the wedding, Alexa stepped up to help with the final coordinating, which greatly reduced the stress on my fiancée (now wife) and I. As a result, we were able to have our dream wedding without it putting us through the wringer. Even for minor details- like when I realized that my dress had gotten wrinkled en route to our venue- Alexa had a solution. I don't know what we would've done without her! While (hopefully) I won't be needing her wedding planning services again, I definitely consider a good friend, and terrific person. I definitely recommend her and her staff to anyone thinking of tying the knot in the Valley area!

As the mother of the bride, I am so thankful we had Megan! Because of her I can remember the…read morewedding and the entire wedding planning process as a fun and joyful time spent with my beautiful daughter. Megan was very conscientious of our budget and had excellent advice throughout the process. She is a wealth of knowledge, and I highly recommend her services!

Liv was outstanding! We hired Liv for day-of wedding coordination and she was perfect in every…read moreway. She was always smiling and truly focused on how to make sure our wedding and reception were perfect. She was on top of everything and never once got frustrated with us. She was professionally dressed, prompt, kind, and courteous. She went above and beyond her role and helped make our special day even better. She was a lifesaver and we HIGHLY RECOMMEND her for any event planning needs, especially WEDDINGS!

My husband and I cannot say enough good things about Olivia and the services she provided for us!…read moreWe got her full planning package which included traveling to Cabo for our destination wedding and she also did our flowers. To start off our planning year with her, she set up our entire itinerary for our "planning trip" that my husband and I took last August. She presented vendors to us, we narrowed them down, and she took it from there. She sent us off to Cabo (more organized than I've ever been) with a binder with a schedule of all of our appointments (that she coordinated) and relevant info. She was easy to reach while we were there and was right on top of responding to us. Throughout the next 9 months after our planning trip, we had periodic meetings that were super productive. I slipped into a few "moments" as the bride, and she was literally the only person that could bring me back to earth. She is so calm and easy going, but she really knows how to get stuff done. Then there was the wedding. She was like a magician. At one point we were getting photos done on the beach and out of nowhere Olivia appeared with a box full of cocktails. The flowers were breathtakingly perfect and I was AWFUL at describing what i wanted. Somehow she nailed it spot on. Olivia knows how to do just about anything, and in a fraction of the time that anyone else could. She touched up my hair and makeup, bustled my dress (MOH couldn't figure it out) and made sure MOH was ready for her speech all within about 20 mins. Olivia is extremely talented at what she does, and she's such a kindhearted person that you'll absolutely want to be around while planning a wedding. I have already referred her to several of my friends, and I will continue to recommend her to anyone else looking for an event planner. She truly made our wedding the most perfect day and best experience of our lives!

As a resident physician with a demanding schedule, I hired Weddings by Shy because I wanted…read moreexperienced planners who would reduce the stress of planning my multicultural wedding. Unfortunately, my experience was the opposite. Rather than alleviating stress, working with them became one of the most frustrating and disappointing parts of our wedding planning process. Communication was the biggest issue throughout our experience. Shortly after we signed our venue contract, there was a period of approximately three weeks where we heard nothing from them despite multiple attempts to reach out for vendor recommendations. During that time, I researched, contacted, and ultimately booked our officiant, photographer, and live guitarist on my own. After I expressed concerns, they suggested weekly planning calls, but several of those meetings were canceled or missed by Shy and Prameet with little or no notice. Vendor meetings were another source of frustration. On numerous occasions, Shy joined calls while driving or away from her computer and was unable to share documents or planning materials. I often found myself leading conversations with vendors and directing the agenda despite having hired an experienced planner. During one meeting, she said she could not share our wedding timeline because she was driving, but her video briefly turned on and it appeared she was actually at home. To be fair, many of their vendor recommendations were excellent, including Crafted Cuisine, Monroy Films, Lena's Events, Photobooth by Nora, and the Arizona Biltmore. We were very happy with those vendors. Unfortunately, their recommendation for our DJ became one of the most stressful parts of wedding planning. They strongly encouraged us to book Sohbash Khan of Cymatic Entertainment from Chicago, emphasizing his experience with multicultural weddings and assuring us that travel expenses would not be an issue because he would already be in Arizona for another event. Even at the discounted rate, his fee was more than three times what a local DJ would have cost, but we trusted their recommendation. One week before the wedding, after his fee had already been paid in full, he informed us that we were expected to provide him with a room at our venue. His contract did not require us to provide accommodations, and this expectation had never been discussed by either the DJ or our planners. Rooms at the venue were approximately $800 per night at that point. We offered to book him a nearby hotel instead, but he refused. Weddings by Shy ultimately negotiated a discounted room rate with the venue, but we still had to pay for a room that was never part of our agreement. It left us feeling backed into a corner just days before our wedding. Another disappointing experience involved our catering contract. Food was one of our highest priorities, something we had communicated from the very beginning. When we received the catering agreement, we had concerns about how one-sided the contract was and simply wanted to discuss revising some language. We reached out to Weddings by Shy for guidance via email but received no response. After my father called Prameet multiple times, they finally had a conversation about it that did not resolve our concerns. Rather than feeling like our planners were advocating for us, he came away with the impression that our interests were not being prioritized. During a subsequent call that included the caterer, Shy and Prameet shifted the conversation away from the contract to discuss what they viewed as my father's rude behavior toward them. My father ultimately left the call without the contract concerns being addressed. When I spoke with the caterer, I offered to pay the caterer's legal fees to revise the contract, and they agreed. The issue was resolved quickly. The way the situation was handled created unnecessary stress for both my dad and me. Finally, Weddings by Shy advertises that they intentionally limit the number of weddings they take on each year so they can devote significant attention to every event. That was one of the reasons we hired them. However, our experience did not reflect that level of availability or attention. Communication delays, canceled meetings, and lack of preparation left me feeling that I had done a significant amount of the coordination myself while still paying for full-service planning. Our wedding itself was beautiful, and we are incredibly grateful to the talented vendors who helped make the day special. However, I cannot say that Weddings by Shy made the planning process easier. If you are looking for a planner who is proactive, consistently responsive, prepared for meetings, and willing to advocate for your interests during vendor negotiations, our experience suggests you should carefully consider whether Weddings by Shy is the right fit. If I were planning my wedding again, I would choose a different planner.

Working with the Weddings by Shy team allows for seamless and flawless planning! The details…read moreprovided, vendor partners, realistic timelines and overall attention to details would have me look no further than choosing them for my memorable events. True partnership and 5-star talent!

Dixi is a very talented, sweet lady who will help create your perfect event (wedding, party, etc.)…read more She's creative and can work with a budget. She did my wedding reception and I couldn't have been more happy!