Event planner extraordinaire!!…read more Michelle, the owner of Top Notch Events, is currently helping me plan my father's 70th birthday party. Working with her these last few weeks has been wonderful. Michelle is quick, thorough, amazing at follow-up, detailed, innovative and most importantly, very nice, kind and easy to work with. She keeps things on task and on time - and I feel like with Michelle on the case I don't have to worry about anything at all! I'm looking forward to the event. If you want a great event planned where you don't have to worry about any of the details - call Top Notch Events today :)

I worked with Michelle and I was very impressed by her professionalism and her ability to plan and…read morecoordinate my event beautifully.

If you are on the fence about whether or not to hire a wedding planner, JUST DO IT! It's worth…read moreevery cent. We had a great handle on all the details of our wedding as we hired our own vendors a year in advance, but in the end, we really needed a planner who could help us pull everything together in the final days when we needed to focus on other things. Debbie and Laurie, owners of Core Concepts, did an amazing job. We hired them to help us coordinate all the details in the final 30 days leading up to our special day. You can trust that they will be in regular communication during the time that you contract to work with them - they will deliver! All of the details came together perfectly - from the beautiful flowers in our requested colors (white, purple and blue) and table seatings, coordinating with our other vendors and keeping everything on time during the day, to the signage and programs and pipe and drape and uplighting and Gobo OH MY. The setting was just perfect - Core Concepts truly helped transformed the space (which was drab) to make it feel elegant and created an atmosphere that made the entire evening feel special to us and our guests. They were hustling until the very end to ensure all the details were taken care of. They also went the extra mile and delivered our flowers after the wedding festivities to the venue where we were hosting a brunch the next morning -- and that was after a really long day of set up and breakdown. That extra touch was a huge help, and we were very appreciative. So many of our guests told us, with sincerity, that it was the best (and most magical) wedding they have ever attended (!!!), and that was thanks in no small part to the Core Concepts team. We are thrilled. They worked hard to help bring our vision to life and for helping us kick off our next adventure as a married couple. :)

After the money spent on the dress, the venue, the reception, etc. - my mother and I really…read morewondered if we absolutely needed "Day Of" support and if it was worth the cost. We shouldn't have hesitated for a minute! The help we got from Rachel and Core Events was THE best money we spent for anything in the wedding planning. We met with Rachel a couple times and reviewed our plans for the day. She was AMAZING - helping smooth out final details at the rehearsal, checking our sound system/music selections, and providing suggestions for different ways to handle the various traditional elements. The day of, while my mother and I had our hair and makeup done, she checked in at the reception venue and ensured the cake and flowers were delivered and set up properly and the banquet room was set up according to our specs. She also placed our favors, guest book, and other little personal touches we wanted at the reception. That sorted, she booked it over to our ceremony location and helped distribute programs, herded family members and the wedding party here and there so the photographer could get as many pre-wedding family pics as possible. While we stayed behind for photos, she headed to the reception and helped get our guests started on nibbles and cocktails, even cueing our playlist for each part of the reception. Once we arrived, she announced our arrival and got our first dance music going. All this on a day she wasn't feeling too great! We are SO grateful to have had the help of someone so professional, organized, and reliable. Her help let us just relaxed, visit with family, and enjoy the day rather than running around and checking on vendors, set up and details. I cannot recommend Core Events highly enough to anyone planning a wedding or large scale event where you'd actually like to be able to enjoy the event and your guests.

10/10 recommend!…read more Amanda has such a unique talent for bringing your ideas to life!! she makes you feel heard and understood and her designs are GORGEOUS!!!

From the owner: Inspired by the magic of new beginnings, Koastal Aurora…read moreCreations is dedicated to making your celebration not only beautiful, but most importantly, meaningful and memorable. Whether it’s a milestone, birthday, wedding occasion, baby shower, or a special gathering, we are here to transform ordinary spaces into extraordinary moments. With a commitment to quality, creativity, and customer satisfaction, let’s make your dream event a reality. Cheers to you and the start of a new chapter!

Highly recommended. Amazing service! The catering, drinks decorations and staff were the best in…read morethe industry! We will be working with Events By Patrick again! Thank you!

From the owner: Events by Patrick is a vibrant, fresh-thinking, event design company that specializes in creating,…read moreproducing and managing exceptional weddings, events and parties. We offer friendly, dynamic and all-inspiring ideas to help you celebrate in style. Using creative elements such as lighting & textured fabrics, even the simplest of designs leave a lasting impression. Our mission is to create breathtaking events. At Events by Patrick, we believe it is all in the details and we work with only the best event professionals in Tampa and the surrounding areas.

This is a good place for a birthday party…read more My daughter had a birthday party at United Skates, and I thought it was a pretty good experience, but I didn't like how disorganized the skate rentals were, and the metal detector at the entrance was a bit intimidating. This fall, we have been to two birthday parties at SkateWorld, and I think they were significantly superior to the party at United Skates. Better neighborhood (no metal detector), easy skate rentals, easier check in. Food was similarly bad (looking - I didn't taste), but there were more options to order if you wanted something other than pizza (they had wings, sandwich platters, etc.). If my daughter decides on a skating party in the future, we'll be coming to SkateWorld rather than returning to United Skates. My only concern is the parking situation. There's no problem for the Sunday parties, but on a Saturday, there really isn't enough parking for the venue capacity.

A very fun activity for whole family. The place is recently renovated with new carpet and paint…read more Staff are very polite and friendly! The instructor session is at very good time on Saturdays and Coach Joe is awesome instructor! The public sessions are long enough to get kids tired and adults take break in between skate runs. They have some fun games and fun activities. The benches are clean and seems to be new. Their food was good and at reasonable price.

I will begin by saying that our wedding was nothing short of a fairy tale. Although we found the…read moreperfect venue which happened to be on a beach, I still wanted a glamorous semi-formal Disney Princess-type of wedding. We live on the East coast of FL so having a wedding in Bradenton Beach was a destination wedding for us and although I had accomplished some things on my own, I knew I would need more help. I described what type of wedding I was imagining to our venue wedding coordinator and he pointed me to Priscila of My Storybook Party. I spoke to Priscila and the rest was history. She listens so well, is extremely organized, has many fantastic ideas, is kind, and truly cares about her brides (and grooms!). I don't know what I would have done without her. We traveled out to Sarasota at least 3 different times in the months leading up to the wedding and she would always coordinate appointments and meet or even drive us around the entire weekend. Yes, you read that right - she was with us the ENTIRE weekend from early in the morning until it got dark and that's in addition to spending hours with me on the phone. On to hair and makeup. Some would call me 'high maintenance' but hey, I know what I like. I have long curly hair that I'm used to spending 2-3hours washing, straightening then curling myself on an almost daily basis. I am also accustomed to spending around an hour doing my own makeup so a VERY good makeup and hair stylist were important to me and Priscila understood that. She found a lady that had at least like 15 years of experience in the wedding hair industry and booked me a trial. Initially, I thought I wanted a loose waterfall braid with hair teased at the top so the stylist tried, but she completely rushed through my trial and my hair ended up a frizzy mess. She said she would "practice" the braid since she was rusty and be better on my wedding day. Priscila paid attention, reassured me that I shouldn't just "go with" the stylist and that she would find someone for me because she wanted me to be confident that my hair would be perfect. She spent the next few months - YES MONTHS - searching for the perfect stylist. She called me to tell me she had found the perfect guy for the job and we made another appointment just a few months before my wedding. I sat in his chair and knew he was THE ONE that I could trust with my hair on our wedding day. We booked him and EVERYONE was impressed on our wedding day, but that's another review. Priscila also recommended a great makeup artist near our home on the East Coast that we ended up paying to come across the state for the day of our wedding. Décor - Priscila went out of her way to find rental companies for everything My Storybook Party did not have for rent. She tracked down so much - linens, tables, gold wood chivalry chairs (that would work on the beach), bling chandeliers, a tall chuppah, beaded chuppah curtains, tents, twinkle lights, and plate chargers. She also made sure to work with our venue coordinator to ensure we could get exactly what we wanted despite regulations/preferred vendor requirements/etc. Centerpieces - I looked everywhere and was on Pinterest for days looking for centerpiece ideas. I did not want the typical centerpiece with flowers and FINALLY found the bling pieces I had been looking for. Instead of renting I just bought everything I thought we needed, but we were short two big pieces due to last minute cancellations. Priscila spent hours going over options with me and taking pictures of how each table should be arranged. She also tracked down the last two pieces we needed - beautiful big bling candelabras that matched our other décor. She and her assistants set up the tables for us and broke them down immediately after the wedding. All of our pieces were neatly wrapped and packed in boxes and ready to travel. Every single piece I had was accounted for and unbroken. Day of - Priscila and her assistants ran around all day making sure everything was accounted for and in the right place. She also kept popping to check on me and ensure I was doing okay and everything was on schedule. She kept to a schedule and had every detail accounted for, down to the flip flop stations strategically placed for our guests to take their heels of if they didn't realize we'd be on the beach. The "extra" décor pieces we brought were placed around our reception area beautifully by Priscila. We had orchid strands on each chair on the aisle - she took them down and arranged the orchids around our beautiful cake after the ceremony. Did I mention our cake was just featured on Grace Ormonde Wedding Style? If you're planning a party big or small, call Priscila. She and her team will be right by your side every step of the way and ensure that you're 100% pleased with every single detail, whether you want to be as involved as I was in the process or if you trust her to run with everything. Our wedding was a dream come true & if you call her, yours will be too.

I hired Priscila from My StoryBook Party as a "month of" coordinator for my daughter's destination…read morewedding at the Crosley Estate in Sarasota, FL. What initially attracted me to Priscila was her calm presence and soft-spoken voice. I was primarily looking to hire someone to keep my daughter relaxed prior to the ceremony, as we have a handful of family members who can be quite stress invoking! What I soon found was that I had hired so much more than a "bride-sitter" and "stress guard". Priscila is focused and driven. She truly knows the wedding business inside and out. I found that she could be firm and authoritative when necessary. While gentle in demeanor, she's no pushover! Priscila was quick to reply to phone calls, email, and text messages. She is full of interesting suggestions - things I never would have thought of. She referred us to several local vendors, who were not only professional, but I found to be very reasonably priced. She gladly intervened with a couple of issues that cropped up last minute, keeping the stress from my daughter. She coordinated with all of our other vendors, and created a master timeline for the entire wedding day. We were able to drop off all of our wedding items with Priscila in Sarasota a week prior to the wedding; so we didn't have to run anything to the venue on the day of. She and her team set up all of our wedding décor for us, and had all of it repacked and in our cars by the time the reception was over. Priscila truly understands that a wedding day is so much more than "just another day". With the timeline in place, there were no worries for any of the bridal party on the day of the wedding. Everyone was notified where they needed to be and at what time, and from there, Priscila and her assistants took over. Our only job on the day of the wedding was to be present. My daughter's wedding day was seamless, allowing everyone to focus on what was truly important - FAMILY! I would only do one thing differently if I had to do it over. I'd hire Priscila to handle to entire affair, instead of just the "month of" coordinating. I now understand that the money that you spend on the right wedding coordinator actually saves you so much in the long run! Thank you, Priscila Radke-Neves and My StoryBook Party! You were a breath of fresh air and felt like family by the time the wedding rolled around. You were a joy to work with!

Look. I was a little worried about doing this with a room full of strangers. My son and I have…read morenever done one with anyone outside of the people we came with. Luckily, the family we were with were so nice and we all got on great. We also made it out. Yay us. About the establishment. First off, I stopped in the bathroom first and was pleasantly surprised that there was a bin of feminine hygiene products. I didn't need any, but to know that if I was in a bind, they were prepared to help a girl out. Thank you. The room itself was not confined which let the seven of us move around without running into each other. We had a good time and would recommend these rooms if anyone asked. 06.04.2026

8 of us played playground escape game . It was an amazing experience . The set up was very neat and…read morethe game instructor gave us clear instructions . They gave us good clues to solve the game in time. The location is near a parking lot. And the location is at a serene place so we can do other things after . Would definitely recommend this place

DO NOT HIRE THIS COMPANY…read more I paid 50% of deposit to Top Event Designs on June 2, 2025, TWO MONTHS BEFORE my baby's birthday, to rent a candy cart for 120 pieces of candy. From the beginning, I clearly told her I would pick it up myself, yet she never sent me the address. On the day of the event, just hours before it started, she stopped replying, never delivered, and left me without the cart, with all my candy and nowhere to put it She never refunded my money, never took responsibility, mocked me, and her service is TERRIBLE -- replying days later (if at all) and delivering nothing she promises. She scammed me. Do not trust this company and don't be fooled by their nice photos online. She is a scammer.

From the owner: Elevate your events with our unique touch in Tampa! We go beyond the ordinary, crafting…read moreexperiences that leave lasting impressions. From creative themes to meticulous planning, we're dedicated to making your event truly one-of-a-kind. Let us turn your vision into an unforgettable reality. #TampaEvents #UniqueExperiences #EventExcellence

Hidden gem. Great spot to take kiddos. We went on the first Thursday of the month to take advantage…read moreof the discounted tickets. You can take care of the waiver online beforehand so it speeds up your check in process. They have so many animals to see and feed. There are pony rides, a train ride, petting zoo, playgrounds, a small play town, etc. The train ride is adorable and my child loves it. There is so much to do and see. I do think some of the trampolines and playgrounds should be retired as they were falling apart and seemed unsafe. When leaving I got stuck in the parking lot for 20 minutes as it is very tight- one lane but cars coming in and going out are using the same lane. It became such a mess that eventually an employee came out, apologized, and helped me get out.

Kid - Family friendly fun !!! Highly recommend ... check there hours online. I have been here for a…read morebirthday party. Overall - would be back and I recommend to family & friends.