My parents booked Pinilla over 2 years ago for their 50th anniversary celebration. Due to COVID we…read morehad to keep outgoing the celebration until finally we had to cancel it. It was canceled well before the contract limits and we have not received any $ back. We have tried to contact them to no avail (phone calls, emails , my dad went to their location). When I finally did reach someone (I had to pretend to be a new customer) I was told the owner would call me back. Here we are a month later and no phone call. My parents are retired and cannot afford to lose $5,000!!! Shame on you!

I caught an old co-worker's anniversary function a couple of weeks ago…read more over by the Socrates Sculpture Park and took note of the professionalism exuded by the photographer by Pinilla Studios. It wasn't easy to get about 20 people together and composed for a series of photographs without getting frustrated, but he did it with grace and some engaging humor. When I found out that these folks hired the DJ as well for the event from Pinilla, I found it remarkable. The DJ was in tune with the crowd, and got everyone moving! It says a lot that this company is dedicated to making sure the events they do are extra enjoyable and memorable thanks to their services playing a part.

Don't use this decorator at all!…read more Highly unprofessional individual (Karan) and team. They forced a change of plans that the bride originally wanted by texting her constantly ON THE DAY OF THE WEDDING!!! When the bride (my sister) expressed that she would like to be able to make the decision, she was met with argumentative responses saying that they were going to go ahead and move all of the decor inside since it would be raining for sure the next day - keep in mind that at this point it was a 30% chance of rain happening, so this was very premature. Karan was constantly texting her all day trying to force my sister's hand in the decision and because of this, she could not fully enjoy herself the first day of the wedding. He continued to lie about timings that their staff needed to complete set up by and they did not even take down and remove the decor from day 1... the wedding guests helped to take all that down. Ultimately, Karan ended up saying that he would not be coming the next day for decorations at 2AM the night before.... This left my sister without a decorator for her second day with less than 12 hours notice!!! Luckily the DJ from day one came through with a last minute decor vendor (Dharma Events) that was able to take the original design and produce a mandap that was even better than the bride could ever imagine at almost half the cost of the original designs. I would highly recommend going with them instead of having to deal with this unruly and unprofessional vendor.

At first, I didnt think I needed help with wedding planning or execution, but as the date…read moreapproached, I was getting more and more stressed. I soon realized that pandemic or not, I couldn't achieve all the elements I wanted without professionals by my side! We hired Yaadein Events as day-of coordinators and it was one of the best decisions we made. Because of their hard work, attention, and constant care, I was able to be a bride, enjoy the day, and worry less. The venue walk-through and schedule review was super helpful. I will also never forget how CALM they were on the day of. You can tell they live and breathe weddings. Yaadein is top notch!

As a follow up to my last review, I can't say enough good things about Ana and her team at Deseo…read moreEvents. She is so talented, understanding and tough (when she needs to be), she really saved us from a potentially disastrous wedding. We reached out to her for advice after another well-known Chicago planner dropped us halfway in to the planning process of a multi-day/multi-venue Indian wedding in downtown Chicago. Without any hesitation or even a contract, she started calling vendors, trying to find alternatives to the very expensive options we had been working with. Within a matter of weeks, she had started to undo months of horrible planning with passion and creative ideas. And as I continued to work with her over the next 5 months, she continued to wow me with her ideas and eye for style. She was also very organized and results driven, we got consistent updates and she kept a constant eye on our budget and vendors. She executed a flawless wedding weekend for us and we will forever be grateful to Ana for taking a wedding disaster and turning it in to the wedding of our dreams.

We were searching for affordable and reputable DJ's and found him through this site. Enrique came…read moreright on time for our consultation. I swear he must've been waiting at the door and rang the bell as the clock turned. He was very professional and courteous. He asked many good questions to get to know more about us, our likes and dislikes. He even provided us with a timeline, like a wedding planner! His rates were reasonable. We met with him again prior to the event to sample music and confirm our selections. He was very easy to get along with and made us feel confident. We were a little worried since the guests on my husbands side were very different from my side. On my side, we have Puertoricans, Dominicans and South Americans mostly. On my husbands side, Irish, Italian, Jewish. We wanted to include everyone and encourage as much dancing as possible. This was quite a delicate balance but Enrique managed to pull it off. His side of the family was on the dance floor as much as mine, even his mother and grandma had the time of their lives. People are still talking about it. They've never danced so much in their lives. Awesome music!

BTL DJS was great! I was so overwhelmed with planning every detail of the wedding but when it came…read moretime to meet with Enrique, he made the whole process easy regarding our music that night. He was great at reading our guests and knew exactly when to change up the music. We have quite an eclectic mix of friends and family from California, Texas, NYC, Miami and Chicago so getting everyone on the dance floor was quite the task. Enrique nailed it!! We still have friends a month later raving about our wedding and saying our DJ was awesome! I would recommend BTL DJs to anyone looking for a great DJ that doesn't over charge you. His prices are great, his music is great and the MC? Great!!!

We said "I Do" with Emily! She was a bride and groom's dream on our wedding day at the Bronx Zoo…read more Her knowledge of the venue and relations with the staff made for a seamless timeline. One of her many unspoken skills are her decorating abilities. Emily brought to life our vision of bud vase centerpieces and candle decor around the reception hall while being resourceful and repurposing our decor throughout the night. Her empathy, genuineness and professionalism is what let us know she was the one, but it was even more so her energy day of that made for an stress-free day! Highly recommend Emily If you are looking for day-of-wedding coordinator!

We worked with Emily for our wedding and she did a phenomenal job as day-of coordinator. She took…read morecare of absolutely everything - we didn't have to think once about logistics on the day of the wedding! She was clearly very experienced, particularly with weddings at the Bronx Zoo and the Central Park Zoo. We would highly recommend her - she truly went above and beyond to make our day go great, even negotiating with multiple vendors on our behalf. Thank you!!!

Angie is phenomenal! As an industry professional myself I see a lot of "wanna be event planners"…read morethat get into this business because they "love parties'. Not Angie. She does it because she's a natural at it and she gets things done in a graceful, calming way. She's a pro, highly respected, and very well connected with the cream of the crop in NYC and abroad. And for the sanity of yourself and other vendors.. please hire a planner! They are lifesavers! Chellise Michael

Angie was the "planner" for my son's wedding this past weekend. I had minimal contact with her…read moreuntil the rehearsal and wedding, but heard over the course of several months the many incident of items that she either did poorly, incorrectly or just not at all. Brief list of examples: she often took up to a week to return phone call from the bride, she double booked the bride on more than one occasion for important appointments, she was rude to the church clergy and neglected to properly arrange bride and groom's limo from the church to the reception so they ended up riding the shuttle bus with the guests. If you are looking for someone with attention to detail, this is not the planner for you.

My wife wrote this review, but I will repost here…read more ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ We hired Sojourner based on a great review we received from my husband's friend. As soon as we met with her, I knew I wanted to work with her. She is super professional, down-to-earth and offered really helpful advice when we needed it. We hired Erganic for their "day of" services, which actually began two months before the wedding. Sojourner and her team put together a great day of schedule for us, contacted all of our vendors and maintained contact with them up and thru the wedding day. I didn't have to worry about a thing on our day, which was fabulous! One of her team members, Andrea, was assigned to me on the wedding day as my attendant. I can't say enough great things about her. She attended to my every need, yet gave me the space I needed to enjoy the day. She even helped work out a mishap with my makeup artist. Her other assistant, Michelle, was on the ball as well, sending us emails to make sure they had every detail in place for the day. Everyone from Erganic was amazing and I can't recommend their services more. I was truly impressed with their dedication in making sure we had the best wedding day ever!

Wedding, April 24, 2016 One word LIFESAVER!…read more I chose the wedding management package which began 4 months prior to my wedding day. Sojourner and Vanessa were amazing! I received due dates for checklist items, a timeline, preferred vendor list, Vanessa and I met a few times to discuss my vision and she helped with my decision making. I didn't have to chase each vendor throughout the process or on my big day, she made sure they got everything they needed. My biggest fear was being late but vanessa created a time line that I tried my best to stick to. The day of, she arrived at my house and assisted the videographer and photographers with anything they needed. I almost forgot my husbands gift but she remembered! The minute we arrived at the venue I got a huge surprise from Sojourner! I was feeling so confident everything will move according to plan but it never does because it's a wedding! A few people saw me before the ceremony because the venue did not have a place for guests to wait so vanessa and Sojourner helped take care of that. They were on the hunt for the ring bearer and flower girls but most of all when my in laws were running late, somehow the ceremony went on and we still managed to end the reception on time. I didn't feel stressed and I really don't know how they did it but one thing is for sure I couldn't have enjoyed a smooth carefree day without them. Thank you both!!!!

I don't even know where to begin! Meredith Faulk has been so amazing working with us. She randomly…read morecalls us and asks for our catering company Eventfull.nyc to do an event for her clients. Her clients have always been so easy to work with and they trust Meredith because of how professional she is. She does everything exactly the way her clients expect it to be done and they love it. It is always a pleasure and if any of my brides and grooms that call me are looking for an event planner I will send them directly to Meredith!