Mattie did a fabulous job photographing my daughter's wedding! She was so easy to work. I requested…read moreher with very little notice and she was happy to accommodate. I also loved how she blended in so as not to be a distraction during the ceremony. She even stayed over to make sure we had all the special shots! I could not be more satisfied!

Our son is graduating from high school and we wanted to have senior pictures taken to commemorate…read morethis special time. Having undertaken a similar experience with his older sister, we found a local photographer that was a nice person but was not only expensive they were not a great photographer. This time we wanted someone who could bring their perspective and creativity to the photo shoot and somehow bring out his character, and make his pictures special. After asking around, our friend suggested Blue Halo Dreams photography and from our first conversation we knew our photographer Angel, understood our vision for the experience and brought her perspective and creativity. We were very pleased and feel the resulting photos were outstanding! When people ask about a photographer I suggest calling Angel with Blue Halo Dreams!

I have only been to Virginia once, but I will never ever forget it because of the wonderful…read moreexperience The Ave Box gave me. They made my two year anniversary so so so special. The beautiful memory they helped create is something that lives in my heart always. It was such a beautiful setup and Vene was professional and on top of it! She is awesome and is great at what she does. Thank you so much Ave Box!!

The AVEBOX is a small local business that packs a power punch picnic. I won a picnic for four from…read morethis company on IG. It turned out to be super enjoyable, tasty, relaxing and super pretty without going over the top. Their motto is simple but significant. Venè, the primary owner is very responsive and wants to ensure your picnic is absolutely perfect! I want to say we rescheduled three times due to bad weather!! No lie!! I'm so glad I didn't give up and neither did she on making this picnic happen. For about the third time trying, it rained, POURED.. I informed Venè it was absolutely okay if she just sets the picnic in my house due to the inclement weather. Was indoors, either of our prime choice? No, but I was eager to experience her creativity and talent bestowed upon us. It was definitely worth the wait!! Venè is soo very sweet and was very respectful of my house. She brought along beautiful vibrant cushions to sit on the floor. We later agreed after set up that perhaps the dining room table would be a better height and more comfortable. We still were able to use the comfy cushions on the seats. The AVEBOX ensures that sanitation is a top priority and gloves were used to handle the food and fruit was washed. Two of my sisters and I were so tickled at how beautiful the set up was with greenery adorning the length of the table, a vase of full beautiful white hydrangeas with pops of baby blue and fuchsia baby breath peppered in between. To elevate the picnic even more, she brought two gold candlesticks and we had a candlelight picnic in my own home. It was absolutely gorgeous. Simple but elegant! Venè prepared four small individual charcuterie boards with a real champagne glass for each of us as a vessel for our Perrier water, Coke & Sprite. In small individual gold colored containers were guacamole and tzatziki dip. On a cute tiered stand she had four sandwiches from TASTE, the Hilltop & Freemason. For dessert she provided the cute Virginia sugar cookies from Taste. She even provides a cute menu with your picnic. Another thoughtful and nice touch is the additional use of games. In a nice crate was a tic tac toe board, a deck of cards and two other games called "We're not really strangers" and "Tabletopics." These are all well chosen games because it engages you in conversation and you learn about how others perceive you. We all enjoyed the picnic immensely! Unfortunately, even though my husband was upstairs and was supposed to join us, he was just too tired to participate because he had to work soon and needed the sleep. Luckily, we took pics and we stored his food in the fridge for him to enjoy later! I showed him the pics later on and he said it was "so fancy!" My sisters that joined me were delighted and beaming with smiles, expressing how much they enjoyed it and how relaxing and beautiful it was! The nice part is, you don't even have to clean up. Venè came back after two hours and packed everything up. She even gives you the vase of flowers! She also gave us a very nice greeting card with a personal message and wishing me and my husband a happy anniversary and a happy birthday to my husband. I highly recommend the AVEBOX for your picnic needs. If you want to celebrate with friends, family, a birthday, anniversary, graduation, date night, intimate baby shower, or any special occasion or just because you want a nice simple elegant picnic where you don't need to plan a thing! The AVEBOX is a solid choice! Responsive, receptive, creative, elegant and most of all this company embodies the essence of family value and sharing precious moments with those you care about. To boot, a picnic is created and executed with love, passion and a lot of heart and enthusiasm. Be sure to tell Venè I said hi! Thank you so much Venè for such a wonderful and memorable experience!! Ps be sure to ask her what the AVEBOX means. ;-) I'll let her tell you.

When I learned that Chreotechnics were going to be providing their services at the annual Yelper…read moreParty this year, I was excited. I've always wanted to get a caricature of myself done, but the opportunity never arised. Mr. Carlos Sandoval exceeded my expectations. He was very professional, but fun at the same time (He laughed at every corny joke I threw his way.) Most importantly, I absolutely loved my caricature. Carlos is phenomenal at what he does. It was so good that all of my friends also got a caricature done and they loved there's as well. All in all, I absolutely encourage all to book Choreotechnics for their next event. They offer a perfect balance of fun and professionalism.

Carlos did our caricature at the recent Yelp birthday party and my it was worth the wait! For $5,…read morehe drew up an amazing picture that we are planning to frame for our home. There was a bit of a line for his services, so we got to see him draw several of our Yelp friends and they were all fantastic! I highly recommend him if you're looking for something fun to add to a party or event.

Monica created a series of portraits of my wife and I that truly captured our love for each other…read more The entire experience was fantastic. Monica's art has made us the envy of our friends. Highly recommended.

Monica created Black Label portraits of my husband and I to celebrate our anniversary. It was such…read morea wonderful experience from start to finish. To say they are stunning would be an understatement. Monica truly knows how to make you look and feel your best. Sigmon Taylor is THE place to go for a timeless, artistic portrait and an experience you won't forget.

Awesome pictures of my family. Took his time during shooting and made my kids comfortable enough…read morethat they were smiling the whole time

Karen Roa of Aleen Floral Design is nothing short of fabulous. I described to her my vision for our…read moreNovember wedding at the Wren School House and Williamsburg Inn and she exceeded my expectations. We had the most incredible table garlands and, somehow, she came through with peonies - in November - for my bouquet. Not an easy feat. Karen is thoughtful, creative, collaborative and is very focused on the overal vision and look. What a dream to work with her!

When I started planning my April 2012 wedding the one thing I didn't put a lot of thought into were…read moremy flowers. I met with Karen and told her the style I was looking for and the one flower I had to have 'daisies'. Other than that it was all up to her creativity. I did not see my flowers till the day of the wedding and let me just tell you I was NOT disappointed!! I honesty think they where my FAVORITE part of that special day. They where beautiful and everything I was hoping for and more. (that's my flowers in her Yelp profile picture :)))) Karen listened to what I wanted and worked with my price range. She had great ideas that I would have never thought. Karen thank you again for helping make my day so beautiful!!

We can't wait to go again to have fun. Made a lot of new friends. Bailey Hall was very helpful.read more