Joyce was the officiant at our wedding in September. She was amazing! We had originally wanted a…read morefriend to marry us but were disappointed when we learned Virginia is very strict as to who can officiate a wedding in their state. However, after having worked with Joyce, I feel like a friend did marry us. I met her at the Washington, D.C. Bridal Expo and my husband (then fiancée), Joel and I met with her a couple of weeks later. We immediately knew she was the person we wanted officiating our ceremony. She is warm, friendly, and extremely prepared. She has mountains of resources to make your ceremony special and she worked with us to make our ceremony unique and 100% us! We are so impressed and appreciative of Joyce's hard work and professionalism. She was just as invested in making our ceremony memorable and heartfelt as we were.

We are so pleased that we hired Rev. Bill Cochran to perform our marriage ceremony! From the…read morestart, he was kind, helpful, and calm (an essential trait when working with stressed brides!). We loved the fact that we could tailor our wedding ceremony to reflect us, not just any other wedding. Bill gave us lots of information about different blessings, readings, how to write our vows, unity ceremonies, processional order, and gave us a nice copy of our marriage license to hang on the wall. He was always willing to answer any questions that arose while we were planning our wedding. Additionally, we participated in the one-on-one marriage counseling that he offers. Though we had been together for over 6 years before getting married, we found the counseling to be helpful in that he gave us suggestions for different ways to talk to each other when we might feel that we're stuck on an issue. We highly recommend that you hire Rev. Bill Cochran to officiate your wedding ceremony! You will be so happy that you did!

Hiring Sarah as a wedding coordinator and design consultant was hands down the best wedding…read moredecision we made. She is amazing. Right from the beginning, she put our minds at ease. Sarah sent so many helpful documents to help us as we began planning the wedding and was always around to answer a quick question or lend her expertise. She had answers to every question and helped us quell any worries. As we got closer to the day, our minds were at ease knowing Sarah had all the logistics down. Her team really is incredible. My husband and I were able to enjoy every second of our wedding because we knew Sarah and her team had everything covered. The saddest part was needing to say goodbye to the Sleeping Bee team at the end of the wedding. We couldn't recommend them more highly!!!!

Hiring Sarah at Sleeping Bee Designs was easily the best decision that my husband and I made for…read moreour wedding. Sarah independently scheduled meetings and communicated with all of my vendors, and was very patient while I got organized. She pushed me in all the right ways to make decisions & plans, and proved her merit when she fixed a problem in less than an hour that I'd been stuck on for weeks. Sarah (and her assistant, Amanda) made our wedding day go so smoothly and efficiently, even when a last minute illness from a major vendor threatened the ease of the day. They handled an entirely DIY setup and take down, kept all of my decorations organized, and made sure the entire day was perfect from start to finish. We had our DREAM wedding, and I cannot thank Sarah enough for all the work she did. Hiring her team is ABSOLUTELY worth the money. If you are on the fence about it, HIRE HER!!!

I found Heather only a couple months shy of my wedding. I had all the big things like vendors…read morefigured out, but was really struggling with pulling my vision together. After my first Zoom meeting with Heather I felt a huge wave of relief. She not only pulled this off within two months of working with me, but truly took care of me by keeping everyone organized. I had some health issues leading up to my wedding and she really just took charge in the last 2 weeks while I recovered. I can't put into words the kind of relief it was knowing she was in charge and seeing my vision come to life better than my expectations. I truly look back on my day and loved every moment, and I owe it to her. She had to deal with some tough personalities as well and took it in stride while remaining pleasant and professional. If you're wondering if you need a planner, EVERYONE needs a Heather.

Heather was absolutely invaluable in helping plan our wedding. With Covid forcing us to switch…read moredates and plans multiple times, we would have been completely lost without her help and guidance. Her attention to detail helped ensure that we stayed on schedule with all of our planning, and her personal touch and friendly demeanor helped take some of the stress out of the process. No matter what time of the day we needed to reach her, she was always available and happy to assist with whatever issue we had encountered. Likewise, her resourcefulness and ability to draw from her network of vendors ensured that every aspect of our wedding was taken care of. It is abundantly clear that she truly cares about her clients and treats them as friends. We are so thankful that we hired her and cannot imagine how we would have pulled off such an amazing wedding without her.

Janet handled every aspect of the flowers and decor for our daughter's wedding weekend and she made…read moreit the wedding of their dreams! Her creativity and exceptional service were totally appreciated. I cannot say enough about how awesome it was to work with Janet and Nature of Design!

I am just now getting around to writing this review from a wedding I attended at Prosperity Mansion…read moreat a wedding in October. I was so impressed with how beautiful the grounds were and how kind and helpful the owner was. Gorgeous and I highly recommend this wedding venue!

This place is beautiful. It's too bad that the owners of the property aren't very professional…read more During the whole Wedding they ran around Willy/nilly yelling at each other. Not to mention they didn't even change into suitable wedding attire. It's also very dark there and the exit roads are not clearly marked and this is very dangerous. As a guest I don't want to see where the catering people are preparing the food. There should be a place somewhere out of the way,so that the guests can't see the food prep area.

We hired both our photographer and our DJ for our wedding from DZ, and we had a top-notch…read moreexperience with both. Our DJ Steve and his wife MJ (who served as the emcee for the event) were both fabulous people and very easy to work with. We assembled a request list beforehand using their easy web form, and he basically stuck to it throughout the entire event, which was nice (no obnoxious chicken dance, thank god!). They even went out of their way on the morning of the wedding to procure the daddy-daughter song which was almost impossible to find anywhere... way to go above and beyond! Our photographer, Nizam, was also great; he spent very little time before the wedding and directly after the wedding getting posed shots to enable us to spend as much time with our guests and humanly possible, sticking around for the rest of the evening to shoot candids. He also did a great job blending into the background during the ceremony and reception to the point where we almost didn't notice he was there. Excellent job, because I can't tell you how many weddings we've attended where the photographer seems to be EVERYWHERE getting in everyone's way and putting a damper on the experience. Not so with Nizam, who was professional, courteous, funny, and practically invisible. Overall a wonderful and very reasonably priced experience with DZ entertainment, and I would highly recommend them for any type of event that needs music and/or pictures.

Great for weddings (indoors and out), receptions and large meetings…read more The mansion is like stepping back in time to a fine country estate. After climbing a full set of stairs (handicap accessible only on the first floor thru a side ramp), you enter a grand foyer lit by brass chandeliers with a dramatic staircase on each side. Entering thru double doors, you are in the main ballroom that has two fireplaces and crystal chandeliers. The main ballroom leads to an enclosed Veranda that offers great views of a wooded back yard and grounds. There is a small exhibit room up stairs and a parlor where we all gather for a family member's wedding ceremony and big reception afterwards, outside. All was great on the location and venue choice tip. My only gripe with this venue, was the poor planning for a large wedding party. My cousin had her wedding here in August (dog days of summer) and the venue provided a really nice tent set up for an outdoor reception. It really fit the bill until you walked inside and realized it felt like a greenhouse! The outdoor AC units were running on high and useless. The venue management should have planned better given the weather and knowing it's the dead middle of the summer in MD....which is always HOT! The tent was apparently setup shortly, hours before their wedding and the AC units did not have time to cool the place. Instead, they should have been running overnight because it was extremely uncomfortable and everyone was sweating bullets in the place--drenched. lol. It definitely dampened the occasion for such a nice venue. Other than this, I have nothing but good things to share about this venue. The staff were friendly, helpful and guest felt at home....despite the AC issue. If you are looking for a place that feels inviting, relaxed and a bit like home for your next engagement, I would suggest this place as a "potential" option....just make sure it is not in the dead heat of the summer.

Fantastic place to host a party! It's a very nice property with very professional staffing.read more

We used Talk of the Town for our high school's all-night grad party, and they were fabulous. We…read morerented casino tables and inflatables and had several of their staff work the event; they could not have been better.

They still owe money for failure to attend event. They are avoiding a refund. Do not recommend.read more