THE BEST PLANNING BUSINESS. The folks are all very caring, transparent and honest. It's clear they…read moreLOVE their job and passion is in every detail. Our guests were all treated TOP CLASS! We are so happy to have worked with this excellent team of professionals!!

Symone and Jamie are amazing. Very supportive and treat a small wedding as if its a huge one…read more Every detail was discussed and every option presented. The outcome was just wonderful. Feel confident they will do a great job!

THREE CHEERS FOR AMY ZAROFF AND HER EXCEPTIONAL TEAM!…read more My younger sister got married last weekend and for the past 9 months or so the gals at Zaroff have taken care of her, and my family's, every need and executed a huge 400+ person wedding without a hitch and really added to the positive experience for the bridal party and my sister, the bride. These girls think of everything and they execute A+, 100%. From detailed hair and makeup schedules to the actual set up of an event, if you work with Zaroff you know that everything will be taken care of and you can really experience your event as a guest -- without worry. From small garden parties to bar/bat mitzvahs, individualized stationary and invitations or large scale events I wouldnt hesitate to strongly recommend Amy and her team for anyone throwing an event or needing design help in the MPLS/St Paul metro.

We cannot say enough about how amazing Allie was on our wedding day. She literally handled…read moreeverything. No task was too big or too small. From set-up, to the flow of the evening, she kept us on track and allowed us to enjoy ourselves at our own wedding. Thank you for everything!!

We got into contact with Barb for our wedding flowers, and she did a fantastic job for our wedding…read more Her arrangements, bouquets, and wearable flowers did so much to make our wedding amazing! We put a lot of trust in her to help us with wedding flowers, since we're pretty clueless, and she made it easy by handling everything!! Barb is such a sweetheart too and was very clear in communication throughout. We're grateful that we met her and ultimately chose her for our big day.

One word sums up all that Rachelle brings to the table for planning your wedding - AMAZING! I knew…read morefrom the first day when we had hundreds, actually thousands of tablecloths to choose from that I needed her professional services and guidance. We had decided to plan the "wedding of the year" and Rachelle sure came through for us. We had a solid timeline and budget and needed to balance that with our dreams and desires and she helped us design the perfect event!!! We became so comfortable and confident in her capabilities, that we often just said "you decide... we trust you"... and she took it from there. Our wedding turned out to be an event of all events and one that our guests will remember forever. Just as we had hoped. From every detail such as a roaming oyster shucker, to a 5 course dinner complete with wine pairings for each course, a 3 day wedding that spanned multiple venues and an after party complete with a contortionist on top of an enormous disco ball... every detail was captured. A few months after the wedding, I had someone comment at a restaurant how the flatware looked like the ones at our wedding... The flatware? Who remembers the flatware at a wedding...?? The guests that come to a wedding planned by Rachelle do! All the partners/vendors she pulled in were excellent and knew how to work with her. I even loved how she pushed back when we started to get crazy ideas. The perfect balance we needed to make a perfect event. She is simply the BEST....

We thought, "we don't need a wedding coordinator, we've got this." The venue comes with a day-of…read morecoordinator; they said we didn't really need our own. We hired experienced vendors for a reason. Why would we need a separate coordinator? We needed our own day-of coordinator. Dana was perfect. (Special thanks to our photographer, Adrian Steinbach, for recommending her.) She'd have been an excellent full coordinator if we'd engaged her earlier, but for us, it was great to bring her into the planning ~2-3 months before our wedding. She ended up providing day-of coordination and some bonus last-minute vendor coordination and planning documentation in the several weeks beforehand. She thought of all the little things we wouldn't ever even know to think about. Made sure the aisles were packed at our ceremony. Suggested fair tip amounts/standards and distributed them to vendors day of. Made sure vendors were all in the right place at the right time. Shared planning templates with us. On the day of, we didn't need to worry about anything. We just trusted that Dana would guide us through, and she did wonderfully. As a bonus, she brought in her sister the day of the event for additional support! And she made sure we had safe Hora chairs so we didn't fall off. We trust our vendor team. They do this all the time. We do this once. Trust experts. Put them in a position to take care of you and they will. Dana was fantastic.

Dana works magic. I called and spoke with her approximately two months before our November 11th…read morewedding in a bit of a panic - knowing that we needed help as the person who had been initially helping us had been unable to continue. Dana was calm and "can-do" and jumped in and did an amazing job of handling the finalizing of our 250 people wedding/dance party. She directed set-up and brought with her a team that handled the prep, decorating, clearing tables, and taking every worry and responsibility off of my groom and me so that we could completely enjoy the fabulous fun! I cannot stress enough how wonderful Dana and her team were. Dana and Keyed Up Events will be my go to for any future large parties/events. She is completely reliable, knows what she is doing, does it perfectly! Thank you Dana & crew! Matt & I cannot thank you enough!

Lisa came for Employee Appreciation Day at our Center and helped to make it a huge success. Her…read moredrawings were on point and everyone had so much fun sitting for theirs and looking at their co-workers. Lisa was easy to work with and very professional. We'll definitely bring her back.

Bernadette was a pleasure to work with. She was proactive in finding and/or creating great shots at…read moreour wedding. She got some especially beautiful candid photos of the children during the set up and the party. She also did very nice editing/finishing work of the raw photos for us too. Was very happy to have her services at our celebration!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! STOP WHAT YOU ARE DOING - I FOUND YOUR…read moreWEDDING DAY OFFICIANT! Shawna Orwoll with Away We Go Weddings is one of my favorite humans. I stumbled across her webpage when met with the daunting task of finding our officiant. I loved her warm feeling and words on her page. I feel in love with her instantly. I read up on reviews and they also beamed endless positive and amazing reviews. It was clear that Shawna loves everything LOVE and warm fuzzy feelings. Within moments of connecting with her, it felt as though I was catching up with an old friend from years ago and no time had passed. We met up in person for champagne and snacks! We got to meet her husband and got to know her better too! We spent 2 hours all 4 of us just talking! HAHA! It was a fun memorable meeting that definitely didn't feel like a "meeting"! Shawna picks up details you don't realize you communicate. She really got to know us, chatted with us like we were close friends and she is just.... Real. She's so much fun and knows how and when to poke fun wand joke with people to loosen them up and get people giggling! Our rehearsal was actually a fun experience and she worked well in a time-crunch we had. She was graceful and kind while dodging the many questions shot at her by family and the wedding party at the rehearsal, which she would eventually answer, had the question askers just held their pants on for a minute! LOL And without giving too much away, just know that she shocked every one of us at the ceremony with the most epic reading and personalized ceremony!! I had tears of laughter!! I'm so thankful that she did that before we read our vows to each other because I was SO nervous and trembly for some reason, but that laughter loosened me up and it got out the jitters so I was able to speak clearly and didn't shake or stumble/cry when I read my vows. We had so many guests tell us how much they enjoyed our fun and light hearted wedding ceremony as opposed to other ceremonies that can sometimes feel stuffy and boring. Our guests felt involved in our ceremony, laughed with us and will never forget the unique ceremony that Shawna put together for us. We love Shawna and Away We Go Weddings!!! Don't go to anyone else!! Hire her and thank us later!!! We now have, formally, "our song" now because of Shawna ;)