Sami was the best vendor decision we made during our wedding planning! We had a short 6-month…read moreengagement, and Sami was with us every step of the way. She gave us recommendations on everything from venues and caterers, to DJs and florists, to attire, songs and venue layout/design. Sami attended our details appointment with our venue to familiarize herself with our ceremony and reception locations prior to the big day, helped us establish a day of timeline, and maintained contact with our vendors. On the day of, Sami was on fire! She put out a small "tift" between my florist and cake baker, calmly handled a last minute change for our clean-up time of the ceremony location, confronted our DJ when we wanted different music played, decorated our reception ballroom beautifully, and frequently checked-in with us throughout the night to ensure we were happy and had everything we needed. At the end of the night, she organized the clean-up of all our personal items and rallied up family members to help get the decor boxes into cars. She also checked-in with us the next day to make sure we got everything! Our big day wouldn't have been the same without her organization and energy! Thank you Sami!

From the owner: My passion is stress relief. I want you to be able to enjoy the event as much as the people you…read moreinvite. It is your day, your Moment. Let me handle the details so that you can be fully present to enjoy it.

Carla is amazing in all aspects. She goes above and beyond. She often provides more than what is…read moreordered because she thinks it will look better. She is highly responsive and will make anything and everything right. I would highly recommend her for all your party needs. You won't be disappointed.

From the owner: Hello, My name is Carla and I love to make speciality…read moreballoon creations to make your event stand out. Send me your picture inspiration and I will see if I can make it happen. Please check out my work on my Facebook or IG page Party Mom Creations by Carla

I cannot recommend Amanda enough. She was extremely communicative before the wedding. We went to…read morevisit the venue and she figured out exactly what we needed, measured, helped me order... All things I would have hated to do on my own. The day of she did all of the setup, coordinating, and tear down. When she needed help, she grabbed a few willing volunteers who were there early. We were able to relax and enjoy our day. Also, she literally saved my reception! There are 2 very similar venues and the caterer delivered it to the wrong one. We both had tacos, and even though their delivery was several hours early and a different vendor, they were ready to start eating. Amanda figured it out, wrangled people to help her go get the food, and brought everything back. We honestly had no idea until several days later. I would have been so stressed out if I knew about that and needed to take care of it on my own. I didn't have to, though. Because Amanda is amazing.

From the owner: Day-Of Coordination, Wedding Planning, Event Planningread more

Awful customer service. I made a reservation for chairs months in advance of my wedding. I placed…read morethe reservation online but called many times wanting to confirm the reservation. I never could get anyone to call me back. After a few weeks I received an invoice via email. I paid my deposit. The next time I heard from Abacus was 3 weeks before my wedding, they were wanting me to pick up my chairs- they had my wedding date wrong!!! They didn't have any chairs available for my wedding and refused to give my deposit back. Thank goodness another rental company had chairs available...I had an awesome experience with their competitor in Portland.

I chose Abacus for my wedding because they were near the venue and had reasonable prices. I…read morereceived a quote from there website and had someone email me about a week later regarding specifics. They had poor customer service and took at least 4 days to respond to my emails, sometimes up to a week. I called twice and never got an answer or call back they would only email. When I emailed them two different people would email me back, one person told me they had six 8ft tables available the other person said "no we dont have that many so I just added more 6 ft tables to your order". Then when trying to pay my deposit they once again didn't return my email for a week and when they did they asked if I knew there were two different orders for banquet tables on my request, which was a change THEY had made. Sounds like they have poor communication skills with each other and with their customers. I went with a different company.

Lucy's Garden was the absolute perfect place to host our beautiful Friday the 13th wedding. The…read moregrounds are stunning, Ralph and Cindy were so wonderful to work with, and our precious little dog even got to be a part of our day. We could not have had a better experience.

Overall the wedding went okay, and the reception was the blast, Craig was amazing. Only parts I…read morewish was different was more communication from the day of coordinator, we felt rushed, and missed out on a lot of my photos because we were behind somehow. I totally get it being a timeline for things but I would of rather gave up certain parts so that I could get photos I paid a lot of money for. The photographer and day of coordinator often bickered a lot, it made me uncomfortable. I also felt rushed to get out of the building at 9 even tho we had clean up until 11 I appreciated the hard work assembling the new tent since it was damaged, wish I was told before hand so I understood before feeling overwhelmed. But super thankful. Overall, I got married in a beautiful place. Thanks so much Ralph.

Lauren and Polka Dots & Picnics are such MAGICIANS in décor and luxury occasions in Portland! They…read moresuper personalize each experience in Portland to create once in a lifetime moments that always fit the bill. Lauren specializes in everything from the youngsters, to the newlyweds, to folks celebrating big milestones. She has worldly inspiration and the most wonderful attention to detail - leave it in her hands, and know it will be special indeed! If you are seeking someone to help elevate your day - you came to the right place.

Hiring Krystle was by far the best decision we made during our wedding planning! I honestly don't…read morethink we could have done it without her! The first time we met Krystle in person, she felt like someone I had known my whole life, it was like I was planning my wedding with one of my closest friends. She was so attentive, on top of all the details, and made our planning process so much easier! As an interior designer, I had a very clear vision of what I wanted our wedding to look like, and Krystle helped bring all of that to life. It's fair to say that I'm extremely particular (so much so that I gave her a PowerPoint presentation of all the décor for our wedding) and she never once made me feel like I was too much, or like she didn't have time for all my thoughts and questions and emails. The vendors that she suggested were amazing, we loved them all, and she did such an amazing job the day of our wedding dealing with all the vendors so we could just enjoy the day. If there were any problems during our wedding, we almost had no idea because Krystle was just that good!! Krystle honestly went above and beyond anything I could have ever hoped for. She made sure our day ran smoothly, stuck to a schedule, and during all of it was so sweet and so kind. She even went out of her way to pick up tables and chairs for us when I made a last-minute decision to add specialty chairs to our sweetheart table. I could go on and on about how amazing she is! Towards the end of our wedding I mentioned to my husband how it was going to be weird having to say goodbye to Krystle because she had become such a constant in our life during the planning process - and to me that just tells you how amazing she is as a coordinator! I would recommend her to anyone looking for a coordinator, she's so fantastic at what she does!

Krystle was our coordinator for our August wedding in Hood River and we could not be more thrilled…read morewith her work. From multiple planning meetings and many rounds of emails in the months leading up to the event, Krystle throughout our collaboration was proactive, responsive, open-minded, and a pleasure to partner with. Krystle provided multiple fantastic vendor recommendations, was a sounding board for ideas, kept us sane when things were confusing, and made everything run so smoothly. You need Krystle on your wedding planning team!

Dinocrew entertainment was AMAZING!! We hosted our son's party today and everyone had a great time…read more I was so surprised how they were able to organize such a fun interactive show! We loved every minute of it, I'm so glad that I found them. Worth the money and highly recommended!

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