Kailoha was everything I wanted in a coordinator and more! If you're on the fence about hiring a…read moreDay of Coordinator, this is your sign to do so :) I wanted to plan most of the wedding myself, but I also wanted to be able to enjoy my day. Kailoha went above and beyond by checking in on me in the months leading up to the wedding and even helping put together our charcuterie board day of. I was so relaxed on the day, because she kept what I wanted in mind, while fielding all the questions. She continually checked up on us to make sure we were ok, eating dinner and getting enough drinks :) Kailoha was very attentive of what I wanted the day to look like, with also adding some of her own touch. She came right in like she had been helping plan the whole time. We had so many complements from guests on just how great the day went! Highly recommend.

Our experience was extremely disappointing. From the start, communication was inconsistent and…read moreunreliable. Messages frequently went unanswered for up to two weeks, leaving not only us but also the photographer, caterer and venue staff confused. She did not attend the rehearsal, despite knowing about it weeks in advance (confirmed by the Willow venue staff) but only informed us the day before. This last-minute cancellation created unnecessary stress. And so on the wedding day itself, key details were neglected or mishandled. Decorations were incomplete or missing. Many personal touches like the welcome boxes and card/gift boxes were never set up, retractable and digital photos, welcome sign and custom beer koozies were not displayed as planned. On a day with the flash flood warning, she became flustered instead of staying calm...The bride, groom and wedding party were actually the ones reassuring her. Overall, her disorganization, poor communication, and lack of follow-through caused unnecessary chaos, wasted time and money. It's now been over two weeks since the wedding and many of our items are still missing.

Our wedding was perfect! We chose Marisa and I Do Events to be our wedding planner. She was…read morefantastic from the beginning to the end! My husband and I wanted someone who would listen to our vision for the wedding, and deliver that vision. It was also important for us to have someone loving and accepting of the LGBTQ community. Marisa exceeded our expectations at every turn. We had about 120 guests at the wedding. The ceremony happened in a church venue, followed by appetizers and drinks, dinner, and dancing during the reception. Planning/Availability: Marisa met with us numerous times during the planning process to ensure we understood everything, and to make sure we had made all decisions about the wedding structure. She walked us through the process step-by-step, created a detailed cost estimate, and went over each line item on the cost estimate with us so we understood it. She made herself available any time we had questions (or my husband and I changed something, which happened several times). She was extremely professional, flexible, patient, and understood your wedding day is one of the best days of your life, and she and her staff worked hard to deliver high quality results, attention to detail, and magical moments. Budget: Prior to hiring Marisa, we researched the costs to deliver the type of wedding we wanted, including the venue, servers and catering for 120 people, flowers and decorations, photographer, videographer, bartender (see comments below), and a DJ. Then we hired Marisa. Marisa came in way under budget, several thousands under budget. Why the huge savings? Because Marisa has a large network of contacts in the wedding industry and we were able to save money by using her contacts. Not only did we save money using her contacts, but Marisa also owns a lot of wedding assets she made available to us for use. Rather than buying items, we were able to use many of hers, which also helped save us money. Bartender: My husband and I originally hired a bartender for the reception before we hired Marisa. The bartender canceled on us 5 days before the wedding. Marisa not only got us a bartender, she got us 2 of them for the reception. Having contacts makes all the difference. If you are thinking about getting married, I highly recommend Marisa and I Do Events. She is professional, organized, and can be trusted to help make your wedding day full of happiness without any of the stress. You won't be disappointed.

No one ever wants to have to request a refund for services not performed, but that is exactly the…read moresituation we found ourselves in with I Do Events. We wanted a wedding planner with gay wedding experience and hired Marisa Tristan, owner & primary employee, after she said she could deliver what we were looking for. She helped us secure a venue, but after that things fell apart. In our planning meetings, she had no agenda and it was up to us to bring up topics to discuss and remember deadlines. She took notes but later could not recall the information. One of the primary tasks she was hired for was vendor coordination, but most of our vendors said she never contacted them so this crucial task fell to us. We even asked her if she was going to contact a vendor and she'd say yes, but then never did. Our vendors had to contact us directly for direction during this busy time. We wouldn't have been able to have a wedding had we relied on Marisa to do it. She was also in charge of decorations which were a failure. She got the colors of the wedding flowers wrong(!), and other decorations were missing or not as agreed upon. She didn't get the guest count right so many chairs were left without decor. Her staff was extremely unprofessional: they walked into our dressing room without knocking, were rude to our other vendors, sat at the guest tables eating and drinking, then tore decor down early causing guests to think it was time to leave. We hired I Do Events for wedding planning and decorations, and all we got was substandard decor.

Gwen is absolutely awesome and helped make our special day amazing. She's extremely professional,…read moredetail oriented and easy to work with. Highly recommended!

We highly recommend Minister Gwen Waring. She is extremely professional and takes time to get to…read moreknow you. It makes for a very special wedding ceremony.

Lisa and her team were amazing in planning our wedding. It went smoothly and as stress free as…read morepossible! We would recommend her to anyone.

I could not say thank you enough to Lisa and her crew. Lisa was amazing from start to finish. I…read morethought I could handle planning my own wedding til I panicked and found this gem. She is highly gifted in what she does. I never had a question or concern unanswered. She was thorough and responsive. She kept me as ease throughout the process; big plus! She has excellent connections and we were very pleased with anyone we were connected with. Our wedding was a dream! She created such memorable night for us, we are still on cloud 9!

Pros: * Amy traveled to our venue, was prepared with…read morepaperwork/diagrams, & took measurements of everything * Organized & thorough * Helpful vendor recommendations. We used her caterer & florist, & they exceeded our expectations * Organized platform on google drive for all documents such as contracts, deposits, etc. * Amy worked with us from May 2021 - Oct 2022 * Rayna, Amy's daughter who attended our wedding, was very attentive She checked in with us to make sure we had everything we needed. She was very aware of the timeline & made sure vendors were too. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Cons: * Amy breached her contract by double-booking herself the night of our wedding. Therefore, she did not attend our wedding & she was not available for any communication the entire day of our wedding even though we contracted with her first. We were contracted with her & had our deposit paid for a full 7 months prior to the other couple that she booked herself with on the same night, so there should not have been any confusion as to her obligation to us. The contract that we signed stated, "Onsite event coordination by a Sensational Events team member - Amy Petrovsky." However, she had her daughter, Rayna, attend our wedding instead * When we told Amy that we were going to write an honest review she blocked us from all social media & from all our shared docs on our google drive from the wedding such as contracts & receipts that we uploaded. * We were not able to rent certain items from Amy, such as table numbers, because she had them reserved for the other couple's wedding that same night * Amy lied to us stating that she could not attend our event because of a "family obligation" which she informed us was her in-laws 50th wedding anniversary. However, exactly 1 month after our wedding she made social media posts wishing the other couple a happy 1-month anniversary along with a video she took at their wedding * Rayna, Amy's daughter who attended our wedding, was an "Event Assistant" for Sensational Events from May 2014 - May 2018. This is not comparable to the 25 years of experience that Amy has, which is what we thought we were paying for. * Right before our grand entrance we were informed by Rayna that some tables at the reception did not have enough chairs for the number of guests that were supposed to be seated. Rayna asked if we could pull up the seating chart on our phones, which neither one of us had. This is info that Amy should have communicated to Rayna but did not, & Rayna, with her lack of experience, did not think to check on the seating chart while setting up the morning of. Rayna also could not get ahold of Amy for this info. * The seating chart was never fixed since Rayna did not have the info she needed. Extra guests that could not fit at their assigned tables were moved to other tables instead of having chairs added to their original assigned table. This split up family and friends in an awkward way that we did not intend. * Our photographer, videographer, & DJ, informed us that they would no longer be able to work with us because Amy was not going to allow them to have contact with us. She wanted all contact to be through her, & that is not how this vendor operated. Given how much we loved this vendor, we had to tell Amy to include us in communication. From then on, Amy wouldn't communicate with them & would have us take care of communication since we "were the ones that contracted with them." * 8 months prior to our wedding, our venue asked Amy for proof of insurance for all of our vendors. Amy waited until 2 weeks before to collect this info. Our cake baker did not have insurance, so we ended up having to pay for insurance out of our own pockets because it was too late to book a different baker. * Amy advertised to us that she had a "crew" of team members, but she is the sole planner of all her events. While Rayna was there the day of, that seemed far from a crew Thankfully, our wedding turned out to be a success in the end. While we were satisfied with the wedding, we wish that we would have gone with a different planner. We are confident that there are other planners out there that could plan an amazing wedding without all of the emotional stress & inconvenience that Amy caused. DO NOT HIRE AMY PETROVSKY!

Magical, Epic Sedona Creekside Wedding - Best Day Ever!…read moreSensational is just the beginning working with Amy! It's taken some time to write a review that appropriately captures what Amy created for us and how much we truly appreciate and adore her! Our initial introduction to Amy (best Google Search result EVER!) was truly sensational right from the start. Amy is full of endless energy, caring and expertise - the fairy godmother of wedding/event planning! I had spent a lot of time on Pinterest and I had a LOT of ideas. Amy expertly guided us through the process while keeping the aesthetic vision on track and always ALWAYS thinking of every single detail (and details for the details - she is the definition of meticulous and organized!). Amy's relationships with a variety of vendors was impressive and clearly one of mutual respect and admiration. She made the process fun and exciting and ensured we had the perfect vendors for our wedding; negotiating contracts, details and thinking of things we didn't even consider. Our site required some substantial additional work to prepare and of course Amy had the perfect vendors for us and even came back to Sedona to to help with all of the details. We wanted our wedding to be on a dock on the creek and when there was a last-minute issue with the dock being constructed it turned out Amy had already considered that and had a backup plan-she had a full stage constructed out over the creek (talk about epic!). FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE One of our favorite design elements was the "swing tree." Amy immediately saw the potential in a majestic Sycamore tree on property with the vision of a romantic swing suspended from 30 feet above. She located a vendor in Russia that made a custom oak and macrame swing and installed a crystal chandelier centered above the swing and then decorated w/ a lush, stunning arrangement of flowers from top to bottom. Perfect place for our "First Look". Amy spent countless hours on our gorgeous hospitality gift bags. Sourcing items, personalizing & assembling each bag plus personal delivery to guests in hotels & vacation rentals. The entire weekend and wedding day was nothing short of magical and epic! Amy had stunning chandeliers throughout the property, twinkle lights and perfect furniture vignettes for each location. She had a dance floor installed outside with a gorgeous, giant chandelier above the center as if it was suspended from the sky. Our family absolutely couldn't wait for us to see the breathtaking transformation. Amy also suggested an Adventure Shoot and epic is an understatement. The photos are simply breathtaking! Amy will hold your hand through the entire process and on that day she literally held my hand as I hiked out onto those rocks in my dress and heels for the perfect Sedona sunset wedding photos I had dreamed of. Amy had every aspect organized to ensure each detail was captured and the entire experience, for us and the guests, flowed gracefully throughout the day/evening. Amy did it all with grace, heartfelt enthusiasm and perfect attention to detail. Our family/guests are still talking about what a magical, incredible weekend and all of the details Amy created that made it so special in every way. We were able to just enjoy our special weekend and feel absolutely confident Amy was handling everything. I am still amazed how Amy treats every client as if they are her only client and was always there every step of the way; never too busy for any question or concern. My husband said so many times how fortunate we were to have Amy and all she did for us to ensure our wedding weekend was everything we wanted it to be and more. The best compliment of all is the wonderful friendship we now share. Thank you Amy for being the most SENSATIONAL wedding planner ever, our much loved friend and making our (my...) chandelier-filled Pinterest wedding dreams come true! We love you! Tanya and Michael Heath

Working with Stacy was a real pleasure. We booked her photography services for an intimate wedding…read moreceremony and could not be more pleased with the results. She's funny, easy to get along with, and very creative in her vision. Her composition is really nice, and her shooting style made for a lot of really great couple and scenery pictures. She is communicative, straightforward, and provides her services at a great value! After our ceremony she was able to turn around the images in less than a week, providing them in different editing styles and file sizes for convenience. Would 100% work with her again.

Stacy is awesome. She's been so supportive this whole process. We were on the fence for photography…read morebecause we were keeping our wedding budget super tight but after connecting with Stacy she is more than a photographer! You get a professional with lots of experience who knows her stuff and how to keep things moving. We just had our engagement session and it was a blast. We had our photos the next day and while she's humble about her work we had so many photos we loved. Definitely recommend if you're looking for a thoughtful, communicative, and overall awesome photographer.

We hired Angelic Grove for the decor and flowers for our out of town wedding. They did an…read moreunbelievable job! I had a few guests come up to me to tell me it was the most beautiful wedding they had ever been to. What more can I say than that! You have Angela's charm and style coupled with Marks amazing creativity and together they are a magical combination. I highly recommend working with them, especially if you are willing to let go a bit and trust their vision. They are true creatives!

Had the most wonderful experience working with Mark and his team to plan the flowers for our…read morewedding. We held the ceremony and reception at the Duce. Mark listened to my ideas and then added his expertise to create the venue of my dreams. They took care of all of the set up and take down and it was just perfect. Could not have asked for more. Highly recommend.

I'm so excited to work with Alexis on my wedding. I interview many wedding planners and was so…read morehappy to find her. She is dedicated and easy to work with, she has a love for what she does...a love for love! I just can't wait!