We have had our kids photographs taken by Tiffany for many years. We first found out about Tiffany…read morewhen she took our youngest daughters preschool photos. She now takes the school photos for daughters elementary school. We were also lucky enough to get on her schedule to shoot our oldest daughters senior photos this summer. Tiffany is so amazing. Easy to work with and amazingly creative and talented. If you are looking for any type of photography session, reach out to Tiffany Brooks and get on her schedule. You will have a great time with her and you will absolutely love her work!

In terms of wedding day investment, Courtney Bowlden was the best money spent the entire day. She…read morewas more than a photographer. She was a huge resource for vendors, she was a calming presence to our family and friends, she even helped me restyle my hair for my reception in under 5 minutes. (I actually liked it more than before!) Courtney was warm, professional, enthusiastic and made us feel extremely special on what could've been a hectic day. Her photos were positively magical and so romantic. A perfect blend of candid moments (that we seriously cherish) and effortlessly directed photos...where she made absolutely everyone look good. We feel incredibly lucky to have our day documented by this artist. She was phenomenal and unforgettable.

Courtney was amazing to work with! We found her on Instagram and her website, we loved her style…read moreand the editing of her photography was flawless. We chatted on the phone first and knew she was perfect. Courtney rolled with the punches alongside us when we had to postpone our wedding from June to August, and went from 250 guests to 30 of mostly family members due to COVID. She kept us laughing and comfortable the day of, and I could not be more grateful. Courtney has a ton of industry knowledge and local wedding vendor intel. She offered to help with other vendors, planning advice, and would even just check in with us to see how we were coping with all the changes due to COVID. When it comes to the photography, wow. We were blown away at the beautiful natural light, how many candids, and beautiful shots, nothing was missed. I would definitely recommend Courtney, she's amazing!

Wander Events is hands down my favorite rentals company in the PNW! There collection is second to…read morenone; the perfect mix of boho & vintage. Whether you want to create a swoon-worthy lounge area or the perfect dining space they have the pieces you need to make your event look bang on trend! Not only that but Cara & Sara are two of the loveliest and inspiring women, and an absolute pleasure to work with. Book them now, you won't regret it!

We hired Wander for full-service planning, design, & management of our 30 person wedding. The cost…read morewas $9,000. We also used their rentals which were complimentary due to issues during the planning process. In short, the negatives outweighed the positives & I would not hire them again. Rentals + Design: The best part of engaging Wander was the design. Wander was exceptional at brainstorming & came up with creative ideas that reflected our love story. For example, Kelsey had the idea to bring in Jeopardy champions to host trivia at our reception. Sarah, likewise, out did herself by incorporating fun gaming elements & paper cranes. On the day of our wedding, I couldn't believe how beautiful and uniquely "us" it was. The dinner table looked like something out of a magazine. At Sarah's suggestion we rented colorful pillows, rugs, an arbor, a card box, easels, a bar cart, candles, & side tables from Wander. Sarah was also able to use Wander's grid panel's in really unique ways to create an origami station & a market flowers stand. Full-Service Planning: Overall, full-service planning was a big disappointment. Very important details were left for the last minute. For example, we didn't receive a floral estimate or contract until 19 days before our wedding. Likewise, there were consistent issues with communication. We had several vendors reach out to us & say that Wander was not providing them timely information. We also experienced this firsthand over email when we had to ask Wander the same questions repeatedly...sometimes going weeks without an answer. About 45 days before our wedding we started to panic over missing contracts, budget overages, & the general lack of communication from Wander. We had a budget of $35k for a 30 person wedding. We thought this was a reasonable number but shortly before the wedding we realized Wander had not been keeping a close eye on the budget & we were going to go over significantly. For just the wedding (including attire, not including rings) we paid $43,424.53 - that's 24% over budget. It's important to note that Wander realized mistakes had been made & tried to make it right. Shortly before our wedding Alissa took over communication, Sarah sat in on meetings, & they gave us almost $2,000 in rentals free of charge. Wedding Day Management: Wedding day management was hands down the most negative part of our experience. On the day of our wedding Wander unilaterally re-arrange the ceremony seating charts. As a result, the bride's family was not seated correctly. My cousin in-laws were given seats of honor front & center on the aisle in the first two rows. My grandmother & other members of my family that were meant to be honored, on the other hand, were given seats on the edge of the ceremony where it was difficult for them to see. Wander also re-arranged the reception floor plan. For example, the video guest book was supposed to have a background in front of a large window with trees. Instead, Wander told the videographer to set up in a poorly lit corner that featured the parking lot & fire alarm. Likewise, our favors (a "market flowers stand" where our guests could take home bouquets) was supposed to be placed near the exit. Instead, Wander placed it in a completely different room & most of our guests did not realize it was there. Unfortunately there were also a lot of little errors that made a big difference to the Wedding Day experience. For example, we had games planned for our reception & each guest was supposed to get a card under their plate charger to tell them their team. Not all guests got a card that identified their team. Wander was supposed to work with the photographer to ensure disability seating. They did not do that, so our elderly & disabled guests had to walk down a hill & then stand outside in the August heat for almost an hour with no place to sit during family photos. Some of the décor was not properly secured. At one point the "Trivia Night" sign fell off the wall & landed on my head.

Last year Karen took our family portrait, something long overdue, since my oldest was just heading…read moreoff to college. He refused the senior picture thing (except for some snapshots by me), so this was my round about way to photographically mark his transition from My Baby to College Kid. We were so pleased with our photos! Karen came to our home, along with her junior assistant, Leo; they managed to get the whole crew of 6 smiling, colors are fantastic, picture quality is marvelous. We had a large portrait made to hang in our living room, and we get so many compliments. Check out her website for samples of what she does; you will not be disappointed. www.karenmullen.com

We hired Renea as our "day of" coordinator for our wedding, to handle making sure that people &…read morevendors were all in place at the right time & knew what to expect. She went above and beyond by helping us with any pre-planning questions we had as well as providing vendor suggestions & even helping us scout locations. She was always incredibly quick to respond to email or phone calls and was a fantastically fun person to work with. When we had a last-minute change of venue she was there to help us figure out last minute decorations and was even able to provide some of the necessary pieces from her own collection. She totally saved the day more than once during our wedding. We couldn't have done it without her and would recommend her without reservation to anyone looking for help with their wedding. Her fee was totally reasonable & actually seemed low for the amount of help she ended up providing us.

We live in San Diego and were planning a Bellingham wedding. I needed to hire someone who could be…read moremy eyes and ears near the location, and to help me find vendors that would work. I also needed someone who could filter through all my crazy ideas and help me make the right decisions. I'm so happy I found Renea. Her calm and easygoing personality is perfect for dealing with an excitable bride. I emailed her a million times a week and bombarded her with questions all year, and because of her I was able to figure out the right catering company, flowers, photo booth, espresso company, and more. Thanks to her, my poor husband didn't have to hear every single tiny detail, I had someone else to bounce it all off of! When things went wrong that were out of either of our control (like a venue change a month before the wedding - the horror!, as well as the wrong linen color = bride meltdown), she handled both with grace and calm and we got through it. She set up my millions of decorations on the day of, and through her experience and vendor relationships, made the day go off smoothly without a hitch!

McKenna was amazing to work with. She is such a talented photographer and took special care to…read moreensure our elopement was perfectly captured. My husband and I appreciate all of the attention to detail and the photos provided exceeded our expectations.

While her photography team was very nice, McKenna herself is very unresponsive and our photos had…read moremonths of delays. The digital photos were over 2 months late and we have never received our physical photos or the USB with our gallery when we got married 8 months ago. She is extremely unresponsive to messages and calls. I do not recommend using this photography service if you ever want to get what you paid for.

Matt Priestman is an amazing photographer! We would highly recommend him to any couple in need of…read morewedding photography or just nice couple/family photos. He is very professional, genuine, kind, and captured all of the sweet moments of our wedding day in such a beautiful and real way. Hiring a good photographer was one of our top priorities when selecting vendors for our wedding. We are so thankful we hired him for our engagement photos and wedding day photos and can't say enough about how positive our experience working with Matt was.

Matt is professional, kind, and a great photographer! His prices are very reasonable and he was a…read moregreat addition to our wedding day. No drama, great low key personality - but got amazing shots. Everyone who sees them feels like they were there and really got a feeling for the event. I highly recommend him.

We met with Jen when evaluating photographers for our wedding. She was fun, personable and her…read moreportfolio showed that she is very talented! We didn't ultimately select Jen, because we have a very large wedding and wanted a photographer who works with an assistant, but if our wedding were a little smaller I would have definitely picked her! She is very professional, has a great eye for pictures and would be a great photographer for any event.

Jen took my portraits last year. She is professional, takes amazing pictures, and she is just an…read moreoverall great person. And her rates are the best in Bellingham.