Terri went above and beyond to make our day perfect. She is always willing to answer any questions…read moreand goes out of her way to make her brides happy! She was supposed to only be our "day of planner" but she was there for me every step of the way! I highly recommend keep calm weddings!

Terri at Keep Calm is awesome. She has definitely kept me calm during the planning. I have…read moreabsolutely no concerns about the wedding , reception or even rehearsal. Terri has handled every issue with style and grace and come up with wonderful solutions to the "opportunities" that presented themselves. The best money you will spend on your wedding or event is to hire Terri and Keep Calm Weddings & Events as your planner. She has plenty of experience, know how and fortitude! Can not say enough.

Kayelily was absolutely amazing to work with. From the moment we met her we knew she was the…read moreperfect person to officiate our wedding because she simply read previous weddings aloud to us and we had tears in our eyes not even knowing these couples but just feeling their story through her words. She was easy to email and willing to help where needed and made the ceremony creation and marriage license process a breeze. After the wedding my guests raved about her for weeks. I was told it was a wedding ceremony that was like no other and they almost wish it didn't have to end. I would highly recommend Kayelily to anyone!

Kayelily is an absolute master of her craft. If you are thinking of working with her, do it! She…read morehas done tons of weddings, and her experience makes for a seamless process and a beautiful ceremony. At the same time, she somehow manages to make you feel like you are the only clients on her plate. Throughout the entire planning process, no matter what time we emailed her, we got a response within several hours. I truly don't know how she does it. Kayelily knows the exact process of designing and executing a perfectly personalized and touching wedding ceremony from start to finish. She allows you to be as involved as you'd like to be. I remember reading in her reviews before we decided to work with her that many couples had gotten compliments from their wedding guests on the ceremony. I thought to myself how strange that was, I mean how often has a wedding ceremony stood out so much to you? Well, I have to say that the exact same thing happened to us! After the ceremony, wedding guests came up to us and said Kayelily was totally captivating and executed the most beautiful and personal wedding ceremony. Hire Kayelily! You won't regret it!

Alison was the perfect officiant for our wedding this fall at the Durham Museum of Life and…read moreScience. My wife and I interviewed a couple of other officiants, but felt an immediate connection to Alison. She was very thoughtful, and considerate, but never stiff or overly formal. Funny, but not reaching for any laughs or reducing the ritual of our ceremony. And also so organized and experienced in leading the type of intimate ceremony we were looking for! After assigning us questionnaires to fill out with our backstories, Alison weaved together a beautiful, elegant, heart-felt script that both brought the two of us to tears and forced the corners of our mouths up into grins. Several of our guests asked how long we had known Alison, and were shocked we only found her online. I truly hope this review inspires some other lucky couple to pick Alison for their wedding!

There is no shortage of great things i can say about Alison and the entire experience. We found her…read moreon referral from another officiant who was booked for our day. Alison got back to us within a day, we did our zoom intro and got down to business. She was extremely receptive to our wants and needs and tailored a ceremony that was perfect for us. Communication leading up to the wedding day was stellar and the process couldnt have been any easier. On the day of she jumped right in, asked all the right questions and helped me wrangle our guests and kept everything on track. She made sure we had the best ceremony for us and left me feeling stress free and very well taken care of. Afterwards she took care of our marriage license so that we could get packed up and fly out for our honeymoon. I couldnt have asked for anything more for our big day. Working with Alison for your ceremony would be one of your best choices in what can be an overwhleming process.

If you want your wedding done right then hire Sally. She gets the job done and does all the dirty…read morework for you. She keeps things on schedule. She will also tell people NO if there is a problem. She makes sure things are done the way the bride wants them and makes sure she is taken care of. Highly recommend her for wedding or an event. Great job

Sally is wonderful! Made our wedding planning process organized and followed up with us when we…read morefell behind things on our to do list. The best part about hiring Sally was not having to worry or communicate with any vendors on the day of the wedding. She did such a great job organizing everything and keeping people on the timeline that our ceremony was actually ready to go a few minutes early. We as a couple felt so supported and couldn't have asked for a better wedding planner.

I have worked with Gathered In Grace for many of my events. Laura has always exceeded my…read moreexpectations and blown it out of the water. She has done all of my events such as my wedding shower, my wedding, my gender reveal and my baby shower.

We hired Reverend Bonnie for a quick and very informal (quick as in "we got our marriage license 2…read moredays ago and one of us needs to leave for Las Vegas in the morning", informal as in "we had to wait a few minutes for my wife to stumble out of bed and into the living room, still wearing pajamas") vow and ring exchange about a month ago. Her price was reasonable, she had no problem traveling to us, she took it in stride that my 90-lb dog stood between us during the entire ceremony barking his head off, and she didn't even raise an eyebrow with the whole pajama thing. Of course, I'm sure she would also do a great job officiating a regular wedding also.

Rev. Bonnie ROCKS. We live in FL and wanted our ceremony in Washington, DC. After reading reviews…read moreon several people, we chose Rev. Bonnie with NO regrets. She is amazing. She obtained our license for us to preclude us from having to come to Washington DC early and stay three days. She talked with us to get to know us better. When we arrived in DC, all was ready to go. Our friends and family raved about how the service was the most AMAZING they had ever attended. I recommended some friends to Rev. Bonnie and they expressed the same sentiments. If you want a personal, touching and professional service, then you can not go wrong by utilizing the services of Rev. Bonnie.

If our family ever gets photos done again, Heba is our go to!…read more First. She was very professional, but personable. While talking about pricing and so forth she was happy to give us a custom packages and talk to me about which would work best for us. Also, SHE IS VERY VETERAN FRIENDLY!! We met her for the first time the day of our photos (since we wanted pics on such a short notice - also a bonus on her end for cramming us into her schedule the week of) and we didn't feel uncomfortable with her or anything. She instantly started talking to our two-year old and got him to laugh and giggle for her, which really spoke to me! During photos it felt so natural and she did a great job instructing us on poses! We had a blast! Her passion radiates as does her knowledge of photography and clients. ** will update this review when we get edits and include a picture **

Heba shot our 12/13/14 wedding and our engagement photos. We planned our wedding in 3 1/2 months…read moreand I did most of the planning from Seattle (with a lot of help from family in Chapel Hill!). As such, we had to make decisions quickly and having a great photographer was high up on my list of priorities. I found Heba online and I loved her pictures. Although she was in a wedding the day after ours, she stayed through dinner and had a second shooter (the lovely Rebecca Ferguson) present throughout. Our engagement photo shoot was quick and easy and the pictures surpassed my expectations. We have only gotten a handful of photos back from the wedding but we are incredibly happy with how they look.

We came here for the summer open house at this event space. There is plenty of parking outside of…read morethe venue. Due to the weather conditions we did not get a chance to view the outdoor space at the venue. The interior was spacious with multiple sectioned off rooms, bathrooms, and what appeared to be a coat check area. There were several tables setup in the main ballroom area. The tables were decorated nicely. There was also a table for desserts and a DJ area. The bar was huge with an extensive collection of alcohol. The food that was prepared by Rocky Top catering was amazing including the chicken dip and the shrimp and grits. I also enjoyed the cocktails. The strawberry basil margarita was really good. The service that we received from server, Michael C. was top tier. He was very personable, helpful, and made sure that we experienced the excellence of Rocky Top. I would definitely want him to work at any future events that we had. The event was great and I got to learn about other vendors that can be utilized when planning events. If you are in need of a venue for a corporate event, reception, wedding, shower, catering event, or other event definitely check them out.

Great event location. Big spacious nice room for something formal or business related. The catering…read morehas been excellent. If you need to book an event space, definitely check it out