I am genuinely disappointed to write this review and cannot recommend Ren Newey or 36th Street…read moreEvents. Our kids hired this planner, and from the very beginning there were warning signs-but the scope of the issues that unfolded went far beyond anything we could have anticipated. From not remembering meeting the groom after a one-hour introductory call, to ongoing disorganization, to inconsistent and frequently changing pricing, the experience was stressful throughout. We were quoted inflated costs for items such as generators-significantly higher than what we were able to negotiate ourselves-and were directed to vendors whose pricing was nearly ten times higher than identical products available on Etsy. Despite being repeatedly reassured that all details were handled, several critical failures occurred on the wedding day. The string quartet never arrived because 36th Street Events sent their information to an outdated email address. Instead of notifying the bride, groom, or any parents about the mistake, recorded music was played without explanation. Requested site visits never happened, staffing was not confirmed, and as a result dinner was delayed by 60-90 minutes, guests had no water available, and the wrong song was played for the father-daughter dance. These operational missteps were extremely disappointing. However, the most troubling aspect was the unprofessional and at times blatantly rude behavior displayed by Ren toward parents, guests, and even the priest officiating the ceremony. Multiple guests approached us asking why the wedding coordinator was so dismissive and why, as family members scrambled to help guests during a sudden rain, she stood by and watched. Prior to the bride and groom entering the reception, Ren told the groom he should button his jacket so he "didn't look fat." All of the above are just a few examples of the disappointment. For an event as meaningful as a wedding, professionalism, organization, and care matter enormously--and sadly, these were consistently lacking. After our bad experience, I did see another similar review for Ren on this platform.

Ren Newey was a top notch wedding planner and I can't recommend her or 36th Street Event enough!…read moreShe spent so much extra time making our wedding feel like her sole priority. She had the best recommendations for all vendors the best being the band. Multiple family and friends have said it was the best wedding they have ever been too. Being a type A bride, Ren was there to answer any and all questions and calm any nerves about plans going into the weekend. Once I stepped on site at our wedding venue I could take a deep sigh of relief as I knew we were in great hands with Ren. She is a rockstar!!

I was at a party where Elsa made an appearance. She did a fantastic job and all the little girls…read morewere so happy! She was engaging and perfectly fit the part. I booked princesses for a party in April 2020 and then everything was forced to shut down. Princess Parties and More had Queen Elsa give my daughter a birthday call & they gave us a full refund. Looking forward to having some princesses join us for our next party!! Recommending for both the high quality of princesses and the wonderful customer service.

Larissa went above and beyond to get my son's beloved Grinch to his birthday party - including…read morerenting the costume. She offered us a reduced rate for a simple meet and greet. The performer was a great sport -- coming up with Seussian rhymes on the spot! Larissa can take a bit of time to respond to emails. I had to follow up more than once. I definitely would have preferred to have the plan nailed down earlier. But still, I imagine we'll be back if the kids want a princess or super hero party in the future!

My ~new husband~ and I cannot thank Austin Occasions enough for helping us have a dream wedding! We…read moreused their coordination, set-up, and wait staff services. Melissa anticipated so many things during the planning process that we hadn't thought of, had meetings with us before the wedding to make sure everything was set, and ran a wonderful rehearsal for us. Then, came the wedding day! Melissa literally had to cut the hook out of her dress and sew it into mine when it broke -- a REAL MVP!!! Every staff member was so lovely and helpful. We could not recommend Austin Occasions enough for your next event!!!

Wow! Amazing team and services…read more Melissa and her team were amazing. From the moment I sent an inquiry to the farewell at the end of our evening, we were so glad that we found Austin Occasions. We found their packages easy to select from and Melissa also provided a number of recommendations (what we might need, what we didn't need) that were greatly appreciated. Even when we had a last minute change in venue (as in, the day before), Austin Occasions didn't skip a beat. Every single team member at our event was pleasant, professional, attentive, and made things so easy. B was a wonderful crew leader and very helpful with facilitating decisions about where to set up, our place settings, and keeping things on track. So glad we worked with Austin Occasions and will definitely be using them in the future when the need arises. We hope the crew had fun at our wedding - thanks to AO, we sure did!

Angie planned my baby shower and it was an absolute dream come true! Every detail was meticulously…read morechosen to fit my personal style and there were so many little touches that were so creative and unique. Angie thought of everything and went above and beyond to make my day as special as possible and one that I will never forget! Everyone was completely blown away by the decor, food, desserts, and party favors. I will be choosing her for every party from here on out as she's fun to work with and really takes the time to understand your individual needs and vision for your event. I also always felt like she genuinely cared about my happiness and opinion throughout the process. She made the day of the party so easy and I felt confident that everything was being put together and done correctly. I'm just so thankful for the lifelong memories she created for my family and me!

so impressed with the decor and styling Angie literally brings to the table! she is SO detailed…read moreoriented, making sure everything ties in together beautifully for your event as well as amplifying the small little features that create an exceptionally well put together party. not only does the event look fantastic, it tastes amazing as well! she works with many talented local businesses to make sure everything exceeds your expectations, from the cookies, to the cake, and the floral design. she has a creative eye for styling as well as making sure the party is entertaining for you and your guests! absolutely would recommend working with Angie, she definitely goes above and beyond!!!

If you don't read anymore of this very long and thorough review, please read the next sentence as…read moreit will sum everything up. HIRE SOMEONE ELSE TO PLAN YOUR WEDDING!!!! Seriously, if I was not smart, well organized, and a good planner, Tracy Zbranek of Events by Decisions very well could have ruined my wedding. Other than being incredibly charming and pretty, I have no idea how she is staying in business and I feel so sorry for couples who have hired her. I almost fired her three times but didn't because I knew I would be out $3000 that would not be refunded. In her defense, she was somewhat helpful day of. Below are specific examples of my dealings with Tracy from March 2011 to September 2012. Professionalism One of my friends heard her saying nasty things about me, the bride, at my reception. I know it's true because it was recorded. Many people complained about her to me after the wedding and said she was "rude." She drinks way too much and it's just not professional to get smashed at business meetings. It's also not professional to run your hand down my now husband's chest and abs when you say goodbye because you're drunk. Yeah, she did that. She was pretty much late to everything. 5-10 minutes at times, over 1 hr for our initial meeting. Communication Communication with Tracy was challenging to say the least. When she responds to emails it is usually not prompt. Many of my emails went completely unanswered or required 1-2 weeks for a response, with me sending additional inquiry messages. Received responses often didn't address the question or issue at all. There were several times when calls were not returned, promises to call were made and never followed through on, etc. *Organization If you are an organized person there is no reason why you should ask the same questions over and over again because you didn't write down the answers. That happened a lot. So many things were wrong with my reception and she would have caught them had she been more organized. She didn't even notice that the linen company completely left out all of my table runners from the order. This was probably because 1 hr before the rental company closed for the weekend they called me to ask if anyone would be coming to pick up the order, something she was tasked to do! Creativity The phrase "One Trick Pony" comes to mind. She loves to do brunches at Mansion at Judges Hill. Thinking outside the box is not her forte. I was promised an inspiration board when I signed my contract with EDI. I never received one. She did nothing regarding my wedding design. Referrals / Negotiation with Vendors Tracy can get you some awesome discounts. There were several times that we got the hook up because she is very well connected. She is also a great saleswoman and can negotiate like a beast. The problem is that she likes to use the same vendors and makes the same referrals for everyone (Paper Place, Simon Lee...) Some are great places but they are also very pricey. For a bride on a budget they are often just a dream. She sent me to vendors she knew were way out of my budget which only served to waste my time and frustrate me because I just couldn't afford all of the beautiful things laid out before me. I ended up basically finding all of my own vendors. Overall, her communication with vendors was seriously lacking. She failed to let our cake vendor know our cake was leaning and looked like it might fall over. She failed to return the rented cake stand in a timely manner, as she promised me, and cost me a $50 deposit. Value Sure, she might save you money but at what cost to your sanity? Working with her was a maddening and incredibly frustrating experience. I sincerely regret hiring her. I'm not angry anymore and I refuse to let anything about my experiences with her ruin the memory of what was my very special day. But I wish I hadn't hired her and I hope that anyone who reads this won't have to go through what I went through. A lot of the previous reviews reflect a time when there was another partner, Shannon, in the business. She isn't with EDI anymore and it's just Tracy. If you choose to go forward with EDI, best of luck to you. You're going to need it!

STAY AWAY FROM EDI AND TRACY. It was the biggest mistake in my wedding. I am not sure how someone…read morecan run a business and completely lack in ethics and professionalism, but she has found a way. I would have rated her less than one star if it was possible. If you are looking to hire a wedding planner, LOOK ELSEWHERE. We are still in the process of filing a suit against her. Really hope all brides do not have to go through the same BS I did. Your wedding day is stressful enough, hire someone who is reliable and will actually do the job you pay for. This person is not Tracy.

I highly recommend Piece of Cake Parties! This is a relatively new business, which is clearly…read moredriven to succeed based on the service I received. They offer a number of party themes for kids and adults, as well as holidays baby showers, etc. I am a mom to 4 children, and don't often have a lot of time to devote to making my children's birthday parties seem creative, crafty or anywhere on the scale of Martha-Stewart-like. :) My daughter's 9th birthday was approaching and she wanted an ocean theme. The owner, Jennifer, worked closely and quickly with me to put together an ocean theme party-in-a-box option. My daughter and I were able to shop for all of her party supplies online, in the comfort of my own home, after my younger children were put to bed. I didn't have to drive around to multiple party stores looking for things to match or do any guesswork without my daughter. We went through the list of items that were available to us and chose each party item together. My daughter was particularly fond of the party favor options, the invitations, the tabletop decor and the personalized tshirt of the birthday child. I felt that everything was unique and adorable. Win-win for both of us! Everything arrived packaged beautifully, and POCParties even provided a nice little tip sheet on how to set-up the party to make it look nice, as well as a discount code for future orders. This busy mom was extremely thankful for the great service, time-saving online shopping and unique and adorable party supplies!

From the owner: Handcrafted, charming parties-in-a-box for birthdays, bridal & baby showers, milestones, small…read morecorporate parties, and holiday parties. Select a pre-designed box or build your own! Shop online at pocparties.com. Save 10% if you spend over $200. Use YELP10.

I generally don't write reviews but for Johnell I think she definitely needs an appreciation!…read more We reached out to Johnell for my 3 year old's birthday party recently. We hardly had two weeks for the event day and Johnell worked day and night to get everything planned and coordinated according to the theme of the party. She provided great suggestions like the claw machine, face painting and a magician. It was tough to get a magician in that short time period but she did her magic to find the best one for the event and it was great! All our 50+ guests who attended the party raved about how well the planning and coordination was done for a 3 year old's birthday. It wouldn't have happened without her! She also helped with my baby shower back in early 2020 when Covid didn't hit us yet. My husband worked with her to throw me a baby shower and it was amazingly done. That baby shower event has made us reach out to her again because we knew she will do an excellent job and can trust her because she puts her heart in every event that she takes up. Thank you so much Johnell for all the efforts and an outstanding work even with such short time that you had.

I write this in case it's helpful for others. I sincerely wish I'd have known what I was getting…read moreinto before I entered into a contract with Johnell. If you're not inclined to read the entirety of this lengthy review, I sum my experience up in the last two paragraphs. My wedding was only 1.5 months away. I chose the full package option. As a full-time professional & graduate student, the idea of a wedding planner sounded like heaven. Her reviews were phenomenal. I thought we'd get timelines, help with our vision, several vendor options with differing price points. Instead we got snarky eye rolls when we'd ask about details, sarcastic jokes about us needing to book marriage counseling, disinterest in getting us what we actually wanted, and extremely abbreviated access to her at her convenience. Honestly, it was devastating. The most stressful part of our wedding planning became my interactions, and oftentimes lack of interactions, with Johnell. Price points and vision would continuously get lost in translation. The pattern: Time would pass despite our requests for input on selecting vendors (for example, 3 weeks for florals) and then we'd get an almost finalized contract from a single vendor we hadn't vetted. In the case of florals, at a price of $11K when we'd explained our floral budget was $3K. She was extremely dismissive. Even requests for a quick 15 minute check in call could go ignored. Her preference most of the time was to send emails during peak work hours. And her emails, most times, left things unclear. We explained several times that a weekly 15 minute call was what we needed. But she was extremely resistant. We had, at max, 2 to 3 such calls and then she refused to participate in any others. It was maddening with our 6 week timeline as we felt like our hands were tied about really understanding the status of and options for things. My fiancé and I defaulted to doing the legwork ourselves. When we did, vendors were LOVELY. Bending over backwards to assist us. Supplying us with multiple options and ideas. They took the time to hear us and ask about what we did and didn't want for our day. I was overwhelmingly grateful for their support and availability. I was stunned when Johnell sent an angry email chastising my fiancé for calling a vendor. She reminded us that we'd have to pay her even if we were doing the work. I reiterated to her that this had nothing to do with payment. We'd started doing the work ourselves because we felt handcuffed and limited w/ her at the helm. Over and over we'd discover her "no, that's not possible" would become "sure, we can do that, and here are several other options too" once we'd finally talk to a vendor. The most important thing for me: the wedding to have our unique imprint and flair- were in direct odds with Johnell's priorities. Her priority was the path of least resistance, what's easiest & most convenient for her. Things came together beautifully. But it really was in spite of and not because of our planner. With the vast majority of vendors, we elected to go with others that we'd vetted. This brought on its own drama as we then witnessed Johnell being cold and dismissive with these individuals when they'd attempt to ask questions or share options. I made several attempts to explain to her how poorly we felt we were being treated - via several emails and voicemail when she wouldn't answer or return my call. She would eventually respond in an email days later with a dismissive, "everything will be fine" one-liner. The last straw was her denying us a 15 minute phone call the week of the wedding. Four days after we requested the brief call with her, she emailed, "No, I've done my job already. See you at the wedding on Saturday. Email me a list if there's changes." This transpired despite her contracted description of "unlimited phone calls and emails" and us only having had at most three direct phone calls with her. At that point, we decided to cut ties with her completely. It was an extremely high sunk cost. One that benefitted her (she was paid in full despite not working the week of or day of the wedding) & would cost us greatly. It was worth it though as the thought of this, in our experience, truly unprofessional coordinator running our special day was too disheartening. In sum, I felt trapped in this working relationship. I wound up having to expend more time and energy on fixing things vs had I not had a planner to begin with. All the while being made to feel like a huge annoyance during the brief times when we would have access to her. Her communication style is one tailored to meet her needs and convenience rather than the client's. In hindsight, I never should have hired her. It was the poorest decision of my wedding planning process.

Wow! What a beautiful bar mitzvah we had! Jessica Laderberg did an amazing job coordinating our…read moreparty. She handled everything for me - phone calls, coordinating, planning, trouble-shooting. She added tons of great ideas to our plan for decorations, and masterfully executed our plan. When we walked into the party, if took my breath away! She and her team were on-site for the entire party, and made our bar mitzvah dreams come true!

Company Owners & CEO's:…read more There's not enough time!......PERIOD! Our responsibilities leave us spread so thin that in order to try and plan a party or EVent of some type for our employees is merely impossible. I can't stress enough how much weight was lifted off my shoulders when I contacted Jessica and requested her services. She literally asked me 6 questions and BOOM!! I mean EVentfullATX was spot on EVerything! Facebook EVent page, evite's, RSVP's, Follow-up's w/ vendors, etc. The honest truth of having someone as pleasant to work with as Jessica and the experience to finally just get back to your team members and not have to worry about the things that drive you insane when planning EVents. No preparations, No confirmations, No follow-ups, No clean-up or payouts, No break-down, etc. Simply show up, enjoy the time you have with dear ones and get back to why it is you do what you do day in and day out with the people you love to work with! That reason alone should be worth getting onboard. I simply can't recommend EVentfull ATX enough! CHEERS!

Our event, Alyssa Sweet 16 Party, was Ms. Crystals' best ever planned and executed event of 2025!…read moreShe coordinated and secured us the best vendors, (photographer, catering and photo booth). She did an awesome job turning Alyssa's vision into reality. The venue decoration was beautiful. She created a time line which was followed and improvised as or when needed. I do not believe she missed a step from start to end. She did a great job assisting my daughter and wife spend all my money..... (that's an inside joke). Everyone who attended had all positive raves and reviews but most of all enjoyed the event! I am truly satisfied with our choice to utilize Ms. Crystals talent, knowledge, and skills.

Crystal did an amazing job on coordinating EVERY detail for my birthday event. We had several…read morethings to decide before and during the party, she found solutions and pivoted where we needed to. I couldn't have done it without her. Knowing what I know now, I would definitely hire her again for my next one.