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.

The stars aligned so perfectly for us in that my husband and I were introduced to Cicely and…read moreRebecca a year and a half ago. As our one year anniversary approaches, we are excitedly returning to Phoenix *and* we are excitedly going to meet up with our new, dear friends Cicely & Rebecca. A little back story, my husband and I have been together for 19 years now. As two guys, we once didn't even have the right to marry, and even today, as you can imagine, many people still are disapproving or are uncomfortable or whatnot. Anyhow, keep that in your back pocket. Back in 2016, we had a random work trip to Phoenix. We decided to spend a night at the Biltmore, since we are huge Frank Lloyd Wright fans. We decided to get married there! It was the perfect spot. The wonderful Biltmore folks introduced us to Cicely and Rebecca (and two other planning firms), whom we met via Skype from our home back in NYC. Unlike the other planners, they wanted to get to know us and our story, unlike other planners who seemed to tick off a list of "what do you want at your wedding reception." We hit it off so PERFECTLY on the first call. It seemed to be meant to be how smart and talented and sweet they were. While we had nice meetings with the other planners, Life Design set the bar so much higher. From that point on, they did everything so perfectly. They were responsive at all hours of the day, they came up with creative ideas that always fit within our budget, and they provided sound advice on where to spend more money or less money to get our overall effect. They created such an impressive plan for us that we were excited every step of the way to see it play out. Since we didn't tell anyone that we were getting married after all these years, they worked with their recommended vendors to come up with a brilliant plan to send out a small book with the story of our lives as our "save the date." So in December of 2016, our family and friends got a box with a book in the mail. It was a huge hit with us and with everyone in our lives. Our invitations had such sophistication and class. They helped introduce us to incredibly talented and open minded and hard working vendors who never once caused us worry or concern. As we gave them the very complicated task of figuring out a memorable welcome reception within a reasonable budget, they worked and worked and worked and came up with a brilliant outdoor event at the Hermosa Inn, which included so many creative touches that our guests loved, including tacos cooked over cauldrons, a fun s'more station over a cauldron, and the beauty of the Southwest. What an event! Most importantly, I will be immodest and say our wedding was insanely awesome. They came up with a design that fit our aesthetic and the great setting of the Biltmore. Our guests were blown away by how beautiful and sophisticated everything was. They came up with beautiful details in terms of linens, furniture, table markers, signage, and everything else. Cicely and Rebecca worked their butts off. On the weekend of our wedding, our friends were amazed that we were relaxing by the pool with them because Cicely and Rebecca and their magical team took care of everything and we had nothing to worry about. We can't say a single negative thing, and we have nothing but the highest recommendation for these brilliant women. We love that they made our wedding so gorgeous and so artistic and so high-end. We love that they worked carefully with our needs. We love that they were so attentive and hard working. We love that they are so caring and open-minded. Wow. Just wow. Thank you.

I suddenly lost my husband and needed a team to help me with a celebration of life at my home…read more Cicely and Rebecca came to my house within 24 hours, listened to my wishes, did an appraisal of the small backyard and house and provided an amazing service in 8 days! I can't say enough about their empathy, professionalism, creativity and communication! EVERYONE let me know in the weeks to follow how impressed and grateful they were for this gathering to honor my young husband. The ladies took care of EVERYTHING and held my hand even the week after the memorial. Their vendors and helpers were terrific. Not 1 thing I would change or have regrets about. These ladies are top notch!

I was in need of an event stylist to help design the table decor and ambiance for a dinner series I…read morewas hosting in Phoenix and reached out to Best Friend Borrowed. Soon after, I met with Jennifer and Tera who became an invaluable source of support and help during the event planning stage. They asked what I envisioned the dinner to be like, were open to any suggestions or last minute changes, had done their own research to keep costs low, and were in constant communication with me during the entire process. They literally helped co-host the dinner with me in welcoming guests, assisting the chef, and making the transitions of meals in ease. In addition, they were quick to clean up and conclude the night's event, which really surprised and amazed me. Organized, efficient, mindful and honest are the words I'd use to describe my experience with them. I highly recommend their talents and am extremely grateful to have crossed paths with them. I cannot thank them enough.

As an event industry professional, I have the opportunity to work with these ladies who create some…read moreof the best visions for brides/grooms! Their creative work is amazing, and they put so much ease on me, as one of their vendors, and the couple! They have amazing skills in communicating with the bride and the bride's family to help ease any stress or panics she may have while planning the wedding. They are also great for assisting you with a lot of the questions you didn't even know to ask while planning your wedding! There are a lot more elements to assisting and planning a wedding, and I always recommend them to my clients. They are a fabulous partnership!

Amy did an amazing job for us as an officiant for our marriage. She took the time to conduct…read morein-depth interviews with myself and my wife and used that to craft a deeply personal ceremony. During the ceremony itself, Amy directed the flow like a true professional keeping everything moving flawlessly while putting both my bride and I at ease with her calming presence and smooth direction. When the ceremony was over, multiple wedding guests remarked at how great our officiant was. If you're looking for an officiant, I'd highly recommend Amy.

A very wonderful experience. Amy did such a beautiful job, with very late notice! Very…read moreprofessional and very easy to work with her! I would highly recommend using her!!! Thank you again Amy!!!!

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!

Tasha was such a joy to work with. She literally put together an amazing upscale wedding for us…read morewithin a month. The important part was, she did all of that with such a grace! Wedding planning in general is difficult, even if there's a whole year to plan, but it's even far more difficult when you only have one month to do so. Tasha made sure everything went smoothly. Her problem-solving skills are off the charts. She is able to adjust herself to her clients way immediately, and she is so sharp in knowing within a few days what her clients truly want. She is so respectful and understanding of different cultures. One of the most important things to us was being able to communicate with her and get a response immediately especially because we had such a short time to plan the wedding and tasha was always available. Her optimism was extremely calming in difficult situations. Even two months after the wedding was over. When she learned we had trouble with one of the vendors she intervened, and once again, was able to solve the problem with her amazing optimism and action taking abilities tasha truly cares about her clients and definitely makes you feel she's a part of your family holding your hands through the whole process and beyond. I highly recommend Tasha and I'm a very picky mother if the bride who seeks perfection and a bit hard to work with because of that and even with that Tasha scored 100%!

I had the pleasure of working with Tasha Miller this weekend on an event, and I cannot have been…read moremore thankful for her to be lead on this party. She did an incredible job planning, and was cool, calm and collected the whole time. I hope to work with her in the future, she is a rockstar!

Andrew and Emily are the BEST! If I were to do it all over again, I would pick them in a heartbeat…read more If you didn't already know they are a husband and wife team, and they ooze their love for their couples with every meeting. They were professional and personable through every contact (face to face, email, phone call, text, etc). They take a genuine interest in every single one of their couples, and make you feel valued. They also a talent for capturing such beautiful photos of those who don't feel photogenic (ie. me). Our photos turned out beautiful each time (we used them for our e-shoot and wedding). Our friends and family always compliment our photos and say how photogenic we are. Though truth is, my husband and I aren't photogenic; Andrew and Emily are just that good at what they do! If you are on the fence about hiring them, just do it! You won't regret it!

Andrew and Emily are amazing! As the groom, this was one of the few decisions I had for the…read morewedding. After painstakingly reviewing thousands (literally) of photographers on Instagram, we were so amazed at how well they captured moments, portraits, symmetry, and colors (day vs. night). We really liked that Andrew Jade Photography is a husband and wife duo. We felt as if they were providing input and guidance as a couple vs. a business transaction throughout our times together. They really went above and beyond for our engagement shoot by coordinating with AC Hotels for the engagement shoot. In addition, we were embarrassingly demanding with the shot list and they amazingly handled with such poised and removed any impediments. They are amazing people and we really enjoyed our times with them together! It really showed in our wedding photos. We are so lucky to meet Andrew and Emily and can not thank them enough! We highly recommend Andrew Jade Photography for your photography needs!

This photographer-DJ Duo is really as good as it sounds. We had Heather and Eric from Olympic…read moreEntertainment for our wedding and they were both at the top of their game. Heather is a master photographer who knows how to control big masses of people for the big shots, yet get really close and intimate for the smaller, private shots. Eric made the reception a blast for everyone and is very receptive to the crowd. He even did the music for the ceremony at the very last minute. These two are flexible and do what it takes to make your wedding special. I got so many compliments from my guests for these two. I highly recommend them for any wedding or event that can use both a photographer and a DJ.