Want a lifelong best friend in a wedding planner? Someone to not only plan your wedding but who…read morewill listen to your family drama and cry tears of laughter with you as you share that your mom is trying to convince you to wear cowboy boots with your dress when you've imagined something far more elegant all along? Someone who doesn't mind your texts when you're overthinking a decision like taupe vs. sand colored table linens as if it's the biggest decision in the world? Someone who will pick out your flowers because it feels too overwhelming and you 100% trust her vision? Someone who will explain the logistics of what seems like a million moving pieces that will never all fall into place at the same time but somehow do? Honestly, just stop now, make it easy on yourself and hire Whitney already. You will not regret it. I had so much fun with Whitney, am forever grateful and will always consider her a best friend.

My son decided to have a destination wedding in Minneapolis, MN. Not knowing anyone in the wedding…read moreindustry there, I contacted a few wedding planners and settled on Aroona Events. Aroona, the owner, was exceptionally attentive, patient, and easy to work with. She went over and above to help us achieve the dream wedding my son and his wife wanted. Her calm demeanor helped the wedding party stay calm (no easy feat!) . She was easy to talk to and gave us everything we wanted. The vendors she works with are as professional, kind, and helpful as she is. It was a delight to work with Aroona, and I highly recommend her.

Not being religious and with my parent's backyard venue in mind, my husband and I wanted to hire an…read moreofficiant for our September 2012 wedding. We googled and compared reviews of local officiants. We wanted to hire someone that was affordable and able to direct a rehearsal. We got paired with Cara Tollefson through Minnesota Officiants. We had a sit down to meet Cara at a location that was convenient for the three of us. When we met Cara she gave us a lot of information and answered all of our many questions. We instantly got a good vibe from her. Although the cost of services was a little more than we had budgeted we recognized it was due to the fact that we wanted rehearsal time to be added in there. Cara didn't once pressure us to pay any kind of deposit but instead simply explained that if we wanted to pursue her services that we just needed to mail in a signed contract and a deposit. After we sent the deposit within the week she sent us a ceremony planner. This walked us through all the elements of the wedding with many options of each. With this planner we were able to pick and choose our readings, ritual, opening/closing remarks, etc. There was plenty flexibility to get as traditional or unique as we wanted. We opted for a simple and short non-denominatial ceremony. Cara was very responsive and helpful via email and even offered to meet in person as needed. Cara was absolutely fabulous!! The day before at the rehearsal we walked through everything and that was VERY helpful. I appreciate that she was willing to rehearse with us. She did a fabulous job of directing everyone. The ceremony felt so personal and everything she said was heartfelt. I'm sure she does a ton of weddings and it meant so much that she was genuinely happy and excited for us. She had an amazing energy and many people commented on what an wonderful job she did. Our wedding day was so special, it meant so much to have Cara there! I'm so happy we trusted our guts with our first meeting. She was absolutely fabulous and facilitated a beautiful and meaningful ceremony.

My wife and I were married at Mill City Museum this past August 2009 and we were fortunate enough…read moreto happen upon Jim Albani early enough in our planning process to secure his services for our wedding date. Our first meeting with Jim was at The Wilde Roast in NE (his recommendation) and we knew within five minutes that we wanted him to officiate our wedding ceremony. He was well-organized, amicably professional, and listened to our thoughts/concerns while providing great feed back. Exactly what we needed. We were looking for someone who seemed capable of delivering a seamless presentation. After only meeting a few times before our wedding day and without any prior rehearsal, Jim exceeded our highest expectations. He eliminated any and all worry from the entire process - allowing us to relax and focus on each other. Through thoughtful prepping and communication, he helped us to create a beautiful ceremony that accurately represented us as a couple and we couldn't be more happy with the results. Thanks Jim!

The absolute best wedding planning and stationary design of the region! Best of the Twin Cities!…read more The planning, communication, foresight, and design are world class. We started off in DIY land and quickly realized that our busy lives simply needed some extra TLC if we were going to have a wonderful wedding day for ourselves and our guests. Our invitations? Ah-freakin-mazing! There is much to love about Bella Mystique! Here are the highlights: - [ ] Responsive, prompt, courteous, and creative - [ ] Full vendor support without price gauging you or using unfamiliar sub-contractors. - [ ] Impeccable design eyes and creativity - [ ] Best in class vendor referrals and good relationships in the industry! This means we get better and faster service! - [ ] Personal and great at listening! No need to work with people who cannot follow your vision or give you real feedback. We have had the most exclusive and luxury experience with Bella Mystique from start to finish. . . Without any attitude and pressure. I'm looking forward to future events with Bella Mystique! Without a doubt, the gem of the Twin Cities.

Michelle is a goddess. I felt comfortable planning my wedding, but needed someone to help out the…read moreday of, to make sure everyone and everything was in place. She came to my house and picked everything up the weekend before. Called all my vendors a few days out to make sure everyone knew where they needed to be and at what time. We only met once right after I got engaged and I knew she was the gal for me. After a short conversation I felt very comfortable that she knew exactly what I was looking for. She gave me all kinds of great tips and recommendations. Because of the venue I got married at, there was no dressing area for me to hide in, so I didn't arrive at the wedding until it was time to walk down the aisle. I hadn't seen the venue decorated until then. I could not stop looking around. She made my wedding more beautiful than I imagined it would. If she was stressed out, it didn't show. Every time she talked to me she was as cool as a cucumber. I can't sing her praises enough!

THREE CHEERS FOR AMY ZAROFF AND HER EXCEPTIONAL TEAM!…read more My younger sister got married last weekend and for the past 9 months or so the gals at Zaroff have taken care of her, and my family's, every need and executed a huge 400+ person wedding without a hitch and really added to the positive experience for the bridal party and my sister, the bride. These girls think of everything and they execute A+, 100%. From detailed hair and makeup schedules to the actual set up of an event, if you work with Zaroff you know that everything will be taken care of and you can really experience your event as a guest -- without worry. From small garden parties to bar/bat mitzvahs, individualized stationary and invitations or large scale events I wouldnt hesitate to strongly recommend Amy and her team for anyone throwing an event or needing design help in the MPLS/St Paul metro.

We cannot say enough about how amazing Allie was on our wedding day. She literally handled…read moreeverything. No task was too big or too small. From set-up, to the flow of the evening, she kept us on track and allowed us to enjoy ourselves at our own wedding. Thank you for everything!!

We hired Famous Amos Transport to pull our travel trailer and to deliver it to our house on a…read morerainy, Sunday morning in under 24 hours of our first conversation. They were professional and reasonably priced. We plan on using them in the future and recommend them to anyone requiring such services. Thanks Mike and Tracey!

I'm a wedding and event planner in Minneapolis and just had the pleasure of working with Poly for…read moreour personal Christmas Shoot. I've worked with a lot of photographers and it was truly one of the best photographer experiences I've ever had. There are endless positive comments I could share about Poly but here are my key highlights: * Poly made us feel SO comfortable during the entire photo session. She is so warm, welcoming and so easy to be around. This is an easy thing to underestimate but a photographer's ability to make you feel comfortable like she does is EVERYTHING. It helps ease any awkwardness if getting photographed and helps bring out your natural personality that will shine in photos. * We aren't naturals in front of the camera by any means and she was so incredible about giving us direction to help capture the moments we wanted, which was hugely beneficial to us. She would even give out little "woofs" to try and get our dog to look at the camera, ha! * She wants to ensure you're happy with the photos and how you looks so she even asked what our favorite "sides" were and gave us a sneak at the photos so we could correct anything we wanted which I REALLY appreciated! * She has a beautiful editing & photography style that gives you timeless photos you'll be happy with for a lifetime. She did a fantastic job of capturing natural light and all the pretty little details. * Did I mention she's absolutely adorable and has a personality to match?! She was so fun to shoot with. I would recommend Poly a million times over for any wedding, event, family shoot, or anything for importance you'd like photographed! Thanks for being so sweet & amazing, Poly! xo

When I was at the beginning phases of wedding planning I had received some great advise from…read moresomeone and it was was to make a top three must have list for you and have your fiancée make a top three list for him and stick with it. One of my top three was to invest in a high end photographer so we would have our day documented in a beautiful way so that we could carry the memory of us and our special family with us forever! I felt it was worth the investment! After doing much research I found our photographer, Poly Mendes! I was so excited when she agreed to work with us! I was planning from afar so we chatted with the lovely Poly via Skype as we were not able to meet in person before the wedding. We knew without a doubt that we were making the right choice and we didn't have to worry, at all! I can honestly say it was one of my favorite parts of my whole wedding having Poly be our photographer! She made us all feel so comfortable and made friends with us all too! Poly has some big fans within my family: After the wedding my brother says when I get married I want her to be the photographer at my wedding and my grandma said if she's ever in Duluth, MN have her call me and I would love to get together with her and take her around town! It was an experience we'll never forget. She is sweet and captures the littlest things that made your day, your day! You'll also have little moments that you'll treasure besides the dreamy photos she captures; she happened to see several monarch butterflies floating along the shoreline at our lake location and pointed them out to us and told us the significance of them which is very meaningful to us to this day! I'm blown away by her talent and grace. She's a gem and someone you will not be disappointed in, I promise!