Heidi of Heidzillas was my day of coordinator for our wedding in May. Planning from out of town had…read moreit's challenging moments but having a resource tapped into the network of local vendors made things much easier. Heidi made sure the day ran smoothly and to our plan. She didn't try to alter our ideas and she appreciated our less traditional approach to some elements. The day of the wedding she effortlessly made sure all of the other vendors arrived on time and were set up properly. I can't recommend her enough. If you are looking for help planning your wedding you must call Heidi for full service or for day of coordination, you won't be disappointed.

We met with Heidi long before I was convinced that we needed a "wedding planner" for more than the…read moreday of the wedding. As the planning proceeded, I realized how much I depended on Heidi for her expertise, advice, and wisdom. While this was my first wedding, she was experienced. She truly "understood" our (the parents' and the kids') visions and all our personalities and made everything seem manageable and possible. She gave us perspective and more importantly, made both the planning process and the wedding day memories to cherish. Heidi was amazingly organized, anticipated all our needs, worked well with all the vendors, and was to first to send us professional-looking photos of the venue and ceremony. She went beyond what most of my friends' planners had done. Heidi is the best! We look forward to our next daughter's wedding (whenever that may be) just so we can work together again!

My husband and I got married 9/12/2020. As you can imagine, we had many challenges planning a…read morepandemic wedding, but we were set on our 9/12/2020 date. We planned a complete wedding in Chicago, IL, but a few months before our wedding, we had to relocate our entire wedding to Akron, Ohio. The added stress was worth it because it got us exactly where we needed to be. We had our dream wedding (honestly, it was better than I could have envisioned) and Dennis was right there capturing all of it through his ridiculously talented eyes. I can't express how incredibly wonderful Dennis and Mark were at our wedding. We didn't have a videographer and it didn't matter because the images Dennis Crider Photography gifted us are priceless. Dennis was with me from the morning through our reception and he managed to capture moments that I will forever cherish. Working with Dennis throughout the whole process was amazing, I knew from our very first conversation that he was our photographer as I felt I had known him for years. He is amazingly talented, professional, and worth more than he charges. Hiring Dennis Crider Photography is one of the best decisions you can make for your big day. (So much so that our venue has asked if they can use our photos- his photos- for their marketing.) I'll let some of these images speak for themselves.

Dennis does the most amazing job at his photography. He plans very creative shots for his subjects…read moreand captures all the important moments to give people memories that will last a lifetime.

Peter from Cleveland photo group shot my sisters wedding three weeks ago. I have been to too many…read moreweddings in my life and have seen my fair share of wedding photos. I can say that with out a doubt they did the best I have seen Peter and his team were great. Easy to work with,professional,made all of us feel good and was on top of everything. With out any problem I would refer them. The photos talk for them self but there service was top rate. I wish I could give them 6 stars best LE

Booking Cleveland Photo Group for my wedding continues to be my biggest regret. More details on why…read morebefore, but first, just google "raw vs. jpeg wedding" and know that they shoot in jpeg. Our ceremony was outdoors and we took family shots in the same location immediately after. They are all unusable. I tried to work with Cleveland Photo Group on edits and they couldn't deliver anything better. I finally realized I needed to hire someone else, but because the photos were shot in jpeg, they cannot be saved. I've consulted with several other photographers and editors at this point, and they've all been in agreement that the photos were shot incorrectly and can't be saved due to shooting in jpeg. Communication with Cleveland Photo Group was poor leading up to the wedding and after the fact with getting photos. Several people remarked to me how rushed the photographer felt during the day, and it shows in the photos. Many key moments and styles we had specifically asked for in advance were completely missed. We had to remind them to take individual photos of us, and he specifically had me leave my bouquet out of the pictures. He rushed me when getting changed to get a photo of my mom buttoning my dress, only to take a photo with my bra showing and only my mom's hands - no indication it is even her. Our "first look" can't even be recognized as a first look. Thankfully, we did get a couple nice photos. But, certainly not what we paid for and we didn't get many things I would expect from a reputable professional wedding photographer, such as tips on posing to look good or fixing my train in a single shot so that is shows nicely. I completely get that can't happen every picture, but the photographer was aware that I was wearing my deceased grandmother's dress and having a picture of it was very important, and he failed to deliver. As mentioned above, we chose our ceremony for the backdrop, with sky and lake, and it looks like a blank white screen in every photo. When we tried to work with them to fix it, we literally got the response "white girl in a white dress" was hard with the background. Though the team originally came off as kind and personable, I felt ignored and belittled in my dealings with the photographer leading up to and after the wedding. The main photographer grew more condescending as time when on, clearly putting no effort into shots he seemed to feel were beneath him, such as the first look and our table dash. So many key moments from a once-in-a-lifetime day were missed, and their team hasn't taken any accountability. If you're looking for anything other than a half-hearted, rushed capturing of your day that will leave you with regret, I suggest you look elsewhere.

We paid the owner to "run the show". We put in our wedding invites that the reception was at 5pm…read more We got to the venue a little before 5 for the grand entrance. We were hanging out in the bathroom at the venue to fix my brides hair before the grand entrance. Our photographer (who just happened to be our friend of 2 decades) came in to see what we were upto and was apparently told that grand entrance starts at 6. Well we didn't want to wait an hour so we asked her to ask the DJ if he would bump it to 5:30..his reaction???I run the show! And they ended up in a heating discussion in the reception hall because of his unkind words. She comes back to us told us what he said...we all chose to let it go...my bride and I step outside and he proceeds to come out after us and tell us again "I run this show!" "Your photographer has bad attitude!" Excuse me??We paid you to DJ not for your bad attitude and not for your schedule. Nothing else was to be earlier but the entrance. It was a slap in the face..we didn't pay all that money to be lectured by this guy! We didn't care how long he had been DJing either. Outrageously horrible experience he shoulda dropped it and he didn't. Had it not been my wedding day I would have told him off! His performance was subpar we asked him to play two full songs for the entrance and he cut the first one to the beginning of it and then onto the 2nd that's not what we wanted..his ego was way too big he should retire!

Absolutely Unbelievable Entertainment (DJ Deric) was our DJ for our wedding at The Barn at Hart's…read moreGrove and made our music dreams come true! From start to finish he went above and beyond to make sure our wedding ceremony, cocktail hour & reception was perfect! He was organized, attentive, professional, and experienced. We appreciated him taking time getting to know us and going through each detail of the event very thoroughly. Deric gave us good suggestions for our wedding timeline and music selections. The DJ ultimately really sets the vibe for the whole wedding, and I can say we DEFINITELY had a party! He did a great job keeping the dance floor packed the entire night! The photo booth that came in our package was a BIG hit! GREAT PROPS! They even made us a guestbook that was signed by our guests with all the picture slides that were taken in the photobooth throughout the night. We will have these memories forever! We received a TON of compliments on him the night of and the days following our wedding. He was worth every penny we paid! Because of Deric, our wedding was a dream come true! We would highly recommend him and his staff for any wedding or event where you want to have a GREAT time!!

My daughter was married 12/30/17. Patra Designs was the ultimate provider for many components of…read moreour wedding. They helped us select the invitations (which can be a difficult decision at best), worked on our place settings, created a beautiful framed board that posted the tables each guest were seated at and much more. The owner is delightful, creative and she really cares. She provides a service for party planning, including floral design that is not to be missed!

Rev Geffen perform a wonderful ceremony. She eas very caring an undetstanding. We were truly…read moreblessrd to have here.Thank you

It was a lovely backdrop to a lovely wedding…read more The Wedding Garden overlooks a creek and is a great venue for an outdoor wedding. The patio/outdoor garden space was covered with a cute copula and underneath were very nice chandeliers. Everything was clean and the service provided by the venue was exactly what you'd want. The only downside (the venue was indeed lovely), was it's right by the road and near the airport and train tracks. In Olmsted Falls, that's all sort of the thing you should be expecting, but it could get loud at times.

Loved loved loved our bartender. Made our party extra special with signature drinks. She also was…read morecreative with mocktails for the kids. Nice they bring their own bar set up & tear down. One less thing I had to to worry about at our big Halloween party. Would use every party!!

Used for our wedding . They kept the party going all night! Had signature cocktails ready and…read moreserved by staff when guests arrived & walked in. There was never a long line at bar. Had multiple bartenders shaking up martinis , long islands, mai tai etc... You name it, they could make it!!! My guest couldn't stop praising how great it they were! The spirit's helped keep the evening lively on the dance floor!!! Highly recommend. I know my friends will be using them for their weddings. Thanks for being awesome! Making our day all the better.