I've been driving limousines for over 30 years. I have done thousands of weddings. I have seen…read moresome good wedding planners and I have seen some bad ones. This company is amazing. As soon as I see.Carla Friday I say thank God this wedding is gonna go smooth. She is amazing covers every detail very on point. Everybody's always happy. When I do weddings with her, everything goes so smooth. If you're looking not to worry and make sure everything goes right on your wedding day, this is the company you need. Carla Friday is amazing

I'm not even sure where to start with my review. I was in a very desperate situation that turned…read moreout to be a blessing in disguise. I was married on 10/7/2023 and Details Made Simple (Carla) made sure it was the most beautiful, and least anxiety provoking day. I had previously booked a Day Of Coordinator in March 2023. This DOC promised me the world and more for my October 2023 wedding. We'll fast forward to August 2023 meeting with my venue, I was alone and freaking out. My DOC (not Carla) bailed on me for the venue meet, and made me feel like I was panicking for no reason with a timeline that will be formulated week before wedding. (Again not Carla) Thanks to my maid of honor coming through with an amazing recommendation, I was given Carlas's number after feeling defeated and upset with my previous DOC not supporting me or showing up for me when necessary. After 2 hour conversation with myself and my mom, I immediately felt at ease with Carla. My concerns were validated as "No way should a timeline be started 1 week before event". With many tears had during our initial conversation, that night I slept the best I had in all my wedding planning with Carla coming to my rescue and the rest is history. Details Made Simple is just that, Details Made Simple. From hiring (DMS) that August evening to my wedding on October 7, 2023, I was in The best hands Possible!!! We had a few phone calls in the weeks leading up to the wedding, and the month leading up to the wedding, myself and Carla were in contact regularly. She never hesitated to answer and email, a text or a phone call. I received updated timelines in my email on the regular, she contacted any vendors with whatever tasks were still not done, to her absolutely loving on my 3 year old niece on my wedding day, Carla was like having an extremely organized "family"member take charge and make sure myself, my husband and my bridal party had nothing to worry about on the wedding day. I can not speak highly enough about DMS services, professionalism and overall delivery of event planning. Carla, I am forever grateful to you! P.S. Carla was not available for my rehearsal at the church, but we had her team member Shadé. Also AMAZING. We were not an easy group and she got EVERYONE in place and running our ceremony as it was supposed to be. Thank you Shadé for being there for us!

Alyssa Sharpe is an incredible professional: knowledgeable, hard working, and always "can do."…read moreAlyssa helped me with all of the details in the lead up to the wedding as well as the various "day of" event coordination. No problem is too large for her to solve. To say that she was a lifesaver is an understatement! Alyssa is the consummate expert: organized, detail oriented, efficient, and an absolutely lovely human. I would recommend Alyssa 150%!

Very professional, organized and detail oriented! Don't know what I would do without her. Made my…read morewedding day seamless! Highly recommend :)

When we began planning our wedding, we had every intention of doing it ourselves and were convinced…read morethat we wouldn't need any outside help. We quickly learned that wedding planning is a full-time job and there was no way we could have done it alone. Beginning with our initial consultation, we were immediately impressed by Elizabeth's organizational abilities, professionalism, and enthusiasm for event planning. Once she met our parents they had the same impression, and throughout the process, she did a great job at mitigating our vision of what we wanted with what they did (which more often than not was quite different), and this one of the areas in which she most excels. We would have liked there to have been a stronger urge to negotiate with vendors, but all in all, Elizabeth was a joy to work with and we couldn't have done it without her. Not only were we able to plan our wedding in 5 months, but with Elizabeth's help, it was the wedding that everyone wanted. We would highly recommend her and Tandem Events to anyone looking to plan their next wedding or event.

We recently used Tandem Weddings for our ceremony and reception, and it was an extremely positive…read moreexperience. Elizabeth is a pleasure to work with -- she is highly organized, creative, resourceful, and thorough. We had all kinds of unconventional requests (baskets of in-season apples as the centerpieces; gluten-free cupcakes from Babycakes NYC in lieu of wedding cake; kosher wine for all; an eight-piece band with a singer traveling from out of state; and more) -- and she handled everything with confidence, excellent judgment, and genuine enthusiasm for our wedding. Elizabeth works extremely well with all kinds of people from clergy to catering staff, and during our ceremony and reception she proved herself to be extremely skilled at ensuring that we were buffered from all the behind-the-scenes details and logistics -- freeing us to truly enjoy and absorb the day as the meaningful and beautiful moment in our lives that it was. At the same time, she has a keen eye for budget and cost-containment, and this helped greatly in the early-to-mid stages of the planning process. I highly recommend Elizabeth and Tandem Weddings, and we are grateful to her for making our day so special and memorable!

Beware of this wedding planner. In her first meeting she will promise the moon, tell you that she…read moreoften times asks for a couples picture of their living space to understand them. After that, we thought we were getting a personalized experience. She however specializes in cookie-cutter, where she'll just use the same vendors she always uses. Basically, if you want her to do work and find artists/creatives in your aesthetic and budget, she's not the person. In our case, she agreed to do a last-minute wedding, then dropped us a month before because we didn't want to use her basic vendors and tried to keep our money. The amount of extra costs we incurred as a result was horrible. She also made us feel cheap, when in reality we were just were not interested in just throwing 20k for a photographer we weren't absolutely obsessed with. We ended up spending over half a million, but with her just a horrendous experience all around.

She is terrible. She doesn't honor her contract. The contract says if the wedding is cancelled she…read morewill refund a certain amount of the money you have given her as a deposit. She refused to do that with us and kept 8 thousand dollars more than she is contractually entitled to. That is a very dishonest thing to do. In addition, when we were working with her, she kept pushing us to up our budget. It was already several hundred thousand dollars and she just wanted us to spend more. I tell everyone who asks to avoid working with her.

We hired Elise at Starling on Bond at the recommendation of our venue, 501 Union, as our month of…read morecoordinator, and it was one of the best decisions we made. I've put together many events professionally and began the wedding process thinking I'd be able to handle most things myself or hire a friend to help day of. But, as we got deeper into planning, we quickly realized having a month of coordinator was absolutely necessary for a stress-free day. In the months leading up to the wedding, I occasionally peppered Elise with questions, and she always answered quickly and helpfully. We began our meetings together a little over a month out from the big day, and from the start Elise was warm, organized, thoughtful, and professional. She was always two steps ahead of me and anticipated things I never had, even as an extremely Type A bride. Having Elise working behind the scenes made the day such a breeze for me and my husband. We had a detailed and well-planned timeline to go by, and didn't have to worry about the minutiae that can take away from being able to enjoy the day. My husband and I wanted to be entirely present for our wedding, and as natural hosts, it was so nice to not have to worry about all the little details for once. If anything went wrong, we didn't know about it. Our day was that smooth, thanks to Elise. We absolutely loved working with her and highly recommend her to anyone who's wondering if they need a coordinator (you do.)

We worked with Paulette as our day-of-coordinator and cannot begin to describe how helpful and…read moreorganized she was. Everything I had been stressing about for months was completely taken over by Paulette and she managed every single vendor and detail perfectly. The day of our wedding she solved problems secretly behind the scenes, ensuring that it was the perfect day for my husband and I. We don't have enough positive things to say - THANK YOU PAULETTE!

This is way overdue. Marissa is phenomenal and exceptionally intuitive. She is calm, collected, and…read morea pro at this wedding planing! As a bride you need Marissa on your team. It's the only way you can be a guest at your own wedding. I did the Partial Planning Package and did not have to worry about a single thing leading up to or on the day of my wedding. There is no issue she cannot fix and foresees any problem you may face/have to think about. She managed to help plan a 350 person wedding at a manhattan venue with exceptionally high ceilings and a venue known for pushing their own vendors on people. Marissa made sure we weren't bullied into options we did not want and went to bat for us with our venue (we loved them, but they were bossy) over important things to us. Marissa is an amazing human who rocks at her job. She has this wedding planning down to an art! Thank you, Marissa!

I was referred to Marissa from a good friend's little sister's wedding. This was definitely money…read morewell spent, as she made the big day run so smoothly. I was planning a NJ wedding from across the country and she was always keeping me updated and quick to respond. Her entourage are on point, all dressed in black with headsets on, staying out of pics, but in arms length from me and my husband. All the other reviews are true and if I definitely recommend her to future brides!

After interviewing several wedding planners, we made the decision to hire Jackie Travers, and I can…read morehonestly say she is worth every penny. We went with her full planning service package, and worked with her over 16 months. Nothing fazes her -- we changed our plan from an at-home wedding in CT to using a venue in Manhattan, and it was no issue. She is incredibly responsive, and replied to my many, many emails in a timely manner. She helped us secure ideal vendors, kept us on track with our planning tasks, and put together an incredible day-of timeline. Her attention to detail is superb, as is her familiarity with contracts and her skill for negotiation (Jackie was actually previously an attorney!). The wedding day itself was an absolute dream. Jackie and her assistants dealt with any problems before we even heard about them, making sure we were able to enjoy our wedding day without stress. They dealt with even the most minor of tasks, like helping organize the hotel suite for the first look, steaming my dress after the photographs, and even helping me get in to my dress. They also made sure everyone was where they needed to be at all times, ensured that we were fed and watered, and looked after our wedding party and parents. I would consider myself a fairly demanding person who has extremely high standards. Jackie knocked this out of the park and we are so impressed by her professionalism and planning skills. Most importantly, Jackie is kind, caring, and warm. By the end of the wedding planning process, we really felt like we were working with a friend. Our friends and family all absolutely raved about what a great job Jackie and her team did making all the moving parts of our wedding come together seamlessly. We are recommending Jackie and Busy Bride Planning to everyone we know.

We hired Jackie to help us with final countdown and day-of coordination for our wedding a few weeks…read moreago. It was a fabulous decision! She was the planner for our friend's wedding and they highly recommended her. Planning a wedding is a lot of work, and the last month in particular is crazy. I really don't think I could have maintained my sanity without her help! Jackie was patient, kind, responsive, professional, detailed and thorough. She thought of things that I hadn't even thought of to consider and made sure that everything was ticked and tied leading up to the wedding, including creating an extensive run of show. She even helped us find a videographer three days before the big event! I was relieved to know that day of she and her team were there making sure that all of the details were in place and that things ran smoothly. Thank you, Jackie!

As soon as we met with Jen as a prospective planner, we knew she was the one! Having eloped just…read morethe two of us earlier in the year, we wanted a celebration with family and friends that was anything but traditional - Jen knew exactly what our vision was and brought it to life better than we could have imagined! From the cocktail party to the after party, everything was exactly the Manhattan party of our dreams. Planning a party in New York while living in California definitely gave us pause, but Jen was there every step of the way to scout out venues, florists, food, etc. and kept us in the loop whenever we could not be there in person. As party planning amateurs, we relied heavily on Jen for florist, photographer, caterer, hair/makeup, etc. recommendations and she did not disappoint! Jen and her team were amazing on the day of our party, taking care of every detail and allowing us to have the most stress-free and fun day to celebrate with those closest to us - we cannot thank A Taylored Affair, Jen and her team enough for such an unforgettable event!!

Jen is the number one best wedding planner - period. We knew we wanted a planner right away, I read…read morea few reviews about Jen online and reached out. She immediately responded, sending me a calendar invite for our first chat (I appreciated that organization!) and I could hear in her voice that she was real, invested, creative and hardworking. And that was just the beginning. We worked together for 7 months or so, she found us our venue, dance teacher later, videographer, ordered us last minute late night wedding pizzas, helped with gift bags, invites, and ON AND ON. She helped us save $ with creative wedding hacks, always responded to a barrier or stumbling block (like vendors being booked or something not quite coming in the way we'd hoped) with a thoughtful solution. She NEVER let us down. Her mind is quick and she truly wants your wedding to be everything YOU want it to be, so you can give her your honest feedback on things you like, things you don't and she bounces along with you to keep cranking it all out while keeping you calm, and subtly giving you hints of what to think about next without EVER making me feel overwhelmed. On a human level, Jen is a star, the kind of person you can tell is a solid friend - she really brings that humanity, the fun, the candor and the humanness to the insanity that can be the wedding industry. HIRE HER, you're welcome :)