Martha was incredible! She was detailed orientated and so warm. Her calm demeanor and organization…read moremade this process so easy! highly recommend AELO. I do not know what we would have done without her!

We had an absolutely wonderful experience working with An Event Less Ordinary for a birthday…read morecelebration. From the planning process through the event itself, the team was kind, responsive, knowledgeable, and incredibly easy to work with. They helped us think through details we never would have considered on our own, offered thoughtful advice and support, and brought so much expertise to the overall planning. On the day of the event, they made everything feel seamless. It was such a relief to know they were managing all the details and making sure everything went according to plan. The decor they created was truly magical. When I came downstairs after getting ready and saw what they had done with the greenery, candles, and overall setup, I was blown away. They added beautiful touches I never would have thought of myself. It completely transformed the event! Most importantly, they made the actual celebration happen without a snag. We truly could not have done it without them, and I'm so grateful for the care, creativity, and hard work they brought to such a special day. Highly recommend!

There aren't nearly enough superlatives to explain how incredibly amazing Swiss Dot Weddings was to…read morework with, Alexis is a rock star Day of Coordinator!! She was great at keeping us on track with our planning along the way and made it super easy to share our notes and information with her to take over a few weeks before the wedding. She seamlessly managed all of our vendors (and family at times-bless her patience!) to ensure that my husband and I were able to enjoy our day to the fullest! She went above and beyond to make sure that we had everything we needed or wanted at every moment of our special day and we are eternally grateful for how she helped us to pull off one of the biggest parties we'll ever host!! Alexis was there for me by phone, text, email at all times of the day leading up to the wedding and always knew just what to do to save the day! I would highly recommend booking with Alexis the moment you have a wedding date determined, she was definitely one of our very best vendors for our big day!

Alexis helped us with our June wedding in Chicago. She was amazing! She was our "day-of" planner,…read morebut went above and beyond that. We met a few times before the big day to chat about the wedding, expectations, duties etc. She gave me recommendations on vendors, communicated with each of our vendors on her own and sent them all their own schedule for the big day. She was very well organized, which I needed, being as OCD as I am. I reached out to her for many things and she took on the responsibilities with open arms. She took a lot of stress off of my shoulders, months, weeks and especially the day of the wedding. She was one of the best investments for our wedding.

Best money spent! I highly recommend Naturally Yours Events…read more Kristen was our event coordinator and she executed our day with perfection. 10 out of 10!!

The team at NYE events was fantastic to work with from start to finish. I had a great first…read moreconsultation on what I was looking for and was paired with Tempris, who I cannot say enough good things about. She is kind and thorough and truly made me feel supported and confident that all of our plans would be executed. She is both professional and warm and it was a true joy to spend the day with her! I wholeheartedly recommend NYE and am so grateful to Tempris and the rest of the team.

Nicole, Colleen, and the rest of the Urban Allure team did all of the florals for our wedding and…read moreit completely exceeded all of my expectations. Nicole worked with me over several meetings to help me bring my vision to life. She had amazing creative ideas that I would have never thought of on my own and really understood what we were going for. They hung florals, disco balls, and even chandeliers over our dance floor, creating the most stunning environment. Colleen, who handled a lot of the floral sourcing, even included some beautiful blooms from her personal garden in our arrangements. It was such a special touch. Choosing Urban Allure was one of the BEST vendor decisions I could have made and I'd recommend them to anyone.

I agreed to work with Nicole on 2/23/24 and paid her $2,000 based on her assurance that there would…read morebe no issue securing sponsors and selling tickets. However, after more than four months had passed, there were no sponsorships or tickets sold and for that reason, I had to cancel the event, which was only two and a half months away. Here were two assurances in her contract: Create impactful promotional content Assist in sponsorship level creations & materials While I can't prove if the promotional content was impactful, it certainly didn't appear so given there were no sponsorships or tickets sold. And while she did create sponsorship materials, they clearly weren't helpful either in terms of selling tickets or securing sponsors. She also said that she had previously hosted a fundraiser for the charity I was looking to raise money for, so I believed her claim that she could secure sponsors and sell tickets without a problem. When I asked why there were no sponsorships or tickets sold upon cancelling the event, she said the market was unusually bad. If that was the case, I don't see how she couldn't have known this information merely four months earlier when we agreed to work together. Is it reasonable to think that the market changed so drastically so quickly? And why didn't she tell me the market was bad sooner before she started spending more time? She could have offered me the option of requesting a refund and suggested I cancel the event some time sooner. I should also note she did not create promotional materials until 4/5/24 and did not share a task list until 4/6/24. I then waited until 5/11/24 and saw that she hadn't contacted anyone on the list yet, so I sent over 100 e-mails over the next week, but hardly received any interest. The event was scheduled for 9/16/24, and since we didn't have any sponsorships or tickets sold, I decided to cancel the event on 6/27/24. I know people don't always buy tickets early, but the fact that not a single ticket was sold made no sense. At the very least, given that she materially misrepresented what she could offer, I would think Nicole would have offered a full or partial refund or at least a credit if I agreed to work with her again, but she made no such offer. I initially communicated all of this information through the Better Business Bureau, who reached out to Nicole multiples times, but Nicole did not respond to any of their requests. If she did, then I wouldn't have written this review.

This is actually my second time having the pleasure of working with Nichole and her amazing team…read more Last minute (well a few months before) I decided I needed something beautiful to set the tone of our wedding weekend and have floral and decor for our wedding eve/rehearsal dinner at the Chicago Firehouse. I wanted a vibey/moody setting to really accentuate the dark wood and old Chicago feel of the building and knew that Nichole was the perfect fit from the start. I simply told her where it was and her proposal came back PERFECT. Beyond that, when it came to life it was 10000% times better than on paper in the proposal. All evening we received so many compliments about how everything looked and how beautiful everything was. Nichole is also an incredibly kind vendor - one who is always responsive, goes out of her way to make sure your vision comes to life and the truly best compliment you can give her and her team is to simply get out of their way. She has a way of seeing beauty in spaces and venue to make your vision come to life and she's such a gift to the wedding and event community in Chicago. Working with Nichole and her team, you will feel a sense of calm and contentment knowing that your dreams are in the very best of hands.

One look at XO Designs Instagram page and we knew Nichole and her team were the ones we wanted for…read moreour wedding. Nichole is a beautiful person, everything we discussed upon our initial conversation was brought to light on our wedding day, she truly delivered magic. Her creativity in building the floral assortments were simply stunning, our guests were in awe of the beauty. All of the flowers took my breath away, I will forever be daydreaming about them. We couldn't have asked for a better team to be with us on our wedding day, they were all very professional and kind. We can't recommend Nichole and XO Designs enough, they truly made our day magical

Nordine Events planned and executed my wedding. I have nothing, but good things to say. From…read moreconcept to execution, everything went very smoothly. It was very clear that Katie understood what we wanted to do, and had the know how to make it happen. She was able to pull together all of the necessary details (and believe me, there were a million of them) to make our special day amazing. Thank you so much! I highly recommend Nordine Events.

The best event planner/event services company in the Chicagoland area! From the attention to…read moredetail based upon initial concept chats through their ability to execute a perfect event (where all I had to do was have fun and listen to all my guests compliments) is exactly what Nordine Events does flawlessly. I could write pages on how awesome these guys are!

I was hesitant about getting a day-of-wedding coordinator, but I'm SO glad I did. I didn't want…read morefamily or friends to have to help out during the wedding, and there were so many details that couldn't be completed until the day of. With Anesha's industry experience, she was able to ask the right questions and know exactly what to do. Anesha and I spoke several times before the wedding and met once at the wedding venue. We emailed numerous times, and I felt she had an accurate vision of the wedding plan. She made several suggestions about decorations and recommendations about organization. Anesha's extremely calm demeanor and competence helped us have a wonderful celebration. On the day of the wedding, I was able to relax and enjoy getting ready knowing that Anesha was at the venue directing vendors and finishing the last minute set-up. During the actual event, she made sure all the transitions went smoothly, and even stepped up to lead the inexperienced staffing team (I unfortunately hired) through their tasks. Anesha, thank you so much for helping make our big day run smoothly. We could not have done it without you.

How can we thank Bambi enough for planning the wedding of our dreams? Through family illness and…read moreCOVID-19, she still made planning a wedding feel easy, fun, and joyous. She took so much off of our plates and did so much behind the scenes to make sure our big day was nothing but fun and perfect. The wedding itself was absolutely stunning- she took into account our ideas and likes, and made it come together beautifully! My husband and I were in awe once we saw our gorgeous ceremony spot and reception. Bambi is also warm, responsive, kind, and caring. She feels like family and we just love her. Thank you so much, Bambi!!!

I am so happy we decided to use BCR events for my wedding! Nicki Eisenstein was great to work…read morewith. I am not always the most decisive person and when it came to my wedding, there were some items where I had a clear vision of what I wanted and many of which I had no clue. Nicki did a great job of seeing to it that our wedding was perfect and tailored to our wishes. Nicki was great to work with, always very pleasant and offered great ideas. She helped us with so many little details I did not even realize went into wedding planning. She really got to know me personally and because of this, she gave me ideas and vendors that would fit with my personality and style. Thank you Nicki and BCR Events!