I've been able to witness Marah's work at 3 different weddings, and the flowers have always been…read moreabsolutely beautiful. She is very creative and artistic. She does a great job of bringing your vision to life. The flowers are always well taken care of and have no problem looking good until the end of the night. I've been so happy with her results as have my friends, and perhaps most importantly, the bridal mothers. Her customer service and communication were great, and she has a very good eye for details. There's never a brown petal in sight. I would definitely recommend booking Marah for your next wedding or event flowers.

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.

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!

My husband hired Laura to capture his surprise proposal to me and she did an AMAZING job with that…read more- we are so happy she was available to work with us again to capture our wedding! It is an absolute pleasure to work with Laura. She is so incredibly caring, thoughtful, thorough, and passionate. She was amazingly detailed in every step of the planning process and on the wedding day itself. On the wedding day, we worked with her, her second photographer (Francisco), and her father (Ronald). The first look we did with them was so beautiful, so perfect. We wish we could relive it! They did fantastic with the family photos, especially given how tricky those can be! Laura had so many great ideas for different shots we could do throughout our venue! Even though staged photos can still be a little weird for us, she did such an amazing job making us feel comfortable and making it fun. We don't have all the photos yet but the preview photos we have received so far are INCREDIBLE! We have received so many compliments from family and friends on them, so many comments on how fantastic they are! I can't recommend enough that you work with Laura for your wedding. She is truly phenomenal every step of the way and is so deeply passionate about what she does! Thank you again Laura!

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!

Ergo made my elopement wedding bouquet! I planned an elopement on a short timeline & I walked in to…read moreask if they had availability, and they did! I wasn't working with a color scheme, so I consulted with their team to put together a seasonal bouquet with Minnesota sourced florals. We decided on pops of orange, but mostly purples and pinks. I absolutely loved how the colors and shape turned out. Especially that pink dahlia! Total was $120 for bouquet and matching boutonnière.

I ordered a custom arrangement for Mother's Day and Ergo went above and beyond! They were so easy…read moreto work and communicate with and made my vision come to life. The arrangement they made for my mom was beautiful and exceeded my expectations. And to top it off, my mom said the delivery person was very friendly, which is a small yet important detail. Ergo is now my new go-to florist for any arrangements I send to my family in Minneapolis / St. Paul.

Louisa traveled to Wisconsin for our wedding this summer. She did a wonderful and VERY professional…read morejob. We are thrilled with our photos we'll have for a lifetime. She got all our shots in on time and with zero rushing or stress. The groom has approximately a million people in his family----she got ALL of them in a shot looking at the camera including the kiddos. Amazing. She has a great way with light and a unique point of view. As we hopefully won't ever be having a wedding again, I can't say I'd use her again (haha) but I highly encourage you to interview and hire her for your engagement and wedding photos!

Autumn was truly amazing! Everyone loved her! She does what YOU want! She is fun, caring,…read morecompassionate about her work, and will make it so flawlessly smooth for your big day that you won't even know she's there...except that you don't want her to leave your side. She is professional, but not stuffy. It's like having an extended family member there doing your photos, only she's amazing at what she does. (My family on the other hand, not so much! LOL!) A wedding attendee said she would fly her out to do her photos. That's a good plug right there. Thank you for a job well done for my besties.