Audrey became a member of my NAPW Chicago Chapter last year and she was an essential part of our two most successful events to date. In Sept 2012 she coordinated a seminar by Dr Judith Wright for our Chapter called Feminine Power: The Overlooked Advantage. In May of this year she spear-headed our first Charity Fashion Show, raising over $10,000 for Dress for Success and bringing exposure to over 40 women entrepreneurs in Chicago. Her creative genius landed us the hottest event in Chicago in May! Audrey Gordon was an essential piece of our success and I'm very grateful for all of her help and support. Her service and knowledge of event-planning was nothing short of outstanding. She is a now a life-long friend and my event-planner extraordinaire! read more

Ruined my friend's wedding this past weekend. Left the bride at the altar waiting for the groom. Ate food off the vendor's plates when they weren't looking, insulted the DJ, didn't diffuse a fight b/w the Photog and a guest. Was horribly disorganized and basically sabotaged the entire night, thankfully people at the venue were there to clean up here mess. She walked around lost basically all night. She was rude. She didn't remember information we told her 2 minutes ago. Kept on reasking the same questions. SHE was supposed to be in charge and make sure everything ran smoothly and if anything she was the source of every problem. STAY AWAY read more

I went to a bridal show in 2013 and stumbled across Audrey and her amazing candy table. After leaving and forgetting about reaching out to her she sent me an email and we met for coffee. I thought she was awesome and so sweet. My fiancé and I decided that we wanted to hire her, so in December of 2013 we have her the signed contract and the deposit. And then I didn't hear back from her for weeks. After emailing numerous times to see if she could call certain caterers or answer a few of my questions, she finally emailed me stating that someone close to her was having health problems and Audrey was having a bit of a rough time. I told her that I completely understood and hoped to hear from her soon. Well I didn't hear from her soon, I had to finally send a strongly worded email before she came back on board. Family and friends told me to find a new person but I really liked her and so we continued on. Then she set up a time tower with a caterer that I had met with before to go over contract and little things with. When we sit down with caterer she seemed so shocked that I knew about them, telling me that I never told her I had met with them before. Well the meeting happened and we signed a contract and immediately after signing my fiancé and I had buyers remorse. We did not want to pay 8 grand for a taco bar, so we had my sister (who did a lot more than Audrey who was being to do this stuff) call the caterer and see if we could cancel, the caterer was rude and started raising her voice and told her she wouldn't force her food down our throats if we didn't want it. After that, I get a call from Audrey who got a call from the caterer (which I still don't understand why) and she is complaining that I didn't go with the caterer and that she requires clarity in this work relationship and she was no longer comfortable working with me on my wedding. I told her that her decision was fine with me since my fiancé and I were the ones who were paying for the wedding and making all the final decisions. When asked about deposit she said it was non refundable, after politely letting her know that I was getting my money back one way or another she finally sent me a check for deposit. I have never in my life had to deal with someone as unprofessional as Audrey had been. Signing on with me to fall off the face of the planet, to then not like the decision I'm making with my money and then back out of a wedding and try to keep the money. Now if I had fired her then I would understand. Needless to say I have a new planner who has, in my opinion, done more for me in the past few weeks than Audrey had done in the months she was hired. Brides please do your homework on who you are working with. Look for reviews from people she has worked for, not reviews from vendors who have worked alongside her on events. read more

I am a Chicago vendor and have worked with Audrey on multiple events! The NAPW Fashion show most recently, and many weddings and Bar/Bat Mitzvah's over the years. 1) Audrey as a person is a doll and such a resource to her clients. 2) She did a fabulous job organizing the Fashion Show and keeping every one on track - vendors, participants, and models - leading up to and during the event. 3) I have never had any issue nor have my clients' while working with Audrey. Whether it is logistics, vendor management, creative design, Audrey continues to be just Fabulous! read more

Pizazz is a word that is synomonos with Audrey Gordon Parties. She knows exactly how to spice up any event to give it class. I've worked with Audrey for many decades and she has never failed to please her clients with her attention to detail and impeccable style. Her pleasant bubbly personality makes her a joy to work with. read more

Hi Audrey! I've been wanting to write to you ever since the wedding, but the weeks got away from me. I want to thank you so much for your wonderful help and guidance in the planning of Lexi and Josh's outstanding wedding. It was a fairytale weekend, from start to finish! Josh certainly pulled out all the stops to give his beautiful bride the wedding of her dreams. You were the guiding force behind it all and the entire weekend went PERFECTLY, thanks to you. The actual wedding day was so relaxing for all of us, knowing you had everything under control. That made for an extra wonderful, memory-making day! Of course, the silly airlines fiasco, involving our son-in-law getting to Chicago, caused a few frazzled nerves! But even that had a dramatic and happy ending, straight out of the movies! That is something Josh and Lexi will never forget....and neither will Steve! Thank you so much for your very important role, in Lexi and Josh's very special day. With me being out-of-state, it was a great comfort to me, knowing you had my " little girl" under your wing! Wishing you continued success in your fun career....Mazel! Happy Holidays! Betsy Schumacher read more

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!! What a Magical weekend!! You made sure ALL the details were executed beautifully and beyond. I'm forever grateful!! Audrey, you are amazing at what you do!! read more

Our family has used Audrey to organize milestone events for us since 1996. She is fabulous and attends to every detail. The most recent event she did for us was in celebration of my stepfather's 80th birthday at the Chicago Yacht Club. Audrey did a fantastic job of arranging for all the vendors - and even had a separate room set aside for my twin toddlers to play in so they wouldn't get too bored at the "grown up" party. Thank you, Audrey! read more

Audrey is the best! She helped me plan my wedding which was 5/10/14 at St Michael's Church and the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. She has so much experience in event planning (33 yrs) and executed our event like a pro. She also made all of my bridesmaids and family feel comfortable and relaxed throughout all of our wedding events. Not to mention she is hilarious and had me laughing thru it all, even in some severely stressful moments. Audrey is worth every penny that she charges and she was friendly to the bride on a budget (ME). I signed up for 'month of planning'.HIRE HER and rest assured your wedding will be great. read more