When I think about planning any event " Here and Now Events " is on the top of the list. Raquel's…read moreprofessionalism and attention to detail is impeccable. Let's not forget the amazing staff and phenomenal vendors used to execute every event, it's breathtaking. I've had the opportunity to partner with Raquel and her team on more than one occasion and I've never walked away dissatisfied. If your planning your next event, contact " Here and Now Events " . Thank you

Absolutely the best coordinator!! I hired Raquel about 6 weeks before my wedding as I wanted to…read moreensure that everything was covered leading up to and on my wedding day. My first meeting with Raquel was great. She is very personable, knowledgeable about the business, and I knew I could trust her in ensuring me and my husband's special day went without any problems. Raquel made sure she was prepared by reading through all contracts to make sure nothing was missed and preparing the day of timeline. She made sure that our vision came true the night of our wedding. There were so many moving parts, Raquel did an amazing job to ensure that everyone was sticking to schedule. Raquel also coordinated with all of my vendors. That was the main reason why I hired Raquel, to make sure that the day of the wedding, the vendors were all knew their part, were to go, vendors showing up on time, how each of them effected one another's services and how everyone would come together as a team to make it one unforgettable night. Raquel was able to do just that so that me and my husband did not have to worry about anything but enjoying our day. Raquel went above and beyond, and even helped me find the bustle on my dress which was such a struggle for the both of us! She was always right there if my husband or I needed anything, even making sure that we ate. Raquel also attending our rehearsal the night before the wedding and did such a great job with leading and directing my bridal party with where to walk, and the pace, while playing the songs we had chosen for the ceremony. Raquel's fees are very reasonable and fair with the outstanding level of service she provides. If I were to host another large event, I will definitely consider hiring her again! Do not hesitate to reach out to her, you will not be disappointed!!

For almost two years, Karen Brown firmly stuck with me throughout the whole long process of making…read moremy wedding a reality. My husband and I got married on a perfect weekend last April in Brooklyn. The wedding went on without a hitch, and it was better than anything I imagined. Our guests keep saying that it was one of coolest weddings they've ever been to, but judging from that you wouldn't think that there was a long backstory involved to make it happen. Karen is a master in keeping the plan on track, and she coordinated all possibilities no matter what happened the entire time. Something new always seemed to pop up, from an unexpected wedding date and location change, to me suddenly having to move to a completely different city 300 miles away, to ceremony changes, and to us considering starting from scratch to do a city hall wedding midway (which we didn't). AND she seriously saved the day when our photographer couldn't show up at our wedding. Karen Brown's crisis management skills are the sh*t. We would've had to make do with someone's iPhone pics if it weren't for her finding another photographer at the last minute! We couldn't have been more grateful for having her as our planner that day. I thought she took care of that amazingly well: the original photographer called her the night before explaining he couldn't come, and Karen then immediately contacted another photographer, who was thankfully available, and booked her that same night. Karen handled the crisis on her own before she told me on the morning of the wedding so that I didn't have one more thing to worry about. I was completely stressed out in the days leading up to the wedding. If she called me the night before about this I would've lost my mind. So I was engaged for a long time but kept putting off wedding planning since I was always too busy. Karen got me started, making it easier for me by preparing a neat folder of all the info I needed and discussing the big picture. All my husband and I really wanted was a small casual party with good food, and Karen helped us develop a creative concept that fit our budget, which was also small. Being a former interior designer, she knows how to design good-looking events well. In working with her, I felt that she really took the time to really understand us and our needs to give us ideas that spoke to us, using her extensive knowledge of wedding places and people in the NYC area. Karen also had a great way of helping me see answers more clearly when I'm indecisive about things in the process, and that was great since being the decision maker on most everything was pretty stressful. Most importantly for me, since I had so much going on in my life, was that Karen created a personalized month-by-month checklist of what I need to do prior to my wedding date and followed up with me regularly for more than a year to make sure I created a guest list, bought my dress, sent out the save-the-dates, etc. When we were looking around for a venue and vendors, she took time out of her day to come along with us and asked them important questions that I didn't even think of. She also formulated a timeline for the wedding weekend scheduling each happening by the minute and sent it to all the vendors and the wedding party to keep them in the loop. Having everyone on the same page just made everything run much smoother. One of the best things I remember about Karen was that one day she mailed me a letter that was stuffed with exclusive sales at local wedding and accessory shops. She collected these from a recent wedding planner's gathering and thought of me. I was pleasantly surprised and so touched! Not only is Karen the most organized person I know who can be trusted to cover all the bases, she's also very conscientious in everything she does, and she's so pleasant to work with on top of all that. I had quite an exciting adventure with Karen Brown and can't believe we finally pulled it off so nicely! Needless to say, I've recommended her to everyone and will definitely get her on board for my next big party!

I found Karen online and was incredibly impressed with her reviews...and so now too, I am a…read morebeliever. We hired Karen to help us with a company cocktail party for about 100 guests. This was party on a terrace on the 16th floor, in midtown, and had lots of moving parts to be coordinated. She found us a great caterer;worked closely with our DJ; took care of every detail we could think of (and she thought of many things we never even considered) ..and when the going got tough two days before the event, and rain showed up in the forecast, she managed to get us a tent for the event, which worked out perfectly. All in all Karen was great to work with and our party was a huge success!! Thanks Karen, for taking the responsibilities away from me and allowing me to totally enjoy our party.

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.

Everything was perfect. Christa and Mia were excellent and so helpful. Peter Boruchowitz was our…read moreofficiant and we could not have asked for a better ceremony. Photographer Kevin Lee was creative and so nice to worth with. Thank you all so much.

I cannot even begin to tell you, for the coldest snowy day in December 2019, how perfect the…read morewedding turned out. The staff at Central Park wedding was so thorough and professional. I felt like everything went so smooth and beautiful. Christa and her staff helped make the wedding so perfect and made sure it was done exactly how we dreamed. I highly recommend a central park wedding, especially Christa! Thank you all again for making it such a perfect day!

I had the pleasure of working with Berenice over the weekend. She has a wealth of knowledge and…read moreexperience in the wedding industry, great communication and is an all round lovely person. Looking forward to next time!

My relationship with Berenice is complicated. I do not know whether to call her a planner, a…read moredecorator, an artist, a vendor liason, creative director, or friend. I initially was with another planner who got very sick and was recommended Berenice. I was apprehensive with the wedding jitters changing planners, but it was one of the best decisions I made for my wedding. Berenice was organized having multiple portfolios with my vision in tow. Multiple layouts pictures, and google docs to create my vision meeting her on the first day after just one phone call. She explained everything in detail and nothing I wanted was over the top and we ALWAYS stayed in budget. With a planner you want someone who is creative so that things that may be financially out of reach they can manipulate and create it for you. Berenice did that multiple times. My guests were astounded with the details all spear-headed by Berenice. Everything I asked for I got and then some, nothing was out of reach. Up until the day of the wedding Berenice had added all these details that made the guests really in awe. On my wedding day Berenice made sure everything ran smooth and on time having walkie talkies lookin like the CIA! Did I mention all the vendors that she found that were high quality but gave us good prices because they knew her (One that made us a wooden seating chart decorated with beautiful greenery). Berenice is also a calligrapher, and wrote out all of our wedding items in this beautiful cursive! I can't put into words how awesome she is. If you want someone who is creative, organized, dependable, loves meeting in person, goes above and beyond, Professional, Kind, Smart, and will be a pitbull if you need it. Then use Oh So Beautiful Events! I recommend 100x over!!! SHES AMAZING I MEANT IT

Carmen and her team did SUCH an exceptional job from start to finish. Very professional. She did…read moreeverything we asked for when it came to our daughters very magical 5th birthday. She was very organized and detailed. I would use this company again.

Carmen was wonderful from start to finish. Very professional and listened to all my ideas (and many…read moreI kept adding) she made my babyshower worry free, all I had to do was show up and enjoy it! Also she was able to find me a nut-free baker due to my nut allergies which was a huge plus! I had so many compliments on how simple and beautiful the decor was! I def would use the Branch Events for another occasion. Thank you for such a beautiful and memorable Babyshower!

I came to SPINA with a friend for her to try on some dresses. It's in a convenient location across…read morethe street from Cucina Alba (go for lunch!) and with a storefront which I really appreciate - so many bridal shops are located inside office buildings. Kelly helped us and she was sooo sweet and helpful. We had limited time (appointments are 1hour) but we tried at least 10 dresses and she was happy to accommodate any style we wanted to try. Overall, SPINA was my favorite bridal shop we visited that day. It's small, has a beautiful and curated collection, and the service was excellent. I would definitely recommend this boutique to my friends getting engaged!

Came here on a Friday afternoon with my cousins after she mistakenly booked an appointment for the…read morefollowing week. We called several times before leaving the house to confirm my appointment but no one answered. So we left her house and drove two hours to see what she hoped would be the dress of her dreams. When we got to the bridal salon the woman looked at us from behind the door and unlocked it. The woman just popped her head out of the door and rudely asked when our appointment was. When we realized our mistake, we begged just to SEE the dress my cousin had in mind, but the woman would not budge. We even told her how far we'd driven but to no avail. Honestly, really disappointed with the customer service here.

Michelle and her team are great to work with. Coordinating with Michelle was an easygoing…read moreexperience and she was extremely attentive and professional. They were right on schedule the day of the wedding and everything went through as planned! Couldn't be happier! Thank you for such a memorable evening.

Hiring Michelle and her team was by far the best thing I could have done! Our wedding was a…read morefairytale and it is all due to the extremely hard work, organization and friendly demeanor Michelle had delivered from day 1 when meeting with her. I had no idea how much work and how difficult planning a wedding could be but Michelle sent me checklist after checklist to keep me organized and as stress free as a bride could possibly be (there's still stress no matter what...you're getting married let's be real). We had a 200 person wedding out in Montauk and Michelle introduced herself well in advance to all vendors previously even though she did not technically start working for us until the last 6 weeks. She was on top of every detail to make sure that this wedding would be exactly as I had envisioned and it was beyond that in the end. She and her team were completely behind the scenes but if you ever needed anything they would magically appear and help you with any little need. It was incredible. As the bride, I did not need to stress about lost guests, wedding party members, photographers, the band...nothing! She did it all with her team and it made my wedding the dream I am still falling asleep to. Thank you Michelle for everything and I plan on referring you to all my future bride-to-be friends!!