Frank was absolutely lovely to work with! He made our wedding day so easy and laid back while…read morecapturing our entire day and more! He really new what was important to us that day. It was a dream to watch our day back through Frank's videos and would highly recommend him to all couples who are looking for incredibly memorable videos of their special day!

We had a phenomenal experience working with Frank as our wedding videographer! He came highly…read morerecommended to us by our long time photographer and we were SO happy to hear he was available on our wedding day. Watching our wedding video brings back so many great memories! Franks attention to detail, patience, promptness & professionalism all played a huge role on our positive experience. In fact we admired his work so much that we also hired him as our videographer for our children's baptisms! Being Greek we had many "big fat" Greek occasions and Frank captured all the details on hand! His pricing was fair and the turnaround time for production was great as well. Everything was communicated from the initial contact. Whether it was an email (which I prefer) or a call, Frank always responded in a timely manner. I cannot say enough great things about Frank. We will continue using Franks services in the upcoming years ahead! Thank you, Frank.

My wife and I hired Nels Akerlund and Anna for our wedding photographers. I can't find the words…read moreto explain how amazing they were. They take absolutely stunning photographs. They are very creative and took so many unique shots all throughout the day. They were very easy to work with. Anna really cared about what kind of photos we wanted and planned out all the details for us. These two are such professionals and we felt so lucky to have them at our wedding. They've had photos published in National Geographic for goodness sakes! Thank you Nels and Anna! We love you guys! Michael & Rebecca

We found Happy Officiant through a Google search when looking for someone to officiate our…read moreceremony. By the looks of it, this company is just starting out. As part of a promotion of some sort, we were able to book Summer for a low price. Overall, I was pleased with the communication between Summer and me when planning our big day. We were able to pick and choose what we wanted to be said in our ceremony which was very nice considering my husband and I are not very religious people. Summer came out to our rehearsal dinner and did a dry run through what was going to be happening on our special day. I have to give them only 3 stars because during our ceremony, Summer at some point during our vows substituted my husband's name with Brad- his name is Kyle. In the moment, we couldn't believe that it had happened.. and it was of course the joke of the night which got old really quickly. I felt bad for my husband but luckily our pgotogrphoto took care of that pretty quickly, putting a stop to the teasing by dinner time. It was also unclear as to when we needed to place the rings on each other fingers and say "I do". Some suggestions maybe? Have a ceremony script that has blank spots in place of a person's name and when it comes time for a wedding, write in the names of the people. I think what happened was Summer was reading from the already printed ceremony script that had random peoples names and never crossed theirs out and had jotted ours in on the sides or not at all. And during the rehearsal dinner, when practicing our entrances and parts of the ceremony, be clear as to when the rings are placed on the fingers and after what line we say "I do". We've never been married before so we count on you to guide us.

To put it bluntly, if she is booked for the date you have in mind for your wedding you need to…read morechange the date of the wedding to get her!!!!! Beth is hands down the BEST photographer in Rockford. No contest. She is highly professional, timely, a complete joy to work with and so much more. When you're planning your wedding it's not just "one day" this is the day you have thought about your whole life. Her photography is the BEST INVESTMENT you will make for your wedding. She captures every moment. So when you look at the pictures she sends you, you get the feelings all over again. The tears, the goosebumps, the stomach turning excitement all over again. The best choice we made by far was hiring and trusting our special day to Beth.

My sister was married in October and chose Fotoenvy to be her photographer. As of the end of…read moreJanuary, we had not seen any pictures despite numerous requests. My sister, my mother, and I all tried in vain to get the pictures and we were all met with varying stall tactics, excuses, and unreturned phone calls. To top it off, Chris W. had my first review removed and sent me this threat: "Take down your fake comment or we will send lawyers notes. You've never been a client of ours so our lies can stop." So no, I wouldn't recommend this guy to take a picture of cold cow dung for you; much less tell you to trust him with your special memories.

I contracted with Foto Envy in April of 2015 for my June 2016 wedding. 8 months later I received an…read moreemail (not a phone call) informing me that my photographer, Yunkin, was transferring my contract to North x North. I was told all single photographer weddings under a certain $$$ amount would be transferred to North x North. I immediately called both parties for further explanation. I don't believe I ever really got an accurate story. I couldn't tell if there was a parting of ways or not? The explanation was rather vague, but it seemed North x North was still an affiliate of Foto Envy? However, I had to sign a completely new contract with North x North. I was apprehensive, but I was able to keep my original photographer, and my wedding was 6 months away. I didn't want to start over looking for a new photographer. I signed and my deposit was transferred to North x North. I paid the balance of my contract in March 2016. End of April rolled around and I decided to reach out to my photographer to start discussing specific details for the wedding. On 4/30/16 (wedding date was to be 6/11/2016) I received an email from Yunkin, explaining that he was moving his photography buisness to Seattle, but had found 4 photographers who would be happy to take over my contract for my wedding day. No phone call, just an email. I was stunned. None of the suggested photographers were even local. I had no idea who any of them were. Basically, I had 6 weeks before my wedding to meet and select a new photographer. After several phone calls to both Yunkin himself and Foto Envy, I did receive a full refund. Foto Envy apologized, and made it seem they had nothing to do with Yunkin any longer. Yunkin apologized as well, but it was really too late for apologies. I was lucky enough to secure a new local photographer for my date. I have no idea whether Foto Envy is affiliated with North x North anymore or not? Maybe it's just buisness, but I feel both parties acted poorly. The lack of communication and way this situation was handled, was in my opinion, very unprofessional.

Attended a wedding at the facility. Beautiful rooftop wedding with dinner on the second floor…read more Great service and food. Would recommend.

We attended a wedding at The Standard. It was a very nice facility. I found it a little strange…read morethat the entrance was on the side of the building, but no matter - it's all good. We gathered on the first floor and went up to the rooftop for a cocktail party and Hors d'oeuvres before the wedding. They had a variety of delicious items. The bar was great and the drinks generous. The wedding was on the rooftop -- a beautiful setting for a marriage. I'm guessing there was room for about 100 people. After the wedding, we went down to the 2nd floor where they had tables set up for dinner. It's a lovely venue. The food and service were great. After the meal, the rooftop was opened again for dancing. Desert was available indoors on the 3rd floor, coming in from the rooftop. All in all, this is a great location for a large party or gathering. They did a great job, in a nice venue, of showing everyone a great time.

Ryan was our photographer for our September 2024 wedding. He was amazing! Easy to work with,…read moredown-to-earth, flexible, gave great suggestions and was open to ideas to help make the photos reflect our personality and our wedding. We are so thankful that we found the right photographer to work with us and capture our day. Plus he got our photos back to us quickly (~10 days!!!!) so that we had them available when we returned from our honeymoon. Plus the price was great - at no time did I think we were being overcharged or questioning what we would/wouldn't receive. The photos speak for themselves and I'm so proud of the photos that we will be able to display and share with others.

Ryan captured our outdoor wedding day perfectly from beginning to end. He was a joy to work with,…read morehad amazing rates for the stellar work that he does and we are so glad we selected him as our photographer because we have the most beautiful photos to keep forever. He gets it. Super talented, professional, kind, 10/10, highly recommend.

Going to keep this short and sweet. My canopy on my house to was completed by Berg, prior to us…read moremoving in. Then when we got hit by a crazy hail storm in the Rockford area, we were able to re-canvass our canopy. Berg was amazing to work with and the canopy turned out fantastic. I don't know how pricing works on these types of things, but it seemed rather reasonable for how sound the canopy is. Thanks Berg!

We rented a 30 x 45 foot white tent for our wedding in Rockford. Berg showed up on time two days…read morebefore the wedding, set everything up, wrapped the poles in white, aligned the chairs perfectly and left all within an hour or two. They did a great job and were very patient as we didn't even know how we wanted the tent setup when they first arrived. They were very helpful by providing advice as to the setup. Thank you! Michael & Rebecca