I genuinely wanted to write a glowing review for BEL and the work they did for our wedding at The…read moreOlio this past April. Unfortunately, I can't ignore how disappointed I was with their overall execution and communication. Lighting was one of the few elements of our wedding my husband truly cared about--and entrusted to BEL. We contracted them to provide three key lighting features: a large custom GOBO sign, pin lights for 12 tables to highlight our floral centerpieces, and a disco ball to enhance the ambiance. To be fair, the disco ball was executed beautifully. It created the exact mood we were hoping for and truly added to the atmosphere of the evening. That, however, is where the praise ends. The pin lighting was a major letdown. Despite several conversations with Jason, Fritz, and the BEL team about our expectations--particularly that the pin lights should spotlight our centerpieces for optimal visual impact in person, in photos, and in video--the results fell drastically short. The lighting was virtually invisible throughout the event. It failed to appear in our professional photos and videos, and not a single guest I spoke to recalled even noticing it. I specifically chose this lighting to elevate the look of the tables I had spent a great deal of time and money curating. That effort was completely lost. I reached out post-wedding to get clarity, and instead of accountability, I was met with blame. Their response was that I didn't book a lighting tech with my package. But isn't that the reason we hire professionals--to ensure our vision is executed properly? At no point during the planning process did they offer meaningful guidance or advise me on the limitations or considerations of pin lighting. Instead, it felt like I was being upsold, rather than truly supported. A simple conversation about whether pin lighting would achieve the look I wanted could have saved me nearly $1,000 and a lot of disappointment. As for the custom GOBO, it was initially projected in a way that was visually unappealing--cropped and too small. Thankfully, we caught this during a private venue walkthrough and were able to correct it ourselves before guests arrived. That should not have been our responsibility. To any future couples considering BEL: be extremely specific. Ask every question imaginable. Do not assume that you're hiring a team who will take ownership of helping bring your vision to life. In our case, what we received felt incomplete and careless--all because we declined to hire a lighting technician for the day. We expected a professional service. Instead, we received bare-minimum effort.

We contracted Boston Event Lighting for our association's annual meeting and workshops, exactly…read morebecause of the great ratings and reviews. I am the CEO of a non-profit organization with an international membership, and we discussed our meeting needs (part in-person and part virtual) with this company in advance. They promised a flawless execution and, based on the reviews we were confident that they would deliver. As you guess from my rating, they certainly did not deliver. They messed up presenters' presentations where slides were not displayed well, embedded movies were not played, symbols and letters were skewed (although they claim to have tested them in advance). Their equipment look old and didn't work for half of the time - they didn't even have functioning microphones. Even working on AV for our board meeting (simple zoom connection) turned out to be a half-day program, using their equipment which failed along the way. And the attitude of "I know better" was really exhausting. They wouldn't listen to our needs and tried to tell us how we should be running our meeting. We spent 5 days where everyone involved in the planning of the meeting had to micromanage the AV staff and struggle to get anything done. A very stressful experience. Overall, unprofessional, poor execution, and unacceptable delivery. Definitely a NO!

We contacted Amanda and Shelby about the partial planning and coordination package only two months…read morebefore the wedding. Even with unusually short notice, they did a phenomenal job: They helped plan all the remaining details, bringing our attention to things we had not considered and giving us great ideas and recommendations all along the way. Their experience planning and coordinating numerous weddings gave us the confidence to trust their advice. They took care of all the setup/breakdown and decorations with detail and precision. They personalized the design to our needs. They researched vendors we had not yet secured, priced out and purchased all of the extras needed for the setup (e.g. flowers, linens, desserts, personalized signs), and coordinated with the venue, vendors, and ceremony participants beforehand and on the day of. I cannot even list all the details they managed, and they made sure everything was covered. Before we hired them, we were doing all the planning ourselves (in the midst of busy work schedules and moving). I honestly cannot imagine how we would have finished the remaining planning and setup/breakdown without their help. They took a huge load off our shoulders and allowed us (and our family and friends) to thoroughly enjoy our wedding week with as little stress as possible. All of this was for a reasonable price, far more affordable than what many wedding planners and coordinators charge. The wedding was beautiful from start to finish, and our family and friends are still talking about it. I would absolutely recommend Sweetly Designed Events for a wedding or any other major event.

We reached out to Amanda a little over a month before our wedding reception. She was very proactive…read moreto understand our vision and very motivated to reach out to all the vendors to establish a connection right away. Amanda is very detail oriented and made sure to touch base as needed leading up to the event. When we walked into the venue the day of we were blown away. The decor and setup was perfection and the timelines ran smoothly. All of our guests were so impressed with the whole evening, very grateful for Amanda's services.

DJ Sam Lurie and the whole team at TSG Weddings are fantastic! We got married at Saphire Estate in…read moreNovember 2025, and we had a positive experience with TSG throughout the entire planning process. TSG provided robust planning tools, support, and guidance to ensure that the sound at our wedding met our expectations. We were able to provide detailed instructions for our ceremony, cocktail hour, and reception, which ensured that we were on the same page with Sam throughout the entire event. On the day of, Sam and his assistant Brayden did an excellent job! Our ceremony and cocktail hour music was perfect and they managed our introductions + first dance + parent dances well, leading into the main event...the dance floor! Our dance floor was open for nearly 2.5 hours and the DJs brought the energy for all of it!! My bride and I barely left the dance floor and had the time of our lives. We received numerous compliments from our guests on the incredible energy of the music and the dancing, and we agree. Overall, our experience with TSG and Sam was a 10/10 - we are so glad we chose them and would strongly recommend to other couples!

Its truly hard to find the words to describe how happy we are with the choice to book Mark Dixon at…read moreTSG Weddings. He was our DJ last weekend at our wedding at the Beauport Hotel in Gloucester, MA, and he MADE OUR NIGHT. Music is SO important to my husband and I. Not only is he a DJ himself, but the whole foundation of our love and relationship is centered around music. From our first call with Mark, we talked on the phone for over an hour. We told him about our music taste, our story, and the importance of combining our music taste as well as Persian music because my family is Persian and many of our guests were as well. He made us feel so understood and supported throughout the entire process, and that is all BEFORE the wedding. The wedding....where do I even begin? MARK CRUSHED IT!!!!! He was so much more than a DJ. The dance floor felt like a club. It was so much fun...and he wasn't just playing songs....he was showing off his technical DJ skills and impressing the hell out of all of our music producer friends. He made my parents happy by playing Persian music, and made us happy by making sure the dance floor was packed all night. He truly made our wedding perfect and I would book him again and again and again. DO NOT HESITATE!!! I read hundreds upon hundreds of reviews when I was booking my vendors, so you don't have to. DJ MARK DIXON IS YOUR GUY!!!! Thank you so much Mark and the entire TSG team! WE LOVE YOU.

Amazing people to work with beautiful venue. The place is…read morewell kept clean beautiful decor and great staff

A few weeks ago we had the pleasure of Carol marrying us in the early morning on a COLD winter day…read more She was fantastic from the get-go. Prompt in returning calls/emails and more than willing to accommodate our last minute/odd timing change of plans nuptials. Her website is easily navigated, lists her pricing and info, and also has pictures of other couples she had married. She was warm and reassuring and instantly made us feel like we had known her for years. Upon speaking with her over the phone (we emailed in the morning, got a return response in the afternoon, and we were speaking on the phone by the evening) she understood our plans and emailed us over some vows. We opted to go with the vows she initially sent us, lots about promising to keep love and laughter in our house and another set of "we" vows that we opted to recite as well, as it was important to us to include my husbands son in the ceremony. She offered to send us an unlimited amount of vow options, it just so happened that the first round of what we read were exactly what we were looking for. A fussier or more particular bride and groom would probably easily find something just as perfect for them. The ceremony was quick, but not too quick. It was exactly what we had asked for. Carol was also an ideal fit for us. It was so nice to have her there to share in our happiness, calm my nerves, while remaining professional. She was dressed lovely, arrived with a smile, and carried tissues! I would recommend her to everyone. Thank you.

We loved working with DesignLight! We did projected gobo lighting for our tent, uplighting for an…read moreoutdoor pavilion space, and tree / pathway lighting. They were professional and easy to work with. They also knew our venue (Museum of Science Boston) very well, so were able to make recommendations on lighting enhancements to ensure the night was perfect. We also found them to be comparatively affordable and able to work within a budget to find the options that were best for our event.

Designlight did the lighting for my 6/5/10 wedding at Elm Bank Reservation in Wellesley, MA…read more Designlight does most of the weddings and events held at this reception venue so they were a natural choice to go with because of their familiarity with everything. I shared a lighting package with another bride to help with the expense so it took a while at our end to compromise on shared lighting features. In the end, everything worked out fine but I found the communication to be seriously lacking with this company. My emails and phone calls with questions/concerns would constantly go unanswered and it was only after several attempts to contact them that I would get a response. It was very frustrating as a bride with all the other million things going on in my life at the time! Finally, I had a face to face meeting with both Len and Sandy, the new(ish) assistant at Design Light. From that meeting we finalized the lighting we required, including uplights, Chinese lanterns, bee lights etc. All was fine in those last few weeks leading up to the wedding, except the day before our wedding my husband was dropping material off at the reception venue and noticed that some of the specified lighting we requested (and already paid for) was not in place. Just to be sure (in case they hadn't gotten to it yet) I called Len/Sandy and sure enough they forgot to do it! Luckily we caught it in time so that it could be done before our wedding the next day. Still, if my husband hadn't noticed, what then? It was especially frustrating because I had already paid for everything in full and had no reason not to expect that everything would be done as planned! It really wasn't all bad because in the end the lighting looked fantastic and technically they did a great job of designing and making the venue look beautiful. Len and Sandy are both really nice, great people but it was just their lack of communication and attention to detail that got to me. In terms of price they are cheaper than other companies I looked into (particularly ALPS), but lighting is not a cheap thing especially after the labor and transportation costs are figured in. Even though they lacked in the communication area, it still made the most sense for me, at that reception venue, to use them because they are there for events ALL the time. However, if I was having a reception elsewhere I would be a little more wary of using them.

From the start, I felt great about working with BG. I work for a small nonprofit, and when the time…read morecame to plan our 10th anniversary celebration, we found we were struggling with finding a caterer who could provide fun and interesting food without blowing our budget out of the water. You'd be surprised how many times we heard, "We cannot plan a party on this small a budget." Well okay then! But the folks at BG were wonderful-- so accommodating, so friendly, and genuinely excited about working with us. The tasting was an experience. We walked in to find our names printed on a little welcome card in the lobby, and the table set for what turned out to be a really cozy and fun lunch with Michele and Caitlin. We were offered wine, chatted as the food was served, heard a little bit about each dish as it came out, and were sent away with packed up leftovers to share with the rest of the office. That was what sealed the deal, honestly-- we left their office confident in their ability to produce an event that felt like we wanted it to feel, and since we already knew they could stay within our budget, we were sold. Leading up to the event, I couldn't have been happier. It was my first time being in charge of an entire event for my company, and Michele was always available to answer my questions, promptly and with good humor. She made recommendations, always with an eye to matching style with budget consciousness, and even up to the day before the party was proactive about checking in to make sure every detail was seen to. The party itself (held at the Charles River Museum of Industry in Waltham) went off without a hitch-- our Executive Director used the word "perfect" more than once-- and once the cocktail hour started I was even able to relax and enjoy myself, knowing we were in good hands. I couldn't be more pleased with my experience working with BG, and recommend them without reservation.

This place handled the food, decorations and so much more for my brother's wedding. The did an…read moreoutstanding job and made sure that everything was in order and perfect. They maintained a constant and professional level of communication to ensure that our every expectation (thought of or not) was met or exceeded. There talented staff made this exquisite reception seem effortless and without a hitch. I highly recommend their services.

We have been the recipient and orderer of several sandwich and salad platters from RTY - parents of…read moreour school community have provided both dinner and lunch for our staff and we have ordered our own as well. We love their assortment of sandwiches, which include delicious vegetarian offerings, too. The platters are beautifully packaged and elegant to present. The salads are gorgeous and delicious and almost immediately gone they are so popular. The food arrives exactly when scheduled and is warm or cold as desired. RTY works with you to design the food you want, so every person, no matter preferences, eats well. Love this service!!!

I use restaurantstoyou.com for corporate catering needs. Our company provides our 60+ employees…read morewith lunch every Friday. Kevin, the owner of RestaurantsToYou.com is extremely knowledgable and accomodating to our needs. He offers suggestions and always assures on-time delivery for our Friday Lunch. There is a variety of restaurant menus available to meet our budget and the quality is almost always terrific. Feeding 60+ people every week is no easy task but Kevin and his crew at RestaurantsToYou make the process easy and enjoyable.