Alyssa did amazing work for our wedding in Yucca Valley. I initially selected her because I liked…read moreher previous work on a floral arch, but she nailed it on everything else too! The bud vases were so sweet and romantic but also affordable. My sister commented they looked vintage chic. I would definitely recommend bud vases instead of traditional floral centerpieces if you aren't looking to spend all of your budget on florals. Alyssa can really make them look beautiful. If you are looking for high quality florals at an accessible price point in the high desert, work with Desert Rose Creative!

Alyssa is nice and if you need flowers, by all means hire her. But if looking for a full or day-of…read morewedding/party planner, please stay away. I think she is just trying to get that part of her business up and running, but she should definitely stay in her lane. So much went wrong, so here goes. Her budget was way off. She did not return calls in a timely manner until it was brought to her attention. Not a big deal? Ah, sadly, there's more. We found out day before the wedding that her computerized version of seating arrangements was "just an approximation." So seating was way off from how we had imagined and we had to make last minute adjustments. She does not know how to run a rehearsal and announced to all that she had never seen a wedding like ours before! (The men walking to the front while bridesmaids walked down alone). This was followed by her lining up all backwards and everyone was trying to tell her it was wrong. So much confusion that the pastor finally took over saying, "Friends, I'm now running this rehearsal." She should've been embarrassed, but she wasn't. The day of the wedding she asked me how to display the table menus - one for each table. I had previously asked her how many frames to bring and she told me. I brought extra, but it wasn't enough. No problem, she said, we can just put the ones without frames up against the centerpieces. How tacky! As guests began to arrive, a friend asked where she could put her wedding gift. When I asked Alyssa, she said that "no one brings gifts to weddings anymore," so there wasn't a place for them. The wedding was to have bubbles on each seat. Not on mine, and I'm the MOB! Didn't get to blow bubbles for my daughter. And others felt the same way. What part of "every seat " is hard to understand? At the reception, wine was to be self-serve on the table and would then be replenished as needed. When I noticed some friends had no wine, her lame excuse was that she thought it would be nice to serve our guests. But those glasses were empty!! There's more but you get the picture. Along the planning way, when asked for lists of what she should be doing and when, her response was that we had no need to worry because it was all in her head. But it clearly was not. We paid a lot for her services. Almost $6000, not including flowers. The day ended up beautiful but because we had to work around her. Such a disappointment. The most disappointing things is when I reached out to her to discuss all of this after the wedding, she took absolutely no responsibility for anything. She actually thinks she did a great job. I'm here to tell you she did not.

Trish is the best wedding planner! If you are looking for a wedding planner, I would highly…read morerecommend hiring Trish. She created the wedding of my dreams and was so on top of everything throughout the entire process and on the day of. I had zero stress because I knew Trish had everything covered. Her fun personality, her passion for her work, and her knowledge made working with her so much fun!

Trish is the absolute best. We hired her as a partial planner to help us with the big and little…read morethings. She is so on top of everything and is incredibly organized. She helped us feel calm and stress free, and also helped us enjoy the process of planning our wedding!!! Trish always made herself available whenever we needed her, and made sure to reach out to us if she hadn't heard from us in a while. Trish was our guiding light during the entire process. She helped us find many of our other vendors, and everybody she led us to was incredibly professional, awesome, and just what we were looking for. She helped our vision come to fruition and is the reason we had the BEST WEDDING EVER! Not only did she help us have the best wedding ever, we also feel like we gained a friend in the process. She's the loveliest, kindest human and we highly recommend her as a wedding planner.

We recently organized a family retreat in Indio, California, where 16 of us stayed in a VRBO, and…read moreworking with Jessica made the entire experience absolutely seamless. From the very beginning, Jessica took care of every detail. She arranged an outstanding private chef who prepared delicious breakfasts, lunches, and dinners with thoughtfully planned menus that everyone loved. She also coordinated an incredible team of butlers who went above and beyond--setting the table, cleaning before and after every meal, making grocery runs, keeping drinks stocked, moving coolers and beverages, refreshing towels, and making sure everything was always organized and stress-free. On top of that, Jessica made dinner reservations for our entire group at three excellent restaurants, ensuring all 16 of us could be seated together. Every reservation was perfect, and the restaurants she recommended were fantastic. Jessica is professional, responsive, incredibly organized, and genuinely cares about creating an unforgettable experience for her clients. Because of her, we were able to relax and simply enjoy quality time with our family. If you're planning a vacation, family reunion, or special event in the Palm Springs or Indio area, I cannot recommend Jessica highly enough. She is absolutely a must-have, and we will definitely work with her again on every future trip. Thank you Jessica!!!

I absolutely loved working with Jessica to design, plan, and execute our wedding day…read more She really knows the wedding industry and has so many tricks up her sleeve on making sure everything is thoughtfully planned. She is very solution centric so there is literally no challenge that arose that she wasn't comfortable tackling. What we appreciated about her most is she is VERY customer service oriented. She always responded to us quickly, offered advice, and looked out for us. I will never forget... when she arrived to the bridal suite, she brought me some delicious caffeine teas so I can get a boost of energy because I told her I was exhausted and didn't sleep well. It is such a small gesture, but meant a lot to me (I felt so cared for). She truly goes above and beyond and we will absolutely be keeping her in mind if we need to plan any events in the future. We love you Jessica!

I have so much good things to say about The Vow Keeper & our experience…read more My husband found Charlotte to marry us, when we decided a week before our anniversary to elope. They made the entire process comfortable, seamless, fun and very memorable. The ceremony was incredibly meaningful to us. Charlotte conducted the ceremony with so much love and good energy. Larry, her husband/photographer, and Charlotte both took pictures and we really loved how well they captured our elopement and time together. We also unexpectedly received a beautiful and sentimental gift after the ceremony. We feel incredibly blessed and lucky to have found an amazing person to marry us and be a part of our journey/story. They helped foster and create some of the most cherished memories of our lives. Thank you so much Charlotte & Larry for our elopement!

Charlotte was an absolute dream to work with and the highlight of our intimate elopement! My…read morehusband and I were planning a small ceremony in Joshua Tree, and since I was 8 months pregnant and working with a tight timeline, we needed someone highly organized and flexible. Charlotte delivered and exceeded every expectation. We chose the Earth Based Crystal Ceremony, and her commitment to customizing every single detail, from incorporating our unique love story and faith journey, to honoring our parents and seamlessly blending our children made the entire ceremony feel incredibly deep and personal. She took time and care to get the tone exactly right, ensuring it was sincere, tear-jerking, and perfectly focused on our spiritual foundation. She handled all the filing quickly and was a calming, professional presence on the day. If you are looking for an officiant who is organized, compassionate, and can create a truly custom, unforgettable ceremony that speaks directly to your heart, look no further than Charlotte! Highly, highly recommend!

The love builders were absolutely AMAZING!!! My husband and I chose to have both Jaryn and Woodrow…read moredo our ceremony together and it was everything we wanted. Humor, love, seriousness, professional... all of it! They executed our love story flawlessly and accurately based on the meeting together and our questionnaire. I honestly loved everything about them and their whole vibe. It 100% matched us and our wedding. And to top it off, They took the paperwork and completed the final step of sending it all in! Another thing, we DIDN'T have to worry about on our wedding night. Thank you so much Jaryn and Woodrow with the love builders. They were amazing!

If I could give more than 5 stars I would! My husband & I are so happy that we chose Love Builders…read moreas our officiants. Not only did they officiate our wedding, but we also did premarital counseling with them leading up to our special day. Counseling was an amazing experience to have together as a couple and helped us understand one another better. The ceremony script they crafted was absolutely beautiful, heartwarming and even had a touch of humor which we loved! Our guests gushed about the ceremony and loved every single second of it. We received so many compliments on the ceremony, I lost count! The process from beginning to end was so smooth and we trusted Jaryn & Woodrow every step of the way and they exceeded our expectations. We can't recommend their services enough! They are also so sweet and wonderful people to work with

Melissa and Jim of The Quail & The Dove are incredible artists and humans, and we're so grateful…read morethey were there capturing our wedding day. The film they created of our wedding made us laugh and cry, the ceremony and toasts were captured beautifully, and the super 8 film they shot is stunning. With their grounding presences, wisdom about the wedding day, and gentle guidance, they are experts in their field. Thank you, thank you!

Jim and Melissa are simply amazing wedding videographers and worth the investment. Their attention…read moreto every detail, how responsive, thoughtful, and willing they are to make their clients happy - just a few things that make them stand out among others. Their films that they make truly capture each couple's unique personality and I am so thankful that I found them and that I had the opportunity to work with them.

We hired JD to be officiant at our wedding in Yucca Valley and we are so happy we did! He started…read morethe process by interviewing us several weeks before the wedding, to better get to know us. Then he sent us a detailed questionairre asking us to elaborate on how we met, our relationship, our ideals and our aesthetic. With all this info, JD wrote a poetic, romantic wedding script that blew us away! It was custom tailored to our story and our wedding theme. His presence and grace at the altar made our ceremony entertaining for our guests, serious when it needed to be, and he brought an elegance and humor to our wedding that I don't think our guests were expecting. His unique style of writing and friendly professionalism endeared him to us, our family and our guests and truly made our wedding extra special. He can handle logistics, wedding certificates, and other details you need for the event. If you want an officiant who goes above and beyond and really captures the essence of you as a couple, hire JD as your officiant!

That rare combination of professional and relaxed, JD was the perfect officiant for our Palm…read moreSprings mid-century wedding. JD understood and cared about our unique vision and his relatable sense of humor eased the whole process -- he generously shared resources, experience and wisdom throughout. JD's carefully crafted intro deepened the meaning of our non-religious ceremony. Despite nearly unbearable high temps and a few snafus (not his fault!), JD improvised on the fly & handled everything with impressive style, grace and humor. He was a big hit with the guests. You'll be proud to have JD guiding your ceremony, and if luck would have it, as a friend into the future.

Marie was one of the greatest choices we made for our elopement. From the moment we met her, she…read morecarried such a warm, inviting presence. As two people who tend to be more reserved, finding someone who felt naturally easy to connect with mattered a lot to us. Meeting her only reinforced that feeling. She has an effortless way of making people comfortable, and you can tell she's skilled at working with all kinds of personalities and comfort levels. Her ability to genuinely connect is something special. We're incredibly thankful for her. She helped make our elopement feel personal and heartfelt.

Marie was absolutely wonderful to work with! From the beginning, she listened carefully to what we…read morewanted and delivered a ceremony that felt personal, meaningful, and completely true to us. She struck the perfect balance of heartfelt, warm, and engaging, making the ceremony feel natural and memorable for both us and our guests. She was professional, organized, and such a calming presence on our wedding day. Everything flowed beautifully, and she made us feel comfortable every step of the way. We couldn't have asked for a better officiant and are so grateful Marie helped make our ceremony so special. We highly recommend her to any couple looking for someone who truly listens and brings your vision to life.

I agree with the others--the owner is unprofessional and misleading. I've stayed here 3 times with…read moregroups of 12 people. 2 out of the 3 times the POOL did not work. Once it was dirty and unusable, and the other time, which was in the dead of summer, just wasn't filled. It is super remote and you are in the desert so if you can't use the pool.. there is nothing much to do. I reached out to the owner before, while there and after and though he attempted to fill it, it was a very poor effort and didn't end up filling the pool at all. It was a waste of a weekend and our money. He stopped communicating. Be careful--our first trip he never returned our security deposit after months of asking and we left the house in mint condition.

Nothing good about this place. I wouldn't get married here if I were you. The owner is a sham. He…read moreleads you on, sells his establishment as this amazing venue, and then flips the script if your filipino. The chef there seems prejudice and is awfully rude. Regret ever driving out to this place....its a waste of time trying to stay here....