I've worked with La Bella Planners (LBP) twice. Both times I was so happy that I had hired them…read more They made sure I enjoyed my events as much as the guests did. My husband and I decided to get married in Chicago. I wanted a simple wedding with good food and beverages and originally decided to do all of the planning. I had a bare minimum list of what needed to be done and I had a fixed budget. With 2 and a half months to go and lots left to do I called LBP. They delivered a wedding that was everything I wanted, but better. I was able to focus on being a bride. I enjoyed the details that they put in, the regular updates via email and calls, and the day of service. I was blown away by the decor, LBP was absolutely right about the florals. The services provided included: - budgeting with what was left of the original budget to include things I had left out: - florals - place cards - menus - day of food options - recommending hair, makeup, photographer, florist, and transportation company - a trip to chicago to meet with all vendors - review of all contracts - day of coordination (included runs for red bull, wrangling groomsmen, dealing with all vendor questions) - coordination of transportation for bridal party and out of town guests - working with my officiant (friend) to ensure she felt prepared In 2011 my father and I planned a surprise party in NY for my mother. At the time I lived in Seattle and he was in NY. LBP went above and beyond to handle all our asks including: - food everyone would eat - a location with parking - Long Island venue (for ease of commute) - a well stocked bar (my family loves wine but I prefer bourbon) - a Jazz band to sing "Fever" during dinner - a Haitian DJ - 11/11/11 event date The party was amazing, they delivered everything and then some (flowers, theme, favors, tipping guidelines, ATM runs!, a children's room for some energetic cousins)

We worked with Jeanenne, Gabby and Abby to plan our California destination wedding and it was…read moreamazing. We had to do a lot over zoom and email, but I always was informed and confident about how the day was coming together. From helping with small tasks, to communicating with vendors, to bustling my dress, I knew we were in good hands and I swear there was not one hiccup in the entire day. I would trust this company with all my most important moments and am so very grateful to have found them!

Martine is the much-needed calm, organized, warm presence needed on what is usually a…read morehigher-than-normal-stress event: weddings. I don't know how Martine does it, but she seems to be simultaneously: everywhere, getting shit done, and right beside you, holding your hand and easing your nerves. She orchestrates fun, lively, curated experiences, which in and of itself, is incredible. However, it's the way she advocates for her couples and alleviates stress or anxiety that is TRULY SPECIAL! It's clear that Martine cares about her couples AND the vendors she works with. She has an 'I got your back' approach to her work that is clearly fueled by years of experience, passion for the details, pride in her work, and genuine love for her lucky couples. If you're the type of person who wants to FULLY enjoy your wedding without worrying about the next thing on the timeline or the flower order or XYZ delivery or the million other things that you know you'll forget on the day, choose Martine of The Capable Bride. You'll pat yourselves on the back for brilliantly hiring a professional who will guide you through one of the most fun days of your life with lots of love, warmth, and encouragement.

We had a nice upscale backyard BBQ for our special event. Gourmet organic stuffed burgers grilled…read moreto perfection with homemade mac and cheese to name a few of my favorites. The fresh tropical drinks were amazing! They only complaints from our guests were their full bellies. The food was on time and and organized. Fresh hot and delicious. By far my favorite part was the organizing. Literally I had to do nothing but give the date and time and theme. She already had ideas and packages ready for me to just point a finger at! She's easily adaptable and can finish off our unfinished ideas. No drama with her company easy pezzy. Definitely #1 on my list of favorites for event planners and catering services!

Highly recommend! they have a great selection of unique high end rentals that most companies don't…read moreoffer. the sales associates are also extremely helpful and respond quickly to any questions you might have. Really seamless coordination from start to finish

There is no one in the world like Roey Mizrahi. We first hired Roey shortly after becoming engaged…read moreduring the winter of 2018, at the start of (what we thought would be) an 18-month lead up to our wedding. Little did we know, Roey would skillfully shepherd us through three years of pandemic related delays, vendor shuffles and other mishigas. At every turn, she kept us energized, positive and excited while also keeping us on track. Quite frankly, our wedding would not have been possible without her. She was the perfect curator, cheerleader and creative partner. Roey understood and expanded on our vision in countless thoughtful ways along the epic journey. She helped us source, communicate, and partner with a cadre of all-star vendors. Working seamlessly to interface between the two of us, our vendors and our venue. We lost track of how many calls, emails and design meetings we had over the years, but she brought the same level of kindness, patience and attention to every single conversation. When the weekend of our wedding finally arrived, Roey and her entire team made magic and moved mountains. The team brought a level of unprecedented professionalism and understated showmanship to every element of the fête. Roey's warm kindness kept us supported and smiling in the quiet moments between the big ones. Her inventive and collaborative approach to wedding planning is truly second-to-none. She is in a class of her own. We will be forever grateful for the truly special touch that Roey brought to the planning and execution of our favorite weekend of all time.

PLEASE save yourself a lot of time and trouble and look elsewhere. Our experience with Roey was…read moreextremely frustrating. Over the two months that we were in touch with her, Roey consistently failed to communicate in anything remotely resembling a timely manner, citing every excuse under the sun. Here are some examples: 1. It was her birthday so her texts were delayed (?) 2. Her e-mail wasn't receiving messages (3 times) 3. Her e-mail wasn't receiving OR delivering messages (2 times) 4. Her website was down 5. She "lost" my fiancee's e-mail 6. Her phone wasn't delivering text messages (4 times) 7. Her assistant was supposed to take care of it 8. She was at a funeral 9. She was unexpectedly having a root canal You will notice that not a single one of these excuses has anything to do with her professional career. We know that wedding planners are busy and had Roey told us she was working an event or was tied up in preparations for another wedding, that would have been 100% acceptable. However, while we are also extremely understanding of the occasional personal emergency and chalked it up to a fluke the first few (!) times Roey failed to get back to us for personal reasons, we quickly started to run out of patience. After a pretty constant battle on my fiancee's part and a lot of very delayed, long-winded, and rather bizarre "explanatory" e-mails in response, Roey ultimately provided us with zero usable vendors. Everything we booked while under contract with Roey, we found ourselves. Needless to say, we terminated said contract. On July 19th she agreed to refund our $2500 deposit. On August 14th, after five e-mails from my fiancée as well as several text messages, we still hadn't received our money back. Guess what? Her assistant was supposed to take care of it. THEN apparently fraud was detected on her account and she had to cancel the check. However, as soon as we began to file with small claims court, (with the support of our lawyer who wholeheartedly agreed that we had a cut and dry case) the check was immediately "in the mail and on its way," though it still didn't make it to us for another ten days, FIVE WEEKS after we initially asked for it back. Here's the thing: a wedding planner's primary job is to make your life easier. Roey will not do that. We switched to Starling on Bond and they have been ten thousand times more helpful in the two weeks we've been working with them than in the two months we wasted with Roey. Please save your money and your sanity and trust someone else with your big day!

Angie is phenomenal! As an industry professional myself I see a lot of "wanna be event planners"…read morethat get into this business because they "love parties'. Not Angie. She does it because she's a natural at it and she gets things done in a graceful, calming way. She's a pro, highly respected, and very well connected with the cream of the crop in NYC and abroad. And for the sanity of yourself and other vendors.. please hire a planner! They are lifesavers! Chellise Michael

Angie was the "planner" for my son's wedding this past weekend. I had minimal contact with her…read moreuntil the rehearsal and wedding, but heard over the course of several months the many incident of items that she either did poorly, incorrectly or just not at all. Brief list of examples: she often took up to a week to return phone call from the bride, she double booked the bride on more than one occasion for important appointments, she was rude to the church clergy and neglected to properly arrange bride and groom's limo from the church to the reception so they ended up riding the shuttle bus with the guests. If you are looking for someone with attention to detail, this is not the planner for you.

Tzo Ai was beyond amazing and I can't recommend her highly enough!…read more I am very organized and love planning things so my mom couldn't understand why I wanted to hire a planner -- but by the day of the wedding my mom was saying how she couldn't imagine how we could have done this without Tzo Ai! I hired Tzo Ai for month-of coordination and she exceeded my expectations in every way. She started working on my wedding a full two months out and she was extremely thorough, organized, calm and responsive. The day of the wedding was absolutely perfect! Everything was flawless and exactly as I'd imagined it. Tzo Ai made sure that everyone was running perfectly on schedule, so much so that we were actually AHEAD of schedule at times so we had room for extra photos! I cannot thank her enough for making our day so amazing!

My wife and I hired Tzo Ai for a month's worth of planning. During the time before the month…read morearrived, Tzo Ai was very responsive when we had questions and also was very helpful with ideas when we needed suggestions. Well before the month began, Tzo Ai sprang into action. A year prior to the wedding, she joined my wife for a walk-through of the venue. She also made sure to highlight important points that we needed to focus on in the months prior to the wedding. My wife is very organized, but Tzo Ai used her breadth of knowledge to take things to a higher level. Her attention to detail shined in the weeks leading up to the wedding. She kept us focused on all of the important details. A crucial aspect for us was how well she handled problematic vendors with ease. When our wedding day came, Tzo Ai and Lauren were a delight. I've been to several weddings where the coordinator was overbearing, which made the event laborious. Tzo Ai was calm, focused, and was always immediately responsive when we needed something. She even was able to quickly fix a family member's wardrobe malfunction. The event went so smoothly because of her excellence in management and coordination. We couldn't recommend her more highly.

Andrea was fantastic! Reliable, creative and diligent. She sourced exactly what I wanted for…read morecenterpieces and made it all so easy. Very reasonable pricing too.

Andrea was in charge of designing my mother's party and did a FANTASTIC job! Even though she had…read morelimited time, she worked wonders and made it a lovely event. We cannot thank her enough for the work that she did for that event.

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