My son hired Fairytale Princess Events for my Grandson's fifth birthday party being held at Kid's…read moreFirst Swim Club in Dundalk, MD this past Sunday. Although the character had a bit of a mishap with his costume, it was rectified and the show went on as planned. Actually, it went better than as planned. Spiderman was very engaging with the children at the party, and especially with the birthday boy, my grandson. He did an excellent job. In speaking with Heidi over the phone regarding the mishap with his costume, she was very courteous of our needs regarding the situation and kept constant communication throughout. We will definitely use them again. Character: Spiderman Event Type: Birthday Party Event Date: August 28, 2016 Event City: Dundalk, MD Location: Kid's First Swim Club Duration: 1 Hour

We had princess party for my daughter's 3rd birthday and they did an awesome job!…read moreShe was fantastic with the kids and they all had a blast! She did incredible as a' Snow white".

My two year old daughter loved Very Much the Clown. She was able to entertain the children and…read moreadults. The children were all different ages and she entertained all of them successfully. The magic show was fantastic, the tattoos were the best tattoos I have ever seen, and the balloon sculptures were the best. I also really liked the way Very Much the Clown looked. She was not scary with only a little bit of face painting and was the sweetest clown I have ever met! Very Much the clown was way beyond my expectations making my daughter's party very memorable. I would recommend Very Much the Clown to all my friends and family. Very Happy with my experience hiring her.

Firstly, make sure you get a written contract of the services rendered if you decide to hire Very…read moreMuch the Clown. I made the mistake of not doing so and ended up paying $225 for 1.5 hours rather than the 2 hours for my son's first birthday. we had had TWO verbal discussions on the phone during which i specified the party was to last 2 hours and we discussed the schedule breakdown, i.e. when she would do certain parts of her show so i'm fairly certain she understood it was a 2 hour gig. but on the night of the party she indicated her departure after 1.5 hours. this was obviously a surprise and made for an awkward exchange regarding payment. ultimately, we ended up paying $225. Secondly, for the amount of money you are paying you can probably find more impressive entertainers. we hired this particular clown because of all the great reviews on an entertainment resource web page. we had previously seen another balloon artist at a friend's party make really amazing balloon animals, characters, objects, etc. and we wanted the same kind of talent for our son's 1st birthday party. Very Much did an adequate job of preoccupying the 20 kids in a back room by pulling out random objects from her big bag, doing some magic tricks and in general having fun with the kids. in terms of balloon talents, she made swords, flowers, and bumblebees that looked suspiciously a lot like butterflies and vice versa. again, we expected more interesting and sophisticated balloon figures for the price we paid. otherwise we would have hired the clown that my friend had hired for her son's 1st birthday party. THAT clown charged $225 for 1.5 hours as well. but the reason we went with Very Much the Clown is because (we THOUGHT) she offered to stay for 2 hours so we thought it would be a better deal. on the entertainment resource website the reviews said she also did face-painting but we did not see any face-painting. overall, it was an adequate experience but not worth the money.

Had an excellent experience with Jolie Faces. She provided detailed and artistic options for every…read morechild and adult at the party that wanted and was professional and punctual. Would certainly hire in the future!

Wowwww. Talented, wonderful and speechless when you see what Jolie Faces accomplish at our events…read morethis year only. I booked Jolie faces twice this year for face painting at my community kid's picnic party and I would recommend anyone looking for great artists. The artwork was amazing for kids and even adults. Everyone was excited to get painted. A great company to work with. Helen R

Talk about a rude employee. Avoid doing business here. We walked in as the door was open hoping to…read morepurchase some simple balloons. The elder white gentleman sitting behind the desk was speaking to us like we were an inconvenience and unwelcome here. He also asked if we had cash because got credit card, it's a $25 minimum. Told us to go outside and give him a call multiple times. Spoke to us like we were an annoyance. As servicemembers, this was the worst customer service we've experienced. Do not recommend.

I've been doing business with Balloons 'N More for many years…read more The staff there is very accommodating and helpful. The owner even makes special arrangements for after hour pick up of my orders when I have last minute requests or unable to pick up supplies during business hours.

PLEASE READ, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE PLANNING EVENTS INCLUDING YOUTH!…read more Crushing Colonialism, a nonprofit based in DC, used Washington Talent Agency (WTA) for two nights full of major international hybrid in-person and livestream events in May and June 2025. They made promises they couldn't keep and the quality of work was awful. They were horrendous at communication. The worst incident that occurred was p0rn being played by some hateful viewers during our live stream because they didn't follow our instructions to deny mic, camera, and chat access for viewers. The person we originally spoke with, Sam, seemed incredibly friendly and excited to support our organization. He said that they could do the work that we required and they worked with our very limited budget. We were so excited to move forward with WTA. We hired them to do photography, videography, and hybrid/live-streaming during two nights of international events. We had many higher level needs that were clearly expressed to them in numerous meetings, emails, and contracts, which included zooming in a couple or speakers, spotlighting ASL interpreters in the live stream, playing films in the zoom livestream as opposed to a camera fixed on the screen in the theater, and ensuring that viewers were easily able to access our language interpreters. They did almost none of this. They were also supposed to give us a high-quality video copy of the events and they didn't. We had to spend a great deal on an editor who could only correct so much. There were plans to use some of the footage for a documentary and WTA knew that. Their volume settings were incorrect in the zoom so people watching the zoom weren't able to hear things properly at the higher quality the in-person audience experienced. The photographer was pretty good, but there were so many photos that weren't taken during one night of performances. Our organization and the communities we serve have been denied an important part of our archival efforts to preserve our culture. The person assigned to our event wouldn't respond to anyone's emails or phone calls, including our language coordinator, who said that the primary reason we had so many problems with language access during the event was because WTA wouldn't respond to emails. As a result, the required coordination between all parties didn't occur. BUT THE WORST is that they didn't set the zoom link to private for the viewing public, despite being told repeatedly that they had to do this for fear of hate speech or other inappropriate and harmful actions occurring. Well, that happened, including people playing p0rn in the livestream. Our events included youth. No one at WTA had the decency to contact anyone at the organization after this happened. I had to contact Sam and tell him everything that went wrong, including his person making some rude and unprofessional comments about our event, including that he told others at WTA to not accept our event. I asked for a 50% refund, which frankly we should've been given a full refund since they didn't meet their contractual obligation and caused significant harm to online event viewers and our organization's reputation. But Sam refused to even ask his boss. Not only did they rip us off and mistreat us, but we're still heartbroken regarding how much our communities lost because of their incompetence, carelessness, and awful behavior.

"They do not pay their workers" -I was hired as a dancer at their events. First day on the job I…read morewas told I would be in training.The event began at 6pm and was to go on until 10pm. I applied weeks ago and only received one email that I would be hired after a quick phone call interview. I waited for days , never heard from the guy. He goes by MC Tee as seen under the profiles of MCs. I decided to give him a ring since I knew the event was coming up on Saturday the day before Easter even though I was to be out of town for family I was really dedicated to my job and wanted to make a good impression. He picked up and stated that he totally forgot about me and sending me the info to the party. He said call time was at 5pm At this time it was 4:30pm (sheesh) and all the way in Reston Va. I told him I'll do my best and be there at 6pm He said perfect. I arrived at the location 6pm.I texted and called him several times for the room number. Never got it. The hotel staff kindly directed me to the party room. I saw MC Tee on stage and he didn't acknowledge me until almost 7 pm. No training no plan no nothing I just jumped in and started dancing and entertaining. During half-time One of the dancers quit and left home early for reasons unknown to me. They kept that on the low on purpose. I was told by Mc Tee that since he left I would get his tip which was $50 He took it out his wallet handed to Mc Tee and he handed it to me. I was then told I'd be bumped up from trainee at $75 per event to full time which is $150 for that day. So that would mean I would be compensated a total of $200 for the night correct? Wrong. I went all night in high heels all black because I wasn't told what to properly wear at this event. Mc Tee laughed it off while I was in discretionary pain all night. I learned the dance moves on my own and integrated with the kids all night. I was also told by Mc Tee to shut the Vendors down during critical times during the ceremony (which is not my job) He kept yelling at them on the mic. There was so much drama the whole night I stuck it out and completed my services. He did not pay me by end of night So I only went home with a tip. When I woke up next morning I found $$75 in my cashapp wallet. Huh? Wheres my remaining $75. I did this company a solid and all I got was threats insults and name calling from MC Tee refusing to pay me. I will never work for this company again It's rude abusive and they do not pay their workers. I was even told my "tip" was included in compensation lol They are nuts I am highly disappointed after helping them out and will be seeking legal counsel to get my remaining monies.Rude Disgusting and Lazy Do not hire Mc Tee!

My mom hired Vicky as our day-of wedding coordinator. It was the best decision we made during the…read moreplanning process. Vicky was communicative, responsive, and helpful in every way. She helped us with a ceremony script, venue and vendor communications, and with general guidance. Thank you Vicky!

Vicky was my wedding planner, and I really can't say enough about her. Let's just start from the…read morebeginning... I interviewed two planners, and I knew I wanted Vicky right away because I was confident that she could get the job done. She didn't want to be my best friend--she wanted to help us achieve the wedding of our dreams while staying under budget. When we were deciding on what services we wanted her to take care of, she showed us this very detailed list of services, kind of like an a la carte menu. We wanted to keep our wedding planner services at $3000 I think, and so we basically picked and chose which things we wanted her to do. SO SIMPLE. No negotiating necessary. After that, she made it feel like our wedding was the only wedding she was working on. Such attention to detail, with a balance of her suggestions and getting our input so that it would still be our wedding. She was honest and straightforward about what she thought were bad ideas, which made us trust in the things that she was excited about and thought were great ideas. Vicky just has so much experience that--really--every little tiny detail was taken care of, so that on the day of our wedding, all we had to do was get our hair and makeup done and show up at the wedding. (My husband and the groomsmen were actually bored the day of our wedding!) The weeks before the wedding, my friends--who know that I get stressed out managing dinner reservations--were amazed to see me so stress-free! Lastly, and maybe I should've opened with this, as soon as we booked all of our vendors, I knew that the cost of having Vicky as our wedding planner paid for itself. The money and time we saved using Vicky's contacts (especially DJ, caterer and florist) was significant. SIGNIFICANT. Please consider Vicky for your event planning services! She is amazing!

What can I say about Sandy? I want to get married again so I can talk to her all the time. I hired…read moreSandy about a year out for her day-of coordination plan but we checked in almost every month before my services were actually supposed to start. Sandy answered every email, every phone in a prompt manner. She soothed every concern I had and was a shoulder to cry on when I had some issues and stress. I did not have to lift a single finger on my wedding day because Sandy had everything completely handled. If you are in the DMV area, I highly recommend you hire Sandy and her team.

Watch out for this vendor. They organize around the world food festival. They won't pay their…read moreperformers and do not honor their agreement so do not hire them for your event. Corina was a horrible organizer and very dishonest. What a bitch.

I attended a bridal expo for inspiration and potential vendors. Something stood out to me, a…read morebeautiful flower display. As I got closer, I realized it was a lovely floral display of a rose tree and 2 white cherry blossom trees. I fell in love instantly! I spoke to the representative from Dalissa and found out they rent and deliver all types of items for weddings, parties, or any type of function. I checked out their website and saw they had everything from fancy chairs and tables to floral arches and special event items. I made contact and decided to rent the rose bush and cherry blossom trees. The delivery went seamlessly and so did the pick-up. My guests were blown away at the look and feel it gave the room. I'm extremely happy that I decided to rent these items, they went with my theme and they looked so real and elegant. I initially thought about making my own arch, but this was so cost effective and it was taken back afterwards, so I didn't need to figure out what I was going to do with it after. Plus, who can beat a set-up, delivery, and pick-up without me having to lift a finger. I will absolutely use this company in the future for any party rentals I may require.

Preferably would have picked ZERO starts. Between the owner (pleasant demeanor in person) but…read morebusiness wise, not sure how they still exist. Veronica is VERY UNPROFESSIONAL & CONFUSED. Will email / speak to one person and then email another person with questions. How are you talking to one person on the phone and then emailing another about the conversation and they are looking like WTH! Delissa, although pleasant, her management team not professional. All are confused and unprofessional; they don't even communicate well with each other so there is no surprise they cannot communicate well with customers/clients/potential clients. To me, based on the LACK of communication and LACK of responses and LACK of professionalism from management office outside of the owner, quotes & rental prices are too high to even want to deal with this business. Sorry.