Chelsea, Sarah and the entire Brilliant Events team had to be one of the best decisions we made…read moreduring wedding planning and I'm so happy we had them on board for the month of coordination! I had a relatively small wedding in the Hamptons and assumed early on that I could figure out most of the details myself. I quickly realized that nothing compares to having experts like them who know how to handle any last minute issue and have wealth of experience working with vendors/venues across NYC. Chelsea had great recommendations for vendors I neglected to look into earlier on in the process and was a huge help in making sure critical details, such as the rain plan, were worked out. Where the team really excels is making sure you do not deal with any stress on the day of the wedding and focus on having fun. I was so impressed with how professional, patient, kind and calming the entire team was. They made sure the bridal parties all were on schedule, vendor setups were done on time, food was set aside for my husband/I during cocktail hour, swapped out my heels when they saw I was in pain and even ran back to the house when we forgot our marriage license. These are just some of the little details the team took care of so we didn't have to worry about anything. They truly are your eyes and ears and it was such a relief knowing they got it handled. They truly love their jobs and their passion for what they do shines. Please do yourself a favor and hire Brilliant Events! I'm recommending them to all my friends for their weddings and events.

Chelsea single-handedly ensured that my wedding got off without a hitch and remained hassle and…read morestress-free throughout. Her team was absolutely fabulous, so kind, detailed-oriented, and they executed everything at the highest level. Admittedly, I hired Brilliant Event Planning at the 11th hour leading up to my wedding, right at the two month point when everything started to become overwhelming and all-consuming. Chelsea jumped right into action, handling most everything from that point forward. Hiring Brilliant Event Planning, and more specifically Chelsea and her team, was one of the best choices I made and I cannot recommend them highly enough.

We absolutely LOVED working with Teissia and Firefly Events!!!!…read more We have the Firefly Events ladies to thank for the most beautiful, seamless and perfect day in our lives! From the moment we hired Firefly, we felt not one ounce of stress or worry for our wedding day. Who knew wedding planning could be so fun? Teissia is the sweetest, most creative, talented and organized person and it genuinely shows through her amazing events. She was there every single step of the way from the concept and design of the wedding, helping us find amazing vendors, organizing and facilitating all vendor meetings, and providing us with professional guidance in a non-obtrusive and tasteful way. With my husband and I both working full time jobs with a full travel schedule, she made planning SO easy and stress free. Our wedding was absolutely stunning and flawlessly executed and it we owe it all to Teissia's dedication to ensure that we had and ENJOYED the wedding of our dreams. We received overwhelming compliments on not only the design details, but how smooth, elegant and effortless the wedding day was. It was the best decision we could have ever made to hire Firefly Events to plan our wedding and feel so lucky to have worked with them. Teissia we love you! - Brett and Anthony

We got engaged, then got married 10 months later. In between those two beautiful moments was…read morenothing but stress-free and fun wedding planning thanks to Teissia and Firefly Events. First, we'd like to say thank you to the other Yelpers who gave Firefly such great reviews, because we actually found Firefly through Yelp! After only one meeting we knew Teissia was the perfect person to help plan and execute our destination wedding in Jamaica. It was confirmed that we had chosen the right person when we got to Jamaica 6 months before our wedding and she had set up a perfectly curated list of vendor meetings from thousands of miles away. Throughout the entire process she was organized, thoughtful, attentive and very flexible. She went above and beyond and we definitely could have done it without her. She dealt with all of the vendors, language barriers, family and logistic issues with grace. Not to mention she was extremely pleasant to be around. We felt like we were planning our wedding with a friend. In short she made the experience of planning our wedding really enjoyable. The day of the actual wedding day went perfect and she completely shielded us from all the craziness that happens on that day so our families and us could completely focus on this celebration of our love. Thank you again Teissia, you are INCREDIBLE.

We needed something fast to sign and seal our marriage certificate. So glad we came across this…read moreplace because there were no available appointments at the city hall for the ceremony. The officiant, Donna Marie, was really nice and accommodating. The place is this tiny room, in what seems like a maze of a building, but it was so intimate and cozy. The place was clean and the officiant complied with all the Covid regulations so we didn't have to worry about that. We did the "sign and smile" package and it costs $75. Quick, easy, and simple. We were in and out in maybe 15 minutes. The officiant also mails out the signed document which saves us time and hassle. I would recommend this business to anyone who are looking for an officiant for their marriage ceremony. Thank you for your service!

I wanted to get married without all the stress and extensive planning. I knew I didn't want to do…read moreCity Hall especially with them still restricting you to just one witness and Las Vegas would be impossible for my mother and in-laws. I was searching for a wedding chapel right here in NYC that would allow for multiple witnesses, provide photographs, and remained reasonable in cost. This place came up in my Google search and then I looked at their instagram photos and it was so cute and I love that the officiant is a woman with a quirky personality. Donna Marie is super sweet, very efficient, and she definitely does a wonderful ceremony. She is literally a one woman show taking pics, setting up, officiating and maintaining a sense of humor. If I could do it again I wouldn't change a thing.

We worked with Jenny for booking and planning and Mariliana for our actual photography. Both Jenny…read moreand Mariliana were very easy to work with, personable and professional. Jenny was very responsive and detailed with planning how we wanted our photos. She provided some recommendations for photography sites. Mariliana was super sweet and an awesome photographer. Our photos came out beautiful. She was very friendly and made us feel comfortable. It was like being photographed by a close friend! Her eye for photography was exactly what we needed for our New York City elopement. She followed us all around Central Park and Times Square trying to get the perfect photos. I highly recommend her to anyone who needs a photographer. We did notice some mistakes in two of our edited photos. Luckily, I'm quite familiar with photoshop so I was able to fix them using the raw photos that arrived a month after our elopement. You can view our photos on our website gibarra.com

What a great experience! Jenny was the photographer for a friend's wedding. When we saw our…read morefriend's pictures, we were sold. We worked with Mariliana, who was just as talented, easy going, professional, and unobtrusive. She was able to capture the characters and feel of our wedding, as well as who we are as a couple, in an unique and creative way. We received our journal quality pictures in a matter of a couple of weeks. Excellent work!

Amazing guy and and amazing booth. Truly Amaze booths. Not gonna lie, best vendor out of all the…read morevendors at my wedding.

We worked with Amazebooths for our wedding, and had a great experience. Teho was quick to respond…read moreto our questions and accommodating to our schedule and plans. The service was fantastic, and they included sweet touches like preparing a scrapbook of all our guests' photos for us to keep. If you're in the NYC/tri-state area, we highly recommend them!

My husband and I recently celebrated our wedding. It was a spectacular event, due in no small part…read moreto Steven, May, and Sisi at Red Wedding. I was born in the U.S., part Italian Catholic, part Jewish. My husband was born in China. We had a lot of traditions to celebrate at our wedding and Red Wedding helped make sure everyone from every background felt totally included, with music, activities, and live translation of the whole reception. From the initial planning meetings with Steven, we knew we were in good hands. He was extremely organized and attentive to detail as we walked through the full reception timeline together, minute by minute. He was a good listener, understanding the type of event we wanted, which allowed him to make very helpful suggestions for the programming and timing. Steven was very generous with his time in these planning meetings, and the materials he prepped and shared (timelines, song lists, lists of key persons to recognize, etc.) meant that we knew in advance that everything would go smoothly on the big day. We also really appreciated that May, our DJ, and Sisi, our English/Mandarin MC, took the time to meet with us in advance of the wedding as well so that we were on the same page with everything from musical styles to how to pronounce the wedding party's names exactly right in both languages. My husband and I also really appreciated how well the Red Wedding team worked with our main contact at the reception venue and with our month-of wedding coordinator, taking the time to meet with them in advance to hash out logistics and set out clear roles & responsibilities. All of this planning meant that the reception itself was nothing short of spectacular! The grand entrance, the first dance, the mother-son dances, the anniversary game, the hora, the dance sets - everything was flawless! Seriously, I have been dreaming about my first dance with my spouse at my wedding since I was a little kid and - just like the title of our song - it was Perfect. May did an amazing job as DJ striking the right tone for all the different segments of the evening. Sisi was absolutely delightful as MC - she was energetic and funny and sweet but still kept the spotlight on us and our whole family, keeping both the American and Chinese sides engaged and partying together. Multiple guests came up to me after the wedding to say how impressed they were with the Red Wedding team, and we heartily agree! My husband and I are so grateful to Steven, May, and Sisi for making our special day so special, and we cannot recommend them highly enough!

Red Wedding and Steven were great to work with for our wedding. They were extremely easy to work…read morewith and were very helpful with creating a schedule for the evening, accommodating all of our song requests for the ceremony and reception, and providing lighting. We were most interested in their bilingual MC services (as we had multiple Mandarin only speakers at the event) and were extremely impressed by their ability to communicate in both English and Mandarin as well as transition between various parts of the evening. Their DJ was great and everyone had so much fun on the dance floor! Overall we highly recommend Red Wedding for MC/DJ services (especially for any bilingual MC!).

After our engagement, it just occured to me that we don't really have a dream wedding. All we…read morewanted was to be united and to celebrate this blessed union with the people we love. With less than 3 months of planning, we feared that there wouldn't be enough time, but FetebyJanina proved us wrong. Janina embraced everything in stride, with a smile on her face, words of positivity, and excitement. Her optimism radiated through us and everything felt as if they were falling into place. The way she planned and coordinated our wedding was like painting. She took both our colors and carefully brushed each one until our blank canvas became a work of art. Our words of gratitude and these photos will never be enough to define her work. FetebyJanina and her team (Sasa, Bianca and Warren) gave us not only a wedding, but an unforgettable first day of our marriage..

One of the BEST decisions I made for my wedding was hire Fete by Janina. Because of this, I was…read moreable to REALLY ENJOY my wedding day. I did not feel one bit of stress the entire day. Janina was very HANDS ON. She will set up meetings every month (more frequent when it comes closer to the day), would email me a recap of our meetings and would text me any reminders that I need to complete for the month. What TOUCHED me the most was when she even texted me the morning of my wedding day telling me to relax and just enjoy the day and how she got everything taken care of - and that's exactly what she did. Her assistant was with me the entire day offering me drinks, food, etc. Janina was on top of everything (which the guests noticed too as she stood at the corner of our reception place while she was making sure everything was in order!) I'm really amazed with her team!!!! Job well done!! Highly recommended!

Michelle and her team are AMAZING! We originally worked with Wandermore when my husband proposed in…read moreDecember 2020. Our pictures turned out beautifully and so did our Engagement and Wedding photos! Michelle is so friendly and professional. She was super helpful the entire day of our wedding. The pictures are GORGEOUS that we will cherish forever!!

Highly recommend Michelle and Towfiq! Michelle did such a fantastic job on our engagement photos…read morethat we had to use her for our wedding (even though we had moved cross-country by that time). Super easy to work with and friendly, and perfectly professional. We appreciated that she was mostly hands off so you didn't feel like the photographer was interrupting the event. The photos came out amazing. Michelle has an excellent eye and knows what she is doing. It's too bad she doesn't do more types of photo sessions or we would go to her for everything!