I'm a Chicago gal who was trying to plan a wedding in SW Michigan (or anywhere between Detroit and…read moreChicago) to keep it close to home and family. I was initially reluctant to use a wedding/event planner for several reasons - wanting to save money, being fairly crafty/creative myself and having confidence in handling on my own details in pursuing something less "traditional", and being pretty resourceful. Shortly into the planning process, I realized it was going to be harder than I thought. I then met Mandi Buckland of Element Design. What sealed the deal was her calm energy and diversity in events she's worked on (weddings, parties, festivals, including "green" fests/events). She was great in identifying several unique wedding location options in Southwest and Southern MI, including a fabulous barn, a garden, and a super cool lodge (we ended up at a mansion in Holland). When I asked her to design the invitations with a "modern art nouveau theme" using a peacock to match the theme of a mansion built in the early 1900s (not easy!) - she provided several fabulous sample designs within a short period of time. Our final invitations were really unique and fun! After our invites went out, I received an unexpected amount of of great feedback ("I love your invitations!" "They are so unique," etc.) and I could tell they made people look forward to the wedding. I felt like Mandi figured out my sense of my style quickly, and she was able to identify options that fit that were creative, cost-conscious (extra plus) and didn't compromise on quality. At the same time she was working with me, she was helping a friend design invitations for a wedding at the Drake Hotel in Chicago, so her range of work can be simple, arty/less traditional, to more traditional/upscale. Pretty impressive! Mandi is professional, efficient, super creative, and I would recommend her to anyone in Chicago, Detroit (or anywhere in between the two cities in Michigan or Illinois) who is planning a wedding in Southwest or Southern Michigan!

Mandi was our day of coordinator and she was great and a real pro. She was always very responsive…read moreand available whenever we had any questions. I've been to a lot of weddings, but when its yours, there's alot of things you don't know or anticipate and Mandi definitely helped us in numerous ways. I can't think of a wedding planner doing a more complete, competent, and creative job. Kudos to you Mandi!

Memory Makers is a MUST!! Professional, knowledgeable, fun & very witty, Jennifer is an awesome…read moreparty planner. We just told her our daughter wanted a Princess (Belle) Birthday Party for her fourth and the next thing we knew she already laid out the color scheme, décor, along with a balloon art/animals entertainer and our very own playing and Singing Princess from Beauty and the Beast. Princess Belle was a show stopper, her voice resonated trough the hall as she sang Happy Birthday to our daughter, it was AWESOME. My wife and I both run very busy schedules.. so it was great having people you can count on to deliver something so unforgettable. Thank you Jennifer!! You truly are a Memory Maker!

I just had my dream wedding and reception thanks to Jennifer and her team. I was such a happy bride…read moregetting everything I could possibly want. She was absolutely amazing keeping the planning process on track, thinking of every small detail, and allowing me to not stress one bit. You need this lady for your next wedding!

To date, Tina has planned 2 very important events for me. She listened and paid attention to my…read morespecific needs and delivered fabulous visual treats. She comes up with amazing ideas and she most certainly epitomized my vision and paid attention to every detail. With her unique ideas she personalized each and every element to create an enchanting look. I especially love her famous dessert tables! If she sees I'm not into a certain thing, that subject is closed. She does not try to keep persuading and I appreciated that! Her fees are very reasonable and she works within your budget. Wonderful work! Yes! Tina and her team deliver and do an outstanding job to make your event a success!

From the owner: Whether you are planning a whimsical birthday or an elegant event, Dress up your party will create…read moresomething unforgettably sweet for you and your guests. We want you to enjoy your event! We step in to make your party beautiful and effortless. Our love for attention to details, will make your celebration unique and an expression of you and your thoughts. We will help you create a visually stunning party using our custom designs and decorations that will leave an everlasting impression! If you don't have a theme as yet, we can suggest ideas that are fun, unique and suit your budget. We Dress up a variety of parties, including, kids, teens & adults birthdays, milestone anniversaries, wedding & baby showers, graduation parties, corporate events, bar & bat mitzvahs...whether you are hosting them at your home or at a venue.

Ana of two foot creative is seriously professional! She seems to methodically stay in tune with…read moreall of the local vendors and offers her clients lots of options and experienced advice. Organization seems like the most important quality in an event planner and Ana has it in spades. She is efficient and punctual. As a wedding florist I had the pleasure of working with Ana for a wedding at Sharon Mills last season. When I arrived (2 hours before the ceremony) Everything else was already done.. Linens glassware and favors were set, Bride and maids were dressed with perfect hair. Groomsmen were in attendance and sober. This kind of preparedness is unusual and I'm sure it was due in no small part to Ana

Ana is the reason why we made it through wedding planning. We met with TwoFoot and didn't even…read moreinterview any other wedding planners. We hired her that day for pre-planning and day-of. She helped mediate the entire process. She listened to what we wanted, and didn't try to put herself into our wedding at all. She made suggestions and didn't overwhelmed. We loved working with her. We walked into our reception and thought it looked exactly the way we had been picturing it would. It was our dream wedding and we couldn't have done it without TwoFoot.

Our first visit to Paradise Park was great! Every single person on staff was kind, friendly,…read morehelpful, and genuinely seemed to want to be there! This is uncommon these days! It was a busy day as it was a weekend and there were parties reserved, but our experience didn't lack for anything. We bought the three hour pass and had a blast go-karting, jumping, sliding, bungee-jumping, and putt-putting. We ordered chicken strips and some breadsticks for a snack and they were delicious! The balloon ride was not operating while we were there and I think the manager said they were understaffed that day. I made sure to let him know he had a quality group of folks working for him and everyone was so pleasant. We will definitely be back!

This place is an adults and kids wonderland. We had a work event and unfortunately it rained which…read morebasically shut down all the rides. The bar staff outside was outstanding! The food was ok, I think the best thing we had were the puff pastry appetizers. Inside was kind of a hit or miss, seems like every time we were at the counter there were at least 3 people standing around not doing much of anything. All in all it is a great place for kids as long as you can afford to do the things. I really had a ton of fun doing the laser tag.

Debbie is simply the best. You should contact her now! :) If I could give Debbie 10 stars, I would…read more She truly made the wedding planning process and wedding day so much better for my groom, myself and our families in every way. To start with: I was hooked on Debbie during our first conversations. Unlike other wedding planners I spoke with, she did not immediately push me on her packages and get me to sign a contract. Instead she spent two hours on the phone with me listening to our day and the issues we had run into so far planning. She immediately jumped in and worked with me trying to find solutions to these initial problems. I actually felt like she cared about our day and was going to work hard to make it perfect. That's when we chose her and over the year we planned together, we never regretted the decision. My husband and I had a complicated wedding day. We had 200 guests and had two ceremonies (Hindu and Christian) at two locations with a luncheon and evening reception. All in one day! It was logistically very complicated. In addition, Debbie had never planned an Indian wedding (which she was up front about during our initial conversations). While we definitely needed to both do our homework throughout the year, Debbie did an amazing job all year researching Hindu traditions and actually coming to us with ideas for vendors. She is unbelievably organized and meticulous which is definitely why our crazy day went so perfectly. We weren't sure if we could truly pull off our tight timeframe for the day but we did almost to the minute! Our guests definitely noticed how smooth the whole day was and appreciated it! We have received so many compliments about our wedding day from both of our families and friends. We were able to honor both sides and traditions and make the long day fun for them. Much of this success is due to Debbie. Debbie is also just truly a pleasure to work with. Her husband, Mike, and her are just "good people" that make it fun to spend hours throughout the year on the phone discussing what can be mundane details of a wedding day, checking out vendors, etc. She led us repeatedly to vendors that were similar - she tried to use smaller and locally owned vendors when possible. We were so happy with everyone she introduced us to and loved supporting local. One of the most telling signs of what Debbie meant to me is probably how I felt that week before the wedding. While I had some stress with our visitors and some private events we were hosting during the week with family and friends, I had NO stress about the wedding day itself. I had total faith that Debbie and her team would be on top of all the details. When my mom expressed a worry about how she'd know when this or that was happening on the day, I said "don't worry! listen to Debbie!" It's wonderful to NOT focus on all those details and last minute challenges of wedding planning, but rather to be able to focus on the excitement of marrying the love of your life and celebrating with family and friends. Debbie made that possible. Thank you, Debbie, for making our wedding day truly the best day ever!!

Working with Debbie at Your Perfect Event was an absolute dream. We were planning our wedding in…read moreMichigan, all the way from California. Debbie was the only vendor that I used who was able to work around the time difference and the whole planning process was seamless. We used Debbie for Day of Planning, as well as having her assist us with the rehearsal the night before. We had several phone calls in the months leading up to the event. It was so helpful that she always had a list of things that I needed to accomplish before our next call. I had so many other things going on it was difficult to stay on task. Debbie took the time to meet with me and my family during one trip to Michigan and was able to meet with me again when I returned three weeks before. She was so kind to all of my family members, after our first meeting they all commented on how organized she was. In the weeks leading up to the wedding Debbie offered her assistance with all the last minute details, she even offered to help me out if my family was starting to drive me nuts. Before the events she confirmed all vendor appointments and even worked out a few kinks we had in the scheduling. I was able to drop all of the little details for the wedding to her in advance so I would not have to worry about the little things like table numbers and seating charts. The day of our wedding Debbie and her team were so helpful, everything was seamless, she took charge of the ceremony, because the venue did not have an onsite coordinator. I did not have to worry about a thing. She even handled a little meltdown by my aunt. I do not think our wedding would have turned out so amazing without her. I would recommend her to everyone looking to have a day of coordinator. She will really put your mind at ease. You cannot put a price on the services she provides. It is worth every penny.

The outing itself was a blast. Our MC/referee was a lot of fun and overall it was a great time for…read moreour entire group. The facility is in really rough shape though. It's a little dingy. We had ordered some appetizers but they were a little suspect at first glance; I think I dodged some abdominal discomfort by abstaining based on other's feedback from our group. Also, the draft beer tasted like their lines might have been a little neglected so I switched to bottles. At face value for the just the whirlyball it was perfect, beyond that..

Went here for a team building work event. We were here for a trade show at Suburban Collection and…read moreit is also a sales meeting. The arrangements were made by our Marketing Director. First we had dinner then the rules of whirly ball then we played. Dinner consisted of sub sandwiches, fried apps like those mini tacos, mini eggrolls and mini corn dogs, a salad, hummus, and soup. The soup was the weird thing. It was 94 degrees outside and we got soup. Maybe that was our fault but that was an option and I guess we took it. Food was mid at best. Enough to be full but not very good. The bar was open to us for draft beer and beer in the freezer. I got a blue moon on tap and it was not good. Tasted and smelled fishy. So I gave up drinking it after a few sips. The place is dark. And it was well air conditioned. Lots of big couches and random tables and chairs throughout. They have a lot of video type games and foozball and hockey tables tops. All cost. So bring $1's. Whirly ball was fun. I have to say. Playing with my coworkers was a blast. However. The bumper cars were dirty and smelly. Looked like they hadn't been washed in awhile. The catchers were raggedy and we crushed 1 ball. And it is hot. The air conditioner in the bar is not on the whirly ball court so it gets super hot. And your active so now your hot and sweaty. Then the bumper car is filthy and smelly and not maintained. My seatbelt came out of the seat. That's safe. I am not sure how often they clean and maintenance these bumper cars but it doesn't seem like they do. Gross! The score reflects the fact I had a good time with my co workers but the place itself is kinda dirty and smelly. I guess you have to weigh your fun and good time to disinfecting yourself when you get home.

Dalia helped make our wedding day perfect. She is organized, professional, and kind hearted. She…read morehas a super chill vibe and is calm under pressure. She is clearly comfortable working with people of all ages, faiths, races, and ethnicities. It was such a blessing to have such a seasoned wedding professional to guide us along our wedding planning journey. Dalia provided helpful tips, checklists, and gentle reminders for important milestones (e.g., ordering wedding invitations). She also had many excellent recommendations for vendors, ordering save-the-dates and wedding invitations, and ideal day-of-timelines. My now husband said that Dalia was great and that he was grateful that she helped take the stress out of our special day. Side note, my husband initially didn't think we needed a wedding planner because I'm "really organized." After the wedding, he saw why getting a wedding planner was absolutely necessary, even for an organized bride like me. If you're on the fence about getting a wedding planner, GO WITH DALIA! You will not regret it. Hiring her will give you peace of mind on one of the most important days of your life and reduce your wedding-related stress.

Dalia is the best! She has a great eye, works with the best vendors, and is so organized and on top…read moreof every deadline, detail- everything. She provides you with all the tools to begin your planning- your budget sheet, your vendor list to fill out, ideas, guides, and more. She has it down to a science and takes the guess-work away. She will set up meeting with your vendors and help guide you through what to consider, what to prioritize, and how consider your budget or concerns. She is also so kind and helps keep you calm and at peace as you are planning and the actual day of the wedding. My guests noticed and commented on how smoothly the wedding-day flowed, and I owe all of that to her. Working with her was an absolute joy.