the dress I ordered was to big. took over two months to get. I asked for a refund and they stopped…read moreemailing me. this place is a scam to say the least.

Now that I'm more a year out from doing battle with the wedding industrial complex, I can finally…read moreput pen to paper about how much Pollyanna Events helped us with our big day. As a person who has experience with event planning, I knew I just needed someone who wasn't me or my spouse to coordinate some of those last minute details and to keep track of all of the pieces that go into a event (it also helped to have a professional to talk my wedding crazed spouse through stuff and stop bothering me about it). I am NOT one of those women who have been planning their wedding day since I was a little girl, so it was refreshing to talk mostly logistics and best practices without feeling like a bridezilla (I'm looking at you, Macy's registry who kept trying to register me for frilly plates that I didn't want). Sarah met with me for coffee to walk me through the range of day of coordinator versus full wedding planning packages, and I felt instantly comfortable with her. Since we were approximately six weeks out from the wedding, we did end up going with day-of coordination. Sam was my day of coordinator (with an assist from Kate), and they did such an excellent job. Prior to the event, Sam definitely talked me through one of my freakout moments when the venue "unapproved" our seating chart the day before and wanted to exile a table to 150 feet away from everyone else. Sam ensured that we stayed on schedule and that I had food, and remained professional and calm throughout the whole event. Seriously, I cannot recommend Pollyanna Events highly enough! Note: Pollyanna Events explicitly states that they're feminist on their yelp business description, and their literature with their package pricing was literally one of the first wedding industry items where I saw LGBT couples, interracial couples, and older couples. I was also determined to try to direct my wedding business to women owned or minority owned businesses, and I'm so happy I found such an excellent one.

Everybody knows planning a wedding can be extremely stressful, but I gotta say The_LSE has made my…read morewedding planning experience a breeze. Lia (owner) is very knowledgeable about all aspects of event planning but best of all she is the bargin whisperer and will go out of her way to give you everything you want while staying on budget. The_LSE should be your go to contact for all your event planning needs from party favors, theme ideas, baby showers, birthday parties, social events and weddings sh does it all!!! #happyclient

Save yourself a lot of time and search no further. Vanna was perfect as our wedding planner. Each…read morestep along the way, she listened to our vision and put things together the way we hoped. Throughout, she was all business. She was dependably responsive when we had a question or concern. She systemically got things done on time. She communicated well with the other vendors involved. On the wedding day itself, she did a wonderful job to seamlessly make sure a tight schedule stayed on time. She interfaced with the caterer, handled audio/visual for our reception program, and the whole time made sure we and our guests enjoyed ourselves. Beforehand, she did a beautiful job of creating floral arrangements and decorating our ceremony and reception venues. And she moved around her schedule to meet us before our rehearsal so that we could do a run-through at the reception venue too. We could go on and on. In short, Vanna is all you need--and you won't be disappointed!

The All In Events team went above and beyond to ensure our wedding day went smoothly - from the…read moretiming of events to assisting with decor, and even helped with cleanup. Vanna and Stella are very hardworking and meticulous and we would certainly recommend them to others looking for a day-of coordinator in the Washington, DC area. Thanks Vanna and Stella!

Lissa is fantastic to work with! We loved her from our first zoom call. She is so positive and has…read moresuch an uplifting energy. We had a month of coordination package and my only regret is that we did not plan the entire wedding with her. We both work full-time and wedding planning is a full-time job. Lissa did her best and made our wedding day special and as relaxing as possible. Our family was charmed by Lissa as well! I cannot recommend her enough. She has been in the industry, she knows vendors and vendors know her too. We heard great feedback about Lissa from other vendors too. She is not just a wedding planner, she is your wedding bestie

We are so happy we hired Lissa to help us through our wedding process. We had her for the partial…read moreplanning package and our experience was beneficial from start to finish. At first, we weren't sure if a wedding planner was necessary, as I LOVE party planning and am particularly detail oriented- but that ultimately is WHY Lissa was so helpful. Rather than worry about details day of, I could just relax and know it was all in great hands. She kept us on pace the whole time and gave us feedback on what was worth our mental energy and what wasn't. She responded to communications promptly, both to us and our vendors. All her vendor recommendations were phenomenal. She and her associates made our day excellent and we cannot recommend them enough!

Do not use these people. Highly unprofessional-did not even provide a full contract. Overpriced for…read morerental of simple items like tables. Retrieved items late and charged for replacing them.

Lily was exceptional in the care and focus she provided us during my daughter's recent wedding…read more She was attentive, assisted us as we navagated through the complex process and saved the day when plans at our venue dissolved. Lily's crew were truly efficient and delightful to work with. Never having arranged a wedding, our suggestion would be to do homework, research, have a lot of prep time, and hire a wedding planner. Lily was invaluable.

Etzy made my baby shower feel and look magical. I will definitely book her again for my future…read moreevents!

We cannot say enough wonderful things about Jennifer Sellers and Pink Swan Events! My husband and I…read moreinitially did not plan to hire a day-of coordinator, but we wholeheartedly agree that hiring Jennifer is one of the best decisions that we made! When I first met with Jennifer and she explained all of the things that she takes care of, it became immediately obvious that her services would be invaluable to us on our wedding day and that she would be providing much more than simply "day-of" services. In fact, she became involved nearly a month before our wedding! With Jennifer as our day-of coordinator, we were supremely confident that any hiccups would be handled and that we could fully enjoy our big day. And that definitely turned out to be the case! From one of our groomsmen passing out in the middle of our wedding ceremony to pictures running late and guests showing up who hadn't RSVP'd (and I'm sure other things that we don't even know about!), Jennifer made sure that the wedding continued seamlessly and virtually uninterrupted. We are certain that things could have easily been derailed if she had not been there to expertly guide everyone. We are also certain that we would not have been able to relax and enjoy our wedding day nearly as much if we hadn't hired Jennifer! In addition, we didn't have to task our family and friends (nearly all of whom were from out of town) with doing all of the many things that Jennifer handled for us. Instead, they got to enjoy our wedding, too! Jennifer is, without question, a delight to work with. We also loved her assistant, Amanda, who helped Jennifer with our ceremony rehearsal and wedding day. In fact, we had several guests comment about how lovely they both were! In addition to being easy to work with, Jennifer is professional, extremely responsive, experienced, full of suggestions, and thinks about all of the little things that so many brides and grooms overlook. Her level of detail is exceptional and was noted not only by us, but our other vendors and our guests! (Consider, for instance, that she put together a 12-page timeline for our wedding weekend that highlighted who needed to be where and what needed to be happening at each moment--amazing!). It is clear that she puts a tremendous amount of work into every wedding that she's involved with. Her value, in our opinion, cannot be overstated. We are so grateful to Jennifer and Pink Swan Events for helping to ensure that our wedding went off without a hitch!

Over a month has passed since our wedding- yet Kevin and I are still stumbling, trying to find the…read morewords to express our gratitude to Andrew and his team for giving us the best day of our lives. Before Andrew, we were wracked with anxiety. There was so much that we didn't know, and yet there was so much that had to be done. Immediately. And while we knew that we needed help, we did not know where to turn. So as one does, we picked up our phones and looked towards Google. Andrew Roby Events ("ARE") was at the top of the list for event planning services. After scrolling through ARE's website, reading articles about Andrew's background, watching his inspiring videos and - most importantly, looking at photographs of his work, I just knew that he wouldn't be available or would be out of our price range. After all, it was clear that he was a giant in the industry. There was just no way! But I crossed my fingers and sent an inquiry anyway. I was gobsmacked to receive a positive response and to hear of his willingness to schedule an exploratory Zoom call with us to discuss our needs and wants. Things changed after our first meeting with Andrew. My fiancé and I had been lost in a thicket, but Andrew took our hands and led us to our destination. Not only were we granted complete access to a wedding database (that helped us track deadlines, our budget, and guest list), but to Andrew himself. He coached us and helped us to formulate our vision for the wedding. We told him our dream, and he not only designed (YES: HE DOES THAT TOO!), orchestrated and executed every detail - he exceeded every element of our fantasy. I've included pictures that not only showcase the beauty that Andrew created, but that also show the love that he gave us through his work. Kevin and I will forever be grateful to Andrew. What he did for us, our family, and our friends can never be repaid. He is, by far, the best.

Andrew and his team were amazing partners in helping us pull off a fantastic LA book launch party…read moreafter which the author said "If I could have said all the ways I would have wanted by book launch to go - full of family and friends, and just a showing of love and support. The night was perfect." With just three weeks to go until the event, Andrew and Reggie stepped in and coordinated all of the vendors, sketched out the event plan, helped with permits, and a million other things that needed to be done. Andrew's expertise was so appreciated and his team did an amazing job of welcoming our guests and keeping the party running smoothly. Everyone who attended said it was a stellar event and I couldn't agree more. Highly recommended!