We had a few loose ideas and a hectic schedule. From that Lindsay took the ball and ran. She poured…read moreherself into every detail and made it a magical and enchanted evening. The guests left feeling deeply grateful for an extraordinary evening. Lindsay is affordable, hard working and imaginative.Highly recommended.

Let me preface this review by saying if you are thinking about getting a wedding planner in the…read moreNJ/NY area, definitely reach out to Lindsay! She is absolutely amazing and will help craft an event that is better than you could have imagined. She has been such a pleasure to work with, and would highly recommend her. Let me back up and give you some context. My husband and I knew we wanted to get married in NJ on my uncle's farm. The only problems with that were that we lived across the country in Portland and we didn't have a building to have the ceremony in. My husband and I also both worked full time jobs. We began to realize that we'd have some time constraints on our hands and hiring a wedding planner might not be a bad idea. After reading some reviews online, I reached out to a few planners and set up a couple of introductory calls to hear about their services and experiences. When I started talking to different wedding planner, every one of them started off by telling me about all of their packages and what was included in their service. Lindsay was different. Unlike the other planners who immediately went into their sales pitch, Lindsay wanted to hear our story and what we wanted in our wedding. It seemed like she genuinely wanted to help us create our special day, not just give us a cookie cutter list of services. This was such a refreshing and personal way of approaching wedding planning. I knew from that minute that I wanted her to plan my wedding. Lindsay of Simply Sunshine Events is an amazing events planner, coordinator, and event designer. She covers a wide array of events, from wedding and baby showers to corporate events and fundraisers. And every single review that I read about the company was simply glowing. Not only is she professional, candid, creative, and helpful, but she just seemed like someone who I would work well with. Ironically we both grew up super close to one another, so we instantly clicked on that part of our past. Even without that connection, I knew that we would get along well. We decided to get help on both the design portion as well as the planning portion of our wedding. I'm really not the most creative person in the world and I felt like we needed help putting together the overall vision. We were presented with a personalize design brief with a couple of different options. Once we decided on a vision, Lindsay was able to pick out vendor options that she thought would work well with the venue and overall theme. It was so much less overwhelming being able to choose out of a couple of highly recommended vendors than to have to choose from everyone in the area. Which leads me to another important thing that Lindsay brought to the table: experience. Not only has she worked with all of these people before, but she has seen all the ins and outs of doing a wedding at a "home" venue. Initially, we thought it would be more cost efficient and easier to have an at home wedding. However, it turns out that this makes the whole planning process much more difficult since we had to not only style a wedding but actually create a venue. Lindsay instantly knew all the things we needed to look into - a tent, flooring, a generator, bathrooms, the list goes on and on. She provided us super detail specific timelines of when we should do each task, as well as supplemental tools to assist us along the way. With Lindsay's help, my husband and I made a lot of the big decisions pretty early on in the planning process. I completely trusted Lindsay's opinion on vendors and that really worked out well for us. We had amazing food and cake tastings, had a florist meeting on site that was spot on, and have a Chaplain who gave me chills when going through ceremony options. The best part about the whole deal is that Lindsay can sometimes get her clients special discounts with vendors that she works with regularly, and passes those deals directly to her clients. Some planners will take those discounts as profits, but Lindsay has an awesome system where she charged us one flat fee for everything listed in her contract and helped us save money elsewhere. She was a huge help in constructing our budget and sticking to it. Overall, I'm so glad we worked with Simply Sunshine for both the planning and design part of our wedding. The wedding went off beautifully and I was so glad I could just relax and be fully present on the wedding day. Even though there was threat of rain all the way up to the actual day, we were able to execute a plan B (extra tents for the ceremony and cocktail hour) that most people had no idea was actually not what we originally intended. I was so thankful to have such an amazing team of vendors backing me up through the preparation and actual day, even when we threw curve balls at them. Simply Sunshine Events has made this whole planning process less stressful than I was initially expecting, and made our wedding day more amazing than I ever could have hoped for.

I was very skeptical about hiring of a day of coordinator at the beginning but what a great…read moredecision to move forward with Tara. Tara boxed everything off exactly how we imagined and managed the day perfectly as well as coordination the week prior. She was always accessible and extremely kind to all our guests and vendor yet assertive and efficient. Would highly recommend.

If you want to have a hassle free event, call Tara!!! I was all prepared to do it all myself, but…read morewas advised to GET HELP! We had two events in a row... We had our daughter's wedding ceremony for 75 people in our backyard on a Friday night, and her celebration party in Williamsburg (at the W Loft with 125 people) on Saturday night. We rented everything from tables to silverware, trees to LED lights, for both nights. The details seemed infinite and were something I really would not have handled well during my daughter's wedding/celebration parties. Tara was on top of everything and I never turned into Momzilla! Thanks, Tara, for making our events easy, wonderful, and chock full of only great memories!!

I cannot possibly put into words the incredible person and party planner extraordinaire that Clara…read moreis. Clara helped plan my son's first birthday from start to finish, and every step of the way she quelled any and all of my worries and anxieties. She helped me brainstorm for my decor, and came up with the most creative and adorable ideas. Her suggestions were always gentle and completely on point. She had the most incredible vendors to work with (balloons, cake, entertainment, bartending, food, decor) and executed my vision PERFECTLY. Best of all - she handled everything the day of with swift and ease so that I could truly enjoy myself. Clara is an absolute delight to work with; supportive, engaging, hard working, thoughtful, easy to talk to and always listens to exactly what you want/need. She will not sleep until she gets the job done perfectly (and trust me, she will). She was always thinking about my event and coming up with even better ways to do things that I would never have thought of myself. Not only did she plan the most fabulous party for me, but she has become a dear friend. She is truly a pleasure to work with. I will be using Clara for every single event I have to plan in the future. Don't hesitate to reach out to her - you will not regret it!!

Two days after my wedding and I am still in bliss and thinking of how perfect everything came out…read more Clara and her team went above and beyond to make sure my vision come to life and went on without a hitch. From the very first meeting with Clara I knew I had found the right planner. She was detailed and asked insightful questions and wanted to get to know me and my fiance so she could give us exactly what we needed. It didn't feel like a transaction but like having coffee with a friend. I felt comfortable with her from the very beginning until saying goodbye to her the day of the wedding. If you are looking for a dedicated, detailed oriented planner, stop looking, you have found her.

We hired Off-Premise to help things run smoothly on the day of our wedding. We did not opt for the…read moretypical all-inclusive venue, so we had a separate catering staff, and did a lot of the set up ourselves the day before. But a lot still needed to be done the day of (set up the ceremony chairs outside, stick to the timeline, tell guests where to go, and when, etc.) Last minute, we decided we needed help making sure things were perfect on the day of. The best thing I can say is that, as the bride, I literally didn't have to worry about a single thing that day other than getting ready, showing up, and being married. And we were able to enjoy our time with all our guests instead of worrying about the small details that come up throughout the day. I gave Ben our proposed timeline ahead of time, and he made sure everything happened on time, and as expected. If anything wasn't running smoothly, I had no clue because he took care of it and then some. The fact that I didn't have to worry about setup, the timeline, and coordinating the catering staff was a HUGE factor in what made our day so perfect, and a giant success. Everyone has been raving about our wedding, and I know a large reason why it went so perfectly was because Ben was there to handle anything we needed. Thank you so much, Ben!

I hired Off-Premise Events as support for the day of my daughters "DIY" Wedding. We wanted to make…read moresure everything went smoothly, as we did not use a professional wedding planner. Off -Premise was to be our safety net, there to assist the caterer's staff and troubleshoot as needed. Little did we know that Ben's expertise would save the day! In addition to handling the list of tasks we assigned him, he recognized that the wait staff was not on schedule with serving dinner and put them back on track by taking orders and serving meals. He continuously worked through the whole event, actually running, through the venue, making sure everything was perfect and all the while checking in with us, asking if we needed anything. If I could do it over, I would have hired Off-Premise Events to plan the entire wedding. We are so deeply appreciative of Ben's help in executing a beautiful wedding for our daughter. We will definitely go to Off-Premise Events for future events.

I truly cannot recommend Jennifer Tolento Events enough to help plan a wedding or event. Jennifer…read morewent above and beyond what was expected to make my wedding day special. She was not only professional, she was attentive, organized, and extremely knowledgeable about the entire process. From the beginning of the planning process to the end of my wedding, Jennifer made sure everything ran smoothly. She was always available to talk, or even meet, if I had a question or needed to go over something in the stressful months before. I was honestly put at ease knowing Jennifer was there taking care of anything, and everything, that came up. From the timeline for the ceremony and reception, to the organization of all the vendors, wedding party, and venue setup, Jennifer's attention to detail allowed me to relax and actually enjoy the day.

From the owner: Full service event planning company and design. Customized packages for wedding and event planning,…read morewedding coordinator and event design. Expertly planning and coordinating all your special events down to every last detail.

Finally I caught a chance to taste this place. Went to rocking bbq at the winery this weekend ( it…read morerocked ). And boom the bistro was there. First I had the pork belly bites over homemade French fries. I almost didn't want to share with my girlfriend,Basi they were amazing. Basi then ordered a beef empanadas that with a homemade tomato dip was great. And to finish we had a muscles dish that was delicious. I highly recommend if you see the bistro by all means try something or use them for parties you will not regret it. I will looking forward to my next encounter.

From the owner: We are a catering company, specialize in using fresh ingredients from local farms. We can set any…read morestyle parties from BBQs to weddings, kids parties to intimate wine diners. We are very flexible with budgets. We have been able to work with any budget and still provide the best service possible.

Gaby's tent & table/chair rentals were fantastic for our event. Prompt, responsive, respectful &…read morereasonable priced. ***** Thanks for all your help!

Gabys Party Service saved the day! They were responsive, prepared, fairly priced and considerate…read more They helped me set up the tables and chairs exactly how I wanted it. When I had last minute decisions about needing a tent they went out of their way after they had already left to come back with it. I can't recommend them enough. Thank you so sooo much to this local business.