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Beware - Fraudulent Behavior by Paradise Events and Liting Chan…read more I paid a deposit of nearly $23,000 to Paradise Events and Liting Chan for floral décor four years ago. The wedding was canceled due to Covid (the planning service fee of $6000 was paid separately), and no flower décor were ever provided. Despite multiple attempts to contact her via calls and emails, she has refused to respond or refund my money. I have since left Canada and the deposit was lost forever. Her actions are dishonest and unprofessional--avoid doing business with them if you don't want to risk losing your money.

I hired Filosophi as the 'day-of' coordinators for our wedding. I think it was one of the best…read moredecisions we made!! The ability to be stress-free on such an important day is invaluable. The girls were a huge help, even from a month out. They recommended reliable vendors, gave us great advice for do's and don'ts, and used their copious amount of wedding experience to help us choose a timeline that made the most sense. And, when it came time for them to take over communication with all of our vendors, I was so relieved to let go of the reins and just take time to relax. No follow ups, confirmations, problem solving, coordinating, just relaxing. I was a fairly organized bride with very clear visions of the decor set up... I found it SO comforting to know that every detail would be looked after on the day-of, and that none of my friends and family had to worry about doing anything either! We wanted to throw a great party that everyone could enjoy, and the last thing I wanted to do was assign tasks to everyone. There were a few hiccups throughout the day, some of which I didn't even find out about until the day after (sign of a great, calm coordinator!) I.e when it came time to go to the ceremony site, Margaux said there were a few more people trickling in, so let's have another mimosa and wait until everyone's ready. Turns out that it was the groom's parents and our ring bearer that were 30 minutes later than the agreed time! I'm SO glad I didn't know that. The photobooth was also an hour late, and Margaux took control of that - I never had to deal with it. She managed it so well that we ended up getting the 2h booth time for free! These girls are skilled at what they do, and they're extremely helpful and accommodating. There wasn't anything I threw at them that they didn't take in stride :-) They were worth every penny and I'd highly recommend them to anyone!

You are looking to rent items for your event? A-1 Party rentals is who you want to hire. We…read morerecently hired them to supply tables, chairs, table cloths, a stage and cutlery for our wedding. Their items were a big contribution to the success of our event. They delivered on time and with the organization of professionals. Thank you A-1, you are the bomb!! Carmel

Jag and his team were fantastic! Jag came to the wedding site to measure and the tent fit perfectly…read morein the space we had. They were timely with the put up and take down and we had many compliments! They were the most affordable from the many companies we called. Thanks again Jag and team!!!! R&J

Where do I begin?…read more When I started planning my wedding a year ago, I looked into prices for planners to organize the whole event. At that time, I found the quotes extreme and saw no reasons why I would not be able to plan it myself. As the wedding got closer, stress levels were elevated, drama was added to the table and everyone's threshold for patience dramatically dropped. It was about 4 or 5 months to the wedding that I realized I DEFINITELY need a planner for the Day-Of Coordination at least because I did not want to go through the same chaos on my wedding day. I met with another very well-known local planner. We met and then she disappeared on me after I had mailed her the cheque. She did not respond to my calls or emails for a whole month, later claiming that she thought I was uninterested in her services and was lying about the fact that I had mailed the cheque. I thanked God EVERY DAY after having met Sarah Shore from DreamGroup that things fell apart with the other planner. In our culture, it is customary for the elders in the immediate family to be in charge of the day and having a day-of coordinator was slightly surprising for some and many including my own mother believed that it was unnecessary. My mother is now Sarah's NUMBER ONE fan. She absolutely loved how having Sarah manage the day allowed her to actually enjoy the wedding. Every time that I or anyone in the bridal party was stressed, all we had to do was just talk to Sarah for 5 minutes and we would all forget why we were even stressed. The way that she is so calm and collected is inexplicable. All our guests are still raving about how everything was well planned and organized and it could have NEVER been possible without the help of Sarah. I have said this to Sarah many times that I could never do what she does for a living considering the amount of stress she has to deal with and yet manages to remain soooooooooooooooo calm. I used to think quotes for planners were extreme, now I think they cannot charge enough for the work they do. Seriously, without a doubt, even the thousands of dollars you might end up spending on a planner is worth EVERY penny because otherwise you will not enjoy all the other pennies that you spent on everything else since you will be too stressed out. I will not recommend anyone else as a planner for any occasion. DreamGroup is seriously your dream vendor.

Didn't even take the time to respond to a voicemail. Doesn't bode well for the time and attention a…read morebride deserves for her wedding day. Clearly they only want to work with some clients and if you do not fit the bill then they will not even respond. I would proceed with extreme caution. There are many other vendors out there, do your research.

We were so absolutely glad that we hired Angela to help plan our wedding. Normally I wouldn't have…read moreconsidered hiring a wedding planner. But my mother wanted a slightly more elaborate wedding than I would have planned, and I was in an unfamiliar city, and having trouble finding resources. She helped me pull the wedding together in two months, with a very satisfactory price tag in the end. Now I think that if you can find a good wedding planner to work with, nearly every wedding should have a wedding planner. After all it's a fairly complicated event, with so many things that can go wrong; and by definition the couple planning the wedding usually have little experience with planning weddings. First, Angela is an enthusiastic, down to earth, sensible, real person. I got the impression from other interviews I did that among event planners, these are valuable and somewhat uncommon traits. Still, of course, she's got that glamorous side. She's amazingly effective, with a great sense of style of her own, and also very able to work with your style. She's well connected and excellent at digging up new resources, including those with good prices. She takes your budget seriously, and with her ability to comparison shop you get more bang for your buck. I really do believe that the money she saved us paid for her fee, and of course her help went far beyond resource and bargain-finding. Absolutely worth it. My only complaint was that she was stretching herself a little thin. I would have rather paid more, and gotten more of her undiluted focus and energy. But that was in retrospect--of course when we first hired her we were skeptical of the whole thing, and her affordable fee was reassuring. Also if you can hire your wedding planner further in advance of your wedding than we did, I'm sure that would make everything smoother! Our wedding was a fantastic, fun experience--not everyone can say that--and it was in large part thanks to Angela.

This is the go to DJ vendor for your wedding! Our experience…read morewith Elliott was spectacular, he would always make sure that we were comfortable and happy with the plan that we had discussed. And once the plan was confirmed, he brought in our DJ (Mike) and fully explained the details to him. We had also decided to make our wedding a tad more confusing by incorporating Iranian music at certain cues, and not only did Elliott and Mike work with us beforehand to make sure it was all correct, Mike executed the plan meticulously! We couldn't have been more pleased with how it all turned out, thanks to this crew. They truly care about the wedding process and their clients!

After interviewing 3 DJ companies, Hot Wax was the clear choice for our wedding June 3, 2023…read more Elliott was incredible and so responsive and answered all my questions and so reassuring throughout the planning process. All my questions were important to Elliott and I can't say that was true for all my wedding vendors! These guys are true pros and understand and value customer experience! Pricing is very competitive, and the expertise is top notch. So much helpful information on their website and they were an important part of delivering me and my husband the wedding of our dreams!! Thank you sooo much! Tracie & John Eadie

We were just married on Monday and we could not be happier with BeyondSound! Not only was Jordan…read moresuper friendly and easy to talk to, he responded to every email promptly. Jeff, our DJ was FANTASTIC! He interacted with the party, remembered names and played the BEST music! Everyone (I mean everyone) had a blast! Chris and I partied until the wee hours because we couldn't get off the dance floor. If you want a top-notch at your next event hire Beyond Sound. You will not be disappointed!!!

My husband and I got married two weeks ago and we hired Beyond Sound to provide our DJ services for…read morethe evening. They came highly recommended and did not disappoint! Not only did Beyond Sound get back to us with a very prompt and friendly message when we asked for information about their rates and services but they were also willing to work with us to create a package within our budget and which gave us everything we were looking for. Our DJ Trev was top-notch! He executed the musical cues for our first dance flawlessly, was very personable and professional and also very accommodating to musical requests. He was great at reading the crowd and made sure to play the songs that we had requested ahead of time. Overall, we had an amazing experience and wouldn't hesitate to hire Beyond Sound again. We would certainly recommend them for anyone looking to hire a DJ!

We contacted 5M Photobooth for our wedding based on online reviews. Mark the co-founder was…read moreincredibly understanding and responsive throughout the planning process. We had to postpone our wedding because of COVID, and he said it was no problem at all. We moved the entire thing a year out without any extra fees. Last thing you want during a pandemic is for your vendor to slap on extra fees for reasons that are out of both of your control and/or ghost you -- Mark didn't do any of that. When the wedding was finally happening, Mark was also super quick in sending over some proofs for the design -- again, super easy. The day of the wedding, Mark and his wife were both there working the photobooth. They were very friendly and professional. There were lots of props and they also gave guests ideas on poses to do. Our guests also commented on how nice the photos were -- everyone looked great in the excellent lighting.