We can honestly say that, without Brittani Adams-Perret and her outstanding team at Unique…read moreWeddings, our destination wedding in New Orleans would not have been close to as beautiful, fun, organized, special or distinct as it was. In short, this team makes MAGIC, people! Brittani is the ultimate professional, providing guidance and advice from her deep level of experience in the industry and her lifelong familiarity with the local area. She brings calm and compassion to what could otherwise have been difficult to navigate situations (weather scares, last minute guest changes, family dynamics), essential for an out-of-town and sometimes anxious bride. She is supremely organized, timely and responsive, taking advantage of technology and her own flexibility to ensure communication is as convenient as possible. She is also an outstanding creative, designing layout, logistics and decor solutions to fit and exceed whatever initial vision you might have had. Most importantly, we felt cared for, listened to and prioritized as a couple, from our first conversation with Brittani through the end of our wedding night, despite the thousands of details she and her team were handling in the background simultaneously. Our non-traditional wedding in the French Quarter was filled with love, live music, food, parading, dancing and laughter with a decidedly New Orleans spirit and flair and our diverse group of guests from all over the world and all walks of life continue to ask when we'll get married again! So much of that is due to Brittani, the Unique Weddings team and Brittani's design arm, New Orleans Candlelight & Decor, who are all pros at making events like our wedding truly unforgettable.

My husband and I were married in March of this year. We met Michelle and Brittani in 2009. From the…read morestart we we were confidant they could provide us the wedding we wanted. Michelle was able to quickly know our taste and priorities. She had wonderful recommendations to make the day complete. We very much enjoyed our days spent with her in planning our wedding and she, Brittani, and Yasmin were excellent the day of. Our wedding was as gorgeous as we could have hoped for. These ladies took excellent care of us on the day of the wedding. They kept us on schedule all while providing a calming energy. During the reception they were at the same time in the background yet, making sure we all were having a great time and my husband and I always had what we needed. I cannot say enough about Unique Weddings in New Orleans. They really know what they are doing and are an asset to the whole endeavor from planning to the day of.

AMAZING! How do I give 10 stars?…read more My team hired Yvette Pontheir of New Orleans Event Photography) to photograph a 3 day corporate event. We opted for 2 days of photography and her "green screen" selfie station. The price was reasonable and fair and I was delighted to have the contract signed. Why Yvette from the three finalists chosen for the contract? Quite simply, I found her images stunning! Once onsite Yvette and her team were prompt, professional, communicative, and they worked constantly! They were not a passive "let's see who comes up to us for a photograph" team, they were engaging and fun! They reached out to my event attendees (about 380) and made them smile, feel comfortable, and enjoy having photographs taken. My attendees LOVED Yvette and her team and yours will, too! Yvette's "eye" for composition is awe-inspiring. She captured the depth and breadth of breathtaking rooms while sharing the human element and emotion of the moment with each photo. The photos are the absolute best I have yet seen in 5 years of executing on a particular event. She captured action shots of attendees laughing and sharing cards around a table, my guests focused on and reacting to keynote speakers, and many groups of attendees happily smiling and posing together for group photos. Yvette and New Orleans Event Photography knocked it out of the park. When she smiled broadly and said, "I travel," I immediately started the math calculations to determine how many Delta points I needed to bring her to my next event. The selfie station/photo booth was a HUGE hit all throughout the 3 day conference. A guest could choose from multiple New Orleans themed backgrounds and there were a ton of fun props, from feather boas and hats to famous street signs for the guests to add to their photo. Best of all, the attendees had a full-color, New Orleans themed photo memory home in their carry-on. Yvette and team went ABOVE and BEYOND expectations. When a high level executive asked about new professional headshots, Yvette grabbed her camera, positioned the exec in great lighting, and snapped several shots. She did this multiple times for guests even though we did not have portrait photography on our contract. The value that Yvette and team bring to your event or special occasion is PHENOMENAL. 10 stars and HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

This experience was a breeze. I had to get Australian…read morepassport photos and the entire process was easy and fun. The hardest part was trying not to smile while getting photographed. I was in and out in around 10 minutes, the friendliest staff you can imagine, professional set-up, reasonable fee. The photos are high quality and flattering, they will take a few pictures and let you choose which you like best. I highly recommended NOLA event photography for any headshot needs. I will definitely return for pictures in future.

We had the pleasure of having LaToya officiate our destination wedding in New Orleans. She was…read morereferred to us by another amazing vendor, and so I knew she would be awesome. After a brief introduction and assessment via email, she set up a video conference with us to learn more about my partner and I. She was great and very professional with her questions, which helped formulate information that she could use for her script for our wedding. LaToya was also very responsive via email, which was an added assurance for us since we were planning a destination wedding. What I loved most about working with LaToya was the specialization of our ceremony. We were able to Include a lot of different elements such as the use of a lasso (which my partner's parent's also used when they were married) and also participating in a sage blessing. It was very important for us to also include elements of our spirituality and our religion, which LaToya was able to do effortlessly. Overall, our experience was so amazing and she really made our ceremony special. It is definitely something that will stick with us forever, and we are forever grateful to have utilized her services cof our special day.

LaToya was a shining star as part of our ceremony. Her presence and delivery were perfect. She…read morehelped us plan, edit and put together the perfect ceremony script. Every person in our party came up to comment on her impact and speech. She was so easy to work with and we can't rave about her enough.

Where do I even start, Amy and Brian (and 2 of their other team members) were simply the best photo…read moreand video team we could have dreamed of to capture our wedding day! The process of working with them was incredibly easy, efficient, and painless. They were incredibly responsive, were able to answer our 101 questions (even the crazy what-if scenarios I threw at them as an overly cautious bride), and were clearly incredibly experienced and knowledgeable in what they do. On the day of, they were professional yet so much fun to be around, really making you feel at ease in front of the camera. I'm no professional in front of the camera, but Amy and Brian tell you exactly what you need to do to get the perfect shots, and they're excellent hype people to boot! Honestly our favorite wedding vendor to work with and I would trust them with my life at this point. Hire them!!!!!!!

Amazing !! Thank you so much for your amazing work and attention to detail! Love all my photos!…read moreThank you!

Hands down Andrea is the BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can 100%…read moresay that if she had not been our wedding planner this event would not have gone down. I am from New Orleans but live in Austin, Tx. When we got engaged I put a post on facebook asking if anyone back home knew of a wedding planner they would recommend and a friend directed me to Vim& Verve. BEST DECISION EVER! I cannot rave enough about Andrea. She talked me down off the ledge when I called balling my eyes out saying that we were going to elope due to the extensive amount of drama from our friends and family. Andrea calmed me, told me to sleep on it for a night and talk with the groom the next morning. When I wanted to return my dress she advised me to try it on then send her a picture. When she saw the photo she suggested changing the accessories ( sash and veil) I hadnt even considered it... I found a bridal consingment shop brought the dress, veil and sash - discovered a whole new look to the dress that fit my personality better just by changing those things. I fell in love with the dress all over again. She made amazing recommendations for the caterer Laura Arrowood and photographer Jason Albus - they were budget friendly and out of this world great. Everytime we traveled to New Orleans Andrea made time to meet with us no matter how short of a trip it was. The day before the wedding weather forecast showed rain and probability of a tornado. Andrea was cool, calm and collected while I was very freaked. She calmed my nerves, we called around to rental companies and found that tents would be 700$ or more at last minute our budget didnt allow for that. Andrea jumped on the phone and made a trip to the Naval Base in Belle Chasse to rent tents for 20$ a day the day before the wedding - can you say above and beyond. When our officiant dropped out of the wedding she stepped up and said she could recommend a few people in town or she would do it herself. She helped us write an amazing ceremony and when we opted to write our own vows she proofread them and helped make tweaks so they were perfect. We have a lot of crazy family situations, she listened to all the drama and knew ahead of time what to look out for - family members that have come to blows and hadnt been in the same room for over 20 years came together and had an amazing time. It was MANDATORY that we find a venue who would allow our dogs to walk in our wedding party ( we have 6 and a pig) she gave us options fitting all of the things we asked for. Every text and email, no matter how tiny I sent her I received a response to without a lengthy wait. There is sooooo much more I could go on for days. She handled every member of our group with respect, care and happiness no matter how attitudey some of them could be. EVERY family member, wedding party member and guest loved Andrea. We received so many compliments on how fun, happy, friendly and great she was from all of our guests. She made planning a wedding from out of town a breeze. She helped my come up with meanings for our cake pulls and found us such great deals and vendors. Every person in and at the wedding stopped us to say this was the funnest wedding with the best food, music, drinks and ceremony they had ever been to and how much they LOVED Andrea. I cant say enough how much we love Andrea and how lucky you will be, how amazing your night will go if she takes care of you and your family on your special day. Theres nothing like it. Andrea was the best thing that happened to this couple, and I can safely say we didnt just find a wedding planner. We have gained an amazing friend. She embraced us from day one and didnt make us feel like we were a paycheck or a client, she made us family. Vim & Verve is number one in our book. Thank you Andrea, you ROCK our world and gave us more than we ever dreamed.

I don't have a lot of time right this second so I plan to give more details later, but I have to…read moresay that Vim & Verve worked miracles for us! For our tenth wedding anniversary, we wanted to renew our vows in a unique and big way, on a very limited budget. Andrea found the most interesting things for us to do before the event and as the event. We planned the whole thing from our home in Los Angeles, and never had a detail to worry about. Andrea knows EVERYBODY in New Orleans, and they probably all owe her a favor or two. She always presented us with at least two options (many more to start with) once we narrowed down to the specific type of thing we wanted, and she was there with us for every part of the event, from joining the wedding party for breakfast the day of, to taking the guys shopping for appropriate "second-line" hats, to dancing in the second line WHILE she video-taped the whole thing... If you have any questions, please feel free to message me here, I'm happy to give you details.

My husband and I decided to elope during out time in New Orleans. We reached out to different…read moreservices and Ranna was one of them. She reached back out to us in a timely fashion and was very helpful and professional. She continuously communicated with us leading up to the day. She made sure we were happy with what we were getting. The Chapel is BEAUTIFUL and smells AMAZING!! We are very pleased and grateful for Ranna.

Ranna is amazing! She was so sweet throughout the entire process! She responded to my inquiry even…read morethough it was on a holiday,...and she was able to officiate our wedding with super short notice. The vows were spot on. She pays attention every single detail. She had excellent options for me. I felt like my best friend was officiating our wedding. I couldn't have had the most amazing wedding day without Ranna!

I was looking for a photographer on-line and was talking to another photographer but she ended up…read morehaving a conflict. I was a little concerned but she referred me to Julie and said I would be in good hands since she used Julie to shoot her own wedding. I went to Julie's website and saw her work and felt confident we would get great pictures from our session. Julie was prompt in all of our communication and punctual for our shoot. I gave her some ideas for our group session and she was able to capture great memories for my group of friends that we willl treasure for years to come. We had a blast during our shoot around the French Quarter and she has a great eye for the perfect shot. Julie's creative use of backgrounds, colors and lighting will deliver artistic pictures that will capture true authentic moments. She got our pictures to us quickly and the cost was very reasonable for the time she spent with us and the quality of pictures which were delivered. Julie is a true artist and I recommend her fully.

I lived in NOLA for a number of years before moving to Chicago. When I got engaged I just knew I…read morehad to have some photos with my fiancé in NOLA. I found Julie online and the rest was so easy and fun. She was easy to communicate with and totally got the style we wanted. Engagement photos can be awkward but Julie totally made us feel comfy. We took our photos at Dat Dog on Magazine (my fav!) and the surrounding neighborhood. I am so happy with how unique the photos are and couldn't be happier with my experience with Julie. Best of all, she had the photos to us in under 3 days!

Our son and his wife had their wedding here. Their event coordinator, Michelle was absolutely…read morewonderful. She took care of everything. In the year leading up to the wedding, she was always available to answer questions and help with everything involved. We couldn't have asked for a better coordinator.

Omg so this was my 1st time over here at Pontchatrain Landing RV & Park. I found out the had a…read moreMotown review and I called my mom quickly. We arrived and was greeted by a nice gentleman who told us not to park all the way to the back because he recognized my handicap tag. Thank you Jesus for that. Once we were inside we see that they had two spots for entertainment. With traditional Zydeco Louisiana music playing on one side and Motown Greatest Hits playing on the other. It was packed and everyone was having a great time. Now let's talk about the food. Because baby I'm I'm love with the food... The menu was spot on. The price was good as well. You can tell by my pictures that they pulled out all the stops with this show. Now the show baby.... Let me start with this. As long as they have REAL LOVE on there books. Me and my friends are so there. They had everyone dancing and and singing. Everyone was having a blast. I can't wait till the next show.