Jen & Mia are an absolute dream team and they did a wonderful job with my wedding. When I first…read morereached out to Jen, I asked what packages she offered for day-of coordination. She said that she didn't do packages, but that she will simply do anything that you need her to during the allotted time. This was 100% true and she went above and beyond to accomplish everything we needed. Jen does a great job at making your vision come to life and she takes the time to listen to your comments and concerns. On the other hand, she also takes control when necessary and makes suggestions to help your day run smoother. Everything we asked Jen to do, she executed perfectly. And for the things we didn't think of, she was always one step ahead of us. Mia, Jen's assistant, was so sweet and did an amazing job supporting Jen. I really don't know what our wedding day would've looked like without them, and I would recommend this team to anyone for any wedding. Thank you so much!

They are The Best Investment To My Wedding Day…read more I had the honor of hiring Central Texas Planners and having Mia as my Day of Coordinator. I worked with Jennifer on the set up. She was very patient with me when i hadn't filled the questionnaire out completely. i was so busy with little help and all the questions were a lot, but important to help them. She didn't get angry or anything even called me the week of to prepare and finalize things. Offered advice and answered my questions. Jennifer was very responsive. Now Mia was my onsite person my day of coordinator. She was nothing short of amazing the sweetest person ever that packed a huge punch in the day. She was very responsive and handled everything that came our way with tact. She assisted with my thrown together rehearsal. My photographer was going to cancel the day before and she calmed me and even tried to work on suggestions. My Husband best man failed to show she calmed me and worked around all the changes we made last minute. She took a very good photo of my husband and I on our send off with my polaroid that i just love. She even remembered everything that i forgot. She communicated well with all my vendors and took the worrying off my shoulders. She kept us on schedule and when we veered off she reassured that it was ok. She checked in with me and my helpers and helped my step dad drape my beautiful backdrop for the wedding. She went above and beyond for me as if she was family i am forever thankful to have had her and would hire them again in a heartbeat. (Not that i want to actually have a wedding again!). I wish i had pictures of her in action i def have videos. She was overwhelmingly the best investment to my wedding.

The wedding venue was perfect for our small intimate rustic themed wedding we had. Its perfect if…read moreyou want to be close to nature and have the ceremony and reception in one location. The owner, Candy was very helpful and offered suggestions with the whole event planning. The venue is cost friendly and loved the DIY packages. The family and kids had a great time with taking pics in photo booth to kids running around in the grounds. Favorite moment is before the start of the ceremony. I was in the ladies changing room and my husband outside knocked on door and wanted his Pastor to pray for us. So we extended our hands through the door.

My wife and I were married at La Escondida Celebration Center on December 12, 2015…read more The venue is absolutely beautiful. There are two distinct ceremony sites on the property. We chose the one down by the creek area. The pavilion for the reception is spacious and has a nice attached deck with additional benches for guests to use. There is also seating under the trees and a nice flagstone patio at the entrance. Candy had some good suggestions for planning and was available to answer our questions. The small house attached to the pavilion has a nice dressing area for the wedding party, and there are 4 bathrooms for guests to use. All of the staff members were friendly and helpful. Our guests were very impressed with the location, and everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves at this beautiful venue.

We couldn't have been happier with our experience! The wooden ceremony cross was the perfect…read moreaddition to our wedding and looked beautiful. The staff was so kind, punctual, and professional. They arrived on time and quietly packed everything away after the ceremony without disrupting the celebration. We are so grateful for their help in making our day special!

Touch of elegance provided us with excellent service for my wedding! Mario was great to work with…read morethey had everything done on time as well. Mario built a customer mundap for the ceremony and did the centerpieces for the reception, they were excellent and the flowers were amazing! I would highly recommend him to anyone! I will definitely use them in the future!

If I could give a 0 star review, I would. My wedding is in 3 days and this company has been nothing…read morebut unprofessional and rude throughout every interaction with them. For our original consultation, the lady wrote the time down wrong and was an hour late to our appointment with no way to get in contact with her. When she finally showed up, she was unprepared and not professional or knowledgable at all. When trying to schedule a time to pay our remaining balance, my mother and I both played phone tag with 2 different people and neither of them had been in contact with each other. They gave both of us different times to show up. We finally settled on a time and date. When meeting up for the appointment, the man was 20 minutes late for the appointment. The first time I called him, he didn't answer, and then after about 4 calls he finally answered his phone and said he was on his way there right now. We paid the balance and scheduled a pick up time (for today). My fiance went over at the appointment time (10 am) and at 10:20 he called him and said that he was not coming, the appointment time was 12 not 10 and that he'd be there at 12. This is absolutely not true because my fiance, my mother, and myself all wrote down the appointment time at 10. If my wedding were further away I would be canceling my order with them and demanding a refund. However, I will have to stick with it and deal with these incompetent people until Saturday. If you need rentals DO NOT RENT FROM THEM!!!! They are very unprofessional and not the kind of drama that you need for your wedding!

We used Black Nor White Events for our wedding in August of 2020. Brandy was the QUEEN at planning…read moreand decorating. She values each couples vision and uses her creativity to make it all that you want it to be. I told Brandy that I wanted lots of greenery, books & candles and she came through. She added such unique touches, including the outside decor and ceremony set up. Brandy has a clear history in the wedding business because of how smooth our day went. She communicated all arrival and set up times with vendors, she was flexible with scheduling when necessary, she had our food and drink of choice ready for us when we entered the reception, she (kindly) encouraged guests to let us eat before socializing, etc. etc. etc. I did not worry about a single thing once the wedding began, and it's because of how much time and effort she dedicated to preparing with me before hand. We both come from families with a "all hands on deck" mentality. Our family showed up early and was shocked that it was all handled and they could just RELAX. Which was exactly the goal. We 100% would choose to use Black Nor White Events again!

Brandy was SO helpful and sweet! She knew exactly what we wanted and went above my expectations!!read more

How does one begin to write a review for someone who has been so amazing as Joanne Doll of Lasting…read moreImpressions by Design? She singlehandedly saved our wedding countless times, and made our vision come to life in the most spectacular way! After having been burned by two other so-called wedding planners with 5-star reviews on websites like TheKnot.com and WeddingWire.com, I was reluctant, to say the least, to hire another wedding planner. The first wedding planner I had hired did nothing her contract said that she would do for me (like negotiate contracts and help me find vendors), so I cancelled with her - during which she had made me sign a non-disclosure agreement. The next wedding planner simply took my money and ran. That was a loss of $2K, right there. Gone forever from our wedding budget. Even so, my attendants couldn't help (they lived in Dallas, Oklahoma City, or were overseas) and I was in over my head. I decided to give it one more try. I asked a friend, Tricia, who she would recommend. She gave me Joanne Doll's phone number. Joanne and I met at Bakery Lorraine and I immediately just adored her. She arrived exactly on time, if not a little early. She was the sweetest, most down to earth person. I was impressed by how organized she was, even at our first meeting. She was 100% supportive and enthusiastic about our theme. She told me about her background in teaching and showed me examples of her work. She was upfront about her company's pricing and her contract was written in clear, easy to understand (without needing to have a law school degree!) language. I was VERY PLEASED that her contract did not have a non-disclosure ("no negative review") clause in it. I hired her right then, at that meeting. From before day one, Joanne was responsive, and ALWAYS did what she said she was going to do, when she said she would do it. I would get a super helpful email every month with check-in on various aspects which was insanely helpful. When my father passed away, Joanne gave space when needed and support when needed. Over the course of the past year, I grew to care for her as a friend, if not family, because she was just such an anchor at times. When things hit a snag, Joanne always was able to find a solution quickly and with the greatest of finesse. I was seriously impressed. When the week of the wedding cane, of course, some things went awry, but as usual, Joanne got it handled. Our wedding day would have probably not happened without her excellent judgment and fantastic problem solving skills. I was so very grateful to have her on our team. She really did MAKE our wedding happen! In fact, I was having trouble with the ceremony music, and she was able to, with her skills as THE BEST WEDDING PLANNER EVER, and her knowledge of us as a couple, recommended the perfect song for me to walk down the aisle to. Joanne has absolutely earned a place in our hearts and in our family for her incredible work on our wedding. Our only regret was that we didn't hire her FIRST, as soon as we got engaged. I HIGHLY recommend Lasting Impressions by Design, especially their FULL PLANNING package, because even if you think you already have everything planned out, Joanne will be able to take your vision and make it happen within your budget (if not under), keep you calm when life gets crazy (and IT WILL!), and make the entire process so much smoother. Even if you think you can't afford to hire a wedding planner, I say from experience: YOU CAN'T AFFORD NOT TO HIRE JOANNE FROM LASTING IMPRESSIONS BY DESIGN! (She also has partial planning and day of coordination packages available, which are also great!)

I could not have had my wedding without Lasting Impressions by Design, more specifically without…read moreJoanne and Katie. As dramatic as that may sound, I never understood just how important a day of coordinator was until we booked with LIBD. Every month leading up to my wedding day, I received emails keeping me on track for my wedding and reminding me of even the smallest details that I might forget! I sent every contract to LIBD to ensure that any breaches of contracts (I'll revisit that) could be taken care of appropriately. When the days were getting close to the wedding, I met with Joanne and Katie to discuss every detail down to the 10 minutes my groom and I would have alone time in the bridal suite after our ceremony. (A necessity by the way!) Joanne and Katie even helped me with some last minute rental items for small details at my wedding that I wanted but had a hard time finding on my own. Come the day of the rehearsal and they were able to lead my wild and crazy wedding party the right way and just as I imagined my wedding to be. Finally, on the day of the wedding, I didn't have to lift a finger. Joanne and Katie teamed up and took care of every detail for me, set up my signage and decor that I brought from home. These ladies made sure that my groom and I never had to stand in line at the bar and had a drink in hand at all times. They reminded me to breathe, kept me on track, and took care of our gifts and cleaning up the items we brought from home and loaded our cars. The photobooth at my wedding showed up over 2 hours late and Joanne and Katie made sure that we received a full refund without me having to say a word to the photobooth company. We have already recommended to a couple friends about hiring a wedding coordinator because of what a pleasant experience we had, we also will be sure to recommend LIBD to any local friends and family members of ours getting married! Thank you Joanne and Katie for every big and little feat you did for Frank and I. We cannot thank you enough!

They provided margaritas for a birthday party. They were reasonably priced and had excellent…read morecommunication and customer service. I will definitely use in the future if needed.

I did a quinceanera for my granddaughter and I am very happy the food and linen gor the tables. I…read morehighly recommend this company. Thank you God bless

Great venue. The staff is amazing and happy to assist. I love this business! They are patient and…read moreprofessional, The staff works to assist you and capitalize on your vision. I found this business about 1 year ago and they are my go to provider for linens and decor!