In February, I contracted with Charles Wright to be the officiant at my husband's Celebration of…read moreLife. It was a very traumatic and stressful time for me, but Charles gently took the reins and organized the event for me. He incorporated a beautiful poem and other messages into the service. As I was 3000 miles away from the location at time of planning, he personally met in advance with the funeral home staff, to ensure a smooth and cohesive service. His fee was very reasonable, but I am forever in his debt for helping to bring a dignified closing to my husband's life story.

Gene recently DJ'd our wedding for 175 guests. Everyone had an amazing time. He played all of the…read moresongs I had requested and was able to fine tune many of the other musical selections based off of what I had given him! Our musical taste is a bit alternative and obscure but he played a variety and kept every guest at our wedding happy and dancing while still including some of the more off-beat songs. Gene was excellent at guiding the reception. He coordinated the toasts, excused tables for the buffet line, and made announcements for all the events that go on during a wedding reception. He checked in with us throughout the night to be sure we were ready for whatever event came next, and respected when we needed more time before we were ready for the first dance, or whatever it was. I read a previous review that said Gene was difficult to work with, and contacted the bride too much that day. This was not at all my experience and in fact I found him really easy to work with the day of the wedding. I had a day of coordinator (highly recommend getting one especially if you're a DIY kind of bride!!!) and he worked seamlessly with her to set up and keep the day running smoothly. If there were issues, I didn't know about them. Additionally, he snapped some photos throughout the night which were a nice addition. All in all Gene was an amazing DJ. Our family and friends have mentioned several times how fun he was and what a great time they had. If you want to have a great dance party and want a DJ who brings the hype then Gene is a great choice.

Our guests all had a blast. They never had any problems or worries. They partied hard all night and…read moreloved the music! Gene took requests that were a bit obscure or hard at times, and boom, he had them. He was there on time, there until the very end, and played our music. I've heard stories of DJ's of losing music. Sad! But not our case thankfully. Coming from the perspective of bride and groom however, it was pretty stressful working with Gene. We provided music for the ceremony and dancing. I provided a detailed list of instructions for the ceremony. We had to have 3 different conversations to make sure he got it down right. Then, during the ceremony, he didn't play the bridal March until I was pretty much at the alter. Cool. About 1/2 of our requested play list was played. Maybe this is cuz a lot of guests made requests. If so that's great! If not who knows. We didn't get the few songs we asked to have played during dinner get played. He had a very well put together playlist for dinner. Very low key, easy listening. Not bad at all! It sucked we didn't get any of our stuff added to it. Grateful Dead isn't exactly normal requests, but neither was most of our music, and it's easier to listen to during dinner then to try and dance too. When we said NO other toasts aside from the best man and maid of honor, we meant that. In steps dad- with a toast. We specifically said no toasts because of family! I can appreciate it being hard to say no to family, but it was our request. It should've been respected. When you go over the family to introduce and how, and it's written down, it seems pretty straight forward. So it was SUPER irritating AF when he approached me to ask "I just met Sandy. Should I introduce her too?" Why yes. You should. She's my mother. And first on that list we made together. Where's the list you ask? Right in hand, with Sandy listed at the very top. Hmmm.... When you get texted left and right an hour before the ceremony to say you've got shit to do and no where do it and no idea how to set it up, that's annoying AF. Maybe instead of interrupting the bride and groom hours before their Special moment you could reach out to a groomsmen, owner of venue, worker of the venue that's right there next you. Just a thought though. I know it a new venue for you, but that forethought and consideration would've been nice. We met with Gene twice before the wedding to discuss what we wanted and how we wanted it. It seemed to be hard for Gene to except the fact that we are very nontraditional. No cake cutting. No father daughter dance. Mother daughter dance was novel to him, but he seemed ok with it. How we wanted our reception to go was not traditional, and clearly a bit difficult for him to grasp and be on with. And interspersed thought all of our conversations were his stories of how wonderful his previous weddings had gone, how much people loved him, and he really hoped to get a thank you card from us as well after everything was over. He didn't seem thrilled we wanted him longer then his standard set hours, even though we didn't balk at the additional pricing past his regular packaging. He even told us three separate times he didn't think we'd need him until 10pm for partying. To which I replied every time "Our guests play hard. We will go until 10." I'm no bridezilla. I was super chill about almost everything. But when there's a pattern set regarding standards, following requests, and still getting paid well for it, I got pretty pissed. So be careful. If you've got a low key super straight forward traditional wedding with everything easily accessible and ready at all times for him- and someone to hold his hand- he may work out great for you. I regret not asking my friends to be our DJ though. It was easy enough requests they could've done it. Bottom line: he seemed very ill prepared for the whole thing. We asked twice if we wanted to be at the rehearsal to help, and he said no. So take what we say to heart. And PM me if you've got questions.

Charles is THE BEST nondenominational wedding minister in the Valley and Beyond. His…read moreprofessionalism and kindness guide you through any wedding ceremony process with ease and comfort!! VERY PLEASED!

We contacted Terri though her business' Facebook page and she was quickly able to contact and book…read moreus for our chosen wedding date. Terri also gave us the option to have our own unique wedding vows written for especially for us.

Called from out of town for same day delivery of balloons. I was so impressed with Eric (the new…read moreowner)!! He was so friendly and went out of his way to help me place my order and deliver it the same day!! I will definitely use them again! Thanks Eric :)

My sister's memorial service was the day before Mother's Day, a very busy time for florists. They…read morecreated a beautiful arrangement and made it their first delivery of the morning to ensure it arrived at the church on time. I will forever be grateful for their kindness on the phone and their excellent service.

Lovely little town in Southern Oregon…read more We visited earlier this month and stayed a few days at the historic McCall House, with its magnificent and award-winning 132 year-old magnolia tree. We wandered around Ashland every day, decompressing from the rat race, enjoying its lovely coffee shops, restaurants, and gorgeous Lithia Park with its trees, duck ponds, and stream. We shopped at clothing and jewelry boutiques, gorged on ice cream and candy, and chatted with locals. We even took a day trip up to snow-blanketed Crater Lake, Oregon's only National Park, an easy two hour drive. The main reason we were here, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival (back after a two year hiatus due to COVID) took our holiday in Ashland over the top. We will be back.

DISGUSTING CITY PRACTICES SCARE AWAY VISITORS!…read more I parked in a city owned "Free" parking lot, all the spots where regular square spots in a square parking lot yet when I came back I saw a ticket on my windshield that said "Parking Citation for HEAD IN PARKING ONLY". These scam artists gave me a ticket for backing up into my parking spot instead of "head in". There was NO SAFETY ISSUE in this lot with backing up into your spot, the City of Ashland literally preys on visitors who don't know and miss the tiny sign that says "Head in parking only" since it doesn't make any sense and they use that as a way to just make profits for the city. This city is so worthless that they have a "no smoking rule" yet 3-4 people were smoking cigarettes next to our outside dining tables all the same time and I called the cops, 20 minutes later they still were smoking and no cops ever showed up to enforce the law YET these lazy SCAMMY SCUMMY Ashland loosers picked on easy prey, and are going around giving tickets for people that back up into their parking spots so they can make an easy buck. I was visiting here often but now I am so disgusted with their practices I'll keep my business away and so should you!

Christal was an amazing photographer. Not only was she pleasant and kind, the photos that she took…read moreof our family went above and beyond expectation. She ended up meeting us early morning in Lithia Park and we did about 45 minutes of photos. Listen when I tell you this woman worked her magic! We had 7 of us to include two toddlers and she was able to keep them happy and energized the entire time. I felt completely comfortable acting silly with my kids, and loving up on my husband while she took pictures. Not only did she produce amazing pictures, she did so at a price I found to be really fair. If you are looking for someone who is down to earth, captures amazing moments, and will give you a wonderful price, I would choose Christal!!! Cheers!

Christal is a wonderful person and a talented photographer. She was very easy to work with for my…read morepartner and I's wedding, and was gracious enough to accommodate on the Bloom Package details when the weather didn't work in our favor for getting any engagement shots. Christal was also very easy to coordinate things with before the wedding, and on the day of was quick to get to work and get some wonderful and amazing shots! She and her son Isaiah were a flury of activity for the entire time we had thrm scheduled, and they were able to attend to all our needs and requests in the chaos that was the post-ceremony of all the different family and friends trying to get photos with us. And once we got to taking husband and husband pictures? She was able to find priceless moments that we are going to cherish. All of it came together afterward with a lovely custom wooden box, as well as a canvas print we already have hanged up on the wall! We cant appreciate her hard work enough and would certainly recommend Immortalized Image to anyone for their photographing needs!

Without a doubt Eliza is the most talented, creative and kindest photographer I've ever had the…read morepleasure of meeting. She instantly made my husband and I comfortable with her sweet and bubbly nature. She also took the most beautiful photos of our 5 month old son that I will treasure forever. I only wish I knew of her business when I was getting married. I would have begged her to take my wedding photos!

We have used Eliza for several family shoots documenting different stages in our children's and…read morefamily's lives. All I can say is she FANTASTIC!! She has a real eye for capturing the essence of her subjects in natural surroundings and creating beautiful art. We couldn't be happier with the results and feel lucky to have had our pictures taken by Eliza. Eliza had a special talent for making my wife, children, and I feel at ease during our photo sessions which avoided the feeling of any "staged" photographs. I am unaware of whether Eliza does any studio shoots, all of our shoots were outdoors in natural and beautiful environments. If you're considering Eliza for any photography work please don't hesitate to enlist her services. You'll be doing yourself a favor!! Eliza has my strongest recommendation!