Liz was an absolute godsend! I was referred over to her and our first interaction was on a FaceTime…read morecall. I was knee deep in wedding planning at this point and the stress was already getting to me, but within 5 minutes of being on a call with her she had already eased so many of my concerns and was so incredibly sweet! Next thing you know were giggling like we've known each other for the last 10 years. Liz truly went above and beyond for us. We hired her for month of wedding coordination services and gained a friend for life. Liz will go the extra mile to ensure that every single thing you could ever want for your wedding is executed in the most beautiful of ways. Her connections in the wedding business are endless and we could even see it through our other vendors how much everyone who knows her just loves her! Liz is extremely patient, so amazingly kind, absolutely hilarious, and knows how to handle business! Even our friends and family were raving about how wonderfully everything was run throughout our wedding weekend. We had a lot of moving parts having decided to throw a NYE Wedding & somehow Liz was able to organize every single detail and make it all run so smoothly. Liz - thank you so much for everything you did to help make our day so magical & unforgettable. Hiring you as our planner was one of the best decisions we made & we're so grateful for you!

Looking back at our wedding pictures reminded us of how much fun our wedding was and how smoothly…read moreeverything went!! Let's just say it would not have been possible without Liz and her team. Planning an out of state wedding is very demanding and stressful but because of Liz the planning process was WAY less stressful. She was always available to answer any questions even during late hours of the night, reassured us that everything will be okay, provided information about all the vendors, connected us to them and even came with us to the meetings. She was super nice, friendly and kind towards towards us, our friends and family as well. Thank you again for making our wedding a dream come true :)

As an extremely detail-minded bride planning my Houston wedding from out of town, I knew I needed…read moresome serious local help executing my vision for the big day. Lindsy played an INTEGRAL part in every phase of our wedding coordination - from budget/cost/contract management, vendor meetings, design support and timeline planning, to frequent conference calls, to-do list updates, tastings and errand running... Lindsy became my trusted adviser, confidante, manager and friend throughout the planning process. Our wedding would never have been as successful or perfect as it was without her help. Lindsy had a special way of turning the emotional and time-consuming parts of wedding planning into a fun and manageable activity for me, my fiance and family. She consistently went above above and beyond, made herself available 24x7 (literally) via text, phone, email and in-person meetings, and expertly managed some of of our more 'complicated' situations. Last minute changes? No problem. Tricky requests? Consider it done. Nothing daunted her. I would HIGHLY recommend Lindsy to anyone planning a special event. Her rates are incredibly reasonable, given just how dedicated she is to her clients. She'll take the time to make sure she understands EXACTLY what you want, how you want it, what you're willing to pay to make it happen and executes the plan beautifully.

Lindsy is the most organized and pleasant wedding coordinator that I have ever worked with. I am a…read morehairstylist that has done A TON of weddings throughout my career. I have met and worked with so many coordinators, which is the part I least like about doing weddings. They are typically fussy and frazzled the day of, and particularly unpleasant to work with leading up to. Lindsy is polite, hard-working and detail-oriented. She keeps things flowing without freaking out when something unexpected pops up. Perhaps that is because her attention to detail has prevented ANYTHING from being overlooked. I recently recommended her to a friend to use for her wedding. I worked the day of doing hair, but I also had the pleasure of attending the ceremony and reception. It was exquisite! The bride kept thanking me over and over for introducing her to Lindsy throughout the process. I could go on and on, but I will leave you with... She is simply the very best! And PLEASE, if you hire me...I only want to work with Lindsy Steinberg!!! :)

Such sweet lady, she will work with you to accommodate your needs…read moreGo visit Julie at her new location!

My wife and I were looking to rent some Chargers for the plates at our wedding when we saw MaJ…read moreEvents on a vendor website (can't remember which) but we decided to go to their store in West Oaks Mall (scary mall). We met Julie (Owner) and she was super nice and showed us many things we could add to our wedding event. She even gave us discounts when booking cause we were her first customers of the New Year when we reserved the Chargers, candle holders, and amazing Cake stand. She even didn't mind we had her stuff for an extra day or two since we had guests from out of town to entertain. Can't say enough good things about MaJEvents

I can honestly say that Nalini at Decor One is the best in the business. She blew us away at my…read morebrother's wedding in 2010 and exceeded any and all expectations this past weekend at my wedding. Nalini has great decor ideas that she throughly explains and draws out. We were able to give her a 'Mughal" theme , and everyone in the hall could recognize what she was trying to achieve. You can tell she puts her heart in to the event. We gave her the freedom to be creative and she left us speechless at the Mehndi and Valimah. Since both events were 2 days apart at Sugar Land Marriott, she was able to give such a unique look to both events that guests were left puzzled how they were in the same hall. She was even able to do a small stage setup in a day's notice at our home that was just as stunning as the wedding hall. The review below discussing her pricing should know the saying "you get what you pay for". If you want a high-end event that will leave the town talking, go with Decor One. You won't be disappointed.

I worked with Kat Creech Events for wedding coordination/planning and Nalini at Decor One for…read moredecor. Both parties delivered the wedding weekend of my dreams. Nalini went above and beyond to make our wedding vision come through - even sourcing new pieces of furniture and decor. Our wedding was featured in Weddings in Houston. You can see the level of detail here: https://www.weddingsinhouston.com/real-wedding/deepa-vibhu/ Keep in mind that our wedding hall was a blank hall - the extended stage and ceiling chandelier center piece was added! If you have a chance to work Nalini, I'd recommend it.

Had the pleasure of working with Ashley recently and she was a blast…read more As a vendor, it's imperative to have a event planner like Ashley and she was the glue of the entire event. She's organized, communicative, and was eager to problem solve anything that arose with a positive attitude (kinda rare in this industry). Highly recommend Ashley & her team for any event as they're professional, and made the event run smoothly!

I contracted Shaun with Gray & Associates Events to plan my wedding! And, from the moment my (now)…read morehusband and I met Shaun for our initial consultation, I knew he was just what I wanted. He never pressured me to add anything to my wedding that I didn't want, and he listened to each of my ideas and went above and beyond trying to accommodate them. Yes, that includes the time I called him wanting a red wedding dress. The point is, I would definitely recommend him to any newly engaged couple wanting to work with an expert to make their dream day a reality! Thank you SOOOO much for everything Shaun! If anyone would like to email me or has any other questions about Gray & Associates Events, please feel free to email me at chmiller25@yahoo.com .

Shaun was the minister for my wedding. He made my wedding ceremony a kodak moment! I gave him the…read morestory of how I met my husband and he ran with it and again he couldn't have done a better job! For my next big event I will definitely call on Gray & Associates ! Thank you Shaun!!

Great place for newly engaged couples to find variety of vendors! It can be overwhelming if you…read moredont know where to start or what you're looking for but if you have a specific idea in mind then it'll help navigate you through the maze of people! Great fashion show and dance demos, along with cake tasting!

Biggest takeaway - just get the free general admission tickets. My experience this weekend severely…read morelacked after purchasing VIP tickets for my crew this weekend. In all honesty just get the general admission because I feel the VIP is just a money grab I saw little difference between VIP/General admission other than a $5 headband/sash and a little bah that had a couple brochures, a gift card for wedding bands from semi questionable company, and a stress ball. We did get to go in 30 minutes early this only gave us time to talk to 2 people after running into issues with the bridal scan app from the get go. Also, I only saw 1 VIP giveaway when websitea mentioned multiple. When I asked the staff I was just pointed towards the same giveaways everyone has a chance for. As for interactions with the vendors it was the same as everyone else, same spill, same brochures, same little "swag" items. So save your money wait until the general admission is free and get your tickets. The event it's self is a tad overwhelming as the layouts are a tad wonky so it's easy to miss places. Each bar area only had 1 bartender which made the lines extremely long. I felt really bad for the ladies working because there should have atleast been 2. I also feel as my information was given to locations I didn't give too as a few places have reached out which I dont have a single business card, brochure, nothing for them. So not sure how they obtained it. Also, always double check pricing at the vendors from websites as well. I did catch just a couple whose website price was LOWER than at the expo. I was given the website isn't updated, thay is for this season this is for next, etc. Just do your research for sure. Fashion show was pretty cute i like that they had models of all sizes present. Plenty of seating and standing room as well. As for the dresses at the event there aren't a ton for you to try on and buy there (even though that's advertised) which i really didn't expect much but the quality of the dresses present....interesting I would say. There were a couple boutiques that stood out to me and I ended up making appointments because they showed their different styles they had (not just glittery, patterned, ballgown which is for some but not all). They had plenty of venues to look at that made scheduling open houses easier. A few tux vendors, decoration, flowers, and travel agents/wedding planners. The cake tasting where interesting to try for only 2 stood out which were much smaller mom and pops shops the other "big ones" no thank you.

My daughter got engaged this past spring, and, although she and I have done quite a bit of…read moreentertaining and hospitality, I knew that a wedding planner was not optional, if we were going to enjoy the wedding. The engagement was 4-1/2 months long, and we invited over 400 people to the wedding, so it was not a small wedding, and obviously there was lots to do in a fairly short amount of time. Additionally, my daughter lives in Seattle, and would only be home for a couple of very brief visits, so that was also a challenge. Although I knew that we needed help with the wedding, I was not hopeful that we could find a wedding planner to whom I would be comfortable relinquishing responsibility and control, but, boy, was I wrong! We were referred to Chelsea, the owner of Everything But the Ring (EBTR), by the Carol Perrard, event coordinator at our reception venue (The Westin at Memorial City). I had told Carol that I wanted to find someone who was not only a great wedding planner, but that was not a snob and would absolutely not add drama to our event. EBTR was arguably the best and most important recommendation we got from anyone to ensure that our wedding was everything we dreamed it would be - and it was! Chelsea is amazing to work with - very professional, punctual, communicated frequently, very accessible, so pleasant, flexible, helpful, forward-thinking; she understood what our vision was, and was fabulous at implementing it. Her experience and judgment were invaluable and contributed immeasurably to the success of the wedding. Since my daughter and I are very organized, we knew there were parts of the wedding that we would like to handle ourselves. At the same time, there were also parts of the wedding that we knew we didn't want to handle at all, and then lots of items in between. Chelsea customized a wedding package for us in which she was up-to-speed on the big picture and the details, but was okay with letting us handle those things we like doing. She kept everything on track, thought of everything, no matter how tiny a detail, and was great about updating the to-do lists and reminding us of upcoming timeline deadlines. Additionally, she negotiated better rates with vendors than I was able to get myself, and reviewed all our vendor quotes and contracts with those vendors I was working with directly, and identified costs that could be reduced or seemed out of line, which information I used to go back to the vendors and get a better quote (my florist and decor company, for example). There were other vendors she dealt with without my involvement at all, except to approve their bids, and everything she arranged was top-notch and reasonably priced. I knew from my very first meeting with Chelsea that she was the right person for us, and that feeling was reconfirmed over and over, but never more than the week of the wedding itself. We had our last sit-down meeting with Chelsea and Carol at the reception venue one week before the wedding, and I was BLOWN AWAY by the details that the two of them together had figured out, and, wow, what a blessing that the two of them worked so beautifully together. They thought of the tiniest little details and logistics that made my daughter and I know that we could just enjoy the wedding week. We were in such good hands!!! Chelsea came by our house a number of times the week of the wedding, transported to the reception venue, to the church, to the rehearsal dinner, etc etc etc. I can honestly say there was not one moment the week of the wedding when I felt anxious or worried, in large part because of the decision we made to hire Chelsea at EBTR. I recommend her and her company unreservedly. Several of the guests at our wedding have contacted Chelsea regarding their own weddings. I hope you have the good fortune to have her help you make your wedding everything you've dreamt it would be.

I first had the privilege of meeting Chelsea at David Tutera's Your Wedding Experience. She was…read morewearing a beautiful black ball gown and was actively approaching people which gave me a great first impression of her. I could right away tell how passionate and hard-working she was so I definitely wanted to meet with her to see if I wanted her to be our wedding planner. Originally, we did not feel we did not need a planner but our first meeting with Chelsea sold us to her services. At our first meeting, she presented us with a folder detailing her services as well as a binder of a wedding that showed us how seriously she takes her job and how organized she is. She is the best decision we made in regards to our wedding planning. Without her, we would not have had all the amazing vendors we got. She helped us get in contact with them and handled all communication with them. We were even able to get a better rate because of her connections. It made the entire process so easy for us so that we could focus on the other things. Her advice was also invaluable. Whenever we would vacillate on something, she would explain the pros and cons but would never push us to a decision. She would always patiently let us decide because she truly was our advocate and helped us put together the wedding we wanted. Her advice was not limited on just the planning and was willing to listen to any problems we had. Especially since she has been in the same shoes, it was nice to have someone that could empathize with everything that I was going through. The big day was where she really shined. She took care of everything so that everyone could enjoy the day which was very important to us because we wanted all our friends and family to enjoy every minute of it, especially since the whole event is only so long. Everyone raved about how amazing our wedding was and anyone that had the honor of speaking to Chelsea that day informed me of how amazing she was as well. I think very highly of Chelsea and I am so happy to have had the privilege of meeting her and working with her. She has such a warm and engaging personality that will make you feel like you are just conversing with a friend instead of working. I especially appreciated her honesty with me throughout the planning because I valued her professional opinion and without it, our wedding would not have been as successful. Thank you Chelsea for making the wedding planning fun instead of stressful. You helped create the wedding we never knew we could have and we are so thankful for everything you have done for us.