My experience with Affairs in the Air (AFA) was a nightmare from start to finish. The owner,…read moreCarolynn, was one of the most unprofessional individuals I've ever dealt with. This review reflects my experience with this vendor, and you better believe I'm coming to the table with receipts. We rented Selby Gardens' South Lawn for our ceremony and cocktail hour, and the North Lawn Ballroom for our reception. Since AFA is the exclusive lighting and décor vendor for Selby Gardens, we had no choice but to hire her. Unfortunately, this exclusivity left us at her mercy, and it quickly became clear that her priority was keeping our money--not providing service. Selby informed us 23 days before our wedding that, due to storm damage, the South Lawn was inaccessible. They offered us a partial refund if we moved our wedding to the North Lawn, which was also severely storm-damaged but still "operational." We declined, as it was beat up, and we were only planning to use the indoor ballroom. Selby ultimately refunded us in full due to the circumstances. We found a new venue 10 minutes down the road that allowed us to keep our date. The new venue recognized AFA and said Carolynn had worked there before, so we were thrilled! But when we proposed relocating and renegotiating her services, she flat-out refused, claiming that she didn't have insurance for the venue--a requirement never mentioned in our original contract. Despite a clear Force Majeure clause in AFA's contract, Carolynn insisted we weren't entitled to an adjustment or refund. Her reasoning? Selby was still hosting weddings on the salt-burned, leaf-bare North Lawn--even though our contracted space, the South Lawn, was deemed unsafe and unusable by Selby! Our AFA contract states: "If renegotiated, a full credit of your retainer will be applied to the new and updated contract. If your event is rescheduled due to a conflict on your part, we will only be able to accommodate you if the new date is available on our calendar." We kept the same date and time, and she was available. This wasn't a conflict on our part--it was Force Majeure. Up until her refusal to cooperate, we never asked for a refund; we simply wanted her to fulfill the contract. We even offered to pay for her insurance to retain her services and were happy to renegotiate the contract for any upcharges or changes. Instead of collaborating, Carolynn doubled down on her dismissive and rude behavior. Her communication was curt, unprofessional, and often grammatically incomprehensible. When it became clear she was going to deny service and keep all our money (we paid in full), we involved a lawyer. Carolynn suddenly offered us half of our deposit back if we signed an agreement not to leave a bad review. I obviously didn't sign that or accept the offensively low offer because she DID NO WORK. Carolynn's behavior was appalling. She showed zero regard for the contract, her professional obligations, or the difficult situation we were navigating. Every other vendor adapted with grace and compassion. AFA, on the other hand, was unethical, uncooperative, and showed no respect for their clients. I urge Selby Gardens to reconsider its exclusivity with this company. Even Selby staff warned me about how unpleasant Carolynn is. Brides should not be forced to work with such a difficult vendor. Brides and grooms, my advice is to avoid Affairs in the Air at all costs. Never pay a vendor in full until services are rendered, and always buy event insurance. Wedding planning is stressful enough without dealing with someone who disregards contracts, customer service, and basic human decency.

We hired Affairs in the Air to hang drapery and lighting with a dimmer in our 20x80 frame tent for…read moreour wedding on Anna Maria Island this Spring, and I highly recommend them. After seeing the underside of many tents, I knew I wanted something more elegant for our wedding, however, I was surprised to learn how much drapery and lighting typically costs! After shopping around, it was clear that Affairs in the Air had the most professional-looking drapery for the most reasonable prices. They were very communicative and helpful. I provided a photo of the style I was looking for, and AITA was able to provide photos of their own work that was very similar. In the end, our tent was so beautiful and absolutely surreal - and worth every last penny. We received so many compliments on it, and it really transformed the entire space. I'm so glad that we worked AITA into our limited budget. AITA also did a great job working with us and our tent vendor, U.S. Tent, to determine a timeline for setup and teardown. They arrived on time and had the drapery installed and also removed by the designated times. Thank you, Affairs in the Air, for making our wedding space so beautiful!

Irene with Ohh Darling Events was incredible! She brought our vision to life and made our wedding…read moreday perfect. So responsive, professional, and a total joy to work with. Highly recommend her for any event--you won't be disappointed!

It was such a pleasure to have Kristin from Oh Darling do my wedding flowers. She was so…read moreprofessional, creative, and thoughtful. The process of choosing my flowers was all done online and so simple to do. I'm not someone who knows flowers too well, but I just gave Kristin a rough idea and she totally exceeded my expectations. The flowers were sooo beautiful; she totally understood my vision. She delivered my flowers the day of my wedding and was on time and friendly. She is also quick to respond on email. I highly recommend working with Kristin. It is well worth it. It was the most beautiful touch to our special day. :)

Dara Caudill, the photographer and owner of Island Photography, photographed my wedding. It was the…read moreaspect of my wedding I was most nervous about; I'm not a fan of having my picture taken. I usually look and feel awkward, and it's not just me being weird, people have told me I look weird in pictures! My husband and I were planning a destination wedding in our favorite place on Earth, Anna Maria Island, Florida. In doing so, most was planned online from Chicago. I found Dara's website, and in turn her husband's website (he's a local musician on the island.) They are frequently working weddings together, she as the photographer, he as the DJ or live musician. It just could not have been a better fit for our wedding. Dara is so professional, yet still fun, efficient, but still relaxed. By the end of the planning, and that magical night, it truly felt like we had two more friends at our wedding. Her work speaks for itself; when looking at the other weddings on her site (hundreds!) she really captures what each individual couple is looking for. Formal, silly, romantic, just plain beachy! I've never felt more beautiful, and she made it ok for me to feel that way. And now I have those images forever. I'd love to make it a tradition of hiring her for big moments in our lives from now on.

We hired Dara for our wedding on Anna Maria Island, we love her!!! It was so hot the day of our…read morewedding and she was working ridiculously hard to get all our requested photos. She has tons of energy yet she is pretty laid back and has a real "go-with-the-flow" attitude. I'm not a big fan of the camera in general so I was a little worried about feeling like being at a photo shoot on our wedding day, but she made us feel incredibly comfortable that day. She responds promptly to emails and is very professional, and kind. I highly recommend Island Photography as a vendor for your wedding day!

My wife was turning 70 and we wanted to celebrate with 40 of our close friends. I called three…read morehighly rated caterers in the Sarasota -Bradenton area, two of left a message and the third was answered by Jamie. We talked for 15 minutes and based on her experience and caring nature decided to meet with her. By the way, the other two never called back. My wife and I felt completely comfortable with Jamie and trusted her with my wife's special day. She made suggestions and didn't pressure us in the least. The big day was two days ago and we couldn't be more happy with the results. Jamie's team, Jackie, Megan and Cynthia, were friendly and efficient. The food was outstanding and several of our friends referred to our party as the event of the year!

Thank you "Simply Gourmet" for all your hard work and dedication to make our son and daughter in…read morelaw's wedding "Simply the best ." From the top notch service to the fabulous, delicious food you provided. You truly exceeded our expectations. Thank you for all the attention to detail and for all your expertise. It's truly amazing to watch a professional catering company like yours make our dreams come true. Thank you again!

Ann was an amazing, thoughtful, funny, wonderful, extraordinary, efficient, and in all ways…read moredelightful wedding photographer. She managed our 40ish minutes of remaining sunlight after our ceremony with grace and ease and her jokes and encouragement helped keep our smiles genuine through all the poses and permutations of family members we had to run through. We also got several amazing candids from during the ceremony and a couple "pictures of pictures" while friends and family took advantage of the golden hour for selfies on the beach. If we could get married all over again, we'd make sure Ann would be there to capture the magic!

We hired Ann for my daughter's wedding on St. Pete Beach. Her pictures were spectacular! Many…read morephotographers can take pleasing pictures, but Ann was able to coax some wonderful expressions out of the bride and groom. She was entertaining and managed to capture the emotion of the day better than I could have dreamed. I can't recommend Ann Coffman Photography highly enough!

I'm honestly not the kind of person that writes bad reviews but I feel I need to share so that no…read moreother brides go through what we did because I didn't say anything. I saw one other bad review and thought "what are the chances that happens to me" well turns out it did. I will start with the good. Emily contacted me back almost immediately after my first inquiry towards her services. I thanked her for being quick to respond and told her it was a refreshing change compared to other vendors. Emily and I quickly customized a photography package that was exactly what we needed for our big day. I should mention I am from Wisconsin and we were planning a destination wedding. My fiancé and I came to Anna Maria to book other vendors and set up an engagement session with Emily. When we got to Florida Emily texted and asked to reschedule the date as she had made other plans. We worked with it and understood things happen. We changed the date and had our session. That was in May. Emily told us that we would have our photos in about 4-6 weeks. Months past and I had to ask Emily to prepare our photos as we wanted to send out save the dates. We received those pictures on August 1. Time past and it was time to set up our phone call to finalize everything a month before our wedding. We set up the phone call and never received a call. I texted and emailed to reschedule which finally happened a week before the wedding and THE DAY BEFORE we were flying to Florida. Emily also said that she would meet us at our venue for the rehearsal to talk more. I texted her that day and she said she was unable to make it. No big deal. The day of the wedding came. Emily was very professional and a great help getting things done. She helped organize the cake cutting etc and was fun to work with. We have no complaints about how she was at the wedding itself and she was fun to be around. Emily asked how long we would be in Florida for as she wanted to send some "sneak peaks" before we left. Our two week honeymoon came and went with no pictures. I asked Emily if we could have our family photos back before Christmas so I could send them as gifts. She said that she was almost done with our entire gallery and we received only our family photos on December 9 (we were married October 8). I ordered photos off her website and received them quickly. Months went by with no further for photos. I texted and emailed with little to no response from Emily. What we did receive was her stating that she first had medical issues, then other personal issues and a friends wedding that made her too busy to finish our photos. We received another "portion" of our photos on March 16th. Emily said she would upload the rest soon. A few more months went by. I called, texted and emailed with no response. At this point we honestly believed Emily had lost our photos. We hired an attorney from Gulf Coast Legal to send Emily an Intent to Sue Letter requesting our photos or our money back. Emily delivered our photos on the last day that she had to complete them before we filed a civil lawsuit against her. She then apologized and said that she had more personal things going on. I would like to say the lack of communication was the most frustrating. We almost never got replies to asking when we would get our pictures and when we did it was a promised date that came and went with no photos. We are the first ones to understand things come up but the fact that we got married in October and didn't receive our entire gallery until May 22 and only after it was a threat to sue is unacceptable. We still have not received our album but I am writing this review anyways because I have given up thinking we will receive the contracted album and I have made one off of Shutterfly that is the same quality I expect from Emily. Please don't let her cause you as much stress, worry and tears as she has caused us and book someone (anyone) else for your wedding.

I have been to many weddings. I personally know a few photographers, and have met many wedding…read morephotographers. However I have never until now wanted to order prints from someone else's wedding. This women is phenomenal. She took the most gorgeous photos of my family, and my friends on their special day. I highly recommend her. She captured adorable photos of my daughter when I wasn't even looking.

Leslie did such a beautiful job on my husband's memorial. I…read morecouldn't have asked for anything more.

Visions Unlimited provided A/V services for two of our CityPAC community events. Leslie and her…read morecrew were professional, dedicated, efficient, reasonably priced, and a pleasure to work with. I highly recommend them for social, business, or community events.

It's been almost a year since our granddaughter's wedding and we have looked at the amazing photos…read morethat Katie took--about a million times. She captured every precious moment of a beautiful celebration of love between Anna-Lisa and Jonathan--and all the festivities surrounding their special day. Highly recommend!