We recommend all people avoid Elegant by Design ("EBD") based on "their" entire lack of…read moreperformance, misrepresentations, & egregious bait-and-switch tactics days before our wedding. EBD is the one-person operation of Denise Ellerbecker, someone who lacks the ability to manage an event. Open letter to Elegant by Design: This purpose of this letter is to detail the numerous instances in which you failed to perform your obligations pursuant to our oral agreement concerning your services for our July 6, 2013 wedding at Mulberry Lane Farm ("Farm"). Elegant by Design simply failed to perform any of the tasks upon which payment was conditioned, misrepresented themselves, and breached our agreement. Besides minimally helping the wedding party & 9 friends setup 29 tables on July 5, hanging 3 banners--1 incorrectly--and calling a vendor for a lost key, everyone in contact w/ bride & groom are at a total loss for words when asked what services were provided by EBD. Based upon discussions between & amongst the bride, groom, the wedding party, the owners of the Farm, the caterers, multiple guests & the family/friends who helped to setup the venue, specific examples of your deficient performance include the following: -Because you allegedly double-booked an appointment slot on July 3, 2013, you cancelled our meeting & rescheduled it for July 4, 2013. -During our meeting, when discussing the set-up that would need to take place the following day, you informed us that you would need to hire additional people, at an additional cost. Given your previous representations, coupled w/ time restraints we were under, we feel like this was a "bait & switch." Fortunately, we were able to recruit wedding guests to assist w/ the setup, but this added a tremendous amount of unnecessary stress 48 hrs before our wedding. -2 guests at the wedding rehearsal had to help set up chairs at the ceremony site, despite the fact that you had been at the Farm for at least an hour. -You disappeared for almost an hour pre-ceremony to get extra materials for a task, though said materials were provided. This task was then completed by the officiant & his wife in your absence. -You did not supervise guests as they arrived, permitting them to enter the area where the bride was taking pre-ceremony photos despite the bride & groom's frequent insistence to limit people's movement. The end result was the bride greeting dozens of guests in her wedding dress as early as an hour before the ceremony. -During the pre-ceremony photo session, you interrupted the Maid of Honor because the shuttle missed 25 people, asking "What should we do?" You had the contact info for both the hotels & shuttle provider. Determining "what should be done" is precisely why people hire wedding planners. -When the elderly matriarch of the groom's family missed the last shuttle, the uncle of the groom informed you & offered to pay for an extra shuttle out-of-pocket if he could only have the contact info for the buses.You inexplicably lied & told him that you didn't have the contact info. -You failed to ensure that an important prop was not at the ceremony site, as it should have been like we previously discussed. -During the ceremony, you cued bride to enter too early. -You failed to issue a reception format to the DJ. When the DJ was underperforming, the bride & groom had to address the problem because you were nowhere to be found. You also failed to initiate a sound check to confirm music was audible from different parts of the barn. -You failed to inform the farm staff of a sanitation problem in a handicapped portable restroom was unusable because of a large mess. A guest found farm staff, alerted them, then followed by informing you. You interrupted the guest by claiming, "I don't own this facility. It's not my job." -You failed to coordinate handling the buffet service w/ the caterers. At dinner time, you were again nowhere to be found. Instead, the owner of the Farm dismissed tables for buffet service 2-by-2. -As the Farm owner was trying to find you to notify you of an empty buffet tray, she found you in the buffet line--ahead of dozens of guests--serving yourself a plate. The Farm owner then took initiative to inform the caterer of the need. -Your final task of the evening was to consolidate the flowers & vases to a table near the 10-o-clock hour. By 9:45 PM, you were nowhere to be found, having left w/o notifying anyone and the task ignored. -You pressured the father of the groom to clear gifts so you could leave, telling him that was her final task of the evening. As early as 9:30 PM, guests were approaching the bride & groom, asking where cards should go, as the card dispenser & other gifts were already gone.

I called three times (during phone hours), left a phone message, and sent a message through the…read morewebsite and never heard back from anyone! Never going there for anything ever. Also, I would give zero stars, but that isn't an option.

Very nice wedding hall. This converted mill has a polished rustic ambiance that is great for…read moreweddings. Divided into two sections; one for the ceremony and the other (with a full bar) for receptions. Pleasant staff.

I recommend Ralanna from "on angels wingz wedding ministry" to perform your big day! She does great…read morework! Shes caring and very thoughtful! She works with you from beginning to end to make sure you are getting your perfect wedding ceremony. She takes time to get to know each bride and groom. She offers her ideas to you. She makes great suggestions and she adjusts last minute rearranging to make sure everything is how you expected it to be. She focuses on having your ceremony represent who you as the bride and groom truly are. She performed mine and my husbands wedding on 05/14/2016. Mr. & Mrs. Jason Sandberg

Ralanna was absolutely amazing to work with, you can really tell she has a passion for what she…read moredoes. She went out of her way to get to know what was important to us, helping us express our values on our wedding day. She has a wonderful spirit and was able to personalize our wedding ceremony better than I could have ever imagined, it was beautiful! Her words were perfect and she was able to help us with all the little details, she went above and beyond and I would highly recommend On Angels Wingz. -Jesse and Adam Pecha

I'm very happy with the decision to go with Tommy Z's Wedding DJs! The whole planning process with…read morethem was stress free as they did most of the heavy lifting. From planning of games to get the guests involved during the reception to creating a timeline for the big day, everything was running smoothly under the guidance of our DJ. The music was great and their setup was beautiful as well. Definitely a great value when it comes to wedding DJ's. I would recommend to anyone considering them.

Words can not sufficiently express how fabulous our day was because of the expertise of DJ's Tommy…read moreand Scotty. The professionalism, correspondence, creativity and cannot forget the options making the ceremony and reception exceptional. We wanted it ALL, and they had it ALL! The ceremony was beautiful and clearly heard by our family and friends. Reception was like a concert with the lights, monitors, the amazing surround sound from all the speakers to fill the Cowles Terrace, photo booth and can't forget the coolest surprise be it the cold sparklers for our introductions and dancing. When the pics come back from our fabulous photographer, I'll post them. Overall, we thank Tommy for his great energy, demonstrations, and communication. And thank goodness for DJ Scott who kept us on task, improvised impeccably well since I didn't complete the DJ Checklist that I should have completed well before our big day, and he kept the music going and people dancing even through the rain. Everyone had a wonderful time, loved all that you all had to offer made our day surreal

WARNING; do NOT book with this venue. Worst experience, staff was rude to guests and even the bride…read morewhen all they were was respectful. Treated everything as an inconvenience and wouldn't even greet guests when they would come up to the bar for a drink. Employees started cleaning up the venue before the night was over. To make things worse there was no AC. Would give 0 stars if I could

The main interior is very nicely decorated (as evident in the photos. Provides a very nice setting…read morefor a wedding. The exterior appears awkwardly laid out (I had to walk around looking for the entrance). Parking also appeared rather limited. The climate control seemed weak (it felt quite warm inside). Staff seemed indifferent; no one made any attempt to interact with me. Overall, an ok experience.

Very disappointed to learn about the no cancellations/refunds for their Easter Brunch on April 1,…read more2018. It was not stated during the call for the reservation, nor does it appear on the Timber Rattlers/Fox Club Facebook or website in the description of the ticket buying process. When I called The Fox Club I was told that even though it is not on the website or stated during the reservation process, it is the general policy of the ticket office and nothing is refundable.

From the owner: We are a premiere banquet venue perfectly designed for upscale or casual weddings, corporate…read moreevents, meetings, holiday parties, bridal showers, or receptions of all kinds. Our extraordinary new banquet venue can offer a variety of unique personalized services and amenities that set us apart in the Fox Cities. Imagine your names and photographs featured on our video board as fireworks light up the sky, announcing your marriage to the world.

Nice wedding venue. Third floor of a historic building above a brewery. Panoramic city views from…read morethe ballroom. Pleasant staff.

I wish that there were more than five stars. What a beautiful venue. We loved being able to have…read morethe ceremony and reception all in one location. What a breeze. Julie was absolutely phenomenal. She was very responsive and helpful throughout the whole process. The whole staff and the bartenders were everything anyone would ever dream of. I would recommend this venue to anyone and everyone. LOVED IT!

Joe and his co-worker Tate were AMAZING at our wedding!! Not only did Joe do a ton of leg work…read morebefore the wedding to make sure that everything went to plan but he also went above and beyond what our expectations were. When I asked him if he could send me the audio from our speeches, vows and anything else he thought was meaningful or important he said ABSOLUTELY!! He even went as far as taking videos during our wedding on his GoPro and sent them to us in a video he edited!! I couldn't encourage you to book this business any faster! He's affordable and does AMAZING work!! I had so many guests come up to us during our wedding saying how good the DJ specifically was! We had such an amazing time celebrating our wedding and Joe and Tate did a great job at facilitating that!!

I'm beyond grateful to Joe and the Exceptional Entertainment team for all of their hard work. Joe…read moreis organized, on top of things, and thorough. During our pre-wedding calls, he brought up details that I had never even thought of, and I was so appreciative to have him help me navigate our wedding reception by keeping us on schedule with our speeches, first dances, etc. Our dance floor was packed the entire night and Joe did a fantastic job gauging the crowd and playing what they wanted. We also utilized Exceptional Entertainment's photo booth and guest book phone, which were special additions that our guests really loved. He had foam light-up sticks for the dance floor that were a HUGE hit with all of our guests! Joe was having a great time behind the DJ booth and I think that really was a game-changer with my guests matching his energy. I 100% will be recommending Joe to all of my friends and family for their events!