Excellent Wedding Planner! As the selected reception band,…read morewe had the pleasure of working with Shelby from The Southern Planner for a recent wedding! Shelby's communication style was efficient, organized, and effective. The quality of her work and attention to detail was diligent, detailed, and informative. Shelby's expert coordination between the couple, vendors, and event venue ensured the special day went off without a hitch. We would love to work with The Southern Planner again on future weddings - Shelby made the day a breeze! Blackberry Breeze Band www.blackberrybreezeband.com

Shelby had zero consideration for the grooms side. When we would ask questions, she was rude and…read morecondescending. She posted incorrect information about the rehearsal dinner times which was not her event without ever confirming with the grooms family who were hosting. She was unprofessional during our interactions. I do not recommend. there are better planners to choose from.

I attended a rehearsal dinner at Clubhouse on Highland. I had never been and it did not disappoint!…read morePerched high on a hill there are many steps to get into the venue. However, if you need, you're able to drive to the back and have handicap access. The inside is comprised of spacious rooms with plenty of charm intended for hosting events, parties or receptions. Each room brings so much charm and detail. This place isn't to be missed!

This was the second occasion in which I had an opportunity to visit this beautiful building. Both…read morein regards to celebrating art and creatives. This is the perfect place to have an intimate showing or and afternoon or evening celebration. The space is big enough for seating and also moving around or dancing. I could envision an intimate wedding or reception. There seem to be plenty of street parking. This is definitely a neighborhood vibe with a couple of bars and restaurants across the street. The Art Hun Gallery did a wonderful job of showcasing some local artist. I would go back.

The most amazing venue! Having our wedding at Windwood was the best decision we made throughout the…read morewhole wedding planning process. Our friends and family still talk about how magical and beautiful the venue and the property is. The staff and owners are incredible and eager to help. We would recommend Windwood to any couple planning their big day!

BEAUTIFUL VENUE! I absolutely loved having my fall wedding here. The foliage made for a picturesque…read morebackdrop! The venue is unique and unlike any others in the Birmingham area, so it was exactly what I was looking for! We stayed in the carriage house, and it was incredible! Thank you Windwood Equestrian for the most stunning venue for the most amazing day!

From the start, communication has been incredibly poor--emails are ignored or go unanswered for far…read moretoo long, which is unacceptable when you're trying to plan something as time-sensitive as a wedding. The hours seem limited despite their posted hours, making it unnecessarily difficult to get in touch or schedule anything if you have a normal job. It often feels like they have no real interest in working with their clients. The experience of trying to work with this place felt incredibly frustrating. There are plenty of venues out there that actually value their clients.

I want to start by acknowledging that this venue is spectacular. The Carriage House and garden…read moreareas are beautiful in every way. We chose a buffet with chicken piccata, beef tenderloin, mashed potato bar, salad, and bread. Everyone complemented how wonderful the food was all evening. The food was wonderful. When we booked the venue approximately a year ago, our contact person was amazing. She left shortly after for another job. We had a second person after her who also left after a couple of months. In our last few months, Kaleb was the one who worked with me to plan the details of my daughter's wedding. He was amazing. He made sure that we got everything ordered and on our contract that we wanted. He always replied when I reached out and he was so helpful all along the way. He was truly a gem in every way leading up to the wedding. The reason for a lower rating is the stress, confusion, and lack of work that happened on our rehearsal day and the day of the wedding. The venue does state that you are not guaranteed to practice in the exact location of your event. However, we were told the last couple of months and up until the day before our rehearsal that we would indeed be able to use the garden area for our practice. We had also been told about two weeks out that there was nothing else scheduled at this venue on our rehearsal day and that it would be opened just for us. Upon arriving the afternoon of the rehearsal, there were many cars there other than ours. I went into the building to find a large group preparing for an event that we did not know about. They were confused at why I was there, and I was confused as to why they were there. I talked with the woman who was planning the other event (this was not a worker for Park Crest). I let her know that our practice had been planned for a long time and did not realize they would be there. She also was not told that we would be there. It was at this time I reached out to the venue and stated that we needed to be able to practice. All of our people were there, out of their cars standing around (including elderly grandparents) and ready to practice. I reached out to the venue and was told that we may have to just all get in our cars and move to another building to practice. I understand that this was in the contract, but we had been told up until a few hours before that we would indeed be able to practice at our location. You should never wait until the moment of an event to ask someone to relocate to another location. This was very unprofessional. The other group having the venue was a group who had strict religious dress practices and it was disrespectful for us to have even entered the building. This should have also been disclosed as well. However, the lady with the other group was very nice to me and she and I worked a compromise together for us to have a very rushed practice in the garden area. Again, she did not work for Park Crest, so she and I worked this out together on our own. During all of this confusion, all of our family and friends who were waiting to practice, had to stand around not knowing what to do. After our practice concluded, I reached out to the venue again to ensure that our reception area and the garden area would be set up first thing in the morning for my arrival at 9:00 to begin setting up for our mid afternoon wedding. I was reassured that the "crew" would be there at 7:00 am and all tables and chairs would be in place and ready upon my arrival. Upon my arrival at 8:45 am, there was not a "crew" anywhere in the building working. I entered our reception area first to start my decorating. The tables and chairs had not been set up according to the schematic that I had submitted two weeks prior. We did not have time to wait around for workers to show up as we were on a strict timeline. I had three friends with me, and we frantically began moving tables and chairs to where they should be placed. I reached out to the venue to ask why my set up was not complete. I was told that he was there and would come help. So not a crew, but one man shows up in the room. I had to ask him to bring two additional tables and several table cloths that also were not in place. He basically became my gofer because we had already put everything in place. He just had to bring me missing items such as another table and table cloths. It took us an additional 40 minutes of our personal time to prepare the tables and chairs before we could even begin to decorate. Next, we moved to the garden area to begin decorating as this is where the ceremony was to be held. The chairs in the garden area were still in the configuration from the last event that was there. Our gift table and sign in book table had not been set up. We had to frantically set up the chairs on our own. We found two tables for the entrance and had to drag them ourselves to set them up. It took approximately 40 minutes to set up the chairs and tables in the garden area to match the set up t

The best violinist for events in Birmingham! I hired Karen for both my anniversary dinner at my…read morehome on solo violin and for my daughter's wedding with her string trio. She played all my requested songs at my private dinner and surprised my husband when she played his favorite Beatles tune Blackbird on violin. For my daughters wedding, Karen gave us a private consultation (you'll pay extra for this - but totally worth it) where our daughter could discuss and hear songs played on the violin. I thought she would want Traditional wedding march like I had when I got married. She asked Karen if she knew Elvis Presley Cant Help Falling in Love, All if Me, Cohens hallelujah and Mozart Eine Klein Nachtmusic. Karen did not blinkj an eye and said yes to everything. We did not mind paying a little more for special services like the amp and playing a little longer for the prelude and after for cocktail music. Karen suggested an amp for the cocktail music which was perfect for our venue. I'd highly recommend Karen for your event. She is highly professional offering more than expected and playing beautifully.

I hired Birmingham Violin duo for my outdoor wedding and they were perfect! Karen made a violin…read moreduo arrangement of Here Comes the Sun for the bridesmaids and played Game of Thrones theme for me and the grooms to walk down the isle. Although the weather did not cooperate and the wind was blowing everyones hair they did not miss a beat. She recommended amplification and brought her system. I would strongly recommend this group!

We recently had my parents 50th wedding anniversary here. It was a great space the place was lit…read morenicely dim light with accent lights. The kitchen area is nice we were able to serve, our guest. The owners were very accommodating on letting us get everything done.

I would NEVER take from Krista Wendle. I was uncomfortable around her and missed too many lessons…read moreafter surgery and this is what she sent me: "Never call or text me again. You are irresponsible, rude, and not worthy of being my student. You are a burden on mankind. Good riddance! I will be calling every school in Birmingham to make sure you never have the opportunity to do this again. Ever." She has no idea what happened to me that last day! How dare she treat another human being like this!!!!

Duke's School of Music is one of the finest service provider business' I've ever had the pleasure…read moreof working with. This place is full of sincerely friendly people who love what they do. My son has been taking guitar lessons from Chase for a few years now. Chase is the living embodiment of patients and he demonstrates all other virtues associated with a quality instructor. The spectacular part about this establishment is that is nothing out of the ordinary. Wes, the drum instructor, could be one of the nicest individuals I've ever met. When my son had just started learning guitar in 3rd grade he participated in the schools talent show. Wes was there helping one of his students set up, so he naturally without being asked, walked over talked to my son talked him up, alleviated any nerves he had and helped him set up. After he was done Wes was the first person to hi five my son and tell him how great he did. Chase subsequently volunteered to come, on his own time, the following year to be there to support my son and help him set up. Trip the patriarch of the school is a very fortunate man to have such strong employees. However, it appears he leads by example as he is always positive and friendly and continues to give individual lessons himself. I could not ask for a better facility, more conducive to learning an instrument.

The staff is friendly and welcoming. I stopped by to view a few pieces for a wedding set up. They…read morehave the absolute best props and designs you could imagine. I was looking for props with an African/Royal theme and boy was I in for a surprise. The throne was one of my favorite items (trimmed in gold and fit for a queen). Although it wasn't available the staff gave me great recommendations and advise.

I LOVE Prophouse! We needed to add a little extra something to an event space we rented for a…read moreconference and thought some Persian rugs would do the job. After unsuccessfully searching for a local company that would rent such a thing, a friend recommended Prophouse. From beginning to end, the rental process was excellent. It was all handled over email, and even though I had the option to come into the warehouse or give them a call, working through email was much more convenient for me. Everyone was absolutely lovely, and made for a very smooth rental process! I opted to stop by the warehouse rather than have our four runners delivered. They're located right off of Greensprings, which was very convenient for me and it was so easy to find! The process of signing for the rugs was easy peasy and they even loaded them in my car for me. Such a lovely group of people who really take the stress out of the rental process of events. I would highly reccommend them!