They really live up to their claim of "Wisconsin's Premiere Wedding Officiants". Bobbie is…read moreexceptionally personable and really gets to know your desires for personalizing your ceremony. Strongly recommend

Bobbie is very personable, affable, and easy to work with. You could not ask for a more pleasant…read moreand enjoyable experience. Every wedding ceremony is customized to every couples' needs to make their wedding day special. Highly recommend.

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.

Alicia was absolutely amazing. She is incredibly organized and her studio is great. She completely…read moreput me at ease and I never doubted myself for a second. I left there feeling great about myself and wanting to be best friends with Alicia. I can't wait to see my final photos, the previews alone were unbelievable!

From the owner: Let's celebrate your kickass body! Let's throw a party in your body's honor and give it the love…read moreand attention it deserves. Let's fall in love with every wrinkle, roll, freckle and dimple. You're a sexy and powerful woman. It doesn't matter what your size or age is - if you're a woman, then you're gorgeous and need to celebrate your body.

Blue Fancy (BF), unfortunately, did not meet our expectations. I don't think it's necessary to go…read moreinto detail listing all of the things that went poorly, and I, of course, want to give them credit for the things that did go well. Context: we are both from Wisconsin, but are currently living out of state with stressful, time-consuming jobs, which is why we wanted to hire a planner. Our budget was lower than what I'm guessing BF is typically used to working with (less than $60,000), so I'm not sure if that was a factor. We got married in Fond du Lac and most of BF's contacts/experience is in the Milwaukee area. We had a backyard wedding at our family members' homes (a small ceremony at one location and a larger reception at a second location) over a holiday weekend. We hired BF 1.5 years prior to our wedding date leaving plenty of time. Pros: -BF was very helpful with providing structure (a to-do list, timeline) and recommending vendors. -They were insightful when finalizing the rental company contract in terms of backyard wedding details that we would not have thought of. For example, generator needs, water hookups, etc. -Day of set-up. They provided us with 3 team members, which was incredibly helpful with setting up chairs, tables, a few decorations, etc. Cons: -All together, we had a total of 3 planners. Our first planner quit and our second planner had to take a step back due to a serious personal matter. This resulted in poor communication, confusion, and stress. It was often unclear who was taking lead on what and we felt the team did not have the bandwidth to actually manage our wedding. We constantly felt like we had to double-check everything and take care of things ourselves because it was unclear who was doing what and we did not want things to fall through the cracks. Despite this, things did fall through the cracks. For example, we did not finalize our catering contract until 1 month prior to the wedding, which ended up being $8,000 more than we originally agreed because we had no other choice. Additionally, the band that BF recommended pulled out 6 weeks prior our wedding. This was not their fault and they found a replacement within one week, but this was still stressful . -They seemed to take a 'copy and paste' approach as in they just replicated what they did for previous weddings instead of really listening to what was truly important to us. More of a you fit us instead of we fit you. For example, although they provided recommendations for vendors, we ended up having to find some on our own because their recommendations did not align with our preferences/budget. Examples: photographer, videographer, and hair & make-up team. When we mentioned wanting a videographer within a certain budget, we were told this was unrealistic and received no help. We did find a videographer within our budget and he did a great job! So happy we found him. -Poor attention to detail. This was pretty concerning and prevalent throughout the process. A couple of examples: (1) they neglected trash removal and only had solutions for the Milwaukee area when we brought it to their attention. We ended up coming up with a creative solution on our own; (2) at the rehearsal dinner, the lead planner did not know the location of where to tell the hair and make-up team to go the following morning (day of). In sum, we're hoping our experience was abnormal. Nonetheless, we never received an apology, acknowledgment, or a thank you for using their service or any sort of contact after the wedding, which we find unprofessional. We were extremely sympathetic to the series of events that were out of their control, but ultimately, the way it was handled was subpar and the planning process/day of execution was stressful. We wish them the best and hope things are improving.

My husband and I are still both VERY happy that we hired Blue Fancy Events for our wedding and are…read moreforever grateful to have had Jan as our planner for our 150+ person wedding in Lake Geneva, WI. Out of all of the money we spent on this wedding, the one thing that honestly was the most worth it was hiring Jan/Blue fancy as our full service planner. ..We were a covid wedding (8.8.20) that had to be postponed to this year (8.21.21h and Jan took SUCH good care of us (mostly me, who had questions and meltdowns frequently) through it all. She did all of the heavy lifting with the vendors, came with me to my rentals and florals appointment for support, texted and called me whenever I needed her for advice or a question, reminded us of payments and even scheduled appts for us with our vendors and decorated/helped clean up our wedding amazingly with her team day of! Jan was just a great person to have around during this past crazy year and a half and I'm so thankful to have had her as our planner. She made me feel so comfortable right from the start and I felt like she was a friend. If you're on the fence about getting a planner and you're in WI, hire blue fancy and ask for Jan!! You will not regret it! Thank you Jan!

We worked with Ron for our wedding DJ and he did a great job. He is thoughtful, professional, and…read moreincredibly prepared. He played a great variety of music and kept the dance floor full all night long. The music was never too loud and the sound was perfectly crisp. Great professional to work with.

From the owner: Gold Medal Sound - DJ specializes in helping event planners, brides, school officials,…read morecorporations, non profits, and private events with music, emcee & entertainment services for weddings, prom, school dances, corporate events, private parties, in the Fox Valley area in northeast Wisconsin. With over 25 years of professional broadcast and mobile DJ experience, we take your party or event and make it original to you. Gold Medal Sound strives to be the best affordable DJ service, but never "cheap". We know that planning an event has a budget and whatever your budget is, we work with you to fit into your plan with different packages available to make your dollar go the farthest. If you like, we offer uplighting to bathe the room in your wedding or company colors. Great sound & lighting, that keeps the crowd moving on the dance floor. We are always expanding with new and innovative items to bring out the best for your guests. Visit our site, call or email to check availability.