What is meant to be the most exciting day of your life is often the most stressful…read more The flow of your wedding, the needs of the guests, and trying to stay on schedule all distract you from enjoying your big day. It may not seem like it, but the venue you choose greatly impacts your stress levels. Pick a good venue, and your wedding will run smoothly, pick a bad venue, and it will be chaos. Maplehurst Farms is designed to simplify your wedding experience so that all you have to do is enjoy the ride. We were skeptical at first about paying a big price tag for a venue. I always joked that I've never done this before--getting married, that is--and I didn't know what we needed, how much it should cost, and whether or not we were getting ripped off for the sake of "marriage" like so many other services you have to pay for. We decided to get married at Maplehurst because it is a beautiful venue. Everything went off without a hitch and it was a perfect experience. All of our memories are of looking deeply into each others eyes, dancing under the lights. And we owe much of that to the amenities that the venue offers. Everything at the venue is designed to make your wedding easier. They have countless decorations, furniture, and place-setting options that can be used to set up the barn for a uniquely beautiful reception that fits your style. They have a guest house on location where you and your wedding party can stay for several nights leading up to the wedding day. This allowed us to stage food and decorations and it greatly simplified the logistics of the wedding day, letting us focus on getting ready and enjoying our champagne, rather than worrying about traffic and timing. The best part of our wedding was having all of our friends and family celebrating together, and staying in the guest house with our wedding party was one of the highlights. They have a great team of people who are there to serve and support you. They accommodated all of our questions and needs, helped us source local services like caterers and the makeup artist, and they cleaned up the venue after we were done. The owner, Jessie, understands that this once in a lifetime experience can be stressful or beautiful -- and everything about the venue and the services they provide is designed to make your day simple and special. If you want your wedding to be an unforgettable experience with none of the hassle or stress, Maplehurst is the venue you should choose!

We attended a close friend's wedding at Maplehurst Farm Wedding Venue located in Mt. Vernon…read more It's a nice venue out in the "country" with vast farmhouses and farmland. The wedding was gorgeous and a great venue to hold events. [Taken from the web] *Event Spaces: Includes a large open grass field for outdoor ceremonies, and a 5,000-square-foot rustic barn with an open-air side connecting to an adjacent patio for indoor-outdoor receptions. *On-Site Amenities: Features a bridal suite, groom's cottage, fire pit, yard games, and access to the historic mansion's porch for photographs. *Guest House: Features an adjacent 2,000-square-foot, multi-level guest house that sleeps up to 10-12 people, complete with decks and hot tub access.

I can't say enough about Houtsma Photo and Film. We are honestly blown away with our wedding…read morephotos. Cameron is a master of her craft - a true artist behind the camera. She caught pictures of the sweetest little details that I never would have thought to document, and her editing is gorgeous. Beyond that, she's kind, professional, she gives direction (and we needed it!) in a way that's very natural and comfortable, and her pricing is beyond reasonable. We are so happy that we had Cameron shoot our wedding. Would highly recommend Houtsma Photo and Film to anyone looking to memorialize extra special days or events!

Cameron is an absolute treat to work with. We've worked with her on several different occasions and…read moreevery time we're more than happy with the experience and results! Cameron really cares about capturing your moments exactly the way you want and she's always captured from even more points than I could have thought to ask for. The Houstma Photo & Film team is such a dynamic duo, I would highly recommend having them capture your event with their videography services as well. They do such a great job of capturing every single angle. I started working with them at our wedding and they are now our top pick for every photoshoot or life event!

I've used Erin many times for my business. She has taken everything from head shots of the staff…read moreto photos I put on Yelp to attract more visitors to my website. In fact, most of my pictures on my website are ones Erin has taken! Her pictures are wonderful. The lighting has been perfect and even the staging has been fantastic. I've have seen her work in both studio stills and sport action shots, all great. I'd recommend her highly.

This woman is just so purely talented and personable! She has only met our family a couple times…read morebut acts as if she is our long time friend! She always makes me feel beautiful and even makes my awkward husband look good. Getting ready for family pictures can be stressful but she makes it soooo worth it! We won't use anyone else! Thanks Ashley

Ashley is not only so incredibly sweet, but the absolute best and most talented photographer! My…read moreonly regret is that we didn't find her sooner. She has a way of getting great angles and finding the best light. I've always felt I'm not the most photogenic, but somehow I always end up with a bunch of pictures that I love. My oldest is a serious boy, but somehow she got that kid to smile in most photos. She's a miracle worker and is beyond worth the wait. I gladly book my family sessions a year in advance. When I got pregnant she was literally the first person I contacted because I knew how in demand Ashley is and I didn't want anyone else for my newborn pictures. Why would I want to hire someone that can get me in immediately?? The person clearly isn't good if they are that available! Ashley will be our photographer forever!

I highly recommend Colleen/Creative Celebrations! Couldn't have asked for a better partner in…read morehelping pull off the most amazing wedding for our daughter. Colleen provided wonderful suggestions, tools and coaching during the planning phase. When it came to "the big day" she was a pillar of stability and very resourceful helping to make sure everything flowed as planned. Engaging Creative Celebrations for this event allowed us to relax and enjoy. Thanks Colleen... we so appreciate you!

My catering company recently had booked a wedding event for personal friends of ours. All 4…read morepartners of Crave Catering were in the wedding party. We were excited to have our company be a part of the wedding but also nervous because we had never done an event of this caliber without working ourselves! In comes Colleen Smiley and her team at Creative Celebrations! They had the day going so smoothly, even when it started pouring down rain 15 minutes before the outdoor ceremony was scheduled to begin! I can highly recommend Colleen and her team for event coordination--she is has many years of experience and will remember all of the little details.

We signed a contract with Lillian Jean and paid a deposit to book her. Had a pretty-consultation…read morewhere we brainstormed location ideas. She promised to send a few to us following the call. We never heard from her. Upon reaching out again she apologized and stated she had a death in the family. But indicated she'd still do our session as scheduled. It is the day of the session and we have emailed,texted, called and tried to reach on various social media and have heard nothing. She has completely ghosted us with our money and a signed contract. We feel hurt and disappointed and upset by this level of unprofessionalism. While we understand things happen we just wanted to have communication and know if she needed to cancel due to a family situation. We would have understood. This was unacceptable.

Lillian is incredibly talented!!! She did our wedding pictures, maternity pictures AND baby reveal…read morepictures. She absolutely blows us away with everything she does and she just progresses further and further every day!! Anyone would be lucky to meet her and have memorable pictures taken by her! She is truly passionate and extremely talented at her craft!

I can not say enough good things about this dynamic duo!! Toni and Cliff make an excellent team and…read moreare always striving to make their clients happy. I was one of the happy group that got to partake in their Transformation Photo Exhibition and they made everything so much fun! I will be going back to them for all of my photography needs in the future both in my health journey as well as my small business!! Thank you both so much for such a touching experience

Island Life did an amazing job with my maternity photos! Laura is so professional and really knows…read morehow to get a great shot!

Sean was very easy to work with. He knows what he is doing and does it well! He was very prompt to…read morereturn our initial contact with a full estimate and was able to schedule us in very quickly to meet our deadline needs. Would highly recommend to anyone!