Got us set up with a days notice for a dance floor or a wedding. Delivered and set up just as they…read moresaid they would. Such a pleasure to work with, incredible customer service! Highly recommend!!

We hired them to supply tables, chairs, linens, wooden boxes, light poles, and easels for a…read moresurprise party in Markleeville, CA. Ashley in the office was amazing to work with in our planning. She accepted all of your changes, additions, and deletions. Very professional. Ryan was on time with all deliveries and pick up at the end of the event. I would totally recommend this business for any party planning.

Merrily is an absolute dream to work with. From the very start of our initial planning process,…read moreall the way to the wedding day, she was always an excellent communicator, reliable, and always looking out for our best interest. She has wonderful relationships with other local Tahoe wedding vendors, and we are so thrilled she connected us with the best photographer, florist, caterer and more. She gave us the peace of mind that we needed planning the most important day of our lives. Our wedding was stunning, and guests keep telling us it was the most beautiful wedding they have attended, and I cannot agree more! Merrily has such a tasteful, talented, creative eye for wedding details, and we are so happy we trusted her completely with her vision. If you are looking for a planner who will create the Tahoe wedding of your dreams, you need to choose Merrily- she's the best of the best!

Merrily! I love this woman! I don't even know where to begin…read more We could begin at the beginning, when I told Merrily, "well, let's see, I'd like to get married near the lake... outside... that's about all I know." So how did she figure out exactly what I was looking for and deliver it? It's still kind of a mystery to me, but I think it has something to do with months of patience, lots of creativity, and tireless efforts to work closely with me, my husband, and my mom. Merrily found an estate that was perfect for our needs - actually a lovely vacation home, right on the lake, owned by a lovely couple that rents out for one wedding a summer. She visited the estate multiple times (while I was living in Chicago), measuring, imagining, drawing plants, re-drawing... and laid out a fantastic ceremony and reception. My whole family went up to Tahoe for a long weekend and Merrily arranged great meetings for us with the vendors I'd selected (based on her recommendations) - it was really fun working with these women, they love working together and clearly have the logistics of weddings down to a science. With that said, they all (Merrily, as well as the florist and the caterer) put so much creative energy into my wedding and came up with such great ideas, it made me feel like I was the only wedding they were doing all year. Speaking of vendors, I need to write a whole separate yelp review about Chapin the DJ, who was the most unexpectedly awesome part of the wedding weekend. He had these crazy lounge singer versions of early Michael Jackson among other gems. We loved it. Really. Merrily rocks for finding him. I hired Merrily about 14 months before my wedding. Anything can happen, right? Yes: one day she called to tell me that she was having a baby a mere 2.5 months after the wedding day! Even if she hadn't been 6 months pregnant, I would have been surprised how hard she worked on the day of our wedding. She was out directing the small army of people building and arranging stuff, she managed the rescue of the altar when it fell in the lake during setup, she arranged and perfected flowers, rocks, petals, table arrangements, guest cards, ...man, there was a lot of stuff... and of course kept us all on schedule and in the right place at the right time. The day went incredibly smoothly. I didn't worry about anything, except keeping myself from crying and smudging the eye makeup. If you think I'm over the top in gushing about Merrily, you should read one of the emails my mom writes to prospective brides looking for references. Every time she gets the chance to write one of these, I am convinced she spends hours crafting a new letter. (Let's just ignore the part where she takes digs at me for going to India for 3 months in the middle of wedding planning season.) My mom is a little more detail oriented than me, and definitely a much better party planner. Since she's the expert, I'll just quote her here: "Merrily is very creative, easy to work with, prompt. She pays attention to detail and keeps everything on track. In short, she is a very accomplished professional. I really think she was an angel." As my mom says, I think you'll be lucky if you get to work with Merrily.

Reverend John was great; we met with him two weeks before the ceremony to casually go over venues,…read morevows, the ceremony and general plans. He had lots of photos, and sample vows and ceremonies. He was very easy going, quickly picking up on what we wanted and how to really develop the type of ceremony that we were looking for. He recommended a morning ceremony for the venue we wanted (overlooking Emerald Bay), and it was absolutely perfect, with gorgeous views and the place to ourselves. His wife, Lynn did a superb job of capturing our special moments and the magical setting with her photography. I would highly recommend Rev. John and Lynn to anyone who is looking for a Tahoe wedding that is personal, not factory-mill style, but still very affordable. Thank you John and Lynn! Joe & Ashley

Stop looking if you've found Reverend John. He married us in 2007on a quiet little spot…read moreoverlooking Emerald Bay overlooking Lake Tahoe. If I remember correctly, he took care of all of the paperwork -we essentially had to show up to he secret hidden area before all the big weddings showed up. We married a 10 AM and had enough time to complete a set of serious and fun wedding photos before other groups arrived. The other couples looked a little jealous, since there was another party right behind them.. I recommend them to anyone considering eloping in Tahoe (initially hard on your family/friends to accept sometimes but most of them come around), but great on your pocketbook and staying out of family politics

I had the pleasure of working with Chef Mary and her daughter when celebrating my boyfriend's 30th…read morebirthday at South Lake Tahoe on July 4th weekend, 2013. Chef Mary prepared a delicious Mexican-inspired feast for 20 people. For our appetizers, she made inventive guacamole and a salsa trio, each kind presented in a real pineapple (our favorite was the mango and pineapple salsa -- amazing!). She also crafted a beautiful display of gazpacho shooters with a skewered pepper in each one, and showcased the menu in a lovely frame for all of our guests to see. She baked beef tacos filled with jack and sharp cheddar, chicken verde enchiladas, and a finished it all off with some lovely tequila lime tarts. We loved the interactivity and informality of the taco bar she assembled for us. I worked with an excellent personal chef for a party like this once before, but Chef Mary exceeded all of our expectations. She was polite, clear, and prompt in her communications prior to the event. She was very professional and organized on the day of the event and her presentation was excellent -- not to mention how great the cooking was! She took photos for us with all of our friends and even left a sweet card from she and her daughter. Mary was so well prepared that once she set up her work stations, she would have been ready with dinner made before we were ready to eat. Rather than rush us along or serve dinner cold, Chef Mary took this extra time to go purchase flowers to act as an extra centerpiece. I was so relieved that, after a weekend of planning activities and coordinating meals for 20 people, Chef Mary could come steal the show on our final night together. I didn't have to worry about anything --- she and her daughter even cleaned up and packed away the leftovers. I would hire Chef Mary again in a heartbeat and I recommend her to anyone.

Everything from Chef Giusti is absolutely delicious, she is your one stop shop for the absolute…read morebest catering.

Our wedding was on June 7th at Valhalla, and it was flawless and beautiful. We owe it all to…read moreMelissa and the amazing team she helped us put together. We started working with Melissa last year, and she provided introductions to several vendors in each category so we could interview them to ensure they were a good fit. We were very grateful for her wide network and positive energy. On the day of our wedding, Melissa and our team of vendors made my wife and me feel like VIPs! Thank you, Melissa!

Working with Melissa for our wedding at Edgewood was wonderful! I knew from the first call I had…read morewith her that she had a great energy, and absolutely knew her stuff. She provided great recommendations for other vendors in the area, and I loved that almost all of them knew each other from previous weddings--it made everything feel so smooth for us. We had so many questions when it came to logistics and she was incredibly helpful in getting those answered. If she didn't know something on the spot, she'd follow up immediately on it. Her communication style is excellent, which is so important when looking for a planner. We had some difficulties with our venue, and she was on calls and emails ready to help us deal with them. She's a reliable, kind, and funny person--all great qualities to have when the planning starts getting stressful. I've been in a number of weddings, but you truly don't know what goes into it until it's you're own, and we're so thankful we had her there to guide us through the process. Our actual wedding day felt so seamless and stress free thanks to the work she puts in behind the scenes to make everything run smoothly. Absolutely book Melissa for your wedding!

I can't say enough great things about Larissa & Papercake Designs. We ordered the custom Vintage…read moreTicket invitations with a belly band and RSVP card with envelope and they were perfect! So happy with the quality and with how easy the process was from start to finish. Larissa sent me so many paper options, colors, fonts, and sample invites, and answered all of my questions promptly and thoroughly. Our wedding was in January and we sent out our invitations in November, and we are still getting compliments on the design! Many guests have said it's the most creative and imaginative invitation they have ever received, and that makes me feel good. I think a lot of guests assumed we designed them ourselves, and I always tell them there is an artist in northern California who created and designed them. We just gave her the info needed and she made them into such a memorable souvenir for our vintage movie-themed wedding. One of our guests made us a shadowbox of our complete invitation and it's one of our most treasured wedding gifts (it's up on the wall of our living room so everyone who comes over can see it). We also came to her to design our place cards in the style of a vintage movie ticket and again, they were fantastic! Almost every guest at the wedding took their place card home, which is rare! Thank you so much Larissa & Papercake Designs! I will never forget the essential part you played in our wedding.

Larissa of Papercake Designs was terrific to work with. She did such a fabulous job on or wedding…read moreinvitations, and we got a lot of compliments on them from our guests, that we asked her to create a lot of other things for the event, including menus, escort cards, table cards, welcome sign, party favor jar labels and framed drink, dessert and hors d'oeuvres menus. She was prompt and professional and worked with us to get the exact right design that we wanted for everything. For certain events, you want so much to go right and you want to be able to express your own style and personality in all the details. Larissa's great work allowed us to do this with every design that she worked on with us. We can't recommend her talent and professionalism and the care she puts into her work and into ensuring that it gets delivered on time highly enough! Thank you, Larissa! :)

Tracey took my vision and brought it to life flawlessly. My flowers were epic and beautiful. She…read morealso did flowers for my cake and those were lovely as well. She was very communicative and easy to work with. She actually had suggestions to preserve the bouquet for me and get it back to my home over 2000 miles away. I haven't received the preserved bouquet just yet because our wedding was a week ago BUT I know it will be lovely. She was wonderful, every step of the way and very conveniently located to South Lake Tahoe :)

Literally was so accommodating and on point with what I was asking and also made great…read morerecommendations! If I could do it all over again (which I wish I could!) I would choose Tracey again and again! We coordinated her to drop off at two different locations (which were on the way), she was always extremely responsive and on top of everything! Our floral was beautiful and stayed fresh for many days so I could properly send my bouquet off for preservation. Thank you Tracey from the bottom of our hearts! Xoxo The Gullettes