We recently had our "Happily Ever After" party (small reception following our wedding ceremony) at…read moreStudio 8 and couldn't have been happier. Jason and Nicole, along with their team are extremely accommodating and go above and beyond to ensure your event is just what you desire. They provided a list of recommended vendors and they were all excellent to work with as well. The space is beautifully decorated and has a very inviting, fun atmosphere. Our guests absolutely loved the "club like" vibe and all raved about how great everything was. Whether you're looking for a venue for a birthday party, a shower, or any gathering that you want to have a wonderful time at, Studio 8 is the perfect spot!

We couldn't have chosen a better place to celebrate my daughter's 15th birthday. It was a beautiful…read moreparty, and the Studio 8 staff were incredibly friendly and helpful, making everything run smoothly. It's beautiful place, my guests completely loved it! I 100% recommend Studio 8, without a shadow of a doubt.

Jim and his team did such an AMAZING job at my wedding in June 2024!…read moreThey kept our guests very entertained and played a variety of different songs in both American and Italian! We couldn't have asked for a better DJ! Jim does more than just weddings so I highly recommend him for any event! By far the best DJ in Fairfield county!!

When we were looking for our wedding DJ a good friend of ours instantly recommended Jim and his…read moreteam at Dance to the Music Entertainment. When we contacted Jim he even remembered the wedding that our friend referred him from (over 10 years ago). Jim, Spencer, and Joey made our wedding unforgettable! Spencer and Joey were both fantastic--prompt, friendly, and really enthusiastic. The photo booth and DJ package was a great value, and we couldn't be happier. Highly recommend them!"

Michael gave us a single lesson for our first dance for upcoming wedding (our bad for delaying the…read morelesson and having minimal time). But he did a great job breaking down the steps and really crammed a lot into our hour session. We are practicing with the video clips we took and feel like our first dance will be WAY better than us winging it. Thanks for the moves, Michael!!

My wife and I started going here on Friday nights two years ago for the lessons and the dance party…read moreafterwards. Its our regular Friday night date night. Michael and Nicole are great instructors and they spend the appropriate time ensuring that "you get it". No contracts to worry about, pay as you go, just fun, fun, fun! Highly recommended.

To the couple below: I'm sorry your experience wasn't a positive one. You seem pretty committed to…read moretrashing Lisa as you have posted on pretty much every platform which makes me start to question your accusations. I would say your circumstances are very unusual. All my vendors, family, and guests raved about their interactions with Lisa. My personal interaction is below and My brother recently got engaged and the first thing I said to him was you need to hire Lisa. This is the easiest, most heartfelt, and important review I have ever written. If I am honest, I started writing this review before my wedding because of how important Lisa was to me and I didn't want to miss a thing. Outside of saying yes to my husband, Lisa is the best decision I have ever made and I don't say that lightly. Despite getting pushback on hiring a planner, the minute I met Lisa, I knew I needed her. She's a complete powerhouse. I wanted someone showing up that day focused on my husband and I. The venue has priorities, catering has priorities, our families have priorities and I wanted someone in my corner covering my tracks if I dropped balls, and a sounding board as I navigated a once in a lifetime event. That's scratching the surface of what I got with Lisa. She is all I could have dreamed of plus a million more things! DON'T THINK, JUST BOOK LISA! Lisa is a masterclass on professionalism, kindness, organization, crisis management, and finesse. She keeps it real, highlights things that are important, and things that you can pass on all along with a nonchalant and humorous approach. Separately, we had an especially difficult vendor who brought me to tears on multiple occasions and could have derailed our entire event. If I had been in this alone, I would have been a basket case. Lisa would show up to any adversity in our process with a proactive assess, and say "Don't worry, I got this" and she did. She showed up direct, professional, and continued to tell us "you two are my priority, I don't care about anyone or anything else". To hear that during such a stressful time when you are getting pulled into a million and one different directions, is invaluable. I have tears in my eyes writing this review and thinking about how much comfort, knowledge, solace, support, and invaluable expertise Lisa provided me. I don't know what my day or mental state would have been like without her and thank my lucky stars I had her by my side. A perfect rating doesn't just happen, it requires expertise and commitment to your craft, a strong work ethic, and top notch customer service. That doesn't even begin to cover it with Lisa. She is hardworking (probably too much so, I don't think she has had a day off in years), attentive, accessible, knowledgeable, all along with a sense of humor and easy going, we got this kind of approach. Not to mention, her team!! Lisa was my right hand for planning and the sound of her voice on my wedding day made me burst into tears but HER TEAM, MY GOD!!! Shout out to Kelly, Chelsea and Marcy! Talk about complete ROCKSTARS!! There are no weak links with Lisa's team, they are the smartest, warmest, most boss ladies you'll ever come across. Given her perfect rating, she doesn't need my review and there aren't words to the fully capture the impact she made. I struck gold twice. Once, finding my husband then finding Lisa. She saved me, truly.

My husband and I had a terrible experience working with Lisa. As a person of color, my experience…read morewas especially hurtful. We felt that she was pushy, sarcastic, and condescending and did not have our best interests in mind. We also felt that she was inconsistent in responsiveness (sometimes taking a few weeks to reply and other times replying immediately) and while she helped us find a few vendors (photographer, DJ, catering), we had to follow up multiple times over months with her and ultimately ended up finding most vendors ourselves (venue, hair and makeup, videographer, florist). She was also inconsistent in recommending vendors that fit our budget and in helping us establish a realistic budget in the first place, and multiple times complained to family members about our budget being too small, but never mentioned that to us. Additionally, we got the sense that she kept brushing off our smaller wedding for larger events and was not very invested in planning our wedding. We also felt that she was not on our side when we ran into issues with vendors, and that she was not supportive of non-Western wedding traditions. For example, our caterer, who had said they could do a Chinese entree (whole grilled fish) and had scheduled a tasting for us, changed the tasting menu on us last minute. Lisa took their side and told us "nobody wants to eat that." Anything that was not a traditional American wedding, she judged, critiqued, and made a huge spectacle of, to the point where I felt uncomfortable integrating any cultural elements into our wedding! It's hard enough planning a Chinese-American wedding, and to have our planner actively dismiss my culture like that was beyond frustrating. Most hurtful was Lisa's response to our feedback. When we politely mentioned these concerns to her, instead of apologizing, she insulted me and blamed me for her behavior. She said I made her feel dumb and feel "like poo." Never once did she care about my feelings, and never once did she acknowledge how her behavior was hurtful. While we had been nothing but friendly, patient, and accommodating in our strained relationship, she lectured me on how to be nicer to her instead! We ultimately ended our contract with her due to the many difficulties in working with her. Even now, we are saddened that she has made several attempts to dispute or delete our reviews, and has not sincerely apologized for her behavior, instead continuing to be defensive and blaming me for her behavior. If you'd like to take a look at an interesting trend exemplifying what we suspect Lisa does to retaliate against those who speak up for themselves, take a look at her recent reviews posted in June 2023, especially after these negative ones. See how many directly contradict the negative reviews, to the point where it's an uncanny correlation, almost as if they were expressly written to dismiss our reviews. We are not accusing her of anything, and we are sure she knows soliciting reviews in bulk, and selectively soliciting reviews, violates most company policies. This is just a VERY interesting pattern!

Perfect experience for a funeral lunch- good food, friendly & competent servers, on time & on…read morebudget. Took the stress out of a stressful day. Will use them again.

We had a wedding catered at our home this past Saturday, 8/24. Will, Grace, and the entire staff…read morewas amazing! From set up to finish, everything was perfect! Food was great and all of our guests raved about it. Thank you for making our special day run so smoothly. I will definitely use David Grant for all of my future catering needs.

Very neat & unique! Had no idea this existed. Architecture and setting is stunning on a lovely…read morecountry road.

This castle is a gorgeous setting for a wedding. The ceremony was outside in the garden. Appetizers…read morewere served on the patio and the reception was on the main floor. I was happy that I ventured upstairs to see more of the castle. The velvet room was perfect for the bride to get ready in. The food was excellent. The highlights were the filet mignon cooked perfectly medium rare with fresh green beans and mashed potatoes. The Italian desserts that covered table after table in a large room outside of the bar was phenomenal. We all had s blast packing up a box or two for a special someone.

Attended a wedding for our friends Edwin and Stephanie here last Friday. The ceremony took place…read moreoutdoors and was promptly followed up with the reception and happy hour which was within short walking distance at the same location. There is a bar area next to the reception area. The staff was extremely friendly and accommodating. The balcony was a perfect spot for pictures, overlooking the grounds. The location was spacious enough for accommodating the dance floor and guests comfortably (guest list was approximately 50-60). Dinner service was prompt and overall, everyone had a fantastic night celebrating the newlyweds.

*Full disclosure-I visited (twice) for a potential wedding venue only*…read more We met PJ at the Hartford Bridal Expo and he was awesome! He gave us so much info and wasn't rushing us away to talk to the other hundreds of people that were there. We told him we were looking for the Thursday before Good Friday, so most guests would already have a long weekend AND we could take advantage of the great Thursday off-peak pricing we've been seeing. PJ was so excited to hear this and started explaining all of the details of the fabulous Thursday packages they were offering at Birchwoods! This package included a cake, a photo booth, a DJ, AND A PHOTOGRAPHER, all for a reasonable price per person!!! After hearing this, we looked at pictures and immediately made an appointment to go visit the venue the following weekend. I was so impressed with the venue! The decorations are gorgeous, from the second you open the front door to the hallway to the bridal suite to the room you'd have your reception in, which happened to be set up for a wedding that was happening that evening. We also met Trish during our first visit, and she was also friendly and explaining any and everything we had questions or comments about. She was pointing out all of the decorations that are theirs, which are available for you to use for your big day to save money! PJ had told us at the expo that you can use whatever they have, from centerpieces, to table numbers to card boxes to the Mr. and Mrs. signs for the sweetheart table, all things available to you that you have to provide at many venues. Now, while we ultimately didn't choose this venue because we found another place where we could have our ceremony outside, rain or shine, Birchwoods ABSOLUTELY had my favorite bridal suite! This was the only one I saw with big gorgeous windows, which would've been great for pics while getting ready, as well as for natural light to come in while getting hair and makeup done! There was also a grooms suite in the basement, which most places don't have! So, they definitely had some great features that not many places had, and it's a place you should check out if you're looking for a venue with a lot of great features, and a reasonable price! Omg, I forgot to mention something else I loved! The ladies room! Bizarre, right? But this is the only place I saw that didn't have those tiny little stalls where you practically have to straddle the toilet for the door to swing in so you can close and lock it. I swear, between the ladies room and bridal suite I was a huge fan! Those were two things they had that beat the others, hands down!

Tashua Knolls Restaurant and Event Space provided the space and food for my first cousins 50th…read moreWedding Anniversary. My daughter and I attended and we were impressed from the moment our car dropped us off in the front. We were greeted at the door by a professional employee. He took us back to a beautiful space with a marble table where we picked up our name tags. Nearby was the entrance to the huge room where all of the family members were seated at circular tables with white tablecloths. Each table had a beautiful flower arrangement in the center that didn't prevent us from seeing each of the family members around our table. The waiters were right on schedule with each course starting with our drinks. The food was delicious and naturally we had anniversary wedding cake for dessert. There was plenty of space for dancing with a dance floor. When we had the opportunity to move around to the other tables to chat we were not crowded in the space. I am highly recommending you consider Tashua Knolls for your special event.

The banquet servers were clearing tables LOUDLy while presentations were given, and speakers were…read moregiving emotional talks on their health crises. It was beyond annoying. The banquet room and facility in general is extremely dated. Looks like it was last decorated in the early 90's. Weird fake flowers and sconces. The "turkey" carving station had a large, shiny lump of chopped and formed turkey with a very pink hue. Almost like they bought the worst quality meat lump from a deli and called it turkey. Never seen anything like it. Even the ice cream was bad. I liked that there were healthy options, fresh sautéed veggies, etc. however it was completely unremarkable. This morning my partner and I woke up with diarrhea and nausea. We never have these issues except with food poisoning.