If you are looking for a floral designer, artist, decor coodinator, or anything remotely related to…read morethose vendor-types, stop looking immediately and book Christina ASAP. Seriously, don't waste any more of your planning time looking for the perfect florist because Christina is it, the real deal. I talked to Christina about 9 months before my wedding (at the Hyatt) and had door issues about the cost of flowers. I decided not to book her, and I looked elsewhere. What a mistake! The headache and disorganization of the other vendors I was trying to book was a nightmare, and I called Christina back (now 4 months before my wedding) and tried to book her again. She was AMAZING and worked with me every step of the way. She is expensive, but not much more so than other florists in the area, but literally above and beyond in every way and WELL WORTH the money spent. Not only were the flowers perfect but she really made my vision come to life. Equally important, she gave me peace of mind through the whole process that everything would be taken care of. She also coordinated my linens, helped me pick colors, and offered decor suggestions/advice to me that she was in no way required to do. I emailed her a ton of questions about her opinion on several things with the wedding and she responded immediately with the BEST ADVICE, and always very direct and honest - which, when you are planning a wedding, is appreciated. Thank you Christina for making my wedding beautiful!

I contacted A Bud & Beyond simply because of the beautiful flower arrangements and the great…read morereviews. Unfortunately, my experience was similar to the two other 1 star reviews that were posted on yelp. I spoke to Christina over the phone and I thought we had a good idea of what we were looking for. I mentioned to her that my color scheme was rose gold and sand. She mentioned flower options with pink and purple. I didn't really want to change my color scheme but since she mentioned other colors, I figured 'ok well, let's look for other colors then' (not wanting pink or purple because my fiancé is not interested). I asked if we could do teal. She said no because there are not a lot of natural flowers in teal which I completely understand. She then again sent me back to pink. I told her as nicely as I can that the honey does not want pink, can we do peach/salmon/coral. Her response was: "This is a very limiting color scheme, but I can try. Several of these photos are with FAKE flowers. Let's just say we'll go with peach into orange tones with some neutrals. If you keep changing colors on me it makes my job really tough. Do you think you can stick with this?" I was extremely thrown off by the response. We just talked on the phone 2 days ago and emailed each other maybe about 5 times. It's a bit odd that I am making her job really tough to just establish the colors of natural flowers that she uses. If I am going to be spending a good amount of money on my wedding, the service should be above and beyond. I am a very polite and respectful woman so her response seemed very rude and impolite. She is the professional florist. I don't have a clue which flowers are natural and/or fake and the only reason I changed the color scheme is because she chose pink and purple flowers which is not at all what we are envisioning in our wedding. I am honestly bummed because I did appreciate the look of her flower arrangements but, unfortunately, because of her rude attitude I will not be utilizing her services. I am sure I will find an amazing florist with true above and beyond customer service that will add beauty to our special day!! Caitlyn M (in the previous yelp reviews) hit it spot on!! I would have loved to have her flower arrangements at our wedding but I could not find myself to invest in such an unfriendly and pretentious attitude as mentioned by Larissa B (in the previous Yelp reviews). It is also quite interesting how there is an immediate Yelp review in response to the 1 star Yelp review - Larissa B. Really makes me think of the manipulative ratings.

Wow, where to begin? Desiree was our wedding MVP! She handled florals, signage, and decor, making…read moreher our one-stop-shop. Her expertise made everything seamless, stress-free, and stunning. Trusting her with this huge part of our wedding was the best decision we made! Thanks to Desiree's expertise, we landed on a relaxed, tropical vibe within our specific budget, and she nailed it for our beach wedding. From her mood board creations in the planning phases to the execution on our wedding day, she blew us away and made our wedding day even more perfect than we ever imagined. Desiree and her team were a joy to work with--brides, hire her and thank me later!

We had such a wonderful experience working with Desiree for all of our party rental needs for our…read morewedding! From the clear communication, to the awesome customized rental preview on their website, the entire process was seamless! Our wedding guests were very impressed with everything, especially the beautiful cocktail glasses and elegant cutlery! 10/10 would recommend!

Would recommend Shari for ALL events!!! She made our wedding week and day go beyond smoothly!! She…read moreensured our large wedding party (24 people) was where they needed to be and that they all had fun! She ensured all our request happened from my voice over before walking down the aisle to getting all of our gifts and special items to our trailer at the end of the night. She is personable, professional and fun!!!

Would highly recommend Shari for all things planning related. She was our day-of coordinator for a…read more~100 person wedding in the Santa Cruz mountains. - Organized & communicative: She handled all details flawlessly including timeline, vendors, etc. She communicated with us and other parties very intentionally to make sure all details were thought of. - Detailed & thoughtful: I had a couple of guests tell me afterwards that Shari helped provide them with emergency items during the wedding - Professional & determined - Our wedding included a vendor that was more difficult to work with, and Shari handled a lot of communication with professionalism and endurance to ensure that we had a great day. Overall, working with Shari was one of the best decisions we made for our wedding day - I would highly recommend her!

I love Seascape! The venue was absolutely stunning and perfect for my wedding this past July! My…read morehusband and I chose to use the 10th Tee Ceremony Site, Practice Green for the cocktail hour, and the Monarch Room for our reception. All three spaces were just breathtaking and made for the perfect day. Everything was clean, organized and ready to go the day of, and the prep beforehand was also a breeze. It was also a very nice touch that both the bridal and groom parties were able to have a space on site to get ready the day of! Taylor is AMAZING! I worked with her from beginning to end, and she made my experience such an easy and fun experience. She is super fast with her responses, and very detailed as well. Plus she's just a super sweet person overall. She made the wedding planning seamless, which helped to confirm I could never turn into a Bridezilla!! Due to Covid, we weren't able to do a taste test for the food, but Taylor said the food was amazing, I trusted her, and it turns out the food was REALLY amazing. We chose steak, salmon, and pasta primavera and the guests were in love! The service here was also phenomenal. We asked for a few extra things here and there and they were able to accommodate. Amazing amazing staff!! I would recommend this venue to any bride and groom looking to get married in the Santa Cruz/Aptos area. Thank you Taylor and thank you Seascape!!

Don't waste your time and money. They are way overpriced at 110 or more dollars on the weekends…read more This place is a 70‑dollar weekend course at best, and that's not taking into consideration the poor maintenance. I used to love golfing here, but in the past few years they have jumped the shark with the crazy high pricing. Twenty‑five dollars per rider is a crime. This place is a joke, and I hope they get their stuff together so I can consider returning.

Sonali did a great job for my baby shower event. She was very easy to work with and always provided…read moregreat input. She put my vision into reality and I'm so glad I went with her. I will use her for more events in future.

Sonali was great to work with. Very detailed oriented and helped me figure out what color schemes…read morefor my daughter's graduation party. She is very professional as well as personable. I really enjoyed working with her. She delivered as stated on her contract. I didn't have any problem with her services whatsoever. I appreciate her being patient dealing with staff members at the hall we rented. They were not as flexible with timing, but at the end all worked out well. Many of my guests walked into the hall and complimented how beautiful the placed was decorated. One even stated, 'It's very well balance. The colors are just right, not over the top but very nicely done!" Many loved how well the hall was setup. Had lots of compliments day of party. I will definitely work with Sonali again if ever needed. She did so well, one of my guest is talking to her about a party in November. Thanks for great work Sonali & staff. I would highly recommend this company for your event. She can really help give you ideas if you are not sure where to begin!

It's long overdue, but I wanted to express my heartfelt gratitude to Rebecca and her team for…read morebringing my wedding vision to life one year ago 3.21.24. On the day of my wedding, the reception setup was exactly as I had imagined--floating candles and my favorite flowers, baby's breath, creating a magical forest-inspired atmosphere. There was a small hiccup when my wedding cake arrived--it looked beautiful, but the color palette wasn't quite what I had envisioned unfortunately. However, Rebecca worked her magic with her own dried flowers, and I ended up with a completely new cake that was a much better match for the theme. It feels like it was just yesterday, even though it's been a year. Thank you again for making my dream wedding a reality!

All I have to say is I wouldn't have survived wedding planning or or wedding day without Rebecca…read moreand her team. Rebecca was absolutely amazing helping me plan everything, thinking of things that I never would have thought of, helping me to deal with last-minute stressors, and managing our day perfectly. So many people came up to me to tell me how awesome our wedding planner was, and how well-run everything was at our wedding. We are SO appreciative. She knows all the other vendors in the area, and had fantastic suggestions for who we used. She also knew our venue really well, so helped us iron out all the little details that needed to be figured out. I don't think I realized how much goes into planning a wedding before I planned my own wedding, and there's no way we could have done it without Rebecca! I was really stressed before our wedding with all of the last minute prep, and Rebecca knew exactly what needed to happen and helped me feel so taken care of. The day of the wedding I literally didn't worry about anything because her team was so on top of it, we had a perfect magical day!

Tamara was really great! Her balloons were a huge hit at our school event. The columns and the…read morearches were beautifully done. She was on time, prompt and realistic. She will let you know what would work and what won't. We really appreciate her and have used her for the second time. Will continue to work with her for the future too! It was torrential pouring rain and so windy and her arches and columns lasted through out the entire 8 hour day. It was amazing! Highly recommend Balloons to go.

Amazing service and she helped make it a special day for our son while away at college. Thank you.read more

Nancy is Awsome the best !…read more Great Pricing, hard working makes anything look like 10 star service! she has wonderful ideas and knows her stuff. she is a local Gal and is doing very well for herself! She made my daughter Quinceanera look Beautiful! Very Elegant! Thank you Nancy very much! She does weddings, quinceanera, baby showers Etc. basically any event you will be having!

Nancy was amazing. She helped us with our son's decorations at his Bar Mitzvah and they were…read morebeautiful and she was reasonably priced. In addition, she ended up helping me with my centerpieces that I had, they ended up looking much better. She was also available when I needed her and always had the same demeanor through the event, never seemed bothered by my phone calls or put out when I changed my mind. You will be so happy that you chose Nancy to help you with your upcoming event!

I highly recommend Cosmic Dreams Party Rentals. We recently used their service and rented The Messi…read morebounce house and used their fringe, for a soccer theme party. The fringe was high quality and added a festive vibe to the party. The bounce house was awesome and just what we were looking for. The service was professional and the owners were lovely to deal with. We will use them again next time.

From the owner: Cosmic Dreams Party Rentals brings the funk and flair to every party! With our unique, colorful…read morebounce houses and vibrant aerial streamers, we turn any event into a next-level celebration. Bold, fun, unforgettable— dream big, party BIGGER!

I had DJ Joey dj my wedding and could not have been more disappointed…read more For starters I should have known to verify things after he tried to tell us there was no "clean" version of our grand entrance song and we may want to change it. I was pretty set on this song so I researched for myself and was able to find the clean version on 3 different platforms in about 60 seconds. Another thing is that I have never heard of a DJ who doesn't take requests... I guess we are supposed to know every song our guests are going to want to listen to beforehand. He was unable to take a request for a song that a lot of our guests wanted to hear. The biggest problem of the night was that he played the wrong song for my father daughter dance. We put the very title of the song and what version on the document we shared with him and even had a meeting to go over all of it. If there were ever any doubts he should have reached out to confirm he had the right song and clarify. I really hope this isn't a thing that has happened to a lot of couples he's DJ'd for because it absolutely ruined the moment. That was one of the moments I was looking forward to most because the song had a lot of meaning being that it was my stepfather I was dancing with. He seemed to be more worried about other things like asking us and all of our vendors if we would have an umbrella for him at ceremony even after we already told him we would take care of it. He also kept saying how he would be like "our second wedding planner" and tried to interject himself into things that did not pertain to him. He should probably focus more on making sure he does the DJ part right. Overall I was very disappointed with the experience and would not recommend him. He didn't even have the curtesy to apologize to me after my husband let him know he played the wrong song.

Joey did an absolutely incredible job at our wedding last weekend. He really set the mood perfectly…read morefor the night and the song choices that were needed for a more upbeat vibe were on point. I would highly recommend using him for your wedding or next big event. Thanks Joey!! -Meg and Ted