On 4/3/21, my husband and I had our beautiful wedding at Stonebriar County Club.  Blake was our florist and day of coordinator.  He kept us informed of upcoming deadlines and was always very creative and flexible with our ideas.  In the beginning, I had (too) many ideas of what I liked although I knew which flowers I wanted.  We met a couple times (Zoom) leading up to the wedding to discuss bouquets, table arrangements, and décor and each time he was timely and helpful.  I was able to show him pictures I had found and he was able to turn my inspiration into reality because he is so passionate about his job.  Also, we decided to make floral changes after the bridal portraits bouquet was made because some flowers just weren't white enough for our ginger jar theme.  Blake was very understandable and send a new vision board to us.  We decided a month or so before our wedding we'd also have Blake do the day-of coordinating; it was no problem to add that on later.  A week before the wedding, my (now) husband met with Blake to provide all of our ginger jars for the center pieces.  Unbeknownst to me, my husband was also handing over a very sentimental scarf that he had requested to be included in my bouquet.  On the day of our wedding, Blake arrived at our venue early with TJ and team to ensemble the areas of the country club.  Upon its reveal to us, everything looked exactly how we envisioned!  Blake and team checked on my husband and I throughout the night to ensure we were fed, quenched, and happy.  At the end of the night, we ended up having the BEST time with Blake after everyone had left and we were sneaking off in our get-away car.  Blake had packed up the car with my veil, hangers, gifts, sign in globe, and even a box of leftover to take back to our hotel!  We've stayed in contact with Blake after our wedding and actually attended HIS wedding as guests.  Blake is a professional and sweetheart that we are so thankful we had on our wedding day. read more

Occasions Event Design DFW - Ceremony arrangements (including clear risers) and bridal bouquet provided by DFW Occasions + Events. - Party & Event Planning Near Me - Garland, Texas

My husband and I eloped at their office recently. We based the decision off of the quality of the website, etc. We made the assumption that with their website being as pleasant as it was, and with the photos from the events they'd planned being quite aesthetically pleasing, that their office where elopements are held would also be similarly nice. Unfortunately, we were wrong to make that assumption. So this review really only pertains to their in-office elopements, as I can't speak to the rest of their services. Getting in touch with the owner, Blake, was relatively easy, at first. It was easy to pay online, and he thoughtfully sent us a questionnaire, which was simple and painless to fill out. But after this, at times it was a little difficult to get a response from him and/or the officiator he assigned us regarding our wedding vows. Nothing major, but there was a span of a few days before we received a response in our last correspondence. But it ended up fine. Most of our disappointment was with the office. It was located in a dingy, old building that smelled musty and odd. It seemed like they rent at least two rooms for their business in this building, and both doors were open when we arrived - one was the room where elopements are held, the other I assume was their normal office. We saw Blake (the owner) sitting at a desk in the normal office, but he made no effort to step out and say hello, introduce himself or welcome us, etc. He didn't even wave. We never spoke in person. He looked our way and then turned back to his computer monitor. It was not very professional or kind. Our officiator (who was fine, no complaints there) promptly noticed our arrival and walked us to the elopement room next door. And this is where it got worse. Terrible, SUPER dim, yellow fluorescent lighting. Outdated (Green, I think?) carpet. That same musty smell. The archway we stood under looked pretty half-assedly constructed. We were debating hiring a photographer to come along and help us commemorate the moment, but now we're glad that we didn't - there was no helping that setting. We now wish that we'd asked to see a picture of the office first. I'd post one here but the pictures turned out so terrible that we deleted them all already. We kept a Polaroid that disguised the setting a little bit (with Polaroids not being super hi-res and all), but that's it. The short version of this - if you care about the setting of your elopement, DON'T DO IT HERE. I'm sure they might be wonderful at conventional wedding planning, but this was a total bummer. It's a good thing that we weren't crazy invested in a conventional wedding anyway, but we want to help another nontraditional couple avoid this unpleasantly surprising situation! We did receive our marriage certificate back insanely fast (a week), so they were very prompt about sending it out for us. read more

We used Occasions for our wedding, and they were amazing. They helped us every step of the way, from website to transportation. They were prompt to respond, and kept everything on time and on point. The full staff was professional and met our every need. They are full service, arranging for the cake, flowers, DJ, and officiant. They dealt with vendors and the ceremony and reception venues, which took the burden off of us. We highly recommend Occasions to everyone planning a wedding in DFW! read more

Fired after 3 months. Blake, the owner of occasions was unavailable for weeks at a time and out of communication after hiring. When confronted with concern, his response was "I can plan a wedding in 2 months". Not a professional response when he was hired to plan almost 9 months in advance. He also made a point to drive a wedge between my wife and I during planning. I do not trust this company and hope you think twice before considering them. read more

I do not have enough words to express my gratitude and appreciation for Blake, Alex and the entire Occasions DFW team! Without a doubt, hiring Occasions DFW was the best decision I made for my Wedding day. Flawless execution and above and beyond service from day one through to literally the last few minutes of our special day. What could have been a catastrophe when our getaway car did not show up turned out to be just fine when Alex stepped in and no questions asked, personally drove us nearly 2 hours to our hotel. I will forever be grateful to the team for their attention to detail, passion for their job and contribution to ensuring our day was absolutely perfect. You will NOT regret hiring Blake and his team. read more