Oh my gosh it's so bad. What an instagram scam (yup!! I fell for it!!)... please don't make the…read moresame mistake. Here's what you get for $450pp: :: 90min+ of standing around happy houring, aka getting you drunk so you don't know how bad the experience is. I didn't drink so i was keenly aware, as were others who left mid-dinner (shout out to the awesome local kombucha peeps!!) :: Only during the last 20 minutes of that were small bites brought out, and they went so fast I got 1. :: Then stand around listening to the life story of the 20-something who just joined this month and is managing the events. Then walk over to the table and listen to the story of another 20-something who manages front of house. Thank goodness the location was beautiful while they were delaying our 200m walk over to the table :: finally sit down to cold rolls sitting atop the table and wait 20 minutes for a half cup of beet salad (the first "course") :: wait another 30 minutes for an excessive amount of mediocre, cold fish without any side dishes while the temperature is lowering to 50-degrees on the windy coast. :: wait another 30min for an equally wasteful amount of duck, also with no side dishes. :: and to finish the experience off, a gourmet popsicle! What a joke.

Attended the OITF in Palo Alto in June at the Hidden Villa. This was our first and last time. The…read morecocktail hour and a half in the olive grove was nice with a signature cocktail or wine. The passed appetizers were mediocre at best, cellophane crab roll (very fishy tasting), bland deviled egg and some cold and hard cornbread cup with avocado filling. The tour of the farm was standing in the field listening to someone discuss sustainable farming. Groups then formed two lines to enter the dining space, the access to the plates you bring vs the ones they provide created a bottleneck. Quite a challenge for a party of four to find a way to sit together. The first course was on the table as we sat down. It appeared that the family style portion was to serve eight people per table. Vegetables with a spinach dip and sesame bread/cracker was fine. We then waited as other tables to the right and left of ours got served grilled stone fruit with burrata cheese. As we did not get a plate the folks on either side tried to pass us any left of theirs but hardly any was left. At this point we had also not been served any wine despite the wine maker/rep was at our table talking up the wine. About 15 mins after it was clear we weren't getting a plate we began to inform folks that there must have been some mix up. Apparently servers were assigned tables but ours was missed? One very long row of tables, 8 to a table but they just couldn't figure it out. At this point I should mention the the sun is still very strong and they had tried to position umbrellas every so often but as the sun set the umbrellas had to be tilted down and that would cause them to bump into the folks sitting nearby. So either you had the sun shining directly on you or you were ducking way from an umbrella corner. The second course was average. At this point they realize they have been forgetting our table and we receive some wine and the entree which was beef that was cold and tough. There was plenty of this but much was not eaten. Finally, we move onto dessert which was a berry tart and again was okay. At this point they have taken our plates to be washed and we retrieve them on the way out to the parking lot. As we arrive at our car one of us decides to walk to the executive port a potties before the hour long drive home only to find they had already been removed. I understand from friends who attended OITF on the beach that they had a wonderful time. I had hoped this was just a bad night/chef/venue for them. I sent them a request to provide feedback but was ignored. At this price point our experience was very poor. We have been fortunate to travel globally and have had some amazing experiences but also some very poor experiences. Unfortunately, this one was sub par on the food, the service and the venue. I just got a response from the business owner that they never got an email from me. That is true as I reached out via their website and asked for someone to call me and provided my contact info. They asked that I email them but honestly my review says it all.

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!

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!

Aug 30 was my daughters engagement. We had rented the stage from Asha rental. Before renting I…read morepersonally had enquired in all possible places for the charges and availability of a stage for this particular evening. We found Asha rental v economical comparatively. Asha rental themselves asked us that they cud help us with the set up of stage a day in advance as the clubhouse was available for us by then. They did this with absolutely no extra charges. Unfortunately the clubhouse got booked for Aug 29 which we were not aware of and Asha rental guys who had come on Aug 29 morning , for giving us the extra day for preparations, had to carry back their stuff without being able to set it up for us. They had to come again the next morning. They did it all for us without any charges. Honestly, the bigger thing was they did all this with a smile... without making us feel guilty. We felt definitely were extremely uncomfortable for causing them inconvenience. But were more happier to know about Asha Rental Services Highly recommend this team !!

Asha Party Rentals helped me with setting up two mandaps, and seating arrangements for my son's…read morethread ceremony. I sent them a drawing of my mandap design, and they procured the colors and flowers needed to match it. The second mandap was a last minute decision, and they hustled to ensure it was built and ready on time. Efficient, responsive, and diligent. Highly recommend them for your next Indian event.

My wife and I worked with Paige A. from Paige Events, and she was absolutely FANTASTIC. She made…read morethe entire planning process feel seamless and was incredibly diligent in helping us create the best wedding day we could have imagined. Paige was also an excellent communicator, always super responsive, organized, and on top of every detail. We always felt like we knew exactly what was happening and that nothing was going to slip through the cracks. On the wedding day, she was a total pro (on top of being great vibes). She and her assistant had everything handled, kept us perfectly on schedule, and seemed to have an answer or solution for absolutely everything. We were able to actually enjoy the day because we knew Paige had everything under control. We also had multiple family and guests comment on how great Paige was. We truly could not have asked for a better planner and would recommend Paige Events without hesitation to anyone planning their wedding. 100/10 experience!!!!!

If you're looking for a wedding planner - your search is over. Hiring Paige was one of the best…read moredecisions of our entire wedding, and I promise you'll be impressed by her work too. We hired Paige about a year and a half before our wedding date, and we had absolutely no idea where to start. Throughout the entire process, Paige was patient with our questions, enthusiastic to help us achieve our goals and our outlandish ideas (whilst also helping us keep realistic on what was possible) and always went the extra mile to ensure the process was as smooth as possible for us. Paige managed all of the vendor communications for us, which was a massive help whilst we juggled our full-time jobs and other commitments. Reflecting on the experience now, there is no way we could have found our vendors (who were absolutely phenomenal and largely sourced and recommended by Paige's expertise) and managed the communication with them half as well as she did for us. She kept the entire wedding planning progressing, helped us work through difficult challenges as they arose, and became our number one confidant and trusted friend throughout the process. On the wedding day itself, Paige was incredible. She was like a blur being everywhere at once, making sure guests, vendors and ourselves were properly cared for throughout the day (she brought us food and drinks, learned how to weave our table decorations (literally because I saw it on Pinterest), fluffed my train... she literally did it all!!). There was absolutely nothing we had to worry about or "sort" on the day as her team had everything completely in hand. She was incredibly professional and continued to go above and beyond for us, and we never once saw her without a beaming smile. It's clear that Paige loves her job, and she invests every ounce of passion into ensuring her clients weddings are world class. Paige is the most down-to-earth, bubbly and supportive wedding planners we could have ever have hoped for. I am SO grateful for all of the wisdom, time and passion and patience she shared with us. I'm sure there's hundreds of more testimonies just like ours, and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend her to anyone. If we ever planned our wedding again, she would be a non-negotiable part of our day

Hiring Sarah's team for month- and day-of coordination for our wedding was definitely one of the…read morebest investments we made! Sarah was organized and so lovely to chat with that we immediately felt at ease having her help coordinate our wedding. We worked with Lalita from her team, and she was the absolute best! She took over as liaison for all our vendors a month out, which eased a lot of stress leading up to the wedding. By the time the day arrived, we knew everything was under control, and we were able to have the most beautiful, stress-free day! Lalita handled everything to do with vendors, timeline, and family-wrangling so we didn't have to lift a finger. Highly recommend Sarah's team and Lalita specifically to give you the best wedding day experience!

From the owner: Creating personalized weddings and meaningful connections with inspiring couples, with passion,…read morededication and enthusiasm.

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 can't say enough good things about The Traveling Party Company. I worked with Stephanie and from…read morethe start, everything felt easy and stress-free. I shared a few inspo photos, and she asked really thoughtful questions, worked within my budget, and delivered a setup that was even better than I imagined. What really stood out was how kind and helpful the whole team was. When the weather forced us to move the party indoors, they didn't miss a beat. They helped rearrange furniture and still made the space look incredible. The entire experience was straightforward, fun, and honestly such a relief. I'll definitely be working with them again. Totally worth it.

From the owner: The Traveling Party Co. offers full service event planning and styling services. Creating balloons,…read morebackdrops, tablescapes, florals, and decor for luxury events.

The nicest people and the best selection for party supplies! Everything from decorations to…read moreutensils and party favors! Thank you Cammy and Elma for being so kind and helpful!! Also, great costume selection and face paint! And kids toys!

Super cool party store! They have a lot of cool stuff that's really fun to look at, and the cake…read moredecorating side of the store has a lot of useful tools. Service is super helpful, and there is a lot of variety in terms of decorations. It's a little hard to get a complete set of decorations, as they have some prices for some events, but overall a good place to get some center pieces, balloons, or party poppers (not to mentions cake boards and bagged icing if needed)