My husband Joseph and I got married in July 2009. We couldnt decide if we should book a planner or…read morenot. But let me just say I am so glad I did, there was so much I didnt know and wasnt prepared for. So we shopped around for the cheapest place with the best reviews and came across Elite Weddings. We connected with Joanna and let me just say, she is such a sweetheart. Her work is out of this world, she belongs on WETV with the best of the best, I kid you not! Stop searching here, you cant beat her price for the quality of work.

We absolutely LOVED working with Teissia and Firefly Events!!!!…read more We have the Firefly Events ladies to thank for the most beautiful, seamless and perfect day in our lives! From the moment we hired Firefly, we felt not one ounce of stress or worry for our wedding day. Who knew wedding planning could be so fun? Teissia is the sweetest, most creative, talented and organized person and it genuinely shows through her amazing events. She was there every single step of the way from the concept and design of the wedding, helping us find amazing vendors, organizing and facilitating all vendor meetings, and providing us with professional guidance in a non-obtrusive and tasteful way. With my husband and I both working full time jobs with a full travel schedule, she made planning SO easy and stress free. Our wedding was absolutely stunning and flawlessly executed and it we owe it all to Teissia's dedication to ensure that we had and ENJOYED the wedding of our dreams. We received overwhelming compliments on not only the design details, but how smooth, elegant and effortless the wedding day was. It was the best decision we could have ever made to hire Firefly Events to plan our wedding and feel so lucky to have worked with them. Teissia we love you! - Brett and Anthony

We got engaged, then got married 10 months later. In between those two beautiful moments was…read morenothing but stress-free and fun wedding planning thanks to Teissia and Firefly Events. First, we'd like to say thank you to the other Yelpers who gave Firefly such great reviews, because we actually found Firefly through Yelp! After only one meeting we knew Teissia was the perfect person to help plan and execute our destination wedding in Jamaica. It was confirmed that we had chosen the right person when we got to Jamaica 6 months before our wedding and she had set up a perfectly curated list of vendor meetings from thousands of miles away. Throughout the entire process she was organized, thoughtful, attentive and very flexible. She went above and beyond and we definitely could have done it without her. She dealt with all of the vendors, language barriers, family and logistic issues with grace. Not to mention she was extremely pleasant to be around. We felt like we were planning our wedding with a friend. In short she made the experience of planning our wedding really enjoyable. The day of the actual wedding day went perfect and she completely shielded us from all the craziness that happens on that day so our families and us could completely focus on this celebration of our love. Thank you again Teissia, you are INCREDIBLE.

Hiring Shirley as our day coordinator was one of the best decisions we made for our wedding. We had…read morea big wedding with 250 guests and I was anxious all the way up to the day of the wedding, but I was surprised by how much fun we ended up having at our wedding. I would say one big reason is because of Shirley who was there with us every step of the day. I knew I wanted a day of coordinators who are not only bilingual, but also know the Chinese wedding customs. We had many Chinese guests and family members who did not speak English, and this was the first wedding of parents from both sides. I wanted to make sure we have a good time, and our parents are also well taken care of since we will be too busy to tend to them. We had all our vendors booked before hiring Shirley so we booked the classic package. For this package, Shirley started working with us about 6 weeks before the wedding. She introduced herself to our vendors and made sure they had the itinerary before the wedding, attended zoom meeting with us when requested, and she was quick to respond to our requests and questions. Our wedding included elements from both Chinese and Western weddings, it was a 14-hour day including getting ready, gatecrashing, two tea ceremonies, photoshoots, a first look, ceremony, a quick first dance practice, receptions, and three dress changes (7a-11 pm)! With so much to do, we had a tight itinerary, and Shirley made sure the right people was at the right place at the right time so we are on schedule. She communicated with our wedding party on what's next on the itinerary, and guided our parents through the itinerary. Shirley did a mini rehearsal with our parents for the ceremony and reception introduction on the day, and made sure they were there to see our first look through the window without interrupting our own moments. We highly recommend Shirley to anyone who is looking for a wedding planner or day-of coordinator.

Shirley is an amazing wedding planner! She had so many connections and knew what would work with…read moreour's and our families' vision. We did not know exactly what a Chinese and Vietnamese wedding fusion would look like and Shirley had some valuable experience to guide us. She was very honest and told us right off the bat if something wasn't going to work and how we could work around it. She did not pressure us to use her floral and decorating company, Jelo, but we did because it was so beautiful and flexible. She is very accommodating and knowledgeable about the wedding industry. Without her, we could not have planned our wedding so beautifully and although it was mentally draining to plan the wedding, Shirley definitely took a load off! Definitely consider hiring her if you are planning an Asian wedding!

Michelle and her team are great to work with. Coordinating with Michelle was an easygoing…read moreexperience and she was extremely attentive and professional. They were right on schedule the day of the wedding and everything went through as planned! Couldn't be happier! Thank you for such a memorable evening.

Hiring Michelle and her team was by far the best thing I could have done! Our wedding was a…read morefairytale and it is all due to the extremely hard work, organization and friendly demeanor Michelle had delivered from day 1 when meeting with her. I had no idea how much work and how difficult planning a wedding could be but Michelle sent me checklist after checklist to keep me organized and as stress free as a bride could possibly be (there's still stress no matter what...you're getting married let's be real). We had a 200 person wedding out in Montauk and Michelle introduced herself well in advance to all vendors previously even though she did not technically start working for us until the last 6 weeks. She was on top of every detail to make sure that this wedding would be exactly as I had envisioned and it was beyond that in the end. She and her team were completely behind the scenes but if you ever needed anything they would magically appear and help you with any little need. It was incredible. As the bride, I did not need to stress about lost guests, wedding party members, photographers, the band...nothing! She did it all with her team and it made my wedding the dream I am still falling asleep to. Thank you Michelle for everything and I plan on referring you to all my future bride-to-be friends!!

We had the most terrible experience with Ruban events and the lead designer Ruma. They agreed to do…read morethe decor for our wedding and accepted our cash deposit but then refused to send us a contract and ultimately told us they couldn't do the decor **a week before** our wedding. We asked Ruma several times to send us a contract because we wanted to make sure we were locked in and all the terms for clear. Ruma refused and kept claiming they were too busy to do so. I even tried asking for an ETA and she refused to give one. That was an immediate red flag to me. Their design portfolio is also very outdated and they are very inexperienced. When we tried to ask them for past examples of work they've done, they had no portfolio to show. Unfortunately Ruban events is inexperienced and incapable of working on large projects, which we learned the hard way since we had to scramble to find a decorator last minute. Their customer service is abysmal and they make false promises. For every married couple, I would avoid this decorator!

Second time used this time for my cousin. Again, the value is there and the decor always comes out…read moregreat. But I was met with another instance where they were charging for things last minute. I was looking for a contract immediately but it wasn't sent until i requested it multiple times. This team does great work but be ready to deal with upcharges when getting closer to the event.

Phoebe is a true magician at her craft. Her attention to detail, organization, and communication…read moreskills make working with her an easy choice. Though there's no price that I'd consider enough to highlight her services, her pricing is affordable for all. If I had advice for any bride it is to 100% invest in a day-of/month-of coordinator to ensure you have the best day. Coordinators are there to intercept drama and problems, give advice and tips during the planning process, and to make sure you're mind is free of stress to enjoy the day. I can't recommend B'burg Events enough!

Phoebe and her team were a pleasure to work with! My husband and I enlisted them to help us execute…read morea wedding ceremony in Brooklyn Bridge Park on a gorgeous Saturday evening in September. Needless to say, the area was swarming with tourists and ceremony set-up presented a unique challenge. Phoebe's colleague Aris was tasked with clearing the space, setting up, and clearing out within a tight two hour window -- and managed to do so without incident! Both Phoebe and Aris were communicative from start to finish and totally on top of things leading up to and throughout the event. Aris was a delight to work with day-of. I highly recommend working with B'Burg!

The launch party at Astor House was phenomenal! What a great addition to NYC event space! The event…read morewas classy, sophisticated and showcased beautifully each floor and room of this gorgeous space. Multi-level with beautiful rooms, each decorated with its own theme. Drapery, furnishings and art work, all carefully chosen and adds to the air of sophistication and opulence, without being stuffy. Delectable food and drinks on each floor. Attentive wait staff at every corner. Live entertainment and beautiful guests engaged in conversation. This is how one launches a space. This was just the first of many beautiful events that will be had in this exquisite space. I can't wait to see what beautiful dreams the Astor House team will bring to reality next.

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We hired Melissa solely to install red drapes for our wedding reception in Manhattan Chinatown. The…read moreprocess to book was quite simple (over texts/calls), especially because she was already familiar with our venue. Her quote included a very reasonable $10/foot for draping. The drapes were a wrinkly raspberry-red satin material that were somewhat sheer if there was lighting behind them. I was hoping for velvet drapes that were a true red, but they still turned out great for photos (especially with flash). Overall would recommend her services!

Melissa is absolutely amazing! After her fabulous work at my wedding a few years ago, we recently…read morebooked her for my baby boy's birthday decor. She transformed the restaurant with a stunning backdrop and balloons! My guests were all very impressed and we can't wait for her work at our next party! 1000% recommend!

I have known Gloria my entire life and her family and mine have been very close for over three…read moredecades. As our rabbi, however, we were able to forge a different relationship- one where it was clear that my now-husband's and my interests would be protected even where (as with every wedding) there many opinions about how our ceremony should proceed. When we first met with Gloria, we were set on having a non-denominational wedding, with the inclusion of a few Jewish traditions. I grew up as a reform New-York Jew, and my now-husband, grew up a California Mormon. Coming from such disparate backgrounds, we were worried that the inclusion of "too much" Judaism would alienate our other wedding guests, but that fear could not have been more unfounded. Gloria takes the time to explain all of the parts of a Jewish wedding both in the meetings to create the ceremony, and during the wedding itself. Every prayer (whether in Hebrew or English) was given a context within our wedding and in the Jewish tradition. This level of personalization and Gloria's desire to be truly inclusive, allowed our Jewish-Catholic-Mormon guests to feel like they belonged together. In fact, my from-Italy, Roman Catholic grandmother was one of the biggest fans of my ceremony! We are so happy that we decided to include more, not fewer Jewish traditions at Gloria's suggestion, because it gave our ceremony a different kind of significance and exposed our non-Jewish guests to an expression of love that they may not have experienced before. We cannot thank Gloria enough for the time and effort she invested in our ceremony, and her warmth and humor at the wedding helped unite our families into one!

We were so fortunate to have Rabbi Gloria perform our wedding ceremony. Rabbi Gloria created a…read morebeautiful ceremony for us that brought about the right amount of Judaism and culture that we were looking for. Our friends and family all commented about the lovely ceremony Rabbi Gloria performed for us. She showed great warmth and genuine happiness for us. We would highly recommend Gloria to anyone! We loved how Gloria took the time to get to know us and explain parts of the ceremony. This allowed us to customize the ceremony to include the parts that we felt were really important to us.