I have worked with Honeysuckle and Hive for a couple of huge life occasions! My most memorable…read morethough, of course, was my wedding. My husband and I, having a DIY style event, did not have the time or energy to even think about the day of planning. Robin stepped up to the occasion and made my day run smoothy and worry free! These two ladies are a dream when it comes to being thoughtful and thorough while understanding how important this day is to you. Making every moment as wonderful as you had always dreamed.

Wonderful business that did an excellent job with my event. I know they are newer but I would never…read morehave guessed it. The party was top notch from beginning to end. Highly recommend Kenzie for all your events!

Sierra. Is. The. BEST!!!!!!! I cannot overemphasize how smart, talented, kind, and calming she is!!…read moreFrom day one Sierra went above and beyond with her wedding planning services. We chose the "Just a Scoop" package, which says month-of coordination but is SO much more. Sierra met with us every three months leading up to the wedding (which was over a year of work since we booked her services 15 months out), kept us on track, let us know about things we didn't know to know about, and provided emotional support the entire way. Throughout our engagement everyone kept asking us if we were stressed out and thanks to Sierra our answer was always no! She kept us smiling and excited through the entire process and helped us spread out the planning work so that we were never overwhelmed. Her capacity to remember a million details at once and stay on top of things is second to none. Not only did Sierra make the planning process a positive experience, she also CRUSHED the day of the wedding!! Sierra helped put the linens on the tables, helped with the floral set up, helped coordinate all our vendors, and even stopped by the hotel our wedding party was getting ready in to pick up anything that needed to be brought to the vendors on the day of. She also is a very talented calligraphist and designer and we hired her services for the seating arrangement signs and dessert displays and they both looked amazing!!! We also booked her polaroid guest book station and not only did she provide and set up everything we needed but she also went around and took photos of our guests, which have given us memories we'll cherish forever! Hiring Sierra is the best choice anyone could make for their wedding experience. Not only would we choose to work with her again and again, but I'm currently full-court-pressing all my engaged friends to get married in Asheville solely to work with Sierra as a wedding planner! Book her ASAP!!

Sierra was an absolute dream to work with, she was polite, professional and amazingly through. The…read morewedding was perfect all due to the hard work and dedication that Sierra did. I could not recommend this company any more highly!!!!

Throughout the entire wedding planning process, Allison was organized, thoughtful, and totally…read moresupportive of my daughter and now son-in-law's vision for their wedding. But, most of all, Allison remained calm and positive in the flurry of overlapping and repetitive emails, and the challenge of finding vendors within 6 months of the wedding. She always came through with new ideas or solutions, whether the problem/issue was logistics, or simply staying true to the vibe of the wedding. And day-of, she and Jennifer were amazing. They were unflappable, handling even the most unexpected issues with ease. I would not hesitate to recommend them!

Allison was amazing to work with and guided me through the whole process of wedding planning. I…read morereally had no idea what I was getting myself in to in terms of wedding planning but she made it a breeze for me and had so many great recommendations along the way. I couldn't recommend her more!

If you're even thinking about wedding planning services, you should give these folks a call. While…read morethe services may cost a bit, their expertise with vendors and budget-friendly options will recoup much of the cost. The time you will save, and the high quality work they do, is priceless. My husband and I got married last weekend in Lake Lure, NC. Summer, from Firefly, helped us with our event. And believe me, she had her work cut out from her: two grooms, neither of whom had a clue about weddings, and were coordinating from Massachusetts. Summer spent the time to learn our tastes. Well, more directly, she spent the time making us figure out what our tastes were so we could tell her. We went with a steampunk meets Doctor Who theme, which is admittedly a bit off the beaten path. She ran with it, coordinating the floral arrangements, cake, and decorations to match. Her selection of vendors was also top notch. With some of the recent opposition against gay weddings in the news lately, we were a little concerned we might run across not-so-progressive vendors who might cause heartache for our event. Summer understood our concerns and ensured we did not have any such issues. While this may be a relatively rare concern, Firefly works with people to make things happen. The actual event was amazing: great food, great service, and great times. We received all sorts of praise from our guests about how well done it was. We could not have asked for anything more.

Jocelyn and her Firefly crew did a wonderful job coordinating the day of our wedding. The set up…read morewas absolutely perfect and they helped make the entire night flow extremely well. We didn't have to worry about a single thing! Leading up to the wedding, Jocelyn was always timely responding to any questions I had and was helpful finding vendors, all of which turned out great was well. I would highly recommend the firefly crew! Great people to work with, experts in wedding planning and coordination, and you'll have a guaranteed stress free wedding day!

Something strange happened to our Google review so posting it here for posterity…read more Open app Your location Jacob 87 points 3 months ago Our experience with Timeless Events was deeply disappointing and unnecessarily stressful. If we hadn't stepped in and handled planning ourselves, our wedding would have suffered. Heather, the owner, was often unresponsive and difficult to reach. Despite advertising "constant communication with the bride," we struggled to get timely responses during the final month before our wedding, when support matters most. Although we hired Timeless Events to help with planning and coordination, we ended up sourcing every vendor on our own. We were also repeatedly told our deposit would be refunded due to the lack of services provided, but that refund never happened. Only after we canceled did Heather explain she had been dealing with health issues. Had this been communicated earlier, we would have been understanding. Instead, the lack of transparency left us scrambling and under unnecessary stress. This experience did not meet the expectations set by their marketing or contract. We've chosen not to pursue remediation and are focusing on moving forward. We strongly caution future couples, especially nontraditional ones, to carefully consider their options before booking Timeless Events.

Love working with Timeless Events. They make sure that all the details are handled and the couple…read moreis well taken care of.

Truly disappointing. We were promised an experience that would make our wedding incredibly special…read moreand carefree, but instead were met with more challenges than we would have faced if we had not hired this business. We felt like we were in charge of keeping the timeline throughout the planning process and felt the responsibility to make sure that things were completed beforehand rather than the other way around. We also found and booked many of the vendors ourselves. Toward the end, it was not worth pushing back since we worried our wedding day would suffer if we didn't do everything ourselves. Transparency was definitely a big pitfall with this business. For example, we asked for decor that was considered extra and we were informed we had to pay for that - no big deal, we figured we'd pay and we'd get to keep the decor. When the invoice arrived, we were shocked to find that Silver Fern would be keeping the extra decor even though we paid for it. We also asked for detailed examples of what the day of vision would look like. We received some general vision guides that we approved, but they were clearly not what was planned for our wedding day since the final decorations hardly looked like the vision. As anticipated by the above, our day was lacking. Boutonnières and bouquets were damaged, visions were missed, and guests were placed in random places to make for bad photos (both during the ceremony and at dinner). Decorations were minimal, which we could not believe based on the price we paid. We were truly in shock when we saw how minimal and off the decorations were on our wedding, which is an awful thing to see walking into your ceremony for the first time. We also felt like it was our responsibility to keep time and direct vendors during the wedding. The planner's bare minimum job is to take the time keeping and vendor direction of the couple's plate, but we did not feel like that low standard was met. At the end of the day, our wedding day was incredibly stressful and we were very dissatisfied with Silver Fern Events.

If there has been one thing I've recommended to my friends who are getting married, it is to hire a…read morewedding planner. Erin ensured all details of my wedding were perfect and took so much stress away from me so I could truly enjoy my wedding day. She is so hard working and she shared my excitement for my big day, which made her such a joy to work with. She stepped in to solve problems with vendors and supported me through navigating contracts and rentals. So many of my friend and family have commented that our wedding was the most fun ever, and I can really attribute that to Erin's planning and guidance.

From the first email to the "I DO", Jon-Paul and his lovely wife, Crystal were the best of the…read morebest. The communication was a 10 out of 10. The reassurance was the same. We came from out of town and were a bit nervous about spending money sight unseen. I think, we would have paid double if, we knew then, what we experienced on our wedding day. If you and your significant other are planning to get married, I cannot scream loud enough - DON'T WASTE MONEY ON A HUGE WEDDING! If you are able, go to Asheville and let JP and his wife guide you through a seamless ceremony. No stress, no worries, no regrets! We were able to pamper ourselves all weekend. We added the videographer to capture all the fun. It was just the two of us along with JP and Crystal. We honestly felt like we were with our friends. They made us so comfortable and relaxed. There was no rushing at all. We can't wait to get our photos and video. With all the money we saved by eloping, we were able to comfortably spoil ourselves to the fullest. Lots of Spa treatments, fine dining, shopping, Biltmore Estate....... Trust me on this......Don't waste money on some huge affair that you have to pay for, for years to come. Thank you so very much JP and Crystal.

John Paul did such an amazing sermon, it seemed like he knew us for a while although we just meet…read more Amanda was the perfect photographer, she was great with leading us to the right poses, she was a joy to be around, and the pictures were amazing I highly recommend these guys for a great wedding!

Michelle was wonderful to work with on our 55th wedding anniversary party. I gave her a general…read moreidea and she came up with amazing touches I had not thought of at all. She took care of every detail and the party was a huge success. She arranged for the DJ and the cake, took care of drinks & ice and the decorations were perfect. For once I wasn't stressed out and really enjoyed my own party.

Amazing!!! We used Occasions by Emily for our wedding in October and they did such a wonderful job!…read moreI did not find them in my initial search and my original plan for floral fell through. I reached out to them later than I would've hoped but they were so helpful and nice! I gave them a little background about us as a couple and our vision and they returned with a proposal (under budget) that literally blew me away! Michelle is the person who I worked with and she was literally fantastic!! Not only did she get my vision down pat, she also suggested things that I hadn't thought about. When we saw the finished product we were over the moon! Everything looked exactly how we imagined it and we could tell she put a lot of thought into all of the details. I would highly recommend Occasions by Emily, their quality, value and customer service were simply top notch!!!

Shay Brown Events is the epitome of professionalism and expertise in pulling off a broad range of…read moreevents. I worked with her the first time on a fundraiser at the Asheville Masonic Temple for a fundraiser our group put on after the passing of Tyler Garrison of Regeneration Station, and she was extremely helpful and I would recommend booking her if you truly want an extremely positive experience from someone who clearly has a long resume of specializing in event planning.

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THE PERFECT WEDDING VENUE!…read more I just got married here last week. This is a beautiful indoor/outdoor venue. Asheville weather is a bit finicky in regards to rain, so we decided to hold our ceremony, reception, and dance floor indoors. The outdoor area has many seating areas or spots for pictures, including a fire pit and a koi fish pond. We got so many compliments on how beautiful the venue is, one couple even said they may have to book this venue too! The bar was one of the highlights of this venue. Drinks were delicious, and kept flowing. The staff here is absolutely fantastic, Dawnn was our coordinator and she made everything flow so well. Things were set up and packed up behind the scenes. By the end of the night, everything was packed up and ready to be brought to the car.

Mixed feelings on our wedding experience here. (Pardon the book. LOL) I would rate this 3.75/5…read morestars. There was a lot we didn't know, as it was a first time wedding for us with little connections in the area, and we would do a lot of things differently were we to do it again. Initially, we thought there would be a lot more provided than there was at this venue, especially for the one day rental of $10,000+. Things I would keep in mind for this venue (or for any other): Take your time choosing the right wedding venue: It is easy to feel time pressure when it comes to securing a wedding spot or vendor. We found Haiku in early 2024, and loved it. But we hadn't looked at anything else, and felt like we had to make an immediate decision because we wanted an October wedding. I wish I had taken the time to read through the contract before signing and asked more questions. We based our choice on the support we thought we would have. If I had under 50 people, and could have done their elopement package, I would have. They provide more support for that option. We had right around 70 people and it created a lot more work for us. Hire a wedding planner if you don't have family/friend support: I sincerely wish I hired a wedding planner to take care of a lot of the details that I missed and also who could have played intermediary with the venue and vendors. I thought that I would have more guidance that I did from Haiku, and opted to do the planning myself. Most of my stress came from details that would pop up out of nowhere, and having someone else fielding the minutia would have been amazing In retrospect, and well worth the moola. Pay attention to the contract, and get everything in writing: We signed a contract in Feb 2024, for our wedding in Oct 2025. As we started planning our wedding in early 2025, a number of things that we were told initially(not in the contract), were changed when we met up again later. Pricing, rules, etc. For some of it they were able to honor their original pricing, however some of the conditions we were forced to accept. The mixed expectations had us lose trust in our communications with Haiku, and made us realize we would have to be very careful for the rest of the process. Also, throughly read the contract and ask about contingencies. Ex. The contract makes the tents sound optional, and when it came down to it, we had a lot of push back when we thought we wanted to forgo the tents. There were also quite a few seemingly arbitrary rules, which every venue is likely to have, but left us confused and frustrated at times. Communication: I felt like their communication prior to a month before the event was lacking. Do not hesitate to ask them questions, and clarify everything. It would have been helpful to have some guidance to the portal we were given access to, along with dates things were due by....especially since it had many doubles and misnamed folders which made it hard to keep things straight. (Hopefully they have fixed this by the time you read this!) I spent a lot of time going back and forth with emails (Them and other vendors) where questions were missed multiple times. When it came to the actual event, it mostly went off without a hitch. The decor looked lovely, Haiku arranged things we had brought and meshed it with theirs creating a lovely effect. Things will always go wrong... and my issues at the wedding had more to do with the caterer cold food was served, people couldn't find our snack/hot beverages table (no one knew it was there), and missing unused cups/snacks that were not returned. An issue with the DJ being rude. We did have some miscommunication with how we needed to have some of items repacked to us, and had a couple things go missing (Labeling things would have done a world of good, I think) . ;) ) But overall, the guests had a fabulous time, of which I was grateful. -