This venue is absolutely gorgeous! I have driven past so many time and knew it was a B&B but never…read moreknew they hosted weddings. I attended a friends wedding last month and what a shock at how big the back yard is to hold a very large wedding. They offered front yard parking and have their own "getting ready" house for the bridal party along with guest bathrooms instead of porter potties. I also saw the fenced in pool area which is great for those that were staying in the B&B part. There were plenty of tree coverage from the harsh sun without seeming like you're in the woods. This B&B is perfectly tucked away in Pungo far from the hustle and bustle of virginia beach for a quiet get away.

Not really sure how this place has a 5 star rating. This place is a joke. My brother recently got…read moremarried here to the most beautiful bride. The wedding was beautiful of course, despite the unfortunate weather conditions. Lots of heavy rain. There was a Pergola that had the tented covering but really did not have enough room, but we made the best of it. But I am warning you, DO NOT NOT BOOK YOUR WEDDING HERE!!!! Honestly the wedding was beautiful, and even though it was unfortunate that we were pretty much stuck in the tent the whole night because of how bad the weather was AND you had to walk in the pouring rain and come back completely drenched (approx 200 ft away from the tent. Side note: Your guests will have just the one single men's and one single women's bathroom, outside. No access to inside the villa what so ever. And toilet paper will not be guaranteed the whole night, as NO ONE attended to the bathrooms) it was still a beautiful wedding. It's really not the wedding that's important, it's the marriage. But let's face it, if you're going to spend the money, you want it to be as perfect as you can make it. So back to the venue, the people that own/operate this place are horrendous. The host, "Ms Peti" was rude, condescending, and a two-faced liar!! She made so many promises to my brother and SIL and did not keep her end of the bargain. At the beginning, before signing the contract she was the sweetest little lady, but after the contracts were signed and deposits were in, she was a whole different person! That's when she brings up all the "rules" of their villa. Rules that were not mentioned when we viewed the venue. They were very strict about everything, cant decorate the way you want, can't use any kind of tape or nails anyway... the list goes on. Their wedding was on a Sunday and there was a wedding the night before, so the earliest we could decorate was at 9am the day of the 3pm wedding. So we were already crunched for time, with having to do everything (table/chair set up, decor, etc). It's bad enough that they will not help at all, "Peti" would hover over the set up crew and tell them, "don't do this", "don't do that", "my husbands getting pissed of that y'all are hanging things on that tree"..... keep in mind everyone was already on edge not knowing what the weather was going to rbe like the time of the ceremony, and that we really didn't have much time. Also, my SIL mentioned to "Peti" prior to the day of the wedding that she would like to keep the wedding cake in the main villa, as it is cooler in there than the bridal suite. Ms. Peti had no problem with it and gave her permission to do so. The day of the wedding, the most important day, the day the bride was already on the edge.... Ms. Peti goes back on her word and tells her she needs to just keep it in the bridal suite because she doesn't feel like opening the door to the villa and she had errands to run. "Errands to run"???? This was acting she was just doing them a favor "borrowing" the place, I think she forgot that they payed her $6000 to rent her property. So anyhow, the cake had to be stored in the bridal suite. The same place that the whole bridal party was getting ready. The same place where hair spray and other products were being sprayed everywhere!!!! A $400 cake! To top it off, approximately an hour before the wedding, Im guessing Ms. Peti came back from running her personal errands, she comes barging into the bridal suite yelling at everyone to stop opening and closing the door. She said we were letting all the cool air out and she didn't feel like hearing the bride complain about how hot it was in there. 1st of all, the bride was not complaining about it being hot, she simply wanted the cake to be stored in the main villa where it was cooler, like previously agreed upon. Also, BEWARE. This is strictly a venue. Over $6000 for just a VENUE, nothing is included besides the tables and chairs that you must take out of the shed and set up and put back on your own. No help from the owners what so ever they will not lift a finger or lend a hand at all. Also remember you are responsible for clean up and throwing away the trash at the end of the evening. If your dream wedding is a backyard wedding, book somewhere else, anywhere else!!!! There are plenty of other people with beautiful backyards that will treat you much kinder and appreciate your hard earned money more!!! BTW, I rarely leave bad reviews, I would just hate for anyone else to give this terrible woman any more of their hard earned money and to try and ruin one of the most special days in their lives.

My husband, Trevor, and I hired E & A Weddings to plan our wedding back in June 2023 and it was one…read moreof the best decisions we made! Trevor was a little hesitant about hiring a wedding planner because of the expense, but after meeting with Emma and Adam, he saw that it was totally worth it. We knew we wanted to have a short engagement, and the best date for us and our families was in June - which only gave 3 months of planning before the wedding. Emma and Adam are true professionals and go above and beyond for their clients. They recommended a talented photographer to us for our wedding that was in our budget and saved the reception when my then fiancé and I stepped in the church before the ceremony and realized that we forgot to coordinate drinks for the reception with our caterer. They made sure the planning process was as stress free as possible and that the wedding day was the same, and ran smoothly and on time. The church that we got married in had their own coordinator just for the wedding ceremony, and Adam and Emma worked well with the coordinator from the church as well. We have nothing but positive things to say about working E & A Weddings and will happily recommend them to engaged couples.

From the owner: Wedding Planning, Day of Coordination , Floral & Decor to fit your budget.read more

We hired Lali's Loft for faux centerpieces. This was a LIFESAVER for us. Her pricing is great and…read moreshe was super flexible with our vision. We also rented other various decor from her. Would recommend to anyone!

Janet was so much more than what we thought we needed for our day of coordinator. We did the…read moremajority of our decor through her as well and it came out absolutely lovely. Janet's industry experience helped us make smart decisions for our wedding and her connections helped us pick phenomenal vendors!

Since the owner of this business wants to deem real reviews from guests at her events as…read more"unhelpful", here's a review from a bride who worked with Cossie and her "company." I had the "pleasure" of having Cossie as my wedding planner for my wedding that took place on 7/13/24 at the Founders Inn in Virginia Beach. The venue itself was GORGEOUS and the food was amazing thanks to Laura Shendelmen, the Client Services staff and the Food&Beverage staff. Operationally, however, my wedding was an ABSOLUTE DISASTER. Mrs. Crosswhite does nothing but throw a binder full of card stock and deadlines at you. She'll surely show up to your cake and food tastings to eat the food though (she won't take a single note, mind you), she will also LEAVE YOUR EVENT TO ATTEND ANOTHER ONE. She will also have her husband come to the event even thought he was not invited nor did she ask if he could attend and will have him play bouncer and will take absolutely no accountability when you bring issues to her attention. My sister purchased a gorgeous monogrammed aisle runner that was unfortunately never used because Cossie was not there to roll it out as she stated she would be because she had left my wedding to attend another one she found more important. My rehearsal dinner was also a disaster, as she did not book the practice space like she was supposed to, so we were unable to practice appropriately with the DJ and because of this, I was not able to walk down the aisle to my song of choice. There were also not enough chairs at the head table so my wedding party was unable to sit comfortably after walking into the reception area. Instead of being able to relax and relish in my wedding day, my mother in law and I were instead running around trying to ensure last minute accommodations were being met, which is what Cossie is being paid to do. There were so many errors that guests were bringing things to my attention as well. The experience I had with this business was lackluster and less than professional, and when our family brought these issues to Cossie's attention, she lacked accountability and shifted blame to Laura Shendelman, who in fact saved the day. I say all this to say, if you're looking for a stress free wedding planning experience, run far away from 1 Elegant Event.

If you prefer communication this is not your planner. She will leave the event to go to another. A…read morelot of falsehoods, extremely disappointed esp for my family member.