Nancy was such an incredible help on our wedding day! She made the vision come to life and even…read morebetter than we imagined! Our day went so smoothly, we were able to just enjoy ourselves the whole time without any stress! Excellent communication and very professional. 10000/10 would recommend

Nancy is AMAZING! She brought my fairytale wedding to life and I couldn't have imagined it any…read moreother way. I was planning from out of state for most of the planning process, and although it was hard for me to be so far away for most of the planning, Nancy didn't skip a beat. She delivered everything that was pictured plus sooooo much more. I am so very thankful for her hard work and dedication. She made my wedding day more than perfect! I wouldn't have changed a thing.

If you are on the fence about whether or not to hire a wedding planner, JUST DO IT! It's worth…read moreevery cent. We had a great handle on all the details of our wedding as we hired our own vendors a year in advance, but in the end, we really needed a planner who could help us pull everything together in the final days when we needed to focus on other things. Debbie and Laurie, owners of Core Concepts, did an amazing job. We hired them to help us coordinate all the details in the final 30 days leading up to our special day. You can trust that they will be in regular communication during the time that you contract to work with them - they will deliver! All of the details came together perfectly - from the beautiful flowers in our requested colors (white, purple and blue) and table seatings, coordinating with our other vendors and keeping everything on time during the day, to the signage and programs and pipe and drape and uplighting and Gobo OH MY. The setting was just perfect - Core Concepts truly helped transformed the space (which was drab) to make it feel elegant and created an atmosphere that made the entire evening feel special to us and our guests. They were hustling until the very end to ensure all the details were taken care of. They also went the extra mile and delivered our flowers after the wedding festivities to the venue where we were hosting a brunch the next morning -- and that was after a really long day of set up and breakdown. That extra touch was a huge help, and we were very appreciative. So many of our guests told us, with sincerity, that it was the best (and most magical) wedding they have ever attended (!!!), and that was thanks in no small part to the Core Concepts team. We are thrilled. They worked hard to help bring our vision to life and for helping us kick off our next adventure as a married couple. :)

After the money spent on the dress, the venue, the reception, etc. - my mother and I really…read morewondered if we absolutely needed "Day Of" support and if it was worth the cost. We shouldn't have hesitated for a minute! The help we got from Rachel and Core Events was THE best money we spent for anything in the wedding planning. We met with Rachel a couple times and reviewed our plans for the day. She was AMAZING - helping smooth out final details at the rehearsal, checking our sound system/music selections, and providing suggestions for different ways to handle the various traditional elements. The day of, while my mother and I had our hair and makeup done, she checked in at the reception venue and ensured the cake and flowers were delivered and set up properly and the banquet room was set up according to our specs. She also placed our favors, guest book, and other little personal touches we wanted at the reception. That sorted, she booked it over to our ceremony location and helped distribute programs, herded family members and the wedding party here and there so the photographer could get as many pre-wedding family pics as possible. While we stayed behind for photos, she headed to the reception and helped get our guests started on nibbles and cocktails, even cueing our playlist for each part of the reception. Once we arrived, she announced our arrival and got our first dance music going. All this on a day she wasn't feeling too great! We are SO grateful to have had the help of someone so professional, organized, and reliable. Her help let us just relaxed, visit with family, and enjoy the day rather than running around and checking on vendors, set up and details. I cannot recommend Core Events highly enough to anyone planning a wedding or large scale event where you'd actually like to be able to enjoy the event and your guests.

Owner of very professional, dedicated and creative! I totally recommend this business .read more

Marianne is the best in the business! She was our day-of-coordinator and we were expecting some…read moresuperficial involvement, but that was far from the case. She reached out to every vendor and took care of every detail regarding the day of. She was always readily available from the second we secured her services. She was firm in standing up for exactly what we wanted and making our vision become reality. She took care of every hiccup without us even knowing until after the fact, which was so nice and relieved so much stress! We were truly able to soak in the day because of her and we are forever grateful

Event planner extraordinaire!!…read more Michelle, the owner of Top Notch Events, is currently helping me plan my father's 70th birthday party. Working with her these last few weeks has been wonderful. Michelle is quick, thorough, amazing at follow-up, detailed, innovative and most importantly, very nice, kind and easy to work with. She keeps things on task and on time - and I feel like with Michelle on the case I don't have to worry about anything at all! I'm looking forward to the event. If you want a great event planned where you don't have to worry about any of the details - call Top Notch Events today :)

I worked with Michelle and I was very impressed by her professionalism and her ability to plan and…read morecoordinate my event beautifully.

I highly recommend Tides of Love beach weddings. Angela's attention to every detail and excellent…read morecommunication made planning from 900 miles away so much easier, and took away so much stress of having to re-plan after the hurricane devastated our favorite beach towns. She is efficient, knowledgeable, and she is also very kind. We loved having her as an officiant, as well. She basically became part of our big, extended family! The day of planning was smooth, and her staff were equally as wonderful. Big shout out to her wonderful photographer, assistants, and especially Toni, who was amazing getting everyone where they needed to be (and hiding me at a public, outdoor venue!) Absolute quality service, and I am happy to recommend Tides of Love to anyone planning a wedding in the areas served.

When my then-fiancé and I started planning our wedding, we were shocked at how expensive everything…read morewas, and how time-consuming the planning would be. Enter Angela and Tides of Love beach weddings. All we really had to do was show up with our wedding license and the rings! So easy! My husband and I chose the seashell ceremony. The beach is our happy place, so we wanted the backdrop of our Florida beaches in our photos. Everything is well-organized, thoughtful and love-filled. Angela is a real pro. During the photography session, I would look over my shoulder to see her kneeling on the sand to get the best shot. She encouraged our natural quirkiness for the photos and laughed with us as we made our vows to each other with joy and humor. Thank you, Angela for making this memorable day so easy and wonderful. We will be reminiscing over the high points for the rest of our lives.

Great working with Kyle! He is extremely professional and gave me some great tips beforehand.read more

Kyle did a beautiful job photographing our wedding and captured the moment perfectly. I would…read morehighly recommend him to be your family's photographer. People tell me all the time, how gorgeous our wedding photos are and we can't thank him enough.

Simple Weddings was the planner for my wedding in St. Pete. Overall, they did okay. They showed up…read moreon time, more-or-less prepared for the rehearsal. They made great suggestions for touches we hadn't considered. They set up the beach wedding beautifully. My only gripes are that he tried to convince us not to have a rehearsal, the music cues were off, and he did not coordinate with the florist properly.

There is so many things that we have to say about this company, especially Ms. Amber. They ensured…read morefrom the VERY beginning that we saw forth with our vision for our intimate wedding and everything we wanted for our nuptials. Ms. Amber took so much stress off of our hands when it came to planning, it was no joke! The packages offered by this company caters to EVERY detail of getting married and the wedding aspect. Ms. Amber made sure that although we were doing a destination wedding, we were in great hands on every aspect! Ms. Amber is literally super woman and the best planner of all time! She was real with us when she needed to be (especially about our budget, our interesting families, and being on time), had our back when only TWO people, besides our parents, showed up to rehearsal, and was there for every phone call, moment of freaking out, both of our questions.concerns, Type-A personalities, text messages, and wedding planning meeting. She was so detail oriented to the point of mapping out every detail of what we wanted and seeing those ideals come forth to fruition was breath taking! She even ended up being our officiant, and we could not ask for any other person so lead us into marriage..Even down to my makeup and hair artist...she picked the perfect artist just for me and she made me look like a sea goddess!! We were able to have our dream beach ceremony, our dream reception venue, and everything else in between because of this company and we are so thankful! Because of working with Amber, we were at peace most of planning and had nothing to worry about! Even down to the day when we were doing the final clarification of ceremony music, I literally SANG music and Amber was right there talking me through the names because I was stressing and could not remember the artists. We will definitely be seeing Simple Beach Weddings for renewing our vows in a few years as well. If you are looking for a company that cares about you, knows the area, caters to you and your partner exclusively, and just overall is just an awesome company that takes care of everything you need for your marriage and wedding. Simple Weddings is the company to go with!!!! Thank you so much to Ms. Amber, Mr. Anthony, and the whole Simple Weddings team for making our dream come true! We are still on cloud 9 about how marvelous this whole experience was! If you are planning a beach wedding, destination wedding, basically ANY form of wedding, DO NOT go to any other company besides Simple Weddings, and be sure to have Ms. Amber take care of you! They are darn good at their job!!!!! We LOVE SIMPLE WEDDINGS!! Musically Yours, Fabian & Ashley Moore from Atlanta, GA

Hi all!. I just want to share with the group a disturbing encounter I had with a peer of ours…read more Stephanie Newkirk (or Stephanie Cochrane as she also goes by) and I connected on a Tampa photography board. I had arranged to do a very special shoot with her to celebrate my six months sobriety after 14 years of battling alcoholism. We did the shoot on a Tuesday and she assured me that photographs would be ready within 24 to 48 hours. During this time she made me sign a waiver, and she also put together an extensive list of questions that she would like me to do for HER photography business vlog about MY sobriety. She gave me homework! After five days, the images were still not ready and when she finally sent me the gallery -- the images were marked with "PROOF" ALL OVER THEM (the shoot was unpaid for both of us and a trade for talent). I have done countless TFPs at this point with many photographers and though they use stamps and things to ensure that their work is given due credit (as is only right) they do not make it a habit of destroying images from the viewer let alone the model in the creative process. This shoot was so VERY important to me and obviously was very sentimental. She knew my sobervesary was on a Thursday (and I have no problem with being patient), photoshoot was on a Tuesday and still the following Monday she is holding my images hostage. She insisted upon a phone call to which she told me that this was her process and that she would destroy the images rather than go back-and-forth with me. As a person with autism and ADHD, it's very hard for me to see past imperfections and small details. When I asked her to do this, she was completely adamant that she would not accommodate my request. I still have not been in receipt of any of the images and I refuse to beg for them anymore as it's not only demeaning, but it's very hurtful to think that art that you created -- and that you put more than decade into actually accomplishing) -- someone would just take away for no reason other than just be hurtful. Because what other motive is there for even making such a threat? I thought that I would come forward with this because as I've worked with so many great artists collaborators in the community, this seems to go against everything that we stand for. From I've observed, this is a place for creative expression and not one person I've met seems in the habit of stealing, being underhanded and trying to pass off work as not their own. Now, maybe that's just my experience but I haven't seen that. We work together and make these so that we can express, and I just feel really taken advantage of and disappointed. So I come to the group and I also want to ensure that no one ever has to work with this photographer again. Because if she will destroy my six month sobriety photo shoot what does this woman hold sacred?

Stephanie was super fun to shoot under...she was simple with everything, a jokester, and even…read moreprovided a pop-up change tent. I left the new experience she gave me with greater confidence and just wanting to continue new things.