Where do I even start? Calvin & Vanessa are a dynamic ginger duo who make wedding planning fun…read more Even though the couples and wedding styles were very diverse on their website, I could tell that we had a similar aesthetic so I reached out to them regarding their availability. They suggested that we meet in person to make sure that it was a good fit and ended up having a fabulous evening drinking rose, telling stories and of course talking [wedding] shop. For our wedding, C&V helped with overall event design and vision, invitations, signage design and production, day-of setup and teardown for both my rehearsal dinner and wedding. Our venue was challenging due to having multiple events in multiple spots onsite and also the people running the place were somewhat hard to deal with, but The Gingers made everything feel effortless. I am having a hard time not writing paragraphs about the various ways in which they helped along the way but all you really need to know is that they are incredibly organized, have fabulous taste, are easy to collaborate with, talked me off several ledges & always kept my budget in the back of their minds. And maybe most importantly, they are just lovely people who made the planning process feel less overwhelming. I literally could not have done it without them. One important side note: They gave me recommendations for all of my vendors and everyone was AMAZING. There is nothing better than feeling like you have a badass team that you trust implicitly to execute your vision.

We recently had the privilege of working alongside Calvin and Vanessa at a beautiful wedding in…read moreSonoma county. As wedding photographers, having professional and experienced planners + designers working alongside us is key in helping us do our best work for our clients. Their communication leading up to the event was extremely helpful in helping us prepare for the event. Their attention to detail and their professionalism ensured that the wedding day went off without a hitch! These are great people who truly care about their clients and executing their client's vision down to the smallest detail. We hope to work with them again and will definitely be referring them to all of our couples!

I am so glad we chose Kerri from exceptional events and entertainment. Leading up to our wedding…read moreday, we had no clue how everything was going to turn out. We had the vendors but not a clue about the details of how the event should go. That's when we found Kerri. We actually met her through another vendor and got to talking about all sorts of wedding things. During that conversation, it became pretty obvious she knew A LOT about weddings. We asked her at pretty much the last minute to be our day of coordinator and really helped pull everything together. She went above and beyond! She helped organize the vendors so that everything went smoothly. She knew our vision and helped everyone execute it. Admittedly, we weren't the most communicative. We literally had a box of greens and random decorative elements dropped off without telling her ANYTHING. What she managed with those random elements was better than we has envisioned. And while we had people set to help us out, the beautiful floral arrangements we had picked up still hadn't been hung on our arch 30 minutes before the ceremony. Kerri found all the tools she needed and went out in the blazing heat and made it happen. She's an MVP. I knew with her running the show everything would go smooth. Thanks to her, I can honestly say I didn't stress one bit on my wedding day. If you really want your wedding day to be one of the best days of your life, do yourself a favor and hire her.

I have been meaning to write a review and have not had a chance due to a busy summer so far! I…read morejust cannot say enough good things about Marlen! I have been working with her for years and she never ceases to amaze me! I recently contracted her to assist me with my grandson's 4th Spiderman Themed Birthday Party, and again this woman hit it out of the park! I promise to post more photos soon! Each and every time that Marlen gets involved with our events, she starts out as our personal dream builder. She listens attentively and helps us create the event we envisioned and beyond! Not only does she bring me back to reality with budget and expectations, she finds a way to make things happen within my budget and even though we may at times have to cut corners, she NEVER disappoints! From finding the right venue, theme, and team of vendors that fit the bill and cause, she is on top of it all. She assists in so many ways, and what is more important to me is that on the day of she is so "hands on" but in a way that it seems as if she is family. Truly this woman loves her clients, her cause and she is doing the thing she loves the most, making others dreams and events come true, no if's and's or but's! She has worked relentlessly for many years and has an established partnership with other vendors everywhere even abroad from what I just read on her site! WOW again Marlen! Anyhow, if you need a photographer or videographer, florist or cake, etc., she has an amazing network at all price points and they all love her too! Her husband is also an awesome addition as he usually helps her with her events! (You should try their incredibly yummy chocolate fountain and dessert table). I highly recommend her and look forward to our next event with MAE!!

Anyone should count themselves lucky to have someone as bright, friendly and dedicated as Marlen to…read morehelp carry out their events. For many years she has planned many of mi family's events in Honduras, from two of the most beautiful and memorable Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, two lovable and crazy-fun weddings, to the celebration of various anniversaries. Trying to plan such important events to perfection can be full of stress and anxiety, but I can say that with her help it was never easier. Marlen is one the most organized, creative, responsible and efficient persons I know, and with her skills in communication and problem-solving, she makes a great event planner. She is someone you can rely on and give her all of your confidence. She is meticulous and takes everything into detail. Not only that, but she is flexible, makes every request and even exceeds all expectations. I think that what makes Marlen so good at what she does is the passion she has for her job. I have no doubts about giving Marlen the highest recommendations.

I was a client of Amiee's over the past year, up until our wedding on September 20th, 2024. It's…read moredifficult to pick where to begin in writing a review for her, but I will start with that hiring Amiee was the best decision I made. When I hired Amiee in October 2023, I had only booked our venue, HMUA, and photographer. I was having a very difficult time finding a caterer. My husband and I were on a fairly tight budget. We were gifted money from both sides of our families for our wedding but would be covering a significant portion ourselves. I received a few quotes from caterers that were simply not feasible for our budget. Even ones my friends had recommended from pre covid and through 2021 had drastically increased their prices since then, and it seemed some had altogether gone out of business. At that point, I hired Amiee as I realized I needed a professional to help navigate this critical element of the wedding. We ended up hiring Amiee's catering team for our wedding, and they were our saving grace. Prior to the wedding, Amiee and her team set up a beautiful tasting for my husband and I, that felt like a romantic date night in itself. At the wedding, the food was fantastic, with my cousin exclaiming at one point during dinner "This food isn't just good for a wedding , it's GOOD GOOD!" It's been a few weeks since our wedding and my husband's boss was still talking about the food at work last week, same with my mom. I personally do not believe you will find any caterer in the Sonoma or Napa area that will provide the elevated dining experience and quality of cuisine for the affordable rate we had, and we are so grateful for that. Beyond the food, I deeply valued Amiee's breadth of wedding experience, spanning decades. A planner like Amiee has seen it all, and there is nothing she can't anticipate. She went above and beyond, helping me with some DIY tasks I simply could not complete myself due to the fact that I live 500 miles away from Sonoma. She stepped up and ensured that the day of my wedding I was not burdened with any set up tasks, and could just focus on sipping mimosas and enjoying my morning with my loved ones. Amiee also became a confidant and friend over the course of our year working together. She listened to my rants, provided wisdom, and shared many laughs. Ultimately, our wedding was everything we wanted it to be because of Amiee. We are forever grateful for the role she played during this chapter of our lives. If you hire Amiee, she will exceed your expectations. She is not only a professional, but deep down a romantic who loves love & her clients love stories. She will do whatever it takes to honor yours and ensure your wedding is everything you dreamed it would be. Thank you Amiee, we are so grateful. Cassidy and Ty

I'd like to write an update. Amiee D'Maris has been in contact with me over the last few months and…read morestarted paying me back the money owed. I understand COVID presented her (along with many others in the industry) really challenging times. I don't want your entire judgement of her to be based off of my review and I do think she could be a good caterer. As I mentioned above, she has reached out, is in communication with us, has started paying me back, and I'm very optimistic all will be well in the future. I wish her and her business the best of luck. Thanks, Megan

Renee is amazing…read more She worked with us on our photoshoot and I'm so happy I had the opportunity to see her work first hand. She came in for a preview appointment and shot out ideas left and right! I was pleasantly happy to see that as she was describing the decorating items she was well equipped with pricing ranges. She helped us stay in budget and the photoshoot was amazing!! Everyone went smoothly thanks to her and I definitely recommend her to everyone and anyone! Thanks Renee!

My husband and I first met Renee at a Brides and Basketball wedding fair in 2011. She followed up…read morewith us a few weeks later and we set up a meeting consultation to discuss our wedding needs. We did meet with other flower vendors but none compared to what Renee could provide us. She is super nice and helped us a great deal with planning out our flowers, since my husband and I aren't so knowledgeable about flower arrangements. I am such an indecisive person myself (as a bride, not good!) so she was a great help during the planning process. On the day of the wedding, she dropped off the bouquets at my hotel suite and I was amazed because they were so beautiful! My bridal bouquet was exactly how I pictured it, and the bridesmaids flowers were great! The altar flowers were beautiful as well. She didn't just cover all of the flowers for us either...she also provided the chair covers at our reception for a great price! We're so glad we booked Renee for our flower needs. We definitely recommend you look into her services for your wedding! Thanks so much Renee for being a part of our special day!

I attended a beautiful garden party for a 20th anniversary. My husband and I were talking about…read moreplanning our 30th anniversary but we realized it would be too overwhelming for us. When would we have the time? Especially between work, children and so many other responsibilities as parents. We decided to ask the event planner for this beautiful garden party to do our anniversary and it was the best decision we ever made! She worked with us for ten months on what theme we wanted, the decor, the dessert table, on every detail to be sure we loved it. She gave great suggestions for caterers, dj and bakers. She designed beautiful backdrops. We only became stressed the day of the event because we were nervous. She even tried to keep us calm. And she was successful at it. She is not only artistic, and professional but also has a calm, loving demeanor. She handled everything and did a WONDERFUL and absolutely beautiful decor for our 30th. It'll be a wonderful memory forever. Thank you Touch of Imagination for making our 30th a very special day!!!

I had the opportunity to use this event decor company back in February of this year. I was planning…read morean anniversary party and needed some help so I reached out to Nakia the owner and my friend and she was on board. I told her all the things I wanted to do and she said okay we got this. I wanted a organic balloon garland but didn't know the first thing about making one so Nakia taught herself how to do it and it came out amazing. She also asked me if I was doing a head table and I told her no but I really was I just forgot that that table should be pretty as well. On the day of party she showed up at the venue and was in shock because I had a head table. What did she do? She went to Joann fabric got fabric, she had my husband go to Home Depot to get PVC PIPING and we had a backdrop for our table. Not only did she do that she was there to help set up. She is amazing and dedicated. Thank you

Due to an unfortunate circumstance, I hired Simcha Sisters with only a couple of months to execute…read morea big Bar Mitzvah. They jumped on it immediately and delivered on my vision without feeling stressed. Day of, I didn't worry about a thing because I know they were on top of everything. It was a fantastic experience!

Tanya and Simcha Sisters are the most amazing! They created the most incredible bat mitzvah for…read moreour daughter and we had the time of our lives. Their attention to detail and commitment to our (and our daughter's) vision was impeccable. We are so grateful for them and all they did to make our weekend so special and memorable. We will be using them two more times! Couldn't recommend them more.

If you want the best, most creative and unique photos of your special day or event, Namita and…read moreGundi are the perfect pair to give you just that. I randomly found out about KV&Co on a Gilt City offer, but since my husband and I didn't have a wedding date set at the time, I didn't jump on the offer. However I knew that once the date was decided I was calling them immediately because I loved their style-so unique and creative! Eight months later I contacted Namita and arranged our wedding date based on her availability. At the end of the day, all you have left of your wedding are the photos (and memories) so for us, photography was the most important aspect. We also hired them for our engagement shoot (best decision ever). We didn't want the same, cookie-cutter photos you see from other photographers and we didn't want photos that were simply copies of other work the photographers had already done. Namita and Gundi meet with you and conduct an interview to get a sense of your unique personalities (as well as who you are as a couple) and style. My husband and I came up with four themes that represented our dating life and who we are as a couple: a Texas BBQ, a baking spree (my side passion), a hip hop dance scene (how we met) and a classy/dressy evening scene. Once our themes were decided we went shopping for clothes and props for our shoot-it was so much fun. When Namita and Gundi arrived at our house for the shoot, Namita turned my kitchen into the set of a baking magazine and our front yard into the perfect Texas BBQ spot...it looked amazing! She is a fantastic stylist. We had a great time with the shoot, letting N&G direct us on what to do. We couldn't be happier with our engagement photos...all of our friends and family have told us they are the most unique and creative photos they have ever seen and we have to agree. (Except for N&G's own engagement photos, of course...they are fantastic and the ones you see on their website). We just got the wedding photos back and are equally as happy. We wanted a more photojournalistic style rather than a "pose here, pose there" look. (Although we did do the obligatory family and friends shots, which were posed but well done). We also did some fun Bollywood style shots after the ceremony, which complemented our engagement shoot. Do yourself a favor and hire Namita & Gundi...you'll get photos that showcase your personality & style rather than a cookie cutter version of what everyone else is doing at the moment. A tip or two: * Come prepared with ideas or at least some general thoughts about what you'd like...be creative and have fun with it. Look at KV&Co's website for ideas. * Let N&G know where and what time your event will be-or better yet, don't set your event in stone and ask them the best time of day to shoot at that location so you get the best shots possible, especially if you will be outside.

I am thoroughly impressed by this solid and talented couple, yet I haven't even seen my pictures…read moreyet, since I just got married last Saturday. Can't wait! They were such a pleasure to work with for our wedding. Namita and Gundi are absolutely loveable. The two together make a team that covers all bases. They both have smiles that one can't help but mimic. Their positive energy is invigorating and inspiring. Namita was incredibly responsive throughout the entire planning process. They calm your nerves when things get stressful/hectic during a time like a wedding. They understand that the little details are the things that capture the heart and soul. 'A picture is worth a thousand words."