Just as a backstory, my husband and I live in San Diego and got married in Charleston. I work 40…read morehours a week and am on-call an additional 40 some weeks. My demanding work schedule made calling vendors hard, and then when you add the time difference from east to west coast-- impossible. After some google searching, I found Sweet Peach Planning. I think their familiarity of working on both the east and west coast made me confident they'll be able to work with my schedule, and it did. We decided on a modified full planning package offered by Sweet Peach Planning and it exceeded every expectation of mine. Megan had great organizational skills. She brought many different contracts and other paperwork to our zoom meetings that were relevant to each topic of discussion. This made me feel present in the planning process even from 2,500 miles away and being unable to see things in person. Everything was thoroughly explained so I was informed of all the small but important details of my wedding day. Megan knows Charleston well, so she was able to find the most perfect vendors for our wedding theme/vision including rentals, a florist, hair & make up, and a cake. She printed out our signage and also made different personal touches, like a hand written mirror and our cake topper. Megan is friendly and easy to talk to. I always felt comfortable expressing my opinion to her even if it was something I wanted to change or didn't like. She was a very calming presence and I never once felt overwhelmed with the wedding planning process. She made sure we stayed on track with my timeline the entire day, which was super helpful since it felt like time was moving so fast that day. During my wedding ceremony and reception, the team made sure everything ran so smoothly. Madison was a great help all day/night. She was able to generously run to the pharmacy for me and also kept my phone and personal belongings safe. She took some candid photos on my phone so I had immediate memories of the night, which are some of my favorite pictures to this day. There were two additional associates who helped set up the venue and organize group photos, which were fabulous. A bunch of my guests even told me they never saw such a well organized event! Thank you so much Megan and Sweet Pleach Planning!

If I could go back in time and give one recommendation to my partner and I about wedding planning -…read moreit would be to have hired Sweet Peach Planning for full planning services early in the process. Megan was the absolute essential ingredient to making this wedding happen and be the most beautiful day we could have imagined. First and foremost - we knew we loved Megan right away from how honest she was with us. When we booked her, we wanted to hand everything off to her as a planner. She explained we were so far along in the process and had booked so many of the main vendors that she wouldn't want us to waste our money - but she'd recommend her coordination services instead. Megan went above and beyond everything I expected to have in a coordinator. She helped us with decisions, brought up questions for us to ask or suggestions to tell vendors about things we would have never thought about. She was available whenever we needed and even joined us for a few vendor meetings to ensure everything went smoothly. She even offered many of her own decor items (table numbers, windows, and candles). It is very obvious that Megan has tons of experience. Our photographer and venue both commented about how great working with Megan was and how she is so organized and experienced - so it isn't only on the client side, but the vendors she works with that also see how amazing she is. Very last minute we decided to book a videographer. We sent his website to Megan, who raised some concerns about something feeling off about the website and she explained it felt like a scam. Like dummies, we booked them anyways... only to get scammed because this videographer wasn't real. It all turned out okay (we got our money back, etc) and Megan handled it all beautifully. But, at the end of it - we wished we would have just listened to Megan's gut! She really knows her stuff and has a great ability to spot a good vendor vs. a fake one :) The day of - Megan was a rockstar. She directed family members, vendors, the bridal party, and anyone that had questions - all with a smile on her face. She was such a calming presence and we were so relaxed knowing Megan had it under control. We are so incredibly thankful for Megan and her Sweet Peach Planning team and honestly could not have pulled this wedding off without her.

When I started planning my wedding in January, I felt like Ooh Events was going to make my life…read moremuch easier. By the time the wedding came around, I couldn't wait to be done working with them. Here the key reasons I'd avoid working with them if I were planning: 1. My original planner was sweet but disorganized and lacked follow-through. I had paid for the design and coordination package, and she wasn't delivering on the design elements. And it's not like these packages are cheap! 2. That planner either got fired or quit, but that was news to me until I showed up in Charleston for my tastings and tours. I texted her only to find out then that she was no longer with the company. No one at Oh Events had reached out to me. When I called them to see what was going on, they played it off and tried to place all the blame on the old planner. When I emailed the owner Lisa, she did not take any accountability for the situation and again tried to play it off. The one saving grace was Carissa, who seemed to know what she was doing and tried to be helpful. 3. After that whole debacle, I had a few different people working on the wedding. The lead was Amanda and she was definitely an improvement. She was good with follow through and responsive. During the wedding, she seemed to keep things moving smoothly enough and she even gave us a ride at the end of the night. I would have liked her to be reaching out to me more proactively but I got the sense that she was overworked and newer. 4. The one place where Amanda dropped the ball is with our cake at the end of the night. We had discussed having the top tier sent home with my in-laws. On Sunday, I asked my mother-in-law if she got the cake and she said she never got it, so I asked Amanda what happened. That's when she told me she hadn't been able to get the cake, so I asked her to contact the venue to see where it was. Again, I had to be the one to follow up a few days later to see what happened with that. That's when she told me that they couldn't find it but that I was welcome to call the venue and sort it out. It's not my job to sort that out and again they should be taking responsibility for losing our top tier. I have yet to hear back on what they will do but don't expect they will do anything bc that is the type of company they are. We also used them for rentals and florals. Kaitlyn from florals is a bit terse over email but Susanne was lovely in person. The flowers were nice though the bouquets weren't fresh and starting to wilt already when we got them. Not sure what happened with the florals at the end of the night. Rentals were fine but a bit pricey. They also have weird fees added on (flip fee for example) and we had to pay extra to the venue since the rental team wanted to be there early. Overall, Ooh Events seems to be all over the place and I wouldn't recommend them to a friend.

I have used ohhEvents previously and always had a good experience. This was my first experience…read morewith Curated Events after they acquired ohhEvents and it was the complete opposite. I rented table and chairs over the Christmas holiday. The items I received were in terrible condition. The chairs and tables was both filthy and the chairs were missing manny of their end caps forcing me to go to the hardware store to purchase covers so they would not damage my floors. I returned the items and followed up with the representative. I was responded to saying that my message was being sent to management on the 29th and I would hear back soon. It is now the 8th and no response yet.

We can't recommend Invitation Only, LLC enough! Loraine was so immensely helpful in the months…read moreleading up to our wedding. And then on the big day, she and her teammate Levi completely went above and beyond. I can't imagine what we would have done without them! Every detail was thoughtfully considered and taken care of. The trust that Loraine built with us really allowed us to relax and enjoy every moment of the day. From the moment we signed the contract, it was clear that she approached planning in both a positive and transparent manner, exploring every option to help make our vision come to life. She provided fantastic recommendations for vendor partners and leveraged her extensive connections in the industry to make the planning process as painless as possible. If you are considering booking Invitation Only for your event (and why wouldn't you be?!), this is your sign to do it!

Choosing Invitation Only and working with Loraine was the best choice for our wedding on 10/8/22!…read moreHer event management package perfectly met our needs since I wanted to do most of my own planning. Loraine's guidance, consultation and support through the process helped me answer all the unknowns - and her connections with other local vendors were lifesavers! Loraine and her team went above and beyond to ensure we had the perfect wedding day. She was essential for us to have a stress-free wedding weekend; it would not have run so smoothly if it was not for her being by our side! Thank you Loraine and Kyra for everything. I would 1000% choose Invitation Only again!!

Very unprofessional.. I had to cancel my baby shower booked for January due to unfortunate…read morecircumstances and I did so within her 30 day limit policy. It took her a week to even cancel the invoice or get me a refund, which was suppose to be of half of my $240 deposit. I didn't get 50% back she sent $100 back which is not 50% of $240.75. She wouldn't reply to my emails until I finally went out of my way and called her and then the next day is when I received $100 back and got a cancellation email. So unprofessional. Save your money and take your business elsewhere.

Awesome awesome awesome. No words can explain how amazing she is I definitely reccomend her and her…read moreteam.

I had the pleasure of working with Absolutely Charleston during my recent meeting at Wild Dunes!…read more Kate was organized, a great communicator and most important, an excellent executor of all of our events. She helped me with a steel drum performer, a local moonshine tasting, a photo booth, boiled peanut provider, sweetgrass basket maker and amazing entertainment for our event at Hibernian Hall. I highly recommend working with Kate and the team at Absolutely Charleston if you are planning a special occasion event or meeting in the area!

I came across Absolutely Charleston through a website and emailed Jenny. She was incredibly helpful…read moreand on top of it. She helped me plan and execute a great corporate event for my company, I can't suggest her enough. So professional and on top of it! If you ever need any help with an event, call them!!!

We've used Eventhaus for the past 5 years for our large annual event. During this time, we've seen…read morethe service deteriorate from very good (year 1-2), to average (year 3), to very poor (year 4), to horrible (year 5). We will never use them again. Charleston has many great event planners/suppliers...sadly, Eventhaus is not one of them.

I plan events and love using Event DRS. Their available rentals are great to look at, and in great…read morecondition and pricing is very comparable, if not better, than other area rental companies. Their team is extremely helpful, timely in response, and can help you create a rental order for any event. I have 100% confidence in them when it comes to event rentals.

I planned a last minute event and Snyder was the only company that was able to provide all of my…read morerentals. Since my dinner was less than a week away I had to pick everything up but the process of pickup and drop off is very organized, quick and easy. All of the linens, plates and glasses were in excellent shape. The tables and chairs had scuff marks and the gold colored silverware was a little beat up but since our dinner was outdoors by candlelight the marks were not that noticeable. I felt that all of the rental fees were reasonable.

Great selection, I just had to pick up table cloths for an event I was helping with. I see their…read moretrucks all over but this was my first time at the warehouse.i checked in at the desk, and once she checked the order, I was directed to the back to pick up my order. Everything was exactly what I ordered!