When we began planning our wedding, we had every intention of doing it ourselves and were convinced…read morethat we wouldn't need any outside help. We quickly learned that wedding planning is a full-time job and there was no way we could have done it alone. Beginning with our initial consultation, we were immediately impressed by Elizabeth's organizational abilities, professionalism, and enthusiasm for event planning. Once she met our parents they had the same impression, and throughout the process, she did a great job at mitigating our vision of what we wanted with what they did (which more often than not was quite different), and this one of the areas in which she most excels. We would have liked there to have been a stronger urge to negotiate with vendors, but all in all, Elizabeth was a joy to work with and we couldn't have done it without her. Not only were we able to plan our wedding in 5 months, but with Elizabeth's help, it was the wedding that everyone wanted. We would highly recommend her and Tandem Events to anyone looking to plan their next wedding or event.

We recently used Tandem Weddings for our ceremony and reception, and it was an extremely positive…read moreexperience. Elizabeth is a pleasure to work with -- she is highly organized, creative, resourceful, and thorough. We had all kinds of unconventional requests (baskets of in-season apples as the centerpieces; gluten-free cupcakes from Babycakes NYC in lieu of wedding cake; kosher wine for all; an eight-piece band with a singer traveling from out of state; and more) -- and she handled everything with confidence, excellent judgment, and genuine enthusiasm for our wedding. Elizabeth works extremely well with all kinds of people from clergy to catering staff, and during our ceremony and reception she proved herself to be extremely skilled at ensuring that we were buffered from all the behind-the-scenes details and logistics -- freeing us to truly enjoy and absorb the day as the meaningful and beautiful moment in our lives that it was. At the same time, she has a keen eye for budget and cost-containment, and this helped greatly in the early-to-mid stages of the planning process. I highly recommend Elizabeth and Tandem Weddings, and we are grateful to her for making our day so special and memorable!

ELEGANT, RELIABLE, AND PROFESSIONAL! Yomaris, Yosley, and the entire Favors and More team provided…read moremy wedding decor on June 21, 2014 in a Sikh Temple in Bridgewater, NJ. I had been working closely with them for a few months which was absolutely wonderful! There level of competency and creativity was impressive! The flower arrangements were unique, luxurious and creatively done! Yomaris from the Favors and More worked with me through design concepts and themes and developed an end look that my guests cannot stop raving about! Patience is surely a virtue that Favors and More have! I changed my theme twice and was guided by Yomaris to develop one of the most beautiful themes I've seen at that venue. Yomaris took initiative during those times that I was too busy to worry about the little details. She created a gorgeous entry table which included personalized tissue packages with labels that read, "For Happy Tears Only." Also, the tables included customized programs including an explanation of the ceremony. These items were created, organized and displayed beautifully by the Favors and More team. It was these unique touches that really made the day special! In the reception hall, Yomaris and the Favors and More team coordinated all the rentals and created an Indian-themed masterpiece which reflected elegance and style. All my guests were telling me how the look of the room reflected my style completely. I thought I was hard to please, but Yomaris and Yosley and the entire Favors and More Team made it look sooooo easy! I cannot wait to have my next event done by the them and hope for their continued creativity and growth as an amazing all inclusive company!

I had the pleasure of having Yosely and Yomaris, the dynamic duo bring life and beauty to a charity…read moreevent I was organizing with my friends, against domestic violence. The name of the charity event was called Ladies First and they definitely filled up the room with girl power. The five major factors you will gain from Favors & More is expertise, professionalism, efficiency, beauty and a room full of guests stunned at how everything looks so magical. The ladies set up balloons, flower arrangements and a delicious candy table from scratch along with a few extra tidbits. Everything came out flawless, even better than I envisioned it. You pitch them an idea or a vision and they go above and beyond to work in a speedy manner and create an inviting & beautiful place. These ladies besides being hard working and creative geniuses , have awesome personalities.

Terrian and Dream Plan-It Events made our wedding unforgettable! I am very particular and did quite…read morea bit of research and interviewed numerous planners before making a decision. When we met with Terrian the connection was immediate. Even my husband liked her and he's a tougher critic than me! Throughout the planning process she morphed from a planner to a friend talking me off the ledge when needed and giving me a dose of reality when my visions got bigger than our pockets! However, my vision was executed beautifully and Terrian was also very creative with her ideas - we made a great team! From the rehearsal dinner to the ceremony and reception, people cannot stop talking about this wedding, the details and how magical it was. I highly recommend Terrian and her team!

Terriann was the absolute best!! When my husband and I first started planning our vow renewal we…read moresaid we only wanted 60-75 people. Our vision completely changed, but Terriann was so flexible and accommodating. One thing that never changed was my desire to have a flower less party and she executed that vision perfectly!!! Terriann was always professional, warm, accessible, knowledgeable and so generous with her knowledge! I loved loved loved working with her!

I've been driving limousines for over 30 years. I have done thousands of weddings. I have seen…read moresome good wedding planners and I have seen some bad ones. This company is amazing. As soon as I see.Carla Friday I say thank God this wedding is gonna go smooth. She is amazing covers every detail very on point. Everybody's always happy. When I do weddings with her, everything goes so smooth. If you're looking not to worry and make sure everything goes right on your wedding day, this is the company you need. Carla Friday is amazing

I'm not even sure where to start with my review. I was in a very desperate situation that turned…read moreout to be a blessing in disguise. I was married on 10/7/2023 and Details Made Simple (Carla) made sure it was the most beautiful, and least anxiety provoking day. I had previously booked a Day Of Coordinator in March 2023. This DOC promised me the world and more for my October 2023 wedding. We'll fast forward to August 2023 meeting with my venue, I was alone and freaking out. My DOC (not Carla) bailed on me for the venue meet, and made me feel like I was panicking for no reason with a timeline that will be formulated week before wedding. (Again not Carla) Thanks to my maid of honor coming through with an amazing recommendation, I was given Carlas's number after feeling defeated and upset with my previous DOC not supporting me or showing up for me when necessary. After 2 hour conversation with myself and my mom, I immediately felt at ease with Carla. My concerns were validated as "No way should a timeline be started 1 week before event". With many tears had during our initial conversation, that night I slept the best I had in all my wedding planning with Carla coming to my rescue and the rest is history. Details Made Simple is just that, Details Made Simple. From hiring (DMS) that August evening to my wedding on October 7, 2023, I was in The best hands Possible!!! We had a few phone calls in the weeks leading up to the wedding, and the month leading up to the wedding, myself and Carla were in contact regularly. She never hesitated to answer and email, a text or a phone call. I received updated timelines in my email on the regular, she contacted any vendors with whatever tasks were still not done, to her absolutely loving on my 3 year old niece on my wedding day, Carla was like having an extremely organized "family"member take charge and make sure myself, my husband and my bridal party had nothing to worry about on the wedding day. I can not speak highly enough about DMS services, professionalism and overall delivery of event planning. Carla, I am forever grateful to you! P.S. Carla was not available for my rehearsal at the church, but we had her team member Shadé. Also AMAZING. We were not an easy group and she got EVERYONE in place and running our ceremony as it was supposed to be. Thank you Shadé for being there for us!

Thank you for you professionalism and wonderful taste. Everything was done in a beautiful and time…read moreconscious way. Great execution of my "wild flower" vision. All of my guests were impressed with the arrangements. More pictures to follow. Thank you Chic Affairs!

It has been such a pleasure working with the ladies at Chic Affairs. I am getting married in…read moreOctober and they helped me with my favors and envelope holder. Each time I met with them, they had great suggestions and were very flexible in coming up with options that fit my style and budget. The favors and lantern turned out great and were completed months before the wedding (which is an awesome feeling for a bride to be). I truly enjoyed my experience with Chic Affairs and would recommend them to anyone who wants help throwing an awesome party.

When I first got engaged, I knew a few things: I wanted a picture-perfect wedding with tons of…read morepersonal details that "felt like" my (now) husband and me. My (now) mother-in-law immediately booked a wedding event planner who's known as "the best" and we began the planning process almost 2 years before we actually said "I do." Welp, turns out "the best" was a complete nightmare, more so because he didn't give 0 you-know-what's about my vision, getting to know us as a couple (or, as people in general) and basically wanted our wedding to be a cookie-cutter version of all the others he's coordinated. A mere 3 months before our wedding I couldn't take it anymore and we finally fired him, which felt freeing until I realized we had assembled an incredible dream team of vendors, but had no idea how to pull it all together for our big day. After getting a recommendation from our amazing photographer (Kelsey Combe) and reading glowing reviews, I reached out to Kate, desperate and nervous. We immediately connected with Kate's calming, soothing demeanor on our first phone call and she was (thankfully!) willing to take on our wedding and right all the wrongs of our previous planner. Kate was an absolute angel (and I don't say this lightly!), who was patient, kind, insanely organized and professional and went above and beyond in executing my original vision. She fully embraced all of the wacky ideas we had (vinyl records as party gifts? sure! multiple disco balls? okay!) and brought so many out-of-the-box ideas to the table as well. Using her software, AislePlanner, made even the most annoying aspects of wedding planning (the dreaded seating charts) fun and simple. There's no rest for the wicked? False: there's literally no rest for wedding planners. I have no idea how Kate does it (and I'm a detail-oriented interior designer myself!), but she expertly crafted our best day ever and was the voice of reason (while being a kick-ass coordinator) on the day of our wedding. I cannot recommend her enough and am super jealous of all the future brides who get to work with Kate. A million times thank you to you, Kate! xx

I cannot say enough about the amazing service I received. As a first time maid of honor I had the…read morejob for planning the wedding shower. The bride wanted a coed party and I wanted to make it an amazing experience. I spoke to Avril and she gave me such great ideas. The bride and groom were going on a fantastic honeymoon to Dubai and Sri Lanka. Avril suggested we do a moroccan themed showers. We transformed the bride and groom's house into a beautiful Moroccan tent in the colors of a fall wedding. Everyone at the shower was impressed. Well you would think the service stopped there but it didn't. Avril showed up the night of the shower and helped dismantle everything. So the next day the bride and groom had their lovely house back in order. Not only is Avril great at what she does, she is so accommodating and truly one of the sweetest people I've ever met. I would recommended her for any event. I work in the corporate world and I think she would be excellent at planning an event when you need someone professional, courteous, and easy to work with. Thank you so much for making the shower a dazzling success. Thanks, Kat

Avril's expertise within the wedding planning industry is unmatched. From our intial meeting, my…read morehusband and I knew that Olivia Dream Events was the perfect fit for our dream wedding. Not only was Avril extremely responsive but she was a key component in managing and ensuring that our wedding ran smoothly and to expectations. She offered tailored vendor recommendations based on our budget while keeping in mind our overall goals. At the beginning of the wedding process I was extremely overwhelmed and Avril stepped in with a plan to accomplish all task items required prior to our special day. Avril offers a unique and elegant approach to ensure a one of a kind wedding with a glamourous feel. Her detail orientation coupled with an eye for beautiful yet unique design pushed my wedding to another level that would not be accomplished without her. She is more than a wedding planner by offering her clients a personalized touch and walking hand in hand with the bride in the whirlwind process of planning. She always made sure that my husband and I were happy during this time. During the wedding, Avril coordinated and planned every aspect the day of that I never had to worry about anything. She was the silent partner that ensured our needs were met and advocated for our plans. Avril was involved in event planning and design for our wedding as well as our shower. I would recommend every bride to consider Olivia Dream Events as an event design and planning service!

Bardin Palomo, not only made my sister's wedding incredibly unique, special and executed perfectly…read moreon the bride and groom's every wish, they also saved the day. My sister happened to get tar/oil all over her white dress while taking photos on the carousel at Pier 62. Robert and Robert jumped in without hesitation, they went over and beyond and helped remedy the situation. They made the most beautiful ceremony, cocktail hour, reception and saved the day. We had a very positive experience and highly rec them for any private event. Thank You!!

For the wedding, we worked with Luis and Nella, who simply were a joy. Not only did they listen…read morecarefully and hear everything we wanted, they brought their own creativity and enthusiasm to the project to create a spectacular event. The beauty of the wedding space literally made our guests gasp. Plus, Luis and Nella were so much fun. We looked forward to every meeting with them, and left in the highest of spirits. We give them the highest recommendation possible.