ABSOLUTE SHIT! this place closed in December of 2022 and didn't tell anyone. I booked an…read moreappointment for trying on dresses for February 2023 and I showed up to try them on and a lady happened to be there and told me they were evicted and closed in 2022. website, social media and phone answering machine all still up and running. don't book an appointment

After searching for my perfect dress and disappointed with other local boutiques, I came across…read moreBlushing Willows Bridal Boutique. Tucked away in a newly renovated warehouse was a store filled with high quality and beautifully crafted dresses. Each dress that I tried on was stunning. Instead of feeling like I was searching for that "one" I had several amazing options, each dress told a different story, I felt like I couldn't go wrong with what I chose. I also found that what drew me to making my purchase at blushing willows was how amazing the staff and owner were, they were personable, the appointment was made just for me and my party (we had the whole store to ourselves), and the staff were 100% focused on my vision. Unlike other bridal boutiques, I didn't feel pressured into buying or making any immediate decisions , they were just as invested in my happiness, and wanted to ensure my decision was right, not persuaded with ACT NOW type deals (example; if you purchase your dress today, you get 20% off life purchases)... seriously that's a thing. I referred my good friend to Blushing Willows this weekend and she left with her dress. I will continue to recommend this store to my friends and family, because these girls are truly amazing and can offer a full package experience. from one bride to another, you will not be disappointed with Blushing Willow Bridal Boutique

I am extremely appalled at the experience I had with your company…read more I got engaged December 25th, 2018. After the 1st of the new year, I saw the Alliant Energy Center in Madison WI was hosting their annual wedding expo. I knew I just had to go experience this! I had high hopes of finding my vendors for my wedding here. While at the expo, I came across Nedrebo's. The suits that were displayed were unlike anything I ever saw in men's formal wear. So many styles and color options to pick from! I was also pleased with the customer service. My fiancé picked out his suit and insisted we make an appointment for him to get fitted in store. A few weeks went by before we made it to the store. We were greeted by a gentleman named Michael who appeared to be very knowledgeable in men's fashion and gloated about his tailoring experience. Michael was also noticeably stressed out as no one was in the store helping him on this busy Saturday. He was trying to greet customers, answer the phone, and gather measurements for my fiancé. We decided to cut him a break due to the lack of staffing and picked out the suits for our groomsmen, ushers, groom, and dads. All the men came into Nedrebo's to get measured between mid January to early February. The order was placed, and Michael told us we can expect to pick up our suits the day before our wedding which would be December 20th, 2019. August came around, the new store manager Jennifer called me. She let me know Michael was no longer with the company and I can direct all my future questions to her. She proceeded to go over each rental with me to verify all measurements were correct along with the suit selections we chose. I really appreciated this as things can happen when staff changes. She called me again 1 week before the wedding to check in and stated she would be calling me the week of the wedding on Tuesday by 2pm to let me know if our rentals arrived. Our wedding was the Friday so I really appreciated her being organized. She did let me know the suits were ready Tuesday, however we are not from Madison area and would be in town by Thursday at 2pm to pick up suits. When we arrived, the groomsmen, ushers, groom, and dads tried on their suits. Every single suit was either the wrong color, wrong size, missing suspenders, missing a vest, missing bow ties, shoes had the soles literally hanging off of them! Every single thing we ordered was WRONG and my wedding was the very next day. Jennifer assured us that she would get the warehouse on the phone immediately and make sure the correct items were overnighted to us and they would arrive to the venue by 10am on Friday December 20th our wedding day. I did not sleep or eat because I was so worried our bridal party would not have suits to wear. I could not believe this was even happening! We ordered these in February and were so organized! Not to mention, how does the warehouse mess up an entire order that is over $2,000 in rentals? AND the shoes.. every single pair... that's 10 pairs of shoes... the soles were literally hanging on by a thread! How could the warehouse send these in this condition and think it's acceptable? Anyway.. wedding day is here and I arrive to the venue at 10:30am to find out our best man and my mother have been on the phone with Nedrebo's the last hour trying to find our suits that were PROMISED to be there by 10am. At this point I broke down. I called Jennifer and lost every ounce of patience that I had left. She assured me she was doing the best she could to find our suits that didn't arrive. At 12:00pm she stated she was driving to the warehouse to pick up the suits herself because she couldn't find the ones that were supposed to be shipped to us. She arrived at 12:45pm with the suits. Not only were the suits still wrong.. but this was 15 minutes before our ceremony started. Our groomsmen didn't get their pictures taken as planned because they didn't have their suits on time. After telling Jennifer I am not paying a single penny for any of these suit rentals, she spoke to corporate and they agreed that every single person would be refunded in full. I greatly appreciated this, however, your CEO needs to be aware of this awful event. No bride should have to go through this on their wedding day. I should have spent my wedding day stress free and relaxed trying to soak up every moment. Instead I was heartbroken, crying, and desperately trying to find these suits so I could go on with my wedding. To make this even better... my venue contacted me today 12/30/19. Our suits were delivered to them today by UPS. These were supposed to be delivered on our wedding day over a week ago! The shipping label even says overnight shipping December 20th but they didn't not arrive till today December 30th. I pray this is a huge lesson learned for your company and you get your warehouse in order. I trusted your company on the most important day of my life and was highly disappointed.

Amazing place to go, Ashlie, the manager really knows her stuff and it was an amazing customer…read moreservice experience. 5/5 would definitely recommend

First, I have to say that The Gathering Place is not a retirement home. It is a community center…read more The building and grounds are beautiful. We rented the facility for my daughter's wedding and reception. We had 175 guests. It was perfect! The wedding was outside in the lawn surrounded with beautiful oak trees. Our guests enjoyed the outside patio. Our caterer served dinner in the beautiful dinning room and porch. Later we had a dance and reception in the spacious downstairs area. I would highly recommend The Gathering Place for any event. It was beautiful, and the folks there helped us with every detail.

From the owner: An intimate and beautiful wedding venue and location for your next special event, from bridal and…read morebaby showers to anniversary, birthday parties and business seminars. The Gathering Place has the look and feel of an elegant southern mansion. The upper level highlights an enclosed porch that overlooks a beautiful garden. Our lower level features a large, recreation type room perfect for Dj's, dancing and/or business seminars. We are located 4 miles north of Janesville off Hwy 26 and close to local hotels. Stop in and pick up a Rental Infomation folder for more details. The Gathering Place is available to rent for weddings, birthdays, showers, anniversaries and more . A fantastic Senior Center open Monday through Friday 8 am to 4 pm. We serve a noon meal, and have various activites, clubs, and meetings throughout the month. Check out our website for all the details and the calendars.

Blue Fancy (BF), unfortunately, did not meet our expectations. I don't think it's necessary to go…read moreinto detail listing all of the things that went poorly, and I, of course, want to give them credit for the things that did go well. Context: we are both from Wisconsin, but are currently living out of state with stressful, time-consuming jobs, which is why we wanted to hire a planner. Our budget was lower than what I'm guessing BF is typically used to working with (less than $60,000), so I'm not sure if that was a factor. We got married in Fond du Lac and most of BF's contacts/experience is in the Milwaukee area. We had a backyard wedding at our family members' homes (a small ceremony at one location and a larger reception at a second location) over a holiday weekend. We hired BF 1.5 years prior to our wedding date leaving plenty of time. Pros: -BF was very helpful with providing structure (a to-do list, timeline) and recommending vendors. -They were insightful when finalizing the rental company contract in terms of backyard wedding details that we would not have thought of. For example, generator needs, water hookups, etc. -Day of set-up. They provided us with 3 team members, which was incredibly helpful with setting up chairs, tables, a few decorations, etc. Cons: -All together, we had a total of 3 planners. Our first planner quit and our second planner had to take a step back due to a serious personal matter. This resulted in poor communication, confusion, and stress. It was often unclear who was taking lead on what and we felt the team did not have the bandwidth to actually manage our wedding. We constantly felt like we had to double-check everything and take care of things ourselves because it was unclear who was doing what and we did not want things to fall through the cracks. Despite this, things did fall through the cracks. For example, we did not finalize our catering contract until 1 month prior to the wedding, which ended up being $8,000 more than we originally agreed because we had no other choice. Additionally, the band that BF recommended pulled out 6 weeks prior our wedding. This was not their fault and they found a replacement within one week, but this was still stressful . -They seemed to take a 'copy and paste' approach as in they just replicated what they did for previous weddings instead of really listening to what was truly important to us. More of a you fit us instead of we fit you. For example, although they provided recommendations for vendors, we ended up having to find some on our own because their recommendations did not align with our preferences/budget. Examples: photographer, videographer, and hair & make-up team. When we mentioned wanting a videographer within a certain budget, we were told this was unrealistic and received no help. We did find a videographer within our budget and he did a great job! So happy we found him. -Poor attention to detail. This was pretty concerning and prevalent throughout the process. A couple of examples: (1) they neglected trash removal and only had solutions for the Milwaukee area when we brought it to their attention. We ended up coming up with a creative solution on our own; (2) at the rehearsal dinner, the lead planner did not know the location of where to tell the hair and make-up team to go the following morning (day of). In sum, we're hoping our experience was abnormal. Nonetheless, we never received an apology, acknowledgment, or a thank you for using their service or any sort of contact after the wedding, which we find unprofessional. We were extremely sympathetic to the series of events that were out of their control, but ultimately, the way it was handled was subpar and the planning process/day of execution was stressful. We wish them the best and hope things are improving.

My husband and I are still both VERY happy that we hired Blue Fancy Events for our wedding and are…read moreforever grateful to have had Jan as our planner for our 150+ person wedding in Lake Geneva, WI. Out of all of the money we spent on this wedding, the one thing that honestly was the most worth it was hiring Jan/Blue fancy as our full service planner. ..We were a covid wedding (8.8.20) that had to be postponed to this year (8.21.21h and Jan took SUCH good care of us (mostly me, who had questions and meltdowns frequently) through it all. She did all of the heavy lifting with the vendors, came with me to my rentals and florals appointment for support, texted and called me whenever I needed her for advice or a question, reminded us of payments and even scheduled appts for us with our vendors and decorated/helped clean up our wedding amazingly with her team day of! Jan was just a great person to have around during this past crazy year and a half and I'm so thankful to have had her as our planner. She made me feel so comfortable right from the start and I felt like she was a friend. If you're on the fence about getting a planner and you're in WI, hire blue fancy and ask for Jan!! You will not regret it! Thank you Jan!

I can not express in words how fantastic Jackie is! My wedding dress was previously altered by a…read moreprivate seamstress who did not alter my dress correctly. I called Jackie who made a special arrangement to see me since it was so close to our wedding date. She not only fixed my dress but immediately made me feel at ease the minute I walked in her store. She took her time to explain to me what the issues were and how she was going to adjust the previous seamstress work. Jackie is incredibly professional and you can tell that she genuinely loves what she does and loves helping people. I am forever grateful for her help and I can't wait for my fiancé to see the dress! Thank you again Jackie!

I sent a FB message. I wrote "are you open on Wed. I need a small curtain panel made ty"…read moreI sent pic of the window with an old panel on it so she new the size of the job. Just a small bathroom window about the toilet.TY I added " This sized window I have the material. I flat bed sheet for the lining. The curtain is a lightweight tweed" She wrote " I am closed on Wednesdays. You can call me with the dimensions of finished panel and details on how it will be finished- rod pockets, gromments and set the appointment. I am closing for a week in July so I cannot start project until August" her number was added I wrote " Do you do by appointment on a wed? How late are you open? Monday? Sunday?" She wrote "sorry I cannot help you" I wrote "? you're not open on Monday? Sunday?" I wrote " Can you tell me your hours. Then I can drop off in the AM before going to work" She wrote "No. Not interested in taking the job. Clearly you do not understand the English language and do not understand boundaries. NOT INTERESTED" I wrote. "Not sure what you mean. Just trying to set an appointment. What are your hours so I can do this. Not sure what I said to upset you. I wrote "I recommend you on FB because I hear good things" I wrote "no worries, no more recommendations from me on fb after this. I'll share this instead. Sorry this is a small job for you. I'll stick with my seamstress. She never replied again and blocked my from her fb so I couldn't share this. People do a lot of messaging nowadays. I cannot post the screen shots of this on here. I don't know why I just couldn't get her hours. WHY so RUDE??

I hired Piece of Cake Consulting to plan and coordinate my wedding. I was pleased to find that the…read moreowner, Betsy, is also whom I worked with throughout my experience. She was a on top of every detail, which really helped me with my stress level. At times I felt she had a better grip of what was going on than I did. Betsy was helpful, organized, caring, and professional from my first consultation with her until after my wedding, when she followed up to make sure I was pleased with her services. I would highly recommend Piece of Cake Consulting for wedding and event planning! The price is well worth it as Betsy's services provide peace of mind as well as an amazing and beautiful experience!

We just returned from our honeymoon (we left the Monday after the wedding) and one of the first…read morethings we had to do was to review Piece of Cake Consulting and its owner, Betsy. Our wedding was exactly what we wanted, in no small part because of Betsy's hard work. From our first meeting, Betsy really listened to what we wanted in our wedding and inspired confidence that she could make it happen. We both liked Betsy's style - a nice balance of flexibility but also asking good questions about our ideas to make sure we had really thought things through. Betsy took it from ideas to reality. She provided recommendations and references for vendors, but was not pushy about it. She worked well with everyone involved. The week of the wedding, Betsy really took over, confirming (and re-confirming!) all of the details with the venue, vendors, etc. By the time the wedding came, everything was in place and it went so smoothly. (We suspect many things were going on behind the scenes, but Betsy and her assistant took care of everything and we never saw any snags or issues.) Betsy is organized, detail-oriented and can take control when needed, but also super easy to work with and, not unimportantly, she made wedding planning actually low stress and fun! We HIGHLY recommend Piece of Cake.