Events By Design was a great choice. Julie provided tables, chairs, heaters, linens, trash cans and…read morean amazing canopy for our gathering. They were on budget, on time and professional. Thanks again!!

Excellent and friendly customer service! As a first time "wedding" planner mom, Julie was very…read morehelpful, kind, and personable. Very professional. Details from her spelled out - nothing left unstated in documents for signature. I felt very comfortable speaking to her over the phone. Julie has been very helpful in the planning of my daughterʻs wedding. I came to Oregon for a week with the intention of getting things planned and securing all the services, supplies, etc. for the event happening in September. Julie was amazing to work with; she responded to my phone calls right away, and answered my questions and provided more tips and help than expected. I felt reassured leaving Oregon that our daughterʻs wedding would be beautiful, even knowing that I can still call Julie from out of state before arriving in September for the wedding. I am looking forward to working with her and Events By Design for the wedding. I would HIGHLY recommend them for your event (large or small). I couldnʻt be more pleased with her service.

Katy did a family photo shoot for me a while back and to this day they are my absolute favorite…read morefamily photos! She was able to capture all of the different sides to my kiddos and make me feel beautiful also. I would 100% recommended Katy to do any photos!

Katy took amazing family photos for us! She put us all at ease, even my children were comfortable…read morewith her and listened to her instructions. She was direct and clear and very professional. She had excellent and creative ideas for locations, poses, and photo composition. Family photos are normally a stressful event for us but Katy made it a breeze. I am so grateful to have worked with her and plan to work with her for all our family photos in the future.

Natalie photographed a mommy and me session for mother's day. She let me borrow a linen onesie for…read moremy toddler that coordinated our outfits. He looked bright and very cute! I appreciated that she provided an outside scene as well as in studio. Her studio is bright and allowed my son to have fun so we got great shots. I got so many that I am not sure which ones to print! I totally recommend Natalie, she is warm and will make sure you get what you are looking for.

Even though our schedule did not coincide with Natalie's for our family shoot, she still insisted…read moreon helping us find another photographer to take care of us. This was truly done out of the goodness of her heart and we are grateful for you, Natalie, thank you. We will be hiring Natalie for a shoot in the future.

My husband's 80th birthday party went off flawlessly. David was incredibly helpful, attentive to…read moredetail, and a true professional throughout the entire process. I had quite a few specific requests, and he handled every one of them with patience and professionalism. He arrived promptly with all the equipment ready to go, and everything was fully set up before I arrived, which made the day completely stress-free. The slideshow was a huge hit -- everyone loved it. I highly recommend David for any special event.

TLDR: Hiring Star Production DJs was my biggest wedding regret. I wanted to leave my own wedding…read moreearly because I was so embarrassed about the DJ. Spoiler: They don't actually mix music - they just press play on a Spotify playlist/control the volume. It all started with the fact that I couldn't get anyone to talk to me until the week of my wedding. I chased them down a few times leading up, when I finally got connected to Jim aka "JIMBO" about three days before the event. I had some interesting/unique requests (it was a multicultural event, so needed to mix music from 2 different countries) that I wanted to clear by and hear the perspective of a professional DJ/mixer. When speaking to Jim, it felt like he was not listening to my requests or questions. He talked over me and just kept saying "how easy it was going to be." I had to just give in at some point and hope he got the gist of what I needed, but I obviously still had reservations after our call. It turned out I was right to have them. At the wedding, he disrespected my father when he asked for basic things (like, "it's getting to be dinner, please let the guests into the reception space, who are older and need to sit down"), instead Jim only wanted to listen to my mom, who was naturally busy and couldn't always be on deck to answer his questions or give direction. Jim didn't interpret any of our social cues correctly - he cut off the dad/daughter dance after about 30 seconds...even though it was really emotional and clearly we needed more time. (The crowd literally boo'd when he cut us off and my dad was like "not yet!") Jim routinely interrupted our most special and intimate moments, like when my now-husband and I were catching a moment just the two of us "backstage." He just waltzed in and started talking about his wife ... like bro, we're trying to just have a moment here? Also, the equipment he brought was plain faulty. Music stopped playing at multiple points in the evening. Dave, his manager/owner of the company, tried to pass this outage off as a "memorable moment" when my friends jumped in to sing and cover up the awkward pause. As if we had a choice when the music blows out mid chorus. Most of all, I was disappointed that there was no mixing involved--THIS is what a DJ does! Instead, Jim just stood there for 2 hours and pressed play on a Spotify playlist that I made. He didn't have a mixer or a turntable, he didn't do any remixing, dropping, transitioning, or anything else. I could have done what he did -- and charging more than 1,000 dollars for that is just unjustified. Leading up to my event, I spent hours filling out the online form that was provided and purposefully wanted to schedule and intro call way in advance to ensure my bases were covered. I also wanted to know about their mixing capabilities in advance (turns out there were 0 capabilities). And when I asked Jim about where his mixing equipment was the night of the wedding, he basically said, "oh I don't have the software for that, it's too expensive." When I raised this to Dave, he was like "your music requests were fulfilled." Sure man - but I didn't just hire some guy to press play and monitor the volume dial! My 5-year-old cousin could've done that. At the end of the day, it is not just about playing the songs I asked for--that's the literal bare minimum. On top of this, I had to frequently prompt Jim to make announcements about dessert, etc. Very annoying. Again, it just felt like we all had to work veryyy hard to keep the momentum going during the dancing portion of the party, which I was looking forward to. Lots of our guests can vouch that Jim was sub-par. We all started to feel the need to leave my wedding when we had 2 hours still left in the venue! And that's just a damn shame. When I raised all of the above to Dave, he provided 0 recourse. So do yourself a favor and hire someone else.

Chef Mendivel is great! We've had him cook special dinners for us twice now and he does a great…read morejob. We had a lovely 3-course dinner for my husband's birthday and it was delicious! Highly recommend.

It would be impossible to overstate what a wonderful experience it is when Chef DJ Mendivel…read moreprepares a meal for you and your guests! Our family was BLESSED to have Chef DJ prepare an amazing feast for our large multigenerational family reunion in Cloverdale Oregon. Chef DJ created such an amazing feast comprised of salmon fillets, scallops, seasoned veggies, braised short rib, Desert tarts and so much more.. He was Sooo kind, answering All of our questions, explaining the origins of the French names for the different dishes etc... He also had the children watching his every move... And you know he's an amazing chef when the kids table kept saying "thank you" and "more please". If you want to experience the shear joy of having a highly skilled, friendly, helpful and kind private chef prepare a custom made meal for your gathering, you cannot find a better chef than Chef DJ Mendivel... His meal was the highlight of our week-long family reunion

Pete Erickson Photography is a highly qualified business. Pete is a amazing photographer he will…read moreanswer every question you have. I got my photos done earlier this week.The portraits I got were phenomenal. They were so beautiful and well done. This is who I would recommend to anyone needing a photographer.

We had Pete take our family photos last year. His passion for photography was clear from the start…read more He based the time and location on where the light would be best, and it showed in the results. The photos turned out amazing--we were so happy with them. Pete was also very patient with our kids and dog as they ran around. Highly recommend!

If you want an unbelievable and memorable wedding packed with all kinds of fun choose Flip Flop…read moreSound!! They aren't just a DJ service but an AMAZING partner of fun!! Flip flop Sound was not only willing to be our vendor month of wedding but provided the best all around service. Specifically Josi (our DJ), was phenomenal! She worked with us leading up to the wedding and supported us thru the last minute vendor change. She really got to know us and personalized every aspect of our wedding, from pre-wedding music thru wedding send off. She emphasized special moments and enhanced a personal first dance. Somehow in very little time, she got to know our guests and truly set up an atmosphere of nothing but fun for all! Everyone loved Josi and I can't say enough good things about our experience. Your DJ really sets the mood from beginning to end and Josi killed it!! Hands down a million star rating!!!

Leah was the cherry on top of the most important day of my life to date. She was not only a…read morepleasure to work with - but she went above and beyond to make sure my husband and I got everything we wanted out of her services. I was nervous about finding a good MC for our wedding as I am very particulate - but luckily we found Leah and hiring her as our DJ + MC for our wedding was one of the best vendor decisions we made. I highly highly reccomend her for any event you may be planning!!

Heidi, the owner/photographer for Kolshots is not only professional but has a gift for capturing an…read moreimage that tells a story. She listens to what you are hoping to catch and does what it takes to deliver. I have been very impressed with her work. So much so that we recently hired her to take shots of our medical clinic for marketing purposes. Her rates are competitive - maybe even too much so! I can't recommend Kolshots enough.

Heidi was simply AMAZING! She photographed our wedding, and so much more! She worked with Matt and…read moreI to make sure we had all of the photos we wanted, but also worked with us to get a last minute photo the day before for our framed guest photo frame. On the day of the wedding, she and her daughter were simply wonderful in their support, making sure I had everything I needed to stay sane (and not pass out). I simply cannot put into words how much their hard work meant to me! We both feel she went above and beyond to help make the day the best day of our lives! Her photography is top notch, and as the photos are processed, we keep checking back and I know our toughest decisions will be which of the wonderful photos we will turn into wall art! Highly recommend Kolshots and Heidi for any and all photography needs.