Alison to the Altar

I don't typically write negative reviews and I try to give people the benefit of the doubt. But, I like to be honest and transparent and avoid anyone going through what Mike and I experienced with Alison at the Altar. For starters, whenever we would have a phone call with Alison (check-in or modifying the floral plan) she had no idea whom she was talking to, running late to our phone appointment, and/or quoting misinformation on the floral plan (for example my centerpieces were 3 different size cylinder vases with floating candles inside, she continued to suggest lanterns and cylinders) I respectfully declined her suggestion each time but it seemed that it was always brought up during our phone calls. I consistently had to remind her of our floral vision and/or have to correct her often. I started cc'ing my wedding planner on all our emails so she was aware of what was going on. During the two-week check-in, I had concerns that I expressed to Alison and she reported back to my wedding planner threatening to pull out from our wedding (any bride would have anxiety about this two weeks before her wedding). She informed me that the arbor that we had planned to use was "broken" - I suggested to Alison that I could find another vendor that has the Hexagon arbor that we wanted in stock that way we did not have to use a backup arbor that we did not want. She stated that she had a replacement and that it would be there in time for the wedding. Fast forward to the wedding day, the said replacement arbor also broke so I had to use the backup arbor which was not a part of my backup plan. There is much more that I could include in this review but would exceed the word limit. What I can say is the florals did turn out how I expected them to turn out and my boutique was beautiful. Mike and I never met her in person on the day of the wedding, someone else from her staff brought the flowers to us. Alison's work is amazing and that goes without saying, I just think she needs to work on her communication skills and time management; it seems she takes on too many weddings and becomes overwhelmed/does not write anything down which then backfires when she has these meetings with her brides. For future brides, if you are using a wedding planner, I recommend you cc them in your emails, keep a paper trail and make sure you reiterate YOUR wedding vision and stick to it. For the amount of money you are spending on your wedding, you want it to be how you envisioned it to be. - The Lusbys

Alison and her team are truly the fairy godmothers of the wedding industry! I came to them with an idea of an elegant coastal wedding theme and they knocked it out the park. They were able to take the ideas in my head and bring my vision to life. Mind readers! They are brilliant designers, professional, timely, and so fun to work with! Alison and her team provided the decor for our ceremony/reception and the florals. Working with them is so stress-free and I was able to just relax on my wedding day knowing they transformed a plain ballroom into a stunning coastal oasis! I highly recommend to anyone and everyone planning a wedding. You will not be disappointed!! Thank you to the entire team for decorating my wedding to be an absolute fairytale!

Alison was great. We got married in Ocean City but live closer to DC. Utilizing her experience and knowledge of the area was crucial to our wedding process. She designed and performed our beach ceremony. It was exactly how I'd always imagined. She also help set up/ breakdown our reception space. She took my ideas and instructions and put them to life. Everything was how I envisioned.

Alison was fabulous to work with. She was able to accommodate all of our needs including a last minute date change due to COVID. She was supportive and made sure the day was flawless. She truly made our wedding magical.