Always Yours Events

I have nothing but glowing reviews for all of our vendors — EXCEPT Keri. Our wedding at Belle Mer this past month was stunning, and our design & planning process was flawless AFTER we fired Keri. Keri started out lovely but then once we paid, Keri made wedding planning a nightmare: She failed to close contracts, dragged her feet, made excuse after excuse about delays in the industry, and sent us the massive design plan she advertises at 1:20 a.m. — the day after it was due. This haphazard planning approach led her to make several wrong advising choices. For example, she advised us to rent a drink trunk BUT the venue DOES NOT allow for drink trucks on their properly. Additionally, she included the wrong cocktail tables and chairs for the reception when referencing which items needed to be rented and which items came with the venue in her design plan. Moreover, shortly after contracting Keri, our family faced unbearable news: my sister had fallen gravely ill and was hospitalized. The only way for my sister (an artist) and me to connect was through painting florals in the hospital room for 3 months. I brought these drawings to Keri so she could help pair us with a florist. She was blown away by our vision and knew how important this was to us, perhaps the only thing that could hold our grieving family together. However, strangely, for months we could not get our hands on the contract that Keri said the florist had ready. We sent weekly emails asking for it so we could sign. We also couldn't get a phone call with the florist. By the time we received the design plan (mentioned above), we wrote a simple note parting ways with Keri and left her with the money (we didn't ask for a penny back). Right after, we sent the florist a direct email simply introducing ourselves. Strangely, the florist told us she was fully booked for the season. However, Keri said for months via writing in emails that she had the proposal on hand and we were secured to work with this florist and didn't need to worry. How unprofessional! Months away from our wedding, nearly ALL florists were booked. I would highly recommend NOT hiring Keri.