About this vendor
Geri Sims is an experienced and incredibly talented Atlanta-based designer who can turn any space into the perfect setting for a fairytale wedding with just a bit of sheer fabric and a few fabulous accessories. Contact Geri today to discuss how she can help transform your wedding venue and make your dream wedding a reality!
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Business Attributes
- Native American-owned Business
- Woman-owned Business
Decorations & Accents
- Aisle Decorations
- Backdrops
- Candles
- Centerpieces
- Ceremony Accessories
- Design
Invitations & Paper Goods
- Paper Goods
- Signs
Lighting
- Candelabras
- Chandeliers
- Lanterns
- Lighting Design & Setup
- String Lights
- Uplighting
Rentals & Equipment
- Draping
- Tents
Reviews
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2.6
out of 5.014 reviews
Geri neglected to change the lighting design from the previous wedding to the lighting design I had contracted her to provide. She tried to evade responsibility first by claiming t...
hat others had approved of the design and by alluding to her lawyer and to a recording she made of a conversation (with someone else). She said she'd make it right, but then devised a refund based on the design she installed (which was not at all to my taste--very disappointing) not based on the design I'd contracted her to provide. She's also highly unprofessional--to a shocking degree. I'd recommend that you avoid her and instead hire a lighting designer who will deliver what they're contracted to provide.
My wife has had a really horrible experience working with Geri Sims, very similar to all those other reviews listed here that describe her as extremely rude and unpleasant to work ...
with. Once the deposit was paid, she was poor with communication, failing to remember my wife's name or the name of our planner. She would only communicate to demand (frequently and rudely) payments, and refused to provide any itemisation of her invoice. She sent aspirational images of what would be delivered, and delivered an absolute fraction of that on the day - complete robbery and a terrible experience. We really wish we had seen these other reviews documenting her poor character before enlisting her services. Avoid at all costs.
Is negative 5 stars available??
I could go on and on about this woman. Jesus!!!! Initially, i thought Geri was amazing. She came highly recommended from my reception venue. They ev...
en gave me a nice gift promoting her business. *Side Eye*
I highly recommend you do NOT use her. She is extremely unprofessional, lies about work she has done at venues, and has an attitude that is so unacceptable of anyone working in The bridal industry. We decided to not use her for our wedding for many reasons (I won’t even go there) and requested a refund of our retainer. She told me should give me a refund of my retainer ($400) then she told me she would only give me $300 back because there was a $100 consultation fee. Huh??? CONSULTATION FEE? When we only talked on the phone for a few minutes and exchanged emails? Never did I sign anything and I mean ANYTHING. Our simple invoice stated $400 retainer. I called her about 4 times to discuss the situation, In addition to email. I was pleasant with her at all times. Why? Because my life is amazing (I’m getting married). She tried several “tactics” to intimidate me “Hold on my recorder stopped” “Stop emailing me or I will contact the magistrate and have a warrant against you for harassment” I literally called her 4 times maybe and only spoke with her twice (not to mention she blocked my calls so i called her from my work phone) to legit discuss the confusion on the refund amount. This woman is HORRIBLE and a liar. Yes, she refunded $300. Which was WRONG! But it’s all good. Since I have time today she will get $100 worth of marketing from me.
Smooches
Ps. All my other vendors are AMAZING. I guess I’m doing great to have only had one potential QUACK lol
Geri, Geri...What a wonderful experience!!! I wish i could post pictures!! From the day we haphazardly met you were engaging and extremely helpful!! Thanks for sharing your artistr...
y with US to make the TROLLEY BARN a memorable space for OUR WEDDING!!!
She is rude as hell. I simply asked for a quote based on minimal info and her email response was “That is like asking a car dealer to quote you a price on A CAR“ verbatim. As a bri...
de, no one with this type of UNprofessionalism or negative energy would be around me. By the way GERI, cars have prices on them so a quote wouldn’t be necessary, smartass. Smh. I’d give zero stars if possible. If you read her responses to these other reviews, you’ll see a glimpse of her stupidity as a “businesswoman”. No wonder your rating is 3.4 on google and a low 2.9 on the Knot. NUMBERS DON’T LIE. Tough.
Geri was extremely accommodating to our needs and wants, and really worked with our venue in order to deliver. She provided ceiling billowing and cafe lights, which really helped g...
ive our cold, warehouse-y venue a warm and soft feel. She also worked with me back and forth pretty extensively to ensure we were both on the same page about the design of our ceremony space -- which turned out PERFECT. I will say that Geri is very much a creative-minded person, so she has a different way of communicating and processing a vision.
Geri Sims is extremely rude and unpleasant to work with. After having to change my wedding date from 08/18/18 to 07/27/2019, she told me to reach out to her the year of my wedding...
. She was unwilling to provide the service I submitted my deposit for on the new date. Not only that, no where in her contact she said 'non refundable/non transferable" . She took my money and gave me an major attitude. In her email she said " I was being nice by considering your new date." NICE!! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?????? Nice is applying my deposit to the new date or telling me the truth when I mentioned I had to postpone my wedding date.
Throughout the entire time, I communicated with her. I told her I was considering postponing my wedding due to events I had no control over. She DID NOT say I would have to wait until months before my wedding to re-book her. She only said "just let me know" She was nice and understanding at that time.
When I provided her with my new date, she said she was NOT booked that day but wouldn't transfer my deposit to the new date until
2019. Anyone that is planning a wedding knows that you can NOT book things such as drapery or a chuppah a couple months before the date, people book such things far in advance.
She is very rude and unpleasant. She continued to say"call me back in 2019." If I waited until 2019 to call her back, I am sure she would have said " I am booked "; leaving me with NO CHUPPAH and no one else to service me being only 7 months away from the date.
I even had my wedding coordinator reach out to her, thinking she would be more pleasant, but she WAS NOT.
GERI SIMS is rude, and unprofessional.
I would stay far away from this company.
I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND HER.
We are beyond excited about the work you have done for us. Thank you for installing such a beautiful ceiling drapery at our venue. Our clients LOVE it. A nice elegant and romantic ...
touch. We most def will use you again.
I spoke to Geri on the phone about my idea and theme of my wedding, including the venue. Not only was she impressed with my theme she also said she was going to share it and my ven...
ue location with other brides! She's a con!!
I hired Geri to do draping and lighting and I'd seen pictures in the past and thought she was amazing! The day of the wedding she didn't show up but had workers there...which is fi...
ne, but the problem was they picked the wrong colors and when I spoke to Geri about it she swore up and down it was all what we'd agreed on. I later showed her images from the reception and then she told me I had a bad photographer. No "I'm sorry", Nothing! She cursed me out over the phone and called me a brat and then hung up in my face. I thought using Geri would bring my weddin to life, but she ended up being an actual nightmare!
Kept 75% of my deposit even though she couldn't provide the style drape I needed for the venue. I wouldn't recommend.
Geri was great about listening to my ideas and looking through all of my inspiration photos to get a solid grasp of what I was looking for with my lighting and draping. She was alr...
eady familiar with my wedding venue, so she was able to make recommendations and bring her own ideas to the table that totally helped bring the look I wanted to life.
I asked for "out-door cafe string lighting" throughout the reception space. Pretty simple, right? Geri brought in several different styles of lighting, using different size and color bulbs, and created the most beautiful web of lights that added the perfect "summer night / vintage" feel to the venue space. Truely above and beyond what I expected!
The quality of the draping was excellent too. Geri took the time to chat with me and my stylist that morning and adjusted the draping right there on the spot based on a "lightbulb" idea that one of my girlfriends had to create a longer, more dramatic entry down the aisle for me. It turned out beautifully and I was really appreciative that she was so open to the last minute suggestion.
The draping looks really great in all of my photos too. It made for an excellent back drop for friends wanting to snap nice family photos while they were all dressed up, and the soft glow created by the lighting onto the drapes looked lovely in our photos as well.
Wonderful job all around!!
Geri sims production tranformed my reception space into a dream come true everyone loved it it was so beautiful. They also did a good job at the church but the people she had work...
ing with her could have been a little more customer focused.
Mrs. Sims and her team did a fantastic job with the drapery and colannade for my "Up front and Center stage" wedding ( I got married in a theater)
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