Lina Portnoy Event Design and Planning

me a white rose as we were leaving. That little gesture is one of the things that made us want to choose Riverside hotel over the other venues we toured. We ended up working with Lina as both our wedding day/month of coordinator and florist. As a coordinator, she was amazing, always accessible, even well before the one month mark. She’s very responsive, despite being busy with other weddings. She made sure the wedding went smoothly and as the bride, allowed me to have one less thing to stress about which is invaluable. As a florist, she completely brought my vision to life. We discussed what I wanted over a Zoom meeting and she so beautifully executed my vision. Everything looked absolutely stunning. You will not regret choosing to work with Lina, I promise!

luetly gorgeous. I received so many compliments from my guests. I told her at the beginning of the process to go with a tropical vibe and WOW did her team deliver just that. Stunning. But more importantly in my opinion, Lina is THE BEST planner could you hope to hire - and I am not the easiest woman to impress to say the least! Smart, responsive, great taste and truly goes above and beyond. She made me feel like I was the only bride she had on her mind, when in reality, her business is booming (as it should be!). That is exactly the experience you want. I could go on and on, but I'll end here by saying that my experience with Lina was a 10 out of 10 and you would be remiss not to hire her for your event! XO

She truly was available any time we had a question or concern. She gently nudged us to take care of a lot of details we would not have thought about. She put together a wedding timeline that was extremely comprehensive and made sure all the vendors were on schedule and had what they needed (and might have scared them a little bit). We had to move the ceremony indoors due to weather and I was so grateful we didn't even have to think about it. At the end of the wedding, within 30 minutes she had everything from the reception that we needed to take home packed up neatly and in our room, which allowed us to head out to the bars on Las Olas with our friends and enjoy the rest of the weekend, saving us so much time and stress. She was diligent in keeping track of our valuables to make sure nothing went missing. Thank you, Lina!

were hoping for with our elegant but tropical theme.

how busy my schedule is (her daughter is a doctor and she likened planning her wedding to mine because sometimes we sleep by day and work by night). I’m so glad I found her and I hope she can make your visions and dreams come to life too! She really does care and really mom’d me through a lot of wedding specifics. Wedding day was magical and I’m so happy! Had to leave this review before we left for our honeymoon because it was that good! :) love you Lina

verything I wanted & I trusted that she would go above and beyond. I was blown away when my husband & I walked into the reception area. The florals were stunning. Highly recommend!!

se services gave such a great advantage to working with one person who could share the vision we had for our wedding day. Lina’s expertise in floral design, timeline planning, vendor management and wedding details among many other things made planning our wedding a dream. The wedding day went on without a hitch (or at least Lina handled any issues if there were, and we were never aware of). When we walked into the reception room for our first look, both my husband and I were beyond happy with the centerpieces, and table design/decor. Lina has a way of taking your vision and creating a masterpiece! I would say that your wedding day needs three people: You, the one you’re marrying and Lina. The day could truly not have happened without her and her team!

erything she did for our wedding and reception were absolutely perfect! Thank you so much Lina for making our day so beautiful!

uld have. She told us that blue roses are extremely difficult to find and very expensive. We expressed to her how important it was for us to have a few of them in the bouquet and she made it happen for us. The arch Lina provided was the most beautiful I have ever seen. The reception tables, sweetheart table and cake were absolutely stunning thanks to Lina. We are so thankful she was able to bring our vision to life. I highly recommend her!

a custom arch for us to get married under and it was gorgeous. My bridal bouquet was perfect. Lina will spend a lot of time going over what you want. She is super fast at responding- I waited over 2 weeks to get a quote from another florist and she gave me mine in 1 or 2 days. Also she is the best priced florist that I found and the quality is incredible. My wedding was perfect and you cannot go wrong with booking Lina as your florist!

yet elegant, and she nailed it. The chuppa she made was incredibly beautiful, and we couldn't imagine getting married under a more perfect piece of art. Lina was easy to work with, reliable, and did absolutely amazing work. My wife and I would highly recommend her for any event.

ly away from bad choices) and then found beautiful options within our budget. We tried to micro-manage her at the beginning of the process (tables), and she was so patient with us, changing whatever we wanted and offering suggestions. She quickly achieved what we were looking for and after seeing her work for the tables, we let her have free reign for everything else: bouquets, escort card table, cake table, sweetheart table, etc and we were blown away- everything was better than I could have imagined. She is an absolute professional- responsive to emails, texts and calls and always made time for us. She thinks of everything-- she left nothing to chance and we were beyond happy with her work. Everything tied in to create a spectacular event. People were complimenting me all night (and even now, weeks later) on how gorgeous the flowers were. I can't say enough good things about her. She created this romantic, timeless, beautiful feeling for our wedding and made it a night we will remember forever.

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ut charging extra for travel on top of the fee she already charges you... and is a talker so be ready to spend time talking