Sanabria Events & Design

responded and reiterated what I wanted plus the total. All good all paid for. Day of the wedding my mom asks me for our messages because he didn’t have the decor for one table that I clearly paid for and was clearly outlined in our texts. I screenshotted those messages forwarded them to him told him I trusted him to get the table decorated but not to sacrifice the floral and decor from the aisle. Well my aisle didn’t have anything on it like we agreed. Just slivers of greenery when what we agreed on was thick greenery and candles. The next problem was that the moms and my step mom did not receive their pinned corsages. Again, that we agreed on and I paid for. Finally the flowers were pink and not purple which I didn’t hate but with everything and me making this review I needed to add. When I contacted him about all this he ignored me. And I followed up and he ignored me. I’m not one to leave poor reviews but this is a lot of money for a big day and had he responded to me and even JUST apologized I would have not left such a poor review.

d I needed a coordinator I had done most if not all the work. The vendors were booked, the payments were made. I was only missing linen rentals. The other vendors I booked after hiring frank were: 1-transportation (we didn’t book this because originally we planned to Uber or go with family), 2-linens which I rented through Frank without ever communicating with the vendor, 3-entertainment which I hired vendors recommended by my sister in law and did not end up using franks recommendation, 4-I also rented cylinder vases from Frank himself for a candle display. From the time I first hired frank through the day I fired him he continuously disappeared. I don’t have a problem with disappearing as he would eventually answer a few days later and always have a “good” excuse like another bride or a vacation his husband “surprised” him with. Unfortunately, the month prior and the week of the wedding which was when I needed him most, he essentially disappeared. This was the service he was hired for. I continuously sent him lists with questions and follow ups, etc. I could go into incredible detail on how none of the things in my contract got done for me. I did my own timeline after the one that he sent me was not detailed, or complete, or helpful for anyone. I did my vendor follow ups, even though he was supposed to. I know he didn’t communicate with my vendors because the florist, photographer and cigar roller all told me they had not spoken to him. He spoke to the photographer once, Friday morning before my Sunday wedding all to confirm information she confirmed with me a week prior. All in all I paid him his fee, the linens fee, the vases fee and the driver fee a total of approximately $2600 and the only service I actually received was the linens rental. The driver was supposed to be driving a nice Cadillac Escalade, it was a crashed Chevy Tahoe. He didn’t do what he was contracted to do and didn’t even offer a refund for the vases he never brought me, or the work he failed to do. Thankfully he didn’t ruin the day, or the moment because I last minute found and hired someone that actually did the day of coordination for me but the very small mistakes vendors made I truthfully attribute to his lack of follow up and oversight of the vendors. Had I kept him I would have lost my mind my wedding day. If you want someone who’s on their game, this ain’t it. Beware. Don’t waste your money.

that we still had to complete. I paid for the full-service wedding planning not just day off. Very quickly this proactive approach turned into ignoring numerous calls and texts for weeks on end. I was at my wit's end and was finally able to get him on the phone and he agreed that he had not done anything so I received half the money back. Hoping that this would get things back on track, I was once again disappointed. We had the caterer set up a tasting and him and his fiance joined us. Thinking that he was there as our wedding planner, we were shocked when they sat down next to us and were experiencing the cake tasting as their own. Once we were done, Frank requested to take some of the cake so his friends and family could also taste it (they did not ask or even mention splitting the cost with us). By this point, I was getting married within the week and he had not helped book one vendor. Wedding day comes around, FRANK DID NOT SHOW UP TO THE WEDDING, he sent his fiance (a realtor) to do the day of coordinating. So many little details were missed because he was not part of any of the planning or texts that I had exchanged with Frank. We bought a $400 sign that said our last name, it was not put up. The song that we were all supposed to walk down the aisle was wrong, DJ booth was in the incorrect place, and the list continues. As a bride, you are paying for a service to take some of the stress off your plate. This not only increased my stress but wasted a significant amount of money that could have been used on something else. PLEASE BEWARE OF FRANK!

ail, text, call. I was an out of state bride so that put me at even more of a disadvantage. I trusted this vendor and he literally stole from me. I thought maybe he shut down his business but then I saw his website updated with more weddings after he stopped responding to me. He probably used my money to do it. I had to hire a new wedding planner and lost out on the money. He literally just never responded to me again. The sad part is he seemed really good. But he did start pressuring me to pay for more things up front. That should have been my clue. It was such a traumatic experience. Still contemplating suing. Please do not get scammed like we did!

day of my life. Wondering why I gave him ONE star? Simple. He also STOLE MONEY FROM ME. $1,300 to be exact. Sure, I was naive when he said he transferred the money to a closed bank account and couldn’t pay the chef. But it’s been two months since the wedding and he’s ignored allllll my phone calls, text messages and emails. Therefore, everything that was great by him, is now tarnished by a shockingly and horrible personality. Couples, stay away unless you’re willing to lose money.

all of our needs during the planning process. He is an absolute pleasure to work with and I can’t wait to have him plan our events in the future. Great work!