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Port Aransas Beach Weddings

Port Aransas Beach Weddings

Port Aransas, TX
3.4 out of 5 rating, 30 Reviews
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    Erica Sent on 07/31/2013
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    Joanne and Edie were a delight to work with!! Every detail was handled and I didnt have to worry about a thing. They NAILED my "vision" all while staying within my budget. I HIGHLY recommend Port Aransas Beach Weddings, especially after being treated unprofessionally and completely ignored by the 1st wedding planner i hired - Brio Beach Weddings. Not only did Joanne make me feel at ease after having a bad experience elsewhere, she went above and beyond to make sure that my day was PERFECT!!

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    Chuck Sent on 09/25/2012
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    What a geat job ! thank you so much for making this a great day !
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    Annmarie Sent on 09/24/2012
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    I really want to thank you'll for making our kids special day a great event, and one for the memory books. I really was able to enjoy the cermony as you'll took care of it all. Thanks
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    Rose Sent on 09/18/2012
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    you helped make our day extra special and we are so grateful.
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    Darleen Sent on 09/18/2012
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    Joanne and her team were absolutely wonderful to work with to create my dream beach wedding! Their experience and professionalism created a beautiful ceremony and reception that was beyond my expectations. I absolutely loved the decor and all of your creativity in putting everything together. Jennifer did an excellent job on my cake and cupcakes, everything was delicious and decorated perfectly. Several of my guests commented that it was the most beautiful wedding they have ever attended!!! My sincere thanks for the precious memories that will last me a lifetime.
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    Amy Sent on 09/24/2012
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    Joanne and Jennifer are truly wonderful! We had a beautiful, stress free wedding day and the planning was great too. The best in town for sure!! Love them!
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    Anna Sent on 08/03/2012
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    Absolutely phenomenal job! I could not have asked for a better team!
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    Destiny Sent on 11/17/2011
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    I had the most wonderful experience with Port A weddings. Joanne and the entire crew were very helpful and accommodating. She put our dream wedding together in three days. She pulled together everything we asked for and more in phenominal fasion. it couldnt have been more perfect and I couldnt have asked for more. The decorations were beautiful and the ceremony was magical. I would recommend Port A weddings to any couple looking for an enchanted beach wedding. Our special day wouldnt have been the same without you guys.
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    Jennifer Sent on 11/16/2011
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    Joanne you are AMAZING! From the first evening we spoke on the phone, I knew our wedding would be wonderful. But you went so far past "wonderful"...I cannot put into words how grateful Robert & I are! The bouquets were breathtaking, the beach decor so much more beautiful that I had imagined! Having been a bridesmaid ( several times!), I have witnessed the mad frenzy so many of my friends experienced on their wedding day...dealing with vendors, family squabbles, last minute glitches. And I spent the morning relaxing at the salon, enjoying time with family & counting down the minutes. Not only did you take away all the stress & pressure, you took our Wedding Wish List, sprinkled in your magic and made it all come to life. From the bottom of our hearts, Thank You Joanne! We will be in touch this spring to arrange that Family Bonfire we talked about, can't wait!
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    Jesse Sent on 11/10/2011
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    Was thrilled with the results. Everything turned out perfectly and went very smoothly. Wedding was located hours away from us, and Joann did a wonderful job of finding everything we needed and kept us up to date throughout the process. Would absolutely recommend to anyone
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    Megan Sent on 05/17/2012
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    My dream wedding was a beach wedding, however my husband and I live quite a few hours from the beach. We contacted Joanne and she was on the ball from day one, staying in contact with us and making sure that we approved everything. My wedding was gorgeous and Joanne and her company helped make my dream wedding come true, I can't thank them enough!!
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    Robin Sent on 11/21/2011
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    Our wedding day was fabulous!!!! Joann and her staff were very professional, helpful and just all around fabulous!!!!
    Thanks so much for making our day very special!!!
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    Edith Sent on 11/10/2011
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    My husband and I had our vows renewed through Port Aransas Beach Weddings and it was amazing! Joanne and her team made sure everything was perfect. She answered our questions promptly, worked with our budget and created the event we had envisioned. I have recommended this company to other brides and will continue to do so! A perfect event for us and our guests.
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    Emily Sent on 11/25/2011
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    Joanne did my Sweet 16 and it was soooo pretty. Pink everywhere! I told her what I like and she made it perfect! Pretty cake, food, cupcakes, candy bar, chocolate fountain, flipbook photo booth, DJ, favors, lighting, dancing! It was the best party little Port A High School had seen yet. My friends want me to have a graduation party next! I'd love to! Everything was perfect when we arrived and everyone was happy. Success!
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    Lori Sent on 05/01/2012
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    Joanne and her staff were very knowledgeable in creating my special day. I gave her an idea and a color scheme and she set the mood with that little bit of information. I was on a tight budget but I wanted a classy yet sophisticated wedding and she was able to pull that off and stay well within my budget. I highly recommend you check her out before spending a ton of money on extravagant accessories that will be long gone within hours, but the memories will last a lifetime.
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    Maegan Sent on 08/01/2013
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    Joanne, Edie, and our photographer were wonderful. I was very stressed a couple days before the wedding, but after my face to face (with champagne) :) I felt so relieved. Joanne, made me feel so comfortable and I knew she would create a beautiful day for Michael and I. Edie worked so hard on the day of the wedding! She was great. Our photographer David (who came with the wedding package) was absolutely amazing! He went above and beyond! Thank you Port A Weddings
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    Bronwyn Sent on 05/02/2012
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    Joanne and Eddy are both lovely people who handled everything so well on our wedding day. The beach set up was amazing, the cake was fantastically made and displayed and the ceremony was personal and beautiful. We could not have asked for a better cermeony, the experience was so special.
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    Beautiful wedding! At first seemed absent minded and aloof, but quickly realized that was not the case. Everything turned out better than we imagined. We would highly recommend Joanne for anyone wanting the perfect wedding in or around Port Aransas.
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    We really loved how they put it altogether. We just wish more pictures were taken.
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    Perla Sent on 08/01/2012
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    Maybe because I picked the smallest package or because they were too busy... Thoughout the whole process, I had a hard time receiving proper feedback from Joanne and Jennifer. Closer to the date I got very nervous because I hadn't heard from them. Until I wrote Joanne an email expressing my concerns, I wasn't sure we were all on the same page. Both are very nice ladies, however, they got my colors wrong (they had a mint green instead of the turquoise blue I had asked for). Joanne had to conduct the ceremony bc the officiant was stuck in the ferry, and after the ceremony both Joanne and Jennifer disappeared. As a matter of fact, I didn't even get a lid for the jar of the ceremony sand, so for now I have it wrapped in foil. Dave the photographer was great, but until I get my pictures I won't be comfortable.
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    Katie Sent on 07/07/2012
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    They are very nice people but our wedding was on June 2nd and we have yet to receive our already paid for wedding photos.(today is 7/7) Our attempts by calling/texting have been ignored. When we showed up at the time requested the ceremony was not yet set up. The photographer was late and they did not inform us that it was going to be Joeanne's assistant taking photos as she referred and had scheduled a professional photographer. We purchased the candlelight ceremony and bonfire reception package. We had no LED lights, Our food was forgotten and handed to us in a bag with Wal-Mart brand hotdogs and skewers made for grilling food on a grill not “roasting” our own hotdogs over a bonfire. The pictures on the website show made hotdogs wrapped nicely not guests cooking their own food. There were no chips, no s’mores, and no comfort kits. We paid for all of this according to the package we purchased with receipt. but now more then a month later we still have not received our photos.
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    Jessica Sent on 04/04/2012
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    The planner had a wedding the same day, so my wedding got a little sidetracked from her perhaps.. she got the time wrong, and didnt have two of the five bouquets etc. that I had ordered, I asked for flowers to on them but they only came with seashells. It was a pretty wedding, but I wished she hadn't forgotten about me- she never even called to make sure I had gotten to Port A., I had to call and make sure everything was good to go.
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    Amanda Sent on 10/09/2013
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    The weather forecast predicted a storm on my wedding day.It did not storm before or during my wedding. It did sprinkle off and on but nothing heavy.JoAnne called me the day before and told me the rental co. may not be able to deliver chairs, even though we already paid for them. She never got back to us to let us know if we would have chairs. I did not know until I walked down the aisle that we had chairs.I paid $475 for the "Shelly" arch.A nice driftwood arch with burlap and starfish etc.I received a wrought iron arch with wood slapped on it.At my wedding I saw people sitting in their cars by our aisle.As we are taking pictures after the ceremony I see a bride walking up, and I see her wedding party frantic.We overheard that they were supposed to be at a different mile marker on the beach and all of her guests were waiting to find out where to go.I could not get the rest of my ceremony pictures because her family was in the background!JoAnne began setting up other decorations and started to put burlap on my arch.My sister confused, asked her if there was another wedding.She lied to her and told her no.One of my guests was standing in front of the arch visiting and JoAnne told him he needed to move. I had to pay for the beach permit for that location. The City said that I was the only bride with that spot.She should have asked me if I was okay with her doing that.I might have been if I could have prepared for it and taken my pictures earlier.Another issue I had was that I paid full price for these chairs and the arch but another bride was using them as well.The rental company would not drop the chairs and JoAnne used her own.This confused me because she previously told us she did not have enough of her own. She made double her money that day from two brides. Lastly, our bartender who I had spoken to weeks prior to the wedding was not at our reception.The new bartender did not know any of our drinks.He was slow, and on his phone.It turns out he was JoAnne's husband.
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    Adina Sent on 10/12/2013
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    I contacted Joanne Soward of Port A Weddings in April 2013 to plan our wedding in August of 2013. I went over every detail. The Intimate Beach Wedding , Bonfire, and wedding cake. Every detail of the wedding was set out in the contract including set up for the ceremony, sand ceremony, What we wanted for a guitarist, song, flowers, dinner, food to be served at the bon fire, table decor, colors. All one had to do was look at her written contract and see what was expected.
    Come our wedding day nothing went per the written plan. Ceremony set up and decor was all wrong. Family members were sent scurrying to find the proper flowers,bouquets, and decor. One of our kids was provided with the wrong color sand, we were not given enough sand to fill the jar and no lid was provided for the jar. We were to be provided with information on the guitarist upon receipt of our deposit, but did not receive the information until the night before the wedding. He was able to play one song that we had requested and played it over and over. For the reception we had ordered bbq brisket and fire roasted vegetables. We were given bbq brisket and baked beans served on red foam plates . For the bon fire we had ordered chicken kabobs. These were never provided. When we expressed our disapproval of the food Joanne told the caterer, "Just pack it all up and we'll give them a refund". She thought that it would be okay for our family and friends to go hungry. The caterer later told us that the food had been ordered two days prior to the wedding and that he was not the caterer that she used for bbq. When I went to look at the cake I found only serving utensils. NO CAKE HAD EVER BEEN ORDERED! We ended up with a store bought cake that my daughter went and purchased. I did not get the wedding that I had planned and looked forward to. She had our money, set up what she wanted, and made our special day a disaster. My only recommendation. Do not not use Port A Weddings!
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    Erica Sent on 11/28/2013
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    The list goes on and on with broken promises and things that weren't as agreed upon, but the real issue is we've been waiting almost two months for refunds and our sand ceremony replacement and haven't received a thing. Joanne is completely unorganized and doesn't communicate with you until you force her to. If you think you're her only wedding that day, you're wrong. Her assistants told us she had two on our wedding day, which was why they didn't know what flowers to bring us and why Joanne didn't stay for the day as we paid her to do. It's pointless to try to reason with her about what went wrong because she's completely unable to admit where she went wrong, going so far to take one of the 30 chairs, that we PAID FOR, from our family and for herself. No flowers as decoration since she decided to replace those with paper. No cake for us to cut because apparently they forgot it. The sand ceremony holder leaked at the ceremony, we were promised a replacement and have received nothing. The cakes that were favors were not the right flavor so my vegan best friend couldn't have any. The music was a wreck and ruined my dances with not only my husband, but also my two fathers. I've given up trying to talk to her since she is obviously not going to do as she said she'd do, which should not surprise me one bit. I'd stay as far away from her and this sham of a wedding coordinator as you could.