My wedding planning experience was better than I could’ve imagined because my husband and I decided to hire Melissa as our wedding planner. She made a great first impression on our initial inquiry phone call especially considering we had no previous mutual connections. She has extensive experience, is super professional, very responsive, and has great working relationships with wedding vendors in the industry. She is great to work with and I felt, always had our best interest in mind. My husband and I were truly able to be present and enjoy every moment of our wedding weekend without any of the added stress that generally comes with the organization of the day. As a type A personality bride Melissa truly exceeded my expectations. I felt my thoughts, ideas, and concerns were always heard and addressed. Melissa and her team take much pride in their work which shows in how they conduct themselves and their performance. For the best wedding planning with an unimaginable wedding day experience book B Astonished Events, you won’t regret the decision.

The absolute best experience of our life! Bastonished Events took our dream wedding to the next level. The level of expertise was top tier and there wasn’t a detail missed. We truly appreciate the entire team.

The Bastonished team were amazing! We came to them with a very interesting idea of having a themed wedding! A theme that could have quickly gone wrong! But the team delivered beyond our wildest dreams!! I would do it all over again if I could do it with this team!

From the moment my husband proposed, I knew I wanted B Astonished Events to be a part of my wedding planning experience! Melissa is so knowledgeable about all things wedding planning. She helped us figure out every detail and ensured that our wedding was the wedding of our dreams. She’s so responsive and personable! Also, the B Astonished team is amazing. We loved the attention given to both the bride and the groom on wedding day. I loved that throughout the process Melissa worked so hard to ensure this was truly the wedding of our dreams!

I am extremely happy with the help, support, and guidance that B.Astonished Events provided for my baby shower. From the beginning stages of the planning process, Melissa help me to personalize the theme of the Dr. Seuss book, ‘Oh, the Places You’ll Go’ and design a baby shower that was both unique and classy. She understood my desire to have a casual chic event and reached out to vendors on my behalf that could bring my vision to life. All of the vendors were professional, timely, and clearly understood the overall theme of the event, thanks in large part to the mood board, event schedule, and great communication provided by B.Astonished. This is the second event they have planned on my behalf (my epic wedding was also planned by them) and I would gladly use their services again for future events.

Our planner was Alyssa, of the BAstonished crew, she was BEYOND amazing! From the beginning she jumped right in to ensure our special day was everything we wanted and more. I can not express in words how wonderful our overall experience was with BAstonished & how blown away my husband and I, as well as our wedding guests were when we saw the finished design of our venue. On our day, everything ran smoothly & ON TIME! I would recommend BAstonished to anyone who is looking for a true one-of-a-kind moment filled with amazing attention to detail, luxury and lots of love.

Working with Melissa and her team was an absolute fairytale. When my Husband and I booked her, we knew we wanted a destination wedding, off resort for the unique private feel of our day, but covid kept limiting our choices because many countries were still on lockdown. Since some of my husbands family is from Trinidad and Tobago, we originally wanted the wedding in Tobago, but they were not open to any non-citizen travelers, then we wanted Turks and Caicos and we were told we could only have 20-30 people total. I randomly saw a gorgeous venue in Jamaica called Pattoo Castle, consulted with her and boom we had our venue! Through all of the changes with the CDC, variants, changes in the amount of people we could have and curfews that Jamaica implemented. Melissa was patient, understanding, and kept us both re-assured everything would be okay.

She flew with us and our photographer to design the most gorgeous and unique engagement session at the Secret Garden in Miami. In one of the looks, we were in a canoe with flowers in front of a waterfall! It was so gorgeous. Blair did our engagement video for the engagement shoot and it truly set the tone for how gorgeous our day was. During our site visit to Jamaica, Melissa made sure our on site coordinator was on the same page and advocated for our wants.

On the day of our wedding, the Bastonished team was by my side and my husbands every step of the way. Alyssa and Blair were everything! I am pretty particular and I am the planner of my family and friends travels and events so it is saying a lot that I was able to put my trust in Melissa’s vision completely. Her vision board for us really came to life. We had a whole wedding weekend and my guests said it was the best wedding they have ever been to.

If you are planning a Lux wedding and are very particular about details, quality, and want a whole team of support, please do yourself a favor and book the Bastonished team. Melissa, Blair, Alyssa, D’Angela and everyone else who made our planning during covid effortless, thank you so so much! We wish we could do it again.

Alyssa made our wedding planning experience one for the books. We had to make several changes throughout the process due to covid, but she stayed optimistic throughout the entire process. She was responsive, personable, insightful and just a overall joy to work with. I highly recommend Alyssa for any of your wedding planning needs!

Couldnt have had dream wedding without Melissa and the B! Astonished team!

It took us a while to get this review posted because we wanted it to be PERFECT! Because that’s how we feel about Melissa and the B Astonished team. They are perfection! From the day planning started to the end of wedding day Melissa and her team were patient, professional, prompt. and understanding. During the planning process, often times when it came to décor, we could not pull the trigger on making a decision (I’m indecisive!) but Melissa knew exactly how to 1. Create a vision for us and 2. Help us execute and bring the vision to life - all while accommodating our budget.

When covid hit, we panicked. We could not decide whether to move forward with the wedding or to postpone. Melissa provided us with all the pros and cons of both scenarios so that we could make the best decision for us. Ultimately, we decided to postpone. Although our wedding was postponed, Melissa did not miss a beat when it came to managing all the vendor changes regarding the new date and details. With her handling all our details we felt so confident that our wedding day would run flawlessly. Every single one of her recommended vendors provided the same level of top-notch dedication and professionalism towards preparing for our big day. Fast forward to wedding day, things seemed to flow perfectly! Not that there weren’t hiccups (because what wedding doesn’t have them!?) but when there were, we never knew or heard about it until after the fact because Melissa and her team had already taken care of it. Also thank you to Jenny on the B Astonished Events Team. She was by my side the entire day and made sure I had anything I needed or asked for. From carrying my shoes to brining me champagne to calm my nerves - I couldn’t have made it through the day without you!

To Melissa, Blair, Jenny, and the entire B Astonished Events team - THANK YOU! Our wedding felt like a dream! We have already decided if we ever have another big event, we will be calling you!

To anyone reading and searching for an event planner – if you want your event to be stunning, you have to choose B Astonished Events!