The week we became engaged we knew we wanted to have a destination wedding in Savannah, and to do that we knew we needed the best wedding planner we could find. We needed a planner who knew Savannah inside and out, who could be our partner on the ground, that we could trust to pursue our vision, since we lived in NYC. We spent three - four weeks interviewing planners, who were pretty much all the same, very energetic and enthusiastic, but none of them had a package that fit our needs, and when we asked them to develop a more personalized package, we got nowhere.

Bonnie was the perfect planner for us. She listened to what we knew we wanted, and what we were sure we needed help with. She took care of scheduling all of our planning meetings, and made sure she was available for the ones we knew we needed her help with, and was there to answer any questions we had along the way. If there was anything we were worried about, Bonnie would always reply with "Don't worry, I'll take care of that", we would eventually just refer these items as Bonnie Problems or BP's, and our minds would instantly be put at ease. She was able to schedule all of our pre-wedding planning meetings and tasks into two physical planning trips to help save money on planning travel expenses. (even though we would have loved to go more often, since we loved Savannah and Bonnie even more so.)

As we went through the process of planning our wedding, we found that Bonnie had built a great reputation of respect in the Savannah wedding planning community. Every Vendor we met with would say "We work with Bonnie all the time, and we LOVE her". It felt good to know the network of people we were putting together to work on our wedding respected and trusted our Planner. As we got closer to the date and felt like we needed more time to communicate, Bonnie always made herself available to answer our questions and put our minds at ease.

One of the biggest struggles, with planning a wedding in Savannah, was the the culture difference. As New Yorkers, we were used to getting answer's right away, and Savannah is typically slower paced. Without Bonnie, we would have likely grown frustrated with many of our vendors, and moved on. Bonnie was able to always get us answers, or assure us she was working on getting the answers. Anytime we were growing worried with the response time, she would be honest about it being in or out of character for that typical vendor. In the end, every vendor we chose, that bonnie recommended, came through, and was the perfect choice.

Anyone who would ask us, what was the biggest decision, or what was the best decision we made along the way, would always get the same answer. "Bonnie"! We affectionately refer to her as our favorite person in Savannah. If we trace back any single decision we made with our wedding, or any part that people say they loved about our wedding, it always traced back to hiring Bonnie. Whether it was a vendor she recommended, or her embracing a new or different way we wanted to do something (like how to set up our seating for the ceremony), she was always there to support our choices and recommend people that would support our vision and make our wedding day what we wanted it to be.

Hire Bonnie, you won't regret it!

Bonnie at First City Events and her whole team were absolutely amazing. We decided to book an out of town wedding after deciding to cancel our original plans in our hometown. (It’s a long irrelevant story). We reached out to First City Events 6 months before our planned wedding date. Needless to say, we were freaking out about the tight timeline and the amount of planning that needed to take place. Bonnie worked tirelessly to make the planning as smooth as possible for us. She communicated with us well and reassured us every step of the way that the day would fall into place. She gave us great ideas and played off our ideas to the smallest details. To say the day was amazing is an understatement. It was magical. We could not have envisioned a better wedding day and it was all thanks to Bonnie and her whole team. Throughout the day the team was checking on us and making sure everyone was having a great time and kept the timeline running smoothly.

We asked Jeff the DJ to play a mix of Nigerian/Afro-beats and classic American pop and he did not disappoint! He blended the songs so seamlessly that our guests couldn’t help but be on the dance floor the entire night.

We could not recommend this team enough. I didn’t realize how important it is to hire a wedding planning until going through this process of planning a wedding myself. Having the team take care of the logistics actually allowed us to enjoy our wedding day and enjoy the planning process.

Thank you so much First City Events!!!

Used DJ Jeff and MC Tyson for our sons bar mitzvah on 3/2/24. The absolute best!!!!! Their energy was amazing. All of our guests were on the dance floor the entire time! Highly recommend.

Many thanks to First City Events for our wonderful wedding!

Thank you Courtney and Bonnie! We couldn't have had the seamless day that we did without your expertise. They showed up exactly when they said they would, they took over and created the day I envisioned. We had such a wonderful wedding with the help of Courtney and Bonnie, I can't recommend them enough.

Bonnie and First City Events are amazing! My daughter had her destination wedding in Savannah and we had only 2 months to get everything planned. Bonnie and her team made our experience totally stress free and helped turn her dream wedding into reality. They handled every detail and some that we had never even thought of. You will not find anyone better to make your wedding dreams come true!

We used First City Events for both day of Coordinator and DJ services for our Christmas wedding in December 2022 and they were an absolute joy to work with! Bonnie, Latia, & Courtney were a homerun and made my vision come to life. If anything went wrong, our guests and myself never knew about it. These ladies were professional but still very warm, down to earth women. We are so happy we went with them because once I handed off everything to Bonnie and her team, all my anxiety for the day melted away because I knew I could trust them with our most special day.

We also used Jeff from First City as our DJ and he was AMAZING! my husband and I are big music lovers and believe music sets 90% of any mood - Jeff delivered and then some. The dance floor was packed all night and he seamlessly kept all the reception events running smoothly, to include some untraditional traditions. He wasn't in your face and used his Playlist selection to drive the vibe of our wedding flawlessly. We have absolutely no complaints and would use First City again in a heartbeat!

We used FCE's planning and DJ package and it was perfect! Bonnie was so easy to work with and made all of my plans go off without a hitch! Jeff emceed the night so smoothly and played the best playlist, we did not get off the dance floor all night! I loved working with this team and would 100% recommend for any upcoming brides!

Bonnie and her team are the best! They really were fantastic and we couldn’t be happier. They helped our magical weekend wedding dreams come true.

Bonnie was always very patient, and responsive, and made excellent recommendations for vendors. In addition, she is down-to-earth and personable. She is a gifted wedding planner and deeply loves and enjoys what she does. We absolutely recommend her without hesitation.

Her husband, Jeff, the DJ is also great. We were able to pick all the songs for the reception. He did all our announcing too. He had everyone on the dance floor dancing and singing along. It was so much fun.

I strongly recommend hiring both Bonnie, as your wedding planner and Jeff, as your DJ.

I can say enough praise to Bonnie, Victoria and Courtney from First City Events for the phenomenal job they all did for my daughters wedding this past weekend! Best thing we did was to hire them and they made sure things went smoothly! Please hire them for your next event, they are so thorough, professional, kind and patient! Just what one needs for any event!