The ladies from Pink Wasabi have been my saviors over the last 3 years. I was originally a 2020 bride till the pandemic that started 3 weeks prior to my wedding date caused us to postpone. They have helped me reschedule 3 times, handled numerous issues with my wedding venue, navigate weather changes, and helped my wedding day run smoothly. Shari, Barby, and Victoria all brought great energy and helped keep me calm during some stressful situations. I can not say thank you enough for all they did!

Shari and Barby of Pink Wasabi are the best ever. Organized, creative, and incredible sense of humor - all things I look for in a great planner for such an important day. Thank you for creating such beautiful weddings!

We had the absolute pleasure of working with Pink Wasabi team as our stylist, planner and a day of coordinator. The planning process was very smooth and stress free. From the beginning we didn't want to have a regular white or blush wedding but the style, color palette that will stand out, and we were absolutely blown away by the styling, color choices and linen, glassware, china rentals that were introduced to us by Pink Wasabi at our style sample meeting. Add florals carefully picked by their partner Flower Fanatic.
Then the day of hit us with torrential rain. We don’t know how, Pink Wasabi team did it under terrible conditions and heavy rain. They managed to pull off the impossible and kept everyone cool and calm throughout the chaos. Even though they had to deal with a horrible weather, we were pleasantly shocked to see that everything was set, decorated and ready on time for our ceremony and reception. And it looked stunning! THANK YOU SO MUCH ♥️

I cannot even imagine getting married without the team at Pink Wasabi. The amount of stress that has been removed from my shoulders throughout this whole process is immeasurable. They have helped me make decisions from colors to tuxes to florals to accessories to menu, etc. They knew my budget and were able to execute an absolutely breathtaking design while staying below my maximum number. If you just communicate and trust the team, Pink Wasabi will make it happen.

Shari Alhashemi's vision, creativity, and artistry is nothing short of magical! Everything she creates is so beautiful, so unique, so stunning, I've already referred my other recently engaged friends.

From the start, the team asked me great questions to understand the vibe we were going far. Barby has been so phenomenal, she is always on top of things, is quick to jump in and help even when I'm just asking a question, and is incredibly resourceful. My fiance and I could literally sit back and do virtually nothing if we wanted to, other than answer texts/emails/calls to say "yes" or "no". They work with incredible vendors who are so loyal to Shari that they seem to go out of their way to ensure they execute her vision. The team will tell it to you straight, give honest opinions, and make suggestions and recommendations that only experts in the business know to advise you on.

We get married in 3 weeks, our engagement was barely 6 months, and instead of stressed, I am so excited about how gorgeous this wedding is going to be all because of Shari and her team at Pink Wasabi. Trust Shari's vision, trust her team, and follow her guidance. If you can do that, you will have the most amazing experience and the most beautiful wedding, and you will actually have enjoyed the process as well.

I can't say enough good things about Pink Wasabi. They went out of their way to make our day as seamless as possible no matter how many things were thrown at them. Highly recommend and anyone getting married needs to hire PW as a fulltime planner! Believe me, it's money well spent and will be worth it.

I will forever be so grateful for Shari and her team of what I call heaven sent wedding planners!! From the first call I received until the morning call of my wedding day, Shari made sure that all of our needs and worries were taken care of. She is extremely professional, stylish, and not only gets the job done but goes above and beyond to make your day absolutely magical!! Shari not only did my planning but she did the entire decor of the ceremony and reception. I had an outdoor wedding and the morning of until a couple of hours before the ceremony it was raining, she arranged everything within a few hours and pulled it all together so seamlessly. I am still in awe. Everything was so much more beautiful than I could've ever imagined. THANK YOU SO MUCH for creating the wedding of my dreams!!!

I had the joy of attending one of Pink Wasabi’s styled shoots. She created an absolutely backdrop and was a joy to interact with. From what I saw at the style shoot, I have no doubt that any event that she is plannng will be well executed and beautiful!

Pink Wasabi was the such a pleasure to work with. The entire process was smooth and effortless thanks to the supportive team. I am so grateful to have had the perfect planner for my special day. Shari was so personable and genuinely caring; she got to know us and worked diligently to ensure everything went seamlessly. If I could go back and do it all over again I wouldn’t change a thing. Literally Brilliant! Thank you!

A fantastic organization with professional stylists who are innovative and attentive to what the customer asks for. After going through multiple hairstylists, I was referred to Pink Wasabi for myself and my bridesmaids and wish I would have found them earlier. Their prices are reasonable and the services are phenomenal! I highly recommend Pink Wasabi! It was a great experience!

We prioritized finding a Black wedding planner for our Miami wedding, and we found an absolute gem in Shari and the entire Pink Wasabi team! We purchased the Peach Wedding package. Shari is knowledgeable about South Florida wedding venues, and from the start offered her candid advice about her experiences working with different venues (for example, what they represented online to couples vs. what they actually offered). Unfortunately, we ended up choosing a venue and catering company that hit both Shari and us with a number of unpleasant and unexpected surprises throughout the latter part of our planning process. Shari and her team shared in our frustrations, but often jumped in to negotiate on our behalf and to take over communications when things got too heated between the venue and us as the couple. Shari and her team went above and beyond to improve our experience with the venue/caterer (even offering extra labor, in some cases), but a number of things were totally beyond her control. Despite these truly annoying, expensive, and infuriating odds, and a chaotic few weeks leading up to the wedding day (mainly thanks to the shenanigans of the venue) Shari and the Pink Wasabi team (Barby! Colleen! Marisa! Vicki!) delivered us the most beautiful wedding day possible--beyond our hopes and expectations. Our wedding was a dream, and it was so authentic to my husband and I as a couple.

To us, Shari and her team work best when they can have full or almost-full creative control of the wedding planning process--especially vendor selection. They have established relationships with wonderful vendors and insider knowledge of the industry, and when a venue/caterer is very restrictive about these dynamics, it makes Shari's job harder than it needs to be and often times, more expensive. So for engaged couples hoping to hire Shari, be aware that venues with overly restrictive stipulations or rules on what your planner can or can't do will affect your experience. We recommend working closely with Shari during venue selection to try to avoid these issues or at least prepare for them in advance--it will keep everyone happier!

Shari has excellent taste in decor and styling, and offers her valuable perspective and advice on your wedding day vision. But, importantly, she also knows when to respect your wishes and let you do your thing (so long as you are okay with the consequences!).


If we were to offer any constructive feedback, we would say that Shari is BUSY! Her services are in high demand, and you may be one of a large number of couples demanding her time and attention, especially due to the weddings on her books that were delayed because of the pandemic. Dealing with the logistics of pandemic weddings, and venues trying to recoup lost costs from 2020, adds another layer of stress to the wedding planning process. As a couple without a ton of wedding experience, we didn't really know what to expect at each stage of the planning process. Shari's wedding package descriptions are very detailed, but don't include timeframes for what happens when. Providing couples with a timeline of what to expect and when (or when it's reasonable to start asking about X, Y, or Z!) would do wonders to ease anxieties. Alternatively, if you're a couple looking to hire Shari, consider asking for a timeline like this, or checking in with a list of questions at important intervals that feel right to you (perhaps 8 months out, 6 months out, 3 months out, and the like). Our extremely difficult venue and Shari's packed schedule made the weeks and days leading up to our wedding feel more chaotic than anyone would've liked (Shari and her team included!).

Overall, we were happy with our wedding planning experience with Shari and Pink Wasabi, and we were thrilled with how came together on our wedding day. The Pink Wasabi team executed on every thing we envisioned, and our guests have not stopped complimenting every aspect of the wedding--the florals and decor especially, which were squarely in the Pink Wasabi wheelhouse. Thank you so much for everything you did for us!