All Occasions by Maria Reviews
Reviews
4.8 out of 5 rating
4.8 out of 5 rating
24 Reviews
95% recommend it
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User979397 Sent on 10/18/2012We planned our wedding remotely from out of state and we very reliant on emails and phone calls to plan our wedding. Maria put us at ease throughout the process and guided us in all aspects including site selection, invitations, flowers, decorations, photographer, musicians, cake.... yes, everything! On the day of our wedding everything was just as we imagined and we could not be happier. Maria was there to coordinate the vendors and stayed on site throughout the event making sure everything went without a hitch. We could not imagine a more enjoyable evening, and our guests had a wonderful time. We would highly recommend Maria to anyone without hesitation. She was a true pleasure to work with. -
User1647701 Sent on 06/05/2014Maria helped us throw "The Party" of 2011! Hands down. Family members are still talking about it to this day.
For a couple from Philadelphia, PA to plan a successful event in Greene, NY we needed someone who knew "the players" in area. Maria was able to introduce us to the right people & keep us in budget!! We had lots of family support, however we did not want to bother them all the details (plus we wanted some surprise element) - Maria was the perfect resource!
We have an uncle who owns his own florist shop & even he could not stop raving about the fantastic styling she did with our floral arrangements. The next day, we donated the arrangements to the Oxford VA home. They brighten up their community lounge; just like they did for our wedding.
Now that I look back on our wedding pictures, I know we could not have done it with out Maria. -
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Brandi Sent on 10/10/2010I would recommend this planner to any bride who needs an extra hand planning her special day. Maria was wonderful and helped with so much along the way to my special day. She was very attentive and made sure everything was perfect. -
User2648571 Sent on 06/15/2016I hired All Occasions by Maria for the week of and day of my wedding and I'm SO happy I did! Maria and her team took care of all of the decorating and rentals for me - so important to me because I didn't have to lift a finger the days before my wedding and worry about pulling everything together. Maria built an itinerary for my wedding day and was the main contact for all of my vendors which was extremely helpful so myself, my husband and our families didn't have to worry about a single thing! Maria and her staff met with me several times to really understand what my vision was and understand all of the details for my day. They pulled everything together EXACTLY the way I was hoping! I HIGHLY recommend All Occasions by Maria!!
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Rebecca Sent on 06/26/2014Maria did a wonderful job setting up our centerpieces. We had some lost emails over the course of planning but nothing that couldn't get taken care of later.
She was worried about one of the flowers during the reception not opening up. I don't think it fully did by the time dinner happened but no one noticed and I didn't care so much it still looked amazing! The linens were amazing too!!!! She said we'd get to keep the flowers after the reception from all the centerpieces but when the hotel cleaned them up I never saw them :( but that wasn't Maria's fault. -
User1433943 Sent on 11/12/2013Overall, I was not very impressed with the service. Decorations were outsourced to another vendor, and while the flowers were done by All Occasion (and turned out very nice), it was a burdensome process to get things selected. Responsiveness was not on par with other vendors we worked with, and there were several miscommunications which led to wasted time & a last minute payment (2 hours before my wedding) to said outsourced vendor because it was not communicated that I owed them money beforehand.
However, Julie - their wedding coordinator - was fantastic. Very responsive, friendly, and great to work with. I would recommend her to anyone.All Occasions by Maria's reply:
We apologize that you were not 100% happy. We are however, happy to hear that the two services that were contracted through All Occasions, the flowers and wedding coordination package you were happy with. -
User1783087 Sent on 08/27/2014Very disappointed with the quality of service and professionalism that All Occasions by Maria (AOBM) provides. My fiancé and I hired the vendor for decorating, coordinating and floral work in February 2014. During our relationship with AOBM, communication was difficult. Requests for items such as a full quote, receipts, and set up of the online portal were completed only after several requests. When we asked for updates on progress, we were told that everything was under control, only to find out at the end of March that a decorator had not been booked for us (the vendor does not provide in house decorating). We were then told to search for our own decorator because AOBM did not have time to do so. At that point, we decided to drop the decorating service and address our concerns with AOBM. We hoped that a second chance and face to face discussion would help to put us on the same page, but we quickly realized that nothing had changed. Shortly after, we decided to part ways with AOBM since we lacked the trust that we felt was necessary to have in a wedding coordinator and florist. While we were very happy with our decision to move on, we were frustrated with the fact that the deposit was considered nonrefundable, even though very little service had been performed. We would not recommend AOBM to any bride (and groom) looking for organization, communication and productivity.All Occasions by Maria's reply:
I, Maria, the owner, take my job and my business very seriously. Unfortunately there are times where we don't meet the expectations of a certain client. We offer three different wedding packages. In this particular situation, the Sunflower Package was picked which is weekend coordination only. Clients are to find their own vendors and AOBM coordinates everyone the weekend of. We do do our own decorating except for ceiling work which is absolutely explained in initial meetings. Because the Sunflower Package was picked, it was the clients responsibility to call and book it. All other decor and flowers were certainly decided upon, which in our opinion, was under control. After a 10 day delay in email response (on our end) we decided to meet again. After that meeting we all realized we were not on the same page and mutually had to part ways. It is unfortunate when that has to happen but that in no means states we are unprofessional. I love what I do and work very hard to please as many people as I can. It's just unfortunate it is not everyone.
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