Shades of Teal Reviews
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4.2 out of 5 rating
4.2 out of 5 rating
4 Reviews
83% recommend it
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Holly G. Sent on 03/21/2020Flexible and BOHO!
I booked my wedding date via VIRTUAL TOUR!!! How amazing is that! During this Covid-19 outbreak I was able to tour the venue and leave a deposit securing my date all in the comfort of my won home. This venue is BEATIFUL and totally boho! Great value if you are looking for an intimate wedding. -
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Holly Sent on 06/08/2021Beautiful Venue!
Thanks to Sarah, our ceremony was absolutely BEAUTIFUL! We received compliments all night long on how stunning the venue looked! She is very easy to work with and her attention to detail is to die for! I would recommend this venue to anyone with a upcoming event. Thank you for taking care of everything and being a part of our special day! -
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Michelle Sent on 05/10/2021AWFUL - Don't waste your money
When I first went to check the venue out one of the questions I asked was if I could come the day before to ensure I liked the decorations – Sarah told me no, and that she would send photos. A few weeks prior to the wedding she messaged me inspiration ideas she found on Pinterest for the décor. I liked them, as they were what I had in mind from when we initially met in person. Fast forward to 4 days before the wedding when she messaged me a photo of the décor. There was not ONE flower anywhere on the chairs, aisle, or arch. It was all ‘wintery greenery’ which she stated was the décor option I chose. I did choose a winter theme, however even in all of the inspirations she initially sent me, had flowers intertwined with the greenery. I sent her photos back of what I was thinking it was going to look similar to and she told me she would need to charge me an additional $200 for the time that has already gone into the decorating, and that she would have to call someone in to help. I felt that this was SO wrong. You can’t expect every customer to like your creations 100% of the time, and you still had FOUR days left to decorate. And there wasn’t even that much decorations to have even taken more than 2 hours. Sarah then went on to play the he said she said game, which really upset me further. You are in a business to make your paying customers happy, not to make us feel bad for not liking your initial design, and then to charge us more after I had already paid for the entire venue 100% in full. No where in the contract or in person discussion did she mention the potential additional charges for changing up the decorations. Within 45 minutes of emailing back and forth, we decided to call her to make this quicker and she informed us she had already taken down all of the decorations and started putting up the new ones. That really confused me as she initially told me it took so much time going into it and she’d have to call someone else in to help, yet the photos she sent us 45 minutes later, were not to far off from what the décor looked like come wedding day. So right there told me, she was trying to scam us out of another $200. Come the day of the wedding, I ensured to compliment the changes she made as soon as I walked into the building, because the changes were truly beautiful and I did not want her to treat me any way after the days prior… She told me to head upstairs to get dressed and she would be up within 10 minutes of the ceremony starting to walk me through the rest. She NEVER came upstairs. Instead, someone else came up and said “were ready, you can come down now” at this point, no one gave me my bouquet, or anything. I had to ask this random lady where it was. Then, I get to the bottom of the stairs and Sarah is just standing there watching me and my dad try to fit in the tiny corner adjusting my dress so I can walk down the aisle. She didn’t help one bit, although told me when I initially met her weeks before that she will be the on-site wedding coordinator and will be there to assist all day. My dad and I get it adjusted and I walk down the aisle to which the Officiant did not announce anyone to stand for the bride. My mom had to announce it. I get to the alter, and the Officiant did not ask anyone to please be seated. Literally, everyone sat and then stood back up when they noticed others weren’t sitting. I feel this really constricted the photographer from getting photos. After the ceremony we did the marriage certificate. Upon filling it out, she took both copies and the application for additional copies with her and never said a word. I now have to go downtown again and fill out the application and pay for additional copies because she took everything from me. The rest of the reception was just a joke. She stayed in the back corner and felt like she was hiding and we were left clueless on what to do next. The photographer even mentioned being confused and ended up assisting in cutting our cake. At this point, I was so upset I just wanted to leave. I chose to spend the rest of our time taking photos with our guests so we could leave. Upon packing up and leaving – one of my bridesmaids asked if we could take the left over donuts, to which Sarah said no. I don’t see why? We paid for them. Same with the bouquets, we were not allowed to take those either. I am unsure what $3,600.00 paid for in 90 minutes after the service we received. The photographer was very nice, and had great turn around time for our photos. The only thing I would say about that, is I felt I was directing her who was next to take photos with. At one point she told me, I’m not sure who is who so? All I could think about is, no photographer knows anyone’s extended family when taking photos? Typically you just call out “grandparents, siblings, bridal party, etc.” I felt I had to this for her which added to the stress of the entire day there. Also, I’m not even sure how she is allowed to operate a business in this building as it is clearly not up to code. Electrical wire was hanging down from the ceiling, no covers on outlets, etc. I didn’t initially notice this when I went there to meet her as I was taken away by the beautiful decor of the venue, however my husband was completely shocked when he showed up on our wedding day to see all of that. Also, something in the bathroom – he said the window was eye level and as your going to bathroom you can see and talk to people on the other side of the wall? Spend your money elsewhere!Shades of Teal's reply:
Michelle, thank you for taking the time to leave a review. I am sorry that your experience didn't match your expectations. Your feedback is very important to us. Please rest assured we are taking the appropriate measures to ensure no future miscommunications about Pop Up Weddings, as their "just show up" nature is not for everyone. We are known for providing beautiful, all inclusive weddings so there is no stress and we regret that didn't happen for you. Thank you for bringing this to our attention so we can do better.
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