The Main Event By Emily Reviews
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Sarah Sent on 07/03/2024Great planner and designer
I booked both of Emily's services, the design service and planning service. I had a great experience with both. Emily was the designer and florist and did an incredible job bringing my vision to life. I love that once you book the design package, you have access to all of her warehouse items. It did not cost extra to use her arch, pillars, centerpiece vases, etc. and you get the flowers at a discount. Ashley Goff was my planner/coordinator and she was excellent. She and her assistant made the day run smoothly and I didn't have to worry about anything. She kept every vendor and member of the wedding party on-task and where they needed to be. Their entire team is very talented and I recommend their services. -
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Lauren Sent on 10/10/2022100% recommend
Emily and Ashley were amazing to work with! Emily has a great eye for design and our wedding decor exceeded my expectations- so beautiful! Ashley was amazing as our coordinator and was everything I wanted leading up to the day of the event and was extremely organized/helpful the day of😊 thank you!!! -
Madison Sent on 10/06/2022
Detail Oriented and Pleasurable
Main Event by Emily made everything so easy and gave me everything I could have asked for! Emily and her team are responsive, organized and creative. You can trust this team! -
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Breanne Sent on 10/02/2022Nothing short of perfect!!!
I decided to book a coordinator and designer through The Main Event by Emily and it was 1000% the best decision I could have made. I worked mostly with Ashley G. and Emily. These ladies pay attention to all details, even the ones you don’t think of. They worked with me to not only bring the vision I had for my wedding to life, but to also ensure my wedding day was seamless and smooth. I cannot express how worth it is. Seriously, if you are doubting it, it’s WORTH IT! I’m extremely grateful to have had the pleasure of working with these ladies. My big day was perfect! 10.1.22 -
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Tammy Sent on 05/24/2022Simply Amazing!
The Main Event by Emily made our wedding event so easy and stress free. When my daughter got engaged it was very important to me to be able to enjoy her day and be hands off and that is exactly what I got with The Main Event by Emily! From the very beginning our planner was on top of the smallest details. She listened and took care of the big things but also managed such detail to the smallest of things as well. The flowers and decorating were more beautiful that I could have imagined. I would highly recommend them for any event. I honestly believe my daughters special day would not have been as amazing without the team we had around us allowing us to enjoy every second! -
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Monti Sent on 03/27/2022July wedding
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Danny Sent on 03/26/2022Best Team Ever!
Emily's design and coordinating team did a phenomenal job of making our wedding day as stress-free and enjoyable as possible. We are very grateful for all of their hard work, their dedication and strong attention to detail. A special shout out to our main wedding coordinator, Ashley Seals, for doing such an amazing job with everything! We are so happy that we chose The Main Events by Emily team, because they did an outstanding job! ~ Danny and Meghan (3/21/22) -
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Samantha Sent on 03/16/2022Amazing company and amazing people!
I cannot say enough good things about this company, if you think you can do a wedding without a planner/good florist then good luck to you. Our coordinators/design/floral team went ABOVE and BEYOND our expectations. This was money WELL spent! The day of my wedding was spend relaxing in the bridal suite while Emily and her team did all of the heavy lifting and set up! They are so easy to work with and she brought my vision to life, making my day absolutely perfect. She does not nickel and dime you with every single flower or garland you want, she has an overall package and a floral budget which actually ended up saving us a large amount of money in the long run. Please please please reach out to this company and give them a shot, they will absolutely blow you away with their amazing work! I cannot say enough good things. -
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Patrick Sent on 06/14/2021Amazing! Made our special day flawless!
The Main Event was instrumental in crafting a perfect day for us. From day 1 till we said "I Do," Royall, Felicia, and the rest of their team helped us not stress over any details and focus on each other and the big day. They crushed it when it came to navigating the ever changing COVID regulations and delays. We would highly recommend their services to anyone looking to have their day be perfect and worry-free! -
Anne Sent on 06/10/2021
Incredible Experience with The Main Event by Emily
HIRE THIS TEAM! I can't begin to express how fantastic the entire team at The Main Event by Emily is. Every single team member went above and beyond to make sure that our day was exactly what we wanted and that everything went off without a hitch. Emily and her design team took a few pictures that represented my vision and brought it to life in the best possible way--the flowers, the ceremony area, the table scapes, everything. The coordination team (shout out to Royall!) was AMAZING --they took away the stress of vendor coordination, the flow of the day, time keeping and answering anyone and everyone's questions on the day of. THANK YOU ALL! It was the most perfect day and it wouldn't have happened without The Main Event by Emily. We are so grateful!
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Kim H. Sent on 05/18/2021Excellent work!
Emily and her team of coordinators and designers really brought our wedding together and made it absolutely wonderful. Every detail was carefully thought out. From flowers to table settings to organizing a timeline and vendors, TME made sure our wedding went smoothly. I've received nothing but compliments with how beautiful everything was, and I truly believe TME is worth every cent. -
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Marina Sent on 04/04/2021Beautiful Designs for a Dream Wedding!
Emily and the team at The Main Event by Emily are amazing! Emily took my design ideas and turned them into magic. Our guests kept talking about how beautiful our wedding was. Emily truly made our dreams come true. We would recommend The Main Event by Emily to anyone who needs help creating their dream wedding. -
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Ashley Sent on 12/08/2020One to remember!
We can’t not thank Emily and the whole Main Event team from the month of coordinating team Desiree, Royall and Felicia! They all made our day so special and I can’t think them enough for helping move everything to a new date and helping us in general with any questions and designing and planning!
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Juliette Sent on 10/26/2020The best of the best!
Emily and her team made my dream wedding come to life! From our first meeting to our last, Emily completely understood my vision. She had many new ideas to offer, and her shop is filled with everything possible to make your wedding happen. Emily and her design team have this thing down to a science, so they work efficiently but uniquely. They also provide all floral arrangements at the most amazing prices. My wedding was everything I dreamed up in my head and more. I would not change a single thing from my wedding design/decor, and for that, I thank The Main Event. I will recommend her to any bride planning her wedding, and would give 6 stars if I could.
Royall, my lead wedding coordinator, also did a fantastic job. She is thorough, detail oriented, and so so friendly! I felt like I knew her for years during our first meeting. She takes her time with each meeting and adapted so easily to any changes I wanted to make. My mom and I thought we had the planning thing under control- until Royall joined us in the month-of planning. We realized how much we needed her assistance and expertise. When we had questions or concerns, or when confusion arose, Royall handled it all. She was the communicator between all vendors, which I cannot stress how much we needed that. She made our month leading up to the wedding so calm and controlled, and the wedding went so smoothly thanks to Royall and her assistant, Ashley! I will forever thank them for their services, and I know our wedding was so successful because of them!
Overall, I can’t recommend The Main Event enough. These ladies are amazing and I 100% believe everyone needs them in their wedding planning. If you’re on the fence about using their services, I promise you, you NEED them. -
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Melissa Sent on 10/20/2020Exceptional planning, floral, rental and coordination services
Despite the uncertainty of planning a wedding in the midst of a global pandemic, Emily Norton, Royall Bryan and Amber Epps never wavered in their assurances that everything would work out, and they made sure it did. We never knew from one week to the next how government directives on social distancing and limits on the size of gatherings might wreck months of preparation, but this team of ladies pushed ahead and finalized every last detail. We can’t thank them enough for all they did to help us create an intimate, memorable wedding that we were able to share with our families and dearest friends. -
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Sabrina Sent on 10/14/2020Dooley Wedding
Emily and her team are the absolute best! We postponed our original wedding date in May due to COVID, and Emily was more than accommodating. I am a very organized person with all sorts of Pinterest boards and Emily welcomed all of my ideas and even came up with better ones. Her design for my wedding was beyond what I was thinking in so many good ways! It came all together perfectly.
Now I want to praise my wonderful coordinators. Royall and Des were beyond. I had been working with Royall since the month before my wedding, and we talked almost every day. She deserves an extra award for just putting up with me. She made everything so much easier to handle all of the stress. She kept in contact with me and all of my other vendors. Words cannot describe how amazing Royall was at her job! Not only did she do her job beyond justice, but she also became a friend that I could vent to about wedding stress. Beyond happy with the Main Event by Emily and how they handled my wedding! -
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Yosmary Sent on 10/10/2020Such beautiful work!
Emily and her team are the best! She stayed within our budget and created such a beautiful piece. I sent her some inspiration pictures so she could get a sense of what I liked and OMG when I saw our bouquets, I was in love!! So unique and just so perfect for our day. I was so impressed because I really didn't know what I wanted and she was able to create such beautiful work with such little information! Thank you so much, Emily! -
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Sarah Sent on 09/09/2020Best investment we made for the wedding...
When we began planning our wedding we knew we would get married at a family member's home which is an old farmhouse in the middle of nowhere. I was convinced that between amazon and pinterest I could decorate the wedding myself. I was completely wrong and I am so happy that we hired Emily and Hannah to decorate our venue. It transformed the wedding from a backyard party into a formal event.
I met Emily at the Virginia Beach wedding expo and she immediately caught my attention by how passionate she was about weddings. When we met to speak about wedding details she immediately understood the vintage literary look I was aiming for. Hannah and Emily even drove out to our venue to see the space and they were understanding that I wanted to include vintage pieces from the home as well. They created an amazing vintage photo booth area that blended our furniture and their pieces seamlessly. The flowers were perfect accents throughout the entire location. Hannah and her crew showed up right on time and arrived immediately after we said goodbye to our guests like set up/take down ninjas. Seriously, they took so much stress off of me as far as decorating and flowers and made my imagination a reality. Thanks so much! -
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Valentina Sent on 01/09/2020Great decorator!!
Emily was so awesome to work with! She knew exactly how I wanted things right out of our first consultation, and on our wedding day, the decorations and the flowers and linens were just gorgeous!!! Would highly recommend Emily and her team! -
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Rachel Sent on 10/23/2019The most magical day of my life
As far as design and flowers go... it exceeded every bit of my expectations. I got design quotes and floral quotes and the price by-far was the best in Virginia. Emily teared up in our first visit about her passion for providing "dream weddings" within the bride's budget but I had no idea how much she meant that. I literally gave her my Pinterest board and she brought it to life. The bouquets looked IDENTICAL to what I picked out but more beautiful. I wanted rustic car parts that she did not have and she went digging for them in her free time. Literally every touch she put in there I cried. She could charge double for what she did with my wedding. My husband was blown away with it all. He still can't stop talking about how wonderfully it was decorated. She met with us at the venue (1 hour away) to make sure everything was taken care of.
Ashley was our month-of coordinator and when I say I did not stress I mean it. She thought of all the things I never would have considered, our FaceTime session was incredibly productive. She contacted all of my vendors, was clear on the services they provided and found out my caterer didn't bus plates! What a shock! So Emily and Ashley and the team stepped in. When I say I felt like a princess on my wedding day, I really did. Ashley made sure everything was where it needed to be, brought us food, carried my belongings, and made the entire experience ZERO stress. I had all the time to enjoy my time with my guests, and had not a care in the world because I knew she had it all. This woman should be organizing the White House events. Seriously. If you're on the fence about hiring these people... DO IT. Design and Coordination are not where you want to cut corners in a budget. We are already hiring them for our next anniversary party :P -
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Andrew Sent on 09/26/2019Hire These Amazing Wedding Professionals!!
Alanna and Megan were invaluable month-of coordinators. They anticipated many of our needs, including those that we hadn't considered. Their experience allowed our wedding to run smoothly. Friends, family, and vendors all commented on their professionalism and about the well run event.
Emily's design exceeded our expectation and included many small details that only someone who cared deeply about her clients needs would have provided. Her inventory of decor items saved us money and allowed use to create the exact experience that we wanted for our wedding guests. Her knowledge of the floral industry provided a unique and beautiful look for our wedding.
Based on our positive experience, we have already told several people that we know about the design and planning service available from The Main Event. -
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Monti Sent on 08/02/2019July wedding
Emily was Amazing!! She exceeded my expectations! She did such an amazing job and she is so affordable! -
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Danielle Sent on 07/09/2019Simply the Best
Having real flowers for my wedding was really important to me. However, like a lot of brides out there...it is hard to imagine spending thousands of dollars on flowers. Emily was able to work with my budget and really help my vision come alive. Because of her, I was able to have gorgeous flower arrangements without the stress of DIY. I strongly suggest all couples to go visit her at The Main Event in Smithfield, VA. She also offers many other event services, has a cute shop to find gifts and other things, and a super friendly staff that greets/treats you like family. -
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Cassidy Sent on 07/11/2018Wonderful! Emily, Amber and Ashley were so great! Emily was recommended to me by a coworker and I met her at a bridal show and she was just lovely! I happened to be in Smithfield and stopped by (not knowing that she has a whole process for this) and she took me back to her office and walked me through her questionnaire and was very patient with me since I didn't have all the right answers yet. Her rates are AMAZING, I honestly couldn't believe them and she really helped make my dreams come true. Emily took care of the decor, flowers(including a stunning flower crown), linens, and coordination. She really is a one stop shop and shes great at what she does! I knew nothing about hosting a wedding or picking out decor or any of it and she guided me every step of the way and with the sweetest demeanor!
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Michaela Sent on 03/01/2017Emily and Alana lifted every weddig weight off of my shoulders! They were amazing and professional and efficient and affordable! I was on a tight budget and they made it happen. I had a couple consultations with Emily and gave her the premis of what I was thinking and she took them all and ran with it. Our wedding was even more beautiful than I could have imagined. And Alana was the best coordinator we could have ever hired! She was prompt, on time and kept the show running smoothly! I recommend!all of my friends to The Main Event because it doesn't get any better than them! -
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Monique Sent on 10/01/2024The Main Event made my event :)
What can I say. Emily and her team made my day SOOOOOO MUCHHHHH LESS stressful on September 20th. Ashley, our coordinator, was very easy to reach if I had any questions along with the other team members. She was on it! She made it so much less stressful for me as the bride who at first wanted to do everything myself. They took care of everything and they really take what you want in consideration. I recommend making a Pinterest page with ideas to give to them and they can go off of that. They did amazing on my bouquet flowers it was better than i could ever imagine! Their shop in Smithfield is SUPER CUTE and has a lot of stuff for a wedding if you aren't sure...got my jewelry from there too. They communicate with everyone to make sure your day is excellent!
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Rachel Sent on 07/16/2021Great decorations and coordination services!
When we first sat down with The Main Event we had 2 separate meetings, one for design and one for planning. For planning, we decided to do partial planning to ease my stress. I ended up having a lot of time with COVID, so looking back, I would have just done coordination services. We enjoyed working with our planner, but at times it did seem like she had a lot on her plate. During our ceremony and reception, the whole coordination team was wonderful. They really were pretty much invisible, but got everything we needed before we even knew we needed it. It was also wonderful to have someone to hold my train for pictures and who knew how to cut the wedding cake! I would definitely recommend them for month of coordination services. They really made our ceremony and reception smooth and seamless. We also used The Main Event for decorations. We met with Emily when we first started planning, and with COVID everything ended up changing. Emily was very flexible with us changing the entire design about a week before when we finally had a new venue lined up. And, she really delivered! The flowers and decorations were beautiful! She was able to incorporate things that our families gave us seamlessly with the items that we had picked out, and it looked gorgeous. I would definitely recommend their decoration and floral services! -
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Rachel Sent on 05/09/2023My vision brought to life by Emily and her team!
I had a beach wedding in Sandbridge while also being an out of state bride. The coordination team were excellent to work with and help me with educated decisions about my vision. Ashley G, our lead, with other Ashley were so great and nice. They got us a cute gift for me and my husband, I’m so thankful! Emily and Leslie, along with the rest of the decor team, did a beautiful job decorating our beach house to make it feel elegant and luxurious. The flowers also lasted a long time for us to enjoy for the rest of our time in Virginia. -
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Amber Sent on 05/13/2018I was very understanding that with Emily's business expanding that she would be busy. But I felt very left out and not important. I would email and leave voicemails and not hear back for weeks at a time. There was always an excuse as to why my messages were never returned. Because she came as a recommendation by my sister-in-law the year before, and she was aware of this, I felt I was put on the back burner and not given the best customer service. I met with Emily the week before the wedding at the venue, she was late and did not call as a courtesy, I had to call her to ask where she was after 10-15 minutes (she finally arrived after being 20 mins late). The on-site meeting, the details of where everyone would be for getting ready were discussed. When I arrived on location the day of the wedding, Emily and her crew were no where to be found and no instruction on bouquets or corsages. They were all just sitting on a table. When I asked where Emily and crew were, the venue director advised that Emily didn't realize that I was getting ready off site and so they left. No call, no messages left, nodda. The flowers were beautiful but as for decor, it completely lacked. For what I spent for this service and the lack there of attention given, I was highly dissatisfied.
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