Reviews of First City Events (Event Planner)

Andrea Castleman

Great vendor for our wedding! We used them for ceremony music and reception music! The DJ was very interactive with our guests. Received compliments from our guests too! We had a lot of fun celebrating!

Bud Johnson Photography

Bonnie is so great to work with! They did an amazing job with the music for our client's wedding reception at Cohen's Retreat! Everyone had a great time!!

Britt Mobley

Amazing. Great. So professional. Best in Savannah.

ZLR

So, as the Groom I wasn't necessarily keen to ask for responsibilities when it came to planning the wedding, but I did ask to handle the entertainment/DJ. We of course were on the fence for live music vs. DJ. Savannah is such an interesting city because of the venues. We had a larger wedding party of about 110 guests and we wanted an open space that wasn't a hotel. This limits available space and I wanted a DJ because of a variety in the playlist. So, why First City Events?! We talked with a few different DJ vendors (PLEASE TALK WITH MORE THAN JUST ONE). If you're on this site you're seeing the total competition. Once we talked with Bonnie I knew we were in the right place. Bonnie was EXTREMELY accommodating. We were promptly given the contract information with different price packaging. The contract and other documentation was easy to read and by no means made you feel overwhelmed with everything else going on with a wedding. Bonnie explained everything really well and told us about the company and the staff. They asked a little bit about us and what we wanted out of the entertainment. This lead us to being paired with Jeff. JEFF KNOCKED IT OUT OF THE PARK. My wife had a strict "DO NOT PLAY LIST" as well as other requests. I had my own requests as well so I asked Jeff if we could just talk. Jeff immediately replied to my email and we set up a phone conversation. He was extremely personal and was adamant about meeting our wants and needs. He told me what he would like me do so it would help him plan the perfect evening and this truly made all the difference. My wife and I sat down and actually discussed how we wanted guests to feel since so many weddings can just fall apart once the entertainment starts. Jeff helped us here because we did not want guests requesting music directly unless it came from my wife or I. Jeff was extremely professional at all times and many guests commented how his presence was known but also not known. He didn't try to overtake the wedding and be "that loud DJ", but rather he made sure the entertainment was about the couple (you!). Jeff made us a fantastic cocktail list where our entire party just had this electric vibe during cocktail hour. We had softer music and fit in some classics for the older crowd during the dinner hour. People were also moving along to the music as they ate and you could just see the smiles on everyone's faces. Finally, we had given Jeff a list of songs we really wanted to hear and artists who we really like. The music was so perfect with how it proceeded that I really wished I had asked Jeff to make me a copy of the playlist he used so I could relive those moments on a long car trip. Why go with First City Events? Because they cater to you and they are so readily available to answer any questions or concerns you might have. I felt that my bride and I were rather "needy" because we had many requests of "dos/don'ts" but Jeff reassured us constantly that this was our day and he wanted to make it perfect. I emailed Jeff after the wedding and he said "it was my pleasure and it means everything that you two are happy." That's the service you want. Choose First City Events and make your day special!!!

Jamie Weaver

I am a wedding photographer and Bonnie and Victoria planned a wedding I photographed a few months back. They emailed me the itinerary, called - met with the bride and myself to make sure we had her vision in mind. I was never in the dark about anything and I noticed that our bride, Shalisa, was not stressed. Bonnie said to the bride "If you are worried about something, we aren't doing our job". That is what they do and they are awesome. You can see the photos of that wedding on Bonnie's blog or on our website... Jamie Weaver Dream Weaver Photos Thank you

Jacqui Drazen

Jeff Karr is so amazing to work with! He was so patient and really helped with planning our band-which had not done too many weddings before. He communicated great between the band and us and was super helpful. He was so excellent to work with and always is! I would ever use anyone else for a DJ in Savannah. Really good people!! Thank you for contributing to my perfect, dream wedding!

Sandra Lindo

Bonnie is the most tranquil and assertive wedding planner you will find! With several years of experience under her belt, she is always cool as a cucumber and knows every venue and vendor in town. It’s always a delight to see her work because she genuinely cares! We love her!

Hannah Barry

Bonnie and her team were a dream come true!! I had this image in my head of what my wedding would look like and they made it even better! I have heard that something almost always goes wrong at your wedding, but with them around everything went perfectly smooth!! On top of that, they catered to mine and my husband's needs all night so that we could literally not have a care in the world! Even my guests were commenting on how amazing my planner was! I honestly don't think anyone could find a better, more capable, fun planner than First City Events!

Jenny Harty

We enjoyed working with Bonnie and Ashely! Throughout the entire process, they were extremely responsive to emails, always promptly responding. They were both great in lending advice on color palettes (this bride isn't creative at all) from wedding party colors to napkins and table cloths. They did a phenomenal job finding someone to build us our custom donut wall and it came out just as envisioned! Our ceremony and reception were in two different places and they had lots of people on hand to help us, at both locations, throughout the day. It was great to have a local hand in the planning as we live in San Francisco and were planning our LowCountry wedding from afar! Bonnie was not available our day of, and let us know that before we even picked the date, so Ashley really stepped in and took over and was great. She knew the answers to any and every question I had day of and went above and beyond to make sure everyone was happy and taken care of!