Reviews of Peony Events (Event Planner)

Zoe Bergquist

I asked Stacey to help me with accessorizing my wedding outfit and she was phenomenal! She is so knowledgeable about different bridal stores in the area. She took me to Elizabeth John Couture and I found the perfect jewelry to go with my dress within 10 minutes. I am so glad I went to Stacey for assistance- she knew exactly what I would like!

Laurie Losardo

We chose to use Peony Events for their partial event planning services and it was one of the best decisions we made! Even though our venue had an amazing and capable staff who could have helped with our requests and needs, it is not the same as having the detailed attention of Stacey and her team throughout the entire process. I am a bit of a perfectionist and knowing that Stacey understood my vision from start to finish, really kept me at ease on my wedding day. The month of my wedding, Stacey and I were in contact almost daily. Whether it be through text, e-mail or phone – she was always available for me (and my mom!). What I loved most about Stacey is that she would listen to my ideas and with her experience and expertise coupled with my vision – we were always able to come to a solution on everything we discussed. We got married at a church and I truly don’t know what I would have done without Stacey and her team coordinating the ceremony. At the rehearsal, she worked closely with my priest to ensure everything went according to plan and on the day of, the ceremony went perfectly. Then, when we arrived at our reception space, all the details and décor elements that I had discussed with Stacey were executed flawlessly. Not only is Stacey amazing at what she does, but she is the nicest person and has a very professional, yet kind approach in doing her job. I received so many compliments from friends and family about how nice and organized she was. There are so many little details that go into a wedding and even though I thought I was on top of every detail, Stacey literally thought of everything possible. She will also provide you with her preferred vendor list and all the vendors I chose from there were great. I highly recommend choosing Peony Events for your big day. Even if you think you don’t need wedding planning services, you should definitely reconsider and choose Peony Events – I promise it will be one of the best decisions you make!

Kim Hunter

Peony Events helped us find the PERFECT venue for our outdoor fall wedding! Stacy is extremely professional and well organized, making our search for the right wedding venue stress-free. She is obviously respected in the vendor community and was able to offer a ton of information to help us in our decision. I would recommend Peony Events to anyone planning a wedding in the area! Thanks for all your help Stacy!

Rowena Basalatan-Ledesma

I had no intention to hire a wedding planner - yes for a wedding day coordinator. However when I was browsing Style Me Pretty's (blog website) articles with detailed images of clients' weddings from preparation, ceremony, and reception, and comments from the bride and groom the common denominator for the articles I fell in love with was wedding planner, Peony Events. No brainer I immediately contacted Peony Events. I was pleasantly surprised with my first phone call with Stacey because I felt an immediate connection and comfort. The reason I write comfort because at the time I was all over the place with ideas, wedding books, and anything and everything. After our first in-person meeting it was again a no brainer to "say yes" to Peony Events. Within weeks vendors were booked, timeline of events were in place and it was smooth sailing from there. Weeks and days before and on the day of the wedding, events you couldn't imagine happened which were out of anyone's control but Peony Events continued to work through with alternative solutions and managed every item which kept my fiancé then and I cool. The Peony Events family (includes their preferred vendors) exceeded our expectations that without hesitation we have recommended their services along with their preferred vendors to our recently engaged friends and family. Definitely a wise line item to include in your budget :). Many thanks Peony Events!

Shana Egan

I don't even know where to start! I started planning my wedding thinking I knew everything I wanted. I quickly realized the details aren’t as easy to bring to life. I met with Stacey and we connected right away, she understood exactly what I wanted and from that moment on I couldn’t have imagined planning my wedding day without Stacey. Stacey and the whole Peony Events team were absolutely amazing! They were attentive, easy to work with and so pleasant. Stacey was ALWAYS available for anything, her work and passion is truly incredible. Her integrity and loyalty to her work is unlike anything I have ever imagined. My wedding day at Mallard Island Yacht Club was everything and more. James and I are so grateful to have not only worked with Peony Events but also grown a friendship. We know Peony Events will continue to be our event planners and friends always.

alyssa malak

My husband and I got married over a month ago, and we still tell everyone that hiring Peony Events was the BEST decision that we made! We hired Stacey for our day-of-coordinator but honestly I wish we would have had her help in planning our whole wedding! From the minute that we met with her she put our minds at ease and we left our first meeting with her knowing fully that she was going to help us with our wedding day! (We also knew instantly that she was someone who we could see ourselves being friends with, because she has the absolute most welcoming personality!) Stacey and Leslie were so terrific the day of the wedding. I had absolutely nothing to worry about on my wedding day they even made the cold and rainy weather that we had on our Memorial Day weekend wedding seem like it was a blessing! Together they kept all of our vendors in line and every single one of guests noticed how perfect our wedding was! From the bottom of our hearts we cannot thank Stacey and Leslie enough they truly were great!

Emma Langley

Planning our wedding seemed like such a daunting process, that is, until we met with Stacey & Alex from Peony Events. We would absolutely hire Stacey & her team again, & have recommended them to all of our friends. Even though our wedding was months ago our friends and family continuously talk about what an amazing day it was. Their attention to detail & planning shined through the entire process. Not only did I have a beautiful and memorable day but I also made a lifelong friend in Stacey. I’m looking forward to continuing our monthly catch-ups over coffee. Emma & Russell x

Vesselka Vassileva

This was the best ever, what could happen to us, to meet Stacey, our wedding planner for Dec 1. 2012. She is absolutely professional and competent, extreme well organized and offered great selection, very good human knowledge and individual offers, based on our needs. Great personal service and communication! We highly recommend Stacey and her team. She will make your wedding unforgettable and very special! Thank you Staycey once again. We love you! Vessi&Rich

Maure Tully

Stacey and her team at Peony events are top notch! The first best decision we made was getting married the second best decision was working with Peony Events! From our first meeting with Stacey we clicked instantly! Stacey was truly interested in us as a couple; our likes, dislikes and hobbies, not only our vision or ideas for the wedding. By Stacey getting to know us as a couple she was able to create the best day of our lives that was beyond all of our dream and expectations! Stacey was diligent in responding to emails, calls, attending meetings and keeping us on track on making deadlines. Stacey had a lot of amazing vendors for us to work with and we could not have been happier with each and every vendor she recommended. Stacey help guide us in creating a wedding day and vision that was classic yet elegant. In almost every meeting when we were asked what we like/want we both immediately would look to Stacey for guidance - she has an AMAZING eye!! Stacey took care of literally everything on our wedding weekend, including being a calming force for me, making sure a surprise for the groom went off without a hitch and making sure all of the details we planned together were executed properly. She also did not let us know about any hiccups that may have occurred which in turn allowed us to soak up every moment of our wedding weekend and enjoy being with loved ones. We are still hearing from family & friends that this was the best wedding they have ever attended and that is because of Stacey and Peony Events! Stacey is professional, detail oriented, creative, hard working and personable. Our wedding day would have never been so amazing, beautiful & memorable if we did not have the help of Peony Events. If you are searching for a wedding planner the best decision you can make is working with Stacey and her whole team at Peony Events! This is for sure not the last time we will be working with Stacey!

Richard Guglielmo

We did not have much time to plan our wedding and with the addition of Hurricane Sandy, it made it all the more difficult. Then we found Stacey! She calmed us, planned everything and worked tirelessly to insure that our wedding day was the the best day of our lives together. I cannot compliment her enough. He recommendations, contacts and ideas all made thsi a very special day. If you need an event planner, then Stacey & her team at Peony Events are the way to go!!! Thanks Stacy for a wonderful day and experience! Rich & Vessi

Liza Grabowski

We hired Peony for our wedding, & we can’t say enough amazing things about this company! Stacey was so awesome to work with: warm personality, encouraging and supportive, full of ideas, but also truly listened to our ideas and helped us implement them. Stacey went above and beyond, taking the time to help us realize the exact kind of wedding we wanted, from meeting us in person to discuss our vision, to meeting us at our venue to see the space and choose our signature cocktails, to many email exchanges and supportive phone calls. Also, Peony exemplifies professionalism and organization. I just felt I had someone on my team who had every piece of information down pat. Above all, Stacey and her team executed the day perfectly. When I arrived at the church, Stacey and her intern were there, taking all the pressure off our families. When we arrived at our venue, the Watermark in Asbury Park, it looked so amazing, down to the last detail. Stacey knows how to use space and make an event look spectacular and feel chic and welcoming at the same time. Also, there were little surprises too – touches that Stacey added herself that were beyond beautiful and perfectly chosen. The Watermark is a unique wedding venue, too, and Peony founds ways to maximize its charm and awesome layout. The deck, bar area, dance floor area, and lounge areas were all beautiful, and Stacey made sure the space was utilized cleverly, so that everyone had plenty of room to dance, socialize, relax, eat and drink. Stacey and her team made our wedding the wonderful day that it was. I don’t know how we would have done it without them. She took care of every last detail so that my fiancé and I could relax, have fun, and just enjoy our fabulous wedding day! We highly recommend Peony Events – they are a professional, creative, hip, smart company that is a dream to work with!

Danielle Obrien

Peony Events is the BEST, most professional planner that we met with which is why we chose them! We met with several planners before making our decision and couldn't be happier with our decision! Our LBI beach wedding was so beautiful, Stacey & her team went above & beyond to make sure that the planning process was as stress-free as possible, they actually made our experience enjoyable & fun (we were overwhelmed with the thought of planning everything)! We pretty much put all the selection of vendors & venue in the hands of Peony Events, our day was so memorable & magical! Thanks again to Stacey & her team, we couldn't have done it without them!!

Amy D

Upon first meeting Stacey, I knew that I was in great hands and felt so lucky to have found her and Peony Events. That first impression could not have been more correct! The best advice that I could give any bride would be to hire Peony Events - whether you want small and intimate, large and grand, or anything in between. Stacey takes the time to get to know you and what you want - even if you can't quite articulate what that is exactly - and works to bring that perfect wedding, whatever "perfect" means to you and your partner, to life. Stacey kept me calm throughout the process and created the most perfect, beautiful day for us. She brought to life our vision for the day - from our ceremony, cocktail hour and reception to the afterparty. It was understated and personal, celebratory and fun, elegant and stunning all in one. Seemingly effortless - thanks to all of Peony Events' hard work! Inevitably, planning a wedding while balancing life, work, families and friends gets stressful. Stacey was more than a wedding planner, she became a true friend during the entire process. Words cannot describe how supportive Stacey is in every way, and how impeccable her taste and judgment is - she is amazing at what she does and is just the nicest person! She put everyone at ease (especially my mom), while firmly and professionally making sure that everything was done perfectly. I am embarrassed about how long it has taken me to write this review! Even after 7 months, we are still regularly getting compliments about the wedding - we even got some thank you notes from guests - it was that amazing! Everything was beyond perfect, and it was ALL thanks to Stacey and her wonderful team. Here is the best advice I can give: 1) choose Peony Events and 2) take Stacey's suggestions about vendors - there is a reason she is a pro and her trusted vendors are phenomenal - the only issues/stress we had at all were with the few vendors I chose on my own. TRUST ME, trust Stacey and you will not go wrong - your wedding will be beyond what you could have even imagined, just like ours was! I am looking forward to hiring Peony Events as event planners in the future!

Jennifer M

Stacey and the entire Peony Events team were absolutely fantastic! I really can't say enough about what a wonderful experience it was working with Stacey. Several months into wedding planning, I realized that I really wanted/needed someone to assist with logistics the day of the wedding. Stacey was fabulous! She went above and beyond with just about everything-incredibly responsive to emails, always willing to meet with us in the evening and was so helpful during vendor meetings. She is a true professional (she asked questions during the vendor meetings that I didn't even think of) and has great design ideas. I had a vision for the wedding but she really helped make it all a reality! She facilitated linen/candle rentals for me and ensured that the reception space looked amazing when I walked in - everything was exactly how we discussed and I was so happy to see all the details come together! As my husband and I reflect on the wedding, we both agree that Stacey was the absolute best decision we made. I didn't have a single worry throughout the day! It seemed like Stacey could read my mind because when a question did pop into my head, she already had it covered. Stacey and her team are absolute professionals but are also such kind and friendly people. Our meetings were always productive and enjoyable. I highly recommend Peony Events - thank you Stacey and PE for a perfect wedding day!

Laura Ieni

I contacted Stacey about a month before my wedding day in a panic about how I was going to get everything done in time. After a thorough phone call, I was sold. Stacey took care of contacting all my vendors and organized (also attended) final meetings right away. She provided us with a detailed timeline of the day's events and was there to execute it. Stacey is reliable and on top of everything. She will ensure that your vision is carried out and most importantly allows you to enjoy your wedding day!

Gina Lalla

I recently used Peony Events to plan a large fund raising event for a charity. Stacey is an amazing person! The event was as beautiful and we were able to raise a lot of money! Stacey thought of and planned every detail. My husband and I highly recommend her for any event!! Thank you Stacey! Gina and Sanjay Lalla