Sarasota Wedding Gallery

UK Destination Bride A++++++
Tryng to plan a wedding so far away is stressful; but after I found the Gallery; I knew I was in good hands. Kala was very responsive to my emails and arranged all of the venders for me to visit on my once only trip over before the wedding visit. Her knowledge of St. Petersburg, FL was invaluable and her top venders were very professional. After my visit to the gallery, I see why they are so organized. Their rooms have each interior of the St. Petersburg event halls, so it was easy to create the right look and visually see how it gets put together. During the day of our wedding, everything ran like clockwork. I just enjoyed my day! I would highly recommend them to any bride planning a destination wedding.

LIFESAVERS...... all of the ladies at the Gallery. I had a friend who volunteered to coordinate my wedding (she just got married).... well... to make a long story short... SHE QUIT!!!! The Week Before!!!! Panic can not describe me; I got on the phone and started down the list of wedding planners. The thrid phone call was the Gallery, and when they heard my story, and responded with "no worries", I knew I had found the right ones. They all jumped in, special Kudos to Kala for leading them to pull it all together. My wedding day was PERFECT - I owe it to the wonderful team at the Gallery.

Super, super organized staff; including their assistant, Ann, who helped on the enertainment. We didn't use a typical location; so when I put the list together for a bay front tent, a chill lounge, dance floor,and all of that other stuff, they were just really good at finding the best value with my list. Hats off to Kala and Kim and Ann. Love you all!

Kim did excellent job as being my coordinator. She was there at the rehearsal with me and took control with our wedding party. We had 17 in the wedding party so to get through the rehearsal someone needed to take control and she did. On the big day she was there to help pin flowers on make sure I was ok and breathing and everyone else okay. While I was getting ready she was helping my husband because his tux wasn't fitting, well she did a great job at hidding it from me so I wouldn't get stressed. I didn't hear about it until the reception from my husband. She gave my husband tissues for the ceremony to hold onto to give to me for when I cried, and she wiped my tears away just before I went down the aisle and told me to take a deep breath. She is good! She knows what she is doing and how to keep a bride not stressed and calm. Thank You!

Planning from Toronto was easy. The ladies were always prompt in responding to emails and phone calls. I was glad that they do so much at the Crosley it just made planning afar stress free.. Decor was just perfect. Thank you!

I had the most wonderful experience working with Sarasota Wedding Gallery. Working with Kim was a true pleasure. She understood from the beginning what we wanted and what our budget was. She never tried to pressure us into ordering anything more expensive or more than we needed. She did everything she could to keep our cost down and help us create a beautiful event! I don't know what I would have done without Kim the week of the wedding. The weather started looking like it was going to be close to freezing and she calmed me down as I sent her emails worrying about needing heaters and a tent. The day of was much colder than we anticipated but she was great at problem solving and recommended moving the ceremony closer and the dinner inside. She always had our guests comfort and enjoyment in mind and her decisions and weather planning paid off. She kept a cool head and made the right decisions. Everything looked more beautiful than I could have hoped and all her recommendations created a beautiful event. While we were getting our portraits done she even brought over some of the hor'derves to the wedding party and a special plate just for my husband and I. I never felt like I had to worry about a single thing. I just got to sit back and enjoy the champagne, family & friends, and new husband. Book them now! You won't regret it!

Kim was such a blessing for our destination wedding. She chose our linens based upon an invitation and the results were better than I had dreamed. I can't imagine pulling this off by myself. True Angels!!!!

Thank you so much to Kala, our coordinator w/ the Sarasota Wedding Gallery, and her team for making our wedding planning and day perfect! I was super anxious about planning my wedding, and honestly did not want to have to deal with it, as I knew it would stress me out. I also wanted to make sure that our parents and bridesmaids/groomsmen, did not have to deal w/ helping to plan the wedding either(esp b/c a majority of them live in Colorado). The whole way through, Kala listened to our ideas and questions, provided us with wonderful feedback, and followed through with all the planning and coordinating so that I was relaxed and actually enjoyed planning. She not only made me feel calm (which i know my husband appreciated!), she made sure our wedding was beautiful and ran smoothly. Kala was so great about coordinating with all our other vendors, which allowed me to have a good time with all my family and friends who were arriving from out of town the week(s) prior to the wedding. My wedding rehearsal and wedding day couldn't have gone any better. I was never once stressed, and I knew everything was taken care of...I just got to have fun! The wedding got so many compliments about how beautiful and fun it was, how great the food was (thanks to Milan Catering who worked hand-in-hand with Kala), but my favorite was that "it was very you"- this sums up what I was hoping for our wedding to be... and this couldn't have been possible w/o Kala.

Kim was truly a sweetheart. She kept both Mom's busy while I tired to stay calm. So cute, she made sure I took a deep breath before the walk. She and her staff told us that Plan B (rain) would be nothing to worry about, and so when it happened, she was right, we just kept dancing while the staff moved tables and chairs so that the guests stayed dry. One of the best decisions we every made!

Kala was our DOC.. she was really organized, with the photos, videographer and even the DJ. (she has a habit of saying "no worries" - and as I heard that through out the evening, I knew we were in good hands. She spent several days with us over the course of the planning to create that vintage, romantic feeling at the Crosley. Since they have a showroom that has a Crosley interior, it was really comforting to know how everything would look.. before we showed up. My colors were gold and champagne, and she was able to find the right dinnerware with that vintage feel. More importantly, she was very patient with me constantly changing my mind and sending her new pics. When I saw the reception - I knew that she really got me! My Mom helped quite a bit in the process and she was just as thrilled. Wonderful event planning and the absolutely best DOC!

They were able to find those one of a kind items that really made my photos look beautiful. We took their suggestions to add family photos on the windowsills and on the mantles which gave a intimate touch to each of the rooms, and our guets loved looking at the family photos. We added lots of candlelights at night to the tables which kept the romance of the mansion for the entire evening. Our wedding planner was Kala; she was SO organized and kept everything on schedule as we did not rent the mansion for the long hours. I appreciated that she was so capable with the other venders as well. The gallery was definately an important addition to our planning. HIGHLY recommended (and you have to see their Crosley room - they painted part of the showroom to be the inside of the Mansion; including lighting. Once Kala ordered in the linens, decor, and chairs (with suggested alternatives); we set the table to see what it would look like at night. That was one of my bigget worries, that after all of this planning, the effect would look silly. You can see on their FaceBook that is was spectacular! Thank you ladies

Great service, great price. Their DOC, Kala is phenominal. She transformed the SF Musuem into a beautiful setting. LOVE THEM!!!! A+++++++++++++++++++++++++

This is the hardest review to do; as my father died a few weeks before our wedding; and it is only through the efforts of these ladies at the Gallery that I, Mom and my sisters, plus all of my aunts did not unravel. You can imagine how upset we were and it really diminished the fun part of the planning; as everytime I picked something up to make a decision, I was reminded of my Dad (which left me weeping) or I felt that this was all so frivilous. Both Kala and Kim just jumped in; and made alot of the decisions for me and coordinated all of the venders with whatever it is that they need to know, do or ? During the day of our wedding, there were lots of moments when I, my Mom or even my sisters could have crumbled; but Kala kept us on schedule and kept me insulated from it all. My wedding day was a blur, but one of the few memories I treasure is Kala telling me to take a deep breath and then smiling at me as if the world was OK. There are really lots of reviews out there about wonderful service, I read them to think about what to say for the Gallery. But Kala and Kim went way beyond a for hire service, their compassion for me was remarkable.

BEAUTIFUL... my pics on their Facebook show how pretty everything was. Kala was our DOC.. such a doll, from the time I started to dress until our bridal exit. Very professional!

They weren't kidding.. the linen selections were like WOW. I decided to add more to the really important tables; ours; cake and gift and sign in, which now looking at the photos - was teh right decision. The staff did some intricate scalloping which made it look romantic and pretty. One month before, I made the leap for the DOC; Kala was a lifesaver. She really took over the management of all of those venders; whose emails were driving me absolultely crazy. (I think they were slightly afraid of her - because she really made them go to her when they had questions). She also coordinated my bridal exit - which was really important; like doing an introduction in reverse. I can't imagine her energy level; she was here when we arrived to get ready; and helped my parents load up the car with our gifts at the end of the evening. We did supply lots of DIY centerpeices - those got put back into the car as well; and they even carefully packed it all up for my mom. That was just a nice thing to do. So, get the linens, the DOC and enjoy!

One of the very best decisions I made was hiring Kala at the Sarasota Wedding Gallery. She was so instrumental in just keeping me and my bridal party organized and running the ceremony and reception. Of course, it rained that day.. my worst nightmare. But she and my captain and my chef had already worked out Plan B - so we ended up delaying the ceremony a 1/2 hour and then the staff wiped off the chairs and we GOT Married!!!! And Kala never blinked or showed any stress; she just kept running and keeping it upbeat and organized.

We also used them for the linens and decor. I got the ceremonial arch that was built using the grapevines and they added the pink orchids to the arch. My pics are just beautiful. The linens we picked were more expensive than the original ones.. but I just wanted them to sparkle at night. They added centerpieces that were really lots of bridal candles (battery operated - which was really a good idea) and the evening was just sooooo romantic. The designer at the gallery really helped me pull together every picture I had saved and create a style that was vintage romance. We added crystal vases with single blush roses in each one as a favor and I also added the napkin rings that looked like diamond rings for favors. THAT got's lots of raves.

I really recommend them. Their designing was awesome. AND Kala was absolutely the best

Saraasota Wedding Gallery can make it happen perfectly.