Mixed Company was recommended by a friend, who said Tara was super organized and on it. That's an understatement. Pre-wedding, Tara brings unbelievable positivity and energy to planning an event that can be, for many, stressful. Tara shows zero attitude, pretense or eye-rolling. She has a can-do, "yes" spirit and is so excited about every step of your day. A week or so before the wedding, she sent a fantastically type-A color coded minute-to-minute "run of show," which made me feel at ease as a fellow type-A person. Her work the day of the wedding exceeded my expectations in every way. Tara went into event mode and just crushed it. She blended in and doesn't draw attention (I think there's nothing worse than a frantic planner running around -- it affects the mood of the night).... yet she discreetly appeared at just the right moments when help was needed, anticipating things before I had every thought of them. I never had to ask, she was just always there. I'm sure there were a... Read more million things she did behind the scenes that I never knew about. She's a problem solver. The experience day-of alone would make me hire her again in a heartbeat. Very much recommend her!

Not enough people talk about the importance of a good coordinator. At first, I thought we’d be fine without one. I was SO wrong, and after working with Tara and Mixed Company, I can hands down say that hiring her as a coordinator was the BEST money we spent. Even better was that she was our florist so not only did she work with us closely on the whole day, she understood the vibe we wanted perfectly and was able to bring that to life through the flowers (and last minute, she helped us with my hairpiece and my husbands boutonnière). I’ll never forget walking into the venue for the first time and seeing everything and just being blown away by how perfect it all looked. She recommended all the right things before the big day, and helped us when one of our vendors put us in a bind last minute. On the day of, we didn’t have to worry about a single thing. Our guests commented on how smoothly the whole night ran, and were so impressed with the quality of the entire evening. We had ... Read morea lot of moving pieces & you would have never known as it all felt like one thing. Everyone always says that you should expect something to go wrong on your wedding day, but with Tara and her staff, the day went off without one single issue. Throughout the day, she posted some pics and videos on her companies IG (which we wanted) and it was so fun to be able to see more of the event b/c so much happens on the day of, and I felt like she was an extra set of eyes and ears everywhere. I am so grateful for those extra pics and videos. I cannot recommend Tara and Mixed Company NYC enough.

There are a lot of planners and florists on WeddingWire, but Tara’s the only one who I knew right off the bat really truly understood our vibe, style and aesthetic. She is high-energy and organized AF - as my mother in law put it “a planner on steroids”. She is a double-threat and is also THE MOST killer floral designer ever. Let’s face it: we’ve all been to a lot of weddings where the flowers were nice but you can’t remember them the next morning. If you want flowers ppl can’t get enough pictures of and still remember long after the party, if you want your wedding to run smoothly and look beyond perfect, GO WITH TARA. She LISTENS, she makes IT SPECIAL, and absofreakinglutely GORGEOUS.

We had an exceptional experience with Tara! She completely understood my vision and helped us transform my NYC childhood home into a polished and dreamy wedding venue. I was particularly blown away by the flowers and decor. Tara’s arrangements are masterful and felt flawlessly romantic and modern. Love Tara and would 100% work with her again!

Tara is an absolute gem!! She is talented, kind, helpful, responsive, funny and overall a joy to work with. Tara and her team did floral design for our wedding at 501 Union and we could not have dreamed up anything better. She really listened to our vision and created the most beautiful arrangements — we walked in to the most magical space and it exceeded our expectations completely! Everything was stunning and every little detail was carefully thought through and executed against. Would recommend Tara to anyone looking for an event and/or floral designer — she is INCREDIBLE!!!

WOW! Words can not express my gratitude for Mixed and Company. From the very first conversation with Tara we knew our experience was going to be nothing short of amazing. Tara went above and beyond for our day. She was so calm and extremely organized and more importantly she felt like she was part of the family. She made sure everything was taken care of and our vision came to life. Her attention to detail and her talent are second to none. The floral arrangements were out of this world and way beyond my expectations. Tara is a rock star and we couldn't have imagined a more perfect person to entrust to make our day as exceptional as it could be. It was one for the books and I am beyond thankful to have her.

I cannot speak highly enough of Tara - she joined us a month before our wedding and took over all the planning seamlessly and professionally. She's a TON of fun and really helped with our pre-wedding nerves. She made our vision for our wedding come to life, and we couldn't have done it without her! For the details - During our first meeting, she clearly outlined what she needed from us and the handoff was really simple. I passed off all of my Google docs, powerpoints, random emails and notes... and somehow she distilled all of it into one master planning document that was clear and concise. She then got in touch with our vendors and stayed in communication them leading up to the wedding - everyone was clear about the schedule, did what they were hired to do, and got paid in a timely manner. On the day-of, she met everyone at the space and made sure things were running smoothly. Not only did I trust her to make sure everything was running according to plan, I also trusted her wit... Read moreh last-minute creative decisions and making sure the space looked beautiful - which was a huge relief. I was a ball of nerves right before the ceremony, which she helped calm! She also was really helpful during the reception. Checking in only when she needed to, but was also really accessible and helped with some last-minute changes like lighting, music, etc. My entire family loved working with her. Thank you Tara!!

As the MOB, Tara was a life-saver! She was very quick to respond, had such a positive attitude, and made my daughter's wedding day run smoothly. I highly recommend her!

Tara created a magical, BEAUTIFUL "Night in Wonderland" event for The Fresh Air Fund (142+ year old NYC-based non-profit org) in a basic ballroom space. She literally created pure magic and left no detail untouched. The expectations of this annual event are very high and she went above in beyond in capturing the FUN, beauty, and elegance of this event. I have attended and organized hundreds of events and this was by the most stunning creation I've ever seen. Tara is an absolute pleasure to work with! Her enthusiasm, creativity, warmth, and professionalism comes through with every interaction. I absolutely adore working with her, her vision and cannot wait to work with her again (she is currently designing a Spring Gala design for us)! LOVE LOVE LOVE Mixed Company!!

We met Tara after our initial wedding planner had to leave town for an extended period of time during our big day. I was weary about involving anyone new, but Tara came in ready to work, and picked up everything mid-project to guide us as though she'd been there all along. Now that it's over I can't imagine it going half as well had we not had her.

Tara is an amazing planner/coordinator and overall just an amazing person. I got married over a year ago and we still stay in touch! She has great enthusiasm and exudes positive vibes which my husband and I didn't realize how much we needed that till the week of the wedding! We pulled off a 150 person wedding in 10 weeks and she was with us for the last 6. She was great at organizing and communicating with us and all of our vendors, even over the holidays as we got married Jan 5. She made sure the only thing I had to worry about the day of the wedding were my steps for my first dance. We also had Tara do the flowers for our wedding. I love a good flower arrangement but our budget was tight as I insisted on having lights over the dance floor. Tara made it work! She found a way to do our ceremony, reception tables, cocktail hour tables, and all the bridal party flowers! I cannot recommend Tara and her team enough!

Mixed Company creates the most magical events out there, with thoughtful, unique design that's memorable and sharable. Tara's got incredible energy and brings so much positivity into every conversation. She's a YES-girl and always figures out a way to bring your dreams into life. We love working with her!

We had a great experience working with Tara & Co. We originally hired Tara to help with the last mile of planning and coordinating the big day. She is super responsive and has the most positive, cheerful vibe without going overboard. She took care of everything on the day of so we could just enjoy ourselves to the max. She also set up our Chinese Tea Ceremony beautifully which was probably a bit of a unique wrinkle to the day. Tara also did double duty as our designer/florist and she was more than capable of knocking both out of the park. We loved the vibe of her arrangements and everything came out so beautifully. We would recommend her to anyone!

I have worked with Tara on about 5 events now, from bringing a digital community offline, to fundraising for a local and beloved institution, to an intimate mixer and I HIGHLY recommend this team. Tara and Mixed Company are everything you want in an event designer and planner. Tara's attitude is the perfect mix of super professional and fun. Tara is a brilliant creative, immediately catching on to your references or directing an entire theme or ambiance from scratch. She is an incredible (and hilarious) communicator, on top of her game in her e-email communication and tackling the whole to do list, big and small in the most organized way. Also, she is so funny and makes the event planning process what it should be-- fun and creative! Do not look elsewhere. Book Tara for your next event and you and treat your guests to a night to remember!