About this vendor
W. Donnie Brown and the Team Couture are experts in the field of upscale wedding, event, and commercial planning and decor. Each member of the team has been selected based on their experience, professionalism and high expectations. They are the most sought after in their field and published world-wide for their trend-setting minds. The events are perfect, the decor is sublime, the food is always spot on and the clients and guests elated.
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Business Attributes
- LGBTQ+-owned Business
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
- Destination Wedding Planning
Planning
- A la Carte Wedding Planning
- Budgeting
- Day-Of Coordination
- Destination Wedding Planning
- Full Service Wedding Planning
- Honeymoon Planning
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Engagement Party
- Honeymoon
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Bachelor Party
Awards and Affiliations
2013 'Best of Weddings'
Best of Weddings
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3.5
out of 5.011 reviews
My husband and I hired Donnie to be the decorator for our wedding, and due to all of the problems with him and the eventual failure on his part to provide services, my husband docu...
mented everything, a portion of which, I have provided below.
Donnie Brown, the man who was on WFAA Channel 8 News for creating a 2 million dollar wedding dress and currently has a full page ad in the most recent edition of Modern Luxury Weddings Dallas, has officially committed fraud with respect to our wedding.
Our wedding was on Saturday, October 19th. Donnie did not provide nearly $10,000 worth of services, and the day after our wedding he had the nerve to charge our account almost $500 without our authorization. Meaning that he kept our payment information on file without our knowledge or authorization. His assistant at the time, Heather Bradford, took our payment information and did not properly secure our financial information allowing him to have free access to our account at any time. I texted and called her multiple times to give her a chance to tell her story. She will not respond. We are already refuting this and will be taking legal action against both of them, but please read on for the whole story. I documented each red flag as they occurred in order to keep an accurate timeline. Also, for the accusations provided below we either have hard proof in emails, text, phone logs and pictures or we have a witness to the event. I thought Donnie was difficult to deal with but would still deliver on his contractual obligations, not break his contract and steal money out of our account.
If you want someone who is trustworthy and transparent, Donnie Brown is NOT who you want to deal with. Donnie will make you feel as if he is adding tremendous value when in reality he is really a con man. On several occasions he has lied to us but we had paid soooo much money already that I politely continued to deal with him to make sure that our wedding would still come together as envisioned. One of the hardest things to do is to continue to deal with someone who is swindling you out of money and you know it especially for such an important day- at the end of the day making my future wife happy was my top priority.
After our reception and when we got home, I letHeather and Donnie know that we will be taking legal action for services not rendered. If it wasn’t for our venue coordinator (TJ Land with the Room on Main), our wedding planner (Carol Hampton with The Date) and our florist (Michele Rochon), who all pulled together and each did work that was well beyond what we had compensated them for, to make up for Donnie’s failures and ensure that our day was still incredible, it would’ve been a disaster. Also, because Donnie screwed up sooo badly, he is banned from doing any business in any of the venues associated with our venue.
The day after our wedding he charged an additional $478 to our account without our authorization. Now he has committed fraud. We obviously have the reception well documented and the actual contract, so it is easy to see what contractual obligations he did not fulfill. We are already refuting our payments.
If you have ever thought about doing business with Donnie Brown, RUN AS FAST AS YOU CAN. And if you are already working with him, request an itemization of your bill. This is a man that has zero ethics, zero professionalism and is willing to even steal money from his clients.
Brides beware
hired their service over a year before my wedding date, gave them a specific vision and a strict budget, was told it would not be a problem, that everything could be...
done and well within my budget. Let’s just say, 5 weeks before my wedding handed, they handed me a bill for almost 3 times my budget, but had been asking for my budget for my food and Decor for 5 plus months prior to this, my mom finally had to call the club and get pricing since Donnie, and his team would not. Nightmare from beginning to end, chose a venue in September based on .......we were told the grounds was going to be leveled so we could have the outdoor wedding we wanted. Wedding planners went MIA over November through Jan, then we finally did have our meeting in mid FEB, 2 and half months before me wedding date, was told at this meeting, that the flowers designer had quit ( the most important thing to me and was stated from beginning) and that the club , which was suppose to start construction in October and be finished in Jan, was not going to level the ground and never started construction. Donnie came to this meeting with no other solutions to the problem, and I was told that it is what it is......mind you, still no budget given to us even though we had already met with the club on all wedding details in October.
It continues.....wanted cake balls in the shape of a wedding cake, like a tower of cake balls. Donnie’s team recommended a cake vendor, I asked Donnie’s team before my appt, if they were sure this vendor did the cake ball tower I wanted, was told yes, they do everything. Well....Got to the cake tasting and guess what, he didn’t do cake ball cakes, and the vendor actually ended up helping us, he called around to find a vendor that met my needs. Never got to do a cake tasting because of this mix up.
I have numerous unanswered emails that had to be followed up by texts or phone calls. I had to ask a million questions as the monthly itinerary that was given to me, was not be followed by Donnie’s team. The communication was minimal and the information was false. Donnie and his team are not professional and brides, you will work harder than if you didn’t hire a wedding planner. I don’t usually write reviews but Donnie and his team were so awful and almost destroyed my wedding, I don’t wish this experience for any bride and groom......it is really hard to describe the numerous let downs Donnie and his team made my family and I go through. I was not a bridezilla, just had a vision and a budget and was told everything could happen, not one of those things did happen.....the tears, the worry, the stress, and the heartbreak were too much....and the fact that they handed me a bill that was going to be almost 3 times by budget was to much to bear. Please beware, truly a nightmare.
Incredible service
He was horrible. He pushed me into decisions that weren't my own. On top of that, they spent the entire budget before even starting on the reception! The vendors they required us t...
o use were subpar. I feel like he is just giving business to people that are his friends and doesn't care if they have what you want. I was told repeatedly that what I wanted was trashy. They caused more stress for me than I thought possible. Do not use these people. I should have burned a pile of money and eloped. At least then I wouldn't feel so heartbroken about my "big day".
Donnie Brown was terrible to work with and cast a shadow on our planning process. We did not share the same vision and he refused to refund our $5,000 fee.
Be very wary before pr...
oceeding with him.
When you think of wedding planners you should consider Donnie Brown Weddings first.
Donnie has the ability to connect with everyone in a positive way. He gets inside your head an...
d learns what it is you want and then finds a way to make it happen regardless of your budget. He and his staff have won many awards including best wedding planner on the A-List Awards three years in a row. They must be doing something right. Why settle for the rest when you can have the best!
If I could give 10 stars, I absolutely would. Donnie is hands down one of the best wedding planners in town. He and his team work well together and works well with other vendors in...
to coordinate and produce a stunning wedding. Donnie was my wedding planner. He had the look for my wedding down just after a couple meetings. He and his team know how to ask the right questions, they listen, they've got the experience, and the connections to make it all happen. Our wedding went smoothly and beautifully. I had him and the team take care of the flowers and lighting for my wedding as well and it was absolutely beautiful. My guests raved about the whole evening and I couldn't have done it myself. Donnie and his team were a huge help and I am so appreciative of his attention to detail and how he saved my wedding. I would highly highly recommend Donnie to anyone planning a wedding!
Donnie Brown and his amazing team put together a fabulous wedding for us this past March. While it was a small wedding, he put so much design effort into it that we were amazed wh...
en we opened the doors to the reception area. Our family and friends are still calling and commenting on the spectacular wedding event. Most importantly, we were actually able to enjoy our wedding. This would not have ever been possible without a team of people thinking of all those crazy little details and managing them with such professionalism, skill, and expertise. They thought of us, even when we didn't know to think of ourselves.
My husband says that choosing Donnie was the not really a choice for me.. but a choice to keep him (the groom) sane through the process. In fact, he says that choosing Donnie was the best decision he made during the wedding except for asking me to marry him.
For me, I say how fabulous it is to be surrounded by all the people you love on your wedding day and to be able to enjoy the event without stress because I have every confidence in the world that Donnie and his team has it 100% covered. Those things are priceless on one of the most important days of your life.
They've become very special people to us.
Donnie Brown Weddings and Events was my lifesaver. Not only was my wedding simply a fairytale, but Donnie and Heather were an absolute pleasure to work with. Donnie has been in t...
he wedding business for over 30 years and his work proves that. His designs and magnificent creativity made my wedding unique and fit my personality. Donnie takes time to get to know his brides on a personal level to make each and every wedding one of a kind. Every vendor that I worked with was incredible and Donnie only set me up with the best people. The wedding ran so smoothly that I was not stressed in the slightest. Things will go off without a hitch if you use Donnie Brown. I would highly recommend using Donnie for any event, not just weddings, and I look forward to using him again for future events. I LOVE DONNIE BROWN!
Donnie Brown and his team planned my wedding and did all the floral and decor. They were honest with us from the beginning because our budget was not large enough for the number of...
guests and type of wedding Mark and I really wanted. After some discussion, we finally came to a number we all felt comfortable with and started the planning. The process was fun and nearly stress-free. I have to admit I was a bit of a Bridezilla near the end but that didn't seem to phase them. Our wedding was perfect. I couldn't have asked for more. We have been getting rave reviews from our guests ever since. We would highly recommend Donnie and his staff for anyone looking to create a wonderful wedding!
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Dallas, TX
Donnie Brown Weddings and Events