Rick Herns Productions

Our Company BBQ became a fun interactive circus. Just gorgeous and over the top.

Joanna and her team are amazing. They designed a crystal beaded backdrop with small chandeliers for our wedding ceremony. They also hung white bistro lights over our dining tables. Without the lights, that room would have been too boring, the GG bridge adds a touch too :) Joanna can look at a room and know how to design your perfect event/​wedding. Thank you Joanna! You made our wedding spectacular!

Joanna and crew were amazing. My first ‘solo’ gig at a new company and they made me look fabulous. Total speakeasy theme, they provided dancers, an interesting way to serve cocktails, fabulous gin bath, peacock, mood lighting, DJ Matteo was fabulous, everything was perfect. Even the two ladies checking coats were totally professional and courteous, I couldn’t have asked for anything better.
They even printed lucky bucks for gambling with our founders’ pictures on them. All I really had to do was write the check!
Kudos and definitely using you next year.

If there were more stars, he would get them. We recently used Rick Herns Productions for our company party and I can’t say enough good things about them. They were on time, courteous, and professional. Rick Herns himself was there to make sure that everything went smoothly and it did. The food, decorations, plants, bars, everything was top notch and we couldn’t be happier with how it all turned out. We owe him and his team big THANK YOU for a job well done.

Where do I begin? If I could give them more stars, I would. I was planning a Harry Potter themed birthday party for my son and called Rick Herns Productions on a whim thinking I could rent some nice props from them. In the first 10 minutes I knew I had to abandon my plans and let these professionals take over! They had incredible ideas and didn’t just take things up a notch — they took it to 11! With less than two weeks before the party, they pulled off an amazing event that was the talk of the neighborhood and my son’s school! The backgrounds and decorations were jaw-​dropping but Joanna also helped me to think of how guests would flow so we could place tables and activities intelligently. She and her staff were simply perfect — friendly, professional, prompt and efficient. She had staff that handled different stations for the kids to make various crafts and do a potion experiment. They were a huge hit! She took care of hiring the caterer and a photo booth so all of that was just seamless from my perspective. She also found a Magician who was willing to dress up as Hagrid — and he was simply perfect. Was this expensive and over the top — yes. Was it worth every single penny — ABSOLUTELY! I had a party with 80 people in my house and I was able to enjoy it! Joanna took care of everything from the set up, to the details during the party to the removal of the rentals. My only problem is now I’ve set the bar so high, what will I do next? Call Rick Herns Productions, I guess. Imagine what they could do with three weeks notice!

All I can say is … WOW. Seriously, WOW.
Rick was the ultimate professional from start to finish. He and his staff created the dream event for my husband’s Arabian Nights 40^th Birthday bash, and the result was an unforgettable experience that my husband and guests will be talking about for years to come. We had 75 of our closest friends and family — Rick knows how to cater to events large and small. Rick Herns Productions is simply the best in the business. A few things about them that made my event a huge success:
1. PLANNING: Rick understood my vision, my budget, and goals for the party and turned it into a reality within a fairly tight timeline. He had enough flexibility, patience, and attention to service to help me determine what we needed to keep and omit in order to make the cost work within what I wanted to spend. He never once compromised on quality.
2. DECOR: Just crazy beautiful. He took my house and transformed it into a scene out of Morocco — lanterns, silk swags, pendants, flowers (a MUST to have him provide floral arrangements), tables with beautiful linens, a very popular hookah lounge with custom built low tables with floor pillows, and a backdrop with large camel structures. Simply breathtaking transformation of my home.
3. ENTERTAINMENT: Rick provided me with great bellydancers (snakes involved). I heard one guest shriek sarcastically — «Just another typical Saturday night!», and our DJ that he provided was phenomenal. A plus was that our backdrop turned into a laser lights show as people were dancing (something that was a complete surprise and delight to me). Just added to the festive atmosphere.
Rick was into SERVICE for his clients first and foremost, and was laser focused on delivering a phenomenal event. My measure of success was seeing a smile plastered on my husband’s face the entire evening. Thank you so much, Rick and team — I will use your services again for any event I plan and will recommend you to everyone I know!

Flawless service, flawless in arriving early and striking when you ask them to. I use them exclusively for all my décor needs for corporate events.

My company has used Rick Herns Productions since 2007 for our companywide retreats as well as our holiday parties, they are AMAZING!!! We have always worked with Joanna, she is such a talented and hard working women. She has wonderful ideas, is fun to work with, detailed oriented and well make your event successful.
Our companywide retreat «Retreatapalooza» was a huge success because of Rick Herns. They took a ballroom at a hotel and made it into a magical, festive adult carnival. Our staff lost themselves that evening and had the time of their lives. The energy that was brought back to the office because of this event was incredible.
Rick Herns also hosted and prepared our team building event at the same retreat, which turned out to be so much fun for our staff while creating a good cause for the Military. The Rick Hern’s staff members that worked this event were fun, professional and again, made our event truly successful!!!
Rick Herns not only exceeded our expectations, but you can bet we will be calling them for every event and letting all of our colleges and friends know about this company. They are GREAT!!!

My family and I have used Rick Herns Productions twice for our family birthdays and they have been amazing even for a small party like us. Both times we used the Blue Room at the Hotel Sofitel in Redwood Shores and Joanna is familiar with what the room is like. She even came to meet us during set up on a weekend to make sure everything was going smoothly. One year we did the 70s theme, and this year we had Western Theme. Both times we were BLOWN away with the décor. Mark and his team showed up to set up in under 2 hours. It was so amazing. The DJ they sent us as also perfect. We had Matteo.
So the other reviews out there are for bigger company events or weddings. Ours is just for party of 25 – 30 so our budget isn’t as big and they STILL paid attention to us and the party still came out awesome.

What an amazing event! We hosted a live action gala for 1,000 people. Rick and his team created an amazing «Wonderland for Education» theme, complete with gorgeous table settings and astounding props, lighting and stage. It was an incredible night –and Rick was incredible to work with.
We’ve also used Rick and his team for smaller events. And, no matter what the occasion, his team consistently exceeds our expectations.

We had a vision of what we wanted our wedding to look like and Rick Hern’s productions and especially Joanne made it come to life. They exceeded our expectations. Our wedding was October 2, 2010 and people are still talking about it. This company has so much imagination and color that can make anyone’s dream come true.
Everyone from this company gives you 125% and they are so worth every penny that you spend. I think it is a waist to spend big bucks on a florist or anything else because they do it all and they will make your event better then you could even imagine. Just check out the pictures.
Joanne is very professional and will go out of her way to meet your needs. They give you an individual breakdown on cost so that you are able to work out the best BANG FOR YOUR BUCK!
I can not say enough about this company. If you want the WOW factor for your next event, then you really have to give them a call.

As a events coordinator (volunteer) at a local not for profit school in Cupertino, I was responsible for organizing a «photo with Santa» event. I did a lot of search and found that only Rick’s company was carrying the most appropriate props for Christmas (and of course other events), including a wonderful Santa Throne. Rick gave us an unbelievable deal, and a fabulous service. His production manager went out of his way to come on a non working day as early as 8 AM, and in fact we were delayed by a few minutes because of traffic backup. Mark and his staff was there to load everything to our truck, truly a great customer service.
We also had a «tour» of their facility and they carry all props for every occasion you can imagine. It almost looks like a mini movie set.
Great service, would do business with them again!

Oh my gosh! I cannot say enough good things about Joanna from Rick Herns Productions.
I met Joanna through my wedding coordinator, Jason Diavatis. My first impression of her was that she was a very friendly, warm hearted person, and that first impression proved to be absolutely true. She is such a caring and genuine person.
The wedding that she put together for me was nothing short of FANTASMIC! Fantasmic is a word I made up to describe it — it’s a combination of nature, fantasy and magic. I will definitely say that what I wanted was not conventional, at all. Yet, Joanna never shied away from the task. In fact, she accomplished it better than I could have ever dreamed. Complete with 12 foot tall trees which were glittering with crystal strands and glitter birds from below, I truly feel that Joanna created a world which was so magical and memorable for myself and for all of my guests. During the night, guests were coming up to my husband and I saying all sorts of things, including «we feel like we are transported into a magical fairytale» or «this feels like Pandora from the movie Avatar!» It was pretty unbelievable how impressive the décor looked. If she can do that, she can do anything!
Joanna also is an impeccable professional. She works hard to itemize out each and every detail, so that you are completely aware of what she plans to do and where her bid is coming from. This was thoroughly appreciated. She is also very reasonable. She also gives her honest advice whenever she can, even if her advice leads her to reduce her bid down. Her biggest concern, truly, is to make you happy and to give you exactly what you want.
In all, I was extremely happy with Joanna and her work. I still hear comments from people about how my wedding was the most impressive, décor wise, that they had ever been to. She gave me my dream wedding, and I recommend her to anyone who has some lofty or creative ideas but is unsure if the decorator can achieve it — trust me, Joanna can!