"Once we were engaged, we immediately knew we were the couple that didn't want to spend a year planning, we wanted to experience the happiest day of our lives as soon as possible. Once we announced the news, it became apparent from friends and family how stressful and overwhelming the planning process could become, which helped us make a decision immediately to enlist some serious help. We both wanted a beautiful celebration that not only encompassed our personalities as a couple, but also respected our different cultures, beliefs and values as well as our families. We made the best decision we could have ever made by hiring Aubrey to make our dream wedding happen. In only 9 weeks, Aubrey was able to plan a celebration that was nothing we could have ever done on our own. Not only was Aubrey engaging, culturally competent, professional and respectful of our personal needs, time limits and budget, she was ALWAYS available to mediate any conflict at the drop of a hat. Planning the type of wedding we wanted in 9 weeks was ambitious, or "crazy" as our friends like to call it, but Aubrey never made us feel like that. It was all doable in her eyes, and she often took care of our needs before we ever even knew we needed something! Aubrey was incredibly resourceful, and took initiative in all situations, even handling the uncomfortable go-between tasks with family members and the seemingly zillion vendors involved that would have been completely overwhelming otherwise. The most valuable thing we have taken from our experience in hiring a wedding planner is- we got to actually experience our wedding day. From the rehearsal dinner to our first dance- all we remember is how we looked at each other, and what it felt like to be surrounded by family and friends all supporting and celebrating our union. We never knew what went wrong, we didn't spend countless hours planning and controlling every detail or waste time putting out the inevitable "fires" and missing the once in a lifetime experience of OUR day. We had the freedom to enjoy our celebration and each other as newly husband and wife. Aubrey handled everything with ease and grace, and incorporated all our desires and needs with a smile. She made such an impact on us, as well as on our family and friends that, to this day, we tell everyone we know who is getting married to budget for a wedding planner as their number one priority. We absolutely believe our wedding would not have been what it was without Aubrey, and for that we feel incredibly lucky and are forever thankful."
~Jena Farid. read more