My now-husband and I were connected with Emmanuelle through our wedding venue, The Penthouse Hyde Park. We are so fortunate we had Emmanuelle available as a valuable resource/"go-to" person during our wedding planning period. Since she's connected the venue we chose, Emmanuelle was supportive in ensuring we had what we needed and wanted from our venue for our wedding day. In addition, Emmanuelle helped us navigate and troubleshoot solutions for some rocky terrain that popped up unexpectedly during our wedding planning. She is so caring, supportive, enthusiastic and a wealth of wedding planning knowledge. I highly recommend utilizing her experience to support the planning and coordination of major events. read more

Wow!! Most times when you ask couples what the best day of their lives has been thus far, the husband says his wedding day - but in my experience, usually the wife does not. This always made sense to me because planning a wedding is incredibly stressful, and a lot of that responsibility falls on the bride and her family. With so much going on it's hard to enjoy yourself! Emmanuelle and the Escandar Group team are out there singlehandedly reclaiming the wedding day for brides. Emmanuelle stepped in a month before our big day after our previous day-of coordinator had to cancel. The transition was seamless. Even filling in at a later stage of the process, she was so attentive to exactly what we needed and executed to perfection. Everyone asks me what my wedding crisis was -- the cake that fell over, the groomsman that forgot his cue -- and I get to tell them (to their immense frustration) that there wasn't a single snag! All the credit for that massive achievement goes to Emmanuelle, Janelle, and Precious. Not only were they tireless in getting all of our details ironed out, but they were also sincerely a joy to work with, and it made everybody happier and more motivated on the big day. Emmanuelle's strong working relationship with our reception venue helped knock down administrative hurdles, and even the clergy at my church made a point to find me after the rehearsal to tell me how warm and friendly everyone from Escandar Group was! All this while Emmanuelle was eight months pregnant and probably dying for something a little more comfortable than your standard church pew. Because of her and her team's diligent efforts, I'm able to joyfully say that my wedding day was the best day of my life. For any couples looking to take some stress off of their plate to savor moments both big and small, Escandar Group will get you there! read more

Emmanuelle and Janine were absolutely phenomenal to work with as our day-of coordinators. Our wedding went off without a hitch and it's in no small part because of their work. They are sticklers for attention to detail and they make sure your day goes according to plan. They are worth every damn penny. Our wedding was in Seattle and the Arctic Club Hotel. I would recommend them to anyone and everyone. Top notch! read more

Emmanuelle was amazing to work with and I highly recommend her planning and coordination expertise for your next event. We reached out to her for day of wedding coordination a year before our date, and she went above and beyond to meet with us and provide us with planning advice in the months leading up to the big day. She is highly organized and efficient, and was always thinking of creative ways to get a task done. She also is just very nice and easy to work with, and you can tell she genuinely cares about her clients. During our wedding, we barely even knew she was there, as she and her assistant were behind the scenes making sure everything was set up the way we wanted and went smoothly. I loved how I didn't have to worry about anything or even know what time it was, as she executed the schedule flawlessly and worked with all the vendors to make sure we were happy. What I also really appreciated was that she went along with our vision for our wedding and helped us make that a reality, while giving us some realistic tips and great ideas to help us see it through. We will definitely use her company for any other events we have in the future, and I would recommend her for anyone planning a wedding in the Chicagoland area. read more

Emmanuelle was our day-of coordinator and she was absolutely amazing to work with. She is extremely organized and has great recommendations and tools to build your wedding day. I'm so glad we partnered with her for our wedding because I knew that everything would be handled and we could just enjoy ourselves! After the wedding was over, she delivered all of our items to our hotel room which was the cherry on top!! She was awesome to work with and I would highly recommend her services! read more

I worked with Emmanuelle to plan our office networking holiday party. Not only was the party a smashing success, Emmanuelle took all of the stress out of planning and hosting, so our office could focus on doing work during the planning process and on enjoying socializing with our guests during the party. The details were perfect! One of the best parts... we were running a little late to our own party, but Emmanuelle was there to greet our guests and make sure everything was set-up. She was professional, organized, friendly and delivered on her promises! read more

Best. Decision. Ever. Made. I could not speak higher of Escandar Group. A week from our big day, we realized many plans were either unraveling, falling through the cracks, or simply not getting done. Escandar Group came in at the 11th hour to basically plan an entire wedding. To give an idea, our videographer happened to get into a luging accident a couple days prior (not even joking!), our Photo booth idea completely unraveled at the last minute and we found was not going to be an option, among many other last minute things. Emmanuelle helped us make some key decisions, and once those decisions were made, the team just ran with it. Took all the pressure off of us so we could enjoy the day. Escandar Group honestly went above and beyond to make sure our wedding was the best day ever...and they succeeded! So grateful to have had this team on our side. Our wedding day would not have been what it was, without their support. read more

Great service. I am glad I had time to think about my outfit way more than how my guests would be treated. It is just so nice to trust someone enough to be relaxed at my special day. read more

I worked with Escandar Group to plan a baby shower for a friend. Emmanuelle assisted with every step of the process, from conceptualizing a theme, constructing the menu and adding personalized touches that highlighted the personality of the parents-to-be. When I came down with the flu the week of the shower, Emmanuelle stepped in and finalized everything! The shower was beautiful, no detail was missed and I could not have done it without her! read more

Emmanuelle helped our wedding go so smoothly, I'm so glad we didn't go about planning this thing ourselves. She was very organized and worked really hard to make sure that everything went the way that we wanted it to. She thought of things that certainly would have gone over our heads. We were all about to be relaxed on the wedding day because of her help. read more

I am so thankful that I had Escandar Group for my day-of-coordination on my wedding day! From the pre-wedding conversations and planning, to the rehearsal, to the ceremony, to the reception, Escandar Group provided exceptionally professional services that were well thought out, organized, and perfectly delivered. I worked with Emmanuelle and she not only did a fantastic job on all the anticipated events and moments, but also saved the day when I forgot my bouquet at home. She somehow made it all the way to the other side of town, fighting World Series traffic in the process, and back in time to hand me my bouquet for the pictures. I have received so many compliments on how smooth the wedding went and I have Escandar Group to thank for that! read more