I hired Amy as a partial wedding planner and day of coordinator, best decision I made! I had my wedding my Gallery 1028 in Chicago, Amy had worked with them before, which was a huge plus. She was able to bring my vision to life and everything turned out simply beautiful!! Amy is extremely organized, efficient, and detail oriented, but also keeps it real which I appreciate. Hire Amy, you won't regret it!!! read more

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This review is LONG overdue! Have you ever had such an amazing experience working with someone that finding the right words to express how grateful/ thankful you are seem impossible? Thats how my husband and I have felt since our 5.18.2019 wedding! From the moment I met Amy I knew she was our wedding planner. After talking to almost every wedding planner in the greater chicagoland area I thought Amy is just too good to be true. So in true OCD crazy bride fashion I asked for references and previous brides to talk to about their experience. Amy did not even blink or make me feel totally insane which is a quality every bride should look for in a wedding planner. We thankfully chose the full planning package, because we were planning our Chicago wedding from across the country. Amy responded to every midnight email, every pacific coast phone call and never made us feel like we were alone. She kept us on budget and when we were going over budget she wasn't afraid to bring us back to reality. Amy negotiated all of our vendors and got us the best deals, I cannot stress this enough! Before Amy we were getting quoted 2-3x the costs, and for brides who hate to negotiate she was a God send. Amys wedding day timeline is better than any book or planning binder you can find, she really knows what she's talking about with a month to month breakdown that becomes like your checklist and makes sure to keep your wedding day timeline on track. Leading up to the wedding she was there to lead our rehearsal, take all of our "extra" last minute buys to incorporate into the decor, and she happily took the role of "bad guy" to nix any unwanted suggestions from our adoring family. She brought our dream wedding to life, flawlessly. She is the definition of a fairy wedding planner! If you are even considering her wedding planning service book now, I have no doubt in my mind that she will be the most highly sought after wedding planner. To this day we have family and friends that our wedding was the funnest wedding they have ever attended. We honestly owe those compliments to Amy and her meticulous planning and attention to detail. From one OCD bride to another book now you will be forever grateful that you did. Thank you Amy & team from the bottom of our hearts we will never be able to express how amazing you are! (sorry its taken us over a year to write this we love you tons!) read more

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My husband and I hired Amy about a year before our wedding day. From the very beginning, she was nothing but professional, realistic, prepared, and kind! The world of weddings aside: I have never met anybody more organized. Amy worked tirelessly to assure that we were informed on everything that needed to be done, everything that was currently being done, and everything that already had been done. There was never a moment where we were left in the dark. Her communication was flawless and her ability to unite vendors was incredible. Not only did she put on a perfect backyard wedding with 230+ people, but she was kind while doing it. Amy handled my family's requests with patience and grace. I couldn't have asked for a better wedding planner. Thank you, Amy! read more

Amy has a great talent for event planning! Very organized and pays close attention to the small details that often get overlooked. Highly recommend her for special events! read more

About five weeks out from the big day, I desperately began to search for a day-of coordinator that would be within our already stretched budget and able to take care of the final logistics the month before the wedding when I was starting a new job. Enter Amy, who saved my sanity and ensured that I didn't have to worry about any logistics the weekend of our wedding. We spoke on the phone for about an hour and talked through my vision for our wedding. Right away, I knew I wanted to hire her because her services would be invaluable! Throughout the whole process, she was very organized and detail-oriented, thinking of things that even my type-A personality hadn't thought of. Even though I hired her after the final walkthrough with my venue, she went ahead and did another one to ensure she was prepared for the big day. When our bakery dissolved three days into my job, she took the time to research and contact other bakeries before my work day had even ended. I was relieved to say the least! She took care of contacting all vendors and sharing the final logistics with them so that every vendor was well-informed and on the same page. The biggest stressor in planning was the day-of timeline, which she created based on answers to questions she asked me. She was very patient and made adjustments based on new information from various vendors. Planning a wedding is stressful, but Amy took on so much in the final month before the wedding that I didn't have to stress out about many of the things other brides worry about. She was super responsive in responding to emails and often offered to talk over the phone about more complicated logistics. She coached us through some difficult situations that arose that would have caused additional stress but didn't because of her solution-oriented approach. After the wedding was over, I missed phone calls with Amy because I started to feel like we were friends, and she genuinely cared about me and my husband. I finally met Amy in person a few hours before our rehearsal when we dropped off tons of DIY things at our venue. She stayed, sorted them, and even started to set things up that afternoon. She met us at our rehearsal dinner venue with a personalized schedule for all important people taking part in our wedding. She thoroughly ran through the rehearsal and ensured that everyone knew when and where they were supposed to be the following day. We misplaced something, and she was even in contact me later on in the evening, which put my mind at ease. The day of the wedding, she was absolutely phenomenal! She stopped at the venue to look for the misplaced groom's gift before arriving at the hotel and helped ensure everything was running smoothly with hair/makeup, the florist, and the photog/videographer. She then left to go to the venue to start setting up all of the DIY details - of which there were many. I know that without her and her assistant, Lauren, I would have been super stressed thinking about everything getting set up in time. We wrote individual letters to guests that they were able to set out in the short 45 minute flipping of the room. Throughout the entire evening, she checked in on us to make sure things were happening as we envisioned them. Family and friends raved about how amazing she was! After the wedding, she stayed after and organized everything, so we just had to pick up a few things on Monday morning. We can't thank Amy enough for helping us execute the wedding of our dreams! read more

Amy is the BEST!! My husband and I wanted our families to enjoy our wedding day, no one wanted to worry about coordinating the day, transportation, guests, etc. To be perfectly honest, I think we truly had no idea what we were in for as we got closer to our wedding day and that's when Amy came to the rescue. She is the most thoughtful, organized, artistic, professional, creative, visionary, LIFESAVER of a wedding planner. Our wedding day was hands down the best day of our lives. The day was beautifully orchestrated, none of our family members, bridal party or guests had to worry about doing anything other than simply dance (a lot!) and enjoy the night! Amy ensured that our fairy tale vision came to life completely stress free. She helped us coordinate everything from finding the perfect guest book to fit our desired theme, suggest signage (that was beautifully designed, set up to be both visually stunning and perfectly efficient), communicate with vendors, organize our rehearsal and wedding day and made sure our day was everything we dreamt it would be. We are forever grateful for the role Amy played in our wedding experience. She is so well versed in the bridal industry and is the perfect person to help you in every aspect of planning or coordinating your special day! read more

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Amy has been planning events for many years now, mostly in Los Angeles, but recently moved to Aurora/Naperville. She has executed several huge corporate events on location, company Christmas parties for 800, and weddings. She is organized, sharp, and super friendly. You can't go wrong with her services! read more

Amy did a fantastic job planning our wedding! We wouldn't have been able to pull it off without her. We used her for full wedding planning and she was totally worth it. There are so many vendors out there it's tough to know the good ones from the bad. We went with a lot of Amy's recommendations and she was involved in planning our meetings, helping coordinate and asking the questions we didn't know we should have been asking haha, she also attended every meeting we asked her to. In the weeks leading up to the wedding there was an issue with our venue double-booking our backup cocktail hour space- Amy was all over it. In the 36 hours leading up to our wedding, we had last minute guest cancellations, decided on doing the ceremony outside, had last minute hotel bookings- Amy quickly took care of everything- we got the seating chart adjusted, she ran out to make extra last minute Welcome Bags the day before the wedding- she was great- there was no way we were in a state to handle all of that ourselves. The day of- wow. I have never seen a more beautifully designed wedding- I am still in shock that such was beautiful wedding was actually mine! My dad even gave her a shout out during his speech- everyone was blown away by how beautiful she decorated the spaces. Amy handled all of the wedding day hiccups (rental company not bringing the microphone and showing up 2 hours late)- I didn't even know until the next day all that happened that she took care of. I was an emotional mess the day of and really wouldn't have been able to handle the things she did- I know she also does Day Of Services- hands down I would recommend at least going that route- it will be sooo worth it! Brides- hiring Amy as your planner will be the best decision you make for your wedding. I know venues sometimes tell you that you don't need a planner; they'll help.... our venue said that and a month before our wedding that venue coordinator left and left a big mess behind her. They won't look out for your best interests. Amy does- she negotiated discounts with vendors and made sure that our asks and needs were put first. Thank you so much Amy for giving me my dream wedding! Thanks, Ashley (5/5/18 wedding) read more

If you are looking for a wedding planner your search stops here! Amy Harloe is thoughtful, creative, organized, caring and has an eye for detail. We hired Amy for a partial planning and it was the best decision we made. From the moment we met, she was responsive, enthusiastic and personable. She helped us narrow down and improve on our style and decor choices and connected us with fabulous vendors. Her calm demeanor and positive attitude helped us navigate every step of our planning from the smallest detail to the overall aesthetic to ensure the whole event had a cohesive look. Amy's thoroughness and professionalism allowed us to focus on our wedding day and not worry about the day of details. Her support allowed us to enjoy the wedding planning process. She also worked within our budget to help us create the wedding we imagined. Her creativity and out of the box thinking helped our wedding to be one none of our guests will ever forget. Amy is amazing! We couldn't imagine planning a wedding without her support and guidance! We would hire Amy, in a heartbeat, to coordinate any large event that we may have in the future. read more

If you are planning your wedding, you need to hire Amy from Happily Ever After by Amy! My husband and I hired Amy towards the beginning of our planning process and she was there every step of the way leading up to our day this past July. Throughout the months leading up she recommended various vendors when we didn't know who we wanted to work with and saved the day with finding another transportation vendor when ours cancelled pretty late in the game. She thought of the little details to include that we didn't even think about! She was our main communication point with vendors the weeks leading up and created a thorough timeline for the day to make sure everything ran smoothly. She took so much stress off of us and we could not have been more in love with how she set-up all of our décor in the room. It was flawless! Amy is such a kind, organized, and fun person to be around, and we were so incredibly grateful to have her be a big part of our day! read more

As I write this, I honestly start to get emotional. Amy Harloe, owner of Happily Ever After, was truly a godsend to my husband and me. Although we consider ourselves competent, organized, and driven, we quickly realized that we needed help with our wedding planning. Naturally I interviewed several candidates for this and there was no one I had a connection with like that with Amy. She is so warm, calm, educated, and experienced. I knew immediately that she was the one. My husband and I paid for our entire wedding and reception and all of the pomp and circumstance that comes with it and Amy brought so many ideas and options to the table. I never felt there was a problem that couldn't be solved with Amy. She was always on top of her game...in fact, she exceeded our expectations! There was never a time that I felt alone or confused. She kept me on track throughout the whole process all the while making me laugh and frankly, feel at peace. Without her, we wouldn't have had the amazing experience that we did on our wedding day and subsequent reception. Even though she was the professional in this business, I always felt like she was a partner...a collaborator. Planning a wedding can be so stressful, but not so with Amy. Her help throughout the planning process, the wedding, the reception was so invaluable. I can say without a doubt, our wedding wouldn't have been the quality and exciting, beautiful experience that it was without her. There is NO way I could have done even half the job without her. I cannot even put a price on her worth. I am forever indebted to Amy for her hard work, attention to detail, vendor contacts and relationships, constant communication without being overbearing, professionalism, love for her work, and friendship. This day for everyone is too special to choose anyone with any less quality than Amy. I am so grateful and so thankful for Happily Ever After...my special day would not have been special without Amy Harloe. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!! read more