I could just say "Nicole was worth every penny we spent on a day of coordinator" but A) you would not believe me and B) That would be an understatement.
Not only is Nicole a fun, warm, and loving person, she is organized with a capitol O.
I mention that she's a great person because you'll be spending a lot of time with your D.O.C (Day of Coordinator) leading up to your wedding, and you want them to be tolerable. Nicole is that, and more.
The irritating thing about a wedding is that, unless you've been married before, this will be your first foray into the wedding business. It is a complicated, frustrating, expensive business and Nicole was there to negotiate, offer ideas, and comfort us when it became too much.
Example:
The day before our wedding our shuttle company called and informed us that, rather than the $500.00 we were expecting to pay, it would be more like $3,000. We called Nicole panicked, and she said, "Let me call them." Not an hour later she called us back, having talked the shuttle company back down to an agreeable cost.
These are the kind of issues that will happen during your wedding, no exceptions. Everyone gets one wedding disaster. And if you have Nicole as your planner, you will never even have to hear about them before they're resolved.
Nicole genuinely cares about your vision of what your wedding will be like, and is there to offer ideas and problem solving. My partner and I personally wanted to run away every time someone said, "Well, traditionally...." Nicole totally got that, and was there to offer creative suggestions for our wedding (Example: small dishes on the table with a sponge for applying temporary tattoos).
We started out wedding planning thinking we would just get help from our friends and family on the day of, and I couldn't be happier we changed our minds. As a result of hiring Nicole, our families got to relax and enjoy the day, and we could relax (as much as was possible) knowing that any problem that arose, Nicole would fix it. read more