It's New Year's Eve and my now-husband and I are sitting here having an intimate night reminiscing about all that we've had to be thankful for this year. Complete truth- I am so thankful for Stephanie and her team for giving me the most beautiful and stress-free wedding day a bride could ever ask for that it literally got me up off my couch out of my dreamy state to write this review.
Stephanie is a treasure. Looking back, there was no greater gift that I could have been given (aside from an incredible husband) than a stress-free, drama-free, anxiety-free, and issue-free wedding day. As soon as I spoke with Stephanie on the phone the first time I instantly felt better about the entire production of my wedding and that was a recurring pattern throughout my planning process. Stephanie proactively planned, coordinated, and problem-solved all details of my wedding to seamless perfection, and if I ever had a worry she was there to make me feel instantly better. On the days leading up to my wedding, all of my family, friends, and bridesmaids kept saying to me - "You're so calm. How are you so calm? You're such a calm bride!" While I'd like to take credit for this but it was 100% because of Stephanie.
Stephanie is super professional, bright and responsive (VERY responsive... she always got back to me way faster than I thought was reasonable). She's kind and supportive, reassuring, positive and has a knack for advising you while being totally respectful of your vision, priorities, and ideas. She knows what she's doing.
Stephanie is a treasure. Looking back, there was no greater gift that I could have been given (aside from an incredible husband) than a stress-free, drama-free, anxiety-free, and issue-free wedding day. As soon as I spoke with Stephanie on the phone the first time I instantly felt better about the entire production of my wedding and that was a recurring pattern throughout my planning process. Stephanie proactively planned, coordinated, and problem-solved all details of my wedding to seamless perfection, and if I ever had a worry she was there to make me feel instantly better. On the days leading up to my wedding, all of my family, friends, and bridesmaids kept saying to me - "You're such a calm bride!" While I'd like to take credit for this but it was 100% because of Stephanie.
A VERY TINY sampling of the countless ways Stephanie impressed me...
I made a full change in venue, theme, and style without a blink of an eye from Stephanie. Last minute construction at my ceremony venue that didn't phase her one bit and which she was able to navigate so it was a non-issue by the time I arrived.
I was having my ceremony at one location and my reception at another. The ceremony venue was an open garden so although we had rented it exclusively there was no staff at all to set it up. At my reception venue (a restaurant that we bought out) the staff was being very tight about not letting us get in to set up at all until two hours ahead of the reception. Somehow Stephanie coordinated all of this flawlessly, from chair drop, set up, and pickup at the ceremony venue to flowers delivered to 4 different locations to overseeing all of the special decor at the reception, including greenery and floral vines that needed to be hung from the ceiling. I didn't even ask how. She just did it.
When I asked her for a copy of our minute-by-minute agenda so I could send to vendors and bridal party, she had ALREADY sent it out to all of them and spoken with all of them.
When my veil got snagged on a rosebush on my walk down the aisle and fell off, Stephanie was the one who was there before I even really knew what was happening and fixed it.
My fiance, my brothers, and a few groomsmen planned a surprise serenade for me with full live instrument setup (including drum set and amps) on our dance floor mid reception and I had NO CLUE until 2 seconds before they began. Somehow Stephanie helped them plan this all and figured out ways to hide the instruments and distract me so they could set up.
Countless, infinite tiny touches like helping me get to the bathroom, knowing where all my stuff was at all times, making sure my glass was always filled and that a plate of apps from cocktail hour were saved and waiting at our seats at our dinner table...seriously life saving stuff for a bride!
By the end of my wedding everyone was wasted. Somehow without any help from any family or wedding party Stephanie managed to do stuff like get cars loaded (how the heck did she get car keys?), save my bouquet which I had lost during the wedding, and... i don't even know what else.
I could go on and on and on. But, it's 8:30 on NYE and I have champagne to drink and a husband to toast.
Stephanie made my wedding flawless and gave me reassurance that I never could have imagined. I would trust her with my life and I am shamelessly begging all of my engaged friends to book her so that when I'm a bridesmaid I can just sit back and relax! read more