Wendy made my wedding stress-free and magical! My husband and I love her. Wendy has different packages to meet different needs. We hired Wendy to do a large chunk of the pre-wedding planning and coordinate on the day of the wedding. My husband works nights and I am in graduate school, and Wendy made everything so simple for us! Thanks to Wendy, we got to enjoy only the fun parts of wedding planning (like cake tasting!).
Here are some of Wendy's strengths and the advantages of working with her to plan your wedding:
Creativity
Wendy has an uncanny ability to understand your wedding vision and bring it to life, only better than you imagined. She's creative about how to make that happen, too. For example, Wendy suggested that we have a retired priest officiate our wedding so that we could get married on the waterfront. That way, we could have the Catholic wedding with a destination feel that we wanted. It worked out perfectly. We got married under a white billowy tent on the waterfront and we and our Catholic families were tremendously happy with the wedding ceremony!
Collaboration
Wendy works with the best vendors. Each of them is very talented and, along with Wendy, they make a finely tuned machine!
People Skills
Not only did my husband and I love Wendy, but our families did, too! Wendy is a very warm and friendly person. She's also great with executing inter-cultural weddings (my husband is Filipino). In addition, Wendy's assistants are great with people, too. Megan kept my 2-year-old flower girl entertained until it was time for her to go down the aisle!
Organization
Wendy is incredibly well organized! In the months leading up to the wedding she keeps you on track for selecting vendors and details on time to make sure that you can get everything you want reserved for your wedding day. At least a week before the wedding she maps out a timeline for the wedding and delivers it to each vendor so that everyone is on the same page the day of. On the wedding day she is dynamite at keeping everything running smoothly. Not only is each event (ceremony, lunch, cake cutting first dance, etc.) executed on time and correctly, but Wendy keeps the details well-organized, too. She sorted our gifts and cards and sent them home with my parents, packed up food for our honeymoon, made sure the guests got to take home flowers, made sure the waiters knew to serve us only cider (my husband and I do not drink), and decorated our honeymoon suite with flowers for us. Not only did Wendy deliver, she knocked it out of the park!
Budget & Cost
Wendy can be quite creative about helping you stay on budget. She suggested we do a Sunday lunch time wedding to get to have our wedding at our dream venue and stay on budget. It worked beautifully! Also, while the initial cost of hiring a wedding planner can seem over-whelming, Wendy gets her brides so many discounts that you come out about even. We got Wendy discounts on flower, cake, hair & makeup, photographer, DJ, and officiant, but she can also get you discounts on videography, dress, and more. So essentially you get all of Wendy's planning and coordinating talents for a bargain!
Finally, the Star Treatment!
If Wendy is your wedding planner, you'll be treated like a star with every vendor! They instantly recognize her name and offer you their undivided attention. Wendy is very well-connected in the wedding industry and when you're working with her, doors open! read more