The best decision we made in the planning of my daughter's wedding was bringing on Wendy and her…read moreteam as the "Day Of" wedding planners. It's kind of a misleading name because Wendy and Amber met with us a couple times before the wedding weekend, and were always available via phone or text for questions. They scheduled out everything and made sure we had everything we needed. Wendy ran the rehearsal the day before and gave very clear directions and assured everyone knew where they were supposed to be, at what time. On the day of the wedding, Amber and Alyssa were the backbone of it all!! Instead of me running around, dealing with vendors, directing the wedding party, helping the guys with their boutonnières and bustling my daughter's wedding dress.. they did it all!! They were amazing! Always easy to find and no hesitation to help us solve any problems. The wedding was held at our house, so there were multiple locations on our property where things were happening, but they were like ninjas and always seemed to be exactly where they were needed! They even helped clean up at the end of the night and made sure all of the vendors were taken care of!! I can't recommend this service enough!! Thank you Wendy, Amber, and Alyssa!!

My husband and I have 4 girls and a Law Firm. Our life is very crazy to say the least. Back in the…read morespring I became very very overwhelmed with so much going on that I was in charge of. One of the biggest things was my oldest's high school graduation party. All I knew is that I wanted to have this at our house and a 150+ people were coming. I called Wendy to come in and help me put my ideas together and get the ball rolling. After our first meeting, I had a huge weight off my shoulders knowing we had a plan and things were already set in place. The setting up of the graduation party was very easy and not stressful at all. Because of Wendy and Wendy's Wedding & Events we were able to sit back, relax and enjoy the graduation party ourselves. Wendy was there the whole time to make sure everything went smoothly. Thank you Wendy for making it where Richard and I could relax, enjoy and most of all, this was a day Victoria will never forget. I will be using Wendy and Wendy's Wedding & Events for all our future events.

I've been married only three weeks and I'm already on Yelp giving Stella Harper Events (SHE) a…read morereview. Yes, our experience with them was THAT amazing that I really don't want to miss any of the details before it all becomes a huge blur. To give a bit of background, I was planning my wedding from out of state so I knew that having an event planner would be key. After not getting some call backs (terrible thing if you're a wedding planner, btw), I got in touch with Emily, the founder of SHE, and I fell in love right away. As they say, "You just know". ;) She was incredibly down to earth & funny, and her heart & passion for her work were evident even in the first moments of our conversation. We decided on the "Month of" package and imagine our delight when Emily was responding to emails and random questions, sending us vendor referrals (she is well connected!), etc. far before we even entered the last month. This spoke volumes about her character and showed just how willing she was to help clients even if it wasn't contractually necessary (unfortunately, this is pretty rare in the wedding world...). The last couple of weeks were hectic for me but knowing that Emily was so organized and on top of every single one of my emails (which had accumulated over several months by now!) relating to vendors, wedding day timelines, etc., made my anxiety vanish and I was able to focus on just a few things rather than everything at once. I can't stress these next words enough: Our wedding day was UNBELIEVABLY calm and stress free (even our pastor thought it was so weird to see such a calm bridal party just chilling before the ceremony started)! From the moment we arrived at the venue, I really felt like Emily's #1 priority, and I can't emphasize how important this was for a bride on a day where so many things can potentially go wrong. I had a couple of communication errors with our caterer and Emily was able to step in and rectify the situation right away. Deciding on SHE was hands down THE BEST money we spent. There's simply no price tag on "peace of mind" and I'm so grateful that I can look back on our wedding day and all I feel is a sense of calm - no tears, no freaking out, no Bridezilla moments. I could really go on, but here's what you can expect if you ever work with Emily/SHE: - A "Type A" event planner that is actually pleasant to be around. Top notch professionalism but with loads of humor (the girl is funny!), yet she never misses a beat - not a single one. - Punctuality at vendor meetings and the incredible ability to think of questions on the spot, various scenarios that could occur, and to consider all the moving parts of a wedding as a whole. - Incredible calmness. This is SO important as an event planner! - Bride is the priority: She will always ask how you're doing, if you feel uneasy about anything and if you have any concerns. The second you express any concerns, she's already on top of it. - An event planner that is as involved as you want her to be - she can adjust and adapt to any situation. Lastly...Emily is one of those people you meet and you instantly want to be her best friend, seriously. She's so much more than a "vendor" and this is certainly one relationship that's come out of the wedding planning process that I'll cherish. Emily - Our words are so paltry but if you're reading this, thank you for making our wedding day dreams come true. We adore you and wish Stella Harper Events the best!

When I got engaged at the end of April 2015 and decided I wanted to get married before football…read moreseason (southerner here), I knew that Step 1 was finding a full service coordinator. My mother helped me out by interviewing about 15 coordinators, narrowing it down to three. Within ten min of meeting Courtney Drake, I knew she was the one for me! After we had a good laugh about trying to pull this off in just 4 months, she was at work! Within 48 hours I had the initial 'critical items' I needed to get started. She was brilliantly organized and knew exactly how to fit everything into a compressed timeline for a Bride that travels and works long hours. We got married Aug 30th, just 4 short weeks ago, and everything was perfect. The venue (Ventanas) was beautiful, and all my vendors were on point. I rented just about everything, including huge 8 foot long farm tables for an indoor space up an elevator. When I say Courtney had a challenge on her hands, that's an understatement. All I know is this - even though that was the most vendors Ventanas has ever had at an event, it came together flawlessly, and I didn't have a single moment of stress. My wedding day was about my friends, family and the new chapter of my life with the love of my life. It wasn't about details or schedules. Courtney made the entire planning process fun. Everyone at SHE was professional and supportive. There is no way I could have pulled that off on my own- even if I'd had a year to plan it. I simply didn't have the time. My time and happiness is worth more to me than what I paid SHE. I highly recommend them to anyone who asks. Your wedding day should 'automagically' happen. Work with SHE, and it will!!

I picked this vendor based on a review from the knot I believe. And to say I'm disappointed would…read morebe an understatement. We used L. Bryant for day of services. I had already done most of the work and just needed someone to buffer any issues that may have come up from the vendors. Since I was the one who did all of the work- I didn't want people calling me to ask where things should be placed the day of my wedding. She was not able to make the open house at the reception venue, where we were supposed to talk layout and such things, but she informed me of this possibility days in advance so I wasn't overly upset about this. For the rehearsal- she showed up almost 1 hour late! We were doing the second walkthrough by the time she appeared. She called 5 minutes before to say she was in traffic and would be 30 mins or so late. Her "assistant" told the groomsman that she was not in traffic but with her boyfriend. The day of the wedding- she did show up to my house early and provided some assistance, before leaving to supposedly go to the reception hall to set up (escort cards, table numbers, etc.) That did not happen. She did not show up to the reception hall until after guests had already begun to arrive. The guests were confused and the reception hall ended up making the decision to start the cocktail hour since time was running out. The limo bus caught a flat tire with the wedding party in transport to the reception. By the time she told me, my friends had already sent cars to pick up the wedding party. When she did come to tell me about the limo (somewhere around 5:10pm- 5:25pm) she still had table numbers in her hand. Why were they not on the tables? Some of the cards went on the wrong tables and I noticed on one of the pictures that the table card was upside down. I had a special condiment made to go along with dinner that was supposed to be on the tables for dinner along with explanation cards. My MOH had to ensure these were put on the tables during the cocktail hour. She had to pull the coordinator away from listening to a private conversation I was having in order to complete this task. The most embarrassing thing is that guests were coming up to me during the reception to tell me they didn't know what her function was, that she wasn't doing a damn thing. During the reception! My husband said that she basically got free money because she didn't do anything- and coming from him- it had to be bad. He is the easiest going person there is. The old adage is true- you get what you pay for. I was trying to save some money. If you really want a coordinator- pay the extra money or just do it yourself.

Omg!! We called them on the 26th they were there on the 27th!! Is I was a millionaire I couldn't…read morehave paid for a better officiant!!! She was sweet her smile was genuine My wedding video looks like my best friend married us. I couldn't dream of a better last minute wedding!!

5 out of 5. We hired Marcia from Simply I Do to be our officiant for our wedding on June 8th. She…read morewas very easy to work with and affordable. She was available for any questions we had during the process and worked with us as we wrote our own ceremony and vows. She also wore an outfit matching our wedding colors which we appreciated. Overall a great experience and we would definitively recommend her to anyone in need of a solid wedding officiant.

Donna Pahl is AMAZING!! We just got married on Halloween, and it couldn't have happened without…read moresweet Donna! From doing research for us, to proactively reaching out to ALL our vendors to make sure things would run smoothly, Donna just made it happen. Wow. She had great ideas and was one of the most responsive & detail-oriented people I've met - which is exactly what you need in a Wedding Coordinator! Even better, Donna really enjoys what she does - and it shows! She has built incredible relationships with what seems like EVERYONE related to weddings in the Athens, GA area, so her knowledge and the fact that people know & love her really helped make sure our wedding went off without a hitch. And when I say "without a hitch" I mean it! I can't find ONE THING that didn't go as planned, and we didn't have a super easy wedding... On the "day of", Donna was setting up favors on our tables, keeping the vendors straight (florists, band, caterers, and more), and anticipating anything that could possibly go wrong before anything ever had a chance to! She is an amazing person that I'm glad to have met, and I highly recommend Donna's Carefree Celebrations for YOUR wedding!

Words cannot express how my wife and I feel about our wedding planner, Jordan Xu, of Emily Jordan…read moreEvents (formerly Jordan Flowers of Wedding Belles). She is the best. We were truly lucky to have found her. Throughout our entire wedding planning process, we were very appreciative and grateful to have Jordan by our side. We relied on her heavily. Her guidance and support made everything about our wedding so much easier. We trusted her fully. We can't recommend Jordan and her team enough. Our wedding was April 15, 2022 at the Atlanta History Center. We first started working with Jordan in July 2018. Yes, we had been planning our wedding for about 3 years 9 months. No, we did not plan it that way. Our original wedding date was May 30, 2020. My wife and I had planned for a roughly two-year engagement and wedding planning period. Then of course, COVID happened. Our wedding was postponed twice: First, to May 7, 2021. Then, to April 15, 2022. Jordan was with us and supported us every step of the way. We went from planning a pre-COVID wedding to a post-COVID wedding. We went from in-person planning sessions to virtual planning sessions. We went from "normal" tastings to masked and socially-distant tastings. (BTW, the tastings - both for the food at the reception and for our wedding cake - were some of my favorite parts of the planning process.) We found Jordan after doing internet searches for Atlanta wedding planners. Jordan was one of multiple planners we contacted. One of the planners we spoke to wasn't a good fit. She recommended Jordan to us. Also, an Atlanta wedding photographer I know put in a good word about Jordan. After meeting with Jordan, my wife and I agreed, Jordan was an excellent fit. We immediately felt comfortable and jived with her. Coincidentally, Jordan and my wife went to the same college for undergrad (Emory) and Jordan and I are from the same part of North Carolina (Piedmont Triad). We've gotten along with Jordan so well that we consider her and her husband our friends. They are just really good people. Jordan is very professional and organized. With her years of experience in the wedding industry, particularly in Atlanta and with our venue and vendors, I knew we were in great hands. In general, my wife was more involved in the planning process with Jordan - she was more particular about certain details than I was. However, I think I was involved at an "above-average" level for a groom. I attended every meeting, but admittedly, tried to stay as hands-off as possible. Jordan was invaluable at securing appointments with the vendors that made the most sense to us based on our budget and preferences. Here were our vendors: * Venue: Swan House, Atlanta History Center * Florist: Unique Floral Expressions * Caterer: Affairs to Remember * Cake: Confection Perfection * DJ and MC: Andy of EuroAndy Events * Ceremony Music: Piedmont Strings * Furniture: EventWorks * Wedding Car: Ramblin' Reck from the Ramblin' Reck Club * Photographer: Leigh Wolfe Photography * Videographer: WedFlix * Bride's Wedding Dress: Sweet Elegance and Gizzelle James Couturiere * Bride and Bridesmaids Hair and Makeup: Scoobie West & Company * Bridesmaids Dresses: Bella Bridesmaids * Groom's Tux: TRIO Custom Clothiers * Groomsmen and Bridesman Tuxes: The Black Tux * Hotel: InterContinental Buckhead Atlanta * Trolley: Georgia Trolley Services * Dance Lessons: Fred Astaire Dance Studio (Durham, NC) * Planning Platform: Aisle Planner * Website, Registry, RSVPs: Zola * Paper Save the Dates and Invitations: Minted * Digital Save the Dates and Address Collection: Paperless Post Going through two years of postponements, we did have a couple vendors change due to life circumstances: (1) Our cake vendor changed from Lush Cakery to Confection Perfection. (2) Our dance studio changed from Daza Dance to Fred Astaire. A few of the vendors, we found ourselves. For example, I already had an existing relationship with TRIO, so I got them to do my custom tux. My wife and I already had our minds set on a Swan House wedding. Jordan made it happen. She and her team, along with many of the vendors we chose, have a lot of experience working together *and* working at the Atlanta History Center. So, for the most part, everything was quite easy. I think the hard part, at least for me as the groom, was decision-making on certain details (e.g. menu) and getting our guest list in order. In addition to securing the vendors that fit us best, Jordan and her team (including Sydney Woods and Gerard Wright) took care of so many details, I can't even begin to tell you; from reviewing and coordinating contracts and payments to little things on our wedding day, such as getting lip balm for my lips that were chapped from so much kissing. Jordan is a consummate professional. Simply put, Jordan exceeded our expectations and executed the wedding of our dreams. Check out our wedding trailer to see exactly what I mean: https://bit.ly/3laAY1h. Thank you, Jordan!

I cannot say enough good things about Wedding Belles. During wedding planning, I had asked my…read moregirlfriends who had recently gotten married themselves for tips and advice on what services they thought were helpful. The unanimous response was "hire a day-of coordinator." My husband and I had already done a lot of the planning so we didn't need a wedding planner but the idea of someone else handling all of the details in the days leading up to and on the day of the wedding sounded like a great idea. Hiring Jordan and Kristen was one of the best decisions we made and some of the best money we spent on the wedding. They were with me all day as I was getting ready, ran interference on the couple of inevitable hiccups that happened with guests and wedding participants, ironed my dress one more time, made sure we ate, and even played chauffeur since the church and reception venue were so close that we hadn't hired outside transportation. Above all, these ladies were calm and professional throughout the entire event. I can't imagine a better team to hire to help with your wedding.