Amanda offers the creation of memory bears from deceased loved ones on her website. I decided to contact her to inquire about her current production status. She confirmed that she still creates these bears. We arranged for the clothing to be sent to her, and she confirmed receipt in December. She estimated a three-week turnaround time, and by the end of January, I reached out to check on the project's progress. She promptly responded, stating that she would complete the project by the end of the week. Two weeks later, I checked back for an update, but she had not responded. I have since reached out to her twice more without receiving a response. Now I feel like we may never be getting these bears or getting the clothes back of our loved one. The clothes came from the other side of the world (Southeast Asia) and is impossible to replace. read more

First, I do not like write to bad reviews especially because I really liked and trusted Amanda when I first met her. That being said, I do feel it's important to share my experience, so that other brides can hire a different wedding coordinator that will provide a more positive experience. After my initial call with Amanda, I looked forward to working with her. Shortly afterwards however, she became unresponsive for weeks despite repeated communication attempts. Eventually, Amanda apologized for not responding and offered to provide a complimentary floral preservation service, encasing my wedding flowers in resin, as a gesture of goodwill. I thought this was great and felt like she had handled the situation very well. Fast forward to the day of the wedding, there were a number of things she promised to do, but either forgot to do or did wrong (i.e. gave the boutonierres to the wrong people, did not bring the microphone speaker for our officiant, etc.). These were minor errors though, so I did not think much of it and let it go. The concerning issue is that Amanda took my wedding flowers three months ago and never returned them. I have reached out to her multiple times. She initially responded saying she would bring the preserved flowers to me on a particular day, but that day came and went. She never showed up, ignored multiple follow-up attempts, and has stopped responding altogether. I think it goes without saying that losing my wedding flowers is extremely upsetting, as they carried tremendous sentimental value. I want to stress that my husband and I have been kind, patient, and understanding throughout this process. I know people go through tough times, but it takes two minutes to text a client and be honest about the status of an order. Amanda--if you read this, I sincerely hope you are doing well. If you respond, please do not share excuses, but rather just let me know if or when I will ever receive my floral preservation. read more

Amanda is not only a phenomenal coordinator but also an amazing human being. She went above and beyond to make our wedding dreams come true. For one, she came and checked in on the rehearsal day and made sure to grab some of the items we had neglected to bring. The morning of, she even went and brought me my favorite coffee, ensured I was resting, and helped with our last minute boutonnières. She doted on my husband and I, making sure we felt confident, happy, and were present for our big day. I don't know what I would have done without her. Best choice of our wedding planning was hiring her. To anyone reading this, don't hesitate for a second!! Hire her. Thank you for everything! read more

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Amanda was very kind and helpful throughout our wedding process, however our actual wedding fell into complete disaster. I spent my wedding night, not attending the afterparty I planned and paid for, but getting yelled at by my wedding coordinator. After receiving a heated phone call from Amanda as we were about to walk into our afterparty, I had to tell my family and bridal party that we had to instead go back to the venue to clean up. When we got back to the venue, Amanda insisted that cleanup was not her responsibility, despite it being the very first thing I ever said I needed from her, years ago pre-covid when this whole thing started. Our dream venue had a TON of limitations, so before we booked I searched for a coordinator who I could trust to make it happen, or we'd pick a different venue. After posting on a local page, I found Amanda. She said that she had worked weddings at the venue in the past and was familiar with their limitations and hard 10pm shutdown time. This turned out to not be true. She told us she had a trailer big enough to fit all the rentals and décor and could use it for morning setup and nighttime cleanup. This also was not true. In my very first email to her ever, I said that there would be a ton of rentals and stuff to coordinate and clear out at the end of the night, and I needed someone I could trust to deal with all of those logistics so that I could relax and have fun. This could not have been further from what she delivered. I wish she had just told me she couldn't do what I needed and to look elsewhere. First off, Amanda called 2 days before the wedding saying she could no longer attend our day because of an injury she received while renting a wedding trailer to fit our rentals, since she didn't have one that could. I was completely understanding and said I trusted her to pass everything along to her backup, Meghan. I should not have been so trusting, but I was so busy with all my family in town for the wedding I just didn't have the time. My husband, Amanda, and I had done a venue walk-through where we laid out exactly everything we wanted and when and where and how. I should not have trusted that this would be passed along to Meghan. Poor Meghan didn't have anything. She didn't have the bridal party names, she didn't know where things were supposed to go. She didn't even have contact information, one of the hotels got skipped by the shuttle and I had to find my phone and search for the shuttle company so that I could call and sort out what was going on. While I was supposed to be taking pictures and enjoying my day. She was finding me to ask me things so often that apparently my bridesmaids started physically blocking me from her sight and telling her to just figure things out. The day was incredible regardless. At 10pm, we were on cloud 9. The shuttle busses were about to pull away, my sister asked Meghan if there was anything else we could do and was told no. So we left. And thought everything was perfect. 45 minutes later I got a call from Amanda who was livid, she apparently was at the venue helping load up the rentals and was insisting cleanup wasn't in her contract or her responsibility and she needed help cleaning the venue. I started to get emotional so my husband took the phone until my sister realized what was going on and took it to deal with Amanda. She confirmed that Amanda needed help cleaning and that a guest's car was blocking the bartenders - though that obviously could have been dealt with individually. We begged the shuttle driver to take us back. He agreed but this added a lot to our bill. When we returned, Amanda said that we never discussed cleanup and that it wasn't her responsibility. I was just so sad and confused because in my mind, that's literally why we hired her: setup and take-down. And even if it wasn't, we all literally missed the afterparty to come back and help so I don't know why she couldn't have just been kind and argued with me another day. read more

I've worked in the wedding industry as a photographer for over a decade, so I frequently work closely with coordinators and officiants. Amanda is one of the best! She's so kind and sweet, organized, efficient and truly on top of everything. When I get hired for a wedding and find out Amanda is coordinating, I know the day is going to go smoothly and we'll all be able to do our jobs with minimal stress. Coordinators have one of the hardest jobs in the industry. In her place I would probably go crazy, but Amanda handles every request and setback with grace and style. I've seen her bend over backwards for her clients - from showing up early and staying late to sewing up torn bustles in the middle of the reception (that actually happened, and I have the photos to prove it). She's amazing and I can't wait to work with her again! read more

I worked with Amanda back in May as the Videographer and out of all the weddings I've worked she was the nicest and most accommodating coordinator and was willing to help and answer questions regardless of what she was doing. I've been to many weddings where the coordinator could not be found but I always felt she was available to help me and the other vendors. She literally was carrying a large speaker and stopped to answer the questions the bride had. I highly recommend Amanda! read more

Great wedding planner with attention to detail. She was very helpful during the wedding day and checked with vendors throughout the day. I would definitely recommend! read more