Pearl and Petal was contracted to be the day of coordinator of our wedding. I have three significant issues of Morgan's handling of those duties. All center on communication and coordination. She failed in consistent communication leading up to the day causing worry and confusion but the real issues were a failure to manage the processional at the church despite a detailed program of events developed by the bride and myself resulting in the string quartet having to guess what was happening and having to skip pieces to keep up as the wedding party was launched by Morgan with no regard to the program. The second and equally troubling was the exit from the church and her failure to manage the photo session of the guests and bridal party resulting in no pictures and a stampede to the reception venue rather than the staggered approach planned. The third issue while less damaging to the overall experience was that lack of managing the bridal party entrance to the reception given that no one was managing the locked entrance door... All could have been easily avoided if the program and sequence of events had been managed by the wedding coordinator. These failures tarnished an otherwise beautiful wedding hence my low rating. read more

Worst. Coordinator. Ever. (seriously) I hired Morgan as my day-of wedding coordinator in March, 2024 for an October, 2024 wedding. Though extremely personable, she was unavailable for the majority of our contract period and displayed a lack of due diligence, communication, and coordination skills by the time our special day arrived. She did not contact our venue personnel or most of our vendors prior to the wedding, provided no schedule or timeline guidance to anyone involved except the DJ whom she had worked with before, had my mother and my aunt do the heavy lifting to decorate the reception venue (was this what Morgan meant by 'overseeing decorating' on the day-of???), neglected to tell me arrangements she made with vendors in setup or getting rental items returned timely after the wedding that I was personally responsible for, and basically shirked many other of her contractual duties that ensured chaos, stress, and confusion at the end of it all. Morgan showed great interest and enthusiasm in wedding planning when it was time to be paid and was more than prompt when it was time for her to leave during the reception. It took 3 months before a wedding timeline was finalized--and that's because my husband and I finally did it ourselves the week of our wedding. As she was paid in full for her services by August, she basically let us do her work for her--even on our wedding day. Let this be a warning for anyone who may be considering hiring Morgan for any important event. Though affordably priced and with experience working at a local wedding venue, Morgan's mishaps have cost us extra money with : --our reception venue (she didn't begin tear down before leaving the reception-- said I told her not to!--so that added extra time the next day for clean up that she was not contracted to do or responsible for); --our videographer (she didn't follow our wedding ceremony music during the processional entrances and the video has to be reedited to cut out the mistakes made with the live music); and --our photographer (we didn't get photos with our wedding party or our children in attendance because Morgan did not provide him with the photography schedule or timeline, but the photographer has offered to take these photos the next time we are all together for an additional charge). Needless to say, I was extremely disappointed! The worst part is that, when I shared how I felt about all of these issues (and others not discussed here) with her, she blamed the confusion and misunderstandings on everyone else-- me, our family and friends who were helping her out with setup and venue transition logistics, and the other vendors who were not properly prepared by her with communication, schedules, or timelines in advance. And she thanked me for trusting her with our wedding.... Truly--the worst coordinator ever. read more