Allie Beik from Polka Dot Events was incredible. She was so on top of things the day of that I would not be surprised if she had psychic powers. Every time I would think to myself "oh, such and such needs to get done, let me grab Allie and see if she can-" My thought would be interrupted by Allie walking into the room and starting to the exact thing I was about to ask for. We had a HIGHLY DIY wedding with many moving parts, including needing to set up and clean up all tables and seating, a self-serve buffet with outside servers, buying and bringing our own alcohol with outside bartenders, DIY DJ with an iphone, and all homemade crafts and florals. I mention this because we didn't really have other vendors to rely on much (e.g. no florist to put up flowers), and yet Allie guided friends, family, and the staff we did have to make the day run smoothly. Everything got set up, cleaned up, and all of our guests told us it was the best wedding they had ever been to. The only problem all day was that some unknown person switched out our iphone playing music. When I realized, I told Allie and she IMMEDIATELY fixed things without even disrupting the flow of the music. In addition to being a blessing the day of, in the time leading up to the wedding, Allie communicated professionally and efficiently with myself and all important wedding members to make sure everyone knew what was going on. She was also empathetic and understanding- she could tell that my husband and I were pretty stressed the night of the rehearsal dinner, and gave us some time to calm down before rehearsing and offered other options for rehearsal if it was too much for us. Allie cued me and others to be in important places at the right times to stay on schedule, such as for cake cutting, toasts, and the first dance. She honestly made it feel like I did not have to worry about a single thing except enjoying our wedding. Prior to the wedding, I did wonder to myself if hiring a coordinator was REALLY necessary. After all, I am a really organized person. After the fact I can say she was a MILLION times worth it and I would never even imagine planning a wedding without her. I would hire her again in a heartbeat. If you are having any doubts, trust me, you will not regret hiring polka dot events. read more

We simply could not have gotten married with Tracey and Allie's help! Hiring them was HANDS DOWN the best decision we made for our wedding. When it came to design, Tracey took the time to help us cultivate a vision for our wedding when we weren't quite sure what we wanted. She provided honest advice and worked with us to make our dream wedding happen. She pays amazing attention to the little details that we would not have thought of on our own--but all those little details came together in the most beautiful way on our wedding day. All of our guests were wowed! Allie was with us on the day of our wedding--and not only was she the most unbelievable coordinator, making everything run SO smoothly (even a last minute change to move the ceremony inside), she had the absolute best attitude and was so positive, reassuring and fun. Together, Tracy and Allie are the dream team. Thanks to them we had an unbelievable wedding day and threw a party that all our family and friends continue to rave about. We can't thank them enough! read more

I'm so glad that we met Tracey Goldstein of Polka Dot Events at the Toasted Brooklyn bridal expo. She certainly was one of the most invaluable vendors we booked for our wedding. Most vendors we met that day sent out a standard, automated e-mail to everyone who left their address on their clipboard. Tracey, however, took the time out to send a personalized e-mail. She remembered that we were hoping to have our reception at 501 Union, but knew that we were having difficulty securing a date at our church. She wished us luck in meeting with the church and told us to feel free to contact her once we had a date and venue settled. That attention to detail was what I wanted in a wedding planner. I made sure once we had the church and venue squared away that we book Tracey. She was very cool and low pressure in our initial meeting, which I appreciated. A wedding is stressful enough that you don't want to have someone aggressively pushing their services, adding additional pressure and stress on you. Without any hesitation we booked her for month of coordination. Her cool demeanor was maintained throughout the whole process which was such a relief. I could have been a nervous wreck with all the details that go in to a wedding. I wasn't thanks to Tracey. From the first meeting she was great with recommending vendors. I was stumped when it came to transportation and makeup. We ended up booking her recommended vendors and they were amazing! I had so many ideas for the wedding that I was in love with, but not the slightest clue how to execute them. Tracey and Allie were key players in this aspect. I would share an idea with Tracey and she came up with a plan on how to execute it. Everything exceeded my expectations. From our guest book to favors, to lists of activities to occupy our guests in between the ceremony and reception, she had a solution for all of it! I NEVER would have been able to pull off all the little details without Tracey and her assistant Allie. They made sure that no detail was over looked. read more

If you're wondering whether to hire a month-of coordinator...do it. And if you're considering Polka Dot Events...do it! I did most of my planning myself and I mostly enjoyed it-I didn't want a full planner because I had a lot of ideas I wanted to execute on my own. It became overwhelming in the last month, and that is exactly when Allie took over. She was so helpful with coordinating my vendors, our day-of schedule, final payments, purchasing hotel welcome bags and restroom hospitality items, and last minute things like printing programs (when Staples closed as soon as I got there due to weather!). Allie was a complete lifesaver, and I can't recommend her and Polka Dot events enough! read more

Hiring Tracey is the best decision you'll make in your wedding planning process. She is highly organized, detail oriented, professional, not to mention a fun person to be around. Everything involved with planning our Manhattan loft wedding went smoothly with Tracey's help. Even when we hit some bumps (as everyone will), Tracey was able to roll with the punches and provide quick solutions. She was expecially amazing the day of the wedding and kept us stress free! Thanks to her expertise and skill, our wedding went off without a hitch and even better than we imagined. read more

Tracey Goldstein is a dream. Weddings get expensive and I was very cost-conscious, but trust me when I say that this is money well spent. I met Tracey two years ago right after I got engaged and I hired her immediately. From our very first meeting, I felt heard and understood by her: she listened closely, remembered little details I mentioned off-hand, and asked lots of follow up questions to help me elaborate on my ideas and ensure that she had an accurate grasp of what I was trying to convey. Over the course of my two year engagement, Tracey consistently displayed the same level of thoughtfulness and attention to detail. First and most important to me: Tracey is so supportive and really focused on making her clients feel comfortable at all stages of the planning process. I made some unconventional choices for my wedding (no bridal party, no bouquet, no cake, no color scheme) and while some vendors I met with tried to push me in different directions, Tracey was always in my corner. She definitely shared her expertise to suggest when certain ideas might not be feasible, but even then she never tried to dissuade me. Rather, she would explain "that idea is difficult because of X and Y, but we could do Z to make it happen, or perhaps you might consider doing this other thing instead which wouldn't be the same but might have the effect you are going for." Moreover, Tracey is highly organized. She is very responsive over email and was generous with her ideas and suggestions. Plenty of times when I was feeling lost and didn't know who to ask about something, I would shoot Tracey an email and she would get back to me immediately, pointing me in the right direction. Finally, Tracey is such a great person. She is sweet, kind, and cool as a cucumber-- which is very important throughout the wedding planning process but especially on the day of the event! I nearly forgot my veil and ran up to Tracey in a panic, and she didn't even bat an eye-- just responded that she would take care of it, no problem. My dress ripped moments before I walked down the aisle, and Tracey whipped out a needle and thread and sowed it right up. My hair fell out of place under the strain of extreme humidity and while everyone else was telling me I looked fine, Tracey saw that I was uncomfortable, took me to the bathroom and fixed it with a bobby pin. I could go on but to sum it up: I highly recommend Polka Dot Events, without reservation. Tracey and her team are wonderful and I feel very lucky to have found them. read more

Seriously, look no farther. Tracey was our month-of wedding coordinator and we cannot recommend her enough! My sister and I met Tracey at a wedding event at the Wythe Hotel last year. We were immediately drawn to her spunky personality and friendly demeanor and my sister hired her shortly thereafter for her April wedding. I'm generally pretty OCD / organized and never thought that I would need a month-of, but after living through my sister's wedding and understanding how key Tracey was to the entire process, I did not think twice about hiring her for our wedding six months later. Tracey goes above and beyond to ensure that everything goes smoothly on your wedding day. She never said no - on several occasions, she agreed to last minute meetings with my husband and I or our vendors and she went out of her way to tour the space with us since it was a bit unique. She was also balanced - she knew when to make decisions on her own (and we 100% trusted her to do so), but she also knew when to ask for input. She was super organized and the program that she used kept everyone in line. She was an absolute pleasure to work with. I cannot stress the importance of having someone take care of logistics the month of your wedding. You will inevitably be stressed with last minute details and having Tracey to lean on was a dream. read more

I couldn't be happier that I contracted Polka Dot Events for my month of coordination. I'm not going to lie... I was skeptical about hiring a coordinator for my Wedding at first but wouldn't have done it any other way. I'd consider myself a capable event planner but with all of the moving parts I knew I'd need someone there day of and the weeks leading up to keep everything in order. Even up to a few days before the wedding I thought I'd be micromanaging each and every moment of the day and was nervous about it. I was wrong. Caitlin with PDot completely took over and all I had to worry about was enjoying myself. The day would just have not been enjoyable for me if Caitlin wasn't there dealing with vendors, getting everyone to the right place at the right time and simply checking in on me from time to time to make sure I was alright. Even if you have the most helpful friends and family members on the face of the planet, I'd still hire PDot Events to ensure everyone is able to enjoy themselves the day of your Wedding. read more

Avoid at all cost !!!! They will ruin your wedding day! I wish I could give them 0 stars. We hired them for month of planning and they were horrible! They did NOTHING right! It was almost a joke. I thought they were professionals and everything we had discussed during our meetings would be executed during our big day. BIG MISTAKE! They messed up everything by: - Telling people to go to the wrong room. People were walking everywhere without knowing where to go and they just stood there! They didn't even try to direct them, Me and my husband had to do this job on our own wedding day! - Failing to manage the timeline we had put together weeks in advance. They did not keep me or my girls on the schedule. I was 2 hours late to the first look because they did not have the makeup artist follow the timeline. Again, they just stood there. I was rushed during the pictures and was not able to get all the shots I wanted. I also looked so stressed because I felt I had no one to help me during my day even though I paid 2 planners! - they did not help gather people for photos. They made me fill out this long sheet of photos I wanted and who I wanted in them. It was pointless because they did nothing to achieve getting these photos or gather the people I mentioned! - I had them help put the bridesmaid gifts together and the messed up the names and gave the gifts to the wrong girls! - They put together the escort cards and they MESSED UP THE TABLES numbers and were inconsistent on where the put the table number.I paid so much for those escort card for them to messed them up! People were so confused - I bought this amazing card box for people to put their cards and they placed box backwards so the beauty was not even seen I would not recommend them in a million years. I was so stressed out with them. they were the only regret I had about my wedding read more

Tracey is an exceptional wedding planner. She was able to manage fully planning 2 events for our Pakistani-English wedding weekend, balancing our budget and various cultural elements that she was not familiar with previously. As working professionals with limited time on our hands, we really appreciated her straightfwd, organized, and timely approach to everything. When I requested changes it was never a problem for her, and she would often creatively make things happen when we'd hit any bumps in the road. Planning 2 intercultural events over a weekend in NYC with 120 international guests is no small feat, but Tracey pulled it all off seamlessly and in fact was a pleasure to work with. Our wedding was the best weekend ever not only for us but for all our friends and family too. THANK YOU! read more

You want Allie from Polka Dot Events on your team. My husband and I reached out to Polka Dot for month-of planning services. From initial correspondence, to our hand-off meeting, to our big day, she was an absolute super star. So organized, so attentive, always one step ahead. When my husband and I originally started planning, we were skeptical about hiring a planner or coordinator. Weddings are expensive! Did we really need to spend thousands extra? We did. We really did. Now, a few weeks after our wedding, I can confidently say that Allie was 100% worth every penny. She handled essential communication, wrangled relatives for photos, set up our decorations, made sure the ceremony and reception were timed correctly, fed the bridal party, made sure our vendors were paid and tipped, researched after party venues and made us a reservation, and even grabbed us a little plate of hors d'oeuvres when we were hungry during cocktail hour.... plus a million other little tasks. The day was amazing because it was virtually stress-free. Allie played a huge part in that. We knew she had everything covered. As a result, we have nothing but happy memories from our wedding, and that is priceless. read more

We never thought we were the type to hire a wedding planner, but the venue we chose came with nothing and we found out we bit off more than we could chew. Polka Dot Events saved the day! Tracey did an amazing job planning and coordinating our wedding and she was a complete pleasure to work with as well. She was always extremely responsive and helpful. The vendors she recommended were wonderful and she worked easily with the ones we found. She was conscious of our budget the whole time and never made us feel pressured to do anything a certain way. Her input and recommendations were great but she also was also flexible enough to allow our vision of the day to come to fruition. Our wedding day really was the best day ever, everything happened seamlessly without us having to pay any attention to the little details the day of and it is all thanks to Tracey. We can't recommend her more highly, especially if you are wary of the "Wedding Industrial Complex." Tracey really gives her clients the wedding they want! read more