I would give Sweet Emilia Jane TEN stars if I could! If you're worried about spending the extra money on a coordinator, let me tell you that it was the best money I spent and in hindsight I would have paid even more.
Hiring Sweet Emilia Jane was the best decision I made while planning my wedding, hands-down, and my main regret is that I didn't hire her the moment I got engaged! Planning a wedding is like a second full-time job, and it becomes clear so quickly how much is involved that you didn't even expect. I thought I was fine, and then I got a few months into the planning process and threw my hands up. Hiring a coordinator seems like such a big expense, but I promise it's all worth it in the long run. When we brought Sweet Emilia Jane onboard, she quickly became invaluable in helping us organize our ideas and create a vision/design for the wedding, finding vendors, and being a great source of advice for all the questions I had. It felt like a giant weight was lifted from my shoulders!
But the month of the wedding was when everything REALLY kicked in and I was so thankful we had her. Again, you have NO IDEA how busy you're going to be. I had "bride brain" and was having trouble keeping track of all the little details, but thanks to her spreadsheets and reminders I was able to keep up with all of the things I needed to do on my end, and she did all the vendor-wrangling and coordinating, creating a timeline so my now-husband and I knew exactly what to expect. It was so reassuring knowing that she was behind the scenes, putting all the pieces together.
And then the day OF the wedding arrived and she once again proved herself invaluable! Of course it rained that day and we had planned the WHOLE thing to be outside at the LA River Center, so she worked magic--moving everything inside, creating a beautiful layout, working with the lighting vendor to get uplights, stringing lights above the indoor space, decorating everything with paper poms, and overall making sure everything went smoothly. Without her, I don't know how I would have felt--but people kept coming up to me, worrying that I was going to be stressed out about all the plan-changes, and all I could say was, "I feel great! I'm in a fabulous mood!" I was able to focus on getting married to the love of my life and being surrounded by my closest friends and family, instead of freaking out about tiny details. I'm sure she handled problems I didn't even *know* about--all I know is that everything worked out and I had an amazing time, thanks to Sweet Emilia Jane and her staff.
She is professional, organized, calming, creative, sweet, and patient--exactly the temperament you need around you in the wedding planning process! I honestly cannot recommend her highly enough. read more