Britnee M.

I think I've been procrastinating writing this because I knew there was no way to adequately express how beneficial having Wendy as my wedding coordinator and wedding stylist was. What a lifesaver she was can't possibly be put into words. It's not an exaggeration to say that I do not think we would have managed a wedding without her. Everyone knows why you hire a coordinator - you don't want to work on your wedding day or deal with mishaps. Wendy handles those things beautifully, to be sure, but I'm going to try to outline the unexpected ways she was great. She saved me tons of money. She is brilliant about saying 'That's not going to matter' and even though I'm not the type to want personalized everything or need extra fancy chair covers, she saved me a ton of money on unnecessary spending and time wasted on crafts no one would see.  If I was stressing about something, she handled it or she outlined why I didn't need to stress about it. And she's a professional, so I believed her. Without fail she was right. We had last minute disasters - things that would have absolutely crushed me to deal with. But I didn't even stress about them because I knew she could handle it. Many people - including my now husband - didn't think we needed a wedding coordinator. In the months leading up to the wedding, I heard "Thank god we have Wendy" from someone on a daily basis.  My family still raves about her.  Wendy does so much so you don't have to worry about finding someone new. Want someone to handle your wedding decor? Wendy can. Don't know what florist to use? Hire Wendy. If she can't do it, she can recommend a bunch of great people who can. After a year+ of wedding planning, we had several unexpected family tragedies and I was just depressed and worn out and *done* in the last months leading up to the wedding. She was not only an amazing emotional support, she basically was the only reason anything got done. I never expected to be in a place like that at the end - but I think the point is that no one does, and she is like the world's best insurance policy.  It's almost criminal if I think about what we paid her and compare it to how much work she did. She is priceless.  If you're having doubts about hiring a wedding coordinator - I promise you you should hire one. I'm not rich, I had no blank checks for this wedding. No trade off would have been worth not having her. Anyone who is against it will see how right you were in the end, and you will still be sane, and you will enjoy your wedding day.