A Modern Romance

n to detail, dropped the ball on a number of things, and simply wasn't executing at close to a high level to help us "plan" our wedding. Eric only had a few key responsibilities: (a) day of coordination and (b) sourcing a handful of vendors (hair/ makeup, videographer, DJ, and florals) -- we planned everything else ourselves. Despite this slim list of responsibilities, Eric was unreliable, not proactive, and unapologetic: 1. After taking our full deposit for the hair and make-up stylist, Eric failed to follow through on the contract and never booked the stylist. We found this out two months later, right before our supposed trial appointment (for which we had to fly in from out of state) when we reached out to the stylist directly and learned that Eric had never followed through on the booking. There was no apology and we were left scrambling to book the stylist ourselves. Thankfully, she was still available on our wedding day but we couldn't believe that Eric failed to book her after taking our deposit. 2. Eric failed to properly coordinate audio during the day of our wedding. First, he failed to tell the DJ to set up a speaker outside for our ceremony and, even worse, he failed to inform our videographer that a string quartet was to perform at our ceremony. Accordingly, our videographer did not bring any mics for the quartet and we have learned after the fact that none of the audio of their beautiful performance was captured. Eric's response to this was to have us ask the quartet to re-record their entire performance -- which we found to be unhelpful and completely unacceptable. 3. Eric's idea of preparing vendors was to circulate a "day of" itinerary -- and little else. This left our photographers and string quartet emailing us for details in the lead up to the wedding. He also failed to provide us and our hotel with the names / contacts of the shuttle bus drivers for the wedding day, leaving us and all our guests in the dark about when transportation would arrive. Hiring Eric as our wedding planner is the largest and only regret we have during our entire wedding process. We suggest couples look elsewhere for their wedding planning and coordinating needs.

o make recs about things like catering, flowers, plates and decor. We only likely gave very vague instructions but Eric’s taste is impeccable and he and the team delivered a beautiful ceremony/ reception, not to mention a great party where my husband and I never felt anxious or overwhelmed or stressed. We also ran into issues with our pre wedding reception event but Eric helped us sort this even though he didn’t have to which was a great help. Overall, Eric and the team made us feel relaxed / at ease during the entire process. Truly one of the best days / nights of my life and we / our friends still talk about how fun it was! Thank you Eric and AMR!

of our wedding, a curfew was announced and we had to move everything 3 hours earlier and he had everyone on speed dial for the last minute adjustments. I 100% recommend A Modern Romance.

he wedding itself was flawless thanks to his expertise and relationships with all of the vendors. Most importantly, Eric was so much FUN to work with and truly became an important part of our day!!! We will always contact him when we are in Key West as a friend and the best wedding planner ever!!! Do yourself a favor and hire him!!! You will have the best experience and best day :)

uses his years of experience to make anything you need to happen, happen. Eric listened as we made tough choices and supported us along the way. He’s a shining light in this business and truly the best decision we made in this planning process. He’s creative, bold and willing to share creative ideas to make your day truly yours. I cannot recommend him highly enough. A great person who shares his passion for events from the heart. 50/10 (is that an appropriate rating?!) ... it is for Eric!

ll be happy you hired them!