Our wedding was in Oct 2022. We booked with A View On State in 2020 to ensure that we get the date and time that we preferred. We did lots of research and loved everything that came included such as setup, tear down, table linens, chair sashes,... day of coordinator and so much more. With that being said, you definitely pay for what you get. Our total to them was roughly $10,000 and that was before their price increase in 2022. Overall, we had a good wedding day but I’m here to write an HONEST review from a people pleasing, Type A Bride so here it is.
We got assigned to work with Katina. We heard very good reviews about her from friends so we didn’t worry at first. At the first meeting, she told us we had to cancel our Photo Booth (through Complete Entertainment) because they are exclusive and can only use A View’s photo both (which is more expensive for less perks). They had a list of items they were exclusive with (had to solely use theirs for extra cost) and that wasn’t on it. Katina kept turning us down and saying no to a lot of our questions and concerns. It rubbed us the wrong way and that’s when we should’ve backed out. Our second meeting, Katina wasn’t even there and hadn’t even notified us before hand to reschedule or anything. Zoe worked with us and she was the sweetest thing and we got a lot accomplished. Our third meeting, Katina was there but we got little done and were limited to just an hour because they were closing (I definitely understand that but this is kind of a big deal, you can spare 30 mins). Our fourth and final meeting, was mediocre. I felt like there was still a lot of planning to do and felt like Katina was ready for it to be here and over by how care free she was. On the wedding day, doors were locked for quite a while (we were only allowed to enter at noon for our 4:00pm ceremony) they probably opened around 12:15 which set us behind schedule already. As we’re getting ready, a lady named Brittany introduces herself and says she’ll be taking care of us all day. That was a complete shock to me because we had talked with Katina over a span of two years for this! Katina knows the colors, my style, my wedding party and this lady only knows the notes that Katina left. I was so frustrated and things were going wrong so I just had my own wedding planner take charge of everything and Brittany sorta just supervised. I (too politely) asked where Katina was and Brittany said it was just her day off and she doesn’t work Saturdays. Excuse me?! If I had known that before, I would’ve requested a different coordinator. Why the heck are you my assigned coordinator if you don’t work Saturdays? Honestly, I wish we had Brittany for the entire two years because she was so sweet, helpful and fun! She really made us feel heard and cared for. Sadly, she told us we were her last event with A View. After our honeymoon, I got an email from them saying that not enough people drank alcohol and we owed them and additional $400. I was so over them and just wanted to cut ties that I just paid it.
To sum it all up, I feel like they care more about the money than actually assisting you on one of your most important days.