Sophie from Above and Beyond Events truly puts her company's name into practice; I can not state enough how much she went above and beyond to make our wedding perfect, to the point... where I even had multiple guests ask me who she was and complimenting how hard she was working.
Case in point: Sophie arrived around 9:30am on the day of our wedding to help with set-up, and before we knew it, she was outside -- in the rain, and totally alone -- setting up tables before anybody even noticed. Throughout the entire morning and afternoon leading up to guests arriving, Sophie was an incredible help, and we constantly leaned on her for her expertise on how to best organize things and get things done. She had so many brilliant tips, but one I especially wanted to call out was how she salvaged our flower arrangements. We had a pretty DIY wedding, and all of our florals were purchased in bulk and then organized into small arrangements for the tables. Unfortunately, the weather the morning of the wedding was pretty nasty, and the wind was too strong for our little mason jars of flowers. Sophie suggested we collect rocks from around the yard to put into the bottom of the jars for extra weight; it proved not only to be an amazing solution that kept all of our vases on the table during the event, but it looked really cool, too, and I got several compliments about how unique our floral arrangements were with the black rock at the bottom. Thank you, Sophie!
During the event itself, there were several times where I had planned to ask Sophie if she could do something for us, only to head over to her spot to find that she had already done it without being asked. It was pretty incredible, and I truly have no idea how we would have managed the crazy day and the many obstacles without her help and guidance.
I remember when we were selecting a day-of coordinator, we figured we'd go with the absolute cheapest option since our reception was just at my parents' yard and we didn't need any wedding planning help. I met with probably 7 or 8 different options, but immediately after talking with Sophie, I told my wife I didn't care how much she cost, I really thought we should go with her because of how prepared, organized, and enthusiastic she was. She ended up somehow being a thousand times better than even my highest expectations. If you're planning a wedding in the Spokane area, you can not do better than working with Sophie, and I truly hope that everyone who reads it decides to make their wedding a billion times less stressful by having her on your team. She's simply the best.