Altar Ego Weddings

act for the chapel of Life Austin Church which is where we were getting married. Not only did the ceremony go perfectly but she also stepped in to answer questions, provide feedback, and guide me through the last several months of our planning process because she saw how much I was in need of help and overwhelmed! She was a blessing that I will never forget. Alter Ego is THE best in Austin, no questions asked!!! You are a rockstar, Jennifer!!!!

lso well connected and respected in the wedding community--I used her referrals for the cake and the flowers and, in addition to receiving excellent service with everyone, they all told me that I had found a great wedding planner with Jen. Then on my wedding day, Jen was an invaluable resource. I felt like we had a million balls in the air, but I didn't have to do anything! Jen was several steps ahead, communicating with all of the vendors and support staff to make sure the day went off without any issues!! Jen managed set up, tear down, and everything so I could sit back and enjoy the day! It was such a huge relief to know that all of the details were being handled by someone much more capable than myself. And on top of all of that, she's so easy to talk to and a very fun person to work with! I'll be recommending Jen to literally anyone who asks--she's the best!

e wedding long distance over about a year and a half. Along the way we met Jen on a couple trips home and she was always an email or call away, which was so reassuring. My husband and I are both big planners for life in general, so we very much appreciated Jen's attention to detail, promptness, reassurance, and overall organization. It was all of this that allowed us to completely trust her leading up to and on the wedding day. We knew we were in good hands all day and that things would go according to plan with her at the helm. It was so comforting for us and our families to just enjoy the wedding day and not have to worry about logistics. Our parents were in awe of how smoothly everything ran, and we had the most special time with our friends and families. Thank you for everything Jen!! Please, do yourself a favor, and put yourself in her hands for your big day! :)

pt us on-top of all of our to-do list items starting about 9 months ahead of our wedding. I loved how Jen Ashford was willing to adapt her system and priorities to fit with what worked for us and what was most important to us. Jen incorporated what we called the "weekly huddle email" where she would check in on our progress from the previous week and remind us of upcoming to-dos for that week. It worked wonderfully for us! I also loved how Jen incorporated good humor and a good attitude with all our communications--she was also excellent at being diplomatic when tensions and stress were high between family members. And! Without missing a beat, she gave a very educated and thorough explanation to my MBA-holding, Business-minded father, as to why weddings tend to be much more expensive than other events--*note* it is not completely what you think it is--remember that you're paying for a higher caliber/ better trained personnel and vendors when you are talking about your wedding, also if you are paying for a plated dinner, you're asking that all the food be ready at essentially the same time--things like these wedding details add up! Jen can explain better than I am, but it satisfied my business-minded dad. (Thanks, Jen!!). I also appreciated that Jen had so many great vendors to recommend to us--she is a leader in her field and has many many years of experience and networking under her belt in a very competitive field. I don't know what we would've done without her guidance and recommendations--it is so easy when you're on your own to get bogged down just in trying to select one vendor. And we all know there can be MANY vendors to hire for a wedding. Additionally, I so appreciated Jen's openness to learning and working with our request for a wedding ceremony that was very reverent and religious (and which had quite a few logistical details to work out). The vendors that I selected (especially ones that Jen had never worked with before), all said that Jen was amazing and a pleasure to work with! Finally, Jen is able to calmly roll with any unforseen glitches in weather etc--since our wedding was outside, we had arranged a rain plan, but had decided to go ahead and get married outside. The morning of our wedding it was pouring rain and Jen very calmly helped my family and my husband to make the decision to continue moving forward with the plan to keep the wedding outside. The weather was amazing during our ceremony--only a couple drops of rain and perfect temperature. We are so grateful that Jen led us through and had umbrellas etc ready to go, if the rain had persisted. I also want to give a shout out to Jen for sending us to her in-house graphic designer, Jen Krause! Jen Krause is not only an amazing event planner too, but she created an entirely custom style guide and suite of wedding invitations (with beautiful hand-calligraphy), place cards (also done by hand!), thank you cards, custom return address stamps and day-of signeage that was gorgeous and stylistically pulled everything together in an amazing way! We are so grateful! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! The best day of our lives!

and was more than happy to give recommendations, connect me with vendors and answer all my questions (I had at least one a day!). I also had the unique experience of tagging along with Jennifer to work one of her weddings. From behind the scenes, she completely rocks at what she does. She took care of things before anyone knew they needed to be taken care of and made sure that everything ran smoothly the whole night. This was the experience for our wedding day, too! Jennifer is a complete joy to work with. Thank you times a million for everything!

that the day went flawlessly. Day of I seriously didn't have to worry about a thing which is such a relief after all of the work of wedding planning. Jennifer is so familiar with Austin and has close connections to the Venues which was so helpful. She thinks of everything that you would never think of and gets it done. Leading up to the wedding she went through contracts, and communicated the day of schedule with all of the vendors so that I didn't have to. Day of she not only made sure the day went as planned and that everyone knew what they were doing but oversaw all set up and tear down. Honestly could not have done it without her and her team. She is a joy to work with and you wont regret it!

or coordination and logistics was a huge relief. Jenna and Jen took care of everything we needed on our wedding day and kept things organized and on schedule. I'd highly recommend them!

at I was feeling or wanting when meeting with specific vendors. I felt very comfortable explaining my vision for the wedding and she completely knocked it out of the water, I couldn't be happier about how it all turned out! Having The Jennifer's for the entire wedding process was by far the best decision I ever made! Jennifer Krause, was also absolutely wonderful to work with on the calligraphy for the table placements and invitation details. She was very thorough and quick to respond with any changes that were made. They made wedding planning enjoyable, stress free, and breathtaking memories!!

you enjoy the wedding planning experience. Jennifer at Altar Ego Weddings did a great job as our planner. After interviewing several planners in the Austin area, we found Jennifer to be a good fit as she was outgoing, very direct, and seemed like a woman who would get things done. She didn’t disappoint on any of those fronts. We had a pretty clear idea of what we wanted for our wedding and she helped to make the wedding of our dreams a reality. Our wedding day itself was absolute perfection and wouldn’t have been possible without Jennifer. She had a very tight timeline that she held people accountable too and things went off without a hitch! The other vendors seemed to get along with Jennifer and she did a great job managing them all leading up to the big day and on the day of. Thank you Jennifer for all your help in planning our wedding!

anning and month-of coordination. Throughout the few months leading up to the wedding, we would have periodic meetings and phone calls - she would sense when I was getting stressed out about something and would offer to handle those items for me! She had great suggestions for vendors - I used all vendors she recommended and was not disappointed in any of them. She was always available to chat even just for me to vent or bounce ideas off of her - she kept me from losing my mind with all of the details and reassured me everything would be great! And it was!!! On the day of the wedding, I honestly did not worry at all and everything went perfectly - she knew every detail and executed the whole day exactly how I wanted. I had so many people come up to me during the reception saying they had never seen a wedding day go smoothly - and it was all thanks to Jen! This was the best money we spent on our wedding and we are so grateful for everything Jen did for us - thank you!

was it! She is so down to Earth and professional and just makes you feel at ease. During the whole process, she would respond to any of my many emails or text messages promptly and go out of her way to make sure I was okay with everything. She was also excellent in communicating with all my vendors and making sure that everything was in order so I wouldn't have to worry about a thing. On wedding day, Jen and her assistant were fabulous! Everything was perfect and ran flawlessly! And if there was anything that was wrong, I had no idea because they took care of everything! I had so many worries and concerns that my vision would not come out the way I wanted, but with Jen on my side, I knew I had nothing to worry about. If you want your dream happen to go on without a hitch, then there is no other choice than Altar Ego Weddings!

he didn't have anyone but she would like to have someone. So we did all the leg work and found our own person, while living in another state. When she was working on our transportation schedule with the bus company, she provided inaccurate information, got confused and then literally just told the groom he had to handle it. She also failed to follow up with our caterer in a timely manner which led to them contacting me directly to ask if we were still working with Jen. This also resulted in our being charged more money unexpectantly when our budget had already been maxed out. Instead of seeing this as an opportunity to recover from her sub-par service, Jen was overtly defensive and refused to admit that she had made a mistake. The caterer was not the only vendor who asked why they had not heard from Jen. On the day of the wedding, one member of the staff she brought with her bad mouthed my mother in front of a family friend because she had asked that the candles stay lit during the reception. And I have since heard stories from guests regarding encounters with her staff at the wedding that was less than pleasant. Unfortunately, the day-of staff is a reflection of Altar Ego- although I believe every reference was regarding a temporary staff person, rather than Jen's regular assistant. Overall, Jen provided some great referrals, she definitely has good contacts. Our wedding day was also stress free which of course is the goal. However, the areas where she fell short left us feeling overwhelmingly stressed during the weeks leading up to the wedding.

Jen were not here with me." She helped get all my vendors organized, made sure they knew what time they needed to be there, made sure they WERE there the day of, always had a drink in my hand, and when I couldn't get the band's attention to request a song she did it for me. She was like the half of me that meant business so party-Carrie could be 100% present all night. She is actually not doing day-of coordination from here on out, only month and longer. But she's SO worth it.