Amelia's Weddings

ate which made things more challenging for me. I emailed her a handful of times months before the wedding and she always had a nice reply. Although I wanted more hand holding in the process, I knew some things were out of her scope. She came to the rehearsal and lead it like a boss and I immediately felt comfortable for her to coordinate the wedding. I can sometimes be skeptical and was assuming that at least one thing wouldn't go as planned at the wedding, but as far as I knew it went as smoothly as possible. She brought my husband and I champagne and appetizers during our photos, she asked how we were doing throughout the night, and kept us up-to-date on what was next. There was no way I could have done everything she did without losing my head. She has a calm and polite, yet very responsible demeanor which was very appreciated.

eft and right (I'm cynical), but it was perfect!!! And if there were issues, she figured them out and didn't let me know about, which I am super grateful for :) I highly recommend her for your day of coordinator. Very fair pricing + flawless execution!!

d to the most magical and stress free wedding day. I used her services for day of coordination only, however, I still had a lot of access to her prior to the big day. We had two in person meetings to hammer out the details. These meetings were so helpful because she asked me questions and offer ideas about things that hadn't even crossed my mind. In discussions, she always ensured my desires/needs were being met and when I had no idea or no opinions, that is when she'd offer up information from prior experiences, which was always helpful! At the rehearsal she successfully corralled a wedding party of 20 people to learn their role and place. She was respectful to friends and family but also firm and professional with my chatty, large group. On the day of the wedding I barely saw her - just brief moments of her zipping around getting all the final details in place. She was amazing and ensured everything was set up as described and looking beautiful. She did a wonderful job greeting vendors and helping show them where to be and when to be there. She was a calming presence and huge help in cleaning my dress when I dropped my lip stick on it 15 minutes before the ceremony (hot. pink. but we got it out !). Two of the best things that she that are special/funny memories for us was 1) whisked us away right after the ceremony to have a private champagne pop and toast 2) forced us to sit down and eat. She made sure that we had food waiting for us when we arrived at our table and when we got up because people kept approaching us, she made us go back and sit down. Otherwise we would have never had a moment to eat! I wasn't apart of the clean up but was told she was super helpful in executing that portion of her services as well. All in all I would highly recommend Amelia's services as she exuded professionalism and experience that made our day perfect. We also rented some of her decor! So easy to have those items show up/leave wit her - no rental returning hassle!

honor was sold, and he's hard to please. I highly recommend her. If anything went wrong on the day of, I didn't notice at all (and I'm pretty detail-oriented) so it must've either been very smooth or it was quickly and quietly taken care of. I liked her rental options as well, we used the vintage book sets as part of our centerpieces and they were much more affordable than if we had gone through a different company or purchased our own.

u come up with mostly on your own, she is really great at that. Every other vendor we worked with was happy to go above and beyond to make sure our day was perfect, but we unfortunately did not get that same feeling from her. She is very detail-oriented over the phone, but we had to be very proactive with her in the months leading up to our wedding. I never fully understood her communication style or had the comfort of knowing she was doing everything she could to make sure everything was taken care of. My advice to future brides is to very thoroughly read her contract. From what I have heard talking to other brides, she is not your typical day of coordinator. She is willing to contribute ideas to your final timeline and floor plan and assists you in getting started with these items during your two meetings, but it is absolutely up to you to get this work done in the final weeks before your wedding. Since I could not be at the reception venue while we were getting ready and she was setting up, I cannot speak to how she worked with the other vendors but we showed up at the reception and everything was decorated according to plan and looked great. I know she put in a ton of work on the actual day of to set up and clean up according to our plan, so we thank her for that and think she did an excellent job at that.

made the venue look beautiful and she even helped my sister with my bustle, which turned out more difficult than we thought! She responded to every question I had quickly and it was very convenient being able to rent decorations from her, she had a great selection!

re they were exactly what I wanted, she wrangled groomsmen, she coordinated vendors, and she made it possible for me and my new husband to leave at the end of the night with our overnight bags and without a worry about whether the venue would be left in good condition. Amelia was my sanity on my wedding day and I'm so glad I put my trust in her. I enthusiastically recommend her, ESPECIALLY to any bride or groom who anticipate they might struggle with letting go and enjoying the day. ;)

e day before to do a walk through and quick rehearsal to get a good view of the layout we'd created. Then on the big day she was there from setup to tear down! She handled my vendors with ease, kept my timeline moving (we actually ended up ahead of schedule!), and helped keep things well organized. She knew when extra help was needed and also when to let friends and family have a moment as well. I don't think the day would have gone as smoothly without her!

o do it without her. Her organization, communication, and eye for details were impeccable! She made our day what it was!

ors, or keep everything on time...then you should definitely hire Amelia. She is amazing and is not afraid of doing the hard work to keep your wedding on track while doing some heavy lifting as well. She helped in every aspect of the wedding and even changed a few things in the ballroom with our permission because they actually worked better. Her experience with weddings can keep you from making rookie mistakes! She has a bible ( binder with dividers) she provides to every bride and we followed those instructions to the "T" and even pulled together the wedding day "emergency kit" she suggested and boy are we glad we did. We used over half of those items including, tape, hammer, safety pins, scissors. Wow! We would have never thought of that. She kept the guys in order and no one was ever missing and she always knew where everything was. I will be forever thankful to her for helping make my baby girls day a beautiful and memorable one! I honestly don't know she is able to complete so many tasks in such a short time. Thanks Amelia for all she did for us! You are truly an exceptional planner and your attention to detail is above par! Pleasing the bride, groom and a over protective, intruding and controlling mother of the bride (me) is no easy task but Amelia pulled it off without breaking a sweat!

required that we hired her assistant as well for an added charge. So, since we had a total of four coordinators (including Amelia and her assistant), we expected Amelia to fulfill the remaining duties that she had on her plate which we think fell short. Although Amelia was really helpful during our phone calls prior to the wedding, it was a little disappointing that she failed to listen to some of the requests we had. For example, she asked who should take the wedding cakes home after the reception and I answered that my parents should. However, instead, to-go boxes of cake were passed out at the end of the reception like party favors, which was really upsetting considering the bride, groom, and parents of the bride were looking forward to trying the cake that they picked out and paid for. I’m not saying Amelia passed them out (I don’t know who did), but it was her duty to make sure my parents got the cake like we agreed on, but they didn’t receive any. If you hire Amelia for your wedding, be sure to read her contract very closely because she will absolutely not do any favors outside of her contract. To elaborate, we paid Amelia for 10 hours (3pm-1am) the day of our wedding. Since Amelia couldn’t go into the reception venue and start working until 4pm (due to the venue’s hours), I asked her if she could do me a favor and come by our hotel on the way to the reception venue and take an easel that needed to be dropped off. Although this favor would take about 10 minutes and was in the time window when we were paying her, she said that is outside of her contract and she cannot help us. Other vendors in the wedding industry seem to understand that sometimes you have to do things that aren’t stated in the contract to make everyone happy and fulfill your job. Other various mishaps happened, such as Amelia mixed up some of the table numbers nearly causing our parents’ table to be in a corner, as well as Amelia didn’t go outside of the church to see if the buses were ready so our maid of honor and best man had to run outside and let her know while Amelia stayed inside. Overall, Amelia kept us on time which was helpful, but we were really expecting more from her service, especially since we made her job easier by having other coordinators there. You would like to think your vendors will go above and beyond to make sure your wedding day goes smoothly, but we felt as though Amelia wouldn’t do that for us. I do appreciate the time Amelia put into talking to us over the phone and one meeting in person, but unfortunately I don’t think I would recommend her to others.

without bothering us (unless it was absolutely necessary)! Everything was beautiful and she and her assistant were WELL worth the money! Can't recommend her enough, I seriously can't imagine having done the day without them!!

this to be very convenient, as that meant that everywhere I turned on Saturday, there she was. While one clone was handling my incoming vendors, another corralled my wedding party and put the boys' boutenneirs on, then marched us over to the chapel. Another clone took my 'after ceremony stash' bag to hide it under my reception table while the first was timing our entrances into the chapel, and later on that night one clone made sure to get meals to all my vendors while the other kept tabs on the bartender's inventory, and a third signaled the band for break time and last call. This is an incredible feat of science and I wonder why she doesn't apply it to stopping crime or anything, but if she wishes to use her superpowers to run weddings like clockwork, then I guess that's her decision. I, personally, was extremely grateful that she picked this career and consented to help my wedding. I can't point to any major disasters that she rescued with nothing but a band-aid and a paper clip, because we were lucky enough to not have any, but any wedding has its misunderstandings, last minute switches, and unpredictable twists, and in the case of all three Amelia and her clones were there, handling things, keeping all the vendors in line and on duty, and all I ever had to worry about was having a great time. Thank you, Amelia and Amelia's clones, I super appreciate all that you did to make our day fantastic!

oughout our check ins that I knew everything would go well in her extremely capable hands. Our wedding went very smoothly, with Amelia and her assistant attentively seeing that everything was set out, decorations were placed, people were where they needed to be, and my husband and I were fed and hydrated along the way (which was a great help). When a couple of small things didn't go as planned, workarounds were enacted swiftly and effectively. We were very pleased with how smoothly the night went and how well all the details came together.

e paid for! We had a carefree time, and I actually remember most of my wedding day because I didn’t have to worry about the little things!

d understood exactly what I needed. She gave great advice. She was always prompt and organized. I don't know how she does it! She was great to work with. My husband and I even mentioned how we miss her now that wedding festivities are over and we don't have any wedding meetings to attend! I would recommend Amelia to anyone planning a wedding!

h getting appointments with the venue, DJ, Photobooth, flowers, cake, etc etc. we ended up hiring 75% of her suggested vendors and the night went off without a hitch. Amelia, and her assistant, Stephanie were able to handle two very large families, and a lot of friends! You’re in good hands with Amelia!

, she ran our rehearsal day-of and planned out the timing for the ceremony, and she reminded me and my husband of when things were supposed to happen and HOW they were supposed to happen (little did I know that there was a camera-perfect way to cut a cake!). My family and wedding party raved about how great she was day-of. Amelia was there right when our reservation started and she immediately got to work getting everything set up. My mom was planning to put the flowers on the tables herself, only to find that everything was already completely done in the reception hall--Amelia had single-handedly put up all of our decorations on each table already! The one negative thing about working with Amelia was that I felt like I was being nickled and dimed by her. She has many things that you can rent from her for your wedding, but it feels a bit frustrating to feel like you have to pay ADDITIONAL money for something after already paying her a lot to be the coordinator. So this is my suggestion to her: raise your rates by 50-100 dollars and allow couples to rent two items from your shop free of charge. Since she charges below what most wedding coordinators in Austin charge, the increase in price wouldn't hurt her business and it would also make people feel that they weren't being ripped off, even though they're actually paying the same or more. But that's minor in comparison to all of the help she brought our family and us on our wedding day. Thanks for everything, Amelia!

brought to our attention several small things that we hadn't thought of, helped us craft (and execute) a great day-of timeline, coordinated with our vendors on the day of, helped problem solve small issues that came up last minute, set up our decor, and helped pack up our stuff at the end of the night which was so crucial! Seriously we would have been lost without her. I had absolutely zero stress on the day of, and again, having her help neatly pack up our decor, cards, gifts, etc was key in making the day after our wedding stress free. She is calm under pressure, yet has the perfect take charge attitude and gets things done efficiently. I highly recommend her, she could be charging double!

e done come the big day. She also is extremely organized and had put together an amazing binder for me with all of the information I could possibly need (popular wedding songs, How to go through the name change process, and much more). Definitely a great asset to your wedding team!

done a better job! She was extremely professional, kind, timely and SO efficient! She was very clear on what I wanted (decor, the days timeline, food set up) and got it done without having to refer back to me. I didn't, once, have to "okay" anything or solve any problems , Stephanie took care of everything. She even defended my decor ideal to the venue's staff which wanted to change it last minute. My wedding day wouldn't have been the perfect day it was without Steph's help!

ng ever, but of course it came with some hiccups. We were blessed with rain in the forecast for the day of the wedding, and it became a game-time decision of whether the ceremony was going to take place outside as planned or having to move it inside. Amelia was watching the weather like a hawk, and keeping me informed of the timeline for having to make a final decision. Unfortunately because of the rain, we had to scramble to get everything moved inside, but to my surprise, Amelia had already planned for both scenarios. Amelia is a bride & groom's best friend the day of the wedding in taking care of everything you need to make it run smoothly. She is patient, understanding, great with the vendors, and has great ideas that helps everything come together. She took an immense amount of pressure off of our plates, and I can't thank her enough. Amelia, you are the best! Thank you for everything!

lanning process. She is so kind and knowledgeable about weddings, that after meeting her in person, we both said, "We are hiring her!" She wasn't afraid to give us her opinion, which was very important to us seeing as we have never planned a wedding! She was super polite, but also to the point and direct...excellent balance and combination! I watched closely and her ability to give suggestions and share her experience without stepping on the bride's toes is unbelievable! My wife fell in love with her and so did I. ON THE BIG DAY, SHE WAS AMAZING!!! Things were crazy, we both were stressed, and dealing with our two families can be like herding wild cats, but Amelia did such a GREAT job! We cannot thank her enough! Price wise, she was super affordable and from the service we received, it is a steal. The most impressive and amazing thing I, as the groom, saw her do: she bustled my wife's wedding dress. I mean, on her hands and knees, making it look beautiful right before the reception introductions! I was like, "Wow, this woman is amazing!" So thankful we hired her to be our Wedding Coordinator!!!

on in...which was a HUGE help! I didn't know where to start with the whole planning process but between the binder and being able to bounces ideas off of her, we were able to make everything into my dream wedding! On the day of the rehearsal, Amelia showed up early to check out the venue. By the time I got there she already had a couple different options on how to run the ceremony and reception. All I had to do was pick an option, and she ran with it. She told everyone where to go, taking the stress off of me and giving me the chance to enjoy the last afternoon with my fiance. On the wedding day she was prompt, completely personable, and professional. She kept everything on schedule, and even fixed a few hiccups that happened due to bad communication on my part. Throughout the day I also witnessed her fixing decorations that had been knocked over, providing water for the wedding party during pictures and moving dozens of chairs after the ceremony to set up for the reception. She even thought to save some of the decorations (that would have been thrown away) for me to keep and remember the day. I can honestly say that through this whole process, Amelia was the easiest and my favorite vendor to work with. I can't thank Amelia enough for the wonderful service she provided! I would absolutely recommend her to anyone looking for a wedding planner!!!

gh. I understand I wasn't her only bride, but waiting 2 weeks to get emails when I am completely lost is a little stressful. And if I ask for suggestions and your response is "whatever you like" is all you can give me, maybe this isn't your forte. Thank goodness for her 30 pins on Pinterest of marshmallow bouquets and paper flowers. I don't know what I would have done without those. I was so stressed out having to figure out everything on my own and waiting on her that I had to let her go. We decided to elope and have our friends help set up our reception site. Her contract is a little vague, so be careful. In the email she sent me after telling her we weren't needing her "services" anymore she said I needed to pay half of the cost. Ok cool, I guess. But I'm not sure what I paid for. So she sent me an itemized list. $40 for the initial meeting, $40 cancellation fee, 27 emails - $45 (I think I was charged for wait time too lol), contracts $20, date holding fee, $50 (I think this should be your deposit by the way instead of asking for nothing when we sign a contract), $10 for pinning on Pinterest. I think she pinned 30 pins in 1 day and never did anything else. Grand total came out to $205, but she gave me a "discount." Well if I was only supposed to pay 50% of our original agreement of $300, then there really was no discount. It's whatever. I'd gladly pay you $150 to not work on my wedding. A piece of advice Amelia, if all of my bridesmaids and my fiance are questioning how you are helping me, you're not helping me. I waited way too long for vague responses from you. I was not happy with your services. And you should not charge your brides for your initial meeting or count that towards their 2 meetings. It's an interview. If I wouldn't have hired you, would you have sent me a bill for $40 for an initial meeting? No. It's in poor taste. But best of luck to you. We just weren't a good fit after all. I also am aware I hired you for day of, but it's stated in your "Day Of" contract that you'd help with ideas and putting things together. I was in charge of selecting vendors and making final decisions, but you didn't actually help me. I told you from at the initial meeting I had a lot of ideas and I needed help making them look good. You never delivered. You never actually gave me any direction. Everything you sent was rustic (except the paper flowers). I am anything but. Get to know your clients a little better. Good luck out there.