4.4 out of 5 stars and 11 reviews
4.4
(11)Best of Weddings (2x).coordination for weddings in VA, DC and MD.
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As a bride, you want your wedding to be perfect. Timeless. A unique expression of you that will be memorable for you and your guests. But you have so many thoughts swarming your head. What will your day look like? Where does the planning begin? Right here. With us. Becca Bee Events.
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- A la Carte Wedding Planning
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- Day-Of Coordination
- Full Service Wedding Planning
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- Wedding
- Ceremony
- Reception
- Rehearsal
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Some of the incidents that support my review:
1. Becca showed up 45 minutes later than scheduled on wedding day.
2. Becca's excuse for being late was that she went to pick up decorative lanterns that the caterer offered me (and offered for Becca to keep after). If Becca had read the Questionnaire that she asked me to complete, I clearly wrote that I did not want to use the lanterns. (Becca later angrily told me, while having my done, that my bridesmaids were "messing things up" because they started decorating before Becca arrived.)
3. Becca didn’t coordinate the cake cutting with vendors or me. She didn’t ensure I was even in the building before cuing the DJ to begin the Cake Cutting music. Instead, she looked for me after allowing the cake cutting music to start (music that was chosen for this moment) - I was outside visiting with guests. On top of the timing issue, Becca had never discussed with us the cake cutting instructions, making a chaotic situation even more stressful.
***4. Post wedding, Becca left my family heirloom silver cake knife and server sitting loose on the curb outside my venue overnight. Part of Becca's job was to coordinate the use of items like this. Her level of irresponsibility here is heartbreaking. I only found the silver on the road the next morning when my husband and I went to our venue's loading dock to take home some flowers.
5. Becca failed to coordinate my transition from cocktail hour to reception. At this time, I distinctly remember seeing her because I asked her if we could find a waiter to help me get more appetizers, and she shrugged and moved on. Just at that point, 3 bridesmaids grabbed me and said, "It's 7:25, we need to bustle your dress!" I am grateful I typed up timelines for the bridesmaids because Becca was not on top of this.
6. Becca was supposed to coordinate for me to have a loose rose with my bouquet for me to place on a chair in memory of my late grandfather as I walked down the aisle. The florist dutifully provided one. Instead of following my clear written request, Becca placed the rose on the chair in advance of the ceremony. I awkwardly ripped a rose from my bouquet as I walked down the aisle so I could honor my grandpa's memory as planned.
7. Becca gave poor and incomplete directions during the rehearsal. For example, my dad was very confused about his placement when we begin our walk because Becca had him switch sides. She also gave inverse directions for the groomsmen order. She did not correct my dad when he walked in front of me (instead of behind me) after walking me down the aisle. (Fortunately, our officiant's wife led the charge correcting everything and brought the wedding party up to speed.)
8. It was like pulling teeth to get Becca to help with my timeline. A week before the wedding, it came out that Becca simply forgot the need to include time for eating the salad, clearing the plates, and for vendor meals, so that was not included in the timeline. The schedule ended up getting pushed back by about 30 minutes, after vendors were confirmed and programs were printed.
I was told by my bridesmaids, husband, father, GROOMSMEN, and even another VENDOR that Becca’s demeanor was unpleasant, and at times she was so absorbed with her phone that she appeared careless about what was going on around her (I personally wasn't aware of the phone issue until so many people told me about it later). My wedding party including the men are STILL talking about it.
Hire Becca!! We hired Becca as our Day-Of Wedding Coordinator. She is so friendly and pleasant to work with and made our wedding planning and wedding day so easy! She worked with us to create our wedding timeline as well as managed our wedding vendors in the month leading up to the wedding and the day of the ceremony. We loved her ideas and as well as her calming presence! As a few issues arose during our reception, she worked to quickly address them behind the scenes so that we didn't have to worry about them at all. It was so wonderful that on our wedding neither my husband or I had to worry about any of the little details - she worked to ensure everything came together perfectly!
We did not have a great experience with Becca, and we chose the partial planning + day of coordination package. I didn't feel she connected to us or invested in our wedding day, and felt the services we received were very minimal. Communicating via email was tough, since she seemed brusque/dismissive, but phone calls are definitely better. It started off well with some vendor recommendations.. But you would have to be the one driving communication, since she doesn't reach out to check in or make any suggestions of where you should be in planning. Even when I reached out for her feedback, I felt like she just blew me off. Considering we had the partial planning package, this was surprising and disappointing.
Becca's day-of planning seemed very last minute, which crunched me during the last 2 weeks of prep. She didn't incorporate feedback readily into her timeline so that took several revisions. There were several errors in our wedding set up, including at our head table which was supposed to be a feature point. The reception table decorations weren't done before the photographer's timeslot so none of that was captured in our photos - extra disappointing since I handmade most of it. We had also communicated very early on an agreement to have her stay to the end to pack all the detail items for us, and then in her timeline she listed leaving 2 hours earlier. We were able to resolve that and she did a great job of packing up, but it was frustrating how little she listened to our needs overall.
Becca was easy to work with during the rehearsal and running the day, she stayed calm and things seemed to go smoothly.
If you want someone who will seek to understand your vision, and execute your setup completely, I can't really recommend Becca based on our experience. If you just need minimal help for day-of, then maybe she could work for you.
I hired Becca Beasley for her day-of coordination services. This is a great way to get some help organizing all the vendors/guests while not paying for full on planning services. My favorite thing was the day-of timeline that she created. It included all the vendors (when they were coming, leaving, etc), the order of the ceremony, reception, and basically where I was supposed to be every 15 minutes of the day. She was very organized, professional, and fun. She ran the ceremony rehearsal and I honestly can't imagine if I'd had to have done that by myself. These tasks traditionally fall to the mother of the bride, but I liked that my mother actually got to enjoy the weekend while Becca handled all the details perfectly.
I can't say enough how lovely it was to work with Becca! We live in London but were getting married in Fredericksburg so we definitely needed a wedding planner to help us with all kinds of logistics. I spoke to a few wedding planners, but really clicked with Becca so we hired her very happily for her full wedding services. She was incredibly professional and friendly. Importantly, she was firm yet fair with all the vendors. She kept us on track and was very organized with planning everything from transportation, hotels, rentals, etc. We basically wanted someone to help make sure the wedding day went as smoothly as possible (there are always going to be minor hiccups but you don't notice on the day!) and that our parents wouldn't be stressed on the day with questions. Becca handled everything beautifully and I can honestly say that we became friends in the process. We highly recommend Becca! Thank you so much!
Becca Bee Events did an incredible job for our wedding activities - she certainly took away all of the stress on our wedding day! We were very comfortable leaving the arrangements and details to her so we could enjoy each other, our family and friends. I was so happy to have her be a part of our special day, and you will to!
Becca was the event planner for our wedding rehearsal and day of wedding coordination at Keswick Vineyards on 5/31/13.
From the moment we interviewed Becca, she was incredibly professional, organized and interested in my vision. She was available for wedding vendor questions/ideas even when she didn't have to be.
As the wedding drew close, Becca took the reigns and ensured everything was exactly on point. One example, my transportation vendor made changes to the schedule about 3 days before the wedding. I panicked! Not only did this change the transportation schedule, it changed my guests hotel/ and arrival. She stepped in, helped me with the schedule, and ensured communication took place with the hotels and guests. It calmed any nerves I had and was yet another example of how I knew we were in good hands.
Because she understood my vision so well, due to her great investigation skills, she stepped right into the day of coordination and set-up and not only executed it but took them all to the next level. My dessert/candy bar was so pretty and set-up to perfection! Not once did I have to lift a finger, she would not let me. :) Everything was so well done and looked amazing. Thank you so much, Becca. You were absolutely a fantastic event planner. Any other events I have coming up, you will be the first person I call! Thank you again.
Becca was an organized and professional wedding planner. She had everything and everyone on the day of our wedding under control. The day went as I had dreamed and we can't thank her enough!
Becca Bee Events was a godsend for my 170 person October 2012 wedding. She brought all of my ideas and concepts to fruition, and truly delivered a beautiful event! She was there for every part of the planning process. She arranged and attended all of my vendor meetings as well as spoke directly to them on my behalf; taking undue stress of me as the bride and allowing me to enjoy the planning process so much more. Her organization the day of was much appreciated, and as the bride I had full faith that all of the details were being fully executed. My expectations were exceeded!
I plan to use Becca Bee Events for all future events!
We used Becca of Becca Bee Events for our Charlottesville wedding. We chose to have her plan every detail of our day (I think she calls this full-service), and were so happy with the results! Becca knows the vendors in the area very well and was able to help us find people to fit our budget, and yet maintain the quality we were looking for. On the day itself, we were very relaxed and not at all concerned with the details. I highly recommend Becca Bee Events!
My fiancé and I contacted Becca because we decided to have a very less than typical wedding and really knew that we would need some help pulling off the details. Because I did have a good idea of what I was doing on a number of things Becca was really great at offering a package of services that would provide exactly what we needed to cater to the services that we really required the most help with.
Becca coordinated all our vendors and did all our day before and day of items which included tons of running around and stress! Because we had a photobooth, live band (which I was doing a surprise performance for my groom with that she had to get my guitar for) and a number of other quirky things, Becca had tons of day of things to coordinate. She was truly a priceless part of our wedding day (and if you are concerned about price- comparably, she is EXTREMELY reasonable for similar services in this area), I know we wouldn't have been able to pull it off without her.
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