Black Bow Events

k you so much again!

we would need some help with the details and styling of everything. We made one trip up to Taos Ski Valley in June and Danessa was able to come join us for the venue tour with only 1 week notice! It was amazing to have her there for the initial tour, she thought of so many more details and questions than I ever would have. The planning process was pretty smooth and I honestly should have been more hands off and left Danessa to it because she had it all under control with the vendors! The day of the wedding Danessa was very helpful and I just went where I was told and it all went perfectly. I didn't have to deal with any details or answer many questions because I had all the support I needed between Black Bow Events, the vendors, and the venue staff. I felt so confident that the day would be great because I had Black Bow Events to coordinate everything! I was fairly hands off when it came to the details of styling and decorations so I was surprised at how organized and pretty the ceremony site, cocktail hour, and reception was because Danessa managed most of it. So I got to enjoy it just like the guests! Danessa also was extremely helpful when it came to shipping items back to Dallas and managing the clean up of everything so that we could get going on our honeymoon trip! It was a fantastic day and I wouldn't change a thing. Thank you, Danessa and BBE!

an array of issues thereafter. They included: Creating our own Save the Dates because she "forgot" to receive quotes for invitation suites. Following a two-hour conference call in January, she ordered the wrong candlesticks. This was after I reviewed the vendors online gallery and wrote down the order I wanted word for word. A miscommunication with the venue almost costed us the expense of renting 250 chairs and 25 tables. Partnered with these mishaps were various strings of emails where we were required to restate our questions multiple times, reiterate what had been previously decided, and repeatedly ask for phone calls to clarify miscommunications (most never happened). Most of these emails also took a minimum of one week to receive an answer. It was at this time that we decided we would be doing most of the preparation ourselves, but we felt that we couldn't fire BBE for fear our costs would increase or we would lose access to vendors. We were somewhat "comforted" by the notion that she had won various awards for day-of coordination and that she would be able to manage the day-of tasks. In April, after another long string of emails of incorrect invoices, incorrect orders and the like, I emailed Danessa expressing our frustration and the fact that we hired her to avoid additional stress, which was not the case. She then communicated some personal issues, but assured us they were now resolved and she was on her A-game. We were promised a day-of timeline no later than May 1 so that we could distribute it to vendors. May 10th came and we had no timeline. We were informed that her final payment had not been made and she would be conducting no work until that was completed. There was no invoice sent to make us aware of this payment. We paid, and received a timeline that did not include most of the events we had asked to be made a priority. I made my own. We met Wednesday morning and we spent two and a half hours going over the day of timeline, the decorations (all organized in boxes and labeled), and the overall picture. We also asked for an hour on Friday for a walk through. At our instigation, we created a "to do" list of each task in the order that they would need to be completed on the day-of. Danessa also coordinated the rehearsal dinner for my mother-in-law and because of the lack of timeliness and professionalism by BBE, our walk through never happened. As for the day of the wedding, we were met with extreme wind. We decided to push the ceremony back an hour. The wind did cause some confusion on the site of the ceremony, but by 3:30 pm it had been decided everything would take place as originally planned. Danessa and her crew didn't even begin decorating the altar until guests were being seated. Even still, decor, signs, and a rug used in the ceremony never made it to their places. All bars were supposed to have bartenders (who we paid EXTRA for), yet no one saw a single bar tended to all night - our guests had to serve themselves. The reception area was NOT decorated as planned; the donut bar that had a specific place on the desert bar sat on the ground... All of this resulted in her being fired on the spot, although there was not much left for her to do.

if you truly want to know message me), but I am most thankful for all the things I don’t even know came up and were just taken care of so our family and bridal party could simply relax, mingle, and enjoy the merriment. Wedding preparation can be stressful when planning a destination wedding from a distance. BB was easily accessible for busy brides by email and text, making final wedding selections a breeze. Day of tasks and weather can impact the day but with a superb NM born and raised professional day of coordinator and coordinator team in place who are accustomed to fluctuations in NM weather, this highly skilled team was beyond prepared to oversee the day. They oversaw ballroom setup, coordinated multiple vendors, manage guest inquiries, rsvps, and seating, monitored gifts, and kept the day on schedule. The day went off without a hitch. I truly recommend a day of coordinator team for couples, consider it a gift to yourself to enjoy your special day. BB is well known and widely favored among the wedding vendor business in NM, you will not be disappointed just ask around and find out for yourself. 💕