Where do we begin with all the accolades we could say about Angela, her assistant Stacy, and everyone they connected us with during this journey? I guess we could start by saying that we went into wedding planning not thinking we were going to ...hire a wedding planner. However, as serendipity would have it, we met her at a catering tasting, and realized that not only did we need to hire a wedding planner, but that we needed to hire Blue Wings specifically. The short version of the story is that she and her folks really went above and beyond to understand and then work with, through, or around all the complexities and challenges we were facing. I'll spare you our details and just suggest that you can fill in your own challenges/worries about any event you're planning and tell you that anything on your mind is in good hands and that she'll take care of them; I'm sure she's already been around the block before with whatever it is that you'll need and she's willing to learn and execute the rest with TLC (more on that later). Angela has been incredible, from giving so much of her time to listening to us about everything that needed special attention and executing it flawlessly day-of, to having ready a ton of vendors she was already connected with that she knew we'd love even more than what we thought we wanted in a vendor (to boot, we had one vendor fallout issue and were left scrambling), to just being a really wonderful confidante. Her emotional support during our long engagement was as invaluable as all that pragmatic stuff. Plus, she's a ton of fun and we enjoyed every minute working with her. As for the actual wedding, our wedding came together better than we could have hoped and we were left being able to really take in the day and enjoy it. As my new husband said over and over during the day, "Is this really our wedding?" because he was so in awe with how beautiful it all was. All our visions a year and a half in the making and there it was in front of us because Angela was there to share our vision. I think this is also because if we had ideas that would work, she really tried to make it work. But, if she wasn't so sure an idea that we had would go over well, she was right there to diplomatically make sure we didn't do anything we'd regret, and end up brainstorming alternatives with us that were definitely way better. During the day of, she helped make sure that we could actually eat the food, drink the beverages, get water on a really hot day, go to the bathroom, enjoy the ceremony, and handle any other bumps that could have made things go less smoothly; in addition, Angela actually was a part of even making the other guests enjoy themselves more and apparently they had a great time with her. To comment more on her experience, she's a veteran in this field but she really welcomes new things/aspects she's never done before herself. For example, apparently we were the first couple with a dog in a wedding and she definitely made sure that our 120 pound bratty and stubborn ring bearer was an asset rather than a liability. That being said, even though she's definitely experienced, she treats your event with the freshness and passion for your event that you'd want it to have. So, yeah, unless you plan to have an Elvis impersonator in a Vegas drive-through do your wedding, hire a wedding planner/coordinator and hire Angela specifically. Thank you Angela, you were beyond a joy to work with!