Burke Events

e it without them! Our wedding was out of our home state and they had great recommendations in vendors. They planned with detail. They handled every issue that arose with professionalism and were so encouraging along the way. On the wedding day, they executed flawlessly. I handled absolutely nothing! They really are amazing. I also just really liked them, which I think matters when you are planning an event that means so much. I'm convinced these ladies could do anything.

ly planned and managed it ourselves, which was exactly what I hired a full-service planner to avoid. A few things I wish I’d known: * Communication changed immediately after I paid. Solmaz was very responsive beforehand, then shortly after payment disappeared for 2 weeks with no response to emails/texts. I finally emailed asking if I had been scammed because I was genuinely concerned. She said she had been sick, which I understood, but waiting 4 business days to a week+ for responses became normal. * My budget doubled. I clearly disclosed my budget before hiring her, and a major reason I chose her was because she assured me she could work with it. Later, I was told she couldn't produce the wedding for anything close to that amount. Had I known that upfront, I would’ve hired someone else. * I felt like I planned my own wedding. I drove the process, followed up, researched options and made sure things got done. She said she would review/negotiate vendor contracts but didn't. She wasn't even tracking our budget until I flagged it. When I asked what still needed to be done, I was often directed to the generic Aisle Planner checklist rather than given guidance specific to our wedding. Also, she’d say things like its too early to hire a makeup artist when I sent her my first choice I wanted. Then a few months later when I asked if we could hire one yet, my first choice was long gone! * Very little proactive design help. If I didn't come up with an idea, it generally wasn't proposed. We were repeatedly pushed toward Flowers by Edgar. Their work is gorgeous, but once we chose not to use them for full design/production, things got messy.  I wish I had understood before hiring her how much her process and expertise was actually outsourced to that vendor. * The wedding day was incredibly unorganized. I provided a detailed seating diagram, yet guests' place cards were put at completely different tables/areas, including my head table. Minutes before the ceremony there was a scramble to find a speaker. It was also ~40 degrees outside, yet despite having a gorgeous empty indoor space available, there was no proactive suggestion to move cocktail hour inside. Guests got so cold they entered the reception while it was still being set up. * I was still managing my own timeline. I was literally asking, “Shouldn't we do the cake now?” I hardly saw Solmaz, although I frequently saw a separate camera crew she hired to create content for her Instagram. Despite being promised an attendant, there were times no one was there to help me, even while I walked to photos with my huge wedding dress dragging on the ground. * The issues continued after the wedding. Two days later, Solmaz emailed saying furniture was “ruined” and rental tables were missing before fully investigating. One supposed damage issue simply required cleaning a spill, and a table her team apparently failed to return somehow became my problem. Weddings aren't flawless, and that isn't my complaint. I paid for full-service planning so I wouldn't have to manage my own wedding, yet I did exactly that before, during and after. Our wedding was the BEST day and GORG, but because we made it that way. I wish the attention given to curating Burke Events' Instagram had been given to actually planning our wedding. 

in a way that was even better than we imagined. There are so many details and decisions that go into planning a wedding, and they somehow made the entire process feel manageable and enjoyable. On our wedding day, we were able to truly be present and enjoy every moment because we knew they had everything handled behind the scenes. They genuinely cared about us, our families, and making the day special. By the end of the process, they felt like so much more than our wedding planner team. We’re incredibly grateful for everything Burke Event's team did for us and couldn’t recommend them enough. ❤️