I hired Megan Gingrich as my day of coordinator through C&J Catering for my july 2014 wedding. C&J Catering was recommended to me by a friend and I originally contacted Contessa. Contessa was great to work with but her due date ended up being r...ight around the date of our wedding. With plenty of time to spare before our wedding, Contessa contacted me to let me know that Megan would take over as the day of coordinator for my wedding.
I first met Megan a little over a month before the wedding when I did a walk through of our venue. I could tell that Megan was going to do a great job, and she was great at calming my nerves and reassuring me that everything would come together the way I wanted it to. I walked away from our meeting knowing that everything was going to be take care of, from the cake table to the table cloths to the 100-200 candles I needed her to light before the reception started. I had more decorations than most brides, and Megan did a fabulous job making sure everything was set up the way I wanted it.
At the rehearsal, Megan led everyone in a fun, quick, and productive practice. I got numerous compliments about the speediness of the rehearsal and it helped us get the practice in before it stormed! After the rehearsal, my mom and I looked at each other and commented that Megan was already worth every penny we had spent to hire her for the wedding.
The day of the wedding Megan was fabulous. She set up all of the tables that I had planned... the cupcake display with silver antique trays, the guest book table, the family wedding photograph table, the seating assignment table, the unity candle table at the ceremony, the 100-200 candles all around the barn, and many other decorations. She also checked in on me to make sure everything was going smoothly. And everything went smoothly. Our day was better than I could have imagined, and I know that Megan was a huge part of that.
My only regret was that I did not hire Megan for additional hours to help with clean up! I would highly recommend Megan as a day of coordinator for your wedding! After planning everything, it was a wonderful feeling to get to sit back, relax and enjoy the day knowing that Megan was making sure everything turned out great!