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me feel 100% confident in the wedding we were planning from 700 miles away. She met with vendors for us, picked up rental items, she even stopped at Hobby Lobby and saved the day with a placecard mishap on the day of the wedding! She helped us choose some of the most amazing vendors and made communication with them so easy and stress free. Day of we couldn’t have asked for someone better. She made sure our vision came to life and we had no worries during set up and her main focus was just for us to enjoy the day. She tweaked things here and there to make them as beautiful as they could possibly be. She has amazing ideas and does a wonderful job of bringing them to life. Our guests even mentioned how awesome she was! Her passion and professionalism really shows. We could write a book on how amazing Emily was on our special day. We can honestly say it wouldn’t have been the same without her. This woman loves her work and it shows in everything she does!

uestions over the entire almost two year process of planning. My husband and I went on vacation the two weeks prior to our wedding- Emily went above and beyond and helped coordinate last minute details and timeline with our vendors so that we weren't worrying about it on vacation. On the day of the wedding I wasn't stressed because I trusted that Emily was there to take care of it. She set everything up at the venue and helped clean everything up at the end of the night. She even picked up our cake for us the day before because our power had gone out and we had no fridge to store it in. We cannot thank Emily enough for all of her hard work! She is so creative, talented, and organized. I strongly recommend Emily- you will NOT be disappointed!!

us toward the right services for us - not the services that would make her the most money. I found our interactions with Emily to be more than satisfactory and I would recommend Emily to family and/or friends who were looking for wedding planning services or DOC Support!

to be there for our wedding day. She went above and beyond to help us with our vision of the day. She was there for me during the planning process and was very responsive with my questions/vendor recommendations. Emily has amazing style and I cannot recommend her more. The day of our wedding, Emily did an amazing job. She made my vision of our day a reality. I highly recommend Emily for all of your wedding needs. Hire her, you won’t regret it!

edding day to somebody else is no easy task. I honestly can't think of anybody that I would trust more than Emily to take care of the details of the day. She did an amazing job directing me to vendors, sharing tips/advice, setting up for the wedding, keeping things on track, and making everything BEAUTIFUL. I promise, you will not regret hiring Emily as your wedding coordinator. You will enjoy your wedding infinitely more with Emily in charge of the details!

s calm and truly put on the wedding of our dreams. One of the things I loved about working with Emily was that she was totally willing and supportive of us ditching some of the more “traditional” wedding elements that we weren’t interested in (cake cutting, garter/bouquet toss, etc.) She helped us focus on the things that were important to us rather than keeping traditions just because we were supposed to.

ental house, picked up the flowers, cake, set the tables with the linens and pulled some beautiful flowers from the garden to decorate the linens, and managed the vendors. Honestly, there are so many things that she seamlessly managed. We had total confidence in Emily. She is calm and unflappable... a real treasure. You would be lucky to have her by your side.

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worked with us to modify her full package to fit the scale and the nature of our wedding. From the first consultation we had (even before hiring her), her creativity and passion were clear. These character traits carried us through all the way to the wedding. Emily loves what she does and this translates into how meaningful she helps make this experience for the couples she works with. From the big things (moving location of the ceremony the afternoon of the wedding) to the little things (finding beautiful local flowers from the yard to adorn place settings for the rehearsal dinner), she put us first in beautiful ways. In addition, Emily has an air of calm that makes her a dream for anyone stressed about wedding planning to have on their team. Her passion for styling helped us turn a VRBO into a beautiful wedding venue with the support of thoughtful local vendors who brought our vision into reality (and within budget). In addition to all of this, she exemplifies professionalism. She always followed through, arrived on time, and is very organized. We enjoyed working with her immensely and if we had the lucky opportunity to live our wedding again, we would hire her in a heartbeat.

th confidence and joy. She kept focus on the true heart for our day, despite the all curveballs of COVID-19. Always making what felt impossible, possible. Not detail left behind. Emily always made herself available for whatever it was, whenever it was. Emily brought our verbalized dreams to pure, magically curated, life. Our day could not have gone on as it did, if it wasn’t for her! No words can express our gratitude and amazement for her professionalism and talent.

or small, is forgotten. Her services included coordinating pick up and drop off of any rentals, which saved our family from having to do so, yay! On wedding day, she hustled to place every detail perfectly. Emily was always accessible to listen to our ideas and view photos of what we were dreaming up - she even met up with me to do a mock-up of our centerpieces and decor. Emily is creative, detailed, and excels in creating beautiful environments. Trust her with all your event and wedding day dreams!

ad put in so much work and was concerned that I would be worried about all of the details the day of and making sure everything ran smoothly. We reached out to a few day of coordinators and we luckily found Emily! Emily completely went above and beyond! We hired her for the wedding day....but she is so amazing that she also came to our rehearsal the night before to help set up our venue, including carrying many of our DIY projects from the parking lot to the venue floor. On our wedding day she was there from the beginning to the very end (and was not restricted to a certain number of hours). She made sure everything ran smoothly and it was a huge relief having her there, especially when we were already worried with our wedding occurring during the pandemic. At the end of the night she also helped us tear down and pack up the cars. I was very much a bride that thought I could handle it all myself...but I am so happy that we hired Emily and never regretted that decision! We can’t thank Emily enough for everything she helped with and all of her hard work! Thank you so much Emily!!!

person wedding in a backyard within a month of our date. Even with it being so small, we could not of done it without her. She made the day absolutely perfect. Emily decorated the backyard beautifully, handled all of our vendors, picked up/took care of anything we needed, and most importantly I believe she genuinely cared for all of us. Because of her, I was a calm cool and collected bride! I can't thank Emily enough for making our wedding day perfect! It wasn't our "Plan A", but because of Emily we couldn't be happier with how our wedding turned out. I highly recommend Emily to anyone who is looking for a wedding planner for their big day - big or small! Thank you so much again!

She has wonderful advice and recommendations at each step of the way throughout the wedding planning process. She made every effort to understand exactly what my husband and I envisioned for our wedding. She handled all of our questions and requests with professionalism, transparency, and timeliness throughout the entire experience. On the day of the wedding - she made sure that EVERYTHING was taken care of: from helping set-up decor, to working with the vendors, to tearing-down the decor. Because she did such a great job understanding our 'wedding vision', that if anything unexpected occurred during the wedding day, Emily knew exactly what adjustments to make to ensure everything ran seamlessly. With Emily by our side, we were able to focus on enjoying our special day - rather than the logistics, planning, decorating, etc. Emily was SUCH a huge factor to help the wedding day be stress free, for myself, my husband, and my family. I am SO thankful for having such a great wedding planner. Don't hesitate to hire Emily. She is an amazing wedding planner!!

oothly! Emily picked up the flowers in the morning and helped setup and cleanup! 100% worth the money! Thank you Emily!

tire process. She has a delicate way of managing all of the emotion, anticipation, and excitement of the wedding-planning season for her brides, and she does it with great care and grace. She created beauty and an effortlessly smooth day out of my scattered plans and ideas, a tough task! I could not recommend her more.

to do just that. She met with my husband (can't believe I can finally say that, eek) and me well before our wedding. I had expressed to her that I wasn't sure if a full wedding planner is something I'd need as I was not that great at letting go of control. She was very understanding and reassured me she would be as involved or un-involved in every aspect as I wanted. After deciding to book her for full planning I realized my doubts on needing the extra help came true. She was so gracious and understanding when I asked if we could switch our services from full planning to just day of coordinating. Over the next few months she was still available if I had any questions and we met one month before our big day to go over all of the details. She was there to reach out to vendors, help with the day of itinerary, pick up favors for us the day before our wedding, as well as extra decorations we had that she came to my house to get before our rehearsal dinner. Although I am not usually one to be able to delegate or let someone else take the reigns, I was fully comfortable giving her control of letting my vision come true for our wedding day. Emily did not disappoint. She worked with our vendors to make sure everything went off without a single glitch. From helping to set up our center pieces to using extra decorations to create beautiful areas of our reception that I could have only dreamed of, to keeping our events on time, she nailed it all. At the end of the night she assisted with tear down and loaded families vehicles while also offering her own car to help with transporting everything. When our caterers forgot the linens at the end of the night she even reached out to them for us on Monday to have them come pick them up and messaged me when it was all taken care of. If you're considering a day of coordinator for your wedding then don't look any further. Emily is your girl! I cannot say enough good things about her. Our parents even complimented what a great job she did and how smooth everything went. We are forever grateful!

up our day! Emily reached out to the vendors in advance to make sure they had all the information they needed and provided them with any details that they were missing. She even went as far as running to the grocery store during the reception to get more lemonade for the bar! We couldn't recomend Emily to enough people!! Emily is a capable delegator and her set up/ tear down process is amazingly efficient. Couples on their wedding day should only be worried about one thing, their marriage! Emily ensure that that is the case!

made herself available for the entire weekend and was willing to answer any question I had in the months leading up to the event. The day before the wedding we walked through everything together. By doing this, the day of the wedding was flawless (or at least I thought it was). Any issue that arose Emily handled 100% on her own. She made the day go so smoothly! All I can say is that everyone should have an Emily for their wedding.

he dauntless tasks of wedding planning so much easier by sending me a short list of vendors based on my budget. She also had great recommendations for some vendors as well. She made herself available for multiple in person meetings wherever we needed to meet her. She was amazing in times of panic, like the week of my wedding, calming me and coming up with multiple contingency plans to ease my mind. On the day of my wedding, she was on top of everything which allowed me to enjoy the day knowing she had everything under control. All of my family and friends were even raving about how awesome Emily was! My husband and I agree that hiring Emily was THE best money we spent for our wedding. Do not even hesitate to hire this wonderful person! You will not regret it!

ful. I asked her for a lot Holland-based recommendations, and she was quick to respond with multiple options that she was familiar with / that other brides had used, which I really appreciated. We had a few hiccups on the wedding day, but nothing that threw the day off course. Emily also did a lot of tasks for us throughout the wedding day, which were super appreciated. I wish her all the best and thank her for her service!

pful in planning a large wedding! Her advice throughout was spot on and she was able to meet for a few hours the week of the wedding to go over everything. On the day of, all was handled by her from beginning to end and it allowed us to enjoy our day without the hassles of running it smoothly. Emily is organized and has a great eye for style, so I knew I could trust her in making the venue even more gorgeous with our own decor. I can't imagine having anyone else assist us on our most special day!!

On my wedding day, we weren't able to get the event center until 4 so I could not have any input into set up of the reception center. When I walked into the room it was more beautiful then I could have ever imagined thanks to Emily's good eye and direction to the vendors. I would highly recommend Emily as your day of coordinator to make your wedding day as stress-free as possible.