Sarah helped me plan and execute my wedding party November 2023. Overall, things were good -- here are the positives and negatives we experienced.
GOOD/GREAT: The decor was on-the...me with what Sarah and I talked about. The room felt warm and inviting, she helped coordinate the photo booth vendor and get all of that set up for us, and she did everything she said she would do (had a gift area, welcome table, Mr & Mrs table, etc). The food was really good! Everyone I spoke to really liked their meal and people LOVED her desserts (which I think she makes herself, but I'm not 100% sure). She also brought extra supplies so that we could pull off a sparkler exit and cut a cake delivered by a different vendor.
NOT GREAT: The biggest problem we had was with the alcohol/bar. My contract was for a 3-hour open bar offering margaritas and 3 kinds of beer. I think it was like 30-40 minutes into the party, I was notified the margarita machine was out and they wouldn't be refilling it. People also told me the cups of frozen marg they were receiving were 35-40% full, and they were expecting more.
Naturally, this led to a lot of stress and confusion for me. I had to pull up the contract to review what we agreed on and confirm it was for an open bar. Sarah then told me that open bar meant enough margaritas for each person in the guest count to have one -- that is not what an open bar means, and if your contract says open bar, I encourage you to go over that in advance so you aren't caught off guard. They ended up replacing the frozen margs with tequila + marg mix, but it was warm, and guests told me her husband scooped ice from the cooler the beers and sodas were in (that people's hands had been in).
Because of all this, guests had warm drinks for a period of time and had to wait for her husband to run to the store to get more alcohol. I wasn't happy about any of that. Had I known that was their policy on the margaritas, I would've opted for a different drink choice.
The other note I have here is that when we started talking, Sarah mentioned she could be sort of a "day of coordinator", which I've seen other people reference in their reviews. However, when I arranged for another vendor to deliver a cake (due to dietary restrictions; I didn't want Sarah to have to buy a gluten-free cake just for me), Sarah questioned why she was being asked to coordinate with this vendor and specifically said that she is NOT a coordinator. So, if you're looking for someone to help coordinate certain things about your wedding/party, that's probably worth discussing as you're drawing up the contract too, so you don't get stressed as the day approaches.
Overall, the party was great and people had a lovely time. I just wanted to flag the alcohol issue because that's a pretty big part of most parties, and I wish I'd known that going in.