My experience with Diamonds & Details, specifically Svetlana Auletto, who I worked with for nearly 5 months, was nothing short of fantastic. I live in Florida, and had a backyard wedding in South Jersey this past June 8th. I had wanted a backya...rd wedding my whole life in the house I grew up in (which is also where my own parents married), but worried that if I wasn't somewhere that didn't have a "package" or some sort of wedding coordinator, that my own mother or sister would be the one doing all of the un-fun jobs of herding the crowd, making sure the vendors were all on the same page, and running smoothly, etc. When I spoke with Svetlana (who was helpful from the 1st phone call; none of that "email us your info, and we'll get back to you in 1-3 days" crap that you often come across), she told me that they had many packages, including a Day Of Coordination package for $1000. $1000 is a lot of money for me, and hiring D&D wasn't something I took lightly, but it was HANDS DOWN the best decision I made about my entire wedding. Not only did Svetlana meet with me for more than an hour in our initial meeting when I was visiting home in early February, but she also advised us about things that we wouldn't have thought of ourselves, was constantly emailing to check in and see if I needed anything, got me a great price on my linens and table runners. When I came home in April for my bridal shower, Svetlana came over to my parents house to look at the back yard, and get an idea for how everything was going to be set up. Once the middle of May rolled around, we emailed each other probably every other day. I never felt like I was waiting for her to get back to me; in fact, I know that there were a few times that she was waiting on me! For our rehearsal, Svetlana showed up with an assistant, wrangled everyone in place, and kept me calm. The day of the wedding, she was at my house for close to 11 hours, and even had what must have been the whole D&D team there before the wedding. Until I walked down the aisle, there was someone by my side (but in an non-annoying, un-invasive way!) to grab me anything I needed, head off relatives at the pass that kept trying to get into the upstairs area, and just generally keep me calm and cool. Everyone there that day was friendly, and efficient, but also stayed in the background. If there was any wedding snags that day, you never would have known it. $1000 IS a lot of money, but Svetlana, and the whole D&D team worked with me for months, spent many hours of time with me, made sure that they were the only ones working on my wedding day, and made me as calm as could be.
Worth every penny, and I'll always be grateful. Thank you!!