My husband and I got married in November 2014. We planned our wedding for over a year and Frankie was our wedding planner.
Pros:
1) Provided access to a wide variety and number... of vendors.
2) Provided Mock up Sessions to help decide on decor prior to event.
3) Great coordinator on day of event.
Cons:
1) Disorganized system for mailing invitations and tracking RSVPs.
-Invitations were addressed incorrectly (i.e. The invitation was addressed to "The Jones Family" instead of "Mr. and Mrs. Jones.")
-The address labels used on invitations were tacky and not consistent in style with my formal invitations.
-Some recipients were mailed more than 1 invitation.
-Some recipients received their invitation late (i.e. 3 days before the wedding).
-The RSVP tracking list was not in alphabetical order, and it was difficult to interpret.
2) Ineffective at providing insight/expertise in regards to decor when I was unsure.
-I was expected to provide pictures of exactly what I wanted in terms of decor and flowers. However, she was unable to replicate several of my ideas, and I was not made aware of this until 1 week before the wedding.
3) Not receptive to feedback.
- I expressed dissatisfaction with her system of mailing invitations, and as a result, it became difficult to communicate/ work with her.
- I ended up doing a lot of tasks myself (i.e. Wedding programs and welcome bags) in order to ensure timeliness and avoid disorganization.
4) Not receptive to working with vendors outside of her circle/network.
