Whitney and her team worked extremely hard to set up and execute a 115 person wedding, and worked tirelessly to break it down and clean up afterwards. They were energetic, pleasant..., and eager to please. Unfortunately, the team’s attention to detail was lacking, which resulted in significantly more contact and engagement from the bride’s family on the day of the wedding than was planned, despite explicit and clear instructions. Many things that E&W had said they would handle or would not be a problem were forgotten day-of, leading to mishaps that derailed the day. E&W were provided with a very in-depth document that we went through step-by-step the week before the wedding; it had pictures and detailed descriptions about every single set up and decoration logistic. We do not know what we would have done if the bride’s mother and sister were not able to go back and forth to the venue multiple times throughout the day to answer questions and fix set up confusion. One MAJOR mishap that affected our wedding was that we were supposed to have two bars open for our cocktail hour; E&W did not tell the bartenders to open the second bar (despite explicit instructions to do so), which led to guests having to wait over 30 minutes for their first drink. Additionally, the ‘one-month’ planning period did not begin until 10 days before the wedding, leading the bride’s family to handle all contact and coordination with vendors until that point. I am sure that E&W would execute well on helping to plan a wedding for which the venue handled much of the vendor coordination and setup, but if you are looking for a coordinator with the ability to think independently and problem-solve to help execute an elegant, sophisticated event, this is not the planner for you.