Emma Petievich

and preparation and facilitated a truly remarkable day for us. She assisted with vendors, contracts, scheduling, hotel room blocks and SO much more. She was invaluable and our day would not have been the same without her. My family adored her and I have referred her to numerous friends. She is a true gem of a party planner and hope to use her for many events in the future. Thank you, Emma for helping make our wedding the wonderful day it was!

ob making sure that all the loose ends were taken care of. Since I was planning a LA wedding from Chicago, she was an integral part in making sure that every detail of the wedding weekend was perfect. The day of wedding, she had a crew of people there to help and got all the rented reception/lounge furniture and accessories, games, and florals set up beautifully. She was also a very positive liaison for me with our venue, that could be tricky to navigate. Every guest and wedding party member she encountered had nothing but positive things to say about her, and most importantly my husband and I felt like we had a great planner and friend there on our special day.

t seemed too small or any call or email left unanswered - even though, looking back, I'm sure I bogged her down with endless questions, she never made me feel like the crazy bride I had probably become. I threw a number of challenges Emma's way that she managed beautifully. For one thing, I never really picked a color scheme or specific flowers (besides our personals). I left it all to her to get the tables arranged with my vague instructions - "odd numbered stems in jars, burlap runners" This could have been disastrous but for her vision. It was cohesive and gorgeous and just rustic enough. Emma has a background in flowers and this area of expertise certainly showed. Somehow, she was able to intuit what I wanted though I never said it. It was one less thing for me to worry about and I'm glad I put my trust in her. Secondly, and in retrospect quite hilariously, she was able to smooth over a reply-all blunder my fiancé made with the venue's planner. It was an honest mistake although what he said was rather scathing. When I called her, mortified, she simply told me she'd handle it, called up the venue rep and that's the last we heard of it. By the time I finally saw the venue rep in person again, it was so far behind us I completely forgot my embarrassment - she definitely could have made things difficult for us, but whatever Emma said did the trick! That's what I call an above and beyond wedding planner! Emma handles it all with grace and class. From helping me choose a venue from the hundreds available in LA - I wanted to see them all, but in the end it was her suggestion and a place I'd never heard of that won out; to gently reminding my fiancé and I to send each other a little card and gift while we were separated the night before the wedding, there is no detail she'll allow to slip by. This is what really sets her apart and makes a bride truly appreciate her - as fastidious and neurotic as you feel as a bride, she is all those and more without showing the slightest stress. It's effortless for this true professional - she is the perfect person to have on your side. I love love love her and couldn't recommend her more.

rk with. I would highly recommend her to anyone needing a coordinator!