Epic Events by Marilyn

I work for Original Weddings Photo & Video and we had a great experience working with Epic Events by Marilyn for our couple, Chloe & Miguel’s wedding! They kept us updated throughout the day, so we were able to focus on capturing all of the beautiful moments. They were organized, helpful, and made sure everything ran smoothly, which made our job stress-free and ensured the couple enjoyed their big day. We’d be happy to work together again and recommend them to any couple looking for a great Coordination company!!

Marilyn was amazing to work with. We hired her as day of coordination and year out and she kept in touch with us every month making sure things were going well. On the day she handled every details and the day went by seamlessly

I genuinely do not like leaving negative reviews; however, for what was paid to ensure I did not have added stress on the wedding day, I believe those who wish to spend their money on a coordinator should be well informed on the service they could receive. Starting from the beginning, from the first two zoom calls after a contract was signed and basically every other timeline set she was late, including the rehursal and wedding day. During the zoom call to discuss her involvement, she stated approximately a month out she would contact all vendors and create a timeline, a week out make contact with and verify with all vendors, and day of coordination would all be completed all by her. She asked me to send all of the contracts and contact information which I promptly provided. None of these things occurred on this time line. The contact with vendors was shifty at best. I requested to be CC'd on all contact multiple times which did not occur. If i was CCd, the vendor emailed me and either I added Marilyn or the vendor added me to the CC line. I had two vendors who were never contacted by the coordinator. One two days prior reached out, the other was the stand in photographer who she had received the contact information for via the original photographer. Neither received contact and verified that with me personally the day of the wedding because they did not receive any contact whatsoever. The timeline she created for the event was not verified with the vendors / venue / contracts she had in her possession, and was not sent out until a week and a half before the wedding. The timeline also had multiple errors that were addressed well before the week out and was resent with similar errors. This timeline was also not sent out when Marilyn stated it would be provided to vendors. She did not have the foresight to check on secondary effects after making her suggested changes to the event. The stand in wedding photographer is the person who actually ran the show. Marilyn did not announce anything during the reception to keep on the "timeline" like discussed after others began taking charge because the "timeline" was not being adheired to. The majority of my guests were confused by her presence and asked multiple times who "the lady sitting out front playing on tiktok" was. Working with this vendor was not a good use of my money as the vendors i communicated with prior to highering her said i was extremely communicative and informative but did not receive the same from Marilyn. The amount of stress I intended to avoid by trusting her to handle things was insurmountable when I had to handle almost everything myself last minute or ensure things were being handled by Marilyn accordingly. I outright asked her to explain why things occurred on different occasions and was met with excuses and no actual proof of communication. I do not believe I received the service I paid for and we discussed before signing the contract. She did a great job cleaning the tables and consolidating decor to ensure everyone was able to leave the venue by the established ending time to collect her table cloths I rented from her.

Marilyn made planning our wedding a breeze!! We did the partial full planning package since we already selected a venue, and Marilyn was able to make our lives so easy as we planned our Houston wedding from Toronto. She regularly communicated with us about vendor options and kept us on time with our decision making. I would recommend Marilyn to everyone needing a wedding planner or day of coordinator! We weren’t burdened with anything on our special day and Marilyn made sure we had a big to go box of food to take home. She’s the best!!