Event Sisters, LLC

veryone involved. Good news. Still married. We had about six calls with planners. Most blended together. Tell us about yourselves. Tell us your vision. Blah blah blah. Then we talked to Lisa. It wasn't scripted. She asked good questions and, more importantly, actually listened. Then she'd give us options. Lisa is a seasoned vet with the Rolodex and reputation to match. Vendors, budgets, timelines, recommendations—she knew the business and where our money made sense. She also apparently specializes in translating my wife. Sometimes Brittany's very specific vision existed entirely inside her head. I still had no clue what she wanted. Lisa did. She set up three décor vendor tours. At the first one, we reached the back of the warehouse and boom. There were the exact chairs Brittany had been trying to describe. I heard the same explanation Lisa did and couldn't have picked them out of a police lineup. Somehow Lisa nailed it. I was extremely involved, but Brittany made the decisions—obviously. Lisa and I worked through the demand lists making sure Britt got what she wanted. We had our second child, moved the wedding date, then two hurricanes hit where we were getting married. The venue had issues afterward and communication was terrible. Nothing fazed Lisa. She was personally affected by the hurricanes, yet still answered every text, email, call and ridiculous concern we invented. She kept my head level. She handled rehearsals, timelines, budgets, vendors and décor. The biggest godsend she connected us with was Trisha at Arlene Floral Designer. This wasn't a small wedding. We had 250 people. I don't think there was a person in our wedding party or vendor list Lisa hadn't personally talked with. Wedding morning, we thought about everything that could go wrong. Lisa went through timelines and confirmations, and we realized she was already addressing the exact things occupying our minds. Delays happen. Mistakes happen. People disappear. Lisa doesn't panic. Solutions. Reassurance. Keep moving. Our wedding went flawlessly. Maybe nothing went wrong. Or maybe things did and Lisa handled them before they became our problem. I don't know. That's the point. Hiring a planner initially felt like another wedding expense. Looking back, her fee feels like an afterthought compared with what she gave us. Could we have planned it ourselves? Probably. We could've spent countless hours finding vendors, negotiating and building timelines. Fine. But then the wedding day comes. How do you want to spend it? We didn't want to create a beautiful day for 250 guests only to experience it as the people working the event. We wanted to be with our friends, family, two children and each other. That's what Lisa gave us. Time. Peace of mind. Expertise. We stopped wondering what needed to happen next because we knew she was already thinking about it. I can only imagine how much Lisa and her team did that we'll never know about. Everything just happened. On time. On budget. Most importantly, we were happy. If you want someone as invested in your day as you are, this is your last stop. Hire Lisa and Event Sisters. Not because you can't plan your own wedding. You probably can. Hire her because on your wedding day, you should be there as a groom, bride, husband, wife, mom or dad. Not as an employee.