We had a wonderful experience with Victoria and Everlasting Affairs. We felt minimum stress during the planning process. Victoria held our hands and effortlessly guided us through ...all the decisions we had to make, and checked in with us to remind us of deadlines so nothing fell through the cracks.
We got married at the Boston Public Library in winter. One of the reasons we chose Victoria was she was excited about our wedding from the beginning. She seemed confident throughout the process of planning this event. When we wanted a few things that were different from the norm, she was very happy to help us find the perfect vendors. For instance, we loved the idea of bold, moody floral arrangements with a secret garden vibe. The typical white wedding flowers and round bouquets were not our style. Victoria listened carefully to what we were looking for, suggested florists and helped us find the vendor Fleur. Molly with Fleur completely saw our vision and the execution was perfect. Likewise, when we were looking for our photographer, we wanted high contrast photos with a chiaroscuro vibe. We weren’t seeing that in the portfolios of local wedding photographers, so Victoria searched more broadly and found our photographer Paige Riggle who is Ohio based, but was able to travel to Boston for us. Rather than telling us what we wanted was “wrong,” Victoria simply helped us execute our vision with refinement and elegance.
On our actual wedding day, we quickly realized we didn’t have to worry about anything. Victoria would cue us when we needed to be somewhere. She even gave us quick and simple instructions about how to cut our wedding cake without messing it up! If anything went wrong behind the scenes, we were never aware of it. We were assisted in ways we didn’t even know we would need. For instance, you really don’t know how immobile you are in a wedding dress until you’ve spent some time in one! When we were taking photos, Victoria’s assistant Kay trailed behind me like a friendly ghost, holding my long train and veil so I could move around easily. She also held my bouquet whenever I needed it, and I never had to worry that I put it down somewhere and forgot it. After the ceremony, Victoria quickly bustled my dress and removed my veil, while making sure our officiant filled out the correct paperwork, and then sent me up to cocktail hour. After dinner, Victoria helped me quickly take off my lace up shoes, get out of my wedding dress, and change into my dancing dress. It was so clear that Victoria was completely in her element throughout our wedding day - I never saw her stressed out or frazzled. Everything was set up perfectly and everything happened on time like clockwork.
After the wedding was over, Victoria reminded my husband and I not to forget my purse and his wallet and phone. But these were the only things we had to bring ourselves! We arrived back to our hotel with an assortment of packaged food that Victoria had brought over from dinner and dessert, including slices of our wedding cake. Victoria had also placed our marriage certificate on the bed so we wouldn’t miss it. All of the cards our guests gave us were there, and she had hung my wedding dress and veil up inside its carrying bag. On our wedding day, we didn’t have to do anything except show up and have a wonderful time.
We highly recommend Victoria and Everlasting Affairs for any event planning needs you may have. She is an expert, and she seems to love what she does.