Foster Blue & Company

y of my wedding, I remember walking down the staircase to see the venue decorated for the first time and being absolutely speechless. She had surpassed my expectations and brought my vision for my ceremony and reception to life. It was magical!! She goes well beyond what is expected of her in every single area and helps you every step of the way to plan and make sure every detail is taken care of for your big day. She also listens to YOU and helps you bring to life the day YOU have always dreamed about. She is an absolute joy to work with every step of the day and is willing to meet you at every planning meeting, vendor meeting or photo shoot you have along the way. Selfless and caring are the two words that keep coming to mind. She is willing to do anything YOU need to make your day perfect. My fiance (now husband) kept saying throughout the planning process and day of the wedding that Lucia has a comforting spirit. She goes above and beyond to make sure you are taken care of and that every detail of the wedding is carried out without you having to worry at all. I was filled with joy and peace throughout my wedding day and was truly able to enjoy all the joy of every moment because I knew Lucia was taking care of everything!

ppoints with vendors to plan out every second of our big day...literally down to the tiniest details! We love Lucia!

whole process of the wedding. She planned and coordinated everything from the time I hired her until the wedding a year and half later. I would recommend her to anyone. Thank you for everything Lucia.

week of the wedding. Lucia came through for us and contacted all of our vendors to make sure all of my requests were going to be met. I am not sure how I would have made it through that last week without her. I was unable to focus on the wedding and she made the small details happen. On the wedding day she kept our bridal party as well as family organized especially during the family photos, which I was very scared were going to be chaotic. During the bridal party informal photos she really made some amazing suggestions for romantic and beautiful photos that our photographer was not thinking of. Lucia is the type of wedding planner who will notice and attend to small details to make sure you don't realize there are any hiccups. I still am not sure if there were any problems since I noticed none. I tend to be a mico-manager who notices very small problems and issues so this made my day extra special to spend with family and friends. I still can't believe we ran on time for everything and our time schedule was always 15 minutes ahead of time all day, which made both of us more relaxed and able to enjoy our day together.

er way to make sure that you're happy. She was always available to talk to and always answered our phone calls, texts, and tons of emails. I cannot imagine having our wedding without having Lucia there to coordinate it for us and help to plan over the nine months. Lucia went with us to every vendor meeting and even almost every dress fitting that she could go to. Having Lucia help us was BY FAR the best decision we made in the entire wedding planning process. If we didn't have her for the entire wedding planning process, I don't even know how we would have managed to have the wedding day go off perfectly without her. Everything with Lucia was perfect, and I can't recommend her highly enough.

suggestions. My daughter has a very strong and positive personality, and she was absolutely sure we could do everything herself. That just could not happen, so if someone in your family tries to tell you otherwise, get over it right a way. There is no way you could be the bride or either of the brides parents and do all that is required yourself. I personally went to the venue for the reception early in the am just to make sure everything was going as planned. As you could expect, the people were working on the flowers, and the rest was being set up. I did my thing. Lucia arrived about lunch time and I was never as glad to see anyone in my life. She just calmly pulled everything together. At the last minute, we noticed water on one of the tables and found a cracked vase. At the end, there was water everywhere. It was a big deal to me, but not to Lucia. She fixed it. Everything seemed to come together when the flower lady asked me who we were getting the arangements for the service to the church? Of course, Lucia offered to handle that too, except they were to tall to fit in her car. It was left up to me to get them to the Church. I had a good buddy with me, I got one arrangement, he got the other. Unfortunantly, the plastic bucket the arrangement was in broke when he picked it up, breaking the vase the arrangement was in. We were devistated. Lucia left the venue in downtown Dallas, drove back to here home in Grand Prairie, and loaned us her vase. She and the flower lady meet at the Church and no one ever knew the difference. During the ceremony, Lucia kept everyone together and everything went great. Her personality had everyone's attention, but she was fun also. The wedding day is suppost to be fun, and Lucia makes it correct and fun. Lastly, at the reception, once again, I felt like I could make everything happen on time. We did actually have a planned sehedule since we had 240 guests. There would have been no way it could have happened without Lucia. This is my only Daughter, and I am sure there are other good people out there, and my only experience has been with Lucia, but I can say for sure if I had any other daughters, Lucia would be a lot more envolved form the beginning. She really knows weddings. We just thought we knew what and how to do it. Wedding day proved us wrong. You need Lucia!!!

g sure that my daughters wedding day was exactly what she in visioned. She spent countless hours in pre-planning and attending all appointments including 6 bridal salons looking for dresses. I had no idea the amount of time Lucia would be spending with us and the time she spent coordinating all vendors to make Ashley's day exactly what she wanted. I feel like the money we paid to Foster Blue, Lucia... Was the best bargain of all.

ON ACCOMPLISHED!!! Lucia went above and beyond everything I thought a wedding coordinator should be. She seemed to have all her ducks in a row on the day of our wedding and never did I feel lost or confused about where to be and what to be doing. As a groom I would highly recommend Lucia for any and all wedding activities!! Happy Wife = Happy Life

has a passion for weddings. She's professional, warm, accessible, flexible, organized and listens. On the day of our wedding, Lucia worked her magic and made the day go very smoothly. She was invaluable to help with the little details that exist and went above and beyond on the day of our wedding! As the bride, I didn't have time to worry about the little things behind the scenes... It was great knowing Lucia was there and took care of them. Here's an example: Day of wedding, someone carried one of the ceremony bouquets the wrong way and the flowers busted through the vase. The florist was crying and everyone was freaking out. Lucia said "No problem guys, I have a couple metal vases at home ill swing by and grab" I didn't even know this went down the day of and wasn't bothered by the potential "day of debacle"! Having Lucia as the coordinator allowed me to experience my wedding day, which is the point! I could not be more pleased with her help as a coordinator, and as a person.

to roll and things started getting really hectic with work, we were able to let Lucia handle the details. On the day of I never once worried about a thing, Lucia and her team took care of every single thing! I can't tell you how happy I am that she was a part of our day!

did. I wish we had hired her sooner. I was the happiest, carefree bride because of her. She's wonderful.

located over four hours away in San Antonio, TX, but also juggling the role of being a fiancé along with that of being a dance instructor, choreographer, barista, legal assistant and SeaWorld advocate, Lucia did such a wonderful job helping pull together all the details we hoped to have on our big day. The venue at Classic Oaks Ranch in Burleson was perfection, and the added luxury of arranging our engagements photos to be taken on their property was such a blessing! From helping us find the greatest location at Classic Oaks, to helping us book the greatest photographer, Hello Beautiful's Rebekah Greenwalt, Lucia's expertise was key to helping us discover and piece together all the necessary components for Ryan and I to have the most beautiful wedding day ever. Lucia helped to orchestrate a day that even had my 70 yr old grandmother dancing for the first time ever! It was truly an event for the ages that was the most gorgeous way for us to begin our lives together.

with the planning process, and no one to help me through it until I hired Lucia. She is so creative and resourceful. She took what I had envisioned for my wedding and made it better than I ever possibly could have imagined. She handled EVERYTHING, and always with a smile and a little laughter. From the big picture down to every tiny detail, she is the reason my big day was perfect. Even through all the unexpected crises that are bound to happen when you're planning a wedding, she handled them with ease. I was never worried that things wouldn't work out - I had Lucia! Everybody loved her - mom, dad, wedding party, groom, and especially the bride! :) She will absolutely get the job done. If you hire Foster Blue you will not be disappointed. Lucia is amazing!

decisions we made! Lucia was recommended by a vendor and was happy to meet with us somewhat after hours around my daughter's hectic work schedule. She never rushed us and, in fact, spent some time simply getting to know my daughter and her fiancé. We are detail oriented people and were quite impressed with the fact that Lucia is, too! From the time we hired her the very next day, she began to gather all of the information regarding each vendor, contact information, timetable for arrival on the wedding day, etc. She contacted each and every one of them at that time and again the week of the wedding to coordinate final details. When wedding week arrived, we were devastated to find a substantial chance of rain was in the forecast for Saturday. As the week went on, it only got worse. While we had planned an outdoor wedding, we knew our venue had two very large overhangs in the event of rain. It certainly left things somewhat up in the air right up until the last minute though. Once we had our rain options set in place at the rehearsal Friday night, I was finally able to relax a bit. Lucia assured us she would do the worrying for us and take care of everything on Saturday. She said we were not to worry about anything and instead just enjoy the afternoon getting ready in the hotel suite. Her assurance and calm demeanor were just what I needed at that point! Well . . . Saturday afternoon brought a torrential thunderstorm with wind gusts up to 35-40 mph. Tears were shed in the hotel suite and the drapes were drawn. At that time, I was EXTREMELY glad I wasn't at the venue dealing with the stress, but knew that Lucia was. To this day, I don't know the full extent of everything Lucia took care of that afternoon, but the rain stopped ten minutes before the ceremony and everything turned out beautifully. We truly didn't have to worry about a thing and it WAS wonderful being able to simply enjoy the event. I highly recommend Lucia and Foster Blue.

ends outstanding vendors in the price range you give her. Lucia covers every detail, and makes wedding planning stress free. She is lovely to work with~I highly recommend Foster Blue!

ust say... they could not have come close to telling how amazing she actually is. Not only did Lucia help every step of the way, she ensured that every detail was attended to and nothing went unnoticed. Lucia, is a wonderful person. She has such a lovely attitude and really makes her bride feel special. I live in New York City and worked with Lucia to plan our beautiful wedding all the way in Texas. She worked with my schedule and was so on top of all the small details I would have never thought of. Since she has so much experience, she was great at jump starting ideas and helping us think of ways to make this wedding ours. My husband and I came down for a week to attend to all of our wedding appointments and line up vendors - Lucia scheduled them so perfectly that we felt completely at ease by the time we wrapped up our trip. When our special day finally came, I think I was more calm than I have ever been and I let her handle everything (something that in any other circumstance would have been difficult for me since I can be a control freak). I enjoyed every second of our day. She listened. She delivered. And we so love her for all that she did. It was truly the happiest day of our lives and she was the glue that held it all together. Thank you, Lucia. What a beautiful person you are and I am thankful to know you.

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n ask if we were related because of how close we became. But that's Lucias personality, so loving and genuine! She made everything so easy! She scheduled and went to all of my appointments and she designed the wedding of my dreams. She was able to figure out my taste and style at the very first appointment and within two venue visits she nailed it. Most people visit 10-20 venues before they find the one, but she knew me so well! What was so amazing is the connections Lucia has with wedding companies, on more than one occasion I got discounted specifically because "well since you're working with Lucia, we will do it for this amount instead of this." My sister is engaged to be married in May and the first thing my mom did was hire Lucia again. I could go on and on about her services but she really is the best planner and wedding coordinator out there. Worth every penny!

e side, so I thought this wedding was going to be a breeze. I could not have been more wrong. Not only did Lucia think of critical things I did not, she also made great suggestions to make our day spectacular. She took my ideas and put them in motion. She made sure everyone and everything was under control at all times, she was always calm, her sense of humor is fantastic and I could NOT have done it without her. She is everything you would ever want in a planner and I highly recommend her. If you want a smooth planning process and a spectacular day that you will not have to worry about, Foster & Blue is a must-hire.

e sure that my wedding day was everything I wanted it to be and through the process she became a wonderful family friend. Lucia takes the time to get to know you and your family to ensure that she is helping you make the day that YOU want and offers her opinion (which is invaluable) only when it is asked for. I couldn’t believe how much work she did to help me plan my day, from initial meetings and brainstorming sessions to going with me to all meetings with vendors. She isn’t afraid to speak up on your behalf but always does so professionally and with grace and kindness. Lucia knows some of the best vendors in the business, and the wonderful things vendors have to say about Lucia shows why she has the incredible reputation that she does. And I cannot say enough about how amazing Lucia is to have around on the day of the wedding. I have heard many stories about planners that get stressed and tense on wedding day and I feel so blessed to have had a planner who was the epitome of calm, cool, organized, and professional. She made sure everything went off without a hitch and was so kind and sweet when telling me or anyone else what we needed to do and when, and her presence helped keep everyone calm. I know that Lucia did many things for me and for my wedding that I will never know about as far as communicating with vendors and double checking on all the details. She genuinely cares about her brides, and you can tell she truly loves what she does. Lucia and Foster Blue are truly one in a million and I will forever be grateful because my wedding day was everything I dreamed it would be and more, and I have Lucia to thank for that.

fference in the design and decor. I remember on my wedding day, feeling the daze of the moment and when I saw her face she took care to make sure I knew where to go and what to do next. My wedding was perfect thanks to her. 5 stars is not enough to rate her. I rate her as 10 stars!

the moment we met her. Her attention to every detail is mind-boggling. Her ability to listen to your ideas and then create something that far exceeds your own imagination is incredible. She is diligent in every single creative aspect. Helpful, attentive, caring and full of grace, she guides you through the process. Every vendor she recommended was excellent. Lucia has an uncanny ability to visualize exactly what your trying to accomplish and is always prepared. She accompanied us on all vendor visits and everyone was outstanding and she makes you feel as if your wedding is the only one that has her attention and you are her only client. She is more than just a wedding planner, she is a guidance counselor, a friend, director, coordinator, advisor, quick problem solver...kind and understanding,encouraging. Our dream wedding was 100% stress free and enjoyable. Lucia was a joy to work with. I could go on and on, write a book about Foster Blue & Company but I will just say this company has the highest recommendation I could possibly provide! Thank you Lucia!

ess! Lucia was so organized, informative, encouraging, positive, calm, and on and on. Some of the things I also appreciated about Lucia is that she is so good at communication, answers questions before we can even ask. She was so thorough in regards to setting up vendor appointments, scheduling their arrival times, and being there at the wedding venue to meet them. They knew her well even before the wedding began!!! What I appreciate the most about Lucia though is that she is the advocate for the bride and groom. If there is someone or something that comes up that may interfere with their perfect wedding, she addresses it calmly and states " this is what THEY want. If there was timidity in any area where the bride and groom were unsure or had the possibility of being run over by a vendor or venue, she stepped in quietly for encourage or make suggestions to them. She is like a band director, conducting everyone to their places, their roles, their timing, etc. She kept the ball running smoothly! She makes the bride, the groom and their mothers so excited and worry free the day of the wedding. What an answer to our prayers ( and for allowing us to sleep at night instead of thinking of the million details she had already thought of)! Thank you Lucia for who you are and for what you do with excellence! PS, I had so many family members and attendants tell me how wonderful she was, even down to making sure my 90+ year old parents got their food at the reception! Bravo!!!

life. I never thought I could have a reception that was such a reflection of my fiance and I - I loved every minute of it! And the best part of it, was that I didn't have to worry about a thing! Lucia took care of all the contacts, setting up all the appointments, hiring all the vendors. She has a lot of energy, enthusiasm, imagination, and love, and she shares it with her clients! She made our reception very special and memorable, and i would highly recommend her to anyone who wants a wedding day to remember!

d any appointment. She was kind, understanding and very good at her job! The day of went off without a hitch; thanks to Lucia and her hard work my husband, family and I were free to fully enjoy the wedding. I would highly recommend Lucia! -Erin & Kyle

special as if we were her only clients. Lucia is full of great ideas and has her own "Lucia way" of making things happen. We have been married for over a year now and still continuously receive complements on our wedding. Her organization, as well as special touches really helped the entire planning process to be an absolute wonderful experience!

yland and the other in California? And pull it off in 70 days from engagement to ceremony? You call Lucia at Foster Blue! She was the BEST, and absolutely INCREDIBLE! None of us could afford to be running back and forth to Dallas. We needed someone who was organized and had great taste. With so much to do and so little time, I flew to Dallas to meet up with Courtney & Stephen and then on to meet Lucia. She came PREPARED ... she had appointments set up and as we drove from one to another she was on the phone setting up more. In that first weekend, we had the venue, met the minister, and arranged for the DJ and musicians. When I flew home, I could relax because I knew EVERYTHING would be taken care of ... and it was. From that weekend until the wedding, Lucia was in contact with us continuously attending to every detail. As a result, Courtney had the wedding she dreamed of ...everything was beautiful and the wedding came off without a hitch. As Courtney and Stephen approach their first anniversary, we still talk about how much FUN everyone had! Lucia was a JOY to work with ... I give her my highest recommendation!

it comes to weddings. She knows all the right vendors for all of the right prices and knows just the right thing to say to calm down a stressed out bride!!! She is all about what the bride wants and was an absolute pleasure to work with!

through the preparations step by step and kept me on schedule. She connected me with vendors and companies I would have never found on my own. Lucia dealt with the entirety of my wedding planning making my yearlong engagement stress-free and enjoyable. In addition, she took all of my ideas and visions and put them together to create a picture-perfect wedding. I highly recommend her!

duced to Lucia and OMG she is absolutely amazing! I just fell in love with her from the get go! From the first meeting she got to know who I was, who my husband was and what was special to us, she was so genuine and I knew from meeting one that my wedding was going to be so special. She is so creative and helped me come up with the cuttest wedding ideas that were completely personalized to my husband and I and our life! We not only had cutest wedding with the cutest theme based on our life with amazing details from top to bottom that Lucia helped create the ideas for but also the cutest engagements and amazing bridals sessions that she aided with that were so unique and creative!! I got sooo many compliments on everything and I owe that to miss Lucia! She is always thinking outside the box and thinking of ways to make everything special for you and your life. She is sooo caring, sooo thoughtful, I truly feel like she is part of my family now! I never had to worry about one detail, at every turn she was on the ball and taking care of literally EVERYTHING!! She volunteered so much of her time being a part of every decision, meeting with all of vendors and just making sure she aided us with advise and expertise along the way. She managed to help me assemble what I believe are the hands down best vendors in Dallas! She set up everything with them and made sure we weren't missing a beat. It was so great to know that I didn't need to worry about one thing because I had Lucia beside me making sure everything went perfectly and perfectly it did. Even when we had small headaches come up she was on top of it, finding solutions and making sure that I had no stress at any point during my wedding experience. At the end of the day our wedding went off without a hitch, we received SO MANY compliments about how awesome, unique and cute our wedding was! We received many compliments saying it was the absolute best, cutest, most fun wedding they have ever been to! I can't say this enough to future brides, GRAB LUCIA while you can, she will make your life easy and you will absolutely LOVE HER. My husband and my mom and I miss her already she is a joy and a true professional and WONDERFUL at what she does! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Lucia and Foster Blue!!! Would recommend her to ANYONE!! :)

g she was there to ensure that my vision of the perfect day came to life. Lucia set up all the vendor meetings for me and went to every single one of them with me. Lucia even worked with my photographer and helped me style my engagement shoot! At times I was very indecisive, so when I would change my mind about something I knew I could call Lucia at anytime and she would be there to help me recreate my vision. The day before my wedding I had to change venues and I found out that the arrangements for our recepetion dishes fell through. I quickly turned to Lucia and she worked her magic! She completely took all stress away so that I could relax and enjoy every moment. I could not have asked for a better wedding planner. My day was better than I had ever imagined it to be and it could not have been done without Lucia Bitnar. Lucia works with many brides, but when you are with her she makes you feel like you are the only one and the most important. My husband and I look back at our wedding photos and are so blessed to have had such a perfect day. Brides, if you truly want to enjoy every minute of your wedding experience you must give Foster Blue a call. I would reccomend Lucia Bitnar of Foster Blue & Company to everyone!

ople she recommended were great and did an excellent job! Thank you SO much there is no way I could have done it without you!

e who knew exactly what I wanted, and she made it all happen. I could not have done it without her. She was very flexible with meeting times and kept me on schedule with the tasks involved in the wedding preparation process. She helped make my wedding a dream come true. I would highly recommend her!

out exactly how we wanted to spend our money on the wedding and gave cute ideas throughout the year. Then when it was wedding time, she was even more helpful than she had already been! She worked so hard and made it look effortless all at the same time! I am so thoroughly impressed with Lucia and I couldn't have asked for a more sweet, thoughtful and organized wedding planner for our special day.

s, and was an amazing guide through-out the process. She genuinely cares about her clients and ensuring that their day is perfect. In addition to her experience and knowledge, I was thankful for her positive and light-hearted personality...always a joy to be around! All of our other vendors couldn't say enough great things about her, and neither can I. I felt like I was planning my wedding with one of my best friends- thank you Lucia!

couple needs as they plan their day. She understands how to make your wedding a unique special day that becomes extraordinary (bicycles and all!) rather than ordinary because she takes the time to learn about you and what you envision the day to be like, to the smallest of details. My husband and I were so fortunate to have met her and have her help organizing, planning and executing our day flawlessly; not to mention all exceptionally well done in 104 degree heat on our day!

day a huge hit! Lucia took care of all the little details, I did not have to worry one bit. I would highly recommend her to any future brides!! Have a wedding coordinator is a GREAT investment, and Lucia is the best!

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ble for us. She was always available for meetings or by phone or email. We will always be appreciative to her for all she did for us on our special day.

et up all my appointments with different vendors and went with me to meet every one. The actual wedding day went perfectly and she was on top of everything. I would highly recommend Lucia.

r one was not that girl. I didn’t start dreaming about my wedding day until I met my husband and we got engaged, and I had no idea what I wanted. At that point, I need help to create my wedding day dream and then make it happen. Lucia at Foster Blue & Company was exactly the person to do that. Lucia worked with me and my mom (…and my husband) to create the perfect day. She took the time to get to know us and our style and was there for us whenever we needed her. She kept everything organized, scheduled appointments and stayed on top of all the “little things” that come up during the planning process. On our wedding day, she was there to make sure everything ran smoothly and went off without a hitch. We had a couple of issues with the service at our reception venue and Lucia handled the whole thing, I never even know there was a problem. Lucia is caring, stylish, kind and an all around wonderful person. She made my grown-up dream a reality and it really was the best day of my life. She is excellent and I highly recommend her.

of yet. She really knows what she's doing. I felt that Lucia truly listened to the things that were important to me in my wedding and helped me create a beautiful ceremony and reception incorporating all those details. Lucia kept us on task throughout the planning, encouraging us all along the way. I would recommend her joyfully and without reservation - your wedding will be better with Lucia involved!

uld defineatly recommend her to anyone planning a wedding!

uld enjoy the final week leading to the wedding, and let someone else do the worrying. After interviewing half a dozen wedding planners in Dallas, we selected Lucia Bitnar and Foster Blue to be our "last minute" wedding coordinator. What an inspired choice! Cheerful, organized, professional, always available for questions, Lucia initially double checked arrangements with all of our vendors, found a few minor problems we had overlooked, and had some fun suggestions for the reception that hadn't occurred to us. She would have done much more for us, but respected that we were a hands-on group who enjoyed doing most of the work ourselves. She kept us on task at the rehearsal, made sure that flowers and lunch made it to their appointed locations on the day of the wedding, ensured that 100's of handmade favors made it to the reception venue, corralled street clothes and personal items for our large bridal party, and was the go-to woman on the day of our event. Bride hypoglycemic and dehydrated? Lucia! Can't find the organizer of the secret musical tribute? Lucia! Shuttle busses MIA? Who has all the driver's cell numbers? Lucia, of course. I expect we could have managed without Foster Blue, but who would want to? All we had to do was party all day; Lucia ensured that everything else unfolded uneventfully. The mother of the groom was very impressed with Lucia's ability to be both right there for anything, and be totally unobtrusive. Our accolade: "The only people who knew Lucia was not just another guest were the few people who really had to know who she was." Our day was a perfect as a wedding gets, and I would use Lucia and Foster Blue again in a heartbeat. A consummate professional.

all her guidance, ideas, and support. We are so thankful to have had her on the wedding day, and before, as we realized we COULD NOT have made it without her! Thank you Lucia for all your hard work, our memories from that day will last a lifetime! Julia & Jonathan