My wife and I decided to work with Ashley and Hamilton Events after a month or two of attempting to plan our wedding by ourselves - it was the best decision we made in our wedding planning process. We started off unorganized and unsure about ho...w to begin. Within a week of working with Ashley, we had a timeline set, an outline of what we wanted the wedding to look like, and wedding planning suddenly seemed much less stressful.
First and foremost, Ashley was the most kind and approachable wedding planner that we met with when deciding on who to hire, and she continued to be a pleasure to work with throughout the entire process. Never did I feel like I was working with a “boss,” but as a friend who just happened to be incredible at planning weddings. At the same time, she made sure to stay the course and not let us get behind with any tasks that may have been due that week, which was a pretty regular occurrence.
In terms of how she kept us on track, the organizational tool that she set us up with was perfect. My wife and I were both given logins and assigned all of the tasks that we had to get done by our wedding date, with due dates throughout the months of when things had to get done. It honestly took all of the stress out of thinking that I may forget something, or that I was doing something too late, or that I was overlooking some detail, because Ashley had everything covered on that website.
As the day got closer, I was expecting to get more and more nervous/frazzled, but again it seemed like Ashley just had a way of absorbing that stress, making the big day that much more enjoyable. Whenever there was some small detail, such as which shade of blue we would like a plate, she would simply present us with options, we would pick, and she would take care of ordering/organizing everything else. Taking us to the actual wedding day, Ashley and her team had the entire itinerary, setup, breakdown, tips - whatever you could think of - all handled. My wife and I did not have to think about a single thing that day, other than enjoying ourselves.
Without a doubt, if I had to go back 1 year and redo it, I would not think twice about hiring Ashley as our wedding planner. Wedding planning can be complicated, arduous and very time consuming which can really bear down on a couple during a time they want to be able to cherish. With Ashley, we had none of that, just a wonderful experience that we will remember for the rest of our lives.