5 out of 5 stars and 61 reviews Best of Weddings (5x).
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(61)Huntsville, Madison, Decatur, Athens, Guntersville, Alabama
About this vendor
Helping Hand Parties specializes is coordinating and directing your Wedding or Event so you can just relax and enjoy your very special day. We offer full wedding planning, partial, and month of planning as well as party and event planning. We oversee the whole process and take your wedding from stressful to stress free!
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Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Planning
Planning
- A la Carte Wedding Planning
- Day-Of Coordination
- Destination Wedding Planning
- Full Service Wedding Planning
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Engagement Party
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Engagement Party
- Rehearsal Dinner
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From the very first meeting, Erica exceeded every expectation we had for a wedding planner. She took the time to truly understand our vision and turned it into something even more ...
beautiful than we imagined. Every detail—from the timeline to the décor to vendor coordination—was handled with incredible care and professionalism.
On the wedding day itself, Erica and her team were absolute lifesavers. Everything ran smoothly and on schedule, and they somehow managed to keep everyone calm and happy. Their organization, creativity, and warm, reassuring presence made the entire experience completely stress‑free.
If you’re looking for someone who is responsive, thoughtful, and genuinely passionate about making your wedding perfect, look no further than Erica at Helping Hand Parties and Weddings. We can’t recommend them highly enough.
Working with Erica was a very simple process. She is very thorough and makes sure to keep you on track. She can sometimes drive you crazy with her checklists (I swear she was des...
cended directly from Sheldon Cooper - all you Big Bang Theory fans know what I am talking about), but it is all worth it in the end. The final result as a worry-free event that you will be very happy about. She removes a lot of the stress involved in preparing for such a large and very important life event.
Erica is absolutely amazing. From start to finish, she went above and beyond to make sure every detail was perfect. Her professionalism, kindness, and attention to detail gave us s...
o much peace of mind. She genuinely cares about her couples, and it shows in everything she does. We are so grateful for her!
We used Helping Hand Parties, and Erica threw my husband and I a perfect wedding reception. She patiently entertained our vague concepts and ideas and turned them into reality. Wan...
t people to have fun and play games outside? No problem. Pairing that with a tasteful indoor dinner filled with numerous floral arrangements and a myriad of candles? Somehow, also no problem. In short - she took our half-baked vision, added a bunch of personal touches we never would have thought of, and made something special for us and all of our guests. We couldn't have done it without her. Thank you again, Erica!
From beginning to end, Erica was absolutely amazing. Any little detail you may not think of, she did. Any idea that you had but had uncertainty, she listened and made it even bet...
ter. She is so patient, kind and professional in every aspect. She made our day AMAZING!! Our guests were amazed at how well everything flowed. It ran so smooth and if we had to do it again, without a doubt we would choose Helping Hand Parties to coordinate our wedding!!
Our wedding day went off without a hitch—or at least it felt that way, because Erica took care of every single detail. I had braced myself for a day full of nerves, no food, and co...
nstant stress, but instead, thanks to Erica, it was one of the most relaxing and enjoyable days my husband and I have ever experienced!
She helped us pull together the wedding of my (well, our) dreams in just four months. If you’re scatterbrained yet detail-oriented like me, Erica is truly a godsend. She broke down the planning process into bite-sized, manageable goals, and guided us through every decision with so much patience and care.
Her connections are unmatched—every vendor we worked with lit up when we mentioned Erica’s name. She brings both prestige and professionalism, along with a calm yet firm personality that makes you feel instantly at ease. No detail was overlooked, and everything ran so smoothly that if there were any hiccups behind the scenes, we never knew about them.
We are endlessly grateful for Erica. She didn’t just help us plan a wedding—she gave us a stress-free, joy-filled day we’ll cherish forever.
Erica made our day so magical and seamless. As a very anxious person, I had a lot of worries about my wedding day, but she brought me so much peace and security through the entire ...
experience. I was hesitant about needing a planner, but after my experience with Helping Hands I can say it is 100% worth it to have a team of people helping you out. Your wedding day is supposed to feel joyful, easy, and magical and Helping Hands ensured just that for us. We feel so blessed to have found Erica and really feel like she made our day into the dream it was.
I cannot convey enough just how incredible Erica is. We were faced with a worst case scenario for our wedding (tornados and violent winds). Despite the dangerous situation, she was...
able to ensure our day went off without a hitch. I do not know how on earth she did it, but the result was the best day of my life. She is resourceful, well connected, independently structured, and professional to the tenth degree. She has lists and ideas for everything, culminating from years of experience, and I sincerely believe there isn't a single situation she couldn't fix. If you are getting married, you need Erica. Full stop.
Erica did a fabulous job as our month of coordinator. She helped us with making decisions on all the little details, gave great insight into timelines for the wedding, and was very...
responsive to questions. The wedding day went perfectly, and I didn't even know there were hiccups until my mother told me the day after. She handled everything, and my mother and I were able to just relax and enjoy the day. Highly recommend!
Erica is absolutely amazing!! She made sure that no detail was left unnoticed during the entire wedding planning process, which made my wedding day run so smoothly. Erica lifted al...
l of the stress off of me and my mom on my wedding day, running everything so that we could relax and enjoy. I don’t know what we would have done without Erica!
I would work with Erica Thimsen and Helping Hands Parties & Weddings again in a heartbeat! Everyone in our families lives at opposite ends of the country -- my daughter and her fia...
nce in NY, me in CA, bridesmaids and groomsmen scattered across two continents... the wedding to be held next to a lake out in the middle of Alabama. A challenge, to say the least! But our daughter's dreams of her glorious wedding day became a reality with Erica's attention to detail, her endless energy and insight, and her personal caring. While based in Huntsville, Erica's sources and resources extend far beyond the local environs. She provided us with topnotch options for rentals, vendors, traditions and more, accommodating our venue which was nearly an hour outside of HSV. Her recommendations truly shaped our entire weekend, leaving us all with beautiful and loving memories which we will forever treasure.
The planning along the way was meticulous and reassuring. Erica's accurate timelines and scheduled reminders of what-needs-to-be-done-by-when gave us a welcome structure that took the guesswork out of staging an event of this size. And when unexpected surprises invariably arose, Erica tackled each problem with her calm and resourceful ability to "pivot". We thank our lucky stars to have found "the best in the biz", when we engaged this lovely person as our wedding planner.
All I can say is: Erica is a godsend!
Erica is the owner of helping hands, and she gives 110% to her couples. My son and his fiance were married May 25, 2024. She met with them weekly at first and then as needed. She w...
ould give them tips, listen to what they wanted at the wedding and rehearsal and brought it to fruition. She guided this process from 1,400 miles away! She help them stay on budget and meet their minimum requirements for the venue. The day of the we rehearsal dinner and the day of the wedding she was there making sure the bride and bridesmaids were on schedule without being overbearing. Lie having a second mom ready to help. She kept the groom and the grooms men on schedule too. We had a couple issues with signage, our fault, and she was quick to come up with a solution so none was the wiser there was an error. I have one more son and I will use Erica and Helping Hands again. I only wished I had used her before.Erica is the owner of helping hands, and she gives 110% to her couples. My son and his fiance were married May 25, 2024. She met with them weekly at first and then as needed. She would give them tips, listen to what they wanted at the wedding and rehearsal and brought it to fruition. She guided this process from 1,400 miles away! She help them stay on budget and meet their minimum requirements for the venue. The day of the we rehearsal dinner and the day of the wedding she was there making sure the bride and bridesmaids were on schedule without being overbearing. Lie having a second mom ready to help. She kept the groom and the grooms men on schedule too. We had a couple issues with signage, our fault, and she was quick to come up with a solution so none was the wiser there was an error. I have one more son and I will use Erica and Helping Hands again. I only wished I had used her before.
We went to Erica with a vague idea of our dream wedding: something that combined our love of live music with an elegant, classy atmosphere. We had no clue where to start, but from ...
our first meeting, Erica completely understood our vision. She asked insightful questions and offered brilliant ideas, helping us shape those rough concepts into the best wedding we could have imagined.
Thanks to her, our wedding was unique and unforgettable. We had dueling pianos, exceptional vendors, and countless personalized touches that we never would have thought of on our own. The number of guests who came up to us afterward to say it was the best wedding they’d ever attended speaks volumes about her expertise and attention to detail.
Erica handled so many of the details that we would have overlooked entirely, guiding us through each decision and even reviewing every contract we signed to ensure we were getting exactly what we wanted. We felt completely supported and confident at every step because we knew she had our backs.
Choosing Erica as our planner was one of the best decisions we made (right after picking each other!). If you’re looking for someone who can turn your dreams into reality with total professionalism, creativity, and dedication, we highly recommend her. Thanks to Erica, we were able to fully enjoy our special day, knowing every last detail was in perfect hands.
Erica Thimsen is the perfect wedding planner. She was outstanding from our first meeting to the final clean up! I am the mother of the bride and my daughter lives out of town with...
the wedding being held in Huntsville. Erica was extremely flexible in meeting with us when Katie was in town. Erica got to know Katie and her fiance and got a feel for their vision and she helped create a perfect day! Based on our vision, Erica put together a list of top notch vendors and then worked with each of them and us to create a wonderful wedding and reception. Having Erica made everything so much easier and actually fun! For the Rehersal and the Wedding, she had everything running like clock work. She helped make my daughter's dream wedding a reality! I recommend Erica and Helping Hand Parties & Weddings fully! She was much more than a helping hand!
Erica and her team are AMAZING! I knew we were in good hands from our very first meeting. From helping us put together a dream team of vendors, to keeping us on track though the en...
tire planning process Erica knew exactly how to make our dream wedding come to life. She handled each and every challenge with patience and professionalism and made sure our big day was PERFECT. All of my vendors and wedding party were impressed that I was so calm, and it’s because I had absolute faith in Erica and her team. If you want your wedding day to be literally stress free, Helping Hand Parties & Weddings will get you there.
💯 We highly recommend Helping Hand Parties! Their dedication to clients and attention to detail make every wedding unique and special. We're always thrilled when one of their clie...
nts chooses Generation Tux to outfit them for their big day. We are incredibly grateful for our partnership with Erica and look forward to many more successful events together.
Book Erica as your wedding coordinator! She is amazing! Erica always responds to your texts and emails; she even replied to us while she was on her beach vacation! She is very t...
horough; she will send you multiple timelines so you know exactly what time each event occurs. And, everything will happen on time if she is your coodinator! Every vendor we met in the wedding planning process knew of Erica, her professionalism and her thoroughness! If there was any mistake or mishap on the wedding day, we would have never known because Erica just takes care of it!
Erica and her team were awesome. We had a planning meeting and she had lots of ideas and suggestions to make my daughter’s wedding special and unique. Planning a wedding can be ...
so overwhelming but having Erica there to reach out to made it much easier. The day of went so smoothly! I highly recommend Helping Hand!
Erica is the woman behind all the magic that was our wedding day! She listened to everything we wanted and made sure it happened. We did the "month of/coordinator" package, so we h...
ad to book the vendors ourselves and communicate with them until the month of the wedding when Erica took it from there. She was easy to talk to, very communicative, and asked lots of questions to make sure there was no detail that hadn't been covered. We seriously wouldn't have been able to do it without her. She gave us suggestions for vendors and everyone she suggested was top notch and professional. Erica was a God send and she make our day run so smoothly, on time, and without any hiccups that I was aware of (she probably didn't tell us so we did not stress haha).
Do yourself a favor and have Erica be your right hand woman...you won't regret it!!!
Erica was a godsend! My husband and I are busy people. We knew from the beginning that we would need help. Our goal was that none of our family or friends would have to work at our...
wedding.
I was never the bride that knew exactly what I wanted. I knew I wanted my wedding day to be beautiful but didn’t have a specific vision for it. Erica helped take what little ideas I had and made it absolutely beautiful! She had a wide variety of vendor contacts to help achieve our goals and do it within the budget we wanted.
Erica was very organized. We had regular check ins with progressive check lists. I love a check list! I knew exactly what I needed to do throughout all the stages of the planning process. It was very comforting to know that all the details were taken care of. If it wasn’t on my list, I didn’t worry about it!
Our wedding day way perfect!! It was very well organized and went so smoothly. We had a very detailed schedule that let everyone know when and where they were supposed to be. While I got to spend the morning focusing on getting hair and makeup done and spending time with my best girls, Erica was ensuring that everything was taken care of. I might have been the most relaxed bride there ever was! The rest of the day went just as smoothly with many compliments from our guests.
Hiring Erica was by far the best decision we made in the entire process! Erica saved us a lot of stress and worry and helped ensure that my husband and I still liked each other at the end of the day!
I can’t recommend Erica and Helping Hand Parties enough!! If you are on the fence, I’m here to tell you that it is completely worth it! Thank you, Erica, for helping make our wedding day absolutely perfect!!
Planning a wedding is so stressful, but Erica took most of the stress out of it by sending monthly checklists and reminders! She was available whenever I had a question and made ou...
r day perfect! She was so helpful at making everything seamless. If there was an issue day of, I knew nothing about it. I am so thankful we were able to have her as our planner!
At first I wondered whether or not we would need a wedding coordinator for our daughter's wedding. Without a doubt, we did! Erica was thorough with our to do list and timelines a...
nd kept us on track. There is so much to keep up with, we absolutely could not have done it without her! She was flexible when we made changes and gave us great advice on what was important.
If you have just gotten engaged and are ready to plan your wedding, your first call should be to Erica Thimsen at Helping Hand Parties. I could not recommend her enough! She will h...
ave you so organized and on track through the entire planning process, and will ensure your day runs smoothly and is absolutely perfect, even if it’s not what you originally planned for! Erica is essential for creating the wedding day of your dreams, and will be by your side every step of the way to make sure your day is everything you have hoped for. Five stars times a million!!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Erica was an enormous help to this mother of the bride since Iive in Chicago and my daughter's wedding took place in Huntsville. She was our eyes and ears and met with vendors sinc...
e we were out of town. Once we arrived in Huntsville for the wedding, Erica had everything in place and we were stress-free and enjoyed the wedding as much as our very pleased guests. I would highly recommend Erica and can vouch for her expertise, professionalism and very even-keeled demeanor. She was very easy to work with and always pleasant and helpful.
Erica was phenomenal throughout my husband's and I wedding process. Throughout the wedding planning process, she was very responsive to texts, emails, questions we had, etc. She is...
very detailed oriented, including providing timelines to our families, bridal parties, and vendors, which allowed our wedding to be absolutely perfect. My husband and our families thoroughly enjoyed the day without having to worry about anything thanks to Erica and her team! We seriously could have not gotten through this time without her. Would recommend Erica 1000%!!!
We did the partial planning package. Our primary planner was Lynn, and she was there to help us every step of the way with vendor suggestions and last minute fixes (including a run...
to the store the day of to find bubbles because we couldn't find the ones I packed). This was so helpful because I was planning our Roundhouse wedding from Atlanta and didn't have time to go meet a lot of vendors. They recommended the perfect people for our vision which really helped me spend less time in meetings and on the phone. The day of Lynn and Erica were both there to make sure that our day went as smoothly as possible and looked just like we had envisioned it. They made sure that we stayed on schedule and a lot of time together as a couple throughout our day. Highly recommend!
I decided to go with the Helping Hands Month Of Coordination package for my wedding. My husband and I had been engaged for over two years and I had done a good chunk of planning my...
self and just needed someone to make sure everything flowed and tie up all the loose ends for Wedding Day. From my first meeting with Lynn, I knew she was going to be amazing, especially when she started asking meticulous details I had not even thought of. She handled all the logistics of wedding day and gave recommendations and suggestions on parts I was unsure about. In the weeks leading up to the wedding, she emailed me wedding questionnaires that we would go over in our meetings to make sure each and every detail was discussed. She was prompt in responding back to my many questions over text and email and even sent me updated master timelines for wedding day. She contacted all my vendors leading up to wedding day and coordinated their tasks and arrival times.
On wedding day, Lynn made sure everyone involved in the wedding party and family was stress free and enjoyed themselves. She even coordinated setting up a private dinner for my husband and I to enjoy alone, since being able to eat our wedding food was a priority to me. If anything did go wrong on the day of the wedding, I was never aware of it. My bridesmaids and family came up to me during the reception and told me they couldn't believe how smooth the whole day had gone, thanks to Lynn.
Now that the wedding is over, if I could tell any bride out there what to make sure they include in their budget, I would stress to them YOU NEED A WEDDING COORDINATOR. No bride on wedding day wants to be running around trying to make decisions on what goes where or when will this vendor show up and point them where to go. Additionally, no bridesmaid wants to be setting up tables and missing out on wedding morning festivities with the bride (I did that for a friend's wedding one time--please don't do that to your friends). Brides deserve to relax and enjoy the day with their family and friends. Do yourself a favor and hire Lynn as your coordinator for your next event. The wedding was two weeks ago, and I am still having conversations with friends on how great the wedding was. DO IT!
My mom and I decided to hire Erica to help us with all the little details involved in the planning of my wedding day and the days leading up to the wedding. I already had most of m...
y vendors selected for the wedding and a lot of the big picture details worked out, but you don’t know what you don’t know – that is where Erica comes in!
We ended up having a destination wedding nestled up in the Beartooth Mountains of Montana. Not only did we have to coordinate with our vendors in a more rural area, we also were dealing with a more rustic venue that came with its own set of challenges and logistics to work out. Erica started coordinating with us several months before the wedding and sent us several check lists to help keep us on task with our vendors, design team, wedding party attire, you name it! Erica even went as far as to find out the typical temperature range for our venue location and time of sunset for that day of the year to make sure her timeline for the day of accounted for those little variables.
She also had me fill out several questionnaires to better get to know me and to know how I wanted my wedding to look and feel so she could help bring my vision to life. What I loved about working with Erica was how personalized this whole process felt. In addition to the questionnaires, Erica had several phone meetings with me to review our planning and make sure things were getting accomplished on time. These phone calls helped me connect with Erica but also helped to make sure we were on the same page with design elements. Often during these meetings, she would make suggestions or alterations to timeline. I really loved how she suggested that my grandmas be flower girls (this was so special for them, and they are still talking about it!) and I loved how after our entrance to the reception my husband and I went straight into our fist dance. She also brought up different ceremonial rituals we could add to make our wedding special. A few of those extra’s we ended up adding were the sand ceremony (during our wedding ceremony), the wedding shoe game (during the reception while guests were eating dinner, it was so fun!) and we added the whiskey barrel ceremony after our cake cutting.
As far as I know, everything went off perfectly! Erica worked so well with our bridal party and kept our large crew of 20 people on task for photos and line ups. She also worked so well with our already incredible team of florist and decorators. Erica really is like a fairy godmother floating around the wedding venue making sure things happen seamlessly. We had so much fun at our wedding and everything I wanted at our wedding happened. I couldn’t thank Erica more for all she did, she really is incredible at what she does, and I could not think of a better person to recommend for future weddings!
Thank you Erica for making our wedding day absolutely perfect to the very last detail!
Helping Hands Parties & Weddings was one of the best decisions we made for our special day. We had a destination wedding at the Witt House in Huntsville, AL. Lynn was available...
early in the process to do in person vendor meetings and phone calls to make sure everything was falling into place. She was so calm and reassuring at each step. Always alerting us of key tasks and decision that required our attention.
Our intimate celebration was memorable and precious. We truly could not have executed our vision without Lynn at Helping Hands. She helped us to incorporate formal and personal touches to maintain an intimate family vibe. Lynn was great help navigating, in the midst of COVID, and my own personal injury one month before our big day. My fiancé, Eddie, initially was skeptical and kept asking do we really need a planner. All I could say was YES WE DO because we are doing this long distance ! Lynn @ Helping Hands was amazing and she made him a believer. She helped us to focus on what was important to us and offered great cost saving ideas. Even though we had all our vendors selected we still had quite a bit to navigate. The Helping hands network of vendors and discounts was a great help with decor and ideas we wanted to incorporate. She was instrumental in taking care of all the ceremony and reception setup details and making sure that we had everything in place. We truly appreciated Lynn's insight and guidance with helping to map out our planning and wedding day time lines and reminding us of key dates.
At the end of our wedding day Eddie exclaimed, "Lynn was absolutely worth it." He complimented that she executed everything smoothly and anticipated any issue quietly and professionally. A Heartfelt Thank you, for being so sweet and attentive to what we needed for our Special Day.
HIRE THEM! We seriously could not have had a more perfect and smooth day. Lynn was such an advocate, support, and (no pun intended) helping hand on our wedding day. Her and Erica m...
ade sure the venue was set up beautifully, all the vendors were taken care of, and we knew exactly what to do and when to do it. Our day wouldn't have been possible without them. I was able to relax and enjoy our wedding because I knew I was able to trust Lynn to take care of everything. You will not be disappointed, it was worth every penny plus some. We adore these women!!
Lynn was absolutely amazing! I reached out to Helping Hands with hopes of planning a wedding in three months! From start to finish Lynn was available, full of knowledge and advice,...
and easy to work with. She helped me stay on track, reached out to vendors, and much more. There is no way we could have done this without her! We’ve had so many compliments and heard numerous times, “What y’all pulled off in three months typically takes a year to plan!” From the bottom of our hearts that you so much for making our day beautiful, flawless, and so much more!
TLDR: HIRE HER IMMEDIATELY.
Wow! Where do I begin? First off, if you have the opportunity to work with Erica, DO IT. I thought I could manage a lot of it myself, but opted for par...
tial planning and day-of coordination. Shortly after, I had a job change that took a LOT of my time. Erica stayed on top of what needed to be done and by when, and made sure I didn’t run out of time when planning! Even when I was not the best bride and forgetful, she reminded me to get certain things done to keep us on track. The week of the wedding was insane (as it seems to be that way for everyone) and Erica took so much time to get everything straightened out, keep me upbeat and ready for the big day.
The day before the wedding, my grandfather passed away. I include this because the way Erica made me feel has no price tag attached to it. She was genuine and kind, and most of all, understanding of the emotions I was feeling. I was a wreck, and she went so far above and beyond to help turn the day around. She let all the vendors know discreetly and managed literally everything the day of the wedding. I’m fairly sure I ended up forgetting things that we needed for the reception, and somehow everything ended up working out.
Hire her. If you’re on the fence about doing partial planning or not, do it. It was worth its weight in WAY less stress throughout the process and know that you will not be disappointed with Erica.
Erica is amazing! We worked with her in the past for my older daughter's wedding, so we knew when my youngest daughter got engaged that we had to call Helping Hand Parties. She was...
a blessing in 2012 and was again such a blessing during the planning of an original June 2020 wedding that ended up being a May 2021 wedding! Her professionalism and established relationship with vendors was invaluable in the uncertainty of COVID as we changed dates three times. When the big day finally did arrive, we got to celebrate and enjoy the day! Erica helped us plan and take care of every detail. She was truly a blessing to our family!
Erica was absolutely fantastic!! We were a couple that had to make the quick decision in March to re-plan our original May 2020 wedding for Sept 2020. Within 24 hours, Erica has co...
ntacted every vendor and secured them for our new date. Extremely responsive, sympathetic, caring, and efficient! The day was absolutely perfect. Couldn’t recommend more!!
Lynn with Helping Hand Parties helped make my big day a breeze!! She handled everything for me such a timelines for everyone including all my vendors, family, and the wedding party...
, she helped with set up, and made sure throughout the day that I was doing okay and happy with everything! I would recommend Lynn and Erica to anyone! They will definitely take a lot of stress off of a bride and groom on wedding day!
Helping Hand Parties are the go to planners for you wedding needs! The ceremony and reception was well coordinated and made everything about that day enjoyable and memorable. Lynn,...
was always accessible via text, phone or email and very helpful. She stopped by to check on us the morning of as we got ready; that was nice!
Erica made planning a wedding so easy. Her to-do lists, times lines, and reminders helped us stay on track so we were never stressed throughout the process. Even with having to po...
stpone the wedding she contacted all our vendors and ensured they were available for our new date. She is a great communicator and listener. She understood what we wanted and always had good suggestions. And the day of the wedding was simply a joy because she had everyone where they were suppose to be when they were suppose to be there. To us our wedding seemed perfect. Thank you Erica!
Erica with Helping Hands is a planning genius. We wanted a LED dance floor, she found us a LED dance floor. We wanted a break dancer to perform at our wedding, she found a break da...
ncer to perform at our wedding. We had a lot of strange ideas for our wedding. Everything that we wanted, she was able to find vendor that we needed or she and her team were able to provide it for us. A LOT of our wedding changed last minute and Erica was able to conquer every task that came her way. She was there whenever we needed her. She was on top of everything. I know and she probably knows (lol) that no one would be able to pull this crazy wedding off expect for her.
Erica and her team did an amazing job helping our wedding day run smoothly! We had a traditional Indian ceremony in the morning and a traditional Christian ceremony at night, all i...
n the same day! Erica planned the Indian ceremony beyond what we could have ever done on our own. She is always up for the challenge and truly does care about your wants and needs. The day was beyond perfect and we are so thankful that Erica was recommended to us.
Working with Erica Thimsen at Helping Hand Parties and Weddings was one of the best parts of planning my daughter's wedding. All of the vendors she recommended were truly professi...
onal, easy to work with, and did an awesome job! We hired Erica for the "month of" plan, and we could not have pulled off that last month without her help. She thought of the tiniest details to make sure our day went smoothly and as stress free as possible. As unbelievable as this sounds, as the mom of the bride I had a fun day the day of the wedding with few worries and had a great time at the wedding and reception. My daughter and her husband had the wedding of their dreams due to Erica's diligence in working so closely with them to figure out exactly what they wanted. Erica seemed to be everywhere taking care of everything! Erica is very organized, talented, and knows how to plan the perfect wedding! The best part was that she was available whenever I had questions. I would text or email her extremely early in the morning or late at night to which she would respond almost immediately. Erica has received numerous awards - all well deserved! We are truly grateful to have worked with such a phenomenal person!
Working with Erica was a joy throughout the entire process. Like everyone else, we were nervous but excited, and clueless about where to find the vendors we wanted. Her list of con...
nections in the industry is huge and she guided us every step of the way to ensure our big day was perfect. When that day arrived, she was there with us to bring calm to all the chaos. From our first meeting over coffee to waving us goodbye as we rode away from the reception, she was there to lend a Helping Hand. We can’t say enough good things about Erica and would definitely highly to anyone.
I worked with Lynn from Helping Hands for my wedding and had a wonderful experience! Lynn is very calm under the chaos of wedding planning, which is a nice contrast to my somewhat ...
all over the place personality. She went out of her way to help above and beyond whenever possible. She picked up and brought my wedding cake to the venue to avoid delivery fees and drove over an hour back to the venue to get my wedding dress preserved the next day. In addition to these minor details, Lynn took charge of every last detail I envisioned to make sure my dream day came to reality! Due to her planning and expertise, my wedding day went off without any complications and was perfect in every way. We used Lynn for month of planning and it was worth every dollar!
Lynn made my life (and my mom's) so much easier during the wedding planning process, and most importantly on the day of. We used her for partial planning and she was so helpful. Th...
e day of the wedding she made sure I was nothing but happy and did everything I needed, wanted, and asked for. I don't know how we would have done it without her.
Hands down, Erica was THE BEST decision we made for our wedding. From day one, she was professional, very organized, and delightful to be around. We were clueless about how to tack...
le all of these little details and still be successful at our full time jobs! She provided us with a list of to-do’s every step of the way. From providing vendor recommendations to coordinating between them, she took a weight off of us through the entire process. Having her at our vendor meetings really helped keep everyone on the same page! She took the initiative to reach out when it was time for a meeting or my attention was needed on a certain item. We had several changes to our rentals (my fault!) along the way and, as a full coordination wedding, she shielded me from the headache of these revisions and coordinated them. (THANK YOU, ERICA!) Even when our makeup artist cancelled a month before the wedding, Erica made sure we had another exceptional vendor booked before the end of that day. As we neared the big day, Erica created a play by play timeline for the wedding weekend down to the 10 minute increment for our wedding party, families, and vendors. Her knowledge, communication skills, and professional connections in Huntsville were invaluable to making sure everything was coordinated correctly and appear effortless! Lynn joined Erica a month out before our wedding as our event’s second coordinator. Lynn is so sweet and helpful! She helped with several items to ensure that extra coordinating the day of went even smoother. Erica ensured that our expectations were communicated clearly and made sure to tell us when something wasn’t reasonable. She was amazing to work with and I loved the opportunity to get to know her! Erica is one of the kindest people and genuinely cared about making our day special. I am so glad we hired Helping Hand for full coordination! Our wedding day was everything I thought it would be and so much more. Helping Hand gave us our DREAM WEDDING!
I chose Helping Hand to be a part of my Month of Planning for my wedding. Erica and Lynn are just fantastic! Hiring them was one of the best decisions of my wedding. They are both ...
very organized, knowledgeable, and truly a pleasure to meet and plan a wedding with. I would highly recommend hiring them for your wedding. My wedding day was perfect and everything went off without a hitch thanks to Lynn and Erica. Having a wedding planner truly made my wedding planning experience much less stressful and gave me confidence on my big day. Thanks so much Lynn and Erica!!
After doing some research and speaking with friends we decided to go with Erica as our wedding planner. This was one of the best decisions we made in terms of our wedding! I consid...
er myself a pretty detailed, organized person and had a very clear vision for our wedding. But Erica was able to help us take everything to the next level. Not only is she extremely attentive and detail oriented but she was able to reach out to and suggest the BEST vendors possible for us based on my vision for our wedding day. My husband and I live out of state and chose to get married in Huntsville (our hometown) and Erica was so accommodating with meetings and communication throughout our planning process. She made its possible for my mom and I to enjoy the process rather than being majorly stressed the entire time. When it came to the weeks and last few months leading up to our wedding day she had very detailed check lists prepared for us that we all went through together. By doing this there was NO guessing when it came to who would do what on our wedding day. Erica truly thinks of EVERY detail! She kept the day smooth, organized, and relaxing for us. It truly would not have been such a fabulous day without Erica and her team there. I am so grateful to her for all of the work and support she provided throughout the process! I promise, if you choose Erica you will not be disappointed and you will have the most amazing day.
Personal, Professional, Awesome! The perfect wedding planner. Erica is keyed in to the desires of the bride, the details of the mother of the bride and most importantly to the Hun...
tsville wedding scene. She has a great working relationship with the wedding vendors of the area, which made setting up meetings, tastings, etc. effortless on our part. Erica asked us at our initial meeting; What do you expect in a wedding planner? My answer: I want to enjoy my daughter's wedding day. I don't want to be bothered with any minor issues, vendors, etc. I want someone capable of doing that for me. I was assured that was her desire also. I can truthfully say, I could not have asked for more. It was perfect! Thanks Erica
I received many compliments on being the most relaxed bride they’ve ever seen from my guests, and it is all a great credit to Erica. Her attention to details is reflected in the p...
recise timeline she provided us and our wedding was executed flawlessly as a result of her directing skills and regular communication with all our vendors. She gave us fantastic vendor suggestions, and her experience was extremely helpful to our decision making in all aspects for the wedding. She kept us on track in our 6-month planning with regular meetings around our hectic work and travel schedules. The day of the wedding, I woke up knowing I’m in good hands and simply sat back and enjoyed my getting ready time with my bridesmaids, our ceremony, and our time with guests at the reception. At the end of the evening, we also left knowing she has everything covered and just relax and unwind for the rest of the night.
When asking my friends in the Huntsville wedding scene who I should look in to as a wedding planner, every one of them said "Erica!" She came highly recommended. The moment my moth...
er and I sat down with her to talk about the wedding and planning packages, we knew we needed her on the big day and every day leading up to it! She gave us periodic timelines to help keep us organized and stress-free. When it came to the wedding day, she had everything perfect and it ran smooth. We couldn't have done it without her! If there was a blemish the day of the wedding, I never knew it! I can't imagine pulling it off without her.
As a mother I always wanted to give our daughter the wedding of her dreams and Helping Hand Parties & Weddings did just that. Erica was phenomenal, From our very first meeting to t...
he last. She was so knowledgeable with event planning offering ideas and suggestions in all our planning stages. Her detailed planning was spot on. From contacting and organizing timelines for all vendors to timelines for our daughter's wedding day. She was always available to answer any questions or concerns I had. Erica succeeded in making our daughter's wedding a beautiful dream come true!
~~Rhonda
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