If you're reading this and unsure if you need a wedding planner, you DO, and you NEED ANNA! She is the best at what she does and you won't regret anything after booking her.
My husband and I are budget savvy, and after a failed French destina...tion wedding (covid ugh) we booked Anna for day of wedding coordination. We had spent our budget on planning with another planner in France, and honestly my biggest regret from my wedding is not getting Anna for full service. I wish we did our whole journey with her instead of only the 3 months or so beforehand.
Why she's awesome:
1. She has the vision. She can see a space, hear an idea, see a color and immediately have your exact thoughts or inklings and make it come to life.
2. She goes the extra mile. And then some. We wanted to rent brass taper candle holders only from a rental company, but they didn't really justify a delivery and service fee. Anna offered, without us asking, to pick them up and drop them off before and after the wedding. She also picked up our loose florals from our florist for details photos. 3 extra stops she did not need to make just to make sure our day was perfect and we weren’t paying extra for silly things.
3. If you have a bad situation with a vendor, which unfortunately happened to us, she's the one you want by your side. We had a situation with our venue, and I literally witnessed Anna try 8 different ways to approach a ridiculous situation with our venue director to resolve it professionally and respectfully. She made me feel like I was important and in charge when the venue director made me feel belittled and small. I cannot speak enough for her character.
4. She keeps it real. There's no fuss, no extra charge for something silly. Just true, passion for weddings and genuine interest in making sure you have your best possible day. I think she just genuinely loves witnessing the love and joy shared on a wedding day, especially after getting to know the couples through planning.
5. Communication & response time is incredible. She is not a planner that won't answer you for 2-5 days and put an OOO on because it's 2022 and the busiest wedding season ever - she makes it happen. She emails, texts, and calls when appropriate and quickly. By the way, have I mentioned her radio-worthy honey voice? You will immediately feel more relaxed after a phone call with her.
6. Our entire friends and family kept telling us how amazing Anna is after the wedding. Specifically, my mom, who thought it wasn’t smart to have a planner, said to me, "Wow. You were right. We really needed Anna today. She has been so helpful and helped relieve lots of my stress too."
7. She catered her services to our needs. Like I mentioned before, my husband and I were budget savvy, because we didn't have the typical budget you might expect for a super fancy country club wedding. Anna knew that and provided some amazing options for decor for us when she knew we couldn't spend $5k+ on rentals alone. I have caviar taste on a costco budget, and I felt like my wedding was stellar.
Thank you Anna for everything you did for us. You are truly amazing at what you do, and I hope you know how much you impacted not just our wedding day, but the entire wedding preparation journey. We’re so happy we chose you, and we would do it again in a heartbeat!