Ida Gardner Events

We worked with Ida Gardner for our wedding in Redondo Beach last August for day of coordination. Our wedding would not have been a huge success without Ida's help. She is a star and will be a great resource for you and your wedding process. We met Ida at a wedding showcase and loved her right away. We were still in the early planning phase of our wedding and she was able to give us so many tips on the spot. I talked to another gal who was already using her and was assured she would do a great job. Even though our package was day of coordination, Ida had two meetings with us prior to our wedding and was always available via phone and email. (She also coordinated rehearsal day.) Each time I called her, she was very responsive, courteous and professional. As brides, the entire wedding planning process can be extremely stressful, no matter how much "help" you get from friends and family, or service providers. With Ida, I never felt like she was someone working for us. I always felt like she was a friend giving me great wedding advice and guidance. She also offered great tips on where to save money. We were upfront and honest about all costs so she helped us stay within our budget and she has great contacts too. She actually came with me to my first official dress fitting because none of my bridesmaids were able to make it (on a Thursday afternoon go figure). She didn't have to come along for it, but she did and it made a world of difference to me. On rehearsal day Ida managed it successfully. She kept the entire bridal party, including the kids all listening to where they were suppose to wait/walk, etc. We had 2 flower girls (3 1/2 and 6) and Ida made them feel so comfortable (wedding day for them was a breeze). Everyone knew Ida; she was the go to person for anything and everything - which is exactly what I wanted esp. on wedding day. She also reached out to all my other vendors prior to the wedding so they all knew to check in with her on wedding day. I didn't learn about this until after the wedding, but apparently there were a couple of issues: first, ballroom carpet was filthy, my mother in law pointed it out to Ida on rehearsal day and she had hotel take care of it asap. Second, with our wedding cake, apparently it was lopsided. Ida got on the phone with the bakery and had them come back out to fix it. She never once mentioned any of this to me because it was something she was already working on to resolve and I suspect she didn't want me to worry about it. And funny thing, I misplaced my ‘something blue’ garter and she had an extra one to give me. I don’t know what I would have done without Ida’s help. I could go on and on about how great Ida is, but I will eventually run out of space. Just know that if you're in need of someone spectacular to help you coordinate your wedding, I would definitely not hesitate to go with Ida Gardner. Even if you're the bride that's got everything under control and on top of everything (like I thought I was), Ida is an amazing partner to have. My husband and I still talk about how wonderful Ida was for our special day.

I hired Ida as a "day-of" coordinator. She did much more than just work on the wedding day! She was available to answer questions and give advice from the day I hired her months before the wedding. As the wedding got closer, she came up with a timeline for the day and coordinated with all of my vendors. I had nothing to worry about on my wedding day, everything went so smoothly! There were a couple things that could have been better: the rehearsal walk through was not as organized or detailed as it could have been, and at times I felt that my more wacky ideas were looked upon critically and pushed aside. But other than that, she really was a wonderful person to work with!