First off, whenever anyone would tell me "you are so calm for a bride??" i would reply "just wait until you meet Robin!" Yes, she is THAT good. Secondly, i don't know how people get married without a wedding planner! Why would you WANT to stres...s yourself out when it's supposed to be one of the greatest moments in your life. Let's be honest here, planning a wedding can be very stressful if you make it so.
I found Robin via a friend who had used her and gotten married at the venue we were leaning towards (Westin St Francis). I had "interviewed" with a few other apparently well known wedding planners in SF, but just wasn't feeling them. When i got on the phone with Robin, i immediately knew that she was the one - it absolutely clicked! It helped too that she used to be the Wedding Coordinator at the Westin St Francis, the venue we ultimately ended up picking and had a stellar reputation in the Bay Area.
From the start she made the wedding process so smooth and easy. While i was a pretty hands off bride, i did want to have some say in vendor selection, etc. She got to know both my (now) husband and I and it completely reflected in the wedding she pulled together and the vendors she recommended. Robin absolutely NAILED it in that category!! Since i was planning the wedding from out of state at first (we were relocating back to CA), we would hop on the phone and she would recommend 2-3 diff vendors for flowers, DJ, photographer, etc. If she absolutely KNEW someone was the one, she would let me know, but ultimately let me decide! She would then review all my vendor contracts for me and suggest changes, etc. This was a huge plus for me as, not being in the wedding industry, i had no idea what to include or not include. She was always so quick to respond and such a pleasure to work with. I can't tell you how many times we hopped on the phone for a quick catch up and ended up talking for an hour about family, friends, life, etc. She attended all my mtgs with me, food tastings, etc. I can't tell you how much i appreciated having her, esp as the date got closer and i needed to bounce ideas off her.
Wedding Weekend: Robin is the reason this weekend was so smooth and stress free for me. She pulled together the most amazing wedding weekend timeline ever seen by myself and all my (married) bridesmaids. The entire weekend from rehearsal to the last song was executed flawlessly (at least in my eyes!). As a bride, let me tell you it was AMAZING to have nothing to do the day of the wedding except get my hair/makeup done, have some champagne, and hang out with my bridesmaids, preparing for my forever. Robin took care of EVERYTHING, making sure vendors were on time, set up, coordinating with the hotel, etc. The ceremony and reception were more than i could have ever imagined, but after spending 10 months with Robin, i was not surprised. She made sure it was everything I had envisioned and I truly believe Robin is a huge reason why everyone kept telling us what an amazing wedding this was. All her!
If anything went wrong that day, i truly had no idea and that in and of itself is reason enough to hire a wedding planner!
I truly miss working with her. Anyone would be lucky to have her plan their wedding. Robin - THANK YOU!!!