MasterPiece Weddings

les and type A brains! Her main job was the "month of," but she was wonderful about answering our many questions over email during the year of planning that preceded that month, and for that we are so grateful! We didn't end up hiring her as a true "planner," so we ended up doing all of the hiring and planning of the actual wedding weekend, but she was so helpful along the way and was such an asset as the wedding got closer! She was great about helping us coordinate all the vendors---I was SO GLAD we had hired her to do all of those week-of/day-of logistics! It took such a weight off to not have to do any of that ourselves or have our wedding party or parents have to worry about any of it. She is kind, professional, and easy to work with---would definitely recommend Rachel!!

believe just how incredibly amazing you made everything turn out. From setting up the venue, orchestrating the countless number of vendors, family members, and friends asking for things to do, and moving things along ever so smoothly, your guiding influence can not be overstated. To anyone considering a wedding planner, I could not recommend MasterPiece Weddings any more highly. She worked with us for months, provided suggested timelines for each week/month leading up to our wedding date, and thoroughly assisted with venue details and a schedule for the day off. The day before our wedding, she helped perfect things during the rehearsal, and on the big day, unexpected problems were taken care of before either of us had any idea clue they occurred - and that’s not an exaggeration at all. The reception hall was utterly transformed into something out of this world - far beyond what we had expected. Everyone Rachel and her assistants interacted with, from our family members to groomsmen who provided appetizers, had nothing but glowing things to say in regards to how helpful and ahead-of-the-game she was. Again, thank you MasterPiece Weddings so much for making our day perfect!

rked with her from Orlando and had our wedding in Gainesville. She was on top of every detail throughout the planning process and definitely thought of everything. She creates a perfect timeline for you and we followed this and had a great planning process (which was non stressed too!). The day of our wedding, she was so focused, professional, and made our day so wonderful and stress free! I cannot say enough good things about her and would highly recommend you use her! We had quite a few decorations to use in our ceremony and also at our reception and she had everything displayed so perfect. She is awesome!!! She is so knowledgeable with weddings and will think of everything for you. I really appreciate her and will always remember she made the happiest day of our lives so perfect!

s were excited to be working with Rachel - "she is the BEST! You are going to love her" they said - and they were right. Aside from everything running smoothly and looking perfect the day of, she took charge when we decided the day before during our rehearsal to change to the ceremony location. This was a very last-minute decision and she made it happen! If you are looking for wedding planning in the Gainesville area, I would absolutely recommend MasterPiece Weddings! *One additional thing to note that I thought was unique about MasterPiece is that they offer different levels of planning and add-on options...the customization really helped us obtain the services we needed within our budget. Definitely a plus!

totally hassle free. When I got the photos back I noticed that I was relaxed and smiling every time Rachel was standing next to me.

Weddings. From the start, Rachel Griffin was incredibly responsive and wonderful to work with. Her services were affordable and within our budget, and she was able to customize them to meet our needs. She was always quick to respond to my (long and detailed!) emails. We used Rachel for a "Sweet Pea" package, which included a meeting a month out from the wedding, and services on the day of. She had a team of 2 other assistants with her on our wedding day, and after the wedding, we had many guests comment on how smooth things ran that day. There were a couple tiny details that got missed (like somehow our ring bearer never ended up with what he was supposed to carry, which included fake rings, but I think that's because I didn't review that part with Rachel before the day), and our band's MC messed up a couple of times, but I think those issues were out of Rachel's purview! I recommend MasterPiece weddings very highly - if you want a smooth-sailing big day and a responsive and professional wedding planner, hire Rachel.

in making sure that everything was handled prior to and during the wedding—even being there before 6 am to make sure the bride was ready for our early morning first look. Rachel and her staff went above and beyond what we ever expected them to do. We attribute much of the success of our day Masterpiece Weddings being our wedding planner.

ndors and helped keeps us on the planning track - even when we didn't feel like it. During the month of the wedding, Melissa + her team emailed all of our vendors and provided them with the info they needed (schedule, etc.) She created a day-of time line for us, so when people tried to ask us questions, we could just hand them the paper and be done with it. On the day of the wedding, Melissa's team (Lauren was the lead that day) were AMAZING. They dealt with the other vendor's hiccups, so I didn't have to. I can't express enough how helpful they were to my husband and I throughout the entire planning process. We hired MasterPiece Weddings to be our "day-of" - but Melissa says "month-of" - coordinators, but they were so much more. Answering my bridal nightmare (literal - bad wedding dreams) tweets, skyping and emailing all the way through the months prior to the wedding was something I had never expected. The entire team was beyond helpful and was our most valuable hire of the entire wedding. I've raving, so you probably think MasterPiece was super pricey. But no, if you think you can't afford her team - you can. If you are choosing packages and crunching the numbers and are still worried - cut from somewhere else. Seriously, you need to hire them.

were able to sit back and enjoy the wedding after all the hard work of the past months. She also couldn't have been more helpful in the months leading up the wedding. I'm so happy to have had Melissa as a part of my wedding, because it wouldn't have been nearly as amazing without all of her hard work.

ng, which was super annoying. I called and emailed and got nothing back until the day before the wedding. They came through and set everything up, but didn't follow the schedule we agreed upon. We had dinner at 6:30 and were supposed to have cake at 8:30 but she announced it at 7:30ish without asking me, which was bad because we were still full and cake kind of signaled everyone to go home. I am also pretty sure that they left earlier than the 6 hours I booked them for. I might use them again, but only because they were basically the only well known planner in town.

ectations!;They were fantastic!