Michelle Amarillo Event Planning

al Time Zone. She visited our wedding venue to take photos and measurements when we needed. We knew we could count on her to respond thoughtfully and promptly to any of our inquiries. To top it all off she was a wonderful person to work with and it was a joy getting to know her. Although we only hired her as a partial planner Michelle continually checked in on us as our wedding date grew closer to make sure we were on track. We had a lot of last minute requests and a number of DIY decor projects and Michelle did a great job keeping everything organized. She kept us on our timeline and we even arranged for her assistant to pick up a large order of Taco Bell for a late night snack. I can honestly say the wedding day went perfectly and if there was a problem we had no idea. We were able to relax and focus on getting married without having to worry about a thing.

ions. She kept all of our vendors, family, bridal party, and peanut gallery focused and did so in the most sweet and kind way I have ever seen. In many cases her assistance was outside the scope of her duties as our partial planner. Even when things were completely out of her control she found a way to get it all back on track. We had the best night of our lives, her team was amazing, and most importantly our guests have not stopped raving that our wedding was the best they've ever attended. We were not only so grateful to work with such a talented professional but are so thankful to have gained a friend. MAEP is the best around; don't waste your time going to anyone else!

emendously during my wedding planning process. Michelle treats you like family and never tried to force any ideas or suggestions. She continues to be a great friend of the family to this day and I would recommend MAEP to any future bride in the and out of the 757 area :)

ackle a wedding on such a short notice. Choosing Michelle was one of the best decisions we made and helped relieve the stress I was under. She did a phenomenal job stepping in working with some of the ideas we already had in place. Yet offering her ideas and expertise that we so readily accepted. The wedding was held out of state in Pennsylvania. Michelle arrived a day early to begin the preliminaries and hit the ground running the morning of the wedding. She took care of every detail of the wedding & reception. I didn’t have to worry about a thing and could focus on my daughter on her special day. It is evident Michelle loves what she does. She is incredible and a joy to work with! I highly recommend Michelle as an outstanding wedding planner!

0 and everything I ever imagined and more came true to life! I highly recommend her! :o)

ith Michelle immediately put us at ease and lifted the wedding stress from our shoulders. Michelle was very professional and easy to work with. She worked around our busy schedules to set up phone calls and was always available when we had questions for her. She had wonderful suggestions for vendors and offered good advice based on her experiences. She was always open to our ideas or concerns and did an amazing job of executing our vision. On our wedding day, Michelle took care of every little detail. She organized all of the vendors, helped set up the reception, and made sure the timeline ran smoothly. It was such an amazing feeling to truly enjoy the day, without any worries. I would highly suggest anyone looking for an experienced wedding planner at an affordable price to use Michelle Amarillo Event Planning. We could not have done it without her and we are so grateful for her service!

She went above and beyond with her services. I can't thank her enough for taking the stress out of the planning process and my wedding day! The day of our wedding was a breeze and not to mention beautiful! I HIGHLY recommend Michelle!

lways count her as one of our friends!

e date we initially picked, but I was so set on her, we changed our date. From our first meetings, she understood exactly the type of event we wanted. We wanted something elegant, but also something fun and exciting. This was exactly the type of wedding we had. Michelle was never afraid to say no to me and while the idea I had was cute, it was not going to tie into the theme of our wedding. Michelle is very well connected to vendors in the area and if we ever had any questions about which videographer to use or which florist to use, she always had suggestions for us. She also responded in a very timely manner to any emails we sent her and is very up to date with technology. My husband loves his spreadsheets so she created a whole wedding folder for us on Google Docs where we could share budget updates, receipts, to-do lists. Michelle definitely kept us organized and on time when it came to booking vendors and vendor payments. There were definitely a few breakdowns during the process, but Michelle was always there to calm me down and reassure me that everything was going to be fine. The fact that I was at 0% stress the day of my wedding is a true testament to Michelle's wedding planning skills. I had zero worries that morning. We even had a last minute guest that my husband found out about the day of the wedding and she took care of it with no problem. I didn't even find out about it until it came time for the reception! I kept telling people that I didn't want to do anything on my wedding day except attend my own wedding and that's exactly what I did. I don't know what I would have done without Michelle throughout the wedding planning process, but I am definitely glad she was with us every step of the way!

rvices for day-of coordination, and I can tell you my wedding would NOT have come off anywhere near as beautifully if she hadn't been there. She ran my ceremony rehearsal; none of us would have known what to do if she had not been there coaching us. She did all the decorations, coordinated with my other vendors, got everybody where they needed to be when they needed to be there, and coordinated things after the wedding, too. I had described to Michelle and given her photos for my ideas for the wedding, but it's more like she was actually in my head and could see the same vision I had. I was amazed and so glad when I got to my reception and EVERYTHING was EXACTLY how I had imagined it. That is all thanks to Michelle and her creativity, her ability to listen to the bride, communicate with others, coordinate and execute an event. She is truly a professional, and writing a review hardly gives her credit for what an important part of my wedding she was. She'll become more than just your planner, though; I'm keeping her as a friend!

t, ideas, vision and she went to work to find vendors that fit. I'm not a phone person so Michelle was also great with communicating with me through emails and texts. The day of the wedding, I was stress free thanks to Michelle and her fantastic assistant. I knew everything was taken care of and just enjoyed the prep time with friends and family. The wedding went smoothly and the reception was a party like no other. So many people came up and told us it was the best wedding they'd been to and complimented our wedding planner for doing a fantastic job. Throughout the whole planning process I told people 'We couldn't do this without our wedding planner' and I meant it every time! It's a small fee for such great service!

personality- it didn't feel like an interview the way some initial vendor meetings can...it felt like I was meeting a good friend for coffee and pastries! She was very responsive and so supportive. My mother and sister live out of state so she was part wedding planner part therapist at times... She was always ready with some new ideas to help my vision come to life and it was more than I ever expected. The venue allowed us to see the space before we were introduced and Michelle took my vision and made it better...it was incredible. More than the design, Michelle kept our rehearsal and wedding day running smoothly, rain or shine (we had both!)Our priest had agreed to do a later ceremony than he normally would but still had to get back to perform evening Mass-Michelle made it happen, the timing was perfect. My husband commented after the wedding that he knew Michelle was there to help things run smoothly, but he didn't realize it would be absolute perfection! This review really doesn't even cover half of the service that Michelle provided to us. She truly takes the most joy from knowing she has made her couple happy (ecstatic in our case). Her heart and soul goes into each wedding she does and yet I never once felt like anything less than her absolutely focus of attention.

nths and multiple meetings before my wedding day, Michelle gave me tips and advice which helped keep my mind at ease. I can't even recall how many times my fiance said to me, "ask Michelle." My mother and I prepared a bunch of DIY decor for the reception, and I knew I needed Michelle's vision to execute it on the big day. When I walked into the reception, I was in awe! It couldn't have been more perfect. I had zero stress before or during the wedding and reception, and I owe it all to Michelle. Book her while you can! You won't regret it!

up, the answer was always to "Call Michelle" and she would take care of it. For weeks after the wedding, I still wanted to call her if a problem came up in my life. If it had been left up to me, we would have had an empty room with booze and an ipod shuffle. She thinks of everything and then goes out and makes it happen. I was probably the worst bride because I have absolutely no aesthetic abilities, nor did I have a definite idea of what I wanted, but somehow she made it into everything I had pictured in my head. And she kept me sane through the whole process.

self to work out every detail from the timeline of booking vendors to the timeline of the actual big day. Michelle made sure that nothing was left out and did it with such care and creativity. She truly loves what she does and it is evident in all that she does for her clients. I highly recommend her for those brides who are looking for a creative, classy, and organized individual to help them showcase their love on their wedding day.

n track. Every time I would speak with or meet with her, I would leave with invaluable ideas and advice. On our wedding day, I was able to relax and enjoy the day because I knew Michelle would have everything taken care of and she would handle anything unexpected with ease. I know that my wedding would not have gone as smoothly without her and I'm so glad we chose her!

n you have for your wedding, incorporating the most important details while contributing her own touches to enhance the artistry, to keep things consistent with the theme as well as keeping things within budget. Michelle went to great lengths to work with vendors and the competitors to get me the best deal and ultimately saving me hundreds of dollars! She used many of her own personal supplies of beautiful vintage frames, chalkboards, and baskets to decorate my venue, which also saved me from having to purchase all these items myself. From the beginning Michelle was always in contact with me, making sure I was on time with save the dates, invitations, dress fittings, scheduling meetings with vendors etc. Michelle has many wonderful and talented vendors that she works with, and works with often, however if you would like to incorporate other vendors she is exceptionally accommodating, making new contacts and getting them up to speed effortlessly. On the day of my wedding, I couldn’t have been more stress free! Any concern, question, problem, went straight to Michelle, saving me the headache, and allowing me to relish the time with the love of my life, family and friends. I cannot say enough great things about Michelle and would, happily, book her all over again!!!

le is the perfect choice. I had a wonderful DIY wedding, but when you do a lot of things yourself/have family friends help, sometimes everything doesn't go quite as planned. When my hors d'oeuvres and bartenders didn't show up until much later than expected, Michelle handled it gracefully and secretly, doing everything she could not to burden me or the groom with the extra stress. She was there to coordinate the night and she did it flawlessly, even with the extra snags. Not only that, but working with her was so enjoyable. She worked her butt off to make our wedding happen, from calming my nerves in the weeks leading up to the big day, to setting up everything in the reception space pretty much by herself the day before and cleaning it up, to actually fronting an incidental cost from one of our vendors while we were on our honeymoon so we didn't have to worry about that until we got home. For someone who was only supposed to be the "day-of" coordinator, she worked for weeks in advance and after the wedding to make sure it was the perfect day. I felt like I got so much more than my money's worth. Thanks Michelle!

an unforgettable day. Michelle was a lifesaver before, during and after the wedding. If you want your special day to go smoothly and be everything you want and more - work with Michelle!

dding day to run smoothly and exactly as planned, Michelle is the person you need to hire. She truly cares about her clients and their day and she will do everything in her power to make it perfect. Michelle takes her job very seriously and is extremely wonderful at what she does!

he venue for the party and right down to the gifts, every little detail has to be accounted for. I normally have a partner in crime in planning this huge event, but this year it was just me. There was no way I could pull this off on my own and still work my full time shift at the office every day. I forgot to mention that we had just under 6 weeks to plan everything about this party (which is practically a small wedding) to add to the mix of chaos. I knew Michelle personally but had never worked with her professionally. From the beginning I knew her bubbly, enthusiastic and personable personality is what I needed in an event planner during what was going to be a very high pressure and stressful time. Just before I called her to ask if she would be interested in working with my company, I looked on her website and saw all of the successful weddings she put together and was excited to know that her eye for detail and style was right up our alley. As soon as she said "yes", we were up and running. From day one of planning she was in and out of my office coming up with ideas, contacting vendors and following up with me on progress. Whenever something in our plans didn't work, she came up with a plan B on the fly. She was always results oriented, which helped myself and my company stay focused on priorities for the party (ie what we wished for vs what we really needed). Most importantly she always kept our budget in mind and kept all vendors on an appropriate schedule. Before we knew it the holiday party had arrived. Although a colleague and I had to tend to some last minute changes, Michelle thankfully kept the ball rolling and continued to work on getting the rest of the party set up. It was a lot to set up. To give you an idea a very brief breakdown of this event included: dinner at one venue, gifts for every employee and gifts for every employee's date, coordinating travel for 50 people to the second venue, an elaborate photo / slow-mo video booth, dj, snacks and an open bar. Seriously, if it weren't for Michelle, I probably wouldn't have made it to my own event! The dinner and the party went on without a hitch and then some. For the first time in two years, I was actually able to enjoy the dinner and the party without having to worry if the food and drinks were right or if all of the vendors were prepared. Michelle went above and beyond the whole way through and the success of this party is a true testament of her dedication and care for her clients. In my experience of party planning, big or small, you need a planner who is talented, trustworthy, eager and just plain ready. Michelle is all of that and more.

articipated in back in 2011. I got to see a little of the behind the scenes and it was amazing to see how much one tiny wedding planner could do. She had so much going on at once but had it all organized and handled every thing professionally- from working with other vendors to answering questions from guests, the wedding party, and more. She even had this cute little bridal emergency kit- complete with bobby pins and tide pens. One thing that stood out to me was how little the bride, groom, and the entire bridal party had to do. Everyone seemed pretty carefree for such a potentially stressful time- all because they knew Michelle had it under control. However, the BEST testimonial to Michelle's quality, service, and value is the feedback from other vendors. You can assume that being veterans in the business that they would be the most critical- but they raved about her! I can only assume that Michelle has grown even more in her role as a business owner and wedding planner since then and I'm excited to see her business blossom each year. The second I see someone get engaged on Facebook- I send them Michelle's information. That's how valuable I think she is- I tell my friends and family to put one of the biggest days of their lives in her hands.

n and went above and beyond anything we could ask for. Our wedding had some many details and she set them up perfectly and truly made my vision come to life. I never worried about a thing that day. The whole day ran smoothly. I tell her all the time, I wish we could just do it again every weekend. I would highly recommend her to any bride. In fact, she is planning one of my best friends wedding this year! She not only made us feel comfortable and set up our venue beautifully but she became a friend along the way.

remely wonderful at making things gorgeous, what you also are getting when you hire Michelle is something that you need but don't realize you need it: a wedding planner who sincerely cares about YOU. Michelle went above and beyond for me, and I have seen her do the same for others - that's how you know it's just a part of who she is as a person, a planner, a friend, and a business-woman. She's there to calm your anxieties, make you laugh when you don't think you can do anything but snap - without ever showing you whether she's stressed out herself. The level of service, commitment and quality that she consistently delivers to her clients is something on which one can simply put a price tag - she's truly priceless.

itive words about her and I don't know what I would've done without her guidance and hard work on the big day.

to detail is just what a bride needs on her big day.

part of their wedding!” Michelle is creative, organized, and flexible. She is passionate about her business and her brand. She will support you when you freak out (over completely legitimate things [like not having anything to wear for engagement photos]) and encourage you and your significant other’s creative process that is captured in “the wedding.” Don’t let her small size fool you- she’s ready to handle all the heavy lifting: from centerpieces to awkward moments. For more info, check out my feedback on her website at http://michelleamarillo.com/raves/.