About this vendor
Hiring a day-of coordinator is the perfect way to ensure that your day goes off without a hitch so you, your family, and your friends are free to enjoy every moment of your big day!
What is a "Day-of" Wedding Coordinator? Unlike a full-service wedding planner, a “day-of” coordinator is for couples who prefer to plan their own wedding but need some professional help when the big day arrives to make sure it is everything they’ve envisioned. Brides and grooms often become overwhelmed by logistics on a day when they should be celebrating. Some rely on family and friends for help, but then these loved ones are unable to enjoy the wedding as guests.
Details
Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Planning
- A la Carte Wedding Planning
- Day-Of Coordination
Wedding Activities
- Wedding
- Ceremony
- Cocktail Hour
- Reception
- Rehearsal
Awards and Affiliations
2023 'Best of Weddings'
Best of Weddings
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Reviews
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4.7
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My wedding in August 2024 was held at Rosewood Miramar, with 38 guests in attendance. I hired Natalie and her mother as day-of wed...
ding coordinators, and at first, everything seemed promising. Natalie was enthusiastic, motivated, and dedicated to making the day special.
Unfortunately, as the day approached, several issues arose that left me disappointed. The day before the wedding, Natalie informed me that her mother wouldn’t be able to assist, which was a surprise since we had already paid for her vendor meal. Given the tasks at hand, I believe an additional assistant could have been beneficial.
During setup, my mother and sister mentioned that Natalie often expressed frustration about the number of decorations, which was disheartening. Additionally, two very unique and custom pieces of décor were broken due to Natalie’s careless handling, which was quite upsetting. For one of the broken items, she took it upon herself to use hot glue to try and fix it. She never bothered to ask if she could do so and took it upon herself to fix them. Essentially, ruining the frame entirely.
Natalie also promised to manage the music throughout the evening, but there were times when she was nowhere to be found, and the playlists weren’t being changed as needed. She assured us that leftover vendor meals, unused guest meals, and the cake would be boxed up, but unfortunately, these were either thrown away or served to others.
There were also moments where Natalie’s attention to detail fell short. For example, when the florist needed to be paid, she was unavailable, leaving my mom and sister to handle it while we were taking photos. I had also asked her to trim the rose stems, but she only did mine and had to be reminded to do the rest.
The package I selected was meant to accommodate weddings with up to 100 guests, so I’m concerned about how she would have managed a larger event. After the wedding, I never heard from Natalie—no apology for the broken decorations or even a follow-up email to acknowledge that things could have been handled better.
Overall, we were quite dissatisfied with the services provided and felt that Natalie’s services didn’t live up to the expectations we initially had. I strongly recommend looking elsewhere for wedding planner services!
Natalie came highly recommended from our wedding venue (Riviera Mansion) and we are so glad we worked with her on our special day! From finishing off the decor details to herding o...
ur family members, Natalie was fantastic. Her attention to detail, tasteful suggestions, and consistent advocacy on our behalf all helped make our special day a truly magical experience. We could not have had a better time and Natalie was a huge part of it all!
We were especially impressed how quickly Natalie ramped up on the details of our big day. After a quick 30-40 min review of our wedding schedule and planning documents, she was off to the races and knew our event as well as we did! On the big day, Natalie is especially focused on making sure the wedding couple is enjoying their day and not worried about details, which was a huge relief for my type-A personality. Throughout the planning process, Natalie also had great recommendations and all of our vendors were featured on her recommendations list.
Thank you Natalie for all that you do!
I hired Natalie after a Google search took me to The Knot with suggestions for a day-of wedding Coordinator. I LOVED the reviews and reached out right away. Natalie is exactly what...
I needed and despite not meeting in person until the day before my wedding, she exceeded my expectations (and her services were very clear in our contract). I can't recommend Natalie enough. Her level of professionalism and dedication is absolutely out of this world. She repeatedly told me "I got this!", every time I stressed or got concerned about any little detail. She's funny, energetic, and an absolute joy. She is amazing. If you're reading reviews in search of a day-of coordinator in the Santa Barbara area- stop here! Natalie is your girl.
We knew that we wanted to plan our own wedding Santa Barbara, and that we what we needed was a trust-worthy coordinator to put it all together on the day itself so that we could be...
fully present with each other and with our loved ones who traveled far and wide to be with us on our special day.
Natalie was the PERFECT person for the job! We cannot sing Natalie's praises enough. She is a major factor in making our dream wedding come to life!
From the moment we had our initial video call, Natalie's personality shined and she instantly put all of my worries at ease. (I am not an events planner, so deciding to plan our wedding ourselves felt like a big challenge!) She was receptive of our vision and was completely on our team when it came to the ideas we wanted to make happen. She helped walk us through what to expect timeline-wise, she spoke confidently about her role and what she was responsible for and how she would take care of us on the day, and knowing that we were going to DIY this wedding she even had suggestions on how to DIY some of the elements we were bringing in.
Did I mention her personality? Natalie is warm, friendly, bubbly, confident, and gets the job DONE. She is a joy to work with. We all had fun at our rehearsal the day before because Natalie facilitated the whole thing smoothly and efficiently with her big voice and effective command of our wedding party.
We had given Natalie all of the elements, decor, and florals the day before. Being a DIY wedding, we knew that we had a vision that we communicated and that at the end of the day, we could only hope that it would come together the way we had seen in our minds. When we approached our wedding celebration venue, we were blown away! Natalie delivered the wedding look we had envisioned. We wouldn't change a thing! She went above and beyond to even remember small details I had mentioned (which I even forgot about myself!) and executed the event beautifully.
Natalie truly cares about her clients, and it shows in how much energy she puts into making these big events happen. My husband and I did not worry about a single thing. We felt so taken care of, and our guests were too, that we were able to really enjoy the whole day and be with our favorite people. At one point, she gestured that it was time to change into my comfier dancing shoes and I had completely forgotten I even had them because I was having such a good time!
We would not have had the wedding of our dreams, the best day ever, had it not been for our hard-working and talented day-of coordinator. Natalie is awesome!
Natalie was wonderful! I had full confidence that she would execute everything (from minor details such as how I wanted my cake toppers to look to bigger details like where and whe...
n to take down decorations) without my need to oversee. My favorite part was that she emphasized my husband and I not lift a finger day-of. She took care of everything, and it immensely enhanced our experience because it allowed us to be present with our loved ones. Thank you, Natalie!
Natalie is an absolutely amazing coordinator! We keep saying that if we had not hired Natalie as our day of coordinator, our wedding literally would not have happened. Natalie’s ca...
n-do attitude and aura of positivity were instrumental in making our wedding the wonderful experience that it was.
In the weeks leading up to our wedding, we met several times to go over last minute questions and details. Two days before our wedding, our reception site needed to change due to rain, as it was outdoors. Natalie 100% stepped in and took care of all of the vendor communications in the last couple days so we could fully enjoy the time with our family and friends.
On the day of, she kept the flow of events moving, preventing things from getting delayed and ensuring that all the events happened as planned.
We would highly recommend Natalie to anyone seeking a day of wedding coordinator!
Natalie is the absolute best. My fiance and I planned everything for our wedding, but I knew I wanted someone to help the day of run smoothly so we could fully enjoy it. Natalie ex...
ceeded my expectations. I will be honest in that planning the wedding was very stressful for me, but Natalie was a great resource for quick questions or giving advice. The day before the wedding I handed off everything to her and she told me "Okay, hard part's over, now you get to enjoy". And I did! She took care of absolutely everything, and I was able to fully enjoy my wedding day without any anxiety or stress. She was able to put all the pieces together seamlessly and, quite honestly, better than I could have. I am so grateful for everything Natalie did for us and cannot recommend her enough.
I don’t have enough good things to say about Natalie. I planned everything for my wedding but I knew I needed someone day of to help execute my vision and make sure we were stickin...
g to the timeline. I don’t know what I would’ve done without Natalie. She made my vision come to life. She oversaw the vendors setting up, placed all the decor we brought, placed all the seating cards, made sure my husband and I had appetizers set aside for us while we were taking pictures, made sure our vegetarian guests got their special meals, packed up our car so we didn’t have to scramble at the end of the night, I could go on.
Your wedding day really is such a whirlwind, she made sure we were on track with the timeline while making sure I got the little breathing room moments I needed (it’s an exhausting day). I was able to relax because I had such confidence in Natalie knowing she had everything taken care of (including the things I didn’t even think of). She has such a positive attitude, attention to detail, rolls with the punches and just truly cares that you have the perfect wedding. Thank you so much Natalie for being such a huge part of making my dream wedding a reality!!!!
Natalie was the absolute BEST!! We had 100 guests and separate ceremony and reception venues, so it was not an easy event to pull off. She executed our day perfectly and made sure ...
everything went off without a hitch! She is professional, organized and a natural leader. Her kind, bubbly and confident energy was exactly what we needed.
Natalie was very organized and made our wedding day stress-free. From her review of our timeline to her familiarity with the venue and even packing up all of our stuff for easy pac...
k out at the end of the night, Natalie was great to work with. I would definitely recommend other brides to work with Natalie.
Natalie was absolutely amazing in leading us through our wedding! She had the perfect balance of authoritative strength to keep everyone focused and stay on track, speaking loudly ...
& confidently to make sure we always knew what to do, but was also super sweet and accommodating to the bride & me when we were frazzled. She told us from Day 1 that she would completely offload coordination from us and make sure everything gets done correctly & on time, and she totally delivered! I honestly could not imagine a better wedding planner!!
Natalie did an amazing job with my daughters wedding! She is a very upbeat and energetic person who is a delight to work with. She is detail oriented and knows just how to guide an...
d facilitate every aspect of the day and also day before rehearsal. She had everything running smoothly so I could enjoy the day fully. Im so glad we had Natalie. I could relax, enjoy, and watch the day unfold beautifully to my daughter and son in law's delight! Thank you Natalie! Could not have done it without you! I highly recommend hiring Natalie Douglas!
Natalie was nothing short of phenomenal! we had to make so many changes along the way and she was always there to help! The reason our day went so smoothly was because of her! Not ...
to mention how sweet she is and easy to work with! She made great recommendations and really knows what she is doing. Thank you Natalie!
I'm a "COVID BRIDE" - our wedding was postponed due to the coronavirus. Today is supposed to me our wedding day! When we had to reschedule to the fall, Natalie was already booke...
d on the only day that worked with the venue. I'm SO very bummed that Natalie won't be there on our big day. Let me tell you - Natalie has been 100% professional, positive, supportive and responsive. I can't say enough about her! When we realized she wasn't available on our new wedding date, not only was she completely understanding, but she immediately refunded our deposit and sent me 3 other planners she recommends.
Honestly, that made me want to work with her even more. Natalie is great - look no further, put your big day in her hands so you can sit back and enjoy it! Natalie, I will miss you on our wedding day!
Natalie was wonderful to work with on our wedding day! We live in Ohio and got married in Santa Barbara. I found her online and from our first phone call I knew she was going to be...
a great asset for us. Her overall happy disposition is contagious. She has a wonderful attitude and truly wants what you want. She never made me feel my ideas and suggestions were out of reach or impossible. She made the day so much more enjoyable. I was never concerned about a single thing the day of our wedding. She was also always very supportive when speaking with other vendors. She made sure they understood what I wanted and did not make me feel I had to succumb to their preferences. We have nothing but great things to say about Natalie! She is a rockstar!!
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