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nd the planning tool she gave us was seriously so helpful in in the lull periods of wedding planning, so I knew I wasn't missing any tasks. My planning process was very smooth and easy thanks to Alyssa's help. If I ever had a question or wanted to discuss something, she would hop on a call or be very responsive over text as well. She handled the coordination or organization of my vendors month of which was so nice to not have on my plate. On the wedding day, she arrived on time (if not early) and went right to work making sure dresses were steamed and everyone was on schedule for the day. After, she went to the venue and set out all my decor, table numbers, and place cards in the correct places, and made a quick last-minute flower design choice when something wasn't able to work down the aisle. Even my guests found her to be very helpful and she even sewed up one of our guests' dresses that broke. Overall Alyssa did a great job and I truly enjoyed working with her!

ndled every little detail. She had a wide variety of vendors which was important to me and was able to get contracts from ones she thought fit our vision and she was right on the money with them. Alyssa worked with our florist to create the reception and ceremony decor and it looked like it came right from a luxury magazine!! She helped with details, gave us helpful planning sheets and even included my *now husband* in on emails and calls so he was up to date. I thought it couldn’t get any better but then wedding day came and she was ON TOP OF IT!! She was there whenever I needed her to calm my bride anxiety, she reassured me the whole day that everything was perfect and it was. She even taped up my bridesmaids dresses and bustled my dress for me AND helped me change into my dance floor outfit. I am going to recommend Alyssa anyone who needs an outstanding planner especially if you’re an anxious bride (like myself!)

mensely and answered every and all questions that I had. She created wedding day timelines and contacted all vendors and basically made coordination a dream! As it happens, there were some bumps along the way and we knew we had Alyssa in our corner to help smooth things out each step of the process. Alyssa was so sweet and helpful and supportive on our wedding day. We could feel that she just wanted the best for us and she made sure that happened! I would recommend her in a heartbeat! 11/10!

e day ran. She helped guests feel comfortable, and aware of what was next (which was so important to us). There are so many unknowns going into wedding day, but Alyssa really helped alleviate any anxiety that we had. The day exceeded our expectations, and we felt so lucky to have her there!

ssful, but Alyssa completely took control and made it happen. I would recommend Alyssa to anyone!!

yssa in January 2022, early on in our planning, under her “Full Service Planning” for over $3,000. Things that did not go well: 1. Numerous items on our contract were not received. She was able to produce some things after we had a conversation, but others we never received. 2. Defensive when I would bring up our concerns. She was receptive, and things would improve in the short term, but would then revert back to before the conversation. 3. Significant excuses and constantly needing to reschedule calls, to the point it became concerning. 4. Seemed to be out of touch with where things were at in our planning process. 5. Advice was incredibly standard, which did not fit for our wedding. We had to constantly remind her that won't work for our wedding. I did not expect her to custom plan everything, but I did expect her to recall certain things that did pertain to us. 6. Reception tables were set up way out of order, to where the bridal party table was in the back corner. My fiance and I pre-organized individual boxes for table decor, as we had concerns based on our experience up to this point. These included floorplan/table layout from the venue, and photos of each table’s decor. There should have been some of the wedding expertise kicking in here, that table 1, with the bridal party maybe shouldn’t be in the back corner. 7. Disrespectful towards and yelled at guests. Things that went well: 1. Communication via email and text with my fiance and I. 2. Communication with vendors. I know there was behind the scenes things I did not see, and I am grateful for this. 3. Timeline creation - this was her strong area. We did bring some of the items we were frustrated with to her attention as it was raising red flags. We were really hoping the pre-planning wasn’t her strength, and that day of/month of, was her strong area, but in our experience it was not. I wish I would have listened to all the red flags along the way. I am very thankful for the things Alyssa did do to help make our day special. I felt it was important to provide my experience for other couples considering booking Alyssa and Northwest Weddings. Ultimately we booked and paid for Full Service Planning, and in reality received an overpriced coordinator.

the start, Leah was highly responsive and so friendly. Leah took her time to get to know us and our vision for our big day during our phone calls. Leah provided a spreadsheet that we worked together on to comprise all of the important information for the day- all of my vendor contact info, decor list, hair and makeup schedules, and wedding day timeline. Leah communicated this important information with all vendors as well as nailing down arrival and departure times for the vendors. There were a few vendors I had not been in contact with close to the big day and Leah was on it with reaching out and ensuring each vendor was confirmed. She even provided discount codes and vendor recommendations when I was unsure what direction to take on some things. The week of the wedding I was nervous about the hair schedule being pretty tight knit timing wise. Leah quickly offered to reach out to the hair stylist to reassure the timing would run smoothly on the day of, which it did! Leah provided amazing suggestions and feedback when creating the day of timeline, which is a big task as a bride. The timeline was right on point and even my photo and video vendors were super impressed! At the reception, Leah set up all of the decor beautifully and just how I envisioned it. There were a few things that were “day of” decisions and I felt comfortable with trusting Leah to make decisions as needed on the spot. She comes with great experience and expertise! Throughout the whole process, Leah helped reassure me I had everything planned and prepared as needed, which was such a relief as a bride with all the pressure and tasks of planning. Leah truly helped bring the day come to light and it went so smoothly and beautifully! More pictures to come from my photographer:)

appeared on time and delivered everything where it needed to be. They set up all our tables and decorations. I can’t thank them enough for everything they did and would recommend them to anyone in the Chicagoland area looking for assistance, planning and coordinating their wedding! Alyssa replied right away to all my emails and made sure I was on track with every aspect for our wedding.

- with her amazing energy, kindness, and wealth of experience she shared with us. She continued to show her passion for helping us throughout the process by answering all of our questions super quickly, taking extra calls with us, and helping connect us with the right vendors to make our vision come to life. Our wedding day was a dream thanks to Alyssa and her incredible team!! They kept everyone on task, took care of mini-issues with ease (like getting rid of stains on bridesmaids dresses right before the ceremony!), and always went the extra mile (like bustling the dress, shooting out bubbles, hyping us up, taking BTS videos… could go on forever!) We found the best planning team in Northwest Weddings & we feel friends for life!!

ted a day of timeline and shared it with all our vendors and communicated with them all prior to wedding day. It was so reassuring knowing that everyone was following the same schedule and it kept everything moving smoothly. Alyssa did so many behind the scene things the day of such as setting up our memory table, organizing and displaying all our signs, putting out the guestbook and last minute decor items and so much more. She was at the venue to make sure everything was ready to go for when guests arrived and even helped pick up our personal decor items towards the end of the night. Alyssa even shared photos and videos with us the very next day. We appreciate everything Alyssa did for us and are beyond grateful we decided to add a planner to our list of vendors!!!

but wanted our coordinator to be involved earlier on in the process. Her prices were very reasonable for Chicago-area planners and coordinators. We started having regular calls around five months before our wedding which was so helpful since Alyssa helped keep us on track and let us know what to expect as the final months went on. She helped coordinate our timeline with our vendors and did a lot of other behind the scenes communication that my husband and I did not have the bandwidth to do on our own. Having Alyssa there on our wedding day was incredible. I am a very type-a person who is often the project manager of every aspect of my life. I knew if we did not have a coordinator on sight on our wedding day, all the questions and details would fall to me. Alyssa went above and beyond to make sure my husband and I had nothing to worry about other than having the best day ever. Her energy was perfect the whole - she was both a calming presence and a hype girl. She made sure everyone was in the right place at the right time - we actually were ahead of schedule the whole time. I’m sure Alyssa did even more day-of that we didn’t notice. Because of her, we were able to have the most amazing wedding day!

oordinate package and Alyssa was so responsive with all of the questions I had prior to the wedding day as we had a lot of moving parts with a large wedding. I would highly recommend Alyssa and her team to anyone who is looking for extra help!

s were ready and was upbeat and attentive all day long!

this, I booked Alyssa’s “Coaching and Coordination” package which in summary, was communication with vendors months prior to the event and day of coordination. Alyssa did a fine job, but all in all, while I didn’t complain about the price - $2100 for what I received wasn’t worth it. I felt that Alyssa took very little time to get to know me or my fiancé personally, how it appears she does for other couples. Was not a huge issue for me but when thinking back - every call felt rushed and like it was something she needed to check off her list of to-do’s. Every call was just to go over the timeline and a prompt “anything else?”. Another huge negative for me was that in my original contract, I was set to have both her and an assistant on the day of the wedding. Since I had a micro wedding on a weekday, it was no issue when Alyssa told me she wouldn’t be able to make it, but the issue is that I only received a refund of $100 for her not being present. On top of that, I was the most worried that her assistant didn’t even know me or what I was looking for. I did get to speak with the assistant a few days prior which made me feel so much more confident. While the assistant Leah did a great job on the day of, again, I felt everything I received prior wasn’t worth what I paid for. No personalization or connection, just a draft of timelines and details that I had to fill out. In the end, I felt like I could’ve done most of everything on my own. I will say, Alyssa was always professional, timely and even rescheduled if I wasn’t able to make a call because of my busy timeline. She promptly responded to texts/calls and answered any questions I had, although I didn’t have many. Her assistant was also amazing, a quiet force on the day of, I didn’t even realize she was there but I truly felt her impact! I’m rating a 2 out of 5 mostly due to the lack of connection (may not be important to everyone) and the amount I paid. I would never discredit someone and what they believe they deserve but for future independent brides like myself, I don’t think this package would be for you. My vendors loved her and the communication but towards the end, I felt like I communicated with my vendors so much, I probably could’ve taken on the small amount of stress to finish it all myself and saved the money. Even my photographers were helping set up details on the day of so keep in mind that the vendors you hire can help with some of the small details too! If I can suggest, if she has an option to just buy/download her planning tools, that would be the best option for brides like me. Those tools were really helpful and made my life so much easier because of the organization. While I hate that it wasn’t what I expected, my day turned out amazing and that was the most important part. I hope this helps someone else!

er efficient and & eased my nerves tremendously!! On wedding day she made sure every vendor and member of the wedding party was where they needed to be. She helped place decorations, gather people for photos, and even bustle my wedding dress! Alyssa was truly amazing and a joy to work with! I highly recommend her to any and all future brides!

imagined and kept things running smoothly throughout the night! Thank you!! <3

I didn’t even know about it until afterwards. They are so responsive by email and willing to go on a phone call even if it was for a quick question, as a type A bride Alyssa spoke my language! So many planning tools to help me stay organized, I really didn’t have to worry about anything.

g day I am SHOCKED that not everyone has one! I really did not have to worry about a single thing on the day of. Thank you Northwest Weddings!!

So many details that Alyssa and I discussed were missed, items were placed incorrectly (very very important details), guests weren't let in until 10min before the ceremony when we paid for a pianist for 30 minutes of music (which she knew I was so excited about - and she blamed the venue, when my MOH asked why guests weren't allowed in Alyssa said not until 5:20 and told my piano player she was only playing 3 songs), we ran SO behind schedule and when I asked Alyssa when speeches were starting she said 8:20pm, it was 8:37pm. I as the bride had to tell my DJ to eat. She didn't distribute family florals and left them at the hotel (when this was in her contract) and tried to blame my bridesmaids, when she never asked anyone to bring them. No family members had florals for pictures. However, the biggest was her team completely screwed up the seating chart and then told my mother in law she was wrong and wouldn't fix it when she was trying to correct it and have Alyssa correct it. Both head tables were completely wrong (the most important tables). It was a rectangular table and one side of 12 people was completely flipped. How did the person setting the tables not have a seating chart on them? Even if this was a catering mistake, however, I am pretty sure her team placed them, it's not about the mistake being made, but it's how Alyssa went about correcting it. First, instead of validating on her seating chart (which she should have checked the tables prior to guests entering), she told my MIL she was wrong. Then instead of fixing it (and trusting my MIL) she came and told me my MIL was rearranging the entire table (2 minutes before my entrance which really upset me - thank goodness I figured out Alyssa was wrong). Isn't the planners job to keep the couple out of all issues and limit their stress? When I asked "where is your seating chart?" (that I worked SO hard on), she said she didn't have one. Wouldn't the planner trust that the FOG and FOB were suppose to be sitting across from the MOG and MOB? I felt Alyssa had no idea what was going on, my family and bridesmaids asked her questions that she didn't have the answer to. I felt she was so flustered the entire day and her assistants just stood around. She missed the rehearsal due to a personal issue and then didn't add an extra hour on the wedding day. When revisiting our contact, so many things Alyssa was responsible for she didn't do. We never got simplified timelines for family and bridesmaids, my vendors and Alyssa didn't have the most updated timeline (the photographers didn't even have the most updated shot lists). The moms were suppose to be allowed up for first looks with the dads, my MIL was suppose to be part of the grooms getting ready photos. Alyssa had no idea about our planned exit and my MOH had to ask when we were doing it. I had such high hopes for NWW and I was just left sad. She posts photos of my wedding taking credit for things she didn’t do (wrangling my wedding party when she just wasn’t there..) Having such bad memories from your wedding day is the worst and I really don't want another couple to experience this.

are of until I got back from my honeymoon since she was so on top of it and handled it without me even knowing about it. We also had a few calls before our big day and she made the perfect timeline for the day so no one was rushed and everyone got to do what they wanted/needed to do. Without the timeline, I have no idea how our wedding would've run and she made sure that the bridal party and all the vendors stuck to it. Definitely recommend using NW Weddings!!

I had already selected a venue when I began searching for a wedding planner. The Knot directed me to a handful of individuals in the Chicagoland area but the first (and only) person I spoke with was Alyssa with Northwest Weddings. From the first call to get discuss what I was looking for, I knew she was the right fit. She saw my vision and was genuinely interested in ensuring Rick and I got what we were looking for in our special day but also in our lives as individuals and as a couple. Alyssa quickly became a friend as we spoke on the phone and emailed frequently throughout the year of planning as she not only directed me to amazing vendors but also eased all stress and worries along the way. My entire family met her the day of the wedding and have nothing but rave reviews. So, if you're looking for someone with tons of connections (no matter what your budget is), hype person, friend, master of timelines, and ability to pull you and your new spouse away for private moments together, look no further---Northwest Weddings is who to work with for your special day.

with everything leading up to the wedding. Alyssa not only helped relieved my worries on not having enough time for everyone to get ready by helping build an amazing cohesive timeline for all of my vendors to follow but she also ensured the wedding was set up exactly the way I envisioned it to look like. 10/10 she was amazing and so happy I was able to work with her.

xed it and I knew nothing about it until after. She guides you and gives you a timeline and helps you to sort everything out. She sets up your decor and make sure everything is how you want it and picture it. Highly recommend at the very least having her as a day of coordinator… But if you’re overwhelmed with the planning process, definitely go a step up!

we have no idea! She connected with our vendors immediately and became the point of contact so that we could enjoy the night. I highly recommend using Northwest Weddings for your planning needs!

f state. Alyssa was super great at helping me walk through details/ideas for the day. She set up an awesome timeline and made sure everything flowed smoothly for our day! She shared the timeline with my other vendors and worked with them to ensure I didn't have to worry about anything on the day of my wedding. We had a lot of logistics for our wedding becasue of the amount of people coming from out of town. My big ask from her and her team was to ensure everyone made it onto the shuttles from the hotel on time for the ceremony, and from church to the venue after the ceremony. This was not an easy task, and Alyssa and her team knocked it out of the park. We even had a big surprise come up on the day that Alyssa did a seamless job handling! She was always so professional, and super responsive throughout the entire process. I knew I could count on Alyssa to get back with me right away and always be so helpful. If I hadn't had her help on the big day, I would have not been able to enjoy it the same way. I recommend Alyssa and her team 10/10.