Don't even know where to start. First of all if you don't think you need a wedding planner you do. It saved me the hassle of having to worry about setup on the wedding day and just communication with vendors, especially when having to postpone ...my wedding twice. Kari has become like family to us because this is the vendor we spent the most time talking with and helping to create our dream wedding. I absolutely recommend her, and she is now the owner of the company. She was professional, super creative and thoughtful , and just so sweet. She really cares about making sure her clients have a great wedding day.
I will say, I was frustrated at times because I felt that communication was delayed, and I had moved to another state halfway through planning so it made me more anxious. After she explained that she had so many clients plus trying to reschedule weddings due to covid there can be a lot of emails to catch up on, and I totally understood. On that note, one of the reasons I say she is so professional is how she responds to criticism and critique. No sass or passive aggressive attitudes, totally humble and wanting to make sure she provides the best service she can. There were a few things that did go wrong on my wedding day. There was a lot of rush getting to the ceremony due to our photographers being behind schedule. Due to that, I didn't get to have a walk through of the venue decor to make sure I liked the setup, my veil was misplaced and put on at the very last minute seconds before walking down the aisle, and my vow book was left behind which we didn't realize until it was time to say my vows. During the reception I wish there was a little better communication between vendors. I had wanted to make sure the dessert attendant was serving desserts instead of having a mob of people serving themselves, especially due to covid. Unfortunately that didn't end up happening, and the attendant didn't pass out the to go containers I wanted the guests to use to take extra dessert home, so a lot of it went to waste. I wish there was more communication in terms of asking the DJ to remind people to sign our guest book and advice cards. I know my Polaroid camera had died (which was my fault), but I did have a lot of pens there that I felt could have been used. I think these things that happened were the reasons I couldn't give 5 stars because unfortunately the most important part of wedding planning is delivering on the actual day. I was hurt and flustered by a few of these things because of course everyone wants their day to be perfect. I took a few days afterwards to wait before calling Kari, but when I told her all my thoughts she was so calm and respectful and really appreciated the feedback. I also have to say, the month I got married was the month she officially became the owner so I know she had a lot of personal stress dealing with that. I am a transparent and blunt person, and everyone makes mistakes but the mistakes that occurred would not prevent me from hiring her again or recommending her. I have no doubt that she will continue to grow professionally into her role and continue to be successful. She is highly recommended within the wedding industry and all of my vendors who have worked with her have raved about her.