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We are sorry but our business has closed and is not accepting new clients. We thank the more than 200 couples who have let us stand with them on their wedding days and wish all of the God's blessings to each of you!
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Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Planning
Planning
- A la Carte Wedding Planning
- Budgeting
- Day-Of Coordination
- Destination Wedding Planning
- Full Service Wedding Planning
- RSVP Tracking
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Engagement Party
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Bachelor Party
- Bachelorette Party
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I have waited almost a year to write the review of Courtney to ensure my review would be a fair representation of the services that were provided. Given the 363 days that have past since my wedding I find that my review of Courtney’s services is still a one star review.
To begin I was living out of state and trying to plan my wedding and knew I was going to need some help. I interviewed Courtney and she understood that I would need the wedding planned as fast as possible because I was about to begin my busy season at work and would not have the time to plan the wedding. However, after paying my deposit for a FULL service wedding planner Courtney disappeared and I was not able to get in contact with her for an extended period of time. As I had already told her I needed the wedding planned so I began planning my wedding. By the time Courtney FINALLY reappeared to do her job I had already found, negotiated contracts with, and booked my venue, my hair and make-up, my hotel block, my photographer, my videographer, and began talks with my caterer. All that was left for Courtney to do was find a wedding cake baker, a band, and rentals. Courtney continuously sent over vendors that were clearly out of my budget even though her services include “budget management” and I had to take it upon myself and create a spreadsheet of the breakdown of the rentals to determine which company was best for my budget without assistance from Courtney.
As if things could not get any worse on the day of my wedding Courtney failed in her “day-of” duties horrendously. I was late to my own wedding Courtney did not send someone or come herself to make sure things were going okay or call to let me know that it was almost time to go over instead I had to run to my wedding venue to make sure I was there on time. Once I actually got there I realized that my family was not there because no one let them know it was time to line up.
Because of the lack of organization and diligence I experienced during the planning phase of the wedding I created a fool proof color coded diagram of my wedding venue for all of the decor and items I provided. To my disappointment but not by surprise when I arrived my wedding programs were not out, the tissues I purchased for the ceremony were no where to be found, and to the discomfort of my husband’s family the yarmulkes we purchased were never taken out of the box.
To add wood to the fire Courtney failed to contact or inform the caterer what size my tables were so the caterer brought the wrong sized serving plates so they could not fit on the tables. So the caterers were hand serving food which caused food to be spilled all over the floor and my guests had to wait an hour to get food after being seated. I actually had to go into the kitchen and demand that food be put on the table because it was not getting done. So instead of enjoying my evening I spent the time after my wedding in tears about how disastrous the evening was and still to this day had family members reminding me of what an embarrassment my wedding day was.
Save yourself months of stress trying to do Courtney’s job and emotional distress on your wedding day by hiring anyone but Courtney.
We hired Courtney and her team as a day of coordinator. She met with us when we came in from out of town and drew up a plan for how we wanted everything and did a great job preparing. I didn't think I had anything to worry about set up wise but when I got on site, Courtney had sent two girls who worked for her (I think they mentioned it was their first day on the job) and they didn't know what they were doing. Had it not been for my family on site telling the girls what to do they wouldn't have known anything. They were SUCH hard workers and did everything my family asked of them to but the thing is, I didn't hire my family to be my wedding planners so that kind of put a sick feeling in my gut knowing my aunt who was my florist was taking the time to set everything up but then had to worry about this as well. I would have felt a lot better if Courtney would have been on site along with the two helpers she brought on, this part was kind of a let down and a lot of the work was put on to my family which made me kind of sad. She was AWESOME during the rehearsal, she helped so much with that and you could tell she knew exactly what she was doing. I also hired her to come back and break everything down and she did an excellent job of this. I would just be very specific in what you expect an what you request and everything should go according to plan! Thank you guys!
Courtney and her team was absolutely incredible! Not only did she listen to what I wanted but she also added in details that I never thought of. She had a lot of knowledge as well as connections and worked hard to get us the best deal. My wedding day was stress free and she also took time to make sure I was ok even before the wedding. Courtney was absolutely wonderful and made my day perfect. Everyone who attended the wedding has told me how great it was as well as how it was the best wedding they have ever attended. Everything from the ceremony, reception, food, beverages, DJ, flowers, and decorations were better than I could have ever imagined. If you want a wedding planner who truly cares, works hard, is selfless, and who will make your day perfect then Courtney is the planner for you. I am so blessed to have had Courtney and her team on my wedding day and as someone who struggles with anxiety, I literally had no worries because Courtney really cared about me and my family. If I ever had an issue or question, she responded right away and even took the time to meet me anywhere. She went above and beyond everything that she did, and the amount of detail and work that she puts into her work shows. There is so much more positive things I could say about Courtney and her team, but all I will say is she is literally the best.
I hired Courtney for full planning and coordinating services for my upcoming November wedding. I unfortunately had to FIRE her due to her LACK OF responsiveness and LACK of assistance. The only thing she has done was setup a second walkthrough at the venue which I found and one other venue that was outside of my budget. Before hiring Courtney she assured me that she was able to work within my budget and that she had relationships with vendors that were in our price range. This was not the case at all everyone she suggested to me were way outside our price range which I advised her of and I'm sure she already knew as she has worked with them before. I found myself doing the research and finding my own vendors which I shouldn't have to as this is the reason I hired her. I also found out that she wasn’t even going to be handling my wedding rehearsal or my wedding. I would have never signed a contract if I knew the planner/coordinator I was hiring wasn’t going to be handling my wedding. She didn’t even apologize she only gave excuse after excuse and told me the $1,000 I already paid to her wasn’t being refunded. From reading the reviews here this seems to be a trend with her company. I would suggest to anyone looking for a planner or coordinator to LOOK ELSEWHERE unless you want to be disappointed like others and myself. I now have to find someone else and I am out of $1,000 of my wedding budget. It’s so disappointing and hurtful especially when planning a wedding that we are working so hard to make happen.
As a wedding caterer in my past in another state, I was so shocked at the disorganization of my family members wedding in October 2017. Wedding planner hired did not show up but sent a member of her staff to fill in. There was no reserved table for the parents of the bride and by the time they entered all tables had been seated. Several attendees gave up a table as the bride and groom entered the room so all the parents and grandparents were standing in different places. One set of grandparents left all together. I felt very sad for both families and I saw the shock look on the bride's face. DJ was awful, he was asked by the paid DJ to fill in but Wedding Planner was not aware...she did not check to make sure all was good day prior or morning of. DJ made wedding late and did not have all music for the ceremony or list of what was supposed to be played. Decor was not what bride asked for the ceremony and was very scarce at reception. I over heard several people saying that if it was there wedding, they would not pay a dime. My heart went out to the bride and from what I understand she did receive a partial refund. How unfortunate though, that one of the happiest days for a couple turned into a disappointing affair. Be aware of this vendor, after speaking with the family I was told she said she told bride when she signed contract , 9 months before wedding, that she would not be there day of wedding. Bride was not made aware, honestly who would hire a wedding planner that was not going to be there day of!?! She even went so far to blame MOB that wedding started late due to makeup running late. Both MOB & MOG arrived on time and were told that there was a problem with music to go join bridal party in the reception hall. These are the main things that I saw and heard and waited to post to see if bride received compensation. She did but not what she deserved.
This normally anxious bride had ZERO anxiety on her wedding day thanks to courtney and her team ! Courtney is an expert at what she does. Above all, I appreciate her honest advice and feedback based on her wealth of knowledge. Every single vendor I booked knew Courtney and had wonderful things to say about her work. So I was reassured over and over again that I was in good hands. She can make a vision come to life, her prices are beyond reasonable, and she has the sweetest demeanor! Book her for your wedding planning needs !
Courtney did an amazing job on the bouquets for our wedding. They were beautiful!!! Highly recommend her and her team to help you on your special day!!
Before hiring Courtney I hadn't planned on getting a wedding planner. However as my out of town wedding got closer I felt more and more overwhelmed by everything left on my to do list. A good friend recommended I reach out to Courtney to help with all those last minute details and the day of. I'm so glad I did! She had tons of great ideas, had much of her own inventory which saved us money, and was there to make sure every knew what to do and where to go on the day of. Her knowledge of my vendors and venue made everything so much easier and she was right there beside me as I made my way to my new husband. I am happy to say that 3 years later we are still in contact and are now friends. I wish I had hired her a lot sooner!
I had very high hopes working with Courtney Smith, however I was terribly disappointed. After months of working with her I find out the day before my wedding she wouldnt be there and had someone fill in. She was paid a significant amount of money and signed a contract that put her in charge of monitoring and contacting other vendors in their set up the day of. Well, needless to say my DJ didn't show up, his replacement was awful, the wedding started 35 minutes late, there was no water at the bar service I paid for, etc. I have several pictures of what things should have looked like and set up, and how they turned out and it is shocking how different it was. Ultimately, this is supposed to be the best day of your life, and all I can think of is how stressful and disappointing it turned out to be. Unfortunately I am giving this business 1 star and would NOT recommend them.
I can't begin to tell you how grateful I am for all that you did to make our son's rehearsal dinner a success. Being an out of town mother of the groom could have made me a stressed out mess. Thankfully I am in the wedding business as owner of Elegant Bridals and had met Courtney as my bride and had seen her at Bridal Fairs in Columbia. I knew she was talented and creative from her own wedding. Her creative and thoughtful planning is affordable and she can work magic with any venue. Her list of contacts was great as she was able to refer everything we needed that she didn't do herself. The evening of the rehearsal dinner I was relaxed and rested . I was able to greet out of town guests as I had no worries about the rehearsal dinner. When we walked in the décor was beautiful and Courtney and her staff had every detail covered. Thankfully she is affordable because the peace of mind she gave me was Priceless. Columbia South Carolina Brides you have a treasure in Overflow Events. I would not hesitate to recommend or to use her again.
They made our special day such a dream! Courtney and her team paid so much attention to every single detail! I don't know what we would have done without them!
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South Carolina, Charleston, Columbia, Greenville
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