Sampaguita Lane

I will add specific details about our experience once my wedding is over. I have too much to do right now to itemize everything that went wrong due to Michelle. Suffice it to say: hiring Michelle has caused cascading issues in our wedding planning that are truly unacceptable. I wish I would have known when hiring her that serial procrastination and an unending pattern of avoidable mistakes would leave us three weeks out from our wedding without some vendors and panicking as we put out her fires. At least we are now working with a new wedding planner who is a true professional; she is putting into perspective the very poor service we received from Michelle. A wedding planner should never put a couple in the position Michelle has put us in. It makes me sick to think she does this to people, regardless of intention - we feel like our wedding was just a guinea pig for her new business. She made a mess until the last minute and then walked away without even so much as a sincere apology. You hopefully only get one wedding in this life. Don’t let anyone ruin it for you this way. Update: Michelle was terminated after her routine poor performance and the decision was mutual. She is now making legal threats against us and our new wedding planner, claiming rights to images she contributed nothing toward, and is standing in the way of our vendors getting credit in publications for their amazing work. Her behavior is immature and shocking. No couple should come back from their honeymoon to an inbox full of legal threats from a wedding planner who already caused so much undue stress before the wedding. Her presence has scarred our wedding memories and we still suffer greatly due to her behavior. Learn from our mistakes and look elsewhere for your wedding planner needs.

As all wedding photographers know, the key to a stress-free wedding is having a strong, organized, and personable wedding planner to pull it all together. That is Michelle in a nut shell. She was THE perfect vendor to partner with on Jess + Jonny's wedding. Not only did she do an incredible job in keeping things running smoothly, she answered questions before I even asked them. THAT is how good she is. She takes care of her vendors and can handle any stressful situation with a smile. She's friendly, personable, compassionate, and so sweet! Honestly, I don't know how she does it all! Hurry and BOOK HER before her calendar fills up for next year!

Michelle is an AMAZING planner. She really tries to get to know you and understand what you want as a couple. Typically my husband and I say we are easy going. But when it comes to planning a wedding that represents ourselves, we only know what we DONT like and not what we DO like. Michelle definitely stepped in to help us create a concept. She also listened carefully to what our preferences and values were when it came to where we wanted to spend on. Ie, we wanted great photos and great food. She definitely helps with the decision paralysis as well. If I had to find the perfect vendor for each of the components of my wedding, my head would explode. I'm a PM for my career and I definitely did not want to PM for my wedding. She definitely was the right PM for the job. Also can we talk about how she helps wrangle the family???? Honestly, weddings are ridiculously stressful with family and she is great at reminding the couple that it is for THE COUPLE. She won't cause a scene but will ask and enforce what the bride and groom would want. In addition, she's a great sounding board when there is some family hiccups in terms of day of or planning the wedding. All in all, throughout the process, Michelle was an AMAZING planner and worth every single penny. This lady comes to you with solutions instead of problems and really is on top of it all. If I ever have to have another wedding/vow renewal, I wouldn't hesitate to hire her.

Having Michelle from Sampaguita Lane to run our wedding was the best decision we made for our special day! Michelle was organized, communicative, and professional. We planned a wedding during Covid times and she was incredibly knowledgeable and helpful in navigating any uncertain circumstances. With our preferences/vision in mind, Michelle helped us find a venue, make careful decisions on vendors (florist, photographer/videographer, decor, linens/flatware, karaoke dj, makeup/hair), took the lead on wedding day stationery designs and wedding website, and much much more. Michelle was the main point of contact between us and all our vendors, looking over contracts and ensuring all details were correct. She made planning a wedding so not stressful, and helped us realize our wedding vision all while keeping our budget in mind, which we very much appreciated. Our wedding day was so magical – pure joy from our end. Looking back on our special day and how everything went it’s clear that we could not have done this without Michelle. Thank you!!

Michelle from Sampaguita Lane was super great to work with! The day was seamless. The couple was overjoyed. She went out of her way to be helpful to myself and all other vendors. It is clear that Michelle puts 110% of herself into her work and her craft. And everything was beautiful! Someday when I get married I'll hire Michelle to be MY planner!