My husband and I cannot recommend Sarah strongly enough. From the very first time we spoke on the phone with Sarah, she was so pleasant to chat with, totally committed to making the experience everything we wanted it to be, and respectful of ou...r wants and needs. We wanted to keep things relatively casual, have some DIY projects, and stick to a budget. Unlike other planners we spoke with, she was able to understand exactly the type of wedding we were looking for, and she always worked towards that (rather than a fixed idea of what a wedding should or should not be).
Our wedding ended up being a bit more complicated than most, and Sarah absolutely saved us. We'd postponed our event date due to COVID and moved our venue and all our vendors along with it. Our original wedding planner wasn't able to make our new date, but luckily we found Sarah! Almost as soon as we'd signed her on, she got to work talking with our venue and discovered that they added some new event regulations (e.g. no alcohol, no evening events - these were not related to COVID). These restrictions were a deal breaker for us, and we were only a few short months from our wedding date. If Sarah hadn't pushed hard to get the answers from our venue at that moment, I doubt we would have had time to find another venue and may well have ended up postponing a second time. As it turned out, her efforts gave us just enough time to find a new venue (which we loved) before things started to book up for the summer. Sarah ended up helping us rebook multiple other vendors, and even though we had booked her with a "partial planning package," she never once brought up "upgrading" us to the more expensive, full service package.
Sarah had some great recommendations within her network (like an AMAZING, experienced baker who made the best cake we've ever eaten) but also spearheaded the search for new vendors when needed (like the sweetest-ever hair and makeup ladies). Summer 2021 was BUSY with many vendors already booked or away, but Sarah found the right team to help make our day absolutely unforgettable.
We had a bit of a hectic couple of months before our wedding, and were often slow to respond to emails or to make decisions. Sarah was able to gently nudge us to keep us on pace, and was absolutely brilliant at anticipating which decisions we would want to be closely involved and which she could effectively make for us (always with our approval, of course). When we came to her with questions like, "Do we need to make a Pinterest-worthy seating chart for guests?!" she would give a helpful suggestion to simplify the process. She was so perceptive about what we needed and how to help us in just the right way.
In the end, she gave us so much confidence and brought together an amazing, perfect day. Knowing that we had her in our corner made the wedding planning process infinitely more relaxing. Most importantly, we absolutely loved our wedding day and would not have changed anything about it. That would not have been the case without Sarah.