I am so incredibly happy that I chose to work with Sonnet Weddings for month-of coordination for our ceremony and reception in NWA. My husband and I are originally from AR, but live out of state and decided to get married in our hometown. Since... we only had a limited time in NWA before the wedding, Maddie's support was absolutely crucial to our day going smoothly. Her coordination of vendors was impeccable and I was so thankful to not have to worry about all those tiny details that I struggled to even think of.
A few things that really stood out to me about working with Maddie/Sonnet:
- Right off the bat, I noticed that the contact form used inclusive language like, "You and Your Partner's Name" rather than Bride and Groom, etc which seems hard to come by in the wedding industry. Though I consider myself an ally, many people that I love are part of the LGBTQIA+ community and it meant a lot to know that any of my friends and loved ones would truly be included here.
- Maddie had incredible vendor recommendations and has clearly built a lot of trust and great relationships with wedding vendors in the area. Maddie is also really mindful of supporting businesses owned by folks from various marginalized communities which I really appreciate.
- Maddie was extremely supportive of my minimalistic vision/design and never pressured me to do more than what I was comfortable with—for example, when I mentioned that I wanted to wear my glasses for the wedding and not wear any makeup and expressed that I was afraid people would pressure me into doing something different, she was extremely encouraging and helped me make the decision that felt right for me and I couldn't be happier that I wore my glasses and little more than tinted lip balm on my wedding day and felt like the best version of myself :)
- Covid, covid, covid: Due to covid, we ended up having to significantly scale down our guest list and make changes to plans and Maddie was so incredibly helpful in making sure our wedding was as safe as it could possibly be, while still being an incredibly special day. I really appreciate how seriously Maddie took the covid precautions and she even sent me frequent updates on covid case counts in the area and state mandates in the weeks leading up to the wedding.
There's really so much more that I could say to support my recommendation for Sonnet Weddings/Maddie, but no one's trying to read a novel, so I'll stop here! If I were to do it all over again, I wouldn't just go with month-of coordination, I'd do full planning. Trust me, you need Sonnet Weddings to be a part of your wedding, you will not regret it!