Becky, owner of Spanish Oak Events, our wedding planner was spectacular, a 5 Star rating is not enough! We were planning this wedding while my daughter lives in Austin, TX, we are... living in Portland, OR and we are from the northeast, so we had no knowledge of vendors in NOLA. Our daughter’s vision for her wedding was casual, intimate, outdoors and at a home, while our vision was a black-tie formal country club wedding. Becky was able to listen to our visions, most importantly our daughter’s, and suggest perfect options to execute on both! We had very high expectations and the things that were most important to us, she made sure were seamlessly executed. She was organized, thorough, available, knowledgeable and creative. She was able to thoughtfully and tastefully walk us through to steer us in the right directions if we were going down a wrong path. Her vendor options and the selections we chose were outstanding. There was not one hiccup at the wedding, and it was a perfectly curated garden elegant wedding!
The florist, Herbivore and the caterer, The Black Pearl listened to our vision and executed on the highest level, adding their incredible elements to achieve perfection. The floral & candles, the chuppah and table settings were amazing! Initially, the servers were running out of passed appetizers before making it through to all our guests. I asked if we could increase the amount being served. Within minutes, we had so many servers and appetizers being presented, no one had to wait. The servers walking around with old fashion cigarette boxes full of shucked oysters and fixings made an exceptional impression and were a special treat for many! We had stations instead of a buffet or plated meal. The stations were literally a work of art, they in no way mimicked a traditional catered event. Each plate was artistically created as a dining experience for our guests to taste each of three full meal options throughout the night, all served on smaller plates. Most of the food was cooked on site, including the desserts of freshly made one bite crème brulées, beignets and café au late! Their service was fantastic and one of our goals was that no one waited for anything, and they executed on all! We never had a line at the bar, the food stations or for anyone waiting on dessert.
The invitation company Becky suggested was amazing, Invitobella. The owner Ashley was wonderful to work with, gave us some creative ideas outside the standard offerings, listened to our vision and was able to execute beautifully, timely and she was very affordable. The company she suggested for most of our rentals, although was very much behind the scenes, was just perfect! There were several different layouts and plans, items added and deleted and every step of the way, Becky made sure they were all correct and exactly what we wanted and needed, without added wasted. If something was too costly, Becky gave us options and was always mindful of the overall cost. At the very end, Becky made some executive decisions for me as she knew from working so closely, that these decisions would be best and I would be happy that she did, which I was!
If you are looking for a wedding planner, I could not recommend anyone better, she and her team are creative, thoughtful, mindful, professional and simply…. exceptional! Believe me, we were not an easy crew to please 😊!