I want to take the time to say how amazing Dalia and Farah, from The Event Planner, are! I booked with Dalia, hardly a month before my wedding for a day of coordinator, as it was starting to dawn on me how many things needed to get done o...n the day of the wedding that I didn't want myself or my family having to deal with. Day of coordinator is not the right term to use for these ladies because they go above and beyond.
Dalia was going over everything that was to happen on the wedding day from our very first meeting and didn't stop till after the big day was over. Although I already had my vendors booked, there were still things I had questions about that I didn't know who to turn to and Dalia was always there. She gave me advice from the client perspective and the guest perspective that I wouldn't have necessarily gotten by asking my vendors directly. She understood that I was the first person in my house to get married and that I was pretty much winging it. She was very prompt on returning phone calls, texts, and emails which I was especially grateful for during those, "oh my gosh i forgot something" moments. These moments will always happen no matter how thorough you try to be.
She took all of my vendors information, the florist, band, photo booth, photographer/videographer, cake, etc., and verified their schedule, and timing. She worked with me to make an itinerary for the entire day that involved what the bridal parties (bride and groom side) would be doing all day, what time they needed to arrive where, what time speeches were happening, what time dinner was, what time the bridal dances were, etc.. The itinerary also included the timing for everything happening with the various vendors. For instance, when my photographer was showing up to my house and to my husband's house, when the limo was arriving to pick us up and drop us off to the houses, church and venue. The address and timing for where we were taking pictures at after the ceremony. She just didn't leave anything out. It was beyond helpful.
Even though it rained on the day of the wedding and we couldn't take our pictures where we wanted, there was still another game-plan ready, thanks to her. By the time we arrived at the hall, Dalia, and her assistant, Farah, had everything under control and the couple minor issues (thank goodness) that occurred, they took care of swiftly. They kept us on time, on track, and found everyone that needed to be found (including myself when I walked out of the hall for a breather..haha :) ) Our wedding had almost 350 people, so for them to step in and handle all that, you know they have to be amazing. We couldn't be happier and truly can't say enough about their amazing service and genuine investment in making our wedding day everything we had hoped for!