About this vendor
U Deserve An Awesome Day has been in business since 2006. We have very affordable packages, up to 20% off our Platinum and Silver Package. My staff is very professional and I have my own professionally preferred vendors.
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Business Attributes
- Black-owned Business
- Woman-owned Business
Planning
- Budgeting
- Day-Of Coordination
- Full Service Wedding Planning
Wedding Activities
- Wedding
- Ceremony
- Cocktail Hour
- Reception
- Rehearsal
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4.3
out of 5.014 reviews
Renesha is the absolute best!!!! My husband and I hired her as our day-of coordinator for our wedding on July 5th, 2025. Without a doubt, she made the day run smoothly and flawless...
ly. She was organized and composed and was the driving force behind everything. Our family members still have not stopped raving about how she just made everything go along flawlessly. And, to boot, her personality is just amazing. We cannot recommend her enough!
When I first hired Renesha I was quite satisfied. Price was reasonable and she has many years of experience. She never worked at my venue and took time to do a tour there. As I hir...
ed her for day of coordination, I had little need to communicate with her until a few months before the wedding. About 3 mos before the wedding I sent her a site I created which contained important info for vendors. I never received a response which was ok as it was a work in progress and I would follow up again closer to the wedding. About 2 mos before the wedding, I reached out to her to schedule the final walkthrough. In her response to me, she tells me she double booked for my wedding day and her assistant would be my DOC. I expressed that I was upset about the way it was communicated to me as a "by the way" comment vs informing me when she knew that she wasn't going to be my actual DOC. Her response to this was that she agreed to this other wedding before I hired her. This only further upset me as I felt completely led on from the beginning. She introduced herself to all my vendors as my DOC and told me during our initial consult that she doesn’t book too many weddings so she can concentrate on each wedding. Plus, DOC isn’t her full time job. Renesha tried to reassure me her assistant, also her cousin, was “already up to speed.” I tell her that I hope she provided the site I gave her for my wedding details and she responded with “I always communicate everything to her (cousin).” 10min later, she emails me stating, in reference to the website, “This link doesn’t work anymore.” I check the site only to find I forgot to publish it for public viewing. This tells me she never clicked on the link in the first place. So there was no “it doesn’t work anymore,” it never worked and I didn’t appreciate her trying to make it sound like she looked at the site before. This also tells me she didn’t actually communicate this to my actual DOC. She further confirms this later by sending me a screenshot in an attempt to be defensive about forwarding the site. Her screenshot shows the day and time she forwarded the email which was the same day I questioned her about it and when she claimed she “always” communicated everything to her cousin.
She also never thought to give me the name and contact information for my actual DOC. I had to ask her 2x. And, she didn’t even give me a phone number.
With all of this, my biggest complaint is that Renesha was a poor communicator. She couldn’t understand that if she couldn’t communicate effectively with me, I couldn’t trust she could communicate with her cousin. Her cousin’s competence is reliant on the information Renesha relays since I didn’t have the opportunity to directly communicate with her. Moreover, Renesha was dishonest which she exposed on her own, 2x. When I asked to terminate the contract and receive a refund, she only agreed to 50% deposit refund and required me to follow up with her before I could get my money. On top of all this, I saw that she advertised herself in a wedding FB group. I warned other brides and wrote that I couldn’t recommend her. Her response: “only because you thought so and you where compensated. Don’t try to badger my company, that was your choice." I wasn’t going to bother wasting anymore of my time but this only demonstrated that she saw herself as not having done anything wrong. To say she compensated me is ridiculous. I clearly lost money since I only got 50% of my deposit back.
Renesha was our day of coordinator. She was prepared, responsive to our emails, and very professional. She was so helpful and checked in frequently (for details I had forgotten) an...
d helped keep everything running smoothly.
Renesha did an amazing job bringing all the details together in planning the "day of" events of our vow renewal ceremony! I wasn't quite sure how to bring it all together, but Ren...
esha assured me that she would handle it...and she did. From assembling items, decorating the arch, to organizing the guests and bridal party, Renesha made our event an ultimate success!
I will definitely request Renesha's assistance for any future events!
Renesha was great! We had constant communication with her over the entire planning period that was concise and very helpful. Renesha and her cousin were our day of coordinators for...
our event at the Line Hotel in DC. They showed up early and helped us through the entire day and event. They were professional, courteous to all of our guests, and had great attention to detail. And when we had any small things come up they were right on top of it and did all of the coordinating with the other vendors and hotel staff.
Hiring Renesha was one of the best decisions I made for my wedding day. Since the first day of contact, she was very prompt with responding to emails and very flexible. I hired Ren...
esha towards the middle of my planning stages and my only regret is that I didn’t hire her sooner. After our initial consultation meeting I didn’t meet with any other wedding planners and booked her on the spot, because her energy was so welcoming and warming that I knew I didn’t need to look further. She became more like family than a wedding planner and was able to help me with the biggest to the smallest details…i.e. bringing in extra help to assist the children in the wedding party, arranging wedding transportation,coordinating with all of the vendors and making sure they are all on the same page, and recommending awesome vendors for all my other needs. Renesha has a very calm, confident, and reassuring demeanor and on the actual day of the wedding, she did not disappoint. I personally had so many little decorations and decor for my wedding day and was so worried something would be forgotten, but she executed the layout of everything, flawlessly. She also executed the process of our rehearsal to perfection, making sure every attendant knew exactly what to do for the wedding day. If you are looking for a wedding planner that treats you like family, reassures you during times of stress, and has affordable prices do not look anything future than U Deserve An Awesome Day.
Renesha Gooding of U Deserve an Awesome Day was just amazing!!!!! My wedding day turned out to be more than I could imagine. I can’t thank her enough for making our day so specia...
l. Her attention to detail and constant communication with the vendors quickly put me at ease and allowed me to focus other wedding events. On our wedding day I was able to turn everything over to Renesha and her team and I did not have to worry about a thing.
Marv and Shay
Hiring a wedding planner is the best investment you can do for your wedding. PERIOD.
I wanted a classy and elegant wedding and when I explained my vision to Renesha, she went abov...
e and beyond to deliver results that exceeded my expectations.
U Deserve An Awesome Day is a one stop shop. Renesha is well connected and provided me with many wedding ideas and vendors recommendations. Besides wedding planning, Renesha coordinated my wedding rehearsal, rehearsal dinner, and honeymoon!
On my wedding day, Renesha and her team did an outstanding job, and took all my stress away. They were professional, punctual, prepared, and incredibly personable. Renesha was efficient and proactive, and took care of issues that arose without my knowledge. The bridal party had a detailed itinerary outlining my wedding events and schedule. As a result, there wasn’t any confusion or miscommunication, and my wedding started on time.
Overall, I highly recommend U Deserve An Awesome Day for your wedding coordination. You will not be disappointed.
I️ booked Renesha for my day-of and she remained calm and collected whenever we hit a logistical road block. She even went into catering mode when our food service was too slow. I️...
was also happy with the vendors she recommended!
I hired U Deserve An Awesome Day, Renesha Gooding to be my Wedding Coordinator for the "Day Of" & I hate to say I made the biggest mistake by hiring her! She was referred to me, Ev...
erything was good until the day I hired her for...she is discounted, yea but you get what you pay for #trust. I expressed to her on numerous of occasions of what I expected my day to be. As every other Bride, I wanted my day to be nonstressful, peaceful, an abundance of joy and creating happy memories instead I got the opposite. When my awesome decorator showed up at 8am she notice a problem and Renesha was nowhere to be found. So guess who had to deal with that issue "ME", the bride. I arrived to my venue at 10:30am and my day off coordinator was not there, when calling Renesha she stated she wouldn't be at the venue until 2pm and I expressed that was unacceptable, she came to drop off the bag I gave her at my rehearsal the night before then left. Vendors weren't there on time, why my "Day of coordinator" had not call them to give them their schedule or time of arrival and when I call to inform her she then calls my other vendors I hired for my production and spoke to them unprofessional & with attitude (which is again unacceptable). My wedding was schedule to start at 7pm on Sat. Aug. 12, 2017, the ceremony and cocktail hour was suppose to be outside however Mother Nature had different plans and it thunder stormed so you can imagined all the unexpected issues "I" had to deal with because my "Day of Coordinator" wasn't there, Renesha didn't show up until 5pm (2hrs before my wedding was suppose to start). Being a Bride and putting on one of the biggest events/productions in my life for my closest family & friends was the most stressful, disappointing days of my life. By the time Renesha showed (after promising she'll be there a lot earlier to my Matron of honor) I had stressed out so much trying to put out countless fires (i.e. Finding a new DJ, meeting with venue coordinator & decorator to see if we could move the decorations and the entire event inside, was there enough time to set up everything, could we convert one room into a room for the Ceremony, what do I do with my guest to keep them happy and satisfied, where will the cocktail hour be held & so much more) I dismissed her. I hired her for the Day of and she shows up 2 hrs before the start time was hardening, displeasing, unprofessional & unacceptable! I had already started having my Bridal party and family members doing her job that I paid a deposit (in advance) for and after the wedding, I waited 3weeks and still didn't hear from her I emailed her to express my disappointment and for a refund and she feels as if I don't deserve a refund. Hmmmm, it sounds like she's ok with taking advantage of those in a vulnerable state during their Wedding day. I highly suggest you find a coordinator that truly cares about your special day, your needs, your wants, and will be a servant to you, your groom and the Bridal party and dedicate themselves to your special day and last but not least make all your dreams a reality not a nightmare. I would hate for anyone to experience what I experience on my "suppose to have been" special day.
I hired Renesha Gooding founder of U Deserve an Awesome Day to be my wedding coordinator. At my first meeting with Renesha we clicked, and I knew that I wanted her to be my wedding...
coordinator. I took a year to plan our April 29, 2017 wedding and Renesha was there every step of the way. She had ideas, recommendations and connections with Vendors that made my life easier AND helped us to stay within our wedding budget. Hiring a wedding coordinator is the best investment for your wedding, TRUST ME LADIES! I highly recommend U Deserve an Awesome Day to take care of your wedding needs!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Katina Brown :-)
Thanks for helping us! We let our planner go a few months before the wedding and you jumped in to help from vendor coordination, to last minute seating chart creation. Thanks for y...
our service!
“U Deserve An Awesome Day” are INCREDIBLE, AMAZING, AND OUTSTANDING. The CEO Renesha Gooding made James and I day a dream to remember. We were so impressed with her service. We wor...
ked with her amazing team décor, photographer, and florist. She listened to what we wanted and needed within our budget. She delivered an exceptional day for us! Renesha was super easy to work with every step of the way. She kept us in the loop of everything. I was late for my wedding and Renesha made sure that everything stayed on schedule. Our guest raved all night about how Wonderful, Beautiful and Fantastic our wedding was. I recommend “U Deserve An Awesome Day” to any bride and groom look for an wedding planner.
My 1st planner quit 3 days before our wedding.. When Renesha was asked to take over she did... AND without hesitation.
She handled EVERYTHING! She made sure that my Husband and...
I had the perfect day.
I will always be Thankful for her.
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