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w Jersey while my husband and I both tackled new jobs as attorneys. Heather took the time to discuss what kind of wedding planner we needed her to be (e.g. hands-on, strict to the budget, one that provided many options or only a few options to keep us from being overwhelmed). My husband and I both worked long hours and needed someone to gently but firmly keep us on track with planning. Heather had a great sense of what we would like, and when we needed to hear the good, the bad, and the ugly truth about wedding planning. The best part about hiring Heather was that I have no idea if anything went wrong on our wedding day because Heather handled everything. All I remember is having a great time with my friends and family.

and helped calm me down at every bump in the road :) Thanks Heather, we literally could not have done it without you!!!!

tely at ease and confident that she would take care of everything. Her promptness, professionalism, attention to detail really allowed me to relax and enjoy the day without worrying about a thing. Loved working with her and would definitely recommend to anyone needing a coordinator!

ng + day of services was the best money spent on the entire wedding. On our first call, she told me that if anything went wrong the day of I wouldn’t know about it, and that was true. She also recommended amazing vendors for our every need and is extremely knowledgable about the entire process, so I think it’s unlikely anything would have gone wrong anyway, since we had her involvement. I can’t think of one time I had a complaint when working with her, she truly was the most amazing, perfect wedding planner and generally cheery person. She was always available and responsive, always remembering details that I was not, and even was able to answer most of the questions I had for vendors. My wedding day was truly magical and I got to actually enjoy it, all thanks to her. She is THE BEST!!!! Hire her now if she’s not already booked up.

erson myself, I also have to compliment how completely on top of everything she was at every moment. I felt fully confident no balls would be dropped or details overlooked, even when *my* brain was totally overloaded. She took care of everything she promised to and also reminded me when I had forgotten little things here and there. She was always ready with expert advice and adjusted quickly/smoothly/professionally whether I took it or decided to go my own way. I felt like I could ask her recommendation on anything and took it 99% of the time (she knows what she's doing) but never felt pressure to, which I think is what makes her such an exceptional coordinator/planner. She eased any tiny concerns I had the day of so that I 100% relaxed and enjoyed myself, and she worked with the vendors so that the timeline was executed exactly how we wanted. As an added plus since we chose to have 6 little ones in our wedding, she's also great with kids! Her interaction with them during the rehearsal/before the ceremony/etc. is definitely a huge reason we had no tears going down the aisle. More than appreciate her and HIGHLY recommend!

our wedding. We found someone that is passionate, curious, thoughtful, and dedicated. As my husband transitioned careers, and I worked three jobs, Heather remained consistent, responsive, and professional. We were so grateful that we had Heather to turn to- she genuinely cared about our needs- smiles, tears, and everything in-between. Heather has a gift- she will turn your vision into a reality; she can set boundaries and expectations like a queen (boss lady for sure); and on your big day you can be sure that every detail will be handled with diligence and grace. You and your family will undoubtedly enjoy every moment of your special day, and Heather will ensure all is well behind the scenes. Thank you so much, Heather. With all of our love, Jen + Cliff

ed me to realized that we forgot about some important things - like reserved signs for the ceremony and table numbers! But most importantly, we are in awe of her ability to gracefully get people moving and stay on track on our wedding day. My husband recalls the coordinator at his best man’s wedding being not the sweetest lady to put it mildly, but Heather is an absolute pleasure both in planning and implementing our wedding! As an event planner myself, I was worried I would have a hard time relinquishing control. But as things came nearer, I handed over the reigns and felt confident that Heather would be able to make the right calls. And she did! I was able to relax and she took care of any issues that popped up, including all of the DIY items that I wanted to include. We highly recommend hiring Heather! It was some of the best money we spent on our wedding!!!!

ed me to realized that we forgot about some important things - like reserved signs for the ceremony and table numbers! But most importantly, we are in awe of her ability to gracefully get people moving and stay on track on our wedding day. My husband recalls the coordinator at his best man’s wedding being not the sweetest lady to put it mildly, but Heather is an absolute pleasure both in planning and implementing our wedding! As an event planner myself, I was worried I would have a hard time relinquishing control. But as things came nearer, I handed over the reigns and felt confident that Heather would be able to make the right calls. And she did! I was able to relax and she took care of any issues that popped up, including all of the DIY items that I wanted to include. We highly recommend hiring Heather! It was some of the best money we spent on our wedding!!!!

e every step of the way and truly made my wedding day unforgettable. Heather recommended the most incredible vendors, all of whom surpassed our greatest expectations. If you want the months leading up to your wedding to be fun and exciting rather than stressful and overwhelming, Heather is your girl - hands down!

to feel instantly at ease. My husband and I live in New York and you can imagine the hesitation we initially had to hire an out-of-state planner. After my first call with Heather there was no doubt in my mind she was a rock star in this business and made the decision for us very easy. Our wedding day ran so smoothly and effortless – we can’t thank you enough Heather! She is the absolute best coordinator Austin has to offer.

r was great at checking in and making things happen. She truly made my day-of stress free for myself, my groom, and our families. I am so thankful for my experience with her and would definitely recommend her to anyone even considering hiring a wedding planner or coordinator.

g handled. She helped to to turn my vision into reality and helped to guide me through the entire process. I honestly can't sing enough praises and she was worth every penny! Thank you, thank you Heather for making our day an absolute dream!

n we were out of ideas. We never felt rushed or stressed or in any sort of crunch during the entire planning process and on the day of we were truly able to focus our attention on our friends, families, and each other. We could tell our vendors love working with Heather, as well. She clearly has a great rapport with the Austin wedding planning community but also puts her clients first. Really, hire her! You'll be so glad you did.

e wedding went off without a hitch - but that's the beauty of working with Heather, she had it all under control before it ever reached us. Her experience and knowledge came in useful more times than I could even enumerate and I think its fair to say we would have been totally lost and overwhelmed without her guiding help. Its clear she is working in her passion from the quality & performance of her work, and I'm going to highly recommend at least visiting with Heather as my various friends enter the wedding-planning stages of their engagements. Thank you so much for all of your hard work and effort in making our wedding such a beautiful and wonderfully memorable event.

ped us with so many details we had not thought of and was seriously on top of her game. The day of the wedding she was there making sure everything went smoothly, and that enabled me to fully enjoy my whole wedding day. Just knowing that she was there helped me relax and soak it all in. I am so thankful we found Heather to coordinate, she is fabulous and worth every penny!

our wedding myself but after a couple of weeks in I asked Heather to take over. I'm so thankful I found her. Our wedding was perfect, everything ran smoothly with every single vendor and she really honed in on my sense of style. All our guests were amazed with the styling of the event and how seamless the day/night went. I am so glad we invested in her services!

one call and scheduled to meet in person. I live in Dallas, and was going to be home in Austin for Christmas. Through terrible weather and scheduling around family events the four of us (my parents, fiance (now husband), and I) plus Heather made the meeting happen. When Heather said she worked in google docs and color coded schedules, I knew we were a match. We hired Heather to help plan for the duration, not just the day of. I wasn't the bride who had a vision book for her wedding or has known what she wanted since she was 4. But Heather knew the right questions to ask to get vendors narrowed down so I wasn't overwhelmed with choices. When we looked at venues, one coveted place said they had a cancellation that had just opened up a spring Saturday 6 weeks away. My fiance and I started going toying back and forth with the idea and Heather didn't skip a beat. She said it was possible, but that we'd have to make decision much more quickly. Well, cooler heads prevailed and we went with a date 6 months out. Still a challenge, but Heather was up for it and executed it flawlessly. I was never stressed that things weren't going to get done. Everything was taken care of and I had an amazing time at our beautiful wedding. Heather deserves a huge thanks for her major part in that!

t, she is the best!

much décor tasks but she happily accepted doing everything and executed everything perfect. She has an eye for the image that I was looking for which was a whimsical-vintage type of concept. I absolutely loved working with Heather and she is 100% responsive to all your emails. To all brides, look no further and you will not regret hiring Heather as your wedding planner. She is a total gem and will execute your wedding to your desire. Please do not hire a family member or friend to run your wedding as trust me, it gets super crazy and someone with experience will make all the difference. This is one night (hopefully!) in your life to really enjoy the celebration with your family and friends and especially your husband so have someone like Heather, a professional give you the BEST DAY EVER!!!

ike the biggest weight was lifted off my shoulders. She created a wedding timeline for each month leading up to the wedding that we could follow to know what needed to be done and when. She gave us countless vendor options and was in constant communication with the ones we chose. But as great as she was in the months leading up to the wedding, she was a true star when it came to the day of. She had a whole schedule created and sent to all the vendors so everyone was on the same page, she gave her number to everyone so they contacted her and not me, and she made the whole day stress free for me. When finally something came up that was out of her control, mother nature, she stepped up big time and turned the dining hall into the most beautiful ceremony sight I have EVER seen, and all while kept me calm as I cried in a back room because of the crazy storm going on outside. I truly cannot speak highly enough of Heather and promise you that you would not be disappointed at all by using her services. CALL HER NOW AND YOUR WEDDING WILL BE EVERYTHING YOU COULD HAVE DREAMED!!

othly and looked as great as it did without her help. We had an absolutely wonderful day, and we got tons of compliments on the decorations and the flow of the event. Leading up to the wedding, Heather was available when we needed her, even though I'm sure she had many other clients. She made time to videoconference with us, and was responsive to my emails. She came to meet in person at the venue with the onsite coordinator. I was very glad to have expert help when listening to the two professionals discuss options I didn't know existed! After we hired her to help decorate, we shared some ideas back and forth (lots of pinterest) and settled on some concepts. Heather took care of finding the vendors and providing quotes for us to OK. She did an amazing job staying within our budget while being dead on matching the design to the final outcome. She even did pick up / drop of instead of delivery for some of the rentals to save us a little money, which was definitely above and beyond. She also made our table labels for us and provided smaller items like the flower girl baskets and chalkboard signs without charge. On our wedding day, we basically had to show up and follow her direction. She handled all of the setup and decor placement, and managed the vendor deliveries. If there were issues, I never heard about them. As the evening progressed, she would discreetly come over to cue us (and the DJ, and photographer) to the next event - time for toasts, garter toss, etc. She stayed calm when we got behind schedule, but made sure to get us back on track. At the end of the night, we got to head out and Heather took care of the cleanup for us so we didn't have anything to worry about. Our wedding turned out exactly as we wanted, and it would have been impossible to do without Heather.

everything was on track and when the wedding day arrived we were totally ready to go. I left the flowers up to her and she and Gretchen(Petals Ink) completely blew me away, they were even more perfect than I could've ever expected. Not only is Heather extensively experienced and very creative, she's also an awesome person to work with and really kept me calm and grounded throughout our planning. I couldn't have done it without her and I couldn't be more grateful that I found her!

the East Coast. We had been engaged a year and still hadn’t done anything in the way of planning. We knew what we wanted but our jobs kept us so busy that we never had time to execute anything. We lived in Houston but planned to host our wedding in Austin. In addition, 80% of our guest list was from the east coast. This is when I decided we must hire a wedding planner and boy did we luck out in getting Heather! She made the entire process so easy and stress free!! I shared my vision with her and she did all legwork in reaching our to vendors and making appointments. More importantly, she was spot in the vendors she contacted. Since we were driving back and forth to Austin for these meetings the less we had the better. She has such great experience and always had great ideas and suggestions. She was always very cognizant of our budget (even when I may not have been). As a type A personality myself one of the greatest things I appreciated about Heather were her excellent organizational skills and her timely and professional manner. She always treats you as if you are her only client although I know she is a busy woman. Having a wedding planner like Heather throughout the entire process is the reason the big day ran smoothly. Setting aside the business aspect she really is a gem of a person. She has great relationships with vendors and they all love working with her. I am so thankful and grateful to Heather for her help and guidance in planning our wedding. Our wedding weekend was the greatest weekend of my life! So if you are looking for a wedding planner, look no further and contact Heather Sorenson, Vintage and Lace

can only reflect on the unfolding of the day as perfectly orchestrated. Heather's ability to navigate many people and vendors was excellent.

and I know I have Heather to thank for keeping things running smoothly!

at taste, is always mindful of budget, responsive and all around fantastic wedding planner. I was in graduate school during the planning phase so I had limited time to spend looking up vendors, visiting them, and just making decisions. I heavily relied on Heather’s opinion and expertise on the best vendors and what was considered reasonable pricing. She was incredibly responsive to any issues or questions I had, typically responding within a couple of hours. She was organized and reminded me when I needed to make payments, when contract deadlines were, what tasks needed to be completed, and tracked my budget. It was great to be in contact with only one person instead of getting tons of individual vendor emails. She really knows her stuff and was a great guide planning such an important event. On top of all of that she’s a lovely and genuine person and an absolute pleasure to be around which is important since you can spend a lot of time with your wedding planner! She is trustworthy, capable, and firm which put me completely at ease with her handling and coordinating a very important day! I highly recommend Heather at Vintage and Lace for your wedding planning.

ons for any last minute emergencies that might come up. She was our coordinator, but throughout our planning process, she was always quick to reply to a question or give on the spot advice. We could not have pulled the wedding off without her. We are all so grateful to have discovered Vintage and Lace!

y and fun and I can say I actually wasn't stressed because I knew Heather was on top of everything. She has great vendors that she trusts. She is so organized and professional. I just can't say enough about her. My guests loved the wedding. I'm still getting compliments weeks later.

at pulled everything together. For example, taking initiative to practice with the flower girl on how to throw petals. Heather had the details down. And she made me think of things I had missed, when I was sure I had thought of everything. And the very best part was that on the day of my wedding, I did not have one thing to worry about. She took care of it all, and even came to me and asked if I needed anything and brought me another glass of champagne. I felt cared for without being smothered. She also got along well with the guests. Not only is she organized and detail-oriented, she also has a calming effect. With her around you just know everything is going to be ok.

last detail. I had met with a few wedding planners before finding her and none of them even came close to making me feel like they cared about making my day as special as she did. I really appreciate how quickly she responded to all of my questions and how organized she was. She really went above and beyond my expectations for a day-of coordinator - on more than one occasion she almost seemed to read my mind and send me e-mails with information and answers to questions that I hadn't even asked yet. At the wedding, my dress kept coming un-bustled and within a second, Heather was by my side to fix it. I had lots of DIY decor that I wanted set up around the venue. I was so worried that it would be too much for anyone to set up, especially the way I wanted it. Not surprisingly, on the wedding day I found everything to be set up exactly the way I wanted it - not a detail was missed. She is very thorough and will make sure that your day runs smoothly, so that you can just relax and enjoy it. If I were to do it all over again there is absolutely no way I would've chosen any one else as my wedding planner.

. She answered all of my e-mails quickly and thoroughly, she understood my vision (and helped me work out the kinks), and my husband and I didn't break the bank to hire her. I absolutely recommend Vintage and Lace Weddings. Heather is very experienced and her services are invaluable. Our wedding would not have been the same without her!

time to get going back and forth to Texas. Hiring Vintage and Lace (Heather) was one of the best decisions I made during the wedding planning process-- there were so many little things that you would not think of until Heather mentioned them! Even though we did not live close to Austin, Heather was always available to set up a time to Skype to go over any details! On the day of the wedding, Heather was spectacular! I did not have to tell her once where to put the decor or anything-- she set up everything by herself in 2-3 hours and it all looked amazing! After the ceremony, she would always make sure we were taking care of! Despite the little rainfall during the reception-- my wedding day was not stressful but very relaxing! I could not have imagined what it would be like if I hadn't found Vintage and Lace-- everything was so beautiful and easy. Heather made sure that my husband and I were happy and enjoying ourselves through the whole process and that is what really matters during the wedding process!

iel Springs wedding and she was perfection. She set up everything I provided her with and used her own own decoration style which was amazing and so unique! I would never have thought of using the items the way she did. She did absolutely everything. Decor set up, dealing with all vendors and their set ups, coordinating the festivities and guests and US! I could not stress more that she is the best of the best and worth every penny. She was never pushy, and most of all it didn't feel like dealing with a stranger for such a personal day, it was like having an family member helping that is super professional! Thank you thank you Heather.

ther for the first time in August about my March wedding. I instantly felt comfortable with her, and she had amazing ideas about little details I would have never considered on my own. She made the meeting completely pressure-free, and even met with me again in a couple of weeks when we decided to sign the contract. Technically, the contract limited email communication to the weeks proceeding the event, but from the very beginning, Heather was always there to answer any questions I had, and she checked in often to make sure planning was going well. In the last month before the event, Heather made a meticulous, 15-min increment schedule for the wedding day. She confirmed all of my vendors for me, and made sure I had nothing to worry about. Heather took my VERY limited budget for decor and flowers and completely exceeded my expectations for how our reception venue would look! Everything ran completely flawlessly at our wedding, and our families and friends, my husband and I were able to eat, drink, and dance the best night of our lives away without a care. Heather has a great eye for design, is beyond professional, and truly does take a "best friend" approach to coordinating your wedding. I can't say enough good things about her. She is absolutely the best coordinator Austin has to offer.