We met Dewayne Ross during our venue search as he came highly recommended by one of the venues we toured. However, after we selected our venue site (which was different from the one where we met Dewayne), we chose to go with the planner recomme...nded by our venue. We secured this particular wedding planner twelve months prior to our wedding date. After seven months into planning, it became clear that we chose the wrong planner for our needs. Not surprisingly, Dewayne had continued to stay in touch with us from our initial contact. He sent follow-up e-mails inquiring if we had taken care of certain particulars on a standard wedding timeline and if we required any assistance from him. Because we already had a planner, we ignored his e-mails for many months. However, when we found ourselves in the predicament we were in with our previous planner, he was the very first person we thought of!
We discussed our situation with Dewayne, and within 24 hours he followed-up with an action plan for the remaining five months of our timeline. Needless to say, we quickly secured a contract with him as our new planner/coordinator. Over the next five months, we experienced a level of care and attention uncommon in the wedding industry.
Dewayne has a natural ability to listen to the needs of his clients and respond with genuine interest. Some planners have experience with what works and while they "act" interested in your vision for your day, they ultimately want you to end up fitting into their mold (with their preferred vendors only) of what produces a successful outcome. It takes a truly skilled and experienced planner to apply unique and personalized solutions to accommodate their clients' vision. Dewayne did this and more! In fact, he absorbed our vision so well, that he negotiated a specific layout and service format at our venue that had never before been implemented. The result was simply outstanding, and matched our style to a tee!
Dewayne never once made us feel like he was too busy for us; and he consistently found ways to go above and beyond our expectations. He had many clients at the time of our booking, yet treated us as his top priority. He was able to flawlessly execute the final five months of our planning while simultaneously correcting communication issues with vendors that had arisen from our previous planner.
Dewayne can also officiate your wedding if needed. Although he didn't officiate ours, his experience in this area proved valuable as our ceremony contained multiple officiants and a civil court judge. He met with our ceremony participants well in advance of the rehearsal day to discuss logistics, and the success of this meeting produced a smooth rehearsal as well.
We will be the first to admit that we were high-maintenance clients. Dewayne never gave us the impression that we were a burden or "too much"; instead, he was excited to take on the challenges we presented him with. His creative ability helped us to implement the more impactful ideas and save costs where needed. Our guests were able to find the meaning and significance in every detail we planned together.
Dewayne is resourceful and well-connected in the industry. He has successful working relationships with vendors to accommodate all budgets. This speaks volumes about his relationship-building skills and integrity. He does what he says he will do... And MORE!
Dewayne, we will never forget how special and meaningful your presence was on our wedding day!