The #1 piece of advice we received planning our wedding was to hire a wedding planner, and we are SO happy we took that advice to heart. Our initial plan was to hire Gianna for day-of coordination, but as my husband and I lived in Boston (wedding was in Buffalo), we decided to hire Gianna for partial planning. It was hands down, the best decision we made. Even though I had the exact vision of what I wanted the wedding to look like, Gianna was instrumental in identifying the right vendors in Buffalo to execute on the vision. Throughout the planning process, she took the time to listen to us and what we wanted out of our day, and seamlessly coordinated all of our vendor initial proposal calls and (later on) the final run-through calls a month before the wedding. During each monthly check-in meetings, Gianna was attentive and focused. We were entirely grateful for Gianna throughout the planning process, and then it was the wedding day when Gianna was worth her weight in gold. Our wedding day was seamless, and my husband and I had an amazing time. If there was anything wrong, I did not hear about it until after the wedding. It truly amazes me how plugged in Gianna and her assistant Alexa was on the wedding day, and how much got handled without me lifting a finger, noticing it, and most importantly, without my husband and I worrying about it or having to deal with it ourselves. There was a last minute wedding day discovery that our fireworks vendor included sparklers for us. Gianna and Alexa ran out to get lighters and also worked with our photographers to plan a sparkler exit. There was a medical emergency with one of our guests. Gianna and Alexa called an ambulance and identified a doctor among our guests to help. I had specific ideas of how I wanted our favors to be laid out, Gianna and Alexa made sure that was laid out accordingly. I wanted a little taco/margarita shot appetizer at the reception, Gianna stalked a waiter to bring one over to me to make sure I got one. These were all the things I either heard about or remember from the wedding day, forget the things I still don't know about! One of my guests commented that although dinner was set out for Gianna and Alexa at the guest table, they were hardly seen sitting down as they were putting out fires left and right. If you are having a wedding in Buffalo, NY, Gianna is the best decision you can make to ensure your wedding goes smoothly and you & your partner can enjoy every minute of a special day that passes by all too quickly :)