Time and time again, people have asked me what I'm most glad I invested in for my wedding.

My flowers were gorgeous. My dress was like a dream. The music, food, and entertainment were fabulous. But above all else, the best investment I made in my wedding was hiring Juli from A Modern Proposal to coordinate my wedding.

Juli was there for us whenever we needed her, she handled all my neurotic-bride queries with patience, good humour, and tact. When her email server went down, she contacted me using her own personal email. We Facebooked, we texted, talked on the phone, and met in person throughout the process. When she celebrated the birth of her first child, she only took one month off from her clients -- a paltry stretch of maternity leave in my opinion.

Juli went to consultations with us, and in fact, we never had to "shop around" for vendors because she always took us to a vendor that she believed would be a perfect match for us -- and they were! She kept track of our budget and our timeline, offered suggestions for money management, and helped us cut costs by doing some tasks herself. She even whipped up an adorable unity candle set for us mere days before the wedding!

On the day of, Juli kept everything under control, ensured that everyone was where they needed to be, created an absolutely gorgeous venue for us, and even jazzed up my candy buffet. Did I mention that our wedding day happened to be Juli's actual birthday? This incredible woman left her husband and child to spend her birthday celebrating my wedding.

When she looked at our wedding program, Juli seemed happily surprised that her name appeared in it. It shocks me that some clients don't bother to acknowledge their wedding planner, when that person does so much to make sure the big day is perfect. If I could do more to make everyone understand just how integral Juli was to the perfection of my wedding day, I would.