Emily took care of everything the day of our wedding! She was there from the start and stayed till the end making sure everything was perfect! Even when my mom and many of my guest got sick and things started to head south she kept it together and kept the party going. It was a tough obstacle to overcome but she did it with grace! Thank you Emily for making my day so wonderful and for taking all the stress and worry off my husband and I so we could enjoy our special day! ~ Mrs. Timothy Brown (Lindsey)

Emily was great to work with. I hired her for the day of the wedding because I didn't want to worry about anything except having fun. I wished that I would have hired her at the beginning of all the planning because she has such great ideas and knows how to get the most for your money. She is extremely organized and puts together and implements a timeline for all of your vendors and makes sure that they follow it. I had even ask her to put together a timeline to give the bridal party for the day of at the last minute, in which she didn't hesitate doing. There are so many little details that she took care of on the day of my daughter’s wedding that I didn't have to worry about. When it came to the reception, I could actually relax and enjoy every moment because I knew she was taking care of everything else. She stays to the end of the evening and I wouldn't hesitate hiring her again.

I contracted Emily after I saw her in action at a good friend's daughter's wedding in Conroe, TX. .She agreed to travel to San Antonio to do my daughter's wedding. My major complaint- she over promises and under delivers, I was so disappointed! She started off great and once she was paid she did very little other than the timeline.

If you consider using Emily and Occassionals, I suggest that you interview other wedding planner and coordinator companies. Construct a list of duties for Emily, add the duties (in detail) and your expectations to an additional contract for her to sign.

Once Emily was paid in full, she wanted to charge for every additional duty, which I thought came natural to a wedding planner- coordinator. Thank goodness, my sister, my brother-in-law, and my best friend saved my daughter's wedding. We were also blessed to have great vendors (not affiliated with Emily or Occassionals). Emily refused to fold the napkins which arrived unfolded. When asked why, she said, "it was not in the contract." She also rushed off (at the venue rehearsal ) before all the wedding logistics were discussed. Looking back on my daughter's wedding, this was not money well spent...

As the maid of honor for the bride, I had the chance to witness much of the planning and coordination with Emily, the wedding planner from Occasional Events. Unfortunately, the experience left much to be desired, and there were several regrets about hiring her.

The bride’s mother had fired their original planner to book Emily after attending another wedding she had coordinated, but it turned out to be a decision we wish hadn't been made. From the start, things felt disorganized, and the stress of the wedding day was amplified by Emily’s lack of preparation.

The wedding rehearsal was chaotic. It was a hot day at the end of summer, and Emily kept us all outside for much longer than necessary due to unclear directions, causing unnecessary mistakes and confusion. The bride’s 85-year-old grandfather was visibly struggling with the heat, yet Emily seemed more focused on redoing the aisle walk than showing any consideration for him.

When the bride decided she didn’t want all 8 of her bridesmaids to stand up front during the ceremony, Emily was insistent that she would regret it, even arguing with us about it. She even suggested taking a vote on the matter, which left us all shocked—this was the bride’s wedding, not a democracy! Additionally, she interrupted the bride during hair and makeup to ask who was folding napkins for dinner—a question that could have easily been asked of someone else.

Only the aisle walk was rehearsed, and after the ceremony, no one knew where to go or what to do. The cocktail hour re-entry for the newlyweds was another disaster, with constant changes on where we should walk, adding more confusion.

One glaring moment of disappointment was at the end of the night when the parting gifts were not ready for guests to take. Family members of the bride had to scramble to put them out, and many guests missed out on them entirely. The sparkler exit was also poorly handled—Emily didn’t have the getaway car ready, and by the time it arrived, the sparklers were already burning out.

To top it off, Emily and her assistant were seen eating before the bride’s parents, which felt incredibly disrespectful.

The biggest issue, however, was Emily’s overall absence during the wedding. We rarely saw her, and she was not readily available to troubleshoot issues or guide the day smoothly. Her lack of presence and organization made the entire experience more stressful than it needed to be.

In the end, we sincerely wish we had gone with a planner who was more organized and focused on making the day less chaotic, instead of adding to the stress. I wouldn’t recommend Emily for anyone looking for a smooth and well-organized wedding day.