I just moved here from Canada, moved into a new home, had to adjust to the NAVY WIFE LIFE and plan a wedding in 60 days. I found Brenda on Wedding Wire, checked her website and her reviews and met with her. 2 weeks later hubby came back from deployment and we met again and hubby approved.
Brenda made our Wedding Dreams come true. She went above and beyond everything we could have asked for. The only way we can explain is by telling you everything!!! LOL I asked for a DIVA PRINCESS wedding with dark red/gold turtle theme. I wanted things to pop but also be classic as well, what a request right?!?!??! We originally had everyone in La Mesa, Ceremony in La Jolla and Reception in Newport Beach and b/c of this we would have gone way over budget so Brenda figured out a way to still have a beautiful Ceremony & Reception all in the OC area instead. From that day forward, we put our whole wedding in her hands. We pretty much said "here is our budget.............. WE TRUST YOU" From decorations, flowers, ceremony music, transporation etc. she did it all. All we had to do was say Yes and NO ( well mostly Yes) Sometimes, it's the wedding planner's job to say NO when you are going over budget but her NO's didn't feel negative in anyway as she was trying to help us and we greatly appreciated it.
To keep our budget under, Brenda was a big fan of DIY. I think parts of your wedding should be DIY it gives it a personal touch. All paper ( favor tags, place cards, program ), wedding favour Cake Pops, and cookies were all done by myself and friends. Ceremony and Reception decorations were done by Brenda for a small fee. If it wasn't for Brenda I would have spent $100's of dollars on these things. She even got me turtle candles and decorations for the ceremony. Our reception was on Electra Cruises and they had their own Wedding Day Co-ordinator but Brenda still came with us to finalize the reception and evern helped out at the reception and she didn't even have to.
Jeff, her son was awesome. He communicated with us through out the day if Brenda was busy and assited my whole wedding party with any of their needs. Jeff thank you for emptying those sand vials!!!! So sweet of him to help her out and be so attentive on our wedding day. He needs a raise Brenda!!!!
If you are looking for someone who is NOT the "cookie cutter" type wedding planner, BRENDA is the one for you. She doesn't over price, (but I think with her work she should LOL) and she will always respond to any calls, emails and text in a timely manner. She actually CARES about your wedding and WANTS all your dreams to come true.
Moments of Magic responded with the following comments:
Cece....it was such an honor to have your trust while we were planning your beautiful wedding. You and Jose were a dream to work with, and I wish you a long and happy marriage! Thank you again for allowing me to be part of your day.