Choosing Lora was the best decision we made throughout the entire 14-month wedding planning process. Without Lora, the rest of it wouldn’t have been impossible. We were hesitant to hire a planner because we thought the planner would plan our wedding for us and it would be the same wedding that everyone throws. Instead, Lora provided us with options after listening to what we envisioned. Lora introduced us to amazingly talented vendors who executed our vision better than we dreamed or imagined it. Lora never pushed your ideas down our throats and backed off when we were uninterested in one of her ideas. Lora provided us with proper etiquette, but didn’t harp on us if we wanted to go in another direction. Lora handled every unexpected problem that popped up along the way. I think Lora’s troubleshooting went way above and beyond what I possibly could have reasonably expected. When our officiant was unable to perform the ceremony, Lora tried to find us another one weeks before the wedding. When Lora couldn’t find one, Lora provided me ceremony examples to write our ceremony. Then, she generously provided me feedback on the draft. Thanks to Lora many of our guests say that the ceremony was their favorite part of the wedding! Words cannot express how much I appreciated how quickly Lora responded to my questions via e-mail or the telephone. Lora was more supportive and helpful during this process than any therapist or best friend could have been. When we were searching for a planner across the country, we ultimately choose between Lora and another planner who is only involved during the last month of the wedding. The other planner would have handed us a list of “preferred vendors” when we became her clients. Now, I can’t believe that we even considering hiring another planner. It was crucial that Lora was involved throughout the entire process. Lora attended every vendor meeting to make sure that the vendor got our vision and to ensure thing

Lora Ward is simply amazing. Lora was my full-service wedding coordinator for my November 2011 wedding. We had over a year to plan our wedding and Lora helped us throughout the whole process. She suggested trusted vendors that she has worked with in the past for everything we needed. All the vendors that Lora recommended and we picked were fabulous. They were on-time, friendly and open to our ideas. Lora also had the very difficult task of keeping us on track. Both my husband and I were working full-time at demanding jobs while we were trying to plan our wedding and it simply would not have happened without Lora's guidance. While Lora was fantastic during the planning stage, she was absolutely wonderful on the day of. I didn't have to worry about things getting done or taking care of little details. I knew Lora would make sure everything was attended to. All I had to do was breath, smile and enjoy the day. Looking back at my wedding, hiring Lora was the single best decision I made (other than picking the groom)!

Lora Ward was such a valuable asset for my daughter who was planning her Sacramento wedding" long distance". Both Stacey and Joe are actors living in New York City who wanted their wedding to be near Stacey's home town of Davis.

Lora was key in helping make this dream wedding come true. I suppose many couples who are planning their wedding find their Wedding Planner or Day Of co-ordinator first. Not us.

The Crocker Museum Ballroom was selected as the site for the Ceremony with an evening reception in the courtyard of the Firehouse Restaurant in Old Sacramento.

In late December we met with Phillip Rice of Phillip Rice Designs and East Sac Florist. After our initial meeting with him, we were so excited by his "vision" and his talents we were certain that he was PERFECT for Stacey and Joe's wedding. There was only one problem. He was already booked for a wedding in southern California the day before our scheduled wedding! He reassured us that he would be able to handle the "decor and floral" elements but that he would not be able to be our coordinator for that day. After a few minutes of thought, he recommended Lora Ward as someone who was experienced, warm, motherly, unflappable and who was adept at handling details.

Stacey and Joe (who were visiting for Christmas) were able to meet with her one evening just after Christmas. They were impressed by the scope of services she could assist them with and that she was willing to do as much or as little as they required.

My first meeting with Lora left me confident that she could "mother hen" are far-flung group and keep us on track. "No Worries." is her motto and became mine. If I was worried, I would send her an e-mail always knowing that I would receive a prompt and well thought out reply.

Lora led us to other talented and vital members of our Wedding Team. The talented Matt Brys of Extreme Productions (D.J. and lighting), Jennifer (hair and make-up) and Sara who came to the last minute rescue and produced lovely escort cards.

Stacey handled many aspects of planning her day while in New York. Lora was always there to advise, suggest and support Stacey and Joe's vision.

Because the majority of the wedding guests were out of state, this became a destination wedding weekend. John and I were happy to open our house and to be hosts for various events. I could not have survived the Wedding Day without Lora! I knew that she had every last detail under control and that I really did have "No Worries"! As the father of the bride said, "Lora was a wise investment".