I was lucky enough to find Eric for our 110 person wedding in North Georgia. I am so, so happy that I did because Eric was THE most important person at the wedding (other than my groom of course!)

Eric came to the wedding with his working shoes on - he was incredibly engaged and ahead of schedule the entire day. Instead of coming to me with questions as I was getting ready, he came to me with solutions and updated me on the process of his work.

Not only did he act as our day-of-coordinator, he also acted as our florist last minute! I had put my mother in charge of arranging our DIY florals from Costco, and Eric immediately saw that the situation required a professional hand. He arranged everything in the most beautiful way, and we received compliments on the flowers and greenery all night.

My only regret with working with Eric, as I told him, is that I didn't hire him for the entire wedding weekend! I can't recommend him enough - THANK YOU Eric!!

The background
I was referred to Modern Romance (Eric and his team) by another wedding industry member located in Miami, and WOW. Our day was perfect. I’ll start by saying I’m quite meticulous; my planning style turned out to be examining every detail to excruciatingly annoying levels, then once I had the contract set I was good to go. That meant I was a very chill bride when it came to the day. My fiancé was the opposite, no interest in details until the WEEK OF the wedding! I’m any case, Modern Romance handled everything beautifully. Our wedding was in key west, at ft. Zachary Taylor state park, and my input and planning everything was all done from states away.

The planning
When we first spoke with Modern Romance ten months before our date, we gave an idea of what we wanted and let them run with it. I was able to change any details before agreeing to a contract and everything was very transparent and easy to understand. If I didn’t understand anything (before AND after the wedding!), or if my loving-but-insanely-large family had questions, they were answered promptly. I loved being able to email, text, or call any time. Even when something wasn’t urgent, I would receive a near-immediate response (even when they were at other events!). When plans changed, they rolled with it. When the guest count split, they rolled with it - they contacted vendors and altered contracts and tut-tutted with us. When my fiancé decided he wanted to do a sword fight last minute, they arranged it. When we were late on the playlist, they got it to the dj the day before. When we flip flopped on desserts for months, they were patient. When I sent them to help my fiancé choose attire, they were able to get the notion across that wearing a button down Hawaiian shirt was NOT going to happen. The entire team was also prepared to be extremely hands on and attentive the week of…

The week and day of
In addition to implementing all those little details (and adding more that fit seamlessly and elevated everything, like gold bamboo chairs!), the team had plans for things I would never have thought of. They planned for hot grandparents and changing dresses, they had first aid and cool water, blotting sheets and anything else you could think of. The entire team was malleable to any suggestion and they communicated changes to each other seamlessly, even on the day of! When I told them to just arrange the entire reception layout how they thought it would work and look best, voila! They did, and it was amazing (although I know they would have executed a detailed layout if I’d asked, down to the tiniest detail!). When my now-husband and I wanted to keep enjoying cocktail hour, they changed the timing of our entrance and the schedule accordingly.

Did things go wrong?
Yes, but I had no idea. Everything was taken care of and corrected to the plan. For example….The cutting cake my fiancé ordered didn’t get made. Did I find out that day? Nope. Did we have a cutting cake? Yep. Was it our theme? Yep. Same bakery? Yep. Flavor? Yep.

Overall
If I could start over knowing what I know now I would hire them again in an instant. Were there details I would change about the wedding itself? Probably not. It’s been several months and I’m still impressed.

We had a very small wedding last minute, we did not have to lift a finger. Every single detail was covered, including things I never would’ve even thought of. We were given time to eat food while our guests mingled, they really paid attention to us and giving us time to enjoy the day, while making it memorable for everyone else.