We met Marie at a wedding expo in early 2023. At this point in time, my fiance and I were not considering a wedding coordinator (and we were so wrong lol). However, we noticed that our friends, who were getting married a month before us, were talking to Marie at her vendor booth and they had such a genuine interaction - a lot of hugs and laughter were exchanged. After the wedding expo, our friends convinced us that a wedding coordinator is a must and recommended Marie, so we gave her a call. During the first five minutes of that phone conversation, we knew immediately that we wanted to hire Marie. When talking to her, it felt like a normal conversation that we would have with any of my close friends and not a business transaction. Just on this one phone call, which ended up being about an hour long, Marie shared many of her wedding experiences, both good and bad, and even told us a lot about her personal life. Honestly, we almost forgot that she was a vendor since it felt like we were already friends! She even honored the wedding expo discount even though we didn’t hire her on the same day in person. Thanks, Marie!

From the time of that conversation up until our wedding date, Marie was super easy to reach through email, text, phone, and in-person meetups. Any question we had or ideas we threw at her, she immediately gave us an answer and was excited to make our visions come true. Although Marie encouraged us to reach out to her anytime (and she meant that), we didn’t want to bother her too often and only met up with her in-person twice. Both meetups were really enjoyable and we would always go off tangents and forget about the wedding planning part lol. Again, Marie treated us like family and even called us ‘besties’. I really loved this because I am not a huge fan of formalities, especially when wedding planning is already stressful - Marie really knew how to ease our minds and make us feel like family. We even got to meet her adorable doggos and husband!

On the week of our wedding, Marie stopped by our house (she found out that we only live less than 10 minutes away) to check up on us and asked if we needed anything. We told her that we couldn’t find enough ginger beer but thought it would be fine. 30 minutes later, Marie called and told us that she found some and asked if we wanted her to grab some for us and we said yes, which I’m glad we did because there wasn’t much leftovers after the wedding. After that, she asked if we needed disposable chopsticks and in my mind, I asked, "What do we need chopsticks for”? Marie then reminded me that it would be for the ramen station! We completely forgot about the chopsticks! This is how much Marie cares and is detail-oriented! Thank you so much for going above and beyond for us!

During the wedding, Marie was there for us the entire time. Words can’t describe how thankful we are for her and I could write a novel but I will try to keep it short. One of our biggest asks of her was to keep us on schedule so that we could have more time on the dance floor and she did not disappoint. She was very attentive and made sure that we were on schedule down to the second. She was not afraid to step in and politely tell our loving uncles and aunties to keep the photos with the bride & groom down to a minimum when we are running out of time. She was also very communicative with the other wedding vendors and ensured everything went smoothly. There was a moment where someone wanted to make a last minute speech and I politely whispered to Marie to have that person added to the schedule and she said “yeah, I already know” lol. Honestly, I don’t know how she does it!

Once all of the wedding formalities were completed, while still maintaining her boss status and responsibilities as a wedding coordinator, Marie interacted with both of our families and friends and every single one of them absolutely loved her, especially the crazy aunties lol. What we really loved about Marie is that she does not only take her responsibilities as a wedding coordinator seriously, but she is also very personable and wants to ensure everyone has a good time, which is super important to us. Our wedding was so much fun and stressless, thanks to Marie, and we are so appreciative of her! It has been a month since our wedding, and we still stay in touch. She even invited us to crash her niece’s wedding! When Marie started calling us ‘besties’, she really meant it! One of the first things Marie said to us at the beginning of this journey is that her goal is to get invited to our baby shower, and if we ever do decide to have one - you’re invited, Marie! Thank you for all you have done for us and we will forever be grateful.

We are so grateful to have had Marie as our month-of wedding coordinator! She was fantastic to work with and truly made our wedding feel seamless and uniquely ours. As we finalized details, Marie offered wonderful ideas to personalize the day, and her thoughtful touches made a huge difference. She went above and beyond in so many ways, even arranging for her husband to live-stream our ceremony when one of our parents was unexpectedly hospitalized, allowing them to still be part of our day. Marie also quickly addressed a situation with a guest that could have led to a fine from our venue, demonstrating her attention to detail and quick thinking. We highly recommend Marie!

We absolutely love Marie from Agape Events and More. She brought so much fun and enthusiasm to every meeting. She asked great questions about details we had not even thought of to make sure our wedding day was just like we dreamed about and she had great suggestions when asked. She was very organized at the rehearsal, wanting to know the desired sequence of events and the timeline. We left the rehearsal, feeling confident about the wedding day because of her. At the wedding, she was amazing. She took care of all the behind-the-scenes, coordinating and troubleshooting so that we could just focus on the joy and celebration of the day. The wedding from beginning to end was seamless and we are so grateful to Marie for everything she did to make that happen. She is worth her weight in gold and we highly recommend her!!! Thank you Marie!!!
Christina Bridge