Cece Is A Dream: Where Do I Start?
Right from the jump, I knew Cece was going to be amazing to work with, and it only got better with each interaction! I’m a pretty hands on person who hates to ask for help, but also procrastinates til the cows come home.. quite the combination. I let Cece know that on our first Google Video Call and she made sure that I answered all vital questions for vendors, had contracts signed and made all payments on schedule. When my fiancé met her, he got off the call and said – “Oh my god. She’s amazing. What are we paying her? She deserves more. She deserves all of it!”
Her past work experience at a wedding venue in STL has fostered many connections and relationships with vendors in the industry. When in a pinch, she had vendors on speed dial ready to assist. Cece is down to earth, organized, professional, wants the wedding day to be completely unique to the couple and does everything in her power to make that happen – all with a smile on her face. I mean…can you ask for more?
Cece makes it look so easy! We had many changes and challenges leading up to our wedding and Cece helped us navigate and adjust seamlessly. We downsized from 300 guests to 100, because we wanted to make sure our guests were safe and felt comfortable, she found us someone who would stream our wedding for our virtual guests, helped up changed our dinner plans from a Rosalita’s taco buffet to Rosalita’s Family Style (seated by household – Cece’s amazing suggestion) to better suit covid regulations and we even had a florist (that I found prior to Cece.. what was I thinking!) that went completely MIA. With all this adversity, you would think we’d both be pulling our hair out. Not. At. All.
The same day we decided to find a new florist (aka 3 weeks out from our “I Dos”.. yikes!), Cece had options and quotes ready for me. It ended up being such a blessing in disguise because the flowers from Sister’s Floral Design Studio are GORGEOUS! I say ARE because they’re all over my house right now & I’m working with a shop on Etsy to preserve them into small pieces of jewelry for future kiddos.. it can be the “something old” that they tied into their bouquet as they walk down the aisle on their own wedding day . Anywho.. I digress, but had to share that hot tip.
For rehearsal, Cece corralled our crazy wedding crew into their positions, helped everyone feel confident and comfortable in their roles and even stopped by the rental tux place when she learned that my dad was missing his tie! Her assistant was very on top of things too, which is no surprise. When your family, wedding party and even guests who show up early on your wedding day compliment your planner, you KNOW you’re in great hands! Even my make-up artist, Heather (Heather B. Beauty.. AMAZING, and so is her team!), who has worked with a ton of different planners in the past, complimented Cece! She hadn’t worked with her before but was very impressed with her organization and communication and hopes to work with her again!
If you’re even slightly considering a wedding planner – meet with Cece! Her packages for plans are super flexible and her set up/tear down is amazing. Even on the day of the wedding, she made sure all family/friends were texting HER and if any issues/questions popped up, Cece went straight to my Matron of Honor so I wouldn’t have to think about anything other than marrying the man of my dreams and celebrating the best day ever with our nearest & dearest.
10/10 Recommend.