Michele of Galore Planning is really, really good at her job! We had a bit of a unique situation - during our engagement, our parents (his and mine) were in a car accident and my dad was permanently injured. It left us with a lot less time to plan our DIY wedding than we'd anticipated when we booked a non-inclusive venue. A month or two before the wedding, I realized I just couldn't handle everything anymore and I needed some help. I checked out some day-of coordinators and was shocked to learn their prices. I desperately needed help, but I couldn't afford it! Then my mom found Michele, and our problems were solved.

Michele took care of coordinating with the vendors, telling them where to be and when. She helped me put together a timeline for my wedding (and time is a super difficult thing for me to grasp mentally, so I needed it!) She sent the timeline to the vendors and answered any questions they had. She took all our decorations to her house and then, the morning of the wedding, she was there earlier than we were. She set up everything and it was beautiful. She laid out the room, she made sure I ate during the day, she kept us on schedule to get to the church for the ceremony. She stayed behind at the reception venue and took delivery of the cake, helped the caterers set up, got our gift table and guest book organized, got the DJ and photo booth and bartenders all set. She was amazing and we didn't have to worry about so many things on our wedding day that probably would have reduced me to a blubbering mess. Instead, we got to enjoy our wedding!

Throughout all this, Michele had some unfortunate things happen within her own family, but she never wavered in her work or commitment to our wedding, even though I would have understood. She is a true professional and she really, really saved the day. She was the missing piece and I'm so glad we found her. She, unlike other coordinators, was within our budget. I don't know what we would have done without her!