Lisa / Hallowed Ground Productions provided so much peace of mind in the absolutely mind-boggling lead-up to our wedding. After having to part ways with another planner who had not been proactive, leaving us in the lurch six months before our destination wedding, Lisa came recommended by the event coordinator at one of our venues (I believe her exact description of Lisa was: "one of the only wedding planners who knows what they're doing" lol). Thankfully, Lisa was available, and we truly felt like we'd found a port in the storm hiring her. She was incredibly diligent, personable, accessible (even personally picked up gifts for our wedding party!) and knew exactly what we needed on a tight timeline. Especially planning from afar, this was invaluable. The day-of coordination was exceptional — our wedding party commented to us there wasn't a single thing that went wrong or off-schedule the entire day, which they attributed to Lisa’s clear direction and poise (she even humored us by making a cameo in our wedding reception photos!) We can't fathom the amount of time and effort Lisa / HGP saved us by simply being exactly who we needed exactly when we needed her!

Lisa was amazing! We hired her as our month-of coordinator and truly couldn't have done it without her. We had our ceremony at a friend's home and then the reception at a restaurant, and she handled all of the location changes, decor and logistics with ease, plus helped us find and hire our second-line band. We had initially decided to not hire a planner, but as we got closer to the big day we realized that we wanted our friends and family to be able to celebrate with us, instead of feeling stressed about helping with everything that needed to be done. Lisa came in about halfway through our planning process and helped us achieve our vision! I would highly recommend her for any event!

Where to start?! If you're on the fence at all about booking with Lisa, DON'T BE. This is hands down the best investment we made for our wedding. We do not live in NOLA, so it was "destination" for us, as well as our guests. That, combined with the fact that neither of us are planners, was a recipe for...well, disaster. Not only did Lisa take over basically everything the month leading up to the wedding, she was constantly available for questions and feedback. We visited NOLA with our parents in early 2023 to tour the venue, and Lisa met with us there without hesitation to get a feel for the space. Somewhere along the way (after locking in several contracts) we decided to move our ceremony up by 1 hour to account for daylight and COMPLETELY forgot to update those vendors we had already secured. Lisa caught it well before we did, and got it all sorted out seamlessly without us even realizing! The week leading up to ceremony, there was a dreaded rain forecast for the entire day - Lisa worked really hard in the days leading up to make adjustments with various vendors to execute the rain plan. She made sure that all of the things we personally brought - the things we had put so much time and effort into - were in place and ready to go for the big day. This was huge because if it were not for her, we would have lost or forgotten to put those things out all together. It seems like there are a million things she and her team did the day of - big and small - that helped it all go so smoothly, it feels impossible to list them all here.

All I can say is that several times now, we have said to each other "I miss Lisa, are we just supposed to never talk to her or see her again?!" - so, let that be a testament to the quality of person and business owner she is!

Book with HGP - I promise you will thank yourself for it!! Thanks again Lisa, you rock!!!