Happily Ever afTer Wedding and Event Planner

Carolyn and her team went above and with our day of wedding coordination. If you don’t have a coordinator, you need one! She thinks of everything!!! Carolyn is so organized and is able to be assertive when needed with vendors or be your calming presence when you need it. She is calm and professional. She is positive and graceful. I can’t say enough. She handled absolutely every detail I needed. She is so experienced and organized. Carolyn made our day so special. She is the bow that ties your entire day together. Trust me you NEED her. My sister who traveled out of town even said “ Where was Carolyn when I got married?!?!”
My entire family loved her. We cannot say enough. She keeps everything on time and helps keep everything smooth. She handles any adversities. She is a gem.

When we first began planning our Northern Michigan destination wedding, we wanted to do everything ourselves; find the venue, book all vendors, decide on catering, decorations, etc. We didn’t think we needed a wedding coordinator.
But as the wedding got closer, we realized there were so many details we needed help with:
•Who is going to make sure the florist knows where and when to deliver bouquets/arrangements?
•Who is going to make sure the caterer, DJ, photographer, videographer, officiant know where to go?
•Who is going to make sure the centerpieces, favors, name cards are where they’re supposed to be?
•Who is going to be the go-to for last minute questions from family and friends on the day of the wedding?
•Who is going to guide us through the rehearsal?
The list of questions went on... We thought about delegating these tasks to our family and friends but, who wants to go to a destination wedding with jobs to do?

We decided to look into Day-Of Coordinators to help us with the final logistics of our wedding day. We found Carolyn with Happily Ever After and it was the best decision we made! We were about 4 months out from our wedding and Carolyn jumped right in. We had bi-weekly/weekly virtual meetings to check-in and make sure we were all on the same page. Carolyn was organized and kept us on track for all plans that needed to be done in those 4 months. Because of her extensive wedding experience, Carolyn guided us through all of the details that need to be in place- a lot that we didn’t even think of! She coordinated with ALL of our vendors and wedding party members- providing schedules and timelines to them so they knew where they needed to be and when. Carolyn also became the primary contact for our vendors during the days leading up to the wedding; fielding phone calls and last-minute issues (which WILL come up!). She relieved us of this responsibility while keeping in constant communication with us so we were always in the loop. Carolyn and her assistant, Nickie are the reason that our wedding day went so smoothly. I don’t know how we would’ve pulled it all off without them!

For any brides or grooms who are on the fence about hiring a wedding coordinator, DO IT. Your wedding day should be filled with joy and excitement. Do not spend this special day (which flies by) worried about whether vendors, decorations, guests, etc. are where they need to be. Carolyn and HEA will be your advocates throughout this process and can guide you through it, however much you need. I cannot thank Carolyn, Nickie, and HEA enough for all they did for us!

Carolyn was wonderful to work with. We hired her as a day of coordinator for our wedding in 2020. I assumed that we would meet maybe 3 or 4 times before the wedding, but she was actually much more thorough and we had monthly check in meetings to make sure we were on track with everything. She had a lot of good advice for us when we felt like we didn't know what we were doing. We ended up postponing our wedding a year and Carolyn continued to check in with us and answer my questions. I was so grateful to have her and her assistant Nickie at my rehearsal and wedding. It was so nice to know that someone outside of my family was worrying about all of the details and making sure things were running smoothly. Many of my friends and family commented on how confident and efficient Carolyn and Nickie were. I truly could not imagine doing our wedding without them. My husband and I were able to enjoy our day stress free.