My husband and I hired Amy about a year before our wedding day. From the very beginning, she was nothing but professional, realistic, prepared, and kind! The world of weddings aside: I have never met anybody more organized. Amy worked tirelessly to assure that we were informed on everything that needed to be done, everything that was currently being done, and everything that already had been done. There was never a moment where we were left in the dark. Her communication was flawless and her ability to unite vendors was incredible. Not only did she put on a perfect backyard wedding with 230+ people, but she was kind while doing it. Amy handled my family's requests with patience and grace. I couldn't have asked for a better wedding planner. Thank you, Amy!

Amy was absolutely amazing. I thought I had a vision but quickly realized I had no idea what I wanted and she literally made what I was thinking come to life. She was so so helpful throughout the process and I didn’t worry one time throughout the process. And the wedding day!! WOWWWWW. I couldn’t believe what I walked into! She made the venue come to life and it was so beautiful I cried!! She was absolutely amazing and I wish I could get married again to have her plan it 🤣 lol. She even had an emergency kit with every possible thing I didn’t even know I needed! So amazing!!

I cannot say enough great things about Amy! My husband and I had busy schedules leading up to our big day and Amy was able to guide us the entire way through. She made sure to stay in contact and helped making decisions on all of our vendors so easy. On our actual wedding day, I was able to fully enjoy myself as Amy and her team has everything planned and perfected. Almost a year later and our families and friends are still talking about how amazing it all went. While Amy played a key role in our wedding, she made sure it still felt like us. We were able to incorporate foods, traditions and so much more that were meaningful to our families. To top it all off, Amy was able to help us execute a delicious farewell breakfast the following day which served as a great way to thanks our guests one last time before they headed home for the weekend. Once again, I can’t recommend Amy enough. She was great to work with, flexible and detailed. It truly made wedding planning and the days leading up to our wedding so enjoyable and free of stress.

I cannot say enough good things about Amy Harloe at Happily Ever After by Amy. We hired Amy about a year and a half before our wedding, and she made the planning process so easy. Amy is extremely professional, responsive, and creative. We were originally supposed to get married in June 2020, and like many other couples had to make a decision whether to postpone or cancel our wedding because of COVID-19. Amy seamlessly handled our decision to postpone and downsize our wedding from 250 guests to 30 guests without ever missing a beat. She essentially planned two different weddings for us because our original wedding plan was not workable amidst the pandemic. We hosted our wedding in a family member's backyard, but Amy was able to flawlessly turn our backyard into a perfect and professional wedding venue. Leading up to our wedding we completely trusted Amy to make creative decisions, and she created an intimate dinner party reception that was better than we ever could have dreamed. Our friends and family were all so impressed, and we told everyone that Amy handled every detail! She has an impressive team of trusted vendors that worked so hard. I highly recommend hiring Amy for wedding planning and coordinating.

This review is LONG overdue! Have you ever had such an amazing experience working with someone that finding the right words to express how grateful/ thankful you are seem impossible? Thats how my husband and I have felt since our 5.18.2019 wedding! From the moment I met Amy I knew she was our wedding planner. After talking to almost every wedding planner in the greater chicagoland area I thought Amy is just too good to be true. So in true OCD crazy bride fashion I asked for references and previous brides to talk to about their experience. Amy did not even blink or make me feel totally insane which is a quality every bride should look for in a wedding planner. We thankfully chose the full planning package, because we were planning our Chicago wedding from across the country. Amy responded to every midnight email, every pacific coast phone call and never made us feel like we were alone. She kept us on budget and when we were going over budget she wasn't afraid to bring us back to reality. Amy negotiated all of our vendors and got us the best deals, I cannot stress this enough! Before Amy we were getting quoted 2-3x the costs, and for brides who hate to negotiate she was a God send. Amys wedding day timeline is better than any book or planning binder you can find, she really knows what she's talking about with a month to month breakdown that becomes like your checklist and makes sure to keep your wedding day timeline on track. Leading up to the wedding she was there to lead our rehearsal, take all of our "extra" last minute buys to incorporate into the decor, and she happily took the role of "bad guy" to nix any unwanted suggestions from our adoring family. She brought our dream wedding to life, flawlessly. She is the definition of a fairy wedding planner! If you are even considering her wedding planning service book now, I have no doubt in my mind that she will be the most highly sought after wedding planner. To this day we have family and friends that our wedding was the funnest wedding they have ever attended. We honestly owe those compliments to Amy and her meticulous planning and attention to detail. From one OCD bride to another book now you will be forever grateful that you did. Thank you Amy & team from the bottom of our hearts we will never be able to express how amazing you are! (sorry its taken us over a year to write this we love you tons!)

In late October, my husband and I had this dream to get married on New Year’s Eve— of that same year. We were expecting our first child and didn’t want to plan a wedding after he was born. I reached out to multiple planners and it wasn’t until we found Amy that I felt hopeful this wedding might actually happen. From the moment I talked to Amy she had nothing but confidence in her voice and in her ideas. Amy made me feel confident and hopeful that my dream wedding could come true in the short amount of time we had to plan it. Amy was nothing short of amazing the entire time. Every little detail was taken care of and we didn't have to worry about a thing. To be honest, we didn’t have the highest expectations for the wedding because who could when you were planning it in two months. But the day of our wedding everything went flawlessly and the evening of our wedding it was like something out of a movie. All of my guests were just as surprised as we were and made the comment that it seemed as if we had been planning this wedding for many months. Amy really showed her talent and skill the way she pulled off this miracle wedding and we couldn’t recommend her more— we felt truly blessed to have found her for our special day.

Amy listened to us from start to finished. She treated our wedding as if it was her only concern. She truly wanted to give us her best and she did.

Where to start? I wasn't aware how much we needed a coordinator until I saw how much Amy did in the weeks leading up to the wedding. It's shocking how much I didn't know that I didn't know. Amy's preparation on the timeline, coordinating with vendors, consulting and day-of grunt work made all the difference on our wedding day. Her decorative skills were on full display at the reception and I know neither of us would've been able to pull that off. She was fantastic to work with, quick to respond, and pleasant but not afraid to disagree with us when she had a better idea. Thank you for everything Amy; we can't recommend you enough.

My now husband and I got engaged two years ago and were dreading the process of having a wedding. After much deliberation, we decided to follow through with the process and decided to have the wedding this year. We did not know where to begin and were looking for guidance. While looking at reviews, it was an easy choice when we found Amy Harloe. After meeting in person and discussing our vision, we decided to go with Amy and the full service package. BEST DECISION OF OUR LIVES!! She was VERY thorough from the onset and was with us till the very end. We NEVER had to worry about anything and she kept us on an organized timeline, thus making us feel at ease. We honestly knew nothing about weddings and she was patient with us and provided top notch recommendations for all vendors. We did not have ANY complaints about any of our vendors for our wedding. The actual day of our wedding went very smoothly and it allowed us to thoroughly enjoy our festivities. Our guests had nothing but rave reviews about our wedding for two weeks. We would recommend Amy to any other clueless couple that is planning to have a wedding.

Amy is truly a godsend and worth every penny and more! She thought of things that would have never crossed my mind for our wedding, made sure everything flowed perfectly and made our wedding day exactly what we envisioned and more!