Flawless wedding day…thank you Hitched x Haley team!!
Shortly after getting engaged, I knew I needed to hire a wedding planner. I found myself incredibly overwhelmed with the planning process and paralyzed by perfectionism. I tried downloading *The Knot* app per the suggestion of all my married friends. “*It has a checklist and makes it really easy to get things done!*” is what everyone told me. The first task it recommended was to “pick a venue.” After taking the “Find Your Dream Wedding Venue” quiz I immediately closed the app and didn't relaunch it for another 3 weeks. After many sleepless and anxious nights, I began the search for a planner.
My (then) fiancé and I are people who are passionate about our craft. We both appreciate the dedication, time, and expertise it takes for people to be great at what they do. Shipping large-scale software projects? Easy. Coordinating with dozens of vendors and navigating all the intricacies of making a once-in-a-lifetime event go smoothly? Terrifying. We knew finding someone who was also passionate about their craft was crucial.
When I met with Haley, I didn’t have a “dream wedding” Pinterest board with a color palette, flowers, or linens. I just knew I wanted to marry the person I love, and that the overall experience was important to me. After describing this to her, she immediately understood. I knew she was a perfect fit and I’m **so** **glad** we hired her.
Due to a long engagement and a couple of pandemic-induced postponements, we ended up working with Haley for nearly three (THREE!) years. In that time, I realized not only is she amazing at her job, but also a genuinely kind person.
She took time to get to know us as a couple, listened to all our nebulous ideas, and gave them shape and form. After every meeting, she would summarize and propose tailor-made recommendations and we would emphatically respond, “Yes! EXACTLY!”
Haley never made me feel out-of-place. She respected our budget, and found creative ways to make our dreams come true. Her breadth of connections alone saved us time and money. Haley will not treat someone differently whether their wedding is simplistic or extravagant. Her down-to-earth demeanor, sense of humor, and flexibility was such a relief…especially as the pandemic kept throwing new hurdles at us.
Having Haley help design and plan our wedding took so much stress out of the process, and actually made it enjoyable. She has the unique ability to know when to involve the client and when to handle it herself. She was always very responsive and patient (*even when I would spam her with 10k questions asking her opinion on something*)*.* I never had to worry about deadlines; I was confident she had it all under control.
We couldn’t have imagined a more idyllic wedding. As someone who works in the area of UX, I care a lot about the experience and flow of things. Thanks to Haley, the entire wedding was absolutely perfect: every detail was considered, the setting was beautiful, the vibe matched our personalities. The entire day flowed so smoothly. My friends still refer to it as the “magazine wedding.”
She navigated ✨delicate✨ family dynamics with aplomb. I have absolutely no clue if something went wrong the day of the wedding. Zilch. Ni idea. I’m sure something did, but I’ll never know. If it did, I’m certain she handled it gracefully. We are already trying to hire her to plan my husband’s birthday party.
Ahh!! This review truly cannot adequately describe our gratitude for her and her team giving us the most perfect wedding ever. She gave my husband and I the best gift we could ever ask for: the ability to be present on our wedding day, and take it all in without worrying about anything. Just hire her, and you’ll soon realize what I’m trying to say. 💛