Milestone Events was the first vendor we met with during the wedding planning process. Being from Chicago, their assistance in planning a destination wedding in Sonoma was invaluable. From understanding my vision which allowed them to suggest a few venues, to scheduling appointments and giving tours of different vineyards, to all their assistance and question answering to the day of, I would not have been able to have such a low-stress wedding planning experience as I did without them. We were assigned Samantha as our wedding coordinator, and I cannot say enough great things about her - she was the FOB's favorite vendor contact! Samantha is incredibly organized, responsive, and thinks of all the little things that you would have never thought of. From coordinating our wine tasting to select wines to wrangling our groomsmen during the rehearsal to helping me change into my second dress during the reception, Samantha went above and beyond, and I only wish I had more reasons to talk to her every day!

Milestone Events Group was a mandatory add-on at the vineyard where we were planning the wedding. They "sold" a moderate price tag for their wedding events based on negotiated contracts with a set of preferred vendors. This resulted in us understating our budget. Their packaged weddings were insufficient which then resulted in significant additional costs. They repeatedly sent us contracts and/or invoices for other couples which illustrated how disorganized they are and violated those couples' privacy. They mandated certain rental items which ran up the cost (like warmers), and they prevented caterers from providing certain items that they would ordinarily include (like plates) which meant that we had to rent them. We engaged a wedding planner because we thought Milestone would not be able to manage and thank goodness we did. Despite the professional planner Milestone was still an impediment to a smooth wedding planning process.