I had the good fortune of meeting Emilie through mutual friends in 2008. I followed her work over the over the next half decade, admiring all the beautiful weddings and invitations she posted on her blog/Facebook page. When at long last, I was faced with the daunting task of getting married, I immediately knew I needed the help from a professional whose work I completely trusted.

While I consider myself a relatively organized and competent person, there is just entirely so much about wedding planning and coordinating that most laymen never realize. It was so comforting to have Emilie there to guide, advise, recommend, and reassure during this entire process. During the final stages of planning, Emilie ensured that everything was delivered as contracted by each of our vendors. Moreover, during the day of the wedding, as far as I had been aware, the day was completely seamless. It wasn't until days after that I realized that at some point, my husband had forgotten his undershirt and socks, and my father had temporarily gone missing during our scheduled family photos.

After months and months of planning, and a small fortune invested into this day, Emilie is the insurance to the most perfect and wonderful day. I cannot recommend her enough, as I cannot imagine having been able to have had such a magical day without all her hard work, attention to detail, and excellent rapport with our other vendors.

We booked Emilie at Pink Orchid Weddings about 10 months before our August 20, 2011 wedding date at the Lenox Hotel. Although the venue itself had coordinators provided with our package, we knew we needed an outside person who would always advocate for us. I plan events for a living, so although I felt confident I could plot all the details, we needed a trustworthy person to execute the day-of activities.

As a same-sex couple, we are always a little wary when meeting new vendors. Emilie was so excited right off the bat. She made us feel like we were her only clients -- from the time we booked with her, till the day we got married. For the months leading up to our wedding, she was always available through email. She was extremely responsive, and gave us valuable, honest, and to the point advice.

It’s no exaggeration to say we’re not sure how we could have had the wedding we did without Emilie. Her professionalism, attention to detail (wait till you see her details and timeline documents!), punctuality, and general demeanor assured that our wedding went off smoothly. We received so many compliments from guests about how impeccably organized and seamless everything was. We’re so grateful to Emilie for ensuring that our guests (and my husband and I!) had an unforgettable evening.

Book her. She’s incredible.

My wedding was stress-free because of Emilie! She was amazing to work with. I booked her over a year before my wedding for day-of service, but she offered unlimited email communication and I completely took advantage of that. Any question I had, she had an answer to within a matter of 20 minutes! At our final walk-through, she asked questions I would not have thought of and took over calling every single vendor of mine to confirm everyting. Not only did she confirm place and times, but she got the names and cell phone numbers of all our transportation drivers (3 guest shuttles, 2 limos, and a party bus) and spoke with each of them individually! It was SO nice to be able to know everything was in her hands and not have to stress about details - we handed her the marriage license at rehearsal and didn't have to think about it! She called me the morning of just to see how everything was going and ended up stopping by my house where I got ready to say hi! Then she went to my venue to help set up, and met us at the church in time to coordinate the ceremony! She was amazing at the reception - no one knew she was even there - but was on top of EVERYTHING. She found me to tell me my photographers were leaving in 20 minutes and asked if there were any other pictures I wanted.

Definitely the best money we spend. My mom and husband were skeptical at first - but they both have said they couldn't imagine the day going smoothly without Emilie! Our wedding was stress-free because of her (which is unheard of in my family)!