The day of the wedding was wonderful and Aubrey and her team surprised us on the amount of things they got done in one day. We were happy with her vision and the rustic set up of our eco-friendly outdoor wedding by the ocean. She was organized, thoughtful and planned everything to the tee. And Larissa and the Savoir Faire team were attentive, helpful and great with our guests.
One of the best things about Aubrey was that when things got stressful, she was great at keeping her cool and being supportive. Her creativeness and knowledge of everything eco-friendly was impressive. Also, being a Hawaii local, we liked that she was very knowledgeable about Hawaii customs and traditions. We had several meetings throughout the term, and she was also good at listening to our needs, and helping to find vendors that matched our taste and style. Aubrey worked to be gentle on our budget and save where we reasonably could. She did many DIY eco-friendly projects to help, and she even found ways to throw in a few nice surprises for us the big day (which we were thrilled about). She had a great personality and I even saw her as a friend throughout the planning process.
While Savoir Faire excelled to help us on many notes, we felt that one major thing for us, could have been better. We signed the "Ike", full-service contract, 9 months prior to the wedding because we wanted, "This FULL service is fit for the couple who would has limited time to devote to planning details of a wedding event and would prefer a professional coordinator to handle the organization & design element of it all. This amazing experience allows you time to truly enjoy the planning and day of your wedding with no worries". We did have busy schedules, and we made our schedules clear throughout the wedding process. And even though we booked months ahead, we felt that the actual full-fledged planning and finalization of vendor contracts didn't really start until a month or two before our wedding. While I understand that our wedding isn't the only one and the planner has other things too do, we wished that we didn't have to always worry when this or that was going to get done.
It could be the New Yorker in us, but we felt that some things were booked last minute and we were very disappointed when a week before our wedding, we still did not have chairs, tables, or catering equipment confirmed on paper, and the florist was calling upset about payments. We had about 65+ guests fly in to see us from the east coast a week before the wedding and while we felt that we should have been spending time with them that week, we were busy worrying about things like this that needed to be done for the wedding.
I am without a doubt that Savoir Faire would execute a flawless wedding. It depends on your personality it may be just “pre-wedding stress” that the above was a little frustrating. But all in all, as mentioned, the actual wedding day turned out great and we were happy. We didn't have to worry about one thing during the morning when getting ready or during the wedding, and I felt that she did go above and beyond in many aspects. There are far more positives than negatives and we still love Aubrey, and think she is an amazing person.
