I would give Sandy 10 starts out of 5. That's how amazing she was. Let me dive into everything she did for us!

First of all, we live in Oakland, California and our wedding was in Chicago (home for us). We knew we wanted to have our wedding where we met and where our families are for convenience for them, but it was a real inconvenience for us. Our wedding, for us, basically became a destination wedding, and we couldn't have done any of it without Sandy. It was a logistical nightmare, but having someone in Chicago to handle aspects of the planning for us was amazing.

From our first consultation with Sandy, we knew she was definitely the right fit. Sandy listened to us, our vision, and our budget. We did not want a cookie cutter wedding by any means. From the ceremony, venue, coloring and timeline, we wanted things different. We wanted things "us". Our wedding was 100% ours and us.

She was detail oriented. When we would go through invites, ceremony handouts, menus, signage, our wedding website, etc. Sandy would notice every little detail. I only noticed a few typos here and there that MAYBE occurred, but she was in the details about changing things to be aesthetically pleasing, to fit better, be more centered, etc. She was way more in the details of my wedding than I was! She's incredibly detail oriented and wants everything to have an organic and nice flow to it.

Something I love about Sandy is her honesty. She would not just blindly agree with me to make me happy. She definitely put in her opinion and always had a reason why that she was suggesting something different (and it wasn't suggestions to make it hers, just things that made sense from a wedding professional!). She would alert me if something would look off, or if what I had in mind didn't work or would work, but needed tweaking to make it happen.

She also had amazing suggestions for our vendors. With those vendors, because of the relationship she has built with them over time, we would actually get discounts from them (she basically paid for herself with this feature!). On the same token as vendors- she organized EVERYTHING WITH THEM. From walkthroughs of the venue the week of, to communicating with them, sending them the timeline, letting them know what we wanted and our vision, EVERYTHING. After our vendors were hired (we hired many before we realized we needed her) she would have us intro her via email, and then communicate with them separately if she did not need anything else from us, which was so nice. Some nitty gritty details you just do not need to be a part of, and she recognized when it was appropriate to cut us out.

The day itself went off without a hitch. If there was an issue day of, we did not know about it at all. She handled everything and was on point the entire time. Timeline, vendors, our families, everyone knew who Sandy was and where to ask questions, which is great because the bride and groom are a bit overwhelmed that day!

I highly highly recommend Sandy. She is worth the stress she cuts out during the planning process and day of wedding. A lot goes into a wedding and she is an absolute professional about everything. She is an amazing communicator (via whatever method you prefer, we would chat on instagram, text, email, phone, FaceTime... the works!). She made everything so easy and our wedding was a dream. Thank you does not come close to enough for what she did for us. Do not look anywhere else for your Chicago Wedding Planner than here with Splendid Weddings. XOXO, we love you, Sandy!

i have no words to thank sandy and her team for everything that they did for us i will give her 100 starts if i could. she goes above and beyond she has a passion for what she does! my wedding on july 22 2017 was perfect because of her, having a wedding coordinador like sandy is a dream come true and every bride deserves to have that! for those people who are planning a wedding or anything else , a wedding coordinador is a MUST( but sandy :))!! honestly a wedding coordinador was the last thing we budget for but i am soo happy we made the decision to do so and we found sandy and for me that was the most worth expense we did for our wedding, we honestly paid nothing compare to everything that she did for us! plus she is bilingual that for us that was a blessing.. Sandy you are amazing and not only you do an amazing job but you personality and your generosity is what make you soo perfect!

Sandy was very professional and highly responsive to emails, phone calls and texts. She is very detail oriented person, who was very keen on the ensuring the theme, color combinations and decorative arrangements are flawless. She ensured that she listens and understands my requirements and being professional she gave her inputs. She went out of her way to make right recommendations on various vendors. She coordinated during the event in games and all as well ensuring all activities go as planned. She also removed all the decorations and properly handed over my belongings back to me. She was very detail oriented and creative. She decorated the main table, photo booth with perfect artifacts. Not only that she coordinated with venue vendors and ensure the table, chair, plate settings were perfect. I was working with her from a different location but she ensured there was no communication gap. She laid out everything on an excel sheet and very patiently went over item by item with me multiple times so that the D day is nothing but perfect. It was a snow storm the day we had the event but this did not budge her from coming to the venue on time and ensuring everything was in place much before the guests came in!!! She arranged everything just perfectly. Everything looked so beautiful. I was coming all the way from NY to Chicago and being a host was very stressed out as to how the event would go. I enjoyed the party like a guest. I feel very fortunate to have her handle the event. It was my son’s first birthday and a super special for me and she ensured it is nothing but the best memory! She even took pictures of the event to preserve the memory. She was very attentive with me guests and even the photographer. She also ensured photographer was capturing all the details. She was consulting me before taking every decision. I am going to reach out to her and have my friends use her services as well. All of them have already reached out to me for her contact details.

I do not know how to express my sincere gratitude to you Sandy. You did of our baby shower a very special and unforgettable event, and not only for us but for all of my guest too. Since we had our first conversation about it, you were very interested on my thoughts and requirements. Actually, I just needed to give you an idea of what I wanted and you immediately started working on it. Every detail such as the flower arrangements created by you were a perfect match with the other little details. We put our special event in your hands and you made this an unforgettable experience.

I had the pleasure of working with Sandy on my recent wedding. I am a planner myself so it was hard for me to let go and put my vision and hard work into the hands of someone else. It was the right choice as Sandy was the perfect day-of coordinator. She was very thorough and made sure that all of my little details were perfectly setup. Her timeline and attention to myself and family was perfect and allowed me to really relax on the day of and enjoy the party and my guests, rather than worrying about the logistics and behind the scenes. What I love most about Sandy is her passion for what she does. I could tell how much she cared that my big day went off without a hitch and that is what is most important of all. Having someone there by your side and to help you with anything means a lot, and that was Sandy. I recommend any bride talk to her and see if it's a good fit, which I'm sure it will be!

Splendid Weddings and Events was a god-send to our family. Planning a wedding for the first time can be an overwhelming process, but from the moment we hired Sandra and her team, we could feel them take the weight off. I was blown away by Sandra's ability to truly listen to the details of the bride's vision and patiently offer suggestions as to how to make them happen within the budget. Sandra and her team invested not only their time, but their whole selves into our special day, and were really looking out for our best interests. I cannot imagine what our day would have been like without Splendid Weddings and will always be grateful. Sandra and her team's overall desire to make your wedding everything YOU ever dreamed of shows in every step of the journey with warmth and professionalism. Sandy is the best!

Sandra and Adriana were phenomenal to work with!!! They were professional, courteous and fully understood what they were doing. If you are looking for an excellent company to plan your wedding or help coordinate...hands down, this company is it!

Sandra was incredibly charming, patient, detailed, thorough, and a pleasure to interact with. During an important event where energy and emotions were running high, she was a soothing presence. I can not thank her enough for being such a wonderful person and for being a part of our wedding.

Anyone considering hiring Splendid Weddings coordinator/planner should definitely go for it. This was one of the best decisions I made during the whole process. Sandra is an expert you can trust with your wedding, and there will be too many things and not enough time to waste it with trial and error.

Sandra carried out the day of coordinating activities for our Jan 4th wedding, but she did so much more even prior to that day. She sat with my family and I well in advance to get a picture of what our dream wedding would be and she was amazing at making helpful and appropriate suggestions about anything we might have questions about: dresses, decor, vendors, logistics, budget. She really listened to what we had to say and worked within our constraints of money and time, always offering creative and flexible solutions to any issue that began to appear on the horizon.

Sandra went above and beyond in making everyone feel cared for and never lost her professional poise, even when inconveniences came up. Having her apply her wisdom and experience was absolutely indispensable. The day of the rehearsal and wedding, there were a million and one things that were thrown at Sandra and her staff, yet I never even saw as much as a blip on my radar. Sandra kept everyone informed of what would be done and when, she made sure the bridal party, family, and vendors were where they needed to be, and magically appeared whenever something was needed- like cleaning stains out of my dress. On that wedding day, there is so much to do and no one in your family should have to bear that and miss out on the experience of being with you.

Sandra did an excellent job as our "day of" wedding coordinator (120 people). We appreciated her professionalism and supportive approach. Her bilingual and multicultural skills were a big plus as one half of our family only speaks Spanish while the other half only speaks English. Where I come from, weddings are quite different and relaxed, so she also helped me understand the U.S. way of celebrating weddings while making sure I could enjoy it from my perspective. We met a few weeks before the wedding to transfer all our vendors to her; she prepared our timeline and finalized a myriad of details. I felt confident we had a trooper by our side ready to tackle any situation. Sandra made everybody at the ceremony and reception feel comfortable and made sure all details went smoothly. We enjoyed the wedding and I did not have to worry about any details (I did not talk to vendors at all during the reception except to thank them at the end!). Now that I am planning our second wedding back in my home country, I wish she could fly there with us! We strongly recommend Sandra to help you plan your wedding.

Sandra was the planner for a wedding at my venue, The Arboretum Club, a couple months ago and she was phenomenal! I started working with her about 6 months before the wedding and she was truly amazing to work with the whole time. She was extremely organized and timely with everything. She and I kept in touch almost every week, which I found incredible because that means that she is constantly thinking about each of her weddings. I could really tell that she is passionate about her job and that she cares about each of her brides. Her creative eye is just AMAZING. The ideas she had for décor made our room look breathtaking (and that is an understatement). The way she paired the colors and matched the centerpieces just brought everything together beautifully. She also made this fabulous candy table for the wedding that she worked on for weeks. She was so well organized the whole time I worked with her and completely dedicated to the wedding. The day of the wedding she kept in close contact with me and our banquet manager to make sure things were running as planned. She was in the room the entire evening and never disappeared for a period of time. She truly put all of her energy in to making this wedding a huge success. It is not often that I get to work with a wedding planner like Sandra. She is very detail-oriented, organized, and just good at what she does. Not to mention, she is one of the sweetest people I have worked with in a long time. I hope I get to work with her again soon!