Every Bride's DREAM Wedding Planner!
Before my initial call with Victoria, my fiance and I had already been engaged for about 18 months, had already hired a planner, and had already paid for that planner in full. However, circumstances led us to discontinue our planning relationship with our original planner. Although I wasn't sure if we could afford to hire another planner, I'd heard so many great things about Victoria and her team, and I wanted to at least have a consultation with her before making a decision.
After my initial call with her, I realized that we couldn't afford not to hire Victoria. From our very first conversation, I could tell that Victoria was the missing piece of my wedding planning puzzle! My wedding was at the Greenpoint Loft in Brooklyn. NY, and while I love the space, the venue is a raw space that required us to bring in everything (tables, chairs, lighting, catering, etc). As a type-A personality, I had spreadsheets and tabs and Pinterest boards and many things to keep me organized, on track, and flowing with ideas to make our reception fun. I'd already hired vendors that I considered to be at the top of the wedding industry game and I felt like I was in a good place.
And then?
Victoria and her team swooped in and upgraded, literally... EVERYTHING! All of my ideas. All of my designs. All of my little details. My mind was blown by the fact that, no matter how much research I'd done and how much I *thought* I'd learned about wedding planning, a professional planner, like Victoria, who knows the game will always be the way to go! When Victoria listens, she really LISTENS! She created a vision board based off of our conversation and I was amazed at how she picked up on so many little parts of my personality! Victoria is a true visionary who is equal parts creative, practical, and organized. She has a bulletproof pre-wedding system that not only helps brides stay on track, but also ensures that we don't leave any part of the planner process -- even the smallest things -- out!
I forwarded her all of my contracts, connected her with all of the vendors that I hired so far, and she (1) made sure that I had everything that I needed in my contracts, (2) told me which contracts needed to be amended based off of my vision and things that were most important to me, (3) reached out to vendors on my behalf and advocated for me vision while keeping my in the loop the entire time, (4) gave me recommendations when I felt stuck, and (5) connected me with amazing vendors that I still needed. And... so much more!
There are wedding pros. And then there's Victoria. She's truly in a league of her own. She KNOWS the wedding industry and has great relationships with so many vendors and, after every scheduled call, after every email, after every text message, I felt so calm because I was SURE that my fiance and I -- and our wedding -- were in great hands! I couldn't believe how cohesive everything was and how things were just falling into place.
The icing on the cake came about a month or so before my actual wedding date. Every bride knows that the month of the wedding is the most hectic month of the planning process, and that there are a million little things that need to be done before the big day. Victoria's month-of questionnaires are GOLDEN! She gets in your head! She makes sure that she leaves no stone unturned, and let's you know that everything is taken cared of. My friends kept telling me that I was the most calm bride-to-be that they'd seen, and I know it's because I felt incredibly at-ease because of the behind-the-scenes work Victoria was doing.
On the day of my wedding, Victoria assigned her Lady-in-Waiting to be with me the entire day! From helping me to get dressed to bringing me a drink of water to calming my nerves to making sure that all my bridesmaids and my entire wedding party was where they needed to be, she was amazing! So many folks talk about the fact that the wedding day goes by so fast and that brides have so much to do on their wedding day, but that was not my experience! I was able to be present and in the moment because I trusted Victoria and her team completely! Based off of how she'd shown up for me throughout the planning process, I KNEW that I had nothing to worry about -- I just focused on my husband, my family, and having FUN with my friends! Nothing felt rushed because Victoria and her team had the timeline down pat, and she made sure that there was no downtime during the reception. Six months later and all of our guests are still saying how our wedding was one of the best weddings they went to. I KNOW this is largely in part due to the fact that I hired Victoria.
Do yourself a favor and hire Victoria. After working with her and seeing how great my wedding turned out, I have absolutely no regrets! Actually, I do. I wish I hired her A LOT sooner.