A. Renee Weddings & Events Reviews
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Lizzy Sent on 08/31/2023Simply, The Best
Where should we begin? Since the very beginning, Amber has understood our vision and brought our ideas to life in a way that we knew we were incapable of doing. She created the perfect wedding day for us! Not only is Amber professional, talented, and organized, but she is also creative and able to think outside the box. Our entire experience with her has been nothing but positive and enjoyable! Thanks to Amber, we felt virtually no stress throughout the entire planning process. We had complete trust in her and we have no regrets. It is evident that she is passionate about her career. She becomes excited when discussing color schemes, design layouts, and focal points. We remember during some of our conversations, she would have a certain twinkle in her eye and display enthusiasm for specific ideas, and it was clear that she could envision the entire wedding in a way that we could never have imagined. Not only did she help us find vendors that met our stylistic needs, but everyone we spoke with agreed that she was the best of the best. She also introduced us to professionals whom we genuinely enjoyed getting to know. She handled any mishaps or detours with grace, persistence, and innovation. When our venue notified us late in the process that there would be a concert on the same day as our outdoor wedding, Amber advocated for us. She battled through countless emails to ensure that our ceremony would not be disrupted by the noise from the other establishment. On the day of the wedding, she ensured that everything came together seamlessly and truly orchestrated a wedding that surpassed our expectations. We are incredibly grateful for her and her talents in helping us create a memory that will last a lifetime.
We enjoyed our time with Amber so much that when it all came to an end, we found ourselves
missing her! We truly believe that we have made a lifelong friend in her, and I cannot recommend her services enough.
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Brilliana Sent on 08/12/2023Fantastic!
Hiring A. Renee Weddings & Events was the best decision we made during the wedding planning process. We did partial planning with Malea. Malea was easy to talk to, professional, and has a great eye for design. We knew our wedding was in good hands after our first meeting with her.
There are so many moving pieces with wedding planning and many things that we did not think of, but she made it easy for us to know what we needed to do. It was also very helpful that she communicated with vendors for us during our planning months. I can’t imagine how many emails she saved us from. She is also very responsive and answered any questions we had. She helped immensely with the design portion of our wedding. She curated a beautiful vision from florals, linens, signage and more!
On the wedding day, Malea made sure that everything ran smoothly, and we could just enjoy the day worry free. As my new husband said, “We couldn’t imagine the hours of therapy we would have needed without Malea.” Thank you, A. Renee Weddings & Events! -
Cindy Sent on 11/04/2022
Simply the best!
Amber is the epitome of a boss woman and ultimate wedding planner!
I had an ultra romantic and super lush floral wedding style in mind and Amber went above and beyond to make sure we got just that.
Not only is Amber a true professional, but she is also kind, personable, thoughtful, understanding, and has an incredible eye for detail to make sure that everything is perfect for you. Even if she has several weddings to plan at the same time, you will never feel it when you talk to her because she makes sure to make you feel that your needs are prioritized and cared for.
Whatever your budget is, she will make sure to respect it and give you the best recommendations.
Whenever we felt uneasy about an estimate or idea, Amber handled it swiftly to keep our minds at ease - which is so important when it comes to wedding planning because you really don’t know how much goes on behind the scenes to make a successful wedding happen but she does. She understands the timeline for wedding planning to make sure you have everything you need in time but can also pull out backup ideas/vendors like a magic trick.
So if that that wasn’t enough for you, witnessing how Amber interacted with each wedding vendor she recommended to us was proof of how much respect she has in the wedding industry and how much respect she has for them.
Everyone we worked with shared the same qualities as Amber and had obviously formed a great connection with her from prior work together as well.
The team we put together was truly a dream team. Amber made sure that everyone was always on the same page and our wedding felt like a blink of an eye because of how smoothly everything was handled.
In short, Amber is the best wedding planner. Her work ethic is incomparable and if you want the most beautiful memory of you wedding day, Amber is your gal.
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Christina Sent on 12/09/2021
12/10 Would Recommend!
Amber was the best planner we ever could have asked for!
We utilized Amber for her full service planning option and she was hands down, amazing! Amber was there every step of the way, helping us choose amazing vendors and using her design skills to take what was in my head and make it a reality. Not to mention, she handled my indecisiveness with compassion and ease, which isn't an easy feat having a whole additional year to let my head wander.
After having to postpone our wedding a year due to COVID, Amber handled every detail of making the postponement as seamless as possible, while also handling double the amount of weddings as typical. She demonstrated absolute expertise and stayed on top of numerous details & custom elements that made our day truly unique to us.
In all of our vendor meetings, she helped guide the conversation and was clearly an expert when it came to what questions to ask and helped handle necessities vs wants.
On the day of, she was incomparable, executing everything perfectly. She truly made the wedding of our dreams a reality. It freed us up to have a blast on the best night of our lives. Hiring Amber was the best decision we made for our wedding, and beyond that she is an AWESOME person! I would highly recommend using Amber for any of your wedding needs! -
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Jacqueline Sent on 10/01/2021Truly the BEST
Working with Amber was hands down THE BEST decision we made for our wedding. We were one of the many pandemic couples who ended up having to postpone our wedding date twice between 2020 and 2021. Amber was there every step of the way, handled everything seamlessly, and went above and beyond to ensure we ended up having the best wedding. When we were first interviewing wedding planners after we had gotten engaged (2018), Amber came extremely prepared with examples of her work and sample files of how she plans/executes weddings. She was head and shoulders above anyone else we interviewed and we immediately knew she was the one.
During the planning process, Amber was always there to answer my endless amount of questions and help me with my extreme indecisiveness. She is very organized and kept us on track for all things for our wedding (both financially and timeline-wise). She is very honest and all her recommendations for vendors were the absolute best/you couldn't go wrong with any of them. We were able to put our full trust in her very early on.
When it came to design, Amber is very creative and has a great eye for everything. We had a very unconventional vision to capture the surreal vibe inspired by a horror movie called Annihilation (very colorful florals that don't exist in real-life and kind of have a weird/creepy vibe about them) and Amber was completely on board. We also added the extra complication of having so many different hanging installations for the florals and the lighting (a big disco ball installation with chandeliers) . She recommended the vendors that she thought would go best with our vision and we really ended up with the ultimate dream team. When finalizing design, I had a couple reservations about some of her color choices, but we ended up going with it and it couldn't have been more perfect. She is truly an expert!
With the pandemic, she seamlessly handled coordinating with our vendors and was completely there for us even though she had the busiest wedding season of all time this past summer (2 wedding seasons in 1). We are truly grateful for all the work she had put in when her bandwidth was spread as thin as it was. In our final coordination meetings with all our vendors leading up to our wedding day, she really showcased her expertise by asking all the right questions to ensure everyone was prepared to have things running smoothly the day of. Without this, we honestly would have missed so many things and not have been able to enjoy our wedding day ourselves.
Fast forward to our wedding day, her day of coordination was impeccable. I was relaxed the entire day and knew I could trust her with everything. We fully enjoyed our entire wedding day/night and were able to eat and party without any concerns. With the amount of coordination that was required from the many different vendors and the countless amount of installations that had be installed that day (lighting, SO many floral installations, etc.), it truly was executed perfectly. She was also just the best energy to have around and I cannot think of a single issue that happened.
I highly recommend Amber as a planner, designer, and/or day-of coordinator for any of your event needs. She is very knowledgeable, organized (a perfectionist!), creative, responsive, and just an overall wonderful person. She goes above and beyond for all her clients and has a great eye for any type of design. Having her be in our lives for the past 3 years has been the best and we are so grateful to have met her and worked with her on our wedding. Our guests have all commented that our wedding is the best they've ever attended and we'll remember every single detail for the rest of our lives. -
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Chantal Sent on 08/01/2021
The Best Decision You Can Make For Your Wedding!
Hiring Amber is just the best decision you can make for your wedding!
Amber helped us in so many ways as we planned our August 2020 wedding, rescheduled our August 2020 wedding (due to COVID), and then finally got married in July 2021. Here is what we learned as we planned our wedding what seems like three times. There are two different kinds of vendors: 1. Those who make you feel like you are 1 of the 1000 weddings that they will be a part of and 2. Those who make you feel like YOUR most important day is also THEIR most important day. Amber is 1000% percent the second!
Amber truly cared about our unique vision and ideas for our day. Then, she made everything come together even better than we could have imagined. But what I appreciated the most was that she did it all while making us feel like her top priority, remaining calm during stressful and uncertain times, and acting as our friend and advocate throughout the whole process. Of course, she also exceled at the things you want from a wedding planner. She recommended and connected us with some of the best vendors in the industry, she simplified the chaos of the planning process, and she allowed us be present on our big day because we knew she had everything under control and would execute everything flawlessly and professionally. But really, it was her warm, joyful, and empathetic spirit that made her a great partner to work with throughout a process that would have been stressful even without a global pandemic.
Our wedding day was a complete fairytale, and we can't thank Amber enough for making it happen. Just hire her! -
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Taryn Sent on 11/22/2020Incredible planner even during these difficult times
Not sure there’s much more we can add to what the glowing reviews here have already said about Amber. She is a consummate professional, with a wealth of experience and strong reputation in the industry here in WA. She is patient and genuinely cares about her clients—who they are and what’s important to them—and goes above and beyond to ensure her couples have the wedding of their dreams, even if this means planning and re-planning a wedding multiple times over due to the impact of COVID-19 for a couple living on the opposite side of the country.
We hired Amber around the middle of 2019 to provide Partial Planning & Design services for our May 2020 wedding. Not long after hiring her, Amber got to work helping us with vendor-booking. For nearly every type of vendor—from caterer to photographer (and even things like stationery or wedding website platform)—she would provide ~3 initial recommendations based on our wedding vision and vendor availability (which she would have already confirmed). In every case, we ended up going with one of her initial picks because they’d always be spot-on. As a result, we were able to assemble our wedding vendor dream team, who were all absolutely fantastic to work with. Because my (then) fiance and I were in NYC, most of our planning was done through email, but when we came to WA for the holidays, Amber was gracious enough to book multiple meetings with us to work out a huge chunk of the planning details in-person. By the beginning of 2020, we were feeling like our wedding vision was coming to life. Needless to say, COVID-19 really upended that.
While my fiance and I spent the last couple weeks of March and into April contemplating the difficult decision to postpone our wedding, Amber was already getting in touch with our venue and vendors about our options. When we did decide to postpone our wedding to October, she was incredibly supportive of us and immediately started working with our vendors to put the updated contracts together. With every shift in the guidelines & restrictions coming down from the governor, Amber was on top of it, helping us find the best solution under the latest circumstances and giving so much of her time and emotional support to us in the process.
To conclude, our wedding day wasn’t quite what we had envisioned at the start of the year, but it could not have turned out more perfect, and we credit so much of that to Amber. We felt at ease the entire day and we had so much time to just enjoy ourselves and take in the occasion—including the gorgeous designs that Amber had a hand in planning. My husband and I are so grateful to have had the chance to work with Amber; she was there with us through it all and, quite simply, the best purchase decision we could’ve made for our wedding. -
Cynthia Sent on 11/11/2020
Amazing Planner
I cannot thank Amber enough for helping us with our Covid Wedding! We had originally booked Amber as our planner back in Feb 2019 for our June 2020 wedding. Unfortunately, covid hit and we had to replan our perfect day, but Amber made plan A, plan B, and we finally settled on plan C. She was attentive to our wants and needs, planned a GORGEOUS design, had amazing recommendations and executed our plan C wedding like it was our original plan. If it were not for Amber my husband and I would have given up on a wedding... Amber was our shoulder to lean on with all of our worries especially with restrictions and she handled it so gracefully that when I was done talking with her I felt so much ease going onto our next step in the planning process. Do yourself a favor and hire A.Renee weddings & events for your special day! -
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Katie Sent on 12/26/2019Could not recommend any higher!
We were so lucky to come across Amber! We had some good friends getting married who had recently hired Amber as their day of coordinator. After an introductory meeting with Amber, seeing our friend's beyond beautiful wedding, and the rave reviews from the recently married couple, it was an easy decision to hire Amber. We were completely clueless on how to plan a wedding so we committed to the Partial Planning and Design contract and worked with Amber and her team for a little over a year. From start to finish Amber was always professional, personable, and organized. She had great recommendations that helped us create an all-star vendor team for our Seattle wedding. She was also very transparent and respectful of our budget, which was something my husband and I really valued. On the day of the wedding she was calm and completely on top of it, which really showed just how experienced she is. The whole day went flawlessly! Our families, wedding party, and me and my husband were all able to just enjoy the day which was incredibly valuable. We honestly can't recommend Amber any higher! If you are looking for a pro to help you take the stress out of your special day, meet with Amber! -
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Sarah Sent on 08/04/2019Don't think about it anymore. Just hire A.Renee.
We hired A.Renee Weddings for final coordination and it was seriously the best money we spent. The majority of our guests traveled in from out of town for our wedding and
Amber of A.Renee allowed us to focus on our family and what we needed rather than the small details of the wedding. She made awesome suggestions for us that I would have never thought of while also providing awesome recommendations for other vendors we hadn't hired yet. The day went off flawlessly and I had multiple guests tell me it was the most enjoyable and smoothest wedding they had ever been to! Don't think a second more, seriously just book A.Renee. -
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Rebecca Sent on 07/22/2019My Dream Wedding (thanks to Amber!)
I am truly not even sure where to begin! I feel so incredibly lucky to have hired Amber as my wedding planner. She truly has an eye for design. Amber presented me with various vendors, and I was able to choose which ones I wanted after interviewing them. I ended up with the greatest vendor team ever! I wouldn’t have been able to do this without her help. Throughout the process, I had quite a few requests and questions. Amber was quick to reply and work with me (and my family) on all of these things. She is incredibly professional and truly puts 100% into any wedding she does. I so appreciated her communication in the months, weeks, days, and hours leading up to the wedding. Additionally, throughout the wedding planning process, Amber was a shoulder for me to lean on when I had to deal with difficult situations. Any stress I had was rarely long-lived because of her help. I was so incredibly happy with how my day went, and I owe so much of that to Amber! -
A Kray Sent on 12/21/2018
Professional, on-time, knowledgable!!
Amber is an amazing wedding planner who doesn't miss a beat! From the moment we met I was impressed with her professionalism and kindness. She is super organized, and extrememly knowledgable about the industry. She also can adjust her packages to fit your specific needs. Throughout the planning process as I spoke with our vendors, it was clear she has a wonderful reputation in the industry. I HIGHLY recommend Amber- the planning process and day of would have been so stressful without her. -
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Alisa Sent on 11/11/2018A Little Bit of Magic
Amber was the best decision we made for our wedding! She was the ultimate professional and did everything in her power to make us believe that my fiancé and I were the only people in the world that mattered. We wholeheartedly recommend Amber to anyone who wants to enjoy their wedding stress free.
We decided to get married in Seattle. As this is not where we live, we needed someone who could help us speak with vendors on our behalf, take our ideas and vision to heart, and turn our wedding into a reality without us physically being with them. Amber was all of this and more. Amber’s knack for design, attention to minute details and organizational ability make mundane things magical in execution. She has a poise, demeanor, and attention to detail that makes you feel as though everything is in hand when she is around.
We provided her with a color theme but Amber’s design savvy eclipsed our expectations and propelled our look into a more elevated design. She helped us fine tune the look by providing suggestions and sample photos of everything from chairs, flowers, lighting, table designs and cakes. Thanks to Amber our wedding turned out more beautiful than we could ever have imagined.
Amber was also very attuned to our budget. As she was our intermediary for vendors, Amber helped us stay within our allotted budget by providing a varied list of professionals that fit our needs and style. (Some she’s worked with and others she has not.) Amber’s professional standing is of a sterling quality among several of the top venues and vendors in Seattle. Even the places she had not worked with knew of her work and were eager to work with her. We were told numerous times by vendors, “Amber works magic. You’ve chosen a good one.”
The day of the wedding, Amber was in her element. She arrived on time and was composed. She effortlessly took charge and coordinated with the vendors and venue director to get everything in order. Staff at our venue/ hotel remarked continually on how well organized everything was and how relaxed my bride and I appeared. Our families loved her as well and appreciated the direction she gave them so that they too could relax and enjoy the event. -
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Meredith Sent on 10/28/2018Flawlessly brought our wedding vision to life!
Amber was our rock throughout our wedding planning process. We worked with her for about the 6 months leading up to our wedding -- she helped to bring to life the design vision we had for our wedding, and then executed that vision flawlessly. Amber's knowledge of the Seattle-area wedding industry is extensive, and she helped pinpoint picture-perfect vendors for us, from florals to cake. On the day-of the wedding she was calm and collected, and allowed us to really be hands-off and truly enjoy the best day ever!
Amber expertly navigated the dynamics of varying opinions, vendor contracts, unforeseen obstacles, and the stresses that come along with planning a wedding, and kept my husband and I as sane as possible throughout the process.
We can't recommend Amber enough for couples who want a reliable, well-organized, and extremely talented planner to work with -- and we are happy to call her a friend! -
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Moriah Sent on 09/28/2018We talked with a few other wedding planners before meeting Amber, and, much like our first date, we knew pretty immediately and unequivocally that she was the one. There is no way we can truly express how helpful, meticulous, thorough, and thoughtful she was throughout the entire planning process. There were also so many little details that we would have completely overlooked had it not been for Amber. She has immense knowledge, experience, and expertise, and also has connections to some of the very best vendors around. She helped us assemble a team of people who were not only incredibly competent and skilled at their respective trades, but who, like Amber, are genuinely kind-hearted, wonderful people. Amber has a true talent for what she does, and she does it with so much kindness, grace, and professionalism. She listened attentively to our very loose wedding vision, and turned it into the most beautiful celebration we’d ever seen. We’d begun the search for a venue before we met Amber, with no luck, and one of the first recommendations Amber had—Fireseed Catering—ended up being the venue of our dreams! We got endless compliments from family and friends about the beauty of our day, and attribute so many of those sentiments to the way Amber helped our vision come together, and the care she took to ensure we didn’t have to think about anything other than each other on that day.
Since we have a lot more good things to say about Amber--so many that we managed to exceed the character limit--please click the link to our Yelp review below to see the rest of our review!
https://www.yelp.com/user_details?userid=cvqbrX6IfwelYvTSOPyeEA
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Laura Sent on 06/21/2018Hiring Amber as our wedding planner was, hands down and without a doubt, the best decision my husband and I made for our wedding. Amber genuinely listened to our priorities and preferences from day one, tailoring every design aspect, vendor recommendation and logistical detail to fit our personalities, wedding vision and budget. The thought of wedding planning seemed daunting to my husband and I at first, but Amber’s professional, organized and incredibly friendly nature made our wedding planning experience hassle-free and wonderfully memorable. Our wedding day was an absolute dream and would not have been possible without her! -
Sydney Sent on 03/23/2018When planning my wedding, one of the things i constantly heard was how crucial having a day of coordinator was. I interviewed a lot of different, well reviewed and qualified planners and coordinators - but Amber stood out and I would (and have) recommended her to everyone.
From the moment I contacted her, Amber was responsive, professional, and warm. She was authentic and after meeting her, we felt that she understood our vision for our wedding day. Unbeknownst to us at the time, Amber had a much larger, and higher profile wedding she was planning the week before ours. Throughout this time, we truly felt like Amber's only client and we were blown away after seeing the outstanding work she did on the wedding the weekend before us. Amber, is a true professional and master of her craft.
The day of, we knew we were in good hands. Amber has a calming presence and we were able to relax and enjoy everything knowing that she had things handled. Every detail was perfect, and better than I could have hoped for. Throughout the process, Amber had great suggestions on additions or tweaks - all while keeping our overall budget in mind. Amber made sure that our vision came to life, and our friends and family continue to tell us how beautiful and "us" our wedding was. Amber kept everything on schedule, and made us feel like any of our requests or asks were easy. She even went and picked up our late night snack, delivering it herself to our venue!
I've already recommended Amber to friends who are in the early stages to planning their wedding. Primarily since she was crucial to making our wedding day perfect, but also a little selfishly so I can say "Hi" and thank her again for everything she did. It felt like working with a friend - the type of friend that will give it to you straight, push you a bit outside of your comfort zone, and do it all with impeccable style. -
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Bryan Sent on 11/30/2017Amber was amazing! Perfect dream wedding went off without a hitch 1.5 years planning and perfecting and Amber was there helping us the entire time. When it came to the final week and final day you want Amber in your corner. She made it comfortable, less stressful, and very smooth. She dealt with everything and everyone for us and her professionalism and patience was unforgettable. Our expectations were met and exceeded. Highly recommended. Thank you Amber!
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Rachel Sent on 10/01/2017At first I was adamant that I did not need a planner for our wedding... I am SO glad that I saw the light and hired Amber!! We booked her planning and design package, and it was without a doubt the best money we spent on our wedding. She helped us make our vision (sort of a Mexican fiesta-themed wedding) come to life in such a fun yet classy way. We've had guests telling us for weeks that it was the best wedding they've ever been to (we agree). We highly HIGHLY recommend A. Renee Weddings & Events and cannot thank Amber enough!
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Lauren Sent on 01/11/2017I cannot recommend Amber highly enough! From design to execution she was the very best person to have in my corner for wedding planning. She has an amazing eye for details and was able to recommend different ideas for our wedding that were eye-popping while staying inside our budget. She’s a very kind, patient person, which does a world of good for a stressed bride and her family. On the day-of she had everything under control. The event ran on time, and went off without a hitch. It was really the most perfect day and I couldn’t have done it without Amber!
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