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Affairs Extraordinaire by Marta

Affairs Extraordinaire by Marta

Baldwin, MD
4.7 out of 5 rating, 61 reviews
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    Amazing Marta!!

    Marta and her team were truly wonderful! They helped us with all of our wedding needs. They made sure that our special day went flawlessly. They helped with everything including decor, organization, and timelines. I am so grateful to have met and had them for our wedding!
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    Glad we hired Marta!

    I'm very glad we hired Marta. When we had a crisis with our alcohol delivery a couple days before the wedding, Marta took care of the situation and called me to tell me about it after she had already resolved it. She went and picked up our alcohol herself instead of having us worry about how we would get it to the venue on the day of the wedding. She was also on time and professional for every meeting. We even borrowed some of her decor so we didn't have to buy everything ourselves. She set the decor up for us as well, and with a 4 hour event time, I was so glad we didn't have to worry about setup or breakdown. Our wedding was set up beautifully!
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    Katie Sent on 07/10/2021
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    Experienced & amazing!!!

    If you are hoping to find a way to make your wedding be seamlessly perfect - then Marta and her team is what you need! She is amazing! She knows all the questions to ask and shares a wedding checklist with you to help you plan all the details you didn't even know you needed to. As wedding day drew near I honestly wasn't stressed out much at all because I knew Marta had a handle on everything and our wedding couldn't have been more perfect. She is truly spectacular and so friendly! 10/10 recommend!
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    Ashley Sent on 05/15/2021
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    AMAZING wedding planner

    Marta is absolutely amazing!! Without her, I don’t know how I would of handled everything... especially the day of! She made sure to keep in touch throughout the entire time up to our wedding date on May 7, 2021. Because of her, I had NO stress as a bride on my wedding day. She took care of everything and I can’t thank her enough. ❤️❤️
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    Liz S. Sent on 10/26/2020
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    All you will ever need

    Marta is going to be the best resource you could have for your wedding. Not only does she provide you with tons of information about how to find vendors, address your invites, a timeline for prep, she also has multiple storage sheds filled with decor that is included in her price! Her daughter Kara was the main day of coordinator for my wedding & she was amazing to work with. Marta & Kara had my day all set up and running smoothly by the time that I arrived, ready to walk down the aisle. Due to the pandemic, we ended up canceling at our venue and opted to do a backyard wedding instead, but that made Marta & her team just that much more important. My day would have been WAY more stressful & less fun if I did not have Martas' crew to help it run smoothly. Highly recommend them!
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    Katie Sent on 10/03/2020
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    Day of coordinator

    Marta was an essential part to our wedding, From day one she was extremely helpful and went above and beyond. In addition to her coordination, she offers her own inventory of decor to her brides which is HUGE and the savings add up not having to buy your own decor. She was especially helpful when we postponed our wedding from COVID by reaching out to our other vendors and coordinating our new date. The wedding itself went smoothly thanks to her. She set up, cleaned up, and made sure we stayed on time and everyone was where they needed to be. We couldn’t have had the perfect day we did without Marta!
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    Stacie Sent on 09/29/2020
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    Yes yes yes recommend!

    we got married in August during the pandemic and Marta was there with us through it all! We were very stressed on if we would even have a wedding we even stopped planning for a while! But once we got the okay from our venue Marta was ready and helped us get everything together for the day of! She helped us with every detail and was there for our meetings with our caterer to help us decided on things. Because of her everything went smooth the day of and we had a perfect day and plenty of time for dancing!
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    Kara Sent on 09/28/2020
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    Marta is wonderful!

    Marta is absolutely fantastic! She’s so friendly and so easy to talk to. You can tell that she’s been doing this for a long time, as she knows exactly what to do. Because of COVID, we had to postpone our big celebration, but still wanted to have a small intimate ceremony on our original date. She offered to help out with our small ceremony as well, bringing an arbor with greenery and working out the schedule of events. For both events, I gave her my vision and she ran with it: making sure everything fell into place as I wanted. I would recommend Marta to anyone who wants a perfect wedding!
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    Sarah Sent on 09/23/2020
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    Kluegel Wedding 2020 amazing time

    Loved my wedding day, it was amazing. Marta and Kara did great!
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    Wonderful Wedding Planners and Fun Props for Your Wedding!

    Marta and her team are the absolute best! She has coordinated many weddings at our venue, La Banque de Fleuve, and we hope to see her many times this year! Marta is also a really good person and tons of fun to be around. Everyone loves her:)

    They also offer a number of props for you to use, some even at no cost!
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    Kathryn Sent on 01/08/2020
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    Bridal Shower

    I was planning my daughters bridal shower from 1,400 miles away from where the shower was to take held From the onset Marta was amazing, very professional and extremely organized. The venue was decorated beautifully when only given visions from the maid of honor. My goal was to have lasting memories and we certainly accessed that. My daughter was so surprised and loved it! We can not thank Marta enough!
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    Rebeca Sent on 11/05/2019
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    Hire Marta!

    Marta is amazing. I was the first of my friends to get married and had been to one wedding in my life. She walked us through everything and went absolutely above and beyond to take care of us. She put us at ease and her work is worth every penny. I will be recommending her to everyone I know.
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    Brooke Sent on 11/04/2019
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    Stress free wedding!

    Marta and her team were beyond wonderful! They decorated/set up my ceremony and reception beautifully. Made the day so easy and stress free. Couldn’t have done it without her!
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    All You Need and More

    Marta was wonderful from pre wedding planning to the day of. Marta was supportive and helped plan every step of the way. We couldn’t have asked for more. Marta and her assistant were absolutely amazing the day of. From helping to set up at the venue, letting us borrow materials for the wedding, and every task in between they were there. We definitely recommend Marta and her team!
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    A true professional!

    Look no further than Affairs Extraordinaire by Marta! When you love what you do, it's not a job and Marta loves what she does. It reflects in everything she touches. She very thorough and enthusiastic . I don't know what I would have done without her. She made my day just that much more special because I didn't have to worry about a thing and neither will you. You won't regret it!
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    Marta is unbelievable

    When we first got engaged we knew that a wedding planner was a must! We heard about Marta through one of my mother's coworkers. Marta is the nicest person you will ever meet! She was quick to answer any questions I had about planning! She also has a list of vendors which is incredibly helpful in finding vendors for your wedding day. She also has so many decorations to choose from, which is great so you don't have to buy wedding decorations that you may not use again. On our wedding day, I did not have to worry about a thing! Marta handled every single detail to make sure our day went as planned. We even had an issue with our favors, Marta handled the issue and made sure I did not have to stress about it. I CANNOT recommend Marta enough! She made our wedding day stress free and AMAZING. Thank you so much Marta!
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    Best decision we made.

    Hiring Marta was the best decision we made in our wedding planning process. Marta came highly recommended and when we met her, we found out why. She pays attention to every detail of/leading up to your day, and works incredibly hard to make sure everything goes according to plan. She truly listens to what you want and makes it happen. She made sure that everyone involved in the wedding can enjoy the day and not have to stress. I couldn’t have anything better to say!
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    Marta makes it look so easy!

    Marta is amazing. She is professional, quick to respond, easily adaptable to changes, and makes it so easy to not worry. Everyone told me on the wedding day that I seemed so calm and I have to say that Marta was so helpful with this. Marta is on top of everything and if you haven't thought of something, she's got you covered, or if you make a last minute change or there is any confusion, she rolls with everything so easily. Marta was there for me way before my wedding day even arrived and I felt so secure in her abilities and her organization and dedication. I would recommend (and have) Marta for ANY party planning needs and am so glad I chose her as a day of coordinator for my wedding. She does way more than the day of and it's totally worth all the praise she gets, I literally had no complaints! THANK YOU MARTA!
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    Marta and her team make dreams come true!

    Marta and her team were so amazing to work with! They are the ones who made my wedding day perfect, while my hubby and I relaxed as much as we could! The day was beautiful and if any issue arose... they took care of everything - stress-free bride here! :) I can't recommend Marta enough, the day was truly a dream.
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    Marta is the absolute best!

    Marta is by far the best wedding planner out there! We met with a few other planners after meeting Marta, but we knew the second that we met her that she was by far the best. There was never a moment during our planning that we were worried about anything. During each meeting with Marta, she always made us feel that everything was under control. Every single one of our vendors also commented on how organized she was. And she was always an email/text/call away.
    I am a total type-A person, and I never for a moment felt that anything could have been better organized. Any time that we brought up an idea, Marta said that she had it covered. When we were unsure of which caterer to choose, Marta gave us suggestions based on who she had worked with, which led us to the best experience.
    When we had rain in the forecast for our wedding day, I was not a bit concerned because I knew that Marta and her team would have a plan. Which they did, and everything went so smoothly.
    If you are looking for someone to make your wedding planning and wedding day stress-free than look no further. Marta and her team are the best choice out there.
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    Marta is the best!!

    Marta was amazing from start to finish. She made our wedding perfect. If you need a coordinator, you need to hire Marta!!! Thank you Marta!!!
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    Wedding coordinator

    Marta is an amazing coordinator and values her bride and grooms opinions 100%, she listens well and provide input and works wonderfully with schedules and is always available via email, text or call. She is amazing at what she does!
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    Fantastic Day of Coordinator!

    We were beyond happy that our officiant recommended Marta as our day of coordinator. She was super responsive and helpful throughout the entire planning process and absolutely amazing on the day of the wedding. She not only met with us at her house, but also let us borrow some items for the wedding ceremony and reception. She also coordinated the whole wedding with all the vendors and ensured that everything went smoothly. Both Marta and her team helped one of the bridesmaid with a last minute hem and made sure that all wedding cards were accounted for and brought them to our suite. I highly recommend Affairs Extraordinaire by Marta, you will not be disappointed!
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    Marta is absolutely fantastic!! 10/10! We have no idea what we would have done without her

    Marta is Fantastic! If you are looking for someone to help with your wedding day Marta is amazing! She was better then we could have ever asked for!!!
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    Hire Marta :)

    We loved working with Marta! I definitely would recommend her to someone looking to hire a wedding planner or coordinator. Good communication, very helpful & knowledgeable!! She makes sure to keep you on your scheduled timeline. Our wedding would not of been as perfect without her! :)
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    Marta was a lifesaver

    So, Marta Kastner is actually my Aunt. Regardless, of her being my family member I advise any bride to hire Marta! She honestly saved the day. She helped plan the entire timeline of my wedding day (from the picture times, cocktail hour, reception events, etc.) weeks in advanced. She made sure to stick to that schedule to. My goal as a bride was to dance and enjoy my wedding and she made this happen. She took my vision of a French garden theme and exceeded my expectations. Being her niece, I would like to say attention to detail runs in our family and as I was getting ready I checked in on my reception set up...IT BLEW ME AWAY IN THE BEST WAY! Marta also, calm my nerves when the potential to rain was more likely than not (Praise the Lord, the skies cleared up) but she was determined for me to be married outside, no matter what. She made sure I had no idea of any issues/problems and was very attentive. She works with all budgets and is so amazing
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    Highly Recommend!

    I am so thankful to have had Marta as my wedding coordinator! From the first conversation we had, I knew she was going to be an amazing coordinator. Her energy, enthusiasm, and experience made her the perfect person to entrust our wedding day to. She was there throughout the entire process and totally accessible whenever we needed her. She really went above and beyond to make sure every detail of the day was perfect. Marta created a day of timeline, communicated with all vendors, even had a shed full of décor we were able to borrow! We met with her several times before the wedding to make sure we were always on the same page, and she made a special trip to view our venue before the big day! She jumped right in to help with set up and during the entire day things went so smoothly. It was so nice to know that we could all relax and enjoy the moments because she handled everything so capably.
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    Hire Marta!! She was everything my husband and I needed and more! She was easy to reach, answered all our questions, extremely professional, and such a delight! We hired her to be our Day/Month-of Coordinator. She made our wedding day perfect and run so smoothly. If we needed anything, she was right there. I really can’t praise and thank her enough. My only regret is not hiring her sooner!!
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    Wow, is all I can say. Marta was an absolute life savor from the minute we booked her services. She had the answer to every question I had and answered every single one of them with a smile on her face. Fast forward to the wedding day... UNBELIEVABLE!!! She had picked up all my decor and delivered it to the venue so I didn't have a thing to worry about. She set everything up and it was just so beautiful. My wedding was beyond amazing because of her! She totally exceeded my expectations. Marta really has a passion for this line of work, and her work reflects. I would suggest her services to everyone.
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    Everyone should have Marta on their wedding day! Marta stepped into our wedding planning just a few months before the big day. We tasked her with coordinating all of the vendors with the venue, etiquette, rehearsal planning, advice, and keeping us in line! She worked diligently to make sure our wedding was perfect, and that it was. Every service she offered was worth every penny I spent. She reassured me on the wedding day, and even changed my shoes when I couldn't bend down in my dress! Marta is seriously great at her job, and we thank her SO much for everything!
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    My biggest concern was having someone set up and clean up and Marta handled it along side with the caterer so I didn't have to worry about it!
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    Heather Sent on 09/26/2018
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    Marta is second to none and the BEST at what she does! I originally met her at a bridal expo in Havre de Grace and she told me "I can help with anything. Nothing is too small or too big" This really stuck with me as I planned on doing everything myself. As my wedding day quickly approached I decided that I needed help. I knew that Marta was going to be my person. We hired her 2 months before our special day and we met twice in person to go over all of our needs. She was extremely flexible and very responsive. She was present during our rehearsal and wedding day to make sure everything ran smoothly. We were able to sit back, relax and enjoy our time with family and friends. I'm so happy we picked her to be a part of our something big!
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    Marta was absolutely amazing! She went out of her way to help with our rehearsal and made sure every detail was covered. On the day of the ceremony, we couldn't have asked for more. She honestly took ALL of the wedding day stress away! She helped make sure all of the bridesmaids were ready, helped with my dress and made sure all of the final details that I would have never thought of were taken care of. After the wedding she gathered the gifts, decorations, etc and took them back to the house. That was a HUGE help!!! We really could not have asked for a more perfect day thanks to Marta!!
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    I was convinced that I didn’t need/couldn’t afford a wedding planner. I’m super type A and had planned every single detail of my wedding. Although my friends and family were concerned that I wouldn’t be able to handle it all, it was my officiant who ultimately convinced me to contact Marta. I am so glad that I did. I booked her as my day of coordinator but she really started coordinating months before my big day. She spoke with all of my vendors, created and managed my timeline, and ran my rehearsal the night before. She was super responsive to all of my emails and even met me at venue beforehand to get familiar with it. And about all of those details I worked so hard on... I arrived to the venue on my wedding day to see my vision come to life. Everything. Was. Perfect. And I didn’t have to worry about a thing. She even managed hiccups during the wedding itself. When I realized that I had relatives who were getting tired and I hadn’t scheduled the buses to leave until the end of the reception, I spoke with Marta and she set up an earlier trip to the hotel- and I didn’t even have to leave the dance floor. I mean- WOW! Hire Marta. She will allow you to actually enjoy your wedding day!
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    Marta was everything we could have dreamed of an more. We went back and forth on whether or not we really needed her, but realized that we needed someone to help keep us organized and keep our heads on straight. Marta helped keep us all in line, handled any situation that was thrown our way, and made sure that all other wedding affiliated people were accounted for and in there designated areas. The day of the wedding she arrived at my home earlier then all others and began prepping and decorating since this was a home/farm venue. We could not imagine doing it all without Marta, we love her!
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    Amanda Sent on 07/06/2018
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    My wedding was at home and we were unsure of how we were going to pull the whole thing together on the day of the wedding, until we met Marta. Marta was of great assistance when needed prior to the wedding but the day of she was worth her weight in gold. She set up and decorated both my ceremony and reception just as I described. She truly brought my dream wedding to reality!
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    Marta is amazing!! She was available last minute to coordinate the details of our wedding and we couldn't be more thankful we had her there! She is prompt, organized, and thorough, ensured our event ran smoothly, and minimized the stress level as much as possible! Thank you so much again, Marta! We are so glad you were a part of our special day!!
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    Marta was amazing the day before and day of the wedding. She made sure everything ran smoothly and anything I asked she made happen. My wedding day would not have has been as wonderful without her!
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    She’s wonderful! Knowledgeable and very willing to help anyway she can! Always on the ball when things are due! All around great person! I definitely recommend her!
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    Marta is such a pleasure to work with. She not only saved my wedding (many times by me forgetting many things) but she put her heart into my wedding as if it was her own. She's a true pleasure to be around and makes sure your day is as special as you've ever dreamed it could be. She helped me plan my entire wedding in month due to my mother's health. If you are wanting a stress free, amazing experience Marta is the way to go!!
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    We've just started with her, but Marta has been so nice and helpful in helping me organize everything to make the wedding day completely stress free!
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    Marta is every bride's dream come true, a real fairy godmother! She completely took all the stress away from me so that my parents, husband, and I were able to completely enjoy the day! At the end of the reception, my brother-in-law had misplaced my father's keys and Marta was able to get her assistant to take my Dad back to his hotel room to grab his spare key. I also had some issues the week of our wedding with some of the vendors. All I did was write her a quick email and she called me immediately and had it all worked out within hours. I am so happy I chose her and even happier that she was available for my wedding day!

    Bob and Lisa (Bel Air, MD)
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    My mother suprised me with hiring a wedding planner. She had me pick between two. The other person had several more reviews than Marta but what made me pick her was she was more flexible, and was much more friendlier than the other coordinator, she has done weddings for a long time whether it was catering, cakes, etc. So she knows first hand on what to ask or look out for with other venders. She was available via email anytime and responded back to my emails quickly and even was available during her vacation if I needed her. We actually had majority of our wedding planned we just needed minor details and the day coordinated. I wish we hired her way earlier. We tried cutting costs as much as possible but this is one vendor to not cut costs. Everyone needs a wedding coordinator!! Also she has a bunch of decor and supplies for weddings. If she had what you needed she didn't charge us extra. We used some of her table linens for the DJ and photobooth and that saved us 10 each. As our caterer was going to charge us. I let her have the freedom to decorate our wedding the way she wanted we just gave her the supplies and everything turned out wonderful! She made a great timeline and made sure all venders had one and our Begal pay, always checked in on us during the day, and took our decorations home with her and we picked it up a few days later when we came back into town. Also we had an issue with where we originally booked our rehearsal and she was willing to help with the situation. Marta was absolutely wonderful for our wedding! All our guests and other venders just loved her! We would highly recommend her!
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    Marta Markline-Kastner - AFFAIRS EXTRAORDINAIRE by Marta, is the BEST of the BEST Wedding Coordinators. I hired Marta to basically be my "Day of Lady", "Go to Person" for my Daughter's wedding day. I can't even begin to express how wonderful this woman is! She was truly my guardian angel for this whole process. There was nothing that she didn't take care of. Everytime we met to go over everything for the wedding, she would take notes and NEVER missed one detail to anything we requested of her. Steve, nor I had to deal with any issues or problems that may have occurred the day of the wedding, because Marta took care of EVERYTHING. She worked her butt off. She was on point for every aspect of the rehearsal, the ceremony, reception and cleanup. With it being a rainy day it was questionable up until 10 minutes before the ceremony was to start, as to whether it was going to be inside or out. After setting everything up finally inside, the rain stopped. My husband turned to Marta and said "Are we doing this inside or out?" He said she looked shocked at first, since she had just moved 150 chairs indoors, but Marta looked at him and said "Whatever Samantha wants." Less then 5 minutes later Marta had the 150 chairs, all the aisle and alter flowers back outside and all the guest seated and ready to start the big event! She even took photos during the entire event and sent them to me the following morning, knowing that I would have missed things throughout the day. She was even in on the surprise with my daughter, son-in-law, husband and son, when my son dropped to one knee to propose to his girlfriend. She got pictures that are priceless to me. I feel like I have known Marta for years, like she is a dear friend. If you are planning a wedding or ANY kind of special event, you DO NOT want to be without Marta!!
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    Marta was GREAT! She's very detail oriented and get stuff done even in a short amount of time. I would HIGHLY recommend her for any event. She fixed every problem we had not only on the wedding day but, leading up to it and even after the wedding. She's very easy to work with her can do/I got this personality. She helped relieve much stress off of my mother and I. Marta's service was GREATLY appreciated.
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    Marta was great! She was so helpful before the wedding and always answered any emails right away! I felt at ease the day of the wedding when she was with my now husband and his groomsmen assuring they would be on time and dressed :) She even took home all my decorations and any misc items left at the venue and held them at her house while we were on our honeymoon. I would definitely recommend her.
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    I had an amazing event planned by Affair Extroidinaire. Marta, our complete event planner, was amazing in what she did and ALL she did, and better yet at a really good price that fit our budget. Very calm, yet on the ball and kept everythi,g moving without a step out of place. She planned every aspect...food, music, photgrapher, everything.
    If I need again, which I will go this route with pretty much any large event I may have, I'm using Marta to,handle all of it and I'll be passing her name on.
    Thanks Marta
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    Stephanie Sent on 09/18/2016
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    Marta was so wonderful. We had no idea what we were doing. She took away all of the stress and made it so easy for us to just focus on the day. Marta made my dream wedding possible and totally exceeded our expectations. You can't not have an extra ordinary wedding without Marta!!!
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    Marta is fantastic! She made everything on our special day run perfectly, I was able to contact her and she would respond instantly! She made everyone in the wedding party a detailed timeline (with things I never would have thought of) which made everyone on the same page so that the day was well put together. She even made multiple trips to meet with us, as well as came to help us set up/clean up at the venue. On the wedding day she was very calm and organized so I had no stress, she made sure everything ran smoothly. I would recommend her to anyone planning a wedding, you won't regret it!!! :)
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    Amazing pricing for everything Marta did. My wedding went so smooth and I got to sit back and enjoy time before and after the big day without all the worry. I used her for all of my wedding AND honeymoon accomidations, and all I can say is WOW!! Thank you AE!!
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    made the day flow seamlessly

    Marta insured my wedding day flowed perfectly. She handled the creation of our time line for the weekend of our event. She has a lager collection of decor to choose from which saved on having to buy decor that would never be used again. All in all I don't think the day would have went as perfectly if she was not our planner
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    Bosse Wedding 9-19-2020

    Marta is her name and weddings are her thang! She seriously knocked it out of the park for us from the moment we met her to the end of our wedding day. When we first met Marta she had so much energy and love for what she does and that was it, we were in it with her all the way. During these wild times Marta made covid times seem like they were lightyears away. Marta was not only there for us almost every step of the way but she made us feel at ease knowing we were in good hands. She made the day move smoothly and without a hitch and it didn't stop there, the amount of decor and items she possessed to make the venue sparkle were limitless. Marta is the embodiment of wedding excellence and everyone should book her NOW! Seriously she made us feel so safe putting our day in her hands we couldn't have done it without her. Love you and thank you sooooo much Marta!!
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    Absolutely amazing!

    Working with Marta was hands-down the best decision. As a very organized person, I didn't anticipate needing a planner but quickly realized I was wrong. Marta was kind, thoughtful, and so fun and warm to work with. She was great at taking my vague ideas and turning them into an absolutely beautiful wedding. And she was great at recommending vendors that fit with my style and price! Highly, highly, highly recommend Marta to anyone.
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    Made our wedding seamless

    Marta and Kelly were amazing and I know without them I wouldn’t have had such a great time at my wedding. Marta has so much beautiful decor for brides to use that saves a lot of money! Kelly and her assistant did a wonderful job setting up everything! My only issue was that my initial meeting was with Marta, my second meeting was with Kelly, the final walk through was with Marta, but then Kelly was the one that came to the wedding. Everything worked out great in the end but it would have been less stressful if we had all the meetings with either Kelly or Marta as it left me feeling like things that I spoke to each of them about would be missed. However, they did a great job of communicating with each other and the feet were only a few things that needed to be ironed out because of the back and forth between the two planners. I would definitely recommend Marta and her team to anyone!
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    Extraordinarie

    Marta helped execute our wedding, she worked hard the day of, made things less stressful for us. Well organized, held multiple meetings, very detailed and help us with items we had not thought of.
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    Unimpressed

    Marta was assigned to help us with our wedding planning and day of coordination. We met with her multiple times before the wedding to understand our plans and goals. After our first two meetings we were really happy with her, and she was very helpful in figuring out different aspects of the wedding. The next time we met with Marta was the day before the wedding. There were many times where we found ourselves repeating things, we had gone over multiple times before. The day of the wedding she was there early to help set up chairs as well as coordinate the ceremony. She also brought out the cake and cupcakes later in the reception like we asked so that it didn’t melt with the heat. Other than that Marta was often not around and was very unhelpful. Our bridal party and other vendors ended up doing many things that she was supposed to do. For example, we asked her to set out our drink for the toast and she had not. When the bride realized this, she still did not assist. The DJ and groomsmen did it while her and her two helpers stood and watched. She did not follow through on multiple things she said that she was going to do. Throughout the wedding multiple guests complained about Marta’s service. We still have guests talking about how poor her service was. We were thoroughly impressed with every single other vendor but would not recommend Marta.
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    Lack of Coordination

    Marta was never on site at my son's wedding until she showed up at the end of the evening to request payment. She sent one planner (who is not listed among her accredited planners) and two inexperienced teenaged servers/bussers for 130 people. I feel that my son and his bride were given the runaround. Promises were made but they were shuffled off to the B-Team, and their lovely garden party wedding suffered from lack of coordination. Weird, since they paid Marta to be their wedding coordinator.
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    We were outsourced. Would not recommend.

    Marta wasn't actually present during our wedding.

    She knew our wedding (which was held at a private residence, not a large established wedding venue) had a lot of DIY details, but she simply passed us off to an unprepared assistant a few days before the event. The "staff" Marta procured to help us were young and clearly inexperienced, and had in fact only just met her assistant the morning of the event. They were supposed to be a part of our package with Marta all along, but it seemed like they were hired at the last minute. This led to a lot of really poor communication, and even wasted food, lost décor items, and pieces being thrown away.

    While we felt the assistant did her best (for basically going in blind), we spent the night fielding questions that would probably not have come up if Marta had actually been there, which was very distracting for both of us. A lot of details were missed or executed wrong even though we provided many labels and photos of how we wanted all décor to be placed and look. Marta did show up at the end of the night after we wrapped up - to retrieve her parts and pieces, and of course to ask for money for the staff.

    Overall, we and our families feel that the level of service we were promised was not rendered, and without listing every detail, suffice it to say I cannot recommend Marta as a coordinator for the simple reason she was not present on our wedding day which we'd spent two years meticulously planning with her, not her assistant.
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    Earl Sent on 09/25/2023
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    not professional by any means

    DO NOT work with this company or this woman, she is BEYOND slow in responding and does not give clear answers when she does. Moreover, the number listed to call hardly gets answered and when leaving voicemails I have never gotten calls back.
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    She was a No Show!

    In first meeting Marta she was very kind, accommodating, and knowledgeable in this modern wedding market, which we were not. We needed someone to help us. She promised us we had come to the right person, how special and organized our wedding day would be because she is on top of it all and she uses a very strict itinerary on all of her past weddings she had done. She even suggested our wedding venue to us so that it would fit our tight budget. We immediately trusted her so we went ahead and hired Marta as our planner/coordinator. She offers 3 service packages: Minimal, Moderate, and Full Wedding Planning Package as well as Ceremony and Reception Coordination. We booked her ‘moderate’ services package with the ceremony and reception coordination as well as the venue she had suggested to us. We even changed the wedding date we originally desired to the following weekend so that Marta would be able to attend and coordinate our wedding. She told us she was already booked for the original date we wanted, which a year out was totally fine with us we completely understood.
    As time went on during the planning process and our wedding date approached, she became very difficult to contact and speak with. She did not respond to our initial emails in a timely manner and we would have to stay after her in order to get a response from her. We then started to feel like we were bothering her as if we were ‘nuisance-clients’ to her or something, which should not be the case because we paid her good money in prompt installments for her services. In fact, we had many other wedding vendors that we did business with tell us how easy and flexible we were to deal with and that we were not difficult or needy at all during our planning processes. Marta did decide to respond to us, she was very short in her emails, not detailed in the answers to our questions and was very aloof. We were fearing that our wedding would just be thrown together in the 11th hour. This must be how moderate package clients are treated.
    We had 2 separate face-to-face meetings with her after we had hired her services (These meetings were required of her in the moderate package contract we agreed to). Both meetings with her felt rushed, but at the end of each meeting, admittedly they did feel productive. Each meeting lasted approximately 1 hour. We left both meetings with feelings of positivity, confidence, and excitement. This was a big reason of our disappointment at the end. We would consistently have to remind Marta at each meeting of what we had already discussed with her previously. We did not expect a miracle from her, but we did expect her to show up to our wedding...Marta clearly had other priorities this wedding season and our wedding was not high on her list. We did not get a sense of being taken care. Maybe she was going through personal struggles during this time and if so we would have worked with her and completely understood but she did not tell us anything other than at one point she broke her wrist…? Anyway, when our wedding day finally rolled around, MARTA DIDN’T SHOW UP! SHE GHOSTED US! She sent her daughter Kara in her stead (side note: Marta’s daughter Kara was very nice though) and another assistant we had never met until the actual day! So all along we had been meeting with Marta and then in the 11th hour we were now being forced to work with her daughter Kara, who tried her best but had not been brought fully up to speed on everything. The Bride had to refer to her own itinerary repetitively to line up the wedding party correctly, make sure we were on time starting the ceremony, and were left roaming around the venue on arrival wondering where we were supposed to be. In fact, servers at our venue started to jump in and help organize us at times. Marta never bothered to tell us herself that she wasn’t planning on coming to our wedding, we had been left to just find it out on our own! It turns out she had double booked another wedding on our day and decided to go service the other wedding instead of us, even after we changed our date with her over a year prior when we first met! She never once told us, during our time with her that she had a second wedding the same day as ours!
    Look, we are not ‘bride/groom-zillas’ here, we realize the world does not revolve around us, but some good old fashioned honesty from her would have been very nice! I’m sure the other wedding was a bigger ‘to-do’ than our humble 90 guest wedding and was a bigger portfolio boost for her business than we would have been. I guess this is just how she decides to conduct her business for moderate clients. Alas, I’m sure there was some fine-print we missed. Also, since Marta decided to ghost her paying clients on their wedding day, of course there were several annoying yet admittedly small mistakes made in communications between Marta, her daughter Kara, and our Reception DJ. Such as many names being pronounced wrong, incorrectly, mixed up, and did not match the actual people who were entering the room during wedding party introductions. We felt like we had been fooled and she treated us like chopped liver during the entirety of the process! We were left feeling disappointed by her lack of transparency. Despite all this, we did feel like our wedding was a lot of fun and a great success but that is a credit due to our positive attitudes throughout. If you’ve read this far, I will finally digress, just please think twice about booking Affairs-Extraordinaire to handle your big day!
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