An Event Less Ordinary Reviews
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Carly D. Sent on 09/27/2023Highly Recommend!
I could not recommend AELO enough! My fiance and I were on the fence about hiring a day of coordinator and we even considered hiring someone who had worked a few weddings as a side gig but was not a professional. However once we spoke with AELO and they worked with our budget, vision, and timeline, we knew we couldn't go with anyone else. We worked with Lauren, who was just fantastic. She was extremely detail oriented, kept up with vendor communications, and really made sure we had nothing to worry about on our wedding day. My fiance and I agree that hiring AELO and having Lauren as our DOC was one of the best decisions we made throughout our entire planning process. Thank you Lauren!!! -
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Courtney A. Sent on 12/27/202310/10 recommend!
We truly could not have made our wedding happen without Carolyn and the incredible team at An Event Less Ordinary. They helped keep us and our event on track from start to finish. We can't recommend them enough! -
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Julia G. Sent on 11/09/2022Lauren at AELO is the best!!
We had such a great experience with AELO! We worked with Lauren, and I don't know what we would've done without her! We were planning our Chicago wedding remotely from Los Angeles, and doing so during a year when we were so busy with intense jobs and traveling for other peoples' weddings that often the planning of our own felt overwhelming. In the last few months leading up to our wedding, Lauren helped us stay organized, assisted with vendor communications, coordinated a venue walkthrough with our vendors that worked within our extremely limited availability, and ran our wedding day so beautifully that we never had to worry about a thing, and it was a perfect day. Even with the challenges of us having our ceremony and reception in two different locations, and one of those locations being a public outdoor space, it all came together seamlessly and everyone had a blast. Lauren is so on top of things, so experienced, so thoughtful, and a delight to work with! We're super grateful for all her help. We felt such relief in the knowledge that we were in great hands with AELO every step of the way. -
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Matt P. Sent on 09/13/2021Amazing Event Planner
We hired Event Less Ordinary as our month-of wedding planners...this was hands-down one of the best wedding-related decisions we made. We worked with Brittany, and she not only ensured that we had all of the little things covered, but she even went above and beyond to coordinate things directly with our various vendors. Hiring Brittany turned what could have been an extremely stressful few weeks leading up to the wedding, into stress-free weeks. She had everything covered and we knew it. On the day of the wedding she was at the venue early, working with our vendors to ensure things went smoothly.
We cannot state enough how good of an idea it was to hire Event Less Ordinary -- if we had to do it all over again, hiring them would be a no-brainer. -
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Christina C. Sent on 09/17/2023Professional, efficient, and one of a kind
Carolyn and her entire staff are a cut above.
They are professional, fun, efficient, experienced, and so much more! -
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Catherine C. Sent on 08/06/2019Absolute PROS in wedding planning
I figured that hiring a day-of coordinator was a wise option, but I didn't realize that hiring An Event Less Ordinary was going to be one of the best decisions ever. Working with Carolyn and Kaitlin was an absolute dream. They kept us on track, were always transparent with their processes, and were pros at anticipating all of our needs and anything that might come up.
They take all of their expertise to guide all aspects of the wedding, from vendors to schedules to wedding parties to timing to EVERYTHING. Being able to completely focus on having fun and enjoying the experience of the day without having to even imagine worst case scenarios was amazing.
Carolyn and Kaitlin from AELO met with us to create our wedding day schedule, communicated with all of our vendors, dealt with all of the legal contracts and permits and all of that stuff I still don't know much about, all in the weeks leading up to it. It's all work you'd have to do yourself otherwise and it was such a load off during those last few hectic weeks.
Hiring them to plan your whole wedding from start to finish must be nirvana. Do it! -
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Brian P. Sent on 03/21/2019A perfect symphony!
After my very first discussion with Carolyn, I knew we'd found the right coordinator for us. We were primarily looking for month-of coordination, but we were also interested in additional help planning certain aspects of the wedding, the biggest of which was our rehearsal dinner. Our rehearsal dinner idea was complicated, and Amy and Carolyn perfectly coordinated five food vendors and a venue. I already felt confident that all would go well on the wedding day, and the success of the rehearsal dinner only reinforced that feeling.
On our wedding day, Carolyn and her assistant perfectly orchestrated everything. Guests transported from two hotels arrived on time and comfortable. The venue, the tables, the chairs, and the decorations were all squared away before anyone arrived. Ceremony went exactly as rehearsed. Bride and groom gracefully whisked away for a moment alone -- and a waiting drink -- before staged photos. Room flip and photo booth setup all done while our guests were enjoying cocktail hour in the bar. Buffet dinner service started right on time... with full plates delivered to us at the head table. (And at my explicit request, Carolyn made sure I hydrated between glass of beer and whisky. EL OH EL!) Truly everything went as scheduled and planned, and many of our guests said it was the best wedding they'd ever attended. We absolutely could not have done this without AELO. If you need a coordinator or a planner (partial or full), book An Event Less Ordinary as soon as you can. -
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Sarah Sent on 03/01/2019Hiring AELO for Day-Of Coordination Was Such a Good Idea
I think it’s fair to say that Rachel was a huge part of what tipped the balance from stressful to wonderful on the day of our wedding. In the run up to the day, she was so self-evidently organized and competent that we felt comfortable letting go and trusting her with all the wrangling day-of. After the stress of actually planning the wedding, it was comforting and pleasant to just tell her where the votives should be and how to set up the event space and then see it exactly how we imagined it. I can’t imagine how much we would have been freaking out during the requisite day-of emergency (in our case, “where’s the breaking glass for the ceremony?!?!”) if we had to solve the problem ourselves rather than just sitting tight while Rachel ran the problem down. Rachel let us just focus on getting married and for that we are forever grateful. -
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Claire M. Sent on 12/19/2018Carolyn was amazing!
Working with Carolyn was a joy. Our parents and our bridal party all independently remarked on how organized and helpful she and her assistant were throughout the day, and we found her so easy to work with in the lead up to our wedding. I was planning from out of town and was fairly organized, but Carolyn was instrumental in my feeling like I could hand over the reigns on the day and just focus on enjoying everything! I can't recommend AELO enough. -
Annette Sent on 08/03/2018We worked with Carolyn as our day of coordinator, and our wedding was perfection thanks to her. Though we had hired an amazing dream team of competent, cool, and gracious vendors, we felt like we needed some extra fire power during the day of our wedding -- we wanted to show up and really enjoy the whole experience without having to deal with any questions or problems. We also didn't want to burden any of our friends and family with extra responsibilities -- it was important to us for everyone to show up and have a great time. So, it was critical to find a day of coordinator who we could trust to manage the whole process and execute our vision.
Carolyn was a gem. She picked up all of our decorations and took them to the venue, handled all logistics and decorating, and made sure our wedding was on schedule with all of the necessary elements in the right place. Any time I had a question or request, I could easily find Carolyn and count on her to make it happen (like when I needed a plate of snacks before the ceremony!). Thank you, Carolyn!!! -
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Tashianna Sent on 05/27/2014How do I explain the AWESOMENESS that is Carolyn!!!
This woman was Heaven Sent! I reached out to An Event Less Ordinary about 1 month out from my wedding day for day of coordination, and from the start, Carolyn was AMAZING! I fell in love with her from the moment we talked on the phone! She'd told me to take time and think about if I wanted to book with them, and I told her that I didn't need time, that she could send me over a contract and her check was in the mail! She was very affordable, and very hard working. She planned every detail of my wedding day down to the minute, and although I was freaking out because we started late (due to some of my bridal party arriving late) she told me that she would take care of everything and she was right, by the Best Man and Maid of Honor speeches, we were back on schedule! From the start she told me, not to worry about anything that pertained to the wedding day that she would handle everything, and she did.
My family loved Carolyn as well; it wasn't just my husband and I! Everyone at the wedding raved on about the coordinator and how she didn't take any mess, and made the day so perfect. All I kept hearing, was your coordinator was awesome! She really went above and beyond to make sure everything was worry free for me! Oh and I can't forget about Sam! She was a huge part of the day as well! When I didn't see Carolyn, I saw Sam, so one of them was always readily available to me and my guests. They were both so pleasant and easy to work with, I felt like they were my girlfriends! I would definitely recommend AELO to anyone that needs event planning and coordination, as these ladies are VERY good at what they do. I will be hiring them again soon to handle a big family event coming up!
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