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Rebecca Sent on 12/02/2022Polka Dot is a WONDER-Best decision I ever made
Allie, who runs the Philly branch of PDot, is incredible. I hired her for full planning services about a year out from my wedding (Nov 2022). She helped source every vendor with creativity and organization and the calmest coolest demeanor. We started planning during covid and she helped us navigate contracts as well as help translate experiences that once were done in person into a more digital state. I had a pretty specific vision for our wedding and Allie executed 100% on it. She got me my dream vendors and introduced me to vendors I didn't know I was missing. She has every connection you need for your perfect wedding. Walking into the day everything was exactly how I had pictured it in my mind. I can't say enough good things about this company! Allie has not only the creativity and the vision, but the organizational skills, the connections, the patience, the foresight, like just literally everything was amazing. No random question too small. She was so responsive and caring. Day of ran so smoothly I didn't need to worry or be on top of anything because Allie and her team were there. I wish I could have 10 more weddings just so I could plan them with her. -
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Jim B. Sent on 12/01/2022
The BEST planner we could ask for
Allie and the whole Polka Dot team were an absolutely indispensable part of our wedding. We hired them later in the process after having postponed our wedding and realizing that we were agonizing over small details that we wanted a professional’s help with. We decided on their month-of service to best suit what we needed. The month-of hand-off meeting and walk through put our minds completely at rest, and since Allie had so much experience working with our venue (the Foundry) she knew exactly all the options for use of the space. This turned out to be even more crucial as the weather forecast took a turn for the cold and we ended up having to move dinner from outside to inside the week before the wedding. Allie worked extensively with us on a completely new seating plan and layout plan, updated the rentals order, and helped us figure out all the dominoes so we had a completely smooth lead-up. During the day itself, Allie was a great wrangler and made sure that we didn’t have to worry about anything. Allie’s assistant Marjorie was also incredible, making sure I was hydrated and had a warm layer and had snacks throughout. We felt so at ease with Allie and her team and can’t thank them enough. If you are hesitating at all in working with Allie or with a planner in general, it’s absolutely 1000% worth it. -
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Mel L. Sent on 10/05/2021Best Choice I made
Hiring Allie was the best decision I made. I had a long engagement over covid and Allie was with my *virtually* every step of the way. She was responsive, understanding, and made the experience fun and wonderful even through a pandemic. I really enjoyed working with her and am very detailed oriented so was pretty involved in the process. The day of the wedding was perfect. If there was a hiccup I wasn't aware of it, my husband and I got to enjoy every minute of the day and can honestly say we had the best night of our lives. -
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Noah Sent on 12/11/2020A covid wedding dream come true - hire polka dot!
Simply put, Allie is a rockstar (as is the rest of the Polka Dot team). It’s no surprise that planning, re-planning, and re-planning (again) a wedding in the middle of a pandemic is a challenge. Hiring Polkadot made navigating these challenges, and pulling it off, so much easier. If you’re questioning whether you need a planner, the answer is yes. And if you’re questioning what planner to hire, the answer is a resounding “Polka Dot”.
Here’s what Allie and team helped us with:
* Being flexible with us as we scaled back on the size of our wedding (from 150 to 13 people)
* Managing family politics and quickly adjusting plans as people were added/dropped from the final list
* Taking everything off our hands as soon as we had our “onboarding” conversion — it literally felt like a weight was lifted off our shoulders once we started working with her
* Negotiating tough conversations with vendors, especially when we encountered the last minute switcheroo from some who changed plans 2 days before the wedding
* Making numerous recommendations and connecting us to various amazing vendors who brought our vision to life, most of the time at the last moment
* Helping to bring everything together on the day of, from setup and organization at the event, to coordination with our guests, and handling the end of the night so that we could just walk away into the evening as a newly married couple
Allie, you were our rock in this crazy, crazy rollercoaster and we are beyond grateful for you and everything you did. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts - we couldn’t have done it without you! -
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Brianne Sent on 11/02/2020The perfect planner for the perfect day
We had an amazing experience with Kristi as our month of wedding planner in Leavenworth, WA. There were so many moving pieces as we had guests coming from all over the country, but Kristi was able to keep everything and everyone organized allowing us to just enjoy the moment with our friends and family. She coordinated our vendors, made our timeline and managed everything that came up day of. She was organized, calming and willing to do anything to make sure our day was perfect. We could not have asked for a better day or a better wedding planner! -
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Emily Sent on 11/17/2019The best decision we could have made was working with Allie from Polka Dot Events!
We feel so lucky to have had the opportunity to work with Allie Beik from Polka Dot Events. We just celebrated our wedding in early November and Allie and her team made the day absolutely perfect and stress free for us. Besides being extremely professional, thorough and detail-oriented; Allie is just a gem of a person and I loved having her by my side on our wedding day. The entire team we worked with had such a great energy and instilled confidence in us that everything we needed to have handled was 100% taken care of.
The whole process leading up to our wedding was also a dream. We actually booked Polka Dot Events as one of our last vendors through a recommendation by our Photographer, Haley Richter. At the time, I didn’t realize the amount of value a coordinator could bring to both the planning experience as well as the day-of wedding execution. If you’re on the fence, let me just say booking Allie had immediate value to us; there is no question of the return on investment you get from having a professional on your team! The week after we booked Polka Dot Events many of my other vendors started reaching out to setup timeline calls and finalize details; she was quick to introduce herself, join us for vendor meetings and calls and even take over some on her own when I had conflicts. Also, if you’re still looking for a photographer I recommend booking Haley and Allie together - they are literally the dream team! I didn’t realize until the day of our wedding that the two vendors you spend the most time with will be your photographer and coordinator. Having individuals who are both extremely efficient and have worked together before kept us on schedule and added to our outstanding experience.
Thank you again Allie for everything! I’ll forever think of you as my fairy godmother on my wedding day - you made the whole experience so magical! We couldn’t have done it without you.
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Jolie Sent on 10/15/2019Wedding angels!
Polka Dot (hi, Brittany!) were a pleasure to work with. They were responsive and super helpful with all my questions. I was fairly active in planning all the details I wanted but was super thankful to have Brittany's guidance and extra hand when it came to the smaller tasks that I couldn't get around to (ie printing signs and bringing things over to the venue in advance). It was even a bigger relief the week of the wedding when I just wanted to relax and spend time with friends and family. The cherry on top was the day-of though. Knowing that Brittany was in the room, around the corner, or a text away to lend a helping hand made every penny worthwhile. Every bride should do herself a favor and work with Polka Dot! -
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Erika Sent on 11/28/2018The Whole Package
We used Allie and Tracey for Month-of and Design Coordination. I couldn't believe we got what we did for what we paid. Even though it was technically partial planning services, it felt like Allie and Tracey fully dedicated themselves to our wedding. They have an uncanny ability to be both creative visionaries but also in the details and always bring helpful suggestions to the table - be it vendors based on preferences or details based on budget. And more than that, they are both extremely professional, but also fun to be around! We honestly couldn't have done it without them. -
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Shaya Sent on 03/29/2018If you're wondering whether to hire a month-of coordinator...do it. And if you're considering Polka Dot Events...do it! I did most of my planning myself and I mostly enjoyed it-I didn't want a full planner because I had a lot of ideas I wanted to execute on my own. It became overwhelming in the last month, and that is exactly when Allie took over. She was so helpful with coordinating my vendors, our day-of schedule, final payments, purchasing hotel welcome bags and restroom hospitality items, and last minute things like printing programs (when Staples closed as soon as I got there due to weather!).
Allie was a complete lifesaver, and I can't recommend her and Polka Dot events enough! -
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Amrita Sent on 08/21/2017From the moment I reached out to Polka Dot Events for our month-of-coordination, my blood pressure dropped back down to a healthy level. My husband and I were overwhelmed with the nuances of planning a multi-day wedding for over 250 people while both in our respective residency programs. Tracy was amazing and made our 3 day wedding run seamlessly. She kept my husband and I organized during the weeks approaching our wedding, helping us solve any hiccups that came our way and fixing potential problems we hadn't even realized were possible before they happened. She streamlined our remaining tasks and designed our wedding weekend timelines so that we could get the most out of each portion of our wedding. Besides being a rockstar, Tracy is incredibly sweet and it felt like she was a part of our family. We are both so grateful to Tracy and her team! You could not ask for a more organized, professional and warm team to help keep you focused on what's really important - the magic of your wedding day. -
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Laura Sent on 06/28/2017You want Allie from Polka Dot Events on your team. My husband and I reached out to Polka Dot for month-of planning services. From initial correspondence, to our hand-off meeting, to our big day, she was an absolute super star. So organized, so attentive, always one step ahead. When my husband and I originally started planning, we were skeptical about hiring a planner or coordinator. Weddings are expensive! Did we really need to spend thousands extra? We did. We really did. Now, a few weeks after our wedding, I can confidently say that Allie was 100% worth every penny. She handled essential communication, wrangled relatives for photos, set up our decorations, made sure the ceremony and reception were timed correctly, fed the bridal party, made sure our vendors were paid and tipped, researched after party venues and made us a reservation, and even grabbed us a little plate of hors d’oeuvres when we were hungry during cocktail hour…. plus a million other little tasks. The day was amazing because it was virtually stress-free. Allie played a huge part in that. We knew she had everything covered. As a result, we have nothing but happy memories from our wedding, and that is priceless.
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Tom M. Sent on 10/05/2019
I actually have recommended Polka Dot events to friends.
Going into the wedding planning process, I didn't fully grasp how critical having wedding planning services was. Not only does Polka Dot pay for itself with the savings they find, they created a wedding for us that we would have never been able to envision, or practically bring to life.
We hired them for both month-of and design. They helped us at every stage, first helping us find a venue we didn't see on any other services or through rigorous google searching. Allie accompanied us on venue tours - talking out details we would have overlooked. They respond quickly and efficiently to all emails.
Beyond coordination, the design of our wedding was absolutely beautiful -- but felt like us. I know I'm biased, but we heard this echoed through friends and family as well. We had a raw space and Tracey didn't overlook one detail. The custom-designed bar menus had their own special holders.
We'd highly recommend hiring them for both design and month-of services. -
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