Blush by Brandee Gaar Reviews
Reviews
4.9 out of 5 rating
4.9 out of 5 rating
152 Reviews
98% recommend it
Awards
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Angela M. Sent on 03/23/2024Amazing planner!
My fiancé and I knew we wanted something special for our wedding day, but with only a few months to plan, we were uncertain if our dream wedding was feasible. However, when we spoke to Sophia, we knew she was the one to make our dreams into reality.
Sophia's passion and dedication to her craft were evident. Despite the tight timeline, she assured us that she could bring our vision to life – and she did so in ways that far exceeded our expectations.
Sophia's attention to detail was impressive. She meticulously coordinated every aspect of our wedding, always listening to my ideas throughout the process and helping me put my vision into words. I have a busy schedule, and she always respected my time in our lunch-hour Zoom calls, ready with an agenda, updates, and emailed to do lists post-calls. Her knowledge and industry connections were evident, and I was easily able to trust the quality of the vendors she brought forward, always letting me make the final decisions. Since we do not live in Orlando, this was invaluable!
One of the most remarkable things about working with Sophia was her ability to capture our unique style and personalities and incorporate them into every aspect of the event. She took the time to get to know us as a couple, helping us infuse the wedding with personal touches that made it feel like "us" in every way. Including live Star Wars characters and a Lego guest book!
Beyond her exceptional organizational skills and creative flair, Sophia's professionalism and calming presence were invaluable throughout the entire journey. Planning a wedding can be extremely stressful, but Sophia was always there to offer guidance, support, reassurance and a laugh, making the process enjoyable. Sophia is the main reason I had fun planning my wedding - I truly felt like I was working alongside a friend I had known forever!
On the day of the wedding, Sophia ensured that everything ran seamlessly, allowing us to fully immerse ourselves in the moment. I had virtually no stress because I knew Sophia was there to handle anything that may go awry.
In conclusion, if you're searching for a wedding planner who will go above and beyond to make your dreams a reality, look no further than Sophia. Her passion, creativity, and unwavering commitment to her clients are truly unmatched. Plus, she will make it a fun and enjoyable process for you! We are forever grateful for her role in creating the most beautiful day of our lives, and we wholeheartedly recommend her to anyone embarking on the journey of planning their wedding. Sophia, thank you for everything!!!Blush by Brandee Gaar's reply:
Oh my goodness, Angie! Reading your review brought the biggest smile to my face!
Thank you so much for your kind words and for trusting me to be a part of the planning process and your wedding day -
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Chloe Z. Sent on 12/09/2023Sophia from Blush
I had such an absolute wonderful experience with Sophia from Blush as my planner. She was quite literally AMAZING! I cant rave about her enough. From the start, Sophia had excellent communication and I loved our sit down Zoom chats to discuss wedding ideas, visions, timelines, expectations, etc. I am someone who is super organized and has planned numerous events for my friends and family, and finding someone just like me in a wedding planner was such an amazing gift. Sophia and I genuinely felt like friends because our conversations were so organic. Even my fiance (now husband) commented how fantastic she was with everything! Truly, truly thank you so much Sophia, you made our wedding experience such an easy, smooth, and fun time. You deserve all the vacations and raises in the world! xoxo
Side note -- Blush's planning pod "To-Do's" was an amazing idea to help keep things on task!Blush by Brandee Gaar's reply:
Chloe! We love to hear this!! It was so much fun getting to know you and Brad. Coordinating your wedding was such a pleasure! Not only were we getting every little detail down, but we were also building a friendship. Because of that, being part of your wedding day was just that much more special. I loved seeing the smile on your faces throughout the night as you enjoyed your family and friends (who were also all absolutely amazing!) -
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Brittany D. Sent on 06/09/2022Best Planner Ever!
Choosing a wedding planner is not easy task. As an out of state bride, in the middle of a pandemic, choosing a it was an extremely important decision. My husband and I wanted someone communicative, professional, and organized who we could trust from Connecticut. Our first interaction with Blush staff was with Jess during a consultation. We immediately developed a great rapport with her and she was certain Blush had the right planner for us- Rachel Baxter. We weren't sold just yet so Jess organized a zoom with Rachel so we could virtually meet and vet her. We loved Rachel immediately and hiring her as our month of coordinator was the best wedding planning decision we made besides booking a venue. We added vendor meetings to our package and also took advantage of communicating with Rachel via calls, email, and text over the course of a year and a half and really appreciated the ability to do so. She was a true godsend and handled our wedding day with grace. We honestly had a stress-free planning process and a wedding day that went on without one hitch and we credit Rachel for contributing to both. She has a great relationship with most vendors in the area and always to understand our vision for every aspect the day. She coordinated our vendors and made sure they all executed our perfect wedding day and we are so grateful for it. I am sure all Blush planners are amazing, but we are biased and have to say that Rachel is simply the BEST. Thank you for everything Rachel! We miss working with you already! -
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Bricia S. Sent on 03/17/2022Rachel from Blush helped make my wedding magical!!
My now husband and I are extremely happy and grateful for Rachel and the Blush team. I cannot imagine how I would have even planned anything without Rachel. My husband and I both work very demanding jobs and having the Blush resources and vendor recommendations at the tip of our hands relieved so much stress. We are most grateful for the vision that Rachel helped us create, we knew going into planning that it was going to be complicated because we wanted a multicultural wedding that honored our cultures and our families while not compromising the simplicity of just giving it a touch of our personalities. Rachel went above and beyond to help us source vendors that were bilingual and helped us in incorporating parts of Catholic traditions during our ceremony and reception. We could not be happier with the turnout of the timeline, we received so many compliments about how well planned it was. Finally, as a bride I am so happy and excited to have gotten all my must haves and Rachel was instrumental in making it happen!!! I had a bilingual ceremony with a touch of Catholic traditions, I had a first look with my dad and my then finance, my table scapes were beautiful, I had plenty of picture time, my DJ moderated the event in English and Spanish, we had a Mariachi, made the famous Mexican Vivora (Snake) dance happen, I got to change into my 2nd dress, and finally we had cake to go boxes by the sendoff location. Our guests had so much fun and we received so much love and compliments on our wedding. Don’t sleep on it and hire Blush to make your wedding magical!!! -
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Victoria B. Sent on 12/09/2021There’s phenomenal & what we experienced well surpassed it!
We recently got married at Bella Colina & reached out to blush for the day of service. I was able to do a lot of the planning up to the wedding on my own… but oh man, when it came closer to the actual day there would have been so many things I forgot if it wasn’t for Rachel. She helped me with so many details you just don’t think of and her actual day of service was amazing. She was so on top of things and that allowed me to be fully present in the moment and enjoy my special day. Every time I asked something she was already well ahead of me by three steps. Rachel was amazing, even more impressive because she just had a baby a few weeks prior. I will recommend blush to everyone!! We are so grateful for your service.
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Rosemary Sent on 10/26/2021Extremely Easy/Low Stress
We worked with Serena as our day of coordinator. Planning a wedding during COVID with multiple vendors and date changes can be a little tough. They worked with us through it. As the event got closer, my stress levels were eased because Serena was on top of things. She was sweet, positive, encouraging, and organized. They had tools that made creating and changing the seating chart so easy. I have heard so many compliments about how well planned and organized our wedding was. Definitely worth hiring! -
Rebeka S. Sent on 08/26/2021
Awesomeness 🙌🏻🙌🏻
Jess was such a great help and I’ll miss our chats we’ve had planning the big day. She’s been so flexible with the pandemic and helped me with every detail. She was a sigh of relief and a breeze throughout the big day. She and Deidre were like an extension of the family setting everything up. Love the both of them. -
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Grace S. Sent on 10/03/2020Ali, you are my hero!
Ali Watkins from Blush by Brandee Gaar is the most wonderful wedding coordinator! She is organized, responsive, lovely, and fun to work with! She was so helpful throughout the planning process and essential in the weeks leading up to the wedding. She is a great listener and knew exactly how to execute every detail. I trusted her completely and am so glad I did. If you book Ali (which you should) you will not be disappointed. THANK YOU ALI! -
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Marissa C. Sent on 03/19/2020Thank you Brandee!!!
Wow, we absolutely love Blush!! They are an incredible group of ladies who only want the best for your big day! We were paired with Brandee, the owner of the company and she went above and beyond to make sure each little detail was what we wanted while keeping us on track. Also what I love about Brandee and Aislinn is their honesty, they will give their genuine expert opinion and steer you in the right direction. They were super easy to communicate with, we could send them a text/email with very quick response time. Would recommend Blush, especially Brandee and Aislinn to anyone getting married in central Florida area! Thank you both for helping our dream wedding come together -
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Heather M. Sent on 04/06/2020Pick Blush BBG and work with Jess! Best wedding decision we made!
We had the Day of Service and I must first mention that after doing a lot of research on planners and the different packages offered, you get more with this package then any day-of service you will find elsewhere. I was lucky enough to be introduced to Jess during my search for coordinators and this was probably the best thing that could’ve happened for our wedding. I know it’s cheesy but from my very first call with Jess, I could see her passion for making wedding dreams come true. The 10-12 months leading up to our wedding she helped me with so many questions and provided some really valuable vendor referrals. Weeks before the wedding she organized all of our vendors and created our wedding timeline and resume. This was so helpful as it’s easy to quickly become overwhelmed with all of the vendors and different timelines. When the wedding weekend came, Jess was there for every detail. From the rehearsal to all of the things that go into the day of, she was absolutely amazing. We have had so many friends and family members compliment her and the way she handled everything. She made us not worry about a thing and truly treated us and our families as if we were her own family. I actually felt like she was one of my best friends through the entire night. Every time I turned around, there she was with my lipstick touch up and a big smile. If there’s anyone who can make your wedding day less stressful, it’s Jess. Whether your looking for a full planner or a day of coordinator like us, I promise you, you will be beyond happy with your decision to go with Blush by Brandee Gaar. And, If you have the opportunity to work with Jess specifically, your wedding will be everything you’ve ever dreamed of. -
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Alexi A. Sent on 01/26/2020Phenomenal Wedding Planning Experience
We planned our wedding for over a year with Alison Watkins as our full time planner, and she was absolutely amazing and indispensable throughout. We were planning from afar and couldn't have done any of it without her. She was extremely experienced and organized, and we loved all of the advice she had to give, especially choosing great venders. Working with her was a really wonderful experience :) I highly recommend Ali as well as Blush for your wedding needs!!! -
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Gerri Sent on 02/02/2020The Best Wedding Coordinator
Brandee owner of Blush personally managed our wedding process. She is great and is an expert on coordinating weddings. Our wedding was perfect . We met with her and explained to her everything we want and on out wedding day she ran the whole things flawlessly like it was her daughters wedding! She is also very professional and our guests were very impressed on how she conducted the whole event.
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Adriana Sent on 01/06/2020Jess is amazing
After planning our wedding for well over a year, i never that of a day of coordinator as a necessity. Looking back today, I’m soo incredibly grateful to have had Jess there on my big day! She kept us on schedule and made sure my ever wish came true! -
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Ally Sent on 11/25/2019Book Blush... Just do it! You won't regret it
I came across Blush when I asked our venue for their preferred vendors list. I reached out to a few other planning companies, but I felt more of a connection with the ladies @ Blush due to their kind and genuine nature.
During our initial call with Blush after we got engaged, I remember having a million questions about anything and everything. They answered one of my questions right then and there before we even signed the contract. This was when we knew we had to book with them! It was really refreshing to finally find a company that values their clients or potential clients over making a profit.
Although we only purchased the day of coordinator package, we had a feeling we would need advice from an expert throughout the planning process. They explained that they would be available for months leading up to the wedding. We decided to trust their word and book with them... we do not regret this decision one bit :)
Ali was chosen to be our day of coordinator and we absolutely loved her. I was more involved in the planning than my husband was (all he cared about was that he wanted a ribeye on his wedding day lol) and Ali was the perfect balance for me! I am very detail oriented and a perfectionist and because of that I have to weight EVERY option before making a decision. Ali has magical powers and somehow simplified every decision I had to make. She's had so much experience in this industry I did not have any doubts trusting her.
You can really tell that Ali loves her job, especially on the day of the wedding. She was so excited & energetic, but also calming and reassuring at the same time. She was somehow able to quiet our crazy & large bridal party, which is a task in itself. She stayed by our sides all day & made sure that we always knew what was going on and always had drinks in our hands (this is actually more important than I thought).
We were initially going to have the ceremony @ the atrium, and the reception on the lawn but it was supposed to get down to the 50s that night. We ended up moving the ceremony to the lawn and the reception inside (we made this decision at the rehearsal). During the wedding day when Ali and the team were setting up, I had realized that I forgot to mention which way I wanted the chairs facing for the ceremony and they were facing the other way. Ali immediately communicated this change to everyone and 10 minutes later everything was fixed! She made sure to communicate to me what this change meant in a clear and consise way. Something so complicated in my eyes made simple yet again! Normally this is something that would have me really worried on the day of the wedding, but Ali handled it with such grace and I did not feel an ounce of worry.
Thank you Ali for being you! I now know why you've been in the industry for so long and why so many of our vendors RAVED about you. :)
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Michael Sent on 10/31/2019A Wedding Fairy Godmother
Jess from Blush was nothing less then our "Wedding Fairy Godmother" she not only helped us keep on track but was there to give us the needed push when it came down to getting the endless details of our event to align, then make sure the execution was flawless on the day of the event.
We can't thank you enough for helping to make it the Fairy Tale Wedding we wanted, thanks again Jess. -
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Grace V. Sent on 11/25/2019Don't even question it. Hire them! You won't regret it :)
I got married in October and worked with Ali! She was amazing and made the wedding planning process so easy. She was extremely organized and never let me forget any of the important little details I needed to tend to. She was very patient with me and offered lots of great tips and ideas. We worked hand in hand and I couldn't have done this without her. I was pretty busy with work during the whole process and it was so nice to have Ali available to contact the vendors whenever needed and answer all my questions when it came to rental coordination and all the tiny details that go into planning a wedding. The actual wedding day was perfect! Everything went so smoothly, it was so nice not having to worry if the vendors arrived on time or what set up was needed. I was able to sit back and enjoy my day with the confidence that everything around me was going to plan. Other than finding the venue (I hired Blush after signing my venue contract) Ali helped me every step of the way. Do not hesitate to hire Blush! They have an amazing team & will help you make your wedding dreams come true. I hired Ali for the full wedding planning package and although it was the most expensive option, I have zero regrets! I wouldn't change a thing about how the wedding was planned & I will forever be grateful to Ali for all of her help. -
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Jill F. Sent on 11/18/2019Best. Planner. Ever.
I saved this review for last because I knew it would be the hardest one for me to write as it does not seem possible to explain how amazing Jess is in such a small amount of words, but here goes. As a Type A, organized, detail oriented person, I had a hard time thinking about relinquishing control of wedding planning to someone, but for my sanity, I knew I needed a month of coordinator (plus my venue required it). I did my research and set up calls with several companies. The first few were horrible – I was not allowed to talk to the actual planner that I was going to be assigned and everyone that I spoke to seemed so stuck up/not fun. I was so disappointed, but I had one last call scheduled and it was with Blush. I was so pleasantly surprised when I learned I was going to speak with the actual planner I would work with. Enter Jess - I knew I was going to hire her within the first minute of our call. We immediately bonded over our love of Disney and dogs. She is so fun, kind, funny, organized, sweet, energetic, and every other positive adjective you can think of. She put me at ease by saying that she was willing to do whatever to make our wedding vision happen. Even though she did not really jump in until the month prior to the wedding, she was so helpful in all the months leading up to the wedding. She was there to answer all of my (many) questions via text, call, and email and gave me vendor recommendations. By the time she took over, I had all the vendors hired and most of the details worked out. She took over, especially with scheduling which was amazing because I could never have organized that in those final weeks when so many final things popped up. Before I knew it, it was my wedding weekend and as someone who gets VERY stressed easily, I can tell you that Jess handled everything so perfectly that I did not feel any stress even when we were thrown several last-minute curveballs. When we had a small hiccup at the reception, my husband tried to get involved to help resolve it and she refused to let him and insisted that he go and enjoy the party. She handled everything so quickly that there was not even time to worry. She also was so sweet and patient with all of our family and accommodated any special request, no matter how unique. My family, in-laws, and friends were so wowed by her – she is unlike any planner any of them had encountered before (same for me). She constantly checked on us throughout the night. She did everything possible to make sure we had the perfect night and we absolutely did. From the day that I hired her until the last second of our wedding when she dropped us off at the bar for our after party (and after when she brought stuff to our hotel), she went above and beyond. There is no one like her. Jess is a wedding superhero; this review does not do her justice. Do yourself a favor and hire Blush. You will be so happy that you did!
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