Christine A. Wheat Special Events Firm, LLC Reviews
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Sara Sent on 01/13/2026
Hire CW Events for your wedding!
We hired CW Events to help with partial planning for our wedding and it was the best money we spent! I had found and booked a few of the vendors that we worked with, but Jordan was absolutely essential in keeping us organized, helping us find a few other vendors, designing the dining room, and then dialing in the day of schedule and getting all our vendors organized for the weekend. Everything went so smoothly for the whole process, and we just kept saying to ourselves "can you imagine trying to do this without Jordan?!!" The answer was always no! Jordan and Mari are superstars, hire them for your wedding! -
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Emily Sent on 01/06/2026The MVP of my wedding
Christine & Lindsay single handedly made sure that our wedding day was the most special and non-problematic day possible. Christine met with me during the two months prior to our wedding day and chatted with me weekly to create a day-of timeline and coordinate anything that I needed. She made me and my fiancé feel comfortable and as if we were meeting with an old friend. She was described to us by our wedding party and guests as “the real deal” and “invaluable” after our wedding and we truly couldn’t agree more. I was a very anxious and stressed bride trying to plan and organize my wedding day until I started working with Christine. She is incredible at what she does and manages a wedding day with ease. I have no doubt that our experience at our wedding was as wonderful as it was because of Christine. Do not waste time looking elsewhere for planning or coordination of your event. She is the greatest of all time (and her team is also amazing)! -
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Katie Sent on 03/07/2025Incredible wedding planner!
From start to finish, Christine and her team went above and beyond to make our special day everything we dreamed of and more! The attention to detail, creativity, and calm demeanor made all the planning and the wedding day go so smoothly and it truly felt effortless! On the big day, everything was perfectly executed. We couldn't have asked for a more beautiful and memorable experience. We truly felt like we were in the best hands. Also shout out to Jordan for helping me bring all my design ideas to life, our day was so beautiful thanks to her suggestions! We are so grateful to Christine and her team, highly recommend! -
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Lauren Sent on 01/08/2025Hire Jordan and her team!
My husband and I hired CW events (Jordan) for partial planning assistance with our wedding. We needed day of coordination and consultations leading up to our event to help us stay organized and of course to provide us with guidance as we made decisions along the way. We would have been completely lost without Jordan, she was so responsive that she felt like a friend by the end of it all. She was the most essential person we hired and I cannot recommend her enough! -
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Tracy Sent on 09/19/2024CW Events or go home
How to review CW Events…If I could just say there is CW Events and then everyone else, I would. However, Christine Wheat and her team deserve a review. It’s difficult to clearly summarize the incredible feat it was to have our 3-day wedding event at the Sagamore Resort on Lake George that included a rehearsal dinner on a boat, a welcome dinner in the Pavilion, the day of wedding festivities throughout the grounds which started at 8 AM and didn’t end until well after midnight including fireworks, the after party, and then Sunday brunch in yet another venue, and have not one hiccup. Not. A. One. In addition, there were 11 groomsmen, 7 bridesmaids, and a flower girl who all had their separate schedules, the hair and makeup schedule, the photographer’s schedule, the florist’s schedule, the rental company’s schedule, the 14-piece band’s schedule, the DJ’s schedule, and meals which had to be coordinated for all the above vendors. Who was in charge of these schedules? Christine, of CW Events with her signature style and grace flawlessly orchestrating all of it. Additionally, let me not forget there was the golf cart following my 92-year-old mother around also thought of and coordinated by Christine. At one point, I noticed her delivering a plate of food so that my daughter, the bride and her new husband, got something to eat during the photography session. Talk about no stone left unturned. Leading up to our wedding, Christine guided us in the planning process over 2 years. With bi-weekly zoom calls, vendor suggestions who turned out to be fabulous, her design and color advice from everything from invitations to linens to name just a few, her etiquette knowledge, her incredible organizational and computer skills, and most impressively the reputation she has garnered with The Sagamore Resort enabled us to be fully prepared. I do not know if one can truly appreciate what it takes to put on this sort of event and have nothing go wrong. So I will tell you: It takes a wildly successful professional with years of experience, and high expectations of her team all laser focused with one goal: to see her clients happy. Her clients, meaning my husband and I were more than happy. We were ecstatic. So I will say it again….there is CW Events and then there is everyone else. She is simply the best wedding planner on planet Earth. -
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Sharon Sent on 09/10/2023I couldn't have predicted how necessary and wonderful this planner would be !
Our daughter and (now) son-in-law wanted to have a wedding in beautiful Saratoga Springs during track season. They live in another state and suggested that hiring a wedding planner local to Saratoga was a good idea. I was concerned that a stranger planning my daughter's wedding would make it less personal and "less special". I never should have hesitated.
We are so thankful that we hired Christine Wheat.
We worked with Christine and her team for fifteen months during the planning process. This did not take away the planning fun as I had feared. On the contrary, Christine trimmed down the "shopping around tasks" for the bride and groom and presented them with a few of the best choices ( vendors, menus, etc.) for them to decide for themselves. She did a wonderful job keeping the necessary timeline. She knew exactly WHAT needed to be booked WHEN. Time after time we saw evidence from outside sources that if we had not secured certain components when Christine advised, we would have been disappointed and not able to get our first choice. An example of one detail completely taken care of - the complex transportation schedules necessary to shuffle guests to and from 5 different hotels to 4/5 different wedding events. EVERYONE was where they needed to be on time ! It was perfect !
Jordan Kratz was our Lead Planner and the wedding turned out flawless. I will always refer to her and Laura as the "Dynamic Duo".
I am grateful for their attention to detail as well as their "calming" presence. This M.O.B. (also known as "control freak") couldn't help turning to Jordan on a few occasions during the day asking a last minute question or relaying a last minute idea - only to be told (VERY GENTLY and PATIENTLY) that it was already done or already in process.
At the end of this perfect day Jordan and Laura somehow carefully packed up EVERYTHING from the reception and returned it to our hotel so that the Bride's family would be able to attend and enjoy the after party.
I am SO GRATEFUL that this team created and then orchestrated such a beautiful and memorable wedding weekend for our daughter and son-in-law! -
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Isabel Sent on 02/11/2023The single best decision you can make for your wedding
Christine & team are absolutely incredible. The moment we met Christine, we could tell that she immediately understood the vision we had for our wedding and that she would get the job done.
Her expertise and personal connections made the planning process so smooth. If you’re planning to work with vendors in the Saratoga/Albany/Lake George area like we did, you’ll often find yourself talking to people who cannot stop singing Christine’s praises. In fact, one of our vendors said to us “You’d be surprised how many bad wedding planners there are out there. Christine is the best. She’s the Lebron James of wedding planners.” This turned out to be 100% true.
Christine was on top of it every step of the way. Throughout the planning process, she was great at advising where to start, timelines to follow, and what to expect. She is extremely detail oriented. She creates a minute-to-minute schedule for the wedding day which made us feel confident that everything would run smoothly. She’s extremely responsive with any questions we had and because of her experience working with local vendors, she had no problem reaching out on our behalf when we weren’t getting quick responses from them.
On our wedding day, Christine came through for us completely. There was not a single detail that fell through the cracks. When a small problem came up, she took care of it right away and didn’t give us a second to worry about it. At the end of the night, when she was about to leave she reluctantly informed us that she had a bad cold and was feeling pretty terrible but she didn’t want to leave us hanging or have us worry about it so she didn’t mention it earlier. We were completely stunned because she was running around all day, taking care of absolutely everything. Her professionalism and dedication to her clients are truly unmatched.
Christine & team go above and beyond and you will not question for a second whether or not it’s worth hiring them. They are truly the best. -
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Janelle Sent on 06/17/2022Best Decision We Made!
Hiring CWEvents was the best decision we made! We choose the Day-of Coordination package and we were blown away by the service we received starting months before the wedding and all the way through our big day. We dealt with Jordan leading up to our wedding day and she is absolutely phenomenal. She is extremely organized, detail oriented, and responsive. She put our minds at ease the first day we spoke to her. Her minute to minute timeline, which also included our list of vendors and items we needed for the day of, was a life saver! She was only a phone call or text away whenever I had a question or needed advice or feedback. She is the best of the best when it comes to coordination and planning!
On the day of our wedding Laura was with me every second of the day, starting early in the morning while I was getting ready, to the very last minute of our wedding when I got on the bus back to the hotel. She exceeded all of my expectations and went above and beyond to make sure the day was flawless. She was always one step ahead and was right by my side making sure I had what I needed. I didn’t realize how much I needed her until that day and I truly don’t know what I would have done without her. Every single person in our wedding party commented on how amazing she was.
You would be doing yourself a disservice by not hiring CWEvents. It doesn’t matter what capacity you hire them for, they will exceed every expectation you ever had and think of things you didn’t even know you needed to think about. They made our wedding day extra special and we are so grateful for everything they did! -
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Alexandra Sent on 11/22/2021Necessary necessary necessary
BRIDES! I BEG YOU! Do yourself the biggest and best favor of all and hire Christine Wheat's team for your wedding. They were invaluable. We had such great time because we were so confident in their abilities to make sure things ran smoothly. Imagine throwing the greatest party of your life and all you have to do is show up for it! That is what hiring this team means. On top of all of the stresses that come with planning a wedding, we had to reschedule because of Covid and Christine and her team made it a walk in the park. My husband and I are forever grateful for their professionalism, experience and guidance! Thank you Team CW!! -
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Aileen Sent on 10/29/2021I couldn't have managed my wedding day without her
Christine and her team are the absolute best. I hired Christine for consultations and day of event coordination and her expertise guided me so well through out the wedding planning process. She is honest, practical, and as I started to hit up against my budget she had plenty of DIY recommendations to help me still execute my vision without breaking the bank. When it came to day of execution I felt very confident having Christine and Jordan by my side. They were truly my biggest advocate the day of the wedding. When mishaps occurred with a vendor Christine and her team were on it - troubleshooting and resolving things immediately. It was such a relief to be able to just relax and enjoy my day. Our guests consistently tell us how much our wedding flowed perfectly and every detail seemed carefully thought through. I cannot recommend them enough! -
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Elizabeth Sent on 09/28/2021Best in the Business Don't Look Any Further
There aren't enough words to describe how amazing Christine and her team are. This is a long post, but I want every bride in the area to go to Christine and I can’t underscore how she is worth every single penny.
I got engaged November 2019. In December 2019 we interviewed two wedding planning services, both from referrals from other brides in the area. Our main concern for my fiancée and I was we lived in Washington, DC but wanted to get married in upstate New York due to family and emotional connections to the area. One interview wanted to talk about frivolous things, like what we liked about each other (irrelevant for wedding selection) not Christine, she wanted to hear our vision, what our goals were, and what both my fiancé and I wanted. We initially hired Christine to help us look for a venue, we flew up MLK weekend and went and looked at 3 venues with her and Jordan. They walked us through every aspect, and our vision. The third venue Christine sat in a freezing farmhouse next to a fireplace and a barn cat and guided us to our venue selection. Let me be clear, she did not pressure us in any capacity to the most expensive venue, she wanted us comfortable. She was respectful of my mother’s disability, and my father’s multiple repetitive questions. That day we chose our venue, and we chose our full-time wedding planner.
While a full-time wedding planner is an investment, I look back on our wedding 3 months later and can tell you that without her we would not have had our dream wedding. Let me be clear also, if you budget only accommodates a part time planner, chose her. She will go to bat for you with every vendor, and the venue. We had to add a tent to our venue to accommodate due to covid. She advocated to the OWNER of the resort on our behalf and secured the last tent in the Northeast for our wedding day, as everyone realized they could have the capacity they wanted for their wedding during June of 2021. She went to venue multiple times before the date to ensure everything was running smoothly and we were on track with tent set up, food, accommodations.
Jordan her assistant is also an amazing planner, our invitations were somehow sent to a 40th birthday in Montana. Jordan and Christine got on the phone with printer, found another printer, and quickly fixed the problem. If I was on my own, I would be out so much money and would have added so much more stress planning my own wedding. They consistently updated us on every problem and the solution. There isn’t a better duo in the area.
Then three weeks before our wedding, I broke my ankle. She was the first call in the ER, not my parents but to Christine, she immediately worked with the venue on logistics to ensure our wedding day was as perfect as it could be. Golf carts to move me around, moving the wedding location so I could walk (hobble) down the aisle, an extra chair under the tale to put my foot up to rest. She ensured the first dance was absolute perfection and the pictures hid my leg perfectly. At one point, there may have been baby powder put on my leg to help.
Beyond that, I can attest that Christine is one of those few people that has best qualities and character as a human. She is kind, generous, funny, protective, loving, and will give you the honest answer. She is beyond a wedding planner to me and my husband now, she is a dear friend that we cherish. She will be our planner for every major event in our lives moving forward. Hire her, hire Jordan, full time, part time, day of. She. Is. The. Best.
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Elena Sent on 08/01/2019The best of the best!
Christine and her team are AMAZING!!!! They are so attentive to detail. Making sure everything runs smoothly. She was the best day of coordinator. I did not have to deal with any issues the day of the wedding. I was extremely relaxed and had the best day EVER!!!! THANK YOU! -
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Emily Sent on 06/01/2019I definitely recommend!
We had a small wedding, but I knew from the beginning we would need a day of coordinator so myself, my husband, and our parents could actually enjoy the day instead of having to act as point people. I originally spoke with Christine on the phone, who assured me that her organizatoin would be able to provide all of the day of services we would need. Once we booked, Christine let me know that we would be working with Jordan, who was abolutely amazing! I'm not sure how we would have gotten through the day without her. I had several planning sessions with her and each time we spoke, she was professional and knowledgable. She always responded quickly to my quetsions and made me feel like I could depend on her. On the day of the event, she came with Tatianna, who was incredibly professional as well. They handled all of the small problems that arose as if it was nothing. Jordan thought of so many small things I never would have considered (such as putting a small pack of tissues on our table for when our family members gave their speeches) that made the day run much more smoothly. -
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Desiree Sent on 11/08/2016Hiring Christine's event firm was the best money we spent for our big day! Ali & Brandi coordinated our wedding and I cannot imagine the day without them. Ali coordinated with us for months beforehand; planning a minute by minute schedule for the day, hiring transportation to & from the venue, and doing a walk through on location with us. On the wedding day Ali & Brandi went above and beyond to make everything seamless and put out multiple fires; from stitching up my mother in law when her dress ripped right before the ceremony to helping our maid of honor find her lost phone at midnight after the wedding. These women are incredible. My husband and I couldn't believe how smoothly everything went during the ceremony and reception and it is all thanks to them. I highly recommend them to anyone looking for a planner or day of coordinator. -
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Lexi Sent on 06/30/2014I'll share this letter I wrote to Christine as my review. Christine and her team are AMAZING!
Christine,
Where do I begin! After our first meeting, I knew that we were in excellent hands for our wedding day. Going through every detail on a minute to minute basis was not only reassuring, but it was also very exciting to live through the wedding even before it happened. All of your follow up phone calls and e-mails were greatly appreciated. Knowing that you confirmed every detail with all of our other wonderful vendors was very comforting.
I took a deep sigh of relief when you, Kate and Taylor arrived the day of our wedding. I couldn’t help but notice how professional you looked in your matching attire (with pearls of course). From that moment on, you and your team made sure everyone was doing what they needed to in the most polite and apparently effortless manner.
A “carefree day for the client,” is a dramatic understatement! It was the details that one would not necessarily plan for or consider for a wedding day, such as, providing drinking straws so the bride does not disturb her freshly applied makeup, touching up the brides lip gloss all day to make sure it was perfect, being on constant standby to help with the bride’s train, caring for the bride’s dogs, to a reassuring wink at times during the day that makes what you and your team do so special. The other, more anticipated aspects what you and your team do, were flawless as well. Dmitriy and I will never be able to thank you enough. You, Kate and Taylor will always have a special place in the memories of our wedding day as we feel that you not only coordinated the details but lived through every one with us. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts! -
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User1474277 Sent on 12/02/2013Let me start off by saying that had we not hired Christine Wheat and her awesome team our wedding would have been in shambles. When you hire a wedding coordinator you want someone who will have your back and know how to handle ANYthing no matter what happens. You really find out the value of a vendor when things go wrong, and when the bride ends up missing the reception and going to the ER but all the guests still have an amazing time (so amazing that some people didn't even notice the bride and groom weren't there) you know you hired the best wedding coordinator on the planet.
Christine explained everything, every step of the way from our initial conversation to our options she was always flexible with us and kept us informed. We hired Christine and team for the "day of coordination" package which included 3 meetings prior. She always was able to answer our questions and keep us calm, no matter how stressful wedding planning got!
Hiring Christine and team was one of the best decisions. We are so glad David Michael Schmidt recommended her! If we have any events in the future on a large scale we will be sure to hire her and I am already recommending her to all my friends. Thank you Christine for making our wedding night as smooth as could possibly be with the bride and groom not being there!!!!
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