Clover Events Reviews
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Alex Sent on 11/25/2024The Best Team!
Hiring Clover Events was the best decision we made for our wedding! From start to finish, they were organized, attentive, and truly understood our vision. Megan Walsh handled every aspect with professionalism and ease, allowing us to relax and enjoy the process - she managed every detail, from vendor coordination to ensuring the timeline flowed perfectly. She also let us ask 1 million questions as we were clueless when it came to wedding planning. On the day of the wedding, Megan and the Clover team made sure everything ran smoothly so we could simply enjoy the moment. We can’t thank them enough for making our dream day a reality! -
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Carter Sent on 12/18/2023Amazing! Our planner Jessica and her team made the wedding process so much smoother!
10/10 recommend Clover Events! We had Jessica as our wedding planner. Jessica and her team were amazing throughout the whole wedding process. They were on top of everything, completed any task needed (big or small), scheduled and attended meetings with vendors (food, decor, photographer, videographer, DJ, etc.), created and provided timelines for all vendors, and more. Jessica was available for us at any time and always willing to help. She always made sure we were feeling comfortable throughout the wedding process. She made planning our wedding and the wedding day feel so smooth and truly cared about us. There is nothing but great things to say about her the Clover Events team. -
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Katy Sent on 08/15/2023Highly Recommend! Best Team!
I worked with Jess Levi at Clover as my wedding coordinator and had a phenomenal experience! Jess is an absolute delight and made the entire process run smoothly. Planning our wedding from out of state, Jess was so helpful and thorough in identify vendors, organizing our timelines, and was so supportive and responsive throughout the whole wedding planning experience. I cannot recommend Clover/Jess enough! -
Joseph Sent on 08/02/2023
Jess at Clover is hands down the BEST in Chicago!
After a very rough start to wedding planning with a different company (not Clover!) Jess with Clover, and I'm not exaggerating, saved our wedding! Her innate ability to anticipate and execute vision, needs, hopes and dreams was nothing short of remarkable, and we were not the easiest to work with. For the busy brides and grooms out there, you WANT Jess planning your wedding; she is professional, diligent, organized, and keeps the trains running on time all while maintaining a style and grace that you want in a wedding planner. She also plays a pretty amazing armchair therapist on the day of with her calming presence that assures you everything will be perfect :) (and it was). If there were any hiccups, neither we nor our guests knew about them! Jess is the BEST and we would recommend she and Clover to anyone in the market. -
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Sarah Sent on 07/11/2023A Must Hire!
I can not say enough good things about Clover Events. To be honest, I don't know how we would have gotten through the wedding planning process and day of without them! Jessica is beyond incredible. I knew from speaking to her over the phone on our first call she would be my 'go to girl' for all things planning. As our day of coordinator, she helped so much even starting almost a year in advanced. Clover's communication, portal tools, and entire team made the planning process seamless. They make what is supposed to be a 'stressful time' feel relaxed and fun. They offer so much guidance and support, that you never find yourself asking 'what next?'. On the day of our wedding Jessica and her team absolutely killed it. I did not have to think about one thing! I was able to relax and enjoy the day with the team guiding us in every step. Many guests and family members also commented on how efficient and helpful they were too! If you're questioning whether or not to hire the extra assistance, take this as your sign to do so. Worth.every.penny! -
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Meghan Sent on 05/20/2023AMAZING team to work with!
I recently had the pleasure of working with Jessica and her team from Clover for my wedding, and I cannot express enough how delighted I am with their exceptional services. From start to finish, they went above and beyond to ensure that every detail of our special day was flawlessly executed.
First and foremost, their professionalism and communication were outstanding. They were attentive, responsive, and genuinely interested in understanding our vision for the wedding. They took the time to listen to our ideas, offer valuable suggestions, and address any concerns we had promptly. Their dedication to client satisfaction was truly impressive.
The level of organization and attention to detail displayed by Jessica was remarkable. She meticulously coordinated every aspect of the wedding, from the ceremony to the reception. From managing vendor contracts and timelines to coordinating logistics, she had everything under control. I was able to relax and enjoy the entire planning process, knowing that they had it all handled with expertise.
On the day of the wedding, Jessica and her team truly shined! She ensured that everything ran smoothly and seamlessly. From setting up the venue to coordinating with all the vendors, they were on top of every detail. They even anticipated and resolved potential issues before they could become problems. This allowed my husband and I to fully enjoy ourselves in the joy of our wedding day without any stress or worries. I can't imagine our wedding day without the help of Jessica and her team, and cannot thank or recommend her enough! If you're looking for a wedding coordinator who will go above and beyond to bring your vision to life, I wholeheartedly recommend Jessica and the Clover team :)
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Meghan Sent on 01/09/2023
Dream Wedding Planned, 10/10 Recommend
My husband and I used Clover Events for planning our Oct 2022 wedding and it was the best decision we made! I cannot recommend them enough, specifically Katherine, who we worked with as our main planner through the process. Katherine planned the wedding of my dreams in only 8 months. She has an incredible network of vendor connections and partners in the industry and was able to secure the venue I wanted, my incredible photographer, my band that guests still talk about and my officiant. Every recommendation she gave was top notch and the vendors clearly enjoyed working with her. I trusted her implicitly throughout the process and she delivered ten fold, not just with the logistics of the wedding but with the design and ambiance of everything from the stationary to the flowers. In addition to all the planning, she was a positive, calming presence to have during a lot of high stress decisions and days! She was always available for questions, was able to get my husband on track with some decisions/timelines on his end :) and problem solved behind the scenes consistently throughout. I can't imagine having had the wedding I had without Katherine and Clover Events and would recommend them to any couple thinking about hiring a wedding planner. -
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Mike Sent on 10/24/2022Clover events
Clover Events and especially Jess Levi and her team, made our daughter's wedding a dream come true for our entire family. Jess and her team were so gracious and ensured the day was a success from start to finish. The preparation led by Jess with all our vendors prior to the wedding was so helpful as well. We highly recommend Jess and the Clover Event Team for any wedding event. -
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Francesca Sent on 10/07/2022Jessica ( Jess) is the BEST
This review is welllll over due! My husband and I got married 9/2/2022 and we were BEYOND lucky to work with Jessica. Not only is she amazingly organized, and quite frankly insane at her job ( in the best way of course) she made every step of this wedding planning/ coordinating process SO FUN! Even the stressful stuff, she somehow made it fun and not stressful? Some would call that a gift. I wouldn't change one thing about our day, and we have Jess to thank for that. She thought of things that would have never crossed our mind and had things done without us even asking. She truly advocated for our needs and everything we wanted to all of our vendors and people involved in our day. We love her!! -
Danielle Sent on 07/18/2022
Incredible!
My husband and I hired Clover Events as our wedding planners. We had an opportunity to work with Jessica. Jessica was AMAZING from the very beginning! She helped us throughout the process, answered any questions we had and created a seamless timeline on the day of our wedding! I would recommend Clover Events and Jessica 10/10 times! She truly created a beautiful and special wedding for us! THANK YOU! -
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Amber Sent on 06/09/2022Wedding Planning Perfection
Katherine and her team were SO fabulous to work with throughout our 3-year wedding planning time frame. They seamlessly helped us re-plan our wedding 3 times due to COVID delays and even planned our micro wedding in Sonoma as a free bonus.
Katherine is always so lovely, thorough, and thoughtful. Her vast wedding planning experience was evident as she carefully considered every detail for both our big wedding celebration and micro wedding. Both events were perfect and unforgettable. -
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Kristie Sent on 06/09/2022Clover Events is Perfection!
Hiring Clover Events for our wedding was the best decision we made (outside of getting married, of course). Jess was our day-of-coordinator, alongside her assistants Mary and Meg, and we could go on about how wonderful they were!
Leading up to our wedding, Jess was highly communicative, ultra organized, and an amazing asset to help guide us thru the process with vendors, timeline, and every small detail.
Day of, we were supported in every way imaginable, and Jess + her team had an excellent command of run-of-show, timeline, herding bridal party and family, and so much more.
Clover Event's vendor recommendations are absolutely incredible, and if you form a wedding team with their recs, your special day will surpass all of your expectations! -
Kristen Sent on 02/20/2022
BEST Bridal Shower & Rehearsal Dinner
Clover Events helped us plan and execute not one but TWO extremely special events leading up to our wedding day, my bridal shower and our rehearsal dinner! We were lucky enough to work on both of these events with their absolutely fabulous planner, Jessica.
One of Jessica's biggest strengths is that she is extremely organized, and this is coming from a healthcare worker with a job that requires me to be Type-A! She had multiple meetings with me prior to both events, including planning meetings, decor run-throughs, and timeline run-throughs, and I loved every minute of our virtual chats!! I was so impressed in the initial planning of my September bridal shower that after only a couple of our meetings, I asked if she would be willing to help with our November rehearsal dinner as well since I knew that I would be in the best possible hands with her! It meant the world to me that she put so much time and effort into planning/executing our shower and rehearsal dinner, as I had been dating my now-husband for 11 years and we were just so excited for these special events leading up to our wedding day. She created thorough plans and timelines for each event which she provided to all vendors involved to ensure everyone was on the same page prior to our events.
I should also mention that I had to plan both of these events from states away. I was trying to plan events in Downers Grove and downtown Chicago while physically located in North Carolina! However, I didn't have to worry for one minute, because with Jessica I had eyes and ears exactly where I needed them. I trusted Jessica like a friend I have known for years, even after only just meeting her virtually! She even took time out of her busy wedding planning schedule to do a tasting and walkthrough at the restaurant where my bridal shower was held to help better plan the day, and took pictures along the way for me!
Jessica is not only an amazing person who is professional in every way, but she also has an incredible eye for event styling. She was able to take a variety of inspiration pictures I sent her and brought them to life in an even better way by curating a dream team of vendors for both of our events. I told Jessica that it was important to me to have vendors that were just as kind as they were talented, and she delivered on that 110%! You can see in the photos I have attached that she brought such talented vendors together and used her creative vision to ensure every last detail was perfect. Our events looked absolutely stunning and also went off without a hitch with Jessica there! She kept everything running smoothly and made sure we stayed on time with both events, neither us nor our family had to worry about anything during our events.
Not only did Jessica take the ideas, key descriptors, and photos of ideas to bring my event visions to life, but she took as much possible off of my plate in the process. Since I was going to have to travel from NC to these events, Jessica was kind enough to have individual items for our events (paper products, decor, signage) delivered right to her place so that she could bring everything to the events for us. Jessica even offered to put together my shower favors and bridesmaids gift bags for me and bring them to our events. She did an INCREDIBLE job with both and I learned in the process that she is your go-to girl if you need gifts to be perfectly packaged!
As you can tell, I have nothing but positive things to say about Jessica and the incredible team at Clover Events, and my family loves them too. We cannot wait until the next special event we host so that we can hire this amazing team all over again!
Photography Credit
Bridal Shower = Nikole Marie Photography
Rehearsal Dinner = By Mari Photography
Event Locations
Bridal Shower = The Foxtail in Downers Grove, IL
Rehearsal Dinner = Cindy's Rooftop in Chicago, IL -
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Jillian Sent on 01/02/2022She made our day perfect!
While planning our wedding, I knew I wanted help from a coordinator in the lead-up to our big day. I had no idea when I got engaged on 12/31/19 that hiring Jessica from Clover Events was one of the best decisions we made. With COVID, postponing, vaccination, and handling new protocols by the literal day in the weeks before our wedding, I would have been lost without her guidance and help. Jessica made sure that our families knew where to go, she handled a bus driver that went to the wrong Royal Sonesta (there are two downtown!), she made sure everything went perfectly, and she was a joy to be around. She kept us highly organized, made sure our vendors were on track, and her organization made my Type-A self so happy. I would highly recommend hiring a day-of (which was really more like month-of) coordinator if you can, and Jessica/Clover is the best of the best. -
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Katie Sent on 09/12/2021Everyone needs a Katherine in their lives!
My husband and I started working with Katherine in February 2019 to plan our wedding. From the outset we knew that Katherine would be a great fit for us – she is a wonderful blend of professionalism, warmth, and authenticity. Everyone needs a Katherine in their lives. She made recommendations for locations and vendors that matched our style, budget, and vision for our wedding. Frankly, we had a vendor A-team because of Katherine. She kept us sane and organized in our wedding planning while my husband and I balanced two full-time jobs with grad school, buying a house, moving, oh, and a pandemic + wedding postponement. Her communication and organizational skills are top-notch.
I know it may be cliché to say that your wedding day is the “best/happiest day of your life,” but our wedding day met and exceeded all hopes we had. It was seamless perfection. We wanted a true party for our loved ones and Katherine made it happen. Katherine is a true master wedding planner and there are no words to express our gratitude and praises enough. -
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Becky Sent on 06/29/2021Lots of love and zero stress
The Clover Events team was a pivotal part of our wedding experience and I am so grateful to have had them by our side. From helping us choose a venue, to walking us through postponement details, the Clover Events team was responsive, supportive, and so valuable. Katherine did an excellent job of bringing our vision to life. She was always available for a phone call, always responded to emails, and would always offer solutions to any challenge we came up against. As the wedding date approached, Katherine made sure we had all the details covered. The wedding timeline was a life saver and she made sure our wedding party was prepped and ready to help the day move seamlessly. On the day of the wedding Katherine and Jessica were unbelievably efficient and present. They made sure we were comfortable, happy, and stress free. We loved working with them!! -
Brittany Sent on 06/24/2021
Best team ever!
We worked with Clover Events for our wedding on 6/5/2021 at River Roast in downtown Chicago. I couldn't recommend a better planner to work with. We worked primarily with Mary who is incredible to work with. There was a lot of uncertainty with COVID and how to plan for our wedding and Clover Events did an amazing job of staying on top of restrictions, keeping us informed, and providing options for how to approach our wedding safely. They took exactly how we wanted the day to be and made it come to life! I can't recommend their services enough. -
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Daniel Sent on 11/23/2019The best decision we made in our wedding planning process!
We are SO glad we hired Clover Events as our wedding planner for our 9/14/19 wedding at the Chicago History Museum. We started working with Katherine a little less than a year before our wedding and had so much fun getting to know her and her rockstar team. She created a totally custom service for us based on our budget, timeline, and vision for the wedding.
We planned our wedding from afar (Austin, TX) and Katherine was so accommodating with our travel restraints and schedules. She was so creative with maximizing our time in Chicago when we were in town - seamlessly lining up back-to-back meetings, even if it meant meeting with us on days she usually takes off.
From day one, Katherine was incredibly organized and proactive. She was our compass and coach in the whole wedding planning process. We never had to worry that we were supposed to be working on something, because Katherine laid out a whole calendar of tasks for us, totally customized to our wedding.
We could email her any question big or small, and she’d come back to us within a day with helpful resources. It felt like once we started working with Katherine, we could stop Googling wedding advice/vendors/timelines, because she had all the answers! We never felt overwhelmed or worried that we were behind schedule because Katherine kept us so on track.
She has curated an ecosystem of amazing vendors in her network. This means that she personally knows and trusts every vendor she recommends, and almost all of them have worked together in the past. Katherine’s recommendations are like having a filter for only high quality vendors who will show up on time and work collaboratively with the other vendors day of - it saves the couple so much time and stress! She served as the central point of contact and intermediary with the vendors and venue which really simplified things for us.
During our wedding weekend, Billy and Jessica joined Katherine to help orchestrate all of the events. The three of them executed every aspect of the big day so perfectly. Katherine’s team made sure we were so prepared for every step which allowed us to enjoy our wedding to the fullest! We always knew they had everything handled. Everyone on the Clover team is so great to work with - fun, friendly, understanding, patient, thoughtful and detail oriented.
A number of times during the process, my now husband and I turned to each other and said, “wow, this is the best money we have spent on the wedding”. Now that we’re married, we miss having a reason to work with Katherine and the Clover team! Let’s do it again?! :) -
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Bruce Sent on 07/30/2019Amazing to work with
We worked with Niki at Clover Events for our wedding this past weekend. I can not emphasize enough how critical of a role she played in month-of planning. Niki was amazing in guiding us and making our day come together.
We had a ceremony and reception an hour away with 180 guests so logistics was important. On top of that, Niki was able to provide advice for us to make the day run a lot smoother.
I can't recommend her for wedding planning enough. -
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Ryan Sent on 06/10/2019Clover and the Team was Great
They helped us create an amazing, flawless wedding. From start to finish the team helped us make key decisions, see the big picture and then execute an amazing day. -
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Jeremy Sent on 06/06/2019Chicago Illuminating Company Wedding / Niki
Niki from Clover did an exceptional job with our wedding. She made our lives so much easier through the whole process. She's extremely personable and knows her stuff. Getting married is no joke in terms of how much energy you are going to spend getting every little variable as perfect as possible. You will thank yourself for working with her. She's a pro and very responsive. Niki, thank you from me and Samantha, you are just stellar and helped us create the perfect night. Highly recommended!!! -
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Casandra Sent on 03/01/2019Niki from Clover Events is AMAZING!!!!!
Niki was my Month-Of Wedding Coordinator and I could not be HAPPIER! She was amazing to work with! Kind, organized, detail-oriented, understanding, and so hard-working! She really got to know me & my now-husband. She cared deeply about learning our preferences, styles, family dynamics, and vision for our big day, and worked tirelessly to ensure that we had our dream wedding! The price we paid compared to the services and piece of mind we got with Niki was an absolute steal. She worked so hard on our behalf for the entire month before and the entire day of the wedding. I would give Niki from Clover Events the absolute highest recommendation possible! You will not be disappointed!! -
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Kevin Sent on 10/30/2018Must have coordinator for your wedding!
We are very well prepared, organized and controlling individuals. For the most part we tend take care of all planning in our lives on our own and we thought we would tackle the task of putting together our wedding on our own.
We settled on our venue, the LondonHouse Chicago late October 2017 and we finally celebrated our big day in 10/13/18. We were partially through the halfway point when we were introduced to this amazingly awesome person, Niki Gubernat.
On 7/24/18 we had an appointment to meet with Niki at the Starbucks in downtown Naperville. It's an awkward feeling at first because you never know the type of person you are going to meet. Also, I'm not sure if I'm allowed to act like my happy careless self or if I have to act like a mature grown up so that I don't embarrass my now wife, Mari. Well, I was on my best behavior and the meeting went awesome. Niki was super informative and listened rather than trying to pitch us reasons why we should choose her. She was taking thorough notes on her massive iPad and she provided us examples of other itineraries she had for her current clients. It was a very nice meeting and we could not have asked for a nicer person to click with.
The meeting lasted a little over and hour and then we parted ways with a lot to think about. It took all but about 2 minutes after meeting with Niki for us to decide that we wanted to move forward with having Niki by our side throughout the rest of our wedding journey. The entire car ride home we couldn't find a negative about our meeting and we laughed at how quickly we came to a decision. I emailed Niki the next with the heading, "Let's do it!"
From that point on, we compiled a list of every vendor we had already hired along with their email address, phone number, website and total balances paid and due. Niki then reached out to all of the vendors and let them know that she was now in charge of our lives for the next few months. A spreadsheet was created and timelines was made to help keep us and the vendors in check.
On 8/21, we had a kickoff call scheduled just to follow up from everything that had been taken care of over the weeks that just passed. It was quick and simple. We just spoke over speaker and it allowed Mari and myself to ask a few more questions and also hear everything that was accomplished so far. Once again, the phone call meeting was over and we were happy and felt very at ease with the process so far.
The next meeting was on 9/4 at Basil's Greek restaurant in Aurora. This meeting was definitely where we started to feel like Niki became a friend rather than somebody we hired. We ordered way too much food and as Mari and I stuffed our faces, Niki was diligently putting notes into her iPad. Mari finally made her stop working and practically forced Niki to eat. We laughed, drank, ate and then we accidentally burned the corner of the dessert menu on the candle.
Our last meeting before the big day was on 9/27 at the LondonHouse. Niki reached out to every vendor and to the hotel's Director of Weddings to coordinate this meeting. During the meeting, we were able to establish a final timeline, meeting points, and button up the final details. Knowing that Niki drove from her home in the Western suburbs to meet us in Chicago meant that she really did care about making our wedding day stress free and perfect.
The day before our wedding we had our rehearsal and Niki and her assistant was also there to make sure that things went smooth. She got us all lined up, provided her advice, we listened and the rehearsal was a success.
Finally, our wedding day was here. Niki was with us starting from 5pm. She brought along 2 other team members and they were all by our sides until a little after midnight. This is where we finally realized how crucial it was to have our newfound friend Niki here. She got everybody to every planned location at the times needed. I forgot everything I was supposed to do. I even forgot to bring the rings and Mari's gift down from the room. Niki was a text away and she was on top of it. She kept the entire event in check, all of the vendors on schedule and she also made sure the banquet staff was on top of their game. At one point somebody spilled a drink on the dance floor and she was immediately on top of the issue.
Hey, I know that there are probably a ton of wedding coordinators to choose from in Chicago, but I am confident that you can't go wrong with picking Niki Gubernat! She is just a down to earth family person like the rest of us. Looking back at everything, I can't think of anything more that we could have asked from Niki. You can make a huge wrong decision in hiring just anybody or you can just be smart like us and simply choose Niki. I'd guarantee that your day will go 100% as planned.
Thanks for everything Niki!
Kevin and Mari Frank
#justbefranks
Side note, her husband Peter Gubernat takes awesome video and photos. Check out redandolive. -
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Rachel Sent on 09/10/2018Our wedding was absolutely perfect -- exactly how we envisioned it -- and there is literally no way it could have happened without Niki Gubernat of Clover Events (and her assistant Nisa)!
We reached out to Clover about four months before or wedding, desperate for help in coordinating the overwhelming array of vendors we had secured. Niki jumped right in, and took over as primary contact with the space, the caterer, the photographer, the staffing agency, and everyone else. Our stress level dropped immediately and dramatically, giving us the space and time to focus more on the meaning and excitement of our impending nuptials. Niki met with us on several occasions and set up a variety of very helpful walk-throughs with various vendors. So many times throughout the process my then-fiance and I said to one another “How could we ever have done this without Niki?”
Niki was so professional, thoughtful, attentive, patient, kind, flexible, fun, and supportive throughout the entire process. She was incredibly organized and detail-focused but not in an excessive, pushy, or overbearing way. It brought us a tremendous amount of peace to know so many very important details were in her very trustworthy hands, and she proved to be a very resourceful, calming presence on the actual day of the wedding. We were tremendously blessed to have her help with our very special day. -
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Katie Sent on 06/03/2018I am so very happy that I worked with Katherine and her team as my day-of planner leading up to our wedding reception. Katherine is amazing. She is warm and calming, and incredibly organized. We worked with a more challenging venue, and she had everything in place. She went above and beyond to be sure my guests were comfortable and that we did not have to worry about anything leading up to and on our big day. The whole shebang came off without a hitch, thanks to her. She’s honest, accessible, and indispensable. Highly recommended. Thank you Katherine!!!
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