Donna Romani Events Reviews
Reviews
4.3 out of 5 rating
4.3 out of 5 rating
11 Reviews
87% recommend it
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User2726257 Sent on 08/15/2016We loved working with Donna, and would highly recommend her. We chose the package where we had her for 8 weeks prior to the ceremony, but she was very accessible throughout the entire engagement, even before the 8 weeks. Ours was a destination wedding, so we were at the mercy of the local vendors and thankfully we chose a good team! They all worked beautifully together and made us glad we chose not to bring anyone in. Our only hiccups came at the church before the ceremony, and it was most likely a miscommunication of who was in charge at the church - the church wedding coordinator, or Donna. (things like passing out the programs and the guest book) That would be my only advice to anyone in that situation is to be clear on that! All in all, it was just about perfect! -
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Chelsea Sent on 01/06/2017Donna really was a dream to work with. She paid attention to details, worked closely with our vendors, and responded to us in a timely fashion. She brought our vision for the design of our wedding to life and maintained a calm, pleasant demeanor throughout our big day. She worked independently with our vendors to confirm everything and made it easy for us to just show up on the wedding day. She managed the timeline well, was willing to meet with us onsite at the venue when we needed her to, and helped us deal with challenges that came up along the way with our venue. She was incredibly responsive and never made us feel silly for reaching out with questions. Thank you so much for the gorgeous, smooth, and amazing wedding day, Donna! -
User2631647 Sent on 06/02/2016When your guests start a hashtag for your day-of-coordinator,you know you’ve made a huge mistake.The biggest upset: 4 DAYS before the wedding, she gave us the final rental order- much too late to change much but then again she does get a kickback from them so be warned. She told us initially that she put “everything on the order as it could be taken off later after the walk through.” When we received it (the last thing we want to do RIGHT before our wedding), a lot was still on there & over our budget. She was defensive & didn’t want to remove a thing. We called vendors ourselves to check on her demands.The caterers had the coffee canisters- so no need to rent those-the winery had water glasses after she said they had none, astro-turf was not required by the venue after all etc. All things put on to make the bill bigger. She 1)couldn’t think on her feet or communicate well. The wedding started 45 minutes late. After,we rushed through photos not knowing the cocktail hour was delayed too, followed by an awkward hour between serving salad & entrees- nothing happened- no toasts, schedule updates, cake cutting etc. Several ppl left before their(cold) dinner was over 2)didn’t work well w/vendors- many told us she was difficult 3)Hindu ceremony: she started the groom down the aisle w/no music knowing the DJ wasn’t ready, didn’t save seats for family & then made everybody move 5)canceled a vendor we had booked without telling us initially 6)Reception: didn’t tell family to wait for photos, didn’t serve the caketop like she was told to, lighting was off, tp was out in bathrooms, didn’t put out the customized napkins until we asked (we have so many left) & finally, surprised the FOB about when his speech was & just pushed the mic in his face. Maybe it was because she had never done a wedding this big or this complicated or maybe we didn’t have as much money to throw at things as she is used to but the moral here is that the best thing that we can say was that she was nice. -
User2657216 Sent on 06/22/2016I attended a wedding for my friends who hired Donna Romani as their onsite event coordinator, and I would not recommend her to any bride or groom. As someone who has also recently gone through the wedding planning process, I noticed quite a few things that seemed unorganized, sloppy, and overall a logistical nightmare. (The bride herself is extremely organized and a close friend, and upon discussing this with her post-wedding, I know that this can be attributed to Donna, and not to the bride and groom’s planning!)
I observed a number of GUESTS whispering among themselves that things seemed unorganized or chaotic, such as the flow of a buffet line, an unmanned bar (which meant guests were helping themselves to alcohol), couples who weren’t seated together at their dinner tables, and almost every event starting at least 20 minutes late. I witnessed several people, including myself, ask Donna a question – and almost every time, she either didn’t know the answer or she needed to double check with someone else (and sometimes she wouldn’t come back with an answer at all!). Most of these were simple questions, and definitely something a coordinator should’ve been able to answer.
Some of these incidents were brought to the attention of the bride and groom, which of course upset them and worried them, on what should be a joyous, carefree day. They hired a coordinator specifically to take care of things that they didn’t want to have to worry about, not to mention have their guests worrying about. The sign of a good coordinator is someone who makes him/herself invisible to guests, and is a reassuring behind-the-scenes presence for the bride and groom. As someone who witnessed Donna’s inconsistency, uncertainty and lack of professionalism, I’d caution anyone against hiring her for their wedding or event.
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