Events by Grace Avenue Reviews
Reviews
4.8 out of 5 rating
4.8 out of 5 rating
15 Reviews
96% recommend it
Awards
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Breeana B. Sent on 05/11/2023
My experience was wonderful.
Grace was the best coordinator I could have asked for! She is very detail oriented, professional, and organized. Thanks to Grace and her assistant, our wedding reception ran smooth with no issues. Her pricing is reasonable for the services she provided. I highly recommend Grace for coordinating events in the Inland Empire.Events by Grace Avenue's reply:
Thank you for your kind words Breeana! Being your event coordinator for your wedding at the Mission Inn was an honor. -
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Crystal L. Sent on 11/27/2019The best coordinator out there!
We just got married on 11/23/19 and let me tell you a little about my coordinator BFF Grace. After interviewing a few day of coordinators, I knew Grace was the one. She's quick and you can tell that she is always thinking a million thoughts at a time while organizing all her ideas on paper. When we would meet she always came prepared and always left me homework to do. I am a very organized person and thought I could handle it all, but I was transitioning from my old job to my current new one and I needed someone I could trust to make sure my dream wedding become a reality. Grace was my person, she stepped up to the plate and handled my week of details. She contacted all my vendors and gave them the details and what was expected of them the day off. She collected all my contracts and understood them fully. She even saved my life a few times when I failed to contact a serving staff. She got quotes for me and helped me pick the right team. On Thursday, the Saturday before the wedding, we had took on the daunting task of creating a seating chart with 200 names. My husband and I were exhausted after grouping them all and I could not get myself to format, print, and frame the chart. I text Grace and she told me not worry about it, that she would take it from here and get it all done. She most definitely did! Now lets talk about my rehearsal, I was an hour late because of traffic and instead of wasting time, Grace got my wedding party fed and then got them all to help with the reception set up. Our bridal party consisted of 26 individuals and Grace kept them all organized. Grace definitely went above and beyond. Now when engaged couples ask me what is the one piece of advice I could give them, it's definitely get yourself a Grace! Grace coordinated my wedding day and gave me the freedom to enjoy the most special day of my life. Her and my other BFF (Mom) orchestrated the event of a life time! Between the both of them I knew my wedding dreams were in perfect hands. Grace was so sweet to her and they both held it down for me. If you are looking for a coordinator/planner/BFF, look no further! Grace is the real deal:)
Thank you Grace for Everything! I appreciate everything you did to make last Saturday the best night! I could not have asked for more.Events by Grace Avenue's reply:
Crystal! The moment I met you and your mom I knew it was meant to be! Thank you for trusting us and letting us take the lead. Working with you and your mom was amazing and I am glad to see that you and your husband had a blast! -
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Jasminne Sent on 12/01/2018Mission Inn Wedding
Grace is truly amazing. I hired her for the 30day coordinating for my wedding. She was such big help, she kept up with my vendors . She helped my relax during the stressful last days before the wedding.
She did an amazing job coordinating all my vendors the day off my wedding. Truly an angel.
Events by Grace Avenue's reply:
Thank you Jasminne for your review! We loved working your wedding and being there for you. Our team is dedicated to helping couples be present. -
Amari Sent on 09/20/2018Where do I even begin with Grace! The Grace Avenue team is so awesome, but Grace is AMAZING! I’m sure there were many problems day of (like the crazy wind), but did I know or even get worried? No! Grace was on top of everything. Even months before the big day, she was so much more help than I ever thought I needed. Everything I didn’t think of, she was prepared. She was constantly checking in on me and was always 3 steps ahead. She is also so creative and gives great suggestions, which you should 100% listen to. Highly recommend and will be referring her and her team to everyone I know. Couldn’t imagine my day going so well without her.
Events by Grace Avenue's reply:
Thank you for your hiring us Amari + Noah! It was our pleasure to be there for you both. It was our goal to take care of event logistics so you can be present at your wedding and enjoy it from start to finish. -
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Chloe Sent on 09/20/2018Grace was AMAZING! She made my day perfect, she was very professional and had tons of information. I had a vendor cancel on me the day of and she was able to find someone that same day. I would definitely recommend her to anyone...and to top it off she is very sweet!
Events by Grace Avenue's reply:
Thank you Chloe! Being present at your wedding is key! Our team was there to put out fires (not real fires) and make sure everything is under control. Thank you for trusting us. -
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Jennifer Sent on 04/01/2024Experience was surface level
I do want to start by saying before I came on Yelp to share my review, I sent my concerns via email directly to her for transparency and to have an open conversation. She emailed back saying "Thank you so much for taking your time to write this to us." and that she will review with her assistant. It has been almost a week and I have not had any sort of apology or response to my very lengthy email regarding my concerns. I ultimately wanted an understanding on her perspective of the wedding day, but I got nothing. Thus leading me here to write an honest review. I'm going to be very transparent in hopes to help a future bride and groom in their search.
I booked Grace for 100 days prior and for a day of coordination. I am a planner myself and have done lots of coordinating events for my job so I understand what it takes to coordinate a wedding. I hired all my vendors, picked my ceremony location and venue location, I organized my own payment plan, I kept a detailed folder of everything related to my wedding etc. All I needed was assistance in executing the day and ensuring everything ran smoothly and assisting for any issues that came up. I hired her to ease the stress and trust that all is taken care of so I can enjoy my wedding.
Overall, I give 2 stars because yes she did help in several ways and there were positive things she did as a coordinator that we felt was great. She helped set up the ceremony and reception, she held 1 virtual meeting and 2 in person meetings with us to get a better understanding of what she needs to do as a coordinator. The files she shared were helpful. She was there for our venue walk through and rehearsal. The very basic needs of a coordinator - she provided. However, when it came down to logistics management, communication between vendors, self initiative, attention to detail, and problem solving, we felt these traits were lacking. I also felt we could have discussed each document she had me fill out in detail to ensure it's being executed accordingly during wedding day, but we did not. I filled out the forms and that was it.
In all honesty, we wished we would have seen her and her assistant in the reception hall a little more executing the timeline. Our photographer was fluffing my dress before each photo, our videographer and photographer tagged team to ensure we kept up with the timeline. Sadly, our family and friends constantly asked us "who are those girls just sitting at the front"
The communication between us and the vendors could have been better. We started to notice that leading up to the wedding our photographer, videographer, DJ and MC were constantly reaching out to my fiancé and I with questions regarding our big day. Mainly asking what the timeline was, they all wished that they received this earlier. We had the luxury of having our close friends and family be our vendors, so their honest feedback was definitely shared with us. They've also expressed to my finance and I that the communication was very delayed.
One thing that really stressed us was the photo permit wedding week. When we held one of our in person meetings, she gave us the confidence that she would handle all paperwork for the park (COI, permits, etc). Though this part seemed lacking. Ours photographer called us 3 days prior to wedding day asking questions. Definitely something that should happen wedding week for the bride. We had the understanding that everything was communicated to our vendors on requirements for the park. We would have hoped this was all squared away and vendors were confident 2-4 weeks prior to wedding day.
I have plenty more to say but I will only add one more thing that really upset me. My best friend was my flower girl (no kids wedding) and somehow she played the coordinator role. She assisted in valet parking and seating guests because Grace stated "she knew more people" My best friend felt that Grace kept pushing her to do things. She even asked her at one point how many seats were open. Isnt this a coordinator's job not a flower girl? Sadly I did not get to celebrate with her as much as I would have hoped. It was upsetting when my best friend vented all this to me rather than sharing what she enjoyed about my wedding day.
All in all, The work she provided did NOT meet our expectations. The large amount we paid for her services did not equate to the work she delivered wedding day. We just hoped there was a little more planning for sensitive things throughout the wedding day. We hoped that there was a little more communication on her end as a coordinator and self initiative on issues that arise. We would've liked for her to take more initiative and attention to detail. It seemed like there was a lack of concern on her part. Felt like she just came to collect a check.
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