Greater Joy Events Reviews
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Gillian Sent on 02/19/2024The Perfect Wedding Planner
Madeline is the definition of the perfect wedding planner. My husband and I had no clue what we were getting into when planning a wedding. Madeline was able to take away all the confusion and stress that goes into the planning process. She came to every meeting with us, spoke up when she thought something was unfair, and ensured we were never overwhelmed. Madeline never made my husband or I feel dumb with any of the questions that we had for her. Madeline would come over to our home for meetings and give us three goals to achieve before our next meeting. This made everything incredibly manageable and obtainable. My husband, myself, and my mother fell in love with her. Thanks to Madeline we had the wedding of our dreams. I will forever recommend Greater Joy Events. In the words of Gail Hobin, "She is worth every penny!" -
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Adil Sent on 10/22/2023Thank you Greater Joy Events for helping to make our wedding so wonderful!!
My husband and I could not recommend Greater Joy Events enough! Throughout the entire wedding planning process Madeline was kind, organized, and communicative. Not only did she support the vision we had, she also offered helpful suggestions when we were unsure about decisions or had questions. Our wedding was 2 days comprised of a cultural Pakistani ceremony followed by a Christian ceremony/traditional reception. Madeline was on top of everything both days! I truly never worried once during our wedding weekend - I got to be fully engaged and enjoy the day because I knew Madeline was there and taking care of everything. Thank you Madeline for making our weekend so smooth and beautiful! -
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Sara Sent on 09/29/2023Don't think twice, just book Madeline!
Madeline is incredible to say the least - I am a type A personality, and thought I had it all figured out, and she helped me realize there were so many things I hadn't thought of, and she made sure our day was perfect! On the day of, everyone kept telling me how calm I was, and asked how that was possible, and I literally said "I know Madeline will handle it", and she did! She thought of everything to make our day perfect, and was so thoughtful and intentional on everything that was important to us. She is one of the best decisions for our wedding day, and I am so grateful to her! -
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Alexandra Sent on 09/27/2023A must-need!
Madeline and Greater Joy Events were absolutely fantastic for our wedding and are an absolute MUST have for your big day. My husband and I even a year later look back and talk about how pivotal it was to have Madeline there in order to make our day go smoothly. She went behind the scenes and took care of things in order for my husband and I as well as all of our family to just enjoy the day. I am not sure what we would have done without her! That piece of mind alone made her well worth it. She is incredibly kind and hardworking and makes sure they day fits what you want! We loved having her! -
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Marissa Sent on 09/27/2023Highly Recommend
Greater Joy Events was the best decision we made! The whole entire wedding planning process was less stressful because of Madeline and Carly. They were very responsive and we had many meetings, emails, and checklists to make the day go smoothly. My husband, family, and I were able to relax on the day of knowing everything was taken care of. Highly recommend Greater Joy Events for your wedding planner! -
Maddisen Sent on 08/31/2022
All I needed and more!
I would give Madeline 100/ 5 stars if I could. We could not have planned our wedding without her. (I'm 100% serious!!) My husband's family is from a tiny town in Illinois, but we were at the time living in Charleston, SC (Military Family). We wanted to have our wedding at the same traditional church his parents and grandparents were married, but we wanted the modern reception celebration as well. Planning from out of state was so stressful for me that I didn't even know where to start. Madeline was my saving grace during both the planning leading up to the wedding and the entire day of.
There were so many tiny details that I would have lost track of without her. (who has a key to the church, transportation to and from church, when toasts start, when dinner starts, when to send out save the dates, etc etc)
She kept the entire event running smoothly, she planned and scheduled my meetings with vendors, spoke with vendors on my behalf (so all I had to worry about were the fun things), and had amazing recommendations for catering/photography/stationary/ videography/ DJ/ etc..
And she was so patient with me changing my mind a million times or when I felt like a bridezilla! You can tell she has years of experience coordinating and planning. She answered all the tough questions from vendors I wouldn't know how to answer for myself!
She is so organized and keeps an amazing shared google drive with her clients that have everything from to- do lists, timelines, meetings, budgets, payment due dates, and etc. It's perfect with anyone who has a little OCD or Anxiety like me!! She lays it all out there and it was such a relief not to have to keep track of it all myself.
She was so prompt with deadlines and reminders and was SO professional yet also felt like I was planning with a bestie and not someone I hired to help! She truly made it a priority that my husband and family enjoyed the week without any disturbances from vendors, clean up, you name it. She took on EVERYTHING and knew exactly our taste, and made SURE our vision was respected by florists/ other rentals.
As a person, she is truly such a treasure and we loved every second of planning with her and having her a part of our most memorable day. She is such a joy to work with and anyone would be lucky to have an event planned by her. It will be everything you have ever dreamed of and more!! -
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Baylee Sent on 07/28/2022Madeline is the best wedding planner/coordinator!
We chose Madeline early in our wedding planning journey and I’m so thankful we did. My husband and I lived more than 7 hours away from where we were getting married and we needed some help with pretty much every aspect of planning the wedding. Madeline was incredible and helped us pick vendors , decorations, organize our wedding day and much much more. There is no way our wedding would’ve been nearly as good without Madeline there to organize everything and help out even when our ceremony had to be pushed back because of rain. Madeline is just the best. She is she is super sweet, loves her job, and I would recommend her to anyone getting married in the Peoria area. -
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Tami Sent on 07/11/2022Absolutely Amazing!
Madeline took care of everything for my daughter's special day! There was noting Madeline wasn't involved in and all Emma had to do was show up when and were she was told. There were a few speed bumps on the wedding day but as far as any of us knew, the day was absolutely flawless. I cannot imagine anyone having a wedding without Madeline by their side! -
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Nicole Sent on 02/28/2022Amazing Wedding Planners
My husband and I loved working with Madeline and Carly for planning and coordinating our wedding! They made our wedding day a stress-free success! We were planning our wedding in IL while living in NJ, and they were instrumental in keeping us organized, ensuring we were accomplishing the right tasks and making decisions when we needed to, and providing guidance on local vendors to use since we were so far away. They seriously made the process so much less stressful than it otherwise would have been had we tried to do it on our own, which gave us the opportunity to slow down and enjoy our engagement as well!
On the day-of, they were great about keeping track of vendors, decorations, and making sure everyone was where they needed to be. I can't express how enjoyable that made the day, and honestly, I don't even know what they were dealing with from a logistics standpoint because they were that good at keeping us out of it :). At the end of the night, they took on the clean up as well, which took that worry off our plates too. The day could not have been more perfect!
For our Fall 2021 wedding, Carly joined the team about halfway through planning and jumped right on board. She was great at diving into the details and supporting us, and I know she'll continue to be a wonderful planner at Greater Joy Events! I highly recommend Carly and Madeline to plan everyone's wedding; it was one of the best investments we made in the whole experience! -
Christine Sent on 10/12/2021
Look no further for your wedding planner!
I first hired Madeline to help with my day of timelime because she was unavailable for our wedding date but when she became available, I immediately snatched her up and it was one of the best decisions I made. Madeline was a true pleasure to work with. She handled our giant wedding party with professionalism and somehow kept us on time (we are perpetually late people)! She took all the stress of me and anyone in my wedding party to and made sure the day ran smoothly. She was willing to help with any last minute details and made sure my day was absolutely perfect! 10/10 would recommend her to help with your big day! I cannot thank her enough for everything she did! -
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Courtney Sent on 08/20/2021Every Bride deserves Greater Joy Events!
We decided about 8 months before our wedding to look into month/day of coordinators and Madeline was our first choice. By some miracle she had our day available and I am forever grateful she did! We were also blessed that she was able to coordinate our ceremony through the Diocese of Peoria. From the first time we contacted her until after our wedding I was overwhelmed with how wonderful she was. Everything she did was so helpful to make that last month and the day of our wedding so much more enjoyable. From tips and checklists, to contacting vendors, to the set up on the big day; we could not have done it without her. It was even more reassuring with the ever changing pandemic to know that she would be there through any obstacle. Sure enough, the whole day was flawless and it was all thanks to her timeline and coordination. I can truly say I didn’t stress about one thing on our wedding day because I knew whatever happened she would make it perfect. She even captured some “behind the scenes” videos that I will treasure forever! Both my husband and I agree this was the best and most invaluable decision we made for our wedding. The only thing I would change is contacting her sooner. Every bride (&groom) deserves a coordinator on their wedding day! -
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Sami Sent on 07/20/2021Professional, Detail-Oriented, & Organized!
I can not speak highly enough of the wedding coordination services that Madeline provided. My fiancé and I booked Madeline for the Day of Wedding Coordination. Prior to the wedding day, Madeline was detail orientated while assisting with our wedding day timeline. The week of the wedding Madeline reached out to all of our vendors and provided us with the confidence that the day would run smoothly. Madeline was professional, timely, detail oriented, and organized throughout our entire wedding experience. She is extremely knowledgeable about the planning process has connections with other local vendors which we also found to be helpful! Madeline’s wedding coordination services were worth every penny and then some! She truly brought us “greater joy” during the planning process and on the day of the wedding! -
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Ruthie Sent on 07/15/2021AMAZING Wedding Planner!!
Madeline with Greater Joy Events is amazing! She helped day of coordinate for our wedding and it was the easiest process. She took off some much stress of the details of the day and allowed me to be able to just enjoy being with my friends and family. She was very responsive and went above and beyond to meet all of our needs and questions throughout the whole planning process. If you want a fun, kind, sweet, get-it-done, AWESOME wedding planner, this is your gal!! -
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Bayli Sent on 12/07/2020"Best money we spent by far" - Husband
In the words of my husband "Madeline was the best money we spent by far."
Madeline was incredibly organized, prompt with communication and was extra helpful in navigating how closures and policies could effect our wedding due to COVID. Madeline went above and beyond and by far exceeded our expectations.
Our day ran so smoothly thanks to the timeline she created for us and she took care of so many details that truly allowed us to enjoy every second of our day.
We highly recommend hiring Madeline to help eliminate unnecessary wedding stress and assure that your day runs smoothly! -
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Alysa Sent on 10/27/2020The best wedding coordination!!
Hiring Greater Joy Events was the best decision we made during our wedding preparation! Madeline was so helpful when we had to change our plans and gave us great suggestions and tips to help our day go smoothly. She communicated with our vendors the week of our wedding so we did not have to worry about it. She truly went above and beyond to make our day so perfect! I would recommend her to anyone planning a wedding! -
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Caroline Sent on 10/27/2020Madeline made our dream day come true!
Madeline went above and beyond with her wedding planning! She was calm and reassuring and before a problem popped up, she had it solved. It was so great to meet with her before the wedding and talk out our vision and have her fine tune it and suggest ideas we had never thought of. She was so great in coordinating communication between all the vendors so we didn't have to. I can't imagine not having her for the big day and all the prep the day before. Thank you Madeline for such an amazing experience and perfect wedding day! I recommend her to everyone getting married so they can have the perfect day they always dreamed of! -
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Marie Sent on 01/14/2020A must have for your Peoria area wedding!
I am a planner by nature, and thought a wedding coordinator was a silly idea. I quickly realized that without help, myself and my family would sent the entire wedding day "putting on an event" and not actually enjoying the moment. Deciding to have Madeline coordinate was the best decision we made for the wedding! She was effortless for myself and all the vendors to work with, perfectly organized and thought of all the things I wouldn't have! Not to mention Madeline is just the nicest sweetest person-- our families were beyond impressed! If you're in the Peoria area, she's a must!! -
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Katherine Sent on 12/18/2019
Madeline you are a Rockstar!!
Madeline was an amazing coordinator, I was blessed to have her on my team. She is very good with detail and also planning and organizing of vendors. She is such a sweet young lady with a lot of brillant ideas. I will highly recommend her to friends. -
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