Helping Hand Parties & Weddings Reviews
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Amanda P. Sent on 05/19/2023Highly recommend!
Erica was a godsend! My husband and I are busy people. We knew from the beginning that we would need help. Our goal was that none of our family or friends would have to work at our wedding.
I was never the bride that knew exactly what I wanted. I knew I wanted my wedding day to be beautiful but didn’t have a specific vision for it. Erica helped take what little ideas I had and made it absolutely beautiful! She had a wide variety of vendor contacts to help achieve our goals and do it within the budget we wanted.
Erica was very organized. We had regular check ins with progressive check lists. I love a check list! I knew exactly what I needed to do throughout all the stages of the planning process. It was very comforting to know that all the details were taken care of. If it wasn’t on my list, I didn’t worry about it!
Our wedding day way perfect!! It was very well organized and went so smoothly. We had a very detailed schedule that let everyone know when and where they were supposed to be. While I got to spend the morning focusing on getting hair and makeup done and spending time with my best girls, Erica was ensuring that everything was taken care of. I might have been the most relaxed bride there ever was! The rest of the day went just as smoothly with many compliments from our guests.
Hiring Erica was by far the best decision we made in the entire process! Erica saved us a lot of stress and worry and helped ensure that my husband and I still liked each other at the end of the day!
I can’t recommend Erica and Helping Hand Parties enough!! If you are on the fence, I’m here to tell you that it is completely worth it! Thank you, Erica, for helping make our wedding day absolutely perfect!!Helping Hand Parties & Weddings's reply:
Thank you!! So excited about your adventures together as a now married couple! Had so much fun working with you. Love to you both!! -
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Kathryn Sent on 12/08/2022Amazing, very professional and detailed oriented
Erica is amazing!! She goes above and beyond when it comes to making your dream wedding come true!! She made my wedding day go so smoothly. I would highly recommend her for any one that is planning a wedding or a special event!!Helping Hand Parties & Weddings's reply:
Thank you so much, Kathryn! That was so sweet! Wishing you a Grady a wonderful start in your new home! -
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Ginnie P. Sent on 11/13/2022Erica is Helping Hands & Much More
Planning my daughter's wedding, which took place in Huntsville while I live in suburban Chicago, could have
been very difficult, but I hired Erica early in our process and her assistance made everything seemless.
My main request was that I be able to enjoy the wedding as if I was a guest and I was absolutely able to do that. I had the best time and absolutely no worries thanks to Erica's hard work and helping hands!! I'd recommend her to everyone!Helping Hand Parties & Weddings's reply:
Thank you, Ginnie! It was such a fun wedding day and I so am happy I got to be a part of Piper and Patrick's day. -
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Leslie P. Sent on 09/20/2022Helped have the day of our dreams!
Our primary planner was Lynn and she was there to help us every step of the way with vendor suggestions and last minute fixes (including a run to the store the day of to find bubbles because we couldn't find the ones I packed). This was so helpful because I was planning our Roundhouse wedding from Atlanta and didn't have time to go meet a lot of vendors. They recommended the perfect people for our vision which really helped me spend less time in meetings and on the phone. The day of Lynn and Erica were both there to make sure that our day went as smoothly as possible and looked just like we had envisioned it. They made sure that we stayed on schedule and a lot of time together as a couple throughout our day. Highly recommend!Helping Hand Parties & Weddings's reply:
Thank you so much, Leslie! It was a magical day! We enjoyed meeting your dog Renly and your wonderful family. The ceremony by your father was so special and personal. Congratulations to you both! -
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Marykate Sent on 10/27/2021Lynn at Helping Hands Nailed It
I decided to go with the Helping Hands Month Of Coordination package for my wedding. My husband and I had been engaged for over two years and I had done a good chunk of planning myself and just needed someone to make sure everything flowed and tie up all the loose ends for Wedding Day. From my first meeting with Lynn, I knew she was going to be amazing, especially when she started asking meticulous details I had not even thought of. She handled all the logistics of wedding day and gave recommendations and suggestions on parts I was unsure about. In the weeks leading up to the wedding, she emailed me wedding questionnaires that we would go over in our meetings to make sure each and every detail was discussed. She was prompt in responding back to my many questions over text and email and even sent me updated master timelines for wedding day. She contacted all my vendors leading up to wedding day and coordinated their tasks and arrival times.
On wedding day, Lynn made sure everyone involved in the wedding party and family was stress free and enjoyed themselves. She even coordinated setting up a private dinner for my husband and I to enjoy alone, since being able to eat our wedding food was a priority to me. If anything did go wrong on the day of the wedding, I was never aware of it. My bridesmaids and family came up to me during the reception and told me they couldn't believe how smooth the whole day had gone, thanks to Lynn.
Now that the wedding is over, if I could tell any bride out there what to make sure they include in their budget, I would stress to them YOU NEED A WEDDING COORDINATOR. No bride on wedding day wants to be running around trying to make decisions on what goes where or when will this vendor show up and point them where to go. Additionally, no bridesmaid wants to be setting up tables and missing out on wedding morning festivities with the bride (I did that for a friend's wedding one time--please don't do that to your friends). Brides deserve to relax and enjoy the day with their family and friends. Do yourself a favor and hire Lynn as your coordinator for your next event. The wedding was two weeks ago, and I am still having conversations with friends on how great the wedding was. DO IT!
Helping Hand Parties & Weddings's reply:
Thank you Mary Kate! Your photographer and I were agreeing about how much like a fairy tale your wedding day was. Thank you for letting be a part of your family’s special day. -
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Kassidy W. Sent on 03/04/2020Could NOT Have Done It Without Her
Erica with Helping Hands is a planning genius. We wanted a LED dance floor, she found us a LED dance floor. We wanted a break dancer to perform at our wedding, she found a break dancer to perform at our wedding. We had a lot of strange ideas for our wedding. Everything that we wanted, she was able to find vendor that we needed or she and her team were able to provide it for us. A LOT of our wedding changed last minute and Erica was able to conquer every task that came her way. She was there whenever we needed her. She was on top of everything. I know and she probably knows (lol) that no one would be able to pull this crazy wedding off expect for her.Helping Hand Parties & Weddings's reply:
Thank you so much!! I'm always up for challenges and it was so much fun working with you and Simon! Congrats to both of you! -
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Stephanie S. Sent on 10/11/2021The Details Matter
My mom and I decided to hire Erica to help us with all the little details involved in the planning of my wedding day and the days leading up to the wedding. I already had most of my vendors selected for the wedding and a lot of the big picture details worked out, but you don’t know what you don’t know – that is where Erica comes in!
We ended up having a destination wedding nestled up in the Beartooth Mountains of Montana. Not only did we have to coordinate with our vendors in a more rural area, we also were dealing with a more rustic venue that came with its own set of challenges and logistics to work out. Erica started coordinating with us several months before the wedding and sent us several check lists to help keep us on task with our vendors, design team, wedding party attire, you name it! Erica even went as far as to find out the typical temperature range for our venue location and time of sunset for that day of the year to make sure her timeline for the day of accounted for those little variables.
She also had me fill out several questionnaires to better get to know me and to know how I wanted my wedding to look and feel so she could help bring my vision to life. What I loved about working with Erica was how personalized this whole process felt. In addition to the questionnaires, Erica had several phone meetings with me to review our planning and make sure things were getting accomplished on time. These phone calls helped me connect with Erica but also helped to make sure we were on the same page with design elements. Often during these meetings, she would make suggestions or alterations to timeline. I really loved how she suggested that my grandmas be flower girls (this was so special for them, and they are still talking about it!) and I loved how after our entrance to the reception my husband and I went straight into our fist dance. She also brought up different ceremonial rituals we could add to make our wedding special. A few of those extra’s we ended up adding were the sand ceremony (during our wedding ceremony), the wedding shoe game (during the reception while guests were eating dinner, it was so fun!) and we added the whiskey barrel ceremony after our cake cutting.
As far as I know, everything went off perfectly! Erica worked so well with our bridal party and kept our large crew of 20 people on task for photos and line ups. She also worked so well with our already incredible team of florist and decorators. Erica really is like a fairy godmother floating around the wedding venue making sure things happen seamlessly. We had so much fun at our wedding and everything I wanted at our wedding happened. I couldn’t thank Erica more for all she did, she really is incredible at what she does, and I could not think of a better person to recommend for future weddings!
Thank you Erica for making our wedding day absolutely perfect to the very last detail!
Helping Hand Parties & Weddings's reply:
Thank you so much, Stephanie, for having me to your beautiful state of Montana. Loved working with you and your family! Such a special day that I'll always remember. -
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Sara B. Sent on 08/16/2021Hire erica asap!
TLDR: HIRE HER IMMEDIATELY.
Wow! Where do I begin? First off, if you have the opportunity to work with Erica, DO IT. I thought I could manage a lot of it myself, but opted for partial planning and day-of coordination. Shortly after, I had a job change that took a LOT of my time. Erica stayed on top of what needed to be done and by when, and made sure I didn’t run out of time when planning! Even when I was not the best bride and forgetful, she reminded me to get certain things done to keep us on track. The week of the wedding was insane (as it seems to be that way for everyone) and Erica took so much time to get everything straightened out, keep me upbeat and ready for the big day.
The day before the wedding, my grandfather passed away. I include this because the way Erica made me feel has no price tag attached to it. She was genuine and kind, and most of all, understanding of the emotions I was feeling. I was a wreck, and she went so far above and beyond to help turn the day around. She let all the vendors know discreetly and managed literally everything the day of the wedding. I’m fairly sure I ended up forgetting things that we needed for the reception, and somehow everything ended up working out.
Hire her. If you’re on the fence about doing partial planning or not, do it. It was worth its weight in WAY less stress throughout the process and know that you will not be disappointed with Erica.Helping Hand Parties & Weddings's reply:
Thank you, Sara! It was such a joy working with you through that emotional and beautiful day. Sending lots of hugs. -
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