Mary Elizabeth Events Reviews
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Emily L. Sent on 05/06/2024
Phenomenal planning of our dream day!
We worked with Nadia to plan our Charlottesville wedding and are so glad we did! From our intro call through the last minute of the wedding, she was a dream to work with. Nadia helped us assemble an all-star vendor team, was in communication with us throughout the entire year leading up to our wedding, and had great ideas to help our vision come to life. Charlottesville was a "destination" wedding for us, and we were so grateful to have someone with local knowledge guiding us in the planning. The day was executed beautifully and flawlessly - truly better than we could have imagined! -
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Ariel C. Sent on 03/08/2024Fantastic Full-Planning
We dragged our feet with wedding planning and had to put the whole thing together in less than a year (December 2023) - needless to say we knew we needed an amazing wedding planner to save the day. Enter Mary - and everything came together smoother than we could have dreamed!
Getting married in Charlottesville was a bit of a 'destination' for us so we wanted someone with a long list of vendors and contacts. She listened to our vision and wants and recommended the perfect people for photography, flowers, officiating, DJ and more. Mary kept us on track with budgeting and decision-making. She was always patient during our calls while we over-thought every decision and was good at given direct homework. We loved how she worked behind the scenes and only let us know when the details were important, which contributed so much to lowering our wedding stress. Mary was also so helpful with design and knew exactly how to execute our ideas in a way that felt timeless and classy.
On the wedding day, we were amazed at how smoothly the entire thing ran. We never had to break from the party to resolve issues and everything we expected to happen was delivered without effort. We had so many compliments on her efficiency and demeanor. If you want to make your wedding planning FUN and EASY, hire Mary! You won't regret it! -
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Sara Sent on 10/24/2023They Create Magic
I cannot recommend enough. Nadia went above and beyond to make our day perfect. There was rain in the forecast at our outdoor venue and Nadia not only kept me sane (which isn't easy), but she was able to create the exact feel that we wanted despite the rain. She created pure magic, we'd never be able to thank her enough. An unforgettable, romantic, gorgeous day. Planning was a dream. If you're looking for a wedding planner that will put their heart and soul into your day, look no further. -
Berkeley K. Sent on 07/15/2023
Mary is incredible!
We worked with Mary to plan our wedding at Ivy Rose Barn in Rocky Mount, and cannot recommend Mary and her team enough! We had a longer engagement, of close to two years, so our priority was to find a full-service wedding planner who could dive into all of the many details to bring our vision to life (for my Type A, perfectionist wife 😊), and who we would really enjoy working with since we’d be spending a lot of time together!
Throughout the planning process, Mary was extremely organized, and was on top of everything! She is an amazing communicator, and was so proactive from beginning to end. With a longer engagement, she did a great job of keeping us on track, and literally took all the stress out of the process.
We couldn’t imagine planning our wedding without Mary, and would definitely encourage others to use the full-service package too!
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Chelsea C. Sent on 12/06/2022Made the month of my wedding so much easier
Mary is the best! I used her for my Month Of coordination, and I couldn't recommend her more highly.
Throughout our wedding planning, she was available for email questions, vendor recommendations, and more. Her recs were all amazing, and I ended up booking a few of them for our big day. It was nice to not have to research a ton of vendors on my own and that I could rely on her experience of working with them in the past to be able to book them and trust I'd make a good decision.
As far as the big day, Mary made it flow seamlessly. She was available for our rehearsal the day before and made sure everyone knew what they were doing when the time came. Her team set up all the decor exactly to my vision, and had asked all the questions to me well ahead of time so that when it came time for breakdown, she knew exactly who was supposed to take what home, and where the remaining decor was supposed to go.
Overall, I appreciated her responsiveness, attention to detail, and professional attitude. Book her if she's available! -
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Sabrina C. Sent on 11/06/2022We love Mary!!
We hired Mary as a partial planner for our wedding in Crozet, Va in Oct 2022. While my husband and I are both Type A, we wanted to have a planner as a safety net since we didn't have event planning experience. Looking back, we're both so grateful we chose her! Mary was wonderful at providing as much or as little support as we needed through the different phases of the wedding planning process and checking in every now and then to make sure we were on track. She offered several helpful resources, recommendations, and tips and helped us navigate a couple tricky situations (such as non-responsive vendors). Our wedding day went smoothly and was everything that we hoped it would be. Any small hiccups were resolved quickly by Mary and her small team of assistants. We highly recommend Mary Elizabeth Events! -
Emily B. Sent on 11/25/2022
Absolutely Wonderful!
My husband and I are wanderlusts from Michigan who yearned for an intimate destination wedding. Our venue was a historic bed and breakfast located outside Harrisonburg, Virginia – about 10 hours from our home.
Even though we were planning a small and simple wedding, we knew it was wisest to retain a wedding planner to keep us organized and sane. We first discovered Mary Andrews and her business, Mary Elizabeth Events, on TheKnot.com.
Mary is a well-organized and knowledgeable professional. She provided vendor recommendations and planning resources to get us started. She anticipated needs, checked in with us frequently, prevented items from falling through the cracks, and provided creative solutions when needed. Sometimes, she had difficult conversations with our vendor on our behalf. Mary remained calm and steadfast for us no matter the task. My husband and I can be control freaks with details, but we trusted Mary implicitly.
If you want a wedding day free of concerns, distractions, or stress, you should hire Mary Elizabeth Events.
Our wedding day was a magical occasion. We spent our day laughing, dancing, and enjoying the company of our closest family and friends. That's what Mary Andrews accomplished for us, and we are eternally grateful. -
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Megan T. Sent on 11/15/2022
Best Day Ever, especially thanks to Mary!
I can not thank Mary enough for how much she helped me through out the entire wedding process. She is very professional, works so well with all vendors and knows the ins and outs of everything wedding. Overall I think that hiring her to be my wedding coordinator was the best decision, she not only saw my vision and helped me bring it to life but also made it to where I really didn’t have to do anything on my actual wedding day, other than just be present and enjoy!!! From answering my numerous questions about vendors, invitations and RSVPs to helping me decide catering Mary just made the process so much smoother.
When I was starting to plan my wedding it was very important for me to be able to actually enjoy the day and not have to worry about all the little things. And by having Mary there on my wedding day it was exactly that! She was able to take care of so many things and all I had to do was just talk to Mary, and tell her basically what I wanted and she made it happen! She kept myself, my entire bridal party and wedding vendors on time and we were able to keep the entire day and wedding flowing so smoothly!
One thing that I have to mention that stood out to me was her wonderful and very well thought out timeline! I had no idea where to start, but all I had to do was give Mary a few times, like how long we had the venue, the ceremony time, and when the hair/makeup and photographers would get there and she to it from there! Every single one of my other vendors were so impressed and grateful for that timeline, they could not stop saying how impressed there were and how it was one of the best they have ever seen.
This brings me to my last point, like I said previous hiring Mary was the best decision! I was able to relax and enjoy my wedding day in all of its glory!!! I know very wedding has it’s mishaps but honestly mine really didn’t; everything was perfect and I think a huge part of that was because I had Mary to help me! If you want the best day ever book with Mary Elizabeth Events! -
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Emily S. Sent on 10/22/2022A perfect fit for our big day!
I hired Mary and her team to aid with planning my wedding day in Afton, Virginia. I currently live a couple hours away so finding vendors in my budget and what I was looking for posed a challenge. It was important to me that I hired a wedding planner who could help me in this area. Mary had constant communication with me and helped me so much with any task that I needed assistance with. From our first conversation, I knew she would be a great fit in planning our wedding. When it came to our wedding day, there were many changes due to weather and Mary aided to execute our day flawlessly. I honestly could not have done it without her and her team! She worked closely with my vendors on the day to ensure everything ran smoothly. If I had to do it all over again, I would've hired Mary sooner! -
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Pj Harris Sent on 06/02/2022Planned to Perfection!
Before your wedding day, everybody prepares you for how to react if something goes wrong. But no one prepares you for how you’ll feel when everything goes right. Everything went right. It was perfect, and that is very much a credit to the amazing planning support provided by Mary. From flexible and high-touch planning calls months in advance of our big day, to thoughtful and energetic day-of coordination, Mary gave us the peace of mind every couple deserves leading up to and on the day of their wedding. As bride and groom, we were really able to sit back and relax day of our wedding and soak in the whole experience as Mary and her team ensured that everything was set up as we discussed. Our bridal party was impressed with how we were able to relax day of and leave everything to Mary and her team. -
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Jessica B. Sent on 05/10/2022Thank you Mary!
I can’t thank Mary and her team enough for making our wedding a perfect and stress free day. After all of her help postponing our wedding I knew I could trust Mary with every detail of our wedding day. When the month of the wedding arrived Mary handled every detail. It was so nice to enjoy my wedding day and not worry about a thing. She was so quick to respond to any questions I had throughout the whole wedding process. I can’t imagine planning our wedding without her support and would highly recommend adding Mary to your team! -
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Caitlyn L. Sent on 01/25/2022A Stress-Free Wedding Thanks to Mary!
I can honestly say my husband and I had a stress-free wedding thanks to Mary's Month-Of Coordination. She is organized, responsive, helpful, and an overall calming presence to have as a part of your big day. Mary knew all the right questions to ask our venue, questions that I wouldn't have even considered, to make sure our wedding went without a hitch. She handled the coordination with all my vendors, and everyone we worked with said Mary was a rockstar. When the signage arrived, my name was spelled wrong on every piece, but I didn't even flinch because I knew Mary would have a solution. She kept everyone on schedule, and my day would not have been nearly as enjoyable without her! If you want to take the stress out of your wedding and actually enjoy your day, get Mary Elizabeth Events on your wedding team. -
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Zarah A. Sent on 11/16/2021Mary was amazing!
More than 2 years ago we chose Mary as our wedding planner for our 10/30/2021 wedding. She was so sweet and kind from the get go and really helped us throughout the 25 months we had with her. We went with the partial planning package and it was well worth the money. Mary helped with vendor communications and answered any questions I had before our wedding (no matter how ridiculous, lol). She was always responsive and really stepped up communications the month of our wedding. We had multiple planning calls and felt at ease letting our special day be taken care of by her and her team. She was there at the rehearsal, her team was on time for the wedding day, and they executed my decor vision that was still left to be done flawlessly. She was helpful with my bridal party and took care of any questions they had. She took care of my vendors and helped with any issues that popped up. Don't hesitate to book Mary!
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Danielle C. Sent on 06/24/2021Mary is the best!
We hired Mary as a month-of coordinator for our June 2021 wedding and are so, so thankful we did! Her calm demeanor is exactly what you hope for in the crazy weeks leading up to your wedding and on the day of. She took so much off our plate with the final vendor communications, and is just so dang kind. We were so glad to have her there to help our day run smoothly, and it went off without a hitch!Mary Elizabeth Events's reply:
Can we go back to your wedding day? Loved being a part of your joyful and fun celebration! Thank you for your sweet note! -
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Irene K. Sent on 11/22/2021The kindest, most supportive coordinator
Way back in the "before" times, we hired Mary for month-of coordination for our 2020 wedding. Despite the fact that she was only contracted for month-services, she seamlessly guided us through a postponement to 2021 and was always proactive, communicative, and calm. If anything went wrong on our actual wedding day, we had no clue because she handled it all -- so while there are probably things we might do differently now, working with Mary would not be one of them. You cannot ask for a kinder, more supportive, and detail-oriented person running your day. -
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Emily H. Sent on 07/13/2020The best it could have been, but even better
A wedding is only as good as the planning behind it, and our wedding was near perfect despite the global pandemic happening around us. The simple fact is that it would not have been the wedding of our dreams without the help of Mary. She worked with us to start planning our wedding, and continued providing support and guidance as the world shifted. Her guiding hands helped keep everything safe, but just as beautiful as we originally intended. We not only worked through cutting down our guest list to fit the changing mandates, she also was a God send on the day of working with each guests comfort levels. She was like the wind, everyone was aware of her but in an unobtrusive manner. Her presence was calming, refreshing, and steadying. She really won my now husband over when he went to ask for her help in moving a table from outside. See, this particular table was for guests from out of town who when originally making plans wanted the table to be outside for extra precaution. The wedding was so well handled (all with Mary's guiding touches) that they felt comfortable moving inside. The moment he asked, she waved her hand and the team that she already had standing by for that exact purpose leaped into action to quickly resolve the dilemma. If you're looking for a stellar planner in general, hire Mary. If you're looking for a planner to navigate even the toughest waters, definitely hire Mary! -
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Olivia T. Sent on 12/19/2019Great full-planning experience
We truly cannot recommend Mary enough. She was with us every step of the way in planning our wedding. From the venue search to the day of details she had everything under control and made our day run smoothly. She is always prompt to answer emails or phone calls and will help you navigate any bump in the road. Our vendors even commented that she went above and beyond in their interactions with her to make their jobs easier as well. Beyond her excellent logistical and communication skills she also has a great eye for design and was able to take our vague ideas of what we wanted and turn it into a beautiful scheme the day of our wedding. Even better she did all this and kept us below our budget! You should definitely consider her for your wedding planner- we couldn't have done it without her help! -
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Leslie C. Sent on 01/22/2020Our Dreams Came True
We first asked Mary for help with planning our wedding after I had spent many sleepless nights fretting (and yes, panicking) over how one could possibly pull everything together without help in less than 6 months. By the end of the day, Mary’s optimism, professionalism, and support was so reassuring that we were able to rest in absolute confidence that everything was going to be great.
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Throughout the entire process, Mary had a handle on the way things were going to unfold and kept us informed and prepared for what to expect and how to handle it. She didn’t notify us of everything she was doing behind the scenes—rather, she kept things off our radar when it would simplify our lives and worked proactively on tasks that would do the same. She had everyone involved channeling all communication through herself during the wedding week and she did so with joy!
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We were particularly impressed at the way Mary took charge of the rehearsal. She worked incredibly well with our family and friends, which was super important for our private wedding where our loved ones took on several roles that couples typically contract out. She thought of every detail, especially the ones which we would have failed to plan entirely. Mary successfully timed out the entire day and ensured we all had black and white timelines for the day: the bridal party’s preparation, venue prep, travel, arrivals, ceremony, cocktail hour, reception, and cleanup.
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There was one point on our wedding day, just a couple hours before the ceremony, when my Maid of Honor and sole bridesmaid was MIA and because the cell service was poor, I couldn’t reach a single family member or friend to help me finish getting ready and get me to the ceremony. I called Mary, and within one ring she answered and handled the situation with all the coolness in the world. It was true all along that this was an event that we could not handle with our loved ones alone, and it couldn’t have been plainer when Mary was the only person who was reachable. Mary made it her priority to be effortlessly there for us.
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Our wedding ceremony was phenomenal. I look back at all the mood boards and ideas we’d collected and see that we really had everything we dreamed of and the vibes were exactly as we had hoped they would be. Our guests gushed about how romantic and moving our ceremony was, which we definitely felt, too. Everyone said the reception was fun in ways that they hadn’t experienced at weddings before. For us it went by in a flash, but there were moments that stand still in memory because we were so present in the celebration, and we’re able to recall those dances and speeches and hugs in vivid detail whenever we want. Mary handled everything that night so we would have those gifts for the rest of our lives.
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We couldn’t be happier with her services and the moments she helped us plan.
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