The Hive Wedding Collective Reviews
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Morgan F. Sent on 03/28/2024One Of The Best in the Business
The Market at Grelen venue team is always ecstatic to hear when someone has selected The Hive for their planning needs. This team is amazing at what they do and how they do it. They are a joy to work with and take the upmost care with our couples! -
Katherine R. Sent on 03/31/2024
Highly Recommended Wedding Planner!
Ciera with the Hive made our wedding dreams a reality! Everything came out better than we ever pictured it. We knew that we could fully trust her to design, organize, and execute everything, which was a complete stress reliever. Not one thing went wrong day-of; she had everything planned to perfection so everything went so smoothly. She was also so fun to work with, the ultimate hype girl while simultaneously being a calming presence. We couldn't recommend her enough! -
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Shelby W. Sent on 12/15/2023Heather @ The Hive was a godsend
Heather was truly incredible. She brought a peaceful, centered energy throughout the whole wedding planning process. Avoiding the high stress that can often come with wedding planning was extremely important to us, and she made the entire journey beginning to end, a breeze – for us, at least :) -
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Tori J. Sent on 12/15/2023
Extraordinary Wedding Planner!
After our initial call with Heather, both my husband and I knew she was the perfect person for our big day! Working with her leading up to our wedding day was effortless and beyond enjoyable. She was readily available when my type A brain was running a mile a minute, wasn’t afraid to provide honest feedback when my ideas got bigger than necessary (lol), and truly went above and beyond to bring our vision to life. “Day-Of-Heather” was nothing less of a superwoman. We did not have to think about a single thing, other than being in the moment. Heather was truly amazing to work with, and three months later we are still above cloud nine from the best day she helped us create! -
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Jill T. Sent on 10/15/2023
You Need Ciera Pope
Ciera Pope. We have nothing but the HIGHEST PRAISE for this woman. She is everything you want and more in a wedding planner. After meetings with 4 other planners, we knew the moment we got off the video call with her that she was the one. We both work in very demanding, high travel jobs and lived in 3 different states during these 20 months. She did not flinch once, even when our initial meeting was as chaotic as they come (bride's fault entirely). She gave us the space we needed after a very difficult season of life and supported us through this entire process. As soon as we signed with her, we felt instant relief that our wedding day was going to be perfect no matter what happened. Between opposite schedules, 3-way phone calls at work, and only 2 visits to VA, she was so professional, kind, and accommodating. Her ability to bring everything together and understand our vision (maybe better than we did) was nothing short of amazing. She is very well connected in the area and did an unbelievable job of communicating with us and vendors. In moments of stress, my husband and I were always able to look at each other and say "but we've got Ciera, it's going to be fine." Our guests were so complimentary of everything, and we owe that to her. We asked her from the beginning to be completely honest and transparent with us because we trusted her 100%. Her knowledge of this industry, pricing/budget, and feel for how to bring everything to life is unmatched. Not only did she make the planning process 100000000x better than we ever could have imagined, but also made wedding day stress free. We were able to enjoy our guests and the dance floor without concern (down to a to go box of food for the night!). Ciera is worth EVERY PENNY and we highly recommend you fit her into your budget She is a MUST HAVE for anyone planning an event. Ciera, we love you. We are so thankful for you. You are no longer just a wedding planner but family. -
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Christine R. Sent on 05/18/2023
You want to be a part of The Hive !!
The Hive is the end all, be all of wedding planning. All of my life, I never imagined I would need a wedding planner. I thought I could take care of everything myself and I didn’t see the value. Well, once it was time to plan my wedding, all of that went out the window. I was very stressed and overwhelmed. I did not know where to begin and where to end. Luckily, The Hive was a gift from above. I met Christine from The Hive when I was trying on wedding gowns at her bridal shop, Urban Set. She and I immediately hit it off with the vibe of my wedding and similar interests. She told me about The Hive and I knew immediately I needed her. She exuded confidence and knowledge about planning. From the first day we connected, she made me feel comfortable and secure as we moved through the planning season. She was wonderful at keeping me on track, throwing around ideas, and making contact with other vendors to pull the wedding of my dreams together. She attended a few wedding related meetings with me and she always conducted herself like an absolute queen. She was extremely kind to me and always available, even when I was sending frantic texts about wedding invite options. She bent over backwards for me, finding the perfect decor, pouring over contracts, and dealing with any conflict that may arise. Come the day of the wedding, she had everything running smoothly. I didn’t have to stress about how the wedding was going to unfold. I was able to relax with my mom and bridesmaids, enjoying the entire wedding morning experience. I could not have done this wedding without Queen Christine and the boss of a wedding planning company, The Hive! -
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Jamika S. Sent on 01/31/2023
Words can’t even begin to explain!
Ciera was the best planner I could’ve asked for! She took my 5 suggestion pictures and made my wedding exceed what I could have ever imagined. With my job being so demanding as a doctor and living across the country she made the process so easy and stress free which is priceless in my book. To this day family and friends tell me how amazing and beautiful the wedding was and honestly the pictures can’t even do it justice it was everything!!! -
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Rachel R. Sent on 01/27/2023INCREDIBLE Service & Compassion!!
I don’t even know where to begin with how impressed and grateful I am to Anne Michelle and the Hive team! I interviewed so many different coordinators and as soon as I met Anne Michelle, I knew I was in good hands. I am a very type-A person, so it was especially important to me to find a day-of coordinator who I could trust completely with all the planning I had done up to that point. Anne Michelle officially started working 3 months before my wedding, but even before that she was super available to ask a few random questions and provide recommendations on what would make our wedding run most smoothly. Having access to the Hive’s list of recommended vendors was a HUGE help when it came to planning. Once she started officially working, she was awesome at helping coordinate with all our vendors; there were multiple times where I had a minor panic in the lead up to the wedding only to find that Anne Michelle had already handled the situation. On the day of, she (and her amazing assistant, Keneil) absolutely blew me away with how well they handled all of the things that popped up - bad weather, timeline and photo location shifts, outfit hiccups. Anne Michelle literally was on her hands and knees at one point, helping me clean my dress. I am so unbelievably thankful for her and I could not recommend the Hive any more highly! -
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Jazzy J. Sent on 01/06/2023The best Virginia has to offer
When my wife and I got engaged back in 2020, we had no idea what we were doing when it came to planning our wedding. Even after extensive research and personally reaching out to a multitude of vendors and venues, it became increasingly apparent to us that wedding planning and logistics without help is a full-time job, a potentially tedious and frustrating one at that. This is especially the case if you want a seamless wedding experience that really reflects you and your future spouse’s personalities and values (btw congrats!). Personally, I think you’ll be hard-pressed to find a team more qualified or better suited to bringing your wedding vision to life than the Hive Wedding Co. After our experience with them, we can safely say that they are top professionals in the wedding business: they nurture and maintain strong relationships with Central Virginia’s best vendors and venues, they are well-versed in the latest wedding trends as well as the more classical/traditional styles, and the team has a wealth of experience that they pool together. This pooled experience also includes adapting to COVID-19 and minimizing its impact on the entire wedding process. For us, this translated into a great eye for detail, clever and efficient solutions for the expected and unexpected issues that inevitably arose, and most importantly, a chance for my wife and I to actually really enjoy the planning process and being in our wedding. It's very, very cool to have someone you can trust and lean on that will take care of everything leading up to and the day of, and it’s something that I want for every couple who are looking to celebrate their big day with minimal stress and maximum joy. Believe me, it was pretty easy to get overwhelmed planning something this special and this big, especially with everything we have going on in our lives. Do you and your partner a big favor and consider getting a Hive wedding planner, they are kind, awesome, attentive and certainly up to the task. -
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Diana N. Sent on 01/16/2023For a personal and trusted support through it all!
Read on for more, but if you don’t read anything else, just know that Lindsay F. will put you first, balance your wants with your needs, and bring support to the good and bad. The Hive Wedding Collection is really the group you want to work with because I know Lindsay represented their mission beyond expectations.
Okay, a little more detail…
I knew Lindsay F. was “the one” as early as our initial consultation call. I had first intended on just fulfilling my venue’s requirement of having at least a day-of coordinator for the wedding, but I quickly realized from all we had naturally unearthed from our call that I needed more help than I realized. With our genuine conversation, I knew Lindsay is THE person to trust, so we worked together to make a plan to have her more involved (scaled to our needs and budget). She really represented the Hive mission that I was expecting (The Hive Wedding Collection already came with high recommendations from my venue), and I was really excited to talk to her especially, because she matched our style perfectly. Lindsay even helped translate my word-vomit ideas into logical and accurate wedding vision-speak. She’s just amazing.
There’s so many things to say about Lindsay for all she’s done for planning and the behind-the-scenes work (let me tell you, she had tons of tricks up her sleeves to save the day). My wedding had a big change mid-planning due to some unforeseen health reasons in the family, and without judgement, Lindsay really stepped up to the plate and helped us figure everything out. Having her support was so impactful, because I just don’t have the experience and communication skills to coordinate with the vendors and sort through the necessary adjustment like she did for us. Looking back on it, Lindsay really helped us make the right decisions, whether it was family/friend/bridal party related or vendor/venue related.
My wedding turned out to be a lot of folks’ top favorite wedding, and I believe it every time I receive that complement because we had an even balance of personal touch, consideration to budget, and the flow and pace of the ceremony/reception was perfection (even though I know Lindsay was hard at work in the background, allowing us to enjoy our special day). The funny thing is, I know there’s so much more that Lindsay put into making sure the wedding was a success that I don’t even know about—and that’s because Lindsay is someone who will put you first and make sure the day is your day and the day you want to remember fondly looking back for the rest of your life.
When I remember my day, I remember how invaluable it was to have Lindsay there when our life got scary and needed to pivot with the planning. I remember every teary eyed Zoom call where she listened as a human being. I remember her at every dress change, correcting buttons and adjusting bustles, sewing back on buttons on tuxes. I remember her standing next to me and cheering me on before walking down the aisle. She’s really the best. All my highest recommendations to Lindsay F. and The Hive!
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Karen K. Sent on 10/25/2022Two Enthusiastic Thumbs Up For Ciera Pope
My daughter Emily and I had the pleasure of working with Ciera to plan Emily's October 15, 2022 wedding at The Wool Factory in Charlottesville. From the first time I spoke with Ciera until we hugged goodbye on Saturday night, I was impressed with her poise, wealth of knowledge about ALL things "wedding", professionalism, and demeanor. Ciera was responsive and offered great suggestions , and really took time to get a handle on what Emily and Justin envisioned for their day. She clearly has excellent relationships with vendors--everyone seemed to know her and spoke so highly of her! It's worth noting that this was the first wedding/reception she handled at this venue.....and she didn't miss a beat! Two enthusiastic thumbs up!! -
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Casey L. Sent on 10/24/2022Everything we needed
Where do I even begin?! I don’t think I have enough nice words to write about Heather at the Hive. I got married outside the weekend of Hurricane Ian and Heather’s voice of reason, her calm demeanor and just overall kindness, really got me through. She was the best support for me and my husband and we are so grateful we had her as our planner. If you’re considering hiring a planner, take this as your sign! -
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Blake J. Sent on 08/24/2022The Hive made our day perfect!
Ciera from The Hive literally made our day happen. Our original wedding day was set for May 9, 2020 and we rescheduled FOUR TIMES due to COVID. Ciera was the calm in the storm for us. Not only was she organized and a wedding expert, but she is the exact you want on your wedding day. Calm, fun, and on top of it (three characteristics that are difficult to possess all at once). I literally don't know what we would have done without her. THANK YOU, CICI! -
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Courtney S. Sent on 06/27/202210/10 Recommend!
There are no words to express how grateful I am to Christine and The Hive Collective. I met Christine in December 2020, and knew from the jump I HAD to be her client.
Christine is professional, personable, and all around fun to work with. She provided us with preferred vendors, reviewed contracts, and general planning support without ever pushing her opinions.
Our venue had day of coordination, but thank God we brought in Christine! Throughout our 18 month engagement, the venue had gone through 3 day of coordinators, and ultimately did not have one on our wedding day. Christine jumped in and executed our wedding flawlessly.
On the wedding day, we did not have to worry about a thing. Many of the guests complimented on how lovely Christine is and how effortlessly she made the day seem. My husband who was hesitant in hiring a planner gushed at how wonderful Christine is, calling her "more than a wedding planner, but a BEAST".
Christine is truly the best, and I cannot recommend her and The Hive Collective enough! -
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Lauren H. Sent on 07/08/2022We loved the hive
TL;DR - HIRE THE HIVE AND LINDSAY. I was aware of the Hive prior to having a personal need for their services just based on friends who had used them and their general stellar reputation. So while I did entertain other planners, they were always my first choice and I was so glad that one of their planners was available for my date (note: I booked a year or so out and most of them were booked - so act fast!).
Their incredible and fearless leader Christine matched me with Lindsay Force and I immediately knew I was in good hands. I'm a type A, organized, detailed oriented person and knew I could likely handle this myself, but with a demanding job and toddlers at home, I needed a little help so I opted for the 90-day package (no design). In hindsight, I would have had Lindsay do the whole thing cause wow - it's SO much work. And that became apparent the moment I met with Lindsay and she was asking all kinds of questions and bringing up things I hadn't even considered. It was such a relief and I felt supported and confident in her abilities the entire process.
Not only does she obviously know her way around a wedding or a hundred, she was the calming and pragmatic presence that I really needed in the weeks leading up where it feels like you have it, but you don't really have it LOL. She helped me make a lot of smart decisions that saved me money and headache. And then she and her assistant Keisha worked their full butts off on the day of the wedding in 98 degree heat, making sure EVERYTHING went as planned. I had so many compliments from guests (and most importantly my mom), saying that she did an incredible job and everything was so well organized. I recommend her and the Hive HIGHLY.
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