4.8 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
5.0 out of 5.0
Professionalism:
5.0 out of 5.0
Flexibility:
5.0 out of 5.0
Responsiveness:
4.0 out of 5.0
Value for Cost:
5.0 out of 5.0
We had initially thought that we could do our wedding without a "day of" planner. We were very lucky that we changed our minds, and even more lucky that we went with Dianne.
We met with Dianne a couple times before the event and immediately realized that she has a very hands on approach to the whole event. She listened to the ideas we had come up with and gave us some advice, without trying to put down what we had already done.
In our case, we are both architects, so we had tried to work everything out ahead of time, as far as the space planning, table / lighting design went. Her suggestions helped us to round out all of the things we hadn't thought of and to know what the conventions are for schedule, design, etc.
Closer to the event, Dianne was extremely helpful in arranging delivery of various things that we were renting and buying.
On the day of the event, it is hard for us to describe how important she was to the set-up and execution of the whole day.
Our event space was only open for us to set up at 1:00pm (for a 6:00 reception) and it was delivered with no decoration whatsoever. When I left the space at 3:00 (to get ready and go to the church), the rental company had screwed up and none of the tables were there. We left Dianne and her assistant Maggie with all of our descriptions of how the space should be. By the time we got there at 6:00 after the service, it was perfect. I don't know how they did it, but everything was exactly how we had planned it in our heads.
I think that the best indication of how well she did her job is that Vivian and I were never even aware of the "behind the scenes". Dianne kept us blissfully unaware of all the various troubles that had arisen with the vendors, time of drop-off etc. Basically we glided through our wedding, with a full drink in hand, having a wonderful time with the people that are most important to us in the world. And for that we'll always be grateful.
I think in our case the "day of" arrangement was perfect because of all the work we were willing to do ourselves. But if we were too busy to do it ourselves, I would trust Dianne's taste and design sense to do a "total wedding planner" arrangement.
> I loved your wedding! LOVED. You guys were so beyond adorable and in love and everything was so individually selected to reflect you both. I blogged about you!