Kate was amazing. My husband and I had our wedding under a marquee at his parents’ house in the country - meaning we had to bring every single vendor and chair in ourselves. We further complicated things by having our guests stay in one town, our church in another town, and the house was effectively in the middle of nowhere. We thought we had it under control, until about 2 months before the wedding we realised we needed someone to help us with logistics on the day of, and some advice as we approached our wedding day.
Enter Kate. We interviewed a number of potential coordinators, but we felt so immediately comfortable with her we pretty much made up our minds on our first skype call with her. We just got the sense that she would get things done and make the right judgement calls if needed. And she did. Having her on board allowed us to enjoy our day - legitimately be present and soak in every moment. Things went wrong, the schedule definitely slipped by about an hour, but every time she would just discretely come tell us what was happening and how it was already handled. She’s just a very warm and calm person who feels trustworthy and reliable. On such an important day, that’s exactly who you want in your corner.
We set up a lot of our wedding the day before, but there are some things that just can’t be done until the day of the wedding. Neither me or my husband could do it. Kate took care of everything and it was set up just as we had discussed.
While Kate was our day-of coordinator, she supported us from the first time we spoke to her. She sent us an incredibly detailed information package where we ran through everything she would need to know. She gave us advice on our running order. We changed it as she came to walk through the venue. She liaised with our vendors - of which there were many. We were both quite surprised with how much value she added to our wedding well in advance.
My husband was skeptical about the need for a wedding coordinator. His view now is that Kate was the best money we spent on the wedding. She gave us so much advice and so many things to think about, then was integral in having it all come off. We would not have had such a perfect day without her. She helped us bring our vision to reality and we will always be so grateful to her for that.