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I just wanted to let anyone on this forum who may be planning a wedding: DO NOT USE UNIQUELY YOURS for wedding planning - they are a horrible company and do not stick to their contract. The owner moved to Austin (from College Station) right after booking my close friend's wedding (I'm MOH - it's in two weeks) and left a college student in charge of her wedding. Apparently they have gone downhill since the company started. Well, the college girl has no experience and is a total flake. She doesn't return phone calls or emails for three days or more and wasn't in town the entire summer. My friend's family is probably going to sue to get their money back. They keep promising they will get everything done, but it's things they should have done months ago. Just wanted to put the warning out there. Don't use them, use As you Wish (I've heard from close friends they're wonderful) or another company.
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how much did as you wish pay you to put that on here?
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Nothing ... I just know they are good and that Uniquely Yours is terrible. Just trying to save people money and trouble.
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I planned my own wedding. It's not that hard...
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I am too - this just happened to my friend.
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I'm right there with you, Aces. Anyone with a little organizational skill can do it. I've never understood why people actually pay someone to tell you what you want.
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oops, double post.
[This message has been edited by TxElsie (edited 7/18/2008 2:27p).]
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Of course, I read bridal magazines for fun...
Most people who use wedding coordinators simply do not have time to plan a wedding...
One article I saw was about a VP of a humongus company marrying a President of another HUMoginormus company...
they simply did not have time to run around... they just talked to the coordinator about once a week via phone or email... then they just showed up at the wedding..
the reception rental was around $300,000 and included a wedding coordinator as part of the fee.
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If they are that busy to actually plan the ceremony that is supposed to be there spirtiual commitment to each other, you wonder how they will make time to make the marraige work when things get bumpy. I'm just sayin...
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I'm right there with you, Aces. Anyone with a little organizational skill can do it. I've never understood why people actually pay someone to tell you what you want.
Several reasons I can think of. 1) destination wedding where either the bride or groom's family is not from the area, but knows what they want. (If I were planning a wedding in, say, Fredericksburg, I would hire someone locally who knows where good places are.) 2) Some people work better from a slate of choices and are really horrible with details. Oh, and let's not forget things like the fact that I'm colorblind and tone-deaf... if I married someone who's not very girly, which has a significant chance of happening, and she just didn't care what color the flowers are, let's just say you do NOT want me picking them. The wedding would look something like a polish flag and the wedding march would be played by a polka band backed by my buddy that plays digiridoo. What? Sounds fine to me! 3) Sometimes you're working with time constraints (cough - shotgun wedding - cough) and it's nice and fast when you talk to someone who already knows who does and who doesn't deliver on time. 4) If the two families are battling, it can be worth it to have an impartial consultant working to bring people to a consensus. Another thumbs up for As You Wish -- I know the owner and several people who she works with and they're top notch.
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I just posted this in another similar themed thread. if Mesina Hof does this, I would suggest getting married outside the villa at Messina Hof. Nice backdrop dontcha think?
[This message has been edited by 1984Consol (edited 7/18/2008 3:57p).]
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She's definitely the "needed a slate of choices" category. I am having a two year engagement so I had way more time then her. Wedding places book so fast now, it's often hard to get what you want without a planner. Still, you should get what you pay for (and they paid a lot) and they haven't.
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1984: Messina Hof does do wedding packages and I've heard they're really nice. But, outdoors can be a bit hot.
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smy09 & superspeck - Thank you for the kind and sweet words! I've been really lucky to have some amazing clients. In my opinion, it's all about a good personality match. If we have that, the whole event from planning to cleanup is smooth sailing.  There are several good coordinators in town. Whomever you hire (and for whatever wedding service), be CERTAIN that they are members of their respective professional organizations. While that does not vet their skills or personality, it does vet that they are held to a standard of ethics. When in doubt, check ido-ido.org. happy weekend, everyone.
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My wedding coordinator showed up an *hour* late to the rehearsal and asked, "What do you want me to do?" Really?! She didn't do much at the rehearsal or the day of. Umm...I dunno...maybe find a different career path?  So in my situation I didn't need one and shouldn't have used one (duh me), but I can see where someone else might want/need to use a coordinator.
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In the B-CS market, Dorothy Lackey is the most capable, professional and competent wedding coordinator, period.
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I worked with a very professional wedding coordinator in Austin for over 20 years. Believe me, a good wedding coordinator is worth their weight in gold. Before hiring any coordinator, talk to their customers.
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egret: that is exactly how the girl I mentioned above is - not the brightest crayon in the box.
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I used Uniquely Yours for my wedding and was disappointed. Overall, everything turned out but I would not recommend them!
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I used a coordinator at the end of the wedding planning process, which was helpful because she thought of many different little details that we'd overlooked. We also wanted to have someone to wrangle the event for the day of the wedding.
Aside from the pastor, photog and videographer... this was the BEST decision we made! We did not have to worry about minute issues the day of the wedding because she took care of it. Instead, we could focus on enjoying the moments!
Of course, I am a stressful person and probably would have tried to control all the details... which is why I thought it was great to hire someone to worry about it - that way I did not have to!
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I have been involved with several weddings that involved U.Y. and they did a great job.
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I got married in my hometown and used a wedding coordinator. That worked otu wonderfully for me. Neither I, nor my parents, still live there, so the wedding coordinator was a Godsend. We went and met with them about three times before the wedding. We used all of their decorations, table cloths, etc for both the ceremony and the reception. They got to my reception hall at 7:00 that morning (the wedding was a 6:30 pm) to decorate it and make sure everything was in order. They did the same for the church. It gave me a lot of piece of mind to know that all of that was being handled and I could use all day to get ready for my big day.
Also, we took pictures before the ceremony and a few of the pictures we took were in the prayer garden of my church. My dress got a little dirty and my coordinator new exactly how to get it out, kept all of the bridesmaides in order (a couple kept trying to run off but I never knew about it), and made sure that everything ran on time. Basically, she did all of the worrying for me so I didn't have to do anything but enjoy my day. I highly recommend wedding coordinators.
Oh, and everyone I have known who has ever used As You Wish has given them wonderful reviews.
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