It was a pleasure to work with Christina on the planning of my
daughter’s high school graduation party and because of Christina’s hard
work and enthusiasm, I was able to thoroughly enjoy the party and all
our guests. Throughout the spring, the thought of planning this party
began to overwhelm me. I contacted Christina and she immediately set a
plan and focused my energy on a series of decisions, always simplifying
the matter at hand and suggesting solutions. She handled all the phone
calls and put together a wonderful event with great food and great
service and appreciated by all partygoers. Christina knows all the
elements of a successful party, as well as the details that will make a
difference in the given situation. In addition to her wealth of
knowledge, she has an excellent source of contacts. Her planning
alleviated my stress and her presence on the day of the party enabled me
to fully enjoy the day. I would highly recommend Christina! Click here to see photos of event!
~ Mary of Chesire, CT
Christina was wonderful in assisting my mom to plan a surprise bridal
shower for me in very little time! The shower was held at my mom’s
house and was just perfect. Christina decorated a small round table by
completely covering it in white tulle and tieing it off with a satin
bow…this served as the gift table and was just gorgeous. Throughout the
house she had placed framed pictures of me and my soon-to-be-husband,
which was a very cute touch. Her floral center pieces adorned the
tables along with crystal tea-light candle holders – both were just
beautiful. My mom told me she couldn’t have done it without Christina
and her energy and creativeness. She certainly has a knack for this
type of work. The shower was a perfect success, including the
“surprise” part of it. ~ Tina of Tolland, CT
Christina planned the most fabulous surprise bridal shower for me. Her
attention to detail was amazing. She created a wonderful experience by
accurately putting together a top-notch event. The event was tasteful
and elegant. The decorations were superb and the food was completely
delicious. She understood that I would want a different type of shower
and she got it right 100 percent! Christina has the most amazing
personality. If you would like your event done right and your vision
brought to life, she is the right person. I would recommend her to
anyone. ~ Mary of Stamford, CT
Christina planned and hosted an amazing and very special engagement party on August 28, 2010. When my fiance and I arrived we were greeted with a poster board of pictures of my fiance and I that Christina had made with space around the pictures for our guests to sign and write some words of encouragement and wisdom. Christina also had our guest suggest songs for us to dance to at our wedding. Having that suggestion game definitely broke the ice for our guests since some of my family and my fiance's family hadn’t met yet. Christina paid close attention to detail by decorating her house with my favorite flower, sunflowers and my favorite color, purple. The highly sought after centerpieces on each table were a gift to my mom and my future mother in law at the end of the party. Just before dinner Christina gave a toast to my fiance and I which brought tears to everyone and really made everyone feel special to be apart of such a great night. After dinner was dessert and to help Steve and I practice cutting the cake at our wedding, she had special cupcakes made where Steve and I enjoyed feeding each other and getting a little on each other in the process. From start to finish it was such a magical night and it could not have been done without Christina's dedication, creativity, knowledge of event planning and most of all her love. Click here to see photos of event!
~ Celeste of Andover, CT
I wanted to plan a surprise anniversary brunch for my parents while they were visiting with me from out of town. As the time approached, I felt overwhelmed. I felt I did not have the time I needed in order to do it right. A friend suggested I talk to Christina. We started the ball rolling with a phone conversation about what I was looking for and the timing. Then we had our first meeting; she come up with a plan. She researched alternative venues when our favorite was not available, she helped me pick out invitations and work on just the right wording then ran with it. She did all the leg work and I was able to make the decisions based on her recommendations (bakery, venue, menu, invitation supplier, florist) and I did not worry about the details. We met a second time to make sure we were on track. The morning of the brunch she was there early making sure all the details were in place, accepting delivery of the cake, picking up the flowers, hosting the guests as they arrived and corralling them together when the honored guests arrived. During the brunch, she kept things going, checking on food, drinks, and the guests. I was very happy with the brunch as were my parents and guests. I was so relieved that I had Christina to take care of the details. Hiring Christina was a great decision and I would do it again!
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~ Kathy of Cromwell, CT
My fiancé and I had been together for 10 years and engaged for 4 years when we decided that we wanted to finally plan the wedding we dreamed of, and we wanted to do it in less than two months! As soon as we jumped into this crazy plan we realized that we were in way over our heads. We both have full time jobs and I was a returning student which left very little time for well, anything! Yet we were determined to pull this off. That’s when someone suggested I contact Christina. At our first meeting we explained that we had found a location for our reception but it was a bit out of the ordinary and would not easily accommodate the ceremony. We went back and forth with a few ideas but nothing seemed to fit what we were truly looking for. Later that evening after we had gone home Christina contacted me with great news, she had found exactly what I wanted! Within a week all of the initial arrangements were made for my wedding ceremony to take place under a covered bridge in my home town which I never even knew existed.
My wedding went off without a hitch, literally perfect, in less than two months of planning. My husband and I could not have asked for a more fabulous day. The best phrase we have used since the wedding is “blew it out of the park” because that’s exactly what Christina did! Without her it’s impossible to know what would have happened but odds are that there wouldn’t have been a wedding at all. She handled all of the phone calls and arrangements that my schedule did not allow for me to do myself. Christina kept my husband and I on track and focused on the goal at all times including the day of the wedding. Every detail was considered.
My perfect wedding was all I could have asked for and then some. I cannot thank Christina enough for all of the hard work she put into making it happen. Not only did my dream come true, but I gained a friend.
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~ Ashley of Ellington, CT
We hired Christina to help us plan our destination wedding in Maroma Beach, Mexico. It was one of the best decisions that we made in our entire wedding planning process. Working with Christina for approx 1 year and 4 months was an extreme pleasure. She was both courteous and very professional. Christina helped take all of the anxiety and stress planning our wedding in another country, and made our entire process enjoyable. We decided on her full coordination package and had her travel down to our destination with us. She was so wonderful to work with and allowed us to enjoy our guests once they had all arrived instead of running around and stressing over every last minute detail of the weekend that we had planned. She helped take our vision of the biggest day of our lives, and make it a reality. A reality that was way more than we could have ever dreamed of! Christina really listened to our thoughts, our concerns and questions and executed them down to the smallest of details that we spoke about. When we hired Christina, we got so much more than a wedding coordinator, we got a friend. And I believe that is so important when you hire someone and put your trust in them. Especially when you will be working with someone so closely during the wedding planning process. When we had any questions or concerns, Christina would answer or take care of them immediately and put us at ease. Please feel free to contact me for a personal referral and recommendation at pryncesslinda@aol.com
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~ Linda of Prospect, CT
Growing up I always dreamed of having a perfect wedding with my prince charming. Two years ago I got engaged and started making all of my dreams a reality. As the wedding date got closer, I realized that I was going to need help to pull off a great day. Someone had suggested using a wedding planner to help take some of the stress off of me and I was very open to the idea. Within a few days I met with Christina and immediately clicked with her. She has a great personality and was very enthusiastic about helping me make all of my dreams come true. She was on site the entire wedding day, ensuring everything went smoothly so that I would not have to worry about anything. When I arrived, I was blown away. It was absolutely amazing to see all of my ideas come to life. Everything was great and I was not stressed about the little things. I was able to enjoy my wedding and actually spend time with my guests. I could not have asked for a better day and cannot thank Christina enough for making that happen. She is so down to earth and is a blast to work with. I would recommend her over and over to anyone looking for a great person to help with any occasion.
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~ Sue of Newington, CT
My husband and I were constantly amazed by how on-the-ball Christina was!! We planned our Connecticut wedding from Saudi Arabia, so we needed all the help we could get. We had a very personalized wedding (casual style backyard BBQ, 100 guests) and Christina was able to manage everything we threw at her. You won't believe how much planning goes into a "simple" wedding, let alone anything a bit more upscale. She did an incredible job of keeping us on task and on schedule. She calmed me down anytime I got stressed out and stayed cool throughout. Oh, and on top of all that, we actually LOVED her energy and are excited to stay in touch as friends!
All you future brides out there- my #1 piece of advice to you- GET A WEDDING PLANNER. If you are on the fence and just checking out your options, this was the biggest thing that we did to help ourselves during this time. Cut your centerpiece budget and put your money here!!! Having someone there to keep you on task, deal with ALL of the vendors you'll have to deal with, and above all, alleviate a huge portion of stress that goes along with planning a detailed event is beyond worth its weight in gold.
Aside from the planning, having Christina there on-site for day before set up and day-of was crucial. We kept wondering how people do this without a planner to keep everything and everyone in order. Also, it allowed our moms to enjoy the time and not be the ones in charge of all of these tasks, and allowed us the freedom to enjoy our own wedding without having to worry about everything coming together. Thank you Christina!!!
On an emotional level, I am 100% positive that the engagement/wedding planning time period (which is such a precious time to be with your fiancé) went so much smoother because we had Christina holding our hand every step of the way. Consider your year to come planning your wedding- doing it alone or having the professional help of a wedding planner. Consider your moods for the next year with or without her, and then think about how that would affect your relationship with your fiancé and family. This was something I had not previously considered, but the planner's presence allows you to have the most fun and least stress possible during your engagement.
Needless to say, we were beyond impressed with Christina's professionalism, and also her human touch. I chose her above the other planners I was interviewing because she responded quickly (which lasted throughout the 6 months of working with her) and she was very thorough answering all of my questions point by point. Bottom line, if you want someone you can trust will make your day and the days leading up to it a wonderful experience, make sure you book Christina. Do it now because someone else will if you don't!
Congratulations to you all!
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~ Danica and Matt of Saudi Arabia
My husband and I recently got married in St. Thomas, USVI this past July. We started planning our wedding over a year in advance and contacted Christina as we were feeling overwhelmed at the prospect of having to plan a wedding overseas. From the moment we met with and began our discussions with Christina, she immediately put our minds at ease about the whole process and made it thoroughly enjoyable going through everything aspect of preparing for a wedding.
Christina took care of everything and didn’t leave out one detail. We could tell she really enjoys her job planning weddings. Christina has many contacts in the wedding business and hooked us up with incredible people all along the way, including setting us up with a great travel agency, which was probably the most important aspect of planning a destination wedding. Christina just knows and works with great people, who when all is said and done, provide you with an exceptional experience. As we were the first of many of our friends to get married, we were clueless when starting to plan this wedding and were able to trust Christina 100% with all of her recommendations.
Christina is always available. Whereas with some planners you may feel like just another client, with Christina, regardless of how many weddings she was planning, we always felt like we were here first priority. She was always available for a phone call, extremely responsive to e-mails, and we were able to get together and meet at any time.
While we were in St. Thomas, my husband and I didn't have to do a thing. Christina made it possible for us to only concentrate on each other and to enjoy our time with friends and family once we got to St. Thomas. That is something you really can't put a price on. The piece of mind she provided us during the whole process and during the wedding weekend specifically, is something we can never really thank her enough for.
Aside from the amazing job she did preparing and during the wedding, Christina is just a great person to be around and work with. She is always pleasant, and if there is something in the way that she needs to tackle or fix, it gets done without any problem and swiftly. She is a true professional at her job, but at the same time, we were able to become fast friends, which is so important when you are working this closely with someone. Now that the wedding is over, I know we will keep in touch.
If you are looking for a wedding planner, do yourself a favor and give Christina a call. You will be so glad you did, and have a chance to really enjoy the wedding of your dreams.
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~ Lauryn and Mike of Terryville, CT
Christina was worth every penny and more! She was such a pleasure to work with and did everything with a smile. We hired her to be our day-of-coordinator for our October 2011 wedding, but she was also a great resource during the planning process as well. We met several times throughout our engagement and even provided us with some great tips and recommendations along the way. She worked extremely well with and alongside our vendors. She was assertive when needed and also knew when to step back and listen. The day of the wedding, she made sure that every detail we have planned was implemented and also took care of any issues that came up (most of it we did not even hear about). She was extremely helpful and we couldn't imagine having done our wedding without her. Most of all, she worked well with me despite my particular, perfectionist, and super detailed personality. Everyone at the wedding (including my now husband and I), especially our wedding party (and families), loved her. I would recommend her to any bride who wants the peace of mind on their special day to just enjoy. Whether if it's wedding planning or just day-of-coordination, she is a must-have for a beautiful and seamless wedding.
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~ Paula and Dan of Laurel, MD
