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  Brittany B

  Shared on theknot.com 6 years, 6 months ago

  I contacted An Event Less Ordinary looking for a day of coordinator and I am so happy I did! I worked with Rachel, and she was absolutely wonderful! I'm sure there were issues that came up on my wedding day, but I was not aware of anything that didn't go as planned and it was ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL! Everything was taken care of and at the end of the evening when the party was over and we were walking out to our shuttle the gifts were all set and ready to go on carts to be easily transported! I would highly recommend :)

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  Tim

  Shared on weddingwire.com 6 years, 7 months ago

  First word: Outstanding! More words to follow…
  
  Excellent!!! Brittany and her assistant literally were a lifesaver, and we can confidently say helped make our wedding day OURS. We had our ceremony and reception at The Grove Redfield Estate in Glenview, and AELO worked to make sure we could focus on our friends, family, and celebration rather than last minute snafu’s, setups, forgotten items, small breakdowns of plans, and so many other things. We used them for day of coordination, but feel like we got much more than that. We also had a chance to meet with Amy & Carolyn and they are consummate professionals with great personalities.
  
  Long/Short: I would quickly and readily recommend them to anyone I know, or they know. They were Outstanding

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  Kennan

  Shared on weddingwire.com 6 years, 8 months ago

  ... Second, she did a great job organizing all of our vendors and dealing with last minute issues and questions from our families. Having someone to run your rehearsal isn’t something you realize you’re going to need until you get there. It is so helpful to have someone (besides yourself) who can tell everyone where to go and what to do and to provide perspective. On the day of the wedding she arranged everything and even built, like actually built, our chuppah (no small feat, that thing was huge). With her taking care of everything we were able to relax and enjoy the day.
  
  An Event Less Ordinary, and Carolyn in particular, were a dream to work with and turned the stressful process of wedding planning into an event that we could sit back, savor, and remember fondly for the rest of our lives. The work they do is impeccable and we honestly can’t thank Carolyn enough for all she did for us!

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  Tammy

  Shared on weddingwire.com 8 years, 5 months ago

  Absolutely the best!! A day-of coordinator was the first thing that we took care of once we had a date and venue set. ... Carolyn was also incredibly supportive of all of our ideas and let us be us.
  
  She really kept our day organized and was incredibly flexible in meeting with us. To quote one of my matrimony homies: we "had a great team this weekend. They were all leaders and always took initiative." Carolyn and Alyssa just knew exactly what needed to happen and they did it with very minimal instruction from me and that was really just priceless. With so many other things to think about and make decisions on with wedding planning, it was so nice to have someone that I could trust to "make things pretty."

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  Alicia W

  Shared on theknot.com 8 years, 8 months ago

  We used AELO for day-of planning services, and we are SO glad we did! Having a day-of person makes your life and the lives of your family and wedding party so much easier on your wedding day - it is definitely worth the cost (I was resistant at first, but now I know that this is absolutely the way to go)! They'll take care of all the little details like setting up and packing up items, handing out tips to your vendors, being a contact for vendors that have questions that day, and helping you stick to your timeline. Rachel was our coordinator, and she was just wonderful to work with. She is attentive, professional, and makes you feel at ease that all will go as planned. We had a seemingly endless list of details for our wedding, but she handled everything beautifully. Really - not I nor the guests noticed a single thing go not as planned. We loved working with AELO and can't recommend them highly enough!

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