The Wedding Belles

Thank God for Donna!!

Donna and her husband did a fabulous job coordinating our son and his fiance's wedding! Donna stepped in after they had already started planning, and she quickly got all the vendors lined up, set up the schedules, and worked well with my son and daughter-in-law. During the wedding day, Donna was well prepared, and went above and beyond with everything that needed to be done. Above all, she and her husband were a joy to work with. With all the hectic activities, they were calm, friendly and seemed like part of the family. I would highly recommend The Wedding Belles for anyone needing a wedding planner.

Donna was amazing! We were on a tight budget and had a DIY wedding, but we knew that we needed someone to set up for us, as we only had access to the reception venue ONE HOUR before our wedding ceremony began. Donna never made us feel like our wedding was "too small" to invest in.Though she was technically only hired as our day-of coordinator, she did the work of a full-on wedding planner. She was emailing me tons of stuff way back in December when I first hired her. She was also communicating with the other vendors all along to make sure that everything was confirmed and all the payments, etc, were sorted out.

For my bridal portraits, I wanted to be outdoors in a rustic environment, but I didn’t know where to go. She found a location, phoned her contact there to make sure it was available, and made the whole day possible! I got ready at her house and she drove my bridesmaid and I to the location, making sure that we were blasted with air conditioning and drinking tons of water. We were out in the hot sun for a long time, but she didn’t complain once. She also thought to make a bouquet for me to have so that I could carry it in photos! She took her own photos during the shoot, and, a few days later, she sent me a disc with all of her pictures. She also printed out a huge poster-size print and left it for us in our hotel room on the wedding night…in addition to a bottle of chilled champagne, chocolates, and a card congratulating us. As for the reception set-up, we left so many decorations with her the morning before the wedding—table linens, signs, vases, favors, and several cases of alcohol. We did all of the flowers ourselves, but they weren’t fully open by the time we dropped off our wedding stuff, so (after we worked on them late Friday night) her husband came by early on Saturday to pick up all of our centerpieces. We also had some leftover flowers and julep cups, which we gave to him and said that if they could use them, we welcomed it. When we got to our reception location, she had utilized every single leftover rose and filled the space with so many little arrangements. She also brought a table from home for us to set up the sound equipment on, and brought her own mercury glass votive holders for us to use. At the end of the night, they sorted out everything and packed up all of our decorations. She made sure that our delicate cake topper and toasting flutes were carefully packaged. She also took pictures at the reception and ceremony and set me a cd with them three days after the wedding. She was there the whole day, from early in the morning until late that night. Oh, and she also orchestrated and ran our rehearsal the night before. (This review is quite long, but I just want to stress all that she did as a DAY-OF coordinator!!) She and her team are just awesome and their prices are absurdly low. Everything went smoothly, from the music cues for my walk down the aisle, to the cake cutting and speeches, and it was thanks to her. We’re so happy that we hired her.

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Just a few months short of the wedding we found ourselves overwhelmed with pinning down the final details and making them fit our modest budget. After just a few minutes of meeting with Donna our stress started melting away.
With a day-of coordinator included with our venue, we were looking for guidance with the final stages of planning our wedding. She met with us several times going over budget and working up all our floral decor herself!
She was supportive throughout the process showing up for fittings and even my bridal portraits. We were happy to invite Donna and her husband to our wedding to see the final presentation of all her hard work, and true to herself - she even found ways to help out on the big day.
From start to finish she was quick to respond to emails and even happy to text communications (which is a huge help when you work full time).
We highly recommend working with Donna no matter how big or small your needs for your wedding day, she can make a big difference on a small budget :)

The Wedding Belles came to me upon recommendation by a past bride and personal family friend. My son and his fiance both lived out of town and as mother of the groom it was up to me to make all of the arrangements for the wedding. The bride had told me her colors and theme and I was to take it from there. I knew immediately when I met Donna that she was the planner I wanted to work with. She is so easy and laid back, but has a great attention to detail. There is absolutely no way that I could have handled all of the arrangements and details without her help. In fact, I had booked a venue for the reception and when Donna went to look at it, she found some drawbacks to the site that I had not even noticed, and she quickly went into action to find us another reception location close to the wedding venue that was absolutely perfect. When the minister forgot to bring his robe for the ceremony, Donna was able to make a phone call and get one for us. Donna helped me with the choices for the decor and suggested a few vendors, and once things were put together the day of the wedding, it was exactly what the bride wanted. The Wedding Belles also handled the decor and set up for the rehearsal dinner. There were 3 small children involved in the wedding and Donna and her staff went the extra mile to be sure that the children felt extra special. To our surprise, they set up a children's table at the rehearsal dinner to match the adult tables, along with the added bonus of gift bags and treats to keep the children occupied. We were all so suprised at that added touch.
We have had many guests tell us what a beautiful wedding and reception it was and I tell them that I could not have done it without Donna's help. Donna and her staff were there throughout the entire day to see that the bride, groom and all of the family were relaxed and taken care of. I cannot say enough how much I appreciated everything she did. There was not a detail that was not taken care of and attended to. I would highly recommend The Wedding Belles to anyone wanting the personal care and attention that Donna provides. She truly makes you feel as though you are her #1 priority.

My husband and I booked The Wedding Belles after realizing we were only given an hour of set-up time for our reception. We decided rather than stress, we'd hire someone to take care of setting up our centerpieces, and we'd just enjoy the day. Little did we know we were getting much more. Donna and her team were AMAZING. They worked diligently to make my vision (which embarrassingly enough came with numerous diagrams of where things belonged) a reality. From the ceremony to the reception, the night was amazing and all I had to do was sit back and enjoy. Donna took care of everything from coordinating our vendors to bustling my dress to handing out sparklers for our departure. She was AMAZING!! Not even a week after my big event, I received CDs with photos from the rehearsal, wedding, and reception. That was even faster than my family got my photos, and they were AWESOME pics. If you are looking for the best deal in wedding coordination...Donna cannot be beat. She is amazing, and your wedding will be stress-free because she is coordinating it.

The Wedding Belles helped plan our wedding from start to finish. They were great! Donna was there to help with anything and everything we needed, and when we couldn't make a decision, she was there with suggestions. Our reception was absolutely beautiful and Donna was the one responsible for the decorations, food and everything else that went into making our wedding and reception a day to remember forever. We had many guests who have told us it was the best reception they had ever attended. I would highly recommend The Wedding Belles to anyone who needs even a little help in the planning of their weddng and reception.

Donna and her team offer so much help and personal attention -- her worth is far, far above the rates she charges! The Wedding Belles were extremely professional and detail-oriented and really went the extra mile for us on our wedding day by adding thoughtful extra touches at the last minute and storing some of our wedding supplies for us until we returned from our honeymoon. We have even stayed in touch since our wedding and run into each other at the weddings of other brides I know who used Donna's services, too. Highly, highly recommended!

Wedding Date 10-24-08 Donna was hired to help my daughter plan her wedding. Other than the venue, we didn't know where to start, so Donna jumped right in. The wedding budget was tight,but the wedding and reception did not look like it.She went over the budget with us, finding out what was important and what was not.Donna did everything-she found perfect vendors,attended all meetings,and helped pick out the bride's dress to fit the venue.Because of budget,she did all the photography(fabulous!)and made all the flower arrangements,bouquets,corsages and boutannieres(beautiful!)She was there from start to finish on the wedding day, helping with set up and take down.Donna was there with answere to all questions,she was there to listen to requests and carry through.She stayed in close contact all through the process to be sure everything was taken care of.She treated my daughter as her own to be sure everything was as my daughter wanted. We could not have asked for anything more.I cannot imagine what we would have done without Donna. I highly recommend Donna and The Wedding Belles-they are the best!

When I hired Donna, I didn't know where to start with planning a wedding. She stepped in and took care of everything. I didn't have to worry about one thing. My wedding day was virtually stress-free. If there was a problem, I never knew about it. Working full-time, I can't imagine how I could have done all the planning without her help.

Donna was the best thing that happened to our wedding. She helped me do everything -- from picking out my dress, to helping clean up after the reception was over and getting our figts to our house. My fiance was in the Navy and stationed away, so it was up to me to make all of the decisions for the wedding. Whenever I felt overwhelmed, Donna was there to calm me down and help me make rational decisions. I absolutely could not have had "the perfect day" without her.

Donna is amazing! She helped out SO much!! She took care of everything so I was able to enjoy my wedding day stress-free. Anything I needed, she was there 110%. There are so many people and details involved with planning a wedding, and Donna kept it all under control. My wedding was PERFECT thanks to The Wedding Belles =)

I hired Donna to be my Day-Of Coordinator. She was great. Her priority was to make me, the bride, happy and not be over-powered by pushy family members. She met with me a few times to make sure everything was getting done. She even gave vendor suggestions.
She was very responsive and made me feel like everything was being taken care of and that I didn't need to worry, which was a great feeling on wedding day.
When she found out that I wasn't able to get bridal shots taken, she immediately offered to take them herself, free of charge, because I would want them later.
During the reception, I wanted to speed up some of the traditions and she was right there to make it happen ahead of schedule.
After the wedding, my husband and I got to the hotel and had a suprise waiting for us. There were flower petals all over the floor and the bed, with a bottle of champagne, chocolates, a card and gift, which Donna had set up before we arrived. I felt very taken care of and would recommend her to anyone.

Donna was a great day of coordinator for our wedding. We met 6 months before the wedding and she kept me on top of my timelines. She was great in following up with all of our vendors as the wedding date approached. She was in contact with us and making sure everything was in order a month ahead of the date. When the day arrived she was out there with us getting our site set up for the big day and helping to make sure that everything was just as we wanted. The event went off well and she even had a surprise to send us off with on our new life together. She followed up after the wedding and sent us a copy of the photos she had taken.