My name is Rene
and I recently was married at the Ahwahnee Hotel. Amy Byrd was our coordinator
and I can not even begin to express how wonderful she is.
For background, I am a doctor (of science) and currently the Managing Director
of an international consulting company. I also live overseas (Cyprus), travel
incessantly, and my family is in New York. Needless to explain how imperative a
good coordinator was to the success of our wedding. I eventually decided on
hiring a coordinator as I was traveling more frequently and received a
tremendous referral from another Ahwahnee bride with regard to Amy's abilities.
In general, Amy was very professional, organized, intuitive, exceptionally well
versed at interpersonal skills and all around pleasant to work with.
In the weeks before the wedding I did very little and let Amy takeover-- which
included a bit of pestering to get some last minute details from some of the
vendors. Even though she was very busy, she was upfront with her constraints and
rapidly addressed my concerns. Once she had a good idea of what we wanted she
handled all of the details independently, briefing me only when necessary.
The wedding itself was flawless (or at least from what I could tell). Amy
handled everything and if anything went astray I never knew it. This sentiment
is the sign of a tremendous coordinator. We designed a lot of logistical
difficulties into the wedding. For example, we moved around the flowers a lot
(e.g., ceremony, to sign-in table, to cake table) and had different favors for
different guests. Amy kept well organized notes on all of the details (we did
most of our communicating via e-mail), well understood everything we wanted and
executed all of the details beautifully.
She also had great talent in understanding my/our taste and the mood we were
trying to convey. At one point Amy notified me that what I had asked her to do
didn't quite look right. I, in my ultimate bride moment, quipped that I didn't
care and noted that she had all authority to make any executive decisions with
regard to the rest of the details. There were a few arranging details to finish
the day of the wedding (tie ribbon around our favors (blankets) and the
napkins). Amy took care of everything and in exceptional taste and judgment made
some minor deviations from what we had instructed. Everything looked beautiful
and seamless.
On the emotional support side, Amy has exceptional talent. Towards the end of
the planning and at the eleventh hour, there were a few stressed e-mails and not
so perfect happenings (i.e., a few days before the wedding the cleaners called
Amy to note that the "hem on the dress would not lie flat and there was nothing
else they could do"). Amy reacted as would a well-trained psychologist. Even on
the day of the wedding, sitting in the room waiting for the ceremony to begin, I
had last minute jitters and wanted the groom to call me. Despite all of my
sister's best efforts he refused--- he was already in place for the ceremony. I
am not sure how Amy did it but she feigned a reason to call me and got him to
accompany her. In general, Amy had a wonderful ability to keep everyone
(including me) calm and keep things moving.
All-in-all I would not hesitate in recommending Amy to any bride. Her
organizational ability and exceptional attention to detail were beyond compare,
but her almost uncanny interpersonal skills make her truly a prize to behold.
Rene
Dear Amy,
Just a quick note to say thank you again for everything that you did to help make our wedding day be relaxed, smooth and safe day. We truly appreciate all of your hard work.
Amanda and Stevie
Dear Amy,
Thanks for all of your help on this. We couldn’t have done it without you! Thanks again! It has been so wonderful to have you help us and share in this wedding. We appreciate it so much. Your kindness and friendliness has made this busy an sometimes stressful time go so smoothly! You have definitely made the process enjoyable, and we will remember it forever!
Kelly and Derek
Amy,
Thank you for all you’ve done and all you are. I have never met your husband but, he is blessed to have you as are we. We could have never done this with peace without you in our lives.
Laura and Eric
Amy,
You have gone “above and beyond” in helping with our wedding. Thank you so much for your energy, generosity and warmth!
Thank you so much!
Mylea
Amy,
Thank you so much for helping to make our wedding day so special. I am so glad you were by our side during the whole wedding process. Because of you, our wedding was stress-free and perfect. I really can’t thank you enough…you truly are the best and extremely exceptional at what you do.
Donna and Sosh
Amy,
Simply put – I can’t imagine our wedding without you! You are amazing! What a joy it was to get to know and work with you. You were (are) truly a blessing to all of us. Thanks so much for making ours a perfect wedding.
Ellen and Mark