Recommend your DOC

hey girls!

I'm abroad right now but I'm coming home in 2 weeks and have only a few days to meet some DOCs. I have NO idea how to even start this. Could you please recommend your DOC ? Do i just call them up and meet with them. It's seems kinda hard finding someone to trust considering I don't have any way of knowing who's had good experiences with them or not. thanks soo much!

It must be hard to plan a wedding from OOT!!! I know it was hard to plan one from in town I really loved my DOC, Katie from Sara Kate Events. She was so helpful and did so many things for me leading up to and on the day of my wedding. Her email is: [email protected]

HTH!! Lucy

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Posted by MottsGirl

Ryan from Above and Beyond. She did an amazing job with my friends wedding!

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we are using her too, she i so nice and I have heard nothing but great things. SpringSandra used her as well. She is very reasonable and having a sale til the end of March. Sent u fm

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Posted by MottsGirl

Ryan from Above and Beyond. She did an amazing job with my friends wedding!

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ITA!!!

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Posted by Melvin1297

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Posted by MottsGirl

Ryan from Above and Beyond. She did an amazing job with my friends wedding!

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we are using her too, she i so nice and I have heard nothing but great things. SpringSandra used her as well. She is very reasonable and having a sale til the end of March. Sent u fm

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Yup, we used Ryan and she was fabulous! I couldn't recommend her more! She was so sweet, professional, trustworthy, helpful, and helped make our wedding day run so ridiculously smoothly and be the best day of our lives! 8 months ago today.

If you have any questions or want to hear some details on why she was so amazing, feel free to FM me!

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Posted by springsandra

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Posted by Melvin1297

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Posted by MottsGirl

Ryan from Above and Beyond. She did an amazing job with my friends wedding!

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we are using her too, she i so nice and I have heard nothing but great things. SpringSandra used her as well. She is very reasonable and having a sale til the end of March. Sent u fm

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Yup, we used Ryan and she was fabulous! I couldn't recommend her more! She was so sweet, professional, trustworthy, helpful, and helped make our wedding day run so ridiculously smoothly and be the best day of our lives! 8 months ago today.

If you have any questions or want to hear some details on why she was so amazing, feel free to FM me!

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oops, Sandra I forget to tell u we officially booked Ryan. Thanks again for all of your help. She's awesome and I can't wait to have her at our wedding. She was a great choice!

Are you guys all having a DOC even if you have a bridal assistant at your catering hall?

Approx how much (ballpark) do these DOCs cost? Im interested...

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Posted by bebe2x

Are you guys all having a DOC even if you have a bridal assistant at your catering hall?

Approx how much (ballpark) do these DOCs cost? Im interested...

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I had a DOC even though there was a maitre d' and a BA at our RH. I know a lot of people farm out details to family, but my mom was still on dialysis at the time of our wedding and I didn't want to put extra pressure on her as far as the day went. My MOH and BM were both from OOT so they, too, really didn't know what was going on. I had all these little ideas in my head for how I wanted things to be set up and for how I wanted the day to go, and it's my nature to be the one to do everything myself! But on your wedding day, you shouldn't be worrying about if all the guests are happy and if every little detail you hoped for is going as planned. You should just be enjoying. So for me, hiring Ryan for a DOC was a no-brainer. It was a few hundred dollars (usually about $500 for the whole day, but sometimes there are specials and sometimes it's more or less depending on who you go with) -- basically the price of a few 'no's' -- I had peace of mind! You don't get to sit down with your maitre d' or BA before your wedding day and talk to them about what you want. They're great at their jobs, but they don't know you personally, and that really bugged me.

Ryan was fabulous. She showed up before my hair person came at 6 am and was there until after DH and I pulled off in our car service to go back to the hotel. I could go on and on about how amazing she is. I'd be happy to tell you more if you want.

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Posted by bebe2x

Are you guys all having a DOC even if you have a bridal assistant at your catering hall?

Approx how much (ballpark) do these DOCs cost? Im interested...

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i initially wanted a DOC but could not find it in my budget to pay extra for it. Usually they will run around $500 or more. I am confident that between my BA and my BM's and other family members i will have the help i need the day of and in preparation. good luck!!

i'm using Events By Markz. I think she is running a promotion now until 3/31 for 2010 brides at 350$ or $400.

Here is the website

http://www.markzandco.com/

SpringSandra you pretty much just sold me on it lol. I didnt realize that you dont usually get to sit down and plan the little things with the BA before the wedding. ALSO, im just like you in that i dont take anyones word for it and believe that if you want it done right, do it yourself. So in that instance i would only want to relinquish control over to someone highly recommended that i would trust.

Plus, im getting married at the Allegria which hasnt had the most stellar customer service reputation.

THANK YOU!

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Posted by bebe2x

SpringSandra you pretty much just sold me on it lol. I didnt realize that you dont usually get to sit down and plan the little things with the BA before the wedding. ALSO, im just like you in that i dont take anyones word for it and believe that if you want it done right, do it yourself. So in that instance i would only want to relinquish control over to someone highly recommended that i would trust.

Plus, im getting married at the Allegria which hasnt had the most stellar customer service reputation.

THANK YOU!

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The Allegria is GORGEOUS! My dad just bought an apartment on the boardwalk in Long Beach that's just a few blocks from there. It's really a fabulous place!

I just wrote a huge long FM to the original poster (Sandy) about how amazing Ryan was and what she did for me as far as helping to make our wedding day run so incredibly smoothly and allow us to really enjoy ourselves. Everything from running back to the hotel to get the marriage license we'd left there (!!!!!) to fielding every single little inane flighty question my MIL had and usually bugs me with whenever we do anything! I had told the bridal manager that I don't eat red meat and that DH can't eat dairy but the maitre d' still made us plates of food (we had a huge buffet) that included things we couldn't eat -- while Ryan actually [i]knew[/i] us and made us plates we could enjoy!

Our maitre d' was wonderful, but it didn't feel like a personal experience. Ryan made us feel like stars of our wedding day.

Having her come to the rehearsal the night before (since we were getting married at the RH, not a church) was honestly the best decision I ever made. Everyone got to know her in that intimate setting so the next afternoon for our wedding, they were already comfortable around her and knew who to go to with questions or concerns (rather than asking me!!). I am so happy about the decision to have a DOC. I honestly met with one person from the recommendation of girls on this site -- Ryan -- and booked her that day.

Glad I could help! Happy planning!

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Posted by queensbride2010

Fairy Tale Events! Their prices are very reasonable and they have tons of great reviews :)

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couldn't agree more!