worst idea EVER. if you're on a budget, don't go here. they do NOT want to help you! \r
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i'm a very DIY person, but finding the ceremony loc was stressing me out too much with my prod mgr job. i hired ctr of attention to find me a location and be there for the rehearsal/ceremony. the coordinator assigned to us was christine. \r
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a few weeks after we turned in our deposit i asked for an update on the ceremony site search. this became 6 weeks of me trying to get ANY details to no avail. (she DID say that she was looking into several reception sites. STOP. Remember when I told you I ONLY wanted you to look into ceremony sites?)\r
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finally, after 2 months, i sent her an angry email. she immediately sent me 5 locations w/pricing. (not 2 months of work). my fiance and i immediately go to a couple of them. i ask one place how much they would charge. $750. christine told me this same location would cost $2000. Yeah, instead of trying to help me, she's quoting me a higher price so she can make a bigger commission. \r
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i'm setting up my own mtgs with the locations, I'm getting the menus, I'm getting better pricing... what am I paying a wedding coordinator for?!?! \r
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christine put together a budget for us. she gave herself $1500 when the only thing we asked her to do was find the ceremony location and be there for the rehearsal and wedding. at most, this should have been about $750. oh, get this, she charged us for the photographer i hired MYSELF (my college friend). she ordered flowers i didn't want (to make the bill more expensive for a bigger commission)\r
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The funny thing about this budget is that it didn't include the wedding dress or groom's tux. WHAT WEDDING COORDINATOR DOESN'T BUDGET FOR THE WEDDING DRESS??\r
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if you're a bride with unlimited amounts of $$ who's willing to pay full price (or MORE) for everything, then go with ctr of attention. \r
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If you're a bride who expects your coordinator to be on your side, STAY AWAY FROM THESE GUYS.
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