No matter how organized and diligent you think you are, planning a wedding is a challenge like unlike any other. My husband and I both have PhDs and thought, “We can do this!” Nope, we couldn’t. At least, not without Amina and the Wedding Day Girl Team’s help.

Right from the start, Amina inspired confidence in us. We interviewed three other wedding day-of coordinators, and Amina was the only one who gave us a very clear vision of what was involved in planning a wedding from start to finish, how she would help, and what tools and tricks she could offer to help us make the best decisions. A lot of wedding coordinators will try and sell you on “fluff” (“We’ll pin the boutonnières on everyone!” “We cut the cake!” “We make sure everything arrives on time!”) that’s down very specific tasks. While all those little details are important on the day of, what separated Amina from all other coordinators was her ability to help us navigate the wedding industry right from the start. Yes, you need someone to get the details right on the day of, but you also need someone like Amina who can help you navigate the wedding industry itself. Even after just one conversation with Amina, we felt like we knew what specific tasks needed to be done and in what order, from the caterer and photographer to picking the right sized tablecloths.

Amina’s professionalism, responsiveness, and genuine love for the couples she works with shines in everything she does. The wedding industry is incredibly complex and makes low-stakes choices (picking flatware) seem incredibly high stakes. Add to that the fact that many vendors think they can get away with inflating prices “because it’s your wedding,” and you have the recipe for overwhelming stress, even when you think you are ruthlessly efficient at making decisions (we thought so). Every step of the way, Amina pored over our vendor quotes and showed us where we could fine-tune things, where we needed to adjust based on our guest count, and also where the BS was :) If we had concerns about costs, Amina gave us a sense of what average costs were industry-wide, provided really fast and really specific advice about where we could cut back and put our money where it really mattered. And even though she doesn’t do design planning, she was always there if we wanted her input on whether something would look good or not. By the time we got to our 8-week timeline meeting, we really got a sense of just how much work we had done, and how much work there was still left to do. At that point, we had a firm vision of the ceremony lineup, the layout for the reception, and the party, and Amina took all of our contracts, plans, and notes and raked them with a fine-toothed comb: we had picked the wrong banquet table size (whoops!), we needed longer table cloths (double whoops), we still needed to tell our caterer about special meals, we needed to add a few extra pieces of equipment for things we didn’t know we needed, etc. etc. While this would normally have been stressful, Amina reassured us that she would have it all sorted from that point on. Also, the day before our wedding, Amina single-handedly saved us thousands of dollars on striking redundant tenting (due to a tent share contract), a major testament to her professionalism and good relations in the wedding industry. Every time we had a call or chat with Amina about something, we were hugely relieved, confident, and so excited to get married— something everyone should feel when they work with Amina and WDG!

Our wedding was such a magical, joyful experience. To a large extent, all weddings are. But what most people don’t tell you is just how important it is to have someone guide you through in the months and weeks leading up to it because it takes SERIOUS WORK to create that magic and joy. We would 1000% do it again, and we wouldn’t hesitate a second to ask Amina to be our coordinator!

p.s. for what it’s worth, my mom still can’t stop talking about how much she loves Amina!

My wedding day was truly the best day of my life. Everyone on my team of vendors was amazing, but Amina was actually indispensable. We first contacted Amina about 6 months prior to the wedding for timeline and coordination planning. Her responsiveness and follow through from the initial contact made us feel secure, and as the process unfolded she demonstrated her reliability time and time again. My mom and I were pretty hands on with the entire planning process, but Amina was an outstanding resource and sounding board for our ideas; and ultimately, that translated beautifully as she was able to make small adjustments and corrections necessary to accommodate our plan early in the process.

During our meetings with Amina, we knew that we could count on her to take organized notes, answer questions, and give us honest feedback on every part of the wedding. A careful listener, Amina knows when to speak up, what questions to ask, and when to ask them so that things stay on track. Her uncanny ability to dissect and decode every communication-- whether email, text, or phone call--and extract all the key information is a gift that sets her apart. During the planning journey, communications grew a bit chaotic when my "bridal vision" became somewhat clouded by all the "extras" and ideas that were surfacing from social media, friends, other brides, etc. Amina was so nice and patient and was able to stay laser focused and fine tune the details that would end up making a difference on the big day--all while respecting the budget that we had set together. As we got closer and closer to the wedding, my mom and I could rest assured that Amina was armed with all she needed to execute the perfect wedding.

Amina is polite and honest. She has excellent taste. Her knowledge and expertise is something that you can only gain through years of experience, but beyond that, she is so sweet and kind. That is something that every bride, family, and vendor team absolutely needs to plan and execute (flawlessly!) a wedding.

Hire Amina & trust the process, because the process is in excellent hands.

Where does one even start with all of the amazing things we have to say about Rhianna from Wedding Day Girl. Single handedly the BEST investment we made when it came to our wedding, and would 10000/10 recommend Rhianna and WDG for any wedding/event.

From DAY ONE, Rhianna made us feel so calm and confident, even with ALL the moving parts of our wedding. Rather than a traditional wedding, we went more “festival” style, and Rhianna not only leaned into our vision, but brought it to life.

Leading up to our event, Rhianna was in constant communication with us and our vendors, and every single vendor commented how professional and on top of things she was. There was no detail left undone! She was responsive to texts, and helped me nail down design details when I was feeling a lack of inspiration!

The day of, I could not have imagined not having Rhianna at our side. From setting up all the decor (and bringing our vision come to LIFE), to handling last minute hiccups to getting ALL of our vendors set up to making sure we ate to giving me her earring back when mine fell out - Rhianna proved to be the ULTIMATE MVP of our big day.

We also need to shout out Rhianna’s incredible assistant, who LITERALLY sewed me into my second look after my zipper broke. FOREVER indebted to her assistants handy work in making sure that second look happened!

I could go on and on, but the matter of the fact is this: there is no doubt it my mind that the number one reason we had the best night of our lives was because of Rhianna. There is no one I could have trusted more to execute our wildest of visions!

If you’re even remotely considering hiring a coordinator, look no where else then Rhianna at WDG!