Christine A. Wheat Special Events Firm, LLC Reviews
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4.9 out of 5 rating
4.9 out of 5 rating
55 Reviews
98% recommend it
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Sharon H. Sent on 09/10/2023I couldn't have predicted how necessary and wonderful this planner would be !
Our daughter and (now) son-in-law wanted to have a wedding in beautiful Saratoga Springs during track season. They live in another state and suggested that hiring a wedding planner local to Saratoga was a good idea. I was concerned that a stranger planning my daughter's wedding would make it less personal and "less special". I never should have hesitated.
We are so thankful that we hired Christine Wheat.
We worked with Christine and her team for fifteen months during the planning process. This did not take away the planning fun as I had feared. On the contrary, Christine trimmed down the "shopping around tasks" for the bride and groom and presented them with a few of the best choices ( vendors, menus, etc.) for them to decide for themselves. She did a wonderful job keeping the necessary timeline. She knew exactly WHAT needed to be booked WHEN. Time after time we saw evidence from outside sources that if we had not secured certain components when Christine advised, we would have been disappointed and not able to get our first choice. An example of one detail completely taken care of - the complex transportation schedules necessary to shuffle guests to and from 5 different hotels to 4/5 different wedding events. EVERYONE was where they needed to be on time ! It was perfect !
Jordan Kratz was our Lead Planner and the wedding turned out flawless. I will always refer to her and Laura as the "Dynamic Duo".
I am grateful for their attention to detail as well as their "calming" presence. This M.O.B. (also known as "control freak") couldn't help turning to Jordan on a few occasions during the day asking a last minute question or relaying a last minute idea - only to be told (VERY GENTLY and PATIENTLY) that it was already done or already in process.
At the end of this perfect day Jordan and Laura somehow carefully packed up EVERYTHING from the reception and returned it to our hotel so that the Bride's family would be able to attend and enjoy the after party.
I am SO GRATEFUL that this team created and then orchestrated such a beautiful and memorable wedding weekend for our daughter and son-in-law! -
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Isabel V. Sent on 02/11/2023The single best decision you can make for your wedding
Christine & team are absolutely incredible. The moment we met Christine, we could tell that she immediately understood the vision we had for our wedding and that she would get the job done.
Her expertise and personal connections made the planning process so smooth. If you’re planning to work with vendors in the Saratoga/Albany/Lake George area like we did, you’ll often find yourself talking to people who cannot stop singing Christine’s praises. In fact, one of our vendors said to us “You’d be surprised how many bad wedding planners there are out there. Christine is the best. She’s the Lebron James of wedding planners.” This turned out to be 100% true.
Christine was on top of it every step of the way. Throughout the planning process, she was great at advising where to start, timelines to follow, and what to expect. She is extremely detail oriented. She creates a minute-to-minute schedule for the wedding day which made us feel confident that everything would run smoothly. She’s extremely responsive with any questions we had and because of her experience working with local vendors, she had no problem reaching out on our behalf when we weren’t getting quick responses from them.
On our wedding day, Christine came through for us completely. There was not a single detail that fell through the cracks. When a small problem came up, she took care of it right away and didn’t give us a second to worry about it. At the end of the night, when she was about to leave she reluctantly informed us that she had a bad cold and was feeling pretty terrible but she didn’t want to leave us hanging or have us worry about it so she didn’t mention it earlier. We were completely stunned because she was running around all day, taking care of absolutely everything. Her professionalism and dedication to her clients are truly unmatched.
Christine & team go above and beyond and you will not question for a second whether or not it’s worth hiring them. They are truly the best. -
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Janelle C. Sent on 06/17/2022Best Decision We Made!
Hiring CWEvents was the best decision we made! We choose the Day-of Coordination package and we were blown away by the service we received starting months before the wedding and all the way through our big day. We dealt with Jordan leading up to our wedding day and she is absolutely phenomenal. She is extremely organized, detail oriented, and responsive. She put our minds at ease the first day we spoke to her. Her minute to minute timeline, which also included our list of vendors and items we needed for the day of, was a life saver! She was only a phone call or text away whenever I had a question or needed advice or feedback. She is the best of the best when it comes to coordination and planning!
On the day of our wedding Laura was with me every second of the day, starting early in the morning while I was getting ready, to the very last minute of our wedding when I got on the bus back to the hotel. She exceeded all of my expectations and went above and beyond to make sure the day was flawless. She was always one step ahead and was right by my side making sure I had what I needed. I didn’t realize how much I needed her until that day and I truly don’t know what I would have done without her. Every single person in our wedding party commented on how amazing she was.
You would be doing yourself a disservice by not hiring CWEvents. It doesn’t matter what capacity you hire them for, they will exceed every expectation you ever had and think of things you didn’t even know you needed to think about. They made our wedding day extra special and we are so grateful for everything they did! -
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Alexandra N. Sent on 11/22/2021Necessary necessary necessary
BRIDES! I BEG YOU! Do yourself the biggest and best favor of all and hire Christine Wheat's team for your wedding. They were invaluable. We had such great time because we were so confident in their abilities to make sure things ran smoothly. Imagine throwing the greatest party of your life and all you have to do is show up for it! That is what hiring this team means. On top of all of the stresses that come with planning a wedding, we had to reschedule because of Covid and Christine and her team made it a walk in the park. My husband and I are forever grateful for their professionalism, experience and guidance! Thank you Team CW!! -
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Aileen Sent on 10/29/2021I couldn't have managed my wedding day without her
Christine and her team are the absolute best. I hired Christine for consultations and day of event coordination and her expertise guided me so well through out the wedding planning process. She is honest, practical, and as I started to hit up against my budget she had plenty of DIY recommendations to help me still execute my vision without breaking the bank. When it came to day of execution I felt very confident having Christine and Jordan by my side. They were truly my biggest advocate the day of the wedding. When mishaps occurred with a vendor Christine and her team were on it - troubleshooting and resolving things immediately. It was such a relief to be able to just relax and enjoy my day. Our guests consistently tell us how much our wedding flowed perfectly and every detail seemed carefully thought through. I cannot recommend them enough! -
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Elizabeth M. Sent on 09/28/2021Best in the Business Don't Look Any Further
There aren't enough words to describe how amazing Christine and her team are. This is a long post, but I want every bride in the area to go to Christine and I can’t underscore how she is worth every single penny.
I got engaged November 2019. In December 2019 we interviewed two wedding planning services, both from referrals from other brides in the area. Our main concern for my fiancée and I was we lived in Washington, DC but wanted to get married in upstate New York due to family and emotional connections to the area. One interview wanted to talk about frivolous things, like what we liked about each other (irrelevant for wedding selection) not Christine, she wanted to hear our vision, what our goals were, and what both my fiancé and I wanted. We initially hired Christine to help us look for a venue, we flew up MLK weekend and went and looked at 3 venues with her and Jordan. They walked us through every aspect, and our vision. The third venue Christine sat in a freezing farmhouse next to a fireplace and a barn cat and guided us to our venue selection. Let me be clear, she did not pressure us in any capacity to the most expensive venue, she wanted us comfortable. She was respectful of my mother’s disability, and my father’s multiple repetitive questions. That day we chose our venue, and we chose our full-time wedding planner.
While a full-time wedding planner is an investment, I look back on our wedding 3 months later and can tell you that without her we would not have had our dream wedding. Let me be clear also, if you budget only accommodates a part time planner, chose her. She will go to bat for you with every vendor, and the venue. We had to add a tent to our venue to accommodate due to covid. She advocated to the OWNER of the resort on our behalf and secured the last tent in the Northeast for our wedding day, as everyone realized they could have the capacity they wanted for their wedding during June of 2021. She went to venue multiple times before the date to ensure everything was running smoothly and we were on track with tent set up, food, accommodations.
Jordan her assistant is also an amazing planner, our invitations were somehow sent to a 40th birthday in Montana. Jordan and Christine got on the phone with printer, found another printer, and quickly fixed the problem. If I was on my own, I would be out so much money and would have added so much more stress planning my own wedding. They consistently updated us on every problem and the solution. There isn’t a better duo in the area.
Then three weeks before our wedding, I broke my ankle. She was the first call in the ER, not my parents but to Christine, she immediately worked with the venue on logistics to ensure our wedding day was as perfect as it could be. Golf carts to move me around, moving the wedding location so I could walk (hobble) down the aisle, an extra chair under the tale to put my foot up to rest. She ensured the first dance was absolute perfection and the pictures hid my leg perfectly. At one point, there may have been baby powder put on my leg to help.
Beyond that, I can attest that Christine is one of those few people that has best qualities and character as a human. She is kind, generous, funny, protective, loving, and will give you the honest answer. She is beyond a wedding planner to me and my husband now, she is a dear friend that we cherish. She will be our planner for every major event in our lives moving forward. Hire her, hire Jordan, full time, part time, day of. She. Is. The. Best.
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Elena M. Sent on 08/01/2019The best of the best!
Christine and her team are AMAZING!!!! They are so attentive to detail. Making sure everything runs smoothly. She was the best day of coordinator. I did not have to deal with any issues the day of the wedding. I was extremely relaxed and had the best day EVER!!!! THANK YOU! -
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Emily Sent on 06/01/2019I definitely recommend!
We had a small wedding, but I knew from the beginning we would need a day of coordinator so myself, my husband, and our parents could actually enjoy the day instead of having to act as point people. I originally spoke with Christine on the phone, who assured me that her organizatoin would be able to provide all of the day of services we would need. Once we booked, Christine let me know that we would be working with Jordan, who was abolutely amazing! I'm not sure how we would have gotten through the day without her. I had several planning sessions with her and each time we spoke, she was professional and knowledgable. She always responded quickly to my quetsions and made me feel like I could depend on her. On the day of the event, she came with Tatianna, who was incredibly professional as well. They handled all of the small problems that arose as if it was nothing. Jordan thought of so many small things I never would have considered (such as putting a small pack of tissues on our table for when our family members gave their speeches) that made the day run much more smoothly. -
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Desiree Sent on 11/08/2016Hiring Christine's event firm was the best money we spent for our big day! Ali & Brandi coordinated our wedding and I cannot imagine the day without them. Ali coordinated with us for months beforehand; planning a minute by minute schedule for the day, hiring transportation to & from the venue, and doing a walk through on location with us. On the wedding day Ali & Brandi went above and beyond to make everything seamless and put out multiple fires; from stitching up my mother in law when her dress ripped right before the ceremony to helping our maid of honor find her lost phone at midnight after the wedding. These women are incredible. My husband and I couldn't believe how smoothly everything went during the ceremony and reception and it is all thanks to them. I highly recommend them to anyone looking for a planner or day of coordinator. -
User2448850 Sent on 12/01/2015Everything at Christine Wheats Special Events Firm is top notch! We had such a great experience with Ali and her staff the day of - from putting out fires (wrong bridesmaid dress!) to having everything lined up from ceremony to reception. I highly recommend their services for day of coordination - I didn't have to worry about a thing!
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