Honey Bee Weddings

were in over our heads when it came to planning everything else. Misse and Honey Bee Weddings were recommended by a fellow bride, and when my husband and I met Misse, we instantly knew she was the right woman for the job. We moved forward with a partial planning and day of package. Misse is incredibly organized, knowledgable and resourceful. Working with Misse was a very accommodating process as my husband and I had a specific budget for what we wanted to spend with a planner, and Misse helped us tailor a package that met our needs. I am a project manager by profession and consider myself a good planner, but Misse brought it to another level that my husband and I were so grateful for and led to the most perfect day of our lives. When working with Misse, you'll find her proactive and very responsive. I also need to mention her fabulous sense of style which made planning the decor and our paper suite especially enjoyable! For the day of the wedding, and among a countless number of tasks, Misse created several timelines targeted towards our bridal party and vendors to keep everyone organized and on track - nothing was ahead or behind schedule more than 10 minutes that day! Our wedding would not have been so well coordinated if not for her. My husband and I would stop several times the months leading up to the big day and during our wedding day itself to say, "What would we have done without Misse?" We absolutely loved working with Misse and her team, and Honey Bee Weddings is HIGHLY recommended for any wedding planning needs. Thank you Misse for everything you did to make our wedding day and the planning process so perfect and memorable!

of our main issues were: • LOST/STOLEN MONEY/CARDS: Several (we still don’t know how many) cards containing monetary gifts went missing. Misse was responsible for setting up the card box, collecting the cards and delivering them to us. We only found out after several guests contacted us after receiving our thank you cards (which did not thank them for their gifts). NIGHTMARE. When we told Misse what we discovered, she didn’t act concerned at all, tried to say it wasn’t her fault and has offered no follow-up. • LEFT THE WEDDING EARLY: Misse left the wedding around 10:30pm (even though she was contractually obligated to be there until the end and ensure breakdown was complete and return our belongings to our hotel room). On top of that, her assistant left during dinner and she NEVER told us. The venue owner told us after the fact and was appalled that Misse left early. • LACK OF ACCURACY/TRANSPARENCY RELATING TO PAYMENT AMOUNTS: We had a very concerning situation with Misse relating to gratuity payments. She told us on several occasions (in writing) that gratuity was included in our contract, which ended up not being true. She then tried to sneak an amount of almost $6k in our budget spreadsheet for it with no explanation. When I asked her where it came from and how she calculated it, she would not respond. We reached out to the caterer directly who confirmed Misse was wrong and gratuity is not included and gave us a range of amounts, the high end of which was just over $2k (less than half of what Misse wanted us to pay through her). Despite numerous direct requests to explain, Misse still refuses to do so. • LOST PERSONAL ITEMS: Misse did not return our personal belongings as she was contractually obligated to. We lost several items, including some very special ones as a result. • MISTAKES: Misse made numerous mistakes/misstatements on the details/contract changes with vendors. Misse paid no attention to the details which resulted in numerous mistakes, even on really important things we talked about several times. • UNPROFESSIONAL BEHAVIOR: Misse’s behavior and general disposition was unprofessional, difficult to work with and rude (to us, the wedding party, certain vendors and several of our wedding guests). We received several comments on it, even from other vendors (who also commented they had worked with her in the past and she acted the same way). My husband and I essentially had to do Misse’s job. Misse was a complete waste of money and caused us so much frustration during an already stressful time. I could not agree with Ravi and some other posters more – if you are having a cookie-cutter wedding where you want little to no involvement, then this might be a decent planner for you (although still way overpriced for the level of service). I have nothing bad to say about any of our other vendors. Over 8 months later, we are both still very upset about the way we were treated and feel we were completely ripped-off. We filed a BBB claim against her and are considering legal action to recover the money we paid her and some of the damages we incurred as a result of her “services”. Wedding planning is a pretty stressful time in anyone’s life and, for us, Misse made it a nightmare!

istant and one intern and also met with Misse during my sign up process. Initially they were both great...but as we got into the details it was clear to me that Shelly was not on top of the details. When the wedding day came, Shelly carried a rude demeanor that everyone - guests and vendors alike noticed from the get go. She provided incorrect information and let many important things slip through the cracks. I spent a lot of money on Honey Bee but I would pay thousands more to have had someone who could think on their feet and be there to take the stress out of my day...Shelly was an addition to a cadre of vendors I'd hired off the major wedding websites, but unfortunately many people said she was so confused and rude that she made things worse and we would have been better off with no day of coordinator. I would not recommend using this company under any circumstances.

as such positive energy. The week prior to our wedding was crazy (as it always is) and she responded to everything logically and worked with us and our venue to make sure it ran smoothly. We can't thank her enough. HB Weddings was also a great company to work with, they responded to emails immediately, and had fantastic recommendations for services.

d contrary to the warnings I got from many friends and family before our big day, everything went perfectly! If you are a bride-to-be I definitely recommend hiring a day-of coordinator – it takes all of the potential stress out of the day (especially if you have someone like Shelly at your side). Honey Bee Weddings was great to work with from the start, and I knew from the moment that I met Shelly that I was in good hands! Shelly started by gathering details about our event about a month before the big day. Throughout the month leading up to our wedding, Shelly was in contact with us to coordinate timelines and other information. The week of the wedding she did all of the follow up with vendors and reviewed my final contracts. At the rehearsal dinner Shelly took over the show. The day of the wedding Shelly was there from start to finish making sure every detail was taken care of. Shelly let us enjoy our day and take in all of the memories. Shelly’s help was incredible and our wedding was amazing because of her help. Shelly, and Honey Bee weddings, was the most valuable vendor we hired for our wedding day – I highly recommend Honey Bee Weddings (Shelly in particular) for day-of wedding coordination.

ly needed one. Wow, was I wrong. Hiring Shelly was the best decision I made. Picking a DOC was a tough decision for me, as I am detail oriented and I didn't want to work with "just anyone." Shelly was truely a joy to work with. For brides out there, I would agree that hiring a DOC for your wedding is one of the best decisions you could make. Worth every penny. Never overbearing but ALWAYS organized, Shelly had my back! When I received her timeline, I knew I was in good hands. The week of our wedding, I was so busy and stressed and knowing that Shelly was helping me out was very comforting. Shelly was always responsive to e-mails and/or calls and she also provided input on things I was unsure how to handle. On the day of, she was so helpful. She just made sure everything was taken care of and that things were moving along. I couldn't have done it without her. Shelly worked with all of my vendors to make everything work. I honestly do not know how she does it, but she does!!! Thank you Shelly and Honey Bee Weddings for making our day enjoyable, for making it run smoothly, and for the best service a bride could ask for!