Leave The Details To Me

Shelly Gay was a coordinator for a wedding that I helped with day-​of operations on. I can’t even begin to tell you how above and beyond she went in regards to making sure that everything was in order. It was located at the gorgeous Barr Mansions, but unfortunately this insanely gorgeous wedding was struck with some of the most severe storming I have EVER seen in Austin. Shelley immediately started trouble shooting and ensured that despite tables blowing over, glasses breaking, and a myriad other crazy things that came up due to the severe storming, everyone was still having a great time.

Wow, I don’t even know where to begin. I hired Keri to be my wedding planner for my VERY complex wedding at The Driskill Hotel this past December. Keri, Shelley, Kristen and Rachel all did a PHENOMENAL job with EVERY SINGLE DETAIL. The name says it all! I had no less than about 75 specific tiny details that I wanted showcased and these women really knocked it out of the park. Every place card, every petal and every single fleck of glitter was meticulously placed exactly where it was meant to be. Shelley (bless her heart) even took time out of the evening to pat me down with damp washcloths when my dress got too hot for me! These women really have it together, and here’s the best part: we started the ceremony ON TIME! Who does that?
If there were any issues with décor or anything that day I don’t know about it. I made it no easy task and Keri, Shelley, Kristen and Rachel handled each and every request I had with a smile on their faces and a calm and reassuring manner. Every time I got overwhelmed with excitement one of them was there with a drink (of water or otherwise!) for both myself and my husband.
Not only was everything perfectly placed, centered, and aligned, the ceremony started on time, and the reception clean up was done in 30 minutes! They have it together like a well-​oiled machine and I just cannot say enough about these women… they have all really found their calling and love what they do.
On the planning side, Keri (my main contact) was always available via text or email (and usually by phone) to answer any questions I had and to offer up suggestions. She helped put together the A+ team of event professionals for my wedding. Everyone was so awesome, and Keri handled all the details of each and every contract for me. She kept me on time with payments, deposits, scheduling, and even distributed the tips for me at the end of the night! It was SO NICE to show up to my wedding and not have to worry about a single thing. She and her team are straight MIRACLE workers and EVERY bride should have the experience I did.
Do yourself a favor and speak with them about doing your wedding! It was the single best decision I made in regards to my wedding, and I have them to thank (and thank and thank) for that.
THANK YOU KERI!
THANK YOU SHELLEY!
THANK YOU RACHEL!
THANK YOU KRISTEN!
You all made my visions and dreams come true.

When our daughter mentioned that she would like to hire a wedding planner, her dad was aghast at the idea. He thought it sounded like a lot of expense for very little return. We just had the wedding June 18^th in downtown Austin. By the end of the evening, he told our daughter that hiring Keri and company was a briliant idea. We never had to worry about a thing that last week. Keri’s assistants, Rachel and Natasha, handled the reception and did a brilliant job. They were ahead of the curve at every step. To be honest, they were so unobtrusive I forgot about them. But they kept every problem at bay all night. They even kept me calm which is no easy task! The tables looked beautiful. The guests were so happy. If you are having a wedding, hire this firm. You will not be disappointed. All three of these ladies were so sweet and unbelievably professional.

I didn’t even want a planner when I first started planning my wedding, I am very specific about what I like and I didn’t know how a planner could really help. I only decided to use one at my Mom’s strong suggestion. I am so glad that I did because Keri Wootton is absolutely amazing.
We used her middle package which includes day of planning and some additional help with picking vendors. I was still able to pick most of my vendors on my own and I totally felt in control of my «vision» the entire time which was very important for me. Like I said before, I am very specific about what I want and how it happens so it was important to work with someone that didn’t try to push me in another direction. Keri was awesome about listening to what I wanted and helping me pick the appropriate rental, tent and lighting vendors.
About three weeks before the wedding weekend is when everything really got busy. I had a lot going on with work and only took two days off before my wedding so Keri made sure everything was good to go. We had probably about 15 different vendors, our venue was the French Legation so it was outside and nothing is provided with the venue so there was a lot to manage.
We had a large rehearsal dinner so the events started on Friday. I literally stopped worrying about anything by about 2 pm on Friday and left it in Keri’s hands. Our rehearsal dinner was wonderful and looked beautiful and our wedding was perfect. I literally would not have changed a SINGLE thing! It was exactly my vision of what I wanted my wedding to look like and everything went so smoothly, I didn’t worry about anything. I had so much fun and danced most of the night. Keri came to get me when it was time for us to make our grand exit and she had packed everything up already and had it loaded into our trolley that we were taking back to the hotel! I can’t believe I ever thought of not having a planner and I am SOOOO glad that we worked with Keri. I already recommended her to a friend of mine that is getting married next year and she will be so glad she went with her.
She is very experienced so you are going to pay more than you would for a new planner, but it is so worth it, she is AMAZING!!!