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I can't tell you how fortunate I am to have hired Hilary of Estera Events when I did. If only I would have met her sooner, I would have racked up countless more hours of sleep and sanity, and my fiancé and I would have had a much "smoother" engagement!!!
Even though I didn't feel I had the time, I wasn't going to hire someone who I hadn't spoken with in detail about our wedding. When I looked for coordinators, I selected a manageable number of five and spoke at length with each one of them, going over vendors and details, much of which I had already planned and a few of which I hadn't even considered.
To be honest, although Hilary called me back first the next day (because I had e-mailed all of them at 2:00am), so was the least "sale-sy." Instead of trying to close the deal right then and there, she asked if she could take my fiancé and I out for a drink a few days later, because on that day my fiancé and I were going to get our marriage certificate and I remember her exact words, that she "believed in celebrating the little things in life." At the time, I had no idea how truly that would reflect her attention to detail.
We spent three hours talking that evening, probably three-quarters of it involving Hilary listening to not only myself but making sure to get my fiancé’s opinions as well, and before she showed me any sort of quote for her services, I could tell my fiancé and I had our minds made up.
She is amazing at what she does, and you will never feel like just some client. She truly puts her heart and soul into what she does, from calming me down a week before the event with her humor and empathy to helping me with my double-sided tape just moments before the ceremony.
My husband and I are truly blessed to have had the opportunity to not only have Hilary as our wedding coordinator, but as a friend in our lives. Do call anyone else, don't price shop, don't look at anyone else's list of services. Hilary goes above and beyond but does a very good job at maintaining a boundary and doing things asked of her, however within reason.
My Dad, who gave me an amount to spend and let me budget it accordingly, can at times feel like things in Chicago are overpriced (he lives in Michigan). However he will pay for something if it is worth it, and he asked me at the end of our wedding how much Hilary had charged for her services. I told him, and he told me she should have charged more and was worth every penny. I couldn't have put it better myself.
I can't tell you how fortunate I am to have hired Hilary of Estera Events when I did. If only I would have met her sooner, I would have racked up countless more hours of sleep and sanity, and my fiancé and I would have had a much "smoother" engagement!!!
Even though I didn't feel I had the time, I wasn't going to hire someone who I hadn't spoken with in detail about our wedding. When I looked for coordinators, I selected a manageable number of five and spoke at length with each one of them, going over vendors and details, much of which I had already planned and a few of which I hadn't even considered.
To be honest, although Hilary called me back first the next day (because I had e-mailed all of them at 2:00am), so was the least "sale-sy." Instead of trying to close the deal right then and there, she asked if she could take my fiancé and I out for a drink a few days later, because on that day my fiancé and I were going to get our marriage certificate and I remember her exact words, that she "believed in celebrating the little things in life." At the time, I had no idea how truly that would reflect her attention to detail.
We spent three hours talking that evening, probably three-quarters of it involving Hilary listening to not only myself but making sure to get my fiancé’s opinions as well, and before she showed me any sort of quote for her services, I could tell my fiancé and I had our minds made up.
She is amazing at what she does, and you will never feel like just some client. She truly puts her heart and soul into what she does, from calming me down a week before the event with her humor and empathy to helping me with my double-sided tape just moments before the ceremony.
My husband and I are truly blessed to have had the opportunity to not only have Hilary as our wedding coordinator, but as a friend in our lives. Do call anyone else, don't price shop, don't look at anyone else's list of services. Hilary goes above and beyond but does a very good job at maintaining a boundary and doing things asked of her, however within reason.
My Dad, who gave me an amount to spend and let me budget it accordingly, can at times feel like things in Chicago are overpriced (he lives in Michigan). However he will pay for something if it is worth it, and he asked me at the end of our wedding how much Hilary had charged for her services. I told him, and he told me she should have charged more and was worth every penny. I couldn't have put it better myself.
