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The Flowering Fern Wedding & Event Planning

The Flowering Fern Wedding & Event Planning

Seattle, WA
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    Tyler R. Sent on 10/17/2022
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    Above and Beyond!

    Rachel was our Day-of Coordinator, but to my wife and I, she became our emotional support months leading up to the wedding. She really went above and beyond for us, and did so with an upbeat disposition the entire time. Rachel kept the big day running so smoothly that we were never brought out of the dream-like state of the day. She really understood the decor we were aiming for, and made countless contributions to that goal. You won't regret booking Flowering Fern!
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    Nathan F. Sent on 03/14/2021
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    Flexible, supportive, and steadfast

    Rachel is the bomb! We thoroughly enjoyed her being on our team and helping make the day delightful without hiccups. She loves and cares deeply about her work and clients and it shows. With our wedding in the midst of COVID, she adapted quickly to new guidelines and maintained her distance and mask wearing. Would hire her again in a second!
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    Orrin S. Sent on 09/13/2021
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    Best day-of planner ever!!

    I met Rachel at my friend's wedding where she did day of coordination. I was so impressed that I asked her to do my wedding as well. Rachel was amazing throughout the entire process. She made every effort to make our day run smoothly and let us just enjoy the wedding. Truly worth every penny!!!!
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    Tia C. Sent on 09/14/2021
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    Rachel Saved Our Sanity

    Our daughters' wedding was scheduled for July 2020. When it was apparent that would not happen, Rachel took it upon herself to call my daughter to assist with rescheduling for 2021. Originally she was going to be day of coordinator only. Everything became progressively more stressful and thankfully, Rachel was available to do planning also. I can't overstate how much Rachel helped us. A family member was doing floral from out of state and Rachel did a long zoom walk through of the venue with the floral designer and was available every time my daughter or vendors needed some assistance before, during and after the wedding. Every step of the way, no matter what calamity arose, Rachel handled it with grace, kindness and humor. The wedding was beautiful and everyone had a wonderful time. One couple at the wedding were so impressed they had Rachel do their wedding too! Rachel's talent, skill and professionalism are beyond reproach.
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    Eleven T. Sent on 10/04/2019
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    The best one yet!

    I worked with Rachel at the Pickering Barn, she's the coordinator for the wedding that I helped book and coordinate and I ended up working at the actual event. She's the best coordinator I've ever seen and worked with in my facility. She's very professional, hands-on, courteous, and she's not afraid to roll up her sleeves and help out in every way. I saw her bussing tables, she moved tables for a "layout flip," she was available at all times. Also, she offered the staff some food as a thank you and that's something I've only experienced a handful of times, and that really sealed the deal for me. What an amazing coordinator! Hire her, you will be very happy you did!
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    Megan V. Sent on 09/08/2021
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    Wonderful wedding planner and amazing person

    Rachel was everything I could have hoped for and more! She well exceeded my expectation. She is so kind, creative and hard working. I couldn’t recommend her enough. We went through the ringer with having a pandemic wedding. She was flexible and knowledgeable. I am so thankful for Rachel at the Flowering Fern! She was also very helpful with our canine flower girl.
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    Jessica D. Sent on 12/22/2021
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    Rachel was amazing!

    This review is way overdue, but Rachel was so helpful with my mini wedding. I got married back in 2020 and decided to hire a day-of wedding planner last minute after realizing my family who would help with most of the things wouldn't be able to make it due to COVID.

    I had my vendors all picked out, but Rachel helped so much with the timeline and getting all the vendors together. She never made me feel rushed, despite the clock ticking down more quickly than I thought.

    She really was a one woman team - helping with the timeline, setting up, and even rearranging decor for the different photos we were taking (this was also when receptions were not allowed and the air was smokey - just my luck lol).

    One thing that stuck out to me was when we were running behind schedule and I was worrying about making people wait, Rachel told me "you're the bride, you're on time". It was the exact right thing I needed to hear and just double downed on hiring Rachel being one of the best decisions for my wedding.
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    Lindsey Sent on 09/18/2021
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    AMAZING day-of wedding coordinator!!

    We hired Rachel with The Flowering Fern to be our day-of coordinator for our wedding. She was so responsive, supportive, and flexible throughout the whole process. Our original wedding date was postponed from July 2020 to July 2021 and she was so great about doing periodic check-ins even during that time. She is so organized and really understood our vision for our wedding day, she had great suggestions and really made things stress-free. She is so professional and she worked really well with our other vendors. She goes above and beyond for her clients and we really enjoyed working with her. Rachel is an absolute gem, would highly recommend her wedding services!
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    Aleta K. Sent on 10/02/2019
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    Wonderful and stess-free

    Besides me and I husband just about everyone was coming from out of town and I wanted everyone to be able to relax and enjoy their time, with Rachel’s help throughout the whole day it was just that! No one had to think what was next or worry about the timing of the day. Also she had everything you don’t think you will need and works well and has great communicates with vendors. We could not have chosen a better person to help us on our day! Thank you Rachel!
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    Eddie N. Sent on 08/16/2019
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    Amazing 3000

    The Flowering Fern was my savior. Before our wedding, we had a hard time finding someone we could trust. (It was our wedding after all). I found The Flowering Fern through a referral on Facebook and just like finding my future wife, I had hit the jackpot with them. I have a very crazy work schedule filled with travel and never ending meetings, but Rachel (@ The Flowering Fern) was amazing and took care of everything. Very proactive, had suggestions, and treated us more like friends and family vs a client. My only regret is that I won't get to work with Rachel any time soon because I won't be getting married again.
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    Emily M. Sent on 09/04/2019
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    Rachel is the person you NEED in your corner!

    If we had one piece of advice, it would be to hire Rachel! We wholeheartedly recommend her, and we will be hiring her next time we have a large scale event. She played a huge role in making sure our wedding ran smoothly with our unique mix of big personalities and out of town guests.

    Before the wedding, we met several times to make sure that we understood the vision, plan, and logistics for the day of. She proactively helped us problem solve, and her experience was invaluable throughout our planning process. Without her, we would have been figuring out how to fit all of the tables in the venue on the day of the ceremony (which would not have been ideal.)

    Our wedding had a relaxed vibe, and it was important to us that our guests had fun. Rachel helped facilitate an AMAZING experience that our guests are still talking about. Plus, she helped make sure that we enjoyed our wedding day (which is important too!) Without Rachel, our wedding would have been more chaotic and much less fun. We were honored to work with Rachel and we've already recommended her to other couples. She's superb!
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    Emma G. Sent on 07/30/2019
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    Rachel is the best person you will work with

    Hiring Rachel to be our day of coordinator was the best decision we made while planning our wedding (okay...maybe my decision on husbands was pretty good too). From the first meeting she was organized and always went above and beyond to make our day run smoothly. Not only is she impeccably professional, her personality is relaxed and fun. Hiring Rachel was the best money we spent on the wedding, she handled logistics perfectly and was an all around awesome coordinator.
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    Mary Sent on 09/08/2021
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    Just the best

    Rachel put in the effort to really get to know my husband and me. We felt as though we were having a very close friend help us. She definitely "got" us. She was there every step of the way with her guidance and responsiveness.

    I was blown away at her facilitation of our wedding day. She was there for the two of us, assertive but kind with our vendors and wedding party. She was really everything we needed so we could let go of any worries. I don't know what we would have done without her, particularly on the wedding day. It helped that she had overseen the facilitation leading up to it so she was well equipped to handle everything on our day, without guidance.

    Additionally, Rachel is an absolute delight as a human being! I would recommend her to anyone!
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    Inness P. Sent on 02/10/2019
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    Capable, kind, real.

    We found Rachel through our wedding planner, Everly. Although she was only hired for day-of coordination, Rachel took the time to meet us in person a couple of months in advance to learn all about us and our wedding vision. She was very responsive by email and always enthusiastic while simultaneously being grounded and realistic. She took all the rehearsal and wedding day stress in stride and followed the plan impeccably. She was always available when needed while somehow melting into the background of the day. There is NO evidence of her in photos or videos, which makes me a little sad because she is beautiful! Any time I wanted reassurance or just to share my joy with someone, she was there with a smile or a wink. Her warmth and realness made me feel known and beloved and worthy; unsurprising, given her background in mental health. Anyway, our wedding was beautiful and perfect and exactly as I hoped, and Rachel played a large part in making that happen. Highly recommended!
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    Meggie Sent on 12/04/2018
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    Rachel was my saving grace!

    When I first started planning I wasn't going to hire a day-of coordinator. I thought I could do it all myself. Thankfully, someone recommended Rachel to me - I never would have made it through the day. From the moment Rachel and I started talking, she was incredibly helpful and responsive. She had great ideas and made me feel like everything I wanted was possible. She even came and met up with me a few days before the wedding and spent 2-hours going over every detail. On the day of, Rachel and her awesome assistant Flor-Mari did absolutely everything. I didn't have to worry about a thing. Everything was beautiful and that was all because of Rachel. I would recommend her to anyone who asked.
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    Nick Sent on 09/30/2019
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    Never felt so sure about hiring a vendor within 5 minutes of meeting

    Rachel is calm, cool, & collected and it shows when it's the big day. She was super responsive, very organized, and made us feel like she had everything taken care of. She is fantastic as a DOC and made sure our event went off flawlessly and in just the way we wanted it. 10/10 would recommend!
    P.S. She is also a very cool person to get to know while planning. :)
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    Sara Sent on 07/20/2018
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    Rachel is such an amazing wedding planner. She is very attention detailed and ask questions about a lot of things we hadn’t thought about! It made the day go by without a hitch and best of all my mom didn’t have to worry about a thing and could actually enjoy my wedding too! We used her for my sisters wedding as well! Highly recommend her!
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    Anna Sent on 07/11/2018
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    Rachel and her team were absolutely amazing to work with! Rachel made the wedding planning process fun and easy, and worked hard to ensure that our wedding weekend went off without a hitch. Rachel had the most calming presence through what can otherwise be a hectic process. She was organized, thoughtful, and so easy to work with. She had great ideas for how to make our wedding even better. I can't recommend Rachel and her team highly enough, and will be sure to send people her way in the future!!! Thank you again, Rachel!
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    Mariah Sent on 06/26/2018
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    Rachel was such a pleasure to work with! She is kind, helpful, and funny, which were great qualities to have to help things run smoothly at our wedding. We had our wedding near Mt. Rainier with little to no cell phone service and she helped our guests find the venue, their lodging, and helped them to the ceremony site. She is a full service planner and even helped with the last minute decorating. She posed a lot of great, detailed questions during the planning process and made sure everything was executed as planned the day of. I’d definitely recommend her!
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    Allie Sent on 01/31/2018
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    When my husband and I were planning our rustic DIY wedding, Rachel (of The Flowering Fern) was so accommodating and professional -- her hard work and attention to detail enabled us and our families to fully enjoy our wedding day rather than worrying about all the little problems that tend to pop up during important events such as these. She met with us on numerous occasions in advance to understand our vision and planning progress. She provided recommendations for things such as bartenders and also popular DJ's that could provide sound support for the ceremony as well as the reception. She even stopped at the store on the way to the event to pick up a few last minute items we neglected, such as a cake serving set. And when the caterer's car broke down on the way to the wedding, it was Rachel on the phone making sure they would be able to arrive in time to serve our guests -- meanwhile my husband and I were enjoying ourselves and blissfully unaware that any such problem was attempting to rear its angry head. We mingled and danced the night away while Rachel made sure the fire pit's natural gas supply was adequate, the non-alcoholic beverage station was topped off, and my husband and I were supplied with dinner and drinks (despite our preoccupations). We can't imagine our big day going off without a hitch had she not been there to coordinate all the vendors and keep a watchful eye over our party. We highly recommend her for anyone planning an important event and we plan to use her services again in the future!
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    Katie Sent on 10/09/2017
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    The flowing fern was amazing... I don’t know what I would of done without her!! She made our special day organized as possible and stress free! She played out everything just how we requested it. I couldn’t be happier with her services!
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    We were married in August of 2017 and used The Flowering Fern (Rachel) as our day of coordinator for our 90 guest backyard wedding and reception. It was hands down the best decision we made when planning our wedding. Rachel met with us twice before the big day (and then again for the rehearsal), spent several hours helping us plan both small and large details (it is amazing how many details that a non-experienced wedding person overlooks!) and she also helped with directing of the rehearsal. She truly thought of everything! As often happens at weddings, not everything went as planned (in our situation, the bride became very ill the night before the wedding). Rachel was presented with a challenge that she had not encountered before and remarkably, the wedding ran smoothly and everyone had a wonderful time.

    She was the first one to arrive the morning of the wedding and was the last one to leave. She was extremely professional and accessible by phone and email for several months before the wedding whenever we had questions. She was discreetly present, none of our guests had any idea that we had a day of coordinator, and directed the wedding in a similar manner. No detail was forgotten. We have recommended her to our engaged friends and the bride's sister will be using The Flowering Fern for her wedding next year. Rachel is worth her weight in gold.
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    Dave A. Sent on 10/21/2017
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    We found Rachel through a friend whose daughter was getting married. Rachel listened to our wedding and reception ideas, made great suggestions, and helped to organize our daughter and us. The day of the wedding and reception, she demonstrated excellent people skills, and worked seamlessly to make the day become all we had imagined. She and her staff are highly professional, yet managed the day invisibly to our guests. We recommend her highly, and if we had another daughter or son getting married, we would request her services again, in a heartbeat. Pennie and Dave Orwoll
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    Rachel and the Flowering Fern was amazing through the entire planning experience. We planned our wedding at Lake Crescent, WA all the way from Minneapolis so a weekend coordinator was a must. Wedding days are stressful; do yourself a favor and hire Rachel! She even came all the way out to Lake Crescent with me a few months prior to the wedding to tour the site, cannot beat that service. Rachel personality and style matched very well with ours, I am so happy we found her!
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    I met Rachel through my photographers who highly recommended her services for the day of coordinator for my wedding. Rachel was lovely from beginning to end. Our initial contact was through email, during which I filled out a questionnaire and setup our face to face meeting. I liked that she always met somewhere that was close and convenient for me. Rachel took the time to not only visit the venue but get to know my parents who were very involved in the whole orchestration. She made contact with all my vendors and helped run the dress rehearsal. The biggest impact of her services was how she asked all the right questions about my wedding's setup, down to smallest of details. Thins would not have ran as smoothly as they did without her.
    Rachel is warm, funny, and thoughtful as she works. While I'm not sentimental or big into wedding planning, she brought me wedding magazines, made me a wedding board, lent me items, and even wrote us a card congratulating us on our wedding.
    You will simply receive an amazing and dedicated woman if you go with The Flowering Fern for your next big event! ?
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