Carol Bond Weddings

I knew I could handle a lot of wedding planning on my own. However, there was no escaping the fact that we at least needed someone to hep with day of services for our destination wedding. Carol happens to be a friend of my stepmother and seemed like a logical choice. It helped that her reviews were fantastic! My fiance thought that her fees were a little high, but within about five minutes of sitting down with her for our initial consultation, I could tell he was fully on board. Carol is extremely likable, knows New Orleans very well and has a wonderful eye. She seemed to understand what I wanted from the beginning, and knew how to accomplish it. We ended up opting for the package that included 5 hours of advance planning, which was helpful, and Carol also had great recommendations for florists and cake. She ended up letting my borrow a few votives and a sign to use as part of my decorations, which was really helpful! I honestly don't know how I would have managed without her, especially at the wedding itself. She seamlessly coordinated everything and I was able to kick back and truly enjoy the reception. I highly recommend her.

Pick Carol, she is wonderful!I did extensive research when trying to find a wedding planner. I was a destination bride living in Texas, with a father in Baton Rouge fighting cancer, trying to plan my wedding in New Orleans. I had quite a few hurdles.I found Carol through word of mouth. Carol is a native of New Orleans with 15 years in event planning, including large corporate events and with the past 8 years in weddings. She has a large network and strong connections with local vendors. She is creative and determined. She is professional and caring. I had already found my venue when I contacted Carol, who then helped me find my band, florist, cake baker, makeup artist, hair stylist and ceremony music players, etc. She helped plan the rehearsal dinner, bridal luncheon and the day of the wedding. Carol did all the things that I was unable to do for myself. She provided me with options and quotes, helped me to determine the most reasonable budget without sacrificing quality. I would make visits to NOLA during the wedding planning; Carol would arrange all my appointments and take me to meet with vendors. She help me pick out colors for my bridesmaid dresses, colors and types of flowers, venue decor, venue favors, invitations, gift ideas, etc. 5 days before my wedding, Hurricane Isaac hit New Orleans. Can you imagine the stress? Carol kept my sanity intact. Carol was without electricity for several days, and was still working behind the scenes to followup with my vendors...(i.e. had they had evacuated, were they safe, would they have power to cook our food, would my flowers be delivered and would the flowers survive without refrigeration?)I had to most amazing wedding. Everything came together beautifully. There were many NOLA brides that weekend without flowers, no makeup artists, no catering, etc. I was very blessed to have everything, to have my dream wedding. I am sincerely grateful to Carol; I could not have done it without her.