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Hands down Andrea is the BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I can 100% say that if she had not been our wedding planner this event would not have gone down. I am from New Orleans but live in Austin, Tx. When we got engaged I put a post on facebook asking if anyone back home knew of a wedding planner they would recommend and a friend directed me to Vim& Verve. BEST DECISION EVER! I cannot rave enough about Andrea. She talked me down off the ledge when I called balling my eyes out saying that we were going to elope due to the extensive amount of drama from our friends and family. Andrea calmed me, told me to sleep on it for a night and talk with the groom the next morning. When I wanted to return my dress she advised me to try it on then send her a picture. When she saw the photo she suggested changing the accessories ( sash and veil) I hadnt even considered it... I found a bridal consingment shop brought the dress, veil and sash - discovered a whole new look to the dress that fit my personality better just by changing those things. I fell in love with the dress all over again. She made amazing recommendations for the caterer Laura Arrowood and photographer Jason Albus - they were budget friendly and out of this world great. Everytime we traveled to New Orleans Andrea made time to meet with us no matter how short of a trip it was. The day before the wedding weather forecast showed rain and probability of a tornado. Andrea was cool, calm and collected while I was very freaked. She calmed my nerves, we called around to rental companies and found that tents would be 700$ or more at last minute our budget didnt allow for that. Andrea jumped on the phone and made a trip to the Naval Base in Belle Chasse to rent tents for 20$ a day the day before the wedding - can you say above and beyond. When our officiant dropped out of the wedding she stepped up and said she could recommend a few people in town or she would do it herself. She helped us write an amazing ceremony and when we opted to write our own vows she proofread them and helped make tweaks so they were perfect. We have a lot of crazy family situations, she listened to all the drama and knew ahead of time what to look out for - family members that have come to blows and hadnt been in the same room for over 20 years came together and had an amazing time. It was MANDATORY that we find a venue who would allow our dogs to walk in our wedding party ( we have 6 and a pig) she gave us options fitting all of the things we asked for. Every text and email, no matter how tiny I sent her I received a response to without a lengthy wait. There is sooooo much more I could go on for days. She handled every member of our group with respect, care and happiness no matter how attitudey some of them could be. EVERY family member, wedding party member and guest loved Andrea. We received so many compliments on how fun, happy, friendly and great she was from all of our guests. She made planning a wedding from out of town a breeze. She helped my come up with meanings for our cake pulls and found us such great deals and vendors. Every person in and at the wedding stopped us to say this was the funnest wedding with the best food, music, drinks and ceremony they had ever been to and how much they LOVED Andrea.I cant say enough how much we love Andrea and how lucky you will be, how amazing your night will go if she takes care of you and your family on your special day. Theres nothing like it. Andrea was the best thing that happened to this couple, and I can safely say we didnt just find a wedding planner. We have gained an amazing friend.She embraced us from day one and didnt make us feel like we were a paycheck or a client, she made us family. Vim & Verve is number one in our book. Thank you Andrea, you ROCK our world and gave us more than we ever dreamed.

NOLA is one of my favorite places on the planet! I've been nearly a dozen times including twice for Habitat for Humanity after Katrina. I fell in love with the people the history the food and the Mississippi! 4 of us planned a great NYE trip to welcome in the New Decade! We ended up choosing Revelry event space and purchased the Disco Baller Package for roughly $140 a person. We were "promised" VIP service in the lounge with drinks champagne, and tasty treats late at night. Y'all it was just so pathetic and cheap. From the set up, not enough seats, VIP space was shared with tables looking right at us as if we were in the zoo. Champagne was nice- though served in a plastic cup. There was no food to speak of except one type of tiny muffuletta that was sad and salty. The Dj repeated several songs it was 70's-90's themed That's a lot of song potential we don't need to hear any on repeat! We were so BUMMED but decided to make the best of it and dance and do our own thing. When the clock struck midnight the place emptied! Aside from the rad people we met, talked to, and danced with I really feel this place completely overcharged for what they provided. We ended up at cafe du monde and ate beignets in our finery! Now THAT was a blast. Shout out to the photo booth guy. We made lemonade out of lemons which will be our theme in 2020. It was a lot of money for not much in return and we wanted to let you guys know so it doesn't happen again. Take care.

I don't have a lot of time right this second so I plan to give more details later, but I have to say that Vim & Verve worked miracles for us! For our tenth wedding anniversary, we wanted to renew our vows in a unique and big way, on a very limited budget. Andrea found the most interesting things for us to do before the event and as the event. We planned the whole thing from our home in Los Angeles, and never had a detail to worry about.Andrea knows EVERYBODY in New Orleans, and they probably all owe her a favor or two. She always presented us with at least two options (many more to start with) once we narrowed down to the specific type of thing we wanted, and she was there with us for every part of the event, from joining the wedding party for breakfast the day of, to taking the guys shopping for appropriate "second-line" hats, to dancing in the second line WHILE she video-taped the whole thing... If you have any questions, please feel free to message me here, I'm happy to give you details.

I can honestly say that Vim & Verve played a huge part in making our wedding amazing, and we (my husband and I) posed some serious planning challenges. Personally, I am a very fly by the seat of my pants type person...this does not bode well for planning large events in far away rural places, which was exactly what our wedding was. Andrea worked very closely with me and helped guide me through the many decisions and elements of planning, some of which I would have most certainly overlooked until the last moment. From dress to decor she helped us make our wedding better than we could have imagined. She assisted in almost every single aspect of the wedding, arranging tables, organizing food service, planning and creating center pieces. I think the most beneficial part of having her help through the whole event, was that I had someone truly accountable, who knew exactly what I was looking for and could accomplish that without me holding her hand or having to get worked up over anything. She kept focused and kept me calm, even through minor hiccups in the days leading up to the wedding.Andrea is outspoken and honest and that was so necessary when planning our wedding. It is so easy to get wrapped up in the details, and to get overzealous, having so many ideas pushed at you by different parties (families, businesses, friends, pinterest...everyone has an opinion and an idea) and having someone grounded at all times can make things so much less overwhelming. She helped ensure that every detail was in place (down to making sure that my husband had extra tissues in his pocket for when I started crying, just like I said I wouldn't).I would absolutely in a heartbeat recommend Vim & Verve to anyone planning a special event. They will help to make it completely unique and unforgettable for all the right reasons.

Going into our wedding, both my fiancé and I didn't know what we didn't know which made the whole idea of a destination wedding somewhat daunting. Andrea talked and walked us through the whole process from legalities to logistics and put our minds at ease. This made the process much less stressful and afforded us the free time to focus on our idea of what we wanted our wedding to be. Andrea coordinated our vendors, the officiant, photographer/videographer, the second line band, our reception at a local restaurant, and essentially acted as our proxy in New Orleans which was critical given we were both 800 miles away. Andrea was very professional, polite, and made sure all our guests felt very welcome and answered all their questions and concerns. There's no way we could have pulled this off without her. Everything came together even better than we had ever imagined. Thank you Andrea so much!