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January 2023 by Macauley Cliffe
Catie was our wedding planner and we can’t recommend her enough. My husband and I had the most incredible day that was absolutely seamless. Everything was incredible. She connected us with the best vendors, took so much stress off of us, and helped make our day go perfectly.She was incredibly flexible with COVID and all of the changes that took place. Planning a wedding right now is hard, and Catie was so flexible and open to helping us work around all of the hiccups. She took our design and literally made everything turn out exactly the way we wanted, completely free of stress. She was professional, flexible, and incredibly kind on such a big day. I have nothing but incredible things to say about our day.
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January 2023 by Anthony Levinson
Catie did a fantastic job at our family wedding in June 2022 held at Live Well Farm in Harpswell. Catie made sure everything was properly organized and was key to the wedding going fully as planned. Highly recommended.
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January 2022 by Matthew Taylor Arsenault
I do not recommend. We used Catie’s services for our destination, small wedding in July. I contacted and communicated with Catie prior to posting this review. She refused to take responsibility, or even acknowledge the issues that we expressed. The ceremony itself, our vows: beautiful on the cliffside as envisioned. The result is that we ultimately got married in a beautiful place, but we do not recommend Catie as a coordinator.
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January 2022 by Rebecca Fryer
It's taken me some time to write this review as I don't typically enjoy expressing negative opinions, especially unsolicited online ones. I wanted to reach out to Catie after my wedding to express my disappointment but I knew there was nothing she could do to change the outcome of the day. What I can do though is offer honest feedback about my experience so that others may have a better understanding of her services as a week-of coordinator.We had a small island wedding last June that I meticulously organized down to every last detail, from arranging ferry reservations to ordering steak knives for dinner, etc. There were countless details Catie missed, and it's the details that make the day, especially when I put so much time, energy, money, and heart into planning it. My husband and I spent a large portion problem-solving things throughout the course of our wedding day, which took us out of the moment and should have easily been handled by a wedding coordinator.While I have a long list of examples of details she missed, here are three that immediately come to mind: she pulled us away from our wedding dinner to help locate a missing vendor; she was responsible for corralling guests onto the water shuttle but was missing so I left the afterparty to escort our guests to the dock where she was already awaiting departure; and she was nowhere to be found when the wedding ceremony began so my husband coordinated the procession and timing of it.Overall, we had an incredible day, but I cannot imagine how much more enjoyable it would have been if we had been able to focus 100 percent of our attention on each other rather than being pulled away to solve issues.
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January 2021 by Lisa Forgette
I live in Texas and am planning an elopement in Maine. My personal experience was that she did not give proactive updates or really even follow up. Additionally, I was not provided an estimate for her costs. My last email from her was 3 1/2 weeks ago. I did not email her back and nearly a month has passed, and she has not followed up to see what hotel we chose from the list she sent. I ended up calling one of the hotels directly, and they have been wonderful. So overall, would not recommend.
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January 2020 by Lameis Hodi
Hiring Catie for my destination wedding in Portland, Maine was one of the best decisions I have ever made. Planning a wedding in Portland from Chicago was not easy, having Catie be my go-to person for the wedding was incredible. Being able to ship her everything I needed (favors, welcome bag contents, gifts, MY DRESS, etc) was such a huge relief to my family and I. I hired her for the month before the wedding and she finalized all the logistics and timelines with my vendors, helped me with table settings, program designs and answered any/all questions I had. And that was just leading up to the wedding! Once I landed in Portland, Catie took over completely, I was so relaxed, my fiance and I were actually able to have a date night before our guests arrived! The day of the wedding her and her team were on top of it, making sure we had everything we needed in our rooms & limo (champagne, food, etc.), making sure the reception had the tables setup up perfectly, getting the ceremony going, keeping us on time for the reception and making sure all our gifts were securely collected. It was such a relief knowing she was there the whole time. Even after the wedding, she arranged to ship things back to Chicago for me. I'm SO SO happy I chose Catie and I highly encourage anyone who's thinking of having a destination wedding in Portland to hire Catie, she's absolutely the best. Thank you Catie for everything!
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January 2020 by Brittany Bugaj
We are photographers who work with Catie and her team several times a year. We absolutely love when our couples let us know they’ll be working with her. We know the day will be well planned, organized, and running smoothly! She helps relieve any stress our couples have and relaxed couples are what we want in front of our cameras!- Brittany Bugaj
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January 2018 by Mary Woods
Planning a wedding in Maine from another city can be stressful. Catie took all that away. She was a pro from the start! My daughter had the day she wanted, and we all got to enjoy the day. Her vendor suggestions were spot on. I would highly recommend Catie and her staff.
