Savvy Sapphic Events LLC

Hi Kailee. I appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts. I do wish you had addressed your concerns with me personally, rather than disparaging my name in a public forum. I would still welcome that conversation. Most folks hire me for the ways that I am different from other wedding planners. I am vocal about my queerness and ADHD. I am chaotic, fun, I swear, and don't believe in a "right" way to throw a wedding. You and I bonded so quickly; working together often felt more like a friendship than a client/planner relationship. Somewhere along the line we lost the plot. I would like to add two important points for context. The first is that I was hired for Partial Planning. While I don't put any hard restrictions on the amount of contact I have with any client, the official term for Partial Planning is 6 months. We began working together nearly 18 months prior to your wedding and knocked out the major details early. I recruited about 75% of your phenomenal vendor team. There is a natural ebb and flow of tasks on longer projects, but I was always responsive, answering questions, offering ideas. The amount of intervention I did with your venue falls into the Full Planning sphere. Had I not been so persistent, you would not have gotten the extra hour, bar credit, or yummy mocktails. I do apologize for allowing my frustration with them to show. Please remember that this was hours of unpaid work for me. The second point is that when you booked with me, I was in my first full year of business. Because I liked you and had the free time, I often treated you more as a friend than as a client. I realize that I made a mistake in not setting clear boundaries up front, and that when I did it may have felt like being distant or evading responsibility. I bent over backwards to try and make wedding planning less stressful you. Spending 2-3 hours in every meeting, creating a decal for your welcome sign, even purchasing your linens with my own credit card and trusting you to reimburse me. These are things you expect of a friend, not a wedding planner. As a wedding planner, it is absolutely my job to let you know if your expectations are not realistic for the budget, timeline, or space we are working with. At no point did I tell you that anything was "not my job." I offered alternatives and solutions. I never said an unkind word to you or about you, and I am honestly confused as to what could have been mistaken as such. We had multiple discussions before your wedding about trusting your vendors, not just me. No wedding day is perfect. Things will go wrong. It is imperative that you trust your planner and other vendors to handle those situations. The micromanaging and criticizing caused so much unnecessary tension for everyone. I apologize for becoming defensive in the bridal suite. I am human. I had busted my butt all day to make your day perfect; having my head bitten off over a small matter was unexpected and hurtful. Regarding my attire: I wore a shirted dress on your wedding day, not a t-shirt. I wear shorts under and practical shoes because I walk upwards of 20k steps, bending, squatting, lifting, and reaching. I am sorry if this was somehow offensive, but I can assure you it is more than appropriate for the work that I do. I am certain that another vendor would be happy to verify this for you.

Thank you sooo much! You guys were amazing to work with! We loved Beaufort and will be back to visit!