A Wedding Nightmare: Avoid Marianne at All Costs!
We chose Marianne and her team as our wedding planner for our August 2024 wedding, but the experience was nothing short of a disaster. Numerous agreements were broken, especially regarding the quality of the food and the overall organization of the event. There was insufficient food throughout the weekend, vegetarians were served leftovers, and, shockingly, the breakfast included food with mold.
Communication with Marianne started off well, but after the first payment, everything fell apart. She became slow to respond, made excuses, and failed to fulfill several of her promises. On the wedding day itself, the lack of organization was appalling. Guests were left confused due to poor coordination, turning what should have been a joyous celebration into a chaotic and stressful mess.
The venue, despite looking nice at first glance, was filthy. The rooms were dirty, unbearably hot, and we had to purchase fans for all the rooms just to make it livable. We were promised reimbursement for these expenses, but we’ve never received a single penny.
To make matters worse, the venue was infested with wasps, making it nearly impossible to enjoy food or sugary drinks without being stung. Several guests were attacked, and the constant presence of wasps created an unsafe and unpleasant atmosphere.
The result was that neither we as the couple nor our guests had an enjoyable weekend. What should have been the happiest and most memorable time of our lives became an event filled with stress, disappointment, and frustration.
Adding insult to injury, Marianne has refused to address or make amends for the issues we experienced. She does not respond to emails, leaving us feeling ignored and unsupported even after raising our concerns.
Based on this horrifying experience, we cannot stress enough how strongly we recommend avoiding Marianne as your wedding planner. Her unprofessionalism, broken promises, lack of preparation, and refusal to take responsibility ruined what should have been the happiest day of our lives. Save yourself the heartache—choose someone else.
2 August 2024
Unprompted review