Sweetchic Events, Inc.

We hired SweetChic for our hotel wedding this November. We had about 200 guests and WAY too many vendors --- about double the average wedding has. The minute Hollie came into the picture, everything changed. She practically memorized our wedding, and was making calls, organizing, and running the show. She always knew what was going on, was early for every meeting, and handled all our vendors. Even some difficult vendors and hotel staff who could have ruined the mood and wedding -- Hollie stepped in and buffered us all the way. We would have gladly paid 3 times what they charged us. You guys need to raise your prices -- you guys are just ridiculously good at what you do!!!

Charlene was wonderful throughout the process. She provided "day-of" services for us, but was really a great help throughout the general planning process. Her expertise and experience were essential, since neither my husband nor I had a real "grand vision" of what we wanted for our wedding. She both respected the few things that we really cared about, and provided helpful suggestions and assistance on the things we hadn't thought through. Overall, I would absolutely recommend her services! We had a wonderful, worry-free wedding!

Imagining what my wedding would be like was easy. As a graphic designer I knew the color palette I would use, the concept and design of all paper products, and the overall feel I wanted for my wedding, "fall elegance with a vintage charm", I called it. However, the logistics of making all of my ideas and projects come together, that seemed like an impossible feat I didn't think I could do and/or I didn't want to deal with. Not too long after becoming engaged, I started searching for wedding coordinators. I found Charlene through WeddingBee, a wedding blog I was an avid reader of. I immediately contacted her over a year before our wedding date. Even from our brief initial correspondence, I knew she was perfect! She was extremely responsive to ALL of my many questions and concerns and always made me feel like she was available at any time by email and phone. The tools, checklists and online "virtual office" she provided helped me stay organized and made me think of things that I seemed to completely overlook. Her warm personality, yet assertive professionalism made me feel overwhelmingly confident in her abilities as a complete wedding coordinator.The week of the wedding came by and she contacted me at least once a day to make sure all loose ends were tied and all final arrangements were made - she touched base with all of my vendors once again too to make sure everybody knew where and when they should be and how it should be. The day of the wedding Charlene was calm, cool, collected and on top of EVERY detail. My bridal party commented on how attentive she was to all of us, and guests commented about how smoothly the wedding day went - that was no accident - it was Charlene and her assistant, Jessica. While Charlene was perfecting the entire cocktail and reception space after the ceremony, Jessica stayed with us on the Trolley ride to pictures and make sure we were on time for everything. I swear the only thing I did that day was enjoy it.. which was exactly what I told Charlene I wanted to do on my wedding day that first time we corresponded.Sweetchic Events proved to be worth every penny and Charlene was an absolute joy to work with. If you are contemplating hiring a wedding coordinator, but think you don't need one because you already have a "wedding vision" and you can DIY everything, please reconsider. With all of my projects, no guest would have seen ANY of them if Charlene and Jessica did not set them up/ display them even better than I had imagined. If you need a complete vision, I am certain Charlene can do that better than anyone too :) Thank you Charlene and Sweetchic Events!

I met Charlene of Sweetchic Events almost 6 months after I started planning our wedding. My fiance (now husband) was very hesitant about the actual need for a day of coordinator. With costs piling up, you naturally think what's an area that we can cut back on and could we manage to do it ourselves. Needless to say months after meeting, our work schedules became quite hectic and I dialed who else but Charlene to assist with fixing what I considered to be a floral issue. She helped to work with my florist to bring to life my vision. Not only did she provide amazing suggestions but she detailed out the perfect palette so I could visually see what everything could be prior to meeting with the florist to adjust the design. Three months prior to our wedding I accepted a new job and knew that I would be limited on time so we decided to hire Charlene for day of coordinating services. All I can say is it was a complete event changer. When you hire Charlene as your day of coordinator, you get more than just someone who is there the day of and coordinates people but you get a whole breadth of services prior to the wedding. Charlene is amazingly detailed, easy to talk too, always available and a complete professional...her services are unlike any of those I've experienced and even my bridesmaid was quite impressed in comparison to the coordinator she had hired for her wedding. The tools and documents Charlene provided are great to use and make life so much easier. All my vendors raved about how thorough Charlene was and great to work with. The day of she kept things going, addressing issues, organizing things, ensuring we were on track with timing, and most of all making sure we were relaxed, happy, and enjoyed our day. What more could you ask for?! Charlene was one of the best investments we could have made and I highly recommend her!!

I was probably the most relaxed and laid-back bride you've ever seen on her wedding day.The reason I was so relaxed on our big day was due to the fact that I knew we were in good hands thanks to Charlene and her team at Sweetchic Events.Charlene definitely knows her stuff. She was beyond helpful throughout the whole wedding planning process and knows all the in and outs of weddings. I was actually really anxious when meeting with vendors because I don't know anything when it comes to weddings. Luckily for me, Charlene was always there with me with helpful advice and suggestions. On our wedding day my husband and I were able to relax and enjoy the day without having to worry about anything else. Hollie and Jessica of Sweetchic Events made sure everything was in order and the day went by without a problem. I did find out later on that there were some glitches here and there but I never knew anything was wrong because Hollie and Jessica took care of it right away without having to bother me.My husband and I had so much fun on our wedding day and I owe it all to Charlene, Hollie, and Jessica at Sweetchic Events! Thank you girls for all your hard work and taking such good care of us on our big day!

When my fiancé and I first started planning our wedding, and my mom suggested finding a coordinator to help us, we were both a bit skeptical that it was a justifiable expense. I was won over after first meeting Charlene, because her professionalism, expertise and enthusiasm were immediately apparent. But my fiancé didn't meet Charlene at the beginning. He was won over on our wedding day, when instead of worrying about details, we were able to truly enjoy ourselves, because Charlene (and her assistant Hollie) took care of EVERYTHING. As he said to me a few days after our wedding, of all of the people we hired for the wedding, Charlene was the most valuable.Charlene came in to help us about 6 weeks before the wedding. I thought I was pretty organized for the wedding, but she was really helpful in helping me figure out what still needed to be done, because unlike me, she had actually been through all of this before. As we got closer to the wedding, she made contact with ALL of my vendors, helping coordinate them and making sure they were all on the same page. She also provided very useful suggestions as I tried to make final decisions about the ceremony and reception. And she was INVALUABLE in coordinating our rehearsal, wrangling all of our bridesmaids and groomsmen.But her help on the wedding day was by far her most valuable contribution. As my fiancé and I got ready for our big day, all we had to worry about was ourselves. I'm sure there were issues that arose as all of our vendors arrived at the Conservatory and set up, but I never heard about any of them, because Charlene handled it all. And when we got to the wedding site, she was there to tell us where to go and when. She was also superb at handling all the small issues that arose during the ceremony (when the bus was running late, she made sure everything stayed on track; when people were getting mosquito bites she had Hollie go out to get bug spray).I'd like to think that our wedding was fun for our guests because I planned a good party, but I know that the wedding was a blast for me and my fiancé because of Charlene. If you want to have a great time at your wedding (and who doesn't?), hire Charlene!

I couldn't have done it without Charlene and her team. Charlene instantly set me at ease when I first met her last fall, showing me her suite of services. She was confident, organized, and assertive. I knew I wanted to work with her immediately! I booked her for wedding coordination services, since I had a pretty flexible schedule up until spring. Early on, Charlene always responded to my emails in a matter of hours. She provided me with lots of email advice & guidance. In our 2-month meeting, she again helped calm me and provided me with a list of important to-do's. When my work schedule became crazy, she helped guide me.Wedding week, she was a dream! She confirmed all my vendors, ran our rehearsal, and provided all of us with pocket-sized itineraries! How awesome is that? On the day of my wedding, people just kept showing up and doing things. I didn't have to think at all. I just enjoyed my wedding day, which really went "without a hitch". Thanks Charlene! I can't recommend her enough to everyone. Worth every cent and then some.

We hired Charlene Liang from Sweetchic Events, Inc. to help us plan our 2011 summer wedding. We only had six months to plan our wedding and hiring Charlene was the best decision we made! She was extremely helpful, organized and had great ideas! She went above and beyond our expectations to make our wedding day extra special and have everything run smoothly.Charlene is one of the most detail oriented and organized people that I have ever worked with. She always carried her IPad with her which was extremely helpful at vendor meetings to share pictures, contracts etc. She also has her own wedding website that I was able to send emails and correspondence to and keep all of our vendor contracts in. This was extremely helpful to use and kept my wedding separate from my work and personal email. Charlene was especially helpful in recommending vendors to use and helped with extra small details like helping pick ribbon to wrap around our wedding invitations and ceremony programs. She really had an interest in the "vision" we had for our wedding and I can not say enough how much we enjoyed working with her and how our wedding day ended up being beyond our expectations due to all of Charlene's help, hard work and expertise. - Emily Blinn

Charlene from Sweetchic Events was an amazing day-of coordinator!Initially, we weren't even thinking of hiring a coordinator and just doing everything ourselves to conserve our budget. Now looking back, we are SO grateful that we hired Charlene! Best investment ever.Charlene is very friendly, positive, and organized. As the "day of coordinator," she helped in the early stages of the planning with her vendor recommendations and helpful responses to our numerous questions about the planning process in the months and weeks before the wedding. Her vendor recommendations were super helpful, especially given the multitude of wedding vendors in Chicago.During the wedding day, we felt like we could truly enjoy ourselves because we were confident that she would be on top of everything - and she was. Charlene ensured that everything happened according to plan, coordinated with all of the vendors, and dealt with any blips that arose with ease and poise. Everything went as well as they possibly could, and we have her to thank for our wonderful wedding!

Charlene was an angel throughout my entire wedding planning process. Both my husband and I think she is worth every penny. My situation was unique in the fact that I was living in Asia up until 2 months before my wedding day. Crazy right?! Charlene found a beautiful venue for us that met our long list of requirements. She then helped me line up fantastic vendors all within 2 months. The final test of a true planner is when she made my wedding day completely seamless and beautiful in spite of the rain. She even printed out little time schedule cards for everybody in the wedding party....that's how good she is!I vowed to be a happy, stress-free bride and Charlene definitely made it happen. She is organized, meticulous and most importantly listened to what we wanted. I really believe that every bride deserves to enjoy their wedding day without stressing over the details. Say "Yes" to Charlene and Sweetchic Events!

My husband and I used Sweetchic Events for day-of coordination of our May \'11 wedding. At first, we were not planning on hiring a coordinator, but as the day got closer and closer we realized that there were just too many vendors and details to keep track of for our DIY wedding. Hollie was the main coordinator for us and was an absolute blessing. Here is a rundown of the services I received from them: \r\nBEFORE THE WEDDING - I met with both Charlene and Hollie about a month before my wedding to go over what I had planned out already. They were essential in helping me fill in the gaps in the remainder of my planning and referring vendors in my price range. Hollie did a great job responding to my (many)emails and was vigilant in her follow-up phone calls. She was the reason I was able to retain most of my sanity in those last weeks.\r\nDAY BEFORE - On the day before my wedding I had my first vendor mini-crisis. The rental furniture was dropped off waaaay too early and I was right in the middle of a pedicure. Charlene was there in a jiffy to make sure the furniture was dropped off and all of my order was accounted for. I met her there asap as they were finishing up and she didn\'t seem to mind at all that I had just interrupted her in the middle of the day. Hollie was there shortly after to help me set up before our rehearsal, which I don\'t think is even technically part of her job description. She even had some decorations on hand from her own wedding planning(a month after mine) that she brought with her to help decorate! As usual, everybody was running behind and the decorating was taking much longer than I had planned for. In order to not miss my own rehearsal dinner, Hollie graciously stayed late to finish the decorations.\r\nDAY OF - Since I didn\'t get to see everything set up, I was close to tears when I saw how beautiful it was on my wedding day. I don\'t know how, but she pulled it off. It looked exactly like I was hoping it would in there and she had everything under control. During the wedding, Hollie made sure that everything went as smoothly as possible. Since we had the ceremony and reception in the same room, Hollie coordinated the \"room turn\" (moving tables in and chairs around, etc) which went better than I expected. AFTER THE RECEPTION - We hired a cleaning crew to clean up the space after the reception and my husband misinformed them to not stack the rental furniture. I found this out while I was in the airport on the way to the DR for my honeymoon. I immediately called Hollie in a panic and was reassured that she and the bartender put them away for me. She also packed up all the leftover drinks and decorations for me and nicely stored them in the closet. She closed our conversation with \"...don\'t worry about it. It\'s taken care of. Enjoy your honeymoon!\" WHAT A RELIEF. I thought I was going to get charged from both the rental company and the event space for leaving my things there! Phew!\r\nIN RETROSPECT - Sweetchic Events was the best-spent money in our wedding budget, hands down. When I didn\'t have a drink recipe for our bartender, Hollie was there to help. When my DJ was turning out to be on the Top 5 list of Worst DJs Ever, Hollie was there to take care of it so that I could visit with my friends and family. She made sure my husband and I got to eat some of our food. Many other things may have gone wrong on our wedding day, but we didn\'t notice if they did. Hollie took care of absolutely everything and went far above and beyond to patch up all the details I forgot about or under-planned. Sweetchic has extremely competitive pricing and was the best investment in my wedding experience.

Charlene & SweetChic Events is THE best! I didn't initially plan to have a coordinator, but the advice I received from friends, I decided it wouldn't hurt to at least see what was out there. Hiring Charlene, was the best decision I could have made. From the first day I met her, I immediately knew she would be amazing. She's extremely detailed oriented and well prepared. She was always early to every meeting we had, which is a characteristic I adore. She always had a list of questions that she had ready to ask. She really made everything so simple for me. I hired her for the day of - but really, you get so much more. She works with you leading up to your wedding to ensure you have everything thought of (and things you wouldn't even think of yourself). She has solutions for any problem that would arise or would help come up with a solution that would make me feel comfortable. Most of all - with every communication we had, whether phone, in person or email - she left me feeling confident and trusting that everything would be fabulous.I can tell you now, no matter how organized you are, and how prepared you think you will be, the week of the wedding is insane. Everything at that point comes together, and you are still getting RSVPs at that point and changing things around. It really does get stressful. Charlene & her team would call me just to check in and make sure I was OK, or see where they could help. They really go above and beyond. The best part was - the day of my wedding, I had no stress, fear, anxiety, worry at all. With Charlene on my side - I knew everything was taken care of. All the details that you spend so many hours planning - they take care of execution. They make sure your vision that you have always dreamed of, comes through. Everything that day was perfect, and I owe it all to Charlene & her team for making that happen.I honestly can go on and on about how great Charlene & her team are. I contacted many other coordinators, some cheaper than her, some more expensive. But what really set Charlene apart for me was the level of detail she would provide, her professional manner, her expertise in weddings yet so unpretentious. She treats you like a friend who wants the best for you. She was well worth the money spent - and in the grand scheme of wedding planning, it's a small cost for a service that I now believe is invaluable.

The best decision my husband and I made during our wedding planning process was to bring Charlene on board as our wedding planner. We began this process without a vision or any creative thoughts and ended up with a beautiful wedding that reflected our style and which was truly the best day of our lives. Charlene offered a partial wedding planning package which kept us on track throughout our year of planning with vendor suggestions, checklists, ideas for every detail of the wedding, and 24hour support. I love flowers but was really clueless as to how to put them together for a wedding and Charlene patiently guided me through the process and attended the florist meetings with me. The day of our wedding was stress-free due to her and her assistant Holly's professionalism, attentiveness, and overall wonderful attitude. Charlene inspires confidence and trust and her work reflects how much she enjoys what she is doing.

The wedding has come and gone and, in looking back, we can say with confidence that Charlene was one of the best investments we made. I literally went into autopilot the morning of my wedding. I didn't think about anything - I went where people told me to, stood where they told me to, and otherwise danced my heart out. This ease was made possible through the awesome efforts of Charlene and Holly. I'm sure a number of things went wrong but I didn't have to deal with any of them - except for the constant rebustling of my gown, which they did with a smile. We even had a medical emergency at the reception and they handled it so I was reassured and everyone was feeling okay. Enthusiastic raves for sweetchic.

Our wedding was this past September at the University Club of Chicago. Charlene did a great job throughout our 14 months planning period. She was very responsive to my emails and calls. I think I emailed her a few times after 10pm expecting her to respond the next day but instead received responses from her that same night! She was also very organized and professional. I would definitely recommend her to any future brides looking for a planner who will pretty much take care of everything.

Thanks to Sweetchic Events, Inc my wedding was everything I hoped for and more. I worked specifically with Charlene and she was absolutely amazing. In the planning stage, Charlene helped me generate ideas for ways to save money while still making the event special and unique. For example, she gave me the idea to use lanterns with candles on the tables and wild flowers to fit with my casual summer feel while still keeping the floral costs down. I was extremely impressed by Charlene's responsiveness to email/phone calls and also her creativity. As the wedding date approached, Charlene helped us keep all of the details together by coordinating the vendors, joining conference calls with our venue representative, and sending lists with reminders. For both our rehearsal dinner and wedding, Charlene was able to wrangle in a very large bridal party and an unruly family to make everything run smoothly. During the reception, someone stepped on the train of my dress and Charlene was right there with safety pins in hand making sure I didn't miss a second of the action. Perhaps most importantly, Charlene made me feel completely at ease on my wedding day. I wasn't worrying about whether or not the room would look as I had hoped or whether or not the groomsmen would show up, I was able to enjoy every moment because Charlene had everything else under control. I would highly recommend Charlene to someone looking for a wedding planner or day of coordinator who is a creative, flexible, detail-oriented, perfectionist and just generally nice to have around.

Charlene of SweetChic Events was an enormous asset to the success of my wedding. From the first time we met, she was so warm and sweet. She wanted to know every detail of the wedding of my dreams, so she could make sure that is exactly what I got on my big day, (and I did). It was an incredible feeling to just enjoy my day and not worry about things going smoothly. I know that every detail was being watched over and if any problems arose, she would be there to handle them. Charlene's level of service and professionalism was completely unmatched and exceeded all expectations. Every vendor I used told me how great it was to work with her and how she made their job easier as well. She was always there when I had a question or concern, and would respond almost immediately when I needed something.I could not have dreamed of a more special and perfect wedding day, and I feel that I owe a huge part of that to Charlene the decision that I made to use SweetChic Events.

Charlene was a godsend! She is definitely a value for the cost, especially when compared to other wedding planners in the Chicago area. She was calm, cool, collected and extremely organized at all times. She was is very experienced with event planning in general, and always had good advice with how the wedding schedule should go, table placement, floral arrangements, etc. I highly highly recommend her, you won't go wrong!!

Use Sweetchic Events for your wedding - you won't regret it. It will make the most important day of your life even better. Charlene is terrific. She's patient. She's thoughtful. She is very professional and has good taste. She's clutch when you really need her - my best man lost the top button of his tux coat and I called Charlene to ask her if she had a sewing kit. Not only did she have one but she took the jacket and sewed it back on in 2 minutes herself and quickly returned to coordinating the wedding - impressive. Though, perhaps an even better example of how important it is to her that your wedding experience is special and interrupted - we had a homeless wedding crasher the day of our event which she and the security staff handled themselves. We didn't even know until the day after. We would highly recommend her to anyone who wants to create a beautiful memory. Charlene, thank you so much for making it a special day. Jen and Dan

My husband and I have nothing but good things to say about Charlene. We hired Charlene to be our "day of coordinator" but she played a much bigger role than that, helping us pull together all the details of our big day. When we came to Charlene, we had already selected our venue and our caterers, but Charlene helped us find a florist, makeup artist, limo service, linen company and many other vendors - essentially helping us complete our vision and providing the "glue" to pull it all together. I am a very hands-on person with a very clear picture of what I wanted, and Charlene helped make great suggestions when I was unsure of how to execute something. She was a trusted sounding board to bounce ideas off of and she helped me focus on all the millions of details that go into planning a wedding. On the big day she pulled together the family and friends we drafted to help, and set out to execute our vision. She handled our 24 vendors (yes 24!) and last-minute issues (which always seem to pop up) with composure and professionalism and allowed us to enjoy our day without distraction. While we were on our honeymoon, she even helped take care of some post-wedding details, which she didn't have to do, but that we really appreciated. Our family and friends were very impressed with how smoothly the event ran and a lot of that was due to Charlene's behind the scenes efficiency. If you want to be able to enjoy the day you worked so hard to plan, having a day of coordinator is an absolute must. We could not have had such a successful event without Charlene and we would highly recommend her to any couple!