Ah...New Beginnings

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I become a friend of the bride and groom, not just someone they hire. My goal is to help them enjoy their wedding day, like one of their guests. My services is their wedding gift to themselves. I enjoy watching the bride and groom laugh, cry and enjoy their wedding, from beginning to end.

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Customers rated this pro highly for work quality, professionalism, and responsiveness.

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Hng D.

Dec 7, 2016

I would give Arlene my most enthusiastic recommendation. She did an incredible job with our Oct 1 wedding. She did multiple things well. First, she is very nice, responsive, helpful, resourceful, and just a pleasure to work with. She was extremely organized. From day 1 she helped us think about the timeline of our wedding. This escalated in detail as we approached the wedding till we essentially had an almost minute by minute play-by-play outline printed for us (11 pages long) for the two days surrounding the wedding. She obtained contact info for all the important people and made sure everyone who had a part to play in the wedding, including relevant vendors, had a copy. While it was painstaking to make this happen, it paid dividends the day of the wedding, as within the limits of real life, everything went off smoothly. vendors, band knew where to be, etc. Superb Arlene was very resourceful. Great suggestions for our band and for ideas for how to make the wedding look. She went above and beyond, and even though we hired her mainly as a day-of-wedding planner, she ended up being much more than that. She was always, prompt, a pleasure to work with, and she just seemed like she really wanted to help us. When we had some mishaps with vendors/venue on the day of, she pitched in and started helping set up the tables for our guests. She minimized our work and worry on the wedding day so that we could enjoy it. She was enthusiastic and pleasant, and we would hang out with her. What more can I say?

Joel O.

Oct 24, 2016

Karen B.

Jul 17, 2018

Look no further!! Arlene and her team with Ah New Beginnings, was the best decision we made for our wedding. Arlene is all about organization, communication, and attention to details. She is accommodating, attentive/timely (quick with responding), and overall - VERY on top of it! It is obvious that Arlene has many years of experience and really is passionate in what she does. Arlene is great and so were her assistants. Shout out to Ana Rita for all her help keeping everything run smoothly on day of & for being soo sweet (: Thank You! During the whole planning process, we were mighty impressed with how ahead of the game Arlene was. Arlene sent us with friendly reminders to ensure everything was taken care of. She was many steps ahead, not to the point where it was stressful, but just enough to keep us on track with making sure things got done. The timeline drafting was extremely helpful, even so were the checklists and spreadsheets. Arlene guided us through everything, it was all straight forward & made things organized, thus less stressful. The spreadsheets were PERFECT tools to help plan our wedding. All details for our big day, everything you can imagine all in one place (spreadsheets). These were constructed over time by gathering info little by little. It amazes us how on top of it all Arlene was, from the planning & on our wedding day! We had nothing to worry about on the day of. We were comfortable because we built tremendous trust in Arlene and on the day of, we just let her handle all of the details. Arlene and her team took charge, it worked out so beautifully. Again, we plead you to stop your wedding planner/coordinator search now & let Ah New Beginnings take care of your worries. It’s true, as the motto says “you dream it, we plan it” you WILL enjoy it.

Stephen G.

Aug 1, 2018

Jacki D.

Dec 26, 2016

Arlene is an amazing wedding coordinator. She and her team did such a great job at our wedding. We were introduced to Arlene through a common friend. We heard wonderful things about her. After our first meeting, our first impression was that she was very easy to talk to. She gave us great tips on how to go about our marriage planning. She was also very helpful in providing us vendors that we can chose from. As the time came closer, she was very much involved and was very organized. She helped make sure that the vision we had come through. There was a smooth flow of events during our rehearsal dinner and on our wedding day. She has an excellent staff who were there and ready to make sure that the timeline was met. Much to our surprise, our wedding was beautiful and a success. We received so many positive compliments from family and friends. Overall, we have nothing but good things to say about Arlene and her team. We had a wonderful experience working with her.

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How did you get started doing this type of work?
I was engaged for 2-1/2 years and I attended 13 bridal shows during that engagement. I enjoyed being a part of the wedding industry. My best friend encouraged me to start my own business after finishing college. Since I helped coordinate our high school junior prom and senior ball, as well as coordinate my college filipino graduation, she told me that it would be a natural fit for me. That was over 18 years ago... I am glad that I took her advice.
Describe a recent project you are fond of. How long did it take?
A past client of mine was extremely busy. She was a pre-med student, he was a pre-law student. They hired me because they did not have a lot of time on their hands... at least they thought they didn't. Because they were both in school, their wedding budget was small. However, they were able to get many sponsors to help with the wedding costs. I enjoyed working with them so much because they were very passionate, loving, easy-going and responsive to my requests. Their wedding day was close to perfect! They truly enjoyed their wedding day.
What advice would you give a customer looking to hire a provider in your area of work?
My advice would be to express all of your wedding visions, themes and ideas. Let me know what you are looking for in a wedding coordinator. Do your homework and meet with a couple of coordinators so you know that you chose the right one, as far as personality and style. I encourage you to work with a coordinator who is educated and trained in the wedding industry, someone with a lot of experience and continues to advance their business. I believe it benefits my clients when I continue to take continuing education in the wedding industry. I just received my certification with the Association of Certified Professional Wedding Consultants in April of 2011!

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