All I can say is YAY!  My wedding day went off without a hitch and I could not be more pleased with the venues, flowers, lighting, sound, decor, etc.!!  I am an Indian bride and to play an Indian wedding, with its three days of celebration and intricate details, is a Herculean feat.  Joyce and Melanie pulled it off and exceeded my expectations.  Let's go through all of the important portions of planning a wedding:

Pre-planning:  Joyce was always available for phone calls and strategy sessions.  She responded to her emails within a 24 hour period, and if she was doing a wedding, she would let me know and respond on that Sunday or Monday after the wedding was over.  My friends often complain to me that their wedding planner takes 2 weeks to get back to them.  That never happened with Joyce.  She was with me and supported me through all of my (many) freak out sessions, especially as we got closer to the wedding date.  She stayed calm and has the skills to talk anyone off the ledge fairly quickly.  She found all of my vendors and when I told her that I wanted to check out certain people, she would do it.  She never made us feel that we had to use only her vendors.  She did take pride in her vendors, which I think is important for a wedding planner and also reassuring to me that these were vendors hand picked by her and had a long history of success with her.  She even met with us when we came for a site visit a month ahead of time.  Our site visit was awesome.  She set up appointments with all of our vendors, shuttled us around Playa to meet with everyone and helped us make the best decision on our wedding details.  She is always on-time to every meeting.  

While everything I said above is important, I have to say that Joyce and Melanie went above and beyond.  For the Indian ceremony, we had to have a very special set up for the altar and she worked with her vendors to make it happen.  She also found us a horse 30 days before the wedding from a reputable ranch in Mexico for a good price so that my new husband could come riding in on a white horse in Indian tradition.  I mean, come on!  She's awesome.

She also planned a rehearsal dinner for 108 people that went off flawlessly.  (Gotta thank Indigo Beach Club and Haidee for that as well).  

Wedding:  The day went off without a hitch.  The transportation service she choose (Rutas) got all 108 guests to the venue on time and in one piece.  Joyce and Melanie were impeccably dressed, the site decor was phenomenal and everything went perfectly.  She kept us on time, kept me calm, and even led the parade of our guests for the traditional Indian welcoming of the groom.  Fantastic!  The venue she suggested was also great, the food was excellent and the lighting was spectacular.  She decorated the aisle and chairs exactly how I wanted it and even added her own "bride" and "groom" sign on our chairs.  She also gave me a list of vendors to pay, the tipping guide and then handled the vendor payments.  Her handling all of that was a huge relief and made our days go by so much easier.  She also was in charge of making sure we got a refund on the liquor we didn't use and she argued with the guys the day after the wedding to make sure they took back all un-used bottles and we got the maximum refund.   

I can't thank her and Melanie enough for making my day so special.  I told her I wanted the theme of my wedding to be casual elegance, and she pulled it off.  Thank you Joyce and Melanie for handling everything so I could truly be in the moment at my wedding.  That, to me, is worth every penny and much much more that I spent for Joyce's services.