White Glove Weddings and Events — Attraction in Kennewick

Disclaimer: This review is my best recollection and representation of my experience with effort to be kind, fair, and truthful.

Honestly, I feel that Alex is very knowledgeable and resourceful. She (herself) is a great resource, owning 4 businesses related to the wedding and event coordinating trade (including a non-profit.) I just finished utilizing her for my wedding planning, coordination, and event management. My husband and I just celebrated our one week anniversary.

I give Alex 4 stars because there were times where I feel she did not necessarily mesh with my personality during the planning.

I feel that she did not always listen to me as her client.

I feel that I was threatened and anxious during some of the experience. She appeared forceful; or, I should actually say very exuberant and verbose, at times.

I also feel that she thought I was dumb, that my say didn’t matter, and was invalid...even though I was the bride. Granted, at first I did not have much to say. My vision was still developing. I understand that she is the expert; but, it was my day being planned for; and, I owned some validity. She hurt my feelings.

As some constructive feedback, during preparation she seemed to not be as flexible as I expected her to be. Therefore, I also feel that there was miscommunication between her, myself, and my family. I feel if she reiterated her expectations to me a few more times verbally during the beginning of this process, our communication would have been better. Not just to my Matron of Honor, but me directly. I should have done the same for her as well.

Yes, I probably should have been more open and honest with her, but I was scared to approach her. She intimidated me. I also heard from a vender that, “ she has expectations and energy for clients that live in California.” This is great; though it can be challenging, especially since this was a new experience for me (the bride) and my family...and I do not live in California.

It seemed that, If you can be proactive, and do exactly what she tells you (on her time frame,) then you are good to go.

But that was not the case for me. After all, I thought I was paying her to help me ease into this process stress free (or with less stress) but she ended up causing me and my family more stress.

**In all fairness, I retained her when there were only a few months prior to my wedding. When I first met her, I think it’s appropriate to say I fell in love with her. l adored seeing her charisma and how knowledgeable she was within her field. Because I gain a quick sense of security and optimism with her, I hired her on the spot.

I feel that if we had more time, we might have had better communication. I am someone who is not very good at planning, likes to be spontaneous, procrastinate, and can sometimes only live life day by day; this is especially when I am stressed.

She told me that she expected for me to make appointments within 1-2 weeks in advance with her. I was not able to do that for her.

**I have to give her credit though. She really pulled it together at the end; she accommodated me, made me feel appreciated and cherished. She made my husband’s and my day very special. My friends, family and my attendees RAVED about how the day was beautiful and “perfect!”

Thank you Alexandra! You expertises and eye for elegance is amazing. I just wish we had better communication. Thanks again for helping us make our day the...

Alexandra was amazing to work with!

Being born and raised in Seattle, I had this idea in my head of what I wanted my wedding to look like, but having since moved to the Tri-Cities, I was concerned that my "luxury" wedding would not come to life due to the small town, country feel of the area.

After getting engaged in October of 2018, I started doing some research on venues and vendors in the area to begin planning my wedding. What I found was very minimal, resulting in me starting to look other places for a venue.

Having noticed my frustration, my fiance at the time recommended looking into hiring a wedding planner. As an event planner myself, I had a bit of hesitation as I knew I could handle this task on my own, of course with the help of great vendors and a beautiful venue. Due to the lack of vendors and venues listed online, I started researching a wedding planner. I came across White Glove Weddings, and instantly made an appointment to meet with Alexandra.

During our first meeting, she shared with me that she has a wealth of knowledge in the industry, numerous trusted vendors in the area, and has experience working with all budgets.

I hired Alexandra, and she immediately started organizing meetings to meet with vendors. Not only did she organize the convenings, but she also attended the meetings with me. She helped me ask all the right questions and ensure me that her list of vendors can be trusted.

The entire process with Alexandra was enjoyable. She really understood my vision (despite my lack of descriptive communication) and brought it to life.

Our wedding was in September at Terra Blanca. Which just so happened to be during the cold front that the area was experiencing. The weather was forecasting rain on our wedding day. While I was a nervous wreck, Alexandra was cool, calm and collected and ensured me that there would be no "moisture" on our special day. WHICH THERE WASN'T!!

Every single one of our guests has commented on what a beautiful day it was-- the food, the design, the flow of the event-- it was all perfect. Thank you to Alexandra for all your help during such a stressful process. You made wedding planning fun, and I would recommend you to anyone...

I had the pleasure of meeting Alexandra last year when she brought a lovely couple to tour our venue for a fall wedding. From the get go, I could tell that not only was Alexandra extremely professional and experienced, but that her first priority was keeping her client's best interest at the top of the list. Alexandra was always on top of communicating with me the logistics for the couple's big day and nothing fell through the cracks. Her vision and design for this particular couple was spot on and she really thought of everything. She knew how to best mix the bride & groom's taste with the natural esthetics of the venue to create one of the most breathtaking weddings we have hosted in our space! I enjoyed the creative spin she put on arranging ceremony space as well as the use of our other spaces that I have not envisioned before. Most importantly, the bride, groom and the mother of the bride were so relaxed on the day of the wedding, they were able to truly enjoy their big day without the worries of things not getting taken care of. Our venue has never listed a wedding coordinator on our preferred vendor list, but after working with Alexandra, I knew we had to change that. I look forward to continuing a partnership with Alexandra and White Glove Weddings as she continues to introduce me to new couples as well as offering us a spot in her new gorgeous bridal bar that we can't wait to get started! The current and upcoming brides of the Tri-Cities are lucky to have such an experienced and professional resource to ensure their big day is even better than...