Hummingbird Events and Design

Fantastic experience: Mandy is the best thing that will happen to you when planning a wedding. She was a referral from a friend who’s wedding I was in at the Boston Public Library and I had already seen her leadership in action. She is incredibly creative, commands respect, clear, and overall the perfect mix of professionalism while also feeling like a best friend. Good people attract good people and that was represented with her vendor relationships and day-of bridal team. She executed on an insanely design heavy wedding with a set-up under 90 minutes. She captured the essence of everything that my husband and I are perfectly in the event while also including my mom in all the right ways. We love Hummingbird. Thank you, Mandy and team.

Fantastic experience: Mandy and her team are who you want by your side I guarantee it. They are an absolute joy to work with while amazingly being able to switch into highly effective type A mode to get things done. Every concern, of which there were almost none thanks to their attention to detail and expertise, was handled with such reassurance I knew she knew what we wanted and needed better than we did. Mandy took our vision and shaped it to us and then broke the mold. She is a talent, a joy, a professional and a wonderful person as is the rest of her team. Thank you Mandy and the whole team for the magical start to our married life.

Fantastic experience: As Ireland's Leading Wedding Hair and Makeup Collective, we have had the pleasure of working alongside numerous planners throughout the years, but teaming up with Mandy from Hummingbird Events & Design for their destination wedding here in Ireland was absolutely incredible!! Mandy's organisational skills, attention to detail, and friendly, warm communication made the entire process stress-free for us as the wedding hair & makeup team and for the lovely couple who traveled all the way from America for their destination wedding in Ireland. Even the small things, like joining the consultation call with both myself and the bride, showed Mandy's genuine desire to be there for every part of the bride's journey (It's these kinds of details that you really notice when you've been doing this job for a while) Mandy's ability to connect with the couple as if they were old friends was so lovely and it created a feeling of calm and positivity for everyone involved, including the suppliers, all thanks to Mandy! Using the word 'Wow' to describe the fantastic work accomplished by Mandy and her team is an understatement. Their ability to capture each couple's vision with such creativity and attention to detail was just incredible! When I shared some small design details online, my audience was in Aw!! Their work was nothing short of perfection from both a personal and business perspective. It's quite astonishing really to consider the level of experience, talent, care, organisation, and commitment required to pull off such an incredible wedding all the way from America. Yet, Mandy and her team made it seem effortless. I wholeheartedly recommend Mandy to any couple looking for a UBER talented, luxury Destination wedding planner who genuinely cares about making your day everything you have always dreamed of and more! Keira Smyth
 - Ireland’s Leading Wedding Hair and Makeup Collective

Fantastic experience: 10/10 recommend Mandy and her team. The planning process was super enjoyable and our day was perfect. Mandy is diligent, organized, and a pleasure to work with. Hopefully I don't plan another wedding in my lifetime but I would hire Mandy again in a heartbeat.

Fantastic experience: Mandy and her team are absolutely fabulous! We had the best time working with them. They made the experience so enjoyable and helped us make our vision come to life. If you are considering working with a wedding planner than you must work with Hummingbird Events & Design. We’ve referred them to other family members who have used them and they had the same amazing experience. They are true professionals and helped make our day truly memorable and full of love. I could go on forever about how great they are! 100/10 ❤️

Fantastic experience: Mandy and team were absolutely wonderful to work with throughout the entire process! She was thorough, thoughtful and the best person to have by my side at vendor meetings. She walked me through each step and created my dream wedding. She made my vision come to life better than my expectations! Would highly recommend Mandy!!!

Fantastic experience: Hiring Mandy & the hummingbird team to help with our Ireland destination wedding was the easiest and best decision we made. She not only was able to help us establish our vision for our ideal wedding, but she delivered an stress-free and on-schedule wedding weekend with professionalism and poise. She guided us through every decision and we were able to fully enjoy all our wedding events knowing that everything was under control and entrusted her to make decisions on our behalf knowing that she always had our best interest in mind. She ran a thorough rehearsal, made sure our welcome party was set up, arrived early during getting ready on the wedding day making sure all our wedding parties dresses/suits were steamed, helped coral our families and wedding party, kept vendors on schedule, made sure we always had drinks, and probably more than we even know! We walked into our wedding breakfast and our centerpieces from the wedding were on the tables.. to this day I don’t know how they got there but I know Mandy made it happen! If you’re looking for a wedding planner that will support you on your vision and make the wedding planning process fun and enjoyable- look no further than Mandy & HummingBird!

Fantastic experience: We had the most incredible experience with Mandy! From start to finish, she made sure our wedding day was truly all about us and beyond special. Her attention to detail, creativity, and genuine care turned our vision into a reality. We couldn't have done it without her. Thank you for making our day better than we could have thought possible. Thank you so much Mandy and team! ❤️

Fantastic experience: Mandy was our Wedding Fairy Godmother. Let me just start by saying I am a perfectionist . A perfectionist who had a clear vision and sky high expectations for our wedding . In the weeks leading up to the wedding I had numerous talks with myself about how I needed to relax my expectations and how no one but me would notice any little things anyway. I had NOTHING to worry about and it was all because of MANDY, and the team at Hummingbird. I didn’t think it was possible but our wedding EXCEEDED even my high expectations. Blew them away. Both my husband and I agree it was the greatest, most special and most fun night of our lives and a large part of that is owed to Mandy. We interviewed a few wedding planners , but from the moment we spoke with Mandy we knew she was the right person for us. She understood the vision from our first planning meeting. She handled our expedited timeline, of less than six months from hiring to wedding date, with professional grace and efficiency. Her project management skills are unparalleled, she always kept us on track on our timeline. Always asking the right questions to figure out what we really wanted. She’s incredibly organized and on top of everything. She is a true pleasure to work with. After all her years in the industry she knows everyone! She put together a dream team of vendors ( after giving us many options to choose from and explaining the pros and cons of everything) . This woman is a total boss. During the tasting and the rehearsal, she corralled our sometimes spirited group and made sure everyone stayed on task and set us up for success on the Wedding Day. Our parents loved her and couldn’t stop singing her praises. On the wedding day she was on top of everything and made sure we were on time the whole day. She even found a matching tuxedo jacket when one of the groomsmen didn’t have one. She is a coordinating, logistical wizard organizing all the various vendors so that everything went off without a hitch on the wedding day. It was amazing with all the moving parts there was not one slip-up, but it was a truly perfect day. We are so grateful that we had Mandy to lead us on this journey to greatest day of our lives. Thank you Mandy for everything!

Fantastic experience: I was a contractor for hummingbird bridal on a wedding in Provincetown. Their professionalism and communication made for a seamless operation. I’d love to work with them again. Thanks so much!

Fantastic experience: Quite literally the best of the best. Mandy and her team can make your dreams come true. If you are getting married you MUST use them. All wedding days have issues, and they will make sure you are never the wiser.

Fantastic experience: Mandy and her team are masters of their craft. I could not recommend them more - she made wedding planning actually FUN for my husband and I throughout the entire process, ensuring that we never once felt overwhelmed. She listened to all our crazy ideas and made our entire vision come to life flawlessly. We had the absolute best time and were actually able to enjoy ourselves because she executed our day to perfection. If you're on the fence about hiring a wedding planner - DO IT. This is the best money we spent on our wedding and I'd do it again in a heartbeat!

Fantastic experience: Mandy is the absolute best wedding planner ever. She is so on top of things and fun to work with. She really gets to know you and your partner to make the most unique wedding possible. She is so creative and brings all of her knowledge in to make a phenomenal wedding. When speaking with all of our vendors, they constantly raved about how amazing she is- that she was very on top of everything, gave them all of the information they needed, and worked well with them. She also has such an extensive fund of knowledge since being in the wedding industry- she knows when things need to be done and has many recommendations for vendors to use for each aspect. She also came to all of the meetings and made sure that we asked the important questions when choosing vendors. She has a timeline to follow and great online tools to help with all aspects of the wedding. She is incredibly responsive- i could text her at any time and email her and she always got back to me right away. She is also just SO FUN!!! She makes planning a wedding exciting and fun, even amongst all of the stress of it. On wedding day, she was calm and remained very on top of things- she and her team had anything we needed at all points, including safety pins for last minute bridesmaids dress alterations and bandaids when I cut my arm! She helped me to make all of my wedding dreams come true!!! We had the most perfect wedding and so much of that is owed to Mandy. Everything went perfectly, including our epic arrival by boat!! I owe so much to Mandy and if you want an EPIC wedding, go with Hummingbird Bridal & Events!!

Fantastic experience: Mandy is the kindest, most efficient, boss wedding planner I have ever met. I have worked with Mandy in various capacities many time and her drive and attention to detail is unparalleled. It is an honor to work with someone so fabulous!! xoxo

Fantastic experience: Mandy and her team are absolutely the best in the business, and I am so grateful that we were fortunate enough to have Mandy plan our wedding. On top of being one of the nicest people you'll ever meet, Mandy is the utmost professional, the wedding therapist I didn't know I'd need, exceptionally innovative and creative, honest and transparent, and a perfectionist when it comes to the details. I loved the planning process, but I had a really hard time articulating vague ideas into specific wishes. Mandy brought everything to life in the most beautiful way. Her personal relationships with the best vendors ensured that our vendor team was outstanding. We simply could not have asked for a more perfect and beautiful day. It was important to me that our guest experience was personalized and thoughtful, and Mandy prioritized this from the outset. It came to life in the very best of ways, and our guests are still reliving every detail even one month later! Our wedding day was totally stress free, because every single detail had been attended to and was being overseen by Mandy. I could not have imagined being more relaxed on my wedding day! We will forever hold our wedding day, our garden party, as the best day in our lives to date. If you have the chance to work with Mandy in planning your wedding or event, take every advantage of it! It'll turn out to be the best decision ever.

Fantastic experience: Having worked in the private event scene for over 10 years, I can say with the utmost confidence that Mandy and her team at Hummingbird Bridal are among the best in the business when it comes to event planning. Any wedding for which I have the pleasure of working with Hummingbird on is guaranteed to be successful and I can always count on Mandy to be organized down to the finest details and that makes my job as a vendor simple and efficient, and more importantly, it makes the couples day stress free so they can enjoy the most important day with their friends and family.

Fantastic experience: Mandy @ Hummingbird is a true professional with great, positive energy, and an impeccable eye for details and styling. As a photographer, I work with many different people in this industry and can honestly say she’s one of the best. Highly recommended!

Fantastic experience: I cannot thank Mandy enough for the incredible job she did planning our wedding. It was an absolute joy working with her. She is professional, exceedingly detail oriented, but also is personable, energetic and warm. She has fantastic connections with photographers, caterers, florists, etc. She planned and executed our dream wedding in 7 wks. She’s is nothing short of amazing. Thank you Mandy!!

Fantastic experience: I'm one of the partners of La Bonne Maison catering and I write to recommend Hummingbird Bridal & Events. We're excited anytime we receive an inquiry from Mandy on behalf of her clients, as we know the event will be spectacular. Not only do Mandy and her team design unique, out of the box, FUN and absolutely gorgeous events, but they are also highly professional. We find Hummingbird's attention to detail and customer service to be impeccable. Additionally we greatly appreciate and admire the support and teamwork they provide to all of the vendors they work with.

Fantastic experience: Mandy is a rockstar! She is sweet as pie, but gets the job done. She has an eye for detail and her creativity is innovative and beautiful. You are in the hands of an expert when you work with her. I'd highly recommend her for your comprehensive wedding planning needs.

Fantastic experience: I attended a Hummingbird Bridal event - from a guest perspective, everything was super fun and looked gorgeous - one of my favorite things about their wedding is that it really reflected their unique personalities with little touches that set it apart. My good friend (the bride) spoke highly of hummingbird and I ended up having Mandy help me with a work event. The caterer she recommended was (1) delicious and (2) within my budget. Everything for the event went off without a hitch - the boss was thrilled and so was I! Mandy was communicative, organized, and everything went as planned. I will definitely do business with her again.

Fantastic experience: I can not say enough wonderful things about Mandy and Hummingbird Events! Her love of the process and attention to detail is inspiring! The Hummingbird Staff are creative, caring and calm. What a happy day!

Negative experience: Hiring Mandy on as my wedding planner was legitimately the worst, most costly decision I have made in my entire life. The following account is my experience with Hummingbird Bridal. The actual day of my wedding there were various issues that went wrong. Mandy didn't memorize the items of my menu, which resulted in food being wrongly served at different parts of the night and also one of my two specialty cocktails not being made at all initially. At the end of the night, none of my to-go food was packaged as was previously requested. My $600 wedding cake was thrown into the fridge and my kitchen was left a mess. While this is more so the fault of the catering company, I certainly feel there was a lack of supervision with Mandy as my event coordinator. Gigantic, open bags of trash were left scattered across my property (in the middle of the woods where animals could have easily torn things apart). This is just a few of the many issues we encountered. Regarding my budget- what was most frustrating is that all along the way I sent constant reminders: "as long as it's within my budget" and "my budget should be okay with this, correct?" Not once did Mandy indicate 1) I would go over my budget at all 2) how much I would go over. Even when I spoke with Mandy after the wedding and confronted her about the budget overage, she continued to claim that every decision was "in budget". The week leading up to the wedding I was slammed with invoice after invoice. At this point it was already too late to make any sort of changes. Mandy sent me an email the night before my wedding telling me there was an extra $250 charge from my catering company for ice since it will be a hot day and an extra fryer. At this point my wedding menu has been finalized for over a month now and, further, it is expected to be 80 degrees on my wedding day (a very pleasant day for July). Why am I receiving a charge like this less than 24 hours before my wedding? I told her I did not agree with the charge. The next day, Mandy approached my mom with a $100 receipt for ice and told her it needed to be paid. Extremely frustrating. Altogether, at the end of this whole experience, what I regret the most was how much I trusted Mandy. I trusted her with years of saved money and with the most special day of my young adult life. After reading the positive reviews I assured myself, "it looks like she's great at what she does! Other people mentioned having a budget very similar to mine. Surely I will not be some random fluke that ends up having a negative experience." But I was. And in a very major way. Mandy did not consider my budget at all evidenced by the $10K I went over (in an email she claimed I went over by a little more than only $8K..that is not the case as I am the one reviewing and paying my CC bill). Mandy only cares about working with her pool of vendors and not about her client's budget. In fact, when I brought up to Mandy that I was considering working with a family friend's florist company, Mandy replied about her florist: "I will note that Julie's pricing is the most reasonable of the florists that I work with (in terms of highest quality and lowest cost.)" I ended up choosing my family friend and my flowers were STUNNING and over $1,000 less than what Mandy's florist quoted me at. Mandy did not branch out to find vendors that were in my budget and her lack of oversight the day of my wedding resulted in deep regret hiring her. Take your $6,000 to someone that actually cares about their clients!