Barbara's Brides

Barbara is truly amazing! From the second I spoke with her on the phone she put my mind at ease. Being a bride planning an out-of-state wedding I felt an extra layer of stress because I couldn't be there for everything, with Barbara as my wedding planner, I didn't feel stressed at all! I had complete confidence in her. She handled everything from arranging vendor appointments when I came to town to handling every detail on the day of my wedding. She is incredibly knowledgeable about vendors and was even able to save me some money! Barbara is so easy and fun to work with, I can truly say I had the best wedding planner ever! Barbara gave me my perfect wedding! Barbara I cannot say thank you enough. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!

My daughter and I used Barbara's Brides for coordinating the rehearsal and the wedding day but, she did so much more. She truly took the reigns so I could relax and enjoy one of the most important events in my life. She was incredibly helpful and experienced. She was able to confirm with all of our vendors, create a schedule and timeline. She was available also for consulting on many of the things that come up including etiquette, timing and vendor recommendations . She was a wonderful buffer when my daughter and I differed in opinion. I would highly recommend her. Nancy Balzer

My mother hired Barbara for the day of the wedding and it was the best money that we spent on the entire wedding. We did not have a worry in the world and everything went flawlessly. She took care of everything, made sure all vendors were where they should be, and handled any issue tht came up. IT was incredibly enjoyable knowing that she would handle everything flawlessly. I would highly recommend using her services.

Barbara was a wedding day coordinator for my daughter's wedding. She also was an advisor throughout the planning process. Her recommendations were fantastic! The wedding was flawless and she is the reason! The peace of mind she gave me on this most important day was priceless! I thoroughly enjoyed the whole evening and never felt stressed! I can't say that about her sister"s wedding three years ago! Do not hesitate to make this choice if you are planning an Austin wedding! She"s a pro!

We hired Barbara a year before my daughters wedding because my daughter was out of state, I was living in Houston and the wedding was in Austin we felt we needed to start planning early. At first we all were not on the same page but because of my daughter flying schedule it was difficult to meet with vendors. After discussing these issues we all got on the "same page". We soon realized we did make the correct choice and as things started to come together as they should, we realized we had the best in Barbara. Days prior to the rehearsal, wedding and reception, she handled the entire wedding party, selection of the band and directed us to the best vendors. As mother of the bride, I thought I would be so busy until the last minute but that was not the case. Barbara took over and all I had to do is relax and show up. The wedding was so beautiful and everything went so on schedule and perfect. I would strongly recommend Barbara for any wedding function. She was the best!

Barbara is wonderful. She helped with our wedding at the Driskill, and she took control the day of the wedding. It was exactly what my husband and I needed to guide us through the day without having to worry about any issues. She is also an expert planner for weddings at the Driskill- they work with her alot and treat her great- which, in turn, means you are treated great also! She also helped coordinate our vendors the weeks before the wedding, which took a big load off of me for planning. Barbara has great relationships with other vendors, so she will only send you to the best. I would highly recommend Barbara for any bride who wants to enjoy her wedding and doesn't want to worry about details on the wedding weekend!

I contacted Barbara last minute after a different planner cancelled on me just hours before our meeting. I needed help planning a very quick wedding and was on a tight work schedule. Barbara answered her phone at 5:30pm and agreed to meet me the next day EVENTHOUGH it was her son's birthday (and St. Patrick's Day). This same kind of dedication continued throughout the wedding planning process. They say all things are possible with God. Dare I say that all things are possible with Barbara. She went above and beyond all expectations I had for her. Everything from huge details (rehearsal dinner) down to the tiniest (ordering extra flowers for hair, etc) were covered with ease. Thank you, THANK you, THANK YOU Barbara for making my wedding the most perfect day ever. I am deeply thankful for all of your hard work, compassion, leadership, and for always having my back.

Barbara coordinated my wedding in June in the Austin area. It was the most perfect day and the wedding functioned like clockwork. Barbara did an amazing job of making sure all of my vendors were there at the appropriate time, ensuring that everything was set up exactly the way we had planned, coordinating the ceremony down to the minute, and making me feel very comfortable and taken care of. Barbara is highly organized, efficient and extremely easy to work with. I was so impressed by her taste, her extensive knowledge of all-things-weddings and her vendor connections in and around Austin. Not only did she help me select the perfect vendors for my wedding, but because she already had a great working relationship with them, they all treated me like a VIP. Not only that, but Barbara is very accessible. There were several times when I called her at odd hours with a "dire" wedding question. She was always available and ready with an answer. My wedding would not have come off so well if it had not been for Barbara! She made me and my mom's life so incredibly easy. The wedding planning was smooth sailing and just plain fun with Barbara. I highly, highly recommend her!

After reading all of Barbara's reviews I am bit baffled by them because my experience with Barbara was completely different. I just recently got married in May and Barabara was our coordinator. I hired her half way through the wedding planning process because I was becoming a bit overwhelmed with all of the little details. Barabara was a great sounding board for me and answered all of my emails very promptly. Although I came up with many of the ideas for my wedding myself, I was not surprised with this because I had purchased the lowest package from Barabara so this is what I expected. She did help me by okaying a idea or nixing it which helped narrow down a lot of things. By far though I can say the money I spent on Barabara was the best money I ever spent on the wedding, just for during the week of and the actual day of the wedding. Things went extremely smooth during that time and I know it is because of Barabara. I will say this for all of you brides out there. If you are looking for a super sweet and cheery coordinator who is all love and kisses Barabara isn't your person. She is a no-nonsense get the job done type of person who might piss some people off in the process. She has been doing this a long time and knows what it takes to get the job done right. But bottom line she looks out for the bride and groom's interest FIRST. No one elses, which in my opinion is what I paid for. The day of the wedding she was there every step of the way, coordinating all the vendors, making a rain plan, and making sure people were not sneaking in alcohol. She remembers all the small details like making sure the bride and groom eat to bringing me the last coconut mojito before they ran out. Every single person I talked to commented on how beautiful my wedding was and how they have never been to a wedding where not one thing went wrong. Little did they know some small things did go wrong but Barbara was quick to fix them. I was able to sit back and enjoy my wedding and not sweat all the small stuff. Barabara runs a tight ship and she doesn't mess around, but her ultimate goal is to make the bride happy and give her the dream wedding she so desires. I can tell you from the bottom of my heart she did that for Sonny and I and we are super grateful!! If you want someone who will get the job done right hire Barabara. You will not be sorry or stressed the day of. Trust me!

My daughter's wedding was last week-end. I was so lucky that I chose Barbara Hearne with Barbara's Brides. When I hired Barbara, I had already gotten all of the vendors for the wedding but realized that I needed someone to help with the last details and the wedding day. My biggest challenge was the venue and the difficult to work with proprietor. I was not a match for her and did not want to be, but Barbara knew how to work with this difficult person and her staff in a very dignified but assertive way. She wanted my daughter's wedding to be exactly what we wanted and she told me, in advance, that she would make it happen. She did just that! I knew that I could trust what she said the moment I met her and Barbara was the best investment that I made toward making my daughter's wedding day perfect. She was always a step ahead. I never had to go and find her and if I needed something, it was already done. She worked well with the caterer, photographer, the band and florist. We all loved working with Barbara and I would highly recommend her to anyone, She is a fabulous wedding event coordinator and a Fantastic person. Dianne

If you need help with any aspect of your wedding, Barbara is the coordinator for you. She was instrumental in making sure my husband and I had an amazing wedding experience.Barbar knows and has a great relationship with so many great vendors in Austin that you can rest assured there will be no drama at your wedding. She was able to help us blend my small town East Texas Southern Baptist upbringing with my husband's Middle Eastern Muslim expectations. The funny thing is, we had the most fun wedding. Barbara did a great job of helping us incorporate things from both of our cultures in such a way that all of our guests felt welcome and had a great time.It has been a few weeks since I got married and I still look back on that day with such a happy heart because it was one, if not the, happiest days of my life. And, the only way the wedding was such a hit was due to Barbara.If you are considereing hiring Barbara as a coordinator, I highly recommend you contact her so that you can have a chance to work with one of the best in the business.

I got married in February at Lakeway Resort in Austin and Barbara was my fantastic wedding coordinator! I live 3.5 hours from Austin so it was extremely important that I find someone that I could trust to help plan my wedding. From the moment I met Barbara I knew I could trust that she would make my wedding gorgeous! Thanks to Barbara my wedding was absolutely stunning! She brought my vision to life and made sure every little detail was perfect. She made the entire weekend (and planning process) completely stress-free. I was able to relax and actually ENJOY the day (which is how it should be for every bride)! I cannot say enough great things about Barabara. I highly reccomend her!!!!

Barbara was a fantastic coordinator! She is well connected in the industry in Austin, which made finding vendors and a venue extremely easy. It also helped me get a few discounts. She kept my budget in mind and helped me get the best bang for my buck. She is extremely organized and helped my wedding day run smoothly so that I wasn't stressed about anything. My wedding was beautiful and I have had gotten so many compliments not only on the flowers, venue and food, but also on how smoothly everything went and how comfortable everyone felt. I had a blast and I have Barbara to thank. I highly recommend her!

Barbara is amazing!She made my wedding perfect. My groom and I had alot of crazy ideas from kilts to BBQ and she made it work amazingly. The night was beautiful and without any problems or difficulties (or if there was she never let me find out). She is very experienced and has the wisdom of hundreds of weddings to make yours unique and special. She was able to make a my dream wedding occur despite me living in Ohio and the groom living in Kansas and both of us in the military working long days. She also saved us thousands of dollars by knowing the right vendors that met our needs. I would recomend Barbara to any bride looking for a piece of mind and an angel to look over her wedding.

From the moment that you meet Barbara, you know she is a professional that understands her job. She listened attentively to our vision and ideas and helped make it happen. We could not have been more pleased. It was a joyous, happy occasion that we could all enjoy because Barbara was there taking care of the details. What a blessing it was to have Barbara as the wedding coordinator for our daughter’s wedding.

We found the perfect wedding coordinator. She can handle anything thrown her way. My daughters wedding was everything she wanted and more. Can't thank her enough. You cannot go wrong using Barbara to help in your wedding planning and executing those plans to run smoothly.

It's one thing to keep the bride happy during this hectic time, but with almost every wedding, there's also a Mother of the Bride in the background who's sweating all of the details, watching the money flow, and making sure everyone and everything is covered. With my daughter's recent wedding, we hired Barbara's Bride's to help with the last 4 weeks of work before wedding weekend. My daughter and I had had great fun in making decisions, hiring vendors, putting together almost everything that was needed, and planning all the pretty things to make the day special. But now it was time to have help to implement all of that work. Kristi Treadwell served our coordinator and did a magnificent job to make the rehearsal and wedding day come off just as we had wanted. She and Barbara made sure we covered all of the details of planning during the last few weeks and allowed me the luxury on wedding day to attend to my guests and, most especially, to myself and my daughter. I was able to enjoy the wedding ceremony and reception & dinner knowing that I had someone who was putting the same level of care and consideration into every decision that I would. I can't say enough good things about their hard work and dedication. And Barbara and Kristi are able to make it all come together beautifully. . . with lovely smiles on their faces.

I can’t say enough about Barbara Hearne. I was initially concerned that we didn’t hire her as a full time consultant due to our schedules, but we made it work with our budget and did what needed to be done without a full time consultant. Barbara was always available for Q&A via phone and email, even for those tough family “what do I say/do with X” questions. The week of the wedding I was thrilled when she took over the many vendors, me, etc. Barbara stepped up in numerous, numerous ways but I am most thankful in the way she handled our four year old son. She made sure he had food and was taken care of when my friends and family were busy enjoying themselves. Barbara’s second (could have been first) success for us was the way she organized our vendors (florist, photographer, baker, etc.) I never had to worry about a thing!!! And, she handled my family when I couldn’t or simply didn’t want to!!! I was able to turn to Barbara and she just took control. Thank you Barbara! You made my day mine!

I just want to express how happy I am my husband Chad found Barbara! When he started researching day-of wedding coordinators I tried to convince him that I would be okay without help because I didn’t want him to spend the money. But with work and finals coming up at school, he saw how stressful it was becoming for me to plan the final details. It was beginning to feel like a chore, instead of a fun and special experience. When my mother-in-law and I first met Barbara, we immediately knew that everything was going to run smoothly and that our lives were about to get easier. Barbara was so confident and organized! I am the type of person that cannot make decisions on my own, and she was always willing to give me suggestions when needed. Barbara helped us pull together the final details and look of the wedding. When I had a question she always answered the phone, and if I emailed, she always replied immediately no matter what time it was. Sometimes we wondered if Barbara even slept! The day of the wedding, I had so much anxiety. But when Barbara got there, suddenly I was calm and at ease. Just knowing that she were there was comforting enough to allow me to enjoy my wedding day. I knew everything was going to be perfect! One thing that sticks in my mind is during the reception when Barbara came to my feet’s rescue and told me to put my flip flops on. I said not yet because I wanted to be able to have my gorgeous heels on for the garter toss pictures. She looked at me and told me to trust her, and I did. Next thing you know I was the happiest bride ever and dancing the night away! She even remembered to put my heels back on for the bouquet and garter toss! Such a tiny detail, but it meant so much to me. She was like my angel! I’ve been in other people’s weddings, and Barbara truly is the best coordinator out there. I can’t imagine anyone doing a better job than she did. She helped us have our dream wedding, and we thank her from the bottom of our hearts!Elisa and Chad

Barbara Hearne of Barbara's Brides is truly a dream to work with in planning a wedding. This is the second wedding she has coordinated for our family. Both weddings, entirely different venues, were marvelously and beautifully done and so much fun. Barbara's goal is to make this the Best Day that any bride and groom can imagine; and to orchestrate and navigate all those "details, plans, questions, concerns, complications, arrangements" to a happy, successful wedding day harbor for the bride's parents as well. What a treasure she is! Barbara genuinely cares about her brides and their parents; is creative, is a wonderful source for unique ideas, and works with great vendors. Every venue representative and vendor that has been associated with our two family weddings has express to us that it is a pleasure to work with Barbara Hearne. That is a formula for a successful wedding event---your wedding coordinator and your wedding vendors all pleasantly and cooperatively working to make your special day wonderful.