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Kate Geisen

Alaina at Root and Gather is one of those special people in the world that I met and just instantly knew, she got me. She made me feel comfortable every step of the way when I was stepping so far outside my comfort zone by having a wedding and being the center of attention. She took the time to learn about us a couple and really took what she learned and incorporated those little details into our wedding. She planned a beautiful weekend for us and it truly was perfect, I imagine when people decide to work with a wedding planner she is the person they are dreaming of finding. We never felt like we were just another client, she made us feel like we were her only clients and everything we said mattered, big or small. I know that she in fact had other clients and was planning other weddings but she has this ability to make you feel like you are her top priority.

We found Alaina after we had already booked a few vendors (photographer, venue, and florist) but she found us so many additional vendors and created a fantastic team. From the start I told her, there are some things I really cared about and other things I hoped could just happen and the details didn’t matter. She understood the assignment and made sure my crafts were included, giving me different options for ways to incorporate them, and that I was very involved in the flowers, even arranging a visit to the farm they were growing at! Then she took the reins and seemed to just take care of the rest, asking my opinion when it was necessary but otherwise confidently making decisions on our behalf.

She is extremely professional and made sure every box was checked (and double checked) along the way while also being so kind, caring, and attentive to our feelings and requests. Her monthly updates and timeline/checklist made the whole process easy from start to finish. As our big day approached friends said, “you must be so stressed, how are you managing?” and the honest answer was, “my biggest concern is what color to paint my nails because Alaina is handling everything else”. I feel so lucky looking back and knowing that was how great her and her team were to work with. I can’t imagine it’s easy to make a bride feel that way the week before her wedding but Alaina has an amazing ability to bring calmness to any situation while working so hard behind the scenes. If we did anything that stressed her out or mother nature did, looking at you gloomy sky and threatening hail, we never knew it. She had a plan A, B, and C, just in case, and made sure everything ran seamlessly. Through this process we had a perfect weekend and gained a genuine friend in Alaina. I cannot recommend working with her enough!

Kristen Ferries

Alaina is excellent. Her attention to detail, flexibility, and experience are top-notch. She walked this neurotic bride through the planning process step-by-step, helping me manage budget, relationships with vendors, and all the little and big decisions along the way. The best part was that I enjoyed every single second of my wedding weekend. My husband and family were so grateful that Alaina was available to answer any questions and handle any minor issues, and I knew Alaina was amazing because I didn't have a single question or minor issue the entire weekend! I truly got to experience and enjoy every moment of my big day, knowing that Alaina had thought of and handled any potential issues and was there to manage any last-minute details. Alaina is also incredibly sweet and professional. Her presence at my intimate wedding was lovely and so, so welcome. I highly recommend Alaina. If you're going to spend money on a wedding, I promise it's worth it to hire a professional like Alaina who can make sure that money is well-spent. I hope I can hire Alaina again someday for an event like a family reunion.

Catherine Spann

After going through a two-year long process of wedding planning that included 2 cancellations from COVID + wildfires, I’m sure of two things: 1) you need a wedding planner and 2) you need to use Root + Gather. Alaina was my planner and I honestly felt lucky to be a chosen client. After it was all said and done, I felt like I should be paying her more. My close friends and family could not stop talking about the amazing job she did on the day of the wedding.

Apart from her knowledge of the wedding industry, her design taste, and connections to amazing vendors, Alaina’s ability to listen to me and understand what we wanted was incredible. Her communication is outstanding and I felt so at ease throughout the entire process knowing she was in charge. She is in a league of her own.

We were in the middle of planning a wedding for July 2020 when we had to cancel because of COVID. Alaina helped us plan for a smaller ceremony with just our families a few months later. After that was canceled due to wildfires, we weren’t sure if we would even have a wedding. When I reached out to her 6 months later in March of 2021, she made room in her schedule to plan our wedding even though she had a full summer of weddings ahead of her. I am so thankful that she stuck with us.

Weddings are expensive and you may be tempted to think that you do not need a planner. You do. And I highly recommend you choose Root + Gather. I can’t express enough just how happy I am that I got to work with Alaina.

Beth Bock

We were so fortunate to have discovered Root + Gather at the beginning of our wedding planning process in late February. We instantly loved their style, and Alaina was so responsive from the start. She took the time to get to know Tim and I, our goals for our wedding (even when we weren't sure what those were), and guided us through our budgeting process flawlessly. And then the world turned upside down with COVID - we were fortunate enough to have our date be in late September in that we could make a decision on if we would postpone - and fortunately for all of us, we did not. But there were SO many unchartered waters to navigate - reducing guest count drastically, ensuring those that could join us felt safe, and making the evening feel as special as we had originally planned. The weekend exceeded our expectations thanks to Alaina and her team - she recommended (or found) amazing vendors for us to work with, kept in close contact, and was so, so responsive to my millions of questions every week. I can't recommend Alaina, and Root + Gather, enough. Thank you for the BEST wedding!

Gregory LaPorta

I'll start this review off with a simple statement: If you are getting married and you're not sure A) if you need a planner in the first place, and B) who you should be working with....The answers are A) yes, you need one and B) absolutely, 100% , without question...root + gather.

I don't even know where to begin. root + gather was truly a blessing and we wouldn't have been able to execute our wedding without them. That's not an exaggeration either! This year threw numerous curveballs at anyone trying to have a wedding. But about 5 days before our wedding, a wildfire in Boulder County put our venue in an evacuation zone. We almost gave up, but Madison (HIGHLY, HIGHLY SUGGEST) came to the rescue in so many ways. Within 2 days, she had essentially re-imagined, re-planned and perfectly executed an entirely new wedding at a brand new venue.

Madison was there with us every step of the way. She listened to our concerns regarding how to properly have a covid-friendly wedding, she adjusted (and then re-adjusted, and re-adjusted) our plans as local/state regulations changed, and was honestly just an amazing (and supportive) confidant through all of it. We consider Madison a friend at this point - and we're lucky to have her in our corner. Seriously - she's the best.

From start to end, Alaina (founder/owner - and also amazing) will help you understand their process, match you with a perfect planner and then be there for you when you need them the most. We were blown away with their professionalism, response times, industry knowledge, and so on. And Madison was/is a fan favorite with our families, who were also stunned by how quickly she triaged the situation when we had to move venues. There's not a single thing we would change about our experience with root + gather.

Seriously - look no further. You need to work with a planner, and you should be working with these guys. We loved being paired with Madison, but I'm super confident that Alaina has put together an all-star team and any one of her planners would be amazing. We truly cannot suggest them enough.

Kimberly Mitiska

Choosing Root + Gather as our wedding planning team was one of the easiest decisions I made during my planning process. I’ve worked alongside the Root + Gather team as a wedding photographer myself many times. I have witnessed first-hand this team going above and beyond in every way shape and form. They put out so many fires behind the scenes on the day of that you as the bride will never know about. They help make everything perfect every step of the day. They think of so many little details that most people would never even think of but it makes the whole day so much better with their guidance. One of my very favorite parts of having them was that they packed up all of our belongings at the end of night and put them in our cars. How awesome is that! You definitely don’t want to worry about cleaning up instead of enjoying your last few hours with your guests trust me. Would highly recommend hiring this amazing company for your wedding day I promise you won’t regret it!!

Caitlin Middleton

Alaina was our planner for our Sept. 2019 wedding in Colorado and we don't just consider her our planner, she has truly become a friend. She is organized, kind, understanding, flexible, and straightforward. We could not have planned our wedding without her. We loved the a la carte services offered by r+g and we were able to pick and choose services based on what we needed. Her knowledge and working relationships with many local vendors was invaluable to designing our perfect day. We worked with Alaina for over a year and she was always responsive to our questions, no matter how big or small the details were. On our wedding day, Alaina managed everything so smoothly that we were able to put all of our focus to really being in the moment. All of our friends and families commented how wonderful she was. It can't be stressed enough that hiring r+g and getting to work with Alaina was some of the best money we decided to spend in our wedding planning process!

Suzanne Walker

Darcy from Root and Gather is a mini dynamo with a sweet demeanor and great determination. She helped a disparate group come together and plan a monumental celebration. She got us to decide on details and focus on specifics. She also set up tables, spread the tablecloths, organized the servers and bartenders, not to mention d.j. and photographers. She even went for more ice and champagne in the middle of the event! We could not have done it all without Darcy's help. I heartily recommend her and Root and Gather for any event you plan to host.
Thank you again.
Sincerely,
Suzanne W