The Wedding Authority

Dawn with The Wedding Authority was with us from the beginning til the end. Extremely positive and organized. Wonderful experience that led to a stress free day. Can't say enough about her.

The Wedding Authority was the first place we looked at for our wedding planning and venue. We loved the Lightner Museum, and were very impressed with the services they offered, and all of the information Carla and Bill provided. We were ready to sign a contract right away, but thought we should explore some other options. No one compared to them. We knew exactly were we wanted to be married. Dawn was our wedding planner, and she is absolutely wonderful. We live in Orlando, so most of our contact was via phone and email. Dawn was there with us every step of the way. She was always very prompt in getting back to me whenever I had any questions. She really put me at ease. She gave me wonderful recommendations on different vendors to use for cake, flowers, photographer, etc. On my wedding day, she convinced me everything was ready to go and the reception hall looked beautiful. She did an amazing job! I didn't have to worry about anything! She gave me notice before the parent dances, when our dinner was ready, when it was time to cut the cake, etc. She had everything ready to go and the whole evening went so smoothly! I received many compliments on what a good job she did. I am very grateful to Dawn and all of the Wedding Authority for making this a wonderful experience and giving me a perfect wedding! Nothing went wrong! It was the best day of my life and I will be forever grateful to them!

My sister used the Wedding Authority to plan her wedding. She lives in Boston and I am here locally, so I was the main person to meet with Dawn and go over details for the wedding. Dawn and the whole team were so great to work with. Very professional, organized, enthusiastic, etc. I was married a few years ago and wish that my wedding planner was as fabulous as Dawn. She had every last detail covered. She helped my sister set up appointments with vendors when she came into town, picked up wedding favor samples, took care of all vendor contracts and worked with the reception banquet manager. She responded to emails and all phone calls/questions quickly. Dawn was truly a joy to work with and made my sister's day so special. She was with us every step of the way from the first day we chose the Wedding Authority until the end of the reception. Our parents were so impressed with Dawn at the reception - she made sure all the guests were where they should be, the wedding party was around at key times and the parents/grandparents were there for all the 'big' moments (first dance, cake cutting, etc). We grew attached to Dawn too - she's such a fabulous person. Anyone would be lucky to have her plan their wedding! I can't say enough about our experience with the Wedding Authority!

Rev Bill Young officiated our beach ceremony for us. He was so kind and really listened to what we wanted in our ceremony. Thank you for helping to make our ceremony so meaningful and beautiful!

All the staff at The Wedding Authority are delightful. Barbara was our actual planner. She was great! Always on top of things. She knew the boundaries of our venue and was upfront about them. There were no empty promises. The day of our wedding, she handled all of the small glitches- most of whom I didn't even know occured until after the wedding. Having a planner really made things less stressful. I would certainly recommend The Wedding Authority.

I am so happy that I picked the Lightner Museum to have my wedding. Carla and Barbara with The Wedding Authority took my vision and made it a reality. This company provided all seating, table cloths, did all of the set up, handle centerpieces and decorating the entire venue (reception and ceremony), coordinated the entre ceremony and really assisted in making my dream come true. Reverend Bill Young was the officiant who married us and he was so personal and endearing. The value for the services I received was definitely amazing. I would recommend anyone to them because they were beyond words wonderful. Thank you to the team for making my day so special!

THEY MADE EVERYTHING WORK PERFECTLY!!!!!! I hired them because I'm a student and completely unable to plan the wedding. I got the unlimited package and they really did handle everything. I told her what I wanted and she made everything possible. She was very mindful of who I was and what I wanted my wedding to look like. I love that she had an opinion without stepping on toes. I am so happy that I hired them. This day would not have happened without them!

The Wedding Authority was great! I would highly recommend them especially Bill Young as an officiant. We got so many compliments about Bill's ceremony. It was spiritual and beautiful.

These people do it all! They really made my day perfect and hassle free. I would recommend the Wedding Authority to anyone getting married in St. Augustine.

Carla was great. We chose to go with a venue not owned by them and they were so great about it. She really worked with us to make sure what was going to happen and. I would highly suggest to get a planner for the day of your wedding because there is just SO much to do. Carla got it all done and kept my venue on time with everything. She was wonderful and Reverend Bill Young was great. He was one of the great compliments that everyone gave us about the wedding his service was definitely above and beyond and he was so personal without getting all up in our business. I would highly suggest them to anyone getting married in St. Augustine whether or not you use their great properties.

On November 6 our daughter Jackie and now son in law Mike, got married in the Courtyard of the Lightner Museum and I cannot rave enough about the professionalism of the Wedding Authority team (Carla, Bill, and Barbara). We started working with them a year prior to the event and they were very flexible with the choices we made for the photographer Addison Fitzgerald (Matthew and Veronica), our Cake Designer Jesse Tryon (Creative Cakes by Jesse), who drove all the way from Orlando to complete one of the most beautiful cakes we have seen, our DJ Joe Firrantello, Publix Apron's Events in Jacksonville for the flowers, and Tracy from A1A Ale Works who also own the Sala Menendez Room and did a WONDERFUL job with catering our reception. Everyone who attended the event is still talking about it! Reverend Bill Young was so kind and warm and all felt blessed with his words. We never expected to leave all decisions to be made by our wedding coordinators, they did what we expected of them recommend, coordinate, and make sure that everything looked exactly the way we wanted until the end. They are the best!

They were helpful and prompt about timing for the ceremony and music during the ceremony. Carla was compassionate towards me when I was ill before getting married. She was a great facilitator and kept everyone on task. I would recommend Carla as a wedding planner and my advise is to meet with her as much as you can to plan out what you want.

My wife and I were a little hesitant to pick a planner/location so far from home but Dawn and co. handled everything with great professionalism. By the day of the wedding every detail had been taken care of and the ceremony/reception went off without a hitch! I would definitely recommend their services to anyone :)

Wonderful to work with. Made our ceremony great!