If you are looking for an excellent, supportive and very professional wedding & event planner - contact Linda Marshall at Whistler Wedding Planners and Events. It will be fantastic to enjoy your special event with family and friends knowing that Linda is taking care of the details! Also, if you're planning a wedding or special event in Vancouver Linda can help you via West Coast Wishes.

I wasn't going to write a review, but I just got feedback from family ( three weeks after my wedding) that this planner was bad-mouthing my decisions behind my back and putting me down to my friends and family. She got into an argument with my maid of honour. Many things she promised would happen on my wedding day did not happen. During the planning stages, we met once. Then we continued to meet on the phone as she would only speak with me while driving, usually on her way to another wedding for about 4 minutes, despite the contract stating she would meet with me on a regular day during the planning stages. She kept saying she was so " busy with a wedding every week, which was why she would not make time to understand or listen to what we wanted regarding a vision. She constantly accused me of being anxious and worried, refusing to accept responsibility for how she was causing me anxiety by refusing to meet with me. She kept saying she was so " busy with other weddings," When we had our final meeting (number 2) I caught her a few times muttering nasty things under her breath. She constantly mispronounced my husband's name. She manipulated her way into being my flower and decorator, saying that she would cut us a deal and that it would end up less expensive. She complained about decorating things I requested because it was too much work and overcharged me for the decorations and flowers. When it came to the decorations and the vision for our day, she refused to have a sit down to meet with us to discuss what we wanted other than asking for some Pinterest pictures from one meeting we had at the beginning of the year. Hence, she did not follow through on what she promised for my vision. She said a sister vendor would cut us a deal on the flowers. The flowers were overpriced compared to the average price for a wedding. I could go on, but probably the easiest way to sum it up is that she is unprofessional, manipulative, and uninterested in the bride or groom's vision. She embarrassed me in emails with other vendors by minimizing my feelings and disrespecting my feelings. After working with this woman, I believe she is in this business to get as many weddings as possible within the season under her belt rather than taking the time to respect the bride and groom's vision. I believe this woman should retire. She loves to boast about how many years she has been doing this, but sometimes, too long in a field without feedback can lead to bad habits, complacency and, in this case, disrespect. It was a very disappointing experience. I am an older bride, so I was able to enjoy my family and friends and make the best of a day that this wedding planner passive-aggressively tried to ruin. This review warns younger brides that you do not want this lady to be your planner.

I think this planner needs better communication styles and a re- examination of the values of her approach.

Linda was absolutely amazing - she listened to the vision we had for the day and was so creative and helpful with all aspects and details of the wedding. Her pricing was perfect and everything she did was beautiful. I would recommend her to anybody we were very impressed! Thank you Linda!