I read up on coordination reviews and stumbled upon Jody Samala and Queen David. I also considered Kutchie Zaldarriaga and Christine Ong-Te—but their rates were not really within my range. I chanced upon Maya of Blushing Brides too and I found her to be really nice as well—actually, I thought I’d be getting her.
I was liaising with these coordinators by email to see how they would respond to me.
I narrowed down my list to two: Queen David and Blushing Brides. I scheduled Skype meetings with both of them in just one day.
I spoke to Maya first and I found her pretty organized. E liked her too. She answered all our questions sufficiently and given that it’s a first “meeting”, she readily gave her input on who to get, what to look out for, etc. I felt she could be a friend who would hold my hand through the whole thing. I’m such a cheeseball, I know.
Then, I spoke to Queen. Now, Queen couldn’t make Skype work. We ended up speaking on Viber. Our conversation was a little choppy too. (Hence I thought it will not work out.) Now, while talking to her, I can say she was pretty glib and ma-chika. On the other hand, I didn’t feel like she was best friend-like. Though she had a lot to say, she had that commanding voice—one that says, “follow me, listen to me”. She gave me the feeling that she is very controlled, but approachable. She is a friend, but she is very stern as well.
Suffice it to say, talking to Queen got me confused.
I wanted her, but I wasn’t sure if we fit.
I talked to E about this after talking to both ladies.
Of course, his calm demeanor, very intact and very sensible too, gave me the guidance I needed. He told me," You need a Queen."
I asked him why he said this. He said, Maya, though I’m sure she’s good, and very able, E said, I can go bride-zilla and step all over her. And I know myself too. Nothing wrong with her, actually we’re quite the same. E said I needed someone who can control me. And he found Queen to be THAT person. Queen would be someone I can talk to and exchange thoughts with. At the same time, she can say NO to me if my ideas are farfetched.
I chose Queen in the end and booked her asap.
You know it’s a good idea if you are smiling before you sleep because you have peace of mind. I felt that with Queen.