Lemon Drop Socials

First of all, I must start out saying that I asked Cat Pham owner of Lemon Drop Socials to coordinate my wedding because we were FRIENDS! After all was said and done, of course we are no longer friends because «friends» do not take advantage of those that they care about!!! So here is a tiny bit of why I am so fully disappointed in «Lemon Drop Socials» (FYI — Cat Pham and any of her hired coordinators are NOT certified/​not associated with ACPWC (The Association of Certified Professional Wedding Consultants)). Please take into consideration her lack of any formal training.
I was devastated on my big day when I received the worst two substitute «day of wedding coordinators» I could have ever imagined. I can and have filled pages with example after example of how awful the entire coordination service was (and could include photographs and video as well! I have video of a «coordinator» asking the Reverend, «What am I supposed to do with the flowers and where should I go?» etc etc). The two major points of horror from my wedding day that stand out the most were the «wedding coordinators» clear lack of experience on the day, droopy/​floppy wilted flowers that were different that what I had asked for, and coming back to a hotel room that was not decorated as Lemon Drop Socials advertises and contracts as their «romantic signature» for your first night as husband and wife. (FYI — Cat Pham did not know what a Gardenia was and I had to fill her in). I have tried to contact Cat Pham several times requesting a refund for services not rendered as promised and have not received any response in return for my request. No apology, no communication. At this point in time I feel as though I have been robbed of my payment of $ 1380.
I am writing this review so that other new brides-​to-​be will not end up in the same situation as I — with wilted flowers on her big day, or clueless college age students as «fill ins» when Cat has overbooked herself (please note that she has another bride reviewing on
for the same date of 10−10−10 and she had a great wedding– thanks goes to Cat for picking one wedding to actually work hard on and then mine — to just steal my money and not «do» the real work).
I will never forget walking down the aisle with water down my dress from the coordinators inexperienced «hand off» and those big floppy/​wilted flowers. I had water stains down my beautiful gown thanks to the «coordinator» Cat hired last minute.
I am quite frankly shocked at the clear lack of professionalism. Lemon Drop Socials is a business out to make money while exerting as little effort as humanly possible. «Overpromise and Under Deliver» should be Lemon Drop Social’s new signature slogan. Cat is much too busy with her numerous side businesses, children/​family and multiple weddings at once to handle your wedding (so please do not make the same mistake I did). Also, she works a fulltime position as an admin where she inappropriately uses all of their supplies: paper, ink, and Xerox machines to make wedding programs! This is incredibly dishonest and quite a conflict of interest if you ask me.
I also must note that she is contesting the reviews that came from my bridal party on the wedding wire website: my brother who walked me down the aisle, my bridesmaid, and my mother. Cat Pham does not want their HONEST and valid reviews on that website because she is embarrassed of her actions and also fears losing future business from new hopeful brides who she can «pull one over on».
If anybody is interested in verifying my information, would like photographs or videos of the abovementioned or has any questions, please feel free to contact me.