“Where do I even begin with Drew and Joey, the mighty duo behind Dapper Retriever? My husband and I had a very big, very gay, very Jewish, very Latino-Italian wedding: drag queens, performances, cultural signifiers, live music, Jewish traditions, and the whole shebang. Drew and Joey hit it out of the park.
As someone who is constantly worrying about everyone else's experience and making sure everyone is enjoying themselves at events I host, I have never felt as carefree as I did on my wedding day. That is entirely thanks to them.
We had a 180-person wedding at the National Press Club, and when I say there were no hiccups, I mean **TRULY NO HICCUPS.** Drew coordinated directly with our vendors, anticipated needs before we even thought of them, and knew the venue inside and out. I never once worried about what was happening behind the scenes.
Just a few examples of what Drew and Joey did:
- **Transformed our venue:** Arranged and lit all our candles, styled 20 tables with candle centerpieces, baby's breath and greenery, and created a gorgeous sweetheart table using our aisle garlands, all without an inspiration photo!
- **Built and managed our chuppah:** Set it up, took it down, and safely stored it.
- **Looked after us:** Made sure we always had water and drinks and even found chairs with arms for the hora.
- **Went above and beyond:** Helped our drag queen with a quick wig change mid-performance!
- **Handled everything behind the scenes:** Set up our gift table during dinner, managed the entire breakdown (including removing chair covers and storing our decor), and distributed vendor tips.
- **Helped us months in advance:** Connected us with vendors, helped with event insurance, and reviewed our timeline, catching details we'd overlooked.
--**Made sure we always happy:** Ensuring we were saying safe and hydrated, dancing away throughout the whole evening.
And this probably doesn't cover half of what they did!
We hired Dapper Retriever for day-of coordination, and my biggest wedding-planning regret is not hiring them from the beginning. Experiencing that level of peace of mind made me realize how invaluable they are. Managing a wedding with this many guests, performances, personalities, and cultural traditions is no small feat, and they handled it flawlessly.
If you're someone who constantly takes care of everyone else, having people you can trust to take care of *you* is priceless. Drew and Joey let us be fully present and actually enjoy our wedding instead of worrying about logistics.
If you're debating hiring a wedding planner or coordinator, RUN, DON'T WALK. HIRE DAPPER RETRIEVER. They gave us the gift of enjoying one of the most important days of our lives without worrying about a single thing. We will be forever grateful and cannot recommend them highly enough!”