I’m from Cincinnati, Ohio and my husband and I planned to have a destination wedding at Zion Luxury Camping and we were assigned Margie Slack as our wedding planner. Due to an uncontrollable weather issue we were unable to have an outdoor wedding, and within 24 hours Margie was able to find an alternative location for a reasonable price that was absolutely beautiful, and for that we are extremely thankful. However, our experience as a whole was not satisfying and I would not recommend Margie Slack or Legacy Events to anyone getting married in the area for the following reasons:
There was never a clear budget sheet made, even when asked many times. When I made a budget sheet almost none of the quoted numbers ended up being the same and she left out things that began to add up like plates, forks, etc. Literally up until the wedding day we were unsure of how much we were spending.
When we arrived to the new event space for the rehearsal no available resort staff knew there was a wedding, guests were asked why they were there and Margie was late to rehearsal, causing undue confusion because we didn’t know what to do. There did not have microphone available to practice, wedding party only practiced walking, not pacing/run-through of the ceremony.
At rehearsal, bride and groom were informed that they were responsible for picking up the cake in Hildale, near former reception site. No information was given on when the cake would be ready and then we had to pay a $50 fee for her husband to pick up the cake.
Flowers were not ready for bridal party photos and were scheduled to be delivered to the clubhouse at 5:30 pm, while photos began at 4:00 pm.
Margie calls groom to let him know that the arch they ordered will not fit in the space, offers another arch. Bride is unaware as they are not together. Margie told bridal party that she avoided calling the bride as to not upset her, and it’s “not like she will go halfway down the aisle and stop”. Also, the flowers from the arch did not match the wedding and were found in a dumpster earlier that day, apparently.
DJ, hired and recommended by Margie had blown speaker that was evident when he was setting up. He also played techno music for most of the night even when asked by the groom to stop. When bridal party requested a song from the DJ, he informed them they would have to come back later as he was “in a mix”. No pen and paper was available for requests.
Bar was to open at 6:30 before wedding at 7:00 pm, no one was informed if the bar was in fact open pre-ceremony. Margie was given a sum of money for the bartender and to purchase alcohol and she promised to keep all receipts and return anything not spent. After 45 minutes of bar service, bridal party is informed by bartender that they are nearly out of wine and tequila. When asked, Margie is astounded and starts to blame the bride saying that she didn’t even request red wine or tequila. Is becomes apparent that only 3 small bottles (50 servings) of tequila and 8 bottles of wine (4 white, 4 red – 32 total servings) were purchased in an area that does not allow alcohol sales on Sundays, the day of the wedding. When asked, the bartender said that this was not the right amount or assortment for a group of this size, and procures personal wine from her car as members of the wedding party go to their lodging to bring over their personal alcohol to supply the wedding. A refund from the sum of money given to Margie was never received and when asked for the receipts she did not have them but said she would add up the totals from her bank statements.
After cake cutting, bridesmaid asks when cake will be served. She is told by Margie that the bride said cutting the cake didn’t matter and people wouldn’t eat it anyway. This is untrue, and when asked, WP staff tells bridesmaid that cutting the cake is not in her job description.
Also, apparently Margie told guests that this was her first solo wedding which had never been shared before. We had a wedding, and it was a happy time, it was just nothing we wanted or envisioned it to be.