Testimonials
10/22/11
The Desmond Tutu Center
Dear Sojourner and all of the Erganic Team,
Our deepest appreciation for the time, effort and hard work that went into planning us the perfect wedding day! It was by far the best day of our lives and we are so glad to have had you play such a large part. Will send along pictures soon! xoxo
~ Chris and Bonnie Herche
10/09/11
Location 05
Sojourner was an ideal wedding planner — calm, helpful, professional, inventive, gracious, and very well organized. We had only two months to plan our wedding, which was a substantial challenge, but with Sojourner’s recommendations, we found a band many guests said was the best wedding band they’d ever heard, and a caterer many said prepared the best wedding food they’d ever eaten. (Believe me, our friends and family do not freely offer compliments. Happily, we agreed with their appraisals.) Sojourner was prompt in returning every email and phone message, even at nights and on weekends, and everyone we met from Erganic Design was professional and good-spirited. We could not possibly recommend her more enthusiastically!
- Robert Tannenbaum
7/3/11
The Woodlands
I have nothing but glowing comments to say about Erganic Design! For over a year, I worked one-on-one with Sojourner planning my special day. She is everything I was looking for in a wedding planner: intelligent, articulate, responsive, calm, and creative. Sojourner was present at my vendor meetings and helped negotiate our contracts to ensure that everything was correct. (I’m an attorney and she was spot-on with everything she said.) Sojourner was the voice of reason throughout the whole planning process.
They ran my practice ceremony at my rehearsal dinner and was there every step of the way during the wedding. They were amazing! In addition to, Sojourner had a team of 4 assistants at our wedding to make sure everything went smoothly. They were all very professional. My wedding was truly the best day of my life (thus far). I could not have done it without Erganic Design! I highly recommend them!!!!!
~ Rachel Glickman
7/2/11
Montauk Club
Sojourner and the Erganic team were amazing! They provided excellent day of coordination services. Perhaps even more importantly, they designed all of our decor and flowers. I didn’t have strong feelings about flowers so I gave them complete freedom to do what they thought was best. I was blown away by how amazing everything looked and by how much I loved my bouquet. Everything went perfectly on my wedding day and I know it is because of Sojourner and her entire team’s hard work. They’re the best!!
~ Noel Hohnstine
5/29/11
Congressional Club, D.C.
Sojourner and Erica from Erganic Design were my angels on my wedding day! I can honestly say that my wedding exceeded all of my expectations thanks to them. I am an incredibly detail orientated, take charge person so it was not easy for me to relinquish control during the most important day of my life. Knowing I was relinquishing control to them was the only way I could have done it and still had the best time of my life. Our wedding was a high-end Washington, D.C. event but Erganic Design was a huge help in showing me ways to cost save in the right areas. They were uterally professional and organized. I can never thank them enough nor recommend them enough. They are the best in the business.
~ Kathleen Lungren
11/26/10
The Xchange – New York City
I didn’t decide to get a day of event coordinator until the last minute, and I was really glad I did. Sojourner was very helpful, and friendly, and I truly appreciated her service. My wedding went on without a hitch, and she was always available via email for questions. I would highly recommend her services. She handled all of the red tape of the wedding, and I didn’t have to worry. She’s efficient, and autonomous, so she handled everything unless there was truly an issue, which there weren’t any. She communicated well, and kept me in the loop. Their contract was comprehensive, and she delivered all the services that were listed, and more. She went above and beyond the call of duty, and if I could do it again, even though the wedding was perfect, I would have hired her to plan the whole thing. She’s amazing. I wish there were more than 5 stars to give her!
~ Isis Umana
11/21/10
Glen Island Harbour Club – New Rochelle, NY
I just wanted to let you know how absolutely delighted we were with Erganic for our wedding. Numerous people commended your team throughout the night. Glen Island went out of their way to tell us how pleasant your team was (I’m not sure if that means that outside coordinators typically are not, but your professionalism and friendliness were noted). My maid of honor also noted how you guys picked up the handling of all the little here and theres that came up. Ayo and I had an amazing day and night. We remarked afterwards that the key to our truly enjoying our day was having an amazing team behind us and you guys were a key part of that. Everything from having Erica stay the whole day, your shuttling of our stuff back and forth to Glen Island in the morning, making sure we had everything when we left and giving me a lift home!
It was a very special and very perfect day –thank you again.
~ Natasha and Ayo
11/14/10
Manhattan Penthouse – New York City
I met with Sojourner about 11 months before my wedding. I am not from NY originally and felt the task of planning an NYC wedding without my mom and sister here to help was daunting. I interviewed ELEVEN potential planners and Sojourner was “it” from the start. She was calm, even-keeled and down to earth. Her background in architecture caught me immediately. She really got my vision for my wedding! I ended up using ED for their full planning services as well as design/decor. They were wonderful! Communicative, supportive, organized, and with me the day-of (a whole team!). The room looked STUNNING! It was exactly what I wanted and the wedding went off perfectly! Truly a magical day that was made possible by Sojourner and her team at Erganic Design. I highly and wholeheartedly recommend them for any and all events!
~ Meredith & Jonathan
11/6/10
Coney Island USA {Museum} – Brooklyn, NY
Sojourner and her team were instrumental in turning our wedding plans into reality. We particularly needed help with table decor design; we knew that we wanted fall colors and elements, but had no idea how to put it all together. Erganic Design listened to our vague ideas and came up with simple and beautiful arrangements of miniature gourds and pumpkins, wheat, dried craspedia, and candles that blended perfectly into a very colorful space (Sideshows by the Sea, in Coney Island). They also did an excellent job designing the layout of the space, which has hosted very few weddings (but which should host more!), and orchestrated a complete transformation from bar/museum/performance venue to wedding reception venue and back again in half a day’s time. And they did all this for a VERY reasonable price; the other planner I interviewed would have been twice the price for half the work. Our friends raved about our wedding, which we never could have pulled off without Erganic Design. I warmly recommend them!
~ Bay & Juan
10/10/10
82 Mercer St. SOHO – NY
Erganic Design helped me plan my wedding from start to finish, including choosing the right venue, setting a budget, design, and logistics. I work 12 hour days and did not have the time or the talent to plan, design, and execute a 250-person wedding. E.D. was critical in helping me to plan my wedding without sacrificing my job or going insane. The team was excellent! Key strengths: (1) Communication- E.D. was very responsive over email, phone, etc. If you are the type of person who needs efficient, succinct, and consistent communication, choose them! (2) Design- I had a New York loft wedding, and the tables and layout were excellent. I’m not the kind of person who does design, and the planners at E.D. helped put everything together in a way that I never could have. We received compliments from all of our guests on the flowers and decor (E.D. put us in touch with great vendors for all). Also, E.D. designed our invitations (gorgeous) which made them a lot less expensive than buying from an invitation store. (3) Efficiency. Along the lines of good communication, everything was done efficiently and effectively. This includes comparative budgets for the different venues we looked at to begin with, good insight as to the “hidden” costs of venues including bar prices, lighting, etc. Day-of program was timed to the T. Overall, we had a great experience with Erganic Design. None of the ridiculousness of the TV-like wedding planners (and much less cost), great design services, great communication, great execution.
~ Justine & Rob
10/10/10
82 Mercer St. SOHO – NYC
{from the mother & father of the bride!}
I keep thinking about the pictures of the venue which I’d I accessed on the internet and I was really worried. But you did a spectacular job in making it look beautiful. Also, messing with all those ordinances . . .!
The flowers: The flowers were exceptional-both for the cocktail hour and the hall. I loved how you incorporated the green orchids on the tables. I was so sorry that we were not going home so that I might have taken them home with me. I LOVED them all! Thanks for suggesting the same-colored napkins; it looked perfect!
The cake: I think that the cake worked out beautifully. Regardless of the fact that Justine and Rob did not want a wedding cake, people WAITED for it!
The lighting: You were miracle workers.
The menus and place cards-beautiful!
Generally, while we omitted to thank you, Malene and Erica publicly (this may serve as a reminder to a couple in the future, to co-ordinate the speeches), Dave and I want to thank you so very much for the wonderful wedding you helped put together for Justine and Rob. We (and, especially I) appreciated your patience, Sojourner, creativity, talent and level-headedness throughout the year. As mentioned before, one selects the people in whom one can place one’s trust; you (and your group) followed through spectacularly. I also know that Justine and Rob had definite ideas about what they wanted and you keyed into them beautifully.
Thank you again, very, very much, for being instrumental in making the wedding the beautiful function it was. (Also, a very big think you to your husband and children for letting you work so hard.) I shall miss the emails!
Our very best wishes to all of you in your company and we wish you every success. We’ll be the first to recommend you!
Very appreciatively,
~ Zee and Dave Fisher
10/9/10
Prince George Ballrom – NYC
I love Erganic Design! Working with Erganic Design was a wonderful experience. The ladies are professional, and are a pleasure to work with! My wedding went off without a hitch! I truly enjoyed every bit of my wedding and I know they played a big role in that!
~ K. Espinal
10/3/10
The Foundry – LIC
Without a doubt and in all honesty, Sojourner Auguste and the Erganic Design team was the best money I spent on my entire wedding. My only regret is that I only hired them for day-of coordination and not to plan and design the entire wedding. They were unbelievably professional, organized, and kind, and did everything in their power to put me and my family at ease on my wedding day. I did not worry about a single thing and the day was smooth and care free. I was so pleasantly surprised that though she was hired for “day-of” coordination only, Sojourner met with me once, then once with my fiance and parents, and then did not one but two walk-throughs of our venue prior to the wedding. It truly felt like she was going above and beyond the call of duty. She payed attention to details I didn’t even think of and worked in cooperation with my other vendors beautifully. Sojourner and Erica seemed so genuinely excited about my day and concerned about my happiness. I literally have no complaints whatsoever with the work they did and can’t say enough good things in support of them. I highly recommend you hire them.
~ Jessica Shapiro
7/23/10
3 West Club – NYC
As a Day Of/Month out Coordinator, Sojourner and her team were truly a pleasure to work with. Sojourner has a lovely, calm demeanor, and did a wonderful job handling our vendors. Her visual/architectural background was a huge added bonus. We felt like she really understood what we wanted our wedding to look like, and she came up with great, budget-conscious ideas that completely transformed the space. When we first walked into the ceremony on our wedding day, we were absolutely blown away. It was even more stunning than we’d imagined. The reception was equally magical. We received many, many compliments from our guests, who all told us that our wedding was one of the most beautiful they’d ever been to. We’re so happy with Erganics and recommend them without reservation!!
~ Eleanory Yu
11/21/09
Studio 450 – NYC
Sojourner Auguste and her team were a godsend to my bride and I as they were the quarterback for our event so we could sit back and enjoy our big day. We were looking for a day of coordinator for our loft wedding at Studio 450, but Erganic Design ended up doing even more for us for a incredible value. We met with the coordinator three times at Studio 450 over the last couple of months leading up to the big day. They did several scale layouts for the ceremony (onsite), cocktail and reception- and that made us feel much more comfortable with the white space. I wholeheartedly refer their services which took so much pressure off of us as we handed the ball over to them a couple of weeks before and they handled the rest. They printed all the escort and table cards for us; ordered our rentals; coordinated our vendors; did bathroom decor; lighting; and surprised us with a candy/sweet dessert station to go along with our cupcakes/brownies from Baked. Sojourner Auguste who is the main point person is incredible – on the day of she brought along three other people to help. They went far above and beyond and are a joy to work with.
~ Chris Wang
11/01/09
I know NYC just about as well as I know Tokyo – in other words, not at all! Yet, I was interested in having my wedding in the big city. Sojourner was most helpful helping me define the feel I wanted, and then finding spaces that would capture it well. Her patience, her respectfulness and her pleasantness made me feel completely comfortable with the process. Unlike other vendors, her concern was to find what was right for me, rather than sell me venues she likes working with. She made every interaction enjoyable and I am grateful for her help.
~ Marie-Josee
9/12/09
Studio 450 – NYC
I had a wonderful experience working with Erganic Design. They are an extremely professional, full services, wedding planning firm. I strongly recommend their services for anyone who is looking for a beautiful and elegant affair. Oh! And they’ve got wonderful taste and provide a WONDERFUL WONDERFUL value! You cannot go wrong with Erganic Design!!
~ Alicia Thomas
9/28/08
Chateau Briand – Carle Place NY
Working with Erganic Design for our wedding was a wonderful experience. My husband and I were immediately struck by the professionalism and orgnization evidenced by Mrs. Sojourner Auguste of Erganic Design. She was extremely patient and helpful to us as we were deciding on a look for our wedding. She also really helped to put us at ease during the planning process. Our ceremony and reception floral design and decor were absolutely gorgeous! Our guests were very impressed with the use of organic calas and the ginger flowers used to accentuate the color of the bridesmaid dresses. They definately have impecable taste and paid close attention to details. Our floral piece designs were elegant, soft, beautiful, and unique and not gaudy or typical. We highly recommend working with Erganic design, as they are visually very creative and just pleasant to work with.
~ Deidre Anglin
