ladies,
for those who's havin vera as coord... i was also a leftover case fr michele. and vera only had a month or so to settle my wedding.
it was tougher for us that time, cos zack and the other male coord (henry i think) weren't in yet. she ran the whole show alone.
while i don't know what to expect from her, we warmed up to each other eventually. there were glitches during the suite reservations (cos i requested to stay an extra nite, payin for it). but in the end, she sorted it out for me. after i 'tolong' her to do me a favour.
as for viewing the ballroom, not necessarily need the coord to bring us up. you can pop in around 6.30pm to take a look at the place yourself. and then see the plan outside the ballroom to know how many tables are involved. if not sure, then ask the people there.
only thing to do, is to confirm that evening got an event. so long as you have sign up with them, you've got some right to take a look at the place, even my PG also went up to see what lighting etc to expect. and i didn't inform the coord.
as for vera's attitude.. i don't know how bad it is for you all. for my experience, she has her stress days, and half the time i gotta tell her to cool down, and then we get down to havin my weddin arrangements sorted out. a smile, a joke, can relax things a bit. there were times when response didn't come immediate, but i played it down to her 3-in-1 workload. and tried to adjust around to both our sides' requirements.
by the time my dinner etc all over... on the afternoon we checked out, she chatted with me for about an hour at the lobby, heh. wife had to pull me away, and hotel came chasin after her about some appointment. then we wave goodbye. that's the last time i caught up with her.
all things said, most impt thing... is to finalise the number of people attending the dinner. have a ballpark figure when you sign, and stick to it. can add, but cannot minus. ie, i signed at 24, confirmed at 28+2 about 2 wks before dinner.
also, many things will be changing, so the most important decisions will only be finalised in the one final month. you can be layin down your requirements half a year ahead, but in the final months, things can still change, just like bridal studio/gowns etc. so don't worry too much about it in advance.