We cannot recommend Carolyn O'Brien of Creative Celebrations highly enough! From our very first…read moremeeting, Carolyn stood out. We interviewed several wonderful planners, but while others spent much of the interview telling us what they could do, Carolyn listened. She took the time to understand our daughter, our family, and what we wanted the wedding to feel like. Hiring Carolyn was one of the best decisions we made. She helped preserve the fun of planning a wedding with my daughter by being the knowledgeable voice in the middle. When my daughter wanted things done early that I thought could wait, Carolyn explained why we should get them done--and when we were getting ahead of ourselves, she told us when to pause. We trusted her guidance completely. As the wedding approached, Carolyn was always calm, available, and several steps ahead. When our DJ cancelled two weeks before the wedding, she already had solutions. When I decided the week of the wedding that I wanted to add more florals, she never got frazzled--she simply made it happen. She ran interference behind the scenes and often solved problems before we even knew there was one. Carolyn gave us an incredible amount of her time and attention, followed through on everything she promised, and went above and beyond throughout the entire process. Most importantly, she allowed my daughter and me to enjoy planning together and allowed our family to be completely present on the wedding day. We are incredibly grateful to her and recommend her without hesitation.

My husband and I decided to get married in Cannon Beach, Oregon and had booked our date and venue…read moreover a year in advance. After a few months of trying to plan and coordinate everything on our own, my husband brought up the idea of hiring a coordinator. To be honest (and this will be no surprise to Carolyn), I was hesitant because I was trying to keep our wedding budget as low as possible and didn't think our wedding would be that complicated. But let me tell you, SHE IS WORTH EVERY PENNY and we have absolutely no regrets. We are so incredibly thankful that we found Carolyn because she is Wonder Woman! Not only is she an absolute expert about Cannon Beach weddings/venues/contacts, but she made the entire process as easy as possible for us by taking many things off of our to-do list and tackling them herself. Carolyn quickly grasped our vision and understood the aspects of our wedding that we did not want to be "traditional". We highly recommend choosing the Full Wedding Planning Package and could not imagine pulling off our perfect day without her and our regular check-ins. Carolyn was organized, kind, humorous, and at the end of the day, got things done. She always made herself available, whether it was planned or last-minute. On the wedding day, I encountered a slight dress malfunction...and Carolyn immediately came to the rescue with her "emergency kit" and made it appear as though nothing ever happened. She always told us that if there are problems on our wedding day, we would never know about them because she would take care of it -- it certainly felt that way to us! We love Carolyn (to the point that my husband started tearing up when we were saying thank you and goodbye to her after the wedding because we had such a great experience)! Thank you for a wedding weekend that we and our guests will never forget! Hire her!

My fiancee and I hired Angela and her team for day of execution of our wedding, which included…read moremonth prior support. They did such a fantastic job and helped us have the most beautiful wedding we could have ever imaged. As the bride I had nothing to worry about and everything looked exactly the way I wanted it. Many of my recent bride friends commented about how they haven't been to a wedding where everything started on time and when according to schedule. Hiring Angela and her team is one the best things we did to ensure we had a wonderful and stress free wedding day. If I could marry my husband again I would definitely rehire Angela!

When I decided to use Melissa as my day of coordinator I had no idea all that would include; she…read moremet with me three months before my wedding to make sure everything was on track, traveled over an hour away to attend my last meeting with my venue and ran our rehearsal the night before our big day. The day of I was completely calm knowing that everything was in her hands. Her attention to detail, professionalism and knowledge of events put myself, my fiance and both of our families at ease and we were able to enjoy the day with no stress. Even when our venue didn't have the tablecloths we had ordered she worked with them to ensure they got some for us before I even knew there was a problem. And when it was time for the reception everything was in place- tablecloths and all. Everything went perfectly and looked exactly how I wanted it to. I not only would recommend Melissa for your special event; I wouldn't recommend attempting a wedding without her.

I had the pleasure of working with Melissa for an event at Urban Studio recently. I've worked with…read moremany coordinators over the years, and Melissa definitely tops the list. She was extremely organized, had a great eye for detail, and was friendly toward the vendors and venue staff. If I were planning an event, Hera Wedding Events would be my first choice!

I can't put into words how grateful I am that Katie Wilgus was our wedding planner for our wedding…read morelast month. After our first coffee meeting, I knew she is IT. She is super dialed into the wedding industry and was able to easily rattle off recommendations for vendors that matched our style, wants and needs. I also found her to be very thoughtful, strategic, smart, and extremely calm, not to mention super experienced. And the proof is in the pudding -- if you look at photos of her events, they are so incredibly beautiful, put-together and stylish. We were originally supposed to be married in May 2020, and having to put off our marriage several times due to the pandemic was a huge disappointment. But Katie stuck by us through two rounds of rescheduling and helped us through it ALL. She understands events and the industry so well that even though the pandemic was uncharted territory for all of us, her knowledge and gut instincts saved us many times. She was always quick to answer emails and phone calls, and there was never a loose end on her watch -- she is so organized and focused. And we could always count on her to be super honest and transparent with her advice; if spending money on something added a lot of value or made a lot of sense, she would tell us, but she would also let us know where we could easily save money. I was happy with every one of her recommendations -- vendors, decor, paper goods, everything! I will also never forget the many examples of kindness and empathy that Katie showed us, including literally HOLDING a plate of cheese and fruit for me to eat from between photos on my wedding day! Her compassion and positive energy are honestly humbling. When we were planning our event with all these masking and safety restrictions, I was worried that after all this work and all these postponements, the resulting event was going to feel like a compromise. But our day was honestly perfect and stunningly beautiful, and a lot of the credit for that goes to Katie. I am forever grateful and would heartily recommend her to anyone planning an event.

I knew I wanted a day-of-coordinator from the beginning and Katie at Gather Event Planning was…read morerecommended to us by our photographer and thank god for that! The moment we met with Katie we knew she would be perfect for us. At the time of our meeting with Gather Event my anxiety was high. I felt like I had nothing under control and wasn't sure how I was going to handle everything, but by the end of the meeting I felt much calmer and confident that Katie would make our day run perfectly. Through the entire process she was cool, calm, and collected. Her team made sure every detail was covered, thought about, and managed. They helped create our wedding timeline and made sure all vendors were aware of timing and facilitated those relationships from start to finish. I didn't have to think about much during the last couple of weeks before the wedding and what a gift that was; to be relaxed and confident before the big day! I am so thankful we decided to have Gather Event Planning be a part of our day. I received so many compliments on how smooth everything ran, and how perfectly calm the wedding atmosphere seemed. That was all thanks to Katie and her team. I couldn't have asked for a better day. Do yourself a favor, and hire a day-of-coordinator and make sure it's Gather Event Planning!

Emee was an essential part of our wedding planning and execution, start to finish-- she paved the…read moreway to creating the best weekend of our lives. We wanted an event that brought our community and family together to celebrate love, bikes, and camping in the stunning Columbia River Gorge, and it felt like Emee truly understood what was important to us from the start. There were so many tiny details she caught and helped us navigate. I particularly appreciated her calm support when we had a potential catering issue just three days before the wedding. She talked me off the ledge of worry and was willing to think through a full backup plan with me, before the issue resolved on its own. There were countless other instances of Emee handling things on the day of the wedding that let me, my husband, and our family just enjoy our time together. Thank you Emee, we saw your tireless effort to pull this event off for us, and we are so grateful for all of your work!

I worked with EJP Events on a 450-person gala fundraiser for the nonprofit that I work for, and it…read morewas a wonderful experience working with EJP! They were thorough, prompt, professional, and good at creatively solving problems as they arose. I would recommend EJP Events to anyone who is planning a large event - the experience was wonderful and my staff colleagues, supporters, and donors were all very impressed with the quality of our event. Emee and her team had great staffing at the event and skillfully coordinated all of our many shifting logistics for months leading up to the event. When we encountered obstacles, they handled them. When we needed to make changes, they cheerfully accommodated them. EJP has a "Can-do" attitude and they're both pragmatic and realistic about setting expectations while finding a way to get everything done. I'm so glad that we worked with EJP and they're at the top of my list for event planning in the future.

We hired this company for my friends wedding. They were…read moreamazing! Dani went above and beyond and her whole team was amazing! I couldn't believe all the amazing details that went into the wedding. They not only handled each inch of everything handed to them with perfection but they also referred us to great vendors as well. We used Mobile Beauty Team for hair and makeup AMAZING! Floral sunshine for flowers and some others but I forget the names. Either way we were very happy and you will be too! They were quick with responding to emails and even quicker on the day of with everything. Thanks so much!

Dani arranged a COVID safe backyard birthday party for my kiddo in May 2021, soon after I had a…read morebaby. I just didn't have it in me to deal with the details but Dani was all over it! From sending invites to decorating, and remembering COVID safe snacks. She was very cost considerate and offered ways to keep within budget. She is smart and a delight to work with. Excellent communication skills. Highly recommend!

I was so blessed to have such an amazing, supportive, positive, friendly wedding planner! Jenny was…read morethere for me every step of the way from my engagement to the wedding. Actually she even helped with with all the loose ends from after the wedding. We had several meetings to discuss everything from the timeline to the details. She helped me in decision making with all vendors. Everything with my wedding went smoothly because Jenny was by my side. Love her and would strongly recommend!

Jenny is a saint! I had originally planned to not have a wedding planner because somehow I thought…read moreI could do everything myself, ha! I was definitely wrong. As the months grew closer to our wedding date, my husband and I thought it would be a good idea to ask for Jenny's help. I didn't budget for a planner so Jenny was nice enough to tailor our plan so we could afford it. I'm so happy the way our wedding day turned out. My flower lady forgot some accents for my bouquets and Jenny took care of it right away and everything was how I wanted by the time the ceremony started! If anything else happened, she took care of it and made my day seem so flawless. I'm so thankful for her and if you're having second thoughts on a planner, Jenny will not disappoint! Do it! :)

With full-time jobs and hectic lives, we needed a full-service wedding planner and a seasoned…read moreprofessional. Knowing that this was going to be one of the most important days in our lives, we did a lot of homework and interviewed several planners. In addition to experience and strong references, the single most important factor to us was chemistry. Warm and genuinely caring, we connected with Carisa from the start and knew we didn't want to entrust our wedding to anyone else. The other factors we considered: 1) clear, reliable communication skills - including the ability to listen and really understand our vision and intention for the event; 2) strong organizational skills and follow-through; 3) established relationships with the best vendors; 4) clear design inspiration and passion; and 5) a game-day MVP who calmly directs the show behind the scenes and makes everything run smoothly. Carisa delivered on every criteria, and, in fact, exceeded our high expectations. It has now been over a year since our special day, and we still get compliments from our guests who tell us it was the best wedding they've ever been to! The whole experience was truly joyous and magical, and Carisa and the entire Adornment Events team were essential in making our dream a reality. The financial investment in hiring Carisa and her A-team to seamlessly orchestrate our big day was worth every penny, and we could not have done it without them. We cannot recommend Carisa and Adornment Events highly enough!!!

Best wedding and event planning company! The team makes it an enjoyable and fun experience…read morethroughout the entire process, and they delivered on the most wonderful experience ever! Look no further, you've found the best!