I cannot say enough good things about Shelby and her team at Shine Event Design. After working with her for my sister's wedding, she was one of the first people I made sure to get on my team when I got engaged. From making sure I had the right vendors on board to helping me think through all of the little details of my day, Shelby provided so much comfort and ease throughout the process. She is a true professional and clearly takes joy in her work. She also did all the floral design for my wedding, which was AMAZING. She was able to recreate my vision even better than I could have imagined. All my guests and vendors were commenting on her beautiful work. If you have a big event coming up, Shelby is your person!! read more

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Shelby was our day of coordinator at Olympic Rooftop Pavilion and we can't recommend her enough! Leading up to the event, she was thoughtful and directive on our day-of wishes. She had excellent insights into vendors, day-of events, and overall event direction. She assisted with our rehearsal, which was well-executed and allowed us to go into the day feeling confident. At our wedding, Shelby was critical in executing our day-of plan. She was extremely professional, organized, and kind. Many of our guests commented on how helpful she was. We can't thank Shelby enough for helping our vision come alive and we recommend her 1000% to anyone else! read more

I cannot say enough about how wonderful Shelby is. She was generous with her time, patient with our questions and had a sense of humor and warmth throughout the entire process. Shelby is an absolute professional with exceptionally high EQ. We immediately felt at ease with her and trusted her instantaneously. My husband and I didn't have a clear vision for what we wanted our wedding to look like going into planning, but Shelby quickly helped us put shape and structure to our special day. She had wonderful vendor recommendations and did a wonderful job with our floral too! My husband and I were thrilled with how our wedding turned out and we attribute so many of our positive feelings to Shelby. We don't know how we got so lucky to work with her! You MUST hire her as your wedding planner. read more

Shelby, owner of Shine Event Design, was such a pleasure to work with. She spent hours on the phone with us talking about every detail that we wanted to include in our wedding to put together a detailed quote for us that was very reasonable in price. Shelby went above and beyond our expectations to make sure the florals in our wedding were perfect. She provided all our centerpieces, bridal party flowers, chuppah/chuppah flowers, and other various design elements. I sent her my vision board and hoped for the best as I wouldn't see the final product until the wedding. When I got to the venue and saw our centerpieces and bridal party flowers I was so impressed and amazed because they were exactly what I wanted. Shelby was able to capture my floral vision beautifully with minimal direction from me. She absolutely went above and beyond for my chuppah and was able to source me a local birch chuppah that was absolutely stunning for such an affordable price. Her florals and decorations pulled all our other design elements together and really set the tone and mood for our whole reception and ceremony. Hiring Shine Event Design was a great investment and I am so happy with Shelby's work. I would 100% recommend her to anyone looking for floral services or event design services. Thank you again Shelby! read more

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We hired Shelby for our daughters wedding as day of coordinator and for flowers. She took a lot of time talking to both our daughter and myself about what we needed. She did beautiful flowers for the wedding party, tables, and wherever we asked. She managed the flow of the day magnificently. Everything went smoothly and organized. She prevented any "fires" developing, made sure we were aware of things that might be changed before the wedding to keep a smooth flow and successful event. I like her style which is not about her but the event and the people involved. I would definitely hire her again.​ read more

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Shelby is wonderful! We selected the full planning service so she helped from start to finish. We were planning our wedding from the East Coast which is what prompted us to get a coordinator. The entire process could not have been easier. Shelby was incredibly easy to work with and was always willing to jump on the phone to chat. She created a detailed timeline for the year leading up to the big day so we knew when to get different vendors scheduled. Her recommendations for vendors were top notch, especially catering. She got a sense of who we were and the things we liked and tailored every recommendation accordingly - she's never short on ideas. We were nervous about booking a venue without seeing it in person but Shelby gave us FaceTime tour of each venue we wanted to see and was very candid in her feedback of how the reception would work for each venue, given our high guest count. She was reasonable with helping us budget the reception and letting us know where we could cut costs. Overall we could not have been happier. We've heard planning a wedding was stressful but with Shelby, this was simply not the case. Everything was perfect. Despite all of our communications being long-distance, we were very comfortable with telling her what aspects of the planning process were confusing or stressing us out and she was always patient, understanding, and had solutions to everything. Our families afterwards told us they felt very lucky that they didn't have to worry about a thing for our wedding day - thanks to her, they were able to enjoy the day to the fullest. We also used Shelby for florals, and wow, everything was gorgeous. Neither of us had a super strong sense of what we wanted initially so Shelby started by laying out different possibilities and pointing out differences in various design styles that we wouldn't have picked up on otherwise. She gave us some time to think about it and once again got a sense for what kind of designs we wanted. For this aspect, she helpfully laid out various options at different budget ranges. We loved everything about the design, which was beautiful, unique, and highlighted the best of the PNW. We highly recommend her! read more

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Shelby of Shine Event Design is a vendor you can't go without. Through our experience as caterers and venue managers at Tuxedos and Tennis Shoes Catering and The Hall at Fauntleroy, working with her to plan numerous events for clients, we quickly came to love Shelby's friendly but expert approach. She is personable and courteous and truly cares about each client's event - she is in this business because she loves it. Shelby helps breathe life into weddings by identifying what is most important to a couple, but she also has the professional experience to streamline the day. She doesn't just limit herself to weddings, either - she focuses on other occasions too, such as fundraisers. Whatever the event, it's always a smooth operation when she is on board, and we count ourselves lucky every time we get to partner with her. read more

Our wedding hasn't even happened yet but I just have to rave about Shelby. We booked her as our Day of Coordinator and florist for our wedding and we have had to postpone due the pandemic. She has been an absolute dream to work with through all of it. She has rolled with the punches through us waffling on what we wanted to do and has been so supportive and helpful. If you're looking for flexibility and support from your DOC while planning a wedding in this uncertain time, Shelby is your girl. You get SO much more than just a Day of Coordinator with Shelby. She's very hands on and has provided great tips and insight throughout the whole process (this was true long before we even heard of COVID). I can't wait to update this review after our (eventual) wedding because I know it's going to be incredible thanks to her! read more

Shelby at Shine Event Design was wonderful throughout our entire wedding planning process! We hired her for day-of-coordination and floral/decor. Everything turned out beautifully and exactly how we pictured it. She was on top of everything through all of our planning, quick to answer questions and provide samples, and priceless on the day of. If anything went wrong on our wedding day, we had no idea - because Shelby took care of it all. I would highly recommend her, not just for wedding planning but also for floral and decor. Thank you, Shelby! read more

Shelby at Shine Event Design is the real deal! You will not find anyone more intelligent, organized, well networked, caring, skillful, observant, and deeply experienced to work on one of the most important events of your life. My partner and I needed help to plan and execute a party/reception at a local park to celebrate our marriage. We wanted something unique to our relationship and values. It was difficult to find a wedding planner who wasn't awash in heteronormative notions and practices to help us. (Though she could pull off any type of event.) Shelby kept apace of our meticulous needs and wants. Since we had been in Seattle a short time, she was a literal gold mine of resources. She knew who to call and how to negotiate with vendors. She was excellent with both the macro overlook of the Gathering and the micro details, including financial considerations. Everyone she connected us to were amazing people and skilled professionals. Our Gathering was magic! It ran smoothly: the food and entertainment was excellent, the tables were elegant in a rustic setting, the day of "program" was devised smartly to provide a predictable event structure that opened up the space for an abundance of FUN and real connectivity between our guests, (most of whom were from out-of-town and had not met before.). The JOY of the day lives on in our memories, the intensely positive feedback from our guests resonates in our hearts, and the continued enhanced connection we had with our loved ones will last a lifetime. Thank you Shelby for your grace, sparkle in the eye, incredible skill, and thorough commitment. read more