Let's face it: weddings are essentially controlled chaos.
As much as we want to reassure you that the people in your life will get along swimmingly, that they will support your every decision and never try to influence you or guilt you into doing something they want - that would be a lie. While weddings can bring out the best in people, they can also make otherwise lovely family members and friends behave in the oddest ways. We see it all the time - and we're not immune. My own father hated the name of our venue, and wouldn't let it go. My sister forgot my engagement party. Like - didn't show up. My husband's good friend insisted on bringing a plus one that we didn't know, or threatened not to come.
We want to be your wedding planning rock, that steady presence always in your corner. Our entire planning process is built to make things less stressful for the couple. We've seen it all at this point - and we can give you advice for any issue from a place of understanding and non-judgement.
And when your wedding day comes, don't you want a planner who brings a reassuring, calming presence - instead of someone who might not be as experienced, get overwhelmed by surprises, and add to your stress level? Yep - we thought so.
She is able to execute a large scale event without making you feel rushed or worried. My bridal party also commented on how relaxed she made everyone feel while still keeping them on schedule.
Margaux was able to tell me what happened in a very tactful way that left me feeling okay about the situation. She brought calmness and caring to a very stressful situation and I could not imagine having anyone but Margaux see us through that rough patch on our wedding day. (FYI grandparent is doing just fine!)
It is our distinct pleasure to get to know our couples and discover how we can bring a creative personal touch to their wedding day.
creativity
Weddings are about your community
of family and friends coming together
to support you as you start your married life.
community
Our main design principle is a clean, balanced aesthetic that feels fresh and uncluttered.
clean
At the core of our business is the idea that wedding planning should be a joyous, peaceful time.
calm
A final, fleshed out design bible for your event is confirmed and utilized by all vendors to ensure design cohesion throughout the wedding day.
The answers from your interview are used to render a mood board, which then gets refined through feedback during the planning process.
Our first planning meeting involves a conversational interview, where we get to know everything about you as a couple, your event and design preferences.
All of the vendors we recommend have worked with us on at least three weddings, and usually many more. They have proven their value and expertise, making your event that much better for them being there.
Why? Well - outside of it feeling just a little bit icky, frankly it's not what we're looking for in our preferred vendor partners.
Here's what we do look for in our vendors: quality service, timely communication, great value, impeccable taste, and most importantly: reliability. These things are worth far more to us than any small percentage of a kickback would be. However -- you're in luck, because we do have such wonderful relationships with our vendor partners, most of the time if they do offer discounts or percentages back - they are happy to pass those savings right on to you, the client - yay!
Our preferred vendors are people we trust, and as such we highly recommend them. You are of course not required to use them when working with us - we just think you are going to want to, so we spend a lot of time vetting them!
And yes, in case you're wondering - we definitely have preferred vendors we love in every category, for every budget. Seeing as calm is out top goal - usually staying on budget is one way we can help keep stress own during the planning process.
We can't wait to find the perfect vendors for your event!
We take extra care making sure everything is organized, all details are confirmed and everybody has their instructions well before the day of your event - 'winging it' isn't part of our vocabulary. Just like we use an online project management system with you as our client, we are also using it with our vendors to ensure nothing is missed and all timelines, shuttle routes, ceremony choreography, musical cues, site plans and everything else comes together seamlessly.
Over 120+ weddings, 1700+ hours of event time, 3 broken down rental trucks, 2 faulty air conditioners, 5 lost microphones, and 17 wedding day car accidents: we've learned a thing or two about the logistical backend of a wedding. And why you as the client never, ever want to see it. Event day logistics are really something to behold - passing by parents and couples are often amazed at just exactly who and what is takes to really bring a wedding to life.
We use all the best tools at our disposal to ensure a smooth, stress-free planning experience.
Our all-in-one online project management system. The most effective one we've found.
Helps us make site maps, seating charts, meal selections and guestlists a breeze!
All HCS contracts, addendums + authorizations
are done with this secure online platform.
Essential documents are also backed up on this file sharing service, just in case.