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Whitney Nelson Events is a boutique event planning and design company based in Sonoma and Napa Valleys that specializes in both local and destination event management for weddings, social soirees, corporate events, and private parties. Focusing on gorgeous details, creative designs, custom experiences, and unforgettable weddings and events, the company provides a myriad of services for a wide range of clientele. Their one-on-one planning and design process are tailored to the unique and individual needs of each couple, allowing them to provide a custom, personalized experience that aims to deliver unforgettable results.

Services Offered

Whitney Nelson Events provides couples with an array of wedding packages and services that can be tailored to best suit their desires and specific requirements. Wedding packages available include full-service planning, partial planning and weekend packages. Within these packages, the services offered include but are not limited to:

  • Budget analysis
  • Timelines
  • Event design
  • Venue scouting
  • Consultations
  • Additional hours
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Frequently asked questions

What is the starting price for day-of wedding coordination?

$2,995

What is the starting price for partial wedding planning?

$5,995

What is the starting price for full wedding planning?

$8,995

Do you offer an hourly rate?

No

What is the hourly rate?

$100

What wedding events do you provide services for?

Ceremony
Reception

What wedding planning services do you offer?

Full Planning
Partial Planning

What weddings do you have experience planning?

Civil
Cultural
Destination
Double Weddings
Eco-Friendly
Military
Non-Religious
Religious

How many planners are on your team?

1

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Magdalena Sent on 09/06/2020
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Gorgeous design and detail oriented! Whitney is the best!

Whitney was my planner for my September 2019 wedding, and working with her was a dream! I chose Whitney because of her eye for design and attention to detail, and she surpassed my expectations. She very quickly grasped by vision for the wedding aesthetic (outdoor elegance with blue and white hues inspired by Portuguese tiles) and designed the wedding with gorgeous detail. From the signage, table settings, linens, furniture, flowers, and guest favors, everything was beautiful.

In addition to Whitney's expert design skills, she was very helpful in hiring all my vendors and guiding me in that process. She accompanied me to my vendor visits with the rentals company and florist, and I so appreciated her guidance in helping me make good decisions that aligned with my vision and didn't exceed my budget. Wedding planning can be (very) stressful and Whitney was cool, calm, and collected and a voice of reason the entire time, especially when my venue was being difficult in the months before the wedding.

My wedding day was more perfect than I ever could have imagined, thanks to Whitney! Everything was organized and Whitney is an absolute pro so I didn't have to worry about a single thing and I could fully be in the moment and enjoy my wedding. Several guests remarked that it was the best wedding they have been to, and that would not have been possible without Whitney. I 100% recommend her to any brides!
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Nataly Sent on 11/25/2019
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Do yourself a favor- hire Whitney

The best choice we made was hiring Whitney! If you're debating between hiring for day of vs full planning and design, I would highly suggest the full package! Trust me, it’s worth it! Not only is her eye for design fabulous, classy, and ultra creative, but she is also verryyy good at details and organized to the max. The vendors she recommends are not only high quality, but the best people to work with. Everyone she recommended exceeded our expectations. Having worked with local vendors for so long, she has an amazing relationship with them and we could feel how smoothly everything ran with Whitney at the helm. She's extremely kind and confident, and was up front with us about everything from budget to realistic limitations in our venue. But every time we hit a road block, she came up with alternatives that worked out even better than the original! And as for the day of- she went above and beyond for myself and my family and I will always be grateful. It was fantastic being able to enjoy the wedding and just have fun, having full confidence she is taking care of everything behind the scenes.
Thanks so much Whitney! You were unbelievable!
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Jill Sent on 01/17/2019
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If it weren’t for Whitney, I would have eloped.

If it weren’t for Whitney, I would have eloped.

If you want the short version, Whitney kicks ass, hire her immediately! She turned all of our crazy wedding ideas into a reality, and executed our dream wedding flawlessly. She is organized, knowledgeable, business savvy, performs well under pressure, and is hilarious. Now if you are as crazy a researcher as I was and would like to know more, keep reading…

I have always dreamed about my wedding dress, not my wedding, just the dress. With that being said, I had absolutely no idea where to start when it came to wedding planning. When my husband and I got engaged in October of 2017 we decided that we were going to enjoy our engagement and not even think about wedding planning until 2018. When we started making calls to venues in January 2018 we were basically laughed at for thinking that we would be able to pull together a wedding by summer 2018.

Those venues had clearly not met Whitney Nelson.

On February 25, 2018 I sent Whitney an email after drooling all over her Instagram account, the subject of that email read “HELP, Summer 2018 Wedding”. Whitney responded in less than 24 hours! Who even does that anymore?! Already we were impressed. In her response she not only confirmed that she was available for the date that we were hoping for, but she reassured us that she could make our summer wedding a reality. Her confidence was exactly what our flip-flopping selves needed.

Our initial call with Whitney was frantic, disorganized and basically just me brain dumping on Whitney all of the crazy ideas we had for our wedding. To be honest we were surprised Whitney did not turn us away. She listened closely and by the end of the call she was able to repeat back to me a full list of action items. When we got off of the call with her it felt as if a huge weight was taken off of our shoulders. We now had an actual professional who was going to make sure our wedding was perfect for us, with all of the personality and unique touches that we were hoping for. I came to learn that this was one of the many things I would appreciate about Whitney, she was always open to listening. Whitney was officially our wedding planner and we were going to be married on August 11, 2018!

Fast forward 6 months, 6 million phone calls/text messages/emails, we had the wedding of our dreams.

Design: Whitney can do it all, she has the vision and loves unique. When I told her all of the things I “didn’t want”, she understood and offered other creative suggestions.

Tracking: Whitney made sure that all of our vendors were organized, paid for on time, and that we were getting the best bang for our buck. Whitney has an incredible network of stellar vendors in all price ranges, all who clearly love working with her. It was SO nice to have Whitney to take on all of the footwork with these vendors so that we could just focus on the fun stuff! I didn’t have to send any more “are you available?” emails. HUGE relief.

Day of: On my wedding day, the question I was asked the most was “how are you so calm??” My answer every single time would be, I have Whitney. I worked a full-time job up until the Thursday of my wedding weekend. No one at my company understood this. They shared stories of all of the last-minute things they had to do for their own weddings, and all of the stress they had been under, I had none of that.

Hire Whitney, you will not regret it.

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