Courtney and her team were perfect. Full stop. From start to finish, they exuded calm, professionalism, and creativity. She took the stress out of wedding planning and made sure, at every step, that our vision was centered and our worries addressed. Day-of, our coordinator Thomas navigated what might have been nightmare scenarios (i.e., a surprise visit from EMTs) with grace and humor. We honestly cannot imagine our wedding without them.

And separately, let us just add that as a same-sex couple, we cannot overstate how fucking fabulous it was to work with a planner who gets it. Courtney helped us hone a vision for a wedding that was perfectly us––not just a sanitized, same-sex version of a straight wedding. She guided us as we identified traditions that worked for us, discarded those that didn’t, and dreamt up fun ways to stitch it all together.

And it's because she's the BEST!

Courtney is a master wedding planner. Courtney is calm, cool, confident- all traits you want the leader of your big day to be. She took the storybook vision I had for my wedding day & implemented it IRL with her wedding mood board (which i HIGHLY recommend you add on)! She knows her shit & she knows all the right things to do & say if a diaster hits- which for us 3 days before our wedding it did BUT Courtney resolved the issue & the event went on swimmingly without any issues! THAT is the kind of wedding planner you want for your big day.

Courtney's team is also PHENOMENAL. Johnny has my entire heart. He is SO fun, bubbly, kind & accommodating. Everyone on her team just went above & beyond to ensure our wedding day was everything we wanted it to be.

The only regret I have with wedding planning is not hiring Courtney sooner. Seriously if you are considering hiring a planner (which you should) you absolutely NEED Courtney and her team part of your wedding.

We hired Courtney later in the wedding planning process when we had to shift our original plan, and she jumped in right away and didn't miss a beat. She is a pro, she knows what you need before you even ask, she always gives her honest opinion (spoiler alert she's always right TRUST her), and she is just a great person that you want to have around you and part of your wedding. Every idea we had Courtney made come to life. She made us feel like true VIPs and like we were her only client. She truly puts her heart into everything she does and made us feel so incredibly loved, special, and taken care of.

She has incredible resources, whether it's her vendor list, her team, or her incredibly organized documents and questionnaires. You can tell she spends A LOT of time getting to know each of her couples, their vision, and she will stop at nothing to make sure their wedding is magic.

We were also so lucky to work with Courtney's team, Johnny, Amanda, and Thomas and they are all so incredible too. They were all so much fun to work with, and were ready to handle anything (groom ripped his pants 5 min before the wedding? After the engagement didn't even flinch, they sprung into action to remedy the situation as quickly and calmly as they could)


I could go on and on and on, but you get the idea. Hire After The Engagement, they are SO worth the investment. It was the best money we could have spent on our wedding. Our wedding was truly magical, and I know it's because of Courtney.

After interviewing several wedding planners, we knew immediately after meeting Courtney that we had to have her on our team.. and we are SO incredibly lucky that we did. Courtney gave us everything we dreamed of and more. The planning, execution, and our entire weekend was seamless from start to finish. If you are considering Courtney, book her now. I promise you will not regret it. Here's why..

First off, Courtney is extremely honest. She is not afraid to give her invaluable opinion based on years of experience, and will literally be at your every command (we could not get over how quick she was to respond to us with everything!). I can't tell you how many times Courtney put things into perspective for us and made decisions easy. She is 100% there to tell it like it is AND make your dreams come true too.

Secondly, if you want an epic, one-of-a-kind, FUN, and gorgeous wedding, Courtney is your girl. Her style is impeccable and so is her vision.

Courtney helped narrow down our wedding location based on our vision of our dream wedding. She was able to show us a variety of different venues, all unique to one another, and all within our price range. She is also very realistic about price ranges and is NOT commission based! She knows how to stay within your range and will not push you to spend a cent more.

Courtney also had a vendor list of literally EVERYTHING we were looking for from the basics like photographers, videographers, florals, cake, signage, etc. to way more specific things like boba tea vendors and lion dance performers.. and if there wasn't already someone she had worked with and recommended, she would find someone almost immediately to introduce to us.

Third, our entire weekend went so incredibly smoothly. Everyone warns you that there will always be something that inevitably goes wrong at your wedding. It didn't happen to us. And if it did, we were totally unaware of it because Courtney was on it IMMEDIATELY.

Lastly, it's been 7 months since our wedding and we are still having friends and family reach out about how SPECIAL our wedding was. How it was the most fun and unique wedding they had ever been to and how it will forever be something they cherish. As a bride and groom hosting a wedding, that is all we could have ever wished for. Yes, it is about us and our union, but it's just as much about your guests experience too.

Courtney is a dream to work with and we are honestly forever grateful to her. I wish we could plan an annual anniversary party with her just to be able to live it over again and again and again.

LOVE YOU, COURTNEY!!
Kim & Web

Courtney guided us through TWO YEARS of wedding planning. She navigated planning a large-scale event through ever-changing COVID guidelines and restrictions, without ever panicking or losing her cool. She clearly presented us with the facts of every situation, recommended options and offered her expert opinion, but always allowed us to make a decision on our own. The entire team was extremely organized, responsive, and incredibly helpful. Also, depending on the package you get, you have access to her planning software, which allowed us to stay organized and on track throughout the entire process. She knows how to assemble an A-team of wedding vendor professionals, with an emphasis on professional, and has an extensive network throughout the Palm Springs area. Each vendor treated us as family, making sure we were well-taken care of and helped make the day even more special than we ever could have imagined. I think it really speaks volumes of this team when each person we worked with independently raved about Courtney, saying that she was their favorite planner to work with. Courtney and her team saw to it that the entire weekend was executed flawlessly. We even had MULTIPLE people come to us and say our wedding was better than their own! We are so grateful to have had the opportunity to work with After the Engagement, we love Courtney and her team so much!!!

Fritz and I came across Courtney from After the Engagement who was highly recommended by our Palm Springs venue! Courtney is THE QUEEN when it comes to wedding planning, seeing how she's overcome the atrocities of the pandemic with the wedding industry, she just DELIVERS!!!! As soon as we browsed her website, we knew she was the planner for us! Anyone that is questioning whether a planner is worth it, BELIEVE ME AND DO YOURSELF A FAVOR.. HIRE COURTNEY!! Her professionalism, her knowledge of all the venues and what they will/won't allow will help guide and save you the headache of trying to navigate the planning process alone. She is very quick to respond to emails when she isn't tending to weddings, her list of vendors made the planning process super easy for us. Having the dream team of vendors for your wedding is just so special and made our big day flawless. No wedding will be perfect, but I can truly say our big day was PERFECT thanks to Courtney & Thomas and the vendor friends she trusts most! Such an amazing day we will never forget! Also, go and follow her on IG for additional content! We love our Queen, Courtney! You da real MVP!

xoxo,
Freeps

Courtney and her team are an absolute treasure in the wedding world. I honestly don't know where I would be without them. I am a current bride/client of After the Engagement and they really do live up to all the 5-star/Excellent reviews on here. Planning a wedding during a global pandemic adds an extra layer of stress and Courtney has been an absolute asset to keeping my sanity. She is an extremely seasoned professional and highly regarded among vendors and others in the industry which speaks volumes. Everything she does is with the utmost professionalism: her response time is quick, her answers are thorough, and her input/decisions have proven to be invaluable. Her expertise in planning weddings in the Palm Springs area takes a lot of the blocking and tackling since she is so familiar with all the venues and vendors so you spend less time figuring out how many gas grills you need and more time focusing on the personal details of your wedding. At times I truly feel like I am the only bride she is working with because of the individualized attention. Lastly, depending on the package you buy, you have access to her wedding planning software which keeps you on track with a very complete checklist and timeline of all the details and minutia necessary for a flawless wedding - so for those who may be less organized (me), this is essential. Thank you Courtney and your team for all the hard work you guys have put in so far in what is a very challenging time.

As a wedding photographer, I've had the opportunity to work with over 50 wedding planners & coordinators. NONE compare to Courtney and her team. They are the very best in the business. You honestly need to stop reading this review and just reach out to them immediately. You better hope they are available for your wedding. And if they're not, time to consider changing your date. I'd book my wedding around their availability. WOW! That's quite a review. What makes them so good? Professionalism, experience, vendor relationships, organization, ability to always stay on a good timeline, care for the couple, care for the vendors, care for the guests. They are the best hands down. Go book them.

When we first started planning our wedding, I asked my now wife "Why do we need a wedding planner? We can organize the ceremony." As you might have guessed, that hubris eventually gave way to reality, Not only do you desperately need a wedding planner, if you plan on doing anything original or fun, and you don't want to hate the process, you should hire Courtney and her team. As these other 5-star reviews make clear, Courtney is like picking Lebron James for your weekend basketball game. Pick Courtney and - if you listen to her - you are guaranteed to dominate.

We wanted to throw out the playbook when it came to planning our wedding. And in many ways we did. But - thanks to Courtney - we found the perfect balance between the crazier things that were part of our original vision and still maintaining the character of a wedding. It was never - "oh no, that's a terrible idea." Instead it was, "That's a fun idea. What if we tried this variation?" We also have to thank - me in particular - Courtney for her patience with us during the planning process. I'm a bit of a procrastinator (case in point, our wedding was in November and I am just writing this review now :). But Courtney made it clear for us when we needed to make decisions and when not to panic because we hadn't yet. As others have mentioned, her connections with world-class vendors is a huge plus, especially if you are planning the wedding from afar, as we were.

It was the week of the wedding where Courtney, with the help of her excellent assistant Thomas, really shined. We were, to put it mildly, stressed leading up to the wedding day. But all that stress washed away when we saw Courtney work at the rehearsal. Once I saw her in control, I knew everything was going to be all right. And i was right. The wedding was a huge hit.

So a very big thank you to Courtney and her team. Be smart and hire her as early as possible. It's worth it.

My mom and I had phone calls with multiple wedding planners to find the right fit, and we were so confident after speaking to Courtney I think I paid the deposit the very next day.. What sets Courtney apart is her experience (she had done multiple weddings at my venue in the past) as well as her professionalism.

I had a heavy hand in the planning of the wedding but was SO incredibly grateful to have Courtney's knowledge of the industry to help guide me in my decision making. Also Courtney is incredibly responsive in her communication. When I say incredibly responsive, I mean I would send her an email 6 months before my wedding and she would answer it within 10 minutes and treat my concerns as if my wedding was the next day... she is that good.

Our wedding weekend ran smoothly and I so appreciated Courtney, Jonny and Thomas' cool, calm demeanor. Expect them to wear dope outfits and be the zen you need on your big day. Much love to Courtney and the team - my mom, my husband and I are eternally grateful!!!