I wish I could shout from the rooftops just how incredible Shannon St. Ours of SES Events is and how she truly made the wedding of our dreams possible, but posting online will have to do. I had worked with Shannon previously to plan my sister's baby shower and she contacted me shortly after we got engaged to see if we'd be interested in working together for our wedding. This was still in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, so not only were we not sure if a wedding would be possible any time soon, we weren't sure if we'd be able to work with Shannon as we'd already decided to get married in New Hampshire where we live to help limit our travel. The two-state distance was not a hurdle as far as Shannon was concerned, and after she presented us with an incredibly detailed proposal and very reasonable quote, we decided to hire her as our wedding planner.

My husband and I easily agree that hiring SES Events was the best thing we did in planning our June 2021 wedding. We both work full-time and my mom has passed away, and when you throw a global pandemic into that already less-than-ideal scenario, planning a wedding seemed impossible. Shannon made herself totally accessible from Day One and set right to work familiarizing herself with the area where we were getting married (Concord, NH, about two hours from her home base in Warwick, RI), finding the best vendors in our area and reaching out to them on our behalf, and taking our half-baked ideas and inspirations and making them into a beautiful, cohesive, attainable wedding plan. Most of all, she was able to stay within our budget, coming up with creative fixes along the way to cut costs without sacrificing our vision. I had my heart set on having an open bar for our guests, even though this can be a costly variable, and I'll be damned if the final bar tab wasn't almost exactly on the nose of what Shannon projected and it fit into our budget just right. She is a magician and a genius. I don't know how she does it all, but she makes it look easy! She even talked me down off the ledge in a few bride crises along the way. ;)

The end result of working with Shannon was a beautiful wedding, a rockin' good party people are still talking about two weeks later, memories we and our loved ones will cherish forever, and a treasured friendship we now have with Shannon. We would recommend her to absolutely anyone planning an event in the New England area. Big or small, regardless of your budget, SES Events will help you create an event unlike any other.

All the best,
Cassidy & Eric Smith

Shannon came highly recommended as someone who is easy to work with and very dependable and professional.

Early in our planning, Shannon put our concerns at ease, by reaching out for us with vendor recommendations and scheduling our timeline.

Throughout the process, all our questions and concerns were swiftly addressed and resolved with impressive results, and always followed by ‘..is there anything else you’d like me to do for you?’

Shannon kept us on task and on schedule every step of the way from our beginning ideas until the last glass was gathered after the reception.

We may not have been the easiest clients to work with (overtasking ourselves and missing deadlines), but Shannon picked up the pieces and tied up all our loose ends in an encouraging and friendly manner.

I have no reservations, whatsoever in recommending Shannon with the highest of regards.

We cannot recommend Shannon and SES events enough. From picking our venue to helping us figure out our color scheme to making sure everything went perfectly the day of our wedding: Shannon was with us every step of the way and we owe so much credit to her for the perfect day that we had. Shannon is organized, professional, responsive, patient, kind, and a true expert at what she does.