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An Affair to Remember is a premier wedding planning company which is based in the tri state area, specializes in planning and creating innovative weddings that showcase your personal style. Founder and owner Eileen Kaden Dean desires that each couple experience a personal wedding day, inviting guests to get to know you as a couple better throughout your celebration. This is a day where you are pledging your life to another person and celebrating with family and friends. She will work with you and oversee your event to ensure all you are doing on your wedding day is enjoying yourself and making memories with those you love.

Services Offered
Eileen Kaden Dean and her team can design personalized weddings of all styles, from modern to sophisticated to intimate and rustic. Whether its full planning including all the details such as venues, flowers, invitations, favors and more or day of, no job is too big or too small. To help with the vendor selection process, the team can also suggest their network of vendors, selected from the best New York or New Jersey vendors for your wedding. Packages and a la carte services are also available and can be fully customized to each couple’s needs. A variety of wedding styles can also be planned as well including:

  • Civil
  • Destination
  • Double weddings
  • Non-religious
  • Religious
  • Woman-owned

Frequently asked questions

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

$2,200

What is the starting price for full wedding planning?

$8,000

Do you offer an hourly rate?

Yes

What is the hourly rate?

$100

What wedding events do you provide services for?

Ceremony
Reception
Rehearsal Dinner

What wedding planning services do you offer?

Day-of Coordination
Full Planning
Partial Planning

What weddings do you have experience planning?

Civil
Cultural
Destination
Double Weddings
Eco-Friendly
Non-Religious
Religious
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Reviews of An Affair to Remember

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4.8 out of 5 rating
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2024 Winner
4.8 out of 5 rating
110 reviews
97% recommend it
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Eileen and her team are highly praised for their exceptional wedding planning services, particularly in moments of crisis such as finding a new venue just one week before the event due to unforeseen circumstances. Multiple reviewers highlight Eileen's professionalism, organization, and attention to detail, which helped alleviate stress and ensure a smooth and flawless wedding day. From coordination with vendors to flawless execution, Eileen receives high recommendations for her passion and dedication in making weddings truly special and unforgettable experiences.

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Eileen and her team are highly praised for their exceptional wedding planning services, particularly in moments of crisis such as finding a new venue just one week before the event due to unforeseen circumstances. Multiple reviewers highlight Eileen's professionalism, organization, and attention to detail, which helped alleviate stress and ensure a smooth and flawless wedding day. From coordination with vendors to flawless execution, Eileen receives high recommendations for her passion and dedication in making weddings truly special and unforgettable experiences.

Kate
Kate K. Sent on 06/11/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Eileen brought our wedding vision to life!

My husband and I knew from the beginning that we wanted to hire a wedding planner to make the process smoother since we both worked full time, live in Virginia and were planning a wedding in New Jersey. Eileen was our first of 5 planner interviews and we loved how reassuring she was and her maternal nature. She felt like the most natural choice and I am so glad we hired her. She was very easy to communicate with and very responsive. She did a great job of explaining all that she is able to do with full planning and what we would be responsible for and breaking up tasks into manageable chunks so we didn't get overwhelmed. We appreciated that she was always very patient with us, even when we dragged our feet on getting certain things done. She helped me a lot with some family drama (inevitable to come up when planning a wedding) and supported the steps necessary to ensure we got the outcome we wanted. The week leading up to the wedding was relaxing since everything had been taken care of and all we needed to do was stick to the timeline which is exactly what we wanted, to just show up and enjoy the day. Everything came together so perfectly and beautifully, we truly could not have been happier. Our guests had a wonderful time and could not stop raving about it being the best wedding they'd been to - also one of my and my husband's goals. Eileen really was the backbone to all of that and we could not have done it without her. She knows all the right people for what you need and if she doesn't, she will find them for you. Please do yourselves a favor and hire Eileen to plan your wedding :)
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Robert Sent on 10/20/2024
5 out of 5 rating

The best vendor decision we had made!

Eileen and her team were easily the best vendor that my Fiancée and I booked. I can’t even begin to explain the VALUE of Eileen’s services, and do not know what we would have done without her! Eileen always came with the questions that we would NOT have thought of so that we could straighten out the details before the wedding. Our day could not have gone smoother, and not one thing went wrong thanks to Eileen!
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Ivanna Sent on 10/19/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Forever grateful for Eileen! We truly had “An Affair To Remember” !

My husband and I recently married on October 4th, 2024. We originally hired Eileen as a Partial Planner at the beginning of 2024. We mainly needed help putting details together, needed help with vendor communication/coordination, logistics, and essentially needed an expert’s pair of eyes and ears throughout the process. From our very first meeting, Eileen has been nothing short of kind, professional, and reliable. She took the time to understand our vision and preferences, offering invaluable suggestions that enhanced our ideas. She managed the logistics, from vendor coordination to timeline creation, taking a huge load off of my shoulders!

2 weeks before our wedding, we discovered our venue fully shut down due to foreclosure (unfortunately, we were not given any prior warning this was a possibility). While you can imagine how chaotic, overwhelming, and beyond stressful that was to experience and that is a whole other issue in itself that we are still going through; Eileen did not hesitate for one second and sprung into action. She made countless calls, advocated/negotiated for us, and came to nearly every last minute venue meeting we had in such short time. While my now hubby & I were living a nightmare, not once did Eileen make us feel like we were not going to have the wedding we deserved. By the grace of God and of course Eileen’s help, we were able to find a new venue one week prior, that was able to accommodate us and our vendors AND we were able to keep our original wedding date!

On the day of the wedding, Eileen and her assistant executed everything flawlessly. They were on top of every detail, ensuring that everything ran smoothly. I fully trusted her and was able to focus on getting ready and ease my nerves! Our guests commented on how organized and beautiful everything was considering we found the new venue one week prior and had to make last minute adjustments with details etc. Everything came out beautiful and we were able to fully enjoy our night with our loved ones!

If you're looking for someone who is passionate, dedicated, and truly cares about making your day special, I highly recommend Eileen. She exceeded our expectations in every way, and we are forever grateful for her and her expertise! Thank you Eileen!!
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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2024 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2023 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2020 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2018 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2015 Winner
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Professional Network & Endorsements

6 Endorsements
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Eileen and her staff at An Affair to Remember are true professionals. You can trust that she will do a great job and take the pressure off you on your wedding day. I highly recommend her.

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I recommend the services of An Affair to Remember to make your Wedding Day that very special day you always wanted,that will be remembered and cherished by you and all your guests for many years to come. ~~ Angela Neik

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