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Woman-owned

18 years in business

We speak English

Small team (2-10 members)

An Affair to Remember is a premier wedding planning company based in the tri-state area that specializes in planning and creating innovative weddings that showcase your 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 it's full planning, including all the details such as venues, flowers, invitations, favors, and more, or the day off, 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.

What You'll About An Affair to Remember

In addition to providing a range of comprehensive services, An Affair to Remember caters to all kinds of wedding celebrations. This includes religious, non-religious, civil unions, double, and destination weddings.

FAQ

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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Eileen from An Affair to Remember was praised for her exceptional planning skills and attention to detail by multiple reviewers who valued her professionalism, responsiveness, and ability to handle last-minute changes effortlessly. She was commended for translating couples' visions into reality, ensuring smooth wedding days and making guests feel special. Customers also appreciated her organization, coordination with vendors, and ability to provide a stress-free planning process, making her highly recommended for weddings in the NY/NJ/PA area.

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Eileen from An Affair to Remember was praised for her exceptional planning skills and attention to detail by multiple reviewers who valued her professionalism, responsiveness, and ability to handle last-minute changes effortlessly. She was commended for translating couples' visions into reality, ensuring smooth wedding days and making guests feel special. Customers also appreciated her organization, coordination with vendors, and ability to provide a stress-free planning process, making her highly recommended for weddings in the NY/NJ/PA area.

Kate
Kate 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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Amy Sent on 11/10/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Extraordinary Attention to Detail

From the very first meeting, we knew Eileen was the planner for us.

She understood immediately that we wanted our wedding to be about the guests, the people who have supported us and nurtured us our whole lives. She never forgot that throughout the planning process.

She helped us meet with and vet multiple caterers, and her insight helped us choose the exact right one for us. She was fluent in the language of every vendor and she translated our vision into every aspect of the event, staying on top of large and small details alike (table assignments and napkin folds).

We had some unconventional needs related to timing and setup, and Eileen made it all work. Her day-of coordination was essential, too, and our ceremony went better than we ever imagined.

Throughout the process, Eileen was readily available to us and responded quickly to our questions. She explained all the ramifications of decisions we needed to make so that we could feel well-informed to make them. She helped us feel confident and well-prepared for each phase of the wedding, and, most importantly, she helped our guests feel as treasured and special as they are to us.



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Selena Sent on 11/08/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Exceptional, professional service

Eileen was absolutely instrumental to making not only our wedding day, but the entire planning process, absolutely perfect. Whenever we had a question, she would respond immediately and put any stress or worries to rest. On the day of, she made sure the entire flow of our wedding went smoothly, and put out fires constantly, including miraculously removing a sauce stain from my wedding dress! Eileen is nothing short of a miracle worker and is easily the best decision we made for our wedding (aside from saying I do!).
Jill
Jill Sent on 11/06/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Eileen brought my daughter’s vision to life

We had less than five months to plan the wedding. From our first meeting with Eileen, we had confidence that she was the person who could bring it all together. With her experience, her knowledge, her attention to detail and her heart, we were able to experience the planning and the wedding itself with joy and with as little stress as possible.
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Giavanna Sent on 11/03/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Organized, Helpful and Kept Everything On Track!

From start to finish, Eileen was very organized, made sure I was on track throughout my planning journey, and on the big day, stepped in on any and every situation almost instantly, to ensure everything ran smoothly. She was quick to jump in on conversations with my vendors where and when I needed, quick to schedule a call or meeting to chat through things, and always super super responsive. She knows what she's doing, and it's clear that she wants everything to turn out well and as perfectly as possible for you! She was very helpful, and always made sure that all of the important details were handled. Thank you Eileen, for everything you did, from beginning to end, to make our wedding a dream!
Averi
Averi Sent on 08/13/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Eileen is the best!

Eileen was hired just a month before our wedding and did an absolutely amazing job. She is incredibly organized, diligent, and on top of everything. From the moment she came on board, she made the entire process so much easier for us. Her attention to detail and thoroughness ensured that nothing was overlooked, and we truly felt at ease knowing she had everything under control. We couldn’t have asked for a better person to help bring our day together so seamlessly.
Kaity
Kaity Sent on 06/30/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Eileen Gets It DONE!

As an extremely type A, professional event planner myself, I can confidently say that my wedding day would not have gone as smoothly without Eileen & An Affair to Remember. From the get go, she was a dream to work with - answering our many questions and offering her advice at every opportunity, which provided us with instant relief and a moment of fresh air in the chaos that can be wedding planning. When we needed input on vendors, Eileen was there; when we weren't sure where to even get started on XYZ, Eileen was there; when we ran into an issue with our venue the week before the wedding and needed to craft a strongly worded email, Eileen was there; when it rained on and off all day ahead of our ceremony, Eileen was there (tying bows on the chairs no less). At every opportunity, Eileen was there to help things run smoothly and give us the ability to just enjoy our day. We're so grateful to her assistant, Emma, too for all of her help and the work they did together to really bring our event to life and make it the happiest day of our lives, truly!!!
DeLaney
Delaney Sent on 06/11/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Not possible without Eileen!

Eileen is without a doubt the main reason our wedding went so smoothly. My husband and I booked her for day-of coordination and she went above and beyond in every way with meetings in advance to ensure we were on track and everyone had what they needed to be successful. Planning wasn’t our thing but she kept us - and all of our vendors - on track pre-wedding and wedding day. I can’t express enough how much better she made our day; it was truly seamless because of her. Do yourself a favor and work with her :)
Elsbeth
Elsbeth Sent on 05/24/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Thank you for the best day of our lives!

My husband and I were referred to Eileen (An Affair to Remember) through our catering team who promised us that we'd be in great hands with her. After having spoken with several other planning teams that had rigid packages or weren't able to disclose costs in a transparent way, we met with Eileen. We immediately felt comforted! Starting from our first call, she was organized, clearly a seasoned professional, and was kind enough to work with us to come up with a planning package that fit our needs (we had already booked several main vendors, but still had some planning to do and needed day-of coordination). Her pricing was very fair. She was everything you want in a planner/coordinator - quick to reply over email, quick to hop on the phone to coordinate with other vendors and resolve issues, kind and gentle with us when felt anxious or when we were behind with tasks. We were planning a wedding in NYC and we live in California, and she was willing to meet at later hours (so generous) to adjust for the time change. On the day of the wedding, we felt so at-ease. Her team did an outstanding job. She kept calm with anxious family members, somehow lugged around a large tote bag of my personal items from hotel to church to reception, helped us navigate wedding transport in mid-town manhattan (!!! not to mention with our church ceremony running longer than expected), and magically appeared everywhere right when we needed her, including a quick dress change (and neatly packaged my personal things as I ran out to do my first dance). I'm forever grateful to Eileen for helping pull together the best day of our lives. If you're feeling overwhelmed by your wedding day and want to regain some joy during the planning process, don't hesitate to book an Affair to Remember!
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Jaclyn Sent on 02/18/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Helpful and organized

Eileen was really helpful and professional. She helped us stay organized and put out more fires than Im sure I realize! Our wedding weekend was so smooth and Eileen helped me stay so in the moment and calm because I knew she could handle whatever was going on. Very professional, reliable and easy to work with.
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