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About

As We Gather Events is a wedding and travel planning company in Nashville, Tennessee. Owner Emily Smeykal has been planning weddings since 2010 and founded As We Gather Events in 2017. Emily is the lead planner and specializes in the organizational aspects of planning. We create a stress-free planning process, allowing the couple to relax and enjoy their engagement season and wedding day. As We Gather Events provides planning services for your rehearsal dinner, wedding ceremony, reception and even travel aspects like hotel blocks, wedding night accommodations and honeymoons.

Services Offered
As We Gather Events offers full wedding planning and travel planning. Planning packages include consultation, unlimited digital communication, logistics management and more. Planning services offered include:

  • Budget analysis
  • Event design
  • Guest list
  • Referrals
  • Timelines
  • To-do lists
  • Woman-owned
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Frequently asked questions

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

$8,000

What is the starting price for partial wedding planning?

$8,000

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?

Full Planning

What weddings do you have experience planning?

Destination
Military
Non-Religious
Religious

Reviews of As We Gather Events

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Joseph Sent on 12/29/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Hire Emily, just do it

Emily and the whole AWG team were amazing! After having multiple unexpected vendor changes we quite literally would not have ended up with the beautiful wedding we had without Emily. Her wealth of connections in the city was unmatched; before she called to inform us about the last vendor change (florist) she had already reached out to multiple others inquiring about availability and their ability to match the price we had in our original quote before even calling us to tell us about the cancellation. It was then I was SURE we made the right choice going with Emily. She responds to emails and texts promptly and is an excellent resource to have in your corner when interviewing and working with your selected vendors. She is respectful of budgets and is very creative to work with what you’re willing to spend.

The day of Emily had a wonderful team with her that handled a punctured water pipe (and pouring rain) during tent installation so well my husband and I didn’t even know it happened until several days after the fact. Everything went to schedule and, most importantly, my husband and I were able to just enjoy our day knowing Emily and her team could handle it all.

Emily is also a registered travel agent which was so handy. She handled all of the hotel block bookings and helped us plan our Italian honeymoon we’re going on in the spring!

Thank you, thank you, thank you to Emily and the entire AWG team!
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Rachel Sent on 10/23/2023
5 out of 5 rating

as we gather events

Emily was a joy from start to finish. She was hired as our planner for a small friends and family wedding. She made sure we hit all of our deadlines and decorated beautifully the day of. Our clean up the day after felt seamless because of all of the work they did day of. She made the entire process seamless. Thank you for everything, Emily!
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Amanda Sent on 12/01/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing and so wonderful to work with!

If you are thinking about hiring a wedding planner, you should and you should hire Emily! Throughout the whole planning experience she was so kind, courteous, helpful, and patient. She always had great ideas and suggestions. There was never any question or problem that was too big or small! Our venue manager bailed on us the day of our wedding and Emily and her team stepped in and took over extra responsibilities on top of their own AND working in a venue they had never worked in and they handled it with such grace and ease-no one was any the wiser. She lifted so much stress and anxiety from our plates and our day. I can’t imagine how I could have gotten through our planning and day of experience without her. It was easily the best decision we made for our wedding, as we were actually able to enjoy and be present in the best day of our lives because we had her! We are eternally grateful to her and her team for helping make our day so beautiful!! And now we get to work with her in planning our honeymoon!
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Kastarr Sent on 02/11/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Absolutely the BEST!

Emily is AMAZING! I’m not a person that had everything planned out, and I can be indecisive. Emily was really kind, patient, and with me every step of the way. She has so much knowledge and professionalism wrapped into a genuine personality. I felt confident everything was going to be beautiful and run smoothly. On the day of the wedding, her and her team were the best thing I could have asked for. If anything went wrong, I wasn’t aware. Everyone loved everything and that was largely due to her. Highly recommend!!!
Brianna
Brianna Sent on 02/01/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Perfect Winter Wedding

Emily and her team are just good people. Everything they do is with kindness. Emily truly got to know us as a couple over 6 months of planning and provided ideas/insight every step of the way. She answered questions I didn’t know I had! Emily and her team handled everything the day of our wedding. I truly sat back and 100% relaxed. If there were issues with anything, I certainly didn’t know about them! Everything was set up and executed flawlessly. Our vision truly came to life exactly as I imagined. 1000% recommend booking with her asap!
Lauren
Lauren Sent on 01/23/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing experience!

Emily is an AMAZING wedding planner and coordinator! I can’t recommend her enough! She is such an amazing person too! She was prompt, professional, communicative, caring, detail-oriented and always had my back! She has an amazing relationship with all the vendors in town too! I couldn’t be happier with how my wedding turned out! ❤️
Anna
Anna Sent on 11/16/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Absolutely amazing

Emily is amazing!! She is very organized and easy to work with. Whenever I needed something, she was quick to respond and took off stress by communicating with all my vendors for me. Not only did she make the planning process easy, but helped tie up loose ends the month of the wedding. She made a checklist to ensure I had everything for my big day. The vendors she suggested were awesome, as well. Highly recommend Emily as your wedding planner!
Emily
Emily Sent on 10/13/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Best money we spent for our wedding!

Emily is hands down amazing and genuinely the best money we spent for our wedding. She is everything you want in a planner- kind, warm, friendly, and completely even keeled and unflappable. Nothing stresses her out!

We rescheduled our wedding twice because of COVID, and we moved our wedding between 2 Catholic churches that each have their required coordinator. Generally, this can be really stressful because those coordinators are making sure you're following the rules of the church and really strict about outside help. Emily was phenomenal making sure I got what I wanted while preserving those relationships, and worked with us as we changed dates and had to communicate that to vendors and in some cases find new ones. She was just so unbelievably helpful and reduced the stress in that situation so much.

I would recommend Emily and her team to anyone- she is the BEST planner in Nashville!
Erin
Erin Sent on 03/31/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing coordinator!!!

Emily and her team crushed it! Prior to the wedding we had hammered out all the details and she created an extremely detailed spreadsheet, which she shared with vendors. She contacted all vendors prior to the wedding to iron out any unasked questions, using her expertise and experience to make sure that nothing was left out. On the day of the wedding, she and her team were a dream. They got there early, set everything up and make sure the vendors knew where they needed to be and when. The wedding day had no hiccups or problems because of their organization and poise. And they made sure we always had drinks in our hands! Emily and her team do so much to minimize the stress on the bride, it was incredible! I cannot recommend them enough!!
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Ni Douangvilay Sent on 03/27/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Best Planner in Nashville!

Emily and the team was great! I could not ask for a better planner to keep things organized and she was on top of everything. I didn't hear about one thing that went wrong during the day and kept me completely stress free through the entire process. She was also great when offering advice. She was always honest and not looking to only say things to make me feel better. I definitely recommend the team when planning your wedding! You will not regret it.
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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2020 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2019 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2018 Winner

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