I could not have planned this wedding without Amanda!! We started the wedding process without her and quickly realized we needed some help. As soon as Amanda stepped in everything changed. She is on top of everything. She thinks of every single detail and uses her expertise to give recommendations. She was alongside every decision I had to make and joined any zoom call with vendors to ensure everything went smoothly. She is an extremely responsive communicator and is genuinely so excited to make your day what you want it to be. I don’t know what I would have done without Amanda’s help! Every detail of our wedding was perfect and my husband and I felt so at ease the day of the wedding knowing Amanda and her assistant Meredith were there to make sure everything went as planned. We can not recommend Amanda and Beacon and Berkeley events enough!

Alexa was incredible - not only did she guide me through the major milestones of my wedding, but she was thoughtful around every detail. Her positivity, encouragement, and decisive nature helped our wedding day go smoothly and allowed me to enjoy every minute! We are so thankful to the B&B crew who helped make our special day even more memorable!

When we were looking for a wedding planner we wanted someone who would make our day seamless and stress free. Alexa absolutely made that happen! She was always a phone call away whenever a problem arose which kept us calm, confident, and joyful throughout the planning process. Her eye for design was such an incredible help and made our wedding incredibly stunning! It was so great to have a knowledgeable advocate by our side at vendor meetings and venue walkthroughs, and especially one who was so positive and fun to be around! Since we don't live in Charlottesville it was also a blessing to have Alexa closer to the area with knowledge about vendors and able to check in on things in person. Beacon and Berkeley is such an incredibly caring and lovely company, and we are thrilled they were a part of our special day!

Start to finish Alexa Lucas was absolutely incredible. She answered all my questions immediately kept me calm, was decisive and never missed a beat. I decided to get married in 5 months and she made my day so perfect!!!!!!!!!! I literally cant imagine it any more perfect and it's all thanks to the help and leadership Alexa gave. I recommend her to ANYONE

As the mother of the groom, I was fortunate to have my now daughter-in-law ask me for my opinions for her wedding and reception. When I met Alexa at our first planning meeting, I knew we were in very capable hands. Her calm, professional demeanor and genuine desire to give Allie and David the wedding they wanted was evident. She got to work quickly, as they only had about 4 months to plan. While we were a bit nervous as to whether this was enough time to plan a large wedding and reception, Alexa assured us that she could handle it.
From the custom color invitations to the joyous reception, she thought of everything. Alexa suggested doing signature cocktails, which David and Allie loved, as the drinks were named for their three dogs. The event was perfect in every way, and I give Alexa and her team the bulk of the credit for ensuring that happened. She was both a calming presence and a joy to work with, making everything easier. I highly recommend Alexa and her team!

Alexa was an amazing source of support and guidance during our wedding planning process and an absolute dream for day-of coordination. She quickly and confidently answered any questions I had in the months leading up to the wedding and helped me build a smooth schedule around her timeline template. As the big day got closer, it was super helpful to have her in contact with all of my vendors as things were getting finalized, and on the day itself, I was not stressed at all as she handled all vendors and timeline details with grace and care. I can't imagine how frazzled I would've been without her assistance on that day. She not only had me feel more prepared for the day but also more excited for it. Alexa was incredibly helpful and professional during the planning process which gave me full confidence that the day would go off without a hitch, largely because of her (and it was a flawless day!).

Alexa is a ray of positivity and a creative organizational queen! Our wedding was a dream, thanks to Beacon & Berkeley. If you want a group who can keep you on track, run with your unique ideas, handle any curveball, organize your other vendors, wrangle your wedding party, be your constant hype woman AND give you the wedding of your dreams - B&B is it!! I can't thank Alexa and Amanda enough for our absolutely perfect day. We got married in the heart of crazy Washington D.C. but my husband and I constantly felt at ease knowing we were in such great hands. Communication is key and Alexa was so quick to respond to any question, no matter the time of day. She also made it a big point to always remind us that our wedding day was to celebrate our love and to focus on what made us special as a couple. It was such a fun, enjoyable experience working with Beacon & Berkeley!

I couldn’t recommend Amanda and Beacon & Berkeley Events any more!! We had such an incredible experience working with her! We started working with Amanda pre-pandemic. Amanda and her team were extremely helpful and supportive through the entire process of moving our October 2020 wedding to October 2021. This included helping us identify some new vendors, change all logistics, and update our contracts.

Amanda is extremely detail oriented and has an incredible eye for design!! She was able to come up with design ideas for all aspects of our wedding which were just incredible!! From small details in our invites and RSVP cards to our table settings and tent decor, Amanda’s design was absolutely stunning!!!

Overall Amanda is just incredible to work with and I would highly highly recommend her to plan your wedding!!

Amanda and her team are the wedding planners for people who think they can do it themselves but have the good sense to know they probably shouldn't.

As organized, hard working and "on top of it" I believe I am (being a project manager in the advertising industry) nothing could have beat having Amanda provide her professional expertise, her guidance and of course her recommendations for vendors who all delivered above and beyond what I could have ever imagined.

I am a stressed person by nature and I have never been as relaxed as I was on our wedding day - everything was perfect, in line and beyond any expectations. My husband and I had a big-fat Greek wedding in Washington DC for about 300 guests - which means a lot of moving parts.Amanda and her team saved us numerous hours of stress and anxiety by picking fabulous vendors. From wedding invitations to photography, Amanda surrounded us with fantastic professionals. 

On the day of our wedding, whether it was one of Amanda's team members holding our "go-bag" all day with extra shoes, lipstick at the ready for me, tissues for my mom, or Amanda herself picking hundreds of dollar bills one by one as they are thrown by the guests over us as we are Greek dancing, the Beacon and Berkeley team did everything I could have ever asked for and everything I did not even think to ask for. To top it off, at the end of the evening, Amanda set up a curling iron across the hall so I could quickly touch up my hair and not miss a single song - it was the epitome of service!

The dancing never stopped, the key events were orchestrated so beautifully, and we can enjoy all the beautiful photos and videos of the day with so many loved ones because of Amanda's recommendation of vendors who all delivered. All our guests still to this day say it was the best wedding they have ever attended. It was a fabulous big fat Greek wedding thanks to the Beacon and Berkeley team!

I’ve had the pleasure of working with Amanda for 7+ years on weddings and events and can’t say enough wonderful things about my experiences with her. Not only is she incredibly organized and on top of all tasks but she’s a delight to be around. She also truly cares about each one of her clients.