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Beauty & the Budget Events is a relationship-driven wedding planning service with the goal of creating enjoyable, stress-free engagement seasons and amazing wedding days for each couple to jump start an incredible marriage. We are focused and detail-oriented so that we are totally prepared for every wedding day, and we seek to build relationships with each client so they feel the specialized attention their wedding day deserves.

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Frequently asked questions

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

$2,000

What is the starting price for partial wedding planning?

$2,499

What is the starting price for full wedding planning?

$4,000

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
Elopement
Eco-Friendly
Military
Non-Religious
Religious

Reviews of Beauty & the Budget Events

Jennifer
Jennifer Sent on 07/06/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Best wedding coordinator!

From our first meeting with Stephanie, we knew she was the perfect wedding coordinator for us. She was incredibly organized, professional, punctual, and knowledgeable. She tailored the wedding planning experience to us and our preferences, like offering a spreadsheet vs a document vs a form to get everything started. All of our meetings together were so productive and she was always able to answer our questions. After scouring every wedding planner’s website in NC, we met with 3 people — Stephanie was clearly the best. We just got married 3 days ago and all of our friends and family cannot stop talking about how smoothly everything went. Stephanie put in so much hard work to execute our wedding plans and oh my goodness — everything was even better than I imagined. She brought my Pinterest board to life. I am not one to delegate, but putting our full trust in Stephanie paid off in every way. I was nervous about planning a wedding during medical school, but Stephanie made it a painless process and worked with mine and my fiancé’s busy schedules. If you’re on the fence about booking Stephanie for any wedding planning needs, look no further. We 100% recommend her services. Her communication is unmatched and she truly made our wedding as stress-free as possible. THANK YOU Stephanie!!!
Shelby
Shelby Sent on 11/24/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Highly Recommend!

We hired Stephanie to do partial planning for our wedding and we couldn't have been happier. She took our basic, half-formed ideas about what we wanted for a wedding and turned it into a solid, fleshed out design board we could show to vendors. She was very helpful walking us through all the things we didn't know how to do, having never planned a big event like a wedding before. On the day, she kept everything running smoothly with minimal stress for us. We said more than once in the run up to the wedding we should have just gotten the full planning. We looked at over 10 different wedding planning companies and Stephanie had the greatest value. I felt like she was worth even more than she charged us. We would highly recommend hiring Stephanie for your wedding. And maybe go for the full planning :)
Lisa
Lisa Sent on 11/27/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Couldn't Recommend More!

Hiring Stephanie for our wedding was one of the best decisions we could have made. We initially chose Stephanie because she vibed with our personalities, and didn’t pressure or push us towards any “traditional” wedding things that we didn’t want to do. We wanted a wedding that was truly ours, and she had many anecdotes and examples of how she had helped others bring their unique ideas to life. It also happened to work out that she managed the venue we had selected! Throughout the whole process, Stephanie kept us on track with planning, ensured all our vendors understood what we wanted, she celebrated our idiosyncrasies and helped us take our fragmented ideas into a cohesive event. We were nervous going into it, with wedding details and decor, there is no trial run or a way to test to see what anything is going to look like until the big day. That level of trust is hard! But Stephanie knocked it out of the park. Particularly the month leading up to the wedding and the big day itself, Stephanie kept things moving, made sure we got what we wanted and executed things beautifully. She even helped to bustle my dress in a pinch! We love her!
K
Katherine Sent on 04/21/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Excellent!

I had the pleasure of working with Stephanie as my day of coordinator. She executed my wedding flawlessly! I left quite a few decisions up to her, such as décor items and various layout choices. Her choices on those were perfect! With her, I really felt like a guest at my own wedding. When you book Stephanie, you will as well.
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Evan Sent on 03/28/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Exceptional experience

As corporate event planners, we know how essential an amazing event coordinator is. Stephanie was an exceptional coordinator for our wedding, bringing all the elements of our special day together seamlessly. Stephanie demonstrated a high level of professionalism and attention to detail that ensured our wedding ran smoothly and stress-free. Her friendly and approachable demeanor made working with her a pleasure, and her expertise and creativity made our wedding an unforgettable experience. I would highly recommend Stephanie's services to anyone in need of a talented and dedicated wedding coordinator.
Melody
Melody Sent on 07/11/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Stephanie is the missing piece to your elopement!

My husband and I were engaged for three years, so it only made sense that we threw all caution to the wind and planned our elopement (micro wedding) in under ten weeks. I was definitely of the mindset that I wouldn't need a coordinator because 'we're eloping after all' ... y'all. Stephanie was the missing piece. I was having a hard time keeping up with vendor emails and the logistics of setting up our ceremony. She does it all. She rocks it all. Our ceremony and cake reception were set up beautifully. Her communication was fast, and we loved our wedding info packet. We couldn't have done it without her.
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Aby J. Sent on 04/25/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Above and Beyond

Stephanie was an answered prayer. Our wedding was delayed a year because of covid and I ended up procrastinating on wedding planning as a result.
In came Stephanie about two and a half months before the wedding.
She immediately got to work on helping us with all the details. She asked ALL the questions, a lot of things I never would thought about on my own. She wanted to make sure my big day was exactly what I wanted — and to be honest I didn’t know what I wanted until I started working with her.
My wedding day was everything I could have imagined and more. I didn’t have to lift a finger for my rehearsal and on the day of the wedding. Stephanie had it all under control from set up to tear down!!
I cannot recommend B&B Events enough. Stephanie was professional, easy to work with, and just a joy overall. I highly recommend her business!!
Sarah
Sarah Sent on 03/30/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Stephanie is the best!

Stephanie was fantastic to work with. We used her full service option and it was worth every penny. Stephanie was kind, personable, had great attention to detail, and generally made sure our day went incredibly smoothly. She has great relationships with awesome vendors and we were really happy with everyone she recommended.

Stephanie paid attention to our budget and never once pressured us to do something we couldn't afford or that wasn't "us." She got our style and she was super ready for our ideas even if they weren't traditional. If you've been looking at wedding planners and getting stuck because everyone seems like they'll plan an airbrushed, generic event that doesn't fit your vibe, stop looking and contact Stephanie.
Meredith
Meredith Sent on 03/14/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Highly Recommend Stephanie!

We loved working with Stephanie as our wedding coordinator! She is very detail-oriented and organized which made our wedding planning process very smooth. I loved how I didn't have to worry about any of the details on the wedding day because she had everything under control. Stephanie was always professional and she did a great job keeping the wedding party and the vendors in line. We highly recommend Stephanie!
Paula
Paula Sent on 12/10/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing, friendly, professional, and creative wedding planner!

Stephanie is the most amazing wedding planner! She and her husband Matt were so incredibly pleasant to work with! I recommend them to anyone looking for a planner. They're super fun but also very professional and they always get things done. You can tell that they really care about and connect with their couples and really have their best interests in mind.

When we first contacted Stephanie we didn't even know where to start with wedding planning and she helped us so much with clear guidelines, tasks, resources, monthly check-ins, and meetings. She's so organized and really made sure we felt comfortable about everything. She also helped us figure out our creative vision and a theme that truly felt unique to us.

We had to postpone our wedding because of Covid and Stephanie stuck through everything with us and navigated all the challenges calmly and with a great attitude.

Our wedding day was amazing and stress-free thanks to her and Matt, and all the other amazing vendors we worked with (that she helped us find). We're so grateful and couldn't have asked for a better wedding planner or a better day!! :)
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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2022 Winner
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