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Christine A. Wheat Special Events Firm, LLC is a detailed wedding planner helping couples design their dream wedding in the Albany, New York area. With attention to detail, creativity and years of experience, this planner will assist couples in creating their special day. The wedding planning team at Christine A. Wheat Events Firm, LLC embraces flexibility, style and strong relationships to make each wedding a success. The company helps plan all weddings except elopements.

Experience
Founder Christine A. Wheat began as a private university event planner before moving to weddings. She’s organized lectures at major colleges and universities, as well as social, philanthropic and corporate events.

Services Offered
The six wedding planners at this company offer the following services to couples in various stages of their own wedding planning process:

  • Budget analysis
  • Day-of coordination
  • Event design
  • Full planning
  • Guest list
  • Referrals
  • Timelines
  • To-do lists


Areas Covered
Christine A. Wheat Special Events Firm, LLC has offices up and down the east coast, including:

  • Saratoga Springs, New York
  • The New York Metropolitan Area
  • Naples, Florida
  • Boston, Massachusetts
  • Newport, Rhode Island
  • Woman-owned
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Frequently asked questions

Do you offer an hourly rate?

No

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
Military
Non-Religious
Religious

Reviews of Christine A. Wheat Special Events Firm, LLC

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CW Events, particularly Christine Wheat and Jordan, are highly praised for their exceptional wedding planning and coordination services. Reviewers highlight the meticulous organization, attention to detail, and calming demeanor of the team, especially during the day of the event. From helping design the venue to coordinating vendors and timelines, the team's efforts are recognized for creating seamless and stress-free wedding experiences. The valuable assistance provided by CW Events is emphasized as a key factor in ensuring a beautiful and memorable wedding day.

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CW Events, particularly Christine Wheat and Jordan, are highly praised for their exceptional wedding planning and coordination services. Reviewers highlight the meticulous organization, attention to detail, and calming demeanor of the team, especially during the day of the event. From helping design the venue to coordinating vendors and timelines, the team's efforts are recognized for creating seamless and stress-free wedding experiences. The valuable assistance provided by CW Events is emphasized as a key factor in ensuring a beautiful and memorable wedding day.

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Sara Sent on 01/13/2026
5 out of 5 rating

Hire CW Events for your wedding!

We hired CW Events to help with partial planning for our wedding and it was the best money we spent! I had found and booked a few of the vendors that we worked with, but Jordan was absolutely essential in keeping us organized, helping us find a few other vendors, designing the dining room, and then dialing in the day of schedule and getting all our vendors organized for the weekend. Everything went so smoothly for the whole process, and we just kept saying to ourselves "can you imagine trying to do this without Jordan?!!" The answer was always no! Jordan and Mari are superstars, hire them for your wedding!
Emily
Emily Sent on 01/06/2026
5 out of 5 rating

The MVP of my wedding

Christine & Lindsay single handedly made sure that our wedding day was the most special and non-problematic day possible. Christine met with me during the two months prior to our wedding day and chatted with me weekly to create a day-of timeline and coordinate anything that I needed. She made me and my fiancé feel comfortable and as if we were meeting with an old friend. She was described to us by our wedding party and guests as “the real deal” and “invaluable” after our wedding and we truly couldn’t agree more. I was a very anxious and stressed bride trying to plan and organize my wedding day until I started working with Christine. She is incredible at what she does and manages a wedding day with ease. I have no doubt that our experience at our wedding was as wonderful as it was because of Christine. Do not waste time looking elsewhere for planning or coordination of your event. She is the greatest of all time (and her team is also amazing)!
Katie
Katie Sent on 03/07/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Incredible wedding planner!

From start to finish, Christine and her team went above and beyond to make our special day everything we dreamed of and more! The attention to detail, creativity, and calm demeanor made all the planning and the wedding day go so smoothly and it truly felt effortless! On the big day, everything was perfectly executed. We couldn't have asked for a more beautiful and memorable experience. We truly felt like we were in the best hands. Also shout out to Jordan for helping me bring all my design ideas to life, our day was so beautiful thanks to her suggestions! We are so grateful to Christine and her team, highly recommend!
Lauren
Lauren Sent on 01/08/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Hire Jordan and her team!

My husband and I hired CW events (Jordan) for partial planning assistance with our wedding. We needed day of coordination and consultations leading up to our event to help us stay organized and of course to provide us with guidance as we made decisions along the way. We would have been completely lost without Jordan, she was so responsive that she felt like a friend by the end of it all. She was the most essential person we hired and I cannot recommend her enough!
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Alexandra Sent on 10/19/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Day of Coordination and Event Design

Christine Wheat events was hands down the best vendor I chose my wedding. The value I received for their services was unmatched. I worked with Jordan Bishop for day of coordination and event design services and during every meeting (and also via text when I was having a design crisis) she helped me execute my vision of a black tie barn perfectly. Her responsiveness and care with which she helped me design and coordinate my wedding was amazing!

I am forever grateful for Christine wheat events for allowing me to actually enjoy my wedding day and not worry about how anything would look or any logistics. Everything was planned out to the minute and as a type A person that needs everything perfect, this was a dream for me. I did not worry about one thing on my wedding day and was so relaxed! I tell everyone I know that the best money I spent on my wedding was the day of coordination and design services. Look no further!
Tracy
Tracy Sent on 09/19/2024
5 out of 5 rating

CW Events or go home

How to review CW Events…If I could just say there is CW Events and then everyone else, I would. However, Christine Wheat and her team deserve a review. It’s difficult to clearly summarize the incredible feat it was to have our 3-day wedding event at the Sagamore Resort on Lake George that included a rehearsal dinner on a boat, a welcome dinner in the Pavilion, the day of wedding festivities throughout the grounds which started at 8 AM and didn’t end until well after midnight including fireworks, the after party, and then Sunday brunch in yet another venue, and have not one hiccup. Not. A. One. In addition, there were 11 groomsmen, 7 bridesmaids, and a flower girl who all had their separate schedules, the hair and makeup schedule, the photographer’s schedule, the florist’s schedule, the rental company’s schedule, the 14-piece band’s schedule, the DJ’s schedule, and meals which had to be coordinated for all the above vendors. Who was in charge of these schedules? Christine, of CW Events with her signature style and grace flawlessly orchestrating all of it. Additionally, let me not forget there was the golf cart following my 92-year-old mother around also thought of and coordinated by Christine. At one point, I noticed her delivering a plate of food so that my daughter, the bride and her new husband, got something to eat during the photography session. Talk about no stone left unturned. Leading up to our wedding, Christine guided us in the planning process over 2 years. With bi-weekly zoom calls, vendor suggestions who turned out to be fabulous, her design and color advice from everything from invitations to linens to name just a few, her etiquette knowledge, her incredible organizational and computer skills, and most impressively the reputation she has garnered with The Sagamore Resort enabled us to be fully prepared. I do not know if one can truly appreciate what it takes to put on this sort of event and have nothing go wrong. So I will tell you: It takes a wildly successful professional with years of experience, and high expectations of her team all laser focused with one goal: to see her clients happy. Her clients, meaning my husband and I were more than happy. We were ecstatic. So I will say it again….there is CW Events and then there is everyone else. She is simply the best wedding planner on planet Earth.
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Katje Sent on 06/29/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Thank you CW Team!!

The Christine Wheat Events Team was so incredible to work with while planning our wedding! We hired them for Day of Coordination services and they went above and beyond to make our wedding the most perfect day ever! They created a minute by minute schedule for the day that helped make everything go so smoothly and so stress free! I cannot say enough good things about Laura & Lindsey who helped set up our decor, coordinate all of our different vendors, and make sure my husband and I had the best day ever. If you’re on the fence about hiring a day of coordinator, it is so worth it and the Christine Wheat Event Team goes above and beyond!!
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Jacqueline Sent on 12/20/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Best decision ever!

I was an October 2023 Saratoga bride & booking Christine for our wedding weekend was the BEST decision we made. We were debating if we could afford a planner with our budget and she made it so easy to find a package that worked for our needs. Not only is Christine the best planner in the area, but she is also a genuinely incredible person. After every consultation I felt FAR less stressed & even more excited for our wedding day to finally arrive. The weekend of the wedding her & Lindsay made sure everything ran so smoothly. I knew that the second I woke up on Saturday I didn’t have to worry about anything – which was such a great feeling. We had big families/bridal parties & it poured the day of our wedding – and they handled all the logistics with ease.

I want to take time to acknowledge that Christine experienced a tragic event the months before our wedding. She immediately put me in touch with her team member Jordan to handle any questions I might have had before she returned back to the office. Even during a hard time, she is thinking of what is best for her clients and making sure they are taken care of. She is a devoted professional & terrific person. I would recommend her and her team to anyone planning a wedding in the area.
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Brianne Sent on 12/14/2023
5 out of 5 rating

The best there is!

Christine and her team are THE ABSOLUTE BEST!! I have seen her work for years so when it came time for our wedding, it was a no brainer decision. Christine does not miss a beat, no detail goes unnoticed. After one meeting with Christine she saw my vision and truly brought it to life. Not only did I thoroughly enjoy working with her but EVERY vendor sung her praises.

Christine and Jordan made the whole wedding planning process easy and fun. They helped me and guided me with every decision to make sure the wedding day ran smoothly. I got to enjoy the entire wedding day because there was no doubt in my mind that Christine and Jordan were on it.

They are responsive, extremely organized, and are truly the nicest team. I was sad not to have our meetings when the wedding was over because they were such a pleasure to work with!

I couldn't be happier with our wedding day, everything went perfectly and we owe a huge thank you to CWeventsfirm!

Sharon
Sharon Sent on 09/10/2023
5 out of 5 rating

I couldn't have predicted how necessary and wonderful this planner would be !

Our daughter and (now) son-in-law wanted to have a wedding in beautiful Saratoga Springs during track season. They live in another state and suggested that hiring a wedding planner local to Saratoga was a good idea. I was concerned that a stranger planning my daughter's wedding would make it less personal and "less special". I never should have hesitated.
We are so thankful that we hired Christine Wheat.
We worked with Christine and her team for fifteen months during the planning process. This did not take away the planning fun as I had feared. On the contrary, Christine trimmed down the "shopping around tasks" for the bride and groom and presented them with a few of the best choices ( vendors, menus, etc.) for them to decide for themselves. She did a wonderful job keeping the necessary timeline. She knew exactly WHAT needed to be booked WHEN. Time after time we saw evidence from outside sources that if we had not secured certain components when Christine advised, we would have been disappointed and not able to get our first choice. An example of one detail completely taken care of - the complex transportation schedules necessary to shuffle guests to and from 5 different hotels to 4/5 different wedding events. EVERYONE was where they needed to be on time ! It was perfect !
Jordan Kratz was our Lead Planner and the wedding turned out flawless. I will always refer to her and Laura as the "Dynamic Duo".
I am grateful for their attention to detail as well as their "calming" presence. This M.O.B. (also known as "control freak") couldn't help turning to Jordan on a few occasions during the day asking a last minute question or relaying a last minute idea - only to be told (VERY GENTLY and PATIENTLY) that it was already done or already in process.
At the end of this perfect day Jordan and Laura somehow carefully packed up EVERYTHING from the reception and returned it to our hotel so that the Bride's family would be able to attend and enjoy the after party.
I am SO GRATEFUL that this team created and then orchestrated such a beautiful and memorable wedding weekend for our daughter and son-in-law!
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Awards

62
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2019 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2015 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2014 Winner

Professional Network & Endorsements

1 Endorsement
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Christine Wheat ROCKS!! She is an absolute sweetheart and one of THE BEST Wedding Planners in the USA! She will make your Wedding Dreams Come True! Book her today, while she still has your date available!!

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