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Emily Katherine (EK) Events is a wedding and event planning company in Durham, North Carolina providing a range of coordination services. They strive to realize your vision and let your personality shine through the details. EK Events will help take care of the parts you want to delegate, whether that’s a few details or the entire wedding planning process. Emily Katherine is the founder of EK Events, and her passion for everything weddings arose while she was planning her own. After years of working as a wedding videographer and helping friends and family plan weddings, she decided to follow that passion and become a full-time wedding and event planner. Whether you’ve already made your centerpieces or are feeling overwhelmed with it all, Emily Katherine Events can take over so you can relax and enjoy your wedding day!

Services Offered
Emily Katherine (EK) Events offers two basic packages to suit a variety of needs and budgets, but can also provide hourly consultations and custom packages. Services include:

  • Day-of coordination
  • Partial planning
  • Full-service coordination
  • In-person meetings with consultant
  • Budget analysis
  • Vendor referrals and selection
  • Vendor contract review
  • Rehearsal coordination
  • Event design
  • Timelines and to-do lists
  • Prioritizing
  • “Day of” itinerary creation and distribution
  • Woman-owned
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Frequently asked questions

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

$1,500

What is the starting price for partial wedding planning?

$2,000

What is the starting price for full wedding planning?

$3,000

Do you offer an hourly rate?

No

What is the hourly rate?

$50

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 Emily Katherine Events

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Emily Katherine Events, particularly Eva, received glowing reviews for their wedding coordination services. Couples praised Eva for her exceptional communication, professionalism, and organizational skills, making their special day stress-free and memorable. The team was described as invaluable, providing support throughout the planning process and ensuring a seamless wedding day experience. Reviewers highly recommended Emily Katherine Events for their outstanding service and attention to detail.

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Emily Katherine Events, particularly Eva, received glowing reviews for their wedding coordination services. Couples praised Eva for her exceptional communication, professionalism, and organizational skills, making their special day stress-free and memorable. The team was described as invaluable, providing support throughout the planning process and ensuring a seamless wedding day experience. Reviewers highly recommended Emily Katherine Events for their outstanding service and attention to detail.

Meredith
Meredith Sent on 04/02/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Best vendor of our entire wedding

Eva was one of the reasons why our wedding went PERFECTLY! She was our day-of-coordinator and going with her was the best decision we ever made. She was suggested by our venue and once we started talking, she was incredibly helpful with excellent communication skills. She helped us build our timeline so that every detail accounted for. In the weeks leading up to the wedding, she coordinated with all of our vendors and relieved so much stress for us. But her true skills shined during the wedding day. There were so many small details that popped up and she handled everything with ease.

Eva is incredibly professional and is well tapped into the local wedding industry. She was an absolute rockstar on our wedding day. She was THE BEST VENDOR we had on our wedding day and HIGHLY RECOMMEND her for your special day!!
Eli
Eli R. Sent on 01/27/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Absolute DREAM Coordination

We worked with Eva with EKEvents for our wedding and it was everything we could've asked for and more. Eva helped us out so much in getting organized, connecting our vendors, and helping us execute the vision of the colorful disco nerd wedding of our dreams. She also helped us keep to schedule and just did such an amazing job. We felt SO comfortable with her and her team! I HIGHLY recommend working with them!!
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Andrea Sent on 02/13/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Eva & EKE are incredible!

My now husband and I were a bit hesitant about having our venue require a day-of coordinator, but little did we know this would be such a HUGE part of our day going so smoothly! Eva with EKE was simply incredible. Before the big day, she helped with my to do lists, she brought up important questions or things to consider, and was always available via email. On the day of, Eva executed my vision perfectly and handled everyone's questions (guests and other vendors!) so I could focus on being present. I would recommend Eva and Emily Katherine Events to anyone and everyone! They are SO worth the money in helping the day be as smooth and perfect as possible.
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Maddy Sent on 02/11/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Check wedding planner or coordinator off your list with EKE!!

Emily Katherine Events is the best decision you can make to ensure your dream wedding comes true! We met Emily at a wedding open house at The Cookery and were drawn to her passion for bringing sustainability to weddings. After booking EKE for our wedding, we were notified that Eva would be helping us. Initially, we were slightly apprehensive since we had not met Eva yet. Oh my goodness... if only we could have gone back and told ourselves we had absolutely no need for uncertainty. Eva was amazing from the get-go - infinitely organized and the consumate professional, Eva brought experience and knowledge and quelled any nerves we were feeling about being prepared. We chose to go with day-of coordination services only, so we were relieved by the time Eva showed up to get us on track and ready to walk down the aisle. In hindsight, we wish we would have gone with full or partial planning services, because we totally trust Eva and wedding planning was a lot more work than we were expecting. At our final details meeting, Eva asked so many detailed questions, we could really start picturing exactly what our wedding would be like. On our wedding day - Eva kept everyone on track and we were right on schedule the whole day! Eva was so cool, calm, and collected and was such a confident presence to have around! Special shoutout to Eva's wife Emma that brought us all of our passed small bites from cocktail hour while we finished up couple photos. It's like Emma and Eva knew exactly what we needed at any given time. Cannot recommend EKE enough - they are the easiest decision you can make when it comes to wedding planning!!
J
Jordan Sent on 12/11/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Emily is amazing!!!

We hired Emily to help plan our wedding in 2017. She was newer in the field then, but it was the best decision we made! She did so much to help, and for such a reasonable price. I wanted to be involved in every decision, but she did all the heavy lifting in terms of researching options to bring my vision to life, getting quotes, and helping to identify a whole lot of things I would have missed. She also saved us a lot of money by referring us to vendors who were super skilled & professional, but way cheaper than most I would have found myself. So grateful to have hired her for our wedding! Thank you, Emily and team!!!
Emily
Emily Sent on 11/03/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Top Tier Event Planning!!

I have only wonderful things to say about Emily Katherine Events! I worked with Eva and she helped me through everything!!! I got so much advice and support throughout the wedding planning process. My wedding day was mostly outside with 150 guests but everything went so smooth because of Eva and I had such a stress free day. Everything felt organized and on tract. I had a lot of decor but the set up looked so beautiful. I was a super nervous bride but the team at Emily Katherine Events did not let anything fall through the cracks. They made my timeline, communicated with my vendors, worked with the venue, set up a walk-through one month out, and made sure I didn't miss anything! Working with this team was one of best experiences and put me at so much ease. Definitely recommend to anyone planning an event, do not hesitate to book !!
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Teresa Sent on 08/10/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Exceeded Expectations

Eva was the wedding coordinator for our daughter's wedding. She was amazing! From the quick response time with emails to efficiently handling multiple moving parts, Eva was calm and effective. She was ready to assist or to take the lead when needed. Eva was an absolute dream to work with and I will forever be grateful for her help on such a special day!
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Holly Sent on 05/08/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Best Wedding Planner EVER

I always tell people now that if I can give one piece of wedding advice it's to hire a full service planner. The most important caveat to this is that you hire Emily to plan your wedding. I know it sounds hyperbolic, but do whatever you can to work with Emily. She's already booked on the date you want? Pick another date. Seriously, she is that worth it.

We started working with Emily in the early Summer of 2021 for our Spring 2023 wedding and bought her full service planning package and it was easily the best money we spent on our wedding. Over the course of nearly two years she was extremely connected, communicative, and on top of every single detail. Her connections in the industry really showed through with every other vendor we contracted with as they were all genuinely excited to be working one of her events.

I cannot overstate how excellent it was to work with Emily. The amount of time, money, and stress she saved us by hearing our vision, connecting us with and handling the best possible vendors we could imagine, and realizing every final detail of the plan is something I simply can't put a price on.

Her team is phenomenal, too. All of the outstanding work from Eva and Emma on our wedding day (and before) was the linchpin in making sure our wedding went off without a hitch. If anything went wrong I had no idea and their hard work kept the day extremely organized in such a way that we got to focus on us and go into the day knowing that everything was going to go great.

It's funny looking back on everything now because people always told us that planning a wedding is hard. To be fair to them I'm sure they're right, but I wouldn't know because working with Emily not only made the whole experience easy, but an absolute joy.
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Chelsea Sent on 05/02/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Best return on investment for our wedding planning

We had Eva Walker as our day-of-coordinator and we couldn't have been happier! Best return on investment for our wedding planning. Not only was she organized and great at coordinating with our vendors, she went above and beyond to be a cheerful and calming presence leading up to and on our big day. We couldn't have done it without her.
J
Julie Sent on 03/26/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Excellent!!

My review is late, but Emily was so awesome, I can’t
recommend her enough! We loved her commitment to sustainability. She was so knowledgeable about everything and so helpful to us in coordinating our wedding!
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Awards

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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2024 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2023 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2020 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2019 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2018 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2017 Winner

Professional Network & Endorsements

27 Endorsements
Catering Works Catering Works Wedding Caterers

It is always such a pleasure getting to work with Emily Katherine events! Their team is extremely organized and always on top of every detail. This makes the night run so smooth for everyone! Emily's attention to detail and creative design elements always makes the day special. We love working with Emily & team!

All Events DJs All Events DJs Wedding DJs

Working with Emily Katherine Events has always been a great experience for us! As a DJ company, we rely on Planners to ensure each formality is ready to go when we make the next announcement. Emily is always 10 steps ahead of us, ensuring that all the vendors are well taken care of, and (most importantly) making sure her clients are having a great experience! She communicates with all the vendors throughout the planning process in preparation for her client's events. We've worked with her on some beautiful events and her team does an amazing job delivering high quality experiences for their clients!

Springwell Gardens Springwell Gardens Wedding Florists

Emily Katherine Events is definitely a favorite planner to work with in the area! I can always count on her for getting all of the details together so that the flowers and event sync up well. She and her team make setting up for a wedding or event a breeze. I highly recommend Emily Katherine Events!

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