Carin was absolutely incredible from day one. While we are based in DC, we were looking to have our wedding in Northern Michigan. Not only did she help us find a venue, but she worked double time to find the right vendors - none of which she knew beforehand while adhering to our budget. Both my husband and I had a crazy work and travel schedule leading up to the wedding and she was great at picking up our slack while also putting together a wedding weekend that beat our wildest dreams - even when taking into account a couple nontraditional ideas and asks. As the bride, I felt like I could actually enjoy the wedding weekend because she handled everything behind the scenes, never letting any questions or issues reach my ear. Thank you again for such a great wedding and wedding planning experience Carin!

I had an amazing experience with Events Extraordinaire. They understood the essence of what we were trying to create and helped us navigate providers that made our wedding special but also within our budget.

Carin went above and beyond for planning our wedding in September! She is very knowledgeable, was easy to talk to, was responsive to all of our questions and our needs, and made sure everything was taken care of. She also made sure we got to connect with each other multiple times throughout the whole planning process, giving us timelines and reassuring us that we were on the right track to getting things done on time. During our wedding weekend Carin and Olivia were there every step of the way for us and our family. We also had many of our friends and family praise her for getting everything done/keeping everything on track. We are so happy we went with her, and we absolutely recommend her to anyone and everyone looking for a wedding planner!

We worked with Carin based on a referral and had the medium planning package. From the start her rate was transparent and competitive and she was so solutions oriented. She made sure we discussed and planned for every detail with plenty of lead time. Every recommended vendor was exactly what we were looking for. The day of, she executed our wedding flawlessly despite plenty of obstacles, and we were able to enjoy it all. Cannot recommend her enough!

I highly recommend Karin at Events Extraordinaire. She went above and beyond to make our event truly spectacular. Karin is professional, creative, and flexible. She had some unique challenges with our event and handled everything so smoothly. She is on top of everything and worked so well with all of our vendors.

We worked with Carin after finalizing the venue, photographer, and band to plan the finer details (florist, cake, invites, linens, etc.). She is super personable, and had the connections to bring the event together seamlessly. We had a joint Jewish and catholic ceremony and she really helped make everything flow smoothly.

10/10 recommend working with her!

We cannot speak highly enough of Karen and her team. She was extremely easy to work with. Karen really took the time to get to know my now husband and I, and understand the type of wedding celebration we were seeking. She adhered to our budget but also personalized the event in every way. We continue to hear from friends and family that the event was one for the record books, which was exactly what we wanted. We are so grateful to Karen and her team and would absolutely use her again for any future events we might host.

Working with Carin was wonderful. Our wedding ran very smoothly thanks to Carin. She was always available prior to the big day for meetings and questions. On our wedding day, she checked in with us frequently throughout the night to make sure we had what we needed. She even did small things like handing me my lipstick prior to photos and making sure I had my “comfy shoes” at my seat so I could slip into them during the reception. These are just a few examples of the many things she did for us!

We hired Carin and her team for full wedding planning only five months before the wedding [50 guests] with only the venue under contract. She pulled everything else together for us in that short time: the save the dates & invitations, the photographer, the band, the florist, hair and makeup, hotel room blocks, a dinner the night before and a brunch the day after. For some vendors she gave a couple choices and I ultimately chose, on others she only gave the one. Every single vendor was FANTASTIC and they all worked together seamlessly because Carin knows them well and organized everything perfectly.
We had sooooo many compliments on our wedding and it's Carin that made that happen. I suggest you hire her, and when you do, do what she says! If, months before the wedding, she says "get the thank you cards printed at the same time as the invitations, then you don't have to worry about it after the wedding". Do it. She knows what she's talking about!

My husband and I worked primarily with Carin and Lauren and they went above and beyond to make our wedding day exactly what we envisioned! We worked with Carin's team as our partial wedding planners but it often felt like they were there every step of the way to bounce ideas off of and brainstorm how to best create a wedding that captured both my husband and myself to make it authentically us. While we were excited to begin the wedding planning process, we quickly learned that we needed help. Not only did we get help, but Carin and Lauren made it truly fun! They work together giving off an energy that is supportive and caring while maintaining transparency and honesty. Myself being a very type "A" bride struggled to balance some of the wedding planning pressures but Carin and Lauren's dose of reassurance and go with the flow attitude (whilst still being on top of every aspect of planning) was exactly what I needed. We appreciated their very nice but necessary pushes when we needed to make decisions that were difficult for us. They stepped up for us when we had an unexpected situation occur and took on a huge responsibility that was not on their to do list to help us out. Planning your big day requires surrounding yourself with people you can trust and Carin and Lauren were exactly that. If you are looking for a team that will have your back, put your interests first, and be your hype women -- look no further. I can't wait to continue my relationship with Carin and Lauren with the hopes to work with them for future occasions. Brides, if I could give my pre-wedding self one piece of advice, it would be to stress less and enjoy more -- this is entirely possible when you have a team like Carin's supporting you.