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Fabulous Weddings/ Events is a professional, award-winning wedding planning company based in Chicago, IL. Their goal is to give you the exquisite wedding day you have always dreamed of, one that is a true reflection of your unique personality and style. With 18 years of industry experience, this company has acquired an extensive list of contacts that will help you streamline the wedding planning process to perfection. They stand firmly behind their belief, "If you can dream it, we can make it happen!". Sit back and sip champagne, and let us do the rest!

Services Offered

Fabulous Weddings/ Events provides numerous wedding planning options for couples, including day-of coordination, partial planning, full planning, and à la carte services. We created this company based on the belief that the customers' needs are the most important. The entire team of planners is committed to meeting those needs. Fabulous Weddings/ Events offers a wide range of wedding planning services, including:

  • Budget Analysis
  • Invitations Guest List Coordinator
  • Invitations Design and Distributor
  • Full Wedding Planning and Coordination
  • Wedding Coordination
  • Day-Of-Wedding Management
  • Wedding Day MC
  • Decor Design
  • Event Design
  • Honeymoon Planning
  • Bachelorette/ Bachelor Party Planning
  • Rehearsal Dinner
  • Guest-list management
  • Timelines
  • To-do lists
  • Vendor Referrals
  • Decor, Chair, Table, Linen, Centerpieces Rental
  • Uplighting and Monogram Flooring Rental
  • Black-owned
  • Woman-owned
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Frequently asked questions

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

$1,500

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 Fabulous Weddings/ Events

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Reviewers rave about the planner and her team, calling them professional, responsive, and detail-oriented. They handled vendor communication, itineraries, and budget concerns, letting couples relax. Multiple couples said their weddings were flawless, personalized, and stress-free. Strongly recommended.

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Reviewers rave about the planner and her team, calling them professional, responsive, and detail-oriented. They handled vendor communication, itineraries, and budget concerns, letting couples relax. Multiple couples said their weddings were flawless, personalized, and stress-free. Strongly recommended.

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Carmen Sent on 12/19/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Please don't miss out on the opportunity for her to bring your fairytale to life!

First I want to say Teshawnda and her teams level of professionalism. Ten out of Ten!! She and her team made sure that everything we needed for our wedding on 11/24/24 was quickly attended to. Teshawnda is an amazing person who radiates love and light so everything she does she gives her best. Every single thing that we had visioned for our wedding,every little detail things that I may have forgotten she didn't. We couldn't have asked for a better representation.I was so unbothered all we had to do was show up. She executed the needs with our budget no questions asked. Literally one of the best choices I made was choosing her. Please don't miss out on the opportunity for her to bring your fairytale to life.
Jacquline
Jacquline Sent on 09/05/2026
5 out of 5 rating

Perfect Wedding Planner

If you’ve ever seen The Wedding Planner with Jennifer Lopez, then you already know exactly what I mean when I say Teshawnda, aka MzFabo, was my J-Lo!❤️ She DELIVERED on every level!

When my now-husband and I finally found our venue, we had only six months to bring everything together for our August wedding. I had always dreamed of having an August wedding, and thankfully, my fiancé knew of MzFabo and suggested that we hire her as our wedding coordinator. With 19 years of experience in the wedding business, we knew we were in good hands, but she exceeded every expectation we had.

MzFabo took care of everything that needed attention, addressing, and handling. She communicated with our vendors and venue, sent emails, made phone calls, handled business transactions, followed up on details, and remained professional from beginning to end. She truly stood on business throughout the entire planning process!

But what really made the difference for me was her availability and responsiveness. Whenever I called, she answered. Whenever I texted, she responded. She never missed a beat when it came to me or our wedding. I could breathe and actually enjoy being engaged and preparing for marriage because I knew she was handling so many of the behind-the-scenes situations that could have easily caused unnecessary stress.

I gave her a complete list of our vendors, including their names, titles, and phone numbers, and she personally reached out to make sure everyone understood what my fiancé and I envisioned and that everything would be executed the way we wanted. She didn't just coordinate our wedding, she brought our vision to LIFE!

And let me tell you… WE HAD THE PERFECT FAIRYTALE WEDDING! ✨🥂💍

MzFabo and her amazing team brought our dream to life and created a moment that was more beautiful than I could have imagined. I am STILL in awe of how beautifully everything came together. Every detail, every transition, every moving piece, felt seamless.

And then she surprised us with one of my favorite little touches at the reception! She had our menu elegantly printed with a picture of us and placed inside the napkins at each guest's setting.❤️ It was such a thoughtful and beautiful detail. That special touch made our tables look even more polished and personalized, and I truly appreciated her gifting that to us and thinking of something so meaningful for our guests.

MzFabo, THANK YOU! Thank you for your professionalism, your dedication, your communication, your attention to detail, your availability, and for standing on business every step of the way. Thank you for taking so much off our shoulders and allowing us to truly enjoy our special day. You didn't just coordinate our wedding. You helped create our MOMENT. ❤️

If you are looking for a wedding coordinator who will listen to your vision, communicate with your vendors, handle the details, solve problems behind the scenes, and make sure your wedding is executed beautifully, HIRE MZFABO!

She was my J-Lo, and baby… SHE DELIVERED! 👏🏽🔥

Forever grateful,
The Newlyweds 💍❤️✨
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Shannon Sent on 09/03/2026
5 out of 5 rating

Just awesome ! Great to work with.

Will not be disappointed! Definitely recommend to hire. Treats your event like its their very own.
Kathy
Kathy Sent on 01/17/2025
5 out of 5 rating

"My day was absolutely PERFECT!”

"Shawnda MzFabo did a great job of helping me coordinate the Day Of details of my wedding. I had several vendors that mentioned that she sent them a day of itinerary and that they had never had that done before by a Day Of Coordinator, so that made me feel like I was in great hands leading up to my wedding day. On my wedding day, I did not have to worry about a single thing-everything was done just to my vision by MzFabo and her team. My day was absolutely PERFECT!”
Nadia
Nadia Sent on 01/15/2025
5 out of 5 rating

If you want a perfect wedding, you NEED to work with Shawnda MzFabo!!

"Wow, Where do I start...Shawnda MzFabo was the most fabulous, knowledgeable, incredible wedding planner ever. I did my due diligence of talking to multiple planners at the beginning of planning, but MzFabo and I just clicked. She blew me away with her attention to detail and relationship with her vendors. Every vendor told me how much they loved working with Shawnda MzFabo and now I know why! As a normally very stressed out person, I was cool as a cucumber the day of my wedding and it’s all thanks to Mzfabo and her Fab team! If you want a perfect wedding, you NEED to work with Shawnda MzFabo!!”
Lexi
Lexi Sent on 01/13/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Shawnda MzFabo was BEYOND incredible to work with!

Shawnda MzFabo was BEYOND incredible to work with! I cannot even begin to imagine my wedding weekend without her skills, organization, humor and expertise. I was really worried about how difficult it would be to plan my Chicago wedding from LA, where I live. But MzFabo didn’t even make me feel like I was a long-distance client. She ALWAYS made herself available to me. Whether it was late night calls, or texts, or really early morning emails. Shawnda MzFabo always made me feel like I was a priority, and that was such a relieving feeling during such a stressful (but fun!!) time! Her attention to detail, and her determination to stay on budget really helped my family and me plan the most unforgettable and magical wedding. And now she’s planning my brother's wedding!” So grateful to have found her, don't hesitate, Book her now before her calendar fills up!
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Marilyn Sent on 03/18/2024
5 out of 5 rating

The Best decision EVER!

Wedding planning is so stressful, is all I heard when I got engaged. Me, being me said "How hard can it be, you're just planning a big party, right"? Boooy was I wrong. Hiring MzFabo and her team was a life saver to say the least. I cannot Thank them enough for my AMAZING wedding, and the Design Concierge team is like no other. They went well above my expectations. Thanks again FWE!
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Sylvia Sent on 03/14/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Husband Approved! Lol

My planner, My planner, My planner! Lol MzFabo is Everything. First off let me tell you my (now) husband (yaaayyy) is not the easiest to convince, so when MzFabo and her team convinced him at the consultation meeting and won him over to book, hell I was impressed. Only because he is so hard to sway his made up decision and he was dead set on not spending the extra money to hire a planner. I knew then we had came to the right place, lol MzFabo, I just love her energy and willingness to make it all happen. Oh and I love her name, ask her the backstory of how her clients gave her the name “MzFabo”, very inspiring. My husband as well as I was so impressed that he asked me to set up a dinner once we got back from our honeymoon with MzFabo and her FWE team to show our appreciation and Thanks once again. Our Jan 6, 2024 wedding was Amazing, if I didn’t love my husband so much I would do it all over again (just kidding babe, in case he sees this) lol.
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Jaqueline Sent on 03/14/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Where do I began…

Oh gosh, where do I began…I, by this time had previously met with 6 planners and she still wasn’t quite feeling that “Umph, yes this is the one” yet. After continuing my search, I came across FWE site and Amazing photos. I booked a complimentary consultation (loved that), and was blown away by the hospitality that I received at our meeting. I mean they just catered to me and was all ears and chiming in with all my crazy ideas no matter how bizarre they sounded (I loved that). Safe to say, I booked with them instantly, I just felt safe. From start to finish, when they say just sit back and sip champagne and taste cake that’s exactly all I needed to do (I loved that). My wedding was astonishingly beautiful. I cannot tell you how many times I heard that and was asked for Shawnda and her FWE team contact info. I am forever grateful, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you. You gave me my dream wedding!
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Melvin Sent on 12/17/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Worked as Independent Contractor with MzFabo

I have worked with MzFabo on a few occasions, and all of her experiences that she provides has been nothing short of amazing. Her event planning, dependability, and creativeness are bar none. Anytime that I have had the pleasure to work with her it has always been amazing!
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Awards

27
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2014 Winner

Professional Network & Endorsements

1 Endorsement
Elegant Event Lighting Elegant Event Lighting Wedding Decor & Lighting

Teshawnda and her team at Fabulous Weddings was an absolute pleasure to work with for Bonita and Frank's Wedding on May 21, 2011. Teshawnda trusted us to provide lighting, draping and a white dance floor. She communicated with us regularly and helped make the setup flawless for our crew. Can't wait to work with her again! Jay Elegant Event Lighting

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