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Firmly Rooted Events is a wedding planning and wedding coordination company based in Elk Grove Village, IL. Their goal is to provide couples with a stress free wedding planning process so that you can truly enjoy yourselves along with your family and friends from your engagement all the way to wedding day. You can always reach out to Rachel for any advice and help throughout the process with her “open door policy”. While working with Firmly Rooted Events, you can be sure that your wedding will be taken care of and you won't have to worry about a thing.

Owner Rachel MacQueen is a passionate planner that works to provide a smooth planning process for all of her couples. She has always been organized, but she realized while planning her own wedding how much she enjoyed event planning. Rachel began her work alongside her own wedding coordinator that has over 20 years of experience. She still works as a lead coordinator and timeline manager, but really enjoys getting to know her couples in her own business. Her hope is to make sure that her couples are able to enjoy themselves during their engagements just as she did while planning for her wedding. Whether you are a Type-A person yourself, or you need someone to plan all the details for you, Rachel wants to make sure you can sit back and relax knowing she will take care of you.

Firmly Rooted Events begins working for you as soon as you book. Rachel offers day-of coordination all the way to full service planning and any of the options are customizable to fit your specific needs. She will get the ball rolling and make sure that all of your details are accounted for so that you, your family, and friends don’t have to manage details on your wedding day. You can be certain that your wedding day will run as smoothly as possible working with Rachel, and you will begin your marriage on the right foot with strong, firm roots!

  • Woman-owned

Frequently asked questions

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

$1,200

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
Non-Religious
Religious
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Ally M. Sent on 01/15/2023
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Book Rachel for your wedding day!

Rachel was the best coordinator to work with and made our wedding day a dream come true! She was so organized and stayed in touches with our vendors to ensure the day ran flawlessly. Not only was Rachel patient, kind, and so friendly to work with, she answered all of our questions and helped in every way possible. She communicated well and made sure all of our family members were fully present on the wedding day. I highly recommend working with Rachel to make your day truly perfect.
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Frederick G. Sent on 12/26/2022
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The best day-of planner

Booking Rachel was one of the best decisions we made for our wedding day. She was incredibly professional, extremely punctual and well-prepared, as well as easy-going, and so easy to be around. She was a joy to work with. She made the whole day a breeze for us and infinitely less stressful than we anticipated. Our biggest regret is not booking her earlier in the planning process. Would highly recommend.
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Mei L. Sent on 12/28/2023
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Amazing, highly recommend!

I highly recommend working with Rachel and the Firmly Rooted Events team! She is incredibly kind and makes the whole experience with her so easy. As a fellow wedding vendor, all of her communication is incredible which makes my job easier and as a result helps our mutual clients get an even greater experience. You can really feel her enthusiasm for her job and her clients which makes ALL the difference. Plus, I love that she's also a fellow dog person! 10/10 highly recommend the FRE team!
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Rachel MacQueen
Rachel MacQueen
Owner and Head Coordinator

My name is Rachel MacQueen and I found my love for planning while planning my own wedding. I have always been organized and have always enjoyed planning - it only makes sense that I landed into this profession! I have worked as a coordinator on a team with 20 years of experience before starting my own business. I also collect house plants, play tennis, and walk corgi, Pierogi. I have a degree in ASL-English interpretation from Columbia, so I know ASL too. Congratulations on your engagement - I am so excited for you! I have loved love stories my whole life and would love to hear yours!

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