First Coast Weddings and Events

If you're considering working with First Coast for your wedding, this is your sign to DO IT! Heather and her team were hands down the best decision we made throughout the entire process. From the detail and care put into our very first phone call, to pivoting quickly when we had to change our wedding date, to making sure everything went perfectly the day-of (despite a quick post-ceremony rain shower), Heather made the entire process enjoyable, smooth, and stress-free. The First Coast team came with a wealth of knowledge and helped us literally every step of the way. They made our dream wedding come to life and it somehow exceeded every expectation we had. I don't think Heather ever said "no" to any of our requests and made everything happen with ease and grace, all while staying within our budget. I cannot recommend First Coast Weddings and Events enough!

Laura was exactly the wedding planner we needed. She helped us think through every detail so we always felt prepared and confident throughout the planning process. Her availability and willingness to meet with us made everything feel manageable, even when a lot was happening at once.

On the wedding day, Laura and her team kept everything running smoothly. They knew TPC Sawgrass well, worked well with our vendors, and handled the details so we could focus on the day itself.

We highly recommend Laura and First Coast Weddings to anyone getting married in the Ponte Vedra Beach area. We are very grateful for her support, friendship, and for making our Wedding the best day of our lives!

Our wedding weekend was absolutely PERFECT thanks to Emma and the First Coast Weddings & Events team!!! From the moment we hired Emma, we knew that she was going to do everything to help us through the planning process, preparing for the weekend, and ensuring everything ran as smoothly as possible for the day of the wedding! Her attention to detail, informative follow ups, and industry expertise were exactly what we needed to help us manage the intricacies and overwhelm of the wedding planning process! She was an absolute life saver for us over the many hiccups we faced along the way, and I couldn't be more grateful for her support, enthusiasm, and optimism that everything would work out the way he hoped it would - in fact, the weekend turned out better than we could have ever imagined because of Emma and the entire FCWE team! 🩵 We are now blessed with a lifetime of incredible memories thanks to this amazing company!

My husband and I have nothing but amazing things to say about working with First Coast. As soon as we connected, they kept it fun, engaging, detailed, realistic, and made the day of our wedding run so smoothly. Every situation was brought up with care and creativity and added so much value to our experience. I want specifically shout out Laura Salmon who was our head coordinator for the genuine care and hard work to help make our day special. It was a night for the books!

Heather and her team were absolutely incredible throughout this entire process. She kept us on a great timeline, found incredible vendors, and generally took a huge load off of our plates during this busy time. Heather also provides a sweet, comforting, and calming presence both on the big day and at every meeting leading up to the wedding. She struck the perfect balance of providing helpful information while also encouraging us to express what we wanted on our day. I came in with not a lot of clarity on what I wanted the day to look like and she was amazing at guiding us and helping craft the perfect wedding. Her communication was consistent and excellent and everyone was incredibly professional. The wedding day was everything we hoped for and more and I could not recommend Heather and the First Coast Wedding team highly enough!!

Hiring Laura and the First Coast team will be the best decision you make ahead of your wedding. Not only is Laura professional, thorough, and detail oriented, but she's also incredibly nice and caring. On our wedding day, it was a true 50/50 if we would be able to have the ceremony outside due to storms in the area. Watching Laura handle venue logistics, handle the bride and groom (plus family) and pull off giving us our outdoor dream wedding, was seeing a true professional in action. Laura is the type of planner you'd want to strategize with on the phone for an hour, but also talk about life with over a meal or drink. Lastly, she knows the Jax area extremely well (we got marries in Ponte Vedra) and had done several events at both our rehearsal and wedding venues, making the entire experience smooth and stress free. We encourage you to hire Laura as we did, you will be as thrilled as we are!

Heather and her team truly made our wedding come to life. I manage events professionally so I was very particular in finding the most qualified team to trust with one of the most special day. Heather is just spectacular- she is calm, insightful and truly in expert in her craft. We were truly able to be fully present and enjoy our wedding day because we knew we had Heather and her team. Working with First Coast Wedding and Events was one of the best decisions we made.

Heather Randall and the First Coast Weddings team did an exceptional job planning our Wedding! From the beginning planning phases to our Wedding Day, Heather’s attention to every detail was outstanding. As an out-of-state Bride, Heather’s vendor recommendations were top-notch; she put my mind at ease, knowing that she and her team were my local “boots on the grounds”, interacting with all our Jacksonville-area vendors. Our Wedding Day was everything we could have ever imagined, and so much more; simply put, it was MAGICAL! Thank you, Heather and First Coast Weddings!

We cannot recommend First Coast enough!! We had the pleasure of working with Laura, and she was incredible. From the moment we decided to work together, she made sure I had everything I needed including details that hadn't even crossed my mind. During the wedding, I knew I could count on her excited smiles and "Do you need anything"s. She gave me my peace on one of the best, most chaotic days of my life and that is more than I could have asked for. Thank you so so much!

I knew planning my daughter's out of town wedding was going to be a challenge and that I would need help. We decided to add the services of a day of coordinator from First Coast to help us get through the big day as seamless as possible and boy did they deliver. Laura, Kari and Emma were absolute game changers. They helped select vendors, reviewed the contracts and coordinated all the vendors the day of the wedding and so much more. I could relax and enjoy being a guest at the wedding instead of worrying about the million details. On addition, all three were very responsive to e mails and a pleasure to work with. I highly recommend using a planner and First Coast is the best of the best.