If you are looking for impeccable planning for your event I would highly recommend Vikki Marsee at Gather Events. I have worked with Vikki for years and have never ever been disappointed and have always been impressed in her knowledge of what it takes to create a seamless, flawless, exciting event. Her ability to foresee and plan for any unexpected circumstances is rare. She thinks on her feet and is never at a loss for a perfect solution. She exceeds expectations and always goes above and beyond what clients and vendor need. Organized without being pedantic and creative without being over the top, Vikki plans weddings and events that are elegant exceptional in content, style and design.
As a catering concierge I can’t tell you how much I appreciate and cherish a planner who understands every aspect of an event from time line to rental needs to food and menus.
Thank you Vikki for making my job so easy.

Elayne Sawaya
C A T E R I N G C O N C I E R G E

As a photographer, I have worked with several coordinators over my 13 years in the industry. I was so impressed with how Amber and her team. When problems came up, they handled them with easy and quickly. The couple, family and wedding party didn't need to stress because they had it all under control. Communication before the wedding day was wonderful and easy. I am so impressed and can't wait to work with them again!

I can't put into words how grateful I am that Katie Wilgus was our wedding planner for our wedding last month. After our first coffee meeting, I knew she is IT. She is super dialed into the wedding industry and was able to easily rattle off recommendations for vendors that matched our style, wants and needs. I also found her to be very thoughtful, strategic, smart, and extremely calm, not to mention super experienced. And the proof is in the pudding -- if you look at photos of her events, they are so incredibly beautiful, put-together and stylish.

We were originally supposed to be married in May 2020, and having to put off our marriage several times due to the pandemic was a huge disappointment. But Katie stuck by us through two rounds of rescheduling and helped us through it ALL. She understands events and the industry so well that even though the pandemic was uncharted territory for all of us, her knowledge and gut instincts saved us many times. She was always quick to answer emails and phone calls, and there was never a loose end on her watch -- she is so organized and focused. And we could always count on her to be super honest and transparent with her advice; if spending money on something added a lot of value or made a lot of sense, she would tell us, but she would also let us know where we could easily save money. I was happy with every one of her recommendations -- vendors, decor, paper goods, everything! I will also never forget the many examples of kindness and empathy that Katie showed us, including literally HOLDING a plate of cheese and fruit for me to eat from between photos on my wedding day! Her compassion and positive energy are honestly humbling.

When we were planning our event with all these masking and safety restrictions, I was worried that after all this work and all these postponements, the resulting event was going to feel like a compromise. But our day was honestly perfect and stunningly beautiful, and a lot of the credit for that goes to Katie. I am forever grateful and would heartily recommend her to anyone planning an event.

My husband and I worked with Madison at GATHER Events and we couldn't be happier with our decision. We used GATHER's month-of planning services which made the final moments of our wedding so much more enjoyable. We were able to fully absorb the time with our families and friends without any stress of last minute logistics/planning. Throughout our time working with her, Madison made communications with our vendors such a breeze. We always felt like we had an ally at our side during difficult conversations or decisions.

Our event had the added constraint of COVID. At the last minute, we had to switch from an 80+ person wedding to a 10 person gathering. Madison was flexible, understanding, and helped us addend our event to adhere to all of the local regulations. She helped us comply with all of Seattle's COVID guidelines while keeping our guests and the staff at the wedding safe and healthy. At the same time, she made sure that our event still felt special and memorable.

Madison was also invaluable for her eye for design! She created gorgeous place cards for our wedding guests and helped to curate the dinnerware for our table. She asked questions that we never would have thought of and we are so thankful we had her by our side throughout the process! Would recommend GATHER, and Madison in particular without a doubt :)

We couldn’t say enough good things about Gather. Jessica was amazing and took care of so many things I was stressed about. I told my now husband so many times that hiring Gather was one of the best things we did for our wedding!

When my now husband and I decided to have a wedding, we thought our general aptitude and preparation would allow us to put something together easily and maybe have someone come in for the month before to assure it went smoothly. Well, this proved to be a terrible idea and we should have hired Katie and Gather from the very beginning.
After we brought Katie on, mid-planning, our days were easier and we felt confident that the day would go without a hitch.
To our delight, this was indeed true and we were blown away with how smoothly the day went. Katie was on top of everything, so detail oriented and such a huge pleasure to work with.
We recommend Katie and Gather events for any event, big or small, they can do it all!

We hired Gather to help with our wedding last summer at Kiana Lodge. Jessica and Alissa we wonderful to work with. Both my wife and I were living in other cities than were the wedding was, so Jessica's checklists and help with organization were a huge help. This was a first wedding for both of us, so to have a team of pros who have seen it all and done it all backing us up and helping to keep things on track and organized was invaluable. Jessica was our primary point of contact, and the calm, organized but relaxed way she has about her was a wonderful influence on us. Whenever we got nervous about something or some detail, she had advice on how to handle it or took care of it for us. We'd recommend Gather to anybody.

We are so glad that we booked Katie and Gather Events for our wedding coordinator. We were initially on the fence if we should book one or not and we are so happy we did! Katie was so helpful from day 1. She was easy to communicate with and helped take away so much stress! We met with her a few times before the wedding and she quickly helped develop and set up our perfect experience. The entire wedding day went so smooth and a huge part was due to Katie and her team being there and keeping things in line. So grateful to Gather Events and would definitely recommend them!

Other than choosing my groom, booking Alissa from GATHER Events was the best wedding decision I ever could have made! She came highly recommended, so I pulled up the GATHER site and browsed through their Instagram photos. I had never seen a planner with taste so in sync with my own. I got really excited and reached out to Alissa right away. From our first phone conversation, I felt her kindness and genuine personality shine through and knew this was someone I wanted to entrust with the details of the biggest day of my life. Alissa always went above and beyond - from introducing us to vendors the first day we met at a wedding show - to driving four hours round-trip to meet with us well beyond the contracted amount of hours - to expertly using her mad design skills to help me envision my tablescape - to putting in so much time and effort for us on the day of. Set-up was a nightmare because it was pouring down rain all day. Alissa knew how badly I wanted to get married outside, so she went from setting up plan A all the way through plan D (which wasn't even planned!). I'm sure all the staff and vendors were vexed, but Alissa will do whatever it takes to make her client's dreams a reality. Many thanks to the other GATHER gals who stepped up on short notice to whip my wedding day details together. I gave them all of my decor and a few photos to work with and they perfectly situated every detail just as I would have done if I were doing it myself. They also stepped in towards the end of the night when Alissa wasn't feeling well. They didn't miss a beat! I knew I needed help pulling all the details together on my wedding day and the days leading up to it. I never knew how much more help I needed staying organized, finding just the right decor, making certain decisions, or just staying sane. The wedding planning process can be daunting, stressful and overwhelming. Alissa was my guiding light through it all. There are so many versions of how you think your wedding day will look or how it will go during the many months of planning. I thought for sure that something wouldn't look right or that the timeline would get thrown off, but I was so wrong. Everything looked better than I had even imagined it and the day (from our perspective) was perfect. Alissa took care of every detail so that Brian and I could sit back, take in every moment and enjoy time with our most precious loved ones. She's like an invisible angel, pulling all the strings behind the scenes to create a seemingly seamless and beautiful day. I'm sure she (like most wedding planners) never gets the praise she deserves, but I know she does it anyway out of love, joy and the fulfillment of having a hand in executing couple's most memorable days of their lives. I could not feel more blessed to have gotten to work with such a loving, caring and skilled woman. She made my wedding dreams come true, relieved so much of my stress and always offered a friendly smile and warm advice. I will forever be grateful to this amazing woman for giving me a day I will forever look back on with the biggest heart and fondest of memories.

Alissa and the GATHER team are crazy competent, extremely friendly, and wildly fun to work with (and as a bonus: they’ll save you a ton of money by making sure you think about the things you’d forget to think about)!!!

Alissa was the second vendor we booked after our venue and we wish she’d had been the first. We booked Alissa & GATHER for their “month of” package and it was the best decision we made, hands down. She is the profound professional, points out places to save and places to splurge (depending on what you’re looking for), has a kick-ass preferred vendor list, and has been in the industry long enough to have a crazy depth of knowledge of local vendors.

Our wedding went off almost without a hitch, but when the one issue did arise she helped us brainstorm solutions and work with our other vendors to solve the problem. For day-of, she helped us scope extra staffing requirements and add some last second details that really paid off in smiling guest faces. Many guests commented on the friendliness of the event staff and, while it is a small detail, it added a lot to the event.

The GATHER team and Alissa are great planners and, just as importantly, great people who care deeply about what they do. 100% recommend.