I CANNOT RECOMMEND CAROLYN ENOUGH! Carolyn helped make our wedding day perfect. It was an absolute pleasure working with her and I was able to enjoy my wedding day because I knew she was taking care of anything that came up. She was prepared for everything - my bridesmaid ripped her dress and she stitched it up; I injured my foot and she was there with pain meds. My entire bridal party loved her so much. If anything came up, we all went to Carolyn. She helped coordinate the vendors so everyone knew where to be and when while I was able to get ready for pictures. There was a bit of a complication during dinner but we didn't worry about it at all because we knew Carolyn would be on top of it. Hiring Carolyn as our coordinator was the best decision we made!!

Carolyn and her team went above and with our day of wedding coordination. If you don’t have a coordinator, you need one! She thinks of everything!!! Carolyn is so organized and is able to be assertive when needed with vendors or be your calming presence when you need it. She is calm and professional. She is positive and graceful. I can’t say enough. She handled absolutely every detail I needed. She is so experienced and organized. Carolyn made our day so special. She is the bow that ties your entire day together. Trust me you NEED her. My sister who traveled out of town even said “ Where was Carolyn when I got married?!?!”
My entire family loved her. We cannot say enough. She keeps everything on time and helps keep everything smooth. She handles any adversities. She is a gem.

Carolyn was wonderful to work with. We hired her as a day of coordinator for our wedding in 2020. I assumed that we would meet maybe 3 or 4 times before the wedding, but she was actually much more thorough and we had monthly check in meetings to make sure we were on track with everything. She had a lot of good advice for us when we felt like we didn't know what we were doing. We ended up postponing our wedding a year and Carolyn continued to check in with us and answer my questions. I was so grateful to have her and her assistant Nickie at my rehearsal and wedding. It was so nice to know that someone outside of my family was worrying about all of the details and making sure things were running smoothly. Many of my friends and family commented on how confident and efficient Carolyn and Nickie were. I truly could not imagine doing our wedding without them. My husband and I were able to enjoy our day stress free.

Where do I even begin… Carolyn is absolute ROCK STARRRRR. She is so kind, pays attention to every detail, professional, friendly, non judge mental, and does whatever she possibly can to make your day a dream come true. She is always responsive, supportive, and understanding of you have to reschedule. I didn’t exactly know what a day of coordinator was and I did not expect this. She went above and beyond to keep me organized and scheduled with my to do list and made me think of stuff I never would have thought have. She thinks of everything and takes amazing notes which was great because I didn’t always do this. My day was set up to PERFECTION and she did everything I asked to a T. EVERYONE at my wedding was sooo impressed with her and I was the most impressed because I had a lot of stuff going on haha. She even brought extra help. She truly cared all year long to support me and I really enjoyed speaking to her about it all, she always made it so stress free which the energy every brides needs. She stayed in contact and communicated with all my vendors and even went to the venue beforehand to check it out. She also hooked my up with an amazing baker when I forget to order a wedding cake haha! More of a personal story - my rehearsal was crazy because we had god awful weather and everyone was crazy late, plus a tree fell down blocking the venue - she handled it all with grace and made quick adjustments and owned the room with the rehearsal and it went awesome and made sure everyone was comfortable with how the actual wedding would look. I couldn’t imagine doing a rehearsal with 25 people without her. Day of - my photographers were a nightmare and treated everyone and her like garbage. She kept me as calm as she could and handled them with complete professionalism and didn’t tell me everything in fear of upsetting me. She even kicked them out for me! I know other issues were going on (like the power going out lol) in the background and she kept them to herself and just handled them calmly and efficiently. But still in the end she kept me sane by making sure the wedding of 210 was running on time and smoothly and kept on track where i needed to be. I would have never been on track with anything without her that is for certain haha. On your day (especially if your day is big) it is so overwhelming and you can’t really think straight about anything. YOU NEED a coordinator. It is very scheduled and goes so fast. My wedding looked exactly how I have pictured in my head and I know I have Carolyn to blame! I couldn’t have done this year or this day without her at all - it would have been a mess haha. I actually reallllly miss her and so does my husband haha. If you work a full time job and are having a large wedding it would be a great idea to hire Carolyn as the full on wedding coordinator instead of only a day of coordinator because even though I had her assistance through it all, I really needed more help and she would have been what I was needing! But if you can’t afford that then the day of is still 100% worth every SINGLE penny!! Thank you Carolyn for everything we love you! We know your business will be very successful because you are so passionated, talented, and such a beautiful person in general. Love, Nina and Matt

When we first began planning our Northern Michigan destination wedding, we wanted to do everything ourselves; find the venue, book all vendors, decide on catering, decorations, etc. We didn’t think we needed a wedding coordinator.
But as the wedding got closer, we realized there were so many details we needed help with:
•Who is going to make sure the florist knows where and when to deliver bouquets/arrangements?
•Who is going to make sure the caterer, DJ, photographer, videographer, officiant know where to go?
•Who is going to make sure the centerpieces, favors, name cards are where they’re supposed to be?
•Who is going to be the go-to for last minute questions from family and friends on the day of the wedding?
•Who is going to guide us through the rehearsal?
The list of questions went on... We thought about delegating these tasks to our family and friends but, who wants to go to a destination wedding with jobs to do?

We decided to look into Day-Of Coordinators to help us with the final logistics of our wedding day. We found Carolyn with Happily Ever After and it was the best decision we made! We were about 4 months out from our wedding and Carolyn jumped right in. We had bi-weekly/weekly virtual meetings to check-in and make sure we were all on the same page. Carolyn was organized and kept us on track for all plans that needed to be done in those 4 months. Because of her extensive wedding experience, Carolyn guided us through all of the details that need to be in place- a lot that we didn’t even think of! She coordinated with ALL of our vendors and wedding party members- providing schedules and timelines to them so they knew where they needed to be and when. Carolyn also became the primary contact for our vendors during the days leading up to the wedding; fielding phone calls and last-minute issues (which WILL come up!). She relieved us of this responsibility while keeping in constant communication with us so we were always in the loop. Carolyn and her assistant, Nickie are the reason that our wedding day went so smoothly. I don’t know how we would’ve pulled it all off without them!

For any brides or grooms who are on the fence about hiring a wedding coordinator, DO IT. Your wedding day should be filled with joy and excitement. Do not spend this special day (which flies by) worried about whether vendors, decorations, guests, etc. are where they need to be. Carolyn and HEA will be your advocates throughout this process and can guide you through it, however much you need. I cannot thank Carolyn, Nickie, and HEA enough for all they did for us!

Carolyn and her team were so incredible on our big day and in the months leading up to it. We had a destination wedding and Carolyn made sure everything was running smoothly and being taken care of while being physically away from the area we we’re getting married in. All of our other vendors were praising her attention to detail and how easy it was to work with her. As a nervous bride Carolyn helped me maintain perspective. On the day of the wedding when things went off plan with another vendor she stepped up and took care of the problem without me even knowing there was an issue. She made everyone in our wedding comfortable and kept our day running smoothly. I really can’t say enough good things about Happily Ever After. If you’re having a destination wedding or a hometown wedding you want her to be on your team.

Carolyn is the kindest! Our wedding changed to an elopement due to Covid-19, so we were unable to use her for the entire planning process. However, she helped us think of things that I never would have thought of on my own! She is very thoughtful and wants you to feel so special on your day. Highly recommend!

I met Carolyn at a Bridal Expo and from the moment we met, I knew I was going to be in great hands! Planning a wedding in the midst of a pandemic is no easy task, but Carolyn set off right away to help me secure vendors (even through quarantine while I was out of state), put schedules together, help taste test, and was always available any day of the week for silly questions like 'what's the traditional order of a processional?' Carolyn knew exactly when to pop into my texts to offer my husband and I encouraging words and reminders when things looked bleak, which meant the world to us. Despite the pandemic, our wedding day (and rehearsal) went incredibly well and it was all thanks to Carolyn's excellent organizational skills. She is a steadfast leader and exuded calmness and grace as she seemingly effortlessly guided my wedding from start to finish. I say seemingly because I know that she put in hours upon hours of effort to make sure that my wedding was exactly the wedding I dreamed it to be. She was always the first one there, the last to leave, and was never out of reach in the moments I needed her the most. The only thing I regret is not having more time to spend with her! If you are looking for your happily ever after, look no further. You've found it here.

When it came to the wedding-planning process, using Happily Ever afTer Wedding and Event Planner was the best decision I could have made. I cannot express how great it was to have someone there to hear what I wanted, and then execute it flawlessly, professionally, and timely. Carolyn was there through the entire process. She met with me at various times throughout the planning process to work on our check list as needed, she was there to organize and help with decorations and organization of vendors, and, most importantly, she was there on my wedding day to take care of anything and everything that needed to be fixed or wrapped up so I could enjoy my day! My friends commented on how stress-free I was compared to them on their wedding days, and this was the reason why. I would highly recommend Happily Ever afTer Wedding and Event Planner if you would like to maximize your wedding experience. You will not regret it!

Carolyn is a joy to work with. She has an attention to detail that I was looking for. She helped plan my bridal shower and she thought of everything! From the cupcake cake to the adorable center pieces displaying my love of travel. Some how she even managed to have the gifts from the games fit into my theme. It was so nice to not have to stress about this and I knew she would handle everything as though I would. My guest book from the shower was a map of the world that is now hanging in my home. She thinks of everything and is very affordable.