I truly can't say enough good things about Holden Michael Events. Holden and his team were with us for 3 years because we were one of the covid 2020 weddings that got pushed. We hired him for design and month out coordination and it made the wedding easy to manage, a lot less stressful, and absolutely beautiful.

Holden and his team are top notch professionals and were available when we reached out with questions, provided great recommendations, and coordinated every detail. I am not good at design, so we hired him and his team for that. He listened to what we wanted, the aesthetic we were trying to achieve, and the general vibe of the wedding and delivered a beautiful design that was right on point for what we were looking for and then some. He handled all coordination of design rentals (tables, chairs, flowers, linens, etc.), was timely in sending invoices, and flagging when deposits and final payments were due. Everything was in an online platform you get access to that made it all very easy to manage.

On the day of our wedding, it poured (go figure it was beautiful all weekend until our wedding day). He was able to help me make quick decisions, keep me calm, and make pivots as we needed. The rain ended up stopping just in time for a beautiful wedding. Everyone kept remarking how beautifully designed the space was. Holden handled coordination of all the vendors and kept us on track with our schedule.

The best and most important thing I can say is that I simply wasn't worried about anything logistically that day. I had total confidence and peace of mind that Holden and his team had everything covered. And they did. Everything was perfect. It was a beautiful day, no stress (other than the rain), and I 100% attribute that to Holden and his team's ability to properly plan, adapt on the fly, and execute. This is the wedding planning team you should hire.

Holden was amazing! Great, timely suggestions and advice! Our other vendors commented that we had hired the best planner in West Michigan! I agree!

Holden is so wonderful and we would highly recommend him for event planning. Our wedding day was even more magical than we could have imagined thanks to Holden. With Holden, the planning process was smooth and stress-free. He listened to our needs and wants and made it all happen with patience, professionalism, and enthusiasm.

These two. Ugh. I am going to cry just writing this review. My wedding (during COVID) did not go as I would had originally planned it. I went back and forth - should I postpone? Should we just elope? It was such an emotional time for us. Holden and Derrick were there with us every step of the way. They gave me their honest opinions about what to do and helped me navigate through a very not fun situation. With their help, my wedding was even better than I could've imagined. I remember one time I emailed Holden at 1:00am Central time - he responded within minutes. That's 2:00am his time. When I say these two will go above and beyond to make sure your wedding is exactly as you imagined it, I mean it. All of the little details you will let slip past you - they won't. They know EVERYTHING there is to know about weddings and they will make sure everything has a place, a time, and is on the schedule. If you are on the fence about hiring a wedding planner... let me tell you. It is worth the money, especially if your money gets you these two fantastic gentlemen and their team. Hire them - you will not regret it. Holden & Derrick - you guys made my wedding an absolute dream and nothing I say or do could thank you enough. :)

We worked with Holden & Derrick for month-of-coordination services at The Felt Estate in September. While their services were focused largely on the month of our wedding, they made themselves available for vendor recommendations, questions and advice the entire time. Every time we talked to Holden & Derrick, we would always feel so much better and calmer about what we were worried about coming in. (And that's saying something, considering we were planning throughout the changing COVID restrictions & guidance). We trusted their expertise and recommendations implicitly, and it paid off. Our day went smoothly thanks to their advice & coordination. All of our vendors praised working with them, and we saw why.

This was the best money we spent throughout the entire wedding process. If you are going back and forth on having a coordinator - DO IT & make it Holden Michael Events.

Holden exceeded every expectation. He is insightful, creative, and exceptional at his craft. We experienced an unfortunate illness during our ceremony that caused quite a bit of panic, but Holden and his team remained calm and poised. They assisted guests, calmed the room, and guided the ceremony to its completion. His response was highly commendable. In the end, my wedding was absolutely beautiful, romantic, and more elegant than what I envisioned. Holden over-delivers and that is a personal attribute that is evident in his work. The man is stellar!!!

The contributions that Holden and Derek made to our wedding planning process and big day are one of the key reasons it was a success! They were communicating with us every step of the way and incredibly proactive. It was such a major benefit to have their organization and expertise with us throughout the process. Highly, highly recommend! They were detailed, accountable and undeniably helpful with all parts of the process. We couldn’t imagine doing it without them.

PLEASE NOTE! The wedding was on 9/14/2019 (I don't know why it says 2013!!) As the mother of the bride, I want to let folks know just how much we enjoyed working with Holden and his team. We chose the full service package and it was definitely worth the extra cost - saving us time and stress. Holden is organized and calm. My daugther and (now) son-in-law shared their vision and to me it was a bit fuzzy. However...when we met with Holden for the design review he truly NAILED what they had envisioned but couldn't quite explain. His use of mixed materials for the table settings and decor was truly stunning. Every one of the other vendors we used all said when we told them we were working with Holden, "you are so lucky! He is our favorite to work with". I now know why.

Of course we did have a few hiccups, including an issue with the stationary vendor that he had recommended. He was on top of the situation and our finished pieces were stunning. We also realized about two months before the wedding that for everyone's peace of mind we scheduled a weekly standing phone call for all of us to review the outstanding items on our To Do list. This worked very well and kept everyone on track.

Finally, at the reception, the only questions I was asked by Holden or his team were always, "are you having a great time? Did you love the food?, etc. Not one time was I asked to make a decision that night. If anything had gone wrong behind the scenes, it clearly was handled and I was never involved. It was a perfect evening!

That was our last wedding but I would highly recommend Holden and would most definitely use him again to help me plan an event.

Working with Holden and his team was an absolute dream. Leading up to the wedding Holden was incredibly responsive and helpful. He provided some great insight along the way. The day of the wedding, Holden and Derrick made the venue look even better than we could have imagined. They handled everything behind the scenes and we didn’t have to worry about a thing!

I am a wedding photographer and I worked a wedding with Holden. I was blown away by the care, patience, and organization he had for the wedding and the couple. About 6 weeks before the wedding I heard from him and the communication didn't end there. I also heard from him a week before as well. I appreciated his responsiveness to my emails and minor questions I had.

He truly blew me away day of the wedding. The schedule was a bit off track and there wasn't going to be enough time to photograph the couple's portraits if we followed through with the original schedule. I went to Holden with my concern and he was immediately brainstorming ways to mend the schedule so the couple had enough time for some portraits before it was complete darkness outdoors.

If you are planning a wedding you should REALLY really REALLY consider a coordinator.. then you should REALLY REALLY look into Holden. He did so many small jobs that would otherwise have to be handed off to a guest to do; transporting flowers, gathering people for speeches, coordinating with vendors... The list goes on and on.

If you have the pleasure to work with Holden at any event just thank your lucky stars.