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It's the Little Things Events is a wedding planning company in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Kimberly Lakenen and her team are here to help couples relax on their special day as they take care of every little thing.

Services Offered

Clients can track the team's progress on the easily accessible online wedding planning portal. At the four to six-week mark, The Little Things' wedding coordinator will take control and oversee everything from vendors to seating layout. They will be in contact through regular email and phone conversations to update how the planning process is going. When the special day arrives, couples will have a wedding coordinator and assistant on site to answer any and all queries. Feel free to contact Kimberly and her team for more information on their wedding services.

  • Hispanic or Latinx-owned
  • Veteran-owned
  • Woman-owned
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Frequently asked questions

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

$1,995

What is the starting price for partial wedding planning?

$3,000

What is the starting price for full wedding planning?

$6,000

Do you offer an hourly rate?

Yes

What is the hourly rate?

$50

What wedding events do you provide services for?

Ceremony
Reception
Rehearsal Dinner

What wedding planning services do you offer?

Day-of Coordination

What weddings do you have experience planning?

Civil
Cultural
Eco-Friendly
Non-Religious
Religious

Reviews of It's the Little Things Events

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Multiple reviewers highly recommend Kimberly for wedding coordination services, praising her exceptional organizational skills, ability to execute details flawlessly, and effective communication throughout the planning process. Kimberly's assistance on the wedding day was described as invaluable, ensuring a smooth and stress-free experience for the couples. Her proactive approach, attention to detail, and dedication to making wedding wishes come true were highlighted as reasons to hire her for a perfect wedding day.

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Multiple reviewers highly recommend Kimberly for wedding coordination services, praising her exceptional organizational skills, ability to execute details flawlessly, and effective communication throughout the planning process. Kimberly's assistance on the wedding day was described as invaluable, ensuring a smooth and stress-free experience for the couples. Her proactive approach, attention to detail, and dedication to making wedding wishes come true were highlighted as reasons to hire her for a perfect wedding day.

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Nicole Sent on 07/18/2024
5 out of 5 rating

The best team of wedding coordinators!

Kimberly was amazing - extremely organized from our first meeting to the wedding day. I didn't have to think about any of the details on the actual wedding day and everything went smoothly. She also had an assistant with her which I feel was so helpful in getting all the details executed. Highly recommend! She is so sweet and kind and will make your wedding wishes come true!
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Steven Sent on 09/19/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Kimberly was amazing!

We cannot recommend Kimberly enough! She was so amazing and helpful in making our wedding go off without a hitch
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Diana Sent on 02/01/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Above and Beyond our wildest expectations!

Kimberly went above and beyond every expectation we had and then some as our Wedding Day Coordinator! She is the best, if you don't want to worry about the big day, hire Kimberly! She thinks of things we never would have imagined, and was literally our eyes and ears throughout the entire day.

We communicated beforehand and laid out our vision. Little did we know that it would come true and be even better than our plans. We recommend Kimberly without hesitation.
Lexi
Lexi Sent on 02/01/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Kimberly is a 100000000/10

Kimberly was our Day of Coordinator for our wedding in September and we were absolutely blown away by her. If you're looking for a sign to work with her on your wedding day, let this be it.

Kimberly had really great communication leading up to our wedding, and was a huge help taking over vendor communications the week of. She even took the time to attend some of our final vendor calls with me which was a huge help because she asked questions I wouldn't have thought to ask. She truly knows what she is doing and that was clear from the very beginning.

When I say our day couldn't have gone more smoothy, it seriously could NOT have gone more smoothly. Kimberly and her assistant were on top of EVERYTHING. I wasn't bothered by a single thing throughout the day because she constantly had it handled and was always 10 steps ahead of the game.

Thank you, Kimberly for being a part of our wedding day. It wouldn't have been the same without you!
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Katie Sent on 02/01/2024
5 out of 5 rating

My review on it’s the little things events

I highly recommend it’s the little things events. Kim and her team made the day so much easier and run so smoothly. I honestly don’t think I would have been able to do it without them!
Elyssa
Elyssa Sent on 11/17/2025
3.6 out of 5 rating

Honest Review

We hired Kim and her team for our wedding and chose the day-of coordination package. Based on the services brochure, we were expecting unlimited email communication, 3 hour-long consultations including a meeting about timeline creation and details and a final walkthrough, set up and tear down of personal décor items, access to their rental décor inventory, and her team being POC for all vendors, family, and bridal party during the week of our wedding. I thought Kim was very pleasant and kind, but I did not feel like we got what we paid for as listed above. We barely had any communication leading up to the wedding and I had to reach out to schedule both the timeline meeting (which was pretty late in the process and never got finalized until the week before the wedding – making things very stressful for me as the bride trying to coordinate all the vendors and events for the wedding day) and the final details meeting. We were about 2 weeks out from the wedding and had barely talked to Kim at all, so I was extremely stressed and worried, not having any confidence that my vision would be executed on the wedding day.
A few days before the wedding Kim reached out to me with a scheduling conflict and asked if I would be okay with another planner helping with my wedding. I completely understand that complications can arise and she approached the situation with kindness and understanding as well, letting me know it was my choice, but I felt that it was inconsiderate of me, the bride, who now has to make that decision a few days before my wedding, and it did not make me feel like an honored client during one of the most special weeks of my life.
On the day of the wedding, we had less than ideal weather as the ceremony was outside and it was very windy. There were many decorations that were meant to be set up outside that were difficult to accommodate with the wind. Though I don’t expect the team to be able to fix the weather, I do expect that a team of people that have planned and coordinated many weddings would be adaptable and prepared, and would be able to at least make sure that some of the decorations could be set out and secured. Instead, hardly any of the decorations got set up and my mom, who spent countless hours and hundreds of dollars making our floral arch we were supposed to get married under, had to argue with the assistant to get that set up so we could use it. I was so upset to find that out and really disappointed with how the ceremony space looked. It was so empty and hardly any of the decorations I wanted were set out despite my friends and family trying to help. I also learned after the fact that many of my helpers were trying to set things up both outside and inside, and the planning team said they would finish up, and then never got around to it. What was frustrating is that the decision to not use certain items was never brought up to me, so I didn’t realize until I was walking down the empty, undecorated aisle. I would have appreciated at least knowing what to expect.
At the end of the day, I just don’t think that the planning team was equipped to handle as big of a wedding set up as we had, which is shocking because we had a fairly average-sized wedding (150 people) and nothing excessive décor-wise. We had at least 15 friends/family members at any given time helping to set up, plus Kim and her assistant, and still there were things that were not set up/used or things that were rushed. We were not able to rehearse in the ceremony space, so the rehearsal was very rushed the night before. On our wedding day, the ceremony had many glitches and was the most disappointing part of the day for me, which is so sad as I was looking forward to it the most. Despite it being a truly wonderful day, there were some parts that really stick out to me in moments that I will never get back, and I feel like they could have been avoided.
I honestly feel bad not leaving the best review because I do feel like Kim and her team tried their best and worked extremely hard on our wedding day, and I do really appreciate that and have to give them props for helping with such a chaotic day. I was hesitant to write anything because I wasn’t sure if maybe my expectations were excessive based on the fact that we only booked day-of services. But I have to be honest as well, and the fact is that I was often very frustrated in the planning process and was expecting a little more support than I got. I also experienced some significant disappointments on my wedding day as things didn’t go to plan that could have easily been prevented. I try my best to be as kind and accommodating as possible but I felt that it was important to leave this review in hopes that the team can work on some of these things so future brides don’t feel the same disappointments that I did.
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