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Janelle Atkins Events is a wedding planning business based in Ellicott City, Maryland, and serving Maryland and Washington DC. Passionate about being a wedding planner, Janelle has been intrigued with planning since she was fourteen and helped her sister plan her wedding, and her own wedding 12 years later. It was observing that process that makes her heart skip a beat for all things weddings. She has planned many exciting events for friends, family, and corporations, and is ecstatic to launch her own event planning company. Janelle can't wait for the opportunity to make your wedding as spectacular and unique as you are!

  • Black-owned
  • Woman-owned
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Frequently asked questions

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

$2,000

What is the starting price for partial wedding planning?

$3,000

What is the starting price for full wedding planning?

$4,200

Do you offer an hourly rate?

Yes

What is the hourly rate?

$85

What wedding events do you provide services for?

Ceremony
Reception
Rehearsal Dinner

What wedding planning services do you offer?

Day-of Coordination
Full Planning
Partial Planning

What weddings do you have experience planning?

Civil
Cultural
Eco-Friendly
Non-Religious
Religious

Reviews of Janelle Atkins Events

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The planner received consistent praise for excellent communication, organization, and calm, hands-on coordination. Reviewers said she handled last-minute changes (including rain and cross-cultural needs), recommended vendors, and ran everything smoothly so couples could enjoy the day. A few noted occasional delays in promised follow-ups.

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The planner received consistent praise for excellent communication, organization, and calm, hands-on coordination. Reviewers said she handled last-minute changes (including rain and cross-cultural needs), recommended vendors, and ran everything smoothly so couples could enjoy the day. A few noted occasional delays in promised follow-ups.

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Kaitlyn Sent on 11/28/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Janelle is Amazing!

We got married in October and I hired Janelle for day of coordinating. She was fantastic start to finish we didn’t have to do anything the day of other than enjoy the day. She was so helpful leading up and ran everything so smoothly. We love her and would recommend her to ANYONE!
Alyssa
Alyssa Sent on 06/17/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Hire Janelle NOW!

Working with Janelle was an absolute joy - I would not hesitate to hire her again! In fact, I can't imagine not hiring her. From our very first meeting to the day of, Janelle had excellent communication and really took the time to understand my vision and help achieve it. While I love planning, the amount of coordination needed for a wedding is easy to underestimate. Janelle was always happy to connect when I needed to walk through logistics and by the day of, the wedding everything was perfect, especially the custom set ups I had Janelle and her team DIY. She was always ready to catch my eye if I needed something and her assistance was invaluable. Even my wedding venue coordinators would not stop singing her praises and said they'd never seen a wedding go so smoothly. Don't wait, just hire Janelle!
Maddie
Maddie Sent on 10/21/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Janelle allowed for a perfect and stress-free day!

Our day went so smoothly thanks to Janelle! We had some last minute changes that needed to be made and handled, and she handled them like a champ. We had an untraditional schedule and some untraditional wants and needs in terms of timeline/etc and she listened and made sure all of these were implemented. She was so professional, caring, and communicative both before and during the wedding and handled our cross-cultural wedding with so much care! We cannot thank her enough!
Caitlin
Caitlin Sent on 06/17/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Knowledgable and adaptable with a delightful, friendly demeanor

We hired Janelle as our partial planner and day-of coordinator. She was awesome to work with. Similar to other reviews here, I was pretty anxious and stressed about the whole wedding thing, and every time I spoke with Janelle about it, I felt excited and happy instead. She recommended great vendors, helped to hire a few of them without us lifting a finger, went over all the details with us, ran the rehearsal, and worked tirelessly to ensure the day went smoothly.

We ended up with unexpected rain at the exact time of our family photos and 45 minutes before our ceremony was supposed to start. Janelle completely handled the situation, worked out a new timeline so we could still have the ceremony outside when it stopped raining, handled all the vendor communication required, and kept me in the loop the whole time. Then, once dinner, dances, and speeches were finished, she left her lovely assistant in charge and drove over to our after-party location to set up our decorations and coordinate everything there before returning in time to organize a great exit for us. AND THEN, we accidentally locked her out of our car before she could load up our decorations and remaining items. She ended up dropping them off the next morning at our friend's house so we could pick them up more easily. We seriously couldn't have made it through without her. She is a gem.
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Caitlin Sent on 09/06/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Best Choice We Made!

Hiring Janelle for our vow renewal was the best choice we made outside of deciding to host the event! She organized things I didn't even know to think about, she handled vendors seamlessly, and every time I would say, "do you think we could have..." she would find a way to make it happen for me. Our aesthetic was unconventional and she fell completely in love with it in a way that made me even more excited for our event. I looked forward to speaking with her every time we had a catch-up call. Really, she's a new close friend! Definitely hire her!
Brianna
Brianna Sent on 05/04/2023
5 out of 5 rating

I felt the stress leave my body as soon as I hired Janelle

Janelle was a gift from the heavens!! She was a great resource for everything. She was super responsive via text and email and was there for every question I had. She was our day of coordinator but so much more. I couldn’t have imagined a better person to keep my day running smoothly. I can’t recommend her enough!
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Chloe Sent on 11/21/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Highly Recommend Working with Janelle!

Janelle was amazing to work with and so helpful as our day-of coordinator!! Knowing that she was there to coordinate the arrival and clean up of all our vendors made the whole event so much less stressful. I was able to concentrate on being in the moment, and Janelle took care of the rest! Our venue was a bit untraditional and took a lot of DIY. Janelle was so flexible and unfazed by the challenges. She was so professional and organized, but also kind, enthusiastic, and supportive. Having Janelle with us on our wedding day was probably one of the best decisions we made and I would highly recommend working with her!
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Cori Sent on 09/28/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Absolutely amazing!

Janelle is such a pleasure to work with! Communicative and organized, she will bring your wedding vision to life. I highly recommend her for anyone looking to take a weight off the planning process!
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Eurica Sent on 06/18/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Thank you Janelle for making our day run smooth with grace and professionalism ❤️

Janelle has a fine eye for the smallest of details allowing our dream wedding to come true.

I had the pleasure of having Janelle for the Day-Of coordination on my wedding day. She was very professional, focused, detail oriented, and was extremely patient with us while developing our wedding day schedule. Her attention to detail allowed all of our countless hours of wedding planning to be executed flawlessly, from our ceremony, to our formal and creative portraits, cocktail hour, and all of our reception festivities. She was there with us making sure everything was ready to go.

To us, she’s not just another vendor, but a friend, because she really spent a lot time getting to know us and understanding how we had envisioned our special day. Thanks Janelle, our day wouldn’t have been the same without you!
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Erica Sent on 06/06/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Highly recommend!

Janelle is amazing! She made our wedding go so smoothly. She had zero questions the day of the wedding because everything was so organized beforehand :) highly recommend!
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