Where do I even begin?! Hiring Melissa and the Knot Too Shabby Team as our wedding planner was hands down one of the best decisions we made throughout our entire wedding planning process. We got married in April 2026, and I truly cannot imagine our wedding day without them! 🤍

From the very beginning, Melissa made us feel supported, organized, and completely at ease. Planning a wedding can (and will!) feel overwhelming, but she somehow made the entire process enjoyable. She thought of every little detail, answered every question we had, and always made us feel like we were her top priority!

On our wedding day, we were able to be fully present because I knew Melissa had everything under control. Every vendor was exactly where they needed to be, the timeline ran seamlessly, and if anything unexpected happened, I never knew about it because she handled everything behind the scenes. That peace of mind is something you simply can't put a price on.

Beyond being an incredible planner, Melissa is such a kind and genuine person. She truly cares about her couples and pours her heart into making sure your wedding day is everything you've dreamed of and more.

Looking back on our wedding, everything felt effortless - and that's because Melissa worked tirelessly to make it that way. We were able to soak in every moment with our family and friends without worrying about a single thing, and that is a gift we'll always be grateful for.

If you're considering hiring Melissa, PLEASE PLEASE don't hesitate. We are forever thankful for everything she did to make our wedding absolutely perfect, and we truly couldn't recommend her more highly. Thank you, Melissa, for giving us the most incredible day and memories we'll cherish for the rest of our lives!

Melissa is simply amazing. I have never met someone as organized and detailed as she is. While wedding planning is notoriously stressful, working with Melissa made the entire process easy. She provided expert advice and guidance on everything from the large, high-stakes decisions down to the most granular details.

She answered our millions of questions with ease, which really speaks to her dedication and years of experience. She provided all the necessary templates and tools we needed to keep us organized and on track. You can truly tell she genuinely cares and works incredibly hard to make your dream come true.

Our wedding day was absolutely perfect. Melissa and her staff operated like a well oiled machine. They were helpful, courteous, and supportive, with every single team member working to make the day magical. They were so attentive and made sure we had everything we needed from start to finish.

By the end of the process, Melissa became more than a wedding planner, she became a friend. When the wedding was over, we were actually sad because we realized we wouldn't be seeing her as much as we had over the last year!

If you are looking for someone you can trust with such an important milestone in your life, she is your girl. Our experience was nothing short of amazing and she was worth every penny!

Melissa and the knot too shabby events team are pros. There are so many moving parts and dependencies to consider when planning a wedding, all of which require careful timing and thoughtful execution. Often, there are numerous back and forth exchanges with vendors and conversations that require a level of depth that demands an expert. Knowing KTSE had all of these details (big and small) covered and kept us moving was a huge weight of our shoulders. However, where KTSE really demonstrates their value is the week leading up to wedding day and the wedding day itself. It’s incredible when you see everything come together, and that is when you know it was worth it.

The entire Knot too Shabby team took the time to understand us as a couple and our style! You could tell each cared how our day turned out and every team member we interacted with both prior to and during the wedding weekend were fully dedicated and wonderful to work with!

Melissa her team were outstanding! Melissa made sure the wedding planning process was smooth, fun and seamless. I enjoyed our check-ins and she made sure that every single detail was planned and accounted for. On the day of, the team was so responsive and ensured everyone was where we needed to be even through a rain storm prior to our outdoor wedding! Melissa was so wonderful to work with and I honestly miss our chats and emails. She knows the ins and outs of the wedding industry, and with her and her team, your wedding day will be spectacular!! Thank you Melissa!

Melissa and her team absolutely nailed our wedding! Everything you could possibly think of was discussed and covered. They really are the best of the best.

Melissa and her team at Knot Too Shabby were spectacular. She helped us for over a year planning our dream wedding from afar (as we were living across the country at the time) and her process is extremely dialed. She’s communicative, knowledgeable, and kind! She’s also clearly really good at what she does - from helping us with thoroughly designed spreadsheets to vendor recs to last minute questions. Our actual wedding day was so smooth I felt like we had hired an entire team of professionals dedicated to supporting us. I would (and have) recommend her in a heartbeat!

We had an amazing experience with Melissa!! We had a two day wedding with over 300 people and Knot Too Shabby handled it beautifully. I have nothing but wonderful things to say!

Melissa and The Knot Too Shabby team created absolute magic for our wedding day. Not only did they create a smooth for day of, their support and guidance through our year and a half of planning was phenomenal.
I plan events as part of by job, and I knew I needed a planner for our wedding to ensure that we were not the ones running around during wedding weekend. I cannot thank Melissa enough for how calm she kept us (and our families). Melissa allowed us to have as much free reign in the planning as we liked, and guided us through the final stages so we didn't have to wonder if any detail was missed. Beyond incredible organization, Melissa is just a joy to work with. We could immediately crack jokes and laugh about the funny little pieces that pop up during preparing for your wedding.
If you are considering hiring a planner, first of all just do it. Your wedding day self will thank you. Second of all, hire Knot Too Shabby. Melissa's organization and talent for planning coupled with amazing personality will leave you feeling supported and stress free.

Melissa and her team are absolutely incredible at what they do and fully deserve all of the amazing reviews that you see! We would have never been able to pull off anything close to the wedding we had without everything she provided for us. She is extremely organized and has so much material for you to review all the options that you have and be able to make the best decision for what you want at your wedding. We are very indecisive people so making decisions for your wedding is hard, but Melissa was always there to provide guidance and examples of what she's done in the past to help us lock in our choices. Every single vendor we had (florist, DJ, bakery, catering, EVERYTHING) was perfect and we did not stray away from any of her recommendations. Her knowledge of options to customize our wedding to our wants and needs seemed to never end and it made us so excited for the day to finally come. Our venue was Wrightsville Manor in Wilmington, NC and her expertise with how the venue flows on a typical wedding weekend really showed through our planning process and helped to make everything about our wedding feel so seamless. The setups of our ceremony, cocktail hour and reception were straight out of a magazine and everything we could have ever imagined!

Our wedding day went flawlessly! Melissa and her team are running around like secret service to ensure everything is going to plan and never makes the couple worry about anything - they're always ahead of it. However, they do it in such a discreet and welcoming fashion, our family and guests made so many positive comments about all the work that they were doing. Everything from helping the day before secure umbrella rentals with the threat of rain on our wedding day, to having all of our belongings packed neatly in our getaway vehicle after the wedding (because we had no idea where any of our stuff was by the end of the night) we couldn't have been more impressed by how well they can plan and run a wedding.

There is no better feeling than leaving your wedding knowing that everything went to plan and we wouldn't change a thing! That feeling is priceless and we will be forever grateful to the KTSE team for providing us with the best day of our lives. We cannot recommend KTSE enough for wedding planning!!!