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Havard Events is a wedding planning company located in Fairfax, Virginia, serving the metro area and beyond. Owner and planner Lisa Havard has more than 10 years of professional experience and blends that with her exceptional customer service, impeccable organization, and quick response times when planning a wedding. Each wedding ceremony, reception, and rehearsal dinner she manages is classic. timeless and personal to each couple. Clients enjoy a stress free planning process while Lisa handles the details.

Services Offered
Havard Events offers a complimentary consultation to discuss the wedding vision. Lisa provides full and partial planning and month of coordination services. Custom packages are created based on the specific needs of each client. Havard Events has experience leading the following types of weddings:

  • Civil unions
  • Cultural weddings
  • Destination weddings
  • Double weddings
  • Eco-friendly weddings
  • Military weddings
  • Non-religious ceremonies
  • Religious ceremonies
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Frequently asked questions

What is the starting price for full wedding planning?

$6,500

Do you offer an hourly rate?

No

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
Destination
Double Weddings
Eco-Friendly
Military
Non-Religious
Religious

Reviews of Havard Events

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Lisa and her team at Havard Events received consistent praise for their exceptional wedding planning services. Reviewers highlighted the team's professionalism, attention to detail, and ability to create seamless and personalized wedding experiences. From handling last-minute changes and ensuring flawless coordination to providing valuable guidance throughout the planning process, Lisa and her team were commended for their dedication and expertise. Their skill in executing beautiful design elements and managing logistics was highly recommended by couples and vendors alike.

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Lisa and her team at Havard Events received consistent praise for their exceptional wedding planning services. Reviewers highlighted the team's professionalism, attention to detail, and ability to create seamless and personalized wedding experiences. From handling last-minute changes and ensuring flawless coordination to providing valuable guidance throughout the planning process, Lisa and her team were commended for their dedication and expertise. Their skill in executing beautiful design elements and managing logistics was highly recommended by couples and vendors alike.

Maria
Maria Sent on 10/30/2019
5 out of 5 rating

BEST money I spent!

I was fortunate enough to find Lisa available to help with a fall wedding just two months before the big day. She was simply the BEST!!! I originally thought I'd be able to manage everything as it was supposed to be a small, in-town wedding, but as we got closer to the date and I realized there was A LOT of day coordination I wasn't going to be able to manage alone, I started freaking out. From my first meeting with Lisa, I knew I was in capable hands. She expertly guided me through everything and made sure no detail was overlooked -- between coordinating a quick 45 minute set-up for the reception to making sure the buses made it to the winery on time -- everything went off without a hitch. She even connected me with a fantastic florist last minute who was able to stay within my desired budget. Without a doubt, Lisa was the BEST money I spent for the wedding. I'm just sorry I didn't connect with her sooner!
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Tamara Sent on 09/15/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Could not have done it without Lisa!

Lisa was our wedding planner beginning very early in our wedding planning process and lasting far longer than any of us anticipated due to 3 wedding date postponements because of Covid. As difficult and disappointing as the never-ending postponements were, the one silver lining was that we really got to know and work closely with her for so long. She was incredible throughout the entire process, both with the planning of our event itself, as well as with helping us to manage the many logistical challenges that go into rescheduling a wedding. Lisa's eye for design and overall vision guided us throughout and we could not have been more thrilled with the final product. In addition, Lisa was organized, timely, and enthusiastic both in the months and weeks leading up to our wedding, as well as on the day of the event, taking so much stress off of us in the process . Whenever we hit a bump in the road in our planning, we always took comfort in knowing that Lisa was just an email or phone call away and she always had a great suggestion or solution for the issue at hand. Our guests were blown away by our wedding and I was constantly giving credit to Lisa, as I truly believe she was the mastermind behind the beauty, organization, and smoothness of the day. We cannot recommend Lisa and her team strongly enough as a part of your wedding planning and day!!
Ivy
Ivy Sent on 11/30/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Best wedding planner

Lisa Havard is by far the best of the best!! She is professional, punctual, enthusiastic, caring, respectful, extremely dependable, great communicator and overall LIFESAVER. My husband and I are both resident physicians and had no time to plan the details of the wedding and make sure all lines of communication were in order. In addition, both of our families are not local so planning a wedding seemed extremely daunting in the midst of our residency training. Lisa made sure to take that entire burden off of us and keep us on a timeline to ensure a spectacular day. Lisa truly goes above and beyond for her clients and is more than just a wedding planner. She is an amazing and beautiful person inside and out who will do everything she can and more to make sure her couples are happy. She truly cared about our well-being and how we were feeling during the process. She always gave her honest opinions on different components of the wedding as well which we found very helpful as we really wanted the guidance. Lisa learns from every wedding and knows what has worked and what hasn't worked; her experience and advice is truly priceless!

In addition, we had one instance where our original wedding invitations fell through -- she quickly came up with a few backup options as to not delay our designing process so invitations could go out in a timely manner. Now our wedding is sadly over, but our friends and family are STILL reminiscing about how perfect it was. It was honestly the best day of our lives and Lisa was the glue that kept every detail in order. THANK YOU LISA
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Awards

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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2022 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2021 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2020 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2018 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2017 Winner

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