I don't care if you are the most organized person in the world or your venue handles multiple weddings a weekend - Hire Kristen!!

Let me back up - I am an EXTREMELY organized person. My wedding spreadsheet was 21 tabs, with 3 different To Do lists. I booked vendors way in advance and kept close tabs on all of our wedding decisions. I was getting married at a venue that books up more than a year in advance and is used to having multiple weddings each weekend. However, about 3 months before my wedding I started to find myself stressing out about the tiny things I would need to do on the day of. I also started to stress out about having to coordinate across 10+ vendors. My now husband noticed and suggested we look into hiring a wedding coordinator.

Hiring Kristen was hands down the best wedding decision we made. Kristen was so organized and was always two steps ahead of me whether it be related to the weather, handling the gifts, or making sure senior guests were taken care of. I would have been so much more stressed out had Kristen not been there.

I should also note that Kristen had her assistant Nicole also attend the wedding for an extra set of hands, and she was so great. At one point I had off-handedly mentioned to one of my bridesmaids how I hoped one of the buses had made it. Nicole must have overheard because within 5 minutes she came to me and confirmed the bus had made it and the guests were enjoying themselves pre-ceremony.

I really recommend hiring a wedding coordinator and that wedding coordinator being Kristen.

Wow. I have been trying to write this review for a few days now, but know what I write won't do justice to how amazing Kristen and Kacie where on our wedding day.

A little context: I planned about 80% of the wedding prior to realizing we would need a day of coordinator at our venue. We were married on a working apple orchard with a hard cider tasting room. Everything had to brought in, accounted for and planned. Every. Detail.

It took me months to find Kristen, and it was worth the wait. So many planners have "set pricing and packages". What I needed was unique since I had done so much prior to contacting the planner. Once I contacted Kristen, I knew I met my match.

I was transparent with our budget and what we needed, and Kristen made it work. I cannot thank her enough for her honesty, and transparency with what we could do with her assistance and how to supplement without breaking the bank. Ex: Hiring one of her assistants, Kacie to take over for her for during our after party.

Kacie, was a gem. She was SO attentive in making sure me and my husband had drinks and food, were happy, and things were moving smoothly.

Kristen, was the best investment we made during our wedding. If you are still reading this and are not sure if you should hire her, do it! No wedding size, venue, budget is out of her scope of business. I cannot stop ranting and raving about how you need to hire her. We both cannot imagine our day without her (and Kacie).

The best was the compliments from wedding guests at how smoothly the day went. Our wedding was different than nearly all others our guests had attended. Lots of moving parts, lots of traditions thrown out the window. Yet, it worked perfectly because she managed it.

Thank you for e v e r y t h i n g you did. xo

Hiring Kristen of Lovely Event Planning was hands down THE BEST decision of my entire wedding planning process. During my search for a day-of coordinator, I quickly found that many planners in the Hudson Valley with good experience where thousands of dollars above my price range and included a list of services a mile long, 9/10ths of which weren't things we needed. When I found Lovely Event Planning, Kristen quickly set up a phone call with me to discuss what I needed exactly, what I already had planned, and most importantly, the price range I was hoping to stay within. She was happy to customize a package for my needs within my budget, and I quickly signed the contract to work with her! So much was included in my contract for a very reasonable price, including unlimited communication (which she responded to promptly every. single. time.), recommendations for vendors I still needed, a tool kit that had the BEST task list, and literally everything that needed to be coordinated with other vendors month-of. She met with me twice in person before our wedding weekend to go into great detail about how the big day would go and she saved me from many meltdowns about not knowing what to do or how to assert what I really wanted! Every step of the way, I felt that Kristen's complete attention was on our wedding. Her passion for this industry - and more importantly, the couples she works with - is evident. The day of our wedding ran incredibly smoothly thanks to Kristen and her assistant Kacie; if anything went wrong, my husband and I had no clue. Our family and friends, and even a few of our vendors commented on how well run the wedding felt thanks to their coordination! I am a serious micromanager (hey, I know what I want!), and I felt the entire time that I could trust Kristen to do that job for me and even better. She coordinated everything from a surprise serenade from my husband to the arrival of vendors, and even the minor details of setting up photos and favors. On top of it all, she captured a bunch of videos and photos to have immediately so that we could remember how wonderful it all was the next day! Kristen is such a gem. She is sweet, funny, empathetic, professional, a great communicator, and has great connections in this industry. I can't say enough good things about Kristen and Lovely Event Planning, I can only thank them from the bottom of my heart for making our wedding an absolute dream!