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Michelle Amarillo Event Planning (MAEP) is an event planning boutique specializing in personalized parties that celebrate life and love! MAEP offers Full Planning + Design and Partial Planning. | Serving Coastal Virginia and beyond!

website: www.michelleamarillo.com | email: michelle@michelleamarillo.com

  • Asian-owned
  • Woman-owned
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Frequently asked questions

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?

Full Planning
Partial Planning

What weddings do you have experience planning?

Civil
Cultural
Destination
Elopement
Eco-Friendly
Military
Non-Religious
Religious

Reviews of Michelle Amarillo Event Planning

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Reviewers rave about MAEP and Michelle as an exceptional wedding planner. She’s professional, organized, calm, communicative, and connects couples to great vendors, handling issues with grace. Her day-of coordination lets couples relax and many highly recommend her.

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Reviewers rave about MAEP and Michelle as an exceptional wedding planner. She’s professional, organized, calm, communicative, and connects couples to great vendors, handling issues with grace. Her day-of coordination lets couples relax and many highly recommend her.

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Dale Sent on 04/26/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Michelle is more than a planner.

There quite literally aren't enough words to describe how wonderful Michelle is. After our engagement, we knew we needed a planner. We looked around, and saw that one of my friends had used Michelle's services for her own wedding years ago. From the start, we were hooked on her work.

Over the last two years, Michelle gone from "wedding planner" to "family friend." Look, I'm sure a lot of people feel that way about their planner. I'm sure a lot of planners form bonds with their clients. We truly feel that the roots of our bond with Michelle extend far beyond simple "business partners." She went above and beyond to make us feel at ease with wedding planning. Organized, efficient, communicative, loving...the list goes on and on and on.

So when I looked to Michelle on our wedding day, and even up until the very last second of our celebration as we drove away from her, I felt choked up. We didn't want this to be "it."

The fact of the matter is that we love Michelle, and we can't put into words how much we appreciate her friendship and guidance over the last two years. She made our day possible, and she'll go to the ends of the earth to do the same for you.
Angel
Angel Sent on 04/29/2026
5 out of 5 rating

Best Wedding planner ever!

Michelle will be your bff while planning your dream wedding! She is very professional, excellent to communicate with, she is always punctual with your meetings and she will help you all throughout your wedding plannings. On your wedding day, she will take away all your worries. She got you on your big day! I would 100% recommend her to be your wedding planner!
Kendra
Kendra Sent on 10/08/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Best Wedding Planner EVER!!!

Michelle’s expertise and dedication made our wedding planning journey an absolute pleasure. If you’re looking for a wedding planner who will go above and beyond, look no further than MAEP! Thank you, Michelle, for making our dream wedding a reality!
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Shannon Sent on 09/29/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Highly recommend!

Michelle was AMAZING to work with! She stepped in and made the wedding planning process way less overwhelming. From setting up the decorations, coordinating with all the vendors, creating our timeline, to giving me valuable input and recommendations along the way, Michelle made sure that everything came together. Day-of, she and her assistant, Challise, were a HUGE help. They had everything running smoothly and really allowed us to just enjoy our day without worrying. Michelle came recommended by our venue (The Historic Post Office) and by two different friends who used her coordination services for their weddings. Book with her - you won't be disappointed!!
Quinci
Quinci Sent on 04/10/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Couldn't have done it without Michelle

I don’t know how many good things about Michelle I can fit into one review but I’ll try! Michelle helped us plan our March wedding and it is not an exaggeration to say that our day wouldn’t have been as wonderful as it was if it weren’t for Michelle! She’s extremely organized, kind and professional! She connected us to our amazing vendor team. We had a dozen little fires to put out the week of the wedding and she handled them with so much grace! I think most importantly, she understood our vision for how we wanted the day to look. I think what attracted me to working with Michelle is that all the aesthetics of the weddings she works on are all very unique! She truly went above and beyond for my husband and I and I am so grateful for her hard work, patience, resolve, and kindness!
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Xyrene Sent on 11/16/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Maep is amazing. Best decision

I could talk for hours about Michelle and her team! This past October my now husband and I had the opportunity to work with her for our Chrysler Museum Wedding. We all know how stressful wedding planning can be and throw in moving across country not once but 3 times, Michelle was a life savior. She has an amazing list of vendors and was so easy to get in touch with whenever I had a question or just needed someone to remind me to slow things down and get off pinterest. Planning felt like breeze with her professionalism and organization. Day-of Michelle was AMAZING! As a couple we genuinely felt taken care. Michelle and I were able to share a sweet moment as she was ushering me over to my parents to walk down the aisle, it's honestly a moment I'll remember because I could feel how genuinely happy she was for me and with all the planning her and I did together. It really speaks volumes for how much Michelle cares about her clients. During our reception she never let any stress come our way, constantly checking up on us, making sure we were fed and really helping everything move smoothly making sure we kept with our timeline. We were able to have the dreamiest day because of Michelle and her team and I cannot even begin to thank them enough for all they did.
Megan
Megan Sent on 10/23/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Wedding+Welcome Party+Rehearsal Dinner Planner!

Choosing MAEP was the BEST wedding decision we made! Michelle was incredible to work with. Her positive and calm attitude were extremely helpful when things got stressful. She is extremely organized, full of great ideas, and so so so helpful!! She planned our rehearsal dinner, welcome party, and wedding over the course of 8 short months and everything was perfect! I HIGHLY recommend MAEP!!
Megan
Megan Sent on 01/26/2023
5 out of 5 rating

MAEP is the best!!!

Michelle is the sweetest lady in the whole world! She was a huge help in making our wedding day absolutely perfect. She definitely knows what she’s doing when it comes to weddings! She took so much stress off of the whole planning process and made everything run smoothly on our big day. 10/10 would recommend MAEP to anyone looking to hire a wedding planner!
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Anna Sent on 01/24/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing Planner

We absolutely love working with Michelle and her team. She did such an excellent job and made sure our big day went smoothly and stress free. We're so thankful for her and her team and we definitely recommend her. Like what people say.. "you get what you pay for." We love you Michelle! :)
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Melinda Sent on 08/19/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing!!!!

Michelle was a pleasure to work with. She always made sure I was on track with my wedding planning. I had trouble with searching for vendors but she was quick to make great referrals to me. She made sure that my wedding went as smooth as possible. Such a positive vibe! I would highly recommend her if you’re planning a wedding in the 757!
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Awards

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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2022 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2017 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2016 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2015 Winner

Professional Network & Endorsements

5 Endorsements
Mimosa Barn Mimosa Barn Barn & Farm Weddings

Michelle Amarillo is a thorough professional and a joy to work with. She listens to her clients needs and covers every aspect of the event from the functional items like parking all the way through to the final small touches that make the event unique.

Rev. Cory Newell and Associates Rev. Cory Newell and Associates Wedding Officiants

Working with Michelle and team was certainly a joy! She's detailed, cool, calm, and collected, creating the most elegant and planned event in the industry! I love working with pro's and Michelle should be at the top of your choices!

The Girl Tyler The Girl Tyler Wedding Photographers

Michelle is truly delightful! We were lucky enough to work a wedding with her recently and just loved her organization, bubbly personality and accommodating nature. If we were treated like that as fellow vendors, just imagine how she treats her couples! You'll adore your experience with Michelle Amarillo Events and rest easy knowing your in kind and capable hands.

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