A piece of our minds regarding the gift of planning peace of mind.

It is our great privilege to tell you about our experience with Vicki and Jerry Newsom.

As we looked for help planning our New Mexico wedding, a close friend offered us a few recommendations. Orange September immediately stood out to us after learning they are a husband and wife team, working in unison to help other couples celebrate this momentous event. Our first conversation over the phone highlighted one of the great keys to their success - they are incredible listeners. The discussion was in many ways like a first date, or a mutual interview; a collaboration that asked both sides if they wanted to dance with the other. The “date” went smoothly because of the ease at which they put you, giving us permission to freely express who we are and how we wanted to celebrate. Our decision to let them guide us on this adventure was a simple one.

As the business of planning moves forward, you begin to see the staggering amount of details required to complete the dream that we, as couples, formulate and are continuing to develop during the months leading up to the wedding - details we never would have considered, nor would we have time to. Vicki and Jerry deftly guide you with recommendations, using their vast network of connections to maximize your budget. To witness the reciprocal respect between the vendors and Orange September continually validated our decision to hire them. Multiple vendor solutions were always presented, matching us with potential partners in the shared mental model we had developed, and without exception every vendor we chose gushed about coming together again to work with Orange September.

It was not only us who noticed the care involved in this process. Members of our families sought out Vicki at the wedding, expressing heartfelt gratitude for finding ways to care for the many specific needs of various family members. From accessibility issues to dietary restrictions, their attention to detail allowed us to simply be in the moment of the celebration. This never could have happened without the trusting relationship Vicki and Jerry cultivated with us.

Our wedding experience was all we could have hoped for and more. Vicki and Jerry are truly gifted in articulating your wishes - they look into your heart and deliver an event that makes you feel like you are their only client. Their own vision statement says it perfectly, "We take pride in seeking the road a little less traveled, pulling inspiration from the daily lives and real life to create timeless and effortless experiences for couples and their guests. Every event should be visually inspiring from the moment your guests arrive until it's time for them to say goodbye. Our goal is to create just that … environments where people will want to stay a little longer, reconnecting with family and friends and depart wishing it to never end."

That is exactly how we felt.

We feel so lucky to have chosen them as our wedding planners, and even more lucky to now call them friends.

Shawna and Joey Hemphill
est. September 22, 2018

Simply put, Vicki and Jerry will put their heart and soul into making your dream wedding come true! We were planning a wedding in Santa Fe from long distance and they seamlessly pulled out all the stops. They facetimed us through venue visits, walked us through various vendor choices and were our voice to the vendors throughout. They offer up incredible advice throughout the entire process, but never force their opinions on you! They want to make the wedding that you want happen! They take so much care to understand your vision and truly enhance it with their experience and incredible creativity. We love to sail, so Vicki and Jerry collected cholo cactus wood from their own backyard and hand made the most beautiful whimsical sailboats to tie in our love of sailing with the desert. It also helps that all of the vendors in NM love working with them, makes everything run super smoothly. Their team was so amazing on the day of, that our wedding was truly about the things that matter, they take care of everything and not begrudgingly but like you were family. Best decision we've ever made! We're still reeling from our absolutely perfect day!

Vicki and Jerry were SO extremely helpful with helping us coordinate our wedding day! We hired them for their day-of services and wow, we know now that we really couldn't have done it without them. There are so many small details when planning a wedding that we wouldn't even have realized unless they had mentioned it, so we were very grateful to have people who were so knowledgeable and confident in their services. They were very organized and always on-top of everything that needed to be taken care of in order to make our special day perfect! We felt so comfortable working with them and they were always full of suggestions that helped us figure out the atmosphere we were going for. Highly recommended and we thank them once again for helping to make our wedding day truly perfect!
-Sara (Bride)