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Paisley and Pearl Events is an experienced and creative wedding planning company in Durham, North Carolina. Heather Bonawitz Kidd and her team produce meaningful, authentic and extraordinary events for couples that want to leave the stressful details of planning to the professionals. Their goal is to make sure that couples don't lose sight of what’s behind such a special day: the connection and love between two people who are committing themselves to one another in front of family and friends.

Services Offered

Paisley and Pearl Events offers three packages to suit a variety of needs and budgets, but can also provide hourly consultations and custom packages. Services include:

  • Day-of coordination
  • Partial planning
  • Full-service coordination
  • In-person meetings with consultant
  • Budget analysis
  • Vendor referrals and selection
  • Vendor contract review
  • Rehearsal coordination
  • Event design
  • Timelines and to-do lists
  • Prioritizing
  • “Day of” itinerary creation and distribution
  • Woman-owned
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Frequently asked questions

What is the starting price for day-of wedding coordination?

$1,000

What is the starting price for partial wedding planning?

$2,000

What is the starting price for full wedding planning?

$3,000

Do you offer an hourly rate?

Yes

What is the hourly rate?

$928

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
Elopement
Eco-Friendly
Military
Non-Religious
Religious

Reviews of Paisley and Pearl Events

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Heather, from Paisley and Pearl Events, received overwhelming praise from reviewers for her exceptional coordination and support throughout the wedding planning process and on the wedding day. Reviewers highlighted her attentiveness to details, ability to handle vendor communication, and seamless execution of events, allowing couples to relax and fully enjoy their special day. Heather's professionalism, organization, and calming presence were consistently commended, making her a highly recommended choice for wedding coordination services.

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Heather, from Paisley and Pearl Events, received overwhelming praise from reviewers for her exceptional coordination and support throughout the wedding planning process and on the wedding day. Reviewers highlighted her attentiveness to details, ability to handle vendor communication, and seamless execution of events, allowing couples to relax and fully enjoy their special day. Heather's professionalism, organization, and calming presence were consistently commended, making her a highly recommended choice for wedding coordination services.

Collin
Collin Sent on 11/02/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Heather rules!

Heather was great to work with! As the groom, I didn't have any problems the day of the wedding as Heather and her assistant handled any issues that arised. This included some spotty weather coming through for an outdoor wedding. Highly Recommend. Bride here - Heather was great to have to help answer lots of wedding logistics questions I had and most importantly - handling the entire wedding day flawlessly and always making sure we had a drink. & snack in hand! She was always responsive to email/text/call whatever we needed and she helped me pick out rentals and handled vendor communication/timelines. Also, she is just a great person to be around!
Christine
Christine Sent on 10/12/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Highly recommend!

Heather was absolutely wonderful to work with. She was always friendly, easy to talk to, and really listened to what we wanted throughout the entire planning process. She advocated for us, coordinated beautifully with our vendors, and kept everything running seamlessly on the wedding day. Thanks to her, we were able to just relax and enjoy ourselves without a single worry. She pulled everything together perfectly and made the day everything we hoped it would be. We can’t recommend her highly enough!
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Allison Sent on 05/25/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Best Wedding Planning Decision!

Hiring Heather as our month of coordinator was one of the best decisions we made while planning our wedding! We also did our pre-marital counseling with Heather - we highly recommend doing pre-marital counseling through her if she has availability. We looked forward to those sessions every week, and what we discussed and worked on during counseling helped us go into our wedding in a healthy place, despite the stress and busyness of wedding planning. It also had the added bonus of giving us an opportunity to get to know Heather and vice versa, so by the time our wedding week arrived we were super comfortable working with her. Heather is the best combination of relaxed and organized, which helped put us at ease. Her attention to detail helped make everything go smoothly - from putting together a timeline that gave us plenty of time to relax and hang out with friends and family, to creating the perfect table configuration for the reception. By the time we got to the rehearsal, we were able to relax and not worry about anything, because we knew Heather and her team had everything under control. Because of that, we were able to be present with each other and our family and friends and actually enjoy our wedding day!
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Kate Sent on 01/07/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Thank you!!!

I can't emphasize enough how helpful Heather was in the weeks leading up to our wedding! Originally, my partner and I planned to tackle all of the planning ourselves and to only hire a day-of coordinator for our event. However, as an anxious planner myself, I am SO glad we had Heather to help in the weeks leading up to our event. My partner and I were truly able to enjoy the lead-up and the big day because we knew Heather had everything covered. She helped us bring our vision to life and was a logistical genius when it came to coordinating our vendors and the event timeline. Everything came together perfectly and the day went so smoothly - all thanks to Heather's meticulous planning and attention to detail. We are still amazed at how everything came together for our day better than we could have hoped. Heather was such a huge and helpful part of the wedding planning process for us, and we can't recommend her enough!
Zaheda
Zaheda Sent on 11/20/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Heather is the calm amidst the chaos and the fiercest advocate for your day!

We hired Heather for our multi-cultural wedding of multiple days in November 2023. As you can imagine, multiple days means multiple locations, a myriad of different vendors, and the stress that comes along with managing all of these moving pieces. Heather was the singular savior of all of it. She, a practiced and collected professional, managed ALL of the vendors I had booked, and only asked for emails/phone numbers as well as what they were contracted for. She was an indispensable resource during all the months leading up to the events, even though I had hired her for partial planning (budget constraints- in retrospect, I should have splurged for full planning with her, she is so worth it) recommending vendors I should book based on what I was looking for, as well as suggesting our main wedding venue pretty much immediately. She just GETS it. She goes over the plans of each day in meticulous detail, but really only needs it once because she is so good, and then executes flawlessly. She even managed to completely turn over a wedding altar and backdrop for two different cultural ceremonies in 30 minutes. When I made this request, she didn't even blink, and instead strategized the best way to make this work.

Naturally, things went awry during the events and afterwards- she handled everything calmly during the days, employing bridesmaids and groomsmen to keep the stress away from the couple, but afterwards, when the events were long over, she helped again in obtaining all of our wedding photos from a photographer who stopped responding and missing all her deadlines.

Heather is more than just a planner, she's obviously excellent at her job, but she's an exceptional person. You feel taken care of when you're planning with her, and you feel like she understands you, deeply. That kind of reassurance and relatability is difficult to find. She's truly a standout star in a sea of wedding vendors, and I'm so grateful to have booked her.
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Lissa Sent on 05/18/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Why would you plan a wedding without Heather??

Heather with Paisley and Pearl events was essential to the success of my daughter’s wedding day! I cannot imagine having gone through this planning without having a month of coordinator! Heather was easily reached, very responsive to our questions, and one step ahead of everything that needed to be done! She truly cared that the day turned out to be exactly what my daughter wanted. She worked hard to listen carefully and then executed the plan! She was also fun to work with and always ready with a smile and a positive attitude!
Omar
Omar Sent on 02/12/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Paisley and Pearl Events

Heather was an amazing wedding coordinator. I would definitely recommend her to anyone!
City
Cityofoakslinens Sent on 11/08/2023
5 out of 5 rating

The attention to detail can't be beat!

We were lucky to be able to work with Heather from Paisley and Pearl when we provided linens for a wedding at the Rand-Bryan house. Heather was responsive and involved every step of the way. I have worked with many wedding planners and Heather is definitely one of the best. She had the attention to detail that is necessary to make an event all that it was envisioned to be. We look forward to working with Paisley and Pearl on future events!
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Emily Sent on 05/09/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Perfect Day!

Heather was AMAZING!!! We could not have picked anyone better to coordinate our wedding day! The whole day was absolutely PERFECT!!! From our first meeting with Heather, she was willing to share her expertise to help our day be the best possible. As soon as she began working on our wedding 6 weeks before the big day, I knew we were in good hands. Several family members commented on how calm I was on wedding day (very uncharacteristic for me on big days) which was all thanks to Heather! I trusted her 100% to make our day wonderful, and she created a better day than I ever dreamed! Our day was PERFECT!!! Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU Heather!!!
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Alison Sent on 04/28/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Month-Of Wedding Coordinator

We are so happy with our choice to hire Paisley & Pearl as our wedding coordinator. Heather and her team alleviate so much stress for us not only day of the wedding but the month leading up to.

Her attention to detail is wonderful! About a month prior to the wedding, we met with Heather to discuss in great detail everything you could imagine all the way down where we want certain people to sit during the ceremony and how we wanted our napkins folded. Things I would have never thought to consider. The best part was when she told us to re-direct all of our vendors her way. Music to my ears!

The highest compliment I could give for wedding day is that I didn't see or hear from Heather and her team except to make sure I had food and drinks throughout the reception. They handled everything flawlessly especially given a quick change in plans due to rain. They executed on my vision beautifully. If there were any issues with guests or vendors, I did not know about them (which is exactly what I wanted).
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Awards

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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2023 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2021 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2020 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2019 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2018 Winner

Professional Network & Endorsements

1 Endorsement
Gold + Sage Gold + Sage Wedding Videographers

Heather at Paisley and Pearl knows her stuff! Every event with her runs without a hitch. She thinks of everything before it happens and has a plan. She never gets flustered and always has a smile on her face! I highly recommend her as your planner.

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