Hiring Erin as our planner was HANDS DOWN the #1 best decision we made for our wedding. We came to her with a complicated request – a destination wedding that incorporated Indian, Brazilian, and American culture into one event (with very opinionated families!) all within an 8-month timeline in the busiest season for all wedding vendors ever. We knew we needed a planner to help us stay organized and give us the freedom to have fun and not sweat the details on our big day, and while we TOTALLY got that, we got SO MUCH MORE.
First, when it comes to logistics, Erin is responsive and makes you feel confident that she’s got you (and she does!). We got the Plain with a Cherry package per her recommendation, and had several meetings throughout the process to check in and get “pep talks” as needed. We had a few last minute needs, and Erin was ALL OVER IT. She had a plan before I could even worry about anything. On the days, she and her team delivered the decor/setup of our dreams, continuously checked in with us and our families, and kept all the vendors updated. Because our wedding was in a remote area, Erin also took responsibility of booking a house just for the vendors to share, which was really helpful to all those traveling from farther away.
Now for the real reason we fell in love with Erin. Erin has such wonderful emotional intelligence, and we felt that even in a short time, she really knew us and our needs. There was often so much tension between us and our families about what we were expected to do, and Erin listened, offered incredibly brilliant suggestions that didn’t compromise our values, and gave us total permission and support to say “f*** it” when we really wanted. She was a complete defender of our desires and values the entire time.
We knew she had our backs going into the wedding days based on the support she had given us in the process, but we were blown away at how she and her team remembered and protected our wishes on the actual days. Our list of anxieties before the wedding was SO long, and we both feel we had the absolute PERFECT day. There isn’t one thing we would change, and we truly give endless gratitude to Erin for that. Hiring Plain With Sprinkles for your wedding is the best decision you could possibly make, so do it right now!

I took my gay little ass to the Plain with Sprinkles website for the first time in November 2023, two weeks after proposing, and haven’t had a single moment of regret since. Do I need to say more? No, but I will.

We considered the early days of planning to be the dark ages. We were unsure if our wildest dreams were reasonable, possible, or even okay to ask vendors to do. We contacted Erin with our Valentine’s Day wedding theme idea and she was immediately on board. We told Erin that if people walked away saying that was the tackiest wedding they’d ever been to, we’d be happy. Erin did not hesitate for a moment to help us make this vision a reality.

We went with the Plain with a Cherry package. We were an eager couple wanting to get things done as soon as possible. Not only did Erin help us relax, but she was shockingly available for any questions we had along the way as we moved through the first year and a half of planning. The PWS planning materials made available to us after booking were super helpful and we followed many of their suggestions (including vendors) with great success. The last 6 months of planning, things really ramped up and Erin was essential to making things happen. Things went smooth as butter… until about 3 weeks before the big day when we realized we could no longer work with one of our vendors due to all around irresponsible business ownership. Not only did Erin reassure us but she and her whole team (Amber and Sierra specifically) worked overtime to make sure we wouldn’t even notice there had been such a big change by the time of the wedding day.

Erin told us early on to “trust the magic.” We followed this advice, and when the day came we felt like we were floating through the most perfect day of our lives. We had so much fun not only cashing in on all of our big plans, but checking in with Erin throughout the day to make sure we were on the same page and had the ability to tweak anything we needed to.

Erin and her team handled our wedding expertly and with so much genuine excitement for our happiest day ever. I shudder at the thought of what this wedding would have been like without this team. Thank you all so much, we are eternally thankful. Much love, The Valentines

I can't even express how much we LOVED working with Amber and Sierra from PWS to plan our dream wedding. Our situation was somewhat unique as a catastrophic hurricane hit the area 3 days before our original wedding date but they managed to still pull off every single detail a year and day after when it was supposed to be! By the end of everything we really felt like family and I've actually quite missed our meetings and phone calls... if we ever decide to do a vow renewal we absolutely know who to call. I CANNOT recommend this team enough! I have a background in design and had a very specific vision in mind for a victorian/gothic wedding and they gave me all of that and then some!! I wish I could relive the day over and over again.

What an outstanding group of talented, passionate, fun, kick‑a$$ people. We cannot rave hard enough about PWS. We had the absolute pleasure of working with Amber and can honestly say our wedding would not have been as memorable and wildly successful as it was without her.

Amber was so fun and brought such positive energy from the very beginning. She kept things lighthearted and was our guiding light throughout the planning process. Day‑of, she totally killed it —managing our bridal party with grace and working all sorts of magic behind the scenes to create a seamless, stress‑free, and perfect day for us. From MacGyvering broken props, to sewing loose seams, to her being our last minute getaway driver at the end of the night, all those little moments made the day that much more memorable.

On top of it all, Amber and the PWS team are true LGBTQ+ supporters and epic allies. We felt completely seen, celebrated, and cared for every step of the way. We are beyond grateful for her and the entire PWS team!

If you're looking at this review and waffling about 1) whether to diy your day or book a wedding coordinator; AND/OR 2) whether that coordinator should be Plain with Sprinkles, allow me to make your decision for you: BOOK NOW YOU WILL NOT REGRET IT!!

My partner and I worked with Erin (PWS HBIC) for three years on curating our personal, cozy wedding and I truly had so much fun doing it, which is not something most people would say about wedding planning. Living in Pittsburgh and getting married in WNC, it was so great to visit Asheville and have a built-in friend to meet for beers and talk shop. When WNC was impacted by Helene a few weeks before our wedding date, we knew we didn't want to move forward without PWS, so we postponed our celebration to the next year. During that year, Erin took a break from weddings and dedicated energy to help Hot Springs grieve and recover. Despite the horrible impacts of the hurricane, Erin's actions show that PWS truly and deeply values community above all else and only solidified our decision to work with them.

The money we spent on PWS wedding coordination is incalculable. I truly cannot put a price on time saved, in addition to:
- eye strain via online vendor research, saved by PWS' built-in, queer-friendly vendor list
- sleepless nights spent stressing, calmed by a quick call to utilize Erin's knowledge and experience with event planning
- wedding day stress, freed through Erin's deftness with family dynamics, problem-solving skills, and bow-tying abilities

We had a fabulous experience with PWS. We worked with Amber, a total homie, to pull together a semi-traditional wedding celebration with lots of moving parts out on Bearwallow Mountain. Amber was thrown by nothing. "You want to bring in all vintage, breakable plates and figure out how to wash them on the mountain before the vendor picks them back up? No problem." "We need to coordinate with a fiddle player and then a band and then a silent disco? Great." "Aunt Forrest is handling the flowers, and your friend is officiating for the first time, and your mom made the desserts? I'll talk to them." She found just the right balance of letting us create what we envisioned, and then providing all of the support we needed on logistics, fine details, and communication. Not to mention that we were working with her through the aftermath of Helene, during which she still somehow made us feel supported. On top of all that, Amber was just plain enjoyable to plan and chat with throughout process. It felt like she could have been on our guest list herself by the time we got to wedding day. The whole PWS website gives off a chill/it's your day/we'll make it happen vibe, and that's totally what we got. Would recommend working with Amber, or any of the PWS team if they all bring that kind of energy.

Amber is an AMAZING coordinator. She is organized, knowledgeable, and thought of a million things I would have never considered (and I consider myself a very thorough person haha).

She took over vendor communications well ahead of the wedding, which was a huge weight off my husband(!) and me. Once the wedding weekend started, she made sure that all questions went through her, not us, so we were able to be fully in the moment.

She was also just fun and sweet and kept the vibes up through the whole process. Plain With Sprinkles came in mid-range when getting quotes and was worth every penny. Thanks Amber!!

Choosing to invest in a partnership with PWS was easily the best wedding money we spent. Amber was unbelievable. So committed to us, our vision, and our day. She went above and beyond to connect with us and ensure we felt spoiled and important throughout our wedding planning process and on our big day. It takes an incredible amount of work to plan, coordinate, and survive your wedding day. She handled every hiccup and awkward vendor conversation with grace, but also was the tough bulldog we needed when we were too shy to be hard on people. We were honestly sad to not “work together” after our wedding and hope to stay connected, truly a wonderful relationship!

We cannot recommend Plain with Sprinkles, and specifically Erin Lowndes, enough! From our very first meeting, any anxiety we had about planning our wedding was completely washed away. Erin was the best—her calm and thoughtful approach to every detail made the entire process not only stress-free but so much fun. We started looking forward to the next time we got to meet with her!

Plain with Sprinkles makes everyone feel special and welcome, and their extensive experience with queer weddings was exactly what we were looking for. They are truly AMAZING to work with. Erin was incredibly attentive to every detail and always kept us on track. What really stood out was her constant check-ins on how we were feeling. She prioritized not just the logistics of the wedding, but our emotional well-being throughout the process, making sure we knew she was there as a support system.

Thanks to Erin our wedding turned out to be everything we hoped for and so much more. We can't recommend Plain with Sprinkles enough. 1,000/10!

Erin was all we could have asked for in a wedding planner. She looked after so many of the details for us, allowing us to focus on each other, and soaking in the joy of getting married to each other, and being with our closest family and friends. Her professionalism was always outstanding, and her dedication to creating safe space for queer couples, and queer families (ours was the latter) was steadfast. If we had a question, Erin was there, whether over text or email. She is equally talented on the logistics side as she is on the emotional regulation/checking in on how we were doing through the whole process. Even in a moment where she had to step in with her expertise and check something we were planning/asking for, she did it with grace, and we greatly benefitted from her bringing her expertise. We would get married again, just to keep working with Erin, and her team. OK, that's a little extra, but truly, if you get the chance to work with Erin + PWS you won't regret it.