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Shay Brown Events is a dedicated wedding planner based in Asheville, North Carolina that services the Southeast and beyond. Shay Brown Events aims to provide you with the full wedding experience, mixing the beauty of the area with the concepts of your wildest dreams and creating a wedding you never thought possible. Having been a part of the North Carolina wedding industry for over 22 years, no idea is too daunting for this team. Shay Brown Events planners schedule in-depth consultations with all their clients, ensuring that by the end of the process, you feel like family.

Services Offered
In order to make couples’ dreams come true, Shay Brown Events offers a variety of planning packages to choose from. These packages offer a variety of wonderful services, from partial to full planning. Some of these services include:

  • Budget analysis
  • Event design
  • Guest lists
  • Day-of coordination
  • Timelines
  • Referrals
  • To-do lists
  • Vendor referrals and management
  • Venue referrals
  • Woman-owned
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Frequently asked questions

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

$2,000

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?

Day-of Coordination
Full Planning
Partial Planning

What weddings do you have experience planning?

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

Reviews of Shay & Company

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Fiona Sent on 08/02/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Thank you Shay & Company!

Amy at Shay & Company helped make our wedding the happiest day of our lives. Shay & Company supported us in choosing all of our incredible vendors, and worked with them seamlessly throughout our wedding day. Amy saw us through a year of planning, steadily guiding us so that no part of the process was overwhelming or stressful. Communication was strong throughout. On the day of the wedding, she led the team through the timeline on schedule.

The evening of our rehearsal it poured rain and there was a leak in the ceiling of our venue. Amy calmly handled it without impacting our rehearsal and worked with both our venue and dessert vendor to change the plans for where our dessert table would be. On the day of the wedding, no one had any idea there had even been an issue.

Overall, Amy understood our vision for our day that was fun, nontraditional, and authentic to us, but still honored our more traditional family. She looked out specifically for my grandparents to make sure they were safe and had a good time. We felt truly taken care of, and cannot recommend Amy and Shay & Company more. They do amazing work with amazing people. Could not imagine our wedding without them!
Marcela
Marcela Sent on 11/18/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Couldn't Have Imagined a Better Experience

Shay Brown Events played a *huge* role in our wedding. They managed the venue that we got married at (Asheville Masonic Temple), and also were the wedding planner and coordinator for our event. Our planner, Alex, was fabulous. My husband and I opted for a less traditional wedding with a courthouse ceremony and reception later in the week. To be honest, my husband and I were overwhelmed by all of the details of planning the reception. I am so grateful that Alex took the time to help us understand the ins and outs of working with vendors, things to remember, and ideas to make our non-traditional reception an *absolute smash*. The days leading up to the reception and the throughout the reception, we had full confidence that every detail of the event was handled with grace and composure. Every member of the Shay Brown team was a pleasure to work with, and was so dedicated to creating a special event for their client that I couldn't recommend another vendor more.
Arlene
Arlene Sent on 10/24/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Wedding planner extraordinaire!

Shay Brown, what can I say? She is the person in this industry that can you can rely on to do her very best to guide you through the long process of planning a wedding. She truly is one of the best in her industry. Her wealth of knowledge of vendors and venues is only the best of the bests. She steps in the gaps to make your journey and event the smoothest it can be. She surrounds herself with a great team who work hand in hand. She negotiates for you, coordinates for you, even acts a a therapist for you in order to deliver on every vision for your day that you may have imagined. She is a joy to work with and keeps her calm and professional demeanor no matter what is thrown her way. There is no further for you to look than right here, your search is over! Shay Brown Events is the team to trust with your special day, hands down!
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Amanda Sent on 08/30/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing wedding coordinator

I never could have made my wedding vision come alive without Amy from Shay Brown Events. Of all my wedding vendors she was the most important. Her professionalism was unmatched and she was always very responsive. She made me think of things I never would have on my own and always gave me alternative options when I was unsure about anything. She made sure everything ran smoothly on our wedding day. Thanks to her our big day was absolutely perfect.
Megan
Megan Sent on 12/30/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Experienced and Artistic

Shay and her team are the best of the best. As a fellow wedding vendor (founder of Carolina Music Planner), I've had the privilege of working with her for years. When it was time to plan my own elopement, I knew that I wanted her by my side throughout the entire process.

Whether you are in need of a venue, venue management, wedding design, or full service planning, Shay Brown Events is the easiest wedding vendor decision you'll make.

Thank you to Amy, Shay, and the rest of the team for years of seamless timelines, events, and finally, a perfect elopement. Cheers!

Shay helped to set the mood for our day, and I can't imagine how the day would've gone without her there.
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Shravya Sent on 11/07/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Seriously Incredible Shay!!

I would HIGHLY recommend Shay. We had originally hired her as our partial planner for our fusion destination wedding weekend in Asheville but due to Covid, decided to downsize and change our plans for this year to an intimate day in Charlottesville, VA. She was incredibly kind and offered to travel up for the day and act as our day of coordinator, even within our proposed budget. And she was 5000000% essential!!!! Shay is kind, experienced, level headed, warm, friendly, and efficient. During such a crazy year, we are most thankful for her help in navigating wedding planning. She made our intimate day this year truly so special - she organized and set everything up in such a GORGEOUS way and kept the day running smoothly. She literally did so many jobs in one - installing our flowers on our arbor, setting up food and drinks, decor, livestream, etc. I cannot express more gratitude for her. She has checked in often with us and continues to do so as we have postponed our original reception plans in Asheville to 2021. She is experienced in not only American weddings but also Hindu ceremonies and that made it so easy and wonderful to work with her as she knew exactly what was going on and when. Do not hesitate to book her!!! She is incredible.
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Megan Sent on 07/25/2020
5 out of 5 rating

A dream come true

Shay Brown Events helped plan and coordinate the day I have dreamed of since I was a little girl. We started working together March of 2019 and I just got married July 18, 2029. We originally had a big wedding planned for May 2, 2020, but due to COVID-19, we had to cancel and postpone. Shay worked with us diligently every month to make every detail of our day absolutely perfect. Her creativity, support, care, and hard work made our day absolutely perfect and one we will never forget. Shay Brown Events introduced us to the best of the best vendors. They all worked with us amidst of the pandemic and were so kind and flexible. My now husband and I can’t thank you all enough for making this day unforgettable. Every detail of our wedding was so beautiful and perfect!!!!
Nidhi
Nidhi Sent on 08/13/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Best Wedding Rockstars!

Hi Amy and Shay,

Just wanted to send over a thank you from our entire family! You all were unbelievably so sweet, detailed, and organized throughout the event that we could not have had a better weekend than this! All of our guests had the best time and raved about how much they loved you guys!

Amy, cannot believe the amount of back and forth you had to go through with Sheraton, thank you so much for everything! I have not idea what I would’ve done without you. Also with all the other vendors, you were absolutely so amazing in making sure everything was well thought of, as well as making sure all the finer details were to my liking and comfortability. I hope that you’ve had some time to sleep and rest up after the long weekend! My family could not stop talking about you and how dedicated and prompt you were with every single detail and timeline. You seriously prevented me from worrying about anything at all! Having you was such a blessing!

Shay, omg you worked magic on all of the decor and background details! Thank you so much for making everything look so much like a fairytale—even with working on low budget. Your experience and guidance really helped us in making everything a success! You have this warm presence about you that makes me realize why people love and adore you so much.

Seriously, I could not have picked any better people to help plan and carry out the most important weekend in my life! I am so grateful for all that you all have done and the amount of understanding and flexibility you all had with my crazy families! We definitely hope that we’ll be able to work together again in the future!

Thank you so very much!

With all the love,

Mr. and Mrs. Jay and Nidhi Patel (:
Jessica
Jessica Sent on 04/25/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Don't hesitate to hire shay and her team for your wedding

We came from a bad experience working with a different event planner and Shay really helped us finish our planning and execute the wedding of our DREAMS! Our vendors were amazed with how easy she made everything. There was no detail left untouched. We had a destination wedding in North Carolina and having that assurance and confidence in everything while being across the country was worth every penny. I considered myself a pretty easy going bride but I know I had some family members and bridesmaids that got a little bossy and overwhelming. Shay handled everything with grace. She allowed us to live truly in the moment for our whole wedding weekend. We barely noticed her or any of the vendors. Everyone that attended RAVED about how everything was perfect and went off without a hitch.

We are SO thankful we found Shay Brown Events for our wedding!!
Colleen
Colleen Sent on 09/21/2018
5 out of 5 rating
I've known Shay Brown since I was a kid, so the decision to have her do the floral for our wedding was a no-brainer. Every little touch was perfect. We couldn't be happier with her work! Professionally, I work with Shay and her team frequently and they are continually striving to make each couple's big day the most magical it can be. I count myself lucky to have had her on my team!
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Awards

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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2019 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2016 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2015 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2014 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2012 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2010 Winner

Professional Network & Endorsements

21 Endorsements
Stargazers Designs Stargazers Designs Wedding Florists

We love working with Shay and her team. Their style and creativity to each client is impeccable. If you are looking for someone to plan your special day or event you won't be disappointed.

Celine and Company Catering Celine and Company Catering "The Hideaway" Wedding Caterers

The team at Shay Brown events embodies a level of professionalism that truly stands out in the wedding industry and they are always a pleasure to work with!

Sugar Cloud Baking Company Sugar Cloud Baking Company Wedding Cakes

Shay and her team are amazing. Their work is phenomenal and every detail is always perfect! They are both experienced and very professional. We love working with the SBE team!

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