Tara was amazing! We could not have had a successful wedding without her. She helped us navigate through COVID and reschedule all of our vendors. On the day of the wedding her service helped save us from disaster. She remained calm throughout the process and was so reassuring so it was like she was a member of our family. I can’t say enough good things about her!

Where do I even start? Tara planned our wedding in DC in October 2021. We worked with Tara for nearly two years to plan our dream wedding. Tara is one of the most knowledgeable professionals in the wedding planning industry and knows all of the ins and outs of the process and the best vendors in the area. Both my husband and I have extremely demanding jobs, so we needed someone who kept us on track. Lucky for us, we had the best planner in the DC area. Tara vetted all of our potential vendors, set up interviews, reviewed and provided feedback on vendor contracts, handled the design, assembly, and mailing of our invitations, designed and coordinated the entire wedding from head to toe, coordinated the collection of guest vaccination records, and so much more. Tara also guided us through our difficult decision to postpone the wedding from our original date due to COVID, and handled amendments to all vendor contracts. Tara was there for everything--from our engagement photos to picking up my wedding dress. When you hire Tara, you’re not only getting a professional and knowledgeable planner-you’re getting a close confidant who will support you throughout the stressful process of planning a wedding. We would rate Tara 100 stars if we could --We cannot recommend Tara enough.

Where to even begin?! As we began the process of wedding planning we went back and forth about how much planning services we wanted as we were are fairly organized ourselves and we were able to procure some of the vendors on our own. One thing we did know, is that we would want a day-of coordinator to ensure the logistics of the wedding day went off as planned.

We discovered Perfect Planning through our search, and honestly, we couldn't have made a better decision. From our first introduction with Tara, we knew we were working with a seasoned professional who knew what they were doing and would help us get to the finish line. Tara made the wedding planning process so easy for us, providing us every bit of guidance we would need. Moreover, she took the time to listen to what we wanted and insured that vision was clearly articulated to the entire vendor team. Speaking of the vendor team, Tara helped fill in all the missing pieces of our team by providing expert recommendations that fit our vision (and more importantly, our budget).

When it came to the day of, there was nothing we had to worry of short of saying "I Do". Tara and the Perfect Planning team perfectly executed on our big day, ensuring we didn't have to worry about a thing. Our family and friends were also very complimentary of Tara and her team as they observed her professionalism, organization, and execution throughout our wedding day.

There really aren't enough words to express our sincerest gratitude and appreciation to Tara for making #ALawrenceLoveStory a reality we couldn't have imagined in our wildest dreams. Our wedding day was everything we desired and more and we know without a doubt that it would not have been possible without Perfect Planning.

If you're in the market for an exceptional planner who will not disappoint, look no further! We love Tara and know you will as well. Happy wedding planning.

I was drawn to Tara and Perfect Planning after meeting them at a vendor event. What lovely, bubbly personalities! Everyone was so warm and down to earth, and genuinely wanted to help. I didn’t feel like they were trying to recruit anyone or sell me anything, they were just being themselves.

Tara was wonderful to work with. I was a deer in headlights for a lot of the planning, and she never made me feel like I was dumb or silly for not knowing things. She gave me many great suggestions, and when I had trouble communicating with vendors, she was there to help get things back in order. Her responses were always timely, her organizational skills were flawless, and I VERY much appreciated her client workbook. It had everything I needed to do, when I needed to do it, and spreadsheets for me to fill out once these said things got done. Truly a life saver, especially when you have a million things going on in your head and just can’t keep track of it all.

Despite all the pre-wedding worries, even up to the morning of the event, Tara and her team were always calm, collected, and had solutions for every problem. Every bride gets nervous about how things are going to turn out for the big day, but I can tell you this for sure - my wedding was flawless. And I couldn’t have done it without their help and expertise!

If you want someone who is easy to talk to/ down to earth, but is also organized and really gets things done, I highly recommend Tara and the Perfect Planning team. I started as a client and left feeling like family. Thank you!

This review is well over due! Tara Melvin is AMAZING! We were on the fence about hiring a wedding planner and are so happy we did with Tara Melvin and her Team. It was the best decision we made! Our special day was literally stress free. Tara is accommodating to your schedule, professional and makes sure the details you really want are discussed and well orchestrated. We had a fairly large wedding with 180 guests and the day was smoother then ever. We were able to enjoy our special day with our friends and family. I would absolutely recommend Perfect Planning to other couples!

Perfect planning events was exactly what I needed for planning my wedding. Being in the military and planning initially from overseas, the team was a breath of life saving air! All of the vendors recommended were the best of the best! She worked within my budget and made my experience more than I could have imagined. I was able to take in all the special moments during both the planning and my actual wedding events because I could trust that Tara had everything under control. I highly recommend Tara and her team! They will be forever family and I will gladly utilize them in the future!

My wedding was perfect!!!!!!!!

Our special day was planned with meticulous detail. Our family and friends were delighted and suprised. Perfect Planning Events made our day absolutly perfect.

Tara describes herself as Fierce, Confident, Bodacious, Classy, and Loyal. After an absolutely perfectly planned wedding for my daughter on September 1, 2018, I would add the following traits: organized, patient, prompt, respectful, kind, and most of all, professional. She and her team managed every detail to perfection. Definitely worth every penny! Willow

Tara and Perfect Planning Events are the real deal. This was hands-down the best decision we made during our wedding planning process. Tara and her team are professional, attentive, and courteous, and absolutely the organizers and advocates you want between you and the rest of your vendors on your big day.

We live in Ohio and were getting married in Virginia. As an out of town couple, we knew we needed a coordinator with experience, particularly in the VA and greater-DC area; someone who would be flexible and able to work with us and our busy schedules; and we wanted someone professional, but fun. Tara was all of these things. She is super responsive over email, was always open to having meetings via Skype, and she regularly made herself available for appointments after hours, and on the weekends if she was free.

Her communication, particularly on the day-of, was awesome. Our ceremony spot was outdoors, but the day of our wedding it was pouring rain. The venue was pushing Tara for permission to implement our rain plan to set-up our Plan B ceremony location. But Tara and I had spoken at-length about my priorities and she understood how important it was to me that we stick with our Plan A outdoor ceremony spot, if at all possible. Tara handled all of the negotiations and back-and-forth with our venue as the weather changed throughout the day. She discreetly liaised with the venue's set-up staff, and all of our other vendors, to keep everyone updated as our plans evolved with the weather. Ultimately, she negotiated with our venue and secured us an extra-late set-up time at our Plan A ceremony location, and everything went off without a hitch.

The team assisting Tara on our wedding day was just as amazing as Tara, which, in retrospect, shouldn’t have come as a surprise. I’ll spare everyone the details; suffice to say, on two separate occasions the day-of, I was brought to tears by how conscientious and sweet her team members were. Perfect Planning rocks.