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Theresa Ford is the owner of Simply Elegant Events, a wedding planning business in Brandywine, Maryland. She was motivated to become a wedding planner through her admiration for weddings, as well as her desire to bring people together for a wonderful celebration. Seeing the joy and happiness on each face at the wedding is priceless to her. Theresa holds a certification in wedding planning from The Bridal Society.

Services Offered
Simply Elegant Events is capable of planning wedding ceremonies and receptions, and specializes in organizing religious weddings. She offers different wedding packages, and an initial free consultation to discuss a couple’s vision. Theresa can provide couples with full planning, partial planning, and day-of coordination options. Her extensive abilities include budget analysis, event design, to-do lists, referrals, guest list management, and timelines.

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Frequently asked questions

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

$1,500

What is the starting price for partial wedding planning?

$2,500

What is the starting price for full wedding planning?

$3,500

Do you offer an hourly rate?

Yes

What is the hourly rate?

$100

What wedding events do you provide services for?

Ceremony
Reception

What wedding planning services do you offer?

Day-of Coordination
Full Planning
Partial Planning

What weddings do you have experience planning?

Religious

Reviews of Simply Elegant Events

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Ruth Sent on 10/02/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Awesome Experience!!

I'm so happy I chose Simply Elegant Events to plan my birthday party. Theresa truly cared about what I wanted and went above and beyond to make sure my day was special.
Mrs. Richardson
Candace Sent on 09/29/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Highly satisfied!

From start to finish Theresa has been there making suggestions and helping me get every detail perfect for our special day. I would definitely recommend her to anyone looking for an easy going experience.
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Crystal Sent on 01/07/2020
5 out of 5 rating

75th Birthday Party

Everything was suburb! Very elegant and everyone commented on how well decorated the event was. I would recommended them to anyone planning any events.
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Margo Sent on 09/15/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Awesome. I highly recommend this service. Great experience.

I trusted Simply Elegant Event to coordinate my wedding and reception. From my first discussion throughout the final, I felt comfort in knowing that I was in good hands. Theresa was awesome. She was personable, available, flexible, organized, and knowledgable. All of my anxiety went away after our first meeting. She took my vision and made it come true. If I had to do it all over again, Simply Elegant Events would be my first call. I highly recommend this service. *****
Ikea
Ikea Sent on 07/02/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Wedding reception

Everything that we had wished and plan for was put to reality everything was organized and on schedule there were no worries or issues at all before nor during the entire ceremony!
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Joy Sent on 10/03/2018
5 out of 5 rating
Sisters Who Swing Golf Association is a women’s golf nonprofit organization. We have hired Theresa of Simply Elegant Events for the past two years to design and decorate for our Anniversary Luncheon held in March at the Hamilton Restaurant in Washington D.C., and also our annual Jazz Champagne Brunch held in December at Bowie Golf & Country Club. Theresa takes our color scheme for our event and incorporates it into key elements such as decorations, lighting and printed materials like signage and menus to accent the venue space and create a beautiful looking event that grabs our guests’ attention the moment they step inside the venue. Our guests are always in admiration on how beautiful the venue is decorated. Theresa provides her own rentals such as gorgeous table linens and vases among other elegant decorations at an affordable price. This means a lot to us since we are a nonprofit organization and we have limited funds in our budget for decorations. She transforms her vision for our event into an elegant affair every time. She is always professional. She has everything setup on time. The decorations are always lovely. We love working with Theresa and we would recommend her to anyone looking to hire an event planner.
Joy Wolfe, Founder & Director
Sisters Who Swing Golf Association
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Kim Sent on 09/23/2018
5 out of 5 rating
Theresa went above and beyond her duties! She loaned some of the things she had to make our reception even more special. She also jumped in and helped with duties that were not hers to make sure everything went smooth. She was very easy to work with and extremely professional and pleasant.
Doreen
Doreen Sent on 08/06/2018
5 out of 5 rating
During the two Bridal Showcases in 2018, I worked with Theresa Ford from Simply Elegant Events. I worked as both a vendor and provided music entertainment during both showcases. Theresa was always available, courteous, patient and professional. I look forward to working with Theresa next year.
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Joseph Sent on 08/03/2018
5 out of 5 rating
I was the photographer at the wedding expo that Theresa planned. The event was very organized, professional and everything ran smoothly. Theresa did an excellent job! I will be more than happy to be the photographer at any event that Theresa plans.
J
Joy Sent on 08/02/2017
5 out of 5 rating
we have had a basic events relying on the program not realizing what a good ambience makes with your event..weddingwire really made our event more than elegance but super
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