We can’t say this emphatically enough: Karen is the BEST. She planned my sister’s wedding a few years ago and was so exceptional that hiring her was the ONE thing we knew for sure going into our own wedding. And she somehow managed to exceed even those high expectations!

From the very start, Karen’s organization and communication blew us away. She built a detailed schedule for the entire year and a half before our wedding, complete with customized to-do lists for both of us with appropriate timelines, and she was attentive in keeping everything perfectly on track. Every meeting felt productive and reassuring - she always came prepared, anticipated our needs, and coordinated seamlessly with all of our vendors to make sure no detail was overlooked. She even ensured that none of the groomsmen had a pacemaker which the magnet on the back of the boutonniere could interfere with - she was THAT thorough.

On the wedding day itself, she was equally incredible - calm, attentive, and always one step ahead. We didn’t have to worry about a single thing, which allowed us to be fully present and truly enjoy the day. Even the little things were taken care of - she made sure we had spare meals packed in our getaway car to eat the next morning.

Karen is everything you could want in a planner: organized, thoughtful, professional, and genuinely invested in making your wedding perfect. We’d recommend her to anyone without hesitation - she’s simply the best you could possible ask for.

We absolutely loved working with Karen. She went above and beyond to make our wedding day perfect and truly made the entire planning process seamless. With our busy schedules, we could never have managed it all without her. She provided clear step-by-step instructions, a detailed timeline, and truly took the stress out of every stage of the planning process. Karen’s timeline helped break up our planning process into manageable pieces, with a list of things to accomplish each month leading up to the wedding. She was incredibly flexible and always made time to meet whenever it worked best for us. She thought of every detail and made us feel supported from start to finish. There is nothing from our wedding day that we would have changed and that is all thanks to Karen! We are so grateful for her and cannot recommend her services highly enough!

Karen is just amazing at her job! I don't even know where to begin! Her attention to detail and her memory of phone conversations and texts and panic calls when you think of something at 2am, is outstanding. She is also calm, collected, professional, kind, caring and fun. She truly wants to see your vision come to life. My son and DIL's wedding was more than I could have dreamed of. Everything was just handled. She would appear out of nowhere and hand us a beverage. She would appear out of nowhere and do a quick check in. Her staff was fabulous. Every single thing went smoothly, if something was amiss, she handled it, and I never knew! I am so thankful that Karen was behind this beautiful event. Hire her, you will not be disappointed!

From the very beginning, Karen Erwin was amazing! In addition to being very organized, experienced and professional, she is genuine, kind and very easy to work with. Communication was great. Karen was happy to answer any question, talk through ideas and provide solutions to make the event day as stress free as possible. She also helped with securing vendors(all were great!) and coordinating contracts and meetings. There was a timeline provided and calls to review, so we stayed on track without things becoming overwhelming. Attention to detail was outstanding. I was confident that everything would be handled, which allowed us to enjoy the day. Things came together beautifully. The wedding was so awesome and we couldn’t be happier with the experience!

From the very beginning Karen Erwin has been amazing. Karen is organized, experienced, informative, and was always available to answer questions and run ideas by. In addition, she provided help with things like securing vendors(all were great!) and coordinating contracts and meetings, and has lots of great resources. There was a lot of attention to detail, as well as a timeline to keep us on track without it being overwhelming. Karen is professional, courteous, kind and very easy to work with. The wedding was so awesome! It came together beautifully & we couldn’t be happier.

St. Augustine Weddings was great to work with! My husband and I worked with Karen Erwin specifically and she was amazing. Very communicative and scheduled but also very flexible. We had frequent scheduled calls to make sure we were on task which helped me quite a bit because we are out of state so I could not physically be there all the time. I never thought I wouldn't have a question answered and she was always available by phone or email. Karen thought of things that I would have completely forgot about or did not even think about. She never pushed anything, gave advice but also made sure everything was my final decision. She had great vendors to recommend for everything and we could not have picked a better team to work together on our wedding day. The day itself ran very smooth with no hiccups. A lot of my friends and family said it was the most fun and well organized wedding they have ever been to. It was the best day of our lives and we have Karen to thank for that!

Where to begin! Karen with St. Augustine Weddings and Special Events is thorough, knowledgable, professional, compassionate, and a joy to work with. In recapping our special day of April 6, 2025 at Lightner Museum, we had only roses to discuss and no thorns (which is rare!). Throughout the planning process, Karen curates a custom wedding checklist with tasks and due dates so you never question when you have a balance due, need to order your guest book, or even order extra black socks for the groomsmen in case they forget (which came in handy by the way). Wedding planning has a negative association in society making brides believe it is stressful and unenjoyable, Karen proved that stereotype to be WRONG! I am so happy to say I had zero stress with Karen's attention to detail and organized timelines. I will even go as far to say that I miss our wedding planning phone calls, as she made the process so enjoyable. Karen has so much knowledge to give whether you are needing guidance on venue selection, finding the perfect vendors for your wedding day, and even places for your out of town guests to stay for your wedding. I cannot recommend St. Augustine Weddings & Special Events enough. If you get the opportunity to work with Karen and her team, consider yourself a very lucky girl as they are true gems! Thank you St. Augustine Weddings for giving my husband and I the wedding of our dreams and for going the extra mile always!

Highly recommend St. Augustine Weddings and Karen Erwin. She was highly attentive and thought of every little detail and potential issue that we could have never realized on our own. Karen had great recommendations for other vendors and was extremely knowledgeable about our wedding venue (Epping Forest Yacht & Country Club), which made our wedding day go so smoothly, even with over 200 guests. With Karen at the helm we were fully able to relax and have fun on our wedding day, which is truly priceless. Karen is a bargain based on the amount of hours she was willing to meet and talk through every little desire I had for the day, and went through great lengths to bring them to life. She was extremely helpful with keeping me on track with all the planning tasks and ensuring that there was no mad scramble within the last two months. We heard nothing but good feedback from our guests regarding every aspect of our wedding day, and I truly attribute that to all the behind the scenes work and recommendations from Karen.

Choosing Karen as our wedding planner was the best decision we made! She took the time to understand us and our vision, and made it come to life perfectly.

One thing I really appreciated about Karen’s process was how much work she did behind the scenes to make our decision-making easy. We could make decisions with minimal stress knowing that every vendor that Karen presented had already been well-vetted and could match our vision for the day.

I cannot thank Karen enough for her hard work, dedication, and professionalism. If you are looking for a wedding planner who will listen to your vision, keep things organized, and make your day absolutely stress free, look no further. Thank you for making our wedding everything we dreamed of!!

I contacted Karen after an unfortunate event occurred with my daughter’s wedding planner about 6 weeks prior to her wedding. Karen was booked for the wedding date but she took time to guide us in the right direction. Not only did she help us find the perfect planners to assist with everything with very little time to spare, but she also took time to check on us periodically throughout the process. I could not believe she was so concerned about people who were not even her clients! She truly loves her job and knows the ins and outs of wedding planning like the back of her hand. She took a hysterical puddle of a human (that was me) and built her back into an excited Mother of the Bride! My daughter’s wedding turned out more beautiful than I could have imagined! Without Karen, we would not have gotten to the finish line and I will forever be indebted to her kindness and professionalism. If she did that for someone who wasn’t her client, I can only imagine what she puts into a “real” client’s wedding. Thank you, Karen!!