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Strange Events is a wedding planning and coordination company based in Mechanic Falls, Maine. Renee Strange-Farnham and her team are professionals who strives to help create the event of your dreams. They take care of each detail so that you can relax and enjoy your special day with your friends and family.

Services Offered

Strange Events provides wedding coordination and/or micro-wedding full planning provided by Renee (Owner) with assistance from her Co-Coordinators Carrie, Melissa, Dahneshia & Nicole. Renee is a professional planner and decorator with years of experience, and her team remains as involved in your wedding planning process as you desire. With full-service planning, they can research vendors for clients, as well as scheduling tastings and appointments. Alternatively, day-of coordination allows them to assist with coordination of your vendors, greeting your guests, and ensures that your special day runs as smoothly as possible. Strange Events has no minimum of time limit unlike some other coordinators, so this allowed us to be along for the ride whether you are 1 month or 2 years out!

Strange Events also offers:

-Bartending

-Event Staff

-Officiating

-Yoga

-Massage

Strange Events can work more than just weddings too! Holiday parties, family functions and more!

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Frequently asked questions

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

$2,000

What is the starting price for partial wedding planning?

$2,500

What is the starting price for full wedding planning?

$5,000

Do you offer an hourly rate?

No

Which of the following are included in the cost of your full service wedding catering?

Set Up
Clean Up
Cocktail Reception
Server(s)

What is the hourly rate?

$75

What is the starting price per person for bar service?

$8

What wedding events do you provide services for?

Ceremony
Reception
Rehearsal Dinner

Which of the following are included in the starting price for bar service?

Bartender(s)
Open Bar

What wedding planning services do you offer?

Day-of Coordination
Full Planning
Partial Planning

What event services do you provide?

Set Up
Clean Up

What weddings do you have experience planning?

Destination
Elopement
Eco-Friendly
Military
Non-Religious
Religious

What catering services do you provide?

Cocktail Reception
Server(s)

How many planners are on your team?

5

What bar services do you provide?

Bartender(s)
Open Bar

Reviews of Strange Events

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Strange Events, led by Renee and her team, received glowing reviews for their exceptional wedding planning, coordination, and event staff services. Clients praised Renee's responsiveness, attention to detail, and ability to make their wedding stress-free and magical. Dahneshia, a month-of coordinator, was highlighted for her warmth and organizational skills. The event staff, bartenders, and overall service were commended for their professionalism, efficient setup and takedown, and seamless execution of events. Clients highly recommended Strange Events for weddings and other special occasions, emphasizing their invaluable support throughout the planning process and on the wedding day.

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This AI-generated summary gives you a snapshot of the overall ratings and feedback from the reviews this vendor has received.

Strange Events, led by Renee and her team, received glowing reviews for their exceptional wedding planning, coordination, and event staff services. Clients praised Renee's responsiveness, attention to detail, and ability to make their wedding stress-free and magical. Dahneshia, a month-of coordinator, was highlighted for her warmth and organizational skills. The event staff, bartenders, and overall service were commended for their professionalism, efficient setup and takedown, and seamless execution of events. Clients highly recommended Strange Events for weddings and other special occasions, emphasizing their invaluable support throughout the planning process and on the wedding day.

Kathryn
Kathryn S. Sent on 09/06/2024
5 out of 5 rating

The BEST team!

We cannot say enough good things about Renee and her team at Strange Events. Renee helped us through the planning process for our wedding, answering my incessant questions from things like what decor to use to achieve our vision to logistics about transportation. She was a grounding presence throughout, and proved invaluable throughout the weekend. We hired an assistant, Ali, who helped Renee given the size of our event, and she was just as awesome.

They were so attentive to detail, helping us with setup so that everything in our space was perfect and we could relax on the morning of our wedding. During our venue walk through the day before, we mentioned how we wished one of us had ordered the pasta dish because it sounded so good--during the reception, guess what was waiting for us?! A dish of pasta along with our entrees that we had ordered.

That is just one of many examples of how Renee and Ali listened to us and made us feel SO special on our big day. Everything ran smoothly, from our ceremony at the church to the events of our reception. If anything went wrong, I didn't know about it! They helped with venue breakdown as well so that the next day, our families could just go grab the boxes of our decor and didn't have to worry about clean up.

Long story short, Renee was an absolute pleasure to work with and made our wedding weekend stress-free and truly magical. Should I ever have any event planning or staffing needs in the future, I will be using Strange Events! Truly a great value an wonderful experience. Thank you, Renee!
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Daniel S. Sent on 08/15/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Strange Events = Fantastic

We hired Strange Events day-of coordination and bartending/event staff for our wedding, and they were a pleasure to work throughout the entire process. Renee’s verbal and written communication was great, and she gave us crucial feedback that helped the event reach its full potential. Our day-of coordinator Wendy and the event staff were all pleasant and professional, and the wedding went off without so much as a hitch. It was the proudest day of our lives, thanks in large part to Strange Events!
Brian
Brian A. Sent on 10/12/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Obsessed with Strange Events -- You Gotta Hire Them!!!

Without a doubt: our wedding would not have happened without Renee, Dahneshia, and Strange Events. Lifesavers, superheroes, geniuses - whatever you want to call them, they made our wedding weekend as magical as it was!! We live in Los Angeles and had this grand dream (delusion?) of a camp wedding weekend in Maine (where neither of us are from), and Strange Events made it the smoothest, easiest planning process it could've been. They were attentive, communicative, and eager to help; any question we had about a vendor or a location, Renee was quick to offer advice and guidance. She has solid relationships with vendors in the area, which made coordinating a lot of moving parts so easy because not only could she recommend companies, she could get in touch with them if we were having issues. We felt we were in safe hands the entire time and can't express how grateful we were/are because of it. So many people talk about how planning a wedding is so stressful, and we're constantly saying, "Oh really? We're having a blast! Find yourself a Strange Events!!" And their staff!!! Dahneshia, our month-of coordinator, was the absolute BEST. Lovely, funny, engaging, warm, but also incredibly organized and diligent. We felt like we were hanging out with a friend, one who wanted our weekend to be exactly what we imagined. She kept everything calm and fun, and did a great job of allowing us to be in the moment throughout the day. We also hired event staff through Strange Events and they were brilliant. They knew where to be, how to help, and any questions or concerns we had, they addressed with smiles. They made the dreaded clean up go so quickly, and helped handle any of the residual *stuff* so we didn't have to worry in our post-wedding bliss. The bartenders were just as great!! Organized and professional, but also friendly and fit right into the vibe of the night. We can't gush enough about this special group of people. If you're debating whether to get a coordinator, DO IT. If you're debating whether they should be through Strange Events, DO IT. Thank you to Renee, Dahneshia, and co for everything!!!

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