When I say book Shirley now, I mean it!! There are not enough words to describe how amazing working with Shirley is and how purposeful she is with her work! From the very beginning she was responsive and so fun to work with. She has an incredible eye for design and makes any vision come to life. I am a huge floral lover and when I walked around my wedding and saw how Shirley brought every detail from my vision to perfection I was in awe! There is truly no one better!!! (will post photos when I get professional ones back, esp our ceiling installation!)

Shirley was amazing at helping our flowers and decor come alive. Truly the highlight of the wedding. Shirley was very responsive and easy to communicate with. She made our vision come to life. She was very flexible and helped work within our budget. From the beginning she communicated the entire process and the day of the wedding we didn't have to worry about anything. It was nice not to worry about set up or clean up. It was well worth it. She is the absolute best person to deal with decorations and flowers on the outer banks. Look no further than Sugar Snap Events!

We chose to hire Shirley from Sugar Snap Events based on the “preferred vendor” list provided by our venue. From the beginning of the planning process through the end of the wedding itself, Shirley has been a consistently calm, responsive, and enthusiastic character. She knows her community inside and out, from the various venues to the various vendors. Her great relationships with all of them shows and was very important to us while our venue went through some changes in management. The venue did an excellent job with the shifts, but we had no doubt that Shirley was there to fix any hiccups that could have come up during that process. She did so much more than just decorating.

In addition to her interpersonal skills and expertise, she created magic out of the spaces we used during our events. She transformed a deck overlooking a beach, a stunning-on-its-own fine dining restaurant, and a somewhat basic building with lovely deck and lawn into uniquely lovely spaces, weaving our personal style into each venue without overwhelming their natural beauty. Her eye for the bigger picture as well as the smallest details made for a visual feast. The mix of sculptural, whimsical, and natural she created was everything we had imagined, but better. We feel so lucky to have hired her.

Shirley is the BEST!!! She worked with me through so many covid wedding changes, she was flexible and calm, and most of all, she kept me calm as well!! On our actual covid elopement wedding she graciously let me change into my wedding dress at her house/studio, as we had to travel to get to OBX and I had nowhere to change. That right there was WOW! Not many florists would help out the bride that much, and her kindness does not go unnoticed! Onto the arrangements - they were both stunning! I did some bright flowers for my real wedding and went with a cleaner, crisper look for the second wedding the year after. Both times they were stunning arrangements at great prices and I highly recommend Sugar Snap Events to anyone looking into an OBX wedding - you won’t be disappointed!!

It's hard to put into words just how breathtaking my wedding venue turned out after I put my trust in Shirley from Sugar Snap. All of my guests raved about the decor and our wedding coordinator said we took the venue to the next level! Shirley was a dream to work with. She is incredibly creative, always available to communicate, and, most importantly, listens to your every desire. To top it off, she is so dang sweet! If you don't book Shirley for your Outer Banks wedding, you are missing out.

I am so happy to have hired Laura as our coordinator for our beach front ceremony. She went above and beyond, checking in on me during planning, easing my worries about the timeline and rehearsal stress, and made the day run so smoothly! I don’t know what we would have done without her! She is such a wonderful person and excellent corrdinator! Thank you Laura!!

I cannot say enough wonderful things about Shirley and her team! After postponing our larger reception in California, my fiancé and I decided to hold a 14-guest ceremony on my parent's deck in Southern Shores on our original wedding date. The intention was to keep it simple, casual and intimate. My parent's house is a 'happy place' of mine, so I truly didn't think the space needed much to feel special. But WOW-- Shirley exceeded every expectation I had. She was able to take my very simple "I like this picture"/ "I don't like that picture", and create a wedding ceremony I never could have dreamed up myself. All of my vendors were wonderful, but Shirley's work with the florals and accessories really created the overall vibe of the day and brought everything together. And, added bonus, she stayed right on budget and right on schedule through the whole thing! I wish I had 10 more wedding to plan so I could hire Shirley over and over again! : )

Sugar Snap Events delivered beyond our wildest dreams. As a Wedding Planner I have teamed with Shirley 100’s of times for other couples and so it was a no brainer to choose her and her team to bring the vision for my own wedding to life. She worked tirelessly from concept through execution bringing her A game every step of the way!!! That bouquet though!!!!! Pure Magic!!!!

We had to change our wedding venue, but on the day we would have been married, we received a beautiful arrangement from Sugar Snap. It was gorgeous!

I can’t recommend Shirley from Sugar Snap enough. I did not have a specific vision for what I wanted my wedding venue to look like, just an idea of the feeling I wanted to create. I think my exact words to Shirley were something along the lines of “I don’t know, I like the color blue?” Somehow, she took my vague descriptions of what I was picturing in my mind and turned it into reality. The first time I cried on my wedding day was when I walked into the venue because it was surreal to see my half-formed ideas turned into an absolutely stunning reality. Shirley was always responsive to emails and available to speak on the phone when needed. She welcomed feedback and adjusted the design plan multiple times. She helped me prioritize when we needed to cut down for budget reasons. I felt very supported by her and her design was flawless. I would not want anyone else to have designed my wedding, and I highly suggest hiring her and her wonderful team!

**All photos by Matt Lusk photography