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A full-service wedding planner in Virginia Beach, Virginia, Sunkissed Events has been creating memorable events for the last TEN years. Offering customized packages to fit a couple’s specific needs, our goal is to create a memorable environment that is both seamless and stress-free. Design-oriented with a strong passion for attention to detail, Sunkissed Events crafts affairs that are everything you’ve ever imagined!

Services Offered
Sunkissed Events specializes in creative, one-of-a-kind weddings that help your dream day become a reality. To truly capture the essence of your celebration, the following services are provided to all couples:

  • Consultation
  • Budget analysis
  • Event design
  • Full and partial planning
  • Day-of planning
  • Timelines
  • To-do lists
  • Guest lists
  • Referrals
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Frequently asked questions

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

$2,200

What is the starting price for partial wedding planning?

$4,500

What is the starting price for full wedding planning?

$8,500

Do you offer an hourly rate?

No

What is the hourly rate?

$150

What wedding events do you provide services for?

Ceremony
Reception
Rehearsal Dinner

What wedding planning services do you offer?

Day-of Coordination
Full Planning
Partial Planning

What weddings do you have experience planning?

Civil
Cultural
Destination
Double Weddings
Eco-Friendly
Military
Non-Religious
Religious

Reviews of Sunkissed Events

Haley
Haley Sent on 06/15/2022
5 out of 5 rating

The best around

Jill from Sunkissed Events was the absolute most amazing planner I could’ve asked for. She has a variety of packages to choose from but we went with “Day of Coordinator”. Even as the day of coordinator, she was available to answer any questions I had leading up to the wedding and at the 3 month out mark she became very involved in the process which definitely eased the inevitable stress of planning a wedding. I never for a second doubted she was on top of her game and when it was wedding weekend all I can say is WOW. This girl knows what she’s doing and she does it SO well! She was on top of everything and if anything went wrong that weekend, which I don’t think it did, I had no idea about it. She is so sweet and professional and I would recommend her to anyone and everyone over and over again! Thank you so much for making our wedding seamless and stress free! You are the best!!
Ashley
Ashley Sent on 11/06/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Best Wedding Planner in the Business

Jill is truly amazing, I wish she could plan my entire life for me! We hired Jill as day-of coordinator for our October 9, 2021 wedding ceremony and reception and she went above and beyond to make sure we had the perfect event. She listened to my vision and provided perfect vendor recommendations, she helped us understand our contracts, and she gave advice on the best course of action in any circumstance. The week of our wedding it was calling for 90% chance of rain and she quickly helped organize a backup rain plan - thankfully there ended up being no rain and we were able to adjust back to the normal plan! Lizzy was our onsite coordinator and Jill had done such a great job educating her on all our details, it felt like she had been there all along. I trust anyone that Jill trusts! Our family has now had 2 weddings and 1 birthday party planned by her and we will continue to recommend her to friends and family.
Alexa
Alexa Sent on 10/27/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing- would give a million stars

I don’t even know where to start with Jill! She TRULY went above and beyond to make sure our day was so special and that my vision came to life. Jill and her team are so professional, kind, and ORGANIZED! Would hire her over and over again. Best money spent. Thank you Sunkissed Events!
Brittany
Brittany Sent on 08/29/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Our Best Investment, Hands Down!

I cannot say enough great things about Jill! She was the planner for my cousin’s wedding and they highly recommended her to us because of their great experience and I am happy to share that I had the same great experience! We hired Jill as a day of coordinator so we booked all of our other vendors ourselves and came up with our own style/design ourselves. Jill let me know right off the bat that if I needed any help along the way that I could simply shoot her over an email and she stood by that! She always responded quickly and thoughtfully even though I know she was juggling several weddings. She really went above and beyond what I would imagine a typical day of coordinator would do! She was so supportive when I told her we wanted a backwards wedding (cocktail hour, dinner, sunset ceremony, reception) and she helped us execute it flawlessly - even when it rained buckets! Sadly, my dream wedding was to get married outside at sunset at the Williamsburg Winery but when we knew the rain was going to change our plans (and I’m talking flash flood sideways rain!!!) Jill stepped up and saved the day! She called my florist and made arrangements to really make our new indoor ceremony site at the winery pop! She got herself soaked while making sure I was covered under an umbrella during location transitions. She just totally rocked and I cannot say enough great things about her! She gave me my dream wedding and I got to enjoy every second of it thanks to her! 10/10 recommend!
Tamara
Tamara Sent on 08/26/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Sunkissed Events made my wedding a dream...even with COVID

Jill is the most responsive, organized, and assertive wedding planner I've ever met. I interviewed a handful of wedding planners in the VA Beach area when I started planning our wedding in the winter of 2019. I hired Jill as a partial planner but she supported me throughout the planning process. Not only is she extremely knowledgable in all facets of weddings and events she is connected to nearly every vendor in the area. Jill's personal and professional relationships in the wedding community streamline communication allowing me to find the perfect vendors for my dream wedding. If you are planning a wedding, big or small, simple or extravagant, look no further than Sunkissed Events.
Jennifer
Jennifer Sent on 07/12/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Sunkissed Events - The BEST in the Business

Jill and her team at Sunkissed Events were the absolute best and complete lifesavers in our wedding planning experience. We started planning our wedding way back in 2019, and had just picked out a venue when we realized we were in way over our heads. We called Jill after getting a recommendation from a friend, and we went with the partial wedding planning service that Sunkissed Events offers. It was HANDS DOWN THE BEST DECISION WE MADE IN PLANNING OUR WEDDING.

Jill knows this business inside and out. She knows the best vendors, the best locations, and she gets to know you in order to help you choose the best options FOR YOU. We had to cancel our original date and replan due to COVID-19. We thought that this was going to be totally hectic and crazy. It was a tough decision, but Jill had a new venue for us (our original one couldn't support our new date options) and had already coordinated with all of our original vendors within a few days of making the tough decision to move our wedding date. She was a total dream to work with the entire time.

On our actual wedding day, Jill made every vision and dream we had come true. It was the day of a lifetime because of Jill and her team. If something went wrong, we didn't even know about it because Jill had already taken care of it or fixed the problem. She really made sure we enjoyed the day we had been dreaming about for so long.

We couldn't have asked for a better wedding planner whom we now can call a friend. Having her help us through the whole process was truly the best decision we made, and we're constantly recommending her to everyone we know who is getting married.

Thank you Jill and Sunkissed Events!!!

Jenn and Maddy S.
Marissa
Marissa Sent on 07/06/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Incredible service - highly recommend

Jill was incredibly responsive and helpful from the get go. She though of everything I did not and made thoughtful suggestions and guidance throughout the entire process. I am confident that I would have lost my mind without her and her team. They were professional, knowledgeable, and positive always. I can't recommend her enough! You will not regret it and it will be the best money you spend for your wedding!
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Corey Sent on 05/14/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Would hire her again 1000x over

Jill is absolutely the best decision we made as part of wedding planning. She stuck with us through multiple dates and a venue change. She is very responsive and on top of it. She provided so much guidance in navigating communication with vendors and ironing out details. She handled everything on the day of, allowing the groom and I to truly be present in the moment and enjoy every bit of the wedding. I can not imagine having gone through the wedding planning process and day of without Jill. She is truly so talented, professional, and an all around gem. I would hire her again for any event planning needs in a heartbeat.
Mandy
Mandy Sent on 01/27/2021
5 out of 5 rating

SunKissed Events

What a dumpster fire 2020 was, especially for trying to plan a wedding. Originally we hired Jill for day of services at a venue for 250 but as the months carried on, we downsized to a smaller venue with 50 guests. This venue mislead into thinking we had to use their onsite coordinator, which pushed Jill into a ceremony role only. Over numerous emails and in person meetings that lead to no follow through by the venue, unspecified internal vendors which were forced on us, and no flexibility/individuality in our event- enter Jill. After feeling and seeing the stress surrounding us in using this venue, and with only two weeks until our wedding, Jill insisted she help us navigate the situation. She came to a meeting with this nightmare venue and professionally took over. Not only did she reach out to all of the other vendors and update them with everything that was happening she also found us a bomb caterer for the event (filling our desire for an Asian menu which was dairy, gluten, soy free), which was an eighth of the price of the original! A week before our event, the state mandated that only 25 person gather in an event, but Jill was there to brainstorm ideas and we ended up working out 25 at the rehearsal dinner and 25 at the reception (50 at the religious ceremony). Even with that last minute hiccup, our wedding was executed in flawless fashion, with no anxiety from the point of Sunkissed Events being in charge. Jill even coordinated our wish to have MacDonald's as the wedding favor! What a dreamboat company, I've been raving about them to anyone that will listen!
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Elise Sent on 12/21/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Wonderful!

Jill went above and beyond to help me with the planning (& re-planning) of our wedding due to COVID. She was so incredibly helpful and made my day with just as I imagined. If you don't have Jill for your wedding, you're doing it wrong
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Awards

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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2022 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2020 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2019 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2018 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2017 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2016 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2015 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2014 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2013 Winner

Professional Network & Endorsements

13 Endorsements
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Jill Brown of Sunkissed Events will take care of all the details of your big day! Look no further for a top notch planner!

Meredith Ryncarz Photography Meredith Ryncarz Photography Wedding Photographers

I had the pleasure of seeing the amazing quality of Jill's work at Seven Spring Farm for an Orchestrated Shoot. Her work and attention to detail are impeccable. Hire her immediately.

Caitlin Gerres Photography Caitlin Gerres Photography Wedding Photographers

I love working with Jill and the Sunkissed Events team! They are always professional and focused on putting on an amazing event for the bride and groom! If you want your event to run smoothly and be able to enjoy your party, give them a call!

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