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When selecting a planner to assist with one of your most important days, it is crucial that you and your planner have a connection. You are trusting them to help bring your vision to life. It is important to be selective so that the experience is nothing short of perfect for you. I hope the UBD team can be that person(s)! Every aspect of planning a wedding brings us excitement. If you choose to work with us, we will be sure to have only your best interests in mind. We will help guide you in your planning process so that you have an amazing experience from beginning to end.

UBD specializes in: FULL SERVICE PLANNING, PARTIAL PLANNING , WEDDING MANAGEMENT and WEDDING DESIGN

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Frequently asked questions

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

$2,100

What is the starting price for partial wedding planning?

$3,800

What is the starting price for full wedding planning?

$6,500

Do you offer an hourly rate?

Yes

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?

Cultural
Non-Religious
Religious

Reviews of Unique by Design Weddings and Events

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Hannah Sent on 07/15/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Worth their weight in gold

We cannot speak highly enough of Jenna and Unique by Design. I am not a planner by nature and my partner (now husband!) and I both work full-time five hours away from our wedding venue. As our wedding manager, Jenna helped us communicate with our vendors, created a beautiful layout/timeline for our wedding, executed our wedding perfectly and generally put our minds at ease so that we could focus on what was most important to us! We absolutely loved our entire wedding day and we could not have enjoyed it without Jenna. Hiring Jenna and her team was the best decision we made and we cannot recommend Unique by Design more strongly.
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Alexandra Sent on 04/06/2023
5 out of 5 rating

You cannot go wrong with Jenna!

Jenna was amazing! My husband and I cannot say enough about how much hiring Jenna changed the wedding planning process for us. We were completely and utterly swamped and had been for months. Venue searching was a bust for over seven months, we couldn't find a photographer, and we weren't even thinking about churches, caterers, or florists. Jenna came in and we had a venue locked down within the first two weeks of working with her. She is thoughtful, sweet, and very, very detail oriented, and we always felt like a priority. We loved all of our vendors and you guessed it - we met all of them through Jenna. Seriously, if you're looking for a wedding planner in central or south PA, Jenna is the way to go. She advocates for her clients, listens to you, and is there any time if you need to text her. Jenna was there the day of and oversaw everything, meaning everything went super duper smoothly and nothing, absolutely nothing, went wrong. She's not just a planning pro either! Jenna is an amazing decorator and stylist. We had many, many unique ideas for our wedding - including black tablecloths - and she made everything look amazing. Our guests could not rave enough about how well the event space and catering turned out. Our reception was a hit and we wouldn't do anything differently if we had to do it again. We can't thank Jenna enough!!
Katelyn
Katelyn Sent on 01/20/2023
5 out of 5 rating

We could not have done it without her!!

We hired Jenna as a day of coordinator for our wedding and we could not be happier with her service. She went above & beyond, helping us begin planning as far as a month out! She was extremely organized & provided awesome recommendations and advice. We could not have done it without her!!
Emily
Emily Sent on 01/18/2023
5 out of 5 rating

AMAZING life savers!

We hired UBD for wedding planning for our large 250+ person wedding! Julianne was fabulous to work with!! Wow. She managed everything so nicely. She was my go to for EVERYTHING. Julianne handled communicating with all our vendors making sure everyone knew what time and where they were needed. The morning of she came and checked on me & my bridesmaids as well as my husband and his groomsmen. Our transportation was late due to traffic. Julianne was on the ball making calls with the trolley then calling the church to update them about us being late. I never worried once, my bridesmaid later said to me "wow you handled that so well." It was because I didn't have to worry or stress over getting in contact with the trolley or the church. Julianne set everything up at the venue exactly like we talked about. She moved things from the cocktail hour to where the reception was held. She gathered all my bridesmaids bouquets that we repurposed as centerpieces. Julianne also refilled the plated the dessert bar for us so family wouldn't have to. The next day she helped me figure out who had my veil and purse haha! She knew where everything was. I tell all my engaged friends to get a planner!!! I already referred UBD to some local friends. Having them allowed myself, bridesmaids, and our families to relax and enjoy the day.
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Erica Sent on 01/16/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Phenomenal Planner. Phenomenal Person.

Could we have gotten married without Jenna’s help? Yes. Could we have planned and executed a beautiful wedding that surpassed not only our expectations, but our wildest dreams? Absolutely NOT. We live in Pittsburgh, but got married in Lancaster County, so hiring a planner made the most sense to us due to the distance and our schedules. In addition to recommending almost our entire vendor team, she was able to take our (very) rough vision for the day and make it a reality. We deeply appreciated her responsiveness, professionalism, honest feedback and advice. Not only is she great at what she does, she’s a stellar person who we genuinely enjoyed working with and getting to know. By the time our wedding rolled around, the only thing we had to worry about was getting married - we knew Jenna would handle the rest. We cannot recommend her highly enough!
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Maggie Sent on 09/15/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Full service is the way to go!

If you want a stress free wedding planning experience, Unique by Design full service is the way to go. I cannot say enough about how positive the experience was working with Unique by Design for my wedding weekend. We did the full service with Jenna and it was FULL service, over the weekend we did a rehearsal dinner, wedding and brunch for all guest. We were engaged in October 2022 and got married August 13th. My husband and I live in upstate New York and planned to get married on my parent's farm in York Springs, PA, so we needed someone who knew the area. We also both work full time and I am a full time graduate student as well, so I had limited free time to plan. Jenna put together an all star vendor team that put together a dream of a wedding. Jenna's design skill is top notch, she took my colors and thoughts/ideas and turned them into perfection. When I didn't have an opinion on something, Jenna somehow knew what I would want without me being able to express it, this shows how well she gets to know who you are as a person, not just a bride. Jenna thought of little things we would never have thought of and kept everything organized. My father had a lot of "ideas" and Jenna did an amazing job handling him, which is no easy task. She took his ideas into account but also advocated that it was my day. During the week leading up to the wedding Jenna and her team were onsite and making sure everything was done, from the tent set up to bathrooms being delivered. We had food trucks during the rehearsal and one had to back out last minute due to a medical issue, Jenna had a back up plan and another truck was booked and ready to go. During the events Jenna and Julianne ensured everything went smoothly, from keeping the wedding party to the timeline, making sure I ate, keeping everyone calm and everything in-between. There were apparently issues with the tent the day of the wedding, Jenna handled everything behind the scenes as to not stress me out, I did not know about it until the next day. I would 100% recommend Unique by Design for you wedding planning, I do not know anyone in that area but if I did all of my engaged friends would be told to go directly to Unique by Design.
Mark
Mark Sent on 09/13/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Highly competent, punctual, and organized wedding planner.

My wife Lauren and I used Unique By Design for our wedding in June of 2022, and we could not have been any happier with Jenna's attention to detail, competence, promptness, and professionalism.

When we met with Jenna during the planning process she put our minds at ease by explaining exactly how things would unfold, and she impressed us as being very confident and calm.

When the day of the wedding arrived Jenna made sure that everything unfolded as exactly as she had forecasted, and she kept everyone and everything on schedule, which sounds much easier than it was.

Many aspects of our wedding were as successful as they were thanks to Jenna, and we would highly recommend her to anyone just beginning the process of planning their own big day.
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Katie Sent on 08/08/2022
5 out of 5 rating

The best in the business!

Jenna was such an integral part to our Wedding Day. Our church ceremony was about an hour away, so we relied on her expertise to coordinate with our vendors for set up of the reception venue. We had our cocktail hour outside and reception inside, and the transition between the two events was seamless. Unique by Design made our reception venue look like an absolute dream, I highly recommend using this company for your wedding.
Kathleen
Kathleen Sent on 06/19/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Jenna is the best in the business!

Jenna is exactly the kind of person you want on your team as you are planning a wedding! She is absolutely brilliant at what she does and she is a true blessing to us. We hired her for the full wedding planning package and we are so grateful we did! My biggest recommendation is to not only hire Jenna but to hire her early in the process. Because we did this, we were able to utilize her expertise to help us to choose vendors that not only fit our vision but also our budget! She is absolutely worth every single penny, as I felt confident we made up for the cost in the conscious decisions she helped us make in the planning process and you are paying for the experience and piece of mind of having UBD on your side. On the day of our wedding, Jenna and Julianne were absolutely incredible. Since we had been working together for over a year, Jenna knew exactly what needed to be done and she and her team executed it beautifully leaving me and my now husband to enjoy the day, stress free.
Kaylyn
Kaylyn Sent on 06/13/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Best Central PA Wedding Planner in the biz!

Jenna was so instrumental in helping me feel at ease during the final planning stages of our wedding and was also key in making everything run so smoothly on the day of. I am so happy I had her expertise to run through the list of everything that needed to be done leading up to the last 3 months - I would have surely forgot something. And it was amazing having her take over communication between the vendors - such a stress reliever!! Our day was absolutely beautiful and perfect in every way and we cannot thank Jenna enough!!!
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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2023 Winner
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