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What is the story behind Kinfete Weddings & Events?

At Kinfete Weddings & Events (previously known as Weddings by Kristy), we're all about creating heartfelt and genuine wedding experiences across Washington, DC, Maryland, Virginia, and beyond. Our warm and approachable planning and coordination team tailors their guidance to match your needs, whether you're just starting out or adding the final touches to your plans. We're here to be your coach and sounding board and throughout this incredible journey.

Our mission is to help you craft a celebration that reflects your unique story as a couple. We're dedicated to making your day a perfect expression of you, bringing together the right team of wedding professionals to turn your vision into reality. Check out our reviews on the Knot and Google to see what couples just like you have to say about working with Kinfete.

What We Offer:

We place your peace of mind at the forefront of everything we do. We are here to assist with vendor selection, accompany you to dress fittings and catering tastings, handle day-of coordination, and much more. Our services are designed to suit any budget and we're more than happy to bring our expertise to you, whether in the DC Metro Area, across the nation, or internationally. Let's make your wedding day as wonderfully unique as your love story.

  • LGBTQ+-owned
  • Woman-owned
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What are Kinfete Weddings & Events's coordination packages and rates?

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

$3,500

What is the starting price for partial wedding planning?

$6,000

What is the starting price for full wedding planning?

$12,000

Do you offer an hourly rate?

No

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
Elopement
Eco-Friendly
Military
Non-Religious
Religious

What are real couples saying about their experience with Kinfete Weddings & Events in reviews?

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Reviewers praise Weddings By Kristy as an experienced, highly organized planning team that makes the process stress-free and delivers flawless wedding days. They offer strong vendor coordination, clear timelines, and personalized, LGBTQ+-friendly support. Couples praise calm, communicative staff who adapt to visions and handle crises so clients can enjoy the 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.

Reviewers praise Weddings By Kristy as an experienced, highly organized planning team that makes the process stress-free and delivers flawless wedding days. They offer strong vendor coordination, clear timelines, and personalized, LGBTQ+-friendly support. Couples praise calm, communicative staff who adapt to visions and handle crises so clients can enjoy the day.

Aviva
Aviva Sent on 10/14/2026
5 out of 5 rating

Best decision we made!

Hiring Kristy and the Kinfete team was the first, and best, decision we made in our planning process! They brought top notch organization systems, expertise, resources, and recommendations. Every single member of the team leads with kindness, competence, and care. Our coordinator, Angela, took AMAZING care of us. She could not have made the planning process smoother or more enjoyable. Angela was instrumental in helping us sift through all the decision-making and chaos to build the most wonderful day. And on the day of, she somehow kept all the moving pieces and dozens of people running so smoothly and stayed smiling and calm while doing it! We knew our wedding would be anything but traditional as a half-Jewish, half-Indian, lesbian couple. Kinfete embraced our lives, visions, and assorted traditions with open arms. Our wedding was just a few days ago! We are still all smiles from how it turned out, and we have Angela, Kristy, Laurnie, Alexandra, and the rest of this amazing team to thank. We recommend them 1000 times over!!
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Henry Sent on 10/09/2026
5 out of 5 rating

Thank you Kinfete!

Kristy and her team were recommended to us by a friend from college. We would recommend them to anyone who wants a stress-free (dare I say fun) wedding planning experience.

She was always supportive, professional, and a calming presence. She made sure our timeline was comprehensive, managed all crises that arose, and was firm that we would not have anything to manage on the day of.

They have an amazing network of vendors and got us some great deals. Working with out of network vendors was no problem, we had some unique requests and they were handled without issue.

Can't recommend Kinfete enough; she even sent me a birthday card. Thank you, Kristy!!!
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Kaitlyn Sent on 02/04/2026
5 out of 5 rating

Making our wedding day more special (and seamless) than we could've imagined!

If we learned anything throughout our wedding planning journey, it was this: Choosing a wedding coordinator is easily the most important decision you’ll make during the planning process, and we cannot recommend Weddings by Kristy highly enough.

From our very first meeting, it was clear that Kristy wasn’t just "managing a project" — she was truly investing her time, energy and heart into making our October wedding in D.C. perfect.

Having only lived in D.C. for four years, we felt a bit like outsiders navigating the city’s massive wedding industry. We quickly realized we needed someone who knew the landscape inside and out. Kristy is incredibly experienced and well-versed in the best D.C. vendors. Her reputation preceded her and her team with everyone we hired. We completely relied on her expertise and trusted her judgment at every turn, and she never steered us wrong.

What makes Kristy and her team the "best of the best" is their ability to adapt to your needs:
- If you have a precise vision: They have the technical skill and organizational prowess to execute it flawlessly.
- If you’re like us: My husband and I honestly didn’t know where to start. We had a million questions about ALL the things. Kristy and Alexandra met us with patience, clarity and a calming presence that turned an overwhelming process into an enjoyable one. Truly, it ended up being way more enjoyable than stressful!

One of the highlights of working with Kristy was discovering our shared love for Taylor Swift. Beyond just being a fun bonding point, Kristy really embodies that "Mastermind" energy — ensuring our "Love Story" was told exactly right!

Our wedding was incredible, beautiful and reflected exactly who we are as a couple. If you want a coordinator who is as professional as she is personable, and who will treat your wedding with the same care as if it were her own, hire Weddings by Kristy!
Sam
Sam Sent on 12/18/2025
5 out of 5 rating

"Without a hitch" for getting hitched

Weddings By Kristy is a great group to work with. They offer a varying scale of services so you can really customize to what you want or need. I married a planner, so we just wanted a day-of coordinator, but I can safely say we got more than even that with them. They go above and beyond to help the couple feel supported. My favorite feature was their vendor communications: 3 months before the wedding they take over so you can focus on the day. They did a great job communicating between us and our venue, and made the whole day feel absolutely seamless. As a queer and trans couple, too, I never once felt othered. 11/10 recommend.
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Stephanie Sent on 10/12/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Kristy & Team made our dream wedding

I really wanted and needed a queer-friendly wedding planner - my wife and I have different approaches to planning, and having Kristy let us know when we didn’t need to worry, and when we needed to work on wedding stuff, was a godsend. She’s direct and clear, she went over details thoroughly and often with us while taking so much work off our hands, and she has the experience to explain our options when we didn’t know we had them. She took the pressure off of a lot of decisions, and let us focus on the decisions and work that mattered to us. And when we had problems getting our custom escort cards printed, she printed them for us with her own printer - a GODSEND. Not only was the planning smooth and thorough, the event went off without a hitch - seriously, nothing went wrong AT ALL! I felt relaxed and focused on us, knowing Kristy and Alex were there.
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Rick Sent on 09/28/2025
5 out of 5 rating

You'll Be Grateful You Hired Kristy

We had the wedding day of our dreams thanks to Kristy and her amazing team! We used her full planning service, which included expert guidance through brainstorming, budgeting (which she did for us after we sent her our priorities and vision), venue searches, vendor sourcing, vendor communication, timelines, and unlimited video and phone calls. We cannot tell you how incredibly helpful that last option was for us. In addition to staying on top of every planning detail, Kristy also recommended the most amazing vendor team to make the wedding day incredible. My wife was a self-proclaimed anxious bride and hiring Kristy helped both of us relax, knowing for certain that Kristy and her team had our backs. If anything went wrong on the wedding day, we still don’t know about it because Kristy handled it so well. Kristy thought of everything, which took such a load off of our minds -- we really loved working with her!
Joy
Joy Sent on 09/16/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Authentic, flawless and FUN

Kristy was so accommodating, kept us on task but also helped us dream big and make every detail meaningful to us. Our guests mentioned what a flawlessly executed event it was “the best wedding they’d been to” - credit goes to Kristy + amazing team. She helped us keep everything authentic!
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Ryn Sent on 08/24/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Perfectly organized and welcoming planner

We worked with Destiny at Weddings By Kristy for three months leading up to our wedding, and she was a huge help throughout the planning process. The biggest thing we needed was someone to help us manage the incredibly long to-do list and make the project less overwhelming, and we're really glad we had Destiny for that. Her organization and clear communication kept everything on track, especially in working with our vendor team to assemble the complete plan for the day. We were planning an east coast wedding from our home on the west coast, and on top of being flexible about the time difference, Destiny helped us make the most of the limited planning time we had on-site with the venue and caterer.

We had some unconventional ideas for our ceremony -- WBK was all about supporting our creative vision, but also knew when to raise practical logistics issues we hadn't considered, drawing on their experience from previous events to suggest changes that kept the heart of the idea intact while making the day a success. On the day, Kristy and her team were everywhere, coordinating with the venue and all the vendors to make sure everything happened the way it was supposed to. The whole team at WBK was also great about working with a nonbinary person, always respected pronouns, and very LGBTQ+ accepting. We're very happy to have worked with them!
Jo Ann
Jo Ann Sent on 08/17/2025
5 out of 5 rating

My son's backyard wedding

I want to share my wonderful experience working with Kristy planning my son's June 2025 backyard wedding. My son and fiancé had a vision for their wedding day and Kristy met every idea with enthusiasm and the resources to make it happen. Her organizational skills kept everyone up to date and on time making decisions and deadlines. Her advice and experience was invaluable. So many little details and she had suggestions for everything and anything. She is friendly and easy to work with!
The bottom line is that our summer backyard wedding went off without a single hitch. Every vendor she hired nailed it. The set up and clean up exceeded my expectations. We had a glorious wedding day and were able to enjoy the day without a care in the world, because Kristy was all over it. I will always be grateful we made the decision to hire Kristy to plan our son's wedding.
Jo Ann
Eliisa
Eliisa Sent on 04/28/2025
5 out of 5 rating

5 Stars - Grateful for WBK!

From the start, WBK was organized, experienced, and easy to communicate with. Kristy, Destiny, and the team were incredibly helpful in the months leading up to the wedding and especially on the day-of. They answered every question, guided us through the process, and handled the timeline and vendors seamlessly. They worked so well with our families and friends (including all the fun personalities we had on board), and truly made the day easier and more enjoyable. We’re so grateful for their support and highly recommend them!
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What awards has Kinfete Weddings & Events won?

21
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2026 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2025 Winner

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