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Lydia McHenry
Lydia McHenry
Founder

Woman-owned

12 years in business

We speak English

Small team (2-10 members)

Weddings by Lydia, a detail-oriented wedding planning company, works with couples in the Pensacola, Florida, area to create their dream wedding. Their love for weddings shows in the high-quality experience each couple receives. No matter the venue, budget, or size, Weddings by Lydia works to bring the best vendors directly to you. The team's attention to logistics has won them several WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards since opening. However, what they love most is decorating using simple, high-end pieces. Lydia and her team enjoy planning weddings and channeling that energy toward your special day.

Services Offered

With many planners on their team, you can be guaranteed professional help and undivided attention. Their day-of coordination will ensure everything runs as planned. Weddings by Lydia's services include:

  • Budget analysis
  • Day-of coordination
  • Event design
  • Full and partial planning
  • Referrals
  • Timelines
  • To-do lists

FAQ

Do you offer an hourly rate?

Yes

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

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Reviews of Weddings by Lydia

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Karina Sent on 04/27/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Flawless Wedding Experience

Trying to plan our wedding was too stressful. I reached out to Lydia and she was a lifesaver.
She and her team worked hard to make my wedding a magical experience!
Lydia stayed within budget. My wedding turned out beautifully.
From the flowers, catering, set up, location all were recommendations of Lydia.
I’m so thankful to have hired Lydia and her team!
TAMARA
Tamara Sent on 02/18/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Wonderful Wedding Planner

We spoke to more than one wedding planner. However, we both knew immediately by Mrs. Lydia's demeanor that she was the one to go with. She was professional, friendly, efficient and flexible. Mrs. Lydia pulled together a beautiful beach wedding experience with VERY little time and accommodated us on everything possible. Her connection to restaurant vendors in the community helped to make it happen, despite, cancellations with our original venue, hotel and issues due to the aftermath of hurricanes in the area. She even arranged for the officiant when ours cancelled last minute and a photographer. We wound up liking the venue she arranged better than where we were originally going to have it. Her help was well worth the money to take away the stress of coordinating everything ourselves, but still allowed us to add our own personal touches to the wedding. Our friends and family had nothing but positive things to say about how it turned out, even the ones that are very hard to impress. To top it off, this was during the middle of CoVid restrictions. So, I give her a 5 star rating.
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Gabrielle Sent on 02/12/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Month of Wedding Coordinator

I hired 'Weddings by Lydia' about two months before my wedding date and I am so happy that I did! I personally love to plan and consider myself a very organized person, which is why I did not hire a wedding coordinator at the beginning of the planning process. That being said, once my date became closer, I knew I needed someone to help facilitate everything the day of the wedding. I am so happy that I had Lydia and her wonderful team for the last month of wedding planning. Lydia came up with a timeline, reached out to vendors, and made the final month of preparation a lot easier for me. It was especially nice that Lydia had previously worked with many of the vendors I hired and worked seamlessly with them. Lydia and her team went over and above to make sure my wedding day was especially special and stress free. I can honestly say that I was not worried about anything going wrong having such a reliable and professional coordinator- thank you, Lydia!
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Awards

57
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2020 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2019 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2017 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2016 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2015 Winner
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Team

Lydia McHenry
Lydia McHenry
Founder

Professional Network & Endorsements

A DJ Connection A DJ Connection Wedding DJs

Lydia (and her team) are a pleasure to work with. It is great to know that everything will be taken care of and with Lydia we know everything will go smooth. We love how nice and experienced Lydia is, it helps having someone that knowledgeable. We have worked together for a few years now and every event was amazing! Thank you for all that you do, we love you!

North Point Plantation North Point Plantation Mansion Weddings

I am the owner of North Point Plantation, a weddings/special events, and property rental in Virginia IHere on Wedding Wire, too.) Lydia used to live in Virginia and our loss is Florida's gain. Lydia is an A+ event planner. She has great, versatile style, creativity, works incredibly hard, and is extremely sensitive to her clients' desires, needs, and vision. She is patient, not phony, and really gets to know her brides and grooms. She is great at assessing a venue and optimizing its decorative possibilities. She is also excellent at working in a range of budgets, which is the first step in being sensitive to clients' needs. Sometimes brides know exactly what they want; other times they don't. Lydia will use Pinterest to help couples determine what kinds of look they want, from venue, to flowers, linens, even photography. Not the least of all, she has a great sense of humor. That's a real bonus when planning a wedding. I highly recommend Weddings by Lydia.

Lake House Cake by Shannon Lake House Cake by Shannon Wedding Cakes

Weddings by Lydia is so delightful to work with! Lydia is a hard worker, paying attention to the smallest of details. I would definitely recommend her to handle all of the tasks of your special day!

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