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PDR Events by Pamela M. D'Orsi

PDR Events by Pamela M. D'Orsi

East Greenwich, RI
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    Letting us enjoy the day!

    Pamela made sure all the details were taken care of and made sure everything and everyone was on time! Pamela handled it all with a high level of professionalism, juggling all the day of details and timeline with excellent customer service and had such a positive attitude. She made sure everything ran smoothly, and she provided great support from start to finish. I would highly recommend Pamela!
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    Sandra Sent on 10/31/2022
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    September Wedding- Narragansett, RI

    PDR Events truly made our wedding planning a 10/10 experience. Pamela assisted me with my bridal shower invitations, favors, colors, etc. and I cannot tell you how many compliments I received. Everyone was so impressed.
    Pamela and her team made the wedding the most unforgettable day of our lives. From invitations to welcome bags, to decor and planning- Pamela and her team did an incredible job. Our day of coordinators, Casey and Laura, had the ENTIRE DAY under control and didn't seem to break a sweat! I can't express how much I appreciated their help- talking me through any moments of nerves or stress, making sure I had apps and water during cocktail hour and keeping our entire wedding party (15 people and a 2-year-old!) in line.
    I would recommend Pamela and her team over and over - 10/10 service! Thank you so much!
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    Alexa Sent on 11/17/2021
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    Invitation Perfection

    Pamela at New England Invitations helped my husband and I navigate all our options for our wedding invitations. Trust me, there are SO many options to choose from. I explained my vision and she ran with it. She recommended colors, fonts and paper types. She put together absolutely stunning invitations-classy and romantic. She made something that could have been stressful and overwhelming and made it a fun experience. Pamela was also accommodating; I am from out of state and she really worked with me to find a date and time that worked with me. I had our first meeting with my parents, my husband and myself and we laughed and told stories while picking all of our options.

    She provided proofs and a quick turnaround. I was stunned by the beauty of the final product, they were perfect. She also did our name cards, I was very happy with this as well. The quality, professionalism, and final products were everything I could have hoped for. I HIGHLY recommend them.
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    Emily Sent on 09/21/2019
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    Loved Her!

    I wish we had hired Pamela sooner! She helped to make sure everything went off without a hitch. Our guests said we had the best wedding they had ever been to. Thank you Pamela!
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    Lolly Sent on 03/28/2019
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    Hiring Pamela was the best decision i made to ensure my perfect wedding day!!

    My photographer recommended Pamela to me. It was the best decision I made .Pamela’s knowledge and expertise In wedding planning was beyond my expectations.. Pamela always made me feel like I was her only bride.. my wedding day was absolutely perfection.. she’s the best!
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    Wedding Dreams Come True with PDR Events!

    My mom and I originally went to meet Pamela at her invitation company in East Greenwhich, RI to order my wedding invitations. We left that appointment with gorgeous, classic invitations AND wedding planner information. We fell in love with Pamela’s personality, passion, and professionalism in our first meeting and were ecstatic to learn she was involved with wedding planning too. We hired Pamela to be our day of wedding coordinator for my September Newport wedding and my ONLY regret is not hiring Pamela and PDR events sooner to help with more of the process!!

    From the moment I asked Pamela to be my day of coordinator, which was well before the day of, Pamela was extremely helpful. She was always one step of the game and had the best personality to work with... which is wonderful during what can be a very stressful planning time.

    I can’t say enough good things about Pamela. She was extremely responsive, had an answer to every question, quick on her feet to solve “problems” before they became problems, very attentive to detail, honest, supportive, organized, and extremely knowledgeable in her field. She is an absolute pleasure to be around and it felt like I’d known her for years!

    You cannot go wrong with hiring PDR Events for your big day. Pamela and her team will help make your special day with all the perfect little details possible, and with very little stress and work from your end. If you’re considering getting a planner to help with your wedding, don’t think about it for one more day! Pamela is the answer to all of your prayers! From one bride to another, Pamela is the one who will make all of your wedding dreams come true.
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    Lauren Sent on 11/19/2018
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    Best Decision Ever!

    Hiring Pamela to plan my October 2018 wedding was one of the BEST decisions I made for my wedding. Pamela is more than just a wedding planner, she was my go to person for EVERYTHING during the year and half of planning. I seriously could have not gone through this process without her - she was a god sent!

    We hired Pamela as our full service wedding planner for our Rosecliff wedding in October 2018 and she was instrumental in executing all of the details both big and small to make our day happen. Not only did she have amazing relationships with all of our vendors, she also brought years experience, organization, and a keen eye for detail that really helped bring my vision to life.

    We also used Pamela's invitation company, New England Invitations, for all of our paper and was extremely happy with the final product. In fact, several people are still commenting on how how beautiful our invites were!

    As for the day of coordination, I cannot even begin to summarize how thankful I am that Pamela was there. She completely took the reins so that I could fully relax and truly ENJOY my wedding day. Everything was executed perfectly and we had several positive compliments from our families and wedding party who loved her professionalism and positive attitude. She literally thinks of everything so you don't have to. For example, my bustle had broken but thankfully Pamela had safety pins and fix it quickly so I could go back to dancing.

    Wedding planning can be a very overwhelming and stressful time but Pamela takes all of that away and truly lets you enjoy the experience. If you are thinking about hiring Pamela to plan your next wedding you will not regret it !
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    Sarah Sent on 11/15/2018
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    Look no further "Wedding Planner Extraordinaire"

    Pamela D' Orsi Ryan of pdr events is a master in the field of wedding and event planning. Her answers and problem-solving are based on years of experience in the wedding industry, dealing with vendors, weather, families and acts of god!! Her passion and her attention to detail make her perfect. She literally saved us countless hours. Her energy, enthusiasm and sense of humor keeps the wedding process enjoyable. She listens, absorbs and executes!!! She will help make your vision a reality. There is no doubt - she WILL create the event of a lifetime!!!
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    Stephanie Sent on 11/11/2018
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    Best & Easiest Decision for our Wedding

    Pamela was the best decision we made for our wedding. We had a destination wedding so we knew we needed extra help in staying organized and getting everything done. Pamela had the best recommendations for vendors, was so easy to work with, fun, and just a good person. When planning one of the most important events in your life it is a huge fear that you will pick the wrong people to help support and guide you to the conclusion. Our wedding was to not only be a celebration of our love, but also a celebration of our love for our friends and family that joined us on the day. So choosing a wedding planner to manage and act as "conductor" of sorts was a major concern for us. On top of this we needed to have someone that we got along with while also trusting them to be tough when it was necessary. Pam was all of those things and more. She was always kind, always positive, but she was also straight to the point. Not only were we extremely happy with all of the suggestions she made from the caterer to the flowers to the photographers to so many other things, but we also had a great time with her the whole time. She was warm and friendly while still being firm and decisive when things needed to get done. The whole process from start to finish was made easy with Pam on our side, and the wedding day was perfect and completely stress-free. This bride can stress about everything and I didn’t stress about anything that day and also couldn’t imagine it being more perfect than it was. Everything went seamlessly and this was no doubt due to Pamela (and our other amazing vendors whom she recommended.) We plan to come back to visit Newport on a yearly basis, and we will be having dinner and drinks with Pam each time that she will join us. She not only made our wedding day amazing, but she also made two new friends.
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    I am convinced I could not have gotten through the wedding planning process without Pamela. There are so many logistical aspects to a wedding that I needed help with, and Pamela is a professional who knows everything and put my worried mind at ease. I wanted a Great Gatsby themed wedding, and she knew all the right vendors to go to in order to make my dream a reality. She is an excellent communicator, and gives the best advice. She also is familiar with so many wedding venues and vendors, so she knows exactly what you need and what to ask for.

    I never thought I would need a wedding planner, and looking back it was the best decision I made. My wedding day was perfect, and exactly how I’d dreamed it would be, and it’s all thanks to Pamela. When I walked around the venue on my wedding day I was amazed that everything had come to life in exactly how I’d envisioned it. She is amazing, and I highly recommend hiring her!!
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    Pamela went above and beyond to make sure each detail was confirmed and double-checked so our day would run smoothly. She was constantly available for me in the planning and decision-making process whether months out or just days before the wedding. Her experience, relationships with quality vendors, and willingness to really receive my ideas made her someone I could easily create a vision with. Moreover, she was immeasurably valuable on the day of for helping to not only orchestrate the flow of the day as we had planned, but to manage surprise needs of guests as well as to keep the momentum of the events moving from prep to post-party. I am a very organized person with a passion for event planning and people who know me were surprised that I wanted to hire a planner. I am SO glad I did and thankful to Pamela for helping to create one of the best days for our families.
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    Pamela D'Orsi Ryan provided wedding planning services for us for our wedding at the Glen Manor House on July 9, 2011. Frankly, we could not have pulled it off without her, and the event itself was everything we could have imagined. We owe a huge debt of gratitude to Pamela. We chose her because we liked her can-do attitude and her willingness to think outside the box. We were right about that, but what you can't tell in an interview, and what we learned, is how great she is an individual. She is so thoughtful and attentive that by the end, even though we were very picky, we were just turning things over to her because we knew she would understand what we wanted without us having to describe it. She was invaluable in helping us pick vendors, figure out whether costs were reasonable, giving advice on tough decisions (including easy decisions that seemed tough at the time) and just generally keeping us calm. She was less expensive than the other planners we interviewed, which made her services a great value, but she was so good that we ended up paying her a bonus that brought the overall fees in line with what others were quoting. And we still underpaid, given how great she was. Hire Pam, check that off your to-do list, and thank us later.
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    Castle Hill Inn - October 2024

    Pamela was the best wedding planner we ever could have imagined.

    Such a blast. So professional. So organized. So trustworthy.

    She made our vision come to life while also being so insightful and making great recommendations.

    We cannot recommend her highly enough.
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    Excellence, elegance, professionalism, and fun! The BEST.

    Pamela and her team were amazing. Although we were having a small wedding party (35 ppl), I wanted a planner who also created big events in top venues in Newport - someone proven with attention to detail and an eye for elegance and taste. PDR Events brought all that PLUS good energy and humor. I told Pamela to handle the whole thing and she did. She listened to the vibe I wanted (coastal, understated elegance); I shared my thoughts about the caterer and food and beverages; we agreed on a theme, colors, and storyboard; and she and her team of designers executed perfectly. She handled problems with vendors (you can't avoid them). On the day of the event, she came early, made sure every detail was perfect, and stayed to the end. Every single guest gushed about how beautiful the house and set up were as well as the food and overall warm/welcoming feeling of the event. I couldn't be happier with PDR and recommend them wholeheartedly. Pamela will take care of you and then some. Worth every penny!
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    Exactly What We Needed

    My wife and I just got married yesterday, and Pamela was so unbelievably helpful that we are writing this review as soon as we had a chance to sit down and breathe. Pamela is exceptional. As soon as we hired her, it was like Pamela instantly understood our vision and knew exactly what to do to make it come to life. She was never hard to get a hold of, she did not push things that were not a priority to us, she coached us on what we needed and how to request it from our vendors, and she went above and beyond the day of the wedding making sure that everything was perfect. We cannot recommend Pamela highly enough. Our wedding was perfect and exactly what we wanted it to be, and it’s entirely thanks to Pamela. We would have been lost without her and her charm, expertise, and industry connections. We almost want to go through the hell of wedding planning again just so we can hire her sooner in the process!!
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    Pamela is the best in the biz!

    We had such a wonderful experience working with Pamela! It’s clear she knows her stuff and is very experienced! For my wedding in particular she was so helpful with helping us decide on vendors (she knows them all!) keeping us on track in the months and weeks leading up to the wedding and providing insight and advice ranging from big decisions to even the smallest little details. Our wedding was absolutely perfect and she was a huge part in making it so spectacular!! We couldn’t recommend working with her more!
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    Hiring Pamela was the best and easiest decision I made!

    Hiring Pamela was one of the first wedding planning decisions I made and quite possibly the easiest and most important one! Living in NYC, working with a planner who not only knew the ins and outs of Newport but also every single vendor, aspect + consideration needed for a Newport wedding (down to the tiniest of details) was absolutely critical. Pamela went above and beyond in all aspects of the wedding planning process and working closely with her 1:1 I was able to develop a true friendship along the way. She has an incredible personality and will keep you smiling & laughing the entire time. With a busy schedule and a lot on my mind, Pamela helped keep me on track ensuring we were ahead of all deadlines and making suggestions for every single detail that I would never have thought of. With her support, advice and guidance, I was confident no stone was unturned (despite feeling like we were juggling 1000 items at all times). I can’t say enough good things about Pamela’s planning and organization style but her day of delivery was equally, if not more, impressive. Wedding day was absolutely A+ - The number of compliments I received directly from friends and family on Pamela specifically are countless. She was absolutely fantastic day of, wearing 100 different hats and keeping things moving efficiently and seamlessly the entire day. I genuinely could not have executed the wedding of my dreams without Pamela’s partnership these last 18 months. I will miss our daily exchanges and hope to work together again in the future!
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    10/10 Planner! Oct 2023 wedding

    Pamela is an AMAZING planner! She helped us create such a memorable day from start to finish. She is extremely experienced, detailed oriented and organized. Our wedding happened to be the same day as the the car show in Newport which is always a major event. Pamela made sure timeline was designed to accommodate any potential delays that the car show could cause. Our day ran so smoothly thanks to her!
    Pamela knows the vendors in the area very well which was so helpful while planning. She assisted in conveying our dream wedding to the vendors and making sure we had the best options. The day of the wedding Pamela and her team made sure our day ran seamlessly. She helped organize 250 guests, a large bridal party, multiple vendor and changes due to weather.
    We would absolutely recommend Pamela and her team to anyone planning a wedding.
    Thank you for everything Pamela!! Our day would not have been the same without you!!
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    Fantastic from start to finish!

    Working with Pamela was an absolute dream! She is so on top of everything, makes sure every detail is perfect and is so quick! She made wedding planning a breeze! Without Pamela our wedding wouldn’t have been nearly as spectacular as it was and we can’t thank her enough!

    Not to mention she’s so kind!!
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    Exceptional Wedding Planner

    Pamela D'Orsi is an exceptional wedding planner! She takes care of every single detail to make your wedding planning process and day of a true joy. She really thinks of EVERYTHING and we were so unbelievably happy with how everything worked out. Thank you SO much Pamela and your wonderful team! We are so happy. HIGHLY recommend.
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    Pamela was our fairy godmother!

    Pamela made our wedding day dreams come true! While my mom and I are extreme planners, it made it so incredible to have someone who knew our vendors, had worked at our venue and made us feel special throughout the entire process. From the beginning of planning until our wedding day, I knew I could always reach out to Pamela for both the big and the small tasks. Pamela is personal, quickly learned my vision and was a key advisor throughout the process. Not to mention, she always got back to us quickly — which was so important to me. The months up to you wedding day can be a bit hectic, but Pamela was always there to bring a sense of ease and reassurance that it all will come together...and it definitely did! I highly recommend Pamela and PDR Events for your upcoming wedding or future event.
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    PDR Events a Lifesaver!

    Pamela of PDR Events came to our rescue with less than 3 weeks to go before my daughter's wedding in Newport, RI. While Pamela had other priority weddings to plan and manage she graciously took on our over 200 + guest wedding. Pamela understood we had a lot of work to do - she and her team jumped in immediately working daily & diligently to ensure our daughter's wedding was perfect. It was. I am grateful to Pamela and her staff at PDR events for taking us on as clients in the 11th hour and for giving me the peace of mind none of the details would fall through the cracks. Pamela coordinated and managed the wedding details successfully, as well as gave tasteful advice on the aesthetic details. She was a true partner in styling our daughter's beautiful wedding.
    Pamela is a thoughtful, tireless, seasoned professional whom is responsive and proactive. I will hire her again to plan future family events.
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    Wedding 2019 Newport, RI

    Pamela is so incredibly wonderful to work with!! She is so organized and on top of everything, her work is beautiful, and she makes everyone around her happy. I couldn’t have asked for a more talented wedding planner and certainty wouldn’t have had the wedding of my dreams without all her help!
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    A joy to work with

    Pamela is not only great at her job, but a joy to be around. Hiring Pamela allowed us to relax and focus on what mattered the weekend of our wedding - enjoying ourselves and spending time with our guests.
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    Pamela is fantastic!!

    If you want your wedding to go without a hitch and perfect, Pamela is for you. She was thorough throughout the whole process, I was Mother of the Groom and out of state (We hosted a welcome reception the night before the wedding for all guests) Coordinated a whole weekend of events from invitations to the napkins. The day of the wedding... a no-nonsense task master. Which is what you will want. Our wedding was 250 people and she orchestrated it perfectly. Wedding was at Castle Hill Inn, Welcome Reception/Rehearsal dinner at Marble House, Newport RI.
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