Smiling Rose Planning and Production Reviews
Reviews
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Paige Sent on 11/20/2025Everyone needs Grace in their life!
Working with grace was one of the greatest gifts of our entire wedding experience. Working with her is a non-negotiable. Our day wouldn’t have been the same without her. She is knowledgeable, incredibly helpful, and genuinely becomes a friend first. She is someone who reminds you to breathe, be present, and actually enjoy the moments as they come. As a planner myself, I’m used to being the one managing every detail, but with her there, I didn’t have to touch a thing. I knew every vendor was taken care of, every detail handled, and everything would get done exactly as it should. She doesn’t sweat the small stuff, keeps an amazing attitude, and brings a calm confidence that instantly puts you at ease. She makes the entire day feel light and effortless—like you’re floating on a cloud with your best friend watching your back. She is a forever friend, and I will recommend her over and over again to anyone who wants a wedding day that feels joyful, seamless, and completely supported. -
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Sourabh Sent on 10/01/2025
Amazing full service planner!
We used Grace as a full service planner for our Indian-Mexican wedding at Roche Harbor. She helped plan and organize a welcome dinner, Hindu ceremony, cocktail hour, reception, and chapel wedding.
She helped find and negotiate contracts with all our vendors, worked closely with the venue, and was an absolute savior on the day of!
I can't recommend Grace enough. You can't go wrong with her -
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Kelsey Sent on 08/23/2025Go for grace!
If you’re looking for a coordinator who will go above and beyond to calm your nerves and ensure everything runs flawlessly, Grace is your person! She’s incredibly personable and you’ll feel like you’ve known her forever. She brings a wealth of industry experience, from catering to audio, that makes her uniquely skilled at managing vendors seamlessly. It was clear our other vendors loved working with her too.
For our rehearsal dinner, hosted at a private home for 115 guests, Grace handled every detail. She spent an estimated 10+ hours on-site in the days leading up planning layouts, coordinating rentals, troubleshooting logistics, and delivered a seamless event. On top of that, she navigated the complexity of working with vendors who primarily spoke Chinese, without missing a beat.
On our wedding day, Seattle threw us a rainy curveball, but Grace turned it into the best possible version of the day. She somehow knew our vision just as well as we did, despite running multiple wedding at a time - I don't know how she keeps it all straight and with such calm, but she does! Trust me, the last thing you want on your wedding day is to be the one coordinating. Hiring Grace was hands down the BEST money we spent. -
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Lauren Sent on 07/20/2025Grace is amazing!
Hiring Grace was the best decision we made during our entire wedding planning process. From our very first meeting, they were organized, warm, professional, and truly passionate about bringing our vision to life. Every detail was handled with care—from vendor coordination to timeline management—and their creativity and calm presence helped make the day feel effortless.
They went above and beyond to ensure everything ran smoothly, and we genuinely got to enjoy every moment of our wedding knowing Grace had everything under control. Our guests were raving about how seamless and beautiful the event was—and we owe so much of that to this incredible planner.
If you're looking for someone who listens, cares deeply, and delivers with grace and excellence, look no further. Highly, highly recommend! -
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Julien Sent on 08/02/2023Highly recommend!!!
Grace was the day-of-coordinator for our wedding in East Lake, and we're so glad we picked her!
In the weeks leading to the wedding she made sure we were thinking about all the small logistic details and talking to her made us feel confident that we were on track (and removed a lot of planning-induced anxiety).
And the day of the wedding we didn't have to talk to any vendor. We were able to really enjoy the wedding reception, which is a big win for us.
Thanks Grace!!!
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Kristyn Sent on 07/31/2023
Best event planner ever
We hired Grace as our day-of-coordinator for our wedding and it was by far the best decision we made while planning. She was so much more than a day-of, being attentive and available throughout all of the planning process. She even came to the venue with us earlier this year to help us figure out how to configure the space and answered all of my frantic texts with such patience and grace (pun intended?) when I felt anxious with certain vendors and set up details. Day of, she delivered exactly what we requested - which was to show up and leave our wedding without worry while bringing to life the design I had in mind to perfection. After many horror stories from friends having to do more than they bargained for during their wedding (tear down, set up, etc.), Grace allowed us to have a perfect day by taking care of all of the behind the scenes set up and tear down. She came to us only when absolutely necessary and had everything perfectly in place with her team and our vendors otherwise. Another great perk of working with Grace is her inventory of items! My venue was a blank slate and Grace's inventory being part of the cost of working with her allowed us to save on a bundle of miscellaneous items that would cost us more/be more of a pain to get rid of otherwise. We cannot say more good things about Grace, and frankly a review alone just doesn't justify our appreciation of her and our team for making our wedding the best it could possibly be. DO NOT HESITATE to hire Grace for any of your event needs - she is the BEST, and we feel so lucky to have gotten it right with her as our coordinator. -
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Cindy Sent on 06/18/2023Made the day easy & relaxing for this Type-A Bride
Grace is an amazing coordinator and helped make our day wonderful and easy. A few things had not gone quite to plan, but no one noticed (including me!) thanks to Grace, her team, and her experience. I had no clue until she informed me the next day when she was dropping off our decor items. She ensured the day ran smoothly for us and our guests. Worth every penny to melt the stress away and handle all the craziness so you can enjoy the moment, which already goes by too quickly. Apologies Grace for taking so long to write this review! -
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Julia Sent on 08/20/2022Grace is the best!
Grace is truly incredible! I hired her late in the game, planning my own wedding until I got really stuck. She handled everything that I knew I couldn't and more. She is talented, organized, highly knowledgable and incredibly personable, kind, fun, and awesome. She had worked with so many of our vendors in the past and clearly has a vast wealth of experience. It was helpful to have someone to hold my hand through process and keep an eye out for stuff I hadn't even thought about. I tend to get anxious and overly detailed oriented. Grace was able to let me relax and enjoy the planning and especially the day itself. On the day of the wedding, in addition to coordinating everything, she also made herself available to answer questions from us/our friends/family/guests and that helped us A TON. One of the biggest things for me was that she handled the set up and break down of the event. She also tracked down a 12 -person round table in the week leading up to the wedding, so last minute, and got it to the venue because my mom had to have a certain table arrangement and the venue didn't have that specific table. That was huge for my family. The list goes on and on and on. She makes things happen. I can't thank her enough for everything she did to make our wedding weekend a wonderful experience for all. Thank you Grace! -
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Anne Sent on 06/13/2022Wedding must-have!!
We cannot recommend Grace enough! She's so much more than a day-of coordinator - helping us through any questions that we had during the wedding planning process, coordinating day-of logistics, and helping our wedding weekend run seamlessly. Her team was approachable through the full process and we heard great feedback from family/guests as well. -
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Greta Sent on 06/08/2022Happy with everything!
We needed a day of coordinator due to our venue but also because I wanted to hand it over and be able to enjoy my wedding, Grace was super helpful during the planning process, attending our meetings with us, references, coordinating signs and just being a sounding board for all our little questions, whats normal, would this be weird etc. She was so easy to work with, day of we had Erin in charge and she kept things on schedule or gave us flexibility when we needed it. Everything went well and we're so happy with it all. Highly recommend, totally worth it. -
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Hannah Sent on 12/26/2021Grace is the best doc in seattle!
Working with Grace was the BEST decision we made in our wedding planning. My husband and I can't recommend her enough to all the future wedding throwers!! Seriously, five stars are not enough to describe how amazing Grace is!! We had two weddings to plan, one in Korea (Nov 2021) and one in Seattle (Dec 2021). You can probably already sense how crazy and overwhelmed we were with all the wedding planning, especially in the covid-era. We first found Grace through a recommendation from our DJ. From the very first time we spoke with her, we knew we've found THE ONE. She is super down-to-earth, fun, organized, professional, and caring! Although we hired her as a day-of-coordinator, she reached out to us two months before the wedding, checking in and making sure we had everything in order for the big day. She was always available via email to answer our questions. Even when one of our vendors had to cancel on us last minute and we were doomed to do a lot of decorations ourselves, Grace helped to make sure I was stress-free on the day of (and the days leading up to it) and put together the most beautiful wedding I could ever dream of! Smiling Rose Event Planning has their own awesome docors, like hurricanes, votives, frames, easels, which couples can rent for free (what?!?!), which honestly saved our lives and our bank account! She was super easygoing, always with a smile on her face. Everyone at our wedding was impressed by Grace and Stacey (Grace's assistant). Even when I forgot to order sparklers for the sparkler going-away photos (which I was super sad about on the day of), Grace was able to talk with the venue staff to locate enough sparklers for us to use! Stacey was also amazing and so nice!! Without these two wonderful ladies, my wedding was probably not possible. Thank you so so much! We highly recommend you work with them! You won't regret it!! -
Abigail Sent on 10/29/2021
Best decision I made for my wedding - Smiling Rose!
If I could give even more stars I would!!
Grace was highly recommended to me by a friend and wow, was my friend right. She has a ton of experience, stays calm no matter what is thrown at her, is drama free, fun to work with and has great taste and judgment.
Leading up to the wedding, Grace was easy to get a hold of and answered any question I had. She had great suggestions and always offered to help whenever she could. She really respected our budget and helped us get the most for our money, never guilting us into spending more.
The day of the wedding she was as fun to have around as my bridesmaids (although also had an ability to be in the background when necessary!). She handled everything, including effortlessly navigating tricky family dynamics. She and her team did a beautiful job with my florals and making sure my décor was exactly how I wanted -- they really listened!
I am so grateful to Grace and in awe of her talents. -
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Gabi Sent on 09/20/2021Would throw another wedding just to work with Grace again
I worked with Grace to coordinate my wedding Sept 2021 at The Foundry by Herban Feast. The Foundry recommended her (she was a former employee) and I am so glad I had the chance to work with her and her team!! I worked with Grace up until the day of the wedding, then her coordinator Erin on the day of the wedding. Both were on top of it, professional, and fun to be around when celebrating such a fun occasion! Grace is so organized, puts you at ease especially when handling vendor contracts and negotiations, and throughout any fires she is calm and collected. She also makes an effort to make you feel special and like your wedding day matters. I know it never happens, but my wedding day was flawlessly executed and I felt so comfortable knowing Smiling Rose had everything under control.
She helped select and negotiate with vendors, provided a day of wedding day timeline that she kept up to date with the latest information, provided items like hurricane candles from her own inventory, helped us coordinate our rehearsal dinner, and I could go on.
Grace made such an impression that one of my wedding guests wants to use Smiling Rose for her upcoming wedding. I would recommend Grace and her team to anyone. They’ve got your back!
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Kaitlin Sent on 08/01/2021Hands down the best!
Our experience with Grace & Smiling Rose Event Planning was AMAZING! We really cannot say enough good things about her! Her attention to detail made everything run smoothly, even when I-90 was shut down and it took us 4 hours longer than expected to get to our rehearsal dinner. She’s got the kind of personality that gets along with everyone, and was easily able to manage all of our vendors, guests, and us with ease, while making everyone feel relaxed. She even stayed late on our wedding night to ensure we were able to close out with every last vendor and transition smoothly to the after party. We would recommend her to anyone, and hire her again in a heartbeat! -
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Maddie Sent on 07/16/2021Absolutely wonderful!
I almost chose not to hire a day of coordinator, but I am SO GLAD that we hired Grace! We absolutely would NOT have had the wedding we had without her help and guidance. She made the day run incredibly smoothly. She thought of all of the little details that we hadn't thought about. When I saw that the wrong color napkins had been placed on our reception tables, she was able to work her magic and by the time of the ceremony, we had the right napkins. She's the perfect balance of friendly/fun but also gets shit done. She really thought of so many things (down to having paper straws to put in the water bottles she brought for me so I wouldn't mess up my lipstick). So many of my bridesmaids and family commented on how amazing she was - one of my bridesmaids isn't even in a relationship and has already said she want's to hire Grace whenever she gets married! I would absolutely recommend Grace and Smiling Rose for anyone who wants to be able to fully enjoy their wedding day. -
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Shannon Sent on 11/11/2020Thank goodness for Grace!
I felt super comfortable with Grace from the initial phone call. She is warm, friendly, and caring, which are definite musts for a wedding coordinator.
She is also extremely organized, detailed, and level-headed, which really helped me leading up to the wedding, especially with all our last-minute changes due to Covid. Although I booked her as a day-of coordinator, her package really includes so much more, and we were in contact pretty much throughout the whole planning process. It was so reassuring to know I had someone who could handle all the small details that I was trying to corral in my head.
On the day of the wedding, I was able to let go and know that everything was taken care of! There were a few moments when I remembered something that needed doing, but Grace had already done it! She took care of set-up, being the point of contact for the other vendors, organizing/cueing our wedding party (with no rehearsal), playing the music, transitioning for our cake cutting and champagne toast, clean-up, and probably many more things I didn't notice behind the scenes. We were able to completely relax and enjoy our wedding, thanks to Grace!
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Laura Sent on 07/05/2019Grace is amazing!
If I could give an extra star I would! Grace helped us navigate the crazy world of wedding vendors and always had amazing advice for best practices and how to turn conceptual ideas into something really special. Honestly, she blew us away with how flawlessly all the details came together! As the bride, I was able to go into the wedding day and not even have a concern or thought about how things were going at the venue - I had so much confidence and faith in Grace and she killed it! In addition, she made the whole process FUN, which to me is as good as it gets. I would recommend Grace to anyone for event planning - we are still getting compliments from guests about how great the day was and that is in large part due to her efforts to get us across the finish line! -
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Kalie Sent on 09/18/2022One of the best wedding decisions we made
Grace and Stacy are absolute rock stars! They took my vision and made it into reality. My husband and I both agree that after our venue, having Grace as our coordinator was the best money spent in our wedding budget. She was able to accommodate everything we wanted in our schedule, and when it was the day of the wedding I didn’t have to worry about a thing because I knew everything was in the best possible hands. She rolled with any pop-up so smoothly it’s obvious she has a contingency plan for anything. I was juggling last minute guest count adjustments and she passed the information along to catering, adjusted seating, and got back to me in under FIVE minutes. Her organization is off the charts, and she uses Google Drive to make it even easier. Schedules, VIPs, vendor details, it’s all safe in one space. I could add info about the wedding, vendors, and other details knowing she would see it.
If there is ONE must-have vendor out there for every wedding, it’s Grace and her team.
Thank you for making our wedding day unforgettable! We won’t be able to think of the day without thinking of you. -
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Mindy Sent on 08/26/2021The best money we spent for our wedding
Hiring Grace and her team was the best money we spent on our wedding. Grace went above and beyond as our day of coordinator and made our wedding so stress free. As someone who is a control freak it was so perfect for me to have someone i could trust to take over and it allowed me to relax and have the best time ever. Grace is intuitive, has a great attention to detail, works her butt off, and is an absolute pleasure to work with. I would recommend hiring her 1000 percent! Thank you Grace and Stacey for making our wedding go so perfectly! -
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Suki Sent on 08/21/2017Grace is the reason our wedding was as beautiful as it was. She is also the reason we had a stress-free and smooth wedding day. She was supposed to be our month of/day of coordinator, but she was so much more than that. We asked her to do so many tasks that were technically not specified in our contract (like figuring out babysitting options for guests with children, researching the best deals for a hotel suite for us the night before and night of the wedding, finding reasonable hotel blocks and other accommodation for our guests, and researching rehearsal dinner venues). She simply told us "yes, I can take care of that, no problem."
In addition to all the extra help she provided, she was incredible in the days leading up to our wedding. We decided to DIY our decor (driftwood with succulents/moss for centerpieces/cake table decor and hurricane vases filled with water and white orchids with clear beads at the bottom for our centerpieces/aisle decor), which definitely made more work for Grace. I had become quite the control-freak during our nine months of planning, but had to hand off everything to her to set up/decorate as she saw fit because I would not have time the day of the wedding. She did a better job decorating our space than I ever could have done. Not only is she a fabulous coordinator/decorator, she also provided decor items for free as part of her services. All of our hurricane vases and votive candles holders (plus floating candles and votive candles) were provided by Grace. Grace also picked up our cake from our vendor (since they did not deliver to Vashon Island where our wedding was located) and made sure it was kept cool until our ceremony started.
She was completely calm throughout our planning and wedding day, even when we had hiccups (like us losing our marriage certificate). Honestly, I would have been a basket-case at our wedding without Grace. She is a gem, and we can't thank her enough for everything she did for us.
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