You’ve spent the last six months picking out an engagement ring and planning the perfect proposal. Everything went according to plan and she said yes! Congratulations! Now you can rest…that is until the wedding planning starts.
As professionals that have been in the business of love for decades now, we won’t sugar coat it. The next year will be one of the most stressful periods of your life but so worth the headache when you’re on a tropical beach somewhere with the love of your life, basking in newlywed bliss. As crazy as wedding planning will be, you don’t have to do it alone. You will have the support of your fiancé and hopefully your family and friends. But if you really want to take some of the responsibilities off your plate and truly enjoy this once in a lifetime period in your life, hiring a wedding planner is definitely the way to go. Just ask any bride that has ever hired one.
Any big city, from Los Angeles to New York City, is filled with professional wedding planners, ranging from all different types of services and prices. The hard part will be choosing the right one for you and your fiancé. We have done our research, spoken with some of our past clients and compiled a list of some of the best and highly recommended wedding planners in Los Angeles and New York City. We’re more than just an engagement ring company, we’re here to guide you through this exciting time in your life by providing as much information about the wedding industry as possible.
Los Angeles, California Wedding Planners
- Amber Events – Serving West Hollywood and the surrounding area
(949) 742-1253
Amber Events has been in the wedding planning business since 2007 and comes highly recommended by Yelp reviews and past clients alike. Planning a destination wedding or a backyard shindig in the Hollywood Hills? Amber Events has experience from coast to coast and all over the globe. They provide every service from creating wedding invitations to booking your dream wedding venue.
Yelp review excerpt from past clients of Amber Events: “Their attention to detail, creativity, vision, organization and professionalism is definitely what I loved about them the most! They curated an entire weekend for my wedding party to the tee, from our magical rehearsal dinner on the edge of a cliff in Oia, Santorini. To sailing through the Mediterranean on the most epic catamaran, and obviously making our special day a day that we will never forget!”
2. LA Wedding Woman – serving the Los Angeles and Orange County Area
323-682-8697
This company takes wedding planning to the next level. Not only will they plan and execute your dream wedding ceremony, they will officiate it! This family ran company has been in the business for three generations so it is easy to trust their expertise. Uniquely, they don’t call themselves wedding planners but their services include customized ceremonies, quick “I Do” ceremonies, vow renewal, marriage license help and rehearsal assistance.
Review from official website: “My husband and I were married by Arielle, yesterday. I had been searching for someone that was down to earth, not showy or flashy, and who just “got us”. I’m so glad I found her!! She is great and so thorough.”
3. Mad Love Events – Serving Pasadena and surrounding areas
(562) 356-8315
Mad Love Events is unique in the sense that they offer different packages depending on how much or how little you want your wedding planner involved. If you want them to do everything from booking venues to contacting vendors, the “Everything” package deal is highly recommended. If you’ve done most of the work yourself but want the wedding planner to take over communications and final details, the “Adore” package is the one for you. If you’re looking for something in between, the “Lovely” package is ideal for the undecided bride.
Yelp review excerpt: “We hired Mad Love Events as our day-of coordinator, but Cindy began to organize and keep in contact with us weeks before our wedding. She efficiently asked all the important questions to keep us on track and not a single detail was missing. Thank you so much, Cindy + Mad Love team, for having the expertise to execute such a seamless wedding for us.”
New York City, New York Wedding Planners
- Firefly Events – Serving Lower East Side and surrounding areas
(917) 921-6052
Firefly Events call themselves a luxury wedding, event planning and design company, and that they are! Named top wedding planners by Vogue, Harpers’ BAZAAR and more, believe us when we say the hype is real! Firefly has a team on both coasts, making wedding planning for bi-coastal couples a breeze. They are on the pricey side but if they aren’t within your budget, they conveniently offer an online planning program.
Yelp review excerpt from past client: “The best way to explain my experience with Firefly is EASY. They made every single part of planning our wedding so easy on me. From researching and booking vendors to the day of timeline was not only headache free, but fun. I had an absolute blast planning our wedding. The entire process was perfectly seamless.”
2. Modern Rebel – Serving Brooklyn, Manhattan and surrounding areas
(917) 593-7114
Are you and your fiancé a little unconventional and fear dealing with an uptight, flashy wedding planner? Thank god you came across this article because we have found the jackpot of unconventional wedding planning companies. Enter, Modern Rebel Co! Modern Rebel Co. is ran by women and queer feminists and their mission is to “throw a kickass celebration that dwells on the heart swelling, mind-blowing love stuff and not the light-airy-wedding-industrial-complex we- want-to-oversell-you-on-the-swans type of thing.” We had to share this quote directly from their website because not only is their marketing director a genius but their methods and mission our greatly sought after in the LA and NYC areas. Even better, Modern Rebel gives back to nonprofits through each event.
Yelp review excerpt from past client: “We can’t say enough about Amy and Modern Rebel! They are the BEST. To start with, Amy took a genuine interest in us as a couple and approached the entire process with no assumptions and no judgments. Amy helped us with the full planning process.”
3. Dream Makers- serving all of NYC (Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, Long Island, Queens)
(516) 242-0397
Dream Makers has been in the event planning business for 20 years and has thrown parties for some of the most well-known companies in the game including Facebook, UGG, NBC and more. This is one of the more professional event planning companies we have looked into. There “About Me” page boasts about not showing up to work your wedding in a cocktail dress and four inch heels, which is appealing to many future brides and grooms. They also offer their own liability insurance which most other companies do not. Dream Makers offer different packages depending on how little or how much you want them involved. If you want to play it safe, Dream Makers is the way to go.
Official website review for past client: “Before I met Tara, I had probably met close to 10 day of coordinators. I’m a very organized and detailed person (Type A) and I had planned everything about my wedding to the tee. Therefore, it was imperative that I found someone that I could entrust to execute my vision.Within the first few minutes of meeting Tara, I knew I wanted to hire her, not only because of her professional demeanor and “make it happen” attitude but, above all, we clicked and we had the same mindset.”
We hope we took the hard work out of searching for the perfect wedding/event planner. You know how the saying goes “When you know, you know.” Trust your gut when hiring a wedding planner, just like you did when deciding to marry the love of your life. Oh, and don’t forget that Diamond Mansion offers free ring cleaning for life (shameless plug).
