Events by Marykate

Service levels: Full-service planning

Team size: 2 – 4

About Events by Marykate

Events by Marykate

Lead Planner

Hi, I'm Marykate! Owner and lead planner of Events by Marykate a wedding planning company based in the Tampa Bay area. With over a decade in the event industry, I started helping couples navigate the wedding industry because of the headaches I experienced during my own journey. With my combined corporate event and wedding industry expertise, I'm passionate about helping you understand budgeting, navigating vendor pricing, logistics, and taking the confusion out of the planning process. I know how overwhelming it can all feel. Your wedding is one-of-a-kind, and your planning experience should reflect that. 🥂

With us as your logistic masterminds & custom design expertise, we focus on making your day uniquely yours. Instead of being overwhelmed by endless to-do lists and conflicting information, you'll be confident in your wedding timeline and get to actually enjoy your day ✨ So, if you're ready for personalized, expert support and help navigating the wedding pricing world then we can't wait to meet you! 💌

In three words: Innovative, Organized, Supportive

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	Full-service planning	Partial planning	Day-of coordination / wedding management
Description	Our Full-Service Planner Package offers couples a full comprehensive and stress-free wedding planning experience from start to finish. This is for the couple who needs someone by their side to help plan and execute every aspect of their big day. With meticulous attention to detail and unwavering support, we'll be with you every step of the way, allowing you to enjoy a flawless, unforgettable wedding day, minus the headaches!	Needing a more customized package? This offering is perfect for those who already have some of the details in place but need help in specific areas of the planning as well as event management or day of coordination on the big day. We'll get on a call to discuss where you currently stand, lay out a timeline, and customize a package based on your specific needs.	This package is perfect for those who want to tackle most of the planning, have their vision in place, a venue booked, and most of their vendors secured. We'll step in a few months before your wedding to get an understanding of all the details, provide recommendations, take over vendor communication and finalize any last-minute logistics. We'll handle all of the coordination on the day of your event and be there to ensure flawless execution.
Planning begins	12 Months out	6 Months out	3 Months out
Event Styling & Design
Budget Planning
Venue Recommendations
Vendor Selection
Vendor Management
Contract Review
Invites & Stationery
RSVP Tracking
Wedding Website
Wedding Favors & Accessories
Transportation Coordination
Venue Visits
Final Venue Walkthrough
Timeline Creation & Management
Onsite Event Management
Rentals & Linens
Accommodation Coordination
Pricing	Starts at $6,500	Starts at $4,500	Starts at $2,000

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Marykate was unbelievable!!
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•Mike & L.•Apr 3
Marykate was an AMAZING wedding planner / coordinator. She is extremely organized, super efficient, and a pleasure to work with. There wasn’t one thing that we needed that she couldn’t figure out a way to make it happen. She handled our day of coordination developing the timeline, keeping vendors accountable, and ensuring that the church and venue were perfect. She met with us several times via zoom and in-person to coordinate with the venue and other vendors. She stepped in and helped ease tensions on many occasions including with the venue that was challenging to work with. She was in charge of moving our wedding cake from the venue’s refrigerator, and decorating it with flowers (who knew the bakery, florists, and the hotel wouldn’t work together to get the delivered cake into the reception room and place the flowers on it)! She took it in stride and did a fabulous job! She helped us coordinate table decorations, cleaning up at the end of the night, transporting all of this stuff back up to our hotel room. Every item that you didn’t want to worry about on your wedding day, she handled and then some. Just a wonderful experience. Less than 15 minutes before the ceremony she was making sure we had snacks, fixing broken boutonnieres, and trimming bouquets. Truly a jack of all trades! Everything turned out flawless! The only thing I would suggest is to involve her earlier on in the process to reduce your wedding stress level. We only did for day of coordination and looking back, I wish we would have had her help with more. SHE IS FABULOUS and well worth her fee which was extremely reasonable! Snap her up and have a stress free wedding day!
Brittanie S.
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•Brittanie S.•Aug 15, 2024
I can’t say enough good things about Marykate! She was highly attentive and always followed up to keep everything on track without me having to check in with her first. I had so much fun planning my wedding with her by my side and would definitely recommend working with her if you are looking for a planner who cares about your wedding just as much as you do!
Made planning fun!
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•Lauren B.•Jun 11, 2024
I’m so glad I used Events by Marykate! I was really overwhelmed by everything that went into planning my wedding, but Marykate made it so easy. She guided me through the whole process and made sure every detail was to my liking. Thanks to her, I got the wedding I’ve always imagined, while staying in budget (which made my hubby happy). I can’t recommend her enough, a true gem!
Always on top of it!
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•The Production Crew•Apr 6, 2024
After working with Marykate for nearly a decade it is no surprise she continues to thrive as a top notch event planner! Always organized, attentive and most importantly level headed no matter what is thrown her way. She is a joy to work with whether it is a small social gathering or a full scale gala Marykate is always on the top of my list!

Our logistics coordination starts as soon as you hire us, whether you’re 5 months or 2 years away from your event. We'll kick things off with a consultation call to talk about your vision and you’ll get access right away to professional spreadsheets and checklists to help guide you along the way.

Yes, you can reach out via email anytime with questions! Depending on when you book, we'll have monthly check ins where we’ll meet to discuss all of the details and assess what still needs to be done. We'll assist in the final weeks to take the stress off of you, including confirming with each of your vendors and developing a comprehensive timeline for the big day.

Absolutely! Depending on your package we can assist with planning other wedding related events to seamlessly incorporate all the elements together.

Yes! We can assist you with designing, building and ensuring all of your wedding materials are completed and guests are accounted for.

ait, so you’re a wedding planner that also does custom signage? YES! From custom wedding welcome signs and seating charts, to table details like menu cards and table numbers. We bring our design expertise to help you put together all those little details to seamlessly tie together your wedding day.

This is one of the single most important days of your life, and we believe in creating an experience throughout your wedding planning journey. Through our over a decade of event expertise we focus on a detail oriented approach to planning by providing you with expert advice to help you do everything from outlining a realistic budget, to orchestrating that showstopper entrance moment, and providing custom unique wedding signage.

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Events by Marykate

About Events by Marykate

Events by Marykate

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Marykate was unbelievable!!

Brittanie S.

Made planning fun!

Always on top of it!

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