Halcyon Events

Service levels: Full-service planning

About Halcyon Events

Halcyon Events

Owner and Lead Planner

To inquire, please visit my website. Offering full service planning, partial wedding planning, day-of coordination, and hourly consultation: Halcyon Events is dedicated to curating your dream wedding experience. halcyon (hal-see-en) (adj.): denoting a period of time that is calm, peaceful, and full of joy.

Wedding planning can so often turn a time that should be all about celebrating the love and commitment of a lifelong partnership into a time of worry, tension, and deadlines. I fully believe your engagement should be FUN.

In three words: Confident, Positive, Reassuring

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Service available for an extra cost
Full-service planningA la cartePartial planningDay-of coordination / wedding management
Description

Worry-free wedding planning with assistance throughout the entire planning process: from timeline building to tablescapes, selecting your color palette, understanding vendor contracts, and everything in between.

Hourly consultation for whatever you need: design direction, timeline questions, floor plan creation, transportation and hotel blocks, and more.

A perfect fit for someone who loves to plan but needs help with the nuance of planning a wedding specifically. Provifing support with the things that feel above your head or grasp and assistance on the day-of.

Coordinating all those day-of details. Ensuring your vision is brought to life while working alongside your vendors. All to make certain you can worry less about the details and more about being present in each moment of your day.

Planning begins12 Months out9 Months out9 Months out1 Month out
Vendor Management
Event Styling & Design
Venue Recommendations
Vendor Selection
Rentals & Linens
Invites & Stationery
Wedding Website
Wedding Favors & Accessories
Accommodation Coordination
Transportation Coordination
Timeline Creation & Management
Budget Planning
Contract Review
Onsite Event Management
Venue Visits
Final Venue Walkthrough
PricingStarts at $4,500Starts at $100Starts at $2,000Starts at $1,500

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  • Sam was the BEST!

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    •Lucy G.•Sep 26, 2024

    Hire a coordinator - hire Sam, it is SO worth it! Having Sam be apart of my wedding day allowed me to fully be present, hand off all the months of planning, enjoy being with my people, and I truly did not think once about anything going wrong or stressing about any decision making. It was the best gift I could have been given on my wedding day. Sam handled everything with grace, reliability, and ease. She was so easy to work with and truly made the day seem effortless. Hiring Sam would be the best money spent on your wedding day!!

  • Sam is EVERYTHING

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    •Anna A.•Sep 18, 2024

    Sam is our favorite. She was an absolute pleasure to work with for our wedding. From our very first interaction, her communication style was kind and calm, putting us at ease throughout the planning process. The quality of her design work was tasteful and personal. Sam handled all of our wild details for creating a venue in our friend's backyard with smooth coordination. Sam's adaptability allowed us to fully enjoy our wedding celebration without a worry. We cannot recommend Sam at Halcyon Events highly enough to any couple looking for a wedding planner! What sets her apart from other planners is her non-anxious presence, as well as her giftedness in design and eye for artistry-- with Sam, you're not just hiring a wedding planner, but also someone who will help the day feel cohesive and "you". photos are @emilymoelkerphotography

  • Book her!

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    •Elizabeth L.•Oct 31, 2023

    Sam was truly AMAZING! We had Sam as our Day of Coordinator and couldn't have asked for a more organized, driven, & helpful individual to execute our wedding day. She came ready to go & with the help of our meetings beforehand & her documents of every aspect of our wedding, she nailed my vision completely! I felt no stress whatsoever and trusted her wholeheartedly! She is so wonderful & any bride would be lucky to have her!

  • Best wedding decision we made

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    •Greg L.•Aug 8, 2023

    Finding and choosing Sam for full-service planning was one of the first wedding decisions we made, and it was without a doubt one of our best. She was exactly what we were looking for, helping with virtually every aspect of the wedding planning process to make it infinitely less stressful. As a couple, we were very busy in the year leading up to our wedding, and we're not the kind of people who love planning big events. From start to finish, Sam was both our guide, telling us what we needed to do next, and our trusted consultant, quick to share encouragement or an opinion if we asked for her thoughts. In addition, she was so warm, fun, and easy to work with--we laughed a lot! Sam made sure we stayed on on track, helped us figure out our style/vision, generated beautiful ideas for us (without overwhelming us with choices), made vendor recommendations (and did significant research into vendors in our non-local wedding area), and handled most of the contact with our vendors throughout. When we did have unique preferences, she was validating and helpful in incorporating the details we needed to make our day special (e.g., Jewish rituals, accessibility for guests with disabilities). She was always easy to get in touch with and happy to schedule a Zoom meeting or phone call on short notice. In addition to being fantastic and proactive with planning in the months leading up to the wedding, Sam truly shone on the actual day. We were extremely impressed with how seamlessly she made everything run. We couldn't believe how beautiful and perfect our day was, and how somehow we were able to forget about all the little details we'd been obsessing about in the days prior and just let Sam handle everything in the background while we soaked up the most perfect, magical day of our lives. Many guests told us it was the most beautiful wedding they had ever been to. You will not regret hiring Sam!

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