Shh Events

Service levels: Full-service planning

Team size: 1 – 6

About Shh Events

Shh Events

Owner

Shh Events comes from all of the experiences I have gained- all of the trade secrets- that set my experience as a wedding planner to an elevated level of expertise. Shh Events is a curator for love stories, and it's an honor to be a part of the stories we tell.

With a background in venue management and catering production, there isn't much that we are NOT able to do on a wedding day! Your planner is your protector of your wedding investment, you want to be sure you are hiring someone with experience, passion, dedication, and a vibe that matches well with you- after all, we are going to be celebrating one of the most personal milestones of your life!

In three words: Fun, Organized, Reassuring

Services by planning level

Service included in starting price
Service available for an extra cost
Elopement / microweddingFull-service planningPartial planningDay-of coordination / wedding management
Description

Micro wedding and elopement planning is very in line with our partial planning, the only difference would be the guest list! Pricing can be negotiated based on the scope of your wedding day, and the level of involvement you are looking to participate in during planning. We can scale up to full service or scale back to details management.

Full service planning is ideal for the couple looking to have expert service throughout the entire planning process from engagement through the conclusion of the event, and beyond! Full planning offers all our our resources, the owner as your lead planner, a dedicated assistant, all of the features of partial planning, plus additional resources and special perks! If your wedding was a book, think of full service planning as having a ghost writer!

Our most popular package! Planning starts immediately upon booking with all services provided in our details management package. A dedicated lead event planner and assistant assigned at partial planning levels.

For couples who have all of their plans finalized, day of coordinating, or detail management is the perfect addition to get your wedding vision across to the finish line. Pricing varies based on a few factors including vendors still needing to be booked, time from the wedding date, ceremony location. and DIY elements.

Planning begins12 Months out12 Months out12 Months out3 Months out
Vendor Management
Contract Review
Final Venue Walkthrough
Timeline Creation & Management
Onsite Event Management
Venue Recommendations
Vendor Selection
Rentals & Linens
Wedding Website
Accommodation Coordination
Transportation Coordination
Venue Visits
Budget Planning
RSVP Tracking
Event Styling & Design
Invites & Stationery
Wedding Favors & Accessories
PricingStarts at $2,000Starts at $7,500Starts at $2,500Starts at $1,750

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  • Amazing Coordinator and Planner!

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    •Caitlin P.•Nov 13

    Stephanie was amazing. We hired her primarily as a day of coordinator and ended up with so much more. She was there to answer any and all of my questions and helped me navigate stressful situations prior to the wedding. On the day of the wedding, things flowed seamlessly and it’s all because of her! She is friendly, approachable, professional and just a beam of light and it meant the world to have her on our side during the whole wedding process. She approaches everything in a calm and cool manner and it really put me at ease. We are so thankful for all that she did for us!

  • Stephanie for President

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    •Andrea T.•Sep 29, 2024

    For everyone who thinks they don’t need a wedding planner. You do. You do and you specifically need Stephanie. If everyone had a Stephanie, there would be no wedding disasters, no war, and no famine. Stephanie is the best. She helped us look through contracts with vendors, talked us through conversations with catering (which is how we met her), and ran our wedding day seamlessly. Stephanie really knows this business. She helped us manage our budget, she set expectations and timelines, and was super responsive with emails and questions. She also was respectful and inclusive to us with all our identities, as a gay couple and a Jewish/Italian couple. The wedding industry often assumes a lot of things but Stephanie is so kind and goes out of her way to make sure she never does. Beyond that, I think it’s important to highlight what a wedding planner does the day of. She makes sure all the tables are set up so you don’t have to. She makes sure your vendors arrive on time. She made sure our photos and our flowers were set up. I cannot emphasize enough how much you will not want to be doing your own table arrangements when you’re trying to pull off the biggest party you’ve ever thrown. She also came a few days early and picked up ALL of the items for the wedding in her mini-van. Then she packed them up at the end of the night and delivered them a few days after the wedding?? That ALONE is the best. I assumed my wife, our families, and I would be packing things up that night but she gave us a magical day where we didn’t have to worry about anything. She’s also incredibly smart and thorough and NEVER complains. We had books as our centerpieces and realized later that the idea of books was going to be HEAVY. She never told us we were nuts but she actually said she liked it because we did things that were true to us. She has more energy than anyone I’ve ever met and her and her day-of assistant, Caitlin, were the best. Seriously, Stephanie is, as my wife says, a magical human being. Don’t plan a wedding without her.

  • We Love Stephanie and Shh Events!

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    •Russell S.•Aug 19, 2024

    Stephanie was such a pleasure to work with. Professionally, she takes care of business. We hired her for day of planning so she was with us for the last several weeks of planning. We like to think of ourselves as a very organized couple, but we really hit Stephanie with a barrage and an overwhelming amount of emails, texts, and random requests. She handled it all with grace and results. So pleasant to work with! Our wedding day was pretty much flawless. We barely noticed she was there, but she kept everything in check and on time. Overall, we HIGHLY recommend choosing Stephanie and Shh Events. She is fairly priced, professional, and a genuinely nice person.

  • Stephanie is AMAZING!

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    •Morgan P.•Jun 25, 2024

    Stephanie and Shh Events made our dream wedding come together! We truly couldn’t have achieved such a successful day without her! When we were planning our wedding, we tried to do it on our own and were successful to find incredible vendors. However, there came a point in the planning process that we began to be engrossed in a world of overwhelming details and questions. We were truly lost and defeated. So much so that it was easier to avoid the wedding planning all together. As our date was approaching, it was clear we needed help. Stephanie was truly our knight in shinning armor!! Looking back, I wish I would have reached out to her sooner! Not only did she help organize and perfect every detail, but she took the time to answer every question, ease every moment of panic, and brought joy back into the wedding process. The day of our wedding went SO smoothly and without a glitch. Our guests have continued to comment and rave about how beautiful our day was, which truly is a testament to Stephanie and Shh Events! Cannot recommend her enough!!!

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