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The Simply Elegant Group
Service levels: Full-service planning
Team size: 25 – 40
About The Simply Elegant Group
The Simply Elegant Group
Lindsay has been in the events industry for years and has overseen hundreds of successful events. Her attention to detail and ability to handle any situation that arises with grace and ease allows her couples to relax and enjoy their wedding day. Lindsay not only plans weddings for our Simply Elegant couples but also trains our entire team of planners to ensure that every Simply Elegant wedding is flawless and our client's vision is fulfilled.
We help you celebrate that love in a stress-free and present way (and we’ll even save you some money along the way.) Our mission is to help you celebrate your love in a way that you love and with stress and overwhelm. After more than fifteen years in the business, and 4,500+ weddings under our collective belt, we have become the go-to wedding planning team for couples looking for a stress-free planning experience + joyful wedding day. Think of us as advocates for your wedding vision (who happen to be the highest-level experts) who will never leave your side.

Services by planning level
Full-service planning | Partial planning | Day-of coordination / wedding management | |
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Description | If you want an expert by your side every step of the process, choose this option. From the moment you sign with us until your marriage license is in the mail, we’ll be by your side to collaborate, make decisions, and see to it that your plans are executed perfectly down to the very last detail. | With this package, we work alongside you to best support you through the planning process. This package also includes a budget meeting, two timeline meetings, and support with the design of your wedding. In addition, we join you on your wedding day to support you for 10 hours to be certain the plans we made together go off without a hitch! | 60 days before your wedding day, we are there to walk through the details and your venue with you. We will work with you to determine your timeline-- assuring that every detail is carefully aligned for your special day. On the day of your wedding, two planners will be there to support you for 10 hours so that you can relax and be present to enjoy the moment! |
Planning begins | 6 Months out | ||
Vendor Management | |||
Final Venue Walkthrough | |||
Timeline Creation & Management | |||
Onsite Event Management | |||
Event Styling & Design | |||
Venue Recommendations | |||
Budget Planning | |||
Vendor Selection | |||
Contract Review | |||
Rentals & Linens | |||
Invites & Stationery | |||
Accommodation Coordination | |||
Transportation Coordination | |||
Venue Visits | |||
RSVP Tracking | |||
Wedding Website | |||
Wedding Favors & Accessories | |||
Pricing | Starts at $8,995 | Starts at $2,795 | Starts at $1,975 |
Reviews
Write a review5.0 out of 5
24 reviews
Hanh is Worth Her Weight In Gold!
Simply Elegant Group was by far my favorite vendor! Every single person we talked to from Lindsay Mackey, their amazing manger and our first contact to the hotel-block assistant was a joy to work with, communicative and helpful. The workbook, spreadsheets, and connections with other coordinators and vendors made the whole wedding planning process more enjoyable and streamlined. We chose the Day of Coordination and are very grateful to have had Hanh as our wedding coordinator! Hanh is worth her weight in gold! With Day of Coordination we received not only ten hours of custom coordination from the wonderfully efficient and empathic Hanh, we also had the help of her assistant. This was perfect because someone was by my and my husband’s throughout the day. I loved that with SEG we had a whole team of magnifically organized, thorough and compassionate individuals to support us in executing our dream wedding. Once we had submitted our information Lindsay contacted us to go over all of the things included in wedding planning. She created a rough draft of our day of timeline and gave us access to our Wedding Workbook. They have templates for everything you will need for organizing your wedding and making sure you do not miss out on important, but often overlooked details. Two months before our wedding date we were connected with Hanh. From our first meeting throughout the whole time before the wedding and for the duration of our wedding itself Hanh was both our wedding angel and ninja rolled all into one. I had done a lot of the initial setting up vendors, but as soon as she could she took over as my contact person. This meant the vendors had to email/reach out to Hanh and left me feeling like a weight had been lifted off my shoulders. From this point on I started to enjoy wedding planning.I love that she reached out to not only myself, but included my now husband and daughter in on a meeting. If there were any hiccups leading up to the wedding I did not know until they were already handled. On our wedding day, everything went smoothly for my husband and I and our family.Again if there were any mishaps my husband and I were oblivious of them and we had the best wedding ever! Hanh was ready for anything, made sure we were treated like royalty and also took some amazing pictures! Thank you to Hanh and Simply Elegant Group for making our dream wedding come true! All of the things, Mr. and Mrs. Haynie
Highly recommended!
I’ve had the pleasure of working with Caroline, and I can confidently say she’s truly amazing. She's friendly, helpful, and incredibly efficient in everything she does. Her attention to detail is thorough, and her communication is always clear and effective. Above all, she remains professional in all situations. I highly recommend Caroline to anyone looking for someone who consistently delivers outstanding results.
Melody is the best!
Melody was a dream to work with when planning our wedding! She is detailed, responsive, and communicated with us and our vendors so well. I had no stress during my wedding day because I knew we were in Melody's capable hands.
Amazing job!
Danielle and Jenny were amazing. We hired SEG for the "day of" coordination. My daughter and I had picked all the vendors and knew what we wanted for my daughter's big day, and Danielle made it come to light. We had a few meetings leading up to the month of the wedding, and Danielle was there for anything we needed help with. She coordinated with the hotel and vendors, making the day seamless! We can't thank her and Jenny enough for their amazing work! I would recommend SEG to anyone looking for a planner!
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