Elegant Events Planning + Design - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Caroline K.

When I got engaged and my husband and I decided we wanted to have a camp wedding, I knew right away I’d need a wedding planner. I’m not the creative type, work full time in a high stress job and knew I didn’t need the extra pressure of planning a Thursday-Sunday wedding weekend alone. Donielle was referred to us by a friend of a friend who was also using her for planning their wedding and highly recommended her. We met with Donielle and knew after our first meeting that we wanted to work with her on our wedding. While Donielle had not planned a camp wedding before, she let us know that she was absolutely interested in adding this to her portfolio and assured us she’d be involved in every step of the process. She did her due diligence in meeting with us several times to really understand our vision and concept, and then her team was quick and diligent in finding several potential venues within a time frame of about 1 year out. She accompanied us to our first visit to a venue 3 hours away. She was extremely knowledgeable at the visit and based on her expertise I felt comfortable moving forward with the venue. Even though the venue (camp) was in somewhat of a remote area, she and her team found us multiple options for each vendor with the goal of creating an ELEVATED camp experience for our reception. While our initial concept and vision changed throughout the course of the year somewhat, she worked with us to make sure we nailed down everything perfectly and when we hit the limit of where we wanted to be budget-wise, was understanding and worked with us to make sure that we achieved our vision without pushing beyond the limits of our boundaries. I truly would not have been able to pull off this camp wedding of our dreams without her and her expertise and advice, and was able to rely on her throughout the process to make sure deadlines were being met, decisions made in due time, etc. I also really appreciated the software that she uses to keep projects and planning in line. Donielle stepped up every chance she had to take some of the planning burden off us. She is professional, friendly, approachable, and was even key in helping the bride manage some family drama the night of the event, which I greatly appreciated. Her assistant day-of, Donna, was also an absolute angel and we very much appreciated her help as well. Highly recommend, 10/10 service.

Sayuri O.

We had a mixed culture wedding. I am Japanese and my husband is Indian. We wanted a traditional Hindu wedding which is also modern and elegant. We knew what we wanted but no idea where to begin or how. Donielle really listened and studied our visions and at the end, our wedding was beyond what we imagined.

Whether you choose to have a wedding planner and which one really changes your year of wedding planning. Yes wedding planning is exciting and can be stressful. Your wedding planner will be someone you talk regularly throughout the year and navigate you through various wedding tasks. Having a wedding planner is a choice and is an investment but trust me it is worth it.

If you choose Donielle and her floral team for your wedding, you will get the wedding of your dream at the end. I can tell you that from our experience. They really took on a difficult task of combining our culture together in an elegant and most beautiful way. Our guests were so impressed by who flawless the wedding day went (we blocked Broad street for Baraat!) and how beautiful the ball room was at the Bellevue hotel (highly recommend this venue too). We appreciate Donielle and her team so much and we even miss them!

Jamie L.

We had already decided and booked our wedding at the Please Touch Museum, but I knew I needed help with planning everything else and wanted someone who was familiar with the venue. I googled wedding planner Please Touch Museum and Donielle’s information was the first to come up. I liked her right away and she made our decision to move forward pretty easy. She provided us with a lot of great insight and linked us up with really great vendors. She was so helpful narrowing options down for us to make things less overwhelming. Her review of all our vendor contracts and knowledge of what to confirm or adjust was really helpful. Leading up to the big day, she helped with all the logistics and dealing with the vendors, again, much appreciated. We had a mishap with the seating chart and she dealt with making sure everyone was at the appropriate seat, while we continued to enjoy our evening. Everything ran extremely smoothly and turned out the way we wanted to. There are so many options and ideas out there and you can really go down a rabbit hole researching things. Donielle was so helpful listening to what we liked without even having a full vision of what we wanted and was able to translate that into a beautiful event. Thank you so much to Donielle and her team!

Shalini J.

I cannot say enough great things about Cyn and Elegant Events! From start to finish, their professionalism, attention to detail, and creative vision made our event an absolute success. They took the time to understand our vision, anticipated our needs before we even voiced them, and executed everything flawlessly.

Their organization and communication were top-notch, ensuring that every vendor, timeline, and logistic was handled smoothly. Whether it was managing last-minute changes with ease or adding thoughtful touches that elevated the experience, they went above and beyond to make the event perfect.

Not only did they create a beautiful and seamless event, but they also took all the stress off our shoulders, allowing us to truly enjoy the day. Their passion and expertise shine through in everything they do, and I would highly recommend them to anyone looking to plan a memorable and stress-free event.

Thank you, Cyn and Elegant Events, for making our event so special! I will absolutely be working with you again in the future.

Allie M.

Working with Danielle and the whole Elegant Events team was a dream! They were so easy to work with, having clear and prompt communication. Designing our client's wedding signage was a wonderful experience. Danielle helped convey our client's vision and provided feedback. She was organized, kind and executed wedding day perfectly. I would absolutely work with Danielle and her team again!

Rahel S.

We worked with Elegant Events for our two-day summer 2024 wedding. Our wedding consisted of a ceremony and reception at the Philadelphia Museum of Art on day one and a cultural reception 45 minutes outside of Philly for day two. Needless to say, there was a lot to manage and keep track of! Donielle and her team were organized, communicative and complete experts about all the various details that go into planning a wedding. Donielle made our wedding practically stress-free and we can’t thank her enough!

Stacy D.

Working with Elegant Events was one of the best decisions we made in our wedding planning process. We worked closely with Donielle from the beginning. She was always professional, always on time, and always added value to the process. We loved having access to Aisle Planner, which Donielle provides, because it made it very easy to manage the checklist, our vendors, and our budget.

As a bride, starting the planning process was a little challenging for me because I didn't have a "dream wedding" that I'd been planning in my head all my life. We told Donielle and Cynquetta that the theme for our wedding was: VIBES. And, we can say without a doubt that the VIBES were had at our wedding. We had so many people compliment us on how they could tell we thought about every detail throughout the wedding, many people saying it was one of the best weddings they've ever been to. We couldn't take credit for all that - shout out to our wedding planning team! I also really appreciated having Donielle by my side on the day of, leading up to the ceremony. Things started to get a little chaotic and I was getting anxious leading up to that moment, and she did a great job of clearing the room for me, checking in on what I needed, and making sure people were where they were supposed to be. That process would not have been as smooth without her.

I will say, we did not have the same experience with the design team. It often felt as the design team and the planning teams were two completely different teams - had we had known we might have hired a different company to do our design. We didn't feel that the design team was as attentive in understanding our needs and what we're looking for - or at least helping us to be comfortable with parts of the design we weren't sure about. But, luckily our venue didn't need a whole lot of design, so it worked out fine, and Donielle and Cynquetta worked to help get answers and alleviate any of our concerns when they came up.

Overall, I would HIGHLY recommend hiring Elegant Events for your wedding planning needs. You won't be disappointed. Thank you, Donielle & Cyn for helping to make this such an amazing memory for us and all of our loved ones.

Connie C.

We loved working with Donielle and her team to plan our wedding ceremony! Donielle is very professional and a great communicator. Our monthly meetings kept us organized