Blue Gardenia Events - New Orleans, Louisiana

Paige P.

Belinda and her team went above and beyond making our wedding dreams come to life. They are extremely professional and hard-working. They took the stress out of the process and exceeded all expectations. Belinda is a kind and thoughtful person who knows how to execute a vision. She communicates beautifully and holds your hand throughout the process. She is well connected in the city and has many personal relationships with vendors who trust and love working with her. Her upbeat and positive personality brought comfort to our wedding planning experience. Do not hesitate to book her. She is the best!

Jack R.

My wife and I could not be happier with our decision to work with Belinda and Blue Gardenia Events! We all worked together as a team, but Belinda was the quarterback that kept us in line and managed the entire process flawlessly.

During the initial process of vetting vendors, we interviewed over five wedding planners in New Orleans. I was wary at first, thinking we would be fine with just a day of coordinator. I also had friends that had poor experiences with their wedding planner, so I wasn’t completely sold on the idea. I realized quickly that it would be difficult to plan a New Orleans wedding while living in Chicago. After speaking with Belinda, I knew she checked all of the boxes and would be the biggest difference maker for us. The wedding planner you choose can make or break your wedding day, but it also can make planning your wedding stressful or a walk in the park. I will say that Belinda made planning our wedding stress free and enjoyable.

Belinda is very organized and has great relationships with all of the top vendors in New Orleans. When we picked the vendors it seemed like we had great synergy and this is all due to Belinda running point. She never ceased to amaze us with her knowledge of the area, design ideas and her anticipation. I feel all of those qualities are a must for someone planning one the biggest day of your life.

We especially liked visiting New Orleans to do in person wedding planning. The days when Belinda revealed the design ideas was incredible. As the groom, I was uninvolved when it came to design elements, but seeing it all come together and watching my wife’s get moved with happiness and emotion meant everything.

Belinda is not another New Orleans wedding planner, she’s a wedding architect. Our wedding weekend and day was perfect and exceeded our vision and expectations. We featured in Southern Bride and countless wedding blogs and Instagram accounts. The title of the Southern Bride spread was “Unforgettable” and it could not ring truer. The entire process was perfect and working with Belinda was an absolute pleasure. She will certainly not be forgotten by us. Belinda was a great partner, but she’s an even better person and friend.

Samin A.

Belinda and Blue Gardenia Events were perfect in every way imaginable. They planned our friend's wedding and we jumped on the referral opportunity when beginning our planning process. The first thing I can say about BGE is transparency -- my wife and I were clued in and updated the entire way. By the end, Belinda felt like family evidenced by a moment of tearful happiness on the day of between my wife, Belinda and myself.

Secondly, Belinda leveraged her industry knowledge, connections and experience to ensure that we were taken care of. Whether it was event rentals, lighting, catering, invitations and everything in between, she was upfront with everything while keeping our budget top of mind. We never felt like we were being upsold by anybody and she provided objective feedback while always considering our opinions throughout the planning process.

Lastly, communication! Belinda made herself available via phone, text or email for the million questions that we had throughout the entire process. Additionally, we had weekly/bi-weekly calls to ensure things were going well.

No matter your style, budget or wedding location, we highly recommend Belinda and BGE! Her and her team are more than wedding planners; we consider them friends now and are so grateful that they were part of our big day!