Gregory Blake Sams Events - Charleston, South Carolina

Sarah Propester

I had the absolute privilege to work with Gregory Blake Sams Events, in the fall of 2018. Blake, Mary Martha and their team were fabulous! Their insight to the industry, attention to detail, follow through with clients and the entire planning process as a whole, is truly unmatched. The team is so enjoyable to work with throughout the planning process and on the day of the event. You can have peace of mind that you will be working with highly organized and seasoned professionals. I would highly recommend Gregory Blake Sams Events!

CS Younts

Gregory Blake Sams Events came to us highly recommended last summer by several local Charlestonians who'd attended many fabulous GBSE events. We couldn't be more thrilled with the level of professionalism, attention to detail, and work ethic of Blake and Mary Martha.

Blake and Mary Martha worked absolutely tirelessly for a year to ensure that every detail of our party was perfect. Anything I wanted, they found a way to provide for us. I never had to lift a finger for my party.

Their taste is impeccable. I've never seen so many charming details with the linens, flowers and design they chose for us. Their style reflects their deep knowledge of Southern design and classic good taste with a wonderfully whimsical flair. I trusted them completely to make our vision come to life, and I was overwhelmed with the beautiful results of their work.

GBSE has years of experience with local Charleston vendors which allows them to work seamlessly to plan and execute events-from flowers to music, they can arrange it all. And despite their busy schedules, they are alway available to you to answer questions or just chat.

Working with the team was a pure delight. Not only are they the most talented event planners I've ever worked with, they are so charming and fun. Never has planning a party been as delightful for me as it has been working with Blake and Mary Martha. They made me feel like their most important client and an old friend. I cannot recommend them any more highly. GBSE is simply the best.

Charles Carmody

Gregory Blake Sams Events brought our dream wedding to life. They had the very difficult task of pulling off a wedding with 385 guests at a camp in the mountains of North Carolina where our guests actually stayed at the camp for the weekend. Their execution was flawless. Their attention to detail was beautiful and precise. They were easy to work with, very communicative, creative, and patient. We could not have asked for a better wedding planner. Most of our guests told us it was the most beautiful and unique wedding they had ever attended and this is due in large part to Gregory Blake Sams Events.

Anna Alexander

Blake and Mary Martha were amazing!!

I knew they’d be huge with helping us plan all of the logistics of our wedding, but didn’t predict how valuable their knowledge and connection within the Chs wedding industry would be. They took a huge amount of stress out of understanding our options and coordinating the many moving pieces.

Beyond all of that, Blake has incredible taste and was able to translate our vision into a wedding that far exceeded what we had hoped for!

Brenda Lewis

Blake and Mary Martha were integral contributors in every facet of planning my daughter’s wedding on October 6, 2018. They took the time to get to know Ali and Lyle as a couple and helped them begin to visualize what they wanted their wedding day to look like, sound like and feel like.

Both Blake and Mary Martha were consummate professionals while including, at the same time, their hearts and souls into the magical wedding they created. Their organizational skills were beyond exceptional ... they handled everything from the invitations to the cake with professionalism and genuine care. As the mother of the bride, Blake and Mary Martha made all of the planning stress-free for me.

While I imagine that many wedding planners can create aesthetically pleasing events, what set Blake and Mary Martha apart and made us appreciate them as much more than just our wedding planners were their personal and social efforts to work with Ali and Lyle as a couple, rather than just as “clients.” They not only asked questions, they actively listened to their answers and thoughts and incorporated them into their suggestions and decisions. They came to understand what they value in each other as partners, and they helped them realize how that could be represented genuinely in their wedding. Without exaggeration, the wedding was more beautiful than we ever imagined. They both worked from sun up to past midnight on the wedding day to insure that everything ran smoothly. If there were any challenges that day, we never knew because Blake and Mary Martha were there every step of the way to solve them.

It was literally everything we had hoped for and more. I highly recommend them ... they are exceptional in every way.

~Brenda Lewis

Sally West

Gregory Blake Sams Events orchestrated and carried out every detail of my daughters wedding that took place in November of 2017. Words cannot describe how every detail was absolutely perfect. That includes the sound of his assistant, Mary Marthas voice on the other end of the telephone line assuring me that all tasks were taken care of before I had even had the chance to think of them. Blake is amazing! We were delighted that he made a special event a joyous occasion.

Kathleen Doherty

Blake and his team made my event extraordinary and seamless. They had access to venues and vendors that most Charleston event/wedding planners do not have. My function stood out because of its timeless and classic aesthetic… yet GBS Events created innovative and modern styling that made it special for my group. GBS understood the high standards of my guests and was able to tailor an experience that exceeded any expectations. I could not recommend them enough.

Sara Dendas

​Mary Martha, Blake and the team at Gregory Blake Sams Events went above and beyond to ensure we had the best wedding day - better than we could have ever imagined. ​We were able to enjoy the wedding and the entire process stress-free! They were so wonderful to work with - it truly felt like you were working with your friends in such a short time. We looked forward to all of our meetings & calls. Their vision and design is impeccable and matched our ideas so perfectly. I trusted them completely with the design and was ecstatic the first time I walked into the reception room. There was no detail missing. Being from out of state, we couldn't have picked a better team to ensure everything was perfect. They ensured we were always on our budget and managed the vendors seamlessly. Their professionalism and work ethic is unmatched. Great people & a great company with the best taste! I can't say enough about this wonderful team - truly the best decision that we made.