About This Vendor
Wedding Planning and Day of Wedding Coordination
Congratulations, you're engaged and planning a wedding! We specialize in weddings in Bend, Oregon and the surrounding high desert and would love to plan your destination wedding here. Our Partial Planning Package is what we recommend to our destination wedding couples who want to get married here in Central Oregon. It's more hands on than our simple yet sweet Day-Of Package and includes additional preliminary planning services; To Do Checklists, limited design + styling, vendor referrals, etc. and can be tailored to where you need assistance the most. Our Day-Of Package is ideal for the go-getter couple who really just needs someone to tie up loose ends a few months leading up to their wedding and someone to cue rehearsal and be onsite from set up until last dance. The Full Service Package includes everything from our other signature packages and is the ultimate wedding game changer, we know wedding planning is a full time job! We don't miss a beat as we are fully engaged with client involved planning tools & mood boards to make planning a breeze.
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Business Attributes
Woman-owned Business
Destination Weddings
Destination Wedding Packages, Destination Wedding Planning
Planning
Budgeting, Day-Of Coordination, Destination Wedding Planning, Full Service Wedding Planning, Wedding Design, Wedding Website
Wedding Activities
Rehearsals & Parties, Rehearsal Dinner, Wedding, Ceremony, Cocktail Hour, Day After Brunch, Reception, Rehearsal
Actually Ashley Events Reviews
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My husband and I hired Actually Ashley for our 6/4/2022 wedding at Tetherow. We worked with Meranda as our lead planner and did a hybrid package where we paid for day of coordination and help with decorations/design. Meranda was amazing--very p...
atient, kind, and organized. Our wedding day went so smoothly, and our family was so impressed with Meranda's planning. We received quotes from a few planning services, and Actually Ashley provided a competitive price for a wonderful service. We highly recommend Actually Ashley Events!
When we started planning our out of state wedding in Oregon Ashley was our first stop! She was absolutely amazing and I could not have gotten through my wedding without her! She provided us with her go to top picks for vendors and once the vend...
ors were hired she took it ran with it. All of the vendors she works with are incredible, she is incredible. We had rain on our big day and while everyone else could have freaked out, Ashley stayed cool, calm and collected. We got so many wonderful comments throughout the night on how smooth she made the day and how she dealt with rain. I can't recommend her enough, I had my dream wedding and I know she had so much to do with it!
Ashley is the best wedding investment you will ever make! Her rate is reasonable, but her service is extraordinary. She is super-organized and offers good vendor suggestions and overall wedding guidance. We cannot emphasize enough the import...
ance of having a competent Wedding Planner by your side... and Ashley of Actually Ashley is Competent with a Capital "C"! We recommend her without reservation to help you plan your perfect Wedding Day!
Omigosh we cannot recommend a more amazing planner than Ashley!!!! She made our wedding dreams come true and went above and beyond in every part of the planning. Ashley is so organized, calm, sweet, and devoted to making sure we are happy and s...
tress free every step of the way throughout planning. I am still in shock at how perfect our wedding was, everything was flawless and Ashley made it all happen. We worked with Ashley for full service planning, she was there every step of the way and was awesome at communicating deadlines and what we needed to get done. Thank you again Ashley for making our dream wedding a reality!!!
Response from the Vendor on 03/12/2022
Alex! Thank you so much for the kind words. You and Ian (and your families!) were a dream to work with and I loved bringing your vision to light! Your wedding was unique to you two and I am so happy you're happy.
Cheers friends!!
Ash
Ashley is amazing! Look no more! We hired her as a day of coordinator, but she was such a great resource leading all the way up to the event. She was so helpful and went above and beyond what I could have ever expected! Being a Corona-bride was...
unfortunate but Ashley made the process much more bearable especially with the venue change, vendors dropping out, and a huge decrease in guests. I could not recommend her more!
Response from the Vendor on 01/28/2021
Thank you Caylie! I am so happy your plan B turned out to be such a beautiful success. All the best!
Ash
We hired Ashley for day-of coordination for our wedding at Black Butte Ranch. We had to move our original wedding date, due to the pandemic, and Ashley was extremely helpful through the entire process. There were some last-minute changes the we...
ek leading up to our wedding (due to extreme weather) and Ashley helped us navigate through everything. We appreciated her calm demeanor and expertise. She did an amazing job setting up decor for our wedding reception, coordinating vendors and keeping everything on schedule. Despite some road bumps, our wedding turned out amazing!! We couldn't have pulled it off without Ashley.
Response from the Vendor on 01/28/2021
Lauren!! You and Lance were such a pleasure to work with and I am so happy your day turned out so special for so many reasons. I look forward to keeping in touch.
Cheers!
Ash
Ashley was a joy to work with. Ashley was so helpful, knowledgeable, and flexible. She listened to our vision and helped make wonderful recommendations that would capture it. Ashley was so organized and had all of our details down to a T. We di...
dn't worry about a THING on our wedding day and it was the most stress-free day I could have asked for thanks to all of Ashley's help. We highly recommend working with Ashley and her team!
Working with Ashley was the best decision we made for our wedding day. We wouldn't have been able to pull it off without her. She is wonderful to work with and I'm so thankful we had her to help with all of the planning. I highly recommend her!
Response from the Vendor on 09/02/2020
You and Kent were an absolute joy to work with! I admire how well you two were able to roll with everything in light of this crazy time and in the end your day turned out beautiful and you'll forever have these memories to look back on. We did ...
it!!
Congrats again and all the best!
Ashley was the BEST decision we ever made. She was on top of everything, and it made planning a destination wedding during a pandemic more fun than stressful! She worked closely with all the vendors, was always so responsive to my constant emai...
ls, texts and phone calls, took such good care of every detail and SO much more. Ashley created a detailed timeline for the day of the wedding and was the key person to implement it which allowed us the luxury of soaking everything in and really enjoying our special day. Knowing that Ashley was there taking care of everything allowed not only us, but our family and friends to have an amazing stress free day. She was so kind, organized, and such a joy to be around... we really could not have asked for anything more. We highly recommend her to anyone and cannot thank her enough for helping us create and execute our dream wedding!
Response from the Vendor on 09/02/2020
Thank you so much for the kind words, Amy! You and Jeremy and your family and friends were so grateful for this day and happy for you two, it made things extra special. I think your friends are expecting there to be an annual trip to Bend now,...
ha.
All the best!!
Ashley was AMAZING! She took away all of the stress the day of the wedding and executed our vision and dream day perfectly. She was so easy to work with and was so patient with all of our changes and was on top of every detail. Thank you Ashley...
for taking care of us on our big day!
Response from the Vendor on 12/10/2019
Thank you so much Melanie, I am so glad we were able to make your gorgeous and detailed vision come to light. I loved your fathers speech and he was right, you did such a wonderful job planning your day as well and I truly admire that, there is...
an art to planning weddings really!! I wish you and Turner all the best and cannot wait to see all Tori's photos.
Cheers!
I cannot recommend Ashley Mitchell enough!
As many brides know, the wedding planning process is a super stressful time. I initially hired Ashley as a day of coordinator but she was kind enough to help me throughout the entire planning process ...
as I was planning my wedding half way across the country. When the big day rolled around, I kept reaching out to her about little details that would pop into my mind and each time she had already solved the problem before she even knew I was thinking about it. She made the day super seamless and both my family and fellow vendors were super pleased to work beside her.
To be completely honest and transparent, she made the day so special for us and not enough money or reviews can truly be enough to thank her. My heart is so happy and full!
Response from the Vendor on 11/27/2019
Wow Kamela thank you thank you thank you! I had a blast planning with you and your wedding was one for the books. I wish you and Conor all the best, you've got a fun life ahead of you!!
Ashley was the perfect coordinator! She and I connected close to 9 months in advance of our wedding and her attention to detail and organization instantly made her my top choice for day-of logistics.
Ashley really went above and beyond, makin...
g herself available for several questions as the day approached and holding time to meet with myself, the venue coordinator, and our florist in-person.
I knew every time I gave Ashley an update on our plans or made a new request she had all of the details covered. By the time she shared a day-of timeline for our review, it was perfection.
The day went so smoothly (despite looming rain) and our guests had the best time! Thank you, Ashley, for helping make our special day so stress free!
Response from the Vendor on 11/26/2019
Jennica!
Thank you so much, you two were the sweetest. Weather didn't hold us back, you had such an intimate and beautiful ceremony and I am so glad we made the call to 'weather the storm'. Everyone seemed to have such a fun day and I wish the ...
two of you all the best.
Ashley
Hire Ashley now! During planning our Bend wedding (we live in Portland), Ashley was super responsive to my million questions and always had time for us. Ashley has a very calming presence which is invaluable when dealing with the many stressors...
that arise during wedding planning. On the day of, she ensured our wedding and reception went smooth and executed everything flawlessly. We could not have done it without her!
Response from the Vendor on 08/07/2019
Thank you so much, Joy! It was fun working with you and seeing everything come full circle. You two are such a cool couple I'm so happy you chose us!
Congrats again!!
Ashley
Ashley went above and beyond to make sure the wedding was exactly as planned, on time, and everything was perfect. My daughters wedding was a challenge to schedule everything in 4 months, we lived in different states, and it was a destination w...
edding. From the minute Ashley joined our planning she never missed a beat. We were in constant contact and she gave me peace of mind so I didn’t have to worry about a thing. Thank you Ashley for all of your help.
Response from the Vendor on 05/14/2019
Thank you so much for the kind words, Brenda! It was a beautiful wedding and I'm so glad everyone got to relax and enjoy themselves.
All the best to you and your new family!
Actually Ashley was FANTASTIC. I really cannot recommend her enough. She was the wedding planner for my daughters December 2018 wedding. She is very organized, which is exactly what we needed. She met with my daughter and her fiance and knew w...
hat their wedding vision was, and she made it happen. Instead of worrying over the little details and how we are going to get it all done, Ashley told us what she needed and then took care of everything else. She was very professional, super creative and detailed. I honestly believe she made the day as wonderful as it was. Thank you so much Ashley!
Response from the Vendor on 01/02/2019
Thank you so much Tina, I'm so glad I got to be a part of Kristen and Jimmy's special day! You and your family were a breeze to work with and I was happy to make her vision come to light. Cheers!
Ashley was an absolute dream to work with. Our rehearsal dinner was a little chaotic and she handled it like the pro she is. Ashley gave my family and me the piece of mind that we needed to have a stress-free wedding. I can't imagine this proce...
ss without her help.
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Bend, OR | Bend & Central Oregon
