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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9/05/2024 • Jessica C
We worked with Ashley Ashby for our wedding and cannot speak highly enough about her. She was organized, professional, cool, calm and collected which was exactly what we needed on the day of the wedding!
6/23/2024 • Nicole G
Working with Ashley was wonderful. She really helped my vision for the wedding turn into reality. She was really helpful in creating the timeline and making all of the day-of arrangements. My wedding went super smoothly thanks to Ashley!
6/12/2024 • Amelia B
Ashley is absolutely amazing!!! She is extremely organized, detailed, thorough, and makes the process easy for the bride! I couldn't have done the wedding process without Ashley, and I'm so grateful to have had her throughout the journey!
Response from the Vendor on 06/13/2024
Thanks Amelia! I had such a great time planning with you and bringing your gorgeous wedding day to life. You two are such an amazing, kind couple and I hope to see you around town!!
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2/19/2024 • Jenna M
Ashley is a fantastic planner! We hired her to coordinate an intimate winter weekend wedding in Camp Sherman. I've seen so many weddings without planners/coordinators that left brides or their families anxiously managing logistics on their wedding day - I was adamant that everyone be able to really relax and enjoy and Ashely completely allowed us to do that. I felt supported every step of the way. Ashely is organized, clear with communication, and has a lot of helpful tools that allowed me to easily plan everything and then hand everything over to her as we got closer. On the day of our wedding she made sure absolutely everything ran smoothly and on time, set up decor, did set up and clean up, and truly went above and beyond. We can't recommend her enough!
2/16/2024 • Victoria G
Best money I ever spent! Working with Ashley was amazing. We used her for day of coordination at River Run Lodge and we have zero regrets. Two months before our wedding day we had a change in the layout of the venue due to construction and Ashley took away ALL the stress about this change. She reassured me, discussed details, and everything went perfect. Spend the money and book her ASAP !!!
7/20/2023 • Rachel A
We chose the Day-Of Coordination package and Alexandra from Actually Ashley Events was an invaluable part of our day! She handled every curveball with professionalism and was such a fun person to have around. In addition to plating dinner and drinks for us (the bride and groom), she perfectly balanced keeping track of everyone, following the timeline, and making sure we enjoyed every moment of our wedding! Would highly recommend Alexandra/Actually Ashley Events!
3/12/2023 • John Michael M
Ashley was amazing as our day-of coordinator for our wedding celebration. She was thorough in every attention to detail, and helped my wife and I feel relaxed throughout the occasion. She was professional, courteous, and exceeded expectations. I cannot stress enough how pleased we both were with her services, and I highly recommend her to anyone needing a coordinator for their wedding.
Response from the Vendor on 03/22/2023
John Michael!! Thank you so much for the review, you and Courtney are absolute dreams to work with. Your wedding day was gorgeous and such a blast. All the best to you both and hope to see you around town.
Ashley
2/12/2023 • Maddy W
We booked Actually Ashley Events for our day of wedding planning! I cannot stress enough how seamless and stress free our wedding was because of this. We worked with Meranda, and she came in a few weeks prior to the wedding and made sure everything was set. She ensured the rehearsal the day before went smoothly, and discussed any last minute changes we had made. The day of the wedding, we were able to relax, and have Meranda and Actually Ashley Events take care of literally everything! Meranda went above and beyond, and was so sweet and fun to work with! I one hundred percent would recommend booking with Actually Ashley Events, you deserve a stress free, relaxing wedding!
1/09/2023 • Awbrey G
I can't speak highly enough about Actually Ashley Events. Meranda was our day of coordinator for my wedding last Summer and she made sure everything went off without a glitch. She was there bright and early in the morning and stayed until everything was cleaned up. I didn't have to worry about anything! She went above and beyond to make our day the best day ever. We couldn't have done it without Actually Ashley Events!
Response from the Vendor on 03/22/2023
Thank you so much, Meranda is amazing!! Your wedding looked beautiful and we wish you all the best.
Cheers!
Ash & Meranda
11/01/2022 • Stephanie T
Ashley was wonderful! We were so blessed and lucky to have found her. She truly made our wedding wonderful and pleasant from the first step. We really enjoyed how engaged she was from the start and how excited she was to work with us. She listened to all of our ideas and made them even more beautiful than we had envisioned. She worked with us so many times when we wanted to view something, had questions or just needed to air off some stress. She truly is the Wedding Planner Magician!
Response from the Vendor on 11/03/2022
Thank you Stephanie, your wedding was an absolute fairytale and I was honored to work with you two! What a wedding weekend for the books.
Cheers!!
Ash
10/26/2022 • Christian N
We opted for the Partial Planning Package with Ashley and it relieved much of the stress of planning the wedding. Our pre-wedding meetings were well organized, and Ashely referred vendors to us and helped us vet others we found. She set us up on Aisle Planner easily to coordinate guest list, wedding rehearsal, ceremony, reception and other wedding weekend events along with creating a wedding day timeline for the wedding party and vendors. She kindly helped the wedding party and parents through the rehearsal. On the wedding day, she was available for any questions that came up and had all the vendors organized to keep the timeline we had set. Any issues that came up she was on and sorting through quickly to keep the night going. We ended up having late night popcorn and Ashley set that up for all the guests. Once the night was over Ashely cleaned and coordinated having the venue cleaned up per River Run Lodge’s requirements. We recommend Ashley and her team; she made wedding planning less stressful and made sure we were able to relax and celebrate on our wedding day. Plus, she was great to spend time with during those meetings and on the wedding day.
Response from the Vendor on 10/27/2022
You guys...thank you so much for the kind words. You were a dream couple to work with and had so many thoughtful details to ensure you and your guests were having a ball, cue flashmob!
All the best to you both and please keep in touch.
Ash
9/09/2022 • Melisa M
Working with Ashley was the best choice I made throughout our wedding planning! She was extremely helpful leading up to the wedding day, she helped with vendor selections, negotiating pricing (verifying is pricing was on par or not), took notes during our calls and tastings, and was the POC with all the vendors the week/day of so I was able to enjoy the weeks events without being pulled in 100 different directions! She even sewed my sister into her dress because her zipper broke right before the ceremony lol! Full service. I highly recommend Ashley to anyone looking for event/wedding planning services!
Response from the Vendor on 11/03/2022
Thank you so much for the kind words, Melisa! You guys were awesome and your wedding was a blast.
Cheers!!
Ash
6/20/2022 • Kelsi R
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 vendors 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!
6/08/2022 • Kristin V
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 patient, 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!
5/16/2022 • Cynthia G
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 importance 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!
3/02/2022 • Alexandra I
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 stress 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
1/25/2021 • Caylie F
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
1/23/2021 • Lauren D
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 week 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
11/04/2020 • Monica O
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 didn'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!
9/02/2020 • Kendall P
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!
9/02/2020 • Amy C
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 emails, 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!!
12/04/2019 • Melanie E
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!
11/26/2019 • Kamela H
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!!
10/17/2019 • Jennica R
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, making 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
8/06/2019 • Joy B
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
5/13/2019 • Brenda B
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 wedding. 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!
1/02/2019 • Tina M
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 what 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!
10/24/2016 • Taryn S
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 process without her help.
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