5.0
Praised by couples for:
Stress-free planning
Understanding the Couple's Vision
Professionalism and Attention to Detail
Elegant Weddings, Seamless Execution
Savannah Area, Beaufort, Atlanta, Jacksonville, Hilton Head
Service area
Ann is truly a blessing. She provided her wedding management service for us and she exceeded our expectations. She always responded in a timely manner, she was professional and very communicative, and she has just a kindhearted spirit that shined throughout our time working with her. We are incredibly grateful to have worked with her. I would 1000% recommend her to all couples looking for any wedding planning services, you will not be disappointed.
Arsh K.
5.0
Ann is phenomenal! My family is not from Savannah, and wanted someone who is reliable with strong contacts with local vendors to help execute a multi-day, multicultural wedding. Ann actively and respectfully learned about our cultural ceremonies, and executed the wedding my family always envisioned. She was extremely easy to communicate with, and was always responsive to our questions/concerns. We especially admired her ability to problem-solve when weather affected original plans. Her day-of-coordination allowed us to complete multiple events within the discussed timelines (no small feat with my family).
I appreciated her immensely throughout the process for always thinking two steps ahead, as well as providing advice based on her experience. Highly, highly recommend to anyone seeking out wedding planning/day of coordination services! Thank you again Ann. :)
Simran K.
5.0
AWARD WINNER (3X)
Thanks to recommendations from couples on The Knot
Akal Elegance Events is a wedding planning business based in Savannah, GA. Owner Ann Samuel founded this company with the mission to produce elegant and unique events. With her personalized approach, she ensures that your wedding is a memorable and one-of-a-kind occasion.
From a young age, Ann’s dream has been to start her own wedding planning firm. While residing in England, she began her career by organizing a variety of weddings and other social occasions. Before eventually migrating to the United States, she earned a certificate from the Lovegevity Wedding Planning Institute. Now, Ann works hard to offer bespoke services that leave a lasting impression.
Ann takes pride in working closely with you to create the event of your dreams. In addition to planning the big day, this professional can assist with organizing your engagement party and wedding shower. Her wedding packages include full and partial planning as well as Wedding Management (month-of) coordination services. Akal Elegance is delighted to assist you with everything from designing your event to managing the logistical aspects.
Black-owned and Woman-owned Business
Details
Destination Weddings
Destination Wedding Planning
Planning
A la Carte Wedding Planning
Day-Of Coordination
Destination Wedding Planning
Full Service Wedding Planning
Wedding Design
Wedding Activities
Getting Engaged
Engagement Party
Rehearsals & Parties
Bachelorette Party
Bridal Luncheon
Bridal Shower
Couples Shower
Engagement Party
Rehearsal Dinner
Welcome Party
Wedding
Ceremony
Cocktail Hour
Day After Brunch
Reception
Rehearsal
Rehearsal Dinner
Awards and Affiliations
3-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2026.2025.2024.
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Meet the team
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- Sarah VoorheisWedding SpecialistMeet Sarah, our detail-driven wedding planner with a heart for celebration. With a strong foundation rooted in hospitality sales and venue management, she brings a unique edge to every event—blending logistics with creativity and strategy with soul. Her true passion lies in designing seamless, heartfelt weddings that reflect the couple’s love story from start to finish. From timeline finesse to vendor coordination, she’s your calm in the wedding whirlwind—ensuring no detail is missed and every moment feels intentional. She is a wife, mom and lover of life's little joys.
- Ann SamuelOwner/ LeadnWedding PlannerAnn Samuel is the owner and lead wedding planner behind Akal Elegance Events. She created this business to provide couples with in creating refined, personalized weddings that feel effortless, seamless, and deeply meaningful. With a background in Business Management, Service Industry Leadership, and a true passion for planning, Ann is a fearless optimist guided by a passion for planning unique events.
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The planner and her team were praised for professionalism, organization, responsiveness, and a calming presence. They handled logistics, vendor coordination, weather and last-minute issues smoothly so couples could relax and enjoy the day. Reviewers said the service often saved money, exceeded expectations, and comes highly recommended.Review photos
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Davis M
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5.0
6/11/2025
There are not enough great words to describe how wonderful and irreplaceable Ann was during our whole wedding planning process and even after the wedding! We booked Ann at the end ...
of 2023/early 2024 and went with the full planning option. From the initial consultation, I knew something was different about her. She is highly professional, amazing at what she does, well organized, thoughtful, intentional, and truly cares about your experience. She is well-versed in all things wedding planning related, has a ton of connections to vendors, and always fought for us to get the best deal and best situation and all circumstances. During the wedding planning process as I had a long engagement period, she was very open to communication and was quick to respond to any emails/texts/calls. She was always well prepared for our meetings. She has a very peaceful aura about her and she is very easy to talk to. As a very anxious person, this was very calming to me during the planning process. Even during the wedding, there were multiple things that went wrong that were out of our control (i.e. weather, flooding of venue, etc.) and she handled it with grace and professionalism. She made our wedding turn out so beautiful and wonderful! Even after the wedding, she was readily available to help us with getting our marriage license returned to the courthouse. I cannot say enough, good things about her. Please if you read this review, I would hire her again 100000x over if I had to do it over again! You need to hire her because she is just simply the best!
Response from Akal Elegance Events on 06/12/2025
Davis and Julie, there is so much I can say about my planning journey with you and they ar...
e all great things so here's to summarizing our time together.
Thank you so much for your thoughtful review and 5 stars! It was an absolute honor to be your planning partner for your wedding. Your trust meant the world, and I’m so grateful I could help bring your vision to life with ease, intention, and heart. Wishing you both a lifetime of love, laughter, and unforgettable moments.
Arsh K
5.0
1/26/2026
Ann is truly a blessing. She provided her wedding management service for us and she exceeded our expectations. She always responded in a timely manner, she was professional and ver...
y communicative, and she has just a kindhearted spirit that shined throughout our time working with her. We are incredibly grateful to have worked with her. I would 1000% recommend her to all couples looking for any wedding planning services, you will not be disappointed.
Any questions?
Simran K
5.0
12/19/2025
Ann is phenomenal! My family is not from Savannah, and wanted someone who is reliable with strong contacts with local vendors to help execute a multi-day, multicultural wedding. A...
nn actively and respectfully learned about our cultural ceremonies, and executed the wedding my family always envisioned. She was extremely easy to communicate with, and was always responsive to our questions/concerns. We especially admired her ability to problem-solve when weather affected original plans. Her day-of-coordination allowed us to complete multiple events within the discussed timelines (no small feat with my family).
I appreciated her immensely throughout the process for always thinking two steps ahead, as well as providing advice based on her experience. Highly, highly recommend to anyone seeking out wedding planning/day of coordination services! Thank you again Ann. :)
Response from Akal Elegance Events on 12/22/2025
Thank you so much for these incredibly kind words!! It was truly an honor to bring the mul...
ti-day, multicultural celebration to life and support your family every step of the way. I’m so grateful for your trust and thrilled you were able to fully enjoy such meaningful moments!
Krystal B
5.0
10/27/2025
Ann was truly a blessing! Let me just say, I don’t know if my wedding would’ve gone as smoothly without her. From start to finish, Ann was an absolute gem—patient, organized, and a...
lways ready to answer every one of my questions, even the silly ones. Anytime I started to feel anxious, she was right there keeping me calm and on track.
When we had to switch to a last-minute weather plan, Ann handled it like a pro. Everything still flowed beautifully, and I didn’t have to stress about a thing. My wedding party and even my guests couldn’t stop raving about how amazing she was and how smoothly everything went.
Ann isn’t just a wedding planner, she’s a lifesaver. If you want someone who will treat your special day like it’s her own and make sure you actually get to enjoy it, Ann is your girl!
Response from Akal Elegance Events on 10/28/2025
Thank you, Krystal and Anthony! It was such a joy celebrating your love and helping bring ...
your dream wedding to life, in spite of the rain your day was magical and filled with love. Wishing you endless happiness together!
Tia D
5.0
10/23/2025
Ann and the Akal Elegance team were amazing to work with! She truly understood our vision and brought it to life with such care and attention to detail. I’m so thankful to have had...
her support throughout the planning — our day was so beautiful thanks to her!
Response from Akal Elegance Events on 12/16/2025
Thank youTia! It was my absolute pleasure serving you and Andy!
Maquita E
5.0
10/06/2025
Ann and her team at Akal Elegance are the truth! Professional, dependable, and always five steps ahead. She anticipated my questions, eased my stress, and made our wedding day flaw...
less. Loved her vendor recs and how seamlessly she worked with our venue. Brides, do yourself a favor and book her before someone else does — she’s that good. Literally had no worries about our day because of her.
Response from Akal Elegance Events on 10/28/2025
Thank you, Maquita and Dante! Your day was absolutely magical, and we loved every moment o...
f bringing your vision to life. Wishing you both all the love in the world.
Kelsey A
5.0
9/24/2025
We got married on the 25th of January and I still think about how amazing Ann was! I literally think about it about once a week still. Multiple of my friends have still made comme...
nts about how amazing she did and how well she handled my husband and I's wild family! She made the whole process so smooth, she advocated for my husband and I, and made it possible for my husband and I to just relax the day of the wedding and not worry about anything. I had the wedding of my dreams in large part due to Ann! I would recommend her to every person looking for a planner or a coordinator. You really will not regret it!
Response from Akal Elegance Events on 12/16/2025
Thank you, Kelsey, it was so great working you and Roger and bringing your vision to life!
Ben B
5.0
5/05/2025
Working with Ann was one of the BEST decisions we made during our wedding planning. We utilized her 30 day out and day of coordinating package. From the very beginning, she was inc...
redibly detailed, organized, and personable. She offered thoughtful tips and suggestions throughout the process and genuinely cared about making sure we had the best day possible.
Ann has such a calming presence as well—her voice and demeanor brought me such peace, both in the days leading up to the wedding and on the big day itself. From our first meeting, it felt like I had known her forever. She made everything feel so seamless and stress-free. She also knows so many other wedding vendors. Ann is simply the best! If you're looking for someone who is professional, kind, and truly invested in your happiness, look no further! :)
Response from Akal Elegance Events on 06/12/2025
Thank you so much for the kind words, Ben and Kelsey! It was an absolute joy bringing your...
vision to life. I’m so grateful you trusted me to be part of such a meaningful chapter. Here’s to the start of your forever—beautiful and filled with love.
Samantha D
5.0
12/31/2024
Ann is a beautiful soul who does a beautiful job
Choosing a coordinator for my wedding was probably the hardest decision I had to make while planning. We were coming from Florida ...
so we had no recommendations from friends and I had to put my trust in the internet. If you, like me are struggling, then look no further.
Ann was a god sent. She did not let me stress over a single thing and made the should be stressful idea of a destination wedding a breeze. She took my vision and brought it to life, she kept us on time and made sure i lived in the moment instead of worrying about things going according to plan. Ann has a beautiful soul and is easy to talk and laugh with. There are not enough stars to give her.
Cassie F
5.0
12/31/2024
Ann is amazing!!
We are so glad we found Ann to be our day-of coordinator! She was extremely quick/responsive from the start and took so much stress off of us. She brought our exac...
t reception vision to life, anticipated issues we never would’ve seen coming, and solved any problem that came our way. I definitely would recommend Ann to any couple getting started with wedding planning!
Alexa C
5.0
12/30/2024
Ann is amazing!
Ann was so fabulous during our whole experience with planning a wedding. From the moment we found her, her responsiveness and excitement to make this day run as be...
autifully as possible really stood out to me. It was always easy and clear communication when going back and forth with her. When the month of kicked in and I got to see first-hand how passionate she is about her line of work, I truly felt so comfortable with the knowledge that Ann had it all under control. Ann, thank you for all of your help, your reassurance, and your gentle guidance through this whole process! You are one of a kind!
Response from Akal Elegance Events on 12/31/2024
Thank you Alexa for allowing me to be a part of your special day!
Chamlee M
5.0
12/30/2024
Ann is the best!
I found Ann very early on in my planning process, and one of the first things she said to me is that she wanted to take my stress and that’s exactly what she did. ...
She was always available for any questions I had, she was on top of every vendor from the time we started looking to the day of the wedding, and she was such a delight to work with. When the day of the wedding came, she executed my vision beautifully and I was able to relax and enjoy my wedding day from the time I woke up to the brunch the morning after. I am so grateful for her and I know any bride would be lucky to have her as their wedding planner!
Response from Akal Elegance Events on 12/31/2024
Thank you Chamlee!
Kaylee E
5.0
7/11/2024
I truly couldn’t have done it with Ann! She was so supportive and made the entire process smooth and amazing. The day of, her calming, encouraging, and fun energy was everything i ...
needed. I love her and will never forget her! We are a few months out from our wedding and we still have guests bringing up how amazing she was!
Gracin S
5.0
5/29/2024
Ann was such a pleasure to work with. Very kind, respectful, and got things done when they needed to be done. She was on top of everything she said she would be! If she felt a chan...
ge needed to be made for the better, she consulted me kindly and explained why it would be better to go a different route. She was never overbearing nor overstepped. 100% someone I would recommend to be anyone’s month of coordinator. I truly enjoyed working with her. I’m so thankful for all she did.
Leslie R
5.0
5/28/2024
Working with Ann was such a wonderful experience! She was incredibly knowledgeable, had so many connections and recommendations, was honest and upfront about budgeting and timeline...
s, and was so incredibly organized and professional. Not to mention she was incredibly kind and comforting during the entire wedding planning process, which can feel a bit overwhelming at times. I cannot thank her enough for helping me with my beautiful wedding and reception last month. The entire day was so organized, and I could focus on just enjoying my day and celebrating with our friends and family.
Tia B
5.0
5/05/2024
We hired Ann for partial planning and day of coordination and it was the best possible decision we could have made. Ann was the epitome of professional, calm, and competent. She gu...
ided us towards an excellent wedding day and during the day itself, I am unaware of any problems that occurred (I’m assuming because Ann put out any and all fires). Here are some examples of what made Ann exceptional:
1. When I tried to create a day-of wedding timeline, Ann, said “do not worry about that. That is *my* job.” This allowed me to relax during the planning process and worry about things she was taking care of.
2. When my mom had specific questions in regards to the day of the wedding and my answers were not giving her the right information, Ann spoke with my mom directly so they could sort things out
3. I had specific concerns about the layout of the venue and Ann perfectly configured everything for our beautiful day.
You’re (hopefully) only going to get married once. Make the best of it by hiring someone whose expertise can deliver your best day for you :)
Natalie H
5.0
12/27/2023
I would recommend Akal Elegance a thousand times over! Ms. Ann gave us so much more than we could have asked for. Her attention to detail is outstanding and her eye for beauty and ...
elegance is exceptional. Our day was perfect and we couldn’t have done it without her.
Amanda Z
5.0
12/27/2023
Absolutely Phenomenal
Ann was my month of coordinator but she was incredibly helpful throughout the whole time from when we hired her until the big day! She made everything so easy...
and we trusted her 1000% the day of our wedding! She had great, positive energy and our wedding was absolutely perfect! I could not have asked for a better day!! Highly recommended & husband approved!! 👍🏼👍🏼
Charles H
5.0
12/26/2023
Akal elegance was very professional, attentive, knowledgeable, and flexible. She made our special day exceptionally memorable
I highly recommend Akal Elegance to coordinate, plan, ...
and manage your wedding day. She is awesome and extremely competent
Carolyn K
5.0
12/01/2023
The BEST decision we made was hiring Ann!
If you are looking to have a STRESS-FREE wedding and SAVE MONEY, do yourself and favor and hire Ann! We were planning a destination weddi...
ng in Savannah, so although we were reluctant to invest in a planner, we knew doing so would make our lives easier. We did not expect that hiring Ann would not only make this process easy but save us money along the way. Ann has a large portfolio of contacts and endless ideas to make any vision on any budget come together. From the initial consultation to our wedding day, she was on top of everything and always available.
We highly recommend Ann and the entire Akal Elegance team! THANK YOU, ANN! We could not have done this without you.
Molly G
5.0
9/13/2023
Ann is absolutely wonderful! I have worked with her as a bride and as a vendor, and she is always so on top of everything! She is always calm and on time. I didn’t have to worry ab...
out a thing on the day of. Every question I had, she already had the answer and had executed it. I will always recommend her to anyone I know looking for a planner!
Peter I
5.0
9/10/2023
Ann was excellent. She was communicative, organized, and knows how to put it all together. She has an effective system that ensures every detail is accounted for, and she did a gre...
at job communicating the whole process and keeping us within budget. She had a lot of creative solutions and is a great problem solver, which are two important characteristics to have as a wedding planner. She is polite and kind, but knows how to be a bulldog with vendors when things need to get done. We couldn't imagine a more smoothly run wedding day; there was very little stress, and that's thanks to Ann. It was incredible how everything came together perfectly, beyond our imagination...and stress-free. We'd highly recommend Ann and thank her for all her patience, diligence, and eye for detail!
Erika B
5.0
9/10/2023
Ms. Ann Samuels was exactly what we needed on and before our special day. She made sure that everything was in place, coordinated and taken care of, and that we had nothing at all ...
to worry about on our wedding day. Her level of professionalism, her beautiful smile, her warmth, the kindness she exhibited to us, our family and friends, made us feel so comfortable and taken care of. She went above and beyond to make sure that everything we wanted happened, while also handling small details, like a finding a single pink lip gloss in a sea of purses and ensuring that the children did not parkour themselves to death. Ann, thank you for all that you did. You are the best! - Erika + Ryan
Jackie G
5.0
6/06/2023
Ann was absolutely amazing. She was always super responsive and organized. She took the stress of wedding planning and made it such a fun experience. Our wedding day was perfect, f...
lawless, extremely fun, and even if something went wrong I never knew about it. I highly recommend Ann and Akal Elegance to help plan your wedding!
Response from Akal Elegance Events on 06/06/2023
Jackie & Jack,
What an amazing time I had assisting you both with planning your wedding. I...
am kind of sad it is over.
Thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to be on the planning journey with you and for trusting me with executing those plans, which resulted in your Perfect Wedding Day!
Sara G
5.0
5/14/2023
Ann and her team were an absolute dream to work with! Our day was magic from start to finish because of how seamlessly everything flowed and her perfect eye for detail. Ann is a pe...
rson who loves what she does and it shows! She took such good care of a frantic bride when things (inevitably) didn't go to plan, or when tracking down our rouge vendors!
Even working with her from afar communication was excellent, expectations were met or (in most cases) exceeded. Ann did all the flowers, decorated, planned the seating, and kept all our ducks in a row like a professional who has been doing this for years. I cannot imagine working with a better person to plan our wedding, and I'm sad that our time together has come to an end! THANK YOU, ANN!
Jalyn S
5.0
11/11/2022
Our experience working with Akal Elegance was awesome! Although Ann was the day of coordinator for our wedding, she made sure to reach out months before our big day to make us feel...
comfortable and well prepared. By the time of our wedding, it felt like we had known Ann for years! She did a wonderful job at coordinating all the loose ends for our event and filled in all the missing pieces where needed. Throughout our entire time working with her, she was calm, cool and collected, and made us feel supported. This meant more than words can say. Our wedding day was perfect and everyone had a wonderful time! As a bride who wanted to try and do everything herself, I am so thankful that Ann was there to lend all the help we needed. We couldn’t have done it without her! If you want a stress-free wedding day and a coordinator who can deliver your vision, Akal Elegance is definitely your go to.
Response from Akal Elegance Events on 06/06/2023
Thank you, Sara & Richard!
It was an absolute pleasure working with you both in planning y...
our wedding. Thank you for allowing me to serve you!! I wish you both love, joy and many more wonderful years!
Lori M
5.0
7/15/2022
Ann from Akal Elegance was the best! I contacted Ann when planning my daughters July wedding. We had a short timeline of three months to plan her dream wedding. She helped with hi...
ring vendors, keeping me on task and within budget. She was always available when I had questions which was quite often and took so much stress off of us during the planning stages. On the wedding day, everything was on point and the coordination went beautifully. We could not have gotten through planning a wedding in 3 months without her. She is truly the best and I would highly recommend her! Thanks Ann for everything!
Kimberly W
5.0
3/29/2022
Ann went above and beyond to make sure our wedding day ran smoothly. My parents and my (now) husband’s parents were very impressed with her work. She was available anytime we had q...
uestions and took so much stress off of us during the planning stages. We could not have got through planning a wedding in two months without her. She is truly a lifesaver.
Etheline P
5.0
10/30/2021
Great eye for Detail and elegance. her professionalism gave a sense of calm on a day like this is what she gives and it's golden.
Akal wedding planner is the way to go . we had fa...
mily coming from abroad for our big day and She made sure everyone was taken care of and settled at their hotel. We got all the time we needed to spend with family and friends that we had not seen for a while. On the day of our wedding, everything was on point the coordination went beautifully her eye for detail is impeccable. I was very very please that we took the full package it was affordable and worth every penny. we really got to enjoy our wedding. Thanks again Ann.
Hannah S
5.0
10/29/2021
Ann helped so much with all of the prep work. Making sure that everything was paid up on time, all the paperwork was signed and all the little details were covered. She handled all...
the changes and requests exceptionally and did everything she could to make sure everything was done as requested. Day of, she made sure that things ran smoothly and it was as stress free of a day for us as possible! She gave us the sweetest wedding gift with our vows printed out with our wedding colors! Would definitely recommend her!
Response from Akal Elegance Events on 10/29/2021
Thank you Hannah!
You both were amazing to work with and I am happy I got to help make y...
our day special.
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