5 out of 5 stars and 34 reviews Best of Weddings (2x).
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(34)Greater NYC Area, South Florida and Worldwide
About this vendor
Amanda Novena Weddings is a Luxury Wedding Planning and Design agency based in Manhattan, NY. A highly accomplished agency, this expert team offers a high-quality service to every client. Focusing on making the little details truly shine, this team is here to make your wedding celebration one to remember.
Amanda Novena, the founder, has a wealth of event and wedding planning experience. Having worked with some of the biggest names in the industry, she has the knowledge and know-how to make your special event spectacular. No matter your wedding style or size, Amanda and her team are here to cater to you.
Amanda loves meeting couples for consultations to learn more about their wedding planning needs and expectations. She offers a range of services, from full-scale planning to Month-of Coordination. Open to traveling, she also caters to destination weddings upon request. With a personal, professional approach, Amanda is here and ready to help you make your dream wedding a reality.
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Business Attributes
- Hispanic or Latinx-owned Business
- Woman-owned Business
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
- Destination Wedding Planning
Planning
- A la Carte Wedding Planning
- Budgeting
- Day-Of Coordination
- Destination Wedding Planning
- Full Service Wedding Planning
- Honeymoon Planning
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Engagement Party
- Honeymoon
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Bachelor Party
Awards and Affiliations
2-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2022.2021.
Best of Weddings
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We booked Amanda for one-month coordination for our wedding in Paris, and truthfully, I originally thought I had everything handled on my own… boy, was I wrong.
The moment Amanda ...
stepped in, my entire stress level changed. She immediately organized everything, filled in gaps I didn’t even realize existed, communicated with vendors, managed timelines, and took so much mental load off of us. As someone who is extremely type A and likes control over every detail, that is not easy to do but she allowed me to relax and actually enjoy the wedding weekend and be present in the moment.
What impressed me most was how seamlessly she worked with every single vendor. Everyone operated like one cohesive team, and I believe that comes from Amanda’s professionalism, communication, and relationships she builds with people. You could feel that everyone trusted and respected her, which made the entire experience run so smoothly.
She also has such a bright, calming energy throughout the day. No matter what came up, she always found an efficient solution and still tried her best to make every little wish or vision happen. What made things extra special was how much she remembered the small details, things I liked, moments I cared about, little preferences I had mentioned in passing and she incorporated them naturally throughout the day.
Our wedding weekend exceeded what we imagined, and so much of that is thanks to Amanda. If you are debating hiring a planner or coordinator, especially for a destination wedding, do it. She was one of the best investments we made.
The best decision you will ever make is choosing Amanda as your wedding planner. Amanda and her team went above and beyond and ensured our wedding day was perfect, down to every la...
st detail. We hired Amanda a little more than a year out, and she kept everything and everyone on track for 12+ months. I felt completely comfortable with her. She is extremely professional, organized, and executes on the vision YOU want. She doesn't push you to select certain vendors and listens to your preferences, tailoring the entire process to you. She provided great recommendations for vendors, was thorough in her research, and anything we asked her to look into or had questions about, she was on top of it. She provided regular updates, and as a couple who each work 90+ hours a week, we needed someone we could trust who we felt had our best interest in mind. Amanda was that for us. She is so kind, thoughtful, and truly made this experience better than we could have imagined. Our families loved her, and her team day -of was INCREDIBLE. We are so grateful to Amanda and her team for making our day so special. Cannot say enough about how happy we were that Amanda was by our side on this important day.
Amanda and her team are truly amazing! While planning Amanda was always able to give great advice and recommendations. On the day of my wedding I was able to be in the moment and n...
ot stress knowing that Amanda and her team had everything take care of! Amanda's knowledge and love for what she does gave us the best experience while planning our wedding and having the best wedding day!
Amanda made my entire wedding planning process so amazing. From the moment we had our first phone call I knew felt a weight lifted off my shoulders. She took everything we envision...
ed and really brought it all to life! Even when I introduced certain timelines and traditions that other planners I’ve talked with said would not be possible, Amanda did not hesitate, took it and made it all happen. During the entire process I felt very safe in her hands. She has a thorough checklist that helped me stay organized and know what to expect in the months leading up to our wedding. She was always an email or phone call away, even when travelling the world for other weddings! She was very accommodating if initial vendor or décor suggestions didn’t fit what I was looking for. She was happy to go back out and find something that I would truly love. Amanda made my wedding day an absolute breeze. Being a wannabe type A person, I couldn’t believe how organized everything was! She had everything organized down to the minute. It felt like my husband and I could focus on enjoying our day without the stress of making sure everything is progressing as it should! We didn’t have to have any family members at the church or venue helping with the details. Amanda and her team handled everything. She dealt with every vendor, and I trusted her completely with the layout of the venue while bringing mine and my husband’s vision to life. The day of, I had a problem with the zipper on my dress that eventually led it to break. Within 30 minutes, she had someone to meeting us at our church to fix my dress before walking down the aisle. If I didn’t have her there, I would have never known who to call. She brought in her whole team to help with the whole day who were all great! I couldn’t recommend her enough and can’t imagine how the process would have gone without her!
We had a wonderful experience working with Amanda. She helped execute our wedding to perfection and no detail was missed. Her day of team was fantastic and made me feel so at ease....
My wedding day could not have been possible without Amanda!
Amanda helped us bring our vision to life, our wedding looked like something out of a magazine! Every step of the way Amanda was there to listen and guide us. Her kindness will mak...
e you feel at ease every step of the way! We can’t recommend working with her enough!
We loved having Amanda as part of our wedding day! I planned my wedding but as I got deeper into the details, I knew I needed someone Day Of to make things run smoothly. From the m...
oment of our consultation, I knew I needed to hire her and I shifted my budget to accommodate. Amanda’s Day Of services were really “Month Of” and beyond. When I was struggling to decide between vendors, we’d talk it through and she’d give me advice. When I couldn’t find a vendor or a solution, she had great suggestions. And when I say I had to worry about NOTHING the day of the wedding, it’s no exaggeration. Amanda ensured everything ran smoothly so my husband and I could just enjoy our beautiful day. Absolutely recommend!
Look no further, Amanda is the one.
Where do I even begin? I'll start off by saying that I am a Sales executive with a very demanding job and aggressive annual sales goal. I knew t...
hat planning a wedding would be like a second job (& I barely have time for my primary job). The mere idea of attempting to plan a wedding (which I knew NOTHING about) was daunting, intimidating, overwhelming and made me want to crawl into fetal position and cry. I knew I needed to hire someone that would educate us, help us make informed decisions and keep us on track with all deadlines and action items. Someone that could make our dream wedding a reality - that someone is Amanda. To say that Amanda and her services are invaluable would be an understatement. I can't say enough good things about Amanda, her services, her support, her skills and her preparation without getting emotional (yes, my husband is consoling me right now LOL!). Amanda was our sounding board throughout every step of the process, she helped us to find vendors within our price range, helped to review contracts that we knew nothing about (standard terms vs. non-standard terms for example), what's reasonably priced vs. what is a rip off, what's negotiable and what's non-negotiable. You name it, she knows it. Amanda gets to know you very deeply as a couple which is what made planning with her very special. She knew sensitivities for both myself and my partner and we worked beautifully together as a team. She is a dream come true in a planner. When we think back on our wedding and the entire planning experience, we are overjoyed with wonderful positive thoughts and feelings towards our Amanda. My heart is filled with gratitude every time I think of her. She was very flexible with our schedules and easy to work with. We feel like we not only had a partner and ally in her, but a life long friend. Amanda quickly understood our taste, style and what we were looking to accomplish very well which in turn made our dream wedding come to life. She would even know immediately when vendors would recommended something she knew we wouldn't like. She helped me find my hair stylist, my makeup artist, our DJ/band, our photobooth, our florist. You name it, she found it and within our price range! She provided feedback and recommendations on the smallest of details like our wedding invitations and ceremony pamphlets. She was always very accessible and remained calm and composed in every situation, especially when we were feeling the natural stress and overwhelm that comes with wedding planning. Amanda is cool as a cucumber which in turn helped us to remain calm. Most importantly, we continuously hilariously laughed throughout the planning process and all of the ridiculous moments and aspects that come with it. Amanda is the most professional person I've had the pleasure of interacting with. She's also well known and embedded in the wedding industry and really knows her sh!t. She's also amazing at regulating vendors in the most professional of ways. As the wedding quickly approached, Amanda kept us calm and reassured us throughout every step of the process. Day of, Amanda was like a member of the FBI / CIA / S.W.A.T team. She has a whole suitcase of necessities for any situation or wedding emergency. I've never seen anything like it. She would basically pop out of a trap door when you needed her the most. She's your wedding fairy God mother, I promise.
Amanda, we love you so much. *ugly crying*
Amanda is amazing! She has a lovely personality, is always calm, organized, offers great advice, and is greatly experienced. My husband and I are so glad that we found Amanda and h...
ow she was able to assist us with meeting our wedding goals. As we have never planned a wedding before, her guidance was extremely helpful. We purchased the full wedding planning package and it was totally worth it! We love all the research Amanda did regarding the venue, vendors, and all other important details. We also felt more comfortable meeting with vendors with Amanda by our side. She found us the best outdoor/ tent venue and all our guests had a blast! On our wedding day, we experienced some rain but, my husband and I were completely calm and happy. I think we were so calm because of how helpful and attentive Amanda and her team were to us. Don’t hesitate, just hire Amanda to help you make your wedding dreams come to life!
Amanda Novena provides excellence, elegance & professionalism with ease for your wedding dreams. Hiring Amanda as our full time wedding planner was the best decision we have made. ...
Amanda will personally take the time to get to know you & your spouse for your wedding vision & will execute it flawlessly. She carefully put together our wedding budget that prioritized our wants & provided us with her expert opinion while guiding us with options & solutions.
If you want an stress-free calm wedding planning experience Amanda Novena is the way to go. My husband & I planned our Palm Beach destination wedding with her mid 2021 just after the COVID pandemic & went above and beyond to give us the wedding of our dreams! Wedding planning can be hard & stressful especially if this is your first rodeo & when you have zero experience planning large events. We knew we could trust Amanda with all of her guidance & recommendations from the very begining of our planning stages all the way to the big day. She always made herself available to us & made our wedding planning process very personal. My husband & I knew only one thing when we got engaged , we wanted to get married but where & how we had no clue! Amanda not only provided a positive wedding planning experience but truly connected with us as a couple & had an upbeat positive attitude from start to end.
Amanda brought our wedding vision to life & my husband & I are still on cloud 9 from our wedding day as it truly was a fairytale dream. During the day of the wedding, Amanda & her team helped the flow of the day move so smoothly so that we did not have to think about anything other than enjoy the day! We had a Greek ceremony offsite at Greek church in the Palm Beach area & had our wedding reception at The Breakers in Palm Beach. Our guests are still talking about our wedding from the food, the decor, the music and all the fun surprises we had for them throughout the weekend! Amanda will personally tailor your wedding & make the entire planning process enjoyable & fun. If you are on the fence of looking for a wedding planning, look no more & hire Amanda. It will be the best decision you will make.
My husband and I are unbelievably thankful we hired Amanda and her team for our wedding!! She was referred to us by one of her previous couples and we cannot recommend her enough! ...
We had no idea where to start and she helped us divide out our priorities with our budget and went above and beyond to give us our dream wedding. She found the perfect venue and vendors while also creating a design that was so unique and nothing we would have thought of ourselves. Our guests were blown away and are still talking about wedding months later! Do yourself a favor and hire Amanda, you won't be disappointed!!
Amanda became a trusted advisor and dear friend as we planned our wedding together. Leading up to the wedding, she helped us navigate COVID uncertainties and recommended amazing ve...
ndors – everything from invitations (Phillips Designs), to flowers (Adam Leffel Productions), to music (Hank Lane). As for our wedding day, it was perfect. If there were any hiccups, we never heard about them. Our wedding was an absolute dream and Amanda was the glue keeping it all together.
Thank you so much Amanda! You were absolutely amazing, kind, professional, attentive, on point answering back to emails, calls, changes and concerns. You made my dream wedding come...
true! It was absolutely beautiful and more than what I expected! Thank you and your team for everything that you did. 100% recommend.
Hiring Amanda for full wedding planning was the best decision we made! Being the first couple to get married in our friend group, we had no idea where to even start. Amanda held ou...
r hands throughout the entire process, answered all of our many silly questions, and helped us find the perfect venue and vendors that we loved working with. During the day of the wedding, Amanda and Steve helped the flow of the day move so smoothly and kept my husband and I on schedule. We additionally had a Korean ceremony during our reception and she was able to work with the ceremony coordinator to integrate it smoothly into the schedule. All my guests have been talking nonstop about how great our wedding was, but all credit really goes to Amanda! She's really someone you can lean on and I highly recommend her!
After handling multiple wedding postponements and changes alone, I KNEW I needed the help of a planner. Amanda was recommended to me by a friend, and after speaking to her on the p...
hone there were no questions-she was the one! From the start Amanda makes you feel so comfortable and reassured, and covers all of the bases! She is extremely helpful through the entire planning process and makes sure you have even the smallest details sorted out. There is SO much organization that goes on behind the scenes, and Amanda is able to handle all of that with ease. On the day-of, Amanda and her team were just perfect. Everything ran so smoothly and seamlessly thanks to them. Amanda handled all of the communication with vendors, which allows you to truly enjoy your day knowing your wedding is in good hands. From the moment we first spoke I knew I could trust her team to handle everything! I am so happy and thankful I was able to work with Amanda for my wedding, it definitely would not have been the same without her. I recommend Amanda to anyone and everyone planning a wedding - I promise it will be the best decision you ever made!
Amanda was the best investment we made while planning our 1 Year Anniversary party! As many Covid brides, our original destination plans got destroyed. We got married regardless! W...
e pretty much gave up on party plans and we were ready to call it quits, when I found Amanda through Instagram. I had one conversation with her on the phone and I felt like I was speaking to a friend who understood everything I was going through. Of course things got hectic closer to the date, but Amanda TOOK CARE of everything. We had one issue with a vendor, Amanda saved the day and she handled it immediately. We had the dreaded last minute add-on’s, Amanda found the vendor in a week’s notice!! Things we didn’t even think of, she advised me on and we had a plan! I felt that she was our advocate that whole day and during the planning process, so that both my husband and I could really enjoy our long awaited party. We had such a amazing time and our friends couldn’t stop talking about how amazing everything was. Thank you again Amanda!!!
Amanda went above and beyond to give us the wedding of our dreams! We interviewed a dozen wedding planners and the moment we spoke to Amanda, we knew she was the planner for us. Sh...
e took the time to get to know us as a couple which helped create special moments throughout our wedding weekend to share with our guests.
It may be hard to believe but we were never stressed! We knew we could rely on Amanda to provide us what we needed in a timely manor and she exceeded in every way! She understood our budget and guided us to choosing reliable vendors that made our day successful. Our guests are still talking about how our wedding is the best they've been to from the food, the decor, the music and all the fun surprises we had for them throughout the weekend! We absolutely could NOT have done it without Amanda!!
Amanda was an absolute delight to work with! She is organized, professional, amazing at what she does and is so kind. Amanda was always available to answer any questions I had and ...
she gave very honest and genuine opinions, which I truly appreciated. Amanda was able to execute the timing and flow of my wedding day beautifully. Amanda always made me feel more relaxed when talking with her and was so kind in checking in on me in the months leading up to the wedding. I cannot recommend her enough!
The best wedding planner Amanda and her team have made everything so beautiful and fantasic and stress free, Her plan is very organized genuine advices. I would highly recommend ...
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Amanda was more amazing than I imagined! I hired her for month of planning and she went above and beyond, checking in on me constantly the months prior to make sure I was on track....
She even helped me find vendors who were a perfect fit for me. By the time we were close to the wedding I was stress free knowing Amanda was handling all the details. Not only was her work ethic great, but she was so sweet and such a pleasure to work with! Couldn't recommend her enough!
Due to Covid, we postponed our 2020 wedding to 2021, and initially it was so overwhelming to find venues that hosted micro weddings and we wanted to be outdoors so all guests could...
feel safe. Due to the venue search and needing helping navigating the waters, I reached out to Amanda. She promptly answered my message on The Knot, and we had a zoom meeting and she worked around my schedule. We ended up finding the rare venue that provides coordinator services in house, but had we not, we would have definitely proceeded with Amanda. From our call, she definitely had connections and was so well acquainted with the wedding industry, calmed my nerves and I could tell she would be compassionate and reassuring. It was almost like I was speaking to a friend. I could tell she was very professional and cared about the details. I would highly recommend her to anyone in need of full wedding planning services or a day of coordinator.
Amanda is an amazing wedding planner and was instrumental in making our wedding a fantastic day! Getting married for the first time is a truly unique process, and Amanda guided us ...
through it effortlessly whenever we needed help. We had plenty of specific wishes for the day, and she made sure to deliver. On the other hand, when there were areas that we cared less about or didn't consider, she was quick to lend advice and best practices, so we could all move on and feel great! Having Amanda in our corner was one of the best decisions we made regarding our wedding!
We had to postpone our wedding two different times and Amanda helped us do so without any hesitation. What was going to be a 200+ wedding, turned out to be an intimate but unforget...
table 50 person guest list. I was blown away at how special Amanda made our day! We thought we would have to give up so much but she made sure we didn't and we are so thankful! If you want a stress-free wedding day with an enjoyable planning process, hire Amanda and you will be so glad you did!
Amanda was so so helpful and I cannot say enough! We are so thankful we found her. From the moment I started chatting with Amanda I knew she would put me at ease on our wedding day...
. She professional, organize, and extremely prompt every time we met or had a call. On wedding day she transformed my parents yard along with our other vendors into a dream! She made sure everyone arrived on time, set up where they needed to, helped me hand out final payments and allowed me to have a stress free reception. She created and followed a timeline that was color coded and wonderful! She added her own flare and design when I asked her to and followed pictures I sent. Thank you Amanda!!!!!
Amanda was great to work with and took all the stress away from planning my wedding down to the last detail. With her background in event planning she was able to help me through t...
he process and give advice with picking a venue and color scheme. She focused on making sure I was happy with the details while making decisions and helped by making suggestions if we needed to make any changes. I can't thank Amanda enough and I look forward to working with her again in the future!
Hiring Amanda as our wedding planner was the best and first decision we made for our Destination wedding. We knew we wanted to have it in Puerto Rico but we had no clue where to st...
art, especially since we didn’t live there. Amanda detailed out a long weekend for us to visit and meet with different venues and vendors. It was such a seamless experience and once we decided on the Caribe Hilton (highly recommend) she started to design with our vendors. Our wedding was absolutely incredible and unforgettable! Even our guests couldn’t stop talking about the whole wedding weekend that was planned! Details by Mandii will definitely be planning our future events!
Best decision I ever made!! I was completely lost on where to even start with my wedding planning, until I met Amanda. She was completely organized, thourough and made me feel at e...
ase. I asked her a million questions and she was always there to answer and support me with what I wanted for our wedding. From the big picture down to the minor details, nothing was missed. Not only was I impressed but so were all of my guests. She made my dream wedding at the St. Regis in NYC a reality and I can't thank her enough!
Absolute LIFE SAVER and incredible to work with!! We hired Amanda as our Wedding Planner and we couldn't be happier that we did! She helped plan and design everything from our brid...
al shower, rehearsal dinner at The Waters Edge at Giovanni's in Darien, our church ceremony and stunning reception at Delamar Greenwich Harbor! It was always my dream to have my wedding there with the Southern France aesthetic. Amanda transformed the space exactly how I had dreamed and more! Without a doubt we will be hiring her again for future events!
I have had the pleasure of having Amanda coordinate two significant events in my life so far. She went above and beyond with my wants and needs and stayed organized the whole way t...
hrough. She was so easy to work with and understood exactly what I was looking for. She really wanted to perfect the end look and she did just that. Her passion for coordinating and decorating really shows. I was highly satisfied with the finished product for both my baby and bridal shower, as well as my overall experience with her. I have already recommended Amanda to a few people, and will continue to refer anyone I know that has an upcoming wedding or etc to her!
Hiring Amanda to help plan our wedding was the best decision we could of made. We had such a great experience working with her that we called her back to help us plan our baby show...
er when we had our first child! She is so knowledgeable and had so many great ideas for our wedding. She was able to give me so many helpful tips during the planning process. Amanda helped to oversee set up the day of and made sure that everything ran smoothly. Having her available during the wedding day helped to me to be able to enjoy my day as a bride. She was very friendly throughout the whole process. We will definitely be using her again for any future events we have and highly recommend her.
If I could give Amanda 10 stars I would- she does it all and makes it effortless for the bride! I was so incredibly overwhelmed with all the details of planning a New York City wed...
ding- she took the lead and was able to help me with everything- venue to flowers and DJ, and the most tedious task of finding someone I trusted with hair and makeup. She also took care of all the little details I didn’t even know where to begin with, like favors for the guests and desert table decorations.
Amanda also took care of wedding activities for me outside of the big day- like a beautiful rehearsal dinner at Central Park boat house (WOW), and helped plan my bridal shower and bachelorette party in California. It was so nice to have help planning fun excursions and events across the country!
Most of all, I loved Amanda’s kind spirit. I felt like every time I called her, I was talking to a friend that knew just how to help! Highly recommend!
I'm the type of person that gets anxious trying to prepare for a big event (or any event) and when thinking of everything I will have to prepare for my wedding, I was stressed. A f...
riend recommended a wedding planner, which is something I didn't originally consider but sooo happy I did!
My wedding was in Dominican Republic and I wanted to focus on experiencing my wedding rather than being worried about the small details involved. That is where Amanda at Details by Mandii came in. She was great in making sure that I was not overwhelmed.
Amanda planned the welcome event, wedding, and a brunch the day after. The venue she found for us was beautiful and the flower arrangements at the ceremony and reception were gorgeous. I'm really happy that she also made sure I had a makeup artist and hair stylist for me and my bridesmaids.
While everyone was complimenting me for amazing wedding, all the credit goes to Amanda. All I had to do was show up! So, if you're like me and want to experience your wedding rather than stressing about it, I absolutely recommend Details by Mandii. If only I could have a wedding everyday ;)
Amanda did an incredible job for my bridal shower. From the invitations, to the decor, to the planned activities and to the full food spread, everything was beyond my expectations....
I am very happy with all the work she put in and I could not have done it with out her. It was so nice not have to be worried about anything the day of the bridal shower, she took care of everything and I could just sit back and enjoy all my friends and family. Amanda helped coordinate my wedding too. My wedding was in a remote location in Hocking hills and I realized as it got closer to the wedding, I needed a coordinator to help with all the different vendors and tricky location. Amanda's help was fabulous, her eye for detail and beauty was exactly what we needed. Our big day went so much better with her there!
I was referred to Details by Mandii by a friend. I wanted to throw a celebratory event for all of my top accounts but didn't know where to start. The dinner party turned out amazin...
g. Not only was it under budget but Amanda took care of everything. Setting up the venue, planning the meal, arranging entertainment. She brought everything together very nicely. I am terribly at planning events so I called her when I was trying to plan a birthday party for a friend of mine. She was fantastic again. Amanda does an amazing job of getting all the details and understanding what you want accomplished. She has great customer service. I will absolutely be calling Details by Mandii again for all my future dinner parties as well as my wedding! - Steve M
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