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We offer couples a variety of wedding planning packages to fit their specific needs. We understand the planning process is unique to each couple, so we can tailor each package as needed. We can assist with everything from start to finish, or be a reference to help you navigate through the planning process!
Although based on the North Shore of Massachusetts, we travel anywhere from the city of Boston, to the backyards of private Estate's and the mountains of New Hampshire!
The stunning pictures used on this page are courtesy of Freebird Photography, Catherine Threlkeld Photography, Stephanie Vegliante, Alisha Maria Photography & Kate Donovan Photography.
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Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
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- A la Carte Wedding Planning
- Budgeting
- Day-Of Coordination
- Destination Wedding Planning
- Full Service Wedding Planning
- RSVP Tracking
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Engagement Party
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Engagement Party
- Rehearsal Dinner
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We cannot recommend Ashley enough! Throughout the planning process, it was so wonderful to have someone so experienced to answer all our questions and to guide us to make good choices that aligned with what we wanted for our day. She brought up little things we didn't think about and managed so many complicated logistics in the background for us. We got married on a Saturday, and both my husband and I worked through the Wednesday before, with everyone at our jobs commenting how calm we seemed- and that is because we had Ashley on our team!
On our wedding day, everything went so smoothly and there is nothing we would have changed!! It was wonderful having Ashley with us in the bridal suite and for pictures, and having her make sure everything at the venue was perfect. I kept thinking of little things that day, but before I could even ask, they somehow were already done! (My bag at my seat?! Everything back at our suite?!) Truly felt like magic.
A lot of our guests have told us how wonderful the day was and how everything was flawlessly executed. For example, the best man came up to us at one point during our wedding and said “I’ve only known Ashley for a few hours, but I would trust her with my life." We can't think of a better way to describe our experience :)
Hiring Ashley was one of the best decisions we made for our wedding (besides getting married, of course!) We did not know what we were getting ourselves into when planning a wedding and had many, many questions, which Ashley was always available to answer and put our minds at ease. We could not be more happy with how our wedding day turned out and continue to get complements about how beautiful, intimate, and well run the whole day was. If there were hiccups throughout the day we had no idea -- Ashley took care of everything and allowed us to enjoy our special day!
A few things I'd like to highlight that about working with Ashley:
1. I'm not a bride who dreamed about her wedding day or knew exactly what she wanted for her day. Ashley was able to transform broad strokes and sometimes conflicting desires (e.g., modern and intimate / cozy, black and white but soft with greenery) into the most beautiful design we could have ever imagined. We were truly left speechless. Ashley's creativity and commitment to detail made our day what it was and we continue to get the most wonderful complements -- all of which should be sent her way
2. Ashley is a thought partner and cares deeply about her couples. Any time we reached out to Ashley with questions or were stressed over a decision (e.g., bridesmaids colors, should we order chairs for an indoor ceremony) she would make time to talk us through it, whether big or small. She helped us prioritize the things that meant most to us to keep within budget while also making sure to uphold the integrity of our day and design. When we had to make the final call on whether we wanted to shift the ceremony and cocktail hour inside due to rain, I trusted Ashley completely to make the right decision for the day.
3. Ashley found the very best vendors. I can't speak highly enough about the entire vendor team that facilitated our day, captured it perfectly, and made us feel like ourselves throughout. Her connections and industry expertise were a huge asset to the planning experience
4. I was never stressed about my wedding when working with Ashley. She communicates often, is organized, and on top of every detail. It was clear what we were supposed to tackle at different points in the year, what she needed from my husband and me, and what tasks were still to come. Ashley gave us the gift of enjoying the wedding planning process
5. As mentioned previously, Ashley flawlessly managed our wedding day. She put together a timeline down to the minute and everyone, including my family and bridal party, knew where they needed to be. As soon as she arrived in the bridal suite, I knew my wedding day was taken care of and I could relax and enjoy the day. If anything went wrong, neither my husband and I, nor our guests, noticed.
Ashley takes great care in getting to know her couples, walking them though the planning process, and designing and executing the most incredible day. I can't speak highly enough about our experience working with Ashley and would recommend her without hesitation
Ashley was amazing to work with while planning our September 2022 wedding. We had already secured our venue when we started working with her but she seamlessly took over those communications along with our other vendors. She was able to expertly execute our vision and the day itself was stress-free and perfect in every way! She was great to work with and was always available to talk through questions/concerns. I would absolutely recommend working with Ashley to plan your dream wedding.
Ashley was by far one of the best decisions I made in my wedding planning journey. My husband and I hired her to be our "month of" planner, but she was so much more than that. From the moment we booked her about a year out from our wedding, she was there every step of the way to answer all of my questions, always extremely quickly! She came with me to my floral design meeting and tasting before the wedding, and her advice and input was always so helpful and valued. She truly is an expert in her field, and I always felt confident that I was in the best hands with her. Plus, she is a lovely person to be around and someone you'd want to be with you on your big day. I truly cannot recommend her enough, she is simply the best and is worth her weight in gold!
Ashley is a superstar, if you are looking for someone to help design and execute a flawless event look no further. My fiancé and I attempted to start wedding planning without a planner and were immediately overwhelmed – neither of us had a strong preference on style or design for our wedding which left us drifting through space with no real direction on venue or vendors. Enter Ashely. She took the time to get to know us a people. She designed a beautiful wedding with unique touches that felt so authentic to who we are as a couple. She did everything, and I mean everything! She created a color platelet for my bridesmaids’ dresses, designed beautiful table settings including beautiful, dried chilies from my husband’s home state of New Mexico, and even made a unique escort card display. She gave us great options for vendors within our budget. She worked with our families to plan the rehearsal dinner and welcome party as well. Her communication skills allowed our parents to be as involved as they wanted to be in the planning process. Leading up to the wedding she quelled all our nerves. Even before we could voice our worries about the chilly October weather, she had secured outdoor heaters on short notice. The whole wedding weekend, Ashely and her assistant for the weekend, Renee ensured that everything ran smoothly, and we were able to focus on getting married and having the best day of our lives.
If you can’t tell yet from my rambling, I am so grateful for Ashley. It is hard to put into words what an important role she played in our wedding. My husband and I are both busy professionals and to be able to hand off most, if not all, of the planning to Ashley and to trust her whole-heartedly was a gift – it allowed us to focus on our starting married life together and celebrating with our friends. Hiring Ashley Elaine Events was the best choice we made wedding planning.
We went into the last month of our wedding planning feeling pretty good, but then the mountain of to-dos started piling up and so did our stress levels. Fortunately, we had hired Ashley and her amazing team. Not only did Ashley help finalize all of our last minute details with our vendors, she was an immense help on the actual wedding day. Anything we needed (and even things we didnt know we need), Ashley was prepared. We were so glad we hired Ashley as she helped make our wedding day exactly what we were hoping for. If you need someone you can rely on for wedding planning and day-of execution, don't think twice about hiring Ashley.
Ashley went out of her way time and time again to make sure our ever changing Boston Public Library wedding was perfect despite many external challenges in 2020 and 2021. The wedding planning process was so much more challenging than I expected while working full time and Ashley thought of details we never would have, anticipated issues before they came up and was extremely proactive in walking us through every to do without overwhelming us.
Ashley did an excellent job recommending reliable, high quality vendors while also respecting our budget and always went the extra mile such as staying up way too late the night before our wedding to create new escort cards, when our seating chart changed last minute from my Uncle passing away.
We'll always remember our wedding as one of the best days of our lives thanks in huge part to Ashley and the team she created which surrounded us all day... thank you!
Though both my fiancee and I had planned events, after a while we realized we still wanted (needed?) more help. We were given a handful of recommendations for planners from our venue, and we are so glad we chose Ashley! When COVID hit, she seamlessly agreed to contract with us for two weddings - our original big rescheduled plan, and our new minimony. She worked with all of our vendors to secure our new date, double book them where possible for both ceremonies, and manage any contract and payment changes. Essentially, she helped us plan two weddings -- we started from scratch with a new theme, venue, state, officiant, etc, and she made the day magical, handling all of the details, from decorations to "managing" our rehearsal, to making sure we didn't freeze/die/get our makeup messed up when a blizzard came through during our photo session. We cannot wait to continue working with Ashley for part 2 -- she truly is a gem! You can't go wrong with Ashley's professionalism, attention to detail, inclusivity (two brides!), and straight-up positive attitude!
Ashley is amazing!! I had to move my wedding a year due to COVID and decided I couldn’t handle the stress anymore so I hired a wedding planner. BEST DECISION EVER!! Ashley is wonderful and she made the day, and everything leading up to the day, flow so nicely for us. I couldn’t have asked for a better planner. She was able to take the vision in my head from pictures of stuff I sent her and elevated it beyond what I had pictured. Please book Ashley she will make sure your day is executed perfectly and she will help you enjoy the day you planned for so long without stress. Thank you so much Ashley!!
Ashley is one of if not the best person we had on our wedding team. We were lying on the bedroom floor both overwhelmed from wedding planning before we were lucky enough to stumble upon Ashley. Ashley was the most useful and helpful consultant/advisor we could have asked for. If we needed vendor suggestions, Ashley always had great recommendations. For us, we were able to find most of our vendors on our own. We think this decision is important for couples to make as you know yourselves best, and you will most likely have the best sense for which vendors will best fit your style and what you're looking for. However after we found our vendors, Ashley pretty much took care of everything. When it came to coordinating details and communications between the venue and different vendors, Ashley took care of everything behind the scenes. Ashley knew all the details of our wedding, and was super helpful in helping us figure out what we wanted if we didn't know. She played such a key role making things stay on track our wedding day too. We even decided to add an extra toast the very last minute, and all we had to do was tell Ashley and she then effortlessly made it happen.
In summary, we feel wedding planning for most people is a skill you use only once in your life. You can try to figure everything out on your own and put in extra hours and stress, but then you end up developing skills and knowledge you may not (ever) use again! For us, it was then 100% worth it to bring Ashley with all her expertise aboard our team. We are so happy with our decision. Not everyone needs a wedding planner, but if any of this review speaks to you, Ashley could just be the peace of mind and extra help you are looking for!
I cannot recommend Ashley Elaine Events enough! She is incredibly professional, organized, fun to work with, and cares about every detail of the couple's wedding experience. I am not exaggerating when I say our wedding literally would not have happened without her! Ashley is incredible at her job - she put together the most beautiful design plan, connected us with a fantastic vendor team, and made our day and wedding planning so fun for us. We did not feel one second of stress during our entire wedding day, and that is because Ashley handled everything for us, so we could sit back and enjoy the day. I never thought I would hire a wedding planner at all, but now I can't understand how anyone gets married without one. Ashley helped us navigate through difficult Covid guidelines, coming up with a plan B for us and when guidelines changed again last minute, Ashley came up with a perfect plan C for us at extremely short notice - less than a month before our wedding! I highly recommend her design plan service as well, it is well worth the price - I do not have a good eye for detail or design and our wedding looked like it should be from a magazine thanks to her vision and direction to vendors. Ashley's work is excellent, and maybe more importantly, her personality is perfect for the job. She just has a way of putting you at ease and assuring you everything is going to be fine, and it is, because she works tirelessly behind the scenes to make sure of it. Ashley we can't thank you enough for giving us the most perfect wedding day!
Where do I begin... Ashley and her sister were phenomenal. We met up a cute cafe a couple weeks before the wedding and she was extremely personable and knew her stuff. Although we haven't gotten our pictures yet, I know they will be amazing. Would recommend her to anyone!
Ashley is incredible to work with!! I highly recommend working with her. Her organization, enthusiasm, and creative vision are second to none. We started working with Ashley 4 weeks prior to our wedding when we learned that due to COVID restrictions, we would be unable to have our originally planned wedding. We knew that we would have to move our wedding from our botanical garden venue to our backyard, which was a completely different aesthetic and vibe. Ashley was able to plan a whole new reception for us within the current guidelines in LESS THAN 4 WEEKS!!! She was able to communicate with our current vendors to work through the situation and find a new caterer. There are so many intricacies with using your home as a wedding venue like tenting, bathroom facilities, lighting, and generators. She was able to set everything up within our budget and time constraint - She is absolutely incredible. She planned an even better wedding than we had before. Not only that, but she also was able to coordinate a small ceremony at our original venue just prior to the reception which was recorded and played just an hour later at our reception with all our guests. Everything was seamless and easy. Ashley even coordinated a surprise cake for my father in law because the wedding was the same day as his birthday! Everyone says that this was one of their favorite weddings they attended. I owe all of that to Ashley's hard work. She can handle any challenge and make it fun in the process. Ashley is an absolute pleasure to work with and I would recommend her to anyone!
Ashley was beyond incredible to work with! She helped us navigate the ever changing climate of dealing with a pandemic and trying to plan a wedding. From start to finish she was thorough, professional, and helpful. She is very well connected and was able to guide myself and my husband through the entire process. From the planning process to coordinating the day of our wedding, Ashley handled everything beautifully. Ashley made planning a wedding during a pandemic enjoyable - which I believe says it all! We highly recommend Ashley to everyone seeking an amazing planner. She is the best!
Ashley worked with us for our wedding last summer in the Berkshires. Because we had a pretty small wedding (~65 people) I initially thought we could handle all of the logistics ourselves. I was very wrong, and thankfully my fiance convinced me otherwise. Ashley is a gem to work with--from the beginning she was super organized and very accommodating. We knew straight away that we were working with a true professional, and honestly, just one of the friendliest people ever. She never made me feel stressed out, and always was there to remind me when a deadline was coming up.
Honestly, Ashley made me MISS wedding planning after the big day was over! She came on site with us for our rehearsal / rehearsal dinner and was an absolute godsend. She walked us through all the details and answered all of our (very basic) questions. A few days before our wedding, we frantically emailed her because we didn't know how much to tip certain vendors, and she responded immediately, even though it was pretty late at night. We never worried that we were missing something or forgot to do something. Ashley was very much on top of coordinating with all of our vendors and making sure everyone and everything was in the exact correct place.
Ashley made it so that everything was super easy on the day of the actual wedding--we (including our friends and our parents) never had to worry about a single thing. When we walked down the aisle, everything (florals, the way the chairs were placed, etc.) was exactly as we had planned. When we sat down for dinner, everything was perfectly laid out and exactly how we envisioned it.
Our wedding was amazing, and Ashley was a gigantic part of everything going off without a hitch. I cannot recommend her enough! Thank you so much, Ashley. We are eternally grateful for everything that you helped us with!!
We used Ashley for our wedding last summer. Our venue was an empty space so we had to coordinate bringing everything in(catering, tables, linen, silverware, plates, alcohol etc.) I was a stressed out and struggling through wedding planning so we hired Ashley for day of wedding coordinating. Ashley came to our rescue and took over planning, easing my and my families stress. She was there for everything prior to and the weekend of which totally allowed me and our families to completely enjoy the day. Hands down the best decision we made was to hire Ashley, would highly highly recommend for your coordinating needs!
Ashley was such a DREAM to work with - I cannot say enough positive things about our experience!! The wedding planning process (and the wedding itself) was such a stress-free and easy experience because of her, which allowed my husband and I to truly enjoy the entire process. She was so professional and organized, and she had a true understanding of our style and vision and was able to deliver an absolute dream wedding!! She had every detail (both small and large) covered that we didn't encounter a single hiccup and the wedding was seamless. Ashley made it a priority to find vendors that matched our aesthetic within our budget, and all of the vendors we worked with were AMAZING. Everything came together so perfectly (beyond what we were envisioning) and we are so thankful to Ashley for that. She honestly killed it - she did such an excellent job and we would 100/10 recommend her services to anyone!!!
Hiring Ashley was the best thing I have done (besides getting married, of course)! Many brides before me told me how stressful planning a wedding can be. With Ashley by my side, not only was I NEVER stressed, I had such a blast planning! She took my eclectic/nontraditional vision and absolutely delivered (and helped me stick to my budget, which, believe me, is not an easy task). She was more organized than any person I've ever met and always knew exactly where to go/what to do. She handled my request for a hanging swing (yes, a swing) in the venue with ease. When I found a beautiful wood pallet chandelier that I wanted to hang over the dance floor (and was well out of my budget) she found a company (shout out to DesignLight) who made it for us! I had the best wedding I could have possibly ever dreamed of. Our guests are still raving about how much fun it was. None of this could have been possible without Ashley.
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