Bellwether Events

My husband and I found Janice through her blog and were drawn to her transparency about an industry that can often feel opaque and hard to navigate. We met with two other potential planners, but we decided to follow our initial instinct and put our trust in Janice. She did not disappoint! Janice kept the entire planning process incredibly organized and did an amazing job of finding vendors that aligned with our (sometimes very specific) vision. Anytime we started to feel overwhelmed, Janice was ready with a detailed timeline, polite-but-firm reminder emails, and a very encouraging attitude. Janice was also very receptive and enthusiastic about helping us incorporate important cultural elements into our day that she had not had experience previously (ex. A Japanese kagami biraki ceremony). Most importantly, Janice was extremely reliable. For example, my bridesmaids and I were supposed to get our hair and make-up done at a hotel the morning of the wedding, but after we woke up to a power outage and alerted Janice, she immediately jumped into action arranging a new location and updating the beauty and photo teams about the change. She then raced over to the hotel to help me and my MOHs pack up my wedding dress, shoes, accessories, and bridesmaids gifts and convinced the concierge to let us use the emergency freight elevator so that we wouldn’t have to run down 15 flights of stairs. Her husband drove us all to the alternate location and, miraculously, all of the hair, make-up, group photos, and dressing were completed with a whopping 15 minutes to spare! Despite the early morning switch-up, the rest of the day went off without a hitch and we knew the wedding couldn’t have gone as smoothly as it did if it weren’t for Janice’s work (both in the planning and the day-of coordination). We are so glad to have hired Janice and 100% recommend Bellwether Events.

We worked with Janice for a year planning our April 2024 wedding and it was the best first decision we made - we knew immediately she was the right fit for us! Janice was clearly experienced, seemingly knowing everything and everybody needed to make the day just what we wanted. She was extremely organized and kept everything and everyone moving during the planning process. Janice struck the right balance of listening to what we wanted, but didn’t shy away from making recommendations based on her years of experience - and she was always right! She also handled so much behind the scenes with the venue and vendors that we often didn’t even know about until after the fact. Not only was Janice fantastic, but she introduced us to the most amazing team of other vendors and worked with them to make the entire wedding day absolutely perfect - it was all totally seamless, which is the first word we told her early on when describing what we wanted from the day.

It was truly a pleasure to have Janice as our north star during the wedding planning process! As we planned, Janice was incredibly detail-oriented and thoughtful in helping us design the perfect set up and timeline. She was also INVALUABLE in a crisis; our band canceled 28 days before the wedding, and with her help, we were able to book a fabulous alternative that ended up being one of the best highlights of our whole day. Janice made the most joyful day of our life so seamless and stress-free. My faith in her competence was 100%, and she exceeded even that. She's the best to have in your corner during what can be a very overwhelming season! I cannot recommend her enough.

Janice planned our covid-delayed wedding not one time, not two times, not three times but four separate times over the course of three years. Without her, we would have been lost, overwhelmed and alone. During an unprecedented time for the wedding industry, she competently answered every single question we had for her and never once led us down the wrong path. She quickly got a sense of what we wanted and flawlessly guided us through several difficult decisions. On the wedding day, she was in complete control of all the scheduled events, managing everything from ensuring our pup had the right flowers on her collar, to organizing the numerous vendors, to adorning our cake that required a final touch up! We had the day of our dreams and have Janice to thank for it. We cannot recommend her enough. She is organized, knowledgeable and most importantly a lot of fun to work with! Everyone loved her!