4.9 out of 5 stars and 15 reviews Best of Weddings (1x).
4.9
(15)Serving the District, Maryland, Virginia and other Destinations
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We strive to go beyond what is expected of us, so that you can relax. We provide a vast array of wedding services to ensure your special day is exactly what you’ve always imagined. With us on your side, your event is sure to be a celebration that you can truly enjoy and cherish always!
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4.9
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Felicia is AMAZING. We hired her to plan our wedding, and it was such a good decision--the single best decision we made, because she set us up to make so many other good calls. She...
helped us find the perfect venue. And she connected us with great vendors, and then interfaced with them and organized everything so we didn't have to worry about it. She helped me find bridal shops and made appointments for me at them (surprisingly time-consuming!), got us a budget-friendly DJ at the very last minute, made the rehearsal with our ginormous wedding party actually run well, and totally rolled with the punches when we changed our wedding date early on. Our wedding weekend was honestly stress-free. Everything about the wedding day went right (at least as far as I knew!), and I didn't have to worry about anything. She let us focus on our guests and each other, which was so great. I can't recommend her highly enough.
Of all of our wedding decisions to make, the best hands down was hiring Felicia. She was constantly in contact, never left us waiting for an answer, laid everything out for us befo...
re every decision, and was at our beck and call throughout the service.
She pulled nothing but the best contractors for us to choose from, while still carefully meeting out budget needs. Our wedding was only on track and so well turned out because of her constant attention.
Felicia is incredibly friendly and charming and you will ENJOY your meetings with her, even if you think you would dread the work and sheer size of planning that goes into the wedding. She makes it that easy and fun!
It is amazing how quickly the time will go by and how much of the work she will shoulder for you. At the end of the day no matter how you go about it you will be married, but with Felicia you will get to that end of the day with a minimum of hassle in your part, knowing someone who is remarkably organized and in control is making sure all the little things line up and are handled.
The company name says it all, your celebration will be so much easier, and therefore enjoyable, because of Felicia. We never once had the pre-wedding panic and I can only believe it was because our first big decision was hiring Felicia and Celebrations Made Simple!
-Happy Husbands in Alexandria
My husband and I spent the past year planning our wedding with Felicia, and she has been an absolute DREAM to work with! She is so friendly and accommodating and helped guide us th...
rough every step of the process, especially as we had no idea what we were doing. She'll work with you to help create your vision, provide suggestions if requested, or allow you to take the lead... but she also isn't afraid to tell you when you've got a bad idea. The day of the wedding she and her team handled every little detail and vendor mishap so that we didn't have to worry or stress about a thing. She has more than 10 years experience with traditional and contemporary weddings and events as well as a few same-sex weddings, so has plenty of experience to draw on. Felicia also has a variety of electronic resources at hand that really helped us to manage everything from the budget, vendors, and guest list to design ideas. If we could give Felicia 6 stars we would - we cannot recommend her more highly! In fact -- we've already referred friends to her.
I would highly recommend working with Felicia and her team at Celebrations Made Simple. My husband and I worked with them for our April 2017 wedding and were very pleased. Celebr...
ations Made Simple helped us with planning our entire wedding, picking vendors, negotiating contracts with vendors, making a timeline, decorating, etc. I couldn't have done it without them. Our wedding turned out perfectly. As a bride, I was relaxed the week before the wedding, at the rehearsal and the day of the wedding because I knew the team had everything covered.
Best money spent on the wedding! I hired Felicia and her team as our Day-Of Wedding Coordinator for our wedding. At times, she was my best resource and weapon in the planning proce...
ss! I spoke to three other vendors before going with Celebrations Made Simple. Compared to the other vendors, CBS's value was the best. Over time, I came to learn that CBS is the best in the business not just bc of the value, but also the quality of service and how nice they are to work with. My advice to any bride and groom is that this is the best money you will spend money on your wedding! My only regret is that I didn't find CBS sooner in my planning process.
CBS was so awesome that we hired them for our newlywed brunch too. Again, they did an amazing job on back-to-back events, even though they had less than a month to prep for the brunch.
The night before our wedding, one of our friends asked how I was feeling, to which I responded, "I'm relaxed and I feel great!" Our ability to relax and enjoy the rehearsal, weddi...
ng, and our next-day picnic is in large part thanks to Celebrations Made Simple, Felicia in particular, and her fantastic staff.
We used Celebrations Made Simple's Comprehensive Service Package (planning, theme, budget, help with vendors, contract negotiation/review, timelines, ridiculously awesome responsiveness, consultations, invitation mailing and RSVP management, day-of coordination, and general herding of cats). After everything CMS helped us with (including A LOT of communicating and occasional problem solving with vendors on our behalf), I am honestly not sure how people plan their own weddings. Felicia was there with us every step of the way, keeping us on track with reminders (buying a dress, paying vendor deposits, scheduling fittings, etc.). She was also very skillful at arranging meetings around crazy work and travel schedules. CMS had everything covered and we really were able to enjoy our entire wedding weekend. The only thing I was responsible for on the wedding day was to wake up and get myself to the Bride Beautification Station (hair and makeup suite at our hotel). CMS provided exceptional service!! We cannot say enough about how fantastic it was to work with Felicia. In fact, we miss her now that the wedding is over. :o)
I used Celebrations Made Simple for my wedding stationary. I ordered invitations, information cards, RSVPs, programs, menus, thank yous, place cards, and escort cards from them. Th...
rough each proof and through each step of the way they were so willing to work with me to make sure everything was right and just the way I wanted it!
There was a complication with the invitations and they solved it immediately at no cost or inconvenience to me. I ordered 150 invitations sets, but when they came, I had only received 75! I called Jennifer, and she couldn't have been nicer!! She corrected the problem right away! They had the rest of the 75 invitations printed and overnighted directly to me!
The customer service with this company is out of this world! They are quick, thorough, and provide a quality product for the right prices!
They truly have something for everyone, and I would highly recommend them for all your stationary needs! I would use them again in a heart beat! Thank you so much, you were a godsend!!
Felicia was fantastic. I hired her for day-of coordination at our reception only, but she put in many hours of planning time leading up to our wedding. I had to plan most of the ...
wedding myself, and Felicia was graet with keeping me on track and making sure I did everything I was supposed to, when I was supposed to do it. She was exactly the person I needed to work with, as I described her to some other people, a "Type A Momma Duck," who keeps you in line and on schedule, but is comforting at the same time.
Felicia provided top notch planning services for my wedding. Even though I only contracted her for month of services, she was available throughout the planning process to answer q...
uestions, give advice, and read our contracts. The day of, I did not have to worry about a thing, she made everything go smooth and let me truly enjoy the day.
Felicia and her team made this day so special. From the very beginning, working with Felicia was flawless. Felicia was very open and offered many suggestions that we would never ha...
d considered had we not been working with her. She provided a wealth of information about venue, dressings, caterers, flowers, decorations and venders. The caterer she introduced us to was fantastic. Everyone is still talking about the food. Felicia allowed us to enjoy this special day without worrrying about what needs to occur ever minute of every hour. Everything was flawless. It made this day unforgettable in a very good way.
At least once a week during the wedding planning either my fiancé or I said to the other that hiring Felicia Owens-Smith and her team at Celebrations Made Simple was the best decis...
ion we could have made. We chose Celebrations Made Simple’s comprehensive services package. Felicia’s approach was flexible to fit our needs, personal style, and time line. In the end, all the decisions were ours, and Felicia was there every step of the way to make sure nothing was missed.
I can’t say enough about how much we valued Felicia’s input. Her guidance was spot on, the company’s services were invaluable, and the team’s execution during the wedding was flawless. Her knowledge of local vendors made it easy to select the right professionals for our style and budget. Each of the vendors met or exceeded our expectations. The planning was handled efficiently starting with venue selection and invitations continuing through the vendor contracts to the meticulous day-of timeline. While the wedding was literally planned down to the minute, it didn’t feel like it. The day flowed seamlessly from one event to the next. I looked at the clock on the way to hair and makeup and not again until our last dance. Celebrations Made Simple truly made us feel like guests at our own wedding.
When my guests tell me what a wonderful evening they had, I have to give proper credit. We couldn’t have done it without Felicia and Celebrations Made Simple.
Celebrations Made Simple provided excellent value in their offering. We were able to depend on Felicia to get our wedding organized and the event went beyond our expectations!
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k no further for a wedding planner. My family was so impressed with Felicia's organizational skills and the perspective she brought to our event!
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Words cannot express how happy we both are at Felicia's service and professionalism. Our wedding has been commented on by family and friends as the most well organized and FUN wedd...
ing they have ever been to. We believe this is all because of Felicia's amazing skills as a coordinator. We hired her for a weekend wedding service about seven months in advance, and even though she was only hired for the weekend, she started coordinating and working with us to ensure when our wedding was here, she was ready to take over! She did so with grace, professionalism and surety that made both my husband to be and I at ease during probably the most hectic day of our lives! Everything was taken care of. As a bride (and a person who likes to manage everything), I felt at ease and not at all worried about issues that day. In fact, if there were any issues, I didn't know about them! Felicia not only is a great coordinator, she will quickly become part of your family. Thanks to her, our day was perfect.....absolutely...
We hired CMS for planning as well as day of coordination. Felicia Owens-Smith, is a consummate professional; personable, detail-oriented, amazingly organized, down-to-earth person ...
that makes you think of every detail involved in your event. There was nothing left undone. Her staff was exceptional and managed the day like a major movie production. The selection and coordination of the vendors, rehearsal dinner, day-of-coordination, timelines, decorating, return of items post-wedding, etc. was run like clockwork. The entire day played out like a dream. There was no pressure, stress and no hiccups in ANY of the planning.
We truly were guests at our own event.
If you are planning a wedding or any other event and want, need and expect the highest quality service, you should look no further than Felicia and Celebrations Made Simple! Our wedding day was amazing and we made a wonderful friend in the process.
Felicia was awesome and is now part of our family! We hired her for day of services, but she went above and beyond the call of duty. From day one, she was on top of every single de...
tail no matter how big or small or when it was due. She kept us on track and was patient when we had other priorities pop up that caused us to delay. Her friendly demeanor, energy and communication skills were bar none the best I've ever seen or dealt with even when she was home sick for a week. Her ability to handle hiccups with some vendors ensured we still received the wedding of our dreams. I would highly recommend Felicia and her staff for any type of event as they are extremely professional, enthusiastic and detailed. Thank you so much Felicia and look forward to working with you again in the future!
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PURCELLVILLE, VA | Serving the District, Maryland, Virginia and other Destinations
Celebrations Made Simple