About this vendor
Based in Charlotte, NC, Dogwood Social is a planning and coordination company that offers wedding services. Kristin Watkins owns and runs this business, providing her expertise in designing and planning special celebrations. You may call on Kristin to help you to make your wedding dreams come true.
Kristin is originally from Maryland and has loved planning events since a young age. She went to college in South Carolina to study hospitality and event management. There, she met her future husband. After planning her own wedding and moving to North Carolina, Kristin now offers assistance for to-be-weds preparing for their own festivities.
Dogwood Social offers fully customized packages for wedding services. Kristin can provide you with day-of coordination, a la carte wedding planning, full-service wedding planning, and wedding design. She can help you to prepare for your engagement, showers, parties, rehearsal dinner, ceremony, cocktail hour, and reception. Kristin is also experienced at accommodating destination weddings in Charlotte.
*I will be on maternity leave from Feb 2023-May 2023*
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Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
- 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
- After Party
- Bridal Luncheon
- Bridal Shower
Awards and Affiliations
2023 'Best of Weddings'
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Kristin planned our wedding and was fantastic from start to finish. She went over and beyond to service us and make sure we felt comfortable with the process every step of the way....
In meetings with vendors, she would ask questions that we had not thought of and the attention to detail ensured our day was absolutely perfect. We could not have pulled off our wedding without her and would 100% recommend her to plan your wedding!
Kristin and her team were everything we wanted--and so much more that we didn't even know we needed and wanted--throughout our entire wedding process. We knew NOTHING about how thi...
s whole thing works, and Kristin was patient, clear, and helpful to a degree that was truly shocking. She is *fabulous* at what she does, and on the day of our event, she brought with her 2 other team members that were just as dedicated, supportive, and wonderful as she is. Beyond just the success of our wedding (which was better than we ever could have dreamed of - and we're *picky* people), we had the great good fortune of getting to know Kristin and her business throughout the process, which was a blessing in its own right. I simply cannot recommend Dogwood Social enough.
Kristin and her team from Dogwood social were amazing to work with as we planned my daughters wedding. She was always available to offer suggestions or answer questions during the ...
planning process. Kristin kept us on track, from her wedding planning checklist to the sparkler exit to packing up after the wedding. We could spend time with family and friends when the wedding week arrived because Kristin had us on track during the wedding. She and her team devised a plan B due to the weather on the day of the wedding. The day was beautiful, and thanks to Dogwood Social LLC I was able to enjoy my daughters wedding day .
Michelle Robbins
Kristin is an absolute dream to work with! She made my wedding day incredibly enjoyable for everyone. Every detail was absolutely perfect. She was fantastic with communicating and ...
making sure everything was just right. She and her team were extremely professional. I can't recommend Kristin enough!
I can't recommend Kristin and her team MORE! From start to finish, Kristin provided us with valuable information to make the best decisions for our wedding within budget and was an...
excellent communicator. She also provided solutions for weather changes and remained calm, and positive throughout the entire wedding day. Everything for our wedding was executed seamlessly and Kristin brought our dream wedding to life. We never saw Kristin and her team even sit because they worked so hard to make sure our day was perfect!
When planning a wedding, you want to make sure you have vendors you can trust to ensure your big day goes exactly as you have in your mind. I can 100% say you can count on Kristin and highly recommend utilizing her services for your rehearsal dinner, welcome party, or wedding! She is simply the best!
We hired Kristin with Dogwood Social and it was the best decision we could have made! From our initial call, I knew Kristin would ensure our wedding planning process would be enjoy...
able and as stress-free as possible.
During the months leading up, Kristin was quick to respond to my numerous questions and emails. She is very knowledgeable about the process and always gave helpful advice and suggestions when needed. Despite not having worked at our venue or with any of our vendors before, she remained flexible, professional, and organized throughout the entire process. There were several small details that I had envisioned for our big day and when the time came, Kristin and her team really helped make it all come to life! She managed to not only keep the whole day on schedule and check in with us frequently, but she also made sure to check in with my parents, which they were very appreciative of!
We had a lot of décor items that we wanted to keep after the wedding and Kristin managed to pack them all up as neatly and as quickly as possible following the reception. Kristin and her team are so efficient and were so supportive and reassuring during the whole day and we really can’t thank her enough for everything she did leading up to and on our big day!!
Dogwood Social was SO helpful over our wedding weekend, not to mention all the planning that lead up to it! They anticipated our needs at every turn (even bringing us + our familie...
s fresh drinks throughout the weekend!) and made everything so smooth for us as bride & groom. They had all the tiny details covered and everything ran like clockwork. I didn’t have to worry about anything all weekend because I knew they were handling it. They are organized, responsive, and such nice people to work with. Both my mom and mother-in-law loved them also. Would recommend to any bride & groom! -Katherine and Crawford
Kristin and her team were fabulous!
Kristin planned my daughter's wedding and rehearsal dinner, and she did an outstanding job. She had really great ideas to make the weekend special, and she's absolutely amazing at ...
organizing and overseeing the weekend. Kristin is very thorough and thinks of everything even before you do - she's an excellent field general and kept everything running smoothly all weekend. Her team was impressive as well - they go above and beyond and are great to work with. We can't say enough good things about Dogwood Social and highly recommend them!
We hired Dogwood Social for our month-of and day-of wedding coordination in May 2022 + we couldn't have been happier with our service! Kristin was so knowledgeable of all differen...
t facets of planning, was so helpful in offering advice + reviewing contracts with us, and was absolutely phenomenal on our wedding weekend. She went above and beyond to make sure everything was taken care of, handled any bumps that came up quickly, quietly, and with grace, and is just the sweetest vendor to work with. You will be so happy and completely taken care of when you hire her!
Dogwood Social was absolutely amazing for our Wedding! Kristin went above and beyond - she treated us with the care of a friend while being professional and efficient. Leading up t...
o the wedding, she was a great sounding board given her experience and expertise. On the day of, she remembered all of the little tasks and details so we could enjoy our day, and improvised and jumped into action if anything last minute came up. She truly put so much care and effort into making the day as seamless as possible. Our whole family and wedding party was in awe of how well she took care of us!
Book Dogwood Social for any of your wedding planning needs and rest assured you are in great hands!
We hired Kristin for month-of and day-of coordination. She was incredibly organized and knowledgeable and helped us pull together all the details for our wedding. Kristin was very...
responsive and had great suggestions and tips based on her experience. She pulled together a perfect timeline for the wedding day and she and her team made sure it ran flawlessly. Having Kristin and her team the day-of was the best choice we made! They made the day stress free for us and allowed us to just enjoy our wedding! If you want to take the stress out of wedding planning, I would highly recommend Kristin and her team!
I hired Kristin as a day of coordinator for my November 6, 2021 wedding. Let me tell you, she went above and beyond! My venue required a day of coordinator and I did not realize ho...
w much smoother a wedding runs with one! I had already booked all of my vendors for my wedding whenever I asked Kristin to help with my wedding. She was in constant communication with me up until the day of. She was VERY helpful in the day of timeline and communicating with vendors on their time of arrival. She also attended the rehearsal dinner the night before and helped set up decorations the day of. On the day of, as the bride I had no concerns or worries. She even kept me and my husband's beer full the whole time. I highly recommend Kristin!
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Charlotte, NC
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