Doug Smith Designs + Events

For those who like to cut straight to the chase.. Doug and Glenn are without a doubt the (Wedding) King/Queen makers of the Lexington area. Their connections in the Lexington wedding industry run deep and just by choosing them alone, every other wedding vendor we hired was excited to work with us. I never in my life wanted to have a “Wedding,” I always said weddings were a waste of money- just go to the courthouse and fill out the paperwork. After the wedding that Doug and Glenn put together for us, I would have one every year if I could afford it. ———————————————————————— My wife and I live in Connecticut but had our wedding in Lexington, KY where my wife is from; so from the very start we were giving Doug and Glenn the challenge of working with a couple who was 700 miles away- didn’t phase them for a second. Doug and Glenn were more like our Wedding “Counsel” than wedding planners. At every step they were there to guide us and give us advice about how to navigate whatever challenges we met- even when it was not beneficial to them. We came to trust them so much that our dialogues went from us asking for advice for each decision to us saying, “whatever you guys think” and even then they always gave us a couple options to choose from. Whenever you hear about someone planning their wedding, amidst the excitement is almost always an equal amount of stress. My wife and I both work at least 60+ hrs a week yet we felt very little stress making choices and meeting deadlines during the wedding planning process- all because of Doug and Glenn. Even on our wedding day, Doug transitioned us so seamlessly between the different stages of the wedding that the whole thing seemed effortless. My wife and I were laughing about similar experiences we both had during the wedding where we were mingling with the crowd and out of the corner of our eye we would see Doug standing quietly about 10ft away looking at us and we would immediately leave whatever conversation we were in and go to him where he would then direct us to a photoshoot here or there or our first dance or a cake cutting etc. This is why I say that they are the wedding King/Queen makers. In shows and movies, whenever there is a prominent figure who looks like they have it all together, there is always someone in shadows who really deserves all the credit. That is who Doug and Glenn were for us. They took my wife and I who live too far away, work too much, and know too little to even THINK of pulling off a successful wedding and they turned it into the most amazing night that even our guests are still talking about. We are forever grateful for them.