About this vendor
Event Planning & Design company for clients who expect the absolute best in service. Our team of experienced professionals is here to make sure we meet your specific planning, design & budget. Located in Grand Rapids, serving Michigan.
Details
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Planning
Planning
- Budgeting
- Day-Of Coordination
- Destination Wedding Planning
- Full Service Wedding Planning
- RSVP Tracking
- Wedding Website
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Engagement Party
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Bachelor Party
- Bachelorette Party
Awards and Affiliations
2012 'Best of Weddings'
Best of Weddings
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After much thought, I decided that I wanted to hire a "day-of" coordinator for my wedding. I felt that it would be a good thing to do for myself and it would allow me to just enjoy...
the day. It turns out that hiring Nicole was so much more than that.
Things went smoothly (if there were snags, I never knew about it – which is important!!!). Then the rain came. I had envisioned that the ceremony would be outside at the pergola. After all, why pick a pricy barn with beautiful grounds just to do everything inside? As the large storm on the radar came closer and closer, she calmly convinced me to move the ceremony into the dining room.
At the drop of a hat she transformed the entire dining area into an isle with seating all around. She used my own decorations to make everything gorgeous, and turned a potential disappointment into a beautiful moment. The ceremony turned out to be lovely and exactly what I had hoped for.
On top of all that, we were able to completely enjoy our day. She coordinated vendors while my husband and I were getting dressed, she put out all of my decorations (If I had to do that myself, I would have been late to the ceremony!), and made sure that the whole venue was cleaned before our midnight cut-off.
Nicole adds an element of ease to a wedding day that is important – not only in terms of stress, but for pure enjoyment. We loved our wedding, and part of that came from the peace of mind that she brought to the table.
Please hire Elegant Events – you won’t regret it! Nicole is worth every penny.
We were married at the Lake Bluff Inn and Suites in South Haven Michigan in June 2013. Nicole Muyskens of Elegant Events handled all aspects of putting our outdoor tented wedding ...
together. She was tremendous in service, anticipated our needs and made this the exact event we wanted - in some aspects even when we didn't know it (:-)). Everything went well. She had great ideas and executed flawlessly. We unconditionally recommend Nicole and her firm.
Kathryn and Duncan Stuart
Where do I begin? Nicole and her team absolutely nailed my dream wedding. In the early stages of planning Nicole patiently talked through my ideas and taste, happy to look at pictu...
res I'd found on pinterest, etc, always willing to answer a list of anxious questions (regardless of the frequency with which this occurred as a result of myself or my mother). I will say that Nicole is busy, which I say speaks to how good she is...she's in demand! This meant there were times early on in the planning (we are talking a year or so out) where it might be a few days or week before I heard back on a call or email because she was busy with events happening that weekend but I always always heard back. As we got closer to my event Nicole's attention was all on my event and there was no wait at all for a call back or email back (think of it like the wedding version of hospital triage).
Nicole took the time needed to understand what I really wanted and together we built a picture of what would turn into my dream wedding. The day of, Nicole and her team built an insanely beautiful elegant rustic orchard wedding. From the wooden harvest tables, to mismatched china, and mason jar lanterns, this team had my vision down. I could hardly believe my eyes when I got to the venue for my "first-look" with my now husband.
I should emphasize this was my dream wedding on my budget. In addition to her creative vision and artistic ability, Nicole was also more than willing to sit down and look at the numbers, making very helpful suggestions about where to focus spending and potentially cut costs.
I was also incredibly impressed by the vendors Nicole works closely with the quality was excellent (in fact the only vendor that I was unimpressed with was one I found myself!)! Nicole knows her vendors and she coordinated with each and every one of them to execute my big day.
Finally, I cannot imagine what my wedding day might have looked like without Nicole's cool head and organization. Due to absolutely no fault of Nicole's there was a potential problem in having my table and chairs delivered the day of my wedding (fantastic wooden tables and antique chairs I might add). That's right...there was a small portion of time when my wedding was thought to be table and chairless. Nicole calmly and speedily worked together a back-up plan, informed my mother of what was going on, and I didn't even know about it until crisis was averted (and my amazing chairs and tables were safely delivered). Instead I got to have a carefree morning of primping with the ladies in my bridal party. A wedding day can be stressful enough...you want Nicole's cool head, fast thinking, and sensible nature by your side!! (Note: If you want to be informed of such things Nicole will absolutely tell you...I personally completely appreciated not being informed until we knew for a fact the chairs/tables were or were not coming...nothing I could do to be helpful while getting my hair done!). Not to mention she was the first person to bring me a drink, made sure I ate, and saved me pie!!!!!!!!!!!
I would absolutely recommend Elegant Events (and already have to two girlfriends planning weddings in the area).
We used Elegant Events for our recent wedding and couldn't have been more pleased. Nicole coordinated everything for us, from the hotel rooms, to the food, to the decorations, to ...
the ceremony. She was great at handling the big stuff but took our direction and incorporated the personal touches we wanted. Her experience in this business really shows through with all of the details - like fixing the groom's pocket square and making sure we had mirrors available during photos. It was so nice to know that she had EVERYTHING covered so we could just enjoy our day. If we had any last-minute problems, I didn't know about it, which is about the best compliment a bride can give. :)
My husband and I did the long distance thing through most of our relationship, including the months leading up to our wedding, so he didn't contribute a whole lot to the planning p...
rocess just because he was so far away. The one thing that he did contribute however, was the idea of a wedding coordinator, and then finding Elegant Events and convincing me to have a preliminary meeting with Nicole. I didn't think we needed a coordinator, especially at the extra cost, but looking back, our wedding day would have been a complete disaster without Elegant Events.
She helped me every single step of the way, having never been really into weddings, I was unsure of the way things were "supposed" to go or what was traditional, professional, etc. She never once made me feel stupid for asking what I'm sure were some really dumb questions. Our decorations in our reception tent were beautiful and I'm not sure I can take any of the credit for it. Nicole has a great eye, and helped me pull everything together for the look I wanted on our big day.
She kept everything on track for the rehearsal and was in touch with all of the vendors the week of the wedding; everyone knew where they were supposed to be and when. It took a huge load off of my shoulders.
On the wedding day, Nicole and her team spent the majority of the day setting up the reception tent in the 90 degree heat. When the bartenders didn't come with the mixers, she fixed it. When the pizza ovens weren't working and we were behind schedule, she took care of it, while I was pretty much oblivious. She even arranged transportation for my wedding party and anyone else who needed it back to the hotel when the cab service I had contacted didn't work out.
Elegant Events is no less than amazing, easy to work with and will make any event a hit :)
Nicole Muyskens and her team did an outstanding job at my wedding at Saugatuck, MI - from the decoration to the food, the event was flawless. Nicole worked with me 9 months before ...
my wedding date, and I always felt she had my best interest in mind.
We planned our wedding in Michigan while we are living in NYC. Nicole went out of her way reaching out to the vendors to resolve schedule conflicts and arrange transportation schedules for all of our guests. I would never have had time to do this, but Nicole is very detail-oriented and she got it done.
Nicole has an amazing eye for decorating the reception venue. Since I was out of town, I could only convey my ideas and concepts to her. She quickly understood the style which I had in mind and turned it into reality. Even my wedding guests noticed how beautifully the place was decorated. She made me feel that I could relax and actually enjoy my wedding, knowing she was handling everything expertly. I highly recommend Nicole - she is a perfectionist and you can be at ease knowing she will get everything done as you want it to be.
My daughter had the wedding of her dreams last Saturday thanks to Nicole and her team. It was in an orchard and the reception under a pavilion - not the easiest of venues. Ten minu...
tes before the ceremony it began to rain. It stopped after 20 minutes and some jockeying, chairs were moved inside to dry off for the reception and we had a glorious stand up ceremony and a perfect reception. Nicole is wonderful to work with. She is flexible, suggests ideas, and allows for all options to be considered. We couldn't be happier with our collaboration!
I was never sure if I was someone who wanted to have a real wedding. I was so worried about what needed to be done. I've focused on my career and had no idea about how to plan a ...
wedding and my family does not live in the area to help out. I knew that I would need a wedding planner if we were to have a real wedding. And I couldn't have made a better choice than Elegant Events of West Michigan.
Nicole is amazing. There are very few people in this world who are equally organized and creative and she is one of them. I had the platinum package of full planning and I am SO glad I did. My husband and I continue to say it was one of the best decisions we have made. She walked us through every detail and really got to know us as a couple. The vendors she recommended were perfect for us.
She was there for every panicked phone call from me. When I had an entire flower meeting and then I got home and completely changed my mind...she set up another meeting without making me feel like a crazy person. She really cares about what you want. AND she kept us on budget. This was important as we paid for the wedding ourselves. I would have never known what to expect to pay for what things, she helped us prioritize our budget so we could afford the things that were most important to us.
She also planned our rehearsal dinner which was at an art gallery and was amazing. She even took pictures of me and my family during the rehearsal dinner. She was there to handle every little thing that came up on the day of the wedding including sewing my belt for my dress back together after I tried to alter it. I felt like I was in a movie when she said, "Oh, I can fix that" and started sewing!
The wedding was beautiful, more beautiful than I could have expected. The food and dessert table was amazing which was very important to us. I was worried that no one would dance and the dance floor was full all night thanks to the DJ she recommended. Everything was very professional and personal. Her assistant, Caitlyn who helped on the day was also very professional. She even handled a during event switch from Pepsi to Coke by my dad's request without me even knowing about it.
We have been to many weddings over the years and of course we think that ours was great, but it has been over a month and we still have people calling us to tell us that it was the most amazing night.
If you think about planning a wedding on your own, consider all the vendors and the coordination. You can't figure everything out from Pinterest! Do you want to spend time with your family for your wedding, or do you want to be setting up and breaking everything down? Do you want to spend months researching vendors or do you want to celebrate with your family, friends and fiance? I would highly encourage anyone to use Elegant Events of West Michigan to plan your wedding or event. I wouldn't have believed how great everything looked, but it turns out, she got me a great photographer...so I have the pictures to prove it!
Nicole from Elegant Events was amazing, and was able to make my dreams of an outdoor wedding in an orchard come true in the short 4 1/2 months that my husband and I had to plan our...
wedding! She was flexible, organized, and friendly! She was a source of comfort and support because I am definitely not the event-planning type! She walked me through each step and managed to complete most of it through phone calls and email since I don't live in the area. She worked with my hectic schedule, which was so great! Not only was the time planning the wedding so much smoother thanks to her, the actual day of the wedding was also smooth! Everything went off without a hitch, and she handled potential adverse weather (and a stressed out future father-in-law when we thought there was going to be a storm) really well!! She managed to keep all parties happy while putting my priorities as the bride first - and for that I thank her with all my heart! The tent, the ceremony, and all the details were beautiful! She even had our signature drinks waiting for us after the ceremony since we were missing the cocktail hour to do photos! Thank you so much Nicole & Elegant Events!!!
Our daughter and her fiancé picked September 29, 2012 to get married on the beach in Douglas, MI. and to have their reception at the Twin Gables Inn in Saugatuck. We had three mon...
ths to put this wedding together, and we all live in a suburb of Chicago. Although, Nicole could do nothing to ensure that we had the 74 degrees and sun that we had for the ceremony, she certainly went over and above to make sure that what we envisioned came to fruition. There is not one thing we would have done differently.
Nicole gave us sound advice as to catering. The food was spectacular, and everyone made comments. The tent with the tiny lights looked magical and romantic.
Twin Gables was warm, and Danielle was very accommodating. Between she and Nicole, they made everything happen the way we wanted. The breakfasts were to die for, and the ambiance of Inn along with the families being together made for a very special weekend. What a great way to start a new life!!!
Absolutely wonderful working with NIcole, at Elegant Events!
She put it all together in less than 3 weeks, we are still taking about it. I live in Houston and she's in Grand Rapid...
s and she did it! It all came together.
My mother will always cherish the special time we all had., and so will I. Thank you Nicole!
Nicole is amazing! So patient and flexible! She made my vision come to life and everything looked fabulous! Also, because I also did a day-of coordination package, my wedding day w...
as flawless and I enjoyed every minute! Thank you, Nicole, I couldn't have done it without you!
We decided we needed help planning our wedding about 8 weeks before the date. I searched the web like crazy and after many phone calls and let downs I talked to Nicole at Elegant...
Events. All I can really say is she was a Life Saver! Nicole drove two and a half hours to meet us then spent quite a bit of time with two people who knew exactly nothing about what they wanted their wedding to look like let alone colors or anything else for that matter! Crazy I know but so true :) Nicole was so so patient and helpful she took what little ideas I had and gave me the most beautiful wedding I could have ever dreamed of. From the flowers to the design to fitting everyone in the space we had to helping me stay calm she was a dream. I sincerely cannot say enough about Nicole and her team anyone would be lucky to have her design their wedding. Sincerely, Debbie and Sean
We worked with Nicole from Elegant Events as our "day-of" planner and could not have been happier! I wish I could have hired her to do my entire wedding, but the day-of service by...
itself was fantastic. Thanks to her our day went flawlessly. The process was very easy, we met with her a couple of times before the wedding, and had some work to do ahead of time getting her certain info, like vendors names, services, etc., and she put together a timeline for the day with everything that needed to be done, so that we had nothing to do the day of except get married. She conducts herself with a high level of professionalism, and has a calm, capable attitude that I appreciated as a stressed-our bride. If something went wrong that day, I still don't know about it, since Nicole handled everything so beautifully, down to the last detail, including making sure my husband and I got a drink at the reception by personally taking our order!
Nicole is amazing! Elegant Events handled the day-of event planning/managing at my wedding ceremony and reception at Ravines Golf Club in Saugatuck, MI. She handled everything from...
the ceremony music to the clean up at the reception. She helped put me at ease on my big day. Nicole is very knowledgeable in the field of wedding planning, and shared her helpful secrets with me. She made sure I asked the right questions to get what I wanted from my vendors. My tables looked just as I imagined and wanted them to look! Nicole has an eye for decorating. Her tastes matched my rustic themed wedding very well. Nicole and her interns were professional, helpful and thoughtful from start to finish!
Nicole and her team are amazing! She quickly understood the level to which I wanted to be involved and took over the smaller details I was unconcerned with. The layout of the table...
s and reception was fantastic and I didn't have to worry about anything the day of! Also, she gives great suggestions for timeline and vendors that I wouldn't have even thought about. She's definitely a pro and her calm attitude is great to be around when you feel you are overwhelmed. I would go to her again in a heartbeat and can't wait to return to her family's Inn for anniversaries. So many good memories!
Nicole made the wedding look effortless. With her help, we were able to relax and enjoy the day. She attended to every detail possible and picked up the slack when other vendors ...
did not. Very professional and competent. A five plus star rating!
I planed my wedding in 4 months and on top of that I had a hard time trying to explain what my "vision" was. I kept wanting to change this or that. In my mind I new what i wanted b...
ut I thought I was having a hard time getting it across to Nicole. Nicole just kept on working and showing me things she new would be great! and telling me it will be beautiful. She was very patient and did a good job calming me down. In the end she was right she new exactly what I wanted and what I had been trying to tell her all along. It showed because everything was perfect. I was floored when I walked in the tent for the first time. Nicole and her crew worked very hard the day of my wedding and It went of without a hitch!!
Thanks to nicole and her very hard working crew at Twin gables Inn in Saugatuck MI My weddings was everything I could have ever dreamed of!!
I cannot say enough about Nicole and the Elegant Events team. Working together was the best decision we made surrounding our wedding! Elegant Events is organized, professional, tru...
stworthy and amazingly creative and resourceful.
We recently held our outdoor wedding at a private residence in South Haven and enlisted Elegant Events to help with day-of coordination. However, I felt like that term does not do all the work that they did justice. From the get-go, they were flexible and accomodating to our unique needs. Elegant Events brought our wedding vision to life - better than I even imagined my wedding day would be.
I thought I was organized, but became so much more confident and calm during the planning process after working through our wedding day plan with Elegant Events. Nicole asked questions I hadn't even thought about and had great solutions. She came up with a flow for our ceremony to cocktail area and reception tent so that I could easily guide our rental vendor when they came with our delivery. Heading into the big day, I couldn't have felt more at ease being away at the salon knowing Elegant Events was back at the helm. I felt like I could focus on me and the emotion of the day, not the stress of making sure every detail was set. When I arrived at the venue, ready to dress, I saw that not only was every detail set the way I imagined, but it was perfect and better! Elegant Events created a wedding that several people said was the most beautiful they ever attended. (Literally, our parents received calls for several days after and we heard it there ourselves.) They dressed tables, set out the decor I purchased in creative ways, arranged flowers, guided vendors and most importantly, figured out resourceful ways to maximize our space (by using things from the ceremony later in the reception area, or other cool decor from the yard or home that could double for "beautifying" the tent, etc.).
I recommend Elegant Events with my highest regards for yours. Their experience and creativity is unmatched.
Nicole with Elegant Events planned my wedding at Twin Gables Inn in Saugatuck, MI. I worked with her for just over a year on the planning of the most important day of my life thus...
far. I was extremely detailed and wanted to be in control of every aspect of the day. However, as a Bride that's just not possible. I had to relinquish control to Nicole and I could not have been more pleased with the results. I had no idea that someone could put together my exact vision for an event while I was off getting primped and pampered for my walk down the aisle. She did an amazing job down to the smallest detail. All of my guests had a fabulous time and had no idea of any issue that may or may not have come up throughout the evening because everything was handled with care and professionalism. She was a pleasure to work with throughout our year of planning. She worked to keep things within my budget, offered me new and creative ideas, and left me speechless with the results.
We used Elegant Events by Nicole for our wedding on September 25, 2010. We were very well taken care of and the setting at Twin Gables' Inn in Saugatuck was perfect for what we wa...
nted. We had around 100 people and had our entire wedding party stay at the Inn which was so convenient for rehearsal and made for a stress-free day of the wedding. The caterers were able to roll with last-minute menu changes and were not thrown off in the least. Thank you Nicole and Elegant Events!
Usng Elegant Events as the wedding planner for my wedding was an excellent decision. Since my wedding was in Grand Rapids but I resided in Kentucky, having someone as knowledgeabl...
e and helpful as Nicole was crucial. Nicole was both effecient and professional in helping review and secure vendors. In addition, she negotiated discounts with some vendors in order to help me stay within my wedding budget. Nicole was also organized and thorough in helping me navigate the wedding planning process and ensuring that everything was covered to make my wedding day memorable. My favorite aspect of using Elegant Events was how accessible Nicole was. She was always able to help answer my questions via phone or email, and was quick t respond. For a knowledgeable wedding planner that is professional and exerienced, use Elegant Events.
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