About this vendor
Elaborate Parties by Bennett is a wedding planner business based in Madison, NJ. Through years of experience in the industry, the team has developed specific techniques for coordinating seamless special events. Boasting a couple-focused experience aligns with their mission to fulfill the dreams and happiness of every client.
Founded by Inez Bennett, Elaborate Parties by Bennett and its team of wedding experts have been in the business for more than two decades. Inez’s talents as a planner stem from an extensive background in event management and customer service. Through her involvement with the Chamber of Commerce and societies such as The Madison Social Club, Inez has become an authority on client-satisfaction. The company has crafted invaluable services that couples are sure to appreciate, through the team’s talents for organization combined with a passion for event planning.
The planning team aims to address each occasion with a sincere attitude. By tailoring packages to magnify individual tastes and vision, the team ensures that couples can receive proper representation. Couples who feel clueless about specific areas of planning can relax, knowing the team is present to assist with everything. Fundamentally the happy couple and their nearest and dearest are sure to be the center of attention during the whole process.
Elaborate Parties by Bennett offers flexible packages for full-service and day-of coordination. Affiliations with Sandals Resorts and connections with international vendors also provide couples with vast opportunities for all-inclusive destination wedding packages. From researching venues, and providing comprehensive advice and vendor support, this planning team can assist with the smallest of details. Couples can also benefit from bilingual services, with fluency in both English and Spanish across the whole company.
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Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Planning
Planning
- Day-Of Coordination
- Destination Wedding Planning
- Full Service Wedding Planning
Wedding Activities
- Wedding
Awards and Affiliations
2022 'Best of Weddings'
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Inez was incredible, a godsend before and during our wedding day, and made such a big difference for our wedding at the Morris Museum this past spring. She was extremely organized,...
excellent with communication, created our timeline and kept it on track, handled signage, coordinated with all of our vendors, and helped our families throughout the day. She made everything feel smooth and stress-free, which allowed us to actually enjoy the wedding. It was amazing to have an expert handle things that we did not even think of, especially with having a wedding in a nontraditional venue! We are so grateful for all of her help and would highly recommend her to anyone planning a wedding!!
Inez! Wow she brought our vision to life! Everything turned out more beautiful than we could ever have imagined. We hired Elaborate parties as a day of coordinator, but she started...
months before the big day. From making our timeline to coordinating with our vendors, it was a smooth process from start to finish. This day would not have been possible without Inez and her team. They decorated and undecorated our venue, guided us through our day and made sure everything was picture perfect. She made us and our families feel calm and comfortable throughout the entire process. She even helped fix my sister’s hair!! We are forever grateful and we will miss her dearly!
Inez and her team were AMAZING! Inez was our day- of coordinator and did such a fantastic job working with our wedding planner and making sure all the details were in place leading...
up to our big day. We felt like we were in great hands - she was super attentive and checked in with us frequently to see if there was anything we needed. We really appreciated how she was so willing to talk to our vendors on our behalf to make sure everything was in place and take the load off of us. On the day of our wedding, everything went so smoothly and exactly as planned! Mary Grace and Jackie from her team were there by our side all day long making sure we had everything we needed - we felt so taken-care of! Especially as a bride who was stressed about the timeline and making sure things went smoothly - they reassured me that they had everything handled and that there was nothing for me to worry about so I could just enjoy the day. My husband and I had the time of our lives! Thank you, Elaborate Parties for making the day such a dream come true!
Inez and her team provided the highest level of service one could expect for their wedding. I would recommend any couple seeking a wedding planner to choose Elaborate Parties by B...
ennett for their event. Her attention to detail, care for our needs during the planning process, and ability to execute on the day of the wedding was nothing short of amazing. My wife and I are so happy that we were recommended Inez. She worked well with all of our vendors and helped our guests navigate our wedding . 10/10 experience
I knew from the first phone call Inez and her team were the right planners for us. From the beginning, Inez made us feel so supported and really took the time to get to know us as ...
a couple to make sure our dream wedding was exactly how we imagined it to be. The day exceeded our expectations but the 3 months leading up couldn't have felt better. Inez created a meticulous timeline for us and handled communication with all of our vendors and we had a lot! Professionalism and expertise are one thing but Inez also has such a wonderful spirit and is so so kind. I never once felt like I was asking for too much or bothering her. She always made sure I knew lines of communication were open. She was so sweet every time we talked and that meant so much to me. Every time I got off a planning call or check-in call with her I felt a little calmer.
Because of her and her team's expertise and preparedness, our day was absolutely perfect. Meghan and Marilyn were our day of coordinators and handled everything so well. We had a wedding party of 25 at The Art Factory and I couldn't believe how well they kept us all on track and together throughout the whole day. I can go on and on about how happy I am with their services. Elaborate Parties by Bennett made our dream wedding come true! They're family now!
Inez really took all the pressure off the both of us. Having Inez for an entire month made a lot of the wedding anxieties disappear. Then of course on the day of, she and Mary Gra...
ce really made sure everything ran smoothly. Any time we had an extra task or something pop up, we were able to outsource it to Inez and she took care of it, and we were able to focus on everything else. So happy we hired Inez Bennett for our wedding and would 100% recommend anyone do the same. She worked my brother's wedding, which is how we got her card, and she did a wonderful job there as well, we'll be recommending her to all our friends for their future weddings.
Inez and her girls made our wedding day as stress-free and magical as I could have imagined! Whenever I turned for help, they were there with an answer or solution. I am so, so gra...
teful I decided to hire Elaborate Parties to help run my wedding day. I was smiling ear-to-ear all day and they were a huge part of the reason! I would recommend Inez and her team to anyone who needs that extra set of hands from caring professionals with invaluable years of experience and expertise. You will not regret hiring Elaborate Parties!
Having Inez's help in the month leading up to our wedding, from joining final calls with vendors to creating and editing timelines and checklists, eliminated so much stress and anx...
iety. But I truly do not know what we would have done without her and her team's help the day of. She made sure our day went off without a hitch despite the fact that we got married during a hurricane. They remembered and took care of every detail so we could relax and enjoy the day. She is kind, professional, and thoughtful. 10/10 would recommend Inez and her team again and again!!
Inez and Mary Grace did a fantastic job at keeping our day running smoothly. They were available before, during, and even after our event for anything we needed. They also made sur...
e we were able to enjoy the food and day together!
Where to even begin?! July 10,2021 was a very special day for us! Not only was it our wedding day but it was FINALLY our wedding day after going through postponements and cancellat...
ions. We had our wedding at The Loft at Jack's Barn which is a DIY wedding venue. Most of your own decor/details needs to be set up by you along with clean up as well! Going into it I did not think I would need help but quickly became overwhelmed with the thought of having to do ALLLL the things and enjoy getting ready on my day. Inez was not only referred by our venue but as it turns out one of my co-workers used her services for her wedding and had nothing but positive things to say. Upon my reaching out to Inez she was quick to respond, detailed in answering my questions and overall a kind person right off the bat. Once we hired Inez to be our "day of wedding planner" I was very relieved knowing I wouldn't be in charge of setting up my decor and small details. Inez is organized and constantly checking in months, weeks and days leading up to the big day. She keeps track of your vendors, emailing them the timeline she had created and making sure everyone was on the same track for the day. She was always quick to answer my questions and knows so much about the wedding industry. On the day of our wedding Inez was there on time to assist with getting ready and set up. Although I am one to have a hard time having others take charge I knew I could trust her to make my wedding day successful. Inez and her assistant Mary Grace quickly became like family... making us feel comfortable and reassured . She took on communicating with the vendors, showing them around the venue, tipping them when needed and keeping tabs, the entire night was flawless. We sincerely love Inez and how passionate she is towards her clients. Our day would not have been as perfect if it wasn't for her planning and organizing skills.
My goodness, where to even begin?! I was referred to Inez by my brother’s fiancée and I was initially nervous about hiring anyone for planning services because I was worried about ...
what would happen if our personalities clashed during the planning process. I can honestly say that hiring Inez was the best decision we made when planning our special day. Inez and her team are kind and supportive. She makes you feel like the most important people in the world. She takes the stress off of your shoulders and most importantly makes sure your special day is perfect. My husband and I can’t thank her and her team enough for helping to give us our perfect fairy tale day.
We hired Inez last year, pre-pandemic for my son's wedding to be held on 10.10.20. While she did an incredible job at that time finding us a venue that was available on such a popu...
lar date (40 telephone calls later), she really hit it out of the park when life as we knew it changed and weddings were being cancelled and postponed at an alarming rate. My son (and now daughter in law) were stedfast in holding onto their date at all costs. They agreed to reduce the size of their wedding and change that hard to get venue while Inez kept changing with them in an effort to create a beautiful and unique socially conscious affair. The end result was nothing short of perfection! Inez was our hero. Even when we were all panicking she had that "never say die" attitude, always maintaining her calm demeanor and sense of humor. Oh, and let's not forget her assistant, Laura and her amazing network of vendors...EVERYONE she recommended from our florist to our DJ was top notch! If you're looking for the best event planner...look no further!
Working with Inez & her team was one of our best choices we made for our wedding. We got married during the pandemic, so plans were constantly shifting. Despite this, Inez helped m...
ake our wedding day the most beautiful day. She was so kind to all of our vendors, family members, and bridal party. She went above and beyond to make us happy - we can't speak highly enough of her and her team. If you are looking for an amazing wedding planner, look no further.
Where do I begin? We changed Inez's name to fairy godmother after only a month of working with her. We hired her for the full package to help with every aspect of our wedding. She ...
made what could have been a very stressful time into a wonderful experience that we enjoyed every step of the way. She found the perfect venue for us and vendors that were above and beyond our expectations. On our wedding day, we had no worries and were free to just enjoy our wedding. Inez and her team made sure all of the big and small details we had worked on together were put in place seamlessly. We would do it all again the same if given the opportunity to go back.
Working with Inez with SUCH a pleasure! We hired her and her team as a day of/month of coordinator since I consider myself a pretty good planner, we just really wanted someone who...
could handle the day so we had nothing to worry or think about other than us the day of. If anything went wrong, we have no idea :) Her and her team were so helpful, sweet, easy to work with and really helped make the day go off without a hitch. You won't regret working with Inez!
Inez is absolutely wonderful. We did her month of coordination package and added on a few items here and there. She helped organize everything and kept us on a schedule. She was ab...
le to find a wonderful quartet for our ceremony and cocktail hour when we were struggling to find someone. She did all our wedding gift bags which were flawless. She coordinated all our vendors together and gave us a lot of reassurance.
When it came to wedding weekend, I legit don't know what we would have done without her and her team. We had a massive wedding party (22+) and they made sure every single person was where they were suppose to be with what they were suppose to come with at each event. Myself as someone who likes to stay in control of everything, felt at easy eventually letting Inez take over some items and I was able to enjoy my wedding. WE HIGHLY HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMEND HER!!! Also, incredibly LGBT friendly!!
Inez and her team were wonderful to work with. She was communicative before the big day - both with us and with each one of our vendors - and helped me feel confident that nothing ...
would get dropped. Day of, they anticipated all of our needs and identified and resolved issues before I ever even knew anything was happening.
Working with Inez & her team was the best gift my husband and I gave ourselves. They fit in with us and our wedding party seamlessly & comfortably, and allowed us to just soak the day in and enjoy ourselves. :) I can't recommend them though!
I am very grateful we had Inez on board to help us with our wedding. She was very professional and made herself available to answer all of our many questions during a year when I w...
as balancing applying for residency and planning a wedding. She made every step of the process of coordinating our vendors and the venue much easier. The day of the wedding was planned out perfectly, and her organization made me feel very calm so I could concentrate on being in the moment and spending time with friends and family. Her help the day of the wedding was absolutely essential for me! She was so considerate and made absolutely sure that my husband and I were able to eat. She was so pleasant and warm and it was very clear that she is truly passionate about creating the ideal wedding for her clients. She has many years of experience and it really shows! I can’t recommend her enough to any couple who is looking for someone to help them plan their ideal day.
Inez was our day-of coordinator and was an absolute pleasure to work with! She was on top of all of our wedding details, asked us all of the right questions leading up to the weddi...
ng, and gave useful suggestions regarding how to enhance our wedding (though she by no means forced her ideas on us!). Although we had hired her to coordinate the day of our wedding, she started completing tasks for us (such as purchasing/assembling hotel bags) a month before our big day. She also offered to store decorations and bring them to our wedding location, which was very useful to us as we planned our wedding out-of-state. The day of our wedding, she and her two assistants did a phenomenal job making sure everything ran smoothly and taking care of any and all issues that popped up (I'm sure she took care of issues that, to this day, we are blissfully unaware of!). After the reception, she also took care of removing all of our personal decorations, which is perfect because the last thing you want to do after your reception is clean up! Above her duties as wedding coordinator, Inez is very friendly, professional, and has a calming personality. After this experience, we would consider her both a vendor and friend! We will definitely use her in the future to coordinate other life events!
Helped my family. Great communicator. Quick to respond.
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11 Hunter Drive, Madison, NJ
Elaborate Parties by Bennett