About this vendor
Ember Event Management, located in Rochester, NY, is a wedding planning service led by Amanda, a seasoned event professional with over a decade of industry experience. Amanda brings a unique blend of expertise, creativity, and passion to each celebration, getting to know each couple on a personal level to ensure their bespoke vision is brought to life.
Amanda’s services range from day-of coordination to partial planning and design assistance, allowing couples to choose the package that best fits their needs. For those wanting a stress-free wedding day, her day-of coordination covers logistics, vendor management, and any last-minute surprises, giving clients the freedom every moment of the big day. For couples who desire someone to steer the ship throughout the planning process, she offers partial planning packages, providing priceless advice and guidance throughout.
Ember Event Management’s mission is to let couples focus on making memories while Amanda handles the details, big and small. She loves transforming her clients’ dreams into reality, creating moments they’ll cherish forever. Contact her today to begin planning a celebration you and your loved ones will never forget.
Details
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Planning
Planning
- A la Carte Wedding Planning
- Day-Of Coordination
- Destination Wedding Planning
Wedding Activities
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Rehearsal Dinner
- Welcome Party
- Wedding
- After Party
Reviews
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I cannot say enough good things about Ember Events and Amanda. Initially, we hired Amanda for her Event Management Package (aka Day-of Coordination) as our ceremony was in the Sout...
hern Tier and we would not be available for decor set up. However, we got far more than we bargained for. Amanda is friendly, professional, responsive, helpful, detail-oriented, solution-oriented, and above all, present. We met multiple times in preparation for the day, she provided a personalized portal with accurate floor plans for our specific venue, helpful resources like other vendor recommendations and templates to organize all of our details, she assisted with a wholesale flower order from Kittleberger Florist (from providing quantities recommendations, to placing the order, to dropping off the flowers ) as I DIY'd our centerpieces, she was in communication with our other vendors starting a month out, she was present on the day-of (until the very end) to make sure the timeline was followed, the dessert was out, and my husband and I were taken care of. Amanda even picked up our dessert order from Scratch Bakery the morning of the wedding to help take one more thing off of our plates! If I could give one piece of advice to engage couples, it would be to hire Ember Event Management for your wedding!
If you're on the fence about hiring a day-of coordinator or wedding planner—do it! You will not regret it. And to take it one step further, hire Amanda Neary of Ember Events-she is...
truly exceptional! I feel incredibly fortunate to have had Amanda as our day-of coordinator. From our very first planning meeting to the final moments of our wedding day, Amanda was organized, supportive, and endlessly helpful. She came prepared with checklists, timelines, and answers to dozens of questions I hadn’t even thought to ask. Her expertise and attention to detail made all the difference. As someone who is Type A and prone to anxiety, I can honestly say Amanda was exactly the person I needed to bring my vision to life. With her in my corner, I was able to fully relax and enjoy every moment of our big day. I didn’t worry about a single thing—she had it all handled seamlessly. Amanda isn’t just a coordinator; she becomes your biggest supporter and advocate. She truly loves what she does, and it shows in every interaction. She felt more like a trusted friend than a vendor, and I can’t imagine going through this process without her. To top it all off, many of our guests and members of the wedding party went out of their way to tell us how impressed they were by her professionalism and calm presence. We are beyond grateful for everything she did to make our day unforgettable.
We worked with Amanda and Ember Events on our wedding and she was absolutely incredible. We had done a lot of pre-planning on our own but we felt stuck and overwhelmed. From the st...
art of our first meeting, Amanda put us at ease. She clarified our vision, organized what we had already done and created a schedule to keep us on track. After each meeting, she gave us achievable tasks with timelines, and whenever we got stuck, she was right there with help. For example, when we couldn’t find a DJ, she immediately shared several trusted and reliable options that fit our budget. She also handled every detail with our caterer so there would be no surprises.
Every time we met with Amanda we always came in feeling overwhelmed but left feeling empowered and a huge sense of relief that “we could do this”. Her calm and caring nature and very detailed planning made all the difference. She took detailed notes at every meeting, sent them to us afterward, checked in regularly, was always supportive and never judgmental if we fell behind on our homework.
Amanda cared deeply about our Lego Themed Garden wedding vision as much as we did and helped craft it into reality. She mocked up posters, seating charts, helped design our mini-figure guest book and designed entire tables decorations all within our budget. A month prior to our wedding she contacted all of our vendors and wedding party to make sure that she was the point of contact, sparing us from last minute stress.
On the wedding day Amanda was an absolute lifesaver. She took charge and kept everyone organized, calm and on schedule. When we had chaos with our chuppah staying up during the ceremony she remained calm and collected the entire time. She game planned a solution on the fly that worked and that none of the guests were wiser what had happened. She was there for us the entire way. Even down the aisle when made sure my wife’s train didn’t trip her.
At the ceremony she made sure to get us a plate of food and our signature drinks ahead of time for us to enjoy. She handled tricky family dynamics with care and kindness. Afterwards she stayed late for cleanup and made sure we had everything before we left.
By the end of the night we felt a little sad that we wouldn’t get to work with Amanda again. She made our lives easier, always had our back and was like part of the family. We referred to her as “Amanda: Worth Her Weight In Gold” or “Life Saver Amanda”, both deserving titles. If it meant getting to work with her again, we’d happily get married all over again.
We are so lucky to have chosen Ember for our wedding day-of coordination! Amanda was amazing to work with and helped us bring all of our ideas to reality. We couldn't have done i...
t without her!
Contact
Rochester, NY; Finger Lakes
Ember Event Management