Fab Affairs, LLC

ization, and planning skills are top notch. I met Karen on-site after exchanging several coordination emails. We both worked well together an ensure our shared client was satisfied and everyone had a great time. I highly recommend Karen at Fab affairs for couples who want a planner that truly cares about her clients. - Jay Glaspy Owner, Xen Live

helped us create a very detailed timeline for the day-of, and was very reachable for any questions we had. She also adapted with ease to my many changes in the timeline. On our wedding day, she ensured that everything ran smoothly and on time, even with some delays from hair/makeup and rain that caused us to execute our rain plan at the last moment. Everything was beautiful and I didn't have to worry on my wedding day that anything wasn't going as planned. In addition, my strapless gown was slightly big, and Beverly was prepared with needle and thread (as well as super glue!) to sew me into my dress and ensure I could dance all night!

ows how to plan and execute the wedding of your dreams. I’m an extremely picky person and often do not trust suggestions or recommendations from others so I was a little hesitant about working with a planner in general. But Karen took the time to get to know me, my husband, and what we wanted and matched us with the right vendors and items for our wedding. Working with her was truly the highlight of my planning experience to the point where I didn’t want the date to come! Our planning experience had a lot of drama at a certain point and Karen was so masterful at handling it. We had multiple serious issues with our venue—often they would tell us one thing and then completely undermine it—not only did Karen handle them professionally she stood up for us and made sure we didn’t have to deal with the drama at all. When I say she handled it, Karen really went to bat for us. She had a meeting with the venue’s owner where she went toe to toe advocating for us assertively and compassionately while remaining completely professional. Also, before you assume, we had picked the venue before hiring Karen. I know that if we had waited, she would have helped us find a truly kind and beautiful venue. So many other things went haywire, I couldn’t recount them all in this review, but I can tell you that consistently and without fail, Karen capably took care of each one. And that’s coming from someone who has difficulty with letting go and allowing others to take control. Never at one point was I concerned or worried for how the wedding day would turn out. I knew Karen and Fab Affairs would handle everything better than I could have dreamed and it was that and so much more. To be honest, there are so many wonderful things I could put in this review about Karen and Fab Affairs, I just simply don’t have the time to detail each one. TL;DR: Karen/Fab Affairs will not disappoint you. She’s everything you’d want in a planner and more!!

ek leading up. She was also able to negotiate an extra hour from our band for free! Then when the day came, she made sure that every detail went smoothly. My family has also raved about Karen. She really watched out for my husband's grandmother, making sure she has somewhere to sit during cocktail hour and dancing so that she could be a part of every moment. She was also a great coach for my Aunt, the officiant, as this was her first time performing a ceremony. All in all, I cannot recommend her enough!

eyond amazing for everyone. Would highly recommend Fab Affairs and can't even imagine how we could've gotten through a quarter of everything that was involved without her expertise and advice!

th my controlling tendancies I never had one fear that Karen wouldn’t do everything perfectly. I cannot express enough how wonderful Karen was and how at ease I felt all day. She was the most wonderful person and I am so happy that I decided to hire her!

sed based on her contract that were not fulfilled, and the day was fraught with blunders. The biggest issue being an incorrect itinerary itself that was full of errors. Having a wedding coordinator that doesn't have a correct itinerary sort of defeats the purpose of paying for one. Karen herself was not actually present at our wedding, she sent 2 other ladies who work for her in her stead (maybe part of the problem?). There was a ton of miscommunication, flowers went missing, tasks on the itinerary were not fulfilled, but perhaps the worst of all was Karen's response to our complaints. After the wedding, we wrote her an email to detail the issues. She was immediately suspicious of our complaints, took almost no responsibility for mistakes, and even blamed me partially for requesting to change a song on the Thursday night before the wedding as a reason the itinerary was wrong. She then listed a number of "extra" services she performed for us as some sort of guilt trip that we got more than we paid for. It was extremely odd. Then after days of no response, she finally wrote us back with emailed responses from her employees about our complaints and said "sounds to me that it was your choice not to enjoy your day and I'm sorry about that." How condescending! She chose to not take responsibility for errors and to not believe us. It seems like a really poor move for someone who owns a small business. We thought in all common sense she would approach our complaints with some sort of care and concern. Not the case. Watch out if you have legitimate criticisms! They will be explained away/shifted onto someone else. We have evident markers of break of contract, yet she ignored them or denied them. We paid in full before the wedding and tipped her employees at the wedding, because we aren't jerks, but frankly her callous and flippant treatment of us is dumbfounding.

million different directions. Well my husband and I wanted to make sure that wouldn’t happen to us so we hired our wedding planner, Karen Nottingham, owner, of Fab Affairs LLC. We selected the package where Karen took over the reigns the month before our wedding. She was our day-of coordinator and made sure everything ran smoothly. Even before our planner officially took over, she was always an email or phone call away if we needed vendor recommendations, specific rental items we couldn’t find on our own, or even just to check in and make sure we were doing okay. Thank you making our wedding a fairytale. Every detail was executed perfectly. Our heads are reeling from how you brought our vision to life. I was never stressed because you took care of EVERYTHING! I highly recommend not only a wedding planner but Fab Affairs!!

took care of anything we needed or wanted, even if it was last minute. She always knew how to cheer me up with the stress of planning a wedding. She truly is beautiful person inside and out and I can honestly say she has become a friend. We truly love Karen and the work she did for us. It's only been a few weeks since our wedding and we miss her already. :)

e was always available to chat before our wedding day and gave wonderful advice. She & Beverly made my husband and I feel so at ease during our special day. The only thing I would have done differently is hire Karen for the whole planning process instead of getting the month-of package! I highly recommend Karen to any bride!

le to not just enjoy our wedding day but also be able to do our day jobs like normal people and save money in the wedding planning. We thought hiring a wedding planner would have costed too much. But when we looked at her prices and found they weren’t so high. AND it turns out flowers and other things would have costed more. So investing in Karen meant saving so much more money on things we didn’t need; we ended up paying much less than our budget sheet anticipated! And if you are the bride or couple who ask for FabAffairs’ services to co-plan with you, you are going to have soooo much fun planning with Karen because she genuinely LIKES planning weddings and she will genuinely be excited for you!! And you’ll be calling her a lot. And when you can’t take the questions coming from your well-meaning family, you’ll be asking them to call her a lot, too. And on the wedding day, you won’t have to worry about anything st all because Karen and her fabulous team will have it covered. My husband and I AND our families had the best day ever on our wedding day ever because no one had to do more than they volunteered for. That’s how it should be at your wedding. Let Karen and her awesome team be there for you. They are well worth the investment!!

efinitely takes care of it! If you don't get a full or partial planning service, definitely get her for day-of coordination.

most of her vendors for the reception. There are so many details when planning a wedding. Karen supplied us lots of checklists , offered advice, was available by phone for questions, arranged for shuttles, set up the itinerary (be involved and make it what you want it to be) and kept us on schedule for the wedding day. Karen was experienced, friendly and professional and visited the venue several times to assist us in visualizing ideas for how we wanted to decorate for the ceremony and reception(do lots of research online and get inspiration from pinterest). All the assistance was much appreciated. One suggested area for improvement would be more guidance for set up and tear down. Setup was to be done the morning of the wedding, and considering that we had lots of moving pieces like LED lights, vintage furniture, photo booth, tables, ceremony flowers, etc. it was very hectic the "morning of." I had thought that Karen and her assistant would handle all the setup, but had asked my sisters to bring friends and come over to help her just in case. I am so glad that they came, because it must have been confusing that morning with no clear guidance on what specific tasks should be done by whom. The stress in venue was palpable (for a small group of us) when the bridal party arrived to prepare for the ceremony, but gradually subsided as the final touches were put in place in the reception hall. It was beautiful. On the back end we should have had more help too. Please let me clear. If I had known that we were responsible for having a team to fully set up the venue I would have arranged for that team to be there, organized and ready to work together to prepare the area. I thought the planner did that. The setup and tear down responsibilities /expectations could have easily been made clear to us by the planner anywhere in the months or days leading up to the wedding. It was not, and this resulted unnecessary stress on us on the day of the ceremony. I hope everyone can learn from this as they plan this most important event. The bride and groom and their guests had a wonderful day...one we will always remember at the Columns at Six Penny Farm!

ul and overwhelming. This was especially true in my case because I was trying to plan a wedding, work as a nurse, and obtain my masters degree. Needless to say, it quickly became overwhelming and stressful to me! That is when I realized that I needed to find a personal wedding planner to help make the wedding planning process an enjoyable and memorable experience. I wanted every detail of my wedding to be perfect and I had envisions of what I wanted my wedding day to look like. Karen helped me make that happen! She met individually with me and also with my vendors and I several times leading up to the big day to ensure that everything was planned accordingly. She always was available via text, email, and phone…very timely to communicate back and answer questions! She knows a lot of wedding vendors and that makes the communication and planning process much more smooth! She attended several meetings with me and the event coordinator at my reception vendor to ensure my event was going to be a success! She also contacted all of my vendors directly for me with questions/ concerns so I would not have to have any additional stress. She took care of handling all the details, communications, and coordination of the event. The day of the wedding was as relaxed ‘as your wedding day can be’… haha ☺. Everything turned out just as planned and the order of events flowed smoothly. Karen and her assistant worked diligently to make sure that everything went as planned and the set up was how I wanted. Karen and her assistant made sure that all of my personal décor, mirrors, guest book, table numbers, toasting flutes, floral arrangements, etc. were put into a secured room after the wedding. Karen and her assistant also made sure that my husband and I had wedding cake in our hotel room after the wedding. ☺ I have received so many compliments on my wedding. Multiple people have told me that it was the best wedding they have ever attended. I am so happy with the way it turned out and I cannot thank Karen enough for all she did to make sure that my wedding was perfect. I would recommend Fab Affairs to every bride! My best friend is getting married next year and she has already booked Karen from Fab Affairs to help make her wedding perfect!

I actually paid. Karen made sure that every little detail was perfect for rehearsal and for the wedding. I could not have been everywhere and took care of all the details and still spent the special time with my daughter on her big day! She ran everything by us, but took care of all the details that came up. I am so thankful that we had her and Beverly. I would highly recommend to anyone their services. It is most definitely worth every penny for the peace of mind and the ability to be able to be with your daughter on the best day ever!!! Thank you Karen and Beverly!!!!♡♡♡

d not have happened if it weren't for these two wonderful women. I cannot thank them enough for my incredible Soaring Eagle Wedding in Snowshoe, WV.

every detail in advance. All involved knew where to be and at what time. This helped ensure that the bride, groom and family members felt relaxed and able to enjoy every moment of a beautiful day. Forever memories! Kudos, Karen. You are first class in wedding planning!

wedding, a major issue popped up impacting my wife's dress and we realized we didn't really have anyone at our venue to help with day of coordination. Both of our stress levels were maxed out with the unanswered details of our special day piling up. Luckily, I found Karen on the Knot and she IMMEDIATELY got back to us with how she could help. Honestly, Amy and I were a little skeptical about paying someone a considerable amount of money when we had pretty much planned the whole thing already...the peace of mind Karen gave us in nailing down the details leading up to our wedding day and her expert coordination the day of was ABSOLUTELY worth her weight in gold. She has an awesome personality, gets back to you immediately, and truly knows her craft. She'll work with you to help identify ways to save money. She was always available to listen to our concerns even when they may have not been 100% in her area of control. She gave us a calming peace of mind by knowing that she truly cared about us and our event. Our wedding vendors even made multiple comments about how easy she made their job by coordinating and executing such a highly detailed itinerary planned down to the five minute interval!!! If you have any reservations about using Karen, put them to rest. It is worth it and she will truly do everything in her power to make your day special, smooth, and enjoyable.

I used her month of services and the weight lifted off of my shoulders when she took over was such a relief. I pretty much trusted Karen to handle everything I had spent a year and a half and a ton of money on. She is the best!

cierge, the caterer, and the florist who all recommended Karen. By the wedding day, I was so very grateful that I had hired Karen and Fab Affairs. From start to finish, Karen used her expertise to guide us through hundreds of details. She negotiated a rebate, made recommendations for ceremony music and budget, furniture placement – even photo shots. When a sudden summertime shower popped up and threatened to derail our timeline, Karen brought out several clear umbrellas that allowed the photographers to continue setting up the photo shoot and kept the day flowing smoothly. Karen has an eye for detail and used her quick thinking and creativity to turn a blank wall of windows into a colorful graceful backdrop for the ceremony. She saw our orchid centerpieces and realized they could do double duty to dress up the plain window wall. Now every time I see the wedding video, I think of how spectacular the setting was and how beautiful the orchid colors complemented the bridal party – all thanks to Karen! I recommend her services for any wedding and especially for Snowshoe weddings.

always there for us whenever we needed her. The day of the wedding was the most perfect day and like Fabaffairs says, you really are a guest at your own wedding. I recommend Karen and the team at Fabaffairs for any bride to be! Thank you Karen 😊

cribe as a brides worst nightmare to pull off, but not with Karen from Fab Affairs! Karen made sure that my wedding dreams came true and with her coordinating the day of events our wedding went off perfectly. I also want to mention that she was there for any questions throughout the entire planning process—and we asked a bunch, and took over contact with our vendors the month before the wedding. This was a nice value add because we had a somewhat difficult caterer and she made sure to keep everything moving along without me having to worry about a thing. The day of our wedding the weather changed from beautiful to foggy and raining right before our first look, and thankfully Karen had a plan for how to change everything around. Also after the ceremony she adapted flawlessly when our bride/groom photos took extra-long and got the party started with food and drinks for our guests. It was truly a blessing to have Karen making sure that we did not leave anything out. When we entered the reception hearth room after photos (which were also used for the ceremony) the “flip” turned out better than I could imagine! It was truly beautiful and would not have been pulled off without her. Also the day after our wedding my mom informed me that Karen was also taking care of other issues, such as a few wedding crashers, that I never even knew about because she just took care of them and let me enjoy my special day. Karen delivered for me and I was hardly ever stressed out during the process and I know that she will do the same for you!

led machine I've ever seen produced. The groom's party wasn't the easiest to handle. We tend to want to do as we please. Karen and Beverly kept us straight and on time! The itinerary they provided was extremely impressive; color coded at that and really helped everyone and everything. A bridal party of 20 and we were ahead of schedule with a priest performing his first ceremony and a groom too nervous to talk? Pretty hard to beat that!

ut our year-long planning period. From our first meeting with her, we were totally comfortable with her. She became like a member of our family! She connected us with other vendors, she came up with suggestions when we had ideas. Her attention to detail is incomparable; nothing was left to chance. She was easy to work with, and displayed confidence and energy in performing all her tasks. She took care of everything the day before and day of so that we could enjoy this wonderful occasion!! We could not have done it without her! We would definitely recommend Karen to anyone planning a big event.

hout her - and from then on we were hooked! She was always available - by email, phone, and in person, and has the answer to every question, plus a trunk full of wedding supplies she can pull out for you at a moments notice. I never had to worry with Karen on board - she took care of everything and we could not be happier with how the wedding turned out. We will miss seeing her! I highly recommend her services to anyone, from a consulting call to full day of service.

was fantastic! She did a great job keeping in touch with us even before her services officially started. She is very thorough and did a wonderful job coordinating with all of our vendors, creating a detailed schedule for the weekend, and tying all of the loose ends together to make the perfect wedding! I so appreciated her and Beverly and all of the hard work they did in making our day wonderful and stress free. They handled every curve ball thrown their way and were incredibly professional throughout the entire weekend. We didn’t have to worry about a single thing on our wedding day because of them and were able to simply enjoy the day. I was so thankful they were there! Highly recommend hiring them!

She was extremely knowledgeable about vendors and helpful in determining our needs and communicating with the vendors as well as with my daughter and me. I particularly liked her ability to help sustain the energy of the wedding through the use of novel transitions. It was a wonderful, love-filled, happy event.

rty of 22 in line but she cared so much about our experience! She helped with everything from making sure my reception was set up even better then I could have visualized to making sure everyone was dressed perfect and on time! She allowed my groom and I to simply enjoy our day and take in all the love around us! I know I'll never have another wedding but for everyone else who is going to, I can not suggest her services enough! Thank you so much Karen and Fab Affairs! You are so special to us!

g to change our venue location which is chaotic in itself, but luckily our photographer referred us to Karen. We couldn't be more thankful for her services. Not only is Karen organized and professional, she is down-to-earth. She has a great personality and will be your biggest supporter the day of your wedding. She will go to bat for you if situations arise and we can't thank her enough for helping us create our dream wedding!

nths leading up to the event and then the month of our event she took over all our vendor contacts for us and got them organized. Her attention to detail with the timeline is second to none. She knows what she is doing and is able to call on her years of experience in making sure everything is covered. We did not have to worry about anything but each other the day of the wedding thanks to her. Thank you, Karen! - Cody & Andy

Karen as a wedding planner. Her services made my daughter's wedding perfect and allowed me to actually enjoy the day and not worry over any details. She and her assistant handled the schedule of events, example, cutting the cake, bouquet toss, etc. and it was followed to the minute. Thank you Karen for making the day so special. Signed Happy Mother of the Bride - Etta

each, and went above and beyond with everything. She found ways to save us money and dealt with all our vendors for us, including going back and forth on all the minute details. She found a way to get everything we asked for. She always had a very professional attitude. On the day of our wedding, she and her assistant made sure things went smoothly. We highly recommend using her services for planning your wedding.

ng. She found ways to save us money and dealt with all our vendors for us, including going back and forth on all the minute details. She found a way to get everything we asked for. She always had a very professional attitude. On the day of our wedding, she and her assistant made sure things went smoothly. We highly recommend using her services for planning your wedding.

ng day. Karen's little tips and tricks saved us so much money in the long run. She knows where to cut corners, and where not to, as well as how to negotiate prices with vendors (even the really stubborn ones). I can't tell you how many times I heard one of my vendors say "I'll do it only because it's for Karen." On the day of our wedding we had quite a few hiccups. Karen went above and beyond, doing things that were not even her job and made it the most BEAUTIFUL wedding I could have ever asked for. She was soaked before the reception because she was ran through the rain to make sure everything was perfect. She came early, and stayed WAY later than was expected of her. I don't know what we would have done without her. She was more essential to our wedding than I was as the bride :) and I can't thank her enough!!

o everyone and even scripted the introductions and announcements. During an outdoor summer wedding in Morgantown, WV, that was hit by unexpected stormy weather, Karen’s organization and fore-thought kept the party together. Guests were able to celebrate without worry. We look forward to working with her again!

ther a very detailed itinerary for all the vendors to follow and know when and where to be. She offered many helpful suggestions to help things run smoothly. We ran into some surprise bumps in the road with my husbands family during rehearsal and she handled them like a charm to keep everyone happy. I couldn't imagine having done everything without her. I would recommend Karen to any future brides. She helped to make my day the fairy tale I dreamed of! It was perfect!!

ions we had made and helped with anything that we needed. The day of the wedding she stayed on site through really bad rain and wind, fixing anything that the wind had decided to tare up or take down and also stayed after to help clean up. It was a perfect day thanks to her and many others. She is a great wedding planner and a really nice person. Thanks for all you did!!!!!

and she therefore wouldnt need an assistant. Way more people RSVPd than expected and I was hesitant to complain about the planning service I received because she was so nice in giving me a discount. However, the issues kept adding up. Although it was a day-of service, she comes on board a month in advance...supposedly. She did contact me about a month before the wedding. We talked on the phone for an hour or so since I was away at school. She was a little pushy in trying to get me to do certain things that I didnt want to do because it was a casual wedding (announcement of bridal party, etc.). She told me repeatedly not to write anything down because she was going to type up everything we discussed and have it to me by that evening. So I listened and stopped writing down all the things I needed to look into or ask people. HUGE mistake. I didn't hear anything for a week and finally emailed her asking for the notes she typed up. I was told that there were 2 weddings before mine that she had to deal with first. I would not have minded waiting had she not told me to not write anything down or that she would have the notes to me that evening. It was very frustrating. When she finally did devote attention to my wedding and a draft of the itinerary, the frustration continued. I would have to answer the same question several times or suggest itinerary edits multiple times before they were made. I cant even imagine how frustrated the band was with her, as she changed the time I initially organized with them and then told them the wrong start time. She wanted to do a walkthrough of the venue (we did a backyard wedding & reception) before the rehearsal and scheduled an hour for this. She spent about 20 minutes with me before going to answer emails for the remaining time until the rehearsal. She caused a huge family fight that led to me crying several times that day and the morning of my wedding by not reading her own itinerary/plans for the family procession. Additionally, she was going to end the rehearsal without even practicing with the music and only did so because I suggested it. I dont have details about how much she actually helped with setup because I stayed hidden away, but gratefully my maid of honor knew where things were supposed to go because Karen seemed completely clueless. For the ceremony, she had my brother standing in the back of the seating area playing music straight from the ipad instead of having the forethought to plug it into the bands speaker as discussed, so my ceremony had essentially no music since it couldnt be heard. She never had the band announce the guestbook (as was planned on the itinerary) inside so we had very few people visit that table. She may be great to work with when you have a venue that does everything for you, but there were so many pieces to this wedding that she did not concern herself with or plan appropriately for. I would definitely recommend a planner if you are doing a wedding where you will be organizing most of it yourself, just not this one.

outside at Valley Falls. Everything was setup beautifully for a ceremony on the lawn, but at 2:59 as we were lining up to start the procession the skies opened up. It rained (and rained!) for about half an hour... most of our guests, the officiant, the groom and groomsmen got soaked. Kailee ran around organizing everyone and moving the programs and decorations to the pavilion. She was absolutely soaked to the bone, but came to check on me and give me an update while I hung out in the bathrooms. Our ceremony turned out to be a lovely rather intimate affair with everyone standing in the pavilion. Kailee continued to be awesome at our reception at Graceland Inn (best venue ever!). She made sure the DJ played the music I hard requested for the dinner hour and that we stayed (mostly) on schedule. I'm so glad she was a part of our day. She made everything go so much smoother and I had no real stress (besides the rain and she couldn't control that) the whole day. I would recommend Fab Affairs and Kailee specifically to every bride!

tail. "Be a guest at your own event" is no joke, when I walked into my reception I could not believe how she (and a team of Moms and other vendors) had transfromed the space. I'm sure there was some madness going on the day of our wedding but neither my husband nor I felt any of it...we were able to truely enjoy the day and spend quality time with our bridesmaids and groomsmen. I really can't say enough good about Karen...we loved her as soon as we met her! She really knows her stuff and worked very well with all of our other vendors. Karen has lots of great ideas and important questions for our vendors I never would have thought of. She is absolutely fantastic and I would recommend working with her 1,000 times!

airs. Karen had the timing of the event just right from the bride's walk down the aisle to the cake cutting. Her communication between the catering kitchen and the DJ was impeccable and made the night feel absolutely seem-less for the guests. Karen was aware of many small details like arrival and departure of guest shuttles and signing of the guest books.There was even a small glitch with the lighting in the tent and Karen had the tent vendor back out and fixing it before the party even started! I know that the bride and groom were very happy with her services and I would certainly recommend her services to other brides and grooms.

in two different locations and 20 miles apart. I do not know what I would have done if she wasn't there helping out. She handled everything amazingly. She has a fun and great personality that made my husband and I feel at ease. If there was anything I didn't think of or may have forgotten, she was right there with recommendations. I would highly recommend her to any family or friends who are to be married in the future.