About this vendor
Fabulously Chic Weddings is a full-service destination wedding planning company in Cape Coral, FL that specializes in celebrations in several areas, including Naples, Sanibel, Captiva, Marco Island, Fort Myers, and Sarasota. Led by Courtney Gabelbauer, an experienced event planner, we are truly passionate about weddings and would love the opportunity to be a part of your big day!
Whether you seek a simple or lavish affair, we are here to make your vision a reality! We're known for our classic, sophisticated weddings, but we can use our style and creativity to bring your unique vision to life. We know that every wedding is different, so we offer custom packages that are tailored to your specific needs. At Fabulously Chic Weddings, we can manage all aspects of your wedding, from the rehearsal dinner and welcome party to the farewell brunch and final send-off. In addition to partial planning, full-service planning, and day-of coordination services, we also offer event design and assistance with anything from timelines and budgeting to vendor referrals and invitation design and verbiage.
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Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Planning
Planning
- Budgeting
- Day-Of Coordination
- Destination Wedding Planning
- Full Service Wedding Planning
- Wedding Design
Wedding Activities
- Rehearsals & Parties
- Rehearsal Dinner
- Welcome Party
- Wedding
- Ceremony
- Day After Brunch
Awards and Affiliations
Reviews
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Courtney was amazing! Her attention to detail and ability to make our vision come true was the best! We enjoyed the entire weekend because we knew she had it handled. She is simply...
the best!!!
My husband and I got married at LaPlaya in November 2024 and had the absolute BEST experience working with Courtney! Her professionalism, humor, flexibility and knowledge of the we...
dding industry is unmatched. There were so many details leading up to the wedding that she helped us coordinate that we didn't realize we would have needed -- things like charger plates, uplighting, drapings, etc. These elements might seem small on their own but made SUCH a difference day-of. Additionally, her relationships with industry vendors is amazing -- she really helped us put together such a dream team of vendors that made us feel supported from beginning to end.
Professionalism aside, Courtney leads with empathy. She helped us navigate wedding planning during hurricane season and kept us calm amid the uncertainty with Hurricanes Helene and Milton.
I wholeheartedly recommend hiring Courtney and the Fabulously Chic team for any and all wedding/event planning services. From the initial kick-off call to saying goodbye at the end of the wedding reception, we had such a great experience with her and will be forever grateful. Thank you for everything, Courtney!
I highly recommend hiring Courtney for your day of coordinator or full wedding planner!! She is awesome and goes above and beyond to make sure everything flows well, provides excel...
lent vendor recommendations, and keep you sane during any stress!
From beginning to end, Courtney was a dream to work with. We started planning the wedding very early & she was extremely organized & prompt. I had no idea what I was doing and she ...
guided me to ensure my wedding day was perfect. Courtney is very thorough and will communicate with vendors, venues, and whoever necessary to ensure the best for her brides. She is a go getter and your wedding day is just as important to her as it is you. If I needed anything, Courtney made it happen. I knew exactly what to expect, she would always have a list, an itinerary, she kept everyone in line. My vendors were all emailed itineraries as well as my bridal party. My wedding day went so smoothly without any hiccups. My day was a dream and I owe it all to her!
I recently got married at LaPlaya on 11/9/19, and Courtney was one of the first vendors we hired. As someone who is overly organized in every other aspect of life, I could not have...
asked for anything more from Courtney and her team at Fabulously Chic!! Throughout the entire process, Courtney was incredibly responsive to every single question I had (and I had a lot!!). She sent updated timelines as they changed, so we never had to worry or wonder. We had Amanda (and Liz) on the day of, and it was truly a dream. I cannot express how much Amanda did to make our day SO PERFECT!!! I could honestly cry thinking back to how easy my wedding day was because of the incredible work prepped by Courtney and executed by Amanda. Words cannot express how happy I am with their services from the very beginning all the way to the big day! Thank you, thank you to you both!!!! We LOVE you!!!
Courtney is AMAZING!! I am so happy that I hired Courtney with FabChic Weddings for our Day of Coordinator! She went above and beyond to help make our wedding day absolutely perfec...
t in every way! I emailed her countless times in the months leading up to our wedding day with a million questions and she always responded back quickly and with great advice that truly helped relieve so much wedding stress. She coordinated our rehearsal the day before and had great insight to make everything run smoothly. The morning of our wedding, there was a big thunderstorm and our venue ended up loosing power for a few hours while we were trying to get ready. Courtney handled everything! She worked with the venue to find us a location with power to get ready in and took care of all the little details. In what should've been an extremely stressful time, this bride was calm and was able to enjoy the day because of Courtney! I truly don't know how we would've done it all without her! Courtney handled all details of the entire day. She communicated with other vendors, set up all the decorations, kept everyone on the timeline, and was there for any little thing that came up. She is extremely organized, detail oriented, and so incredibly kind. I absolutely can't say enough good things about her and would highly recommend Courtney and FabChic Weddings to everyone! Thank you Courtney for making our wedding absolutely perfect and so memorable for us!
I recently had my wedding at LaPlaya on 3/16/19... where to begin?! Courtney will always hold a special place in my heart because she is who I credit for making my wedding day so m...
agical and more than I could have ever imagined. Hiring Courtney was by far the best decision I made for my wedding. I had no idea how many small details and vendor coordination was involved (a lot of work!), I could not have done it without her. She was able to see my vision and make my dreams come true. She not only helped immensely before the wedding but also having her there for my wedding day allowed me to enjoy myself! She is incredibly organized, extremely hard worker, a calming presence, and has a true gift of wedding planning and coordination! I could not have asked for anything more, and many family members also recognized how much she helped and I received SO many compliments. It will be a day I treasure forever. Thank you Courtney!!
We just got back from our amazing destination wedding in Sanibel Island, and I don’t think there are enough great things I can say about our experience working with Courtney. In a ...
relatively short amount of time, she helped us plan a weekend-long dream wedding that completely surpassed all of our expectations. She is an unbelievably hard worker who guided us through all aspects of the planning process, including helping us pick our vendors who were all so wonderful, keeping us on track timing-wise, and helping us create beautiful details that all of my guests were wowed by. Among other things, Courtney operates as an issue fixer, therapist (at times!), and vision-interpreter, and she has become an honorary member of our family. I don’t know if there is a messaging feature on this, but if you have any questions, I’d be happy to talk more about working with her!
Hiring Courtney as our wedding planner was absolutely one of the best decisions we made when planning our wedding. She is the kind of person that every bride and groom dreams of wo...
rking with. From day one, she went above and beyond to help create the most perfect, magical wedding weekend. Her knowledge of the industry, professionalism, thorough communication, and attention to detail surpassed every expectation. Courtney helped design and plan our rehearsal dinner, welcome dinner, wedding ceremony and reception, as well as our farewell brunch. She brought our vision to life, and her impeccable taste helped create four breathtakingly beautiful events. Every vendor she recommended was beyond amazing, and her constant guidance, support, and efforts will forever be appreciated. From putting together our adorable welcome bags to creating a detailed timeline for each specific person in the wedding, I couldn’t have asked for a better person to help plan our big day. On the day of the wedding, Courtney was an incredible force of nature. Because of her, our day was flawless and flowed smoothly, and we were able to enjoy every minute of it. My family and I were incredibly relaxed because she was so organized, and all of our guests remarked on how immaculate the execution of the wedding was. She truly was phenomenal, and we cannot thank her enough for creating the wedding of our dreams! I would hire her again in a heartbeat, and I highly recommend her to any future brides who are looking for an absolutely incredible wedding planner!
Working with Courtney was the best experiences ever. I cannot say enough positive things. She made planning our wedding a stress-free and immensely enjoyable process. She truly und...
erstood our vision and kept us on track the whole way. When people asked why I wasn't stressed leading up to the wedding, it was because I had Courtney there every step of the way.
Our wedding planning process was about 15 months and she was there from beginning to end. From helping us nail down our venue to making sure every little detail was in place for our welcome dinner, the wedding and the day after brunch. She was there to answer any concerns and truly became my friend and the person I went to everything through out the whole wedding planning journey. Her creativity and vision completely was in sync with everything I wanted and she executed it to perfection.
She helped us create a wedding that exceeded any dreams we could have ever had and made sure we had some fun while doing it!
Courtney from Fabulously Chic Weddings is the best wedding planner a couple can have! We got married in December 2015. We wanted our Indian-American fusion wedding in Southwest Flo...
rida. We planned the whole wedding from NZ, more than 10,000 miles away from where we were living and working. Having Courtney on board to plan and execute our destination wedding was the best decision we made. She is professional, switched on, responsive, has great sense of humor, creative and has brilliant taste. We trusted and appreciated all her recommendations and she offered great solutions to any issue we came across through the process. She dealt with all the cultural and logistical challenges perfectly. We absolutely trusted her through the process. She recommended a great team of vendors and everyone worked together brilliantly on our wedding day! Our wedding day was smooth, stress-free and so much fun. We were able to enjoy every moment of our wedding day and didn't need to worry about anything. Thank you Courtney for being such a huge part of our wedding and making our dream wedding a reality!! Best wishes!
Courtney was amazing! She went above and beyond for me every step of the way. I hired her only a month before my event as a day-of planner. At first I thought it was pricey but it ...
was the best money I spent. She totally understood my ideas and vision and on the day of the wedding brought everything together better then it was in my head! I could not have done it without her!!!
Fabulously Chic Weddings was recommended by a close friend of mine. Originally, I thought I would just be needing a Day of Coordinator, but after I met with Courtney I knew I want...
ed her help all the way through. Our personalities instantly clicked, and she genuinely understood my concerns and answered ALL of my questions. I wanted to have a vintage/rustic themed wedding and I planned on making most of the details for the reception (such as my centerpieces, party favors, etc). Courtney totally saw the same type of style I had envisioned, and she also provided new ideas that I hadn't even thought of. We spent countless hours together crafting away, and can honestly say I wouldn't have been able to do it all without her! On the day of the wedding, I was able to BREATHE because by this time I knew her well enough to trust her with every task that I would have been worried about trying to do myself (I am normally a super OCD control freak). Courtney was extremely thorough, so I really didn't have to worry about a thing on my wedding day, I could just relax and enjoy it- and for this I am so grateful. I had so many guests come up to me after the wedding and tell me how "on the ball" she was. Words cannot express how happy I am with her services from the very beginning all the way to the big day! I even made a wonderful new friend :) Thank you so much Courtney! xoxo
After struggling with a decision between two different planners, I ended up going with my gut and selecting Courtney because of how prompt she was getting back to me, and how frien...
dly she was through email conversation before I had ever met her in person! Once I did meet her face-to-face, we clicked and I felt like she was always on the same page, even when I wasn't very clear with what I wanted! She always managed to keep me calm and problem solve without bothering me a lot and without stressing anybody out at all. She's very smart, very resourceful and always available to answer questions. My wedding day was GORGEOUS. She took all the small ideas I had and turned them into grand realities. I couldn't have asked for a better planner, and honestly she's become a friend who I would trust anytime I need any kind of event planning advice! THANK YOU, COURTNEY :)
Courtney Shaw of Fabulously Chic Weddings is outstanding! I planned my wedding at Marco Island, FL from Los Angeles, which as you can imagine has its challenges. Being the control ...
freak that I am, I hired Courtney as my DOC. I naively thought I would have all the wedding details squared away and would only need a DOC to run the show on the big day. I came to realize that remembering and or even knowing all the little details involved with a wedding was a bit unrealistic. THANK GOODNESS FOR COURTNEY!!! She went above and beyond her duties of a DOC.
After our initial meeting, Courtney periodically checked in with me on the details of the wedding. She was a great resource to me whenever I had questions related to vendors or even basic wedding etiquette. She housed all my wedding decor that I needed to ship in advance and even offered her assistance to put it all together. When the big day finally arrived she took care of everything! And I mean everything...she even reminded me to eat...which I would have definitely forgotten with all the excitement from that day. She remembered every single detail and made sure that the day was truly perfect. I could not have done it without her.
I highly recommend Courtney Shaw from Fabulously Chic Weddings, you are making a mistake if you pass her up!
Courtney took care of everything the day of my wedding, so I didn't even have to think. I was able to enjoy my day while Courtney (and Allie) made everything perfect.
I have to say that Courtney is amazing! She is super organized. She is very creative and has amazing taste! She has really kept me calm in this whole ordeal. I had a strict and sma...
ll budget and she is creating an amazing wedding! I would recommend her to anyone for their wedding planner.
My wedding was absolutely perfect; a dream come true! Courtney and her team rock. I'd highly recommended them if you want a perfect day too!!
Fabulously Chic is awesome, organized, and right on target from the beginning. Within budget too.
I could not have been happier with the services provided by Courtney and her staff of Fabulously Chic. Wedding planning felt like an overwhelming nightmare before she stepped in! T...
he stress was lifted and I was actually able to enjoy the planning! She saved the day (multiple times) on the day of the wedding and truly made it everything I could have ever hoped for!!
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Cape Coral, FL, Cape Coral, FL | Servicing Southwest Florida
Fabulously Chic Weddings