About this vendor
Fuse Weddings and Events is an event planning business based in Salt Lake City, specializing in destination weddings in Utah. These experienced coordinators strive to create a celebration that displays the unique aesthetic of each couple based on their personalities, interests, and style. They connect with couples both individually and as partners to produce a vision or theme that resonates with them both.
The team at Fuse Weddings and Events provides full planning services for clients locally as well as those traveling to Utah for the festivities. They also offer partial planning between October and April in their off-season. Full coordination services include a range of helpful benefits, including budget analysis and timeline creation. These award-winning planners can also assist in curating a guest list, writing comprehensive to-do lists, and managing vendors. Furthermore, the team can supply a dedicated day-of-event coordinator to help ensure the special occasion goes according to plan. In addition to designing personalized wedding celebrations, the business also plans corporate events, bar and bat mitzvahs, and other social gatherings.
Details
Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Planning
Planning
- A la Carte Wedding Planning
- Budgeting
- Day-Of Coordination
- Destination Wedding Planning
- Full Service Wedding Planning
- RSVP Tracking
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Engagement Party
- Honeymoon
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Bachelor Party
Awards and Affiliations
2021 'Best of Weddings'
Best of Weddings
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If I could give 10 out of 5 stars, I would. We were blown away by what Mara and her team was able to create and execute for us.
We are beyond grateful to have had Mara and her team...
as our wedding planner. From the very first meeting, it was clear that we were in the hands of a seasoned expert who truly cared about making our wedding more than we could have ever dream of and imagined.
Mara invested a great deal of time and talent guiding us through every step of the planning. Her organization, warmth, professionalism, creativity and incredible eye for detail shined throughout every aspect. Mara and her team helped us create and revise a vision that reflected our personalities and style perfectly, additionally, she kept us on track and more importantly, kept us calm and collected when we applied stress to ourselves about our wedding.
Mara has a massive network and connections with the best vendors. She knew what we wanted and provided many options for top notch vendors and in the end, she knew what vendors we would choose, even before we did. Absolutely no detail was overlooked and our entire wedding weekend ran smoother than I could have imagined, which was a large undertaking with over 5 events in 3 days. All the vendors that worked our wedding all said that Mara is the best and they love working with her. We even brought in our own photographers who haven't worked with Mara and Fuse before, at our farewell brunch, they told me she was incredible to work with and wished more wedding planners were like her.
On our wedding day, it was magical. Mara made things happen that we were told could not happen. There was no challenge too small or large that she wasn't ready to tackle and overcome to make our ceremony (and location) simply amazing. The decor, the flow of the ceremony and entire ambiance was more than stunning.
We have been told by many many guests this was the best wedding they have ever attended and will be the best wedding they will ever attend in the lives. We owe all that credit to Mara and her incredible team.
Throughout the entire weekend, someone from Mara's team was always making sure I had what I need and they were always available for anything I asked for. This was above and beyond what our expectation was.
Mara's emotional intelligence is one of her greatest strengths. She knows how to get the best out of people. Combined with that and her passion, creativity and organization we felt honored to be able to leverage her talents to make our wedding unforgettable.
If you are looking for the Best of the Best, look no further than Mara and the Fuse team. It was absolutely the best decision we made for our wedding.
Thank you Mara and Fuse for giving us the wedding of our dreams!! We will forever be grateful for giving so much of you and your team to provide us with our magical wedding.
After talking with numerous wedding planners, none of whom wowed us, we knew that Mara was the one from our very first phone call. She immediately struck us as someone who was shar...
p, caring, capable, and would tell us exactly what we needed to hear. All of this turned out to be exactly right as we worked with Mara to plan our dream wedding in Park City, and we can’t recommend Mara and the entire team at Fuse highly enough! We didn’t have a lot of time to put into planning a wedding, and we felt completely at ease putting our special day in Mara’s hands. She shared her top vendors in every category so we didn’t have to spend time doing huge amounts of our own research, but knew we would still be getting the best. Mara was responsive and patient with our many (slightly obsessive) questions. And of course, on the wedding day, I felt a tremendous sense of calm knowing the Fuse team was in control. Even when it started hailing an hour before our outdoor ceremony, Mara helped keep us calm, giving us facts and her recommendation, but never pushing anything. And of course we have to give a huge shoutout to Crystal, who was so wonderful to work with, so quick to respond to our many emails, and an incredibly calming and warm presence throughout the entire wedding day, always checking to make sure - first and foremost - that we were taken care of and having a good time. We are so grateful to the Fuse team for helping us to have the day of our dreams, and truly make the wedding planning experience so fun!!
I cannot recommend Mara and her team enough! Planning a destination wedding came with its many challenges, but Mara made it feel so easy and fun. Mara is professional, yet warm and...
kind in walking you through the wedding planning process. My wedding weekend was stress free knowing Mara and her team had everything handled. We loved working with them and will recommend Fuse to anyone planning a wedding in Utah and beyond!
Mara and the Fuse team produced one of the most beautiful, decadent, and memorable days of my life, and did all the planning in under 8 weeks! Mara's knowledge base within the indu...
stry in terms of vendor recommendations and relationships is invaluable. The Fuse team listened to my vision and executed it so masterfully! One of the things that I loved about Fuse/Mara is that she was intent on making sure my day was just as I pictured it, but also confident enough to tell me if something that I envisioned wasn't going to jive with the rest of my theme or needed a little tweaking to be just right. Absolutely loved my wedding day and wish I could relive that amazing day all over again!
Mara and her team were so incredible. Especially during the crazy year of 2020. They went above and beyond to make our day perfect. I did not have a worry in the world the entire w...
eekend. Mara executed everything we wanted. Throughout the entire process, she was so well informed and helpful. She guided us to the very best things to give us our perfect day. I would highly recommend Mara for anyone looking to plan their future wedding, you won’t regret it! We are so thankful to have worked with such an awesome team and will be forever grateful for Fuse Weddings!!!
Mara and her team are seriously the best and most amazing team ever. First let me tell you that I am very picky and looked at many event coordinating companies because of course, i...
t’s my wedding 😂 With covid my venue cancelled on me very last minute and Mara came in to save the day. She recommended the event I originally wanted was available when it was originally taken. She made my dream wedding come true. Mara is very detail oriented, knew exactly what I wanted spot on, and reminded me of things that I needed to consider. She made everything seamless and it was all set off without a hitch. I would highly recommend Fuse for wedding events, parties, or any event coordinating needed. She is the best in the business and would not recommend looking anywhere else!
Mara and her team are gems! Intelligent and inventive! Amazing at all new and custom looks!
So happy we chose Mara & team to help plan our wedding! They were always available with advice and helped coordinate & design every aspect of our wedding! Thank you for everything!
Mara and her team were exceptional throughout the entire wedding planning process and executed every day-of moment with unparalleled attention to detail coupled with a personal tou...
ch. Would definitely recommend the Fuse team to handle all of life’s major moments to come!
FUSE was exceptional! Because of Mara and her team I was CONFIDENT that nothing would be forgotten. I was CALM because I knew they would take care of the small details. I was WO...
WED by the design elements and execution of the grand scheme. Our family had the most incredible day celebrating together!! Thank you FUSE.
FUSE brought my dream wedding to life! It was better than I ever could have imagined. Every step of planning was stress free and exciting. My wedding day was magical thanks to FUSE...
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Mara & her team are the best! They executed the wedding of our dreams. They were honest, attentive, and extremely involved throughout the entire process. They helped us find the be...
st vendors, brought all of our creative ideas come to life, and the whole weekend was completely seamless. Couldn’t recommend Fuse enough for any celebration you may be planning!
FUSE made all my wedding dreams come true! Not only was Mara so personable to work with, her entire team genuinely cared about our wedding day and all the people involved. Mara t...
hought of every detail and executed our wedding with perfection, I couldn't have done it without her! Hiring FUSE was by far the best decision I made.
Mara and her team are amazing!! They planned my daughter’s wedding and rehearsal dinner and everything was just as we wanted it. Mara is very detail oriented and made sure everyth...
ing was taken care professionally and beautifully! They also bring an element of elegance to your event. Our wedding was truly a magical evening. I would highly recommend FUSE and Mara to take care all your event needs!!
From start to finish Mara and her team were amazing to work with for our big day. We had both the ceremony site and dinner in two different locations and the logistics to get both ...
decor and guests in each place was a little tricky, but they handled both seemlessly. It was so nice as the mother of the groom to know everything was taken care of and all I had to do was enjoy the day and my guests, made for a stress free day.. thanks ladies
My 24 year daughter decided to get married in January 2019 in Salt Lake City. My wife had recently passed away and I was traveling 5 days a week. I felt a lot of both daughter ex...
pectations and stress surrounding how I was going to do my share in helping plan a spectacular wedding for my beautiful daughter and my soon-to-be son-in-law.
I checked with 2 friends that both suggested Fuse Weddings and Events. I sat down with Mara and immediately felt comfortable that I could both turn over the reins completely and, secondly, that things would be done with the utmost detail and quality. Mara is a highly driven, articulate, and detailed planner. She is one of those people that just exudes success.
She developed a detailed plan that we followed, picking everything on schedule and watching the wedding plan take shape. She is a good manager and keeps people in-line, on-time through experience and a sometimes needed push. The wedding was perfect and a huge success!! I recommend her group highly!
Absolutely love Mara and her team! They made the day so stress free, weren’t afraid to get things done, and did such an amazing job producing our wedding. There is no way we could’...
ve done it without them, and I have no doubt if we would’ve used anyone else we wouldn’t have been as happy, and our day wouldn’t have gone so smoothly. I can’t think of a single thing that my husband and I had to “deal with” on our wedding. Everything just ran smooth and I know that’s because of the Fuse team behind the scenes.
The Fuse team absolutely blew us away through every step of our wedding process! Everyone always talks about how stressful wedding planning is, but we never once felt an ounce of t...
hat stress thanks to Mara and her team. Honestly at one point I told Mara it felt too easy and she told me "That's how I know we are doing our jobs" ! The whole team took the time to get to know us from the beginning, so every vendor they introduced us to was a perfect fit. We were planning our wedding from out of state but it never felt like it thanks to Fuse. They communicated with us every step of the way, and they made sure we were staying on track with every little detail. So much so that the week of our wedding we were able to relax and soak it all in instead of rushing to get things finished. I truly cannot say enough good things about Mara and the Fuse team! They are exactly what wedding dreams are made of!!
My husband and I worked with Mara and the FUSE team this past year and a half and could not have been happier. They were able to pull off a 300+ wedding with no issues at all. The ...
team was so amazing to work with and they took care of us every step of the way and made our lives stress free throughout the entire process. I would 1000% recommend FUSE for your wedding or event!
Where do I start with Mara Marian and Fuse? When I got engaged, I had no idea where to start my planning process: especially with it being a destination wedding at the St. Regis in...
Utah! Mara and her team took care of every last detail and made my wedding a stress free process. Mara and her teams dedication to perfection, intimate relationship with top vendors and uplifting spirit made my day absolutely phenomenal.
I am the third in my family to use Fuse Weddings & Events. Mara and her team are nothing short of amazing. I broke my ankle about two weeks before the wedding and Mara went out of ...
her way to accommodate the situation and make sure I still had the best day ever. I never felt like I wasn't important. I HIGHLY recommend them to anyone looking for any sort of event planning. They made not only my vision, but my dream come to life! I can't wait to use them in the future!
Mara was our savior. I was planning a somewhat "destination" wedding in Salt Lake (I grew up in Utah but had not lived in the state for years and my family was not there anymore ei...
ther). I hired an LA-based wedding planner 10 months before my wedding because I had seen her work in the media and was very impressed, she also assured me that she was excited to do a wedding in Utah and that she could work in my budget.
Fast forward to two weeks prior to my wedding and I was in a panic. My wedding was not my own (it was my planners' vision) and my budget was doubled. I then made the best decision I made with my wedding (besides my husband and photographer!) and fired my previous planner. Enter Mara. . .
Twelve days before my wedding she swooped in and fixed everything! She returned my wedding back to it's original vision and made it even more amazing than I could imagine. She secured chairs, linens, a dance floor, lighting, paper products, lounge furniture and numerous other things within ten days of the wedding and kept us within a few thousand dollars of the original budget. She has a network of amazing vendors and they came through beautifully. Mara was the consummate professional throughout the process. She was appropriately kind (in light of the situation!), but also no-nonsense because we needed to get things done quickly. Wedding day was a breeze thanks to her. She kept everything and everyone on time. She anticipated all of our needs and took care of all the little hiccups without blinking an eye or letting us be any the wiser!
All in all I can't sing her praises enough! Mara is amazing at her job and your wedding will be incredible if you let her be a part of it. I feel so lucky to be one of "her" brides and my only regret is that I didn't hire her in the beginning!
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918 South 500 West, Suite C, Salt Lake City, UT | UT
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