About this vendor
Located in New Orleans, LA, Gabrielle James Events is a boutique wedding management company. This experienced wedding planning team specializes in partial planning and á la carte services. They also offer management for a limited number of full-service celebrations. As a wedding coordinating business, Gabrielle James Events aspires to keep the fun in planning by thoughtfully curating each aspect of your special day.
Kate Burke is the owner of Gabrielle James Events. She oversees all details leading up to your wedding day, from consultations to design. Having worked in the wedding industry for over 10 years, Kate is an expert coordinator and knows the ins and outs of organizing a day to remember. If a meticulous planner with a love for scheduling is what you had in mind, then Kate is the wedding coordinator for you.
Gabrielle James Events offers a variety of packages suited to cater to your wedding planning needs. They are eager to lend you a hand with anything from budgeting and to-do lists to day-of coordination. The team also provides rehearsal dinner, ceremony and reception services. Gabrielle James Events coordinates a variety of wedding types, including civil ceremonies, destination weddings and elopements.
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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
- Honeymoon Planning
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Engagement Party
- Honeymoon
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Bachelor Party
Awards and Affiliations
3-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2025.2024.2023.
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Kate was an incredible wedding planner. We envisioned an outdoor wedding ceremony and second line and she made sure it happening, keeping us calm and confident through iffy weather...
- it turned out perfect! We were planning from out of state and she helped us navigate every piece. Her insider knowledge really came in handy and she always remained calm and reassuring, which was critical for me. I could not recommend her more!
I had the pleasure of working with Kate for over a year leading up to my wedding in New Orleans in November 2025. I sincerely could not recommend her more highly to anyone looking ...
for a thoughtful, meticulous, hardworking, and KIND wedding planner. I relied on Kate more than most, as I am not local to Louisiana anymore. Kate did not hesitate to be boots on the ground when I needed her to be and was highly responsive, to the point that I never once felt I was in the dark about the wedding planning process. Kate has extensive familiarity and great relationships with a wide range of vendors and venues in New Orleans in varying price ranges. Because of her network, the process of making all these selections was so easy. If you are someone who can be particular and who craves organization, Kate is absolutely your girl. She employs Google Drive/Meet, which makes staying in contact and up to date on deadlines easy. She takes charge and handles all of the most tedious aspects of wedding planning, and for that I will be forever thankful for her! She is unbothered and unafraid to liaise with vendors and venues, and will ask them every imaginable question you may have for them on your behalf. She has the unique ability to translate your vision into reality, and offers up helpful, creative suggestions anywhere you are unsure. Kate’s process is airtight - she made sure that we were completely ready for our big day. Because of her, we were able to go into our wedding day relaxed (mostly!) and totally prepared for what was to come. She mapped out nearly every minute of the day for us and our party, which brought me such ease of mind. Even in those moments leading up to the ceremony when I was feeling max-stressed, she was calm, level-headed, and sweet to me. I’ll never forget that. If you are at all considering getting married in New Orleans or the surrounding area, I would recommend Kate as a wedding planner, regardless of the size, budget, or location of your event. She is a true professional, and you’d be in the most capable of hands on likely the most important day of your life thus far! Months later I am still so happy and pleased with how everything turned out, and I have her to thank for that.
Kate was an essential element of our day being as incredible as it was - she handled so many things for us behind the scenes so we could fully enjoy the celebration! Having a plann...
er like Kate on your team is a must!
Kate was an incredible wedding planner for our ~120 guest New Orleans wedding! I had a vision and Kate truly brought it all to life! From our first zoom meeting a year+ in advance,...
I was so excited to work with Kate. She is very knowledgable of all the NOLA vendors and made recommendations based off our interests. She also kept me organized through every step of the planning process with regular check in's. Where Kate truly shines is on the day of the wedding - I did not have a single thing to worry about as she took the reigns and ran the show. Every part of our wedding day ran unbelievably smooth and was completely stress free and that is all thanks to Kate! We cannot recommend her highly enough!
It was great working with Kate. As a laid-back bride who was dreading wedding planning, she met me where I was. She set up regular check-ins to make sure that we were staying on to...
p of planning. She is very knowledgeable in the New Orleans wedding scene and is able to make recs on vendors, decor, etc. She made the day of the wedding a breeze. I don't think we could have done it without her. I would recommend her to anyone!
Kate did an excellent job with our New Orleans wedding. Couldn’t have asked for a better wedding planner for our 120 person event. HIGHLY recommend!
I'm so thankful for Kate from Gabrielle James Events! She made everything about planning our LARGE wedding feel easy. Even when the weather couldn't make up it's mind on our weddin...
g day, she made sure that everything was set up to run smoothly and beautifully.
We wanted to go a non-traditional route, but Kate was never thrown off by our unique requests. She found so many ways to make our special day fit our vision perfectly! Our friends and family are still raving about the event, saying how it just felt like US.
Kate was also incredibly reliable and responsive, which took all the stress out of the process. We knew every step of the way that we could count on her. Thank you, Kate, for making our wedding the best day of our lives!!
Kate planned our wedding in October 2023. From the very beginning, she saw our vision, and we knew we could count on her to execute it. The planning process is always going to be ...
stressful, but Kate broke everything down into very manageable tasks and made it feel simple. During the actual wedding weekend, Kate was a super star too! The wedding day was calm and easy because we knew she were on top of things. Our wedding was incredibly beautiful, with great food and fun dancing. It was exactly what we wanted, and Kate made it happen. It was truly the greatest weekend of our lives, and we couldn’t have pulled it off without her! Thank you thank you thank you Kate!
I worked with Kate from Gabrielle James and she was great! She always followed up with us in a timely manner. She is very patient, sweet, experienced and knowledgeable. She was eag...
er to have follow up videos calls and made us feel welcome to ask our endless questions! She helped us find vendors that we weren’t aware of. We would not have had the fabulous wedding we did if it were not for her. I did not have to worry about anything with her running the show on our wedding day. If you want a smooth, stress free, beautiful wedding, book Kate!
Kate offers various packages to meet your needs. This flexibility allows the couple to decide how much planning they want to take-on or not. Because Kate is so well connected in ...
the industry, she was able to refer us to responsible and vetted vendors such as florists, photographers and bands. The result was that our wedding impressed all of our guest, who never stopped showeing us with compliments. The wedding day proceeded without a glitch, and we had so much fun. Whether you live near New Orleans or a far, Kate is your go to person.
Kate is the best! We had the most magical wedding weekend we could ever imagine!! We had her for our rehearsal dinner and our wedding. Planning a destination wedding was a bit over...
whelming at times and Kate made us feel so supported! She is a great communicator and very organized. She went above and beyond to help our visions come to life. I don’t know what we would have done without her. I would recommend Kate to any and all couples! We love you Kate!!
Kate is amazing!! She's a great listener, has impeccable taste, and a depth of knowledge about New Orleans and the many vendors around the city. Neither of us worried about a singl...
e thing on our wedding day; Kate made things incredibly easy and simple for us. She also manages to be completely down to earth and a total professional at the same time. Hire her!
Kate was referred to me through a local florist. I was hosting a graduation party for my husband, and needed help picking out food/drink, decor, flowers, etc. She was able to set u...
p the venue perfectly and all of her decor suggestions came together beautifully. The flow of the party was seamless and I was really able to enjoy the planning process as well as the party. Kate has a ton of contacts and all of the vendors were fantastic. Her attention to detail is incredible. I would absolutely work with her again!
Kate was a dream to work with for our small ceremony and celebration. I have a seven month old and live out of town, so I really needed someone I could rely on for recommendations ...
and planning/coordinating. Our wedding day went off without a single hiccup and the planning was about as stress free as I could imagine. She was able to get her recommended vendors to adjust their offerings to our smaller scenario. She more than paid for herself by saving me considerable time and money. I was referred to Kate by a friend who used her for a larger occasion. I highly recommend Kate and will go back to her for all of my event planning needs in New Orleans.
I can’t thank Kate enough for our amazing wedding! Being from out of state we relied heavily on her for her knowledge of local vendors and all things New Orleans. Her recommendatio...
ns were spot on and we couldn’t have ended up with a better group of vendors. Throughout the months of planning, I appreciated Kate’s speedy communication and attention to detail. Her calm personality kept our stress levels low during planning and the day of. We truly would not have change one thing about our special day! Thank you Kate!!!
Kate is amazing. We talked to several wedding planners before her and ultimately we went with her because she is a great listener and felt like she was really in the same page with...
us from the jump. She worked with us to create a planning package in our budget that fit our needs. She was constantly working on stuff behind the scenes and I would say one of the coolest things at our actual wedding is that she was so on top of everything in terms of knowing what we needed, even before we did, but also being very subtle. I would highly recommend her to plan any event, wedding or otherwise
As the mother of the bride, I can say that Kate was an amazing wedding planner! I was very pleased with her professionalism, experience, guidance and communication during the whole...
process. Our daughter had 10 bridesmaids so communication with the bridal party and ALL the vendors was so helpful and lifted a huge week before and day of burden! Kate was a calm voice with guidance throughout! Easy 5 stars!
Kate was phenomenal from start to finish, she curated a package that was specific to our needs. We were out of town so she was especially helpful in keeping us updated and in the l...
oop and she was so prompt with any questions or concerns we had. Our wedding went completely as planned thanks to all of her hard work. We are so grateful!
When planning a wedding in LA from the west coast I knew I needed to find a planner that could be honest and transparent with me about my choices. It was really important for us to...
have the wedding we wanted within our budget (of course that's the hardest part) . I hired Kate after our first phone call because I felt so comfortable with her so fast. She has a very easy going and calm nature which always put me at ease. While also being super knowlegeable about the city, the wedding industry and trends. Whether it was deciding on the best venue for our 45person cocktail partyreception or suggesting the musicians to play our ceremony music when I had decision fatigue, Kate was always there never making us feel like she was guiding us in the wrong direction. Leading up to the big day she always had an answer to any random question and kept everything super organized. It felt like I could let go those last few days and know that it was all going to be handled. And it was. We loved our day and felt so relieved that all of the loose ends were taken care of so we just showed up and partied with our friends. Kate was my first choice, the first vendor I spoke to and the first I booked and also the one I immediately spent my own $ on before my family contributed anything because I told everyone that she was a gift I'd get myself knowing I was doing future me a favor by having her as the captain of our team.
Kate is the absolute BEST!!! With wedding coordinators, you don't really know how much support you're going to get. With Kate, you get SO much!!! She has ridiculously fast email r...
esponse time and was willing to answer and help with all of our (seems like a million) questions! Kate was also always willing to jump on a Zoom, phone call, or meet up in person for meetings or walk throughs. She knows, and has great relationships, with seemingly every wedding vendor in NOLA which is priceless when trying to find a good fit and having a smooth wedding day. We did not have to worry about a thing on our wedding day because Kate was on it!!! She made sure everything went as planned, dealt with family conflict, and made sure we always had a drink in our hand!!! I would give her a million stars if I could!!!
Kate is all knowing about authentic and cool New Orleans vendors and is calm cool and collected through the entire planning and execution! Highly recommend
Mother of the bride chiming in here. We were looking for someone who would listen to our needs and priorities, someone who would "get" a bride who is kind of minimalist. Kate Burke...
found us wonderful vendors to fit our budget, and helped us to "pare down" some of the extras that "add up."
Honestly she was a dream to work with. During the wedding week, she kept this MOB calm and reassured.
We couldn't have done it without her!
Kate is so amazing! She went above and beyond to help us plan our wedding and was so amazing on our wedding day! We got to kick back and enjoy knowing everything was in great hands...
! Thank you so much!!
Kate from Gabrielle James Events was spectacular! We are from Wisconsin planning a destination wedding in the French Quarter. After our ceremony plans fell though, we were beyond ...
lost. That was when Kate was recommended to us. Her knowledge of the area provided us with options we never would have known about, and her connections to other vendors helped us tremendously. We couldn’t have done it without her and cannot properly express our gratitude. Thank you, Kate, for being awesome!!!!
Throughout every stage of our wedding planning process, Kate was there for us - we were planning from out of town, and her local knowledge of the city and vendors was invaluable. S...
he was available anytime we needed her (which felt like a lot), and she was always happy to talk to us. She handled everything from vendor communication, to day of coordination, to helping us with the smallest of details that came up throughout the days leading up. Her calm demeanor and ability to stay on top of all of our personal details and deadlines was not only impressive but exactly what we needed. Kate was truly our best friend throughout the whole experience, we put our full trust in her and she made us feel great about our wedding every step of the way. We simply can’t recommend her enough!
Kate was my wedding planner and it was the best decision I ever made! She is extremely organized, professional, easy to work with, & thinks about the small details you may overlook...
. One thing that stands out in particular was the detailed and easy to follow schedule she put together that was shared with everyone from vendors, to the bridal party so everyone knew what was going on. I had many bridesmaids mention how awesome it was to know exactly what the plan was leading up to the event! I can't recommend her enough for an event!
I cannot recommend Kate enough. We hired her for a month of service because we enjoyed planning/organizing things at the outset. At the time we hired her, we were a little overwhel...
med but I am not sure we realized how important having someone as professional as Kate would become in those final weeks leading up to the big day. Kate was crisis control--she handled all sorts of last minute failures from a bailing caterer to a flaky band to a resurgence of COVID with Omicron. Most issues that came up she didn't even fill us in on (so that we wouldn't stress)...or she rotated contacting myself or my partner to divide up the stressful last minute decision-making. I was most impressed by how Kate thought of details that I had totally overlooked (she even brought me a pair of flats to change into at the party). Also, she is very knowledgeable about New Orleans vendors and works well with everyone! Seriously, you will not regret using Gabrielle James Events! Thank you, Kate!
Kate was flat out incredible for helping us plan and coordinate everything for our wedding. She was on top of vendor communication for load in/load out, schedule creation for our p...
arty, making sure the video we wanted to show was set up and ready to play, and managing all of the vendor deliveries on the day of. She then went above and beyond in every single aspect for us with what seemed to be nonstop chaos with managing issues that came up last minute for our band (several issues throughout the month and week leading up to our wedding), the security company we hired that initially just didn’t show up to chase down a replacement as the event was starting, an ever-changing guest list because of Covid concerns, finding last minute catering because the original catering that fell through for our welcome party the night before our event, and even helped us to save some leftover cake so it wasn’t thrown away so we were able to have as little stress as possible leading up to our event and then able to enjoy everything with the trust and security that everything was properly managed.
Beyond all of that, Kate is just an awesome person and great to be around. We couldn’t recommend her highly enough as a planner/coordinator. 6/5 stars and would happily hire her again for another event.
Would give more starts if I could!! Kate was so wonderful to work with and our wedding would not have been as amazing as it was without her. She went above and beyond to make sure ...
every detail was exactly what we wanted. She was so helpful and supportive when we had to move wedding locations from New Orleans to the Northshore (due to covid) and made sure everything was communicated to all of the other vendors. Her experience in the hotel industry is a huge advantage and she is super knowledgeable about everything. So trustworthy and helpful throughout the entire process! Very thankful we had her!!
Kate from Gabrielle James Events was our hero on wedding day! We had Kate as our month of coordinator, and I only wish we had her plan the whole wedding. For us, Kate managed ven...
dor communications and ensured that everything was organized and went smoothly. She also helped us make some design decisions as well, and she has a great eye. Leading up to the wedding, she was on top of everything and made us feel like we were in great hands and could relax a bit. My mom, who is extremely picky, immediately took to Kate and trusted her to make any decision. Kate’s familiarity with local vendors was extremely helpful, and it was immediately clear that we probably should have had her help from the beginning of the planning process. We got married at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and Kate saved us. She used her contacts in New Orleans to closely monitor the situation and keep us informed, and she found us an amazing photographer when ours cancelled the night before. Honestly, I can’t express how crucial Kate was to our wedding. On top of being amazing at her job, Kate’s calming demeanor and honest opinions were invaluable. Book Gabrielle James Events, and have Kate do the entire wedding! If you do only do the month of, she’ll do great work for you, but you’ll wish you had her sooner.
Kate was so wonderful to work with. Her calming presence allowed me to enjoy my day totally relaxed. She is very organized, proactive and on top of everything. From sending out iti...
neraries to fielding calls from everyone to dealing with little crises that pop up, she is a true professional. She helped me create the wedding of my dreams and we were able to enjoy every moment of our day. We are forever grateful.
Kate is the best. She is incredibly organized, creative, and made the entire wedding planning process joyful. If you are looking for a wedding planner, I HIGHLY recommend Kate.
Can't say enough about Kate! She is awesome. Very thorough,organized and super sweet to boot! She handled everything! Can't say enough good things about her!
Thank you Kate
Kate went above and beyond for my wedding. She was helpful to me every step of the way and did things I would've never known to do. She carefully reviewed all of my contracts and m...
ade sure things were exactly as they should be. She was so much fun to work with. She made sure I didn't have to worry about anything the week of my wedding. She came to my house at 7 am to make flower arrangements with flowers she got at Trader Joe's for my bridesmaid luncheon I hosted at my house. They were BEAUTIFUL! She's smart, creative, and hard-working. Highly recommend using her- don't make wedding planing any more stressful on yourself!
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