Ginger Bee Events & Planning

Going into planning a wedding for nearly all out-of-town guests, my husband and I wanted to strike a balance between everything feeling relaxed, intimate, and very PNW while also impressing everyone who traveled so far to be there. Natalie and her team totally delivered and we are so happy to have worked with her! She helped us strike that balance between traditional elements and what felt comfortable for us while giving us incredible ideas along the way. She is enthusiastic, organized, and so much fun to work with leading up to the event and day-of. We hired Natalie to be our day-of coordinator as well as style and design our wedding. She was flexible in accommodating elements that we wanted to do ourselves and listened closely to our requests. The result was breathtaking. On the day of, as soon as I saw my bouquet I squealed in delight and all of my nerves for the day were calmed! We had requested that live plants be integrated into the design so that our flowers would live beyond one day. Now, I am reminded of our incredible wedding every day while we enjoy the orchids that Natalie selected. I cannot recommend Natalie and her team enough.

Natalie and her team were the best! She was easy to reach leading up to the wedding and made sure that we had the best wedding day. Also, her attention to detail was outstanding from start to finish.

We wanted to have a small, non-traditional wedding and Natalie absolutely knocked it out of the park. She did a fantastic job not only at planning/ coordinating our wedding, but taking extra care to make it really special for us and our guests. Natalie is super down-to-earth, exited and enthusiastic, and just all around awesome to work with! We would highly recommend her.

Natalie is the BEST. That's all you need to know, really. We had the amazing luck of working with her for full planning and day-of coordination, and she has turned us from planner-skeptics to enthusiastic planner evangelists. But not all planners are created equal, so here's why you should go with her... 1) She's super knowledgeable. Whether you know what you want or have no idea, she has the experience to tell you not only what's doable but also what's smart. She'll make a timeline and a floorplan that puts other planners to shame, and has all kinds of great connections to vendors too. 2) She's patient and amazing. We were super high-stress and had a crazy schedule, and she was completely unfazed. She understood us and helped me (Typa A, OCD traits, anxious) and my husband (scatter brained, last-minute procrastinator/improviser) both feel relaxed and confident about our wedding and all the million pieces. 3) She's SO ORGANIZED. Every time I thought we might have forgotten something, she had thought of it weeks/months ago. And come up with a backup plan. Our family, wedding party, and guests all felt like the entire day flowed super smoothly and it was because of her and her team! 4) She's creative and fun. We had the super weird theme of "Kate Spade rides the New York subway while reading Harry Potter" and she absolutely NAILED IT! She has such an eclectic set of experiences and is always open to new things. Truly a joy to work with :) 5) She also helped us find great money-saving opportunities and wisely advised us on when it was worthwhile to pay a bit more. This is also why we feel like we ultimately saved money and saved SO MUCH STRESS by hiring Natalie! Sure, you can find a cheaper planner...but having been to and been part of a bunch of weddings lately, I can definitely say that she is top notch and 300% worth every penny. I could go on but tldr NATALIE IS WONDERFUL! HIRE HER FOR ALL YOUR EVENTS! <3

We met with Natalie and instantly knew we wanted to work with her.  She was easy to communicate with throughout the entire process-- she got back to us very quickly for any questions or clarifications. We had Natalie do our Day of Coordination and Flowers and both turned out perfectly.  She crafted a detailed, thoughtful timeline for our day with every detail planned out. She was organized and fun to work with the whole time. The day went so smoothly and we enjoyed working with her so much.  She also does AMAZING florals.  We had her do all the flowers and some décor for our wedding and everything was absolutely beautiful! She really captured our style and enhanced the space so much.  You will not be disappointed choosing Natalie, she is the absolute BEST!

We wish there was a 6th or 7th star for Natalie. She went above and beyond in coordinating our wedding and the day would never have been what it was without her help. My wife and I had a good idea of what we wanted to accomplish with our wedding and after 9 months of planning we quickly realized we may be in over our head. Enter Natalie who from the very beginning was totally on board with our vision and budget. She was always available for help, replied to all our crazy 1am emails and saved us from more than a couple missteps. While we were drowning in visiting family and last minute DIY projects, Natalie compiled all our vendor's and took care of all the communication for us. She even designed and assembled my wife's beautiful flower crown and bouquet. Natalie is the type of person that you want as a friend not just a wedding coordinator; she's warm, caring, has a great sense of humor, and above all is great at what she does. We couldn't be happier with her!

We hired Natalie for set up help and coordination the day of our wedding. She was great!! Organized and helpful. Would highly recommend if you are looking for a wedding planner!

Oh my gosh. What would we have done without Natalie!? Hire her. Seriously. It was the best decision we made during the whole insane wedding planning process. She is very calm, focused, and organized. She isn’t a super effusive bubbly type of person, which I was very thankful for- it is nice to have a smart, focused person helping you through planning, and I think our vendors took her seriously. She thinks of details I never would have thought of. She emailed vendors directly to ask for clarification on things that I never would have figured out how to ask. She is polite, yet firm with vendors- and listened really well to us. We had a little bit of sticker shock when we started wedding planning, but trust me- Natalie is worth twice the price she charges. I had no idea how much she was going to do for us to help us. Get a wedding planner. Get Natalie to be your wedding planner.

Natalie is a really easy person to work with. She is really organized, and helps quite a bit along the way. I have had SEVERAL people say that they have never been to such a cool wedding. Natalie is confident and not afraid to provide constructive criticism.