IDA ROSE EVENTS

ion wedding given my husband and I live in DC. We worked with Edwin as our lead planner, and I can genuinely say that he became a close friend (dare I say best friend) by time it was actually our big day. I have a very demanding job, which prevented me from making progress. But, I am also quite Type A, so I had a hard time letting go of the reins. Edwin understood this and helped me organize all wedding-related details. He took the time to learn how I worked (I am very visual) and presented ideas and proposals to me in a way that allowed me to make decisions. His calming nature took away a lot of stress from a naturally stressful process. Edwin is such a fun person so all of our planning meetings were refreshing. In addition, Edwin has impeccable style and a great eye, so you know your event will be jaw-dropping from the florals to the tables. He is also very great at understanding what is most important to the couple on the day and strives hard to make your "must-haves" and even "nice-to-haves" all come true in some way, shape, or form. While we worked closely with Edwin for over a year to prepare, we also got to work with Laura (founder), Erica (she was my bridal concierge), Lauren (she made social media content), and Hayley (she was the groom's concierge) throughout the entire wedding weekend. We had a jam-packed weekend with multiple events, and I must say they are truly the A team! My friends and family felt so taken care of throughout the wedding events, and everyone was well-informed of where to go and what to do. They run a tight ship to make sure the events go as smoothly as possible, while remaining incredibly respectful and professional. So many of my guests gave compliments on how they were impressed with the team. My father, who I must admit thought I was crazy for spending money on a wedding planner, ate his words once he saw how well the Ida Rose team executed our wedding weekend. He doesn't give compliments easily, and he gave many to Edwin - it was lovely to see! My mother, aunt, and friends were all obsessed with Edwin and the rest of the Ida Rose team by the end of the events. Shoutout to Laura for also being so inspirational as a boss female business-owner! I was so sad when the weekend was over because it meant that I no longer got to speak Edwin and the Ida Rose team every week :( no worries though, I still stay close to the team because they have become an important part of our life - they can't get rid of me now ;) If you're thinking of hiring Ida Rose for your wedding, stop looking elsewhere and book right away. Every team member is an amazing event planner, and they are all even better people :) Thank you Ida Rose team for turning our visions into reality!

A rose for our month of planner if we needed one!

unwavering in her support of our vision and ensured it came to fruition. As a gay couple, it was important to find a planner with experience in inclusive weddings and Laura was the perfect person for the job. She and her team are well-connected leaders in the wedding industry, particularly in DC, and adept at throwing extraordinary luxury weddings. We highly, highly recommend Laura and her team, Edwin, Erica and Ashley.

with a very clear and concise timeline that ensured we were on-top of hiring vendors in a specific order and hit all targeted “planning goals” so we were ahead of the game and never had to compromise with our vision or budget. He also was ESSENTIAL in coordinating everything the month prior to our wedding — and of course while on-site that weekend — so all my husband and I had to do was sit back and enjoy. Edwin was also fully invested in my overall “design vision” and ensured every visual detail was perfectly executed, which as an interior designer I am very grateful for.