Ideal Events & Design

ut was highly valued. We had a tornado devastate our home (which happened to be our venue as well) 3 days before the wedding. Rebecca made it happen. I would recommend her time and time again.

n I made the entire year we were planning our wedding. She took over and immediately put my mind at ease. Throughout the planning process her input and advice was helpful, insightful, and based on experience. Because of Rebecca my wedding day was completely stress free. But not only was my day perfect, my mom and my husband's mom also got to have a perfect stress free day. I had multiple venues and Rebecca and her team made sure everything looked exactly how I wanted it and during a last minute weather decision she made us feel completely supported. I can't say enough good things about Rebecca and her team but if you do one thing for your wedding day...HIRE HER!!! You will absolutely not regret it.

the reception. Rebecca is especially good at being the liaison between other vendors and our needs, so the lead-up to the wedding was calm and not stressful. Thanks!!

ed us with every detail, from vendor management, to making our day-of timeline, to finding and ordering us the perfect root beer favors. Her idea of creating a boxwood backdrop draped with a floral garland from our florist Spring Sweet was the hit of the reception! As someone who gets stressed out and nervous very easily, I was of course worried about the execution of my wedding day. But knowing Rebecca was there all day to field any questions and deal with any last minute issues, I was able to relax and completely enjoy the day with my family, friends, and husband. Ideal Events & Design made my wedding day as seamless as possible and I cannot be more thankful to Rebecca and her team!!

ghter and I love each other even more after the wedding than before. Hiring Rebecca was a gift to both of us. Rebecca is also wonderful with the groom and father-of-the-bride. Both men valued and appreciated Rebecca throughout the planning process and especially on the day off. Rebecca, you are one of a kind. A true professional! A good friend!

r stress was completely reduced. The day of, I truly felt like I could absorb every detail and enjoy it--it felt like all I had to do was "show up" and it made the day feel like a dream. It truly was flawless and I wouldn't change a thing about our wedding day and our 7 month engagement was one of the best experiences for both of us due so much to Rebecca's presence throughout! I cannot recommend her enough. I will be going back to her for every major life event because this was so wonderful. Choosing Rebecca as our wedding planner was the best decision ever!

also created our programs and escort cards and they were beautiful! We really could not have pulled it off without her!

- coordinating the rehearsal the day before the wedding, seeking out the timeline and last minute clarification a few days before the wedding (coordinating with the photographer) and taking charge the day of the wedding. The venue included both the ceremony and the reception, many out-of-town guests, a huge wedding party and LOTS of moving parts! I realized later that the reason I actually had a chance to enjoy the day was because of Rebecca and her team! She was on top of all the details I had worked on and things went beautifully. I really appreciated her "after the fact" review of costs and she found a few things I was charged for and didn't receive which was much appreciated! My daughter INSISTED on a wedding coordinator and I was luke-warm to the whole concept and extra cost. I have enjoyed munching on "my words" and would definitely recommend this team!

ghout the entire experience. I live in California and planned the long distance wedding for Holland, MI which is 45 minutes from my hometown. With this challenge I high Rebecca for the day of coordination and she helped me with so much more. I hired her to put together a mood board for the event, which was helpful for the initial planning of the theme, color scheme, flowers, etc. She recommended local vendors for décor and calligraphy, which was also appreciated. Rebecca and I met twice before the wedding. One was at the venue a few months prior and the second was a few days before. This provided me piece of mind and confidence that I needed to enjoy the wedding. Her assistants helped with the rehearsal at the venue and she was there early on the day of to help coordinate all the vendors and keep us on time (which was hard with 18 in our bridal party!). My mom was a big part of the planning and I’m so glad she didn’t have to worry about day of details and just enjoy herself and our guests. There were certain things that I wouldn’t have thought of went perfectly because she was involved including transportation, timing of the event, organizing the dozen vendors, identifying elements of the rental that was overlooked (we got some money back!), to placing the tables beautifully, picking up the ice cream cake and bringing items to the venue. She even helped pack up gifts and make sure we were sent off correctly. I felt so confortable the whole time when I knew Rebecca had everything in control and highly recommend working with her and her team. Thank you Ideal Event & Designs for helping make our wedding magical and go off without a hitch. Cheers!

have done it with Rebecca!

I spoke with her on the phone I described that we were looking for a day of coordinator and for someone to help coordinate our rehearsal. My husband and I wanted to enjoy the day without worrying about a thing and we also wanted our parents to enjoy the day too. We didn’t want any family members or friends running around making sure vendors were where they needed to be or handling any other emergencies that happened. Rebecca met with us a month in advance to go over a timeline of events and to see the venue and give us many ideas that we would have never thought of. She kept in contact with me to make sure all my planning was going okay up until the big day. She contacted all our vendors the week of and made sure that they were all set. The day of, Rebecca checked in on my bridesmaids and me to make sure I had eaten something and was doing okay. I had done a lot of planning and had a lot of details I wanted to be a part of my wedding and Rebecca was able to take my vision (and lots of stuff) and make it a reality. All my tables were set up exactly the way I wanted them to. We had a last minute music change happen at the rehearsal and she made sure that our DJ knew and it went perfectly the next day. Rebecca made our ceremony go without a hitch. She lined everybody up, made sure my ushers were in the right spot, it was simply everything I had imagined. Since our ceremony and reception were in the same room, during our cocktail hour (which was held outside the room) Rebecca and her team worked with the Radisson staff to help transform our room into our reception. She truly made it feel like two different spaces. The reception was great she kept us on time. At the end of the night she packed up all of our things so neatly and organized so the next morning we were able to come in and just pack the car. I could go on and on about all the things she did for us that made our life so much easier!! She is extremely organized, detail oriented, wonderful, amazing, and perfect at her job!! HIGHLY recommend and really glad we found her :)

dding day went smoothly. I highly recommend Rebecca to any bride. She is organized, professional and a delight to work with.

a strong positive vibe and locked her company in. Rebecca gave amazing recommendations on vendors and was extremely organized. She knew all the questions to ask me to understand what I was looking and hoping for. This relieved stress for my fiancé, mother and me. Our wedding was outside on a farm which brings about extra issues for any planner to deal with such as weather, multiple vendors etc. I had to trust her to make judgment calls on the day of the wedding and she nailed every single one. My wedding was a beautiful & magical success because of Ideal Events and Designs. Rebecca Lemon is the gold standard of wedding planners.

me page. She addressed questions that I had not thought of and had every detail perfectly placed. She also made sure that she was the "go-to" person for ALL vendors on the wedding day so I could relax and enjoy the day! I would truly recommend her to anyone who is planning a wedding or event!

ess. From day one she had a solution to everything--I couldn't figure out what linens I liked, so at our first meeting she brought all different linen samples so I could see what it would look like! As if Rebecca had not done enough for us by the time the week of our wedding came around, she was our saving grace when the weather decided not to cooperate. After having planned to have an outdoor ceremony and reception we had to make the tough call to move our reception inside just 3 days before the wedding. Rebecca didn't skip a beat when I told her I was concerned about the chairs the venue used inside and in a matter of hours she had two different options of chairs for us to use instead. If she had not been there to help, I don't even know where I would have begun to try and find a vendor that had 150+ chairs still available 3 days before the wedding. When I walked into the venue for the first time the day of my wedding I was blown away--Rebecca and her assistant had had everything set up and ready to go and it was beyond what I could have envisioned, truly breathtaking. I did not have to give her any guidance or answer any questions the day of, she just knew from our meetings exactly how everything was going to be and executed it to perfection. She also helped us brainstorm to come up with several and unique touches, i.e. escort card holder and signs, and then worked together with a local vendor to make our visions come to fruition. Truly the best decision you could make is entrusting Rebecca and Ideal Events with helping to plan your wedding!

were extremely glad that we hired a coordinator so we did not have to worry about so many details and were able to enjoy the day. highly recommended!