Florist, Event Designer, Certified Wedding Planner
$2,000 starting price
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Kelsey
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Kelsey is a wedding planner and florist located in Nashville, TN. She loves to combine her skills in design and organization to create an experience that you and your guests will love. Kelsey's favorite weddings feature colorful designs with lots of gorgeous flowers. She specializes in destination weddings to Nashville with couples based all over the world. She would love to talk to you more about your wedding!
Kelsey Gray Events is located in Nashville, TN and serves Middle TN. At this time we are not able to provide services to Knoxville, Gatlinburg, Chattanooga, or Memphis.
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Kelsey is a wedding planner and florist serving the Nashville, TN area. She specializes in Nashville destination weddings that give guests an amazing local experience. Her dream clients are those that want a vibrant & unique wedding design with lots of colorful flowers.
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4.9
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Kelsey Gray Events receives glowing reviews for her exceptional wedding planning and floral services. Clients praise her for being patient, reliable, organized, and fantastic to work with. Kelsey is commended for her calming demeanor, attention to sustainability, and talent in creating stunning floral arrangements. Clients appreciate her communication skills, budget-saving initiatives, and ability to seamlessly coordinate various aspects of wedding planning. Additionally, her presence on the wedding day ensures a stress-free and enjoyable experience for couples. Highly recommended for couples seeking a beautiful and peaceful wedding planning process.- Top reviews
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Ryan L
5.0
1/06/2025
My wife and I hired Kelsey as our wedding planner and florist for our October 2024 wedding, and it was quite possibly the best decision we made during the entire wedding planning process! In the months leading up to the wedding, Kelsey was prepared, thorough, and went above our expectations to showcase what our wedding vision would like. She brought us so much peace of mind through her experience and extremely reliable communication. On the wedding day, Kelsey did an excellent job of coordinating everything, and provided us with some of the most breathtaking flowers we could have hoped for. I highly recommend considering Kelsey for florals and/or coordination!
Response from Kelsey Gray Events on 01/10/2025
Thanks for your kind words, Ryan! I had so much fun working with you and Amy!
Jenna M
5.0
5/24/2023
We hired Kelsey to do our flowers and she exceeded expectations! Since I wanted mostly locally grown flowers, we had to wait to see what would grow well this season. We were nervous since we didn’t know exactly what they would look like, but it ended up being absolutely stunning! Kelsey really listened to my ideas and took the reference photos I provided into account. I appreciate that she made us feel calm about this process and I love that she is committed to more sustainable options for flowers! We definitely recommend her :)
Response from Kelsey Gray Events on 05/24/2023
Thanks Jenna! It's so much fun to use seasonal flowers, but I know that it can be a little...
scary to not know exactly what will be blooming the week of the wedding. I appreciate your faith and trust in me! And I'm so glad to hear that you were happy with the designs.
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Madison S
5.0
5/18/2023
10/10 - Kelsey is the entire reason our wedding was so beautiful and enjoyable. She was both our wedding planner and our florist. She is patient, kind, reliable and organized. The thing that made me choose her initially was her kind and calm demeanor. She wants you to have your perfect day, but knows that can only happen with realistic expectations and action. Kelsey is so level-headed and organized, we never had to worry if everything would come together. One of our vendors was very difficult to work with but since it was what we wanted, Kelsey made it happen for us. If you're not looking for a planner (I would urge you to re-consider ;)) but need a florist, she was amazing at that too. All of our florals were beautiful and we got so many compliments from guests. Our photographer, caterer, HMU and venue reps also all commented on how wonderful Kelsey is to work with as a professional. If you want a beautiful, peaceful wedding + planning process, Kelsey Gray Events is the planner/florist you've been looking for!
Response from Kelsey Gray Events on 05/22/2023
Madison, thank you for sharing! It's so nice to hear that the day went smoothly from other...
perspectives. That food truck really was one of the highlights of the day. People kept going back for more and more! I'm glad that it all worked out well, and it was a joy to work with you.
Julianne S
4.0
4/17/2023
Kelsey did a wonderful job with my wedding florals! I feel like she really listened to me during our final call and selected flowers that I had envisioned. I only removed 1 star due to the fact that I feel that the overall price was a bit too high for what I got. I didn't want to spend too much money on flowers so I didn't really go overboard and just ordered the basic things - bouquets, boutonnieres, centerpieces, aisle markers and 2 attachments on a pergola we had for our ceremony. This could have been due to the cost of flowers in general, which I know have gone up and is not the vendor's fault. I just wish it had been a little more cost effective. Overall, Kelsey did a fantasic job and I would recommend her to all brides!
Response from Kelsey Gray Events on 04/25/2023
Hi Julianne! Thanks so much for the review and recommendation! I agree that flowers are ve...
ry costly, and couples are often surprised by that. Seems like everything is so expensive these days!! The flowers themselves may die, but I like to think that they will live in those gorgeous photos forever.
Nikki D
5.0
2/13/2023
When we chose Kelsey as our partial wedding planner, I (the bride) was in the process of relocating from Memphis to Middle Tennessee. At that point, I was looking for a new house to live in and new job. As you can imagine, planning a wedding on top became quite stressful. The only thing we had done at this point was our venue, caterer, and photographer and were left to do with the many details that are involved when planning a 150 person wedding. After we began working with Kelsey, we quickly saw that we made the right choice. Kelsey is organized, detail oriented, and reliable. Most importantly in my opinion, Kelsey excels in communication with her clients as well as bridging conversations with other vendors. We trusted Kelsey and valued her opinions with all things Wedding. I often felt overwhelmed with the choices and decisions that went along with planning but having Kelsey on our team felt like a weight off my shoulders. She helped us stay on track and realistic with our budget and even saved us money in some instances! For example, our venue allowed tent sharing between clients. When the couple whose wedding was the day after ours expressed interest, Kelsey took initiative in getting the tent share agreement started then done (which involved collaboration between us, the other couple, our venue manager, and tent vendor) and saved us quite a bit of our budget. The day of the wedding, I was blown away by how well Kelsey integrated all of my preferences and choices with her design expertise. On top of being our awesome wedding planner, Kelsey was our florist too! Flowers were not at the top of our priority list as far as budget allocation went but still, Kelsey created beautiful bouquets and boutonnieres and floral arrangements for our altar and guest tables. After the wedding, I kept my bouquet in a vase at home and it continued to be beautiful for almost two weeks! I highly recommend Kelsey as an event planner. We have greatly appreciated her hard work and patience with us as we muddled through this process. The only thing I would have done differently was have her on with us from the very beginning!
Response from Kelsey Gray Events on 02/14/2023
Nikki, thank you so much! That tent-share was truly a great budget-saver. It's awesome tha...
t your bouquet lasted so long! You know I love flowers, so I'm glad to hear that you got to enjoy it for so long after the wedding.
It was a joy to work with you!
Lexi P
5.0
10/17/2022
Kelsey made our day go by so easy!! I felt so relaxed and knew I didn’t have to worry about a thing with her there - and what more could you want on your wedding day! Our perfect day wouldn’t have been nearly what it was if not for her. We are so grateful to have found her! Also recommend her as your florist! My flowers were beautiful and received so many compliments! She’s a wonderful person and wonderful planner.
Response from Kelsey Gray Events on 10/19/2022
Lexi, thanks you for your kind words. It was a joy to work with you. Those photos by the r...
iver were so gorgeous!
K B
5.0
10/08/2021
We used Kelsey for my daughters wedding last weekend for florals and month of coordinating. Kelsey did a great job and the floral arrangements and bouquets were amazing.
Krysta N
5.0
1/29/2020
Kelsey is wonderful! She took care of everything the month of our wedding to take the stress away from me. The day of the wedding ran so smoothly! Kelsey also made the floral arrangements and bouquets and I couldn’t have been happier with how everything turned out.
Response from Kelsey Gray Events on 01/29/2020
Krysta, you are too sweet! I just loved how you were in good spirits despite all of the ra...
iny weather. It certainly made for some amazing moody pictures. Let me know if I can ever be of assistance in the future!
Molly K
5.0
12/03/2019
Kelsey was amazing! She did a great job helping with our month of details, day of coordinating and florals! Everything came out beautiful and she was awesome to work with. She made everything stress free and easy! So thankful we had her!
Response from Kelsey Gray Events on 12/09/2019
Thanks Molly. I had SO much fun working with you!
Hannah M
5.0
11/07/2019
Kelsey's wedding planning services were awesome! She was always available to answer any and all questions! She made sure that no detail was left out of either my ceremony or reception. She was extremely helpful in recommending other vendors and in offering her planning expertise to make my wedding vision come to life! Overall she was great to work with and I can't recommend her more highly!
Kelli C
5.0
10/30/2018
Kelsey did a great job. She spent a lot of time with us before the wedding and on the wedding day itself. I felt like she was on top of it and knew all the details. Hiring An Elegant Encounter for our day-of coordination was a great value-- it was less expensive, even half the price, of some of the other day-of coordinators I considered, and we definitely felt like we were still in good hands. I probably wouldn't have hired a coordinator if my venue hadn't required one, but when the wedding day came around, I realized that it would have been really difficult to pull off without one. I'm so glad we had Kelsey and would recommend her!
Olivia M
5.0
10/02/2018
We weren't sure if we wanted a wedding planner but I'm so glad we hired Kelsey. It was great to have her as a wedding expert and to manage people we hired like the photographer and getting our officiant to sign our marriage license, we are so incredibly glad we hired Kelsey, she didn't try to upsell us on her full package because we didn't need it, she also was helpful with designing and offering flower packages even though we went with someone else.
Response from Kelsey Gray Events on 10/02/2018
Thanks Olivia! It was so great to work with you, too! I loved your super organizational sk...
ills :)
Robin W
5.0
12/18/2017
Absolutely beautiful florals that paired so well with all of the table decor. Lovely bridal bouquet as well!
Shani G
5.0
12/13/2017
Absolutely beautiful work! Loved having her work with us!
Nicole B
5.0
12/08/2017
Kelsey is so talented with her floral designs! All I had to do was tell her what color scheme we were planning on using, and she gave me a variety of options and just made an absolutely stunning plan for our décor! I very highly recommend her!
Jessica Z
5.0
11/21/2017
I was looking for an affordable yet experienced wedding coordinator who would help my wedding go off without a hitch. From my first meeting with Kelsey, she was ready to make my wedding day dreams a reality. She not only planned every minute of my special day, but was there to see it through. Before her, I was a nervous wreck thinking about how the day would go, but with Kelsey, I knew I was in good hands. Even when the weather took a turn for the worst, she remained calm and was quick to come up with an alternative schedule. An Elegant Encounter was a delight to work with! I highly recommend!!
Megan M
5.0
10/19/2017
Kelsey was a huge blessing with the wedding planning process! We only hired her as a day of coordinator and I don't think we could have done it without her! She knew what to expect and how to make the day run smoothly. Thank you so much Kelsey!!!
Hannah B
5.0
8/07/2017
Choosing An Elegant Encounter was by far one of the best decisions that we made when it came to our wedding. Kelsey is extremely talented, accommodating, and professional! Not only did she do all of our florals, but also took care of our day of coordination. She communicated with me as much as I needed about ideas and planning, and she was so creative when it came to our decor and florals. She accomplished EXACTLY what we had in mind for our decor!
The day of the wedding, there was a big mishap with our venue and their lack of staff and communication. Kelsey took charge and handled everything with grace and efficiency. She remained calm and kept the day flowing smoothly, even with vendors who ran late.
I give my highest recommendation to An Elegant Encounter, and I would advise any bride to use them for your wedding!
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