Laine Palm Planning + Designs

h the end, Laine and her amazing team were with us every step of the way and made planning a wedding as simple (and enjoyable!) as possible. We had a particularly complex multi-cultural wedding and Laine was all over every detail from the colors of the fonts to the number of chairs in an aisle. No task was too big or too small and no amount of emails/texts ever got on her nerves! She worked with us to assemble an AMAZING team of vendors that truly gave us our dream wedding. We are forever grateful to Laine and her team! The only downside is that with our wedding over, we will sincerely miss talking to Laine and her team all the time!

wledge and experience in the industry, she has connections with the best of the best, has a knock out eye for design, and is efficient, communicative, and most importantly fun! Laine is the person who you want to execute one of the most important days of your life. Not only because you know that every detail will be taken care of, but because she really, truly, and deeply, cares for her clients. There are so many aspects of a wedding that can be given time, attention and money, and Laine is an outstanding listener, who has perfected her ability to hone in on what a couple values for their wedding day. Seemingly effortlessly, she then guides the planning, design, and decision making process to support those values so your day is *your* day. It was such a special experience working with Laine, and I ensure that you’d be lucky to have her for your wedding.

more importantly - Laine improved/maintained our well-being as the bride and groom throughout the wedding planning process. Planning a wedding during a pandemic is hard, and because of Laine’s support, we were able to maintain a sense of calm while downsizing/planning multiple iterations of our event and eventually postponing. She is direct and decisive without losing her humanity in the process. She and her team executed a large number of weddings in 2021, but whenever we talked with her we always felt like she was just ours. She truly cares about the couples she works with and it shows. The ONLY thing we miss about wedding planning is getting to work with Laine.

tween vendors and our experience working with her was not enjoyable. Overall, Laine came across dismissive and passive throughout the wedding planning process. If you're looking for a wedding planner that'll make you feel relaxed, reassured, and express genuine excitement, I would not recommend hiring Laine Palm Designs. A few examples include: 1. We took the lead on the wedding planning process completely, including our 90, 60, 30, 15-day calls with Laine. During the calls, Laine took a back seat while we flushed out the timeline and details. We were responsible for uploading all information into her online planning tool. Luckily, my mom knew what she was doing having planned my sister's wedding but if we didn't have that experience we would've felt completely lost and overwhelmed in the wedding planning process. 2. One of Laine's responsibilities was to coordinate with our vendors to ensure the timeline worked from their perspective and they were aware of any necessary details. Laine confirmed she would do this during our 90-Day planning meeting. When we met again for our 60-Day meeting, she had not yet coordinated with the vendors. Then, at the 30-Day planning meeting Laine said "yup, all set" when we knew she had yet to communicate details to multiple vendors. Laine always said, "yes, it's covered" but did not offer any reassurance or credibility by providing details or even saying it with a smile. She ended up sending out an email blast to all vendors, simply exporting the details from the online planning tool. There were a few mix ups day-of (e.g., cake and coffee details) due to the lack of communication and coordination between vendors. 3. Laine did not inform us that she wouldn't be present on our wedding day, this came as a surprise. However, maybe this was for the best since we preferred working with her team member Ally - she was great! To round out this review, a few positives in working with Laine Palm Designs were 1) she was very easy to work with when postponing our original 2020 wedding date 2) her team members, including Ally, were amazing - jumping in to problem solve and helping us coordinate the day-of logistics.

ving a wedding during COVID, while making sure to adhere to the current CDC guidelines (which she knew was very important to us). We loved Laine and our wedding day we had nothing to worry about besides us, our loved ones and having a great time.

she was; and she helped me bring both of these qualities to our wedding day! Giving her total control of our decor & decoration resulted in something I never could have imagined - she went above & beyond and our guests were raving about all of the small details she paid attention to. You won't regret working with Laine!

rganized, responsive, detail oriented and dedicated to making all of our wedding dreams come to life. Not to mention, she is just an all around awesome human! Laine kept our entire wedding day running smooth and on time, we honestly don’t know what we would have done without her amazing talent! Overall, she made us feel so at ease and in control throughout the entire process. Do yourself a favor and hire Laine for your big day! You will be so incredibly grateful you did! Thank you so much again for everything Laine!!

joy their wedding to the fullest. In addition to being very organized, Laine’s weddings are always stunning - she has a great eye when it comes to design and decor. We really enjoyed working with Laine in the past and we are looking forward to future weddings together.

nd I was so much more relaxed knowing she was running the show. She did not miss a thing a truly went above and beyond to make sure I was where I needed to be and our vendors were doing their jobs. She made my vision come to life and I was so glad I hired her. When I told our vendors who our coordinator was, I got so many great remarks about how she's "the best in the business". When other vendors are that excited to work with her, I had no doubts it was the right decision. Thank you Laine!

dding running on time and smoothly. If you are looking for a planner - BOOK HER NOW! Thanks Laine :)

cess so much easier, and my wedding day an absolute delight. People talk about the stress of wedding planning, and the insanity of their special day, but it never felt like that to me. Laine is a treasure, and my husband frequently reminds me that the hardest part of having the wedding behind us is that my answer to everything now can't be "Ask Laine!"

in her which allowed my husband and I to just enjoy the process and not stress. Working with Laine was the best decision we made, and we 100% recommend her and her team!

's looking into it which I appreciated, and she leaves out of office emails if she's busy or traveling. She listens to all your needs, concerns and grand ideas and helps make it all a reality. Laine does not miss a detail, I was continually blown away of the things she thought of that I never would have. And then, she's just downright friendly, cool and genuine. She cares not just about the bride and groom and working with the vendors, she cares about your family and friends. Multiple family members and friends commented about how amazing Laine was. I used Laine for the day-of coordination but she checked in regularly with me beforehand and does all the behind-the-scenes contact work with the vendors making sure they all have what they need in the venue and set up my timeline which was so helpful. She worked very closely with the venue as well, The Lynhall, to make sure everything was in place. I felt so confident and never once did anything go awry or not as planned. She and the Lynhall staff were perceptive to when the apps were gone and moving up dinner which I appreciated because I never would have noticed and it kept all of our guests happy. I also want to point out she uses Aisle Planner for sharing details and keeping the wedding day running smoothly. It was great to use for keeping organized, storing invoices and receipts, keeping the timeline and you can choose to track guests here if you aren't using another website or doing it on your own. And a huge bonus, you can see all of Laine's work on Instagram, she is very active and I appreciated before the wedding because you see exactly how she works with vendors and couples and the pride she takes in every single wedding. If it's not obvious yet, I'd highly recommend Laine for your wedding day. Her attention to detail is on another level, her personality couldn't be any better, and she goes above and beyond for you and your family and friends. The value for her services was actually invaluable, this is the one thing I suggest all couples do is hire a planner, so much peace of mind for someone who is an industry expert in the Twin Cities!

big day the best it could be. I highly recommend working with Laine if you are getting married in the Twin Cities. She is extremely knowledgeable, well connected and will have your best interest in mind! I don't know how we would have pulled it off without her!

wn, our experience was that good. From day one until our big day, Laine was extremely organized and had our best interest in mind. Gave wonderful vendor recommendations and made the entire pre-wedding experience 100% stress free for the both of us. Not to mention, her connections with everyone in the MPLS wedding industry is an intangible benefit that should not be overlooked. She is worth every single penny we paid her. Plus, we had our meetings over drinks and tacos...? The best. Wonderful coordinator, even better person. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

irst meeting so many months ago, all the way through even after the wedding she was incredibly helpful and a total blast to be around. She was so much more than just a day of coordinator. She helped us figure out estimates for food and alcohol, a reasonable timeline for the day of, and was a soothing source of reason when things started to go a bit awry. Laine is also an incredibly prompt email correspondent, which is SO appreciated when all you want is a quick answer! And as for the actual day of? She was a godsend. For all we knew, the day went 100% according to plan, running smoothly throughout all the preparation. It was only later that we heard stories of Laine keeping other vendors in line, setting up all the desserts, creating a gorgeous dream in our dining area. I don’t think it’s hyperbole to say that our day would not have been the dream we experienced without Laine. If you’re on the fence about hiring a day of coordinator, DO IT. And don’t hire just any day of coordinator – hire Laine. You’ll get one amazing woman who feels like a friend, knows the industry and vendors, can whip up an incredible timeline like it’s nothing, and will ease your mind when you think you’re about to lose it. We cannot say enough good things about her. THANK YOU LAINE!

the business. In addition she has amazing taste and vision, which helped me have the most beautiful wedding I could have dreamed of! Laine was very professional, but also made the process fun for me! She is a true delight to work with and I would highly recommend her to anyone. I could not imagine my wedding without her!

illing to answer any possible wedding-related questions I had. She organized an online planning website for us, and met with us in person multiple times before the wedding. Then, she swiftly and elegantly handled everything day of from communicating with vendors to setting up/tearing down to timeline organization so we didn’t have to worry about a thing! I would 100% recommend Laine Palm Designs and her incredible team for your upcoming wedding! You won’t regret it! 😊

eir dream wedding to life. I have had the honor of working with Laine for a little over a year now due to some wedding issues marrying a military man with a chaotic schedule. Our first date had to be postponed until further notice as my fiancé would be off at training, and instead of throwing me on the back-burner like some vendors have due to all the "uncertainties" that come with a military wedding, Laine was there for me every step of the way. Through all the frustration, tears, worry and concern for whether I would even be able to celebrate that magical day, Laine was always positive and reassuring, always there by email, phone or text, very flexible and understanding of whatever the military through at me or my fiancé, and as of 2 weeks ago, Laine got my husband and I all situated for our big day; everything flowing flawlessly! Regardless of the hectic 'up in the air,' and every changing military schedule, my stress and uncertainty whether anything would ever work out, Laine will be there, every step of the way. I will forever be grateful for her, her organization, her spunky but professional personality, and the work she put in to making our wedding and reception one of the best days of our lives! I can't say enough about her; she will always be a person I recommend for anything wedding planning or design. There is nothing this lovely woman can't do! Love ya Laine!