About this vendor
Lavish Haus Events is a full-service luxury event planning and design firm for couples who value high-end, curated experiences. Our team plans and produces weddings along the East Coast, with a specialty in the Philadelphia and New York region. Offering Weddings & Events Beyond The Ordinary.
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Business Attributes
- Asian-owned Business
- Woman-owned Business
Planning
- Full Service Wedding Planning
- Wedding Design
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Engagement Party
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Bachelor Party
- Bachelorette Party
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3-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2024.2023.2022.
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Working with Samantha at Lavish Haus to plan my daughter’s Sweet Sixteen was one of the best decisions we made. From our first conversation, Samantha understood exactly how importa...
nt this milestone was for our family. She went above and beyond to make the celebration feel truly magical. Every detail was stunning, thoughtfully designed and beautifully executed. Samantha took our daughter’s vision and elevated it into something extraordinary. The room was breathtaking, the flow of the event was seamless, and every moment felt special and personalized just for her. Communication throughout the process was flawless. Samantha was organized, attentive, and always quick to answer questions or offer helpful suggestions. Her creativity and expertise made planning stress-free and her vendor recommendations were outstanding. Our guests are still raving about how gorgeous the design setup was and how smoothly the entire evening went. Bravo Samantha!! We think you are amazing.
I cannot say enough good things about Lavish Haus! From the very beginning, I changed my mind more times than I can count — yet every single time, she was patient, transparent, and...
incredibly supportive. Her communication was clear and consistent, and whenever I voiced a concern (or started to spiral a bit!), Samantha handled it with such calm reassurance and kindness that I always felt heard and understood.
The design she created was absolute perfection. It was elegant, timeless, and warm all at once. When the room reveal for our reception happened, my husband and I were stunned. It truly took our breath away.
What stood out most was how Sam prioritized the little moments throughout the day. She made sure we had pauses to take everything in together, and those quiet, intentional moments became some of our favorites.
Lavish Haus didn’t just plan our wedding — she brought our dream day to life. Every detail reflected care, creativity, and genuine heart. If I could do it all again, I would!
We’ve been asked a few times now about our experience working with Lavish Haus and we want to be clear that we don't recommend them.
Our experience, particularly with the owner, w...
as marked by disappointment, miscommunication, and a lack of transparency; which ironically is something emphasized as a core value on their website.
We specifically sought out Lavish Haus's services based on recommendations about Samantha personally, her experience, and her familiarity with our venues. After a diligent search process, we chose to invest in her skills, expertise, and character over other coordinators; and we justified the costs with those factors in mind. But in the final months before our wedding date, she handed us off to a less experienced associate without offering a discussion or alternatives, which left us feeling misled and deprioritized.
Delegating our wedding was a clear deviation from what we discussed and understood from our discovery call, proposal, contract, and kick-off meeting. Entrusting our day to someone we never connected with or interviewed felt unnerving. If this had been clear from the beginning, it would have influenced our decision-making.
When we voiced our concerns, we made it clear that we were willing to move forward in good faith, but honestly we weren’t really given any other option. Samantha promised to stay in touch and remain involved, yet we never heard from her directly again. There was no check-in, no follow-up to ask about our experience, not even a congratulatory message on or after our wedding day. She completely disregarded our wedding and jumped ship.
Also troubling is that on our wedding day we learned our ‘new’ coordinator had quit Lavish Haus and that our wedding was her last day with the company. We also learned that the assistant coordinator we had met with and been told would be at our wedding had also left the company. We did not learn of or meet her replacement until our wedding day. This could be overlooked, but we were lied to and told that the original assistant had COVID. Again, we now know in reality she had quit Lavish Haus a month earlier.
These were significant staffing changes directly tied to the success of our wedding, and they purposely were kept from us. They were never communicated to us by Samantha, which could have been a perfect opportunity to regain our trust and communicate something so major. It’s truly disappointing and concerning to think that she was so comfortable leaving our wedding entirely to chance without even giving us a heads-up, and it speaks volumes about how little care she ultimately showed for our day.
In the months that followed we saw Lavish Haus posting and sharing photos from our wedding in a way that implied their involvement in the planning and design process; and ultimately our satisfaction with the relationship. That could not be further from our experience and frankly the truth.
If we had to do it all again, we would not hire Lavish Haus. They failed to meet standard expectations of professionalism, communication, and honesty. The lack of transparency, especially after personally committing to staying involved, are things we cannot overlook.
We put a lot of time, care, and discretion into vetting our vendors, especially as a same-sex couple, and it’s important to us that other couples have the full details when considering who they hire. This review reflects our honest, firsthand experience and opinions.
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When my couples book Lavish Haus Events as their planner- I know they are in great hands. I also know that as the beauty team, I am also supported. It is truly a won...
derful experience for all of us. I highly recommend!
x0- Dayna DeFazio
Dayna DeFazio Hair & Makeup Artistry
The Lavish Haus team was absolutely fantastic to work with. We came to them with a few loose ideas for a vision for our home wedding, and they helped us refine that vision and brin...
g it to life. They helped us find an amazing lineup of vendors — photographer, videographer, band, etc. and we could not have been happier with each of them. The Lavish Haus team took care of all of the little details so we could handle the big picture aspects of the wedding. Often, when we asked about a certain wedding detail, they had already taken care of it before we asked. They provided expertise in areas that were completely new to us -- tenting, lighting, signage, and the like — and they knocked them all out of the park. They helped bring creative and personal touches to our wedding in a way that felt uniquely “us.” We could not have been more thrilled with how our wedding turned out and so much of that is because of the support we had from the Lavish Haus team.
Hiring Lavish Haus was one of the best decisions we made during our wedding planning period. First, we interviewed/spoke with at least 5+ wedding planners and Sam blew us away with...
her professionalism during our call. We highly recommend scheduling a call and asking a ton of questions to set expectations. Once we booked our venue, Lavish Haus worked with us for over a year to plan and design the wedding of our dreams in Philly. When you’re a type-A perfectionist and want to review every single option available for every vendor, wedding planning can be a fully time job. We put our trust in Lavish Haus to do the initial research and reach out to vendors, and they did fantastic. In some instances, we asked for multiple rounds of new options, and Lavish Haus was responsive and professional in helping us find the right fit – whether it was a vendor they’ve worked with a million times or someone new to them. We could tell from our vendors that the vendors really liked working with Lavish Haus. Once we started working on the nitty gritty aspects of the wedding with Jill, we were blown away with how attentive she was to all of our requests and questions. In some areas we knew exactly what we wanted, and the Lavish Haus team executed perfectly. In other areas, we were clueless, so we heavily relied on their relationships with other vendors, knowledge of the industry, and eye for design. On the day of our wedding, Jill and Summer were organized and calm, and they felt like friends we actually wanted to spend time with on our wedding day. We are forever grateful to Jill and the Lavish Haus team. Hiring a wedding planner is an expensive commitment to make at the beginning of your wedding planning process, but I can’t imagine Lavish Haus letting anyone down – they are truly fantastic!
I will be forever grateful to Sam and the entire team at Lavish Haus. Everyone was amazing! Sam was with us from the beginning of the process and played an integral role in the ven...
dor searches, planning, design, and coordination of our wedding day. She took my vision and brought it to life! The team's attention to detail is unmatched, and they thought of everything. Our wedding day would not have been as much of a success without Sam, Sydney, and the entire Lavish Haus team!!
I am so incredibly grateful to have had Sam and her team to help make my dream wedding happen! I could never have pulled this off without them. Sam was so calm, cool, and collected...
the entire lead up and day of. And I would recommend her to every friend I have. I cannot say enough good things. I specifically was concerned to find a planner that offered design services to help me pull together the vision and boy did they execute! I also loved the option to create other design elements directly with the LH team. Our signage/paper goods were done by LH and they were perfect. If you're considering working with them, you will not regret it. Best money spent throughout the entire wedding planning process hands down!
I’m forever grateful for Sydney and the team at Lavish Haus for helping me plan the most magical wedding. They completely understood my vision and brought it to life, and it was am...
azing to see it all come together. My husband and I didn’t want to do all of the traditional things but more so make the day a reflection of us, and Lavish Haus helped us do that. The design elements were so cool, unique and fun, the planning tools were extremely helpful and the regular communication with Sydney made me feel confident that we were right on track. Planning a wedding is stressful but having the Lavish Haus team made the experience enjoyable, and I’m grateful I had them to ask questions and bounce ideas off of. Not only was the pre-planning and design convos super helpful, but the day of coordination was a life saver too. We had a few issues with some of our other vendors during the wedding (which was the only bad part of the whole process), but once Sydney was made aware she did her best to make it right. All in all, I truly enjoyed working with Sydney and the whole team, and I tell everyone who is engaged or planning to be in the near future to invest in a planner like Lavish Haus. I couldn’t have done it without them!
Loved working with Lavish Haus! Their online software platform made the planning process really organized and to me that’s the number one thing I’m looking for. I interviewed with ...
a few other planners who definitely didn’t have a good organizational/collaborative system in place. To me that says a lot about how the rest of the planning experience will go. I was on that platform every single day. Samantha and the team were all so sweet and patient with me. We laid out early what my top priorities were as well as the things that if gone wrong, would completely derail me. I LOVE that they asked the latter. It really gave us (me) time to set expectations for the day and come up with game plans so that even if unfortunate circumstances (like rain) happened… we were ready. Ultimately everything on my greatest fears list HAPPENED… but it was still the BEST DAY. They were so professional and smooth that in my eyes the day went off without a hitch. A true sign of a successful planner. I DIYed a lot of my decor and their team set EVERYTHING up for me. Truly unreal. I was able to focus on me, the day of my wedding and not lift a finger.
Before I hired Lavish Haus I knew I wanted a planner, from listening to past friends experiences and knowing I didn’t want added stress on my plate. Prior to hiring them I had already spent 6 months looking for a venue and poured hundreds of hours into it. The BIGGEST reason I wanted a planner was so that I wouldn’t have to spend tons of time looking for vendors, as well as limit the amount of stress on my plate. I’m a bit of a control freak (planner’s worst nightmare) so I still spent SOME time looking BUT for the most part they really saved me SO MUCH time by using their connections - and knowing what was in budget and what wasn’t. They did a great job understanding my overall vision for the day and helped me achieve it. They were patient and kind and helped quell my anxiety. I’m honestly sad that it’s all over and I don’t get to work with them anymore!
Sam and the Lavish Haus team helped us pull off a wedding in a family friend's barn and they did a fantastic job. They suggested a number of great vendors and helped manage them i...
n the months leading up to and on our big day. Sam was really responsive to emails and she did several walk throughs of the property with me. She is kind, professional, organized, and will help make your wedding dream come to life!
Our Wedding Planning experience with Samantha and her team from Lavish Haus was fantastic and they helped us plan a truly perfect Wedding. We could not have asked more from them as...
they made our Special Day an unforgettable, spectacular and enjoyable experience. Working with the Lavish Haus team led to a perfectly organized wedding where all we needed to do on the day was enjoy the beautiful experience. The whole experience with the Lavish Haus team absolutely exceeded our expectations.
We started planning our wedding with Lavish Haus about a year before the wedding date. The whole process was smooth, well organized as well as fun. Through regular Zoom meetings and a structured plan, we worked seamlessly with Sam and her team to create a vision and then put it into reality. We really like the creative skills Sam has. We wanted an Art Deco themed wedding and we asked Samantha to come up with design ideas to make the theme into reality. They did an amazing job to come up with exactly what we had imagined and more. She really cared and remembered the specific details of what mattered to us. The team also came up with great choices for options for the band, florist, and other vendors. This made it easy for us to make decisions.
The wedding day itself ran like clockwork, with Sam and her team working in the background ensuring everything was organized with the venue, the catering, the decor, the band and all the vendors. She produced a detailed schedule of events and a useful pocket sized schedule for the wedding party. On the day we did not have to do anything ourselves, the team took care of everything and we were left to enjoy every minute of the experience. We would strongly recommend Samantha and the Lavish Haus team if you are looking for a professional, respectful, creative, responsive, friendly and well organized wedding planner.
Sam and the Lavish Haus team were incredible to work with. We came to them with how we envisioned our dream wedding and they exceeded every single expectation we had. Lavish Haus w...
as diligent through every step of the planning process and made everything stress-free. They made sure every vendor was on the same page, especially on our wedding day. Our guests are still talking about how wonderful Sam and her team were and we are still in awe over how perfect everything was! We are so incredibly thankful for everything they’ve done for us and would highly recommend them to any couple looking for a wedding planner!!
Sam and her team went above and beyond to make our wedding day truly special! The entire planning process was so easy and stress free with Sam. I didn't know where to begin with th...
e overall design for our wedding and Sam and her team took care of all the design elements for us and I could not have imagined it all coming together any more perfectly! She made it so easy with the signage packages that she offers and we could not be any happier with how beautiful all of the signage and details were! The wedding day was stress-free. Sam was there to answer any questions and to coordinate and take care of all the design preparations. She answered any questions we had during the planning process in a swift manner and coordinated zoom meetings along the way to discuss all the design elements. I highly recommend Sam and her team if you are looking for a wedding planner! The day would not have turned out as magically as it did without Sam and her team. Her designs were so beautiful and everything came together so perfectly!
Sam and the Lavish Haus team helped us pull off a from scratch “backyard” wedding. Sam helped us transform our entire property into a completely magical place. Her help and guidanc...
e in choosing and managing vendors, finalizing the design, and pulling us through all the way to execution of the day was completely invaluable. My husband was a skeptic, but by the end he was giving endless thanks to Sam for pulling off a day we never could have done ourselves. The day was magical and it was all thanks to Sam and her team. So wonderful, kind, professional, exceptional, etc etc!!!! Wish we could do it all over again and would hire Sam and her team again and again. ❤️❤️❤️
Lavish Haus was AMAZING on my wedding day. When I first started looking for a month of coordinator my fiancé thought I was crazy, but after the wedding day he fully understood. Syd...
ney and Jill were the MVPs of our wedding day. My venue had a tricky coordinator and Sydney took care of fielding her all day. All of my personal items I wanted for the wedding were put up exactly how I anticipated and I didn't need to have my bridesmaids running around thanks to Lavish Haus! If you are looking for a group who will advocate for you and be on your team, look no further than Lavish Haus. We truly cannot thank you enough.
When we began planning our wedding we were so overwhelmed with where to start, and with changes happening in my job, I knew that I was going to need help from someone experienced. ...
After reaching out to Sam and Lavish Haus, we were immediately put at ease by her warmth and excitement about helping us make our dream wedding a reality. She took our vision and ran with it, carefully curating a mood board that we could share with other vendors throughout the planning process. She helped us stay organized by giving us a timeline with different tasks to complete as we got closer to our our wedding and checked in with us often to make sure we were all on the same page. Sam and her team even created the GREATEST signage and displays for our seating chart and our favors which took our vision to a whole other level. The biggest help to us is that she took great care in communicating with all our other vendors on our behalf for the entire time we worked together and organized timelines for them and for us, which gave us such peace of mind. On the day of our wedding, Sam and her team did an excellent job in executing each detail of our day and made sure that absolutely everything ran smoothly. Because we had Lavish Haus, we had no stress at all in the days leading up to the wedding. My bridesmaids kept saying they couldn’t believe how calm I was that morning. If anything went wrong, my husband and I had no clue. It was the most perfect day, more beautiful than anything we could have dreamed, and it was all thanks to Sam and everyone at Lavish Haus! We cannot thank them enough and we highly recommend their services to anyone planning their wedding!
Samantha and Sydney were a huge help making sure we would stay on top of things leading up to the wedding. We had a short engagement (around 4 months) and yet with everything orga...
nized for us it felt like we could have had an even shorter one.
Let me tell you, it was an absolute pleasure working with Sam and Lavish Haus. When I say these guys were on point and on top of everything, I mean it! We had contacted Sam about a...
year out from planning. Right from the get go, Sam had laid out exactly what their role would be for the wedding. She had a scheduled itinerary for several zoom meetings that would take place through out the year. And on top of that, they would remind us about these meetings a few days prior; for those of you wedding planning, you understand how hectic your schedule can become in an instant. So it was nice to have somebody on top of us to make sure we were completing necessary tasks on time. On top of that, Lavish Haus was very flexible to any last minute changes that may partake for your special day as well. Truly couldn’t be happier with these guys. Finally, they were totally up front from the get go about their pricing! There were no hidden fee’s at all when we paid everything in total. If we could give these guys 100 stars / 10, we would. I promise you, you will not regret hiring these guys for any of your events!
Sam and the entire Lavish Haus team was fantastic! Their assistance with the wedding planning process, and on-the-ground execution, was flawless. The team was extremely responsiv...
e to our needs (and many, many questions), they effectively coordinated with our other vendors (saving us numerous headaches), and there was a perfect balance between the level of hand-holding we wanted/needed, and letting the vendors we'd already chosen ourselves (photographers, officiant) do their thing without over-managing (which we've heard can be an issue with other planners).
We couldn't be more pleased with our experience and would recommend Lavish Haus to anyone looking for a wedding planner!
We hired Sam when she was a team of one, and had the pleasure of watching her grow Lavish Haus into the elevated event design and experience business it is today. While her busines...
s grew, the "feel" and vision remained the same; this is a hard working, dedicated team who quickly respond to you, and most importantly, work tirelessly to create your once-in-a-lifetime wedding. We hired Sam for her design abilities, and from day one, through a couple venue changes, she took our "rustic elegant" vibe and executed it to a standard we still cannot believe.. We really appreciated her guidance and trusted her team to give an honest opinion. We could not have pulled off the wedding without the vendor relationships Lavish Haus has throughout the industry. We used their recommendations for stationary, rentals, florals, ceremony music, reception music, bar tenders, bar supplies, and transportation. Each of her recommended vendors understood our vision, and she worked closely with all of our vendors to pull off a wedding that was more amazing than we could have ever have imagined. Her team's day-of-presence was reassuring and brilliantly executed the plan (massive shout out to Sydney from Lavish Haus - she was an absolute rock star on wedding day!
For context: We had approximately 90 guests at a DIY farm / barn venue in PA where we had to bring in drinking water, toilets, generators, indoor and outdoor lighting, table settings, etc., so truly DIY from the ground up! Incredible job by Sam and her team!
Hiring Sam and her team at Lavish Haus was the best decision that my husband and I made for our wedding! Sam and her team went above and beyond to make our wedding day truly specia...
l. The entire planning process was so easy and stress free with Sam. I didn't know where to begin with the overall design for our wedding and Sam and her team took care of all the design elements for us and I could not have imagined it all coming together any more perfectly! She made it so easy with the signage packages that she offers and we could not be any happier with how beautiful all of the signage and details were! She recommended an amazing florist for us and helped us choose the perfect florals for our overall design. Sam was also so helpful with the day of coordinating of all of our vendors and provided us with a timeline to guide us through the day. Sam and her team exceeded my expectations and truly elevated our day. My husband and I wanted a stress free wedding day so that we could enjoy the day with each other and our guests and Sam and her team definitely made that happen. We had the best time and so did our guests and everyone loved all of the details and design elements that Sam and her team created. Sam was always available to answer all of our questions and we had frequent Zoom meetings leading up to the wedding. Everything came together so perfectly and we are so happy and grateful for everything that Sam and her team did for us. I highly recommend Sam and her team! You will definitely not be disappointed with Sam as your wedding planner! She truly exceeded my expectations and we are so thankful. She helped make our wedding day stress free and more beautiful than I could have imagined!
When we hired Lavish Haus we already had our venue and vendors. We were looking for a planner to help us bring it all together and execute the overall look and feel of the day. By...
offering day of design services we were able to seamlessly integrate the vision we built with Sam into day of designs that were on point and stunning. Sam was able to incorporate a lot of our personality into the day which we loved including our napkins with our cats faces on them. We appreciated the check in meetings we had with Sam leading up to the wedding to make sure we were both on the same page. Additionally, Sam and her team went out of there way to communicate with our vendors as frequently to ensure everything was cohesive. It meant so much to us that Sam and her team were always a few steps ahead. On our wedding morning I knew that everything was going to run smoothly which was such a relief. Sam and the whole Lavish team were organized, professional, and always there for us during the planning and wedding day. I would recommend to all brides!
My husband and I were lucky enough to have Sam and her Lavish Haus team recommended to us early in our planning stages. Not only did Sam listen intently to everything I hoped the d...
ay would end up looking like but she came to me with the most incredible vendors to make every detail beyond amazing. Sam and Sydney went above and beyond in so many ways I cannot even name them all. My husband and I suffered a devastating loss during the planning stages and Sam was there as more than just a wedding planner, but a friend as well. Our day went off without a hitch and was absolutely flawless. You will not be disappointed booking Lavish Haus. It was the best investment we made for our day.
I cannot say enough good things about Samantha and the entire team at Lavish Haus. My husband and I live out of state but have local ties to the Lehigh Valley, so we hired the team...
to help plan our wedding in Pennsylvania. It was honestly the best decision we ever made. Samantha made the entire process from beginning to end absolutely seamless and stress-free. From evening zoom planning sessions, to helping us find the dreamiest venue and vendors, to bringing to life beautiful design elements, to handling guests cancelling last minute due to COVID, to bringing emergency nail polish for chipped French tips on the morning of the wedding, Samantha and her team tirelessly worked to help us have the best wedding day we could've imagined. We also had a multicultural wedding and Samantha and her team helped us to include a beautiful Korean ceremony which she had no prior experience with. My husband and I both work full time jobs and I can truly say that our wedding would not have happened without Lavish Haus as we did not have the time or industry connections to plan this event on our own. Samantha also made sure that we were staying on top of our own responsibilities, such as by letting us know when it was time to start shopping for a wedding dress, when to send out save-the-dates-and invitations, and the details of how to apply for our marriage license. Their services are worth every penny and more. We had many guests comment that I looked very relaxed and unstressed as a bride on the days leading up to the wedding and that our wedding was one of the best they had ever attended, and I give 100% of that credit to Samantha and her team. I recommend Lavish Haus whole-heartedly to any couple getting married and I would choose them all over again!
Working with Sam was one of the top highlights of our wedding and the entire planning process! I first learned of Lavish Haus Design when my sister attended a gorgeous wedding plan...
ned and designed by their company. My husband and I were still looking for signage and really wanted to do something that would truly stand out, so we reached out right away. Talking to Sam I could tell immediately she was a perfect fit for us. Even when I felt like I was having trouble explaining our ideas, Sam totally understood our vision and even gave us some amazing suggestions to complement details we already had in place. She was so fun and collaborative to work with, and really took our opinions to heart. She incorporated things that were so personal to us, like our favorite songs and dog Dexter, and made every detail truly unique. It was one thing to see the final design proofs, but nothing compared to seeing everything the day of. They truly did the damn thing and made us the most incredible pieces!! Every area of the room had another amazing moment to see from our guestbook, to memorial table, to extra large bar menu. She even had a custom card box made to match that we were able to keep (and is now a little mini time capsule of our day). What Sam created for us was absolutely flawless and we were completely blown away. It was everything we could’ve hoped for and we can’t thank or recommend the entire Lavish Haus team enough!! With love - The Boyds <3
The most thoughtful, detail oriented, and organized wedding planner. The team at Lavish Haus gave so much peace of mind and their planning is impeccable!
Samantha & her team were exactly what I needed for my wedding day! I was a “Covid” bride so my wedding got pushed out a year. Thankfully all my vendors were available for my new da...
te, but not much planning had been done up until that point. My main concern was the wedding day running smoothly so I could enjoy this amazing day with my new husband. Well that’s exactly what happened! Sam gave me peace of mind knowing that she would get sh*t done and have it go perfectly. She is extremely meticulous and detailed. And very professional and caring. She offers great advice and was there every step of the way from the moment she came on helping with questions/grievances from vendors, family, and guests. She dealt with the small details so I didn’t have to. She created an amazing detailed timeline for the entire wedding party and vendors. 10000/10 recommend Sam, Megan, and the rest of her team. They were lifesavers - and can honestly say best investment in my wedding day.
l cannot say enough positive things about my experience with Lavish Haus Design + Event Co. The level of care, enthusiasm, and attention to detail was beyond anything I could have ...
imagined. My now husband and I have said countless times that hiring Sam was the greatest investment we made for our wedding. I originally reached out for help researching rehearsal dinner and welcome party options. She came back with 5 incredible places and so many details about cost, timing, and more that we immediately asked if she was free to be our day of coordinator, too. She became SO much more than that. We postponed our wedding due to COVID so all of our vendors were already booked, but once we hired her, she took over all of the communication and coordination with each of them for our new date. She made sure they were on top of everything that was needed and helped us to tie up any loose ends. She helped my extremely indecisive self make quick decisions. She gave us the most detailed timeline for our wedding day and even had schedules printed out and ready for our bridal party at the rehearsal. I was anxious about a lot of things during the wedding planning process, and Sam acted as not only a planner, but also a friend. I loved every meeting we had with her because she helped ease any nervous feelings we had. We knew she had it under control. The day of our wedding could not have been more perfect and Sam was there every step of the way. She made sure everything was set up exactly like we wanted, carried my dress through the wet grass and rain to get perfect pictures, and had tears in her eyes with me right before I walked down the aisle. I truly cannot imagine a better person to have had with us the last 6 months of planning our wedding and especially on our wedding day. Our day would have absolutely not been as perfect without her and we will tell anyone who asks to hire her!!!
WOW, where do I even start! Lavish Haus Design was absolutely amazing to work with, I would give them an 11/10!! Sam O’Donnell helped make my wedding day even more breathtaking tha...
n I could have ever imagined.
I approached Lavish Haus Design and Event Co. with very little direction and design in mind. I gave her my color scheme and overall vibe for the wedding, and she did all the rest. She helped take the stress out of any wedding planning and designing. Sam created from scratch all of my programs, personalized dinner menus, place cards and seating chart. She even helped weave the theme/look of the wedding throughout my bridal shower which made it feel like a continuous branded event. AHMAZING!
Sam also helped come up with ideas for how to enhance and personalize the little things. I bought a wax stamp of our last name’s initial (“G”) that I wanted to use somewhere within the wedding, and she came up with the idea of stamping everyone’s place card name to the dinner menus to make it even more personalized. It looked incredible and she hand stamped every single one – 180 total!! Additionally, my husband and I really wanted to serve our homemade wine at our wedding and my original thought was to have our bottles of wine at each table, but Lavish Haus came up with the brilliant idea to create an easy and affordable “escort wall” that featured a variety of our red wines in shot like glasses that our guests could try. She helped design the entire wall and even poured the 180 individual shot glasses! She offers the most top notch white glove service I have ever experienced.
All in all, Lavish Haus Co. exceeded all our expectations, and I would recommend them to any bride in the Lehigh Valley, Philadelphia and Bucks County area. She may travel further than those places I mentioned so don’t limit her business to those areas. If she travels further, then I say BOOK HER!!! She’s worth every minute of your time!
I do not even know where to start! Sam made my dream wedding a reality. I had so many random ideas and things purchased before eventually hiring Sam and she pulled it all together ...
into a complete and thorough vision... better than I had even imagined! She immediately put together a very detailed inventory list of all of the decor and supplies we had, contact lists for all of the vendors I had booked, and a complete timeline of the entire day to be shared with each, all the while making recommendations, pointing out things I hadn’t thought of, and even offering up rental pieces and amazing hand made signs from Lavish Haus to complement what I already had. She immediately provided structure and took so much off of my plate. She is so talented and organized and thorough and I trusted her instantly with all of the details. It was an instant weight lifted off of my shoulders knowing I had Sam to help with everything! Sam is also so kind and fun to work with and it is evident that she has the absolute best interest of her clients in mind. I had started coordinating with several vendors prior to hiring Sam, but she immediately took the reigns and contacted each of them, handling all of the back and forth discussions and timeline and logistic details with them. I didn’t have to coordinate or think or worry about anything the day of, and Sam truly made my wedding day completely stress free for me. From start to finish, she was there ensuring everything went as planned. She handled all of the set up, played music for us as guests arrived and during our first dances, and stayed the entire night! She truly went above and beyond any of my expectations and offered up so much of her time to visit with vendors with me and the venue to ensure everything would be executed as promised. I didn’t have to be the one pushing back on anything because Sam handled anything and everything that came up! When the forecast showed rain for the big day, she initiated additional meetings with the venue coordinator to nail down a plan B to account for weather if need be. She met with the venue without me even there to discuss all of this and was constantly ensuring me that I did not have to worry about a thing. I showed up to the reception on Saturday after our wedding ceremony and it was truly the wedding reception of my dreams. And I owe it all to Sam! I was truly blown away and am forever grateful to Sam for making my wedding day so enjoyable!! She never felt like someone I had hired but rather a genuine best friend the entire time who had my back throughout it all! If you are thinking about hiring a wedding planner, seriously look no further! You have found the kindest and most talented expert in Sam! She truly is the best and I can never fully say thank you enough for allowing me to have the best wedding day ever!
When Sam started as my wedding planner, I felt so blessed. But after having to move my reception back due to the pandemic, I was at a loss. Sam was able to help me rearrange everyt...
hing while keeping my stress level down. From her professional design expertise to her organization skills, she really is the ideal wedding planner. Because of Sam, my wedding day turned out incredible and I was really able to enjoy my day. Without Sam, my mental stability would have crumbled. Thank you for making my wedding flawless, effortless, and filled with joy!
I hired Sam to plan a friends baby shower and I could not be happier that I did. I was going to try and do it myself, but even just trying to pick out the invitations stressed me o...
ut! After reaching out to Sam, she asked me questions to better understand my vision and provided some of her own ideas. She got a mood board and invitations done very quickly and it was better than I could’ve envisioned. She stayed within my budget and did SO many of the little touches herself to make that possible. The day of the shower she had everything coordinated with the photographer and bakeries and made everything so much easier for me. The mom-to-be was so surprised and loved everything!
When I needed to come up with a style and plan for my wedding reception décor and flowers, I had a vision in mind, but couldn’t quite put it all into words. Luckily, Sam was able t...
o take my vision and run with it. The décor couldn’t have been more my aesthetic and exactly what I was looking for. Everyone commented on how beautiful it was from the picture wall to the centerpieces and cake table. My family and I are so grateful for her work as it made the day so special and beautiful. We could not have done it without her!
“Hiring Samantha as my event designer for my wedding was more than I ever expected! I was looking for someone to guide me in the right direction when it came to the look and feel o...
f my wedding, but Samantha did so much more. She went above and beyond making sure my invites matched my vintage theme and recommended the photographer that also represented the feel I wanted. She took the time in the beginning to hear my preferences and style which made me feel comfortable knowing the wedding spoke true to our style... she just made all those little details come together! She spent the whole morning making sure everything was set up exactly how I wanted it, even through a rainstorm! It took the pressure off me trying to keep everything in order and I really appreciated that. I would highly recommend her services. She made my day look so beautiful, more than what I envisioned.”
Samantha planned the details of my bridal shower with such great detail, I was immediately brought to tears upon entering the room. The presentation of the decorations, food, and d...
rinks was absolutely spectacular. She incorporated traditions and decorations close to my family and me personally. This was a shower that was truly planned and personalized just for me, not just for any bride. Her attention to detail and eye for beautiful aesthetics truly sets her apart. Her organization and preparedness also did not got unnoticed. The schedule of the day was perfectly laid out and she ensured that there was plenty of time for everything that was important to me. I cannot say enough good things about Samantha’s planning. I would fully trust her with the planning of any occasion that is special to me!
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