4.8 out of 5 stars and 25 reviews
4.8
(25)Best of Weddings (1x).Serving all of Michigan; Destination weddings
About this vendor
Located in Detroit, MI, Leave it to Meeka is a full-service wedding planning and design company. Owner Meeka Hughes offers a number of packages that will appeal to couples at every stage of the planning process. From all-inclusive services to day-of coordination, each option can be tailored to suit the unique needs and preferences of the couple.
Meeka knows that throwing a party can be stressful and is passionate about making every event as seamless and relaxing as possible. This coordinator has trained with world-renowned celebrity wedding planner Mr. Preston Bailey and knows all the tricks of the trade. She brings her astute attention to detail, organizational skills, and eye for design to every celebration that she manages.
Leave it to Meeka provides three packages that you can customize to your specifications. The most comprehensive of these is the Leave it All to Meeka, which includes full event styling and management from inception to execution. The Leave Some to Meeka is perfect for those couples who have their own ideas but want a little help along the way. Finally, the Leave a Little to Meeka is best for last-minute touches and making sure that the big day runs smoothly.
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Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Planning
Planning
- A la Carte Wedding Planning
- Day-Of Coordination
- Destination Wedding Planning
- Full Service Wedding Planning
- Honeymoon Planning
- RSVP Tracking
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Engagement Party
- Honeymoon
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Bachelor Party
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My now husband and I hired Leave it to Meeka to be our wedding planner/day of event. We were so lucky and grateful to be able to hire her, considering it was short notice, hiring her in July for an early August wedding. We had been up in the air about hiring a planner/coordinator, but looking back, we are SO glad we did!
Meeka was professional, friendly, and flexible, working together with me to make a plan that worked for both of us, as I had already planned most of the wedding. She brought forth ideas that I hadn't thought of and proposed some additional decoration ideas that added some perfect finishing touches to make our wedding look and feel the way we imagined and hoped for.
Before the wedding, Meeka attended my pre wedding meeting at the venue, which was great to get the venue and her acquainted before the date, and she also came to the rehearsal to help us practice.
On the day of the wedding, Meeka and her assistant, Morgan (who was also great!), were available all day and stayed until the end of the ceremony, ensuring that my husband and I had all of our cards and gifts, as well as our decorations to take home. Meeka made sure that my train looked right before walking down the aisle, she ensured that we got plates of the appetizers and food made up for us, and she even hunted down a piece of cheesecake for me after it had been taken away, as I had been too busy having a good time to eat it beforehand.
Between the finishing touches she proposed, helping with the entrance, coordinating with the vendors (including delivering their checks on my behalf), and making sure everything was tied up at the end of the night so we didn't have to worry about it, MEEKA WAS AMAZING AND SO WORTH IT! My husband and I would recommend her services for anyone planning a special event!
We were unable to upload our pictures, but some items we hired her and her team to make for us or rented from her:
the flowers on the chairs
the backdrop behind the sweetheart table
the candles we had by the gift table
seating chart
the Mr & Mrs sign
the seating chart
small candles for the tables
a card/gift box
Meeka is an INCREDIBLE wedding coordinator. Anytime I reached out to her for anything, she was always ready and willing to help. I even had a moment where I thought a vendor had cancelled, and her team found a backup within 24 hours (less than that). She keeps things running smooth and as a professional worry-er, she kept me calm. She is also very organized and remembered every detail, which was helpful for me as a bride since there were things that I forgot or just never even thought of. I have had sooo many compliments about how wonderful my wedding was and Meeka was essential to that success. She is super professional and sweet and I honestly could not have had the wonderful day I had without her and her team. She is worth every penny and I would highly recommend her to any bride. Thank you so much Meeka for everything!!
Meeka is the best, hands down! All my ideas that I had, her and her team brought them to life. During the planning process she was very professional with helping me plan everything out. Leading up to the day, she made sure to check on me to see how I was doing personally. Because as we all know, planning a wedding can be stressful! We booked her as our coordinator as well, and I'm glad we did. She took care of everything! Only thing I had to worry about was getting ready and walking down the aisle. The decorations were gorgeous, felt like I was in a fairytale. I had certain issues arise that she was able to fix immediately. My bouquet didn't turn out the way I wanted, and her and her team were able to modify it to look gorgeous! I forgot my garter at home, so she made one out of lace, and it worked out perfectly! The whole day was a breeze, she calmed me down when I was getting a little overwhelmed. My wedding day turned out perfect, and I give a huge credit to Meeka and her team! Not only is she amazing at her job, she also is a good person in her heart. She is someone that you can trust with any of your events, not just weddings :)
Meeka was great, she made our day seamless (and there were plenty of small fires day of). She did the decorations for our wedding and we received so many compliments- she was super easy to work with and had great ideas when we were in the planning stages. Highly recomend! She was fast and great communicating and very very organized.
We were lucky to have Meeka help coordinate our engagement celebrations. She is attentive, creative, thoughtful and highly skilled at event coordination. She helped us through more than one tight situation flawlessly, with poise and a soothing demeanor. She strikes the right balance with communications, making sure everyone is on the same page regarding execution and budget, so you can focus on other things.
Meeka and her team were an absolute joy to work with-- if you need assistance with any event small or large, Meeka should be your go to!!
Meeka was kind, communicative, great to talk to, and had lots of ideas and suggestions for my event! I never felt like I was pressured to do anything, but her insight from her vast experience in decorating for my wedding, even with some planning aspects (I only hired her for decorating service) was so appreciated and helpful. She was completely fine with me emailing her a bunch of ideas as they came to my mind, and she did make sure to keep in touch to let me know she was still working on ideas, amongst the many other events she's hired for. I wanted relatively simple decor with emphasis on a few important details or areas and she 100% delivered. I will say that I am a "plan everything months ahead of time" type of person (aka, opposite of a procrastinator) and of course, overall wedding jitters all culminated in me being nervous as time drew nearer for finalization of planning but I knew from previous reviews that Meeka has a lot of experience, including planning last-minute events. So if you're like me, who gets antsy when things aren't done super early, just take a breath and calm yourself, Meeka WILL deliver :)
I also asked her to arrange flowers for me and my bridal party (as well as simple boutonnieres for my family) and I LOVED how beautiful and vibrant they turned out! Overall, Meeka and her team were wonderful and I'm glad I hired her!
This was the second wedding this year that Meeka worked with us. Meeka and her staff were very professional and punctual for each rehearsal and meeting leading up to the wedding. She helped with creative ideas and she made my daughter very comfortable and happy on her wedding day. She was very helpful on the special day, going over and beyond to make sure my daughter's wedding day would be remembered for years to come. The decorations from Meeka and her staff were a huge hit at the wedding. My daughter and I are still receiving compliments on them.
I can’t say enough about how amazing Meeka was in helping bring my dream wedding to life. About 2 months prior to my wedding, I was in search of a day-of coordinator because I planned and DIY’d a lot of my decor for my special day but just really wanted support with flow of day, set up/take down, and have a one stop shop for questions so myself, my family, and my wedding party could enjoy the day. I found Meeka on Thumbtack and she responded within an hour with her availability. From there she was accessible for any questions or ideas I had and assured me to not stress and “Leave it to Meeka.” She helped create a timeline that she shared with the rest of my vendors and made herself the main point of contact. Come day of, Meeka and her assistant Amanda arrived on time and were able to handle all of my decor set up and vendor coordination. The ceremony and reception was absolutely perfect and I couldn’t have done it without them! It was bittersweet at the end of everything because we spent so much time talking and bringing my special day to life, it was sad to say goodbye! Thank you so much to Meeka and Amanda for such a wonderful wedding day and if I have any other event planning needs, I definitely know who to reach out to!
I can't say enough great things about Meeka! She is an excellent planner and designer and gave life to our Beauty and the Beast theme for our wedding! She walked us through the planning process so seamlessly and delivered a beautiful ceremony and reception for us! I am so grateful to have had her on our team! If I could have given her 10 stars, I would have. I'll be using her for our next event for sure! I recommend her 100 times over!
Miss Meeka, or should I say simply “LEAVE IT TO MEEKA” !!! Thank you for helping to see the unseen and prompting me to have what turned out to be a dynamic wedding and reception experience. I can’t thank you enough for your professionalism and engagement during our entire wedding adventure. Your planning, decorating, and coordinating experience showed in every detail from analyzing my style to strategic venue analysis. I was pleased with your availability and timely work ethic. I love your creativity and ability to design from scratch. I hope God continues to bless you with the skills to not only create, but the pleasures of impacting people's lives one detail at a time producing memories that will last forever more. I will definitely recommend LEAVE IT TO MEEKA for any future decor design and event planning for I am forever grateful.
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Meeka is amazing! I reached out to her desperately and she aleviated all my headaches. I hired her as a day of coordinator and she did an outstanding job - I should have called her sooner, I would have stressed less! Thorough, organized, wrangler of people (which is SO hard), professional, and gracious. She made an African wedding proceed on time... which is a near impossible feat, trust me. All the guests commented on how smooth and tinely everything was. JUST leave it to Meeka!!
Everything was beautiful! Meeka’s unique designs and attention to detail are second to none. Meeka takes personal pride in all her events. Highly recommended!
Meeka was great to work with on a Surprise 60th Birthday party for my wife. The theme was a Black and Gold " When Harry Met Sally" style New Year's Eve party.
Meeka had great decoration ideas that flowed from the 1st Zoom Meeting to the day we met at the venue to the day of the party.
A small example: A few days before the party, when Meeka heard I did not have a cake/cupcake stands, she said "I have that covered" (a common response she had during the planning for the party) and she brought a cake stand and cupcake stands.
From the big picture to the fine details, Meeka was on target with the theme and really helped pulled off a great event. She and her team really made the venue sparkle.
Meeka is just a nice person to work with; great at listening and then responding in a positive way.
Thanks again, Chris
Meeka was absolutely amazing! I enjoyed working with her so much! She was easy to get a hold of when I had questions, she made me feel so comfortable when we talked, and the day of she handled everything flawlessly. Everything looked exactly how I wanted it to with set up, she worked well with my other vendors, and she was super fast and efficient when it was time to break down and go home. If you’re on the fence about getting a day of coordinator, do it!!! It took so much stress off of my shoulders and I was able to enjoy my wedding. Literally telling all of my newly engaged friends about Meeka! And she does other events too! I will be working with her again on the future for sure!
Meeka and her crew did a spectacular job on my future daughter-in-law's bridal shower. The food was amazing, the presentation was fabulous. Meeka puts her personal, creative touch on everything and makes every detail perfect! My future daughter-in-law was thrilled and the guests loved it!
Pros: If you hire Meeka you will be able to use her decor, and she did a fine job of setting up, and tearing everything down and packing it up at the end of the night.
Cons: She did not help manage our timeline during the event, and did not check in with us to see how we were doing throughout the night. We had a few issues with set-up, including that our tables were not arranged the way we had planned them, so our family members were sitting further back then we had intended. Anytime an issue was raised with her, she blamed the other vendors, and was not overwhelmingly helpful in providing support. Very pricey for the service you receive, and disappointing customer service in how she engaged with us at our wedding.
I cannot say enough about Leave it to Meeka. I was planning a corporate BBQ (around 150 people) and it was my first big event at my new job. I was mostly looking for someone to help me out with small things on the day-of but Meeka was so much more. I was getting overwhelmed with décor, logistics, and final touches and Meeka stepped right in. I contacted her 3 weeks before the event and she took everything off my plate and handled it beautifully. I have gotten nothing but high reviews of everything she helped with and there is already talks of making this an annual event where I will hire Meeka again to stand by my side. My only regret is that I didn't find her 3 years ago when I got married. I highly recommend reaching out to her. She will make your event/wedding experience magical.
Hiring Meeka was a huge mistake. We hired Meeka 8 months before my wedding. After hiring her, Meeka was slow to respond to emails, slow to answer questions and unhelpful. She did try to upsell my husband and I on her other offerings -- travel planning, floral arrangement, etc. We had a call 8 weeks before the wedding where Meeka offered to give us a refund. We said "let's work this out, we still need a day of coordinator so let's figure out what that fee would be". Again, Meeka didn't respond so I sent through what I felt was reasonable based on google. Meeka continued to not respond and then sent me an email quitting.
What's more? There were two things that Meeka claimed to help us with before the wedding -- hotel blocks and renting a piano. The hotels she claimed to have booked had never heard of the wedding. And the info that she gave me about the piano rental was incorrect. Don't hire her.
I had worked on my daughters wedding for a year, planning, researching ideas and buying the decorations. I envisioned a Pinterest wedding LOL ! The closer the date came the more stressed I became. My now son-in-law , surprised me with searching for a wedding planner. At first I was upset thinking I could do it all, but then realized i could not. He then found MEEKA. I spoke to her on the phone and was instantly relieved. Meeka was more than happy to assist any way she could. She not only was willing and able to work with us on short notice , she also accommodated our particular needs. Meeka came to my house to pick up all our wedding decorations (a van full) She listen to my vision on how I wanted the Venue to look. She came to the venue a day early to decorate and the day of the wedding was there to oversee our needs and stayed to the end to pack up everything and then transported it the next day to my house! She not only captured my vision but was able to enhance it with her decorating talent and expertise! So if your on the fence about hiring a wedding planner, don't be. Just "Leave it to Meeka" you will not be sorry.
Rita M.
(MOB:)
Meeka was a lifesaver for our wedding. We called her a few weeks before the wedding and she instantly made us feel at ease. Not only did she meet with us to cover the details of our wedding, she offered input, advice, and even some of her own decorations and add ins! Meeka made sure that every part of our special day was taken care of so that we could enjoy our day. She was there start to finish and everything was like a dream. Not to mention, my husband and I feel like we’ve known her for years- my family feels the same way! You can tell she really cares and has passion for this type of business."
Meeka was a great day of coordinator for our wedding reception. We chose the "Leave a little to Meeka" package so we had a call the week of our reception to go over final details and give a checklist and it was amazing to have Meeka and her assistant present to help set up many of our DIY details from centerpieces to signage. The only small detail missed was our cake topper not being on our cake but all in all we could not have had the amazing, stress free reception we did without her help. Highly recommend Meeka for any of your event needs, you won't regret it!
I hired Meeka for my son's wedding to help with setup / takedown of the church and reception as well as being the "day of" coordinator. Meeka and her team were very professional and handled the job perfectly. It was a last-minute decision, so Meeka took the reins and handled it perfectly. Thank you for doing such a wonderful job and allowing the bride and groom to relax!
Meeka, helped make my wedding day amazing. She ensured she had an understanding of my thoughts and ideas, she took my information and created everything I wanted. Meeka is very professional and I would recommend her services to everyone I know.
“I LOVE Meeka so much, it’s going to be hard to describe how great she is in this tiny review. First of all, from the moment I hired her, she gave me her personal cell phone number, and texted me consistently from then until the wedding! She is SO organized and was on top of things that I didn’t even know needed to be done! She helped me stay organized, and helped me with everything from decorations, so finding the best/cheapest places to purchase to getting me information on how to apply for a marriage license! She was SO professional, but also genuinely cared about me, my husband, my family, and making sure my wedding was exactly how I’d always envisioned it. By “the big day” I was sad that we wouldn’t have reasons to text back and forth because she’d become a friend of mine! And as for my wedding, it was the most perfect day I’ve ever had. It was absolutely STUNNING, it ran incredibly smoothly, and my friends and family couldn’t say enough nice things about it! You should absolutely hire Meeka IMMEDIATELY! And on a personal note: Thank you so much Meeka, you will never know how much everything meant to me and my husband! We love you!”
Meeka is the best.!! She is very professional and very easy to work with. She knows her stuff and will go above and beyond to make sure that your event is perfect. Even though I left "A little to Meeka" she and her team did a lot and I am forever grateful for her. She really made my visions and dreams come true and my wedding and reception was so beautiful. If you're looking for an event planner trust me Leave it to Meeka will take care of you!!!" - Remy
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