Limelight Event Planning + Management

Valerie was by far the best thing about my wedding and the best dollars I have ever spent, other then getting to marry my best friend, hahaha. She is beyond exceptional. She made my dream wedding come to life. I could just enjoy my day and did not have to worry about one thing. She was there to help me for over a year before my big day. She ran our rehearsal so that we were all ready for the ceremony. She set up every flawless detail of my reception and then packed everything into my car at the end of the day, even the extra food. Her attention to detail is not like anything I have ever seen, and I am a nurse. Valerie is not just perfection as an event planner, but she is probably the kindest human being you will ever meet. If she is available (because let's be honest our girl is in demand) hire her without a second thought. She is worth every penny and then some.

We are so glad we decided to hire Valerie from Limelight as our month-of wedding planner. She truly went above and beyond to make sure our wedding was exactly what we wanted. She met with us even before the month of our wedding, helping us with every little detail. Valerie was in communication with all of our vendors leading up to the wedding, she created our timeline and made sure the day stayed on schedule, and she even let us borrow table numbers and brought industrial strength zip ties to hold up our floral cage. When our ceremony had to be moved inside at the last minute due to rain, she set up the most beautiful altar for us and everything went off without a hitch. She is extremely knowledgable about the industry and so much fun to work with, always bringing a smile and a laugh to the often stressful planning process. We felt completely at-ease working with her and were able to enjoy our wedding day knowing she was on our side.

Valerie was truly AMAZING to work with as our planner. She is incredibly organized, very personable, and really took the time to get to know my husband and I and even our families at the rehearsal dinner and on the wedding day. Both sides of our family could not stop gushing about how wonderful of a planner and person she is! Our day felt seamless because of all of Valerie’s hard work both leading up to the wedding and day of. Her attention to detail is impeccable and I felt I could totally trust her to communicate with our vendors and handle anything that came up on our wedding day. She is a Jack of all trades and makes it look easy while she’s at it! I could not recommend Valerie more highly to help you make your day seem easy and flawless.

Where to BEGIN! Valerie was truly amazing from start to finish. We hired her as a month of coordinator, but honestly she was way more than that. She met with us a year ahead of our wedding to understand our vision & answered any questions we had leading up to the month of. During the month of our wedding, she handled vendor communication, timelines, picking up signage, setting up our wedding, assisting in our flip plus packing up everything after the wedding so us & our friends/family could enjoy the after party. The amount of compliments I received regarding Valerie from friends & family involved in our wedding speaks for itself. We have been joking about what other events we need help planning so we can work with Valerie again! Do not hesitate on Valerie she was incredible!

Valerie is AMAZING! She made my wedding day and multiple weeks leading up to it stress free. She went to our final venue walk-through with us, followed up with all of our vendors leading up to our wedding and was in communication with them the day of, set everything up, tore everything down, and even controlled the playlists from my phone when our musician was taking breaks! If you are a DIY bride (or any bride for that matter), hiring Valerie as your Day of Coordinator will be the best money you spend!!

Valerie was absolutely incredible! We opted for her month-of coordination package and are so glad that we did. Truly do not know what we would have done without her! She created our timeline, floor plan, followed up with vendors prior to the wedding and was also there for any questions or advice we needed as a couple knowing nothing about wedding planning :) Not to mention, day-of she set up all of our decor and was the absolute queen. A slight hiccup occurred with a vendor and Valerie was to the rescue, tracking things down and already had plans B-C ready to go if the issue was not resolved. Truly put us at ease! Do not think twice about hiring Limelight, it will be the best best wedding planning decision you make! Thank you so much, Valerie!!

Where to begin about Valerie? I don’t think there are enough great words in the dictionary to describe truly how AMAZING she is. Not only did she help me plan my wedding once.. but TWICE. Due to COVID, I had to postpone my original wedding date by 13 months. As you can imagine this led to a lot of questions, uncertainties and fear that my dream day would continue to be just that - a dream. Not knowing whether or not this dream would become a reality was stressful to say the least. From the day we decided to postpone our initial date, Valerie was on it. She was reassuring, calm, driven, and motivated to make my day everything it was supposed to be, and MORE. She kept in contact with all of my vendors through all the uncertainties and once we had a new date planned, it was go time. As if rescheduling our wedding wasn’t stressful enough, I decided to throw another curveball into the mix and moved out to California in the middle of all this. Let me tell you, planning a wedding in Columbus, OH when I was over 2100 miles away had its challenges. In looking back, I don’t know why I ever had any doubts. What was the one factor that made it all work out? Valerie. That’s it. She’s it. The endless emails, text messages, FaceTimes at literally any time of day whether it was 6 am or 10 pm she was ALWAYS there for me. I could ask her anything. From general advice, to budgeting, to timeline, to details and layout of the venue, to communicating with other vendors, to rehearsal details, to breakfast and meals on the day of the wedding, to the reception, to packing things up and getting our belongings the day after the wedding to… well… LITERALLY. ANYTHING. She was on it. I think one quality that people working in the wedding industry must have in order to do their job well is the ability to listen. Listening is a quality that not everyone has. However, in this type of industry, it’s important to be able to listen to the couple to really understand how they envision their once in a lifetime day. Let me tell ya, Valerie listened to what I was visioning my day to be, and would come back with things that were EXACTLY what I wanted. I swear she had a little mini version of herself in my brain seeing everything I wanted because dang. She nailed it. I would try to describe something and not really know how to put it into words, and the next thing you know she was sending me pictures asking if that was what I was envisioning and BAM. She hit the needle on the head every. single. time. She was confident and direct when communicating to other vendors and would be the liaison I needed. She put my vision into words when I didn’t even know how to articulate it. We would be talking when the rest of the world was sleeping and the next day she was already on it, telling all my vendors what we had discussed. I truly cannot say enough about her. Not only is she amazing at her job, but she’s also the nicest human being in the world. She went above and beyond what she needed to do, and I truly cannot imagine having another planner for our day. She was more than a planner to us. She became a friend and someone I truly value, especially in such an important time in my life. Working with her for over a year and a half was a true privilege, and I will ALWAYS be contacting her for events that I have in the future. She my go to gal. It’s safe to say that our day would not have been what it was without her. And yes, in case you were wondering, it was a dream. A dream come true.

Hiring Val from Limelight to coordinate our wedding day was hands-down one of the best decisions we made. I was initially torn on if I wanted to hire a day-of coordinator, because I am a type A planner and love organizing events myself - I thought I could do it myself. However having Val by my side and executing on my vision meant I could relax and enjoy my day. It meant my family could focus on greeting guests and enjoying our long-awaited wedding (thanks Covid) without having to worry about setting up the space or taking things down at the end of the day. This was priceless to have my family feel like honored guests, rather than be responsible for keeping the event on schedule. Having Val on my team meant a stress-free event, where every activity flowed beautifully from one moment to the next. After the wedding my entire family commented on how amazing Val was - we were so impressed watching her running around our venue the entire day ensuring every last detail was in place - from folding 100+ napkins to fixing a seating chart that didn’t quite fit the frame, she came through for us time and time again. Everything was executed to was perfection. She was a pleasure to work with and if I could do it again, I would seriously consider hiring her to plan the entire event as she was great at negotiating with the venue and understands what is possible for the most important life event you’ll ever throw! We had our wedding at the Grand Barn at the Mohicans and I highly recommend hiring Val if you too are using this venue. She has coordinated many weddings in this space and is a preferred vendor because she understands the quirks and challenges of host an event at the Mohicans. Thanks Valerie for ensuring we had the best day ever!

Valerie was a saving grace! She is spectacular at her job. As a bride, I didn’t know much on what to expect and how to plan a wedding reception for almost 300 people. My day was absolutely perfect thanks to Valerie. I would recommend her to absolutely anybody who is looking for a wedding planner, she is the best around!

Val exudes confidence and it works!! We were referred to Val after we moved our wedding to Columbus due to the pandemic. She was organized, understanding, excellent at communicating, and most importantly she has all the contacts you need for great vendors at your wedding. She had everything put together so we did not need to worry at all, which is saying something for a May 2021 wedding! Val, thank you for being wonderful. We'll recommend you to anyone and everyone!

Working with Valerie of Limelight Event Planning + Management was an absolute dream! I initially thought I didn’t need a wedding planner, but am SO glad to have found Valerie and utilized her services. I’m a highly organized person, but, let me tell you, Valerie takes organization to a whole new level! Valerie knows the ins and outs of what is needed to make your wedding day flow smoothly, and was essential in creating a timeline that worked best to suite our needs. If anything came up leading to the wedding, like needing to find a new DJ 29 days before my wedding and a getaway car at the end of the night, Valerie was there to screen availability with various vendors. Valerie was also essential in helping us modify linen choices and table settings (something we had no experience doing), to ensure our vision came to life and would photograph beautifully. Additionally, Valerie was extremely helpful in coordinating with all of our vendors to make sure everyone arrived on time, etc. and if there were any issues the day of our wedding, we had NO idea. Valerie made sure that we were able to relax and enjoy ourselves on our wedding day! Valerie will be the first person there to start setting up for your big day, and the last person to leave. Valerie does a fantastic job of professionally navigating situations in order to meet the bride and groom’s expectations for their day; she is there for you and has your back! We are so grateful for her services and will not be using anyone else to help us with events in the future!

Val was great to work with! We hired her for our day/month of coordinator and we are so glad we did! She's really detailed and took care of contacting all the vendors and helped with all the set up and tear down. Val really made our wedding as stress free as possible and made our dream wedding vision come to life. She also had some great vendor recommendations that were super helpful! I highly recommend her!

Limelight Event Planning and Valerie Slaven are top notch. She pays attention to every detail. She assisted in the month prior to the wedding and coordinated with all vendors. She made great suggestions for vendors, provided a budget, and timelines. The day was perfect and beautiful. You can’t go wrong with Limelight!

Val is AMAZING and made our entire wedding planning process and wedding day so easy. She was so helpful in recommending vendors and keeping us organized throughout the entire planning process. I had no worries the day of the wedding, as she took care of everything and made everything go seamlessly. I would recommend her to anyone!

Valerie was the smartest move we made during our wedding planning. She had a plan down to the minute that went off without a hitch. Highly recommend.

Hiring Valerie to be my event planner was the BEST decision I made before marrying my husband. I am not the type of person that loves to plan events, and I needed someone that was willing to take the reins as much as possible. Valerie did just that and more! She kept me on track and got me connected with the best vendors that fit us. If you are looking for an above and beyond planner, then look no further.

Valerie is Amazing. No words can describe how happy we were to have her help on our Wedding Day!! If you're thinking you don't need an event planner you are wrong. She went above and beyond in every aspect to give us the perfect day. She is very detail oriented and will know exactly what to do to ensure you are organized and ready to take on the day. She even went as far as to contact our vendors and recommend certain vendors to work with. I couldn't have asked for more. We appreciate your help with planning our wedding and making it perfect for day for Me & Marissa!

Val is absolutely one of the most amazing people you could ever meet and get the opportunity to work with. From a year long process of working together to plan my wedding she was always just a text or phone call away with any questions or concerns. Her thoughts and sweet touches made everything! Our wedding had over 350 guests and used over a dozen different venders for our day and she handled and directed everything so well. I could not have picked a better person to work with! I am so glad we had the opportunity to work together and create such a wonderful friendship! I wish I had something else to plan, so I could consult Val on it!

I don't even know where to start. From the moment my daughter got engaged We already had a running start. The wedding had over 350 attendees and the wedding party had 22. I'm so glad that we picked Limelight Event. Val would sit down with us and just plan and talk thru everything. Her communication with us was Great! The day of the event could not have been better. I would get worried and she would calm me down. She made sure that every vendor was on task and that the wedding party new what to do. We could not have asked for a more beautiful day. If you are looking for the perfect planner on any event call Val @ Limelight Event Planning.

We could not have asked for a better day. It was beautiful and stress free. Valerie kept us all on track with the planning of the wedding. She had great vendors that also provided excellent service. I would highly recommend Valerie!

Val went above and beyond to make sure our day was everything we wanted. She eased the stress of the planning process and made sure everything was set up so I didn't have to. She is easy to talk to and get ahold of. I would highly recommend her for planning your big day! We could not have got it done without her!!

From the very beginning of our wedding journey we were pretty worried about our situation because we were both out of the states. Finding Valerie (Limelight events) put most of our concerns at rest. She is very flexible, professional and a perfectionist. Deals with every vendor, every setback and always comes up with a better idea. Because of her dedication to her work our wedding day was beyond we could ever imagine. We would enthusiastically recommend Limelight planning to anyone looking towards make the perfect event.

Limelight is a "mother of the bride" must have!!❤️ Valerie Slaven made this last year and a half one of the best possible for me and my daughter! We had so many wonderful times and now cherished memories together! She handled every single detail! Seeing my daughter so happy through this whole process meant the world to me! My daughter and I were able to enjoy her engagement, the wedding planning and the most important day of her life together with so little stress! It was everything she ever dreamed of and more! I couldn't be happier! Thank you Limelight!

Valerie with Limelight Event Planning + Management did an amazing job planning our wedding. We are so thankful for her services and all of the time and effort she put into making our dreams a reality. We live in Minnesota so planning a wedding in Ohio was a rather daunting task. From the moment we contacted Valerie she put us at ease. She involved us in every step of the planning process utilizing email, text messaging, spreadsheets, Pinterest, and telephone conferences. Trusting someone with your wedding vision is a scary thing but Valerie captured our vision and truly made it come alive. I would highly recommend Valerie with Limelight Event Planning + Management for all of your wedding planning needs. If you're debating hiring a wedding planner -- do it. You will not regret it, especially if you choose Limelight Event Planning + Management!

No one should have a wedding without a wedding planner. A couple should enjoy the celebration and you can’t if you are worried about the myriad of details needed to essentially throw a big party. Get thee a wedding planner. And if you’re in Columbus (or anywhere) call Valerie @ Limelight Event Planning. My wedding was a smash and couldn’t have been without her contribution. She is organized, thorough, creative, cool headed , tough when necessary, and above all truly loves weddings and helping her clients have their wedding vision come to fruition.

I cannot say enough good things about the tasteful, superior quality of service provided by Valerie Slaven with Limelight Event Planning! The benefit of having the details reliably and skillfully taken care of is beyond compare! Valerie's knowledge, confidence and expertise in the art of event planning eliminated any worry and stress on my part. (This was especially evident to me, as living in another state could have made planning difficult and stressful.) Excellent personal and social skills make working with Valerie an enjoyable experience. Her expertise and helpful suggestions go above and beyond average. She knows how to take care of all those little details with personal concern that make it so special! Our experience was pure excellence!!! Thank you Valerie!!!

My experience with Limelight was absolutely amazing! Valerie is incredibly talented! I feel fortunate to have met Valerie and wish I could go through the entire planning process again as she made it unbelievably fun. My wedding was very low stress and went off without a hitch because of her astounding attention to details. She is a gifted planner and even better person! I would recommend Limelight to anyone wanting a well planned, perfectly individualized, fun experience! Limelight is AMAZING!!!!!!

I wish that I could find words that could explain the "Limelight experience". I always heard how stressful and busy planning a wedding was, but having Limelight there throughout my engagement was absolutely amazing. I had SO much fun planning my wedding that I wish I could do it every day of my life. I worked with Valerie on every detail of my wedding and all it took was me telling her what I wanted and my vision came to life! I will never be able to thank Limelight enough for the most amazing wedding planning experience I could have ever asked for and most importantly the absolute greatest day of my life (my wedding day). I didn't have a single worry all day long, I knew everything was taken care of. Valerie worked so hard and made my venue look flawless, seriously perfect!! Thank you so much Valerie and Limelight, having you help with the biggest celebration of our life's was the best choice we made!!!

Perfection! That's really the only way to describe Valerie and Limelight. Her dedication to us made us feel calm and worry free from day one until we left the venue in our town car. Every detail of our special day was better than expected thanks to the hard work and planning Valerie put in. We had such a good time we wish we could do it again every week. I HIGHLY recommend Limelight and Valerie to take any worry out of planning your wedding or special event. Like I said....Perfection!