Luna & Charlie Events

ire planning process so much easier through their event-planning expertise, creativity, quick responsiveness, and attention to detail. In the weeks leading up to the wedding, Emily took a tremendous amount of stress off of us by providing constant communication and support. I personally am an extremely organized and detail-oriented perfectionist, and Emily was not only incredibly patient with all of my emails and what-ifs and micro-decisions, but she blew me away with her top-notch organizational skills. It really allowed me to relax knowing I was in good hands. On the wedding day itself, Emily and her team were amazing and couldn’t have been more helpful in ensuring the day went smoothly, even with bad weather requiring us to pivot some of our plans. Emily’s help allowed us to be guests at our own party and truly enjoy - she went above and beyond. Emily also is so cool and funny and awesome to spend time with (I will miss her!). Every single aspect of wedding planning was less stressful thanks to Emily, and I genuinely credit Emily for single-handedly preserving my mental health & have so much love for her. We couldn’t be more grateful for Emily and her team and strongly suggest hiring Luna and Charlie for your next event! Hiring Emily is not only a smart decision for planning a successful and gorgeous event, but it’s also self care!!!

iant work of Emily B, Melinda & their team! Their commitment to our event, their attention to detail, their absolute brilliance at staying on top of a thousand little details we would have missed were so amazing. Not only did they make this event happen, they made it truly next level, helping us settle on the very best vendors in every category. What’s more, their advice on where to spend and where to save helped make the day special, and beautiful without busting the budget. The guests, the family members, and especially the bride and groom were amazed with the final results, and even the vendors were impressed with how it all came together in a visually stunning and emotionally beautiful day. We can’t say enough. Luna & Charlie are the best!

brought my vision to life with our vendors. On the day of, they helped us with everything so we didn't have to think about a thing and were just able to enjoy our day and be present. We cant thank you both enough for everything!!! We can't wait to work with you for our next big event!!

s and started to realize just how much day-of coordination would be needed to pull of the day, and understood that we were in way over our heads! From the very first call with Emily, we could tell that she was organized, hardworking, supremely professional and calm, cool and collected. We honestly sighed a huge sigh of relief as soon as Emily was on board and I cannot even begin to explain how valuable that was to us. She provided us with her 45 day planning service, which included every possible detail pertaining to day-of execution, including many things we would have never thought about! She gathered certificates of insurance, performed a site visit, confirmed power availability in comparison with vendors' power requirements, came up with a rain plan, worked us to plan out gratuities and vendor meals, checked order forms and inventory for furniture delivery, reached out to every vendor, coordinated with the officiant and band regarding timeline and cueing, had weekly progress calls and more. And that was just BEFORE the big day! 3 days before the wedding, after the tent arrived, I realized I had forgotten to order drapes for the tent poles, and she had relationship with a company and was able to get them to install drapes the very next day! The day of, she handled all of the setup and vendor coordination so seamlessly it was truly like magic. My husband and I were able to truly enjoy the entire day and be present with our family and friends, and that was a real testament to Emily's team and how good they are at what they do, and the faith that we had in her. The most special moment for us, though, happened during the ceremony. It was our dream for our (indoor) cat to be our ringbearer. But that would involve someone going inside, strapping him into his harness, putting him into a cat stroller and wheeling him down to the ceremony just in time for his big entrance before he started meowing too loudly! Well let me tell you that Emily shepherded our sweet baby down to the ceremony and back like he was her own! I had been stressed about that moment for months and all the things that could've gone wrong, but so eager to make it happen, and the fact that her team went SO above and beyond to make that moment possible was incredibly special and truly a gift that we will be able to remember for the rest of our lives! Truly, the day and our enjoyment of it would not have been possible without Emily and her team. We cannot thank you enough!!!!

rocess. I am very type A and want to do everything on my own and was so comfortable with Emily stepping in and taking over. She worked with all of our vendors and coordinated everything for the day of. If you want a stress free wedding day you are in the right hands with Emily. Emily calmed me down when I was feeling overwhelmed with tasks and took over. My shoes were getting snagged on my dress and Emily was there with a solution immediately. Emily and Melinda felt like family and they helped make our day an unforgettable experience going above and beyond!

eir fun and sunny personalities make the whole process that much better. They have great recommendations and if there is anything that you aren't 100% in love with during the planning process they make it their mission to find something else that you absolutely love. It was also great to have a team that I could trust with me on the wedding day so that I could just relax and enjoy and know that they would have everything under control. I could not recommend Luna & Charlie Events enough and have already recommended them to several recently engaged friends! We love Emily and Melinda and know that you will too!

itive attitude the day of where no task was too small and no problem too big to solve. It was such a pleasure working with the Luna & Charlie team. I would recommend them to anyone.

letting me enjoy myself. From vetting vendors to negotiating prices and everything in between, I trusted Emily’s knowledge and judgment. My husband and I literally had a blissful rehearsal dinner and wedding day because it was so easy to trust Emily to support us the whole way through. Everyone in my wedding party and family loved Emily because she was so focused and attentive but also fun to be around. I definitely recommend working with Emily at Luna & Charlie Events. She makes you feel like a VIP on your wedding day and will always go the extra mile for you!

ily and it was taken care of in a jiffy. I had absolutely no worries with her by my side that day. She made sure everything we could ever want happened. It was pure magic.

nce from initial planning all the way through to our 5-day wedding event was meticulously planned and thoughtfully executed. The level of attention, responsiveness and care while also "getting me" and anticipating all my thoughts, needs and questions was out of this world. Emily was able to take a vague concept and turn it into a magical, epic and truly memorable wedding. It was important to us to have a unique and one-of-a-kind non-traditional wedding while retaining the intimacy, romance and feeling of love that more traditional weddings invoke, and Luna & Charlie did just that. I can't recommend Emily and Luna & Charlie enough, particularly for truly bespoke weddings that highlight a couple's individuality. All our guests had the best time stating the entire 5-day wedding felt like "us" and a big warm hug!

y-of our big event. From the very beginning, Emily got to know us on a level that was important for her to capture the essence of our vision and our priorities. Her abilities as an event planner are nothing short of ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE. Our wedding turned out to be a STUNNING event. Before the big day, Emily sat down with us to discuss every detail; she really took the time to get to know us as a couple and our love story. Emily and her team are extremely detail-oriented, timely, organized, patient, and personable, so it was no surprise that Luna and Charlie did a fantastic job on the day of our wedding. Every detail was coordinated down to the minute. She explained the program Aisle Planner and made things so easy for us to stay organized—she even made a customized how-to guide so that we could easily upload information to the program ourselves as needed. Emily is extremely responsive via phone call and email and answered all of our questions regarding what we wanted, the contract, schedule, and last-minute changes on the day-of. She is so easy to work with and very accommodating. On the actual day of our wedding, she eased our nerves and sustained a sense of professionalism even when things got stressful. Throughout the wedding, she continued to check up on us, kept us on timeline, and ensured that we were being taken care of every step of the way. LOOK NO FURTHER THAN LUNA AND CHARLIE FOR YOUR NEXT BIG EVENT! Needless to say, the event turned out unbelievably beautiful and PERFECT. Overall, we could not have been more pleased with the outcome—our wedding was an absolute DREAM! I would enthusiastically recommend Emily Bonenfant and Luna and Charlie for your wedding or event. Book her now!

planner. Emily helped us find our wonderful vendors (that we never could have found on our own) and then seamlessly transitioned them from our postponed 2020 wedding to our 2021 wedding day. She curated a stunning mood board, bringing together all the random ideas we had into one cohesive, beautiful event. On the day of the wedding, Emily and her team took care of all the details, helping the day transition beautifully and always made sure we were taken care of :) Emily is an expert in her field and we truly cannot thank her enough for creating our perfect wedding. We could not have done it without her. If you are looking for a professional, kind, and extremely talented wedding planner, look no further than Emily of Luna & Charlie! We love you Emily!

to our families in Hartford, CT. We had 4 months to plan an 80-person DIY wedding from thousands of miles away, and with a challenging venue that did not have wedding experience. Emily put us at ease from Day 1 -- she helped get us organized and on-track, she navigated all of those tough vendor situations for us, and most of all, she made us feel so special and wanted to us to be able to enjoy the whole process. The actual day could not have gone smoother. We are so thrilled with how everything unfolded and cannot thank Luna & Charlie enough!

cticut and given her relationships and location she could do things that Susan and I could not do from Dallas. After completely planning and paying 75% for the event, the Connecticut Wedding had to be cancelled due to COVID. Incredibly long story but at Emily’s suggestion we had bought event insurance which was the only reason there was a second planned wedding. The 2nd wedding was in Dallas. Emily, given her location, not so important in running a Dallas event. However, she was so crucial to the Connecticut wedding we hired her again to do the Dallas wedding. She claimed she had contacts in Dallas, etc. which she did but it did not matter she did such a great job in Connecticut we knew she could handle anything and we all liked her so much we said “sure” and hired her for a second time. I don’t know what you get from hiring a $15-$30-thousand-dollar wedding planner out of NY that we did not get from Emily. She was perfect, she organized and executed on everything. She cost about 4.5% of the cost of the total wedding and while I would never had agreed to pay more prior to the wedding for a planner, in hindsight, her fees were very modest for the services she performed. I considered her services delivered at a bargain price compared to some of the other vendors. Emily is too good for her industry; it must be a labor of love for her because I don’t think she does it for the money. If you have the chance hire her immediately for your child’s wedding. DO IT! If she can navigate two Pandemic Wedding(s) and still be praised by her clients she’s got to be doing something right. BTW, we had 100 people at our wedding and only 4 guests contracted COVID the following week, not exactly a Super Spreader Event due to Emily’s planning. She’s more than worth it.

trictions in the northeast. This was a wedding Emily had been working on for two years, through all the changes and challenges that came with the pandemic (including three reschedules and two different venues!), and the results of her patient and tireless work were BEYOND stunning. Her designs for all three weekend events - the rehearsal dinner, the wedding itself, and the farewell party - came together beautifully, and it was so clear that these clients trusted her 100%. She anticipated every need and kept everyone on-track through what would have otherwise been a very complex day with tons of moving parts. Her calm demeanor, sense of humor, and confidence made her practically part of the family, and every guest we spoke to had nothing but compliments to share - including a few who said that this was the best wedding they'd ever attended! Overall, Emily was so wonderful to work with - both from the client side, clearly, and from the vendor side - and anyone would be lucky to have her as their planner. She's truly amazing at what she does!!!

ly, we told her that we were hoping to plan our wedding in six weeks and she confidently told us that it would be possible. In the end, our wedding day turned out to be better than we could have imagined and we could not have done it without her. We were somewhat specific in what we wanted for our wedding. For example, it was a Catholic ceremony, a reception outdoors on a farm, farm-to-table food, vintage furniture and plates, and particular wedding invitations and live music as well as specific photographers and flower arrangements. With all of her connections to vendors, Emily was able to pinpoint places that could give us what we wanted while still staying within our budget. She was able to assess the type of people that we are, with our particular tastes, and offer us choices that fit what we were looking for. While there was still a lot of work on our end to set up guest lists and ensure that appointments were made, Emily was able to take much of what we wanted, have it organized, and arranged to have it set up on the day of the wedding while giving us so much guidance and support in the process. We are so grateful for the wedding day that we had and we highly recommend Emily as a wedding planner.

day), so in came Emily! She truly made my daughters wedding a day to remember, for the bride and groom and for my husband and I. We felt taken care of and were truly able to enjoy the day because Emily took care of EVERYTHING! She had wonderful ideas, was incredible easy to work with and was a complete PRO!! She's a wonderful person and I truly say she saved our day, and made it the most wonderful wedding I've ever been too!! Don't think twice about hiring her!

to mention, she has the patience of a saint. She navigated scheduling, rescheduling, communicating with new venues and vendors, organized visits, attended every vendor meeting, and above all ran everything perfectly the day of. As a 2020 bride, like so many others, all of our plans were flipped upside down. My photographer recommended I reach out to Emily, I am so happy that I did. Emily was able to make me feel excited again about my wedding after our first phone consultation. I cannot tell you how thankful I am for Emily, she so much more than a planner.....(at times my very own therapist ha!) I would recommend her and trust her with anything. Our family members were so blown away by all that she did we cannot wait to work with her again for our large event this upcoming fall!

ent wedding after pandemic restrictions greatly altered our original plans. Emily made me feel comfortable and empowered with making decisions throughout the process. She saw my vision and made it come to life. My wedding was a dream and I owe it to her! Thank you Emily, would recommend her services to everyone!!

When things changed on the day, she would update me. She asked my advice and checked with me before changing lighting at the reception. She truly cares about her couples and she has a lot of fun with what she does, while also being super organized and on top of everything. That's a combination that's hard to come by, and it's essential for weddings. I wish I could have her with me at every wedding!

o step back and let the young couple's vision of their wedding prevail. The feedback from our guests included the words "flawless" and "seamless", which reflected our experience with Emily perfectly well. We could not recommend her more highly.

edding. She is warm caring loving efficient thorough punctual and any other accolade you could think of. She made everybody relaxed and she was kind and gentle to every vendor as well as my daughter,the bride and myself. She is so organized and so efficient and beyond being on top of things she was ahead of things. She anticipated and planned and she did it with a smile and a” I will take care of that”. You cannot go wrong with this event planner. She is truly one of a kind and if you are able to hire her count yourself among the luckiest . I even think she is a true bargain.

hing so I could enjoy myself. And I did!! I would highly recommend her as she is very professional and made the whole evening go off without a hitch. They also had a lage wedding party and so lots of peoeple to organize and she handled everyone masterfully. Emily helped to create a wonderful tone of fun and organization. She is the best!

lie staff organizing, directing, and making everything run smoothly from the "getting ready" locations to the church to the cocktail hour and reception. If we didn't have Emily's expertise and composure, our wedding wouldn't have been as amazing and beautiful as it was. We highly recommend Luna and Charlie Events for the most important day of your life because they made our most important day so effortless and memorable.