ML Celebrating Forever

The dedication of a planner, the heart of a friend

Tennessee & Surrounding Areas

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5.0

Praised by couples for:

Stress-free planning

Understanding the Couple's Vision

Professionalism and Attention to Detail

Maura is an absolute power house! My wedding day was very smooth because of her and everything I visioned. Miss her already!

BreAnna R.

5.0

Working with Maura made everything for our big day as seamless as possible. Her attention to detail and industry connections were invaluable in navigating every step of the wedding planning process. From initial calls with vendors to day-of coordination at our venue, Maura is a seasoned professional. I highly recommend her for all brides and grooms in the East Tennessee area!

Rachel S.

5.0

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Maura Lamb

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AWARD WINNER (3X)

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Your day, your wedding. Based in Knoxville, TN, ML Celebrating Forever's mission is to serve each of our clients whether it be through planning from the start or tying the loose ends together. From the intricate details to the elaborate designs, we strive for excellency with each event. Since 2016, we are dedicated to make your wedding unique and stress free. Our team will help you create, design, and execute the wedding you have been dreaming of. Founder and lead planner Maura Lamb created this business to help couples plan their day with confidence. Whether planning a grand gala event or an intimate elopement, Maura works behind the scenes so you sit back and enjoy the happy anticipation of your new life together. Whether you seek gentle guidance, full planning, or day-of coordination, ML Celebrating Forever has packages to suit your needs. Services included in these packages range from monthly virtual meetings and progress tracking to management of vendors and set up and break-down of decor and design on the day. Maura and her team work hard to provide everything you desire for your wedding day, and their eye for detail lets you relax knowing things will run smoothly.

7+ years in business

Speaks English

Medium team (11-20 members)

Details

Destination Weddings

Destination Wedding Packages

Destination Wedding Planning

Planning

A la Carte Wedding Planning

Budgeting

Day-Of Coordination

Destination Wedding Planning

Full Service Wedding Planning

RSVP Tracking

Wedding Design

Wedding Website

Wedding Activities

Getting Engaged

Engagement Party

Honeymoon

Rehearsals & Parties

After Party

Bachelor Party

Bachelorette Party

Bridal Luncheon

Bridal Shower

Couples Shower

Engagement Party

Rehearsal Dinner

Welcome Party

Wedding

After Party

Ceremony

Cocktail Hour

Day After Brunch

Reception

Rehearsal

Rehearsal Dinner

Awards and Affiliations

3-Time 'Best of Weddings'

2024.2023.2022.

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Maura Lamb

Owner

ML Celebrating Forever has specialized in event planning since 2016. We work hard for each of our clients helping them plan and execute their upcoming event free of stress and with confidence. Whether planning a wedding or an intimate elopement, we are here to help you plan your day.

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Couples rave that Maura and her team provide exceptional organization, communication, and attention to detail, making planning stress-free and the wedding day run smoothly. They handled timelines, vendor coordination, and last-minute crises with professionalism. Highly recommended for full planning or day-of coordination.

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BreAnna R

12/22/2025

Maura is an absolute power house! My wedding day was very smooth because of her and everything I visioned. Miss her already!

Rachel S

6/26/2025

Working with Maura made everything for our big day as seamless as possible. Her attention to detail and industry connections were invaluable in navigating every step of the wedding...

planning process. From initial calls with vendors to day-of coordination at our venue, Maura is a seasoned professional. I highly recommend her for all brides and grooms in the East Tennessee area!

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Victoria M

5/30/2025

Maura and her team are INCREDIBLE. She is so sweet and easy to work with. She made our wedding day easy and perfect. I was able to enjoy the whole day, and I never felt stressed! H...

er communication is awesome and she is very organized. She was able to direct and point me in the correct direction for everything. I loved getting to work with her, and I would highly recommend her to anyone!

Kenadi M

1/16/2025

I cannot recommend ML Celebrating Forever! From our very first meeting with Maura to the final moments of our wedding day, she was an absolute dream to work with! Maura was incredi...

bly organized and detail-oriented, which put mine and my husbands minds at ease during the planning process and on the day of even when we were planning from Minnesota. She took the time to understand our preferences and offered creative ideas that truly elevated our wedding, especially our timeline! On the day of the event, everything went smoothly thanks to Maura and her team. She managed the timeline flawlessly and coordinated with all our vendors, allowing us to fully enjoy our day without worrying about anything! It was such a relief to know that she had everything under control. If you're looking for a coordinator who's not only professional but genuinely passionate about supporting you on your wedding day, I HIGHLY recommend hiring ML Celebrating Forever, especially Maura. Thank you again for making our day absolutely magical! -The Scheffers

Summer G

1/12/2025

If I could give Maura TEN stars I would. I feel so lucky to have worked with Maura. Her attention to detail was amazing. She made sure every single need my husband and I had was me...

t (and swiftly at that!!!) I felt comfortable asking her any little question at any hour of the day, knowing she'd always come through. She even followed up with us after the wedding to make sure we got all our pictures and film back!!! You'd seriously be doing yourself a disservice by not hiring Maura and ML Celebrting Forever as your day of coordinator.

Virginia J

12/19/2024

Maura and her team did an amazing job handling day-of coordination for our wedding! She handled so many details and kept us calm and organized leading up to the wedding. We highly ...

recommend her--she's fantastic!!

Gabrielle C

8/30/2024

Maura is AMAZING!! I don’t have enough good things to say about her. She is so sweet and thorough, she asked all the questions I never would have thought of. She was incredible wit...

h communication and was always ready with advice and words of encouragement. The day of the wedding, she literally saved the day because my husband and I came down with food poisoning and forgot soooo many things. I don’t know what would have happened if not for Maura! She is truly amazing at what she does, and she is the most likable person as well. Cannot recommend her enough!!!

Claire M

12/28/2023

Maura (owner) worked so hard to make my wedding day as stress free as possible. She’s a pleasure to work with and works above and beyond to create the day of your dreams!

Grace H

12/28/2023

Maura was absolutely amazing and supportive throughout the entire process! She was a great friend and advocate for what I wanted on my wedding day. She helped me make big/little de...

cisions with ease. Maura made planning a wedding a lot less scary!

Olivia H

12/27/2023

Maura was amazing.. honestly, I didn’t know what to expect from a wedding planner but she was everything I could have dreamed and more. So attentive, so patient, and so on-top of e...

very detail! I didn’t have to lift a thought or a finger on the day of my wedding! Maura and her team took care of everything. If you’re on the fence — DON’T be! She’s your woman!

Abbey G

12/21/2023

I am so pleased with Maura and her amazing team! Being my first time planning a wedding, I had no idea where to start. I was so happy with all the extra help I received from Maura ...

in the months before the event. She and her assistants were so personable and thoughtful in ensuring everything matched my vision on and before the big day. I could not have asked for a better experience!

Carrie P

12/21/2023

I highly recommend hiring ML Celebrating Forever to help plan your wedding from start to finish. We got to enjoy our big day thanks to Maura. ML Celebrating Forever did an excellen...

t job helping plan our big wedding. I am so glad we hired her because it made the planning process and the wedding day less stressful. She is excellent at communicating and helped me stay on track. I am a planner person, and it was so nice having someone else do the planning.

Madison W

8/04/2023

Maura and her team were amazing!!! Maura made sure I wasn’t overwhelmed and did all the hard work of planning for me! I seriously couldn’t have made it through my wedding day witho...

ut her!! Anytime I had a question or needed help, Maura would always be so quick to solve my problem. My wedding day couldn’t have gone smoother and everything was so perfectly planned! Every detail was so well thought out, and Maura made sure we went over everything before the big day! I seriously cannot recommend ML Celebrating enough!

Caitlin B

3/27/2023

Maura is AMAZING at what she does! Even though I only hired her as a Day of Coordinator, she was extremely helpful throughout the entire planning process. She checked in multiple t...

imes just to see how wedding planning was going and how I was feeling about everything, and was very responsive whenever I had a question for her. Everything went so perfectly on the day of. I did not have to worry about anything. My husband even commented on how smooth he thought everything went. We are so thankful we had Maura for our special day!!

Lyndsey R

1/16/2023

Maura and her team were in constant communication, helpful, & supportive during the planning process (always a step ahead of me). During the rehearsal and wedding day, I couldn’t h...

ave asked for better communication or coordination of our wedding. From decor to the timeline to the care of our dog Nash, she was there, and it was handled without me having to worry about it. If you’re looking for an organized, kind, communicative, & experienced planner, ML Celebrating Forever is the BEST.

Zach D

12/08/2022

Maura was amazing! She was always so quick to respond and would let us know when she would be unavailable. She also really cared about what we wanted and would do her best to accom...

modate. She also did a great job with doing research in the Washington D.C. area. She isn't afraid to explore new areas and do what it takes to make her client happy. Her day-of coordinating is also spot on and very helpful. She makes sure everything is set up for success and it sure worked for us because everything was on time the whole day. We had monthly calls that would help us stay on track and us know how to plan for the future to try and get ahead. I would highly recommend her to anyone looking for a wedding coordinator!

Hannah H

11/29/2022

Maura and her team were phenomenal and I couldn’t have put together our wedding day without her! Maura made sure I didn’t have to worry about a single thing day off and it came tog...

ether beautifully!

Kelly M

10/12/2022

Maura was recommended to me by our photographer after I realized I could not plan this wedding without lots of help! Maura and her team were on it every step of the way. Me and my ...

fiancé knew we could count on her for all the details and planning we never would have even thought of! Her professionalism, organization, and passion truly show how experienced she is in this line of work. We enjoyed working with her and her team a lot and would definitely recommend her to anyone we know planning a wedding in the future!

Brooke A

9/20/2022

Maura and Karrie were the absolute best. Maura answered my many questions and paid close attention to every detail. I couldn’t imagine my wedding day without Karrie - she quickly h...

andled any issues that arised and made sure I wasn’t stressed at all. Karrie always brought energy and joy into every conversation, and even hyped our guests up on the dance floor! If you’re looking for a wedding planner in the area, do yourself a favor and go with ML Celebrating Forever. They’re the absolute best in the area. :)

Kristina B

8/16/2022

Maura was extremely helpful, organized, and on top of things. At times when I felt super stressed or behind, she always assured me and showed me that things were on track and she w...

as right every time. The day of the wedding could not have gone more smoothly. Maura and Kristin were very well prepared and ensured I had everything I needed to have the perfect day with no issues. All in all, my experience was wonderful.

Carly N

6/23/2022

I got married on April 30th and truly perfect wedding, and I can honestly say it was mostly because of Maura and her team. I was hesitant about hiring a wedding planner because I a...

m typically pretty on top of things and can handle groups of people, but when I thought about the day of the wedding, I knew my mom or I would be the one's running around making sure everything came together, and that is just not how I wanted my wedding day to go. So I hired Maura, and let me tell you, I AM SO GLAD I DID. She made the planning process so easy. She thought of every detail, was thoughtful when asked opinions, was on top of communicating with my vendors for me, and so much more. Maura and her team, especially Karrie and Autumn, who were assigned on the actual day of my wedding, were so incredible in helping me organize, coordinate, and execute everything on my wedding day. I have never felt so taken care of and considered as I did when working with these girls. I genuinely can’t say enough wonderful things about them. They are professional, kind, powerhouses who will bend over backwards to make sure you get to be the bride and your mother gets to enjoy the day too. Seriously worth every penny.

Abby J

6/04/2022

Maura and her team went extremely above and beyond helping me plan everything up to and on my wedding day. She made everything absolutely perfect! I seriously could not recommend a...

better planner to anyone! I am very thankful for everything they did for us. I couldn’t have done it without you all.

Meagan B

4/28/2022

My husband and I hired Maura for the entire wedding process, and by the end, we were so glad we did! She and her assistant made our wedding day run as smoothly as possible. They we...

re so on top of set up and clean up, and all we had to do was enjoy our day (even with some bumps along the way). I especially recommend Maura if you plan to get married at Spence Cabin/Appalachian Clubhouse!

Shaelyn V

3/20/2022

Maura and her assistant helped us have the most perfect wedding day. Maura thought of everything as we walked through our planning process abs she was on the ball and ready to go o...

n the day of the wedding. I really don’t know how we could have done it without her. We are forever grateful for how organized and sweet she is. I thank you so very much!

Destiny J

1/21/2022

This company is all around amazing!! My day was super smooth ! I cannot stress enough that Maura and her team are the BEST coordinators to have! They were professional and on top o...

f literally everything. The team even cleaned up at the end of the night and placed my decor in the bins nicely. It really is the little things that they did that made the best day of my life AMAZING! If you are considering them over someone else just do a consultation call and hopefully that with sway your decision! Maura kept in contact after the wedding to ensure that my process of certificates and receiving goods from vendors went smoothly. Their personalities are super easy to mesh with and I can literally go on and on about how good they were to my husband and I they day of but I don't want to make this super long. THEY ARE THE AWESOME!

Christian C

9/17/2021

My wedding would not have been as great as it was or run as smoothly as it did if it weren't for Maura. She kept us on track throughout the months leading up to our wedding so that...

we weren't stressed the week before or the week of by trying to plan last minute items. We met every month and Maura gave us a great schedule to follow of things that needed to be done each month. She is a great wedding planner and I would highly recommend her!!

Jasmine C

9/03/2021

Maura was the BEST ever! she helped with everything from making sure i wasn’t forgetting anything to even bringing me starbucks on the morning of my big day! after having a baby a ...

month before my wedding, ML Celebrating Forever was the best investment i made for my big day!

Marisa W

8/25/2021

Maura was the day-of coordinator for our wedding reception. She handled set-up, take-down, and coordinated with our vendors, along with consulting on our wedding day timeline and ...

floor plan. She and her assistant were flexible and helpful when our baker did not deliver our wedding cupcakes--they went and bought cupcakes from the grocery store at the last minute! I'm glad we had her to help the day run as smoothly as possible, and the set-up and take-down service was extremely useful!

Natalie A T

8/23/2021

Great job on before, during and after the wedding! Set up/ tear down and frequent meetings!

Olivia W

7/20/2021

My wedding would not been the same without Maura. She is so organized and helpful. At the beginning of the process she created a timeline that broke up all of the tasks into certai...

n months. Each month we met over FaceTime and she made sure everything was going smoothly and that I was keeping up with the well thought out timeline. Her recommendations and relationships with amazing vendors made decision making so much easier. When it came to the day of, she coordinated deliveries and set up so well and everything was beautiful. At the reception she brought my husband and I food, and made sure we were pleased with how things were going. She did such a good job of making sure everything was on track and running smoothly. Our day would not have been as successful or special without her organization and attention to detail. I can tell she really cares about making your wedding day as easy and stress-free as possible. She cares so much about her clients and I would recommend her to every bride!

Kara H

5/23/2021

Maura was amazing throughout the planning process, especially when we had to reschedule due to covid. We hired her for a day of planner and she went above and beyond. Maura and her...

assistant decorated our space beautifully and made sure the wedding flowed perfectly. She was great with communicating with me leading up to the wedding and the day of the wedding. I would definitely recommend her!

Breah F

10/29/2020

I hired Maura for the whole wedding planning process! When she first started planning I was all over the place and she really helped me figure out my vision for my wedding. She was...

there every step of the way through the planning and even on the day of the wedding. She executed every detail on my wedding day just how I wanted. I could not have been happier. 😍

Libby C

6/14/2020

Maura did an amazing job helping with my wedding! In light of COVID-19 she helped adjust, kept up with CDC guidelines, and was kind the whole way through! She is great and I would ...

highly recommend.

Tori D

1/14/2020

Okay, Maura is a MUST-HAVE for your wedding planning + wedding day. She’s not expensive for what she does, and she takes so much stress off!! She helped me think of things 10 steps...

ahead of the game that I would have never thought of and is so supportive to make it exactly what you want!! I cannot recommend her more!! I don’t know what I would’ve done without her. It would have been a wreck but she’s so good at what she does it was perfect! 11/10.

Celia K

1/13/2020

Maura was extremely helpful throughout the wedding process. She had a ton of helpful hints and suggestions, and knew all the best locations and vendors to recommend! Very easy to w...

ork with and affordable, I would recommend her to any brides looking for someone to help with the stress of planning so that they can enjoy their big day so much more!

Exemplar S

10/31/2019

As a professional wedding DJ, I work with a lot of wedding planers. I have to say, Maura at ML Celebrating Forever is a true pro! She was great to work with during the planning pha...

se. She had every detail under control. But, my favorite thing about working with her was that she executed the wedding in such a smooth and stress-free way. If you're getting married in the South East, you have to book with her! You won't regret it.

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