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Where your wedding is cultivated...
Every wedding, large or small, starts with that very first idea or "seed", which simply needs a little love, dedication and attention to detail, to make it bloom into a beautiful day. From your very first consultation, our team wants to get to know your individual needs and dreams for creating your perfect wedding! When you are planning the most important day in your life, you want to have a friend and professional by your side. Seeds of Celebration will be there for you every step of the way.
We offer everything from Full Service Planning to Day-of Coordination. We start with an initial consultation, to get to know you on a personal level, and create a customized proposal from there.
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- After Party
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Seeds of Celebration receives high praise from multiple reviewers for their exceptional event planning services, particularly for weddings. The team led by Darby was commended for their responsiveness, support, seamless coordination, and calming presence throughout the planning process and on the wedding day. Reviewers appreciated the attention to detail, organization, and positive energy the team brought, making the wedding day stress-free and allowing couples and families to fully enjoy the special occasion. Seeds of Celebration comes highly recommended for their professionalism, communication, and dedication to creating a flawless and memorable event.Review photos
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We had an amazing experience with the Seeds of Celebration team! We used their full service planning package for our wedding. From start to finish, Darby was always incredibly responsive and supportive. She made everything so easy, including finding and coordinating with fabulous vendors, keeping us on track, and addressing last minute glitches and details. Our wedding day was absolutely seamless because of the Seeds team! We are so grateful to them, and would highly recommend Seeds of Celebration for others' event planning needs, big or small!
Seeds of Celebration was our month of coordinator and we could not have been happier with their incredible support on our wedding day! Darby was so lovely to work with during planning and helped keep us calm whenever things started to go awry. She and the day of coordination team were truly a force to be reckoned with on the wedding day. They helped us pull final things together after rain changed some of our layout, coordinated complicated shuttle schedules, and kept us on track. We can't thank Darby and the team enough!
Darby and her team were absolutely incredible! She changed the course of our wedding day and everything went so seamlessly. We were able to relax and enjoy and Darby handled everything. She is so kind and her presence is so calming. She is absolutely the best money we spent for the wedding weekend! I cannot recommend her and her team more.
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We recently had the pleasure of working with Seeds of Celebration for our daughter's wedding, and I can't recommend them enough. The lead coordinator and her team were simply amazing, making the entire planning process smooth and stress-free. On the wedding day, they truly went above and beyond, ensuring everything was perfect while allowing the families to relax and fully enjoy the day.
Their communication was excellent throughout, and it was clear that they genuinely cared about making the day special. Not only were they highly professional and detail-oriented, but they were also incredibly kind and easy to work with. If you're planning a wedding or any large event, do yourself a favor and hire Seeds of Celebration—you won't regret it!
Darby and team were amazing to work with! From the beginning Darby truly listened to our vision for the wedding and took the time to understand our style, preferences, and budget. Throughout the planning process, her attention to detail was impeccable. Communication was seamless from start to finish. Darby was always accessible, promptly responding to emails with questions or concerns, and was amazing with check-ins along the way. Her calm demeanor and professionalism, especially on our wedding day, allowed us to relax and enjoy the day! Loved working with Seeds of Celebration and will refer to all my friends! Thanks again Darby!
Wow, how do I possibly capture how special Darby is in a review? I've written her thank you texts, emails, reviews in bridal Facebook, but nothing really captures the gratitude we have. Darby came highly recommended by our venue, and it took one consult to see why. Darby is truly in this industry for the right reasons - she loves her couples and goes to bat for them. We hired her as our coordinator about two years in advance. She recommended so many amazing vendors to us, reviewed contracts when I asked, sent over helpful tips, and then, her services really kicked in the month before the wedding. There was so much I didn't have to do leading up to the wedding because Darby took over so many of the logistics for me. She kept me organized, which was a huge feat. Planning our wedding weekend was so stressful, but I truly had no worries about our wedding day because we had Darby. She texted all of our vendors to make sure our timeline would run smoothly. She kept us all on schedule, put together amazing team of coordinators to support us, and cheered me on the whole day. My husband told me she was the best hire of our day, because she allowed us to be completely present. On top of it, she and her team delivered all of our belongings to our room. When we got back, everything was perfectly organized and a couple of flowers were left on our pillows. From start to finish, the Seeds of Celebration team never let me worry even once that I wouldn't be taken care of. If you have the budget for a coordinator, open it up for Darby. She is the absolute best.
Darby, Emily (2x), and Erin did a phenomenal job helping plan/execute my wedding day! Darby helped find us a new photography venue due to rain the day before our event. They made sure that I had everything I needed throughout the day. It allowed me to truly enjoy my day. Thanks, ladies!
Darby and her team were the absolute MVPs of our wedding day. They were incredibly knowledgeable and professional, and their positive attitude kept our families and bridal parties on schedule while still having a blast! Darby suggested several vendors that we chose to work with who were all spectacular. She helped us feel prepared leading up to the wedding and then made sure we had the time of our life without any logistical worries on the wedding day! Highly recommend working with Seeds of Celebration!
Darby and her team are consumate professionals who bring only positive energy and meticulous attention to detail. We hired Darby for a 210-person wedding on a family farm with zero infrastructure just 7 months ahead of the big day. Darby helped us to prioritize our tasks, provided suggestions for vendors who proved to be amazing, and spent an hour with me every week ahead of the wedding to ensure we were aligned. She also joined all of our calls and meetings with vendors, handled any challenging conversations, and provided her thoughtful insights. We could not have planned the wedding without her.
And the wedding weekend was a dream - Darby built a timeline that kept all parties on time without anyone feeling rushed, she and her team managed all aspects with zero hiccups (and if there were any, which I doubt, she ensured that we were never bothered or even heard about them), and she and her team were with us throughout 3 full days of events.
We could not have asked for a better experience and highly recommend Seeds of Celebration. Darby will go above and beyond to ensure you have the day of your dreams, and she will do so with only kind, positive energy.
Darby is one of a kind - you could not find a better wedding planner. We live in Montana, but got married in Philadelphia - Darby knew all the best vendors, and made planning from afar a breeze! She was calm, thoughtful, and communicative throughout the entire process. We opted for her full service planning option, and were so impressed with the value we experienced - Darby brought a complete team to support her on our wedding day, so my husband and I truly didn't worry about a single thing. Our wedding party and family who got to know her all commented on Darby's kindness and incredible work - also that they wished they lived in Philly so they could hang with her regularly! If you have the chance, work with Darby!!
Darby is the most amazing wedding planner we could imagine. She truly shepherded us through the entire process. This included finding vendors, mailing invitations, planning logistics for the wedding day, helping us set-up our website/rsvp system in The Knot, and being the most, amazingly supportive person/friend to us both on our wedding day. We were always grateful for her positive personality. For the months leading up to the wedding, her organization kept us on schedule and honestly, she made planning a wedding feel easy! Moreover, we felt like we were completely in the moment on the day of our wedding. She and her team took care of all the little details that you don't want to think about on the actual day (i.e, meal counts, seating issues, floral set-up, etc.). I was amazed by how smoothly the day went. Thanks to her and her team we had the best wedding we could imagine, and we are so grateful!
p.s. she has a great network of vendors, and did a superb job guiding us to vendors that were within budget and reflected our tastes.
Working with Darby was a dream. She was everything a wedding planner should be & more. It's pretty rare to find someone that is INCREDIBLY diligent & detail oriented but equally as laid back and calm. She had everything under control & caught things before they were problems. She also just brought the absolute BEST energy to the day. I found myself escaping the crowd when I needed a breather just to get a pep talk from Darby. She is awesome.
Response from the Vendor on 11/09/2022
This is the sweetest review Mikaela! Thank you, it was such a pleasure working with you!
Words cannot begin to describe how grateful/glad I am that we chose Darby for full service wedding planning over a year and a half before our actual nuptials. Wedding planing can be stressful. If you layer on a pandemic, multiple events, family traditions, a postponement, and ultra-busy schedules, it can turn into a disastrous cyclone. Thankfully, we made the best possible decision and found Darby @ Seeds of Celebration.
There is no possible way we could have pulled off the wedding of our dreams without Darby. Through countless zoom meetings, site visits, new requests big or small, Darby was a calm, guiding force through it all. Wether you need to shut down an entire city street, find a Henna artist that does home visits, hunt down a nut-free bakery, or really any other seemingly impossible request, Darby is your gal. She is incredibly organized, resourceful, creative, and respectful. It is no surprise that clearly the various vendors enjoy working with her.
My now-husband and I joke, that even if Darby wasn’t our planner, she would still be invited to our wedding.
If you are searching for the best planner for your Wedding, look no further.
Darby and her team were everything you could hope for in a wedding planner. Kind, thorough, detail-oriented and enthusiastic are the descriptors that come to mind. Every detail of my daughter’s wedding was handled beautifully and with a smile despite having a multitude of vendors (3 different transportation companies were just one of many complicated details). Darby makes you feel like your event is just as important to her as it is to you. Just flawless!
Darby and her team were such a dream to work with - we are so glad to have found them!! We hired her services for month-of coordination, but she was always available with vendor recommendations before then! Communication was a breeze with Darby. Once her month-of services kicked in, it was like a weight was lifted off our shoulders. She took care of all the vendor communication and confirmations, created our wedding timeline that reflected what we wanted and made adjustments very willingly, and was so meticulous, kind, and professional in the process. She provided so many helpful tips and suggestions that set us up for success. On the day of the wedding, I don't know how we would've gotten through the day without her and her team! They executed everything perfectly and with such laughter and joy. If anything was going awry or off schedule, we had no idea because they took care of everything behind the scenes. Darby and her team were also so thoughtful - they made sure to pack up one of each dessert and left it in our refrigerator as well as packed up all of our items and dropped them off in our apartment that night! We cannot thank Darby and her team enough for their help!!
Darby and team made our wedding day a smooth, fantastic event! No task was too small or big and they were always two steps ahead of everyone else. They helped our multi-day events and managed our large bridal party with smiles and laughter. 10/10 would hire again.
I seriously have no clue how we would have gotten through our wedding day without Darby. She made sure everything ran so smoothly & was our go-to person for just about everything. Not only was she such a huge help the day of our wedding, but she was such a pleasure to work with throughout the whole planning process. Always so responsive, professional & helpful. She thought of things that I never would have thought of on my own & knew exactly what she is doing. I cannot recommend her enough!
I cannot say enough about Darby and her team! I am a hands on person, and truly believed that I could handle the details of my daughter's wedding with no problem...I was truly mistaken! I absolutely, positively could not have pulled off our dream wedding without the expertise, time and advice of Darby! She is a master at the skills of organization, timing, dedication and so much more! Do not move forward with wedding plans or any event without contacting Darby! Her service is invaluable, and it is impossible to even put a price tag on the services she provides! Best money spent on preparing for the wedding EVER!!
Darby, Gina, and the entire team was absolutely amazing! Darby made the planning process go smoothly, and Gina executed our plan perfectly on the wedding day. They were so thorough and did not miss one single detail. As the bride, I did not have to worry about a single thing on my wedding day because I knew they were taking care of it for me. They made the entire month leading up to the wedding as stress free as possible, and I was able to truly sit back and relax on the day of. My wedding was perfect in every single way, and I was able to enjoy every second of it thanks to my team from Seeds of Celebration!
Darby and team made our wedding day a breeze! In advance of our wedding (which happened to be as the delta variant was spiking), we had many ad-hoc calls with Darby to discuss logistics and concerns, she was always reachable and patient. The day before, she even called to brainstorm alternative photo options given rain in the forecast. The day of, she ensured we were on schedule and coordinated with our vendors so we didn’t worry about a thing. When something was missing, she took care of it! Not a ball was dropped on our wedding day. The day after she even called to ensure we filed our marriage license appropriately with the city! I would highly recommend Darby and the Seeds team!
Darby was a last-minute addition to my wedding-planning process, and I only wish I started working with her sooner! Darby's organizational skills, calm demeanor, and positive spirit make her the ultimate wedding planning teammate. I cannot recommend Darby and her team's services enough!
It's really hard to put into words our gratitude and appreciation for Darby and her team at Seeds of Celebration. We hired Darby as our "day of" coordinator and got service and guidance above and beyond our expectations. Darby took the time to get to know us so she could guide our planning to include and emphasize the things that were most important to our celebration. Darby made excellent recommendations for many of our vendors and her working relationships and experience with them made for very smooth planning and seamless operations. Darby took all of the stress out of our wedding planning and we aways felt like everything was being taken care of with the highest attention to detail. Her super-organized coordination during our wedding day really allowed us to focus on the important things and truly enjoy our time with our family and friends. We highly recommend Darby and her team!!
There are no words to describe how wonderful Darby and her team were. From start to finish, Darby took so many of our worries away. They did so much more than just help us plan, they became our support for the entire day. We are everyone thankful for the help they provided and the friendship we gained with Darby and her team!!
Darby is professional, calm, creative and flexible. We had lots of last minute changes due to COVID and Darby handled the changes sensitively and professionally. I really enjoyed my daughter's wedding so much more and found the entire process so much less stressful because of Darby. I will hire Seeds of Celebration for our next family wedding. I highly recommend!
Darby and her team were absolutely amazing. Darby was on top of the details from day 1, helping us to coordinate a 100% custom backyard wedding. She took my vision and worked seamlessly with our other vendors to make it a reality. In the days leading up to the wedding, she met with me multiple times to discuss any outlying questions or concerns, and helping me identify any last details we hadn't thought of. Darby and her team made our actual wedding day a dream. There was a clear schedule, and they made sure everything flowed smoothly so that I as the bride (as well as my in-laws, who were hosting our wedding at their home) didn't have to worry about logistics. Our guests loved the small details, down to the baskets of emergency supplies in the bathrooms. Throughout the whole process - which was somewhat extra-stressful due to COVID rescheduling - I felt like Darby truly cared about us and making sure we had everything we wanted. Though I don't plan on getting married again, I would definitely hire Darby in the future and would recommend her to anyone!
Darby Norris and her staff at Seeds of Celebration Creative Event Planning were a tremendous help during the preparation for our daughter’s shower and wedding! They were professional throughout the entire process and they helped make our family wedding so much fun! Darby possesses excellent communication skills , and she seems to know every vendor in our region. She effortlessly organizes and completes any task needed! Darby is now a family friend and we are grateful that we used her services and gained a friend as a bonus!!!
Lucille S.
Response from the Vendor on 01/25/2022
Thank you so much Lucille! It was such an absolute pleasure, and of course you can call me anytime to chat. All the best to you and the family!
Darby and her team are perfect! We hired Darby as a month of coordinator for our wedding July 2021. Her hard work extended far beyond the “month” of the wedding date. Our original date was May 2020. We postponed twice and even changed venues. Darby was with us every step of the way. Darby was available for phone conversations, emails, text messages. She was always responsive in a timely manner and professional. I always felt more calm after speaking with Darby. Fast forward to our wedding month/day. Darby handled all communication with vendors and made sure the entire event ran smoothly. The timeline she created was followed by the band, photographer, videographer, etc. She and her team handled everything! We never searched for a drink, food, or a fan (July outdoor wedding) without someone right there to see what we needed. While Darby is great at her job, perhaps what stands out most is her wonderful personality. She is so incredibly kind and calm. She made everyone in my large immediate family feel important and relaxed. She was so impressive my bridesmaids, aunts, siblings, etc. couldn’t stop raving about her and her team! Erin worked closely with Darby on the wedding day - she was energetic, funny, kind, and hardworking. You truly will not regret hiring Seeds .... We love them so much that my brother and his fiancé hired them for their wedding this August! Thanks again, Darby!
The Covid-delayed wedding celebration with 100 guests occurred outdoors at our home for the out-of-state bride and groom. So much to worry about, so much that could go wrong. However, because of Darby and her Seeds of Celebration team, it was truly a perfect and magical weekend, with no blips, happily enjoyed by all, including hosts. The team kept everything moving along smoothly without rushing and without anxiety. Darby was a true delight to work with from the very beginning. She showed on schedule, followed up on every detail and always communicated in a calm, professional and caring manner. She always added joy to the preparations. She and her team were a huge part in creating joyous lifelong memories.
Darby was an absolute dream to work with--she's always positive, supportive and happy to work through any situation. We definitely threw a lot at her, between unexpected weather and a compressed timeline, and she handled a succession of near-crises with grace, poise, creativity, professionalism and good humor. I honestly don't know what we would have done without her, and can't recommend her highly enough!
Response from the Vendor on 01/24/2022
Thank you so much Patti! Contending with the weather was a challenge, but we made it happen. It was beautiful!
Darby and her team were by far the smartest hire we had for the entire wedding planning experience! She was always available to talk via email and cell leading up to the event. She also was able to point me in the direction of any vendor or item I needed. She is the kind of person who will never tell you no, there were several things that others told me would be too hard or not possible and Darby made it happen. She is fantastically creative and was able to transform all my visions into real life! And that's only half of it! Day of coordination was an entirely different set of skills that Seeds of Celebration showed off. They kept us on time, they made sure everything was executed perfectly and when I got to the venue and wanted to make a few slight changes they made it happen. They had someone with me and my bridesmaids and then someone was able to stay with the groom and his groomsmen which was such a relief to know everyone was where they needed to be at all times. It was very strict and punctual but it never once felt that way, Darby and every member of her team kept a calm and happy demeanor which made me feel at ease and well taken care of the entire day. My Husband and I will always tell engaged to couple to use Seeds of Celebrations because if you're getting married you absolutely NEED Darby :)
I cannot put into words how thankful I am for Darby and her team throughout our entire wedding planning process. I connected with Darby instantly from our first call and it only went up from there. She instantly understood my husband's and my desires and never wavered. We were adamant about not letting the wedding process take over our lives and that would have happened if not for Darby. Her chill energy makes the process seamless and she always kept us at ease. If I could have created my perfect wedding planner, it would have been Darby. I just felt like she "got me" and there is no other way to say it. I felt like I had a best friend there with me on my wedding day and I recommend Darby and her team to everyone I know getting married in the near or distant future. Not only because of my amazing experience, but also selfishly so I get to hang with her and her team again! I will always be grateful for Darby and her team because she helped create a wedding that was so incredibly representative of my husband and myself. It was a uniquely beautiful day and it would not have been possible without Darby. I cannot say enough, but I shall leave it at that. I recommend Seeds of Celebration over and over again!
Darby and her team were instrumental in making sure our wedding weekend was perfect! I first met her for my sister's big day 5 years before, and appreciated her ability to organize all of the moving parts with a calm energy. She is so talented at making sure the wedding party, guests, and vendors are all coordinated so that your only worry as a bride is not crying too much or tripping over your dress (failed at both haha). If you want to be one of those rare brides that gets to be relaxed on her big day, Darby will make that possible!
Darby and Seeds of Celebration made our wedding a day beyond our greatest hopes and not-too-limited imaginations.
Leading up to the event, Darby was incredibly accommodating in terms of meeting with us, answering our endless questions, and being ready to email, text, or return calls essentially immediately. Beyond being readily available, her guidance and advice covered everything imaginable, from finances to vendor recommendations to being a creative soundboard and to simply being a friend.
At the end of our night, when Darby said goodnight and goodbye, we realized just how thrilled we were to have been so lucky to have her as a part of our experience; we were happy that she was there not just because of how easy it made our lives on a busy day, but because of how much she loves and cares for us as individuals, and as a couple!
The day, itself, was July 20th, with a RealFeel of 115 degrees. Darby and her staff were with us for twelve hours, working through the heat and running around out of air conditioning so we wouldn't have to. The Seeds staff kept us on a tight timeline, brought us food and refreshments, were flexible when we just needed to cool off in front of an A/C unit, and helped us cultivate the easy-going charm that we wanted to feel and that we wanted our guests to feel.
Darby's staff is also expertly professional; they handled everything for us without us even needing to ask, and we felt confident and safe with them, whether in terms of capturing our vision of the event as a couple, distributing our tips to vendors, or ensuring that everything that was important to us happened smoothly, was taken care of expediently, or was where it needed to be.
We love Darby and Seeds of Celebration and guarantee that you will, too, no matter what kind of event you are having, what needs to go into it, or how much you want to be involved in the planning process!
Hiring Darby was the best decision we made for our wedding!!!! Thank you SO MUCH to Darby and her team! My husband and I live in different states and we are both surgeons with busy schedules. Darby was incredible to work with. She is a true expert and so kind and conscientious. She made the wedding planning process a joy instead of a chore. Darby is a professional - she really knows what she is doing. Our wedding was 170 guests with a Friday rehearsal dinner, Saturday ceremony, cocktail hour/reception, and after party, and a brunch on Sunday (all in separate locations)! Darby helped us with the logistics and vendors of all of these parts of our wedding! The weekend ran seamlessly, there was never a time when we felt stressed. Darby is detail oriented and organized. She helped us figure out so many aspects of our wedding that we never would have thought of without her! Darby is honest. She guided us with integrity to create the wedding experience that we were hoping for. Darby is responsive! She emails back, she texts and calls back, she met with us in person numerous times, we never felt like we couldn't reach her. Darby is kind. Her kindness shines through in everything that she does - and she has people who work with her that also share this kindness - it was so lovely to spend time with her, we genuinely looked forward to it! Honestly, we cannot express it enough, hiring her was the best decision we made!!! With our busy schedules we never could have created the wedding of our dreams without her services!!! Thank you Darby!
Darby and her team are absolutely wonderful! Darby is extremely organized, professional, composed, sweet, and intelligent. I was a very picky and detail oriented bride and Darby took all of my requests in stride with grace and perfect execution. On the wedding day not one thing went wrong which is no easy feat! Each detail was executed exactly as my husband and I planned and discussed with Darby. In particular, Darby’s head planner Erin did an outstanding job. I received so many compliments from wedding guests for how wonderful the day was. Thank you Darby and Erin!
Darby is awesome. I thought we only needed a day of wedding planner, but Darby started helping us before the big day. She was great at returning our calls and emails, promptly. She communicated with our vendors prior to our wedding day, to make sure everyone was where they were supposed to be, doing what they were suppose to do on the wedding day. She dealt with all the details of the wedding day, so that we could just relax and enjoy. Darby was always professional, friendly and just the nicest person to work with on planning a special wedding day.
Darby from Seeds of Celebration is absolutely amazing. She is so organized and has the patience of a saint. She handled every single detail for our 250 person wedding including a 60 person rehearsal dinner and a 175 person farewell brunch. All of that plus the fact that I live out of state - she made it all possible. I fully admit that I am an anti-bride, wedding planning was not my thing. But Darby made sure every little detail was taken care of, even when I would forget to answer her emails. And I can’t even describe how amazing she was on the day of the wedding. She had a whole team to help coordinate my 24 person bridal party. It was like she cloned herself - she was literally everywhere I needed her. And she does it all with a positive and peppy attitude. I couldn’t have asked for more.
The best decision you can make for your wedding is to hire Darby as fast as you possibly can! We had a more complicated wedding to plan (three days of parties, two farm sites to build from scratch, over 200 guests, first wedding on either side of the family for our generation, siblings and cousins included) and Darby helped us work through every detail in a process that was as organized as it was fun and collaborative. We used her for full wedding coordination and would repeat in a heartbeat. She made everything easier: from introducing us to the best vendors to helping us with things like ordering flipflops and finding a program designer at the 11th hour to advising on backup weather plans (actually plans A, B, C and D in the end. . .) and bringing a friendly all-star team with her on the big day. We can't thank her enough, and want to spread the word so more benefit from her extraordinary skill.
Darby and her team completely put my husband and I at ease on our wedding day. We booked Darby as our day-of coordinator and she really went above and beyond. Leading up to my wedding day, she was available to recommend wedding vendors and we ended up booking quite a few professionals based of her suggestions.
Besides confirming and checking in with my vendors, she she was on-call for any last minute changes and there were quite a few due to the fact that the forecast called for rain (we had an outdoor wedding). This meant that additional rentals were required along with floor plans which she handled with ease.
On the day of the wedding, her team was on-time, professional and friendly. Erin was my main planner and she was absolutely wonderful. She always seemed right behind me when I needed her without being overbearing. She even held an umbrella for me during photos when it was raining all with a smile on her face.
I cannot say enough good things about Darby and her team, I highly recommend taking the stress off yourself and book her team.
Darby and her team are simply the best! She was cheerful, organized and great at talking to my son and the bride to be, both of her whom were in Virginia and incredibly busy. She and I worked closely to find vendors and all the things you need to do to host a fairytale wedding in your backyard. She remembered every single detail. Our youngest son developed health problems which took us out of town less than two weeks before the wedding. He was also the officiant at the wedding. Darby helped me stay calm and on track while helping us all get everything done. All this with cheerful calm that was unbelievable. Her team was fantastic and the rain on the wedding evening didn’t phase them. The evening was magical thanks the their hard work and flexibility. We loved working with Darby from beginning to end! She is the BEST!
Darby is a wonderful, amazing wedding planner. She had just a little over four months to help us plan and coordinate our wedding. My daughter was out of town in an intense school program for almost all of that time, and Darby managed to develop relationships with her and her fiance, with me and my husband, which were so important to planning the wedding. Our wedding went so beautifully, smoothly, and was such fun, largely due to Darby's efforts and attention to detail. Her composure, experience and the loveliness of who she is made her a joy to work with.
How many good things can I say about Darby? I had never heard of a ‘day-of’ wedding coordinator until I got into the planning process. It became readily apparent that I was naïve in thinking that choosing your venue, caterer, florist. Photographer, and DJ meant you had done the bulk of the work. As we got closer to the wedding, the tasks that needed to be done seemed to keep multiplying. As a day of coordinator she did much more than coordinate things that day. She got involved several weeks beforehand coordinating communication between the vendors (Will the officiant have a microphone? Who provides that? Did anyone call the DJ to see? Does the florist know how the officiant is going to set things up? Where did I want the table cards? Which tables would people sit at and does not only the caterer know this but ALSO the photographer who will be tasked with finding groups of people we arranged to be photographed? Also when is each vendor arriving and when should they arrive? Who needs to coordinate with who? ) And this was only the beginning. Who would make sure the day itself ran smoothly? I did not want to burden my family or wedding party who would not have been taken away from the event itself to coordinate these things. Plus, how would they have coordinated with each other? And WE ALSO wanted to enjoy the wedding. We had put so much time and effort into it. From the moment we met Darby we felt confident that she would help us handle all of these things. She’s super organized while also being calm and easygoing. She coordinated with everyone needed for the rehearsal and ran it. On the day of the wedding, I literally arrived at the venue and let her run the show. I felt completely at ease. Everyone who interacted with Darby thought she was wonderful. I highly recommend her!
AMAZING!! Darby and her crew where there for me every step of the way. My wedding day went so smooth because of them. They were a dream to work with and made everything stress free. I highly recommend them!!
Darby and her team are incredible! She played a pivotal role in every significant decision we made during the year leading up to the event. In addition to her invaluable foresight and experience, she also worked as mediator and therapist between the bride, her folks, and that squirrelly groom. Sanity prevailed, Event was Flawless and even better than we had hoped. Score one for Seeds of Celebration!
Darby was fabulous - we used her for our wedding in October 2015. We decided we only needed "day of" coordination, but Darby started helping us about a month before. She communicated with our vendors and reviewed our contracts prior to our wedding day, to make sure we were getting what we were supposed to on the actual day. She was extremely helpful in making sure we had everything at the venue on the day of, she even picked things up from our house. She made sure everyone knew where they were supposed to be on the wedding day, including family members and bridal party. Mostly importantly, she coordinated the whole timeline with the photographer, so that everyone would be on time and prepared. Darby was professional, super sweet, friendly, and calm. She took all of the stresses away on our wedding day and allowed us to just enjoy!
I can not say anything but amazing things about Darby and our experience with her! She was absolutely VITAL to planning our wedding, especially her day of service. She was so attentive, kind, sweet, helpful, and always always always ready to do whatever we asked of her. Without a doubt the best idea we had to hire Darby as our wedding planner. SHE WAS AMAZING. She made the day so enjoyable since I didn't have to worry about 1 thing. The day was amazing and ran so smoothly- without a hitch! WE LOVE YOU DARBY!!!! xoxoxo
My daughter and I truly enjoyed working with Darby. As the mother of the bride, Darby helped with everything and allowed me and my family to enjoy the wedding while she handled the details! She is very professional, organized and easy to work with. Any issues that arose she handled. Worth every penny! I plan on using her again.
Hire Darby, you will be so glad you did! I was hesitant about getting a wedding planner, for budgeting reasons and my, now, husband was adamant about wanting one so we didn't have to deal with any issues the day of our wedding. He was right. So right! She was worth every penny. Having Darby's help in suggesting and coordinating the vendors, organizing deliveries, setting our timeline and ensuring everyone stayed on it, organizing the flow of the wedding, making sure all the little details were taken care of, and her calm and friendly demeanor are priceless! She knows what she is doing and she is great at it...you will be in good hands with Darby and the whole Seeds of Celebration team!
Darby and her team played a key role in our wedding day - and they did it all with a smile on their faces! Darby was incredibly helpful in the planning - everything from the floor plan of our space, to the timeline of the day itself, to coordinating the vendors, etc. She did it all! Additionally, Darby was amazing when it came to getting equipment to and from our venue. She came to pick everything up from our house, loaded and unloaded incredibly efficiently. She was really so sweet, helpful and supportive in every way - I can not recommend her enough!
Darby and team were the best leading up to the day of the wedding and our wedding itself. They were the calm to the crazy of the day. Seeds of Celebration team has an extreme attention to detail. In addition, they were able to help me out when I did not love my bouquet on the day of. They also were right by side when my dress ripped right before our first dance. They took all the stress away!! Very responsive at all time which is key and they were always happy to help.
Darby and Seeds of Celebration saved my sanity! We used Seeds of Celebration for "month out" wedding planning but got so much more help than that! Darby was always available for questions and suggestions, and her expert organization and calmness was just what I needed. When I turned everything over to her (vendor lists to coordinate, seating charts, timetable that she helped coordinate with vendors, things to be taken to the venue, and more), I knew everything would be done perfectly and smoothly--and it was! Her suggestions were good ones and her comments were supportive. I felt that she read my mind sometimes and answered questions before I had them. Darby's rates are very reasonable, but she's worth her weight in gold.
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Darby is the founder and owner of Seeds of Celebration Creative Event Planning. She has been immersed in the event industry in the Philadelphia area, for over 10 years. After many years in the catering sales world, Darby decided that she needed to follow her true calling, and develop her own event planning business where her creativity and personality could not be held back.
Darby's passion for event planning stems directly from the relationships she creates with her clients. She works with all of her clients directly, and will give you the personal attention you deserve.
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