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Simply Stunning Events

Custom Planning Services
Des Moines and surrounding metro areas
Service area
5.0
Verified reviews from real couples
Shannon is an amazing planner to work with, and I would recommend her to anyone planning a wedding. She planned our wedding celebration at Red Acre Barn in June 2026. She did an excellent job. She is kind, smart, flexible, resourceful, calm, and super effective. Our wedding celebration was fairly complicated. Just to give a sense: - We had over 270 guests - Large wedding party and large family (lots of people to communicate specific instructions and details with) - We brought in food from over six different places (dinner alone was three different vendors, late night food, dessert, snacks) - We brought in ice cream for dessert at a venue that doesn't have a freezer - We had events spanning two days (Friday rehearsal dinner + welcome drinks in two different locations, Saturday main wedding) - We had some non-traditional wedding elements (we had a Russian bread ceremony, our ceremony was somewhat long and logistically complicated) Shannon handled everything we threw at her with grace. She kept us organized and made everything happen. I'm a detail-oriented person (and a bit of a control freak), and I was so relieved to have Shannon on vendor calls. I especially appreciate that Shannon got to know our priorities and helped us determine what was worth the effort to make a difference in our guests' experiences, and what was not worth it / what wouldn't be as important to guests. She made the wedding day and the week leading up to it so smooth for me, my mother, and my mother-in-law. All of our guests had an amazing time, and we could not be more grateful to Shannon and her team for making it happen. Thank you!!!!
Veronika S.
5.0
I’ve always known I wanted a day of coordinator when I got married to avoid extra stress on my big day but Shannon absolutely exceeded our expectation!!! Planners/day of coordinators are an investment but Simply Stunning Events was 1000% worth it! Shannon was an absolute blessing when it came to both the planning of our wedding and being there day of! Her and her team did so much to make our day absolutely amazing in every way!! Shannon is such a caring person who is clearly passionate about making your wedding day everything you dreamed of and more!! We are so so thankful we had her there to have our backs through everything and to handle several issues with our venue prior to, day of, and even after our wedding. Without her, we would have had a very stressful and overwhelming wedding weekend. We would recommend Simply Stunning Events over and over again!!
Cameron A.
5.0
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