Smiling Rose Event Planning and Production

owledgeable, incredibly helpful, and genuinely becomes a friend first. She is someone who reminds you to breathe, be present, and actually enjoy the moments as they come. As a planner myself, I’m used to being the one managing every detail, but with her there, I didn’t have to touch a thing. I knew every vendor was taken care of, every detail handled, and everything would get done exactly as it should. She doesn’t sweat the small stuff, keeps an amazing attitude, and brings a calm confidence that instantly puts you at ease. She makes the entire day feel light and effortless—like you’re floating on a cloud with your best friend watching your back. She is a forever friend, and I will recommend her over and over again to anyone who wants a wedding day that feels joyful, seamless, and completely supported.

rbor Resort (Amazing), but with a wedding on an island and guests coming from 7 states and 3 continents, the logistics seemed overwhelming. Not to mention finding vendors that were familiar with the location. There were so many opportunities for something to go wrong. But it was perfect ! Grace was two steps ahead of us all along the way. Anticipating needs and any possible hiccups. Her experience, professionalism, relatability, patience, understanding and care, ensured that all the events were perfect. Grace's relationship with the resort was so helpful in so many ways. Coordinating the vendors, the housing, the professional DJ, the outstanding photographer, the guests dietary restrictions, the special needs from the 3 generations of guests, the "interesting family members", (you know, you know what I mean), Grace made sure that everything went smooth, allowing the family to get to enjoy the special day.  We cannot say enough about Grace and what she did for our family. Weddings are expensive, so why not have THE BEST helping you make sure to get the most out of your investment. Hands down Grace is the best. Grace went from our wedding planner, to a trusted friend to a member of the family. She is passionate about making sure everything is perfect. She Cares. You couldn't ask for anything more. 

ter me, but paying Grace is the best expenditure you'll make in your entire wedding and if it's more than I paid for her, you'll still feel like you got your money's worth. Roche Harbor gave us a vendor list of people they've worked with. We mildly looked at some of the other planners. They said things like "if you're not paying 100k for your wedding, don't email us". From our very first Zoom call with Grace, we knew this was the woman for us to help us navigate through all the trials and tribulations of planning a wedding. She immediately put us at ease with her personality and reminded me (the groom and planner) that this is supposed to be fun. Then she meets my guys, the groomsmen in the wedding. They're not an easy bunch to corral. She took care of them with effortless ease. It would have taken me an hour to do what she did in 15 seconds. Grace just instantly took care of a rowdy bunch of guys and left them all feeling like "what just happened?!". Then there's the small things too. As the groom, I had a moment where holding my little baby nephew broke my boutonniere. Grace was there right away and had my broken bulb re-attached to the rest of the flowers in 30 seconds flat. Or what about what MY WIFE wants to point out? We're taking pictures for hours on end. Grace comes up and asks if we want water. She brings a normal bottle of water for me, but she has a straw ready to go for MY WIFE's water, so it doesn't mess up her lipstick. Those are just a small snapshot of what to expect when you hire Grace. She will literally be ahead of you at all times and will know what you need almost before you know you need it. From the small (albeit stinky) things like someone clogging the toilet at the reception to the massive things like coordinating your vendors, whether that's florals, linens, lights, DJ, or the venue itself, Grace is a rockstar. You'll hear about some of the big stuff that directly pertains to you, but for the most part, Grace is gonna be operating behind the scenes and keeping your day stress free. I just simply cannot express enough how important Grace was on my big day/ weekend. She took everything in stride at every point. Call her Shohei Ohtani, because she's the MVP that can do it all. When the dust settles on your big weekend, you want to call her your friend. That's how cool she is. If you're on the fence about "do I need a wedding planner?!", then lemme tell you. Unless you're doing a small-scale wedding for less than $10k all in, you should have a planner. And you should be contacting Grace at Smiling Roses to handle it for you. MY WIFE and I had the most perfect weekend of our lives on 10/31 and 11/01. That would not have been possible without Grace. I still have 500 characters left, so I'm just gonna say Grace is amazing. We got to call her more times than you'd ever expect. We could text her too. Emails? I sent about 50 of those to her. She just continually exceeded our expectations. She's so cool that she's probably gonna text me and thank me for this review. If you made it this far: HIRE GRACE FOR YOUR WEDDING! You will not be disappointed!

pported us with our welcome event—and both felt seamless because of her. She anticipated every detail, kept everything on track, and made sure we could just enjoy ourselves without worrying about a thing. Our guests kept raving about how smooth and organized everything felt, which is all thanks to her. She truly went above and beyond and made the entire experience stress-free. We are so grateful!

dding we did without her, we got so many compliments on how smooth and so well coordinated it was. Truly was such a great experience.

u’ll feel like you’ve known her forever. She brings a wealth of industry experience, from catering to audio, that makes her uniquely skilled at managing vendors seamlessly. It was clear our other vendors loved working with her too. For our rehearsal dinner, hosted at a private home for 115 guests, Grace handled every detail. She spent an estimated 10+ hours on-site in the days leading up planning layouts, coordinating rentals, troubleshooting logistics, and delivered a seamless event. On top of that, she navigated the complexity of working with vendors who primarily spoke Chinese, without missing a beat. On our wedding day, Seattle threw us a rainy curveball, but Grace turned it into the best possible version of the day. She somehow knew our vision just as well as we did, despite running multiple wedding at a time - I don't know how she keeps it all straight and with such calm, but she does! Trust me, the last thing you want on your wedding day is to be the one coordinating. Hiring Grace was hands down the BEST money we spent.

out bringing our vision to life. Every detail was handled with care—from vendor coordination to timeline management—and their creativity and calm presence helped make the day feel effortless. They went above and beyond to ensure everything ran smoothly, and we genuinely got to enjoy every moment of our wedding knowing Grace had everything under control. Our guests were raving about how seamless and beautiful the event was—and we owe so much of that to this incredible planner. If you're looking for someone who listens, cares deeply, and delivers with grace and excellence, look no further. Highly, highly recommend!

dibly organized. She provided us with a clear planning outline that kept us on track and met with us monthly to ensure every detail was covered. Grace truly knows the ins and outs of wedding planning—her knowledge and experience were invaluable. She connected us with excellent vendors and always had thoughtful recommendations that aligned with our vision. When the big day finally arrived, Grace went above and beyond. Her day-of coordination was seamless, detailed, and calm. It genuinely felt like we had a trusted friend by our side, making sure the day was perfect (and it was!). We are so grateful to Grace for helping bring our wedding vision to life. If you’re looking for a wedding coordinator who is warm (stern when needed), detail-oriented, and truly invested in making your day amazing, we wholeheartedly recommend Grace.

this blend of skills is much appreciated! Grace coordinated our wedding exactly as we envisioned and served as our security blanket throughout the entire weekend - when a few unexpected things happened Grace was right there with a solution and deleted any stress or follow on problems. Additionally, Grace went above and beyond to make us feel special and celebrated on our big day. Thank you Grace!!

always extremely helpful, fun to talk to, organized, and easy going. She is very knowledgeable about planning weddings and was available to make recommendations to us on a range of issues (we had never planned a wedding before!). Grace also communicated well with our vendors and our venue, and helped us arrange and pick up / drop off some last minute rentals. We also loved that Grace has a collection of wedding supplies (votives, vases, etc) that we could borrow from! During the whole planning process, having Grace on our team made us feel more relaxed, and confident that everything was thought of. On our wedding day, Grace proactively took tasks off of our plate, and reminded us that our job that day was to relax and have a good time. The event ran so smoothly, and we felt like a lot of that is owed to Grace. To couples planning their wedding – hiring a day-of coordinator or planner is a must. To have someone who is not you or a family member who can wrangle all of the vendors and keep track of all of the things that need to happen on your wedding day makes a huge, huge difference, and Grace was just perfect at this. She is truly a joy to work with and so incredible at her job!

he day. We could not have been happier with our choice of day-of coordinator!

atering tasting and a rental consultation. She suggested vendors that met our price points and reviewed and provided feedback on all our vendor contracts which put our minds at ease and made sure that we were covering all our bases. Her communication was outstanding and her sense of humor was perfect for when things got stressful. During the wedding weekend, Grace easily handled all questions/concerns from immediate family members (so we didn't have to) and our wedding day was completely stress free for us. She also has a great inventory of decor items which she lent to us for the wedding. I highly recommend Grace and her team.

ll logistic details and talking to her made us feel confident that we were on track (and removed a lot of planning-induced anxiety). And the day of the wedding we didn't have to talk to any vendor. We were able to really enjoy th wedding reception, which is a big win for us. Thanks Grace!!! Julien & Whitney

le throughout all of the planning process. She even came to the venue with us earlier this year to help us figure out how to configure the space and answered all of my frantic texts with such patience and grace (pun intended?) when I felt anxious with certain vendors and set up details. Day of, she delivered exactly what we requested - which was to show up and leave our wedding without worry while bringing to life the design I had in mind to perfection. After many horror stories from friends having to do more than they bargained for during their wedding (tear down, set up, etc.), Grace allowed us to have a perfect day by taking care of all of the behind the scenes set up and tear down. She came to us only when absolutely necessary and had everything perfectly in place with her team and our vendors otherwise. Another great perk of working with Grace is her inventory of items! My venue was a blank slate and Grace's inventory being part of the cost of working with her allowed us to save on a bundle of miscellaneous items that would cost us more/be more of a pain to get rid of otherwise. We cannot say more good things about Grace, and frankly a review alone just doesn't justify our appreciation of her and our team for making our wedding the best it could possibly be. DO NOT HESITATE to hire Grace for any of your event needs - she is the BEST, and we feel so lucky to have gotten it right with her as our coordinator. <3

life. You can’t go wrong when you hire grace!

h Grace. Her creativity, organization, patience, and knowledge, is truly unmatched. I'm not exaggerating: Grace knows everything there is to know about the wedding industry and planning a wedding. She answered every single one of our questions and had sound advice on everything. Even though we hired her as a day-of-coordinator, she went way beyond that and was honestly part-planner / part-coordinator. She held monthly calls way before our actual wedding date, came to our food tasting and coordinated our choices with the caterer, traveled to a rental warehouse with us to pick out tablesettings, handled some insane family drama (including giving my sweet but very stressed mother her personal phone number), and bought, printed, and wrapped our party favors (at a bulk discount!) – all before the actual big day. During our rehearsal and wedding, Grace was organized and kept everyone on track, while still being funny and kind. She really did everything, from coordinating vendor arrival and setup, to making sure everyone was in the right place at the right time, to ensuring we actually ate food and enjoyed ourselves. All I had to worry about was showing up and having a good time. Plus, my other vendors commented on how thorough her timeline and communication was and how it included some buffer so we weren't rushing from event to event. Grace even brought her own decorations and a bubble machine for our big exit. After the reception, we went to an after party and Grace and her team packed up all of our stuff really well and dropped it off at our apartment – on top of returning other vendor rentals. Hiring Grace and her team was the BEST investment we made for our wedding and I cannot recommend her highly enough!!

t money spent in our wedding budget. She was able to accommodate everything we wanted in our schedule, and when it was the day of the wedding I didn’t have to worry about a thing because I knew everything was in the best possible hands. She rolled with any pop-up so smoothly it’s obvious she has a contingency plan for anything. I was juggling last minute guest count adjustments and she passed the information along to catering, adjusted seating, and got back to me in under FIVE minutes. Her organization is off the charts, and she uses Google Drive to make it even easier. Schedules, VIPs, vendor details, it’s all safe in one space. I could add info about the wedding, vendors, and other details knowing she would see it. If there is ONE must-have vendor out there for every wedding, it’s Grace and her team. Thank you for making our wedding day unforgettable! We won’t be able to think of the day without thinking of you.

organized, highly knowledgable and incredibly personable, kind, fun, and awesome. She had worked with so many of our vendors in the past and clearly has a vast wealth of experience. It was helpful to have someone to hold my hand through process and keep an eye out for stuff I hadn't even thought about. I tend to get anxious and overly detailed oriented. Grace was able to let me relax and enjoy the planning and especially the day itself. On the day of the wedding, in addition to coordinating everything, she also made herself available to answer questions from us/our friends/family/guests and that helped us A TON. One of the biggest things for me was that she handled the set up and break down of the event. She also tracked down a 12 -person round table in the week leading up to the wedding, so last minute, and got it to the venue because my mom had to have a certain table arrangement and the venue didn't have that specific table. That was huge for my family. The list goes on and on. She makes things happen. I can't thank her enough for everything she did to make our wedding weekend a wonderful experience for all. Thank you Grace!

Grace got us over the finish line. Grace is incredibly responsive and filled with ideas. As someone who finds it hard to let go and tends to project manage everything, I felt so reassured working with Grace that she would take care of it. She took on communications with our vendors (at some points, needing to be more persuasive than others!) and our venue - plus her and Erin’s help day of just running the show and making sure all of our food, drinks, decor, people got to where they needed to be at the right time, made it so easy to just show up and enjoy the day. I’d highly recommend working with Grace if you have the opportunity - she is so lovely to work with and a consummate professional who has really seen and navigated any possible situation that might come up! You will be in the best of hands with Grace.

of logistics, and helping our wedding weekend run seamlessly. Her team was approachable through the full process and we heard great feedback from family/guests as well.

not enough to describe how amazing Grace is!! We had two weddings to plan, one in Korea (Nov 2021) and one in Seattle (Dec 2021). You can probably already sense how crazy and overwhelmed we were with all the wedding planning, especially in the covid-era. We first found Grace through a recommendation from our DJ. From the very first time we spoke with her, we knew we've found THE ONE. She is super down-to-earth, fun, organized, professional, and caring! Although we hired her as a day-of-coordinator, she reached out to us two months before the wedding, checking in and making sure we had everything in order for the big day. She was always available via email to answer our questions. Even when one of our vendors had to cancel on us last minute and we were doomed to do a lot of decorations ourselves, Grace helped to make sure I was stress-free on the day of (and the days leading up to it) and put together the most beautiful wedding I could ever dream of! Smiling Rose Event Planning has their own awesome docors, like hurricanes, votives, frames, easels, which couples can rent for free (what?!?!), which honestly saved our lives and our bank account! She was super easygoing, always with a smile on her face. Everyone at our wedding was impressed by Grace and Stacey (Grace's assistant). Even when I forgot to order sparklers for the sparkler going-away photos (which I was super sad about on the day of), Grace was able to talk with the venue staff to locate enough sparklers for us to use! Stacey was also amazing and so nice!! Without these two wonderful ladies, my wedding was probably not possible. Thank you so so much! We highly recommend you working with them! You won't regret!!

ituation where having a planner can mean the difference between a perfect day and a disaster. Grace made that difference for us. Every detail she oversaw was flawless. From gorgeously pulling off a last minute site change (from a muddy garden to a dramatic fireplace-lit courtyard) to making sure as much of our cake as possible got saved (my biggest priority) Grace made it all happen. She thinks of EVERYTHING and makes herself available for all those details you simply cannot deal with both before and on your wedding day - from transporting all the decor to remembering to print out your vows to having electrolytes on hand. She even helped me ship off my bouquet for preservation the day after. I have no idea how she does it all - while staying so organized, calm and friendly. I think she must have superpowers. Just hire her. I cannot stress this enough. You'd be out of your mind to try and get married without her.

have been the event it ended up being without the amazing help by Grace! We worked with Grace via email coordinating many wedding details that I sure wouldn't have been able to wrap my head around at that stage. She has this amazing ability to quickly address a million big and little wedding details in a fun, positive way! She is extremely productive, responsive and I would absolutely recommend her for any event! The actual day of and the rehearsal we worked with Stacey at Smiling Rose and my goodness. I can't say enough how much I appreciated Stacey! She coordinated all the vendors, did all the decorations, picked up the flowers pre-wedding, corraled the groomsmen (quite the task!), communicated with the wedding party impeccably, did the little things (like checking in with those giving toasts 'how they are doing' my Dad was really appreciative of that), helped with making sure all of our items were ready to be packed up before heading out, and she just had a tremendous wonderful attitude. Our day of just wouldn't have been the same without Smiling Rose and as I mentioned, I would absolutely recommend them and hopefully will work with them again soon for another type of event!

hrown at her, is drama free, fun to work with and has great taste and judgment. Leading up to the wedding, Grace was easy to get ahold of and answered any question I had. She had great suggestions and always offered to help whenever she could. She really respected our budget and helped us get the most for our money, never guilting us into spending more. The day of the wedding she was as fun to have around as my bridesmaids (although also had an ability to be in the background when necessary!). She handled everything, including effortlessly navigating tricky family dynamics. She and her team did a beautiful job with my florals and making sure my décor was exactly how I wanted -- they really listened! I am so grateful to Grace and her team and am in awe of her talents.

ng packing lists and timelines, among many other things! She was there to answer my questions and reduce my stress! On the day of the wedding, she knew exactly what needed to be done and helped coordinate my friends and family who helped set up. She quickly solved any problems that came up during the actual event, and the best part was that I never knew there were any problems to begin with! She is communicative, organized, easy to work with, and funny! My friends, family, and other vendors all thought so as well!

work with her and her team!! I worked with Grace up until the day of the wedding, then her coordinator Erin on the day of the wedding. Both were on top of it, professional, and fun to be around when celebrating such a fun occasion! Grace is so organized, puts you at ease especially when handling vendor contracts and negotiations, and throughout any fires she is calm and collected. She also makes an effort to make you feel special and like your wedding day matters. I know it never happens, but my wedding day was flawlessly executed and I felt so comfortable knowing Smiling Rose had everything under control. She helped select and negotiate with vendors, provided a day of wedding day timeline that she kept up to date with the latest information, provided items like hurricane candles from her own inventory, helped us coordinate our rehearsal dinner, and I could go on. Grace made such an impression that one of my wedding guests wants to use Smiling Rose for her upcoming wedding. I would recommend Grace and her team to anyone. They’ve got your back!

control freak it was so perfect for me to have someone i could trust to take over and it allowed me to relax and have the best time ever. Grace is intuitive, has a great attention to detail, works her butt off, and is an absolute pleasure to work with. I would recommend hiring her 1000 percent! Thank you Grace and Stacey for making our wedding go so perfectly!

hen I-90 was shut down and it took us 4 hours longer than expected to get to our rehearsal dinner. She’s got the kind of personality that gets along with everyone, and was easily able to manage all of our vendors, guests, and us with ease, while making everyone feel relaxed. She even stayed late on our wedding night to ensure we were able to close out with every last vendor and transition smoothly to the after party. We would recommend her to anyone, and hire her again in a heartbeat!

he day run incredibly smoothly. She thought of all of the little details that we hadn't thought about. When I saw that the wrong color napkins had been placed on our reception tables, she was able to work her magic and by the time of the ceremony, we had the right napkins. She's the perfect balance of friendly/fun but also gets shit done. She really thought of so many things (down to having paper straws to put in the water bottles she brought for me so I wouldn't mess up my lipstick). So many of my bridesmaids and family commented on how amazing she was - one of my bridesmaids isn't even in a relationship and has already said she want's to hire Grace whenever she gets married! I would absolutely recommend Grace and Smiling Rose for anyone who wants to be able to fully enjoy their wedding day.

s happy to jump in on all of our vendor meetings leading up to the big day. She is sweet, high-energy, extremely organized and on top of absolutely every detail. Our big day went off without a hitch. Grace ensured that all of our vendors were aware of plans and timelines, directed our bridal party and families throughout the evening and kept everyone on schedule. She is a must-have! Thank you for everything, Grace!!

eview - Grace is organized, a blast to work with, an incredible project manager, and I would recommend her and her team to anyone for any event. Our wedding party/family were in awe of her hard work and ability to hammer out details and get things done. Given the opportunity again, we would hire her in a heartbeat - 10/5 stars. Detailed review… My husband and I are both very type A; detail oriented, organized, typical “planners”. We were on the fence about hiring a coordinator as we thought we could handle it ourselves, but we finally decided to pull the trigger based on advice from other married couples. We found Smiling Rose via our venue, Roche Harbor Resort, as a preferred vendor. We decided to go with her "day of coordination" option. Grace's services went FAR beyond "day of" - she jumped in immediately, got on a first-name basis with all of our vendors (talking with each of them multiple times leading up to the wedding), and handled every tiny detail that we could possibly think of (with an incredible attitude) for the entire wedding weekend. We, along with our guests, were absolutely in awe of Grace, her work ethic, and her ability to make it all happen. We quickly learned that our event was in very good hands, and it felt like a breath of fresh air. We stopped stressing/worrying about the details and were able to put our trust in Grace right off the bat. We leaned on Grace for a lot of things – set up/tear down, running errands, keeping guests comfortable in the record heat, managing our vendors and their travel to San Juan Island, the list goes on. She even set up our entire Sunday brunch at a private residence the morning after the wedding (floral arrangements, décor, picking up food/ice, creating beautiful food platters – she literally did the entire thing). We asked Grace for advice along the way (how do you think we should set this space up?, what’s the right timeline for this…?, how much should we be tipping?) and she was incredibly helpful, selfless, honest, and sincere. We were able to truly enjoy our entire wedding weekend without a moment of stress, and we have Grace to thank for that. She is one of the hardest workers we've ever encountered. She is an outstanding project manager and can be a tough cookie - which is exactly what we didn't know we needed. She was prepared for anything and everything (even carries an emergency kit - she had fans for my bridesmaids and I, heel stoppers for the girls with stilettos who were nervous about sinking into the grass, snacks for the other vendors... the list goes on). Again, 10/5 stars – highly recommend Grace to anyone and everyone!!!

and dedicated to her clients, making sure they have a wonderful experience. The event was smooth and guests had a great time!

ized, detailed, and level-headed, which really helped me leading up to the wedding, especially with all our last-minute changes due to Covid. Although I booked her as a day-of coordinator, her package really includes so much more, and we were in contact pretty much throughout the whole planning process. It was so reassuring to know I had someone who could handle all the small details that I was trying to corral in my head. On the day of the wedding, I was able to let go and know that everything was taken care of! There were a few moments when I remembered something that needed doing, but Grace had already done it! She took care of set-up, being the point of contact for the other vendors, organizing/cueing our wedding party (with no rehearsal), playing the music, transitioning for our cake cutting and champagne toast, clean-up, and probably many more things I didn't notice behind the scenes. We were able to completely relax and enjoy our wedding, thanks to Grace! I wouldn't hesitate to have Grace coordinate a future event!

closer to what I truly wanted. She is incredibly knowledgable and can handle all sorts of people. She took care of things I didn't even know I needed to do and she kept me stress free the whole time. I can honestly say I loved everything about my wedding and actually was able to enjoy every single minute of it, completely stress free knowing Grace had my back. Thank you Grace <3

f available throughout the planning process so that we could touch base and pick her brain about whatever, whenever. She did an amazing job making sure our day ran smoothly while handling our various requests and keeping our cast of characters in line. She went above and beyond, and we appreciate her attention to detail, can-do attitude, and fun personality. I'm so glad we entrusted Grace with our big day—we couldn't have done it without her!

e phone with Grace for the intro call to see what she was about and got off thinking 1. "How the heck did we think we could do ALL THAT ourselves" and 2. "Damn, this girl is good." She's really organized, keeping all notes from calls and lists in one Google Drive folder. Her pricing is incredibly reasonable for the peace of mind we got, and she went way above and beyond our expectations. She handled our rehearsal dinner, ceremony and reception. She is a great communicator — always responded to emails and texts in a timely manner. She connected with all our vendors and took them off my hands to coordinate their duties. She met with us a few times to go over the to-do lists, patiently answered all our questions and made great recommendations when we didn't know what to do. She was a huge help with the ceremony and reception venues — for the walkthroughs, she took charge and also made the day filled with humor, which is important during such a momentous time. Grace is a seasoned professional, an amazing person, and I would recommend her to anyone planning a wedding! My maid of honor referred me to her and we both love Grace!

into something really special. Honestly, she blew us away with how flawlessly all the details came together! As the bride, I was able to go into the wedding day and not even have a concern or thought about how things were going at the venue - I had so much confidence and faith in Grace and she killed it! In addition, she made the whole process FUN, which to me is as good as it gets. I would recommend Grace to anyone for event planning - we are still getting compliments from guests about how great the day was and that is in large part due to her efforts to get us across the finish line!

coordinator and the results were absolutely fantastic. She was able to handle crazy family members, all of the vendor scheduling, and those weird wedding things that no one can predict. Everything on our wedding day went perfectly, and it's all thanks to Grace and her team.

make the zillion decisions that pop up along the way planning a wedding. We hired her specifically to run the rehearsal dinner, wedding day and the “recovery brunch” the day after. She handled all three with grace (no pun intended), confidence and a sincere enthusiastic spirit. Not only did she run those events flawlessly, she was also there when the heavy lifting of setting up and tearing down commenced; always lending her sage and excellent advice when quick decisions needed to be made. Do yourselves a tremendous favor and hire the “Wedding Planner Extraordinaire” to insure the perfect wedding day for all involved; especially the Bride and Groom! Sincerely, Susie & Prentice Rodgers

n with my other vendors to make sure they knew where to be and when. She was a godsend on our wedding day and handled everything for me! She put out all our decorations and handled any issues that came about. Her assistant Erin was on top of things when it came to getting us ready for the ceremony. They kept us on timeline for the day of and helped with anything we needed. I have been to 25 weddings and I have never worked with a better coordinator. I can't praise them enough!

t a loss for most things that needed to be handled. I can honestly say our wedding would not have been as wonderful as it was without Grace! Grace was the 3rd or 4th wedding planner that we met with but once we met with her we knew she was the wedding planner for us. She has a lot of experience with wedding planning and was able to educate me on every category of putting a wedding together. She is easy to communicate with and both my wife and I got along very well with Grace. She has no problem letting you know if you are getting stressfully behind schedule or reassuring you if you are not actually behind schedule but you just feel like it. She also helped make us feel much more comfortable making it OUR day and not giving in to the requests of family members unless we actually wanted those requests. Grace also has no problem running point on talking with those family members to help create a buffer for you and to help keep the wedding YOUR special day. Grace did an amazing job creating a schedule for us, assigning us monthly homework leading up to the wedding and keeping us on track. She always went above and beyond our highest expectations and helped reduce a lot of the stress we were feeling. Whenever we met or talked she would ask what she could help with and I would just explain which task/decision was stressing me out, expecting at most some advice and she simply told me don't worry about that I can handle it. She compiled the best options for us knowing our preferences and presented them to me for easy decision making. She not only thoroughly impressed my wife and I but also all of our family members involved in the planning process and even our vendors. Every one of them was amazed at how great she was at her job and commented on how relaxed the experience was and how easy it was to know what is going on. While I had already handled most of the vendors myself by the time we hired Grace she took over all of the correspondence with them so that I wouldn't have to handle all those communications and updating of people. On the actual day of the wedding she was able to keep us out of all of the planning, stress or problems so we could just enjoy our day. Before we even realized that we had any needs she was able to show up with whatever we would have needed. When we would get too involved in the party and start to destroy our own timeline she would let us know, confirm if we wanted to destroy our schedule or not and then either get us moving on or adjust the timeline accordingly. I came in with moderate expectations for what a wedding planner would be able to do for us and Grace exceeded even my un-realistic, dream world expectations for a wedding. She quickly got a feel for what we wanted for our day of and helped guide us into making that day happen with as little stress as possible. I look back on our wedding day and still get tears in my eyes from all of the joy there was that day. It was perfect and that is certainly because of Grace. Not only was Grace the best ever, her rate was also lower than every single quote we received from other options. I highly recommend Grace to everyone I know planning a wedding or who know people planning weddings. Thank you so much Grace and my apologies for the delay on writing this! You were the best!

oordination was spectacular, and every detail was executed perfectly! I loved working with Grace. She made sure to check in with my almost daily the week of the wedding, and even the week after. No idea of mine was too crazy or out of reach. Smiling Rose is the best place to go if you want a seamless, relaxed wedding day. Thank you Grace and Erin!

ntire process. There were timely check-in's with us and Grace was in direct contact with all of our vendors, musicians, caterers, etc. from day 1. She is well versed in the flow of a complex function, and fantastic at managing groups of people and individuals who might present a challenge. Our wedding went off without a hitch. Grace made sure that our site was organized and tidy before leaving. We are so thankful for her help!

onses were always quick. She was a great soundboard throughout the planning process and provided great advice. One of the best things she did was completely own the rehearsal. Our officiant was my husband’s father who had never officiated a ceremony before. Needless to say we were all rookies. Grace took over and ran the entire group through the ceremony flow, which was the biggest help! Our families were so impressed! She also has décor you can borrow for your big day. We ended up borrowing a lot for the welcome party we hosted the night before our wedding. This was a great perk of working with Grace. Erin was whom we had for our actual day. We received multiple compliments on Erin from our guests at how wonderful she was on the big day. She was so sweet and handled everything flawlessly. My husband and I always knew where we had to be and what we had to be doing. Grace and Erin worked hand-in-hand up to our big day and they were the perfect duo. I would recommend Smiling Rose to any bride or groom! Worth every penny!