About this vendor
SwaLaRue Events is a wedding and event planning service located in Katy, TX, just west of Houston. The company was designed to cater to busy professionals and couples with full schedules who don’t have enough time to plan their nuptials. While they have packages to choose from, the team is happy to create a customized plan to best suit your needs.
Anshwa Lewis is the CEO of SwaLarue Events, whose brand name is a portmanteau of her middle name and childhood nickname. She is a lover of all things romantic and sophisticated and works with her clients in a sweet and masterful way. Her certifications in planning and design, along with her experience as an army officer, allow her to deal with situations in the calmest manner. She has worked for couples of various cultures in locations from Houston to New Orleans, to the Caribbean Islands.
The team behind SwaLarue has experience working in a variety of venue types, including cathedrals, barns, and art galleries. An initial consultation takes place before every package, to ensure that you get the treatment that’s best for you. Your schedule to the altar will be mapped out to the finest details until you know exactly what your wedding is going to look like. All packages include unlimited email communication between you and your planner, ready for any questions or concerns that you may have. Some services that the team can provide for you include menu selection assistance, visiting vendor sites, rehearsal management, and monthly planning progress consultations.
Details
Business Attributes
- Black-owned Business
- Veteran-owned Business
- Woman-owned Business
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 Activities
- Rehearsals & Parties
- Rehearsal Dinner
- Wedding
- Ceremony
- Cocktail Hour
- Reception
Awards and Affiliations
2021 'Best of Weddings'
Best of Weddings
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out of 5.023 reviews
Anshwa is the BEST wedding planner in Houston!!! Working with her and her team was smooth from start to finish. She was a Godsend to me and my then fiance/ now husband and was alw...
ays transparent, communicative, and so friendly. We planned our wedding out of state from Colorado which was stressful, but Anshwa made it feel seamless. The vibe and decor for our wedding was everything I could have wanted and then some. I felt like I was planning our wedding with a friend through the entire process. Thank you so much Anshwa!!!!
Anshwa was the reason why my wedding was perfect not just for me, the bride, but for a lot of our wedding guests. Throughout the night and for weeks after our wedding, multiple gue...
sts talked about how our wedding was the most beautiful wedding they’ve ever attended. I’m blessed to have found Anshwa to be our wedding coordinator. Anshwa’s professionalism and quick turnaround made our wedding experience seamless. My parents and I worked with Anshwa a year prior to our wedding date to discuss our ideal wedding. Throughout the year Anshwa assisted on wording for all our stationary, production on the wedding itinerary & managed timeline throughout the event, confirmed all vendors, acted as the liaison between vendors/guests/ & party, coordinated all event rental and equipment delivery, managed vendor set up to make sure all commitments were fulfilled and was our angel throughout our whole wedding experience. Anshwa did way more than what was listed above and we are so blessed to have found her. Thank you Anshwa from the bottom of our hearts for “Planning like a BOSS”.
SwaLaRue was AMAZING! My fiance (at the time) did not see the need for a wedding planner, but I did. So I paid for one with my own money. I REGRET nothing! Anshwa was such a gem. ...
I paid for The Boss Bride Business Partner Package, so I did a lot of the legwork myself. But working 3 jobs and planning a wedding was such a stressful thing. So when Anshwa came on during those 60 days and started to get things in order, I was thrilled. She took so much of the pressure off of me. The weeks leading up to the wedding were the worst, but Anshwa was there. Cancellations, my Dad not being able to walk me down the aisle because of Covid, family issues, were all things I didn't expect, but again, SwaLaRue was there to help with reorganization issues. Anshwa and her assistant Fran were amazing!! I had THE most beautiful wedding that started ON TIME AND SO DID THE RECEPTION! My Prince Charming and SwaLaRue...the best ever! Thanks Anshwa! #TheLawsons
SwaLaRue was everything we needed.
My husband and I planned to still follow through with our wedding during the pandemic which yes was already stressful and beyond a heavy burden w...
ith nothing on place and set date 4 months away . We didn’t have to worry about anything from the day we hired SwaLaRue . Anshawe was always at every meeting early and ready to work with questions and answers on hand . My only goal was to get to my husband at the alter and I did with a huge smile on my face because of SWALARUE EVENTS . We had everyone wear mask and everyone felt safe , informed , relaxed and directed from the very start.
I recommend SWALARUE EVENTS BECAUSE IT DOESNT GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS ONE. My wedding was virtual and limited guests and everyone were pleased and said it was beautiful.
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I had a pandemic wedding and some called it the wedding of the century with a few viral videos!!!!
Go with SWALARUE
10 out of 10 would recommend! Anshwa is absolutely the best! Our original wedding date fell during the COVID shut down, but Anshwa was not phased. She figured out a way to put toge...
ther a lovely last minute small ceremony for us. She is the epitome of calm, cool, collected, and organized! She is an expert planner with a warm and calming demeanor which I think a lot of stressed out brides will appreciate! Anshwa is a rockstar and I love her to pieces! Can't say enough good things about her and her company.
My overall experience with SwaLaRue events was of 5 star quality. And the most amazing thing that stood out was the communication with the whole wedding party. To keep us abroad an...
having a great event. Thank you for exceeding all expectations and planning our event that I will never forget. 🖤 #RossRenaissance
SwaLaRue....just awesome! The price was right! Ms. Anshwa was flexible in meeting with us to seal the deal. With work schedules all over the place flexibility was important. She w...
as so patient to answer all the questions my son, my new daughter-in-law, my husband and myself had....questions we didn't even know we had! I love how passionate she is about her business and making the special day every thing one may dream of. Did I mention patient.....yes very patient! My daughter-in-law must have changed things a million times, but that didn't rock the boat at all! Ms. Anshwa and her staff remained cool and every thing was just Beautiful! I think my daughter-in-law vision came together.
Thanks SwaLaRue
Anshwa was absolutely amazing! Our guests have raved about how beautiful her design was and how well executed the overall wedding day was! She allowed me to relax during the planni...
ng process and truly exceeded my expectations in every aspect of our wedding! Our wedding day was a dream come true and we could not have done it without her!! She is a true gem!
Anshwa was AMAZING. She was so sweet and she took really good care of us. I didn’t worry about a single thing on my wedding day, and my guests all said she was really nice and did ...
a really good job. We couldn’t have had the amazing wedding day we did without her!
Anshwa was AWESOME! At first, we were kind of luke warm about having a coordinator - it was required by our venue and not our choice to have one. But after seeing how much work s...
he did behind the scenes and how much easier she made the big day go, I would recommend her to anyone.
She was extremely professional the entire time, and she certainly knows the industry very well. She helped my husband and I through some choices and decisions that we didn’t even know we had to make, or detail aspects that we hadn’t considered. She also has connections to lots of local vendors, and was able to save us money with some discount codes and referrals.
Anshwa is very personable and great to work with, made our day go smoothly with no problems, and I can’t say enough good things about our experience working with her.
We truly enjoyed our day. Talk about stress-free and living in the moment! The attention to detail, along with listening to what our vision, made for a flawlessly executed day. An...
shwa and SwaLarueEvents were referred by our good friend Marci after she did her wedding in Cancun which we attended. We knew after that beautiful event when our time came to tie the knot; we could trust her and see our dreams come true.
Anshwa was such a professional and sweet person to work with. I was definitely nervous about hiring someone I didn't know or have a personal reference for to handle the logistics o...
f my big day, but Anshwa was absolutely clutch. I had nothing to worry about from the time I handed over my materials and notes a month out. She is very flexible about phone and in person meetings which was super valuable to me as finding time to take off work to do all wedding related activities was tough.
Overall, Anshwa is excellent at what she does, is extremely professional, and offers a great rate for her superb service.
Thank you, Anshwa!
Anshwa from SwaLaRue events was absolutely amazing! She is very knowledgeable, organized, calm, and so easy to work with! She made sure that my wedding day went off without a hitch...
and kept my groom and I and all the vendors on track and on time all day! Also, she brought my vision to life at the reception and it was exactly how I envisioned it! I highly recommend Anshwa! If she is your wedding coordinator, you will not be disappointed!!!
I don't know where to start...Anshwa is simply a true professional who did everything and anything in her power to make our dream wedding a reality. We couldn't have made it do our...
special day without her! WE LOVE HER!
Our wedding was 3 1/2 years in the making...and Anshwa was there for every minute of the planning. Warren, my husband, are both in the military and we went to West Point with Anshwa so we know her pedigree, firsthand! She does everything wholeheartedly, with passion and attention to detail. So, it SwaLarue Events was our obvious choice for coordinating our wedding, and it was the best choice we could have made.
Anshwa has endured quite a bit with us during the planning of our wedding...two wedding date changes due to deployments to Afghanistan, my breast cancer diagnosis, six rounds of chemotherapy, my bilateral mastectomy...and on top of that me and Cleveland were in command of Soldiers at the same time, which is the most demanding job in the Army. So, when I say we gave her our thoughts and vision and she made it a reality that's exactly what she did. We trusted her completely with making decisions and selecting vendors, because she had a complete understanding of what we wanted and what we needed. Again, I can't say enough about her discernment and attention to detail. She knew us like the back of her hand, and that's what we loved the most about her...it's not just business with her, she wanted to know us as a couple and individuals.
The love she has for her craft is unmatched and we would have been completely lost with out her. Words can't truly express how much she means to us! A gift from God is what Anshwa is!
-Margaree King Richard
Anshwa is so amazing to work with. I was nervous about hiring a Day of Coordinator because I can be quite the control freak and I was concerned things wouldn't be done "my way", bu...
t I was SO wrong. From the time of our first meeting Anshwa listened to my wants and vision for our wedding day and completely made my dreams come true. She also does monthly checkin calls from the time of booking up until the wedding day and that really made me feel good so she knew what was going on during the planning process. Our wedding day went off without a hitch (or atleast if something did go wrong I never knew anything went wrong, and still don't!). I highly suggest Anshwa, she will make your wedding day seamless and amazing.
p.s. As we were getting ready at the venue we realized they did not have an AUX cord for us to use to listen to music and before we even knew she was gone she came back and had gone all the way to the store and bought an AUX cord for us! Seriously, she is great!
Anshwa was the best!! I could not have selected a better planner for my wedding. I would use her again and again. I was completely satisfied with how she handled everything that I ...
threw at her. She always delivered. She exceeded my expectations and as long as my wife had a smile on her face I knew we made the perfect choice. She gave us her best and then some. I will recommend her and her team if you want nothing less than outstanding service.
Anshwa and her team ensured that our wedding was memorable and unique! She provided awesome day-of coordination services to us for our 1920s themed wedding, bridal party and famili...
es. She covered the majority of the details for our wedding and any snags that ensued. There were several "incidents" that I learned about in the days and weeks following the wedding, but Anshwa was competent and handled them like a professional so that my husband and I could fully enjoy the day. I appreciate Anshwa's knowledge and the vendors she provided. She made the wedding planning process enjoyable at every turn. I'd use her again in a heartbeat, and you should too!
Let me just say how much I LOVE and appreciated Anshwa during my wedding planning. I was one of those brides that wanted to plan it all and didn't a planner..blah blah blah. I hear...
d about getting a "Day Of Coordinator" to basicall help with the details towards the end. We met with Anshwa and we both loved her at that moment. It really meant a lot to hear that she does this purely for the love of weddings and people getting married. Well, I didn't realize how much really went in to planning a wedding and setting timelines and getting all the details of decor and othe vendors. I was so relaxed and stress free because I knew she was taking care of it all and I didn't have to worry about anyone calling me or anything. She seriously made this wedding for us the most amazing and fun wedding because I had no worries in the world! I HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend her for your wedding day. She loves what she does and she will not disappoint. Thank you Answha for EVERYTHING!! You truly are a God sent and I'm so thankful to have gotten to know you! :)
What can I say? Anshwa is a bride’s best friend, her creativity, compassion, and love for what she does makes her the ideal wedding planner. Hiring SwaLaRue Events was the best cho...
ice for us!
I absolutely love working with Anshwa! She's an expert in her field. She's organized and a great resource for wedding planning! :)
Anshwa and her team are simply awesome. I can't say enough about their professionalism and commitment to delivering a top of the line event for you and your guests. If you want y...
our event to be a lasting memory that the folks will talk about for a good while, you definitely want Anshwa working for you. I would just say this, if you want to enjoy your event and your guests without worry, then just call Anshwa.
Anshwa has been a true blessing in planning my wedding. I now live in Hawaii, my fiance lives in Colorado, and the wedding is in Alabama….talking about obstacles! Before I hired he...
r, I was very worried about how hard it was going to be to plan a wedding thousands of miles from where it would be held, but she immediately took the reigns and put me at ease. Even from Texas, she has done an extraordinary job of coordinating with all my vendors, keeping me in the loop via email and teleconferences, coming up with creative ideas, managing my budget, and even assisting my friends and family with tasks that have to be taken care of in person. So far, my overall planning experience has been like a well oiled machine, and I have no doubts that it will remain that way. Anshwa will make sure you settle for nothing but the best (within your budget of course), she will negotiate the best deals, keep you on schedule, and make the entire process stress free and enjoyable.
Anshwa is the person to hire for your wedding day! If you are needing someone who will pull all the details together and someone who pays attention to details then you should choos...
e SwaLaRue Events for your day of needs. I would recommend them to anyone needing wedding day assistance.
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