The Elegant Event

If you want your wedding day to be stress-free and want to trust your coordinator 100%, hire The Elegant Event! We worked with Megan directly throughout the planning process, and had two of her team members Kristen and Andrea as our day-of coordinators. Ordinarily, I'm a really Type A person with issues giving other people control (lol) but Megan and her team made it so easy for me to just relax and enjoy the day! People always say that your wedding day goes by in a blur, but I think that's only true if you don't have a rockstar coordination team. My husband and our families had such an amazing day being able to just be in the moment, while Megan's team worked behind the scenes to make sure everything went flawlessly! Even with rain throwing a wrench in things, TEE took control and kept things on track. I can't say enough wonderful things about this team and their work!

I used EE for my micro wedding in October. I worked directly with Megan to plan my wedding. I trusted within her two coordinators the day of my wedding. There were several misses throughout the day. I found myself and my husband having to go find the two coordinators in the bridal suite on more than one occasion during the night. They were not aware of how terrible dinner service was going. Dinner was running more than 45 mins late and no one was having their drinks attended to. Several of the details like turning on the music after the toasts were not done. Overall I was left very disappointed. I would worry about having anyone other than Megan support your event. Megan is terrific but I have no confidence in her team.

On October 12th, we had the wedding of our dreams and I cannot imagine our day without the Elegant Event team. We booked them as our day-of-coordinators and it was the best decision we ever made! During the planning portion of our wedding, we had ongoing communication with Megan Drake. Our wedding venue was near Boone, NC but we had to plan our big day all the way from Boston, MA. This process was seamless thanks to Megan! You guys, her knowledge, professionalism, reliability and down-to-earth nature are everything you need in an excellent wedding planner. Megan will go above and beyond for you! That’s just who she is. Days after giving birth to her beautiful baby girl, she was at our rehearsal to make sure everything went smoothly. Can you believe that? On our big day, the day-of-coordinators, Liz and Lara, were phenomenal! They took such good care of us – physically and emotionally! They handled all the little details and were in ongoing communication with our vendor team. We did not have to worry about a single thing and had the time of our lives! Charlie’s Angels have nothing on them! Absolute dream team! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts, ladies! ☺

Megan planned my wedding and is great with any day of coordination needs especially! She works hard to make sure all is in place, and even creates for everyone a wedding timeline that gets sent out to all venders and family in need of it. It was such a pleasure working with her!

Megan is one of the most wonderful human beings I have ever met, and we loved getting to know her! She is so kind, very honest without being harsh, and has great connections with vendors in the area. We chose her middle package, where she helps along the way and is the day of coordinator. She was a huge help in decision making along the way, even facetiming my mom and I from vendors so we could see products before making a decision! While we would have hoped for better organization in the months leading up to our wedding, she ultimately did an amazing job with our wedding! My favorite thing she does is her packet of info and timeline for the wedding weekend that is sent to all vendors and important people in the wedding- it just gets everyone on the same page (literally!) and was a huge help. She is also very pro-bride, offering to go to bat for the bride's vision with anyone the day of who might be causing problems. I would HIGHLY recommend this fantastic woman and her company to any bride planning a wedding in the high country!

I never would've been able to enjoy by daughters wedding without Megan. The details she thought of kept the whole celebration trouble-free and on task seamlessly. What a wonderful person to work with on such an important life event!

The Elegant Event Team was amazing! We used their services for the last month of our wedding planning and I wish we would have gotten in touch so much sooner! Megan was so helpful as we planned our destination wedding in Boone. She had great advice and was incredible to work with as she was able to help us plan everything from out of town. She truly made our wedding day run more smoothly than I could have ever imagined. We LOVED working with Megan and her staff!

Megan is so very good at her profession. She kept me sane during the entire planning process, made sure I was on track, and asked me questions about details for the wedding I wouldn't have thought about that were pertinent to the process. Megan and her assistant, Liz, did a fantastic job keeping me calm during the wedding day, especially before the walk with my dad. The weather was threatening for the sky to open and pour rain so we had to move up our timeframe as it was an outdoor wedding. Nerves and the weather were making me a wreck, but Liz helped calm me, fluffed my dress, made sure I had my bouquet and was ready. Megan led me and the bridal party through the rest of the wedding day and definitely allowed me the time to relax and enjoy it with the people I love and cherish the most. I didn't need any of my lists or timelines. She kept me on track but in a way that allowed me freedom and choice. Huge thank you to her. She is truly amazing. Everyone enjoyed the wedding and my parents were very happy, too.

Megan was super professional and responsive.

Working with Megan and her team was such a great experience! We hired Megan to be our day of coordinator, however, it felt like she was involved in so much more than just "day of planning". We talked via email and phone months leading up to the wedding, she met with us for a final venue walk through and even the rehearsal. We actually had to move up our entire wedding in one day due to a hurricane in our area. Megan took care of everything while remaining so calm and efficient! She called all of our vendors for us and made sure everyone was on board with the new plan. Megan and her team were a joy to work with and so professional. She was very thorough and all of her wedding documents kept us really organized. Highly recommend!

Megan Drake and her assistant Kristin Schonover made our son and daughter-in-law's destination wedding week end at Twickenham House and Hall, ceremony, and reception exactly what they dreamed it would be. We contracted with Megan for the Partial Wedding Planning package and it was perfect! Her recommendations for potential vendors to interview and consider were spot on. In particular, she did a superior job of matching us with spectacular photographer, florist, caterer/cake maker, and DJ, and wedding officiant. The combination of these vendors, along with Megan's direction and expertise brought the wedding of Hannah and Dylan's dreams to life. She clearly listened to Hannah's ideas, visions, and dreams, and gave her the direction and help needed to make it happen. Megan is very responsive and timely in answering questions, and easing concerns and doubts throughout the process. None of the bridal party, or family had to lift a finger the day of the wedding. Everything was done for us and it was seamless and looked spectacular. We have a couple of friends that have kids getting married in the next year, and my advice to them is to hire a wedding coordinator, and if its in the High Country, it must definitely be Megan Drake and The Elegant Event! We are forever grateful. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! #CheerstotheAlloniers!

Megan was just lovely - she was so sweet and very accommodating! I utilized her for day-of coordination, but she did so much more to help. Would highly recommend!