Wedding Planning Plus

We hired WPP & worked closely with Shannon to execute our dream wedding! We had already booked all of our vendors and only selected the package where we received her support the month of our wedding and throughout the day of our wedding. Leah assisted Shannon on our wedding day & together they made our day stress-free! Shannon was responsive, organized, understanding and super sweet! She communicated with all of our vendors for us which was a huge relief. We got married at The Promise Gardens and Shannon helped us navigate their policies with ease while honoring and supporting our dreams for our big day. We highly recommend WPP! 🤍✨

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ WPP made my dream wedding the most perfect weekend I could’ve imagined! A huge heartfelt thank you to Eliza, Margette, Alissa, and Bree — each of them brought such warmth, organization, and talent to the planning process. Over 18 months, they worked seamlessly with me to plan a destination wedding from start to finish, helping me find and secure an incredible team of vendors and making sure every detail was thoughtful and personal. The day-of coordination was flawless — I didn’t have to think about a thing. Every single person on the WPP team is so talented, and I truly couldn’t have done it without them!

Wedding Planning Plus is the best! I had the pleasure of working with them for my wedding this past September, and I don’t know how we could have pulled it off without them. If you are reading this and debating whether or not to hire a wedding planner, I not only recommend getting one, I definitely recommend Wedding Planning Plus. As we were moving through the planning process, WPP was great at helping us stay on track and definitely had the expertise needed to make sure we didn’t miss anything. Margette was extremely helpful in planning the florals and design of our wedding, and Eliza was there every step of the way to make us feel at ease so we didn’t get too stressed but also pushed us along so that we kept up with everything. WPP was great for helping to plan the wedding, and they came through even more on the wedding day itself. We felt a little scattered on our day, and Eliza was able to pull everything together and make it really easy for us. We had some unexpected rain on our day, which changed our plans for the ceremony. Eliza was able to reorganize our ceremony and put together something that was as beautiful as we could have hoped for. WPP also was able to set up our table settings just as we had imagined, amongst MANY other things. They really came through and pulled it all together. You will not be disappointed if you decide to work with this team!

We worked with WPP for partial planning for our August 2024 wedding. They were all really great and helpful, and I'm entirely confident we wouldn't have been able to pull off our wedding day without them, What I found a little challenging was working with 3 different people (1 person for 5ish months on general planning, another for design elements, and a third for month-of coordinating/day of). During our initial conversation, Shannon made this format very clear so it wasn't a surprise but I found it to be a bit disjointed and like they weren't always in sync with each other. Sometimes I felt they weren't proactive with our planning, and rather waited for us to come to them with questions/ideas/concerns, and then they were quick to help. Overall, we had a very good experience working with the WPP team and they helped us have the wedding of our dreams.

We used Wedding Planning Plus on a partial plan for our June 2024 wedding, and they were really great for us. Alex was our go-to, and she was wonderful. She helped keep us on schedule in planning and with the details that we probably wouldn’t have thought about. She gave us advice when we needed it. She pointed us in the right direction when we were looking for specific things. And she was phenomenal on the actual wedding day. Alissa, Shannon and Kaylee were also great, and Margette did a great job working with us on the design components. They are absolutely worth hiring.

Working with Shannon and WPP was one of the best decisions we made. Shannon worked hard to ensure that our wedding day would feel effortless to us, and it truly did. My wife and I were able to focus solely on soaking in our day because of Shannon and her team. We could not recommend WPP more!!

I had an incredible wedding experience with Wedding Planning Plus. Alex was a wonderful POC for the planning process and made sure that I was taken care of when we had to work around the Belmont Stakes. I adored the vendors she connected me with and had a phenomenal working experience with my onsite team. Leah and Margette navigated a truly heartbreaking turn of events when my grandmother passed on my wedding day. The care and expertise they showed that day will always stay with me and I will always associate the two of them with the joy I was able to feel on a very overwhelming day. I could not speak more highly of my planning crew and my day of crew. Thank you, Wedding Planning Plus, and a special shout to Leah, for making my wedding day a truly unforgettable event.

Shannon and her team at Wedding Planning Plus took care of every detail we could think of—and many more we didn't think of. They were thorough, proactive, and professional throughout the process, which made us feel at ease during a typically stressful time. Everything came together perfectly and we were able to have FUN on our wedding day—what a concept! We can't recommend them highly enough.

To begin with, thank you all so much for making our day so beautiful and spectacular. We could not pick a better team than Shannon and her squad. Each detail of the wedding was on point and done in a very professional manner. They are very accommodating to your needs and know exactly what to do. But the main acknowledgement we have to commend them for is surpassing every single hurdle that was thrown at them with ease. As many weddings have their traditions, our wedding was very special indeed which compromised of keeping the integrity of both our Chinese and Indian cultures which they did eloquently. We are forever grateful for you making our dreams come true and without a doubt recommend you to any couple looking for the perfect Wedding Planner/ Team! Sincerely, Tenneson & Stephanie , May 19th, 2024

We couldn't be happier with our decision to choose Wedding Planning Plus for our special day. From start to finish, working with Eliza and the team was an absolute pleasure. From the very first meeting, Eliza's professionalism and attentiveness were evident. She promptly responded to all of our emails and texts, ensuring that every question and concern was addressed promptly and professionally. During our rehearsal dinner, Eliza's attention to detail was remarkable. She ensured that our rentals were organized and took the time to walk us through every aspect of the upcoming day. Her detailed timelines for the bridal party made everyone feel at ease and ensured that everything ran smoothly. On the wedding day itself, Eliza and her team were absolute stars. They arrived prepared and executed every detail flawlessly. Their communication with each other was seamless, and they never once showed any signs of nervousness or panic. She never left our side and her help went beyond just planning, she stuck up for our wishes, provided bandaids for blistering feet, all while capturing amazing BTS photos on our phones! One of the things that stood out most about working with Eliza was her personal touch. Throughout the planning process, she constantly reminded us to cherish every moment and made sure that we were doing/making choices that made us happy. She reminded us of this on our wedding day as well. Her thoughtful reminders made our experience throughout and on our wedding day truly special . In conclusion, we cannot recommend Wedding Planning Plus highly enough. Eliza and the team went above and beyond to make our day perfect, and we are so grateful for everything they did. If you're looking for a planner who is professional, attentive, and truly cares about making your day perfect, look no further than Wedding Planning Plus.

Wedding Planning Plus proved to be an invaluable asset in orchestrating our dream wedding. Managing a large bridal party and catering to a detail-oriented bride can be a challenging feat, but the team at Wedding Planning Plus handled it with finesse and expertise. Their ability to bring our vision to life was truly remarkable – from the intricate details to the overall execution, every aspect of our wedding day reflected our dreams perfectly. The professionalism, creativity, and organizational skills exhibited by Wedding Planning Plus ensured a seamless and stress-free experience, making them an exceptional choice for couples seeking top-notch wedding planners.

I knew for years that I was going to have Wedding Planning Plus help me coordinate my wedding day. I had seen Shannon and her team in action at other weddings and I could see how much they truly care about the couples that they work with. For our wedding, Shannon gave us peace of mind knowing that everything was taken care of and we could be totally present for our special day. I'm so thankful for Shannon and her team!

Shannon was so easy to chat with, accessible for any and all questions we had leading up (including with venue hiccups), and on the day of swooped in with her assistant Kristina and helped everything run perfectly. We worked with her as our month of coordinator as we had already identified all the vendors and booked things, but when others brought in chaotic energy, Shannon de-stressed and de-escalated everything so we were totally chill for our big day. She was a dream partner!

Kristina was an absolute lifesaver on our wedding day, and in the weeks leading up to the wedding. All we heard from our other vendors during those final few weeks was how impressed they were with her level of preparedness, forethought, and attention to detail. She seamlessly coordinated with our caterer, florist, band, and the venue to ensure that everything was set up and running smoothly. Highly recommend!!

We are so grateful to Shannon and the rest of the Wedding Planning Plus team for helping us bring our dream wedding to reality! We hired Shannon in January 2021 for our October 2022 wedding as a partial planner. Shannon helped us find some of our most important vendors, like our caterer, entertainment, and rentals, and she was also a big help when it came time for us to figure out how to articulate our vision for the day. While her help leading up to the day was great, it was really the wedding coordinating services that allowed us to sit back and enjoy our wedding day. Shannon and her team took care of absolutely everything, and we can honestly say, our wedding day was probably one of the most stress-free days of our lives! We are so grateful to Shannon and her team and could not recommend them more.

Shannon, and the rest of the Wedding Planning Plus team, were absolutely instrumental in our perfect wedding day!! We used their Wedding Day Coordinator package and could not be happier that we did! Shannon met with us twice before in the month leading up to our wedding day and made decisions and planning that seemed so complicated and stressful an absolute breeze. Honestly, in our first preliminary meeting with her when she explained all her services, she listed things we hadn't even thought of doing and we knew right then that we needed to book them and book them fast! On the day of the wedding, our whole WPP team made our space an absolute vision! It was everything we ever imagined and more! Shannon was with me every step of the way including printing out itineraries for all of our families and members of our wedding party, keeping me calm and assuring me at all moments that we were on schedule, and even putting my veil in right before the ceremony. She really heard everything we said about timing and made sure we maximized dancing (which was very important to us). She is an absolute delight to work with and honestly, she felt more like an old friend than a wedding coordinator. I can’t even imagine all of the things they did behind the scenes to make our wedding day the best day of our lives. If you’re looking for a planner or coordinator, look no further!

Simply put, I never would have survived my wedding or rehearsal without the help and guidance of Shannon and her team. She was supportive, attentive, and on top of absolutely everything from the moment I first spoke with her up until the wedding reception ended. Shannon put my mind at ease every time we spoke, and she alleviated any and all stress that I had before and during the wedding. You could not ask for a kinder, more patient, or more detail oriented person to work with. I cannot put into words how great my experience was and how appreciative I am of Shannon and her entire team at Wedding Planning Plus!

My dream wedding could not of been possible without Shannon & her team. They went above and beyond throughout the entire journey of wedding planning, coordinating, and being our GO TO’s on our wedding day. The team was prompt, kind, well organized, hard working, flexible, and always available when I needed them. Shannon had wonderful ideas & gave great advice, especially when I was stressing! I had a very specific style I was trying to capture for our wedding day & they understood the in’s and out’s of everything I wanted & MADE IT HAPPEN. I highly recommend Wedding Planning Plus!! Thank you thank you thank you for making our day feel like a dream come true!!

Working with Wedding Planning Plus was one of the best decisions we made throughout the wedding planning process! We had the pleasure of working with Leah Groff as our month-of wedding coordinator and also with Eliza Johnson who was there with Leah the day of. Our weekly calls with Leah always left us feeling confident and calm. She was so kind, hardworking, and organized as we worked on the detailed timeline together. She also offered wonderful advice and ideas! On the day of our wedding, we felt so assured knowing that Leah and Eliza were working hard in the background to make sure that all of those meaningful details came together in the way we wanted and that our vendors had all of the information they needed. They made sure everything was returned safely to our hotel room at the end of the night as we headed out to our after party and they handed out our vendor tips as well. We truly had an amazing experience working with Leah and we highly recommend Wedding Planning Plus for all wedding planning & coordination needs!

I seriously mean it when I say I could NOT have planned my wedding without this team! I worked the most with Alex and she was AWESOME!! Very friendly, professional, and always made me feel at ease. I feel like my stress level in planning a wedding was at an all time low because of Alex. She’s simply the best!! Thank you thank you thank you!!

The best choice for our wedding was hiring Shannon! As a wedding photographer, I was very picky and opinionated about the look, feel, and flow of our wedding. We wanted someone who was going to say YES we can make that happen rather than NO we can't do that and I feel like Shannon and her team did that and more. She navigated many difficult issues with grace and made sure that nothing got in the way of us enjoying our day. Do yourself a favor and hire Wedding Planning Plus now!!! They are kind, hardworking, and organized and will make your wedding vision a gorgeous reality without the stress!

Shannon and her team are absolutely fantastic at what they do. We worked with Shannon for the month leading up to our wedding in Germantown, NY and she was a pleasure to work with in the run-up and on the day. We had several Zoom calls to run through the planning and logistics and Shannon thought of all of the details and helped us make decisions by offering thoughtful advice. On the day, Shannon and her team ensured everyone knew what they were doing and where to be. Our venue required us to hire everything from a caterer and florist to rentals, shuttles, golf carts, and a band and having someone to coordinate with all of the vendors and create a timetable was a lifesaver. We moved 150 people to three different sites on the venue throughout the day but everything worked like clockwork. Highly recommend Shannon and the Wedding Planning Plus team.

Wedding Planning Plus helped me with all the wedding planning questions and assistance that I didn't even know I needed. I appreciated their professionalism and personal touch. With their help, I was able to have my dream wedding! Thank you to Alex who took such great care of me and everyone involved throughout the process! Would 100% recommend!

After you make the final payment and that special day is over, it's easy to just jump back into life and not take the time to write a review unless of course, you're unhappy about something. In our case, we are extremely happy with the services Shannon Whitney and her team at Wedding Planning Plus delivered for us. We had to write a review and let others know that Wedding Planning Plus is excellent! Shannon helped us create our dream wedding. We live in Dallas, TX and decided we would like a destination wedding in the Finger Lakes, NY region. Given the number of Finger Lakes and the multitude of wedding venues, we needed Shannon's help. She gave us numerous suggestions on venues and after a site visit of top choices, we made our selection. We also knew that we needed Wedding Planning Plus to help us identify other quality vendors in the area for floral, DJ Services and photography. Again, top marks for Wedding Planning Plus recommendations! Wedding Planning Plus also supported us on our actual wedding day. Shannon was available and on-site and worked with the local venue team to ensure every detail was in place and our every need met so that we could focus on enjoying our event, our families and friends and each other. It was wonderful and gave us peace of mind knowing that venue teams are working double time/over time due to short staffing. It was great to have this added support -- not just for us but for our wedding venue team as well. I will close by simply saying, if you need a wedding planner, Wedding Planning Plus gets our highest recommendation. The entire team was great to work with and made the wedding planning process simple, stress-free and even fun! We enjoyed the journey as much as the day itself! Linda and Dave

Shannon and her team at Wedding Planning Plus were fantastic and we would highly recommend using them for your wedding. The amazing people at Wedding Planning Plus helped us scout venues in the area and worked with us to fit our budget. Our main point of contact with WPP was Kate LaFerriere. I want to tell a quick story about our day because it's important to understand in order for us to accurately review Kate as our wedding planner. Our ceremony was set to begin at 4pm with massive thunderstorms expected in the area right around the ceremony start time. A decision needed to be made of whether we could do the ceremony in the outdoor gardens of our venue or inside the barn where the reception would also take place. Kate, as a planner, I'm sure really wanted a decision as soon as possible in order to set up everything for our guests but she was never pushing us to a decision we did not want to make. She truly listened, consulted and offered up her suggestions while keeping a calm demeanor. We all agreed if we could move the ceremony up just 15 minutes, we might be able to make it work to have the ceremony outside. Even with the new schedule, all of our guests arrived just in time as the storm clouds really began to roll in. Vows were exchanged, a kiss to seal the deal and all of our guests rushed into the barn. I'm happy to report, not a single guest felt the wrath of the rain that began to come down no less than 10 seconds after the last guest stumbled into the safe dry barn. My wife and I walked to the back of the barn to grab a drink and begin the tour of greeting all our guests. One of the first things I noticed was all of our smiling guests relieved they'd made it to the barn safe and dry and in that moment, I saw walk through the barn doors - soaking wet from the rain, it was our wedding planner Kate LaFerriere. She was completely drenched in a room full of dry, happy people. Kate possesses all the best qualities for the perfect wedding planner. She has the finest attention to the little details that make a big difference. She always has a calm demeanor - with all the details and timelines she had to manage anyone could easily be flustered under the circumstances. But any interaction with the bride or groom on the day of was done graciously with a soft calm voice, and everything was communicated very clearly to both of us. But I think the greatest quality Kate possessed was selflessness. I go back to the moment of seeing Kate drenched in a room full of dry people. It was a reminder to me, the sacrifices another person was willing to make for delivering us the most perfect day. From listening to us in our pre-wedding planning meetings, all the way through the execution of all that planning, Kate was flawless throughout and the day turned out even better than what we could have imagined. In getting to know Kate we also know she will have her own wedding to look forward to in the near future. The greatest compliment we can pass along is the hope that on your special day, you have a planner as dedicated, selfless and amazing as you were on our day - to deliver you and your guests a memorable day. Kate, we thank you so much for everything you did and wanted to let you know that you deserve to have your own "best day ever" - because that's exactly what you gave us! Best Wishes and Thank You to everyone at Wedding Planning Plus, Kris & Heidi Dillmann

Wedding Planning Plus to the rescue! Shannon and her team are an incredible to work with. Alex was our main planner and we were so grateful for everything she had done for us. She was always on point and communicated with us frequently to make sure we were in the loop. I am so grateful we ended up hiring them because we had to bring all of our vendors into our venue and to communicate constantly with so many people was stressful. Alex took that stress right off our shoulders and did an awesome job to make sure everyone was on the same page. I can't recommend them enough! If you need a planner, they are reasonably priced and honestly worth everything to make your big day a dream come true. I couldn't imagine having all that extra stress on my big day!

Shannon and her team were amazing! She is so knowledgeable and was great in helping me find vendors, advice on planning the day, the list really could go on. She went out of her way to make the day special and romantic. Absolutely wonderful to work with! Thank you so much!

Choosing Wedding Planning Plus to help us plan our wedding was one of the best decisions we made during the wedding process. I had the pleasure of working with Shannon and Alex and it was truly a dream. From the very first day, I felt more at ease. Shannon has an incredible ability to connect with her brides and grooms – she just gets it! I was so impressed by how well she understood us, helped us craft our vision, and turned that into a reality. A few highlights from our experience: 1) Shannon will take the time to talk to you through the options of any scenario calmly, patiently and informatively. Being a COVID bride, we hit some rough patches which included us needing to change our reception venue less than two months before the wedding. Shannon helped us weigh the pros and cons at length until we were comfortable with our decision. She took the lead on researching other venues quickly and made all necessary adjustments with our vendors. 2) Speaking of vendors - Shannon has a vast circle of killer vendor recommendations. People are still talking about our vendors and many have mentioned they were some of the best they had ever experienced at a wedding. And when working with each vendor you can tell how much they respect and are excited to work with Shannon again. If you don’t believe me, take it from the multiple vendors that told us Shannon is the best wedding planner they have ever worked with! 3) The wedding weekend was absolutely flawless. I felt so confident knowing Shannon and Alex were there thinking through every detail. I was really able to sit back, relax, and just enjoy the day. And that’s a lot coming from my husband and I – we are both very detail oriented and are perfectionist with party planning, so this is very hard for us to do at times! Do yourself a favor and hire Wedding Planning Plus! You will not be disappointed and your wedding experience (and that of your guests) will be better because of it!!

We originally hired Wedding Planning Plus for month of coordination back in August 2019 for an August 2020 wedding, and they have been lifesavers for every step of this wild journey! As COVID hit in spring 2020, Shannon was super proactive and helpful as we navigated postponement. Then, when our original venue closed in December 2020 and we needed to pivot again, Shannon rescued us from our panic, contacting dozens of venues overnight and helping us secure a new venue and caterer for our same date within a matter of weeks in the middle of the holidays. As we hit the month of our now September 2021 wedding and dealt with the uncertainties created by the delta variant and its impact on the endless evolution of our guest list, Alex was always there with answers to our questions and to help us update all necessary plans and quickly communicate these updates to vendors accordingly. On the day of our wedding, Alex and WPP kept all of the coordinating of multiple levels of complicated logistics totally off our plate. And they dealt with very unexpected, potentially chaos-inducing fires - collapsing chuppahs, an emergency that prevented our original Rabbi from being able to make it on an hour's notice - without us feeling so much as a bump. We are so thankful for all their help!

One of the best decisions I made for my wedding day was to use the Day of Coordination from Wedding Planning Plus. I had the honor of working with Kate LaFerriere and Erin Rueckert. A month before the wedding, I began meeting with Kate to finalize my wedding timeline and details. Kate was incredibly patient, understanding, and helpful throughout the planning process. On the wedding day, Kate and Erin took care of all the behind the scenes details so that me and my family could relax and enjoy the day. Both ladies made sure all of the items were in place at the church and assisted with the flow of the ceremony. They did an amazing job of setting up our reception venue with all of our personal touches. Kate was definitely the glue that held the wedding weekend together. She was the go-to person for the vendors and our large wedding party (20 people!). Kate was such a calming presence and she alleviated any of my concerns. She also checked in with me throughout the night to make sure I was eating enough and had a beer! At the end of the night, Kate brought our decorations, gifts, family photographs, and bouquets back to our hotel room. She even saved a dessert tray for me and my husband- she knows the way to my heart! Kate had taken pictures on my phone throughout the night and it was such a nice surprise to see the pictures the next day when I wanted to relive our wedding day. The ladies at Wedding Planning Plus made wedding planning organized and stress-free. Thanks to Kate and Erin, I was able to be fully present with my husband and our loved ones. I cannot thank them enough for their hard work, attention to detail, and for going above and beyond for me on my wedding day. Both ladies truly put their heart into all that they do, and I am so honored that they were a part of my wedding day! I would highly recommend Wedding Planning Plus, Kate, and Erin to any couple getting married.

My wife and I had the pleasure of working with Kate L. when planning our wedding. Kate helped us during the month of and day of (month of was totally worth it!). She made the planning process so much more digestible, we even ended up with a minute-by-minute timeline of our rehearsal and wedding day. Kate did an awesome job of coordinating our officiant, band, venue manager, caterer, and florist. We were so thankful we didn't have to coordinate that ourselves. Additionally, Kate took the time to get to know my wife and I during the month of. She showed clearly that she cared deeply about helping create one of our most cherished memories. My wife and I would recommend Wedding Planning Plus in a heartbeat to any couple looking to plan their big day. Thank you so much Kate and the Wedding Planning Plus team!

We could not have pulled off our wedding without Shannon and Alex. We worked with WPP for over two years to plan and then re-plan (due to covid) our wedding. Shannon was competent, calm and pleasant to work with every step of the way, helping us expertly navigate the logistics of hosting a wedding at my mothers residential property. Leaning on them to handle the details alleviated so much stress. Alex was with me every step of the way on wedding day and helped us have the best day of our lives even though it was torrential down-pouring for the entirety of the event. Hiring WPP is my number one recommendation for planning an upstate wedding.

Choosing Wedding Planning Plus to coordinate our July 2021 wedding at Blenheim Hill Farm was HANDS DOWN the best decision we made in the entire wedding process. Alex and Shannon were godsends. They communicated and coordinated with all of the vendors so that everything flowed seamlessly! They also really made sure to listen to our feedback so that we were really happy with the flow of the day, no matter how many emails we sent! Though we quickly realized the best approach was to just let them handle it! On the day of our wedding, Alex and Shannon had everything planned perfectly such that we had no worries about where we were supposed to be or what we were supposed to be doing! We and our families were just able to completely enjoy the day knowing that they were taking care of everything! They were even able to coordinate with my parents for some surprises and find an amazing last minute replacement vendor. Like I said, above and beyond!! The day was absolutely the best day of our lives and would not have been so if we hadn’t made the decision to hire Wedding Planning Plus. Long story short – HIRE SHANNON AND HER TEAM!! You will not regret it!

I got married on a little lake near Lake George that has no service and I live on Long Island. So the planning process was a tad stressful. However hiring Wedding Planning Plus really made things so much easier! I got to work with Aissa for the pre-day-of things. She was on top of my vendors making sure they knew where to go and when. Then on the day of there was also Leah there to help. They were amazing! The day of they were so on top of everything! I was able to actually breathe and enjoy my day! (Although it is true that it goes by way too quick!) I highly recommend hiring them! You will not be disappointed!

We reserved the Canfield Casino in the fall of 2019 for a June 2021 wedding. We had no idea what was yet to come. For a long time we believed we would go to the Justice of the Peace to marry us and forgo any celebration, for safety reasons. As vaccinations became available and restrictions were slowly eased, we were able to plan our wedding - in 4 months. We hired Shannon to help us make our date special. Her dedication and expertise, helped us navigate all the challenges. She was so organized and was on top of all the every changing rules and restrictions. She coordinated all the vendors and helped us make our wedding day perfect. On the day of our wedding she and her assistant Katie were there every step of the way. We had such a great time and it was a magical day. We can't thank them enough for making our day everything we envisioned and them some.

So happy that we found Shannon for our wedding this year. After so many changes and unknowns, she was able to help us with every detail, and brought things to our attention that we would have never thought of. Throughout the whole process she was very responsive through email and phone. We never felt overwhelmed or pushed in any sort of direction, she was truly there as a support system to us whenever we needed. So thankful for her and her team!

I am (was?) a covid bride. Originally Shannon and her team had started about 14 months prior to our wedding date planning a spectacular, bespoke 100 person 3-day wedding at a personal home on Seneca Lake in June of 2020. The vendors carefully matched (worth her weight IN GOLD - Grateful Dead Cover band - check; Brunch from Elf and the Oak, check; perfectly curated florist matching our style perfectly - check), the logistics sorted out (we live in Boston), and therapy sessions at the ready, we were about to send out our invitations but then decided to be better safe than sorry. Even though we had to change our wedding to an "anniversary" celebration in 2021, Shannon was at the ready, reading contracts, communicating and re-arranging vendors, and making sure that every i was dotted and t was crossed for 2021 for the "anniversary" party. Did I mention she then CONTINUED to plan our micro-wedding in June 2020? While our wedding style changed, Shannon's regular check-ins, original vendors, and practical guides made our 12 person wedding perhaps even more SPECIAL! Now it makes me a little sad to write this, as it was not the 2020 Wedding we imagined, but we are grateful for having hired Shannon and if we had to do it again, we would.

When we decided to have an outdoor wedding 4 hours away from home we knew we would need an amazing team of vendors to help us pull it off.  After our first conversation with Shannon, we knew she would be the perfect wedding planner for us and she did not disappoint. From our first call to our wedding day, Shannon was incredible to work with.  She did a remarkable job of breaking down each step in our planning process into manageable components. Shannon kept us right on track leading up to our wedding and made excellent vendor recommendations along the way. Not only was every call with her fun, but my fiance and I always felt like she understood us and that she had everything under control. On our wedding day Shannon kept the day moving smoothly and was such a calming presence.  My fiance and I were really able to take a step back and be present with our family and friends. We had a very particular vision in mind for the day and when Shannon brought us into the tent before our guests arrived, it took our breath away. She absolutely nailed every aspect of our wedding.  Our wedding was incredibly beautiful and when I see pictures of the day, I am in awe of what we were able to accomplish.  Shannon is extremely hard working, from making changes to our rental tables the day before our wedding to pinning up my dress because I danced so hard it broke, she took care of everything.  To make a long story short, hire her. You will not regret it. And if you're a Colgate Alum getting married on campus, DEFINITELY hire her.

Working with Shannon was a fantastic experience -- both for us and for our daughter and her fiance/husband! Shannon was recommended to us by another family who had worked with her and had a similarly positive experience. From our initial meeting, Shannon was very attuned to understanding the vision our daughter and her fiance had for their wedding, as well as our goals as parents and hosts for the weekend wedding celebration. She had very strong insights into a broad range of vendors (geographically), and we feel we had the "A Team" of partners (vendors) as a result of Shannon's network (wedding at Lake George, NY, band from Manhattan, caterers from Albany, etc.). While Shannon had not previously organized a wedding at our chosen venue, she quickly immersed herself to become familiar and very comfortable with the location and the local team -- and added significant value in expanding the vision to create the absolutely perfect setting. The wedding weekend was comprehensive and complex -- 165 guests from all over the world; welcome reception/dinner on Friday night, wedding preparation and festivities on Saturday, farewell brunch on Sunday -- all at different venues with different staffs and caterers; shuttle buses from hotels to venues; etc. Shannon was instrumental in planning virtually the entire wedding weekend, was respectful of our budget, and consistently provided insights and ideas that really made the event even more special -- several times for minimal or even lower cost than what we had budgeted. There is no way that we would have successfully pulled off this type of celebration without Shannon's attention to every detail. Shannon and her team were particularly helpful on wedding day. She did a fantastic job anticipating every need, created a very thorough and accurate timeline for what was going to happen when (no surprises), and was available at all times to address any concerns or questions -- no matter how trivial. Shannon was a calming influence throughout the planning process, and skillfully navigated the preparations and discussions with both our daughter and her fiance, as well as with us as parents. We feel strongly that her involvement was a blessing to us throughout the planning process, and helped this period to be a wonderful time for us as a family -- and a time that we will always look back on and cherish. The whole wedding experience was just terrific -- and we attribute much of this to Shannon and her team. We recommend her without any concerns or reservations! It was a "storybook" celebration -- in large part due to Destination Upstate/Wedding Planning Plus.

I was an event planner myself for years, so I hope it bears the weight intended when I say that our Wedding Planning Plus engagement was the best and most important money we spent on our wedding! Shannon and her team are incredibly well organized and thorough. I can’t overstate the quality of communication. Shannon is super responsive, and if she’ll be out of pocket for a wedding on a given weekend she always gives you PLENTY of advance warning so you can get any time-sensitive questions in first. They think of EVERYTHING and will make you feel so confident at every turn. What stands out in particular is how much Shannon helped with the collection and relocation of our gifts and speciality items at the end of the wedding, which I admit I had not thought about myself. In the weeks and months after the wedding, every time we reminisced on the weekend with our families, our parents ALWAYS mentioned how impressed they were with Wedding Planning Plus. They all felt like they were treated as specially as the bride and groom, with their every need seen to before they even had to ask! On a day that often feels as big and important for the parents as for the couple, that meant a lot to both us and our parents. Shannon has been doing this for years, and it shows! Her professionalism blew us away and she quickly became an important resource and sounding board for us throughout the planning process. I could not recommend her more highly!!

If you are considering Shannon and her team for your wedding coordination, stop now and HIRE THEM! I truly cannot say enough good things about Wedding Planning Plus - from start to finish, Shannon was such a dream to work with, and our wedding turned out absolutely perfect! We had our wedding at our family property in Greenfield Center, but we live in LA, and Shannon was wonderful working with us to plan our wedding from across the country. We were also a bit late to the planning process, and had some speed bumps along the way, but Shannon always told us exactly what we needed to do, what it would cost, and gave us lots of options to make sure we were getting exactly what we wanted. She has such great relationships with the best vendors in the area, and all of them love to work with her, so you can be sure that you are getting the absolute best if you hire her! She is incredibly organized, responsive, and detail-oriented, and I never ever had to worry that something would fall through the cracks. Since we had our wedding at our family property, the entire ceremony and reception space basically had to be built from-scratch, but Shannon knew exactly what to do and made it absolute perfection. From the ceremony rehearsal to the end of Sunday brunch, everything went off without a hitch, and my wedding was the absolute best day ever thanks to Wedding Planning Plus! I would recommend Shannon and her team to anyone getting married in the area!