Your Story Wedding & Event Planning

Erin and her team are absolutely amazing to work with. I cannot begin to describe how incredibly helpful, professional, resourceful, thorough, knowledgeable, creative while covering every possible detail. They made our daughter's entire wedding journey so smooth and the day of was magical and so beautiful. It allowed our whole family to be fully present and enjoy every minute of the festivities without ever having to worry about any of the details... Priceless!

Erin and the Your Story Team are absolutley amazing and made our wedding everything we wanted and more! Througout the wedding planning process Erin was very detailed and punctual in getting information to us and communicating our needs/wants to a variety of vendors. The day of our wedding was relaxing and stress free! Erin and the Your Story team were able to make that possible for us and our family members. We would highly recommend hiring the Your Story team for any wedding and event planning!

If you are looking for a wedding or event planner you have found the right one. Words cannot express how grateful I am for Erin and her team, I wish I knew where to start! The first thing you get from Erin is love and energy she has the best personality and makes you feel like you’ve known each other for years. She takes your ideas and brings it to life. I had a very specific Image in mind for my wedding and she absolutely nailed it. She was so open with communication and always responded quickly. we had multiple meetings and she would even do phone meetings with me to make sure I was feeling ok and that she had it all under control. I can’t imagine anyone better than Erin to help me with my perfect wedding. Erin quickly became family and I couldn’t recommend her enough! We absolutely love her.

I cannot begin to express my appreciation for Erin and her entire professional team! I presented a vision to Erin for my wife's retirement party and she turned my thoughts into a real experience that surpassed my expectations! Erin's approach to respecting ones time with preset meeting agendas and well laid out options kept each of our meetings focused and ended with my feeling accomplished and even more excited for our event to happen. Time is something that is hard to carve out extra moments in the day and Erin was very professional at communicating meeting times, agendas and discussion details to myself and the other businesses involved in our event so that clear deadlines and expectations were met. She runs a very professional business and holds herself to extremely high standards and expectations. THANK YOU Erin for putting a most amazing celebration together for us. Half the fun getting to our beautiful evening event was the journey you took us on though your extraordinary vision. Blessings...Tom B.

Erin Chalstrom; Your Story Wedding & Event Planning- YOU made my dreams become a beautiful reality. In November of 2019, My mom gifted Erin and her team: Your Story Wedding & Event Planning, to myself and my husband as an engagement gift. Little did I know how much Erin would bless us. From the moment she asked me what my theme and style goals were, to lavish decor and flown in linens, lush floral, exclusive photographers, amazing entertainment, venues, invoicing and communicating with ever single vendor, obtaining contracts, to fine tuning every single tiny last detail the day before, the day of and the day after our wedding, IT WAS TAKEN CARE OF WITH EXCELLENCE. Not to mention… This was all planned in the midst of COVID-19. When so many businesses and vendors were coming from a place of “no” and “restrictions”… ERIN KEPT HER BRIDES PEACE, HER PRIORITY. There wasn’t a single time I doubted any of Erin’s decision making and TRUSTED she had my upmost best interest. Erin respected and truly worked with my budget and provided my husband and I, the best of the best. She went above and beyond to make it *all* happen for us beautifully and bring my vision to life. I had the most peaceful wedding day full of love, glam, dancing and champagne. I will forever be grateful for the joy and peace I experienced July 2, 2021. Erin and Your Story’s organization and professionalism was superb. I am beyond satisfied with the work, Your Story provided. I will 100% - 10/10 recommend Your Story to all brides all over the world! Erin Chalstrom; Your Story Wedding & Events, is worth everything and more. (Next glamorous event: Baby Shower!? Hehe) Xoxo - Britt Filos -

When we were planning our wedding, my husband and I weren't sure about hiring a wedding planner. At that point, we had most of our vendors lined up and we felt pretty good about the planning process. What did we need a planner for? Then a friend brought up the idea of having a day-of coordinator so we could relax on our wedding day and focus on the getting married part, and less on the last minute details and putting it all together part. We thought that was a smart idea and started our search for a day-of coordinator....and that's how we found Erin from Your Story AK. From our first meeting with her we knew she was exactly what we were looking for in a coordinator. We wanted someone with experience, with connections to our local vendors, someone who was familiar with most of the wedding venues in town, and someone reliable and competent and confident they can get the job done and make our day the best and most beautiful day ever. That was Erin in a nutshell. Planning a wedding is very stressful, and that is especially true when you plan on getting married no matter what: even when there's a pandemic. About two weeks before our wedding our venue decided to cancel on us. Erin really stepped above and beyond what we hired her for and helped us to secure another venue. She was on top of keeping track of the health mandates our state put out, and figuring out how we can adjust our plans to fit in to those mandates so we can celebrate our day. She kept us on track, and we had back up plans on top of back of plans and more back up plans. Through it all our wedding day turned out to be a perfect day, and that is all thanks to Erin and her girls. They are rockstars! 10 out of 10 would hire again. If you are looking for a wedding planner or just a day-of coordinator, Erin is your lady. Hire her, you won't regret it!

Erin at Your Story Event Planning was our wedding planner and we continue to talk about how it was the best decision we made for the big day. She kept every detail of the day and days prior organized giving us peace of mind to focus on each other and our guest. Erin put such care and understanding our vision and idea, for example we are big hockey people and wanted to get married official on the ice. She facilitated 2 different ceremonies with in hours of each other. While keeping everything organized including the family members and guest going to both services. She communicate cleanly about what information she would need ahead of our wedding day. She check in with us through out the day about how we were feeling and help us in a stress free manner. She allowed us to have the best wedding day imaginable.

My wife and I recently got married in Fairbanks and we were fortunate enough to have Erin Chalstrom as our wedding planner. Erin was friendly, organized, personable, and communicative throughout the entire planning process. We could tell from the get go that she and her team knew what they doing, which was fantastic because my wife and I were living in the lower 48 during the months before the wedding. Having Erin and her team in our corner took all the stress out of planning. If you’re looking for a professional wedding planner, Erin Chalstrom is the person you want.

I began planning my wedding on my own, and felt swamped. I am extremely glad that I found Erin and her company Your Story Event Planning. She is absolutely amazing and made the entire planning experience less daunting. I loved that I was able to give her the decorations and the information then she made it all happen! The day of my wedding I was totally stress free. She made sure we were fed, kept the flow of the event, and solved any and all problems. I highly recommend Erin to any bride or some one planning an event.

Erin was hands down the best decision my husband Sean and I made when we began planning our wedding nine months ago. Not only did she give us the best options on all of our vendors, DJ, venue, caterer, cake maker - She took the inspiration for the theme we were interested in capturing and created a more perfect wedding day than we ever could have imagined! She helped with every single detail of the planning, and then put into action, both prior to and on the wedding day, everything we had discussed to make our dream a reality. Surprise after surprise on the day of the wedding we fell more in love with the what we had envisioned and she had made a reality. She also kept us on track, and our timeline was flawless. She worked very hard to make sure we could enjoy every second of the planning process, and the actual day of. I guarantee she would make any dream you could possibly have for your special day an even better reality that you could have hoped for. Thanks for everything, Erin! - Love, Sean & Kelsey Fowler

The first thing I tell someone when they ask for tips on planning a wedding and I say to call YSEP and meet with Erin, I don't know what I would have done without her! She made sure I was on track during the 10 month planning we had and was there on the wedding day to coordinate everything. She made sure both locations were set up and ready to go and all I had to do on my wedding day was drink champagne and get ready!~ Best day ever! ♥

Wow where do I start! Erin took the wedding planning process from being extremely stressful to a much more enjoyable, organized experience. Her expertise is invaluable and I highly recommend her to any soon-to-be newlyweds. There were so many details I would have overlooked without her. The rehearsal plus day-of timeline helped get everyone involved on the same page, made everything run smoothly AND on time. Thank you Erin, we appreciate everything you did to make our day perfect, I wouldn't change a thing!

Erin is amazing! I have never seen a wedding that she was part of that wasn't absolutely stunning! Hire her!

At first I wasn't sure that I wanted or needed a wedding planner, but after the planning started and my busy schedule at work I knew that I needed someone to help me. Erin at Your Story Wedding & Event Planning was the best money we spent on the entire wedding by far! She was able to make everything a breeze for me and keep it stree-free. She kept the vendors organized and anything I need was either a email or phone call away! She took planning from being stressful to something fun and I wouldn't change my experience for the world! And honestly I wouldn't have been able handle the wedding day without her! Just her support kept me calm, organized and on track for the day. If you are debating on hiring her do it! You will not regret it one bit! I know I dont!

Me and my new hubby were married on 7/15 of this year. A couple of months ago, our wedding planning went into crisis. Our venue became a mess, we had issues with our caterer, it was just horrible. I had never considered a planner before, but reached out to Erin and let me tell you, she came through! She added us to her busy summer wedding calendar and from day one, she worked so so hard for us. All of our vendor changes were on point, and there was nothing left unturned, unfinished, or not thought of. She took my lose vision and turned it into a wedding that made me cry with happy happy tears. I was able to relax with my girls on wedding morning instead of being busy setting up and literally, my bridesmaids and me teared up when we saw how beautiful she had made the reception hall! EVERYONE at our wedding had incredible things to say, including "it was the most fun wedding I've ever been to", "that was the most well organized wedding I've ever seen." She found me a wonderful DJ, caterer, alterations, florist... everything. She made sure we had drinks in our hands and were fed from pictures to our dance. If you have not thought about having a coordinator, you should go ahead and just hire Erin. I promise you, it is worth it! She finds your vendors and handles all the communication. So well organized, always a smile on her face and getting work done and obviously loves what she does. Our wedding would NOT have been as amazing or stress free without her. Everyone is still talking about it! We could not have imagined a more perfect wedding to have in our hearts forever. Thank you Erin - you saved our special day!