Zolana Weddings

Wedding Planning for the modern couple.

OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, DELAWARE, NEW JERSEY

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Grace Loemba Ndello

OWNER

AWARD WINNER

Thanks to recommendations from couples on The Knot

Zolana Weddings is an experienced full-service wedding planning and coordinating studio. Owner and lead planner Grace provides planning and design services for couples with elegant and modern tastes in Columbus, Ohio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the tri-state area. Grace and her team work with couples who value diversity and love bringing a cultural twist to their special days. This team doesn’t just plan and design weddings and all related events; they create experiences and memories. They master problem-solving skills by anticipating obstacles in order to give you peace of mind during the planning process and on your wedding day. Grace is fluent in five different languages and is familiar with many different cultures. This allows her to understand and coordinate many different family traditions. Through the team’s experience in event planning and design, their association with well-renowned vendors, and their love for details, Zolana Weddings will help to create memories that last forever. Zolana Weddings offers a range of services to couples planning their special day. From full planning and design services to a selection of à la carte options, there is something to suit everyone. Grace understands that each wedding is unique and requires different services. The business can organize other events in relation to the wedding, such as engagement parties or rehearsal dinners.

Black-owned and Woman-owned Business

7+ years in business

Speaks Chinese, English, French

Medium team (11-20 members)

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Destination Weddings

Destination Wedding Planning

Planning

Budgeting

Day-Of Coordination

Destination Wedding Planning

Full Service Wedding Planning

RSVP Tracking

Wedding Website

Wedding Activities

Getting Engaged

Engagement Party

Honeymoon

Rehearsals & Parties

After Party

Bachelor Party

Bachelorette Party

Bridal Luncheon

Bridal Shower

Couples Shower

Engagement Party

Rehearsal Dinner

Welcome Party

Wedding

After Party

Ceremony

Cocktail Hour

Day After Brunch

Reception

Rehearsal

Rehearsal Dinner

Awards and Affiliations

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Meet the team

Grace Loemba Ndello

Owner

Grace fell in love with wedding planning after planning her own wedding. She believes that memories can be everlasting when created with the right people. Her experience living in four continents, and working with multicultural couples equipped her with a kind eye for details and a precise understanding of each couple's vision of their wedding day. Her ability to blend in any culture makes her the best person to understand family traditions; and her fluency in five languages makes her a really good communicator. Her mission is to transform love stories into unforgettable event experiences.

4.9

out of 5.0

18 reviews

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Grace and her team made planning and the wedding day seamless, offering exceptional attention to detail, organization, and communication. She’s calm, dependable, and flexible, handling vendors, timelines, and last‑minute changes (including COVID) with ease. Clients highly recommend her.

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Patti Jo J

1/16/2024

Grace was above and beyond the best addition to our team for our wedding day! She made the process as seamless as possible and I don't know what we would have done without her. Her...

attention to detail is unmatched and she has a wonderful disposition that helps to put you at ease during planning one of the biggest events of your life! My husband and I had the perfect wedding day, and so much of that was due to Grace and her team. We don't know how we could have done everything without her. We are so happy that we hired her. We were actually able to enjoy every moment of our wedding day knowing that Grace and her team were managing all the details and letting us enjoy our moment. I HIGHLY recommend hiring Everlasting Weddings by Grace, you won't regret it!

Alexandra O

12/30/2023

Grace, I don't even know when to begin... We hired Grace for our wedding as soon as we got engaged, as we wanted support from the beginning. We we both in med school and our schedu...

le was crazy, so we needed someone who was really flexible with us, and Grace was all of that and more. She was an absolute pleasure to work with. She took over the communication with vendors, saving us time we would spend on Google, or driving to many venues. All the vendors she recommended were amazing! The wedding day was a dream come true! As someone who has been to tons of weddings, I know a good coordinator when I see one! Our wedding was exactly as we envisioned it- everything was on time, the timeline was followed, and the vendors were on top of everything. Grace really helped us bring our vision to life. Her calm is unbelievable, and she is on top f every details, nothing is missed. We loved her reminders and checklists to keep us on track, especially the week of the wedding; it really helped keep us calm. I don't know what we would have done without you, Grace. I would totally send all of my friends and family her way!! With Love, Alexandra and King.

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Alexis E

12/30/2023

I think a new bar has been set for weddings after working with Grace. She truly brought to life the vision that we had for our wedding. She captured every thought of what I wanted ...

and magnified it in the best of ways. This was an incredible night and it has become one of the best decisions we had made for our wedding. Anyone would be so lucky to work with Grace to have their vision brought to life. Thank you Grace!

Jessica O

12/30/2023

We hired Grace for our multicultural wedding and she was Absolutely Incredible! Grace and her team made our day so special and really made organizing/planning a breeze. I would hig...

hly, highly recommend hiring Everlasting Weddings By Grace to take care of your special day so you can have a worry-free celebration! You are in good hands!

Response from Zolana Weddings on 12/30/2023

Jessica and Carlos, it was an honor being part of your wedding day. Making your vision of ...

your wedding come true was a pleasure. Wishing you a beautiful marriage!

Aleshah and Peter K

12/25/2023

Grace and her team were great when planning our intimate wedding. She made us feel taken care of and stress free. Would highly recommend!

Aretha A

12/25/2023

Grace is a phenomenal wedding planner. When we hired her to coordinate our wedding day she handled everything with professionalism from day one. She was prompt, courteous, responsi...

ble and mostly importantly, dependable. I didn't worry about a single thing knowing that Grace was on top of everything to ensure my day went smoothly.

Matthew T

12/25/2023

"Could not recommend enough!!" Choosing to work with Grace was the best decision we made for our wedding. All through the planning her professionalism, dependability, and attentio...

n to detail was perfect! I absolutely cannot recommend her enough, because she has made our wedding day perfect.

DJ J

11/08/2023

It was such a pleasure to work with Grace! I am a wedding DJ and have had the opportunity to work with her, and she is absolutely incredible! Not only is she extremely professional...

but her attention to detail, communication skills, and eye for design is some of the best I've ever seen. She always made sure to check in with me to make sure I had everything I needed. I highly recommend her -- you won't have to worry about a thing when it comes to the planning process, the day of the wedding from start to finish! She's got it handled!

Sabrina A

10/31/2023

Grace and her team are amazing! They're super responsive, timely, and pay close attention to detail. Grace went above and beyond for us sending us useful spreadsheets and even offe...

ring her expert opinions to help better prep for the big day. Could not recommend her enough!

Jamie S

6/01/2023

We had the pleasure of meeting Grace in 2019 when we were originally planning for our wedding for June of 2020. Due to Covid 19, we had to reschedule our wedding to May 2021, and ...

Grace was a great support the whole time. As our plans kept changing, with through loss of family members, and the stress that Covid caused, Grace never missed a beat. She was there always adapting, and offering to help, to make sure our wedding day was special. When we had to reduce our guest list by more than half, change our venue, change vendors, she communicated with all our new vendors like she had been working with them all along. Grace is the living definition of calm; honestly you would wonder if she ever gets nervous doing this over and over again. She is the most patient, caring person you would want on your wedding day. The work that she put in to make sure our wedding was unique and full of love despite the chaos the whole world was under was unforgettable. It was hard to settle for a small wedding, but everything was so well coordinated that we really believe that we couldn’t have had a better wedding day. Our ceremony was so thoughtfully created by her that after our wedding was over, so many people asked us if Alice was a close friend!! After two years my husband and I still talk about how Grace and her assistant came through for us. She has become a great friend, and one of our favorite person. We would hands down recommend her for your wedding day. We are so lucky and grateful that we chose her for ours”.

Amy B

12/28/2022

Professionalism, knowledgeable, kind and flexible Grace was really awesome to work with. We hired her to coordinate our wedding and from the moment she took over she displayed an u...

nmatched patience and professionalism. She has a very loving attitude that will make you forget your worries; and she addressed every single one of our concerns every single time. She communicated with vendors so we did not have to, and she made sure that vendors were still executing our vision during the communication. She was flexible with our busy schedules and so easy to communicate with. She was the peace we needed to tie all loose ends at the end of our planning journey, and hiring her was the best decision we made for our wedding day. We are forever grateful!

Stephanie P

10/15/2022

Grace was a such a pleasure to work with and became one of the best decisions for our wedding. She had many ideas and connections to vendors that I did not originally have. She wa...

s very professional, easy to work with, and willing to find solutions for anything we needed during the 6 weeks of planning towards day of coordination. On the day of the wedding, she stuck to our envisioned plan and made sure everything was executed. I have to say she did more than I expected. My husband and I are very pleased we hired her!

Adriana G

6/10/2022

We hired Grace for day of coordination since we were doing most of the planning on our own. We had meetings every few months to check in and she would offer suggestions or recommen...

d vendors if we needed them. Her questions helped us perfect our vision and she made sure we didn't forget anything. For the day of the wedding, Grace and her team finalized set up, coordinated the vendors, and made sure things were running smoothly and on time. Throughout the whole process she was very professional and easy to communicate with. Thank you, Grace, for helping our vision come to life!

Iris N

6/02/2022

While it definitely helped with overall schedule of the event and flow during the day of, improvement needs to be made in terms of client expectations and attention to detail. Grac...

e needed some hand holding which was not what we anticipated. However, she made an effort to check in every now and then and kept things on check which was helpful overall. - Photographer: Elizabeth Mae from Elizabeth Mae Photography (http://www.elizabethmaephotography.com/) - Officiant: Gina S. from Cherish the One You Love (https://www.weddingwire.com/biz/cherish-the-one-you-love/42798d6380511646.html) - Venue: The Olde Bar The Historic Bookbinder's Building (http://theoldebar.com/) - Florist: Lauren C. from Thistle Love Florist (https://thistleloveflorist.com/) - Bakery: Bredenbeck's Bakery (https://www.bredenbecks.com/)

Kate C

11/22/2021

We hired Grace at the end of our wedding planning timeline and she really helped during the most hectic time. Grace has a very calm and kind demeanor and is willing to work with y...

ou on anything you’re feeling stressed about. Her wedding management spreadsheet was a real lifesaver for me in staying organized the last 2 months and shows she knows the business down to every little detail (don’t forget to make your packing list!). There wasn’t a task too big or small for Grace to volunteer to help with, and it was very clear her heart was in the job. Thank you for being a part of our wedding, Grace!

Chidera A

11/10/2021

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Elizabeth N

10/25/2021

We hired Grace to coordinate our destination wedding, and from the beginning she was nice and detail oriented. Living in another state and planning a wedding in Philadelphia was n...

ot easy, but she made the communication easy and smooth with us and all our vendors. When we lost a vendor she gladly referred us to another great one. We loved her professionalism, and the fact that she was always available to answer any question and address our concerns, even the smallest. We wanted a vendor who would understand both our culture, my husband being from Africa and me being from Mexico, and we couldn't have found a better coordinator. She understood our traditions, and what was unique to our cultures and our families. She was so easy to work with that our families loved her. The planning process, and the day of the wedding were just beautifully planned. No regret at all, we will be forever grateful!

Claudia S

5/17/2021

Great event planner! Very responsible and able to create amazing spaces integrating the couples favorites into the event design.

Response from Zolana Weddings on 05/17/2021

Thank you so Claudia! I appreciate you!

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