RALEIGH WEDDING PLANNING
Something Fabulous Weddings & Events offers planning services to meet a variety of needs. From full service wedding planning to partial planning, or even day-of coordination, there’s something for every couple’s needs and budget.
Full Service Planning
What’s included:
+ BEFORE THE WEDDING DAY
- Unlimited phone and email communication
- Creation of a planning timeline/monthly checklist
- Development of the overall wedding budget, creation of spreadsheet tracker, and budget tracking assistance
- Budget analysis and planning timeline/monthly checklist review meeting
- Event design board creation and review meeting
- Full event design support, including sourcing of all decor, booking design-related vendors, design and proofing of all wedding stationary, etc.
- Vendor research- personalized list of vendor recommendations for each vendor category based on budget, personality, and style
- Initiation of contact and serving as the liaison between vendors and client
- Review of any vendor contracts prior to booking upon request
- Unlimited planning meetings including design meetings, vendor meetings, and update meetings
- Assistance with wedding day attire if desired
- Wedding website creation, proofing, and review
- Hotel block coordination and booking
- Wedding material assembly, including favors, wedding hotel bags, save the dates, invitations, etc.
- RSVP tracking
- One final details meeting
- Development of timeline
- Development of floor plan
- One venue walk through
- Coordination with all vendors for timeline purposes and to finalize details
- Adjustment of rental orders based on final guest count
- Review of final vendor contracts
- One week of wedding meeting
- Distribution of final timeline, floor plan, and vendor list to all vendors prior to wedding day
- Direction and supervision of rehearsal
+ ON THE WEDDING DAY
- Unlimited hours on the wedding day
- Two coordinators for the event
- Point of contact throughout the day
- Access to planner’s emergency kit
- Supervision of vendor setup and breakdown
- Decoration of any ceremony and reception spaces
- Direction of wedding party, guests, and vendors
- Assist with boutonniere pinning and floral distribution
- Direction of ceremony- cueing DJ, wedding party, etc
- Direction of reception timeline
- Distribution of final payments and tips
- Collect personal items as designated by packing checklist
- Break down assistance
Full service planning packages start at $6800.
“I am incredibly grateful for the exceptional service and support we received from Ashley for our wedding at Market Hall! Ashley’s patience and collaboration were evident, especially as we navigated a weather situation on the day of our wedding. Rather than taking the easy route, she provided us with options and made every effort to ensure our cocktail hour took place outside as we had pictured.
Ashley’s planning and organization allowed us to fully enjoy the wedding day without worrying about vendors or minor details. She was extremely helpful and always available to answer our questions throughout the wedding planning process with patience and professionalism. Her knowledge and expertise with vendors made the entire process much easier and far less stressful.
We truly could not have done this without her and are so grateful to have had her by our side throughout this journey. If you are looking for a wedding planner who is dedicated, resourceful, and a joy to work with, we highly recommend the team at Something Fabulous!”
Partial Planning
What’s included:
+ BEFORE THE WEDDING DAY
- Unlimited phone and email communication
- Creation of a planning timeline/monthly checklist
- Development of the overall wedding budget and creation of spreadsheet tracker
- Budget analysis and planning timeline/monthly checklist review meeting
- Event design board creation and review meeting
- Vendor research - personalized list of vendor recommendations for each vendor category based on budget, personality, and style
- Review of any vendor contracts prior to booking upon request
- Three planning meetings tailored to your needs - can be used for meeting with vendors, design guidance, overall organization, etc.
- One final details meeting
- Development of timeline
- Development of floor plan
- One venue walk through
- Coordination with all vendors on timelines and finalizing details
- Adjustment of rental order based on final guest count
- Review of final vendor contracts
- One week of wedding meeting
- Distribution of final timeline, floor plan, and vendor list to all vendors prior to wedding day
- Direction and supervision of rehearsal
+ ON THE WEDDING DAY
- Unlimited hours on the wedding day
- Two coordinators for the event
- Point of contact throughout the day
- Access to planner’s emergency kit
- Supervision of vendor setup and breakdown
- Decoration of any ceremony and reception spaces
- Direction of wedding party, guests, and vendors
- Assist with boutonniere pinning and floral distribution
- Direction of ceremony- cueing DJ, wedding party, etc
- Direction of reception timeline
- Distribution of final payments and tips
- Collect personal items as designated by packing checklist
- Break down assistance
Partial planning packages start at $4800.
“Hire. This. Team.
I cannot rave about Trent and his team more - they truly made our wedding day seamless. During our first introductory call, we mostly discussed hiring them for their Event Coordination services. The longer the phone call went on, I realized that I have absolutely no idea how to plan a wedding (and you probably don’t either). There are so many details to consider, and I’m SO grateful that we decided to go with their Partial Planning services. From vendor assistance to the floor plan, Something Fabulous was involved every step of the way. We had little to no stress the day of our wedding, and we could not have had the same experience without them - do your future self a favor and pull the trigger with this company!”
Event Management
What’s included:
+ BEFORE THE WEDDING DAY
- Unlimited email communication
- Preferred vendor list
- One final details meeting
- Development of timeline
- Development of floor plan
- One venue walk through
- Coordination with all vendors for timeline purposes and to finalize details
- Adjustment of rental order based on final guest count
- Review of final vendor contracts
- One week of wedding meeting
- Distribution of final timeline, floor plan, and vendor list to all vendors
- Direction and supervision of rehearsal
+ ON THE WEDDING DAY
- Unlimited hours on the wedding day
- Two coordinators for the event
- Point of contact throughout the day
- Access to planner’s emergency kit
- Supervision of vendor setup and breakdown
- Decoration of any ceremony and reception spaces
- Direction of wedding party, guests, and vendors
- Assist with boutonniere pinning and floral distribution
- Direction of ceremony- cueing DJ, wedding party, etc
- Direction of reception timeline
- Distribution of final payments and tips
- Collect personal items as designated by packing checklist
- Break down assistance
Event management packages start at $2800. Sunday packages start at $2600.
“We decided to work with Something Fabulous to be our day-of coordinators for our wedding and it was an awesome experience to work with them! We had an initial interview with Trent and just loved the energy and care he put out so we decided to move forward with contracting them for our event. Our coordinator was Madison and she was GREAT! They provided us with a list of resources and recommended vendors to begin our search with and then throughout the entire process just made sure every little detail was handled and addressed. They have a system and a process and IT WORKS! Madison also made sure to be present during our walk-throughs of the venue, handled SO MUCH of the communication and coordination between our different vendors and quickly and readily responded to our emails and questions, while providing well-thought out suggestions. On the day of our wedding, the team from Something Fabulous consisted of Madison and Caroline and both were super attentive, personable, and proactive. We did not have to worry about a single thing on the day of the wedding and they were able to coordinate all the vendors, maintain a timeline, and make sure we were looked after with the utmost professionalism and attention to detail. The energy we felt from them was akin to that of a Stage Manager running a show flawlessly or an orchestra conductor ensuring everything was in synch and taken care of. By the end of the evening, we felt not just as if we were their clients, but also their friends. We absolutely and highly recommend Something Fabulous to help with your wedding planning needs!”
Frequently Asked
What types of weddings do you plan?
- We plan weddings in many, many forms. We have experience with couples with various religions, cultures, and wedding aesthetics. We value inclusivity and believe that everyone should have their dream wedding day, regardless of who they love. Every wedding we plan will be unique to our couple and showcase their personalities.
What areas do you service and will you travel?
- We are based in Cary, North Carolina and plan weddings and events throughout the Raleigh/Durham area. We have planned weddings across North Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, and Maryland. We're also going international for a destination wedding in Scotland in 2024! Let us know where you want to go and we can make it happen!
Who will be my wedding planner?
- We are a diverse group of 12! Our lead planners work with full service, partial service, and event management clients while our lead coordinators will work with our event management couples exclusively. On wedding and event day, we will always have at least 2 members of our team onsite. We assign couples based on personality, availability, and venue location.
Are you licensed and insured?
- Yes! We are a true, registered business that absolutely has insurance coverage. We can provide a certificate of insurance to your venue if requested.
My venue requires us to hire a day of coordinator. Do you offer that service?
- Yes but also no! Our version of day of coordination is our event management package. This will include everything that your venue requires plus more! We have learned over the years that the term "day of coordination" isn't truly accurate in what we do for our couples. In the event management package, we come into your process 3 months out from your wedding day to begin absorbing all of your wedding day plans!
Do you plan other events besides weddings?
- We do! We have planned other wedding related events, such as engagement parties, rehearsal dinners, showers, as well as corporate and social events.
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