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Best Wedding Planners in Baton Rouge

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Website
Baton Rouge, LA 70810

Why choose this provider?

KBCook Weddings is an elegant wedding planning provider located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that was founded by Kate Cook. She has an unwavering passion for creating, planning, organizing, and coordinating, and has more than three years of experience in the wedding planning industry. The company plans and coordinates a wide variety of events including weddings, rehearsal dinners, neighborhood parties, birthday parties, and family parties. KBCook Weddings provides various event services consisting of day-of-wedding coordination, facilitated planning, and full-service planning, which involves vendor communication, contract arrangements, payment information gathering, and all of the other small details. Their website features a portfolio of work which exhibits the elegance and beauty of the weddings they are involved with, and how it shows how happy couples and other clients are with the outcome of their event. Their blog, also available on their website, includes wedding images, but also goes more in depth regarding the couples pictured and their stories, and even includes testimonials given by the bride and groom.

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We scour the internet for reviews from well-known resources. Each provider is evaluated based on the quality and quantity of their reviews, their presence on multiple review sites, and their average minimum rating.
5.0
Facebook
5.0 / 5 (32)

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We hire mystery shoppers to call our providers anonymously and evaluate them. Providers who respond quickly, answer questions thoroughly, and communicate politely score higher.
3.8
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August Events

Website
Baton Rouge, LA 70817

Why choose this provider?

August Events is a team of two wedding planners based in Baton Rouge. The company offers full-service event planning for weddings, private events, and corporate events. August Events does not offer pre-made packages because the team prioritizes creating custom packages tailored to clients' different event-planning needs. The company's mission is to produce events that are contemporary and innovative. Since 2017, team members Maranda and Tiffany have planned hundreds of events for clients in different industries.

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We scour the internet for reviews from well-known resources. Each provider is evaluated based on the quality and quantity of their reviews, their presence on multiple review sites, and their average minimum rating.
5.0
Google
5.0 / 5 (26)
Facebook
5.0 / 5 (2)

Website
Baton Rouge, LA 70809

Why choose this provider?

Allie Wester has been a professional wedding and event planner for more than twenty years. Planning major events such as Live After Five,(the largest outside concert and festival in Baton Rouge), Miss USA parties, producing hundreds of bridal trade and fashion shows and coordinating more than 1,000 weddings and events. Allie is considered South Louisiana's top wedding and event expert. In 2004 she started a school teaching and training people how to start their own wedding and event planning business and has motivated, inspired, and taught over 1,200 students! Allie launched her first book in the fall of 2020, Secret Confessions of a Wedding Planner; A Behind the Scenes Guide for Brides, which was the #1 New Release in its category! Available now on Amazon.

Reputation:

We scour the internet for reviews from well-known resources. Each provider is evaluated based on the quality and quantity of their reviews, their presence on multiple review sites, and their average minimum rating.
5.0
Facebook
5.0 / 5 (39)
Google
5.0 / 5 (1)

Professionalism:

We hire mystery shoppers to call our providers anonymously and evaluate them. Providers who respond quickly, answer questions thoroughly, and communicate politely score higher.
3.3
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Website
Greenwell Springs, LA 70739

Why choose this provider?

Elegant Memories is a wedding planning and event coordinating service located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that was established in 2006 with a mission to ensure the weddings and events they help with exceed their clients’ expectations. They provide a variety of modern, traditional, and elegant décor options, exceptional hospitality, and outstanding catering services. In regards to catering services, they have a large selection of their own recipes that couples can choose from. They also offer a premier beverage service alongside the catering service that includes waters, soda, cocktails, and liquor. Past couples have offered their testimonials and reviews on Elegant Memories’ website and talk about how amazed they were by the quality of service that was provided, and that if they were to do it again, they would choose Elegant Memories repeatedly. Other testimonials talk about how beautiful the decorations, food, and atmosphere of the event was.

Reputation:

We scour the internet for reviews from well-known resources. Each provider is evaluated based on the quality and quantity of their reviews, their presence on multiple review sites, and their average minimum rating.
4.8
Facebook
4.8 / 5 (101)
Google
4.8 / 5 (16)
Yelp
5.0 / 5 (1)

Website
900 Camp Street, Suite 358, New Orleans, LA 70130

Why choose this provider?

Ruby and Pearl Events is a wedding planner serving newlyweds-to-be across Louisiana. It offers customized wedding packages designed to exclude any wedding elements that the couple doesn't need. The team can handle wedding design and planning, wedding production, and wedding event management in any combination based on what the couple chooses to purchase. In its approach, Ruby and Pearl Events follows the broad plans of the host or hostess while helping them navigate the process.

Reputation:

We scour the internet for reviews from well-known resources. Each provider is evaluated based on the quality and quantity of their reviews, their presence on multiple review sites, and their average minimum rating.
5.0
Facebook
5.0 / 5 (1)

Website
Prairieville, LA 70769

Why choose this provider?

Gala Productions is a luxurious wedding planning provider located in Prairieville, Louisiana that was founded over a decade ago by Stacy Parker. She first began the company after having a terrible experience with her chosen wedding planner, which has given her continuous, unwavering motivation to create a business that thrives on exceeding a bride and groom’s expectations. The company has since grown to include a team of design stylists, travel experts, and a setup team that work flawlessly to create spectacular events that families and friends remember for a lifetime. Gala Productions offers a variety of services, from a luxury planning package that includes all the elegance and style of a glamourous wedding and a concierge package that takes care of all the fine details just as a professional wedding would, to day-of-wedding coordination package that focuses on tying up any lose ends in the planning and coordination of the event.

Reputation:

We scour the internet for reviews from well-known resources. Each provider is evaluated based on the quality and quantity of their reviews, their presence on multiple review sites, and their average minimum rating.
5.0

Professionalism:

We hire mystery shoppers to call our providers anonymously and evaluate them. Providers who respond quickly, answer questions thoroughly, and communicate politely score higher.
5.0
Responsiveness
Friendliness
Helpfulness
Detail
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FAQs

  • Introduction

    A wedding planner can be a significant help on your special day. The happy couple and their closest loved ones should be able to enjoy their wedding day without worries. A wedding planner eases the burden off the couple, handles any problems that arise during the planning process and on the wedding day, and helps to put on a fantastic wedding.

  • How do you become a wedding planner?

    There are courses and diplomas people can take to become a certified wedding planner; however, it’s not necessary. Regardless of if an individual gets a certification, the most essential step is to gain experience. Most wedding planners start by doing a few free weddings to build a portfolio. That portfolio can be used to promote the business and attract new clients.

  • How much does a wedding planner cost?

    The national average cost of a wedding planner in 2019 was $1,500. However, it should be noted that this can vary dramatically. Average costs can vary from state to state. Additionally, factors such as the size of the wedding, the level of planning, the extravagance of the wedding, and the wedding planner’s experience can all change pricing.

  • Do wedding planners have specialties?

    Yes, wedding planners can have specialties. For example, some wedding planners may specialize in destination weddings. Or wedding planners can specialize in the extent of wedding support they offer. A day-of-coordinator will only arrive on the day of the wedding and help during the day. In comparison, a complete wedding planner will help with the planning and execution of the wedding.

  • How do you know if you need a wedding planner?

    Hiring a wedding planner is a personal choice. Ultimately, the wedding couple needs to decide if they have the budget for a planner and if they believe the investment to be worth it. For example, some people enjoy planning events, so they wouldn’t need a wedding planner. Conversely, planning stresses other people, so it might be a task they want to outsource.

  • Is there a certification to become a wedding planner?

    The wedding planning certification industry is “largely unregulated.” This means that while you can get a wedding planner certification, it might not always be from a qualified source. One trusted source is the certification from the American Association of Certified Wedding Planners.  

    A certification can be a great asset, but there are many qualified wedding planners who don’t have a certification.

  • How do you find a destination wedding planner?

    Planning a destination wedding is very different from planning a local wedding. You’ll want to find someone who has experience organizing a destination wedding.

    Many destinations offer an in-house wedding planner. However, if you need to find your own destination wedding planner, local Facebook wedding groups are an excellent place to ask for referrals.

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