A little bit about me - I'm the Emilie in Emilie Duncan Event Planning. I have been planning weddings and events for over twelve years and I truly cannot imagine doing anything else! I certainly didn't start my career in the wedding industry - I graduated from Michigan State University with a degree in Merchandising Management and went to work in the world of retail buying. I worked in the home offices of several national retailers and loved what I did but in the back of my mind knew it wasn't what I wanted to do forever.
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We get to be part of an incredibly special day in the lives of our wonderful couples - the day that their new lives begin together! Emilie Duncan Event Planning offers a variety of levels of service to assist in every facet of your wedding. Just as every couple is unique, every wedding is unique and our services are completely customized to meet your needs throughout the planning process and on the actual wedding day.
A wedding planner will help you make the most of your time and budget, while reducing your stress. We will be your friend, advisor, advocate and shoulder to cry on, coordinator, financial planner, mediator and even referee! In short, by taking on the details and guiding you through the planning, we will make sure you actually enjoy the entire wedding planning process and wedding weekend!
Reviews (2)
Allissa Stevens
Dec 31, 2019
A year ago today, we had the most magical Shire inspired wedding we could have dreamed up. It is all thanks to Emilie. She had the best local vendor recommendations, went to bat for us when there were major venue issues and solved all those problems seamlessly without us needing to lose sleep, and she kept us calm through the whole experience. She constantly reassured us that it would all be perfect and it truly was down to every last detail.
She wasn't just a planner doing a job, but she truly made us feel that she cared about our day deeply and loved the inspiration for it as much as we did. She handled my husband's sarcastic humor and my novel emails like a true champ. We've both agreed that she was the best investment we made in our wedding and would forever reccomend her to anyone planning an event. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts, you are amazing and we miss our meetings with you already.
She wasn't just a planner doing a job, but she truly made us feel that she cared about our day deeply and loved the inspiration for it as much as we did. She handled my husband's sarcastic humor and my novel emails like a true champ. We've both agreed that she was the best investment we made in our wedding and would forever reccomend her to anyone planning an event. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts, you are amazing and we miss our meetings with you already.
Catherine J.
Jan 08, 2015
Emilie is "As good as it gets!" and then some. If someone were to ask me for advice about wedding planning, I would say "Hire Emilie." Now, a lot of people think that hiring an event planner/coordinator is the first place to cut costs. "I can do that myself!" they say. No. Don't be fooled. We saved a lot with Emilie. We saved headaches, hassle, disaster.
We probably even saved money based on her recommendations and calculations on rentals and other items. Not that it necessarily would've been a disaster, but the peace of mind I had on my wedding day is unparalleled by any other bride I've ever witnessed. All because of Emilie. First, we came to Emilie with a lot of the wedding already "planned." We already had our venue, invites, flower vendor, cake vendor, music, photographers, etc. etc.
I dabble in event planning a bit myself, so I'm used to thinking through certain logistics. But with her experience, Emilie was able to think through little details that weren't even remotely on my (rather developed, I think) radar. She took everything I envisioned, and refined it, made it work. Emilie's services can be customized to fit your needs/budget.
We actually started with another coordinator, but she was going to be charging way more than Emilie, and mostly for things we didn't need (like services in finding some of the vendors we already had). I kind of think of the planning phase as separate from the day-of-coordinating phase. Even though we (sort of) had a day-of coordinator through our venue (and don't get me wrong, she was great), Emilie went above and beyond making everything go smoothly the day-of.
And she helped a lot with the planning too, after our own abilities had reached their limits. My wedding had an unconventional schedule on a holiday. We started with a (late) cocktail hour before the wedding. We had an early reveal. Cocktails went directly to ceremony, directly to reception with no time in between. Emilie knows how people move and how herd mentality works, so this all went off without a hitch (as people probably weren't used to this setup).
She even thought to bring my groom and I a plate of food after pictures and before the ceremony. That's not the only thing though, just one example. Here's another: Emilie was watching my mother, and noticed FROM THE LOOK ON MY MOM'S FACE FROM ACROSS THE ROOM, that something was missing from the tables. My groom forgot to bring the mints his family traditionally makes for weddings.
They were in his freezer. in DUBLIN. We were downtown Columbus and realized this during our reception. Emilie had one of her minions go get them (in freezing weather with crazy NYE traffic). There were a million little things like that -- most of them I probably don't even know about because Emilie is just that good. The character limit for this review and your attention span won't begin to allow a full review for Emilie, nor all the praise she deserves.
The bottom line is that she made it not only so that I could enjoy my wedding day to the fullest (including before during, AND after!), but also so those closest to me didn't have to bear any of that burden either. She made it a special day for my mother and really every single one of our guests, invisibly. Oh, and one last note if you're still here -- check out her website and blog! Emilie has done such a variety of weddings -- casual and rustic to black tie and metropolitan. Big and small. I have no doubt she can make any event into something special. Our post on her blog: http://blog.emilieduncan.net/catherine-brad-12-31-13
We probably even saved money based on her recommendations and calculations on rentals and other items. Not that it necessarily would've been a disaster, but the peace of mind I had on my wedding day is unparalleled by any other bride I've ever witnessed. All because of Emilie. First, we came to Emilie with a lot of the wedding already "planned." We already had our venue, invites, flower vendor, cake vendor, music, photographers, etc. etc.
I dabble in event planning a bit myself, so I'm used to thinking through certain logistics. But with her experience, Emilie was able to think through little details that weren't even remotely on my (rather developed, I think) radar. She took everything I envisioned, and refined it, made it work. Emilie's services can be customized to fit your needs/budget.
We actually started with another coordinator, but she was going to be charging way more than Emilie, and mostly for things we didn't need (like services in finding some of the vendors we already had). I kind of think of the planning phase as separate from the day-of-coordinating phase. Even though we (sort of) had a day-of coordinator through our venue (and don't get me wrong, she was great), Emilie went above and beyond making everything go smoothly the day-of.
And she helped a lot with the planning too, after our own abilities had reached their limits. My wedding had an unconventional schedule on a holiday. We started with a (late) cocktail hour before the wedding. We had an early reveal. Cocktails went directly to ceremony, directly to reception with no time in between. Emilie knows how people move and how herd mentality works, so this all went off without a hitch (as people probably weren't used to this setup).
She even thought to bring my groom and I a plate of food after pictures and before the ceremony. That's not the only thing though, just one example. Here's another: Emilie was watching my mother, and noticed FROM THE LOOK ON MY MOM'S FACE FROM ACROSS THE ROOM, that something was missing from the tables. My groom forgot to bring the mints his family traditionally makes for weddings.
They were in his freezer. in DUBLIN. We were downtown Columbus and realized this during our reception. Emilie had one of her minions go get them (in freezing weather with crazy NYE traffic). There were a million little things like that -- most of them I probably don't even know about because Emilie is just that good. The character limit for this review and your attention span won't begin to allow a full review for Emilie, nor all the praise she deserves.
The bottom line is that she made it not only so that I could enjoy my wedding day to the fullest (including before during, AND after!), but also so those closest to me didn't have to bear any of that burden either. She made it a special day for my mother and really every single one of our guests, invisibly. Oh, and one last note if you're still here -- check out her website and blog! Emilie has done such a variety of weddings -- casual and rustic to black tie and metropolitan. Big and small. I have no doubt she can make any event into something special. Our post on her blog: http://blog.emilieduncan.net/catherine-brad-12-31-13
