Wedding Design and Planning

Celebrations of Joy offers extensive
Wedding Planning Services
tailored to every wedding and every budget!

Celebrations of Joy offers customized Wedding Design and Planning Services for every couple we work with; no two wedding events are alike as no couples have the same personality.  We offer many levels of service ranging from designing and managing every detail to providing only day-of-event support. Whether you need Full Service Wedding Design and Planning, Month-of-Wedding Management, or something in between, our team at Celebrations of Joy creates a program that meets your needs and your budget.

The Stress Buster: Month-of-Wedding Management

Lighten My Load: Month-of-Wedding Management Plus+

The Works: Complete Wedding Design & Management

"Cathy O'Connell planned our wedding this past June at The Hideaway Golf Club in La Quinta. In addition to writing and performing the most beautiful, memorable ceremony
(many of our guests told us it was the best ceremony they had ever witnessed!),
Cathy acted as our wedding/event coordinator providing us with extremely useful contact information for vendors in the area, assisting us with our flowers, cake, lighting,
transportation, lodging and many other wedding-related details.

You just can't underestimate the importance of having a wedding planner who is knowledgeable about the various vendors in the area, particularly if you're planning a destination wedding. 
Cathy is so organized and thorough, as well as a creative source of brainstorming ideas. 
She is also very flexible and comfortable with both traditional
and non-traditional wedding elements. 

Cathy had a wonderful calming effect on us in the weeks leading up to, and on the day of, the event.  We had the wedding our our dreams and could not have done it without her!"

Karen Brodkin, Fox Sports Executive

The typical wedding can consume over 200 hours of planning and coordination from inception through the final farewell to your last guest.  Wedding design and planning requires the ability to develop great design and and decor ideas, negotiate contracts, orchestrate the movement of lots of people, and organize a thousand details, all while keeping a smile on your face!  If you, like many couples, are working full time and also planning a wedding at a destination removed from your home, you just might need some help with the planning process!

Celebrations of Joy offers a full menu of Wedding Planning Services to help you manage the many details involved with creating a perfect wedding weekend.

Celebrations of Joy provides Complete Wedding Design & Management services to support couples who need help planning and managing the entire wedding event.  Every package is completely customized to include the services you need to make your event extraordinary!  We starting with helping you to define your priorities and visualize your dreams, we then help you to set your budget and allocate resources appropriately.  We provide assistance in finding your venue, interviewing, hiring and negotiating the right contract with every vendor, creating the perfect décor for your wedding event, managing all pre and post wedding events, assisting with transportation and accommodations, developing and managing any favors and gifts, and keeping you relaxed to enjoy your wedding fully and completely!

Complete Wedding Design and Management fees are developed individually for every couple based on the size of your wedding, wedding location, and event details.. The Works Wedding Design & Management fees typically run between 10-15% of the total wedding budget. Our full wedding design services include some of the following:

• Wedding Vision Creation

• Budget Development & Management

• Timeline Determination & Management

• Vendor Selection, Contract Negotiation & Management

• Ceremony Coordination

• Guest Management

• Reception Planning & Management

• Relationship Support & Coaching

Celebrations of Joy provides Month-Of-Wedding Management services to help couples who have already hired their vendors, and planned many of the wedding elements, yet need assistance the month of the wedding to finalize all details, and manage the wedding weekend.  Month of Wedding Management Services includes:

Additional services that may be added can include but are not limited to:

Rehearsal Dinner Management
Wedding Weekend Event Management
Budget Management
Gift Package Design & Development
Favor Design & Development

Month-of-Wedding Management fees range between $2000 and $4000 for the wedding weekend, beginning with the rehearsal and managing your wedding through your last dance, and includes as many meetings, phone calls or emails required to create an extraordinary day! Fees based on size of wedding, budget and number of events managed.

Celebrations of Joy provides 90 Day Out Wedding Management services to help couples who may have already hired a few of their vendors, or chosen their venue, and planned some of the wedding elements, yet need assistance to bring the entire event together, create the complete design and feel of the wedding, finalize all details, and manage the wedding weekend.  These services include everything listed in the Month-of-Wedding Management package and also include:

·                     Budget Development and Management

·                     Additional Vendor Selection and Contract Negotiation

·                     Décor Design and Management

·                     Gift Package and Favor Design and Management

·                     Post-Wedding Management

Additional services that may be added can include but are not limited to:

Invitation Development
Invitation Response Management
Additional Wedding Weekend Events Management

Month-of-Wedding Management Plus fees start at $4000 and includes as many meetings, phone calls or emails required to create an extraordinary day. Complete Wedding Design and Management fees are developed individually for every event based on the size of your wedding, location, and complexity of your event. 

Contact us to discuss your wedding planning needs!