Reviews of Magdalena Events and Design (Event Planner)

Christina Jaffe

Magdalena was our wedding planner for our mid September weddiing and we were so happy with her services! She was calm, professional and extremely knowledgeable. On the weekend of the wedding, she went above and beyond with everything. She was there to help me with anything before I even asked. I'd highly recommend her to any bride to be!

Neal Wolkoff

Would recommend whole-heartedly. A hands on dynamo with a wealth of practical wisdom about weddings. Extremely knowledgeable about vendor standards and costs (what should be expected, what’s nonsense), and when and how to get things done. Very reassuring to have involved at the event - always a step ahead and in the know.

Martin Brunk

Magdalena was absolutely the best we could wish for in a wedding planner. Not only did she come with great ideas for our wedding weekend but executed everything flawlessly. She always was on top of things and never ever seemed to get tired of our endless questions (and changes). She took a real honest interest in making our wedding weekend a very special event for us and for our guests. Even when she was working on other events we always had the feeling that we were the only ones she would care for. Selection and coordination with vendors, taking care of all the "little" things along the way, coordinating with guests and everyone onsite during the weekend...thanks to her, there was not a single flaw along the way. Decorations during Friday night rehearsal party and even more so during the wedding were spot on matching our ideas and vision. Every guest was highly impressed how she ran everything. We recommend her highly and would hire her again in a heartbeat!!!

Samantha Manelin

From start to finish, Magdalena was a dream to work with. She allowed us to design a custom planning services package that fit our needs – we didn’t need a full planner, but she was able to provide some flexible support throughout our wedding planning process, which made her an incredible value. She instantly “got” our vision for the day and helped us make it a reality, both by working with vendors and providing design elements from her own inventory. It turned out exactly as we were hoping for – maybe better. Magdalena is also a very calming presence: she is confident about finding solutions, reassuring when problems arise, and able to handle crises independently. She’s extremely professional and had all the details on lockdown throughout the process. At the same time, she is fun to work with and excited to be doing something that she clearly loves. Our wedding day was beautiful and largely stress-free (except for nerves), and a lot of the credit goes to Magdalena for that. Thank you so much! Sam and Ethan

Christina Jaffe

Magdalena was our wedding planner for our mid September weddiing and we were so happy with her services! She was calm, professional and extremely knowledgeable. On the weekend of the wedding, she went above and beyond with everything. She was there to help me with anything before I even asked. I'd highly recommend her to any bride to be!

Neal Wolkoff

Would recommend whole-heartedly. A hands on dynamo with a wealth of practical wisdom about weddings. Extremely knowledgeable about vendor standards and costs (what should be expected, what’s nonsense), and when and how to get things done. Very reassuring to have involved at the event - always a step ahead and in the know.

Martin Brunk

Magdalena was absolutely the best we could wish for in a wedding planner. Not only did she come with great ideas for our wedding weekend but executed everything flawlessly. She always was on top of things and never ever seemed to get tired of our endless questions (and changes). She took a real honest interest in making our wedding weekend a very special event for us and for our guests. Even when she was working on other events we always had the feeling that we were the only ones she would care for. Selection and coordination with vendors, taking care of all the "little" things along the way, coordinating with guests and everyone onsite during the weekend...thanks to her, there was not a single flaw along the way. Decorations during Friday night rehearsal party and even more so during the wedding were spot on matching our ideas and vision. Every guest was highly impressed how she ran everything. We recommend her highly and would hire her again in a heartbeat!!!

Samantha Manelin

From start to finish, Magdalena was a dream to work with. She allowed us to design a custom planning services package that fit our needs – we didn’t need a full planner, but she was able to provide some flexible support throughout our wedding planning process, which made her an incredible value. She instantly “got” our vision for the day and helped us make it a reality, both by working with vendors and providing design elements from her own inventory. It turned out exactly as we were hoping for – maybe better. Magdalena is also a very calming presence: she is confident about finding solutions, reassuring when problems arise, and able to handle crises independently. She’s extremely professional and had all the details on lockdown throughout the process. At the same time, she is fun to work with and excited to be doing something that she clearly loves. Our wedding day was beautiful and largely stress-free (except for nerves), and a lot of the credit goes to Magdalena for that. Thank you so much! Sam and Ethan

Marc Campbell

I don't really know where to begin. Magda has become our best friend this last few months and my wife and I really will miss our weekly phone calls with her. I can say with absolute certainty - our wedding would not have been the day it was with out her. The attention to detail and professionalism coupled with her amazing warmth and friendly personality made it an absolute joy to work together. She handled difficult venders with class and never let it get our spirits down, she even became a master seamstress when my wife had a lil dress issue on the big day. Right before our wedding the weather decided that it really didn't care for any of the plans we had made together. Not to let a little rain dampen our spirits though, Magda turned our would be summer lake-side wedding into the most magical barn ceremony the world has ever seen. We still have no idea how you managed to do all of this in a day, on your own, while keeping us so relaxed and happy! We wouldn't have changed it for the world... it was better than perfect. So in short, If you would like a beautiful, magical, fun, stress free wedding and a new best friend to boot, Magdalena is the planner for you!

ana popescu

Magdalena is a superwoman! Her talent, creative eye, passion for her clients and her craft, and her attention to detail are unparalleled. Working with her and pushing the creative limits on our very unique and atypical wedding was the most enjoyable experience of my whole wedding planning process. Magdalena was the breath of fresh air in the Upstate / Hudson Valley Wedding vendor circuit and we look forward to keeping in touch with her and her future events with Heirloom Fire.

Jonathan Wroble

Magdalena was the planner for our wedding in the Hudson Valley in May 2019, and -- thanks to her -- the event was incredibly memorable, special, and executed perfectly. We went back and forth at the beginning of our process as to whether we needed a wedding planner, and are so unbelievably happy that we not only decided to go with one -- but specifically that we went with Magdalena. Here's why: Magdalena conducted numerous site visits to understand the venue (a private home where she'd never worked), and to map out exactly how the day and night would flow; she recommended almost every outside vendor that we ended up booking, and created a team who made everything seamless; she kept us to schedule and made logistical decisions genuinely fun and enjoyable; and, on the day and night of the wedding, she was somehow both carefree but also extremely diligent in terms of moving things along, making us aware of anything we needed to know, and putting together a beautiful evening. Her name is synonymous in the Hudson Valley (as well as in the Berkshires) with extremely high-quality, yet somehow low-stress weddings and events, and everyone we worked with mentioned how Magdalena has a shining reputation and executes everything she touches so incredibly well. We can't agree with them more. And still, we feel that our event was unique to us, and full of little moments that we'll remember forever because they reflected our personality. Magdalena knows exactly how to put together the big picture (with so many moving parts) without sacrificing the little details that couples invest their time in and care about deeply, and that's what makes her so phenomenal. She creates the types of weddings that look and genuinely feel like a personalized fairy-tale that couples escape to for the rest of their lives together.

Marc Campbell

I don't really know where to begin. Magda has become our best friend this last few months and my wife and I really will miss our weekly phone calls with her. I can say with absolute certainty - our wedding would not have been the day it was with out her. The attention to detail and professionalism coupled with her amazing warmth and friendly personality made it an absolute joy to work together. She handled difficult venders with class and never let it get our spirits down, she even became a master seamstress when my wife had a lil dress issue on the big day. Right before our wedding the weather decided that it really didn't care for any of the plans we had made together. Not to let a little rain dampen our spirits though, Magda turned our would be summer lake-side wedding into the most magical barn ceremony the world has ever seen. We still have no idea how you managed to do all of this in a day, on your own, while keeping us so relaxed and happy! We wouldn't have changed it for the world... it was better than perfect. So in short, If you would like a beautiful, magical, fun, stress free wedding and a new best friend to boot, Magdalena is the planner for you!

ana popescu

Magdalena is a superwoman! Her talent, creative eye, passion for her clients and her craft, and her attention to detail are unparalleled. Working with her and pushing the creative limits on our very unique and atypical wedding was the most enjoyable experience of my whole wedding planning process. Magdalena was the breath of fresh air in the Upstate / Hudson Valley Wedding vendor circuit and we look forward to keeping in touch with her and her future events with Heirloom Fire.

Jonathan Wroble

Magdalena was the planner for our wedding in the Hudson Valley in May 2019, and -- thanks to her -- the event was incredibly memorable, special, and executed perfectly. We went back and forth at the beginning of our process as to whether we needed a wedding planner, and are so unbelievably happy that we not only decided to go with one -- but specifically that we went with Magdalena. Here's why: Magdalena conducted numerous site visits to understand the venue (a private home where she'd never worked), and to map out exactly how the day and night would flow; she recommended almost every outside vendor that we ended up booking, and created a team who made everything seamless; she kept us to schedule and made logistical decisions genuinely fun and enjoyable; and, on the day and night of the wedding, she was somehow both carefree but also extremely diligent in terms of moving things along, making us aware of anything we needed to know, and putting together a beautiful evening. Her name is synonymous in the Hudson Valley (as well as in the Berkshires) with extremely high-quality, yet somehow low-stress weddings and events, and everyone we worked with mentioned how Magdalena has a shining reputation and executes everything she touches so incredibly well. We can't agree with them more. And still, we feel that our event was unique to us, and full of little moments that we'll remember forever because they reflected our personality. Magdalena knows exactly how to put together the big picture (with so many moving parts) without sacrificing the little details that couples invest their time in and care about deeply, and that's what makes her so phenomenal. She creates the types of weddings that look and genuinely feel like a personalized fairy-tale that couples escape to for the rest of their lives together.