Reviews of Wedding Connections (Event Planner)

Blakely E. Hildebrand

Working with Sara and her team at Wedding Connections may have been the best decision we made about our wedding. She was an absolute joy to work with and helped us plan and execute an amazing wedding day. Sara and my husband went to high school and college together, and it was serendipitous that we learned about her business just as we were beginning to plan our wedding. We knew when we walked away from our first meeting with her that she would be perfect fit for our needs. My husband and I were engaged for 17 months before our wedding, so our planning process was quite drawn out. Sara and her team were willing and eager to answer our many emails, field all of our questions, and meet with us many times throughout our long engagement. She recommended a great team of vendors, expertly managed a logistically challenging wedding, paid attention to the tiniest of details, and provided a calming presence during anxious moments. Sara was a true professional throughout the entire process, and managed her team and the entire event with grace, confidence, and patience. And if that weren't enough, she helped me pull off a huge surprise for my husband during the ceremony. I would enthusiastically and unequivocally recommend Sara and her team to any couple planning a wedding in WNC!

Katie Creighton

You won't find a better group of wedding planners than Sara and her team. Incredibly attentive to detail, timely, and most importantly, friendly and genuine. You will not regret choosing Wedding Connections to make your dream wedding a reality.

Nura Strong

We had the best experience with Wedding Connections! Sara is professional, responsive, organized, transparent and really fun to work with. We clicked right from the start, she understood what we wanted/needed and was with us through every step to make sure that our wedding was seamless and perfect. She gave us great suggestions for vendors when we asked for some and they all turned out great! She was on our side, negotiated on our behalf and did all she could to save us money where possible. Planning our wedding was not a stressfull ordeal and that is thanks to Sara. I highly HIGHLY recommend her !

Elizabeth Kelley

We hired Wedding Connections to help with day-of coordination for our wedding. In the time we worked together, Sara was so quick to respond to my emails and questions with clear, helpful information, resources, and advice when needed. We did quite a few things ourselves (self DJ'd, a friend baked a cake, made and assembled all the decor ourselves, borrowed tables from friends) and Sara didn't blink an eye at our DIY plan, it was clear that she was committed to making our vision happen, whatever that looked like. In the week and days leading up the wedding, going over all the details with her left me feeling calm, prepared and ready to let everything go and just focus on getting married! We were planning the wedding from out of town and Sara was really flexible with meeting times to make it work for our travel schedule. It ended up raining nearly our entire wedding weekend , which put a few kinks in our plan for a backyard reception at my fiance's parents house. The wedding connections team came early to set up and was even out in the rain and mud helping to make and keep things as dry as possible. They were completely essential in getting everything set up and ready in time and we would not have had the wedding we had without them! I would recommend hiring Sara in a heartbeat - super professional, helpful, knowledgeable, and such an ally in a stressful and unfamiliar process - not to mention just a lovely person in general

Chantal Aponte

Came across Wedding Connections way before I even knew my wedding venue or date and had spoken to Sara (the owner) about their packages. When I finally decided months later on my wedding date and my venue in Lake Lure, I went back to Sara. She was so kind and really gave me confidence that I needed in a wedding planner. I was honored to work alongside Holly. She was an absolute dream! She is a DYI queen and let me text, email her even at 1 am to tell her an idea, what I needed help with or just to freak out - she was there for me! I had specific things I wanted to be done, and she made sure everything stayed on a timeline. On my wedding day, Holly turned my visions into a reality and I am just so amazed at how everything turned out. I was super relaxed that day because I knew I could trust her. She is the sweetest person and I am so HAPPY with her work, dedication and commitment she had with me. I couldn't have asked for a better wedding planner and company to work with for my special day!

Chelsey Towery

Sara and her team helped create exactly what I envisioned for my wedding day. Sara joined me a month before my wedding and helped take care of all the small details that were too stressful for me to cover so close to the day. Her team listened to what I wanted and created a beautiful day we will never forget. What I loved most about working with Sara, was her kind spirit and perfect organizational skills. As a organized person myself, I felt I was in wonderful hands for my day. I also thought her prices were very reasonable, when compared to other planners I spoke with throughout the process. I can never thank them enough for making my day so wonderful!

Nicole Brooks

No words can express my deepest gratitude, appreciation and respect for Sara and the Wedding Connections team. We started working with them when we initially thought we'd get married in Asheville, NC, where the Wedding Connections team is based. Upon switching locations to our hometown in Atlanta, however, Sara was ready to take on the challenge in a brand new city, and she did so beautifully! We worked with Sara on the Day-of Wedding Coordination + 25 hours of Communication. Throughout the entire planning process, Sara was transparent with us on budget/costs, responsive to our requests and needs, and made us feel taken care of, listened to, and supported. The month leading up to the wedding, Sara took care of every detail. The Wedding Connections team has literally thought through everything. We couldn't have done it without her. Because nothing goes PERFECTLY on the day of the wedding, I'd like to share a story on Sara's professionalism. During the reception, one of the servers from our catering company suffered from a seizure. Sara worked with the on-site staff and identified a nurse who was attending the event. The Wedding Connections team called 911 and made sure the server was attended to in the meantime. Sara even requested that the ambulance turn off its siren when coming up to the reception site to avoid any alarm or panic. She had her team standing in front of the closed door to divert any attention away from the emergency event. All of this was done without the bride, groom, bride's family, groom's family OR guests knowing that this was happening behind the scenes!! We still felt taken care of, we still felt like everything went off without a hitch. In fact, we didn't even find out until the next day! I think it speaks so highly to how Sara works swiftly, calmly, and thinks everything through carefully. I am grateful for the Wedding Connections team. Our day would not have happened without them. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

Misty Sparrow

Where do I begin? I am a wedding and catering coordinator in California and I decided to plan my wedding for the High Hampton Inn in Cashiers, North Carolina. Wow, what a huge undertaking. A few months into the process, I decided to look for help. After searching the bigger companies in the area, and feeling even more overwhelmed than before, I found Sara's website. I knew right away she was going to be the one

Alison Fields

As a close friend of bride and groom and member of the bridal party, I could not have been more pleased with the way that Sara handled the wedding. She was consistently positive, focused, creative and professional, without being stiff. She handled every conceivable detail with aplomb and recognized the needs of the bride, groom and members of the party almost before they realized realized the needs themselves. I would wholeheartedly recommend Sara and her team at Wedding Connections for anyone looking to have a beautiful, stress-free wedding day.

Liana Lecoche

We hired Sara for our wedding planner and she was absolutely amazing! I don't know what I would have done without her! She did everything perfect and she is the sweetest person you will ever meet! Anything I needed she was right there she made my wedding go as smooth as possible she's so professional! Thank you Sara for making my day perfect!

Amanda Valentine

Without question, the best decision we made with respect to planning and executing our dream wedding was working with Sara. She is a hard working, diligent, forward thinking professional who will go above and beyond to ensure her client's visions become reality. Her genuine personality makes her easy to talk to and her superb communication and organizational skills put my mind at ease throughout the process. We cannot thank her enough!

Ellen Coons

Sara was so wonderful in making sure our big day went smoothly! We used her as a day-of coordinator but she went above and beyond just helping us that day. She's so sweet and pays attention to every detail, those you feel are most important and those you may not have thought about! Highly recommend using Sara and her team!!

Allison McLeod

The best part about our wedding and our vendors, is that we not only had the most beautiful wedding because of their hard work, but we gained friends along the way. Sara is charming, sweet, smart, and works very hard to ensure your special day is perfect. She has a calm demeanor that puts your mind at ease. Sara stepped in after my stepmother had taken on the daunting task of planning a destination wedding in NC. Sara was the support she needed to help the process go smoother and keep the stress level down. Our wedding day was perfect thanks to the dedication and plain awesomeness (!!) of Sara and her team. If you are looking for a group (Holly is amazing as well!) that will be with you stride by stride along the daunting process of planning your special day, Wedding Connections should be who you pick. They will do everything they can to make sure your special day is a re-creation of your dreams. Thank you for all you ladies do!!

Abigail Rybnicek

We can't say enough good things about the amazing amount of time and energy Sara and her team invested into bringing our vision to life - we absolutely couldn't have pulled off our wedding (and certainly wouldn't have stayed sane!) without them. It was fantastic to have partners like them to ease the burden on us. Sara and her team were so patient and thorough in the months leading up to the big day and were lifesavers during the wedding weekend. By far, it was one of the best investments we made during the whole process.

Melissa K

I cannot say enough good things about Sara and Wedding Connections. Sara really cares about getting to know her brides and making sure they have the wedding of their dreams. She had so many suggestions that were in line with my style and vision that I never would have thought of myself. She is organized, detail oriented and knows everything about the wedding industry in Asheville. Sara really helped reduce the stress of planning a wedding from another city and there is not a thing I would change with how everything turned out!

A Finn

My husband and I worked with Holly of Wedding Connections to plan our wedding from South Carolina, and Holly was there for every step of the process and made it much easier planning from afar. Holly is so sweet and easy to work with, and we couldn’t have been happier with how our wedding turned out. The whole day went off without a hitch thanks to Holly. It truly was the perfect day and we are so thankful to Holly and the Wedding Connections team for helping create such a beautiful wedding day for us!

Marissa Mignone

Wed Connections truly goes above and beyond coordinating to provide solutions for all the little bits and pieces I would have overlooked. Holly did such a fantastic job for our wedding. Organized, responsive, thoughtful, and kind. Immaculate attention to detail. She and Candace were simultaneously by my side when I needed them and ran the reception swiftly and with a smile. Black belt ninja planners :). I am a hyper organized control freak myself and did not hesitate for a second leaving everything to Holly. I had complete confidence in her and she over-delivered. I am so happy with my decision to work with these phenomenal women and highly recommend them to anyone!

Danielle Deines

Sara was fantastic! She was so on top of things, once I turned planning over to her, the rest of the process went so smoothly! She made all the calls and coordination of things that I didn't have time to do, and was so calming, confident and excited right along with us. She took on extra tasks to help free us up to deal with other things and delegated to make sure she could stay focused on the larger picture of organizing our day. At our rehearsal she kept a big crew on task so we could accomplish our practice runs efficiently, and explained to our whole wedding party what was happening as we went. This was so crucial since we were doing a pick-your-own-adventure ceremony where we combined elements of a traditional Christian wedding with other aspects that we'd chosen of my husband's Asian Indian culture, including a baraat (groom's procession on horseback!). She checked in with us regularly to make sure things were going the way WE wanted them to and it couldn't have turned out better. I would absolutely recommend her to any couple who wants a low-stress, beautiful, fun wedding!

Hunter Shepard

Sara and crew at Wedding Connections did an amazing job planning our wedding. As a groom, I found that Sara's intuition and ability to read different family member's personalities was a priceless tool in navigating the straits of wedding planning. Seriously, everybody would have been miserable without Sara's help, not because we're miserable people, but because Sara has an ability to cater her presentation's style, breadth, and depth to her audience. I can recommend her to anyone.

Stan Hauseman

We couldn't have been happier with Sara and her team. We were planning an out of town wedding in Asheville, and my wife & I lived in Atlanta. We had 0 family & friends in Asheville. We had met with 4 other planners. Once we met with Sara, we were sold right away. She had an instant genuine interaction with the both of us. She wanted to know the picture my wife had in her head. Other wedding planners were more interested in numbers of guests & venues & how we could copy what they had done at previous weddings as easy answers. Almost a cookie cutter approach, even coming off as they knew better & not to worry. Sara presented her impressive experience & knowledge in away where it didn't over power the vision of your wedding day you were working toward. She genuinely wanted to know what that vision was & wanted to work to make it happen. This gave us the confidence in her & her team that they were the people for the job. My wife felt Sara was a great wedding planner to have because she so organized & kept us on track with tasks without overwhelming us. She would gently nudge us about things before they were due so that we were not as stressed leading up to the wedding. They have a great relationship with all the vendors. They helped us book the perfect vendors early on, keeping our vision in mind, as well as keeping track of contracts & payments. Sara was always a pleasure to talk to during our planning meetings. Being out of town, Sara made the process really comfortable, and distance wasn't an issue. The week of our wedding, Sara & Holly had every little detail covered, going the extra mile with little things like gift bags & such. The week was so much more enjoyable with their help. We can say with 100% confidence that our 170 guests, my wife & I could not have had the amazing experience of our wedding weekend without the help of Sara & her team. They really were an essential part of our wedding event being one of the greatest days of our lives.

Katie Kitchens

It was an absolute dream working with Sara. She was always happy and available to talk with us, easy to brainstorm with, extremely competent, flexible, and genuinely invested in making this the wedding and the planning process we envisioned. We were not the easiest clients- we chose a venue which had never hosted a wedding, we fired our band, and we insisted on an outside wedding during a hurricane. Not only did Sara help us through all this, she handled it all with grace, compassion and the swift, effective skills of a true professional. She was hands down one of the best investments we made for our wedding!

Jake Sullivan

Working with Sara and Leah was such a treat. Not only were they a pleasure to work with, they rolled with the constant punches and took the wedding experience to the next level...it was beyond perfect. If you are on the fence about whether you need to engage them to help with your event, don't hesitate...just do it. You will thank yourself later.