Reviews of Gather Event Planning & Consultation (Event Planner)

Anh Krivak

Gather helped organize our wedding reception for 175 guests. Katie and the team always were amazing -- we could not have had such a fun and carefree event without her their help. Gather gave excellent recommendations for vendors (band, caterer, flowers, A/V, etc) and managed those vendor relationships up to and during the event to achieve a flawless performance. Katie was always responsive and available for questions. Her attentiveness, calmness and professionalism put us at ease and allowed us to have a wonderful time and for our guests to enjoy a positively memorable event. We would absolutely recommend Gather for any event management.

Lauren Miller

I worked with Katie for my wedding this summer. Although we only hired her as a day-of planner, she went above and beyond to ensure that we had what we needed before the event, was able to provide some great recommendations , and was such a help in creating a timeline for the wedding. On the day of the wedding, she and her assistants helped set up and eventually take down decorations, made sure all of the bridal party was in place in time, and ensured that of the other vendors kept to what I had planned. However, she was so unobtrusive and level-headed that I never realized that there were any issues behind the scenes. When my mother originally suggested using a wedding planner, I thought it seems a bit excessive, but having here there let my family and I enjoy the wedding and not worry about logistics. I absolutely plan on recommending her to all of my friends and family getting married in the Portland area.

Meng Zhou

Katie and her rockstar team were so essential in us having the wedding of our dreams. When we first started planning our "destination" wedding in July of 2016 (we lived in SF but were getting married at Bridal Veil Lakes near Portland), we knew that we had to have someone on the ground helping us with the coordination, logistics, and pulling all the pieces together so we sought a day-of coordinator, but Katie was so much more. She was the first coordinator that I met with and I immediately knew we'd be working with her. Throughout the entire planning process, she was so incredibly responsive and warm, addressing right away every small concern I had, and no question was too silly. Her recommendations for vendors were so spot on and fit right in our budget. Bridal Veil Lakes is a pretty large venue and add to the wedding 20+ relatives coming from overseas (many who did not speak English), and a bridal party comprised of 8 bridesmaids and 9 groomsmen - a best friend isn't a person, it's a tier ;) , her and her team did an amazing job of making sure everyone was where they needed to be. To this day, I still don't know how they were able to corral all us crazy kids...!!!! As much effort we put into the planning details in between the excel spreadsheets and google docs, having Katie run everything the day of lifted an incredible amount of weight from our shoulders. We didn't think twice entrusting her with the whole flow and details of the day, because she was so collected. It also really helped that she's worked with / recommended to us many of our vendors (caterer, bakery, DJ, etc.), so her experience and great relationships with wedding industry professionals was the icing on the cake. At the rehearsal walk through the day before, Katie validated all the reasons why we chose her. She covered the details, and put my mom and extended family (many who have never attended a "western" style wedding before) at ease by going step-by-step through each part of the ceremony. The day of the wedding was a blur, but I can still remember all the moments she stepped in to make sure we were doing OK. I'll also add a note to her amazing team of assistants - at one point, we needed canoes from another side of the lake and they rowed them over, and put them away! So so awesome. Katie is thorough, personable, and overall, the most calm, level-headed person I can think of. Throughout all the craziness of the event, including running slightly behind (which she was magically able to rearrange schedule so we fit everything in and our guests were none the wiser), she remained so steadfast and exuded a sense of "everything is under control". Our deepest and most heartfelt gratitude to Katie & Team for pulling off a wedding that our friends & family are still raving about to this day.

Kevin Vo

Katie was our wedding day of coordinator and she was the best! She was so responsive, helpful, and nice throughout the entire planning process. She gave us great tips and ideas for timeline, wedding details, and overall logistics. She was also very helpful with bringing up and figuring out details we hadn’t thought of with the venue. She has lots of experience with weddings and gave us great insight during the planning process. She also was the one who recommend our officiant and DJ who were both amazing! Katie had us feeling great going into the wedding day and did an awesome job the day of! She and her team coordinated with all of our vendors and set up with ceremony and reception flawlessly. She was there the whole time making sure our everything was sticking to our timeline and going smoothly. She even had the wait staff pack us food, wine, and a big piece of cake for us to take at the end of the night (such a lifesaver) I’m not sure what we would have done without her. Katie is such a boss, a person we would highly recommend to coordinate a wedding or any event! Thanks Katie!

David Light

We can't say enough great things about Katie and her team! We had our wedding an outdoor space, which required significant logistics and coordination - Katie and Taryn made sure it all went off without any problems. Strongly recommend working with them!