Credits:
​Photography: Brian David Photography | Videography: Nato Tuke
Welcome Venue: Millbrook Winery | Caterer: Gauchonfire | DJ: 74 Events
Catering: The Farmer's Wife | Food Truck: Baonanas | Wedding Cake:  Banana Moon Cake Bakery | Bartending: Domaney's
Florals: Heart & Soil Florals | Gardener: Forget Me Knot Gardens | Lighting: Bear Fly Designs | Drapery: Drape Kings
Officiant: Father Denis Brunelle | Band: One Love | Hair + Makeup: Upstyle Beauty | DJ: 74 Events | Games: Upstate Jamboree
Entertainment: Screaming Queens Entertainment | Rentals: Columbia Tent Rentals + North Country Vintage
Restroom Trailers: Premier Executive Trailers | Babysitters: Hudson Valley Ceremonies
Transportation: JTR Transportation | Parking: Mike Linck Parking | Golf Carts: W+B Golf Carts

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"Your Event is an expert wedding planning service that exudes professionalism, calm, warmth, and care. Paula Smith is nothing short of your personal Mary Poppins - magically taking care of anything that might come up. We all know that weddings are crisis machines - from weather, to vendor personalities, to unexpected health issues, or a sudden change in headcount - things WILL happen. Paula is the person you want by your side to navigate those things. 

***Deep Respect & Warmth***: Paula leads with respect, warmth and care in all of her relationships. This is especially important in her deep relationships with a variety of vendors. Because she is such a pleasure to work with, vendors are often willing to help her clients out with small favors - taking on a role they normally might not, setting up a little early, joining a walkthrough call they didn’t really have to be on. These are things that you usually cannot pay extra money for - they are professional courtesies that Paula’s clients receive because she is so well liked. This respect and warmth of course is a major reason why her clients are so happy and cared for as well. 

***A Bespoke Experience***: Paula is curious - about you, about your culture and customs, and about how to meet your every hope for your special day. At the same time, she also manages your (and your parents’!) expectations to ensure you’re planning for a day that can be achieved within your budget and your goals. Once the vision is set, she begins going about creating. She is a beautiful creator. She created something SO special for us within our goals – so much so that we got comments like “this was magical, ethereal and the best wedding we have ever been to”. People felt that the event was not over-engineered, but just magically flowed from one moment to the next. We knew, this was Paula’s doing - to guide the event with a light hand that was imperceptible to most. Wow. Just wow. 

***A Swiss-Army Knife Multipurpose Friend***: What you get with Your Event and Paula is an incredibly versatile team. Paula is a wonderful planner, but throughout this process she also served as a therapist, friend, aunt, stylist, decorator, artist, craftsperson, logistics savant - and so much more. 

***Calmness***: This was the biggest event of our lives. A lot of money was involved for us. A lot of relationships we treasure, and several that are fragile. This creates anxiety. Out of all the planners we spoke to, we had a sense that Paula would guide us through with calm, joy, and practicality. The fact that she could easily work with both us (the couple) and family members with compassion, and yet a stern hand when it was needed allowed us to delegate even the most tenuous negotiations to her. She was simply a source of calm for us during the process. 

***Contingency***: Paula was prepared for anything. You know when the same 3 tennis players win all the tournaments on grass courts, clay courts or turf? Paula is like that - while she only ultimately deploys one particular strategy on the weekend of the wedding, she had to prepare 5 or 6 in advance - which you know she has ready, and so while we would have been disappointed with rain, we know it still would have been beautiful, and we would not have had to do much different ourselves. 

Overall, Paula is a gift to any couple looking to plan an amazing event with the most magical vibes while remaining calm and level-headed throughout. We cannot recommend her highly enough!"
—Rima P. [Bride]
 

"Paula and team worked with our family to execute a flawless event - she focused on contingencies and paid such attention to detail (everything from note card holders to incorporating our daughter’s favorite flower in wedding details). She is calm, professional, meticulous, artistically talented and just a joy to work with. She has become an extension of our family! As parents, we wanted someone who would both work well with our daughter and son in law but also us - Paula was phenomenal at both bridging preferences and creating opportunities to blend approaches. Paula also took such care to understand and beautifully orchestrate our Hindu ceremony. She was thoughtful, respectful and engaged. Wedding planning - at its best - can be a stressful and emotional experience. Paula helped make our experience positive and something we’ll look back on as a lovely bonding time for our family!"
--Vaidehi P [Mother of the Bride]
 

"Wedding Planner Extraordinaire 
Paula Smith is an exceptional wedding planner and also just the most lovely person to be around and work with. She's shockingly organized and also has a talent of remaining calm and collected in challenging situations and under pressure. A true professional that can be relied upon and trusted with the great responsibility of making sure your very important day happens flawlessly!"
—Amna A.

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