Your Event by Paula Smith | Design | Planning

Abby Heilmann
Event Assistant

Abby Heilmann, a 2021 graduate from Roger Williams University, has found her passion for the event planning industry after helping her plan her own brother's wedding. After several years of working in hospitality, Abby is eager to see what exciting experiences working with Your Event brings.
She is excited to learn all of the 'ins and outs' that come with bringing a client's vision to life!

Getting to know Abby: What makes you smile?
“Holidays! The holiday season is my absolute favorite time of the year. I feel like I am my happiest during it. I love seeing all the pretty lights and the whole atmosphere changes."

Maggie Frankenbach
Event Assistant

Maggie Frankenbach brings energy, enthusiasm and creativity to everything she does. She graduated from St. Lawrence University in May 2020, where she got a taste of event planning through her position as social chair for her sorority. Maggie has gained much experience during her time at Your Event which began back in 2019 with a summer internship. Now, with multiple events (and pandemic planning) under her belt, she acts as a trusted member of the team assisting in various roles such as: product resourcing, vendor communication, event design and on-site management.

Getting to know Maggie: What makes you smile?
“My two golden retrievers, Ripley and Nala, never fail to make me happy!”

Mickaela Grimaldi
Event Assistant

Mickaela Grimaldi brings superb organizational skills and technical know-how, along with boundless enthusiasm and a caring heart, to Your Event. Mickaela earned a degree in Business of Art and Design from Ringling College of Art in Design in 2017. Since then, she has been working in the fields of graphic design, fashion and event planning. Mickaela takes great pride and joy in helping to bring celebrations to life, no matter how large or small.

Getting to know Mickaela: What’s your secret talent?
“I am an aspiring trapeze artist! It only took one class for me to fall madly in love with the aerial arts.
I am able to express myself, build strength, and create another family.”

In-House STATIC
Graphic Design Studio

Every event deserves visuals that provide distinction and reinforce the theme.

Bespoke Design and Printing of:

Wedding Suites
Invitation Packages: Print and Digital

Auction Catalogs & Fund-raising Programs
Stationery
Signage
Menu Cards
Place Cards
Hang Tags
Large-format Digital Signage & Banners

We also offer:

A range of pre-printed invitations and stationery
Calligraphy for invitations, envelopes and place cards

See Paula's Design Portfolio

Your Event exists to take all the stress out of planning and hosting your event, and to put all the celebration in!

We expertly take care of all the details—before, during and after the occasion—so you can actually enjoy your own party. Our staff is always chock-full of ideas to bring any type of gathering to life. Whether you are hosting a wedding, child’s birthday, cocktail hour, corporate mixer or fund-raiser, we will make sure your event is a seamless success.

Your Event can expertly manage any and all aspects of any affair. We can help you locate the perfect venue (indoors or out) and source exceptional food, flowers, lighting, décor and photography. We are also a full-service graphic design studio with decades of expertise in invitations, signage and more! We are based in the mid-Hudson Valley, and operate throughout New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts. It’s always time to celebrate…with Your Event!

We take the greatest pride in conceptualizing what will make your event a true representation of you and your style. With over 35 years of experience in creative development, our expertise and comfort lies in designing a unique vision for each event. We explore the nuances and arrive at a look and feel that will be on point with your aesthetic. This process is presented in a visual storyboard of color, textures and styles that will serve as a graphic road map as the details of your event unfold. It is our job to be your visionaries in the creative process, arriving at an experience that will encompass everything you imagined and beyond.

The stage is almost set and it will take our skillful and timely sense of order to keep all the moving parts orchestrated and on schedule. Management is our mantra, so that will never be your concern. Your event timeline will encompass each and every step of the process so that even the cleanup crew will know when to step out of their vehicles and onto the premises. As the time gets closer to your event, we want you to focus on nothing but making sure you have the most fabulous pair of shoes or tie set aside for the occasion.

Details, details, details! We love planning and ensuring that each detail has been carefully considered and fits into the big picture. We will outline and present options for everything from floral arrangements to place card settings to cake toppers and to lighting effects. Taking the vision of your event and turning it into a reality is a process that relies on solid resourcing, budgeting, organization, and strategy. We can ensure that every detail will be tended to… that’s just how we do things.

The time of your event has arrived and today our one and only mission is to ensure that everything goes as planned. Even if something unexpected comes up, and no doubt it will, we are there to redirect and reassure. Your one mission is to feel like a guest of honor at your very own event. It is our intention that once you step onto the scene, your heart and soul will be filled with joy; a joy that comes from being surrounded by the people in your life who matter…and forgetting about everything else except for this wondrous and beautiful moment.

Planning in the midst of a pandemic...

Despite the fact that we planners pride ourselves on being ready for far reaching “what-ifs”, the current and tragic situation has caught us all off guard.
We are now forced to shift courses, lean in, flex and be “more” creative and “even more” optimistic in meeting the demands of this evolving situation as it places the 2020 scheduled wedding days and events in jeopardy of postponement. As an industry that loves and thrives on creating celebrations and memories for our clients, trust that we are all working to see our tasks through and take care of our couples while supporting each other.
We’re in unknown territory for the moment yet our commitment to happy endings runs far deeper.

If you are a DIY couple that had a well-laid plan in place and are feeling unnerved and unraveled in the midst of all the uncertainty,
please get in touch. We are offering consultation services to couples that may need directives and support in rescheduling logistics.
We are here with a sense of calm and order as well as a professional approach to arriving at a Plan B.

Most of all, remember to take care of each other and trust that love conquers all!

S T A Y W E L L

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Determining where to have your celebration is probably the most important wedding-related decision you will make—other than choosing your future spouse, of course! So many details can fall into place only after taking that crucial step. But researching venues takes time…whether online, on the phone or on the road. We can help! Let Your Event source and offer venue possibilities based on the criteria most important to you and our intimate knowledge of the region’s premier locations. Then you can spend your valuable time visiting a select list of locations you are far more likely to love!

Opening your home and property to guests while also enjoying the festivities merits a call to Your Event. We truly enjoy working closely and personally with our clients to create a warm and welcoming gathering that reflects you — be it a cocktail party, intimate dinner or luncheon. Consider us your personal at-home assistants. Let us know how you would like to utilizing your space, your favorite dinner service and describe your vision for accent décor. If you have favorite vases, let us work with our florist to fill them with blooms that add just the right pop of color and texture. We have relationships with private chefs and caterers who respectfully understand the difference between working in a client’s kitchen and being an extension of their staff. However you envision entertaining at home, Your Event will offer planning expertise and take over the workload, right through cleanup. Imagine the idea of being a guest in your own home!

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Your wedding is an occasion like no other, a chance to create a uniquely wonderful sendoff into your new life as a married couple. It’s festive, stylish and filled with love—and at the center is the two of you. At Your Event, we believe that everything about a wedding should reflect the couple being celebrated. That’s why we take extra care to really get to know you and formulate a plan that’s distinctively suited to the people you are. Our standards are high; our attention to detail unsurpassed. The care and pride we take in accommodating each couple’s individual needs is something we do wholeheartedly. With Your Event, you really can have exactly the wedding you want. Let’s make it happen!

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FEATURED EVENT

MEET THE TEAM

Paula Smith

OWNER & DIRECTOR

Laurie Wilson

SENIOR PLANNER

Mickaela Grimaldi

MANAGEMENT ASSISTANT

Paula Smith has assembled a top-notch team to support her in making Your Event the very best it can be.
While each team member brings unique skills and talents to Your Event, all share a common commitment to giving clients superior service
—along with a passion for creating joyful memories. Paula is eager to put her team to work for you!

Learn more about them...