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Laurel Elise Events is a Virginia-based wedding planner. With her attention to detail and organization, owner Elise Long strives to create a smooth planning process. She loves all things wedding. Some of her specializations are design curation, logistics, and maintaining a fun and amicable environment.

Services Offered

Whether you want someone to fully plan your wedding or a pro to take over the details in the month leading up to the big day, Elise is there to help. Laurel Elise Events offers three main packages: full-service planning and design, partial planning and management, and month-of coordination. Elise plans rehearsal dinners, ceremonies, and receptions for multiple types of weddings which include destination, religious, non-religious, and elopement wedding occasions. Laurel Elise Events’s planning services include:

  • Event design
  • Full or partial planning
  • Woman-owned
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Frequently asked questions

What is the starting price for day-of wedding coordination?

$2,000

What is the starting price for full wedding planning?

$6,514

Do you offer an hourly rate?

Yes

What wedding events do you provide services for?

Ceremony
Reception
Rehearsal Dinner

What wedding planning services do you offer?

Day-of Coordination
Full Planning
Partial Planning

What weddings do you have experience planning?

Cultural
Destination
Elopement
Eco-Friendly
Non-Religious
Religious

How many planners are on your team?

1
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Elise from Laurel Elise Events is highly recommended for wedding planning. She is praised for her organizational skills, design abilities, and helpfulness throughout the entire process. Reviewers mention that Elise was responsive, accommodating, and went above and beyond to create the wedding of their dreams. The calm and professional presence of Elise and her team on the day of the wedding allowed couples and guests to fully enjoy the experience. Overall, Elise is described as exceptional, flawless, and a pleasure to work with.

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Elise from Laurel Elise Events is highly recommended for wedding planning. She is praised for her organizational skills, design abilities, and helpfulness throughout the entire process. Reviewers mention that Elise was responsive, accommodating, and went above and beyond to create the wedding of their dreams. The calm and professional presence of Elise and her team on the day of the wedding allowed couples and guests to fully enjoy the experience. Overall, Elise is described as exceptional, flawless, and a pleasure to work with.

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Mallory J. Sent on 09/19/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Best decision I made during my engagment!

Elise's planning was out of this world. From the get go she seamlessly made me feel like she understood design goals. She is organized, timely but most importantly NICE. I never felt like she was prioritizing her wants over mine, and always gave me more options if I asked. On the days leading up to the wedding including the wedding day, almost every vendor spoke on how much they enjoy working with Elise. Numerous people said how much more on the ball she is than others, and shared in my opinions oh her kindness.
My wedding day I was able to enjoy and be present for because I was confident that Elise knew what I would want if anything bad came up! Elise really brought my dreams and made it better than I could have ever imagined. I cannot recommend choosing Elise if you want to be floating throughout your planning process, but most importantly on your day!
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Judy C. Sent on 11/29/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Hire Elise for a stress-free and perfect wedding!

We hired Elise for her full wedding planning package and it was the best decision! We could not have planned our wedding without her!! From our very first introductory call with her, we knew she was the perfect planner for us- from her knowledge of the industry, to her organizational skills, and basically her whole personality made the whole process easy and also fun. Elise was always responsive and accommodating whenever we had questions or had to reschedule meetings. She helped us connect to the best vendor team which we never would have found otherwise and helped negotiate contracts and communicate with the vendors on our behalf. On top of all of that her design skills are amazing and she had a lot of creative ideas to make our wedding more unique and personal. We also had a special request for the day of the wedding which was to have a Chinese tea ceremony in the morning before the Western ceremony- Elise helped us create a schedule for the day so that we could accommodate everything we wanted and helped coordinate with all of our family, wedding party, and the venue to make it happen. While we were planning the wedding, people kept asking us if we were stressed at all and our answer each time was "nope our wedding planner takes care of everything!" Throughout the actual wedding weekend, we knew we could trust Elise 100% to keep things on track and orchestrate the perfect day for us. Having her calming and kind presence there behind the scenes allowed us (and everyone else at the wedding) to focus on fully cherishing and enjoying every moment of our wedding. She truly helped us create the wedding of our dreams and memories of a lifetime and we will be forever thankful to her for that.
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Maggie W. Sent on 01/03/2023
5 out of 5 rating

FANTASTIC Planner - from design to execution

We booked Elise at the very start of our wedding planning process - which was a GREAT decision. We knew we wanted to get married in Charlottesville, but Elise helped us to navigate the many venue & vendor options from start to finish. She planned and executed multiple events over the course of the weekend. While there are so many great things that I could say about Elise, there are a few that I specifically wanted to call out that I think make her unique:

(1) Elise was able to quickly understand and interpret my aesthetic just from some high level descriptions and pictures that I provided -- and she turned that mood / vibe into a perfectly curated event that flowed through from our invitations to tabletop. Her eye for detail and design is truly amazing - and she really creates differentiated weddings that fit the vibe of all of her unique brides!

(2) I would consider myself very organized - and Elise was one step ahead of me throughout the entire process! During our planning calls, if I asked about something, Elise often already had reached out to the vendor about it or had thought through a plan. During the wedding weekend itself - Elise juggled multiple events seamlessly. My family didn't have to stress at all about communicating with vendors, moving decorations, or managing timelines.

(3) Elise has amazing vendor relationships with both vendors local to Charlottesville and from all over the country! Every vendor that she recommended was fantastic - and not having to put in the work to do the research myself saved countless hours. Her judgement is spot on and she truly found vendors that worked with our personality and priorities. Her team is also PHENOMENAL - my bridesmaids and I didn't have to do a single thing the day of the wedding, there was always someone there to help us.

Elise has such a calming energy - if you are looking for a relaxed wedding day and planning process, but want to throw an event that reflects all the unique things about you and your partner - she is the perfect choice!
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Awards

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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2023 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2021 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2020 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2019 Winner

Professional Network & Endorsements

1 Endorsement
The Blackburn Inn The Blackburn Inn Hotel Weddings

We are very happy to have Elise on our team as an Event Manager and one of our preferred planners! She is very sweet, detail oriented, and has a GREAT eye for style.

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