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gritty + graceful. calm + cool. unabashedly unique.
Your wedding colors are hot pink and tattoos. You are entering the venue on a horse. Your theme is Game of Thrones. Instead of dancing you are playing board games all night. Yeah, we get you.
Weddings don’t have to be lilies and roses. There is nothing wrong with lilies and roses, we quite like them, but you don’t have to have those. You can have paper flowers or no flowers at all. Your options don’t have to be chicken or beef. Eat lamb ragu or vegan chili. Let’s plan a wedding that looks like the two of you.
You know what makes a wedding awesome? Spending time with the people you love. A wedding doesn’t have to cost $40,000 if you don’t want it to. Spend money on the things that really matter to you. Let’s uproot the idea of what a wedding should look like. Let’s celebrate this commitment you have made to each other. Let’s throw a huge party where everyone has a great time!
Let’s plan this event so well that it doesn’t look planned at all.
SERVICES OFFERED
Grit City Weddings + Events offers several packages for weddings of all shapes and sizes. From elopement or elopement-like to massive 500-guest blow-outs, we have the connections, skill, and passion for weddings to make these awesome celebrations happen. We work with Tacoma-based small businesses to make these intimate weddings happen on a small budget but with huge style.
We want to work with couples who are on the same page as us, too. That means we agree on some basic tenets: Black lives matter, feminism is for everyone, no human is illegal, science is real, love is love, and religious freedom makes each of our lives rich with compassion.
Wedding Coordination
You and your friends and family actually get to host and enjoy your event instead of work it. You set up and reach out to all the vendors. We meet a handful of times prior to the big day. You hand over all the responsibilities to us and we provide the point-person to coordinate all things during the event. You can hire us for just the wedding day or for the whole weekend - like for the rehearsal dinner or the next-day brunch. Packages start at $1750.
Wedding Management
In addition to the most important job (day-of coordinator), we can help recommend vendors and negotiate pricing for you. We can work out a fixed number of hours or budget you want to spend on our services and we will be your thoughtful wedding consultant in addition to the day-of coordination. Packages start at $2750.
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Grit City Weddings receives rave reviews for their exceptional wedding planning and coordination services. Reviewers praise Ashley and her team for their professionalism, creativity, and attention to detail, making the planning process smooth and stress-free. Clients appreciate their timely communication, helpful recommendations for vendors, and efficient day-of coordination, ensuring a flawless and memorable wedding day experience. The team's dedication, organization, and warm personalities shine through, earning them high recommendations and gratitude from couples who valued their expertise and support throughout the wedding planning journey.
Everything we needed and MORE! PERFECT!!
July 2023 wedding
Amazing experience on our big day!
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Originally from the East Coast and then having resided in the South for 20+ years, Michele feels like she’s finally found “home” in the Grit City and in the PNW. Michele has cut her teeth in a lot of areas of event planning, management, and production, with recent gigs being stadiums and arenas for various artists and conferences. Her true passion, though, is the intimate experience that makes whoever is participating (or celebrating!) feel like it was made just for them.
Along with a lot of business and nonprofit management experience, Michele brings her love for logistics and making things happen to the table at Grit City Weddings + Events. Michele counts it all awesome to be able to not only serve others well, but do it with friends and the best people...and have so much fun!
Ashley Griffith, a native of Cincinnati, OH, followed a cute boy to Tacoma, WA and never looked back. Now, his hometown feels like her hometown. After years of coordinating, participating in, singing in, and attending countless weddings for friends and family (we think it’s over 75 now), Ashley took the plunge in 2019 and started Grit City Weddings + Events.
Ashley’s seemingly unending energy drives her passion for the logistics of an event. And she is thrilled when small businesses are connected with the couples or organizations who need their services. As Grit City Weddings + Events continues to grow and change, Ashley is excited to serve couples of all backgrounds, budgets, and wedding visions.
