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Eileen Smith Events

Eileen Smith Events

Bridgewater, CT
4.9 out of 5 rating, 46 Reviews
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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2020 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2019 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2017 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2016 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2015 Winner
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    Sarah T. Sent on 02/03/2024
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    Wonderful Wedding Planner

    Eileen was so helpful from start to finish planning our wedding. She was very responsive and her attention to detail meant things we never would have considered were attended to. Highly recommend!
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    Lauren B. Sent on 11/19/2020
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    We had the wedding of our dreams!! Thanks Eileen!

    While this year has been a challenge for a wedding, Eileen was with us all the way. Her calm demeanor and understanding was exactly what we needed. She is professional and meticulous down to the final detail in organizing our wedding. She is well connected in wedding resources in the area; from donuts to a bagpiper she knew exactly who to call and what to do.

    I highly recommend Eileen to help you with your wedding planning. She knows exactly how to put together your wedding, the beautiful wedding that you requested and dreamed of all while following covid 19 precautions.

    Thanks again Eileen!
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    Laura B. Sent on 10/12/2021
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    We love you, Eileen!

    Eileen worked with me, my fiancé, and his family (we had our wedding at the family home) for more than a year, and the result was the most magical day of our lives. One thing that we love about Eileen is her ability to bring calm into even the most frenzied situations. She worked tirelessly to make our wedding the most special day - and we also credit her for giving us perfect weather! [It rained up until a few hours before the ceremony, when it turned into a gorgeous late summer day. Coincidence? We think not. It was the work of Eileen :-) .] We would not have been able to do any part of the wedding process without her expertise, support, creativity, resourcefulness, and organization. Thank you, Eileen, for everything!
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    Brenda C. Sent on 11/23/2020
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    The Center of Sanity in a Crazy Year!

    Planning a farm wedding is more complex than people realize, planning an upscale farm wedding during the middle of a pandemic is beyond anything I could have handled alone! Eileen made it all so seemless, not missing a single detail, and on the night of the event, she was like a magician!
    I can't express enough how much I appreciated how well she handled every curveball, plan change and of course the inevitable mood swings that come with wedding planning. She's a sweetheart and an amazing resource who has the patience of a saint with the organizational skills of a 5 star general.
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    Nikki V. Sent on 11/03/2019
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    Executed our vision perfectly

    Eileen was very flexible, responsive and upbeat throughout the planning process. And everything came together absolutely beautifully day-of!
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    Lindsay P. Sent on 11/16/2019
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    Perfect planning and event execution

    ESE made our wedding day more magical and perfect than we ever anticipated. There was no detail that was not thought of and handled prior to the day of the wedding. I was truly able to enjoy every moment of the wedding, I got to be the bride and know that everything was taken care of. The wedding flowed perfectly under their expert planning and execution.
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    Tyler P. Sent on 11/14/2019
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    Fantastic experience!

    ESE was amazingly helpful for us planning our wedding from California. She thought of all the little things we did not and couldn’t have been as special as it was without Eileen and her team. Very quick to respond and always one step ahead. Highly recommend! Thank you so much!
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    Sandra N. Sent on 08/13/2019
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    The Best Investment You Can Make

    Eileen and staff were invaluable. I don’t know how you would do this without someone holding you accountable to deadlines, giving you sound recommendations, crossing the t’s and dotting the i’s. Eileen is calm, creative and a joy to work with. Because of her professionalism we were all able to enjoy the evening immensely.
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    Mlvrhinebeck Sent on 07/12/2019
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    Eileen was a pleasure to work with and a calming force!

    Eileen handled all the details for our rehearsal dinner and welcome party. We live in upstate NY and the event was in CT, so having Eileen there, knowing all the vendors and organizing everything for me was such a relief and pleasure! Eileen handled last minute changes and stressors, and worked with my vision so that on the day of the event, things went as smoothly as they could have. Thank you!
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    Doug W. Sent on 06/24/2019
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    Eileen Smith: The best planner I've ever worked with.

    As a bandleader for many years, I've worked with big-name planners and more modest names...and Eileen Smith is truly the best. Warm, relaxed, the designer of magnificent weddings and other parties, Eileen has a zen approach to wedding planning that is flawless. While keeping the bride and groom calm, Eileen and her team are on secret "high alert," following through on the smallest of details that make every Eileen Smith wedding spectacular. From tablescapes to flowers, bridesmaids to working with other vendors, she translates every couple's vision perfectly and exceeds every expectation. To have a beautiful time at your own party, hire Eileen Smith. You'll be overjoyed that you did.
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    Betsy B. Sent on 06/25/2019
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    voice of calm.....

    We hired Eileen to help with our daughter's wedding....a challenging, private location, needing a sail cloth tent, tables, linens, table settings, bathroom trailer, generators, lighting, bus transport, golf carts with drivers, food, flowers, liquor, band, and more. Her experience was put to task and she nailed it. She even worked in the beautiful weather ....LOL . Eileen is easy to work with, very calm, and has a handle on the ever-changing details. If I had another daughter getting married, I would surely hire her again.
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    Holly B. Sent on 07/22/2019
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    Eileen is the best!

    She made all of our dreams come true! She encouraged us to get creative and and had some really great ideas. Our wedding turned out perfectly and she smoothed over so many hiccups. She really made our wedding a special day.
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    Peter Sent on 01/02/2019
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    Goes above and beyond

    Eileen was incredibly responsive and went above and beyond in supporting us. She was attentive to all the details, making sure we considered every part of the process that maybe had slipped our mind, and through this helped to make our day a transcendent one.
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    Gayle Sent on 12/10/2018
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    perfect wedding day

    I planned my son’s wedding from 3000 miles away from the venue and there’s no way I could have succeeded without Eileen Smith. She worked very closely with me and the bride and groom to help them get the wedding they wanted. I completely relied on her for the caterer, vendors and logistics - from the biggest to the smallest detail.
    Everything came together perfectly on the big day. Eileen is the best!.....Gayle
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    Kathy D. Sent on 12/10/2018
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    Eileen Smith

    Eillen was very patient with a couple who had little time to meet as both working weird hours. She was extremely flexible, kept their budget in mind always, and had great resources for all that was needed, which made things easier. The wedding was perfect! And having Eileen present during the entire day , made for a stress free day for the bride and groom and family. Whatever we needed, she provided.
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    Catherine Sent on 06/11/2018
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    Eileen was simply the BEST for our daughter's wedding! Even though the wedding was at an all-inclusive location, Eileen pulled together so many details and coordinated added special touches so that the day was truly one of kind and personal for our family. Her expert guidance and positive attitude allowed us all to celebrate the event and take in the joy and love. Without her, we would not have enjoyed the day (and even the lead up) like she allowed us to. Eileen welcomed "big asks," including storing and transporting and placing 100+ blanket/shawls (to have and to hold, in case you get cold -- at an outdoor wedding in April on a mountain top), decorating mirrors with welcoming messages and corralling wandering family members for photos. Never ruffled, attentive to every detail, Eileen Smith will make your day as special and happy as it should be. She certainly did for us! Absolutely a 5 star professional and lovely person!
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    Steve Sent on 05/02/2018
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    We used Eileen's wedding planning services and she was absolutely phenomenal! With so much to do, and so much to remember, it's easy to forget or overlook certain aspects of a wedding, but with Eileen, there was nothing to worry about. She made the whole process incredibly easy and stress-free. From start to finish, the entirety of us working with Eileen was smooth as she was constantly on top of everything and we could not have had done it without her!

    Eileen Smith Events's reply:

    Thanks so much Steve . It was a wonderful wedding
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    Sonja Sent on 12/18/2017
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    Working with Eileen is amazing, becaming an essential part in bringing our wedding to life and I couldn’t recommend her enough. My husband and I didn’t pick a traditional, cookie-cutter setting to have our wedding, requiring us to take the lead on every component that is needed, or wanted, to pull together our dream wedding. While we enjoyed this process, much of the communication that comes within the last few weeks of planning your wedding can become overwhelming and that is where Eileen stepped in seamlessly.
    She took the time to understand what we wanted in our wedding and visualize it better than we did. She was patient when working through ALL the last-minute details and one step ahead for making sure nothing was out of place or missing on the day of. She heard our concerns and did all she could to make sure the day went off without a hitch. You could tell she knew what we is doing and answered questions we didn’t even know we had to ask.
    We got married in New Milford and used a lot of local vendors, one of the greatest parts of working with Eileen is that she knew almost everyone that we worked with, making communication even easier. While planning your wedding is fun it is also a time when you can lean on experts to fill in the gaps. Even though it wasn’t her wedding, the passion she brings makes you feel like she cares about its success just as much as you.
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    I love working with Eileen, she has made the wedding process so easy for me. She is very professional and has great taste. I can not wait to see how she turns my day into a fairytale wedding!! I would hire her again and again.
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    Kathleen Sent on 06/23/2017
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    Eileen Smith is an alchemist: she took cues and ideas from my future daughter-in-law's Pinterest page and imagination, a few vague comments from me, visited the florist and caterer with us, and helped us be creative and decisive. At our very first meeting, Eileen set my mind at ease, and I just started enjoying the journey.

    The magical wedding evening Eileen conjured (I don't know how she arranged the beautiful fog!) was a mid-summer night's dream, and everything and more the bride and groom had envisioned.

    Throughout the process, Eileen was available, reliant, responsive and unfailingly humorous! A steadfast partner, friend and mother-hen!

    People have been calling all week to say it was the loveliest wedding ever!

    If you are looking for a personal, bespoke and seamless wedding, I highly recommend my new friend, Eileen Smith.

    Kathleen DiGaetano
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    Sammi Sent on 08/26/2017
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    I am so thankful that we had Eileen to help plan our perfect day! Eileen definitely surpassed our expectations and made our wedding day absolutely beautiful! We are still getting compliments of how beautiful everything turned out. We even had guests say that it was the best wedding they ever attended! Living out in North Dakota with my husband made it hard for me to come back to CT often to plan. Eileen made sure that everything was stress free and taken care of. She has an unbelievable attention to detail and was able to make my dream a reality. The day of the wedding came and we were in complete awe of the setup. Our venue was not very big but Eileen was able to use the grounds to our advantage. She setup a beautiful cocktail hour in a field under huge gorgeous trees. The indoor dining area flowed beautiful into the outdoor dance floor where we all danced the night away. If I could give Eileen more than 5 stars I would. :)
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    Hiring Eileen Smith Events for our wedding was the best decision I made throughout the entire process. Eileen went far beyond anything I had expected and provided so much extra insight, advice & help. She worked so incredibly hard and was always there when I needed her. She is easy to talk to and work with. We loved working with Eileen. She is amazing and I would recommend her 10000 times over!!
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    If you're looking for someone to turn all your wedding dreams into a reality, then look no further...Eileen will achieve it all (and then some!). Eileen brings many things to the table including experience, creativity, resourcefulness, and a vast amount of vendor contacts!

    Eileen helped us tremendously with our dream wedding, which was no easy feat. Our venue had all the natural beauty and an amazing tent, but the logistics required to make our dream into a reality, quickly proved to be far beyond what we could handle ourselves. We first met with Eileen almost a year out from the big day, but were in constant contact with her....and she was in constant contact with our vendors. Her warm personality and demeanor made the planning process even more enjoyable.

    The day of was picture perfect. Eileen got to the venue bright an early to make sure everything was exactly as we had envisioned, while Jen handled everything at the church (and even helped popped in my veil, just before I walked down the aisle!). Eileen takes such pride in the beautiful work that she does - with such attention to detail, not even a single napkin will be out of place.

    Thank you Eileen and Jen! 08.20.16 was truly the best day ever!
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    Book Eileen from the onset. Don't be fooled by her quiet and calm demeanor- it's EXACTLY what you need and what you are looking for whether you realize it or not. She's HIGHLY collaborative, very responsive, and is a great handler of vendors. I cannot recommend Eileen and ESE highly enough!

    Eileen Smith Events's reply:

    Thank you soo much !! Have a wonderful holiday
    Eileen
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