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About
On WeddingWire since 2015
Design a Dream Events is a full-service wedding planning company based in Wilmington, North Carolina. Working with this team is unlike any typical company; they make every event planning experience smooth and stress-free by treating the couples as part of their family. The company blends creativity and experience with the couples' ideas, personalities, and visions to execute a successful event.
Experience
Jana Ingraham, the founder and lead event planner, graduated with a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of North Carolina. In 2008, Jana began working on weddings and other special events. In 2012, she finally decided to establish Design a Dream Events to provide her own style of high-quality event planning services.
Services Offered
Design a Dream Events helps plan wedding events like ceremonies, receptions, and rehearsal dinners. The company works on different types of weddings, including civil unions, destination weddings, double weddings, and many more. Their planning services include:
- Budget analysis
- Day-of coordination
- Partial Planning
- Event design
- Full-service planning
- Timelines
- Preferred vendor list
- To-do lists
- Checklists
What You'll Love About Design A Dream Events
Couples adore that the planners help bring their vision to life, especially when they themselves are unsure how to make it happen. Their organizational and communication skills are also top-notch, ensuring everyone enjoys a seamless experience. Peruse the gallery and see how they enhance venues with their creative ideas.
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Reviews of Design A Dream Events
Review summary
Design a Dream Events, led by Jana and her team, received glowing reviews from couples for their exceptional wedding planning services at various venues, including Wrightsville Manor in North Carolina. Couples praised Jana's professionalism, creativity, and dedication in bringing their wedding visions to life. From meticulous planning to flawless execution on the wedding day, Design a Dream Events was commended for making the entire process stress-free, seamless, and magical. The team's attention to detail, organizational skills, and ability to handle last-minute changes, like unexpected weather, ensured a perfect and unforgettable wedding experience.
Best wedding planner!
Best Planner EVER!
She made this one of the best days of our lives. My husband and I could go on and on about how amazing she was throughout the process and the day of the wedding! It should be an absolute no brainer to book Jana for any event you have planned. She was organized, kind, energetic and downright fantastic. The best there is!! Thank you Design A Dream Events!
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We had the privilege, and we do mean privilege, of working alongside this amazingly talented team on a wedding in Wilmington, NC. As a wedding filmmaker, they made our job so much easier. Every last detail was perfect and every beautiful moment went off as planned!! The bride and groom were able to place their full trust and confidence in Design A Dream and in turn, they enjoyed every last moment to the fullest. They laughed, they cried and oh man did they party but, not once did they worry. To wrap this up, anyone who is looking to have that perfect wedding experience they have always dreamed of should speak with Design A Dream Events so that they can make that dream, a reality.
The team at Design A Dream Events does an amazing job. Super organized and extremely creative. We love how they create a clear vision and bring it to life.
Jana at Design a Dream Events is completely amazing! Our team met her while working on a styled shoot at Wrightsville manor... and we immediately recognized her passion and dedication. The creativity and drive that she puts into her planning and coordination is impeccable! We highly recommend her and her team- you will be very happy!
