Meaghan was simply, The. Best. We don't say this lightly and we are both harsh critics and are much more likely to dish out scathing critical online reviews than gushing positive ones.

We worked with Meaghan for over 2 years to craft our wedding - 3 events over 3 days in Northern Michigan. The wedding was unusually complex as we decided to build a platform on a remote beach in front of our vacation home and had to construct the venue, decor etc, all from scratch. The venue and place also brought with it lots of complex family dynamics and people traveling from all around the world with all sorts of questions and anxieties. Meaghan patiently handled it all with grace, skill and humor. I am a high maintenance client with ridiculous attention to detail and a desire to bring together all sorts of design, culinary and other elements together into high end events. Rather than feeling like a pain in the ass, Meaghan jumped in and felt like a partner in crime having fun with us - she elevated our vision, made us feel heard and worked tirelessly to make the impossible, possible.. all while working within our budget and myriad of other constraints. A fun anecdote on this note - I despise the color white. Our wedding did not have a blush of white in it, from the floor, to the table clothes to the signage. The only white thing at the wedding were men's shirts and the brides wedding dress. By the end of our second month working together, Meaghan was beating me to punch on eliminating white from the wedding color pallet, eliciting appreciation and laughs from all. After all, wedding is the choice color of weddings.


Something else we appreciated was the flexibility and creativity Meaghan was able to leverage out of vendors she works with, all of whom were top notch. I imagine this is because she treats them with respect, is reliable not only to her clients, but also to her partners, and has many happy customers, from both a B2B and B2C perspective. I cannot count how many people shared with me that our wedding was the most beautiful wedding they'd ever attended. While this was nice to hear and a testament to Meaghan helping us realize our vision in a stunning setting, most importantly, we had a blast at our own wedding and really had the space to soak up the beauty of it all, enjoying all the details, interactions and once-in-a-lifetime moments with all of our people and each other. Meaghan seems to genuinely lover her work (or is a pro at pretending she does) and, if I were to characterize her professional superpower, it would be expertly setting expectations (that, if met, any reasonable client would be thrilled with) and then going above and beyond to over-deliver on all metrics. Her services are worth every penny and she's a pro at pulling off the seemingly impossible, all from quiet unassuming Northern Michigan.

Meaghan at Fox and Fern events was a godsend. She worked with me every month leading up to the wedding keeping me on track of things I needed to do each month. When the big day finally arrived it was PERFECT. Better than we could have ever imagined. If there were any issues or slip ups on our wedding day, I had no idea about them--she handled everything behind the scenes and went above and beyond what was expected. As the event was wrapping up, she even went so far as to drop off all of our stuff from the wedding at my parents house including all of the gifts, a giant picture we used as our guest book and a tub of Moomers ice cream she put in my parents freezer so we could have it after the event. She dropped that stuff off and came back in like 20 minutes and we didn't even know she left to go do that. I found out the next day! She is truly amazing. All of the things she did behind the scenes to make our day perfect and that allowed my husband and I to enjoy the day without a care in the world, I am forever grateful. If you're looking for a wedding planner in the Traverse City area, I cannot recommend Meaghan and her team at Fox and Fern Events enough. Her and her team are amazing to work with, they go above and beyond for their clients and they truly helped to make our wedding the best day of our lives.

If you need help planning your wedding, look no further than Fox & Fern! My husband and I got married at Aurora Cellars on 8-1-2020. We hired the dream team of Meaghan (owner and lead planner), Kelsey and Kendal of Fox & Fern to be our day of wedding coordinators. Honestly, besides our venue, Fox & Fern was our other most impressive and favorite wedding vendor. Meaghan and her team are so amazing, professional and thoughtful. Their attention to detail and effort they put into making our wedding uniquely ours was truly amazing. After our very first phone call with Meaghan almost two years ago, we knew we were in good hands and that we had found a truly exceptional team to help us plan our wedding. Meaghan is very knowledgeable, experienced, and has developed great working relationships with all the other vendors in the area. We also greatly appreciated that Meaghan is the queen of organization! She sent us 5 Google Docs to help us organize all our wedding planning info: 1) vendor contact sheet, 2) vendor payment and gratuity sheet, 3) names of the bridal party and immediate family sheet, 4) details/decor sheet and, 5) a timeline sheet. We had two Zoom meetings with Meaghan before our wedding to go over the Google Doc planning sheets together, make sure we had everything we needed and answer any questions we had. Meaghan also helped us design the seating chart for our ceremony site and reception tent. Even though there were many times this year that we thought we would not be able to have our wedding during this COVID pandemic, Meaghan helped us stay optimistic, never gave up on our wedding and was willing to work with us every step of the way. We are so thankful to her for helping us make it happen!

Once Meaghan and her team had all our wedding planning info, they took over from there and we didn't have to worry or think about a thing and just enjoy our day! Meaghan ran our entire rehearsal the night before the wedding. This helped so much! Everyone in the bridal party knew what they had to do so that the ceremony ran smoothly. The day of our wedding, Meaghan and her team went above and beyond for us. They picked up ice for the kegs, balloons for the reception tent and breakfast for the bridal party in Traverse City before arriving at the venue by 9am. Meaghan and her team did all the set up and tear down of our wedding decor. They were great at staying in the background but also making sure we stuck to our timeline the entire day.

The investment we made in hiring Fox & Fern as our day of wedding coordinator was so worth it! Thanks to Meaghan, Kendal and Kelsey, we got to relax and enjoy every moment of our special day with our friends and family without having to worry about anything else. Fox & Fern took care of everything we needed and more and we couldn't have imagined planning our wedding without them!