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On WeddingWire since 2021

Love Birds Events is a professional wedding planning service based in Ames, Iowa. Lead planner Carley is a highly passionate coordinator who loves working with couples to create an occasion filled with personality and style. She focuses on personalization, organizing seamless celebrations tailored to suit the needs of each client. From intimate elopements to elegant receptions, she can be there to help you host an event to remember.

Carley believes that your wedding should reflect your unique style and story. If a particular element doesn’t mean anything to you, if it doesn’t seem to fit, then get rid of it. Seeking assistance doesn’t mean relinquishing control. It’s your day, and Carley will be there to support and encourage you every step of the way. She wants to help you bring your vision to life, and she can’t wait to meet you and get started.

Services Offered

Love Birds Events takes pride in the personalized experiences it provides to each client. Carley offers a range of planning packages, including full-service planning and month-of coordination, all of which can be customized to suit your needs. She is happy to meet with you for a consultation, learning all about your dreams for your long-awaited wedding day. Services provided in her packages include:

  • Event design
  • Budget analysis
  • Vendor referrals
  • Day-of timeline creation
  • Woman-owned

Frequently asked questions

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

$1,100

What is the starting price for partial wedding planning?

$1,100

What is the starting price for full wedding planning?

$1,750

Do you offer an hourly rate?

No

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
Elopement
Non-Religious
Religious

How many planners are on your team?

3
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Reviews of Love Birds Events

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Carley from Lovebird Events is highly recommended by multiple reviewers as a wedding planner. She is described as organized, friendly, and affordable. She goes above and beyond for her clients, helping with various tasks, connecting with vendors, and creating backup plans. Carley's presence on the wedding day ensures a smooth and stress-free experience, as she takes care of setup, timelines, and problem-solving. Reviewers highly recommend Carley's services and appreciate her dedication and expertise in wedding planning.

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This AI-generated summary gives you a snapshot of the overall ratings and feedback from the reviews this vendor has received.

Carley from Lovebird Events is highly recommended by multiple reviewers as a wedding planner. She is described as organized, friendly, and affordable. She goes above and beyond for her clients, helping with various tasks, connecting with vendors, and creating backup plans. Carley's presence on the wedding day ensures a smooth and stress-free experience, as she takes care of setup, timelines, and problem-solving. Reviewers highly recommend Carley's services and appreciate her dedication and expertise in wedding planning.

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Erica Sent on 10/20/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Carley is the absolute best!

I cannot explain how amazing Carley was to work with! Our wedding was October 8, 2021. We hired her back in Nov 2020 and she was so helpful throughout every step of the wedding planning process. She had a wedding planning check list, budget spreadsheet, and a day of timeline. We had scheduled times to meet and chat about planning and she was always available whenever I needed to chat about something. Carley made my wedding day run so smoothly! I didn't have to worry about being person for vendors or to answer questions. I got to enjoy my day and be in the moment. Carley was my go to person for those vendors and mishaps and she went above and beyond what I expected. She is the absolute sweetest and truly cares about you as a couple. If you are on the fence about hiring her, go for it! I cannot recommend her enough!
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Keely G. Sent on 11/29/2023
5 out of 5 rating

The best investment made for our wedding

Carley from Lovebird Events was honestly my saving grace through the planning process. She made is very convenient to schedule the every 6ish week meetings. Highly organized, and honestly so friendly. It’s like if your best friend was your wedding planner. Carley helped find a variety of vendors for me when my brain, just couldn’t and I had decision fatigue. She connected with all of my vendors prior to the wedding an ensured that they were ready to fall in line for the big day. She discovered a couple of holes that the vendors weren’t covering which would have been pretty tragic day of, and we were able to hurry to fix the week of the wedding. There were a couple of instances that I was like “ahh I’m panicking” and she was like girl don’t let’s hop on a call, and figure it out. Of everything I picked, and planned, and of all the vendors Carley is the one that I would choose again, and again, and again. She brought the most value for what I needed, and is so affordable (Carley you deserve more money!). Carley ran our rehearsal, and I of course was having a little mental breakdown when I arrived she and I had a real quick brainstorm, and I was able to brain dump everything before we got the rehearsal started, she ran everything and used her “teacher voice” which I loved when you need to deal with groomsmen, and a bit group of people. The day of the wedding Carley was there when the venue opened and was the maestro for the day. She got everything setup, and made sure everyone was on the timeline, made sure my husband and I were good, and were having a good time. She kept everything cleaned up with the venue staff, and did the tear down. At the end of the night I literally couldn’t stop hugging her because our day was perfect, and she had her hand on every piece, and I was going to miss talking to her. If there is one thing you need for your wedding it’s Carley. 15/10 highly recommend.
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Alex W. Sent on 12/18/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Day of Coordination Perfect Fit

Carley was very helpful in making sure our big day went as well as it could! She was willing to help us accomplish various tasks throughout the day that we needed done, all doing it behind the scenes and executing them wonderfully!
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