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  Claire B. Sent on 06/12/2022
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  Our Wedding planning savior

  Throughout every stage of our wedding planning process, Kate was there for us - we were planning from out of town, and her local knowledge of the city and vendors was invaluable. She was available anytime we needed her (which felt like a lot), and she was always happy to talk to us. She handled everything from vendor communication, to day of coordination, to helping us with the smallest of details that came up throughout the days leading up. Her calm demeanor and ability to stay on top of all of our personal details and deadlines was not only impressive but exactly what we needed. Kate was truly our best friend throughout the whole experience, we put our full trust in her and she made us feel great about our wedding every step of the way. We simple can’t recommend her enough!

  Throughout every stage of our wedding planning process, Kate was there for us - we were planning from out of town, and her local knowledge of the city and vendors was invaluable. She was available anytime we needed her (which felt like a lot), and she was always happy to talk to us. She handled everything from vendor communication, to day of coordination, to helping us with the smallest of details that came up throughout the days leading up. Her calm demeanor and ability to stay on top of all of our personal details and deadlines was not only impressive but exactly what we needed. Kate was truly our best friend throughout the whole experience, we put our full trust in her and she made us feel great about our wedding every step of the way. We simple can’t recommend her enough!
• Andrea A. Sent on 03/11/2024
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  Graduation Party

  Kate was referred to me through a local florist. I was hosting a graduation party for my husband, and needed help picking out food/drink, decor, flowers, etc. She was able to set up the venue perfectly and all of her decor suggestions came together beautifully. The flow of the party was seamless and I was really able to enjoy the planning process as well as the party. Kate has a ton of contacts and all of the vendors were fantastic. Her attention to detail is incredible. I would absolutely work with her again!

  Kate was referred to me through a local florist. I was hosting a graduation party for my husband, and needed help picking out food/drink, decor, flowers, etc. She was able to set up the venue perfectly and all of her decor suggestions came together beautifully. The flow of the party was seamless and I was really able to enjoy the planning process as well as the party. Kate has a ton of contacts and all of the vendors were fantastic. Her attention to detail is incredible. I would absolutely work with her again!
• Teresa S. Sent on 01/02/2024
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  Expert advice and planning

  Kate was a dream to work with for our small ceremony and celebration. I have a seven month old and live out of town, so I really needed someone I could rely on for recommendations and planning/coordinating. Our wedding day went off without a single hiccup and the planning was about as stress free as I could imagine. She was able to get her recommended vendors to adjust their offerings to our smaller scenario. She more than paid for herself by saving me considerable time and money. I was referred to Kate by a friend who used her for a larger occasion. I highly recommend Kate and will go back to her for all of my event planning needs in New Orleans.

  Kate was a dream to work with for our small ceremony and celebration. I have a seven month old and live out of town, so I really needed someone I could rely on for recommendations and planning/coordinating. Our wedding day went off without a single hiccup and the planning was about as stress free as I could imagine. She was able to get her recommended vendors to adjust their offerings to our smaller scenario. She more than paid for herself by saving me considerable time and money. I was referred to Kate by a friend who used her for a larger occasion. I highly recommend Kate and will go back to her for all of my event planning needs in New Orleans.
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• Julie M. Sent on 11/18/2023
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  We can’t thank Kate enough for our amazing wedding!

  We can’t thank Kate enough for our amazing wedding! Being from out of state we relied heavily on her for her knowledge of local vendors and all things New Orleans. Her recommendations were spot on and we couldn’t have ended up with a better group of vendors. Throughout the months of planning, I appreciated Kate’s speedy communication and attention to detail. Her calm personality kept our stress levels low during planning and the day of. We truly would not have change one thing about our special day! Thank you Kate!!!

  We can’t thank Kate enough for our amazing wedding! Being from out of state we relied heavily on her for her knowledge of local vendors and all things New Orleans. Her recommendations were spot on and we couldn’t have ended up with a better group of vendors. Throughout the months of planning, I appreciated Kate’s speedy communication and attention to detail. Her calm personality kept our stress levels low during planning and the day of. We truly would not have change one thing about our special day! Thank you Kate!!!
• Kim B. Sent on 07/11/2023
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  Highly recommend Kate with Gabrielle James Events!

  Kate's experience and calm personality was so beneficial during this whole process! Dealing with all the vendors and clear communication between all parties was a key to the success of our daughters wedding. So helpful and I highly recommend Kate!

  Kate's experience and calm personality was so beneficial during this whole process! Dealing with all the vendors and clear communication between all parties was a key to the success of our daughters wedding. So helpful and I highly recommend Kate!
• Kathryn P. Sent on 06/02/2023
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  Like an unsinkable ship in the storm of planning

  Kate was fantastic- once we hired her and put all of our details in her hands, things went very smoothly and it alleviated so much pressure on us. She was super personable, open to whatever I wanted, and helped me make decisions and book meetings very easily. I will definitely recommend Gabrielle James Events to others in the future!

  Kate was fantastic- once we hired her and put all of our details in her hands, things went very smoothly and it alleviated so much pressure on us. She was super personable, open to whatever I wanted, and helped me make decisions and book meetings very easily. I will definitely recommend Gabrielle James Events to others in the future!
• Amber B. Sent on 10/20/2023
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  Could't have done it without Kate!

  We seriously feel so lucky to have found Kate for our wedding! We initially interviewed a few other planners, but was immediately drawn to Kate because she was very calm and seemed to really understand our vision/ have similar taste. She was also extremely fair cost wise and always had our budget in mind. She was a pleasure to work with and to have around on our big day- felt more like a friend!! Our wedding completely exceeded our expectations and I was able to relax because I knew everything was taken care of. We could not recommend Kate enough!!!

  We seriously feel so lucky to have found Kate for our wedding! We initially interviewed a few other planners, but was immediately drawn to Kate because she was very calm and seemed to really understand our vision/ have similar taste. She was also extremely fair cost wise and always had our budget in mind. She was a pleasure to work with and to have around on our big day- felt more like a friend!! Our wedding completely exceeded our expectations and I was able to relax because I knew everything was taken care of. We could not recommend Kate enough!!!
• Jessica N. Sent on 02/09/2023
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  The best!

  Kate is the absolute BEST!!! With wedding coordinators, you don't really know how much support you're going to get. With Kate, you get SO much!!! She has ridiculously fast email response time and was willing to answer and help with all of our (seems like a million) questions! Kate was also always willing to jump on a Zoom, phone call, or meet up in person for meetings or walk throughs. She knows, and has great relationships, with seemingly every wedding vendor in NOLA which is priceless when trying to find a good fit and having a smooth wedding day. We did not have to worry about a thing on our wedding day because Kate was on it!!! She made sure everything went as planned, dealt with family conflict, and made sure we always had a drink in our hand!!! I would give her a million stars if I could!!!

  Kate is the absolute BEST!!! With wedding coordinators, you don't really know how much support you're going to get. With Kate, you get SO much!!! She has ridiculously fast email response time and was willing to answer and help with all of our (seems like a million) questions! Kate was also always willing to jump on a Zoom, phone call, or meet up in person for meetings or walk throughs. She knows, and has great relationships, with seemingly every wedding vendor in NOLA which is priceless when trying to find a good fit and having a smooth wedding day. We did not have to worry about a thing on our wedding day because Kate was on it!!! She made sure everything went as planned, dealt with family conflict, and made sure we always had a drink in our hand!!! I would give her a million stars if I could!!!
• Claire M. Sent on 02/09/2023
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  Incredible milestone birthday party

  Cannot suggest Kate enough! She knows so many authentic and cool NOLA vendors and helped me throw the party of my dreams.

  Cannot suggest Kate enough! She knows so many authentic and cool NOLA vendors and helped me throw the party of my dreams.
• Caroline W. Sent on 12/05/2022
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  Truly at your service!

  We thoroughly enjoyed working with Kate Burke. Professional, yes, but a wise woman! She understood our needs and priorities and linked us to the perfect vendors to suit our "vibe." I always had the sense that her focus was on realizing OUR vision, not trying to prod us to do more. I loved how she advocated for the Bride's vision when MOB overstepped here and there! Kate kept MOB calm and reassured during the week of the wedding. Invaluable. She was a dream to work with. Totally recommend.

  We thoroughly enjoyed working with Kate Burke. Professional, yes, but a wise woman! She understood our needs and priorities and linked us to the perfect vendors to suit our "vibe." I always had the sense that her focus was on realizing OUR vision, not trying to prod us to do more. I loved how she advocated for the Bride's vision when MOB overstepped here and there! Kate kept MOB calm and reassured during the week of the wedding. Invaluable. She was a dream to work with. Totally recommend.
• Juliette B. Sent on 11/08/2022
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  Amazing!!!!

  Kate is so amazing! She went above and beyond to help us plan our wedding and was so amazing on our wedding day! We got to kick back and enjoy knowing everything was in great hands! Thank you so much!!

  Kate is so amazing! She went above and beyond to help us plan our wedding and was so amazing on our wedding day! We got to kick back and enjoy knowing everything was in great hands! Thank you so much!!
• Suzanne Sent on 06/26/2022
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  Kate from GJE was spectacular!

  She saved our destination wedding!

  She saved our destination wedding!
• Kaki K. Sent on 01/17/2022
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  Gabrielle James is a must!

  I cannot recommend Kate enough. We hired her for a month of service because we enjoyed planning/organizing things at the outset. At the time we hired her, we were a little overwhelmed but I am not sure we realized how important having someone as professional as Kate would become in those final weeks leading up to the big day. Kate was crisis control--she handled all sorts of last minute failures from a bailing caterer to a flaky band to a resurgence of COVID with Omicron. Most issues that came up she didn't even fill us in on (so that we wouldn't stress)...or she rotated contacting myself or my partner to divide up the stressful last minute decision-making. I was most impressed by how Kate thought of details that I had totally overlooked (she even brought me a pair of flats to change into at the party). Also, she is very knowledgeable about New Orleans vendors and works well with everyone! Seriously, you will not regret using Gabrielle James Events! Thank you, Kate!

  I cannot recommend Kate enough. We hired her for a month of service because we enjoyed planning/organizing things at the outset. At the time we hired her, we were a little overwhelmed but I am not sure we realized how important having someone as professional as Kate would become in those final weeks leading up to the big day. Kate was crisis control--she handled all sorts of last minute failures from a bailing caterer to a flaky band to a resurgence of COVID with Omicron. Most issues that came up she didn't even fill us in on (so that we wouldn't stress)...or she rotated contacting myself or my partner to divide up the stressful last minute decision-making. I was most impressed by how Kate thought of details that I had totally overlooked (she even brought me a pair of flats to change into at the party). Also, she is very knowledgeable about New Orleans vendors and works well with everyone! Seriously, you will not regret using Gabrielle James Events! Thank you, Kate!
• Jeff B. Sent on 01/03/2022
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  Month of / day of wedding coordinator

  Kate was flat out incredible for helping us plan and coordinate everything for our wedding. She was on top of vendor communication for load in/load out, schedule creation for our party, making sure the video we wanted to show was set up and ready to play, and managing all of the vendor deliveries on the day of. She then went above and beyond in every single aspect for us with what seemed to be nonstop chaos with managing issues that came up last minute for our band (several issues throughout the month and week leading up to our wedding), the security company we hired that initially just didn’t show up to chase down a replacement as the event was starting, an ever-changing guest list because of Covid concerns, finding last minute catering because the original catering that fell through for our welcome party the night before our event, and even helped us to save some leftover cake so it wasn’t thrown away so we were able to have as little stress as possible leading up to our event and then able to enjoy everything with the trust and security that everything was properly managed.
  
  Beyond all of that, Kate is just an awesome person and great to be around. We couldn’t recommend her highly enough as a planner/coordinator. 6/5 stars and would happily hire her again for another event.

  Kate was flat out incredible for helping us plan and coordinate everything for our wedding. She was on top of vendor communication for load in/load out, schedule creation for our party, making sure the video we wanted to show was set up and ready to play, and managing all of the vendor deliveries on the day of. She then went above and beyond in every single aspect for us with what seemed to be nonstop chaos with managing issues that came up last minute for our band (several issues throughout the month and week leading up to our wedding), the security company we hired that initially just didn’t show up to chase down a replacement as the event was starting, an ever-changing guest list because of Covid concerns, finding last minute catering because the original catering that fell through for our welcome party the night before our event, and even helped us to save some leftover cake so it wasn’t thrown away so we were able to have as little stress as possible leading up to our event and then able to enjoy everything with the trust and security that everything was properly managed.
  
  Beyond all of that, Kate is just an awesome person and great to be around. We couldn’t recommend her highly enough as a planner/coordinator. 6/5 stars and would happily hire her again for another event.
• Danielle Sent on 06/29/2020
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  Truly the best of the best--Use Gabrielle James Events!

  Kate from Gabrielle James Events was our hero on wedding day! We had Kate as our month of coordinator, and I only wish we had her plan the whole wedding. For us, Kate managed vendor communications and ensured that everything was organized and went smoothly. She also helped us make some design decisions as well, and she has a great eye. Leading up to the wedding, she was on top of everything and made us feel like we were in great hands and could relax a bit. My mom, who is extremely picky, immediately took to Kate and trusted her to make any decision. Kate’s familiarity with local vendors was extremely helpful, and it was immediately clear that we probably should have had her help from the beginning of the planning process. We got married at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and Kate saved us. She used her contacts in New Orleans to closely monitor the situation and keep us informed, and she found us an amazing photographer when ours cancelled the night before. Honestly, I can’t express how crucial Kate was to our wedding. On top of being amazing at her job, Kate’s calming demeanor and honest opinions were invaluable. Book Gabrielle James Events, and have Kate do the entire wedding! If you do only do the month of, she’ll do great work for you, but you’ll wish you had her sooner.

  Kate from Gabrielle James Events was our hero on wedding day! We had Kate as our month of coordinator, and I only wish we had her plan the whole wedding. For us, Kate managed vendor communications and ensured that everything was organized and went smoothly. She also helped us make some design decisions as well, and she has a great eye. Leading up to the wedding, she was on top of everything and made us feel like we were in great hands and could relax a bit. My mom, who is extremely picky, immediately took to Kate and trusted her to make any decision. Kate’s familiarity with local vendors was extremely helpful, and it was immediately clear that we probably should have had her help from the beginning of the planning process. We got married at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and Kate saved us. She used her contacts in New Orleans to closely monitor the situation and keep us informed, and she found us an amazing photographer when ours cancelled the night before. Honestly, I can’t express how crucial Kate was to our wedding. On top of being amazing at her job, Kate’s calming demeanor and honest opinions were invaluable. Book Gabrielle James Events, and have Kate do the entire wedding! If you do only do the month of, she’ll do great work for you, but you’ll wish you had her sooner.
• Allison R. Sent on 01/28/2022
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  Wonderful Wedding Planner

  Kate was my wedding planner and it was the best decision I ever made! She is extremely organized, professional, easy to work with, & thinks about the small details you may overlook. One thing that stands out in particular was the detailed and easy to follow schedule she put together that was shared with everyone from vendors, to the bridal party so everyone knew what was going on. I had many bridesmaids mention how awesome it was to know exactly what the plan was leading up to the event! I can't recommend her enough for an event!

  Kate was my wedding planner and it was the best decision I ever made! She is extremely organized, professional, easy to work with, & thinks about the small details you may overlook. One thing that stands out in particular was the detailed and easy to follow schedule she put together that was shared with everyone from vendors, to the bridal party so everyone knew what was going on. I had many bridesmaids mention how awesome it was to know exactly what the plan was leading up to the event! I can't recommend her enough for an event!
• Catherine B. Sent on 05/23/2020
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  Relaxing Wedding Day

  Kate was so wonderful to work with. Her calming presence allowed me to enjoy my day totally relaxed. She is very organized, proactive and on top of everything. From sending out itineraries to fielding calls from everyone to dealing with little crises that pop up, she is a true professional. She helped me create the wedding of my dreams and we were able to enjoy every moment of our day. We are forever grateful.

  Kate was so wonderful to work with. Her calming presence allowed me to enjoy my day totally relaxed. She is very organized, proactive and on top of everything. From sending out itineraries to fielding calls from everyone to dealing with little crises that pop up, she is a true professional. She helped me create the wedding of my dreams and we were able to enjoy every moment of our day. We are forever grateful.

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