Kelly Kennedy Weddings and Events Reviews
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Judith Sent on 11/08/2024
exceptional, personalized wedding planning experience!
We hired Kelly and her team in January to help plan our October wedding, and I can’t recommend them enough! Living overseas and planning a wedding back home in Sarasota could have been incredibly challenging, but Kelly made the entire process smooth and stress-free, making me feel like everything was under control even from halfway around the world. Kelly recommended fantastic vendors and seamlessly coordinated with some of the independent vendors I brought in. Working with her on the design and decor was a joy. As someone involved in arts, design, and events in Africa, I had some unique requests to incorporate, like hand-painted pottery vases and Rwandan baskets for a custom photobooth. Kelly embraced these requests with incredible creativity, fully understanding our vision and weaving together every detail to bring a stunning design to life. She was like a friend, mentor, and event maven all in one, supporting us every step of the way and making each detail feel perfectly tailored and meaningful.
Despite having a partial planning package, Kelly was always responsive, handled my many questions with patience, and never made me feel like I was asking too much. Her warmth and professionalism gave me complete peace of mind from afar. When a family member fell ill on the wedding day, causing unexpected delays, Kelly and her team managed everything with grace and professionalism, keeping us calm and making sure the ceremony still started on time. She was also flexible and incredibly cool when our family members added last-minute surprises, like a traditional dance and a personalized song, into the reception timeline. I can’t thank the KKWE team enough for bringing our wedding dreams to life and highly recommend them to anyone looking for an exceptional, personalized wedding planning experience! -
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Rose R. Sent on 06/17/2024The best wedding planner!
We had the pleasure of working with Kelly Kennedy Weddings and Events for our wedding in Sarasota at the Powel Crosley Estate, and it was one of the best decisions we made in the wedding process! We chose the Event Management package to provide flexibility with handling some of the planning ourselves but needed someone like Kelly to pull everything together seamlessly! From our very first video call, Kelly was incredibly organized and proactive. She kept us on track with regular emails and shared documents, making sure no detail was overlooked.
On the day of the wedding, we didn't have to worry about a thing. Kelly and her team took care of everything, and it was all set up perfectly without us lifting a finger. Our wedding day went flawlessly, and we could truly relax and enjoy every moment thanks to Kelly. If you're looking for a wedding planner who is professional, attentive, and a joy to work with, we highly recommend Kelly Kennedy Weddings and Events! -
Mallory K. Sent on 04/06/2024
Wedding of Our Dreams
We chose the Wedding Management package because we had figured out many of the big details, but we needed help bringing everything together. I cannot say enough good things about Kelly and her team! We started having virtual meetings about 6 weeks before the wedding and Kelly was always professional and prepared. The wedding timeline she created was an absolute lifesaver. Her team set up my decor day of and made sure everyone was where they should be when they were supposed to be. I can truly say I had a stress free wedding day. Thank you again for creating the wedding of our dreams! -
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Mikel M. Sent on 11/09/2023One word review:
excellent. it won’t let me leave a review with less than 30 characters, but she was everything we could have hoped for. -
Emily S. Sent on 11/06/2023
Couldn't have done it without them!
I do not think our wedding could have gone so seamlessly without the KKWE team! We contacted Kelly at the beginning of our planning journey (about 15 months prior to the wedding) and she got us right of track! Going with their partial planning package allowed me to maintain more design control while maintaining the guidance of their expertise. This really helped when it came to local vendors and rentals. Their knowledge and assistance really shined as we entered the last few months of planning and began looking at the full timeline of the day. The KKWE team executed our wedding vision seamlessly! Walking into our reception space the day of the wedding, having no idea how the setup was going, and hoping that it all came together was such a magical moment. It fit my vision perfectly and exceeding my expectations. I am so grateful for the hardwork of the KKWE team! -
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Rachel R. Sent on 06/21/2023Best wedding planner EVER
Oh my goodness I could write a book on how much we loved Kelly and her team! She made wedding planning a breeze. She is organized, positive, and focuses on her clients. We had partial planning, and it was the best decision we made during the planning process asking her to be our planner. She recommended amazing vendors who were within our budget, answered our many questions, and the day of the wedding, Kelly and her team had everything set up and ready to go. My husband and I talk about how relaxed we felt about the flow of events on our wedding day, and I credit her team for the smoothness of our wedding! We cannot recommend her enough! Thank you Kelly for helping us have the wedding of our dreams -
Kyle C. Sent on 08/28/2023
KKWE are the best!
Kelly and her team were phenomenal! We chose Kelly Kennedy Weddings and Events to help us as we were planning a wedding from out of state. Planning a wedding is stressful and KKWE really made things smooth for us. They were professional, organized, punctual, informative, and accommodating. KKWE helped to keep our ideas aligned with our budget and they went the extra mile to make sure we were thoroughly satisfied with all of our decisions. The KKWE team has relationships with multiple different vendors / suppliers and helped provide us options for every decision that we needed to make. And if there were some things we were unsure of, Kelly kept pushing to find what we needed or reassured us that everything would execute to our liking. The day of the wedding Kelly and her team worked their butts off in the Florida wind and rain to make sure everything was perfect. KKWE transformed a beautiful venue that they found into the perfect ceremony and the most fun reception atmosphere for a killer party that everyone enjoyed. I couldn't imagine working with anyone else now that it is all over. In addition to the wonderful service that KKWE provided, Kelly was such a warm and caring person it felt like we were working with someone we had known for years. I highly, highly, highly recommend working with the KKWE team! They get a 10 out 10, and all the stars! -
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Arusha H. Sent on 04/07/2023Pick kelly as your wedding planner!
Kelly came highly recommended by one of our vendors and I could not be happier that she was our wedding planner. I chose the partial planning wedding package because I knew I wanted to be involved in the planning process, however, it was important to me not to be stressed on the wedding day as well. Kelly was extremely responsive and after the first month of knowing her, it was like she was one of my friends! Not only was Kelly extremely responsive to my texts/e-mails, she really helped ease my anxiety when I would get stressed out about the planning process. Kelly also was amazing with helping to guide me with which vendors to choose. On the day of my wedding, she made sure to make my vision come true! My wedding was everything I could have ever wanted and MORE! She and her team made our wedding day absolutely seamless and stress-free! She was in contact with all of my vendors, made sure they were there on time, and answered any questions they had regarding the venue. Kelly was always communicating with me, my husband, and our families throughout the wedding day and made sure everything was running on time. Afterwards, Kelly and her team made sure all of our wedding day items that we had brought were packed safely into our car! I highly highly recommend Kelly to plan her wedding. She is passionate about her job, creative, and extremely organized.
If you can write which package you contracted (Partial Planning) and why you selected that package as well as the process once we started working together. Also, what was it like on your wedding day not having to do any set up ; ) Obviously we want you to write what you want to write, so if any of these pointers help, then great -
Kalynn E. Sent on 03/01/2023
The BEST wedding planner EVER!
Words cannot express how grateful Logan and I are for everything Kelly, Leah and the KKW team did to make our wedding day perfect. Kelly’s attention to detail, creativity, and overall expertise were truly incredible.
From the moment we met Kelly, we knew we were in good hands. Her calm and confident demeanor immediately put us at ease, and we knew that we could trust her to take care of every detail. Throughout the planning process, Kelly and her team were always available to answer questions, offer advice, and provide guidance. Kelly listened carefully to our ideas and vision, and then worked tirelessly to turn them into reality, and let me tell you the real thing was better than we had ever dreamt of.
On the day of our wedding, everything was absolutely flawless. The decorations were stunning, the food was delicious, and the music was perfect. Kelly and her team managed every aspect of the day seamlessly, so that Logan and I could relax and enjoy every moment. My husband and I had zero worries, the way it should be on your wedding day.
Kelly’s kindness, professionalism, creativity, and attention to detail truly sets her apart as an incredible wedding planner. We are so grateful for all of their hard work, and we will never forget the amazing day that Kelly, Leah and the KKW team helped us create. -
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Jj Smith Sent on 01/31/2023Amazing experience!!
Kelly was our partial planner for our 12/10/2022 wedding and she and Leah from KKWE made our big day absolutely perfect. From the moment we hired Kelly and her team, they made sure to help us from the beginning. As someone who was NOT excited about planning a wedding, it was wonderful to have someone who WAS excited on our side. In retrospect, we probably would have hired her as a full time planner if we had to do it all over again!!!! We loved Kelly's use of aisle planner which really helped us keep everything organized with vendors, seating charts, invitations, etc. Most importantly, Leah and Kelly made our day-of celebration run absolutely effortlessly. If anything went wrong behind the scenes, we had absolutely NO IDEA and that's how it should be on your wedding day. Definitely consider hiring them!!!! They are amazing at what they do!!!! We love you! -
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Jessica H. Sent on 11/23/2022Kelly is THE best!
I hired Kelly for day of coordination, her Wedding Management package. She FAR exceeded my expectations. She was the most helpful person hands down that I dealt with throughout the entire wedding planning process. Kelly is kind, organized, creative, and easy to work with. Anytime an issue arose, I didn't even stress about it or give it a second thought because I knew Kelly had my back! The things that would've been stressful on a wedding day were completely forgotten with Kelly at the helm. She dealt with a planning meeting with my 6 year old child in attendance who was home sick from school, family members who were sitting in the middle of her reception set up when they were supposed to be at cocktail hour, bugs on the cake frosting at the reception, and a thousands questions from us throughout the process without ever blinking an eye. Hiring Kelly is THE smartest decision you will make for your wedding! Waking up on my wedding morning and knowing that Kelly would take care of everything for us gave me the greatest wedding gift that I could've received, a sense of peace and calm that carried throughout the entire day. -
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Caitlin G. Sent on 11/03/2022
5 star 5 star 5 star
Kelly and her team are absolutely fantastic. Look no further for a wedding planner. Kelly is everything you need: detail oriented, professional, timely, organized, courteous, understanding; and on top of that is also kind, funny, and an absolute treasure to work with. I cannot recommend her enough. She made my wedding (and obviously more importantly my mothers dream wedding….) come to life! It was truly spectacular. If you are looking for a wedding planner just stop now and hire kelly! She is worth every penny. -
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Liz W. Sent on 11/23/2020Kelly & her team were AMAZING
Kelly was referred by a good friend of ours and we were NOT disappointed. She helped us navigate negotiations with all vendors when we had to reschedule our wedding due to COVID19 and she made our part of the planning very easy & enjoyable!
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