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• Madeline Sent on 10/13/2021
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  Gina is Superwoman

  Gina is incredible. She helped our event run smoothly without any hiccups despite 275+ guests and a big rowdy family. She is so easy to get a hold of and I had multiple people in my bridal party say Gina has a calming effect on people. You need Gina for your wedding, trust me. Worth every penny!

  Gina is incredible. She helped our event run smoothly without any hiccups despite 275+ guests and a big rowdy family. She is so easy to get a hold of and I had multiple people in my bridal party say Gina has a calming effect on people. You need Gina for your wedding, trust me. Worth every penny!
• Karin C. Sent on 09/30/2021
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  Make It Happen Events/Gina is the absolute best in Des Moines!

  We hired Gina (Make It Happen Events) just two weeks before my daughter's wedding and it was THE BEST decision we made for the special day. Our location was the World Food Prize Hall and the timing to set up for vendors is very tight there. Gina made it all happen! We even had some hiccups with the location plumbing and she handled that as well. Gina and her assistants coordinated over 200 guests through the wedding, cocktail hour, dinner, dance and after flawlessly. Her professionalism, kindness, and attention to detail are outstanding. You will be very pleased and relieved to have Gina overseeing your wedding.

  We hired Gina (Make It Happen Events) just two weeks before my daughter's wedding and it was THE BEST decision we made for the special day. Our location was the World Food Prize Hall and the timing to set up for vendors is very tight there. Gina made it all happen! We even had some hiccups with the location plumbing and she handled that as well. Gina and her assistants coordinated over 200 guests through the wedding, cocktail hour, dinner, dance and after flawlessly. Her professionalism, kindness, and attention to detail are outstanding. You will be very pleased and relieved to have Gina overseeing your wedding.

  Make it Happen Events's reply:

  Thank you for the kind words Karin! What a beautiful wedding and family. It was my pleasure to help with Gina & Forrest's special day.
• Jessica L. Sent on 05/11/2021
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  Hiring Gina is the best decision we made for our wedding!

  I’ll start from the end – hiring Gina as your wedding planner will be the best decision you make for your wedding!
  
  Gina came highly recommended to us by a friend, since we were looking for a wedding planner who would help us plan our Iowa wedding from out of state. Gina has this incredible energy to her, she understood our vision perfectly, and is well connected in the Des Moines wedding industry. We also found her to be very organized and communicative, and she made the planning process (even during a pandemic) so much easier. We always appreciated her suggestions (ex. donating our wedding flowers to the local VA hospital, which she delivered herself the next day!). We loved her so much that we decided to use her services for our rehearsal dinner as well.
  
  I can go on and on all day about how everyone needs a Gina in their life! As amazing as we thought she was pre-pandemic, when COVID hit we learned to appreciate Gina on a whole other level. We unfortunately had to postpone our original 200+ guest wedding multiple times before settling on a more intimate wedding in December 2020. All along the way she was supportive, calm and reassuring, and helped me and my family coordinate and re-coordinate with our vendors as guidelines continuously changed. I can’t even count the amount of times the sentence “thank God for Gina” came out of our mouths.
  
  Our wedding weekend turned out to be beautiful, intimate, and so so special. And so much of it is thanks to Gina. We highly recommend her services! You won’t regret it! Thank you Gina!
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  I’ll start from the end – hiring Gina as your wedding planner will be the best decision you make for your wedding!
  
  Gina came highly recommended to us by a friend, since we were looking for a wedding planner who would help us plan our Iowa wedding from out of state. Gina has this incredible energy to her, she understood our vision perfectly, and is well connected in the Des Moines wedding industry. We also found her to be very organized and communicative, and she made the planning process (even during a pandemic) so much easier. We always appreciated her suggestions (ex. donating our wedding flowers to the local VA hospital, which she delivered herself the next day!). We loved her so much that we decided to use her services for our rehearsal dinner as well.
  
  I can go on and on all day about how everyone needs a Gina in their life! As amazing as we thought she was pre-pandemic, when COVID hit we learned to appreciate Gina on a whole other level. We unfortunately had to postpone our original 200+ guest wedding multiple times before settling on a more intimate wedding in December 2020. All along the way she was supportive, calm and reassuring, and helped me and my family coordinate and re-coordinate with our vendors as guidelines continuously changed. I can’t even count the amount of times the sentence “thank God for Gina” came out of our mouths.
  
  Our wedding weekend turned out to be beautiful, intimate, and so so special. And so much of it is thanks to Gina. We highly recommend her services! You won’t regret it! Thank you Gina!
  -Jess and Alex
  
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• Erika T. Sent on 10/31/2019
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  Amazing work and attention to detail

  Gina does great work! She helps ease your mind by covering the details and keeps you on track at the same time! She is amazing to work with!

  Gina does great work! She helps ease your mind by covering the details and keeps you on track at the same time! She is amazing to work with!
• Clare B. Sent on 09/14/2019
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  Met all of our Day of Planning needs

  We hired Gina as a day of planner to assist with the execution of the wedding and reception. We met with Gina a few times during the planning process. Gina was a great help in planning our wedding, she knows the vendors in the area and helped with determining what details we were overlooking during planning. The month of she was extremely helpful with confirming details with the vendors and building out a detailed timeline of the day. The day of the wedding her assistance was imperative in letting us enjoy our day stress free. She took care so many little details for us. I would recommend Gina to anyone planning a wedding!

  We hired Gina as a day of planner to assist with the execution of the wedding and reception. We met with Gina a few times during the planning process. Gina was a great help in planning our wedding, she knows the vendors in the area and helped with determining what details we were overlooking during planning. The month of she was extremely helpful with confirming details with the vendors and building out a detailed timeline of the day. The day of the wedding her assistance was imperative in letting us enjoy our day stress free. She took care so many little details for us. I would recommend Gina to anyone planning a wedding!
• Mckenzie M. Sent on 04/29/2020
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  Amazing wedding planner!

  I contacted Gina after having already booked a wedding planner who did not meet up to my expectations. While planning our wedding I was a full time student, traveling for clinicals/class, and working as an RN. Needless to say I needed someone who was organized and able to do the bulk of my wedding planning work. Thankfully, Gina was available for our wedding date! To start things off she had a one on one meeting with me where she listened to my vision for the big day! She was incredibly easy to work with, organized and caring. From there she took the reigns and got everything into place for the perfect wedding day. The wedding weekend showed that she is a master of her craft, she did not miss a beat and really allowed us to relax and take in the day. If you are looking for a wedding planner who is capable of getting the job done the right way, book Gina!

  I contacted Gina after having already booked a wedding planner who did not meet up to my expectations. While planning our wedding I was a full time student, traveling for clinicals/class, and working as an RN. Needless to say I needed someone who was organized and able to do the bulk of my wedding planning work. Thankfully, Gina was available for our wedding date! To start things off she had a one on one meeting with me where she listened to my vision for the big day! She was incredibly easy to work with, organized and caring. From there she took the reigns and got everything into place for the perfect wedding day. The wedding weekend showed that she is a master of her craft, she did not miss a beat and really allowed us to relax and take in the day. If you are looking for a wedding planner who is capable of getting the job done the right way, book Gina!

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• Susana P. Sent on 04/29/2020
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  Amazing Coordinator!

  We worked with Gina for our wedding that occurred 5/19/18. We couldn’t be happier with our experience. We had general ideas for our wedding and Gina came up with wonderful suggestions and helped us choose what would look and work best for our wedding. She recommended excellent vendors who were a pleasure to work with. She coordinated everything day of which made it a stress free day. We would highly recommend her services.

  We worked with Gina for our wedding that occurred 5/19/18. We couldn’t be happier with our experience. We had general ideas for our wedding and Gina came up with wonderful suggestions and helped us choose what would look and work best for our wedding. She recommended excellent vendors who were a pleasure to work with. She coordinated everything day of which made it a stress free day. We would highly recommend her services.
• Heidi Sent on 01/06/2017
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  Gina Cramer is top notch. She was beyond what I expected as a wedding planner. She knows her industry and is very connected in the Des Moines area. She is organized and on top of her game at all times and honestly I knew I wanted her to help me plan my perfect day the second I got engaged. Not only do I consider her a mentor and amazing wedding planner after working with her, but I consider her a true friend! I HIGHLY recommend Gina to anyone getting married. She is absolutely wonderful!!!! Thank you Make it Happen Events!

  Gina Cramer is top notch. She was beyond what I expected as a wedding planner. She knows her industry and is very connected in the Des Moines area. She is organized and on top of her game at all times and honestly I knew I wanted her to help me plan my perfect day the second I got engaged. Not only do I consider her a mentor and amazing wedding planner after working with her, but I consider her a true friend! I HIGHLY recommend Gina to anyone getting married. She is absolutely wonderful!!!! Thank you Make it Happen Events!
• Erin Sent on 01/02/2017
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  We were so happy with Gina! She was so helpful and professional and really knows her industry. Not only was she super helpful as our month of coordinator - she helped me thru so many questions, but she as amazing on our wedding day and really took charge. She was so amazing that many of our family members said to us afterwards that she was super helpful and really took charge and made our day go off without a hitch! Best of all - she did all the worrying for me so that I literally had zero stress and could enjoy the celebration! Gina is truly the best around!

  We were so happy with Gina! She was so helpful and professional and really knows her industry. Not only was she super helpful as our month of coordinator - she helped me thru so many questions, but she as amazing on our wedding day and really took charge. She was so amazing that many of our family members said to us afterwards that she was super helpful and really took charge and made our day go off without a hitch! Best of all - she did all the worrying for me so that I literally had zero stress and could enjoy the celebration! Gina is truly the best around!
• Emily Sent on 10/10/2016
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  I am so glad that we hired Gina! She was such a calm and reassuring presence at our in-home wedding. When we first met her, I knew she would be the best person for the job. She is sophisticated, tactful and (of course) very organized. Thanks, Gina!

  I am so glad that we hired Gina! She was such a calm and reassuring presence at our in-home wedding. When we first met her, I knew she would be the best person for the job. She is sophisticated, tactful and (of course) very organized. Thanks, Gina!
• Bridget Sent on 01/03/2017
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  Working with Gina was a dream! She is very organized and experienced, which made our lives a lot easier as we were planning a Des Moines wedding long-distance while living on the East Coast. Gina thought of everything, and was open to all of the questions and preferences we had. I would recommend her in a heartbeat to any brides in need of planning services.

  Working with Gina was a dream! She is very organized and experienced, which made our lives a lot easier as we were planning a Des Moines wedding long-distance while living on the East Coast. Gina thought of everything, and was open to all of the questions and preferences we had. I would recommend her in a heartbeat to any brides in need of planning services.
• Lauren Sent on 01/15/2016
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  My husband and I got married this past October and we firmly believe that hiring Gina was the best gift we gave ourselves! She helped us throughout our process and brought our vision to life! She advocated for us as we worked with vendors and made sure that everything was in order! I knew our wedding day would run smoothly because of Gina....do yourself a favor and hire her!

  My husband and I got married this past October and we firmly believe that hiring Gina was the best gift we gave ourselves! She helped us throughout our process and brought our vision to life! She advocated for us as we worked with vendors and made sure that everything was in order! I knew our wedding day would run smoothly because of Gina....do yourself a favor and hire her!
• Lindsey Sent on 10/30/2015
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  Working with Gina was fantastic! She was dependable, punctual, and had lots of great ideas. Thanks to Gina our day ran very smoothly!

  Working with Gina was fantastic! She was dependable, punctual, and had lots of great ideas. Thanks to Gina our day ran very smoothly!
• Emily Sent on 01/13/2016
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  I am thrilled that I found Gina! She helped me turn my pinterest board wedding into a reality. I met Gina 8 months before my wedding and not once in that 8 month period did I feel like she didn't have the time for me. I felt as if my wedding was the only thing Gina had on her plate, but I know that wasn't the case. I cannot thank her enough for everything she has done, she is simply amazing!

  I am thrilled that I found Gina! She helped me turn my pinterest board wedding into a reality. I met Gina 8 months before my wedding and not once in that 8 month period did I feel like she didn't have the time for me. I felt as if my wedding was the only thing Gina had on her plate, but I know that wasn't the case. I cannot thank her enough for everything she has done, she is simply amazing!
• Britt Sent on 01/11/2016
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  From our first meeting and the start of the planning process to the day of the wedding (and after) Gina impressed me with her responsiveness, organization, creative ideas, and flawless execution. She is extremely personable, professional, and knowledgeable. I have a demanding work schedule and had limited time to plan my wedding. I only needed to meet with Gina a handful of times and then she really took my ideas and ran with them. On the day/weekend of my wedding Gina was a calming presence who took away much of my stress and allowed me to focus on enjoying the experience. Gina made sure everything happened on time and as planned and that everyone (families, wedding party, other vendors, guests, etc.) knew where to be and when. Working with Gina was one of the best decisions I made in planning my wedding.

  From our first meeting and the start of the planning process to the day of the wedding (and after) Gina impressed me with her responsiveness, organization, creative ideas, and flawless execution. She is extremely personable, professional, and knowledgeable. I have a demanding work schedule and had limited time to plan my wedding. I only needed to meet with Gina a handful of times and then she really took my ideas and ran with them. On the day/weekend of my wedding Gina was a calming presence who took away much of my stress and allowed me to focus on enjoying the experience. Gina made sure everything happened on time and as planned and that everyone (families, wedding party, other vendors, guests, etc.) knew where to be and when. Working with Gina was one of the best decisions I made in planning my wedding.