Grandest Gatherings

Danielle is amazing! She has one of the most detail-oriented, creative minds. She will take your vision and make it a reality. On the day of your event, she manages everything flawlessly behind the scenes. She is organized and attentive to every detail. Highly recommend. You will have an amazing experience you can enjoy from start to finish!

If you only read the first sentence of this review, you need to book Grandest Gatherings for your event now! For more details as to why Danielle is one of the best humans around, please read on…With six weeks notice, Danielle was able to help us coordinate and design an incredible elopement, including the ceremony, brunch, and dinner.Leading up to our elopement, we were in close communication with Danielle. We went back and forth on design elements, and she welcomed our input. Danielle was able to curate an elopement based on our budget and wants and was genuinely excited during the entire process. She wanted this day to be just as memorable as we did.Danielle coordinated with vendors on our behalf, coordinating a greenery runner for dinner with the existing florist that we were already working with for our bouquet and boutonniere. She found vendor options for brunch and dinner, taking into account our food preferences, and presented us with a wide range to choose from based on our budget. She was also able to use her network to find us the perfect charcuterie board to compliment our dinner.The day before our elopement, Danielle and our photographer scouted for the perfect brunch location. We’re told that she cleaned algae and pools of water off of the designated brunch rock at the waterfall so that it would be dry the next day (it had rained the day before). The day of our elopement, Danielle lugged everything for brunch down to the waterfall (she’s a beast!) and had it all set up for us when we arrived after our mountain ceremony. She also kindly shooed people away from the spot that she had so meticulously picked out the day before. Danielle was in constant communication with our photographer, so that she knew exactly when we would be arriving.While the design of our brunch was absolutely stunning (plating of food, candles, pillows, blankets, even a comfy pad to sit on), it was the little touches that really impressed us. Danielle got us fresh coffee when the existing coffee from our brunch vendor had just sat out too long and had some additional surprises in store. She picked out a location that gave us the most amazing view of the waterfall while enjoying chicken and waffles and prosecco.A few hours after brunch, Danielle arrived at our Airbnb to start arranging everything for our dinner. We left for a sunset hike and Danielle went to work. She completely redesigned the patio of our Airbnb (with the host’s permission) for the most intimate and perfect elopement dinner, including moving a very large gas grill, table, patio furniture, etc. She even restrung the host’s bistro lights so that it was a continuous line of lit bulbs with the burned out lights out of view! Danielle ordered our dinner for us on our elopement day and helped us pivot when the original restaurant closed for the day unexpectedly.I can’t forget to mention that Danielle is a serious fire whisperer! She started fires for us the night before our elopement and the night of and took over maintaining it on our elopement so that we could relax and enjoy the evening. She can seriously do it all.While we had a schedule of events for the day, the communication between Danielle and our photographer allowed for the timeline to shift so that to us, everything seemed to occur seamlessly even when we were off schedule” by an hour

If you are searching for a wedding/elopement planner and stylist, I am telling you now, just stop at Danielle with Grandest Gatherings. I could write a book with all the reasons why you should hire Danielle, but I'll just name a few. As a photographer, I have seen couples stress about their days, which is why I always recommend having a planner/stylist to remove absolutely any stress. Danielle takes it to ANOTHER LEVEL. She puts her entire heart and soul into your day to make sure it's perfect. She listens to your needs, understands your personality, who you two are as a couple and what you are looking for, and makes it into a reality.I worked with Danielle on two adventure elopements. She hiked with two massive bags full of picnic items for the couple, and created the most stunning picnics on top of a mountain and at a waterfall. She's adventurous, kind, cares about the outdoors, is knowledgable in all things LNT and will go above her limits to create the most amazing day for you. Danielle cares so deeply about her couples and making sure it is going to be the best day of your life. I saw her cry a few times because of how happy it made her - that's how you know you found a good person.If you hire Danielle, she is worth every penny you spend. After seeing her bust her butt and all the effort she puts into a couples day, I realized even more of the benefits of having a planner/stylist. Not only will I recommend her to every single one of my clients from here on out, but I will absolutely be hiring her for my own elopement.

Danielle's vision and attention to detail for events is truly impressive – everything from unique, out-of-the-box venue selections, to the cocktail choices and take home favors are carefully selected. Her events are purposefully crafted, one-of-a-kind experiences that leave attendees remembering the event for years to come.