Exquisite Events & Stationery

Elaine DeLuca was an amazing help during our wedding planning. She not only suggested the best suitable vendors but also actively participated in all our appointments and negotiated the best possible rates within our budget. Elaine had very creative ideas and talent for orchestrating all aspects of the wedding. She is very passionate about her work, which shows brilliantly in the end product. Her coordination and planning on the day-of was outstanding. I HIGHLY recommend Elaine DeLuca for wedding planning services. I honestly don't know how I would have managed everything without her.

Elaine was by far my favorite vendor! She was so attentive and helpful during the planning process and wedding day itself.She was my lifesaver during many little meltdowns during planning. I had one of my groomsman from Florida who is getting married in August ask me if he could fly Elaine to Detroit for his wedding! She made an impact on everyone!

Elaine at Exquisite Events provided my day-of coordination. In the roughly six weeks from when I hired her up to the weekend of the wedding itself, she was always very responsive and helpful in pulling together the loose ends, suggesting fixes and things I hadn't considered yet and organizing the day of the wedding down to every necessary detail. She was always respectful of how we wanted our day to go, but she would be frank when she thought something needed to be reconsidered--both were attributes I valued. As for the day-of itself, it went off without a hitch -- from my perspective. Elaine managed a number of problems behind the scenes, without ever letting on to me or my guests that day. I had a wonderful wonderful time on my wedding day. I'm certain that was, in no small part, due to the help of Elaine at Exquisite Events.

Leading up to the wedding, I wasn’t sure if I had made the right decision hiring a day-of planner. It seemed like I had it all under control and that it was going to be a waste of my $. Granted, she did a whole timeline of the day for me and laid out all my payments and everything which I really did need help with but I was starting to feel like that was going to be it. Then a few days before the event she really kicked it up and totally came through.

First I had an incident with my photographer which she worked with me and them to resolve (more about that in the photog review) when I did not have time because I had a full day of spa appointments booked. On the day of she was simply amazing. She was at the hotel and made sure everyone was coordinated and ready and dressed on time – there were an awful lot of people to deal with and it would have been very overwhelming for me to handle that alone. She also did a ton at the Lighthouse from making sure the photo guest book was being worked on to taking envelopes from me and putting them in the bridal suite to keeping family informed and coordinated and paying all my vendors their final payments. I really felt having her was a great thing and one of the better decisions I made.

The only reason I didn’t give a 5 star was because my grandparents were annoyed that she got them organized a few times to take a pro pic with us but it never wound up happening. I don’t consider it her fault the pic didn’t happen (that’s obviously partially on me and the photographer) but for making them stand and wait a few different times telling them that it would.

She was amazingly organized and thorough. Especially since I had a morning wedding, there was no opportunity to address anything but to get ready. She handled all the envelopes and tips to all the vendors, confirmed all the vendors the week of the wedding and called them the night before to confirm my room number at the Waldorf. She met with me three times and the first meeting lasted four hours. And she is so great to deal with. The only reason why I had to give her only an A is because her assistant was late. This might have been attributable to why my husband forgot the wedding programs because she was supposed to be with him as soon as her assistant arrived. But they did manage to get the programs and hand it out after the ceremony. Other than that, I loved her and highly recommend her as a day coordinator. I literally had no worries. And it’s nice to have someone else order your family around so you don’t have to :)

Elaine went above and beyond. I had a lot of little details because of my theme and she kept track everything. We met with her for flower appointments and went to fitting with me. She helped me when I got dressed and gave me some good names for vendors too. Her lists of everything going on are amazing. She was so helpful planning tips and figuring out the timing for the reception.

Saving the best for last...Elaine was a godsend, hands-
down the best decision I almost didn’t make. She was
incredibly helpful before the wedding, going over details
with us that we had never even considered! Elaine has a
very clear knowledge of what wedding traditions and
conventions are, although we didn’t necessarily want to
adhere to all of them. Thanks to her, I literally had
nothing to do (I think I put a coat of topcoat on my
nails!) the morning of the wedding. During the
wedding, she was equally fantastic, dealt very well with
the staff at the Carlyle, helped me resolve one small
dress issue (my corset was digging in to me, and Elaine
magically produced a pair of scissors to cut off the tag
and medical tape to ease the rubbing), was in general
running around doing a million little things. In the
weeks leading up to the wedding, I was so so so glad I
had hired her, knowing that there were so many things
that I just didn’t have to worry about. My final words on
the subject: hire Elaine

HIRE HER - I don't know how else to convey what a LIFESAVER she is. I just used her for my May 7th wedding and she did everything. From bustling my dress, working with the photograher, gathering every member of my 16 person bridal party on numerous occasions for pictures. She comes armed with every type of quick fix method, stain remover, bandaids, aspirin, ties to hold up sling back shoes, double sided tape for strapless dresses. She will keep everything moving on track and organized. She made sure every vendor was prepared and there on time (AND THEY WERE!) She was my "go to" person on everything. If there were any problems at my wedding I had no idea because Elaine handled everything for me. Even my skeptical mother wrote Elaine a note while I was on my HM about how much she appreciated her at the wedding. My father at the very last minute agreed to extending our wedding so that meant Elaine was immediately on the phone with the limo company, the shuttle bus place, the reception venue and spoke with the band and the videographer.

I know I sound like a newlywed on crack here but not only did I enjoy my wedding because of Elaine - most importantly I REMEMBER my wedding because of Elaine.-

A godsend. Seriously. I did not worry about a thing. Everything and everyone was where they were supposed to be at the time they were supposed to be there. The rehearsal and reception ran like clockwork. Elaine came to the rescue when, while practicing our first dance before our entrance, I kept stepping on the crinoline in my dress. She pinned me quickly and we were on our way. She helped me transport my dress and was always one step ahead of me. Goodness knows the fires she put out of which we were unaware. We would have been lost without her.

Elaine is absolutely awesome, a pleasure to work with! I hired Elaine for her day of coordination & rehearsal services on the spot at our first meeting! She is so organized, creative and original. She handled so much for us and was worth every penny. Thanks to Elaine, we felt like a guest at our own wedding and had a blast! Everything ran just perfectly!

Wonderful Wonderful Wonderful.................a must for all brides.

I had the great pleasure of meeting with Elaine DeLuca and her staff at a recent Bridal Event on Long Island. From the moment we met, I could tell that Exquisite Events is without doubt one of the most professional and exacting wedding planners in the business. Exquisite's display was impeccable, her stationery and materials the finest, and herself and her staff very gracious people. I know that Brides across Long Island and elsewhere will be very happy they found Exquisite Events for their Wedding Planning needs! I know that I will recommend them to Brides I meet!

Elaine DeLuca is a talented, enthusiastic, exceptionally skilled and detailed person to work with.She will create exceptional stationary and invitations for your special day or event with pinache and give you all the TLC you deserve!

I have never worked with such a dilligent and detailed event planner. The constant and clear communication has been a pleasure to work with. Elaine offers the highest level of service. Her work is unmatched and she will truly make any bride's vision come true