Melissa Andre Events

Melissa and her team provided full event planning services for our wedding, including day-of coordination and beauty services. We had heard through others that she was the best in the business yet she still managed to surpassed our expectations. Melissa and her team are well connected with other professionals who are at the top of their industry and will deliver you a top-notch event that people will be talking about for years.
Regadless of the size of your guest list or budget, Melissa and her team will be able to work with you and plan the wedding or event you are dreaming of. She is an expert in custom design, planning and implementation and if you are looking for a truly unique experience for yourself and your guests, then Melissa Andre and her team are the only planners for you.

Melissa and her team of planners and makeup artists are fabulous. She was always there every step of the way if I had a question, but still let me do my own planning. Melissa is a friend and she really cared about all the decor details as much as I did. Both she and Sophia did a great job making sure that everything was perfect on the day of our wedding. Everything was set up so beautifully and they made sure that the timing of everything worked out great. Melissa really wasn't feeling well on our wedding day, but she still made sure to attend and carry out her work wonderfully. I highly recommend her services!

Dear Melissa & Team,

I would like to say 'thank-you' immensely for creating the wedding of our dreams...it was simply a whimsical wonderland, and we were beyond words when we walked in.

Your creative flair, and attention to detail is unsurpassed. Our day would have not been possible without you and your team. A big 'thank-you' to Jordan and Kristen for being available at all hours, and for helping with everything under the sun! We are forever grateful for all your help, guidance, and support over these last 8 months.
You made our wedding planning process that much more fun.
A HUGE thank-you....

Love always,
Daniela & Jason

I was so impressed with Melissa Andre and her fabulous team when I worked with them for my wedding. Not only did they do an amazing job on the hair and makeup for myself and my bridal party, our coordinator Jordan was absolutely amazing. Jordan helped me relax in the weeks leading up to our big day. She went out of her way to help with some challenges we had with our venue and did so in an incredibly professional manner. On the day of, I was able to relax and enjoy every moment because I knew that Jordan had everything under control. She was easy-going, helpful and so much fun to work with. I would highly suggest all brides go with Melissa Andre Events for your planning. Even if you think you don't need help, it is so nice to sit back and enjoy the day when you know that details are being looked after by a team who cares and will work tirelessly to make sure your wedding is perfect.

Melissa is an absolute professional in every way and worth every penny. After a short conversation, she was able to take my very general, scattered ideas of what I wanted my wedding to look like and create an event that was better than I could have even imagined. She is incredibly creative and will provide you with a one of a kind, personalized wedding.

I always heard that planning a wedding was the most stressful thing, but with Melissa's help I was able to enjoy "being engaged" and not worry about all the pesky little details.

I would 100% work with Melissa and her team again!

Melissa and her team are amazing! They were literally like my little fairy godmothers! Poof! There's a beautiful design. Poof! There's a beautiful cake. Poof! There's a beautiful dress shop.

I'm so glad I went to Melissa early in the process (literally right after I got engaged!) Her and her amazing team sat down with me and my now husband(!) and spent time getting to know us. It was so great. Once we started talking everything out Melissa developed such an amazing complete look and feel from venue, to flowers, to cake, to table layout, to everything! Down to the ribbon around the bouquet. It was such an amazing process. I really felt like a guest (one of the most important ones!) at my own wedding. But the amazing thing is after hearing back from guests, they felt the same thing! Every single person had an amazing experience and got to enjoy me and my husband's big day.

Melissa saved my Wedding Day!

I contacted Melissa for help 5 months before my wedding. I was becoming so overwhelmed trying to do everything on my own and once I met Melissa I knew at once I could turn everything over to her and stop worrying.

Melissa understood my wedding day vision at once, and better yet was able to communicate it to all my vendors so easily when I had so much trouble!

The stress of trying to plan my own wedding had turned it into such a negative experience for me, but once I met Melissa I was able to relax and enjoy the process again. Contacting Melissa to plan my wedding was the best decision I ever made. She is such a professional and so wonderful to work with. I couldn't recommend her more highly!

I NEVER write reviews but I need to express to future brides out there that Melissa Andre was the best descision my now husband and I made when planning our wedding!! With a Mother-In-Law very involved in the descision process Melissa not only was patient but gave us ideas that appealed to everyone both modern and traditional which made everyone happy. The best part was that from our initial meeting she got "our vibe" and what was important to us. She didn't waste our time taking us to 5 vendors for each item, she simply choose the vendor that best suited us as a couple and brought us there. This in our oppinion was fantastic! Who has time to sit through 5 vendor meetings for each item. Both working full time.. we didn't have this time. Melissa's selections fit perfectly. On the day of the wedding Melissa's team also did my hair and makeup which was flawless. She has some real talent working for her. I would also recammend booking beauty. In the end I can't thank her enough for making the process so easy! STEP 1 - Hire a wedding planner, hire Melissa Andre, it made our day perfect! THANK YOU MELISSA!

The Absolute best. Melissa and her team have incredible attention to detail, phenomenal ideas, and bring it all together with flawless execution. We knew from our first meeting that Melissa was the way to go and we were right. We had the best wedding thanks to melissa. TRUST HER with everything - seriously fantastic. Wouldn't have done anything differently. THANK YOU MELISSA - WE LOVE YOU!

My husband and I agree that having Melissa involved with the wedding planning and execution process was the best wedding decision we made! Specifically the weeks leading up to the wedding were made MUCH less stressfull having Melissa involved. Melissa helped us deal with certain difficult vendors and also made sure every last detail was planned for and documented. Having her there on the day was literally a godsend. We actually had the worst case scenario of the photographer cancelling on the morning of. Melissa dealt with it immediately lining up a new plan and making sure that I never felt the stress. She was so easy going all day, all the while making sure that everything was executing to perfection!

We also had Melissa design the decor for the event. We knew we had a beautiful venue, but that something was missing. From our first meeting she understood our vision perfectly and she was able to the decorate the venue exactly to our vision and within our budget.

Also her beauty team did hair and makeup for over 11 women. Literally every single woman who had their hair and makeup done loved it! Myself and all of my bridesmaids are extremely particular when it comes to hair and makeup and the team was able to make all of us feel beautiful! I have never felt more glamorous in my life!

Melissa went above and beyond every expectation I ever had. She made every single dream of mine come true, and created a true fairy tale. I would recommend Melissa to everyone, she is an exceptional wedding planner.

With my husband and I both being A-type personalities and a little controlling, as the wedding quickly approached, we realized we needed to have someone act as us during the day when we could not. When we met Melissa, we immediately knew that she would be such a great help to us and we were definitely right! Melissa was so easygoing and made even annoying tasks seem effortless. Our day ran smoothly, with our family members, MCs, and guests all feeling relaxed and able to enjoy the evening.

Melissa was a true pleasure to work with. The details that she added to our day did not go unnoticed and I do not think we could have had such a beautiful day without her.

I would recommend Melissa to any bride looking for a stylish, attention to detail oriented, friendly and easy going planner. She made our day so wonderful!

I am a huge control freak, and was actually considering doing my entire wedding alone! An old friend of mine highly recommended Melissa Andre, and after lots and lots of thinking, I finally decided to put it all into her hands - by far the BEST wedding decision I made.

Melissa is more than just a wedding planner, she really focuses on creating an experience. Every single tiny detail put into our wedding was so significant, it blew my mind!

Melissa was so friendly and kind, very easy to connect to. She was able to distinguish the exact vision I had, she made my dreams come true.

Melissa made my wedding memorable for every person present. She is so different from any other planner I have ever spoken to. All my friends envied my wedding and I even have a few engaged friends who insist on having nonetheless but Melissa plan their wedding.

I could not have chosen a more intelligent, superior, desirable wedding planner.

THANK YOU MELISSA!!!
- Mary Beth & Brian

DON'T TRY TO DO IT ALONE!!!!

I wondered if a wedding planner was necessary.....until I met Melissa Andre.
I quickly realized that having someone with so much great experience, wisdom, contacts, style, personality, flexibility, attentiveness etc., was essential to have for such a special day in my life.
Melissa thought of things I wouldn't have and helped me with all of the details, while letting me make all of the decisions. She offered the support and guidance that I needed to feel confident and RELAXED on my wedding day. Countless guests even sought her out at the wedding to compliment her on such a well organized and smooth running evening.

She was there to answer any questions I had.
She knew what I needed even before I did.
She is the most organized person I know, and made an itinerary that everyone could follow perfectly.
She felt like more of a friend than a wedding planner.
She was really really accessible for every little or big question I had.

She allowed me to relax and enjoy the most beautiful day of my whole life and I can not thank her enough :)

Melissa Andre came highly recommended to me from a friend. I cannot thank my friend enough for recommending Melissa. Melissa took my original idea for my wedding and literally transformed it into something so much bigger and better than I could have imagined. I really appreciated how quick she was to respond to my e-mails and I felt I could ask her anything. She was extremely professional and worked well with the venue and DJ I had chosen. She puts so much attention to detail into your wedding that she makes you feel like you're wedding is the only wedding she's planning. Another bonus is she works with the city's top vendors and knows which ones are best suited to the style of your wedding, which saves a lot of time and stress because you can trust the vendors she works with!

Where should I start?! Melissa is absolutely amazing. As I said at our wedding, I would highly recommend her to any couple who wants a gorgeous wedding. When I first contacted her, what I had in mind is day of coordination + hair/make up. But after she showed me a few weddings she did, I knew I need her design as well! She took in what we do and don't like and translate into my dream wedding. She is great with emails and very flexible, always eager to give us guidance, suggestions and feedback. She is not as rigid as other planners with # of meetings etc. If you hire her, she will help you anyway she can. All the vendors that she recommended, we loved!!! They all did such amazing job. So if you want a lovely wedding and lots of help and look gorgerous on your wedding day, go with Melissa Andre!

Melissa and her team provided the best options for a bride on a budget. They were realistic with me the whole way through. The best part? Our wedding was exactly how we imagined it would be! The whole day was perfect. The decor, the service and the professionalism was undeniable. A classy bunch of ladies!

Melissa is absolutely the best person ever to hire for your wedding!!!
If you’re a type A /perfectionist like me you probably think that you don’t need a wedding planner or even a day of coordinator because you are perfectly capable of doing it yourself. That’s what I thought when I first got engaged. I manage large programs & budgets for a living so I thought my own wedding would be no problem. I originally contacted Melissa about her doing my hair & makeup for the wedding but after talking with her (and realizing how wonderful she is) I made an impulse decision to go with her for day of coordination (even though my mom thought I was very silly for hiring a day of coordinator). Wow, it was the best decision I made about the entire wedding. My fiancé (now husband) & I planned the entire wedding myself, visited countless blogs for inspiration, did the whole DIY craft & Etsy thing etc. but would have been miserable on the wedding day if it had not been for Melissa. She organized the decorations, make sure the tables were set correctly and styled the head table so that it was way more beautiful than I could have hoped for. She took care of making sure the ceremony went smoothly and we all knew where to stand & how to walk. She also made sure I got all the pictures I had wanted our photographer to take. The 2 vendors I was most happy with (Mango Studios for Photography and Bobbette & Belle for our cake) were both recommendations from Melissa. She even helped deal with some issues like getting our sound system to work & re-sewing my dress when the front pick-ups fell out making the dress too long & hard to walk in. Then later on when the clasp at the back broke she sewed the dress again! If you want to actually have fun & enjoy your wedding day you need to hire Melissa!! You only get married once so it should be the most enjoyable relaxing day possible. It goes by in the blink of an eye so why waste a moment of it worrying about anything!? I also couldn’t have been happier with the hair & makeup she did for me and the make-up her artists did for the bridesmaids, my mom and mother-in-law. Melissa is a wedding wizard & your big day will be so much better with her involved!!!

Melissa was absolutely amazing to work with! She is wonderfully creative, and designed our wedding beyond what we could have imagined. She really took the time to get to know us, so that both our tastes and interests were incorporated into our special day. Not only that, but she was just as enthusiastic and excited about our wedding as we were:) The vendors she recommends are excellent (e.g., Bobbette & Belle!), and very professional to work with.
Thanks Melissa for doing such a great job.... it was amazing!

Melissa is worth her weight in gold...and then some...

From the moment we met at the Wedding Co. Show at the Carlu, I knew I had to hire her. She understood my vision for the wedding and took it to a level I could never have dreamed of.

Melissa’s creativity was put to the ultimate test when our venue had a major disaster and we were notified only hours before the reception was to start. She took charge and managed to rearrange a whole new event space at the venue (including bringing in extra furniture) in two hours, all the while doing this with a calm demeanour!

I am still getting phone calls, emails and texts to tell me that our wedding was the best wedding they have ever been to. Thank you to Melissa a million times over.

I normally would never do this, but I'm so furious even 6 months after my wedding, that I feel obligated to warn other brides on such an important matter! Especially upset, now that I feel the lack of pictures of me on my wedding morning because of this company.

WARNING TO ALL BRIDES

This "company" completely ruined my wedding day. I went for a trial and paid cash for makeup for me, and hair and makeup for my matron of honour. They didn't allow me to take the artist's phone number, only to deal through Melissa. I asked if they had my address and everything else they need, and they assured me they did and noted the makeup artist actually lives nearby in the area where I needed her to be.

On my wedding day, the makeup artist failed to show up. I don't know what the real reason was for leaving us in a complete panicked bind, because no one at the company was responding that day. And when they did respond, they gave me two different and completely unacceptable excuses. Later I found a phone message from them (called the wrong contact number I gave them) saying the makeup artist went to the wrong address - which contradicts the excuse Melissa gave me, which was that the artist’s son had broken his arm. I’m not sure who the liar is, but someone is lying.

The worst is that there was absolutely no follow-up from the company with me at all. I had to contact Melissa a couple days later because I was leaving the country for my honeymoon. It doesn't matter what the reason was. Bad enough that she didn't show up and left us hanging, ultimately costing me more money for an emergency service from another vendor. But I also had a photographer and videographer who could not shoot me on my wedding morning (and therefore - nevermind being upset that I'm going to be late for my wedding - but I have absolutely NO photo memories of me or my family with me that morning at all!!! Instead, I have tonnes of very expensive pictures of my nephews and neices). This also delayed my wedding and threw off the timing for the entire evening. I was upset and in tears worried sick that I would be too late and the ceremony would have to wait for another wedding that was scheduled after mine!

Things happen. But it was how it was handled - I should say NOT handled - by Melissa and her employees. No one was available or could be reached that morning, there was no number to contact the artist directly, and finally when I reach someone they continuously told me she'll arrive "in 5 minutes." Which was not true, because THANK GOD someone near me finally had another artist jump in a cab at the last minute, and they STILL got to the house before her backup artist showed up!

The artist who saved the day had 15 minutes to do my makeup, and my family had to go ahead to the church without me. Worse yet, he was someone I had a trial with but didn't hire, which as you can imagine put me in a very awkward position!!

Melissa Andre ruined my wedding day, and then didn't even bother to call or email afterwards to apologize. When I contacted her for a refund, she told me the makeup artist’s son had broken his arm and so she was too frazzled to tell them she wouldn’t make it. The problem is – I later discovered a message on my home phone (not the number I gave them to contact me that day) from Melissa’s employee informing me that the makeup artist went to the wrong address and should be at the correct one shortly. The kicker? They then sent me a check to the wrong address – again! She also said she’d send me a makeup sample kit, but never did!

Stay away from this girl and her company. Don’t be fooled by her presence all over the internet and bridal magazines. They may be very good at PR and marketing themselves as experts, but they are obviously inexperienced and have no respect or regard for the importance of your wedding. On your most important day, you don't need this kind of worry.

Sure, she refunded my money - but how can I retrieve that morning, or replace those memories? How can I have those photos of me on my wedding morning now? How can she repay me for the expensive emergency service from the other makeup vendor or all the extras I had to tip to all the other vendors that day that had to wait because everything else was delayed?

Melissa did all the hair and makeup for myself, bridesmaids and moms! She was phenomenal and everyone looked beautiful! Her and her assistant really listened to what all the girls wanted and everyone was thrilled with their look! She is amazing and friendly and wonderful to work with!

Melissa is by far the best person to involve in your wedding day. She is not only professional, organized and precise but she is a beautiful person that makes you feel that one step more special on your wedding day.

She made our day perfect!

One of the best decisions I made during my wedding planning was to hire Melissa and her team! The hair/makeup for both myself and all of my bridesmaids was beautiful and Melissa's help as my Day Of Coordinator was so valuable. My wedding day was even better than I possibly imagined, and a large reason why, was due to Melissa's amazing help.

For hair & makeup, she spent hours with me at my trial making sure that we figured out exactly what worked best and I really felt that she cared about making me feel as beautiful as possible. For Day Of Coordination she picked up immediately on how I wanted my wedding day to feel, and helped the day move along smoothly.

I'm so happy that I found her!!

If there was an option to give Melissa 20 out of 5, I would do it.
Melissa is unreal: sharp as a whip, incredibly attentive, totally professsional and an extremely talented hair and make-up artist!
My husband and I had the best day and night of our lives because of her work, her attention to detail and her experience.
We highly, highly, highly recommend her!!

We were able to have the wedding of our dreams because of the incredible service that Melissa Andre provided! Her own personal creativity, style, and ideas matched with all of her contact and vendors made it so easy and enjoyable to plan our wedding. Melissa really does share in your own enthusiasm and excitement in planning your wedding, and as I said at my wedding, I honestly thank her from the bottom of my heart for everything that she did for us! Absolutely every single detail was taken care of! Love you Melissa!!

Melissa is absolutely incredible! She coordinated my wedding and did my makeup and hair. Which means that not only did she make sure that everything looked beautiful and ran smoothly, but she was there to touch me up all day. A serious bonus ladies!! My hair and make-up looked fresh (and amazing) the entire day. And trust me, I am one picky bride!!!!! I never let anyone do my makeup, because, let's face it, i think i do it the best! Well, Melissa, you proved me wrong :) I have never looked as beautiful as I did on my wedding day.
Thank you! I am so happy you were there on our special day and I am so excited to have a new friend!

She is AMAZING! loved everything, have nothing negative to say. She's like a one woman show, hair-make-up-co-ordinating, she doe's it all and she does it perfectly. I am not a photogenic person so you know how sometimes the hair and make-up look great in the mirror and then you look back @ some pics and its like "ughhh" well not this time! everything was fabulous! from morning to night. and the pics i've seen so far are from amateur friends and family camera's we havn't even seen the professional pics yet. I would definitely recommend her to everyone. She won't let you down and she's not only just a vendor, she's a great person and will turn into your friend at the same time =) Its a bonus

Melissa did an amazing job for my hair and makeup. She was sweet and personable from the start. She took a definite effort to get to know me and make me feel comfortable with her which i loved. She also is an amazing make-up artist. She did exactly what I wanted and went beyond my expectations - I did a trial with her and she listened to everything I wanted and tried it out with me and not rushing through things.

I felt like a beautiful bride on my day and she played a huge part in that

Melissa was an absolute AMAZING planner. She made our wedding dreams come true, worked with our crazy schedules and always made us feel like we were her top priority. She's very resourceful, organized, pleasant and professional. I've recommened her to all my friends getting married. She also did my hair and makeup on the wedding day and I have not stop hearing how beautiful I looked on my wedding day!

Melissa is truly heaven sent! I interviewed 2 other wedding planners before meeting with her and right away I knew Melissa was exactly what we needed. We were planning a big wedding, so when we hired her there was a sense of relief knowing that the wedding would turn out just the way we wanted it to! Melissa and I worked closely for months leading up to our big day. She immediately grasped our vision and suggested the perfect vendors to work with. Melissa was always super creative with her ideas and came up with some things we would never even have thought of (loved that about her)!

The day of our wedding was stress free (something every bride deserves to have) and of course Melissa took care of hair and make-up for me, my 7 bridesmaids, 1 junior bridesmaid and my flower girl. At first I was a little concerned about her taking care of hair and make-up on top of organizing everything that day, but she was on top of everything and didn't miss a beat. Like I said, I was completely stress free.

To this day I still have people talking about how beautiful our wedding was. Melissa has been able to create a lasting memory of such a beautiful day in our hearts and those of all our family & friends. For that, I'll always be grateful! Thank you Melissa!!!

Melissa was a wonderful addition to my wedding day and allowed me the time to enjoy all the details leading up to walking down the aisle and throughout my reception as well so I could worry about my speech and dancing the night away instead of all the little details. Melissa has great connections and saved me money on a lot of suppliers. She also took on the responsibility of managing all of them and she took 10 things off my list with one easy checkmark! To top it off, she is also extremely talented with hair and make-up and I couldn't have been happier with how she pulled together my overall look together. Looking back on all the decisions and costs associated with the wedding, Melissa was by far the best decision and spend we made. My advice to anyone planning a wedding would be that your entire experience leading up to the wedding and the big day itself will be so much more enjoyable with Melissa by your side.

Planning a wedding takes a lot of time and effort, and when you have spent 2.5 years planning it, you want it to be perfect.
I had initially hired Melissa to do my hair and make-up for my wedding, but when I found out that she also did same-day co-ordination, I hired her for that as well!!! It was amazing having her there that day to make sure that everything ran smoothly and it gave my husband and I the peace of mind that everything was under control and that we could just enjoy our special day.
Working with Melissa leading up to the wedding was amazing. Together we established an itinerary of how the wedding day was going to go and she followed up with all my vendors to confirm delivery times, etc.
My wedding day turned out perfect thanks to Melissa. Melissa and her team did an amazing job on my hair and make-up as well as my mom and bridesmaids. I couldn't have asked for anything more. Thank you again!!!

Who: Susan & Andrea Guido
When: June 26, 2010, Wedding
Where: Thornhill/Markham
What: Hair & Makeup + Day of Coordination

Why: We originally booked Melissa Andre's hair and makeup services, but we quickly realized we needed someone to organize our day of coordination. Thankfully we did because our day would not have turned out as beautiful and seamless as it did without her attention to detail, professionalism, organizational skills and overall talent.

Hair & Makeup:
Melissa was very easy to work with. I showed her a number of photos of looks I wanted my bridesmaid to have and how I envisioned my hair and makeup. We did a couple of trials until we achieved my desired look. She can also craft a beautiful set of hair extensions! It made my thin hair appear long and luscious! In the end, it was exactly as I had envisioned.

How she saved our day:
What's one of the worst things a bride can get on her wedding day? A hideous monster pimple! I'm still thanking her to this day for concealing that thing!

Day-Of Coordination:
We had booked all of our vendors ourselves, but didn't give much thought as to coordinating everyone the day of. Melissa took care of covering every detail in an itinerary, which she communicated to all our appropriate vendors. She delivered all final payments to our vendors, so it was one less thing we had to worry about. Melissa also set-up all the seating cards, guest books, gifts, etc. according to how we envisioned our wedding reception.

How she saved our day:
We had a lot of issues with our wedding reception location, The Mandarin Golf & Country Club, on the day of our wedding. The coordinator at The Mandarin did a poor job of communicating with Melissa and a number of the things we had specifically asked for, The Mandarin did not deliver or forgot. Thankfully, Melissa and her assistant were still able to fulfill our original wishes despite this set back and we had them to thank for giving us our gorgeous outdoor marquee as we had requested.

Would we recommend Melissa Andre Event Design + Beauty?
YES! And we did recommend Melissa's event planning services to our friends, Cecile + Ryan, who were married in August 2010. =)

Melissa was absolutely fantastic from start to finish. She was always available, responded to my calls and e mails right away, and kept me calm. She organized the flowers and decor and understood my vision and desired look - something not a lot of wedding planners can actually do! Melissa also did my hair and make-up, and did a spectacular job!

Melissa was absolutely AMAZING! She made my dream wedding come true. I would recommend her anytime, and definitely use her services again if I ever need another planner. GREAT JOB Melissa :)

Melissa, thank-you so much for helping us plan our special day. You were organized, amazing with our guests, so willing to help with everything you could to make sure everything ran perfectly. You kept us calm, happy and able to enjoy everything that happened that day. The wedding was beautiful and we couldn't have asked for anything more. We were so lucky to find you and looking forward to keeping in touch

Tania and Chukie
April 2010

One of the best in the business. Melissa is absolutly amazing!