Apricity Event Co Planner | Reviews

Rachel & the Loli team are the best. My wife and I had an amazing experience working with Rachel for our wedding at the Rainbow Room in NYC this past February (2023). She is calm, cool, collected, and will get things done with minimal input from you so that you can enjoy your wedding & the planning process instead of having it become a stress or a chore. Overall, you want somebody who’s both organized and enjoyable to work with. Rachel is that person. I've never been to another wedding that went as smoothly as ours. Our day was perfect. You're in good hands.

Having Rachel and Carly on our side felt like a cheat code. While friends were planning their weddings and griping about vendors that were hard to work with, unresponsive hotel managers, and budgets getting out of control, my wife Lisa and I kept looking at each other and wondered if we were missing something. Truthfully, Rachel & Carly were just so incredibly organized, experienced, and generally calming presences that we enjoyed every minute of our wedding planning process. We also ended up with a wedding that felt both incredibly personal to us but also a notch above anything that was on our mood board - we owe that to Rachel & Carly's impeccable taste.
A few highlights of the process for us: 1/ The tastings we went on were some of our most memorable date nights. Delicious food (because of course, Rachel knew the best vendors in town), great conversation with Rachel, and the one we went with nailed the late night burgers for our guest that folks talked about weeks after. 2/ When we wanted to come up with a fun way to acknowledge our wedding date being on April Fool's Day, Rachel didn't laugh in our faces but found an outstanding magicians who paid tribute to the day without making the whole affair tacky. He did a short trick with us in front of all our guests that ended with a momento we still have from the night. 3/ Choosing furniture and fun fix-ins was a breeze with Carly and Rachel. We upgraded to really elegant bars in a few choice locations but stayed within our budget overall. Carly even spend nights chasing down a wayward 3am email from me asking if there was any way to install arcade games in a part of the venue (of course she found several vendors, but days later I'd already realized it was a bad idea). 4. Our day-of was magical, effortless, and really really special. When the weather turned out unseasonably warm and sunny, Carly led a last-minute pivot to bring a bunch of cocktail hour tables outdoors so we could use the space before thunderstorms a couple of hours later. We couldn't be more thankful and would WHOLEHEARTEDLY recommend Loli Events to any bride & groom to be who want to ensure they enjoy the process as much as the outcome when it comes to their wedding. Rachel's calming demeanor, her obvious experience and connections, and her high bar for quality let us make decisions quickly, calmly, and confidently, and we couldn't be more thrilled with how our wedding turned out. Can't wait to get their help again for our vow renewals in 30 years.

We used Loli events and Carly was our planner. She was amazing in every way. Helpful courteous endlessly patient. She was able to take care of everything seamlessly and just allow us to have a wonderful time. When there were a few issues (rain,Nyc transportation) she quickly improvised solutions and we didn’t miss a beat.
She stayed with us through the entire wedding and after party, helping us cheerfully along the way. Catherine and Delaney her assistants were amazing too! Highly recommend!

We worked with Loli Events for our wedding this past September and it was one of the best decisions that we made! Carly is amazing and helped calm all of the stress leading up to day. On the wedding day I was really able to just relax and enjoy, truly be in the moment with family and friends! She was so flexible and accommodating and helpful along with the whole Loli crew (shoutout to Chandler for helping solve a last minute dilemma with my dress!) Thank you again so much!

While I'd like to think the best decision I made leading up to my wedding was choosing my husband, I think both he and I would agree that the wisest thing I did before the Big Day itself was partnering with Rachel & Loli Events! It was the best investment I made (okay, the dress, but second to the dress is Rachel) and she was 120% worth it!
I was referred to Rachel by a friend who had a wedding at Blue Hill at Stone Barns the year before - he has exacting standards and impeccable taste, so the fact that he had been so thrilled with her and her team's services made me very interested. In our first meeting, Rachel's calm demeanor and "seen it all" confidence made me feel so much less anxious (I was planning a wedding in 6 months, so it all felt like A LOT) and I knew with this woman by my side, we could get it done. While I'm sure doing the full wedding planning experience would have been amazing, our budget meant the Day of Coordination was our option - even with the lower scope, I always felt supported by her and her team. Her recommended vendor list was incredible and the venue was beyond thrilled to hear she would be there - her reputation proceeds her in the industry and her professionalism, thoroughness, and thoughtfulness makes it easy to see why! There is a lot to say about how she helped during the process, but one thing I will always remember is having someone with her experience remind me we don't *have* to do every element of a traditional wedding - it gave my husband and I permission to actually pick the pieces that were important to us and ditch the stuff that didn't matter (for us, parent dances, gift bags, too many toasts, etc). On the day of my wedding, I wasn't stressed - even though we were having a tropical storm in New York City! I was able to be present, excited, happy, and even taste the food - because Rachel and her team had truly every minute on lock. Many friends and family joke that they had assumed I'd be at least 15 minutes late (I'm ALWAYS behind schedule), but not on Rachel's watch! Her entire team was lovely and their solutions-oriented attitude and positivity was clearly appreciated by the entire vendor team. I can't recommend Rachel and her team enough - my vision came to life perfectly, but even more importantly, I was able to be present and savor every second of it!

One of the most important decision we made was to hire Loli Events as our day of wedding planner. “Day of” certainly does not cover all that Carly and the Loli team did to help us coordinate the many aspects of our New York City wedding. Carly was invaluable in guiding us in particular in choosing the number, size and placement of tables for our reception and also, in the complicated transportation logistics of the day. Carly communicated with all our vendors and created a detailed timeline that made moving through our wedding day a stress-free joy. Carly has a positivity and confidence about her whether she is steaming a bridesmaid gown or meeting with venue staff. All in all, we are so very grateful for Carly and the Loli team for their multi-talented professionalism.

My husband (Arun) and I worked with Apricity Event Co. (when it was still Loli events) to plan a multi-day wedding celebration. On top of planning 3 consecutive days of events, we also asked Rachel to execute on a very non-traditional “new American” style wedding that honored our American and Indian family. The events were not only beautiful and perfectly executed but also fun and memorable. My husband and I would recommend Rachel to anyone looking for a smart and thoughtful planner to help create a meaningful event.
Rachel and her team are absolute SWANS: Calm and controlled above water but they put in serious work underwater. Arun and I felt like we were in great hands throughout the entire planning process and especially on the days of our events. With Rachel, Carly, & team we never felt any judgment if we brought up a new idea or ran into an issue. Rachel graciously guided us if we had difficulty making a decision during the planning process and was incredibly patient with us both. We were continually updated on where we were tracking against budget and the vendors we were put in contact with were super professional. Our wedding weekend felt like a magical fairytale in large part due to the work Rachel and her team put into every last detail.

Amazing experience with Apricity Event Co (we worked with them when they were still Loli Events)! My wife and I enlisted Loli to be our “month-of” wedding planner, and we could not be happier with their professionalism, knowledge and services. When we started working with Loli, specifically Carly, we had our venue and a few vendors selected, but were overwhelmed by the seemingly endless “little things” that actually required a lot more attention that we ever imagined. Almost immediately we knew hiring Loli was the best thing we did in the whole wedding planning process. Carly created a customized to do list and timeline for us to stay on track, coordinated with our vendors to make sure what we wanted was what we were getting, walked though our venue with us to provide design ideas, and most importantly, asked the questions we didn’t even know to ask. Overall, we felt at ease that every angle of our wedding had been thought about carefully, and all of our vendors were on the same page for the big day. When our wedding day finally arrived Carly and her team operated at the same high-level as during the planning process. They kept the whole day on track, making sure people were where they were supposed to be when they were supposed to be there, ensuring all of the vendors were doing what they were supposed to be doing and generally keeping the wedding day running smoothly. Most importantly, my wife and I didn’t have to worry about a thing other than each other. We could not recommend Loli (and Carly) enough, and would encourage anyone looking for a planner to consider Loli for their wedding. Thank you again for everything!!!

We are at a loss for words that will do Carly and her team justice - they not only brought our dream wedding to life, but also were a joy to work with along the way! The planning process was manageable thanks to Carly, and the wedding weekend itself was an absolute breeze with her team onsite with us making sure my husband and I could focus on what mattered most: each other! We're beyond grateful to have collaborated with such seasoned professionals who interpreted every idea we had to have for our big day, and executed them to perfection. We're biased, but even our guests commented on how flawless our wedding was so TLDR: hire Apricity and thank us later :) hands down best decision (next to marrying my husband).

We worked with Rachel (primarily) and Carly on our rehearsal dinner at Misi in Williamsburg and our wedding at Blue Hill at Stone Barns upstate New York in June 2024. I am a very picky person when it comes to the aesthetics and quality (of anything really), and I also wanted my wedding to be unique even though Blue Hill is a pretty well known wedding venue. I wanted the flowers to look natural and organic, I wanted my band to be able to perform every single genre of music, I wanted my stationary to be so elegant and memorable.. I was definitely demanding in my own way, but I had no stress during my wedding planning process and wedding weekend because of the help I received.
I think Rachel’s team at Apricity went above and beyond to achieve my vision is a massive understatement. They really treat their clients’ weddings as their own. Even though I thought that I considered every single little thing about my rehearsal dinner and wedding, Rachel reminded me of things I would never have otherwise thought about. She meticulously helped me choosing the right vendors that fits my standard and offered me genuine advice while I was uncertain, not to mention she is vouched for by so many wonderful artists and vendors in the industry which made the selecting process so much easier. Rachel is extremely responsive, forward thinking, and responsible. Whenever I compared my notes with my friends who were also planning a wedding, I bragged so much about Rachel and her team while they ranted to me about their terrible experiences with their planners. The sharp contrast made me realize how lucky I was to have found Rachel and Apricity. Our wedding weekend was everything that we dreamed of - ethereal, fresh, and elegant. We will cherish this memory forever.