Ann Travis Events Planner

It’s taken me a bit to find the right words to thank and to recommend Ann Travis and her team. How do I find the words to describe someone who transformed my vision and love into the most wonderful night and was such a support system to me during 2020. Ann listened to me with more attentiveness that I have ever experienced professionally and executed on her promises.  I highly recommend Ann Travis and her team for full wedding planning services. They are the most supportive, detail-oriented, wonderful team I could have imagined working with.

From the very first call, I knew that we would be using Ann Travis’s services for our upcoming nuptials. We connected from the very first call, and I knew I could trust her ideas, her thought processes, and just her professionalism. To be honest her organization and planning, pretty type A, was music to my ears after the little wedding planning I had begun to do. We began working with Ann a little more than a year out from my original wedding date. We were getting into the swing of things- I came in with a date, a venue and bridesmaid dresses so I just felt like I needed Ann’s guidance for the smaller details that become difficult planning across state lines. Little did I know that Ann would help navigate the year of unknown that 2020 brought us. We started to work through the small details leading up to the bigger decisions that would happen closer to our original date in August 2020. Our calls became longer and longer in the end of 2019, and I was excited for the upcoming event. Flash forward to covid hitting in March of 2020. We continued to power on through planning because it was 2 weeks to flatten the curve, right?

On May 5 2020, Zach and I made the hard decision to postpone our wedding. We had no choice but to  for the protection of ourselves, our vendors, and our guests. Ann was there for me as I teared up making the tough decision and encouraged me to have a margarita or two that evening. She reassured me that we would get to planning the next beautiful day soon. We settled on a second date in January of 2021 and that day came and went in a blink of an eye. So now not only has Ann guided me through 2 wedding postponements, but she has also changed my vision and decor and event to fit two dates that were not off the table.

We moved forward with April 2021 that included a change of venue, city, and just about everything in between. I couldn’t have felt more supported and guided than by Ann Travis throughout this time period. She executed the third design to the most magical, dream-like tented space. Everything from the top of the tent and the least in the tent’s curtain down to the flatware and table menu was well-thought out and created a wonderful night that will be remembered by us, our family, and our friends for years to come.

Ann Travis is truly the best in her field and I cannot more highly recommend her. Through all the obstacles that come with planning and replanning and replanning, she and her team made sure that I felt like her only client. She took an idea I had in my head and on Pinterest and executed everything in the most wonderful way. She makes bold decisions in decor that all come together to form one cohesive image and feel for the evening. Her team was wonderful from the planning to the day of and ensured that everything went smoothly. If I had to choose, I’d choose Ann Travis Events again and again and again.

Where to begin with ATE..
I prefer to call them Ann and Kurtis because they truly feel like friends to me at this point. From the jump, I could be honest with them about my wants and needs for my wedding. I told them from the beginning that I'd be relatively hands off because this just wasn't my thing. I hired them with the intentions that they'd use my few keywords and apply them to their big ideas and boy, they did NOT disappoint.
With very little direction from me, Ann and Kurtis created my dream wedding reception (within my budget, of course). They truly brought my vision to life with their design, florals, and vendor selections.

As for the months leading up, Ann and Kurtis were extremely responsive and listened to all of my last-minute ideas, but also never hesitated to let me know what they thought was best. The vendors they found for our wedding were SPOT ON and our guests are still raving about them. From the catering company, the coffee bar, and the venue -- my day would truly not turned out as it did without the help of ATE.

I can truly say I felt like a guest at my own wedding. I was able to mingle and dance while they ran the show and kept me on schedule. I didn't experience on ounce of stress on my wedding day, which is HUGE, because I knew they'd handle whatever the day threw at them. And as all brides know, something will be thrown. All down to the small details, like my veil getting stuck AF to my headpiece, Ann was there. Picking at my headpiece minutes before I walked down the aisle, to Kurtis bringing us snacks and drinks while we waited for our grand entrance. They were by our sides the entire day checking in on how we felt and what we needed.

I will always keep Ann and Kurtis close to my heart after working with them this past year and cannot rave more about how great my experience was. My greatest tip is this: trust your vendors. If I had not trusted everyone involved, I would not have been as chill as I was. Everything was impeccable and I can't recommend them more for busy brides like me who don't want to touch a thing on their wedding day.

All of our photos aren't in yet, but I've attached a few that we have from our reception. :)

Ann Travis Events (ATE) takes a dream and makes it a reality.
We had our wedding on May 28th, 2022 and hired ATE in the fall of 2020. With family and friends scattered across the country, and our love for traveling, a destination wedding fit us. We had a general vision for our “destination weekend,” including hosting multiple events in beautiful, natural settings, and bringing our guests together over the ‘breaking of bread.’  With ATE’s guidance, we scouted multiple states, and landed on Park City, UT.

Through the initial stages, ATE helped us navigate big decisions, e.g., helped us decide which caterer would best execute our locally sourced, multi course menu, connected us to the photographer of our dreams, and much more. Once the large decisions were made, we stepped back to let ATE do what they do best, create and execute.

In the final 8 months leading up to our wedding, I did nearly nothing except approve final mockups and contracts. In the days (and moments) leading up to our events, I was relaxed and enjoyed invaluable time with my now husband, our families, and friends. I knew ATE had it covered.

Our Park City wedding weekend was the best weekend of our lives. While some guests might not remember specific details, they remember the environment that the details created and the experience that the environment fostered. ATE created an intentional environment that fostered warmth and connectivity, which created a meaningful, yet super fun experience. We have lost count of how many guests have told us that our wedding was not only the best wedding that they’ve ever been to, but also a top travel experience in general.

While ATE’s creativity, attention to detail, and execution is amongst the best in the industry (I am certain that Ann and Kurtis will soon join the ranks of Brides, Vogue, and/or Harpers Bazaar’s top Planners… ATE’s recent publications are telling of this), the reason why we would hire ATE one-thousand times over is because they feel like family to us. They will love your dog as much as you, treat your family and friends as if they are their own, and carry the responsibility of executing such important life events with their entire beings.

We 100% recommend ATE for anyone looking to work with a genuine, insanely talented team that will execute a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

Ann and her team are total pros! In regards to design elements, Ann was able to take my vague ideas of what I had in mind for our wedding and turn it into something that was even better than I pictured! In addition, she really was able to break the wedding planning process down into very manageable steps. More than anything though, I'm so grateful to Ann and her team for giving me the most peaceful wedding morning. You always hear about how brides are incredibly stressed the morning of their weddings, but I was able to have fun and enjoy the moment because I knew no matter what happened, Ann and her team had everything covered.