Happileigh Hosted Events

03/09/2024

“Poking” our wedding planning into the Tucson market soon🌵

01/09/2024

28/08/2024

Grandpa’s are so special 🤍 I lost mine yesterday and HHE will never be the same.

He was always so supportive and fascinated by all of the Detroit venues and historic buildings you could host a wedding or event in these days. “By golly!” he’d say.

All four of my Grandparents were active members of Detroit and it’s a place I hold so near and dear to my heart 🤍

Gānbēi (cheers in mandarin Chinese) to making more Detroit memories in amazing historic venues.

21/08/2024

Some things are BLACK and WHITE. Like the love they have for each other andddd this stunning checkered dance floor.

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01/08/2024

SPARKING JOY + and choosing a wedding color palette:

✽ which colors speak to you the most?

✽ consider utilizing colors that accent your existing (or future) invitations, signage, and paper goods.

✽ in years to come, which colors are the most classic to you? Which scream - “ahhh, too trendy!”

✽ consider the month that you’re getting married and the location of your event – consult with your florist and decor artist to utilize florals within your color palette that are seasonal.

✽ which color is best compliments your skin tone?

✽ do you have an overall theme or *feel* to your big day?

✽ using your venue as inspiration, which colors and textures would complement your space?

✽ most importantly, which colors spark the MOST JOY in you?

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26/07/2024

The most royal bridal party in history 👑

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12/07/2024

BEST ceremony times in the northern hemisphere based on the sunset 🌅

January 3:00pm
February 3:30pm
March 4:00pm
April 5:00pm
May 6:00pm
June 6:30pm
July 6:30pm
August 6:00pm
September 5:00pm
October 4:00pm
November 3:00pm
December 3:00pm

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11/07/2024

Pt. 2: Poolside Dinner Party

Captured so beautifully in every possible angle.

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10/07/2024

CHEERS🥂

HHE turns 4 years this week and we love to celebrate everything! Words escape me as to where time drifts

The truest delight over the past four years has indescribably been sharing in the joy of someone’s best day of their life.

Today we cheers to all of our couples who have made this dream possible!

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09/07/2024

Pt: 1 — “Bentley and the Ceremony” would be the band name 🐶

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06/07/2024

Weddings are over in a FLASH 📸 remember to take it all in.

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28/06/2024

🖤 wedding planning tip: *and life tip* — focus on the aspects you can control and mold, and let the rest be what it will be.

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17/06/2024

We’re always “better together!”

Happy 1st Anniversary to this special couple.

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10/06/2024

DETROIT…

We see you 🫶🏼 and we’re coming for you!

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22/05/2024

POV: you used a vintage phone from .co 📞 for your audio guest book!

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15/05/2024

Choosing your caterer soon? Hear me out…

✽ What is your *estimated* overall food, beverage, and service budget?

✽ What type of catering service/feel are you leading towards for your big day? Full service - plated or stations? “Taco truck” style? Cocktails and apps only?

✽ When contacting catering services, it’s always great to ask the questions: do you provide ALL front-of-house and back-of-house staffing? Do you provide all event logistic equipment? Do you provide linens to any capacity? Do you provide bartending services and product? Do you provide a liquor license?

✽ Does your sales representative join your wedding on-site for the big day? Or do they hand it over to an event captain to run the show?

✽ Does your caterer prep and cook all product on-site? Or do they prep and cook in an off-site kitchen and then reheat on-site for the special day?

✽ Does your caterer adhere to sustainability? And what are those sustainability acts? Ex. ♻️, composting, using compost products (ie. plastic-wear, especially for late night drinking cups), food, waste management, trash removal, etc.

✽ Does your caterer source local produce and local proteins? And if so, which farms are they ordering from?

✽ Does your caterer provide all flatware, glassware, tableware, and all the necessities to produce an event? Or do you have to outsource each individual item for your wedding?

✽ If you do want to add ie. an upgraded fancy water goblet or charger plate — will your caterer handle the management of that product from a separate company?

✽ Can you tell I worked in premier off-site catering for far too long? Like and save this post✔️

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11/05/2024

That JUST married feeling 🙌🏼

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06/05/2024

Let’s TIE the knot with 🩵

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05/05/2024

There was true collective JOY in celebrating K + D — and it’s my collective joy to share with you their sneak peaks.

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22/04/2024

Humbled — HHE was featured in ! Link above under the📎 above. A little glimmer goes a long way 💫

15/04/2024

We are STILL sitting + chatting about this wedding 1 year ago this weekend. Happy Anniversary! 🤍

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14/04/2024

The limit of joy does not exist - especially when the photos are shot in 📸

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09/04/2024

B O O K I N G your florist soon? Here are some tips!

✽ establish your color scheme, wedding feel, and flower style based on your venue + season.

✽ acknowledge that some floral types will not be available during your season and in your location.

✽ determine your ballpark budget for floral, decor, and design.

✽ contact a minimum of 3-4 florists around 9-12 months prior to the big day.

✽ review their invoices + ask for floral photos, past weddings examples, and a mood board if they haven’t initially provided.

✽ communicate if you’d like to add smaller floral needs such as boutonnieres, flower crowns, corsages, etc. in your initial wedding quote(s).

✽ review former client feedback, photos, and reviews online.

✽ become knowledgeable about their load-in/set-up timing and load-out procedures at the end of the night (some florist do not return at the end of your event!)

✽ if your florist doesn’t return at the end of the evening, communicate those logistics with your planner, so they can plan accordingly!

✽ have fun with it all 🌸

07/04/2024

🫶🏼 there’s nothing quite like the crown jewel of sunsets in NoMi.

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05/04/2024

🤍 a STILL moment in time.

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30/03/2024

Never diminish your joy ✨ -Brianna Wiest

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27/03/2024

Drinking up this love🍸

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22/03/2024

Pt. 2: “Let’s hear it for the BOY!”✨

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21/03/2024

Pt. 1: TEN years of love details 🤍

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10/03/2024

Hello 👋🏼 My name is Lauren Leigh and I am the enthusiastic face behind Happileigh Hosted Events (“HHE”). HHE is a bicoastal boutique wedding and event planning firm balanced in both southern California and southeast Michigan. With our Detroit art-deco roots and Palm Springs flair expressing our top-notch style, we can tailor our services to your event in any location.

As you begin your event planning journey, you’ll be joyfully greeted with varying levels of support, ranging from month-of coordination to full event design. We provide hands-on guidance and encouragement at every stage of your planning experience, and this is instilled by a carefully curated partnership to honor your one-of-a-kind story.

Owner and lead planner with over 17 years of professional hospitality experience, HHE was founded in 2020 with the bold love of a meticulously designed event, the ability to honor your bespoke style, and with a true passion for attention to detail.

These cheerful photos by reflect the joy and happiness that event planning has brought me over the years, and I hope that each one of my couples and clients experiences a slice of the same radiant planning delight during their journey.

With laced up and pen eager in my left-hand, let’s start planning together today!