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Events by Emily Events by Emily is an Event Planning and Venue Consulting company based out of Durham, North Carolina. Emily Izakowitz is the founder and head planner.

Emily Izakowitz is a private event planner and venue consultant based in Durham, North Carolina. After working in New York City for ten years, she recently relocated to the Triangle area to start her own company. Emily began her career in restaurants, where she developed her palate for food and wine (Italian whites are her favorite!) She became maitre’d at Union Square Café and the General Manager

of brucie restaurant. In 2013, Emily joined the private events team at City Winery NYC, becoming the program’s Event Director in 2015. While serving as the director of two downtown venues, she began producing weddings and events for friends, family, and increasingly independent clients. She has planned weddings in NYC, upstate New York, Virginia, and California. Most recently, she consulted on the event department’s program development at City Winery Nashville and City Winery Atlanta. After several years of juggling two ventures, she realized that it was time to take her love for working with individual clients and turn it into her own full-time business. As a native of Charlottesville, Virginia, Emily grew up surrounded by the greenery and beauty of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Her events have a naturalistic, clean design style that focuses on sustainability. When she’s not busy planning her next big event, she can be found running around Durham with her dog Levi, hiking, biking and enjoying all that North Carolina has to offer. She is passionate about creating a meaningful and valued experience for all of her clients, and is thrilled to be back down South, home of enlightened hospitality.

Nothing like a room shot full of wedding guests; swipe thru for a couple “where’s Waldo” moments of me!📸:
19/12/2024

Nothing like a room shot full of wedding guests; swipe thru for a couple “where’s Waldo” moments of me!
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More late night dance parties in 2025, please📸:
11/12/2024

More late night dance parties in 2025, please
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Reminiscing about this lush editorial I put together last fall with  &  featured on
10/12/2024

Reminiscing about this lush editorial I put together last fall with & featured on








A moment for Hannah’s  dress🤍📸: .vinson Hair & makeup:  Venue:  Bouquet:
04/12/2024

A moment for Hannah’s dress🤍
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Staying 🔥 on this freezing cold day with these memories of Adit + Haarthi’s July reception!📸:      ❤️
03/12/2024

Staying 🔥 on this freezing cold day with these memories of Adit + Haarthi’s July reception!
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Bianca & Tedd hang out for the first time (on their wedding day, that is!) 6.8.24📸: .vinson
19/11/2024

Bianca & Tedd hang out for the first time (on their wedding day, that is!) 6.8.24
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Beautiful getting ready details from a  spring wedding🤍📸:  Veil:  Bouquet:  Shoes:
15/11/2024

Beautiful getting ready details from a spring wedding🤍
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Reflecting on this day two years ago. Happy anniversary, Nellie + JJ! 11.5.22Hoping there is much to celebrate again thi...
05/11/2024

Reflecting on this day two years ago. Happy anniversary, Nellie + JJ! 11.5.22
Hoping there is much to celebrate again this eve.
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Nellie’s dress:

These two & their wedding are live on the updated website portfolio now (along with other amazing weddings from this yea...
30/10/2024

These two & their wedding are live on the updated website portfolio now (along with other amazing weddings from this year!)
Can’t get enough of Mr. & Mrs. Dahm🥰
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Adit + Haarthi on their wedding day, 7.6.24❤️📸:  Lighting & dj:  Venue:  HMU:  Video:  Flowers:  Rentals:   Officiant:  ...
29/10/2024

Adit + Haarthi on their wedding day, 7.6.24❤️
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TFW…you get iced at your own wedding (google ‘getting iced’ IYKYK🤭)Love my couples for always having a sense of humor ☺️...
21/10/2024

TFW…you get iced at your own wedding (google ‘getting iced’ IYKYK🤭)
Love my couples for always having a sense of humor ☺️
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A moment for Madeleine’s  wedding hair, completed with a  firesidefarmnc hair piece❤️📸:
14/10/2024

A moment for Madeleine’s wedding hair, completed with a firesidefarmnc hair piece❤️
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Annie + Joe, 9.28.24 🍂 ❤️🍂📸:  Venue:  Flowers:  Rentals:   Hair + Makeup:  Catering:  Dj:
05/10/2024

Annie + Joe, 9.28.24 🍂 ❤️🍂
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An ode to cocktail hour and all the fun celebratory details!Love to    vinson       🌷
25/09/2024

An ode to cocktail hour and all the fun celebratory details!

Love to
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Deirdre & Danny, professional sweethearts, 9.21.24Venue:  📸:  Rentals:  Flowers:  Catering:  Photo Booth:  Desserts:  Dj...
24/09/2024

Deirdre & Danny, professional sweethearts, 9.21.24
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Bout to be fall which means we are BUSY 🔥and it feels so good. Can’t wait to party down in September. 📸:
27/08/2024

Bout to be fall which means we are BUSY 🔥and it feels so good. Can’t wait to party down in September.
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More details from this past MDW at Duke Gardens with   🤍
09/08/2024

More details from this past MDW at Duke Gardens with 🤍









🚨 Now that Ive grabbed your attention with a photo of me hanging out with sweet Devin on her wedding day:I’m looking for...
05/08/2024

🚨 Now that Ive grabbed your attention with a photo of me hanging out with sweet Devin on her wedding day:

I’m looking for a new assistant planner to join my team! This is a fabulous part time job for people who are eager to learn about the logistics of wedding planning. It’s a mix of computer work (vendor logistics, research and design assistance), fun tasks like assembling invitations, welcome bags and day-of items, and on site work at our events, from set up to breakdown!
There’s also the potential to grow into a lead coordinator role over time. It’s fun, and you get to hang out with me, and sometimes travel!
Please email [email protected] for more details.

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