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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.

11/02/2025

Trying to vanish this long winter weather with vibrant colors and sunshine!
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28/01/2025

Maybe it’s because dry January is about to end, but I’m going through a thing with bars! Love this lush setup💓
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23/01/2025

A moment for Chrissy on her wedding day!💓
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16/01/2025

A cozy tented dinner just after a rainstorm last May🤍
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08/01/2025

The getting ready process is such an important part of your wedding day. That’s why I always make sure that my couple’s timelines leave plenty of time for hair + makeup, getting dressed, and portraits. It’s my goal that every wedding day feels relaxed, joyful and intentional.
And will full service planning, I’m with you every step of the way.
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06/01/2025

Sometimes the rain plan ends up feeling like the main plan all along❤️
From Lily + Nathan’s wedding in Maine
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03/01/2025

Scenes from a favorite chilly weather wedding. Elizabeth + Andy forever.
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02/01/2025

Let’s do this, 2025 weddings!
I’m ready to get emotional at your ceremony, smile extra big for photos to generally be a new friend’s helping hand. Not sure of any other way to do it.❤️
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22/12/2024

Happy Holidays! ✨
We’ll be off this app from today thru January 1st; time to rest & reset for our events in 2025
If you need anything or are recently engaged, please email [email protected]!
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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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11/12/2024

More late night dance parties in 2025, please
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10/12/2024

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

04/12/2024

A moment for Hannah’s dress🤍
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03/12/2024

Staying 🔥 on this freezing cold day with these memories of Adit + Haarthi’s July reception!
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19/11/2024

Bianca & Tedd hang out for the first time (on their wedding day, that is!) 6.8.24
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15/11/2024

Beautiful getting ready details from a spring wedding🤍
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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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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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