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Wedding and Special Event Planner based out of Wake Forest, serving all of North Carolina. Please send a private message or email regarding inquires.

14/02/2023

Happy Valentine’s Day lovers! 💘

This is my favorite dance floor sign from Kayla + Brian’s wedding, surrounded by the gorgeous fall foliage 🍁❤️

12/02/2023

The only ring I’m thinking about today 💁🏼‍♀️💍 🏈

This beauty here was captured by the ultra amazing 💕 she snagged a few solo shots of my gorgeous diamond while taking maternity photos at Fort Fisher 💎

11/02/2023

Love is in the air 💕 I’d take bouquet like this for Valentine’s Day 😍

Jamie + Clay had a breathtakingly beautiful wedding at their family farm they turned into a wedding venue! What a way to break in their very own venue 🥰

09/02/2023

QUESTION: Are wedding hashtags still a thing? Or is everyone using QR codes?

Did you know that offering a QR code at your wedding allows guest to upload all of their content to a shared drive for you to keep?

Wedding websites like Zola offer this service for you to use on bar menus, programs, bathroom signs you name it!!!

08/02/2023

If you take anything away from me, let it be THIS TIP!!

A wedding coordinator role varies on the wedding. Head over to my ✨BLOG✨and learn what kind of coordinator you need me to be for you!

https://www.rachelelizabethevents.com/blog/Wedding-coordinator-roles

08/02/2023

YES you need a day of coordinator. You don’t even have to ask the question!

& YES even if you have a venue coordinator! I have been to countless weddings with venue coordinators with SO MUCH for me to do.

Dropping a ✨BLOG ✨tonight about what I would do for you at your wedding! Have any specific questions you want answered? Submit them on my story!

16/01/2023

✨2023 BRIDES ✨
Here is your reminder to send your SAVE THE DATES aka “save OUR date”. I love the updated wording, making it feel more personal.

Inspo from one of my besties, complete with her sweet puppy used as a details card! And yes magnets are always a good idea!

15/01/2023

It’s freezing outside, my husband is golfing… so I’m reminiscing on this very warm wedding day at Pinehurst Resort 😍

Had to give the bridal bouquet a moment too —-> swipe for inspo

14/01/2023

Your vendor team can make or break your wedding! Do research, ask for recommendations and READ REVIEWS!

Blog #2 is on the site! Read about some of the big vendors who made my day an absolute breeze & where I screwed up trying to be optimistic 🙃

https://www.rachelelizabethevents.com/blog/atlantic-beach-wedding-planning

13/01/2023

I always dreamed of a spring wedding. The bright colors, cool refreshing weather and sunny skies. With a fall engagement and not wanting to plan for a 2023 wedding we chose a special date in November.

I thought we would be safe, weather wise, choosing a date outside of hurricane season. But boy did God have other plans for us Caniacs 😆 The wind was insane and made it nearly impossible for my beach patio wedding to come to life. We said goodbye to an outdoor ceremony and reception. But the biggest bummer were the beach portraits I dreamed about.

My amazing photographer captured these beautiful photos the day AFTER the wedding. But you’d never know 😉

08/01/2023

Who loves a signature cocktail? 🙋🏼‍♀️

No one said you had to have two completely different options. Just spice one up a bit 😉

Signature drink sign made by me! One of the super cute extras I offer to my clients 🥃🍹🍸🥂

07/01/2023

Everyone wants their dress to make a statement. And here is another perfect example of how a plain white, backless, timeless gown can WOW a crowd.

Tip: Using props in bridal portraits can give variety to make you feel like you don’t have repetitive photos. I could never pull off a chic hat like this but even switching up your hairstyle can make a difference!

Kaitlin’s wedding at Pinehurst Resort was the definition of “bride AND wedding goals”. If you like pampas grass in a boho, romantic wedding way… you will want to stay tuned in for the details of her wedding to come!

05/01/2023

Hello, I’m back!!

2021 was a year full of beautiful spring weddings. From Greenville, NC to Pinehurst and several in between I packed my spring to take the rest of the year off to take care of myself and my growing baby in my belly! 💙

2022 was full of all things baby boy and planning my very own wedding on the beautiful coast of NC. (Thanks to my wonderful photographer for the beautiful bridal portraits!)

I can’t wait to share photos from all of my last weddings and ALL details from mine. What a difference being on the other side, but the planner in me barely relaxed 😁

I am looking for a few more 2023 brides! If you’re engaged or know someone who is, I’d love to chat about how I can make sure you have the best wedding you’ve ever dreamed of 🫶🏻

28/07/2021

One of my favorite weddings 💗 We worked so hard to make this beautiful day come true for Jamie + Clay! Huge shoutout to my assistants that day- I certainly couldn’t have done it all without you!

https://vimeo.com/579995033?ref=fb-share&fbclid=IwAR2ZWjZyEYVN0oiLFhlkXX0hohtyz8RczN9BEV_MGfezhN2jJP5wQ8BgIlo

This is "Jamie + Clay" by Kelly Guerin Weddings on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

28/06/2021

A beautiful, long-awaited day for Carinne and Colton! I am so happy to have been part of this amazing day with the best couple and vendors!

15/05/2021

I love this view 😍

The beautiful wedding weekend for the *almost* Muhle’s is FINALLY here 💕

17/04/2021

Let’s get ya’ll married!! Happy Wedding Day to Katie and Marshall!!!

I am so excited to spend the day in Greenville to coordinate my FIRST wedding since this whole thing.

Even though some aspects might look different because of these times, it’s NOT going to affect the love and the fun this amazing group of people will have today 🤍

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If you take anything away from me, let it be THIS TIP!! A wedding coordinator role varies on the wedding. Head over to my ✨BLOG✨and learn what kind of coordinator you need me to be for you! https://www.rachelelizabethevents.com/blog/Wedding-coordinator-roles

Here it is! The first of many. Where my wedding planning all began! Check out link in bio to release you straight to my wedding BLOG to read about my wedding day vision 😍

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About me, Rachel Elizabeth Perry

Hi everyone! This is going to be rather long, but it’s worth it (:

My event planning journey started in 2013 while working at a country club here, in my hometown, of Wake Forest, North Carolina. The joy that event planning brought to me led me to eventually change my major at East Carolina University from psychology, as an aspiring child psychiatrist, to hospitality management, with a love in concentrating in conventions and SPECIAL EVENTS.

While studying at ECU, I spent 3 additional summers working at Hasentree Country Club, where my passion of private clubs began. My first summer, in 2013, I just needed a summer job before starting off my freshman year in college. This job as an Activity Leader was THE best summer job I could have asked for. Showing up to at work to play with kids all day long, getting camp supplies prepared for weeks of fun, and then basically being a camp counselor to some of the coolest little kids I have ever met, who wouldn’t want to do this all day?

Skip ahead to summer of 2014. Of course, I asked to continue working as an Activity Leader while being home for the summer. This year I knew the ropes, and we had some new activity leaders that I had the pleasure of somewhat training. I also was blessed with one of the best boss lady’s that I could have had, Paige. She was a recent graduate of ECU, also previously working at the club, and now she was taking on a huge role not only at the club, but in my changing of career choice. Since this was my second summer I had more responsibility which ended up being the BEST job... Planning the summer camps. Not only did I get to hang out with, some of the best kids again, but I was also a main component in making sure that their summer was filled with water games, science experiments, cooking lessons, animal facts, I could go on and on…

And this was when I was starting to think that maybe being a psychiatrist was not the path I really wanted to take.

Fast forward to the summer of 2015. Yes, by now I was a hospitality management student and loving every second of it. It definitely did not hurt that the classes were much, much easier, or maybe I just genuinely enjoyed them, or maybe it was a bit of both (: Again, I reached out to Paige and asked her if I could use my 200-hour event internship at the club. She joyfully accepted my request and I became the Event Intern.

Being the Event Intern, I was responsible for event inquiries regarding pool events. So that summer was filled with birthday pool parties. From coordinating dates, food and beverage, to party games and activities, we definitely threw some of the best birthdays. Planning the summer camps was also on my agenda. I was able to plan many more, with more freedom. It was the most ideal internship I could have asked for going into my junior year as a hospitality management student. Before the summer came to a close I discussed with Paige some internship options for the next summer. She told me about this amazing internship she did previously in the Outer Banks at Koru Village...

So when summer 2016 came around, I was living in the Outer Banks as the Wedding and Events Intern at Koru Village. I was so excited, especially because I knew a familiar face, . One of my sorority sisters, Remy, was working there as the Wedding and Venue Coordinator. This opportunity was so fun. ! I was able to assist in day of wedding coordination, weekly club events, and numerous summer concerts. My event experience grew tremendously while being a part of this private beach club.

Summer of 2017, my last summer before graduating college. And surprise, surprise, I made my way back to Hasentree. This time around I was very fortunate in working with the new Food and Beverage Manager at the time,and he gave me a ton of responsibility, which I loved. I mainly worked at the pool cafe making sure everything ran smoothly, keeping inventory full, and gaining managerial experience. I also was able to be a part of the planning aspect of the largest golf event at the club, Men’s Member Guest. There was so much planning that was involved from food, alcohol, vendors, decor, and more alcohol. It was such a fun event, I would work it every year if I could! Another learning experience I had this summer was working directly with the General Manager. We set up a private home dinner for one of the members who had a James Beard Award winning chef cooking at her home. And we had to redo the table MULTIPLE times because the number of guests continued changing. I definitely became a professional table setter that day. My passion and skill level for event planning grew a tremendous amount during that summer and I am forever grateful for everyone at the club who made that happen.

My last but certainly not least event coordinating position before graduation continued for my Aunt and Uncle (: If you live in Wake Forest, I hope you have heard of Crossroads Corn Maze. I was blessed to be given such a huge role in their company, and we are in the process of getting the corn maze ready for THIS FALL! From marketing, vendor coordination, and birthday party planning, I made sure that I did everything I possibly could to make their first year a success. And here we are at year 2 so I would say it went very well!

When December of 2017 came to a close, I ended the year receiving the best Christmas present I could have gotten, my Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management with a concentration in Conventions and Special Events and a minor in Business Administration from East Carolina University. I also took with me the experience of being Philanthropy Director of Sigma Sigma Sigma Sorority. All of these opportunities led me to accepting the role of Event Manager/ Member Communications at Treyburn Country Club. I am proud to say that since starting in January I have planned countless number of private events as well as 7 weddings THIS YEAR. It is a huge accomplishment for myself and the club.

Although I am loving my time here at Treyburn, I know that I can do more and share my talent with so many people. So here I am letting you in on a part of my event planning journey so that you will let me be a part of your special day!

Whole heartedly,

Rachel Elizabeth Perry

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