Dénouement Weddings

I am in the throes of wedding planning mania and Kate is the only reason I am sane. Although we are still 5 months away from the big day, she is always brainstorming great ideas to make sure it is wonderful. From the big picture to the minute details, her creativity and attention to detail show her dedication to make sure every bride and wedding is perfect. I could not give her a higher recommendation.

you would be crazy not to book Kate. She did our November 2015 wedding at Ovation and was beyond. From the weeks leading up the wedding to the day of she was amazing. So organized! So reassuring! When we arrived at the venue for the night I was blown away about how she had made our dreams come to fruition. Everything was literally perfect.
Then during the event we had a less than pleasant experience with our caterer. Kate handled it with so much grace and discretion. When she had to come to me to ask how the cake would be served during dinner, and if the caterer could use our cutting cake (because they had «forgot» the cake at their offices), she did it in such a way that kept me calm and made sure the guests had no idea. Throughout the event she handled everything quietly, but firmly. She kept my husband and I happy and calm, and most importantly, the guests were clueless! Thank you Kate! We could not have pulled off such a great event without you!

As an out of town bride getting married in a blank space venue that required a lot of load in and out with a less than full service caterer, my husband and I were the perfect storm of possible wedding snafus. Then, with less than a month to go, we hired Kate, and when the big day arrived, everything was FLAWLESS.
Kate gets that you’ve got an amazing crew of friends and family who want to help, but that, when the big day arrives, you really want them to enjoy themselves, and not futz with hanging banners and coordinating how your dj will load in. Kate is the hitter who’ll give you the GRAND SLAM wedding: you load the bases with the wedding you envision, and Kate will bring it on home. She is kind, professional, meticulous, well worth every penny, and then some.

Being quite the planners ourselves, we had very high expectations of our month of wedding planner and Kate not only fulfilled but exceeded all of them.
First, Kate has the absolute perfect personality for wedding planning. She is extremely organized, diligent, time-​conscious, and driven AND is also patient, relaxed, and amazing at staying calm in stressful situations. It is truly a rarity that you find all of these personality traits wrapped into one person and that one person is Kate.
Second, what allows her to stay calm in these situations is her clear experience and expertise at planning weddings. Kate knows every single detail that goes into putting together a fantastic wedding which became obvious at our first meeting to go over her initial questionnaire. At the same time, she is very direct and will tell you when something may not be a good decision or if a detail is not worth sweating over. Her goal is to make her clients have the best wedding day, not to just agree with them to avoid conflict.
Kate will go above and beyond for you not only because she is dedicated to her clients, but because she clearly has a true passion for making people’s wedding days the best they can be. She absolutely made our day and we would recommend her to anyone.

Where to even begin… Kate is the best day of coordinator out there! Advice: stop thinking about it and book her!!! My wedding day was perfect in every way, if anything did happen I have no idea about it! Kate was amazing the entire process. I live out of town and she was so accommodating in meeting when I came home and being available by phone and email. She has exceptional communication with vendors, it was so nice to not have that added stress. As a bride I wanted to not worry about the day and enjoy every minute I also wanted my guests to have a great time. With Kate’s help this all happened.
I was nervous to allow someone else to help my vision come to a reality but when I let go and entrusted in Kate everything was perfect. It was magical when I walked into the room. She not only set up my ceremony room but also the reception area. She rolls with the punches and gets the job done that is for sure! Two years ago we had my sister’s wedding, without a day of coordinator. My mom was not able to fully enjoy herself. We made sure that mistake did not happen again. At the end of the night Kate made sure everything was packed and put away, what a life saver! Kate never once complained about anything and always had a smile. It truly warms my heart to know that she loves what she does and goes above and beyond for the couple on their special day. Do not think any further… if you want your day to be perfect book Kate! Saying thank you is not enough… you are simply amazing!

You can stop your search for a wedding planner… Kate Petty is AMAZING!!! She just helped me plan my Aug 2015 wedding at the Chicago Botanic Gardens. She put my mind at ease and I was able to relax and enjoy my day, knowing I had complete confidence in her getting the job done. Kate has a warm personality and I knew from our first phone call that I’d enjoy working with her. She thought of many details and issues in planning a wedding that hadn’t even crossed my mind… love how thorough she is! She was my day of planner, but still met at my venue twice beforehand and was always available for phone calls and to answer my emails. My family and friends raved about her at the rehearsal and wedding day. What a huge help! I honestly could not have pulled my wedding off without her! I will be recommending her to all my newly engaged friends. Love Kate!

The best thing you can do in your wedding planning process is to hire Kate and Britney!!!
In my initial planning stages, I thought there was no way I needed a wedding planner. I loved to plan and find all the vendors, flower details, etc on my own with my mom. However, after having a brief 5 minute discussion with Kate and what she provided, I realized I (nor my mom) could do all of it on our own the day of the wedding! It was clear after our first meeting with Kate that she was essential to the success of our wedding and making it perfect.
She came extremely prepared on our first meeting (she will also meet you in your neighborhood — she is extremely flexible!) with an already detailed timeline. She was very patient and worked with us through several months before we made the timeline flawless.
In the month leading up to the wedding, her coordination with all of the vendors was perfect. She attended multiple walk throughs of our venue with my husband and I, provided needed suggestions on where to put the band in the venue, escort card table, lighting, etc. She jumped on the phone with our band mutiple times to make sure they understood the timing perfectly, how to pronounce everyones names, etc.
On the day of, she was a godsend. There are obvious gitters and nerves but she put everyone (including the bride) at ease. She made mutiple trips to pick up cupcakes and doughnuts for the reception. She stopped by at our hotel to pick up a few things that we forgot to give her earlier at the rehearsal that either needed to be at the church or reception venue. She worked flawlessly with our caterer and florist and made the appropriate decisions on where things needed to be put. She knew my style and vision that I wanted on the day of my wedding and nailed it!!! She pulled me aside during cocktail hour to show me the dinner space and I was truly blown away and so thankful for all her hard work. When I was getting my hair fixed before the reception started, she even managed to grab a plate of appetizers I had picked out months ago!
The thing that truly blew me away about Kate was the day after the wedding. The reception ended at midnight and she spent the next 2 hours putting all of our personal items we added to the reception in a storage locker. The day after the wedding, she made a 45 minute drive to my parents house to drop off flowers, extra cake, card box, etc.
Kate and Britney were truly fabulous. I can’t recommend both of them enough!!! You will be so thankful after your wedding that you hired them!

Kate is without a question the most unexpected and best decision we made for our wedding day. We are Type A planners, well my husband at least thinks he is. At the end of the day, without Kate our day would never have been the most amazing day of our lives. Kate took on the role of running everything smoothly behind the scenes beginning months prior. She knew all the questions to ask, most importantly the ones you would never think to ask. In the week leading up to the big day, her meticulous coordination of all the vendors and reception venue was seamless. What I will always remember was her comfort in the final seconds as my emotions were in full swing as I started my walk down the aisle. Kate kept the joyous celebration of the day moving through the final song. A fabulous coordinator! If you ask my husband, who thinks he is organized, he say’s «She is worth twice her weight in gold»

Working with Kate was fantastic! She seriously took so much of my stress away, especially in the last few weeks leading up to the wedding! One of my biggest worries while planning my wedding was that I would miss details because I didn’t even realize I needed to make certain decisions. The first time I met with Kate, I knew that every detail would be taken care of! She came prepared to our first meeting with a detailed question list about our plans, and about every little detail. As I continued to plan, she would remind me to think of certain details so that nothing was overlooked. One of the many great things Kate did was provide a timeline of the wedding day, including every event and every detail down to the minute. She updated this as plans changed, and this was incredibly helpful! She was incredibly knowledgeable about the wedding process, and was a great resource for many of my questions. On the day of the wedding, she was there every step of the day, and calmed my nerves tremendously! I had also had the chance to work with Britney, who is a new addition to Dénouement Weddings, and she was also fantastic! Both Kate and Britney were incredibly professional, and I am so happy that I made the decision to use this business! I strongly recommend!!!

Kate at Dénouement Weddings was godsend. We contacted Kate on a referral, and it was probably the best wedding decision we made. It’s true — you think you have everything under control, until someone steps in who actually DOES have everything under control. I don’t know what we would have done without Kate. There were curveballs coming in on the day of the wedding, and she handled it all with ease. We were able to truly relax and enjoy ourselves on our wedding day. And aside from just the actual day, her help made the wedding prep work so much easier! She really does go above and beyond to make sure the weddings are perfect in every imaginable way. We honestly wouldn’t have had the same wedding without her help and energy. Trust me, you need Kate.

Kate was a godsend for our wedding in June 2014. We were referred to her through friends, an initially thought we didn’t need to hire someone to coordinate or plan our wedding. It was one way we were saving money, by eliminating that expense. But after our first meeting it was clear that her service was essential, and Kate was the perfect person. She asked us many questions in our meetings that we had never thought of — what are you going to do with the flowers at the end of the night? Where do you want the guestbook to go? How will you get your personal flowers? Who will put up the backdrop? — things that needed to be handled, and couldn’t be handled by us on the day of. I, perhaps naively, had never realized that we can’t be the point of contact the day of because we will be out taking photos, getting ready, etc. She walked us through step by step and even made our wedding timeline for us. Her advice was invaluable, her professionalism always on point, and she did that all with kindness and a genuine concern for the success of our big day.
On our wedding day, it was projected to rain right during our ceremony. We wanted to wait it out as long as possible even though the venue was pushing for us to move inside. She respected our wishes, but also prepared the wedding party and event staff with a rain plan. Sure enough, I walked down the aisle to thunder and lightening, and 10 minutes into the ceremony it began to rain. She, along with our catering manager, facilitated the fastest and smoothest move inside the venue I have ever seen. It was truly amazing — we went from an outdoor wedding to indoor in four minutes flat. When we had a question or request during the reception, she was always nearby and always took care of the issue right away. She made herself known to family and friends as well, and I am sure it prevented many people from coming to my husband and I with issues that would have only stressed us out. Kate was the last person to leave the venue at the end of the night, and it was a big relief to not have to ask a family member to stay and collect memorabilia, vases, gifts, etc. I could not give a bigger recommendation for Kate’s services — especially if you haven’t thought about the many details throughout the day that need to be taken care of!