expert guidance for your wedding from start to finish
Our Services
Our ultimate goal is to make your wedding planning experience one that you'll enjoy
With over 25 years of experience and hundreds of weddings and events produced across New England, we’ve gained invaluable insights into what makes events truly exceptional. Our deep industry connections and extensive experience allow us to understand what investments are worthwhile and which ones might not be.
Navigating through the overwhelming array of ideas and options available online can be daunting. That’s where we come in. We help you sift through the noise, focusing on what works best for your space and budget, and connect you with vendors who are a perfect match for your vision.
We believe in complete transparency and accessibility throughout the planning process. Our customized planning portals provide you with a clear view of where you are in the process, what’s coming up next, and how everything will unfold. Our goal is to lead and support you every step of the way, ensuring a seamless and enjoyable planning experience.
We’re here to turn your vision into reality and make your event unforgettable.
We will guide you through planning with care, creativity, and thoughtfulness to design an understated, elegant affair.
truly memorable celebrations
Sorrell is a beautiful force. She provided wonderful vendor connections. All the while she was a calming, capable, compassionate ally. Her elegant sense of style was present in every decision. On the day of the wedding she seamlessly made everything fall into place. It was a thing of beauty to realize that the little details of the day quietly appeared and it allowed us a stress free day of pure joy. We can't thank her enough and we feel so fortunate to have had her lead our beautiful event.
Annette
For a comprehensive planning experience, our Full Wedding Planning service covers every aspect of your wedding, from the initial vision to the final send-off. We handle everything, including vendor management, design, budget, and day-of coordination, ensuring a seamless and stress-free experience.
If you’ve already started planning but need some extra help, our Partial Planning service is ideal. We provide support with vendor recommendations, design guidance, and day-of coordination. This package allows you to manage some aspects while benefiting from our professional expertise in key areas.
Our Coordination or Event Management service are perfect for couples who need assistance with pulling together all of the details. Theses packages include planning review, vendor recommendations, timeline creation and day-of coordination, offering a balanced approach to ensure your wedding day runs smoothly.
If you’re looking for a unique and personalized design, our Wedding Design service focuses on creating a cohesive and beautiful aesthetic for your day. We’ll handle everything from concept development to décor and styling, bringing your vision to life.
We’ve attached a document below outlining each option in more detail, including pricing and what’s included.
Service Options
My husband and I worked with Sorrell for over a year and a half leading up to our wedding. She was the consummate professional, had wonderful tools to help throughout the planning process and is generally a lovely person. When the weekend of the wedding came, she was a calming force. She managed everything so myself, my husband and our families could focus on enjoying our time. Sorrell is incredibly well connected in the industry. Every vendor she connected us with was wonderful and easy to work with. Her aesthetic choices were also wonderful. She has great taste! Overall, if you're thinking of working with her, do it! She is the BEST!
Micaela
Here’s how partnering with us can make your wedding experience truly exceptional
- With years of experience in the wedding industry, we’ve mastered the art of planning every detail with precision. From coordinating vendors to managing timelines, we ensure nothing is overlooked.
- We take the time to understand your vision, preferences, and style. Our goal is to bring your dream wedding to life with personalized touches that make your celebration uniquely yours.
- Wedding planning involves numerous tasks, and we streamline the process to save you time. From managing budgets to handling contracts, we take care of the details so you can focus on enjoying the journey.
- We have established relationships with top-tier vendors and suppliers. Our recommendations come from a place of trust, ensuring you work with professionals who deliver exceptional quality and service.
- On your wedding day, we are there to oversee every detail, from the timeline to vendor management. Our goal is to ensure everything runs smoothly, allowing you to focus on celebrating with your loved ones.
She gave us exactly what we needed throughout the planning process and over the course of wedding weekend: space to engage on pieces that were really important to us and complete confidence that she would take care of the rest. Sorrell’s unique combination of emotional intelligence and organization skills make her THE choice for creating the event of a lifetime. Not only is she kind and professional, she has deep knowledge of New England wedding vendors and incredible design instincts. Sorrell helped us find partners that fit what we were looking for and fostered an incredible vendor team environment from planning to executing the actual event. Lastly, she has an incredible eye for design. We wanted an understated aesthetic with lots of color. She brought this to life with beautiful table linens, simple furniture and tableware, and incredible partnership with our florist to pull it all together. She created a tent that felt warm and fun. We can’t wait to find another reason to throw an extravagant party so that we can work with her again!
"Hiring Sorrell was the best decision we made while planning our wedding (save the decision to get married!)"
If you are in search for THE best New England wedding planner, stop looking, you have found her. Our wedding could not have happened without Sorrell. From the beginning, she supported us with a vision, and options of vendors and met us where we were at with our goals. She made us feel calm, excited, and relaxed in the year leading up to the event. Then once the day(s) came we got to witness her magic in full effect. She held the reins and let us sit back and enjoy the day, our people, our wedding. It's truly like having a fairy godmother who (with a ton of behind-the-scenes hard work) transforms your location into the vision board you imagined all year. We feel extremely grateful to have had Sorrell and her team with us through this process. We hope you leap at the opportunity to have Sorrell orchestrate your event. We will never be able to recommend her enough.
"We will never be able to recommend her enough."
She gave us exactly what we needed throughout the planning process and over the course of wedding weekend: space to engage on pieces that were really important to us and complete confidence that she would take care of the rest. Sorrell’s unique combination of emotional intelligence and organization skills make her THE choice for creating the event of a lifetime. Not only is she kind and professional, she has deep knowledge of New England wedding vendors and incredible design instincts. We chose a DIY wedding venue, so we had to find vendors for everything (even toilets!). Sorrell helped us find partners that fit what we were looking for and fostered an incredible vendor team environment from planning to executing the actual event. Lastly, she has an incredible eye for design. We wanted an understated aesthetic with lots of color. She brought this to life with beautiful table linens, simple furniture and tableware, and incredible partnership with our florist to pull it all together. She created a tent that felt warm and fun. We can’t wait to find another reason to throw an extravagant party so that we can work with her again!
"Not only is she kind and professional, she has deep knowledge of New England wedding vendors and incredible design instincts"
Sorrell made our vision of our daughter's wedding a beautiful reality. She generously and graciously worked with me for almost 3 years through several pandemic postponements. Finally, we hosted the event of our lives under her guidance. Sorrell is a beautiful force. She provided wonderful vendor connections. All the while, she was a calming, capable, compassionate ally. Her elegant sense of style was present in every decision. On the day of the wedding, she seamlessly made everything fall into place. It was a thing of beauty to realize that the little details of the day quietly appeared, and it allowed us a stress-free day of pure joy. We can't thank her enough, and we feel so fortunate to have had her lead our beautiful event.
"we feel so fortunate to have had her lead our beautiful event."
My wedding was this month and I remember watching Sorrell on my wedding day and thinking to myself, “how does she do it all? How does she stay so calm and confident when things go wrong? How does she execute so flawlessly?” Simply put, Sorrell is wonderful to work with and very skilled at what she does. I can’t imagine there is anyone that knows this industry as well as she does and she has really mastered the New England region. She knows everyone and works well with everyone. She has a keen eye for design (I think in a past life she was a designer 😉) and she understands the complexities of events. Our wedding was one of the most challenging (on a private lake property and it was three days long) and she really knew exactly how to make everything fit together so pleasantly. Her staff is also amazing. My family was not easy to deal with and they all handled us well!I’m so grateful that I got to work with Sorrell and I would recommend her with more than five stars if I could.
"I would recommend her with more than five stars if I could."
Sorrell is amazing and knows this business backwards and forwards, inside and out. There was not one time where she said we couldn't accomplish what we envisioned. Sorrell totally has a can-do attitude and has the background and knowledge to make it happen. Her coordination of our vendors and the absolutely seamless way she made everything happen without me even knowing in on the wedding day was incredible. Sorrell is so positive and I can't recommend her highly enough. Her services range in how much you want her to do which allows you to tailor the wedding planner job to your individual event needs.
"Sorrell is so positive and I can't recommend her highly enough"
Wedding planning teaches you a lot about your relationship with control - how do you take the wheel for one of the most important events of your life? I am naturally a Type A personality and, at worst, can lean into micromanaging. But when my husband and I hired Sorrell, I quickly learned I could take my hands off and cruise. Sorrell is an expert in all things New England wedding - she has a fantastic eye for design and conceptualization in addition to crucial practical knowledge of logistics and local vendors. She truly has it all. By the time we arrived at our wedding, I kept telling Sorrell I wasn't sure how all of the elements we talked about for months were going to come together. She kept telling me not to worry, and I believed her. I'm so happy I did, because I was able to relax the morning of my wedding and walk without any nervousness into my ceremony and reception. I knew I could breathe easily knowing our wedding was in the hands of Sorrell Downing. And she pulled off a magnificent one.
"Sorrell actualized such a personal and dazzling wedding - one far better than one I could have come up with myself"
We work with a variety of budgets, and want to share with you some examples from recent weddings. There is a lot of mis information out there as to what things really cost for weddings. Please note, these are just ranges - we have some that go above, some below, some in between. We keep a close watch on the numbers in our planning process. We too have paid for weddings, we get it.
Let's Discuss The Budget
Rentals $500-$10,000
Catering and Bar $6,000-$30,000
DJ $2,500-$5,000
Photography $5,000-$10,000
Florals $3,000-$10,000
Cake $500-$2,500
Stationery $500-$2,500
Hair and Make Up $500-$3,000
Coordination $6,500
Total: average $40,000 and up
Coordination, Venue Wedding
Rentals $500-$10,000
Catering and Bar $10,000-$30,000
DJ $2,500-$5,000
Photography $6,000-$10,000
Florals $3,000-$10,000
Cake $500-$2,500
Stationery $500-$2,500
Hair and Make Up $500-$3,000
Event Management Service $9,500
Total: average $60,000 and up
Event Management, Venue Wedding
Catering and Bar $18,000-$35,000
Band $8,000-$20,000
Photography $7,000-$14,000
Florals $6,000-$17,000
Cake $500-$2,500
Stationery $1000-$3,500
Hair and Make Up $1000-$3,500
Partial Planning Service $15,000
Total: average $75,000 and up
Partial Planning, Tented Wedding
Catering and Bar $20,000-$40,000
Band $8,000-$30,000
Photography $9,000-$18,000
Florals $8,000-$20,000
Cake $500-$2,500
Stationery $1500-$5,500
Hair and Make Up $1500-$5,500
Full Planning Service - 15% total wedding budget
Full Planning, Tented Wedding
Rentals $10,000-$30,000
Catering and Bar $15,000-$30,000
Band $8,000-$30,000
Photography $6,000-$14,000
Florals $5,000-$15,000
Cake $500-$2,500
Stationery $500-$3,500
Hair and Make Up $500-$3,500
Full Planning Service - 15% total wedding budget
Full Planning, Venue Wedding
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Events By Sorrell is an award-winning wedding planner designing thoughtful and elegant weddings. Based in New Hampshire, serving all of New England.