Amanda Novena Weddings — Local services in Town of Oyster Bay

Look no further, Amanda is the one. Where do I even begin? I'll start off by saying that I am a Sales executive with a very demanding job and aggressive annual sales goal. I knew that planning a wedding would be like a second job (& I barely have time for my primary job). The mere idea of attempting to plan a wedding (which I knew NOTHING about) was daunting, intimidating, overwhelming and made me want to crawl into fetal position and cry. I knew I needed to hire someone that would educate us, help us make informed decisions and keep us on track with all deadlines and action items. Someone that could make our dream wedding a reality - that someone is Amanda. To say that Amanda and her services are invaluable would be an understatement. I can't say enough good things about Amanda, her services, her support, her skills and her preparation without getting emotional. Amanda was our sounding board throughout every step of the process, she helped us to find vendors within our price range, helped to review contracts that we knew nothing about (standard terms vs. non-standard terms for example), what's reasonably priced vs. what is a rip off, what's negotiable and what's non-negotiable. You name it, she knows it. Amanda gets to know you very deeply as a couple which is what made planning with her very special. She knew sensitivities for both myself and my partner and we worked beautifully together as a team. She is a dream come true in a planner. When we think back on our wedding and the entire planning experience, we are overjoyed with wonderful positive thoughts and feelings towards our Amanda. My heart is filled with gratitude every time I think of her. She was very flexible with our schedules and easy to work with. We feel like we not only had a partner and ally in her, but a life long friend. Amanda quickly understood our taste, style and what we were looking to accomplish very well which in turn made our dream wedding come to life. She would even know immediately when vendors would recommended something she knew we wouldn't like. She helped me find my hair stylist, my makeup artist, our DJ/band, our photobooth, our florist. You name it, she found it and within our price range! She provided feedback and recommendations on the smallest of details like our wedding invitations and ceremony pamphlets. She was always very accessible and remained calm and composed in every situation, especially when we were feeling the natural stress and overwhelm that comes with wedding planning. Amanda is cool as a cucumber which in turn helped us to remain calm. Most importantly, we continuously hilariously laughed throughout the planning process and all of the ridiculous moments and aspects that come with it. Amanda is the most professional person I've had the pleasure of interacting with. She's also well known and embedded in the wedding industry and really knows her sh!t. She's also amazing at regulating vendors in the most professional of ways. As the wedding quickly approached, Amanda kept us calm and reassured us throughout every step of the process. Day of, Amanda was like a member of the FBI / CIA / S.W.A.T team. She has a whole suitcase of necessities for any situation or wedding emergency. I've never seen anything like it. She would basically pop out of a trap door when you needed her the most. Basically anytime I saw her throughout the wedding day chaos I felt calm and relieved that she was there and by my side. She helped us with our overall wedding design / look / feel (well worth the investment), helped to set up the room and knew exactly how we wanted everything and knew what was most important to us. She's your wedding fairy God mother, I promise. Amanda, we love you so much. Thank you for existing, being you and doing what you do. We love you forever, Julie & Neily...

Amanda Novena provides excellence, elegance & professionalism with ease for your wedding dreams. Hiring Amanda as our full time wedding planner was the best decision we have made. Amanda will personally take the time to get to know you & your spouse for your wedding vision & will execute it flawlessly. She carefully put together our wedding budget that prioritized our wants & provided us with her expert opinion while guiding us with options & solutions.

If you want an stress-free calm wedding planning experience Amanda Novena is the way to go. My husband & I planned our Palm Beach destination wedding with her mid 2021 just after the COVID pandemic & went above and beyond to give us the wedding of our dreams! Wedding planning can be hard & stressful especially if this is your first rodeo & when you have zero experience planning large events. We knew we could trust Amanda with all of her guidance & recommendations from the very begining of our planning stages all the way to the big day. She always made herself available to us & made our wedding planning process very personal. My husband & I knew only one thing when we got engaged , we wanted to get married but where & how we had no clue! Amanda not only provided a positive wedding planning experience but truly connected with us as a couple & had an upbeat positive attitude from start to end.

Amanda brought our wedding vision to life & my husband & I are still on cloud 9 from our wedding day as it truly was a fairytale dream. During the day of the wedding, Amanda & her team helped the flow of the day move so smoothly so that we did not have to think about anything other than enjoy the day! We had a Greek ceremony offsite at Greek church in the Palm Beach area & had our wedding reception at The Breakers in Palm Beach. Our guests are still talking about our wedding from the food, the decor, the music and all the fun surprises we had for them throughout the weekend! Amanda will personally tailor your wedding & make the entire planning process enjoyable & fun. If you are on the fence of looking for a wedding planning, look no more & hire Amanda. It will be the best decision...

Amanda made my entire wedding planning process so amazing. From the moment we had our first phone call I knew felt a weight lifted off my shoulders. She took everything we envisioned and really brought it all to life! Even when I introduced certain timelines and traditions that other planners I’ve talked with said would not be possible, Amanda did not hesitate, took it and made it all happen. During the entire process I felt very safe in her hands. She has a thorough checklist that helped me stay organized and know what to expect in the months leading up to our wedding. She was always an email or phone call away, even when travelling the world for other weddings! She was very accommodating if initial vendor or décor suggestions didn’t fit what I was looking for. She was happy to go back out and find something that I would truly love. Amanda made my wedding day an absolute breeze. Being a wannabe type A person, I couldn’t believe how organized everything was! She had everything organized down to the minute. It felt like my husband and I could focus on enjoying our day without the stress of making sure everything is progressing as it should! We didn’t have to have any family members at the church or venue helping with the details. Amanda and her team handled everything. She dealt with every vendor, and I trusted her completely with the layout of the venue while bringing mine and my husband’s vision to life. The day of, I had a problem with the zipper on my dress that eventually led it to break. Within 30 minutes, she had someone to meeting us at our church to fix my dress before walking down the aisle. If I didn’t have her there, I would have never known who to call. She brought in her whole team to help with the whole day who were all great! I couldn’t recommend her enough and can’t imagine how the process would have gone...