A Swanky Affair

g in a very clear and effective way. Amanda made sure everything was lined up with all of our vendors and made sure that all of our ducks were in a row. Amanda made a clear and simple timeline for the wedding party and family to follow the day of our wedding. The rehearsal went smooth and the whole wedding weekend was a great success. We highly recommended Amanda from A Swanky Affair as your wedding coordinator.

us from costly mistakes, and is so organized. She offers a variety of services, so you can get just the help you need. She was always keeping an eye on the budget, gave us great information for making decisions, and has a really good relationship with so many vendors in the Durham area, which gave us lots of options and made things go smoothly. Thanks to her, our wedding day was close to stress free (amazing). She really helped make our wedding day a dream come true and we absolutely recommend A Swanky Affair.

t to nothing about how to plan or budget for a wedding, what things cost, how to organize the process, or what I really wanted in general. Amanda was able to help me through the entire process with relative ease and help me to focus on my priorities, my budget, my must-haves vs. things that were not so important, and pull together a beautiful wedding that was within our budget. She is personable while being extremely professional, able to keep you focused without being overbearing, incredibly organized and has great relationships with a ton of vendors in the area. I felt very supported by her and trusted her insight. The day of our wedding went incredibly smoothly and I found that I was able to enjoy every aspect of it- without having to worry about a thing. She worked seamlessly with all of our vendors and our venue, and if anything went wrong, I wasn't aware of it. My parents, husband, and I all agree she was the best decision we made about the wedding. I would HIGHLY recommend her to anyone planning a wedding in the Triangle area.

g up the the wedding and then during the wedding I was able to just enjoy my day. I am so thankful for everything that she did!

get! I live out of state and have a busy career, so I knew having someone in Durham to help us with planning would be great. Amanda was so helpful in advising us on prices for various services in Durham as well as recommending the best ways to save/spend money. We would have had no idea otherwise! I also really appreciated Amanda's help with florals, linens, and stationary design. I got married in October and wanted a fall color scheme with navy, coral pinks, burgundy, etc. and did not exactly know how to accomplish this throughout the various elements of design. Amanda did a great job recommending linens and designing the florals (along with our florist!) and stationary so that everything went together. Everything looked amazing, and I was so satisfied with all of our vendors...all were not only wonderful to work with, but also lovely people! The wedding weekend itself was so much fun and stress-free! The rehearsal went smoothly, and Amanda handled several small mishaps on the wedding day calmly (our cake stand did not fit the cake and the flower on my husband's boutonniere snapped off)! I knew we were in good hands and did not stress a bit! We received so many compliments on everything- the flow of the night, the flowers, food, and just how fun the wedding was! I could not have been happier with how it all went, and I'm a little sad planning is over now because it was so fun!

ave any idea of what I wanted before our families decided they wanted to invite 300+ guests to our wedding, but Amanda guided us through the process. She learned about our Indian heritage and helped us create a magical weekend that was true to our culture and stayed every bit as "us" as we could imagine. Her organization and tenacity as she planned our wedding was impressive - she spent hours researching options for everything (e.g., seating, florists, floral designs, color schemes, you name it!) for us, and kept us on track even while we floundered in the details. I can't imagine how we could've made this happen without her!

dors, but didn't know how everything was going to come together and I didn't want all of the details to fall on me and my family on my wedding day. At first, I was worried that hiring a coordinator was an extra expense and wasn't sure that I really needed one, but after meeting with Amanda, I knew I needed her help! She knows her stuff, and I could tell that she knew exactly what I needed, and that everything would go smoothly under her direction. When I sent all of my other vendor contracts to Amanda for review, she thought of things that never would have crossed my mind. She provided great feedback and helped me with key decisions related to the wedding day. Our rehearsal was quick and easy, and everything on the wedding day was flawless (if there were any issues, I still don't know about them to this day because she just handled things!). She was there super early helping other vendors get everything delivered and set up and was around every time I needed something or had a question. In the end, our wedding was everything that we wanted, and I don't know how I could have done it without Amanda. She had worked with most of my other vendors before, and having a vendor team that knew each other and worked well together made things even better. If you want to fully enjoy your wedding day with no stress, you need Amanda!

decision we made was to hire Amanda Scott, with A Swanky Affair, to help us navigate the process. Amanda's familiarity and comfort with the Durham area alleviated any need for us to individually investigate and interview the large number of potential vendors there. After understanding what the bride and groom felt comfortable with, she was able to simplify the decision process on so many levels. Amanda was prompt and professional for the entire process and we could not have done it without her. I recommend her without reservation.

She and her fiance spoke with a few planners and chose Amanda Scott of A Swanky Affair. Amanda was the perfect combination of low key (for my stressed out, long work hours daughter) and very organized (for the "trying not to be overbearing but I am way out on the west coast" mother). Amanda provided a monthly check list which the young couple was able to handle nicely. She handled anxious emails from California with reassuring replies. But best of all was the rehearsal and "day of" care that she gave us. She worked so well with our priest and the church, had a detailed timeline for all involved parties, and was quietly and calmly everywhere on the wedding day keeping everything running smoothly. We all relaxed and so enjoyed the day and suddenly it was over! But there was Amanda and her sweet assistant packing everything up and getting it to the car allowing us to just savor the memory of a great day! I would highly recommend A Swanky Affair for your event! Thanks Amanda!!

o find the best local wedding planner. Somehow, from my computer in NJ, I found Amanda Scott and A Swanky Affair. The first time I spoke to her she explained that she could help us select vendors by providing us with several to review based on what WE wanted. She doesn't make wedding decisions for you, she helps you make the right ones for the wedding you want. She helps as little or as much as you need - and we needed lots of help! Amanda is very calm, confident, competent, knowledgeable and probably the most organized person I've ever met. She keeps you on track so the day of the wedding, you can relax and enjoy. Hiring Amanda was the best decision made for the wedding. Vendors love her because she's so organized - I heard that over and over! To me she was worth double her fee. She's just the BEST!

rom our very first phone conversation, I knew she would be absolutely invaluable to the planning process. Needless to say, she lived up to her stellar reputation in the months that followed. She got to know me and my style and helped me select from vendors that were within my budget and fit with my Duke Gardens wedding. She helped organize receipts and contracts, drew up both a budget and planning timeline, and made sure that all the vendors that I was working with gave me the best prices and the highest quality work. When one vendor planned to charge me extra to set up chairs at the wedding when the venue refused to, she knew the venue contract so well that she remembered they had promised to do so, saving me several hundred dollars. She saved me money with many other vendors as well, and she also kept me sane while I attempted to plan a wedding from out of town while in the midst of an incredibly busy work year. From the far-ahead planning to the day of coordination, Amanda's hard work and dedication to my event was unparalleled; she is one of the best in the industry (my in-laws said she was the best of the three planners that they had worked with for their children's weddings). She knew all the vendors in the area, their ins and outs, pros and cons. Every single vendor I worked with seemed to breathe a sigh of relief when I told them I was working with Amanda - "she's the best", the all remarked. The wedding day itself went incredibly smoothly, and was more perfect than I ever could have imagined. I could never have done it without her, and I would recommend her to any friend or family member without a moment's hesitation.

who had worked with her. We choose to have her for the wedding weekend coordination and it worked out wonderfully. Amanda was so very helpful overall, I was able to ask her questions about various things in the wedding planning process with quick speedy responses (this was about 4-6 months prior to the wedding). Amanda has great organization skills & knowledge of the Durham area and wedding planning. She really thought of everything and our wedding went off without any issues. I wanted to walk into my wedding and not worry about a thing and I didn't she was there helping out and doing things before I could even get a chance to ask for help. If you want someone to take the burden off of you and feel like you have known them for a while, choose Amanda , you won't regret it!

coordinator, and she was AMAZING!!

engaged Amanda, but when she serves as the day-of-coordinator she knows as much as (if not more than) the bride and groom about the plans for the big day when it arrives. Amanda picked up the ceremony and reception boxes from our house, delivered the flowers (which I did myself) to our ceremony and reception locations, and was so helpful in making sure that both sites were set up and that all of our belongings made it back to us when all was said and done. It was a long day, and Amanda's help was worth every penny. Her fee was definitely some of the best money spent on our wedding.

helpful in narrowing down vendors to interview and found us many great details, which ended up saving us a great deal of money. A Swanky Affair is willing to do as much or as little as you would like to make your wedding day absolutely perfect!!! Amanda made my wedding day better than I had even dreamed!!!!