I don’t believe there are words to describe the peace-of-mind Ayla brought to us during our wedding planning. Here is our story. I am the friend who loves hosting and planning parties and am a Type A perfectionist. When we got engaged we knew I needed a wedding planner or I would obsess over every detail and blame myself if anything went wrong and wouldn’t enjoy the process. I am also the type of person that has to ensure they have done all the research on every single option. I spent the next week researching wedding planners in Alaska and happened upon Events by Ayla. I didn’t even contact another planner, because after seeing her website and Instagram I knew she was the one! Originally she said she would not be taking on weddings in 2023 for personal reasons, but would reach out if that changed and I was heartbroken. I agonized over this for days because no other planner was “the one” and so I began planning the wedding myself, my own worst nightmare. Then one day I received an email from Ayla that she would take on our wedding if we were still interested; to say I was elated would be an understatement! To me it was a very good omen! Our first meeting with Ayla she assured me her job was not to take over the wedding planning completely, but to assist me and give me the information I needed, options, and advice to have the best day of my life. She was bubbly and sweet and very easy to connect with. I spent the next week deciding if we needed to spend the extra money for full-service or not which was a huge decision, but let me assure you, the financial investment was well worth it! 

In the year and a half of our wedding planning Ayla became more than a wedding planner, she also became a friend and confidant. Poor girl learned way more about my personal life and emotions than she signed up for, but she was always there to listen and give great advice. Her years of experience definitely shone throughout the entire process, but she always let us make the final decision. I never felt “steamrolled” by her, I always felt confident in her options, and I never felt nervous about how things would go on wedding day. Funnily enough, the day of our wedding I was having anxiety because I felt I should be doing something and had nothing to do because Ayla had everything perfected! When Ayla agreed to take us on as clients I don’t think she entirely understood what she had signed up for given my personality and perfectionism, but through the entire process she always made me feel like my overplanning, design, and ideas were well aligned with her personality, style, and attention-to-detail. She never made me feel like I was a burden. I will recommend her again and again to anyone I know who is getting married and wants the services of a wedding planner. I will also always recommend a wedding planner to every bride, no matter their personality style or how many or few details they think their wedding will require. Being able to enjoy our wedding day to the complete fullest without myself and my (now) husband, or any of our friends and family feeling like we spent the day “working” was my biggest wish for my wedding. Ayla made that and so much more come true for the most enchanting day we will never forget!

Ayla is such a fantastic wedding planner. As someone who is busy with work, being a mom, and who generally stresses out over event planning, I knew early in our engagement that I would need help planning our wedding. Right after our first phone call, we knew immediately that Ayla would be a good fit for us. She took the time to get to know us as a couple and listened attentively when we described what we envisioned for our day. Ayla has amazing attention to detail, is extremely organized and responsive, and is overall a very kind and thoughtful person. She guided us through the entire process, answered all of our questions, turned my random ideas into a reality, and most importantly, kept me sane through it all. When the day arrived, I was able to enjoy each moment with my husband and our family because I knew she was on top of everything else. It was wonderful. I can honestly say of all the decisions we made during the planning process, hiring her was the best.

Ayla was a true blessing! She made all our hopes and dreams come true on our most special day! One word comes to mind when working with Ayla and that’s perfection! Her communication. Her eye for detail. Her ideas and knowledge! She was the whole package! She made all the stressors leading up to the big day smooth and manageable. She was always just a email or text away! Then day of… She made sure all the little details were perfect, leaving my groom and I without a care in the world and able to enjoy our day! Now that our day has come and gone, we not only have fabulous memories that will last forever but have also gained an amazing kind friend! Ayla thanks for helping make our wedding day the start of our happily ever after! – Shea, bride

Ayla absolutely blew us away with the entire process. She was 1000% on point with her communication with every party involved with our wedding. We used the communication platform Honeybook, to ensure everyone was on the same page, which she also utilized to send proposals, quotes and inspiration boards- This worked so well for the simple fact of having everything in one place! Without her, we would have been extremely lost! Ayla took care of us completely: Not to mention, her very inviting, funny, kind, and simply amazing personality transformed our professional relationship into a great friendship! If there were five more stars, I would fill those in to give her a 10! To all the future couples working with Ayla, make room in your circle for another great human to keep in contact with! – Jake, groom

Ayla is an incredible wedding planner. She made our day come together with ease and with no stress at all. Her communication, vision, and execution are impeccable and she is an absolute pleasure to work with. I couldn’t have asked for a better person to support us on our special day.

Ayla planned my wedding in July of 2022, and I still (5 months later) can’t get over how perfect it was, what a beautiful job Ayla did, and how thankful we are for her hard work and attention to detail. Ayla was completely dedicated to making my wedding vision come to life, and she delivered above and beyond my expectations. I am so so glad that we worked with her, and can’t imagine my wedding without her eye for detail and her care. I would recommend her services to absolutely anyone and everyone. I simply can not say enough good things. Throughout the planning process, Ayla was there for me – not only the detailed design boards, maps, and plans she sent me, but also to answer every single one of my questions, quickly and with care. If I changed my mind, Ayla handled it in stride and adjusted without even blinking. I really felt like she was there for me and my wedding. She was patient if I didn’t get back to her right away or couldn’t decide about something. She was kind in reminding me what I needed to be doing. She was organized with monthly checklists. On the week leading up, she was totally prepared and organized and completely handled any and all road bumps (there really weren’t many, being as how she had completely tackled everything so far in advance) without causing me any stress. On the day of and day before, she worked from sunup to sundown (and I do mean Alaskan summer sun-up to sun-down) to prepare everything so we could enjoy ourselves and relax. She took time and care to get everything perfect. She didn’t complain about a single thing, and always had a big smile on her face. Another small detail that we both loved, was that she made sure we always had food and drinks on our wedding – I hear so many brides say they didn’t get to eat, but Ayla literally was so on top of it, we didn’t miss a single thing. Seriously, hire her. We can’t say enough about how much we loved working with her and how much fun and enjoyment she added to our day, by bringing her specific talents and light to our day, as well as reducing our stress and anxiety leading up to the event.

Ayla is such an amazing professional and individual!!! She made the entire process so smooth and made being a bride 10x better during all the stressful times. Ayla is amazing at communicating, following your dream/vision. and providing the best advice! She was meant to be a wedding planner and I am so thankful she was ours! Highly recommend her to anyone looking for someone to help make your big day happen!

Ayla was a godsend to our wedding planning. My husband and I were both in California, so our wedding was destination for us and many of our guests. Ayla gave us so many great ideas and created a design board from my Pinterest that totally captured our vision. Her planning guide was really helpful and gave us connection to much needed vendors. She gave feedback when we really needed it. She also handled things like a boss at our tasting, she made sure that we had a 4 tier cake like I wanted (even though the chef tried to talk us into 2). I find myself channeling Ayla when I need to take care of business. You will not regret hiring her. Also, she is very communicative and kept me on track to have the best day ever! Truly, I couldn’t have done it without her. – Amy, bride

We truly couldn’t have had such an amazing experience without ayla on our side on our wedding day. I’m so grateful for all that she did from meeting with us before our day to being by our side from start to finish on our big day. She really helped my wife in so many ways leading up to the wedding. Thank you so much Ayla! – Andy, groom

We are so thrilled we hired Ayla to help with our wedding! We spent so much time and effort planning all the details we knew we needed someone we could trust to take care of everything on our wedding day. Ayla went above and beyond setting up our many many boxes of decor, coordinating our vendors, and making everything come together despite inclement weather. Ayla always has her couples best intentions in mind, and goes above and beyond to make their day is the best! She is on top of emailing, organizing, and diligently making sure all vendors are on the same page. She made our wedding day incredibly easy because she was 110% doing hers. Thank you Ayla for being such an important part of our day! I would be honored to work with you again my friend!

Choosing Ayla to help plan my wedding was the best decision ever! My wedding was July 2021. She was so much fun to work with! She is also professional and very organized. Ayla has an amazing wedding guide that I LOVED! She is very quick to respond and helped so much with vendor communication. Leading up to the day Ayla made the process fun and enjoyable. The wedding day was absolutely perfect! Not a moment went by that wasn’t perfect and exactly how I wanted it! She took care of all of the details and made it possible for my husband, family, and myself enjoy our special day. Ayla is amazing and I highly recommend her!