We can't say enough about Kristi, Lauren, and the whole team at Eclipse (especially Art)! Their dedication and talent are evident in every event they touch, making weddings truly unforgettable. The collective experience of their planners is impressive. Beyond our professional collaborations on countless weddings and corporate events, we've also turned to Eclipse to orchestrate some of our most precious family memories. They are more than just event planners; they are trusted partners and truly some of the best in Austin. - Aoibhistin & Brio read more

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My experience with Eclipse Event Co is twofold: as a vendor for their wedding and corporate events, and as a client who has entrusted them with planning significant family memories. From both perspectives, I've been consistently impressed by their "can-do" spirit and their position as some of the top wedding and event planners in the Austin area. read more

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As the husband, I wasn't deep into the wedding planning, but I know my wife has high expectations and a lot of specific requests. Kristi from Eclipse Event Co. did an amazing job keeping everything on track and managing all the details, big and small. She kept the process organized and took a lot of the stress off both of us. If you want someone who can handle anything thrown their way and keep things running smoothly, Kristi is the one you need. She delivered on every level and made sure the day was exactly what we wanted. read more

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HIRE TESSA! Seriously, there's not much more that need to be said. Being a Type-A-Control-Freak-Hyper-Organized-Project Manager that I am, I never really thought I needed a wedding planner, but friends kept recommending that I get one, so I decided to give it a try. I wanted someone that matched my detailed oriented crazy self and could understand and execute my vision. My husband and I met with Tessa and instantly clicked with her. We interviewed a few other planners, but none could even come close to her positive energy and clear communication skills. Tessa made the wedding planning process a total breeze. Based on just a quick chat, she understood what we wanted immediately and put together the perfect mood board. We then collaborated to narrow down vendors that were within budget and matched our styles, and every single one of them were incredible. Unlike some wedding planners that only get involved once you select and sign with vendors, she helped us handle everything from venue site visits to vendor selection and contract signing all within the listed package price. She was so helpful and patient (especially when dealing with my indecisiveness or change of hearts!), and saved us a ton of time and money with her tips and suggestions. On top of planning, Tessa and Maria (her assistant) also coordinated our wedding day absolutely perfectly. They took away all of the stress of the day by handling vendor setups, guest arrivals, making sure we had food and a drink at all times, and that our schedule stayed on time for every event/game we wanted to do (and we had a lot lol). My parents were so impressed by her, and so many of our guests told us that this was the most beautiful, fun, and on-time wedding ever. It was honestly just the most perfect day, and I have Tessa to thank for all of it! read more

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Haley was our planner for our wedding at Villa Antonia in March. I can't say enough amazing things about her - she is prompt, professional, empathetic, organized, and most importantly - ON TOP OF EVERYTHING!! Every little question I had she was already several steps ahead of me. We are so, so happy that we chose Eclipse because we couldn't have done this without Haley! A fun tidbit - I broke my toe 3 days before my wedding (proof you need to plan for every possible mishap!) and Haley handled it flawlessly. She made sure I was comfortable and checked in on us every step of the way. We are so thankful for her! Thank you for helping our wedding day be the best day ever! - Amanda & Andrew read more

Our one regret from our wedding is choosing Kristi from Eclipse Event Co as our coordinator. This review is meant to help anyone who may be on the fence. We paid for her top tier package after being referred by a friend. We decided that if we could trust someone to help save us time planning and work hard to make sure that the details were how we envisioned, then this would be a good investment for us. Ultimately, that wasn't our experience, here are some examples: Lack of time/stress saving: We had a 1.5 year engagement period, because we wanted to plan the wedding spread out over time & avoid last minute stress. We communicated this at booking. In the first year, we barely heard from her. She didn't do any design work for us. Ultimately we had to design every detail. ~6 months before the wedding, we had to bring in the bride's mother to get Kristi on track and planning/ reaching out to vendors. The week before so much was still not done that we had to take off work & have family come in town to help label all the decor & make detailed layouts of where everything would go (despite this, she still put decor in the wrong spots day of). We also ended up being the ones to send the timeline out to vendors 3 days before the wedding because she hadn't done it. Gaslighting: Throughout the process, we would explicitly say "we want X" or "__ is important to us." But the next time these requests came up, she would claim that she was hearing it for the first time. This was an issue that happened too many times and in the presence of other people who remembered us saying this before. Lying/ poor vendor selection: We had a specific vision and budget in mind for floral. She wanted us to meet with a florist right next to her office (1hr drive). The florist was not within our budget. We were annoyed that we wasted time with a vendor we couldn't afford, but asked her to find quotes from other florists that would be within our budget. She told us that "no one in Austin can do this less expensively" and we should go with her preferred vendor. That wasn't true. The florist we ended up using did a phenomenal job for thousands less. This pattern of recommending vendors convenient for her but not us repeated. We ended up having to find our own DJ, Strings, lounge set, napkins, chargers, photography, videography, candelabras, stationary, signage, hair & makeup etc. Ruining special moments: One of our most special moments for our wedding was supposed to be a private dinner away from everyone. We made it clear that after such an overwhelming thing as our ceremony, we wanted uninterrupted 30 min of alone time together to let it soak in that we got married. We told her no one was to interrupt us. 10 minutes into our dinner she came into our private space because it was "too hot outside and [she] needed A/C," she stayed for about 10 min, taking that special time away from us. Attention to detail: From our initial call and on nearly every call after that, we emphasized the importance of having our linens steamed (bride's biggest pet peeve). She kept saying that she'd "make a note of it". But, when we brought up steaming the linens the week before the wedding, she told us that there wasn't enough time to steam them day of and if we wanted it done we'd have to pay her more money on top of what we had already paid for her to bring a 3rd assistant to our wedding. We wished that she has mentioned this earlier, but ultimately decided to pay the fee for the 3rd assistant because it was important to us. You can imagine how upset we were on the day of the wedding when we realized the linens were never steamed. There are many more examples: -Didn't show in person to our final walk through -Didn't move the chairs inside the chapel for older guests -Didn't direct family to correct seats for ceremony -Moved strings to wrong spot -Didn't have the HMU team come down to photos after we paid extra for that service -Almost ruined our first dance This list goes on and on, but you get it. read more

There are not enough words to describe how amazing my experience was with Tessa at Eclipse Event Co. Tessa is by far the best decision my husband and I made during the wedding planning process. She was extremely detail organized, personable and my go to gal with every question and concern I had. I truly feel like I was working with my best friend. We worked with Tessa for about 1.5 years and she made sure every detail was accounted for. She would remind us of what needed to be completed at each month of the process, held us accountable and offered up soooooo many recommendations to make sure our day was extremely special. She also was super on top of all vendor communications behind the scene so that everyone was aware of timelines and expectations. On the day of, my husband and I didn't have to lift a finger or worry about a single detail. She was on top of everything from beginning to end and made our experience truly magical. If you have questions about who should be your planner, I beg of you...HIRE TESSA AT ECLIPSE! Thank you again for making this process soo fun for us :) read more

After meeting with several wedding planners in the Austin area, we immediately pulled the trigger with Eclipse after our initial consultation with Tessa. We really liked her professional, laid-back vibe and felt like she knew the best vendors to work with. All along the way, Tessa always stayed on top of our schedule and budget. We couldn't imagine going through the whole process with anyone else. read more

This wedding was planned by her mother who professionally runs large events all over the U.S. The bride and mother decided to hire a Day-Of coordinator to help alleviate the stress on day of since they had everything planned so perfectly down to every little detail. They decided coordinator Amy Bay. I am absolutely disgusted with the professionalism, execution, and attitude that Amy Bay and her assistant (That never introduced herself) had. Amy complained constantly to the bride of the start time of rehearsal, claiming that everyone would be late. Come day of, the entire party is early, but who is late? Amy Bay. She barely instructed is at all and had no planned, told us to just walk down and walk back. Then she disappears. A few hours go by and around 1pm or so she texts the bride, when she had specific instructions to contact mother, MOH, or literally anyone else on the day. She asked the bride, "Is the ballroom decorated yet?" To which bride response "that is your job to know". If she would have actually read the EXTREMELY detailed timeline provided to her, which she forwarded out to the bridal party, she would have known at that moment the bride was getting her hair and make up done. Photos were to start at 2:30. Still no sign of Amy Bay or her "assistant". Still nowhere to be found. After we are done with photos I have a bridesmaid come up to me and say that she say the coordinator sitting down and doing nothing when the ballroom looked nothing like the instruction she was given on the morning. I head up where Amy and her assistant were just standing by a table, it's 4pm now, the wedding starts at 5. No tables in the cocktail area had been set up. The table cloths were thrown on and not straight or tucked m. She failed to hand out the wedding programs, they were no where to be seen, she failed to block the isle off so when the wedding party walked we had to be very careful of bumps that others created. She set out the bridal portrait before the ceremony so every guest coming in saw her dress before hand. She did not guide anyone to the sign in book. Majority of guests missed it. As we were heading inside for dinner, we noticed that some name tags were put in the incorrect spot. She had a diagram to follow, . When the head table was dismissed to be first for dinner, the assistant got in line with us... again, very unprofessional and awkward. At one point the bride tried to look for her to ask for the air to be turned down and she was eating and only responded with "I'm eating" and was dismissed. For remainder the reception her and her assistant hid in the ceremony room. She was not properly prepared for any situation. A guest broke the strap to her shoe and she gave them TAPE to tape their foot on it! A bridesmaid needed her dress to be pinned up and just stood there handing me pins while I got down and did it. I broke the back straps to my dress while dancing and she offered me a zip tie... had no needle and thread. No additional buttons. The PHOTOGRAPHER ended up coming in and pinning my dress on for me. I don't know if she just assumed this would be an day where she could do no work and get paid an astronomical amount of money for the day. She also charged the most out of any vendor for rescheduling. This associate is an embarrassment to the company. I truly hope the company addresses the poor performance and lack of professionalism. I will be encouraging any future brides to seek another company. read more

1) Call Eclipse 2) Ask for Stacy. I knew I wanted a planner and interviewed a few. We chose Eclipse & Stacy. I could never have fathomed a pandemic would ensue 3 months before our big day. We chose to postpone to 2021. It may seem strange that I write a review before the actual wedding, but I just wanted people to know that this has been an incredibly stressful time. Stacy has been so phenomenal, so versatile, and so encouraging. I know that there are new brides to be out there, likely looking for an expert to guide them through what is (and may continue to be) an epically hard time to plan any kind of event, much less a wedding. Stacy has managed it all with positivity, precision, and patience. I would not hesitate to recommend her. read more

Eclipse Event Co came recommended to me by the American Express Platinum Concierge and what an amazing, quality recommendation it was!!!! Three key differentiating qualities: First, experience. The Eclipse team, especially Lauren, have a tremendous amount of experience. Lauren's experience (and patience) saved me from a number of decisions that at the time seemed better economically but ultimately would have caused headache. Second, local knowledge and resourcefulness. I had wanted a wedding that fused my Chinese culture with my husband's American traditions. Lauren gave me lots of possibilities but the one that made an impression was her suggestion of a traditional Chinese Lion Dance. She told me she was able to source dancers from the local UT student group! Lauren really leverages her local expertise to come up with creative options for her brides. Third, willingness to take on tasks hands on. The last few days before the wedding, Lauren and I did a last walk through with my caterer and we were each bitten 10 times by mosquitos within minutes of stepping on to the ceremony grounds. Worse, we discovered that the venue would be unable to be sprayed before my wedding day. I was really alarmed, to put it gently. Lauren ended up taking it upon herself to spray the venue with a residential insect fogger the morning of the wedding. It was so good of her! I'd strongly recommend Eclipse Event Co and Lauren for any Austin bride. read more

Brie is AMAZING!!! Brie Oglesby helped with every detail of my wedding in Austin recently and she was so helpful and so responsive I literally could not have done it without her. If you are planning a wedding, GET HELP! It relieves so much stress and goes so much more smoothly and the day flows so well you won't have nearly as much anxiety as you would if you tried to do it all alone! Loved Brie so much I couldn't recommend her more! read more

I couldn't have asked for a more AMAZING wedding! Brie was such an amazing wedding planner, and took care of EVERYTHING! My husband and I live in Milwaukee, WI, and were married in Austin, and I don't know if we would have been able to pull off the literal wedding of our dreams if it hadn't been for Brie and the team at Eclipse! As far as I'm aware, nothing went wrong the day of our wedding, which is a testament to Eclipse and Brie. If something did go wrong, we STILL don't know about it! Brie was a godsend and I can't rave enough about how wonderful the whole process was. She made it so easy! Everyone I speak to who had been married before has been surprised at how calm we were leading up to the event. We had nothing to worry about and it showed! Bravo Eclipse, Bravo! read more

I can't imagine going with any other wedding planner than Brie with Eclipse. She made it stress-free and fun. I love her laugh or smile and her ability to handle changes and anything that críos up during a wedding. She is the best person I met without prior knowledge of them. I would say she is now family but not sure she would want to be a part of our crazy family. Lol! But I would recommend no other because of her knowledge and refreshing personality. read more

Kristi and her team for made our fairytale come to life! They handled everything, which made the day stress free for our families. Everything went perfect and the day far exceeded anything I had imagined! I highly recommend Eclipse Event Co! #CincoDeShannon read more

I am so happy to highly recommend Eclipse Event Co., and specifically Tessa, our wedding planner. From our first contact throughout all of the planning and execution of my daughter's wedding, Tessa did a fantastic job of communicating, finding resources, sharing creative ideas, keeping everything organized, managing the details-large and small, as well as thinking of of things that we forgot. She kept track of all of the provisions of each contract with vendors, and made all of the follow up calls to vendors to confirm everything. (This is more work than you would think.) She was great at soothing any frazzled nerves and coming up with ideas to make the wedding beautiful and personal while staying within our budget. On the day of the wedding, we had multiple Eclipse staff (in addition to Tessa, of course) at the wedding to manage everything, direct people, move chairs, make sure the bride was comfortable and happy. That was such a luxury and it underscored how important it is to have the Eclipse organization behind the planner for that extra support. We initially debated whether it would be worth it to hire a planner and, let me tell you it was 100% worth it! read more

My family worked with Lauren for my sister's wedding at Horseshoe Bay. Everything went off without a hitch and it was a beautiful day. Lauren was organized and prepared for the big day. She also sent timelines, instructions, etc. to the family and bridal party leading up to the wedding weekend. read more

As a fellow wedding vendor, I see & work with many planners, & working with Lauren & Kristi of EEC is as good as it gets! They are so fun to work with, while attending to every single detail to ensure a perfect day for their clients. They deeply care about every event & the people involved. I highly recommend EEC to handle your wedding or event & make your day not only stress-free, but much better than you could have imagined! read more

Lauren made our wedding planning experience the most stress-free and enjoyable process imaginable. She is not only the sweetest person alive--going above and beyond at all times--but knowledgeable, organized, and polished on all wedding planning components to create the perfect day. From our experience, Eclipse Event Co. has a great relationship with many talented Austin vendors that gave us the opportunity to support local businesses. Lauren saved us time and money on every element to our wedding. I would be willing to speak with anyone that is considering Eclipse Event Co. Thanks again, Lauren! It was the best day ever! read more

I hired Eclipse to handle my day of needs for my wedding a few years back and I had a wonderful experience with Lauren. She definitely put me at ease and I was able to enjoy the big day. I would recommend them to anyone to help handle your wedding. read more

Lauren and Eclipse Event Co did a fantastic job planning our company party. This was our first time hosting an offsite company party, and my first time working with an event planner, and Lauren was so easy to work with and really made the event something special for our employees. She really knows her stuff when it comes to vendors, caterers, and venues. She matched us up with some great activities and entertainment for our party, and we all had a really enjoyable evening. She and Brie were there the evening of the event to make sure everything went smoothly throughout the night. I know that Eclipse Event Co does a lot of wedding planning, but if you are looking for an event planner for corporate parties or other events, I would definitely recommend them for that as well! read more

I debated whether or not to hire a wedding planner or use the planner that our venue provided. We ultimately made the decision to hire Kimberly from Eclipse Event Co and it was the best decision I probably made during the entire wedding planning process. I am a perfectionist and was nervous about leaving the day-of details to anyone else but myself. Kimberly executed my vision perfectly, and I was able to enjoy the day and just be a bride. I would absolutely use Kimberly and Eclipse Events again. read more

Brie was AMAZING ! She did so much for me and I can not thank her enough for all of the amazing work she did for me. Weddings are stressful, and she made sure to check in with me and see how I was doing. When our wedding day came, everyone was raving about how awesome, and beautiful the day was. They were super impressed by Brie and how organized she was. Thank you Brie for being amazing !! If you are thinking about getting a wedding planner DO IT! read more

This is a company that showed true professionalism from start to finish! I came into contact with this fantastic team as their back up florists! I had a week to put everything together and I could not of done it without Loren! She's amazing! Wise beyond her years that's for sure. All my interaction with her was via phone, text and email. She's a go getter, a fix it all woman and a sweetheart! Imagine the pressure of no florist on the Monday before the wedding. Seriously just imagine that! We all were under so much stress and she kept her cool every step of the way. She kept me informed and helped me navigate all the details of what turned out to be a beautiful and stunning wedding. When I finally met her in person it was like meeting a family member you have t seen in a while. We became instant sisters (my much younger sister;) and made it all happen. Keep in mind she not only had me to guide through all this, but all the other vendors and of course the most important person The Bride. Everything was just flawless. I'm dying to work with her and the rest of the team again. If you're looking for true professionals that know exactly what they are doing, look no further. Let them take care of you like every bride should be! I wish I would of hired them for my wedding:) read more

I could absolutely not have done it (you know...have a wedding) without Lauren Chumbley and the Eclipse team! They did it all...and much better than I could have! The thing about weddings is that something WILL go wrong. It's inevitable with all the moving pieces. Whether it's a vendor that's late or a server that doesn't know what they're doing or a missing family member moments before your ceremony, Eclipse can (and did) handle it! I'm so happy we worked with Lauren, not only for the day of, but also during the many months leading up to the wedding. I now consider her a friend after spending so much time together! Do yourself a favor and reach out to Eclipse, even if you're not sure about using a wedding planner. You absolutely won't regret it! read more