The best decision I made after saying "yes" to marrying my husband was hiring Irene to plan the wedding. I went into wedding planning knowing that I would need a capable planner, as we were seeking an elopement abroad. I was overwhelmed with finding a planner when I stumbled upon High Emotion Weddings. On their website were dreamy pictures of elegant weddings around Europe. Their portfolio closely resembled my Pinterest board, a timeless look with unique, modern elements. Irene responded to my inquiry quickly and, right away, provided her availability to have a call. On that first call, Irene wanted to learn about us as a couple and our dreams for our wedding day down to how we wanted it to look and feel. This began the incredible journey of planning our wedding with High Emotion Weddings. Despite the time difference between Irene in Vienna and us in Wisconsin, Irene's schedule was flexible, making it easy for us to schedule calls with her. She always responded quickly to emails with thoughtful responses to our many questions. It's hard to describe the relief we felt when we realized that for every problem, Irene had a solution, and for every wish, Irene had a plan to make it a reality. Irene has a great system that makes the planning process feel much less daunting, taking it one step at a time. She made sure that we were always on track and told us what to begin considering for upcoming steps so we never felt rushed in making a decision. It was also reassuring that she had previously worked with many of the vendors we hoped to book. Irene's ability to make our vision work for our budget was truly invaluable and something that we could not have done alone. Irene's assistance greatly exceeded our expectations. She helped to arrange our documents for our marriage certificate, booked us transportation for our stay before and after the wedding, and provided insight ranging from wedding dress shopping to our honeymoon. With Irene, planning our elopement in a country that we had never been to was surprisingly seamless. On the wedding day, Irene was truly amazing. She was available if my husband or I needed anything, coordinated with all of the vendors, artistically arranged gorgeous detail shots for our photographers, and set up our beautiful cake and dinner tables in the most elegant way. Her husband, Mihai, was also invaluable on the wedding day. He was available to help my husband get ready and relax before the ceremony while also coordinating with the rest of the team. Irene and Mihai are the kind of people you wish to have around you on your wedding day as they are both extremely considerate, patient, and professional. My husband and I were able to be present in each moment of our day, from getting ready in the morning to having our romantic dinner together at the end of the night. The day was much more beautiful than I had imagined, and truly everything, from how it looked to how it felt, was us. In the beginning, Irene had helped me fine-tune my vision and she miraculously brought it to life. No matter how you choose to get married, a large wedding, or an intimate elopement, it's one day that you'll remember for the rest of your life. If you hire Hire Emotion Weddings, your day is in the most capable hands and will be a beautiful representation of you and your love. read more

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Creators of my absolute dream wedding!! We are from Tennessee and wished for an elopement getaway in a snowy European country. High Emotion Weddings made just that happen. All I knew at the beginning of planning was that I wished for a cold weather location and a tea party on my wedding day. Irene took care of these and all the many, many other details. She made all my wishes a reality at Schloss Leopoldskron, where she coordinated a stunning wedding tea party better than I could have imagined! I was able to truly relax on my wedding day knowing Irene would handle every step to perfection. She also handled other travel details I needed help with and provided excellent local recommendations in Salzburg and Vienna. It was a delight working with Irene. After all of our planning, unfortunately our wedding had to be postponed one year due to COVID. However, I never worried knowing we had High Emotion Weddings planning our day. It only allowed me more time to get to know Irene : ) Now I am just hoping I can come up with another reason to use High Emotion Weddings in the future...anniversary party perhaps?! read more

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Pause for a moment and picture your dream wedding. Imagine the sights, the sounds, and the feel of your ideal day. Now imagine someone who has the magic powers to extract that exact fantasy from your mind, breathe life into it, and make it a reality - down to the smallest detail; everything one thousand times more beautiful, more perfect than you ever imagined. It sounds too good to be true! But it's not if you know Irene and her team at High Emotion Weddings. We immediately fell in love with the classic elegance and breathtaking beauty that exuded from photo after photo in HEW's portfolio. The initial discovery call sealed the deal for us. Irene was warm, inquisitive, and thoughtful. She wanted to know about us as a couple - our likes and dislikes; what our ideal day looked like; how we wanted to feel. We found this to be refreshing compared to calls we had with other planners whose first order of business was to discuss numbers, logistics, and deposits. With them, it seemed like just another transaction. With Irene, it immediately felt personal. We worked closely with Irene and Mihai to refine the details of our wedding weekend. They consulted us about every element - website, music, photography, food & beverage, decor, you name it! They asked us to share the vibe we wanted, and they narrowed down a few options for each category from which we could choose. This was a blessing for people like Joe and me who are super indecisive! Irene and Mihai provided their expert opinion when we asked for input, but they were never pushy and never tried to sway us in any particular direction. Irene graciously advocated for us when speaking to vendors - communicating our desires and our concerns and negotiating pricing when it was warranted. Each step of planning was handled so thoroughly and so methodically. Irene was speedy and comprehensive in her responses. Her communication via email was always crystal clear - something not easily achieved for most people, but super important when it comes to planning the finer details of a destination wedding. We had regular status calls where Irene provided us with a list of completed, ongoing, and future tasks. I cannot stress enough how buttoned-up everything was. We were in lockstep with Irene and Mihai through the entire process; our visions completely aligned. We truly felt a partnership with them. Joe and I always scoffed and rolled our eyes when people would tell us your wedding is the best day of your life. "We'll have lots of best days!", we'd respond. How wrong we were. We both can honestly say that Irene and Mihai gave us the most incredible day of our life. The thought, care, and attention to detail that went into planning was second to none. The execution was flawless. They took all the stress out of planning a wedding. They did all the heavy lifting so we could sit back and simply enjoy our day. They created a masterpiece: making it possible for us to marry in an exquisite church, and then celebrate our love with our family and closest friends in an actual palace! The expressions and reactions of our families and friends are forever ingrained in our minds. We have never felt so much happiness, so much love. We've been to a lot of great weddings, but there's something about them that always seem so generic; cookie-cutter, if you will. They all have a similar look and feel, bar the different flowers or linen color. That wasn't the case for us. Everything that Irene touched was pure gold. If you want a day that's truly special, truly one-of-a-kind; a day that truly captures and reflects your essence as a couple, you need to hire High Emotion Weddings. No one will put as much love or thought into making your special day a reality as Irene. She is sincerely one of the most talented, creative, perceptive, and beautiful humans I know. Thank you, High Emotion Weddings, for setting the bar so high. You are truly masters of your craft. read more

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Words cannot express how thankful we are for Irene and team for their wonderful service at Highemotions Wedding. Every aspect of our experience with Irene was simply fanstastic, and it truly displays her professionalism, great work ethic, and excellent taste in aesthetics. We just had our wedding in September, 2022 in Vienna and it was everything we dreamt of and more. Our process started in 2020, but plans were derailed due to the pandemic. During that time, Irene kept in touch with us from time to time but only to check in to make sure us and our families were doing ok. It made us feel that she truly cared about us and we were not just her clients. When it was time to get down to planning in 2022, Irene was simply a superstar. She was able to provide us with so many valuable suggestions because of her wealth of knowledge and experience. She gave us choices and insights on the different topics, and made the navigation process as easy as possible. She was always organized, prepared and thorough. And when I say she is organized, I have never met someone as organized as her. Everything was presented to us very clearly, with references and hyperlinks for more information. We were always fully aware of what we needed to do and how far along we were in the process. And when it came to making decisions, she was always respectful of our opinions and considerate of our wishes and circumstances. She was never pushy about any subject matters and was always understanding, even though we were often tardy in our response times to emails and deadlines. When we encountered some major challenges, she thought ten steps ahead and presented us with the best options promptly and with our best interest in mind. In addition, she is well connected within the industry and has great relationships with many excellent photographers, videographers, florists, venues, etc. For example, we love our photographer, Nikol, and the work she has done for us. When we arrived in Vienna, she made us and all of our guests feel so welcome and excited for the celebration. On the actual wedding day, Irene and her husband Mihai were there for us every step of the way. They were attentive, thoughtful and painstakingly ensured that every single detail was in place and that every element went smoothly. We felt very well taken care of, and all we had to worry about was to have a great time. We had a blast at our wedding! Everything went on without a hinge, and our venue and all the decorations were simply breathtaking. Irene and her team at Highemotions Wedding truly made our dream wedding come true, and we are forever grateful. read more

High Emotion Weddings - Wedding Planning Near Me - Vienna, 9

Our perfect day in Vienna, thank you High Emotion Weddings! My husband and I married in Vienna, Austria on July 2, 2019. It was absolutely wonderful! We did not stop smiling! The day was perfect! Irene was just amazing and made sure everything from the paperwork to the flowers, event center, photography, horse carriage ride and dinner was flawless! We planned everything from Colorado and Irene made this event as stress free as possible! Thank you High Emotion Weddings for making our dream wedding come true! We would highly recommend High Emotion Weddings to everyone! Definitely a five star rating! Thank you so much Irene for all your expertise! read more

If you are searching for a wedding planner for your destination wedding, look no further. Irene is wonderful, she gives you great options and has some great contacts for your special day. I was quite nervous planning a wedding from California and getting married in Vienna. Irene made it easy, you tell her your vision and what you would like and she will tell you what is possible. I had a wedding that friends and family still talk about almost a year later. Added plus, I would call Irene a friend she still stays in touch and asks how my husband and I are. Thank you High Emotions and Irene read more

Irene and her team created the most beautiful wedding weekend for us in Vienna! The weekend included a Friday rehearsal dinner, Saturday Catholic church wedding and palais reception dinner and Sunday brunch on Kahlenberg. Thanks to Irene for her diligent planning, high tech communication and upmost professionalism there was no job too small for her to help us with - from collecting responses from worldwide guests to sourcing the groomsmen' ties, nothing was overlooked. Our guests mostly came from London and Vienna but also from China and the rest of the world - they all echoed the same sentiments of what an amazingl wedding it was! There were times on my wedding day when I looked around and thought, 'I can't believe this is MY wedding!', so breathtakingly beautiful, I could not have dream of more! I'm certain she's the best international wedding planner in Vienna. - Jenny, bride, UK read more

I would like to thank Irene for making an intimate and small wedding the biggest event in our lives! Hiring Irene was the best decision I made in the process of planning my wedding. She made being a bride much at ease with her help, advice and support every step of the way. My husband and I traveled from California to Austria for the first time in May 2017 to be married. Irene, as thoughtful as she is, even had a special surprise waiting for us upon arrival to the hotel! We immediately fell in love with Austria and were delighted that we chose to have our wedding there. The architecture, cuisine and culture are incomparable to any other place we have ever been. We could not have picked a more beautiful place to be married or travel with family. Two days before our wedding I was stuck with food poisoning. This made me a bit anxious before the wedding, but Irene had everything perfectly arranged. Our wedding day turned out better than I had ever anticipated. Irene provided elegance in every detail of the day, from the music to the flowers, even down to the name cards and table linens. We had a tiny wedding of just immediate family. Part of our wedding day included a photo shoot throughout the city. Irene created a separate plan for our family. Her attentiveness was beyond sincere and greatly appreciated by all of our guests. I had planned separately a reception style weekend for friends in Italy. My one regret is I did not have Irene help me plan this reception as well. Although the weekend turned out wonderfully, it was missing the stylistically tasteful, chic and romantic atmosphere Irene created on our wedding day. Also a quirky part of our wedding festivities was that I ordered the exact same cake, using the same instructions in Austria and Italy. I must say the results were translated quite differently and Austria was definitely the winner in taste and design. Thank you Irene for everything- it was truly the most beautiful day of our lives. read more

Wedding Thank you! Our wedding day was AMAZING! We are overwhelmed with joy and gratitude for all that Irene and Mihai did to make OUR DAY so special! They are a wonderful team who gave us more than we could have imagined! Here's our story.... I was engaged! It was time to plan the wedding. Josh and I wanted to enjoy this experience. We wanted our wedding day to be all about us! It was clear we were eloping! We knew we were going to be traveling in Europe for the honeymoon but we didn't know the exact destination we were going to get married . I needed help! I found Irene quite quickly in my search for wedding planners in Europe. She has this elegance that you can see in every wedding she has done. Its hard to find that level of consistency. I had to know more about her and if she was available for us. I quickly sent an email. Irene promptly replied and answered all my questions. Securing her as our wedding planner was an easy decision. We are in California and planning a wedding in another country comes with challenges. Irene and Mihai helped us find the country that we could have a legal ceremony without to many restrictions. Within Austria they helped us find the perfect location based on how we envisioned our wedding day. They helped us navigate the legal paperwork like rockstars because it's confusing. This awesome duo then helped us find fantastic vendors to pull the details of the day together. We choose the Schloss Fuschel Hotel for our Wedding location. It's beautiful and we could escape into our own world for a few days where we could be spoiled. Irene and Mihai helped us with every detail from reserving our room to the ceremony and dinner location at the hotel. The make up artist, the salon blow out, the nail appointment, the massages, the champagne, the five course dinner, the wedding cake, all of the beautiful flowers, the amazing Katka Koncal and her husband, Daniel, for the stunning photography ......absolutely everything that we needed they helped coordinate. Ultimately we could not have had a better experience and we couldn't say enough nice things about these two wonderful people. read more

If you're eloping, hire these guys. They are THE BEST. They are professional, organized, and very kind and supportive. They organize all of the documents and vendors with ease and send you reminders if you forget to do something. They're very experienced and intuitively know what you need. Their network of vendors is vast and adores working with them. You know they're a great company with solid character when their reputation among vendors is also 5 stars. Our elopement went off without a glitch and because of High Emotion Weddings we were able to relax and enjoy the day. read more