My agency contacted Swank Events to throw a 50th Anniversary Celebration for current employees, alumni and Board Members. From the first brainstorming session, we knew that Kristin and her team had the experience, connections and skill to plan an event that would pay tribute to the success of our agency. The event exceeded all of our expectations. Kristin and her team managed every detail from start to finish. They learned about our agency history and culture and ensured that it was represented throughout every decision that was made. She ensured that our agency branding was throughout the the amazing venue at Gillette Stadium and coordinated all signage, florals and decor. Kristin has impeccable taste and style. Our agency will forever remember this amazing event and we could not have done it without Swank Events! read more

Swank Events has produced summer and holiday employee events for my company. I always enjoy working with Kristin and her team: they have great ideas, are very organized, always meet deadlines, help me stay on budget and, most importantly, produce terrific events. Kristin truly goes above and beyond. For our summer party in 2022 at Gillette stadium, the bus company providing 5 full-size coaches canceled all our buses the day before our event. They had a shortage of drivers. We got a full refund but that didn't help with the need to get everyone to/from the party. Finding buses had been challenging months before our event and now we were less than 24 hours out. Kristin dropped everything and spent the entire day tracking down buses and cobbling together a transportation plan for us. It was incredibly stressful but she was calm and cool. She literally saved the event. On top of it, Kristin is a lovely person and a pleasure to work with. I highly recommend Swank Events! read more

Kristin and her team were phenomenal! They managed our DEI Summit's system-wide event and were excellent. Her team was responsive, helpful, and thought of even the smallest details to make sure everything ran smoothly. I am so grateful we connected with Kristin and her team to help bring this event to the finish line. The summit happened without a single snag in the day. Truly a pleasure to have been able to work with Swank Events! read more

I have worked with Kristin and her team on a wide variety of large-scale events over the past several and cannot emphasize enough how incredible they are. Kristin has gone above and beyond both in terms of planning, organizing and delivery, and keeps both everything and everyone as organized and aligned as possible. She is thoughtful in every approach and ensures that each event reaches its full potential: there is nothing that Kristin has not already thought of on the day-of. I am so immensely thankful for her and her team, and know that things would be much more difficult without her! read more

If you want to take an event to the next level ...Kristin and her staff deliver. At Northshore magazine we needed to re-invent our 2020 Grand Tasting event with 50 chefs and 450 attendees. Swank Events pulled it all together under budget and seamlessly. A pleasure to work with. Our event company of choice for the foreseeable future! read more

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Kristin has organized three conferences for the New England Translators Association. She has been invaluable in getting us through the transition to remote conferencing during covid, and we are looking forward to going back to in person next year with her assistance. She is organized, creative, and just a fantastic person to work with. We highly recommend her. read more

I'm an Executive Assistant to the CEO of a local company. I was tasked with planning a company party for approximately 500 people. The smartest thing I did was to reach out to Kristin at Swank. She brought her fantastic experience and contacts to enhance my event. She helped me research, select and negotiate with the venue, designed around the theme I had outlined, helped to select and secure all of the vendors (venue, flowers, lighting, photography, printing, etc.). Always collaborative and available whether that was in person, through email or over the phone. Swank Events put all of their efforts into my event and it showed. I cannot thank the Swank Events team enough. The evening was an over-the-top success. If you're searching for someone to help you plan an awesome event, reach out to them. read more

My husband and I used Kristin for our wedding planning, for our wedding in September 2015. We first met Kristin at the Wedding Expo at the Somerville Armory in 2014. We met with her a few weeks later to discuss our planning. We ultimately did "full planning" with her, but she does offer several 'tiers' of support, from full planning down to just 'day of' support. I travel a lot for work, and new that we would at the very least need assistance in planning given my travel schedule. Kristin was great all along the way keeping us on track with our plans, on track with our budget, and helping us find the best location, and vendors for our wedding. She communicated with vendors, got contracts squared away, kept spreadsheets, gave us projects and to-do lists, and kept it all available via dropbox for us to handle on our very active day-to-day lives. She even was able to handle some last-minute audibles with our lighting vendor. Day of, Kristin basically told us to do nothing but enjoy the day. She managed all the vendors, made sure everything was where it needed to be, helped us wrangle all the peoople, but more importantly... simply made sure the day went as smooth as it could be. She really was our knight in shining armour for our wedding. She made sure everything worked. In the end we coudn't be happier with Kristin and her team that helped us plan our day. read more

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I've used Kristin Healy @ Swank Events for a few big projects and can say she's the best! She is attentive, sees the big picture, detail-oriented, manages virtual teams well and just a pleasure to work with! I highly recommend Swank Events and Kristin Healy! read more

Kelli, the woman behind Swank Events, may be the hardest working woman in the state. As a wedding planner, you have to be negotiator, project manager, accountant, expert in photography, florals, cakes, etiquette, sometimes a therapist...the list goes on. Kelli manages to do all that for her clients in addition to having a day job. It's baffling, really! When I got engaged, I knew I needed a planner. I had a vague idea of how much went into planning a wedding and I simply didn't have time. With only 9 months to plan my wedding, I found Swank Events on Yelp and contacted them. After glowing references from past clients, Kelli and I met and I hired her on the spot. She really listens to what you want from your wedding day. She never forgot the things I told her in that initial meeting - she had our "theme" in mind with every vendor recommendation. 9 months of working with someone to put together the most important day of your life is very hard to put into a succinct review. It's difficult to know where to start! Kelli did all the legwork on venues in and around Boston, putting together SUPER helpful portfolios for each with pros and cons, costs, etc. She came with us on all the tours and asked the questions I had no idea were important to have answers to. When we fell in love with the beautiful rooftop room at the Taj in downtown Boston, Kelli somehow worked her magic to make it affordable for us (seriously, I still don't know how she did it.) Kelli knows lots of local vendors and can find and recommend ones that fit your style and sensibility. She's pretty opinionated when it comes to certain vendors, but also respectful of your choices (I had my heart set on a photographer that was slightly out of our budget range but Kelli knew it was important to me and made it work.) She's also excited to find new vendors - when we didn't want a cake, she went out and found us a great place for mini whoopee pies. Kelli is super responsive - I have over 500 emails/texts/calls from her from the past year. She's also passionate about her work and it shows in everything she does. On top of all that, she's just a good person! Our "meetings" often took place in my apartment- which was so convenient with my schedule- over a glass of wine. I don't think there is anything Kelli wouldn't do to make her clients happy on their big day. I would recommend Swank Events to every bride; whether you need full service planning (like myself) or something more a la carte. She has options to work with every budget and her assistance, guidance and inspiration were worth 10 times her fees. Simply put, my husband and I have Kelli to thank for a beautiful, stress-free wedding day. And isn't that what it's all about? read more

My fiancé and I hired Swank Events after making no progress on wedding planning after a year of being engaged. With busy work schedules and an illness in the family, the idea of planning a wedding on our own (and enjoying it) was really overwhelming. Before hiring Kristin and her team, we talked with a few other potential planners in the Boston area, but they scoffed at our budget and their pricing was outrageous. When we met with Kristin, she made us feel comfortable and respected our vision and priorities. Not to mention, Swank Events' packages and pricing are probably the most reasonable and provide the most value in the entire Boston area. We worked with Kristin for almost a year leading up to our wedding. She helped us select every vendor, all of which were amazing. She put together our day of timeline, came to meetings with the caterer with us, reminded us that payments were due, worked directly with our vendors, etc. All of her communications were professional, prompt, and reassuring. The day of coordination went flawlessly - I don't think we would have enjoyed our wedding without it! If there were any problems, I had no idea because Kristin handled them. As a result, we were actually able to be guests at our wedding and enjoy ourselves. I don't know why people would spend all that money on a wedding and not make this extra investment to be able to enjoy the event you are spending tens of thousands of dollars on. My fiancé was a bit skeptical of hiring a wedding planner in the beginning. However, he will constantly sing Kristin's praises now. We were both absolutely exhausted at the end of our wedding day when Kristin said that she would take all of our gifts, cards, decorations, etc. home and meet us a few days later to give them to us. My fiancé looked at me and said, "Wait, so if she wasn't here, we would have to clean up and load our car right now, at midnight, after the most exhausting day of our lives?" That alone made hiring Kristin worth it to him. We had an absolutely flawless day and were able to enjoy it and the planning process thanks to Kristin and Swank Events. read more

Absolutely incredible service. This review on Swank EVENTS IS LONG overdue. I cannot express in words how IMPRESSED I was with their services. SWANK EVENTS saved my cousin's wedding from interior décor disaster, and from unnecessary accumulated debt. The disaster would have been my cousin and I, with expertise in health and not decor, trying to decorate the hall mainly on our own preferences. We were working on less than a shoe string Budget, when I was graciously referred to Kelli. According to the person who referred me from Hummingbird bridal, another company that is excellent in working with couples and families on do it yourself miniscule wedding budgets, Kelli was who I needed on my wedding planning team. This woman couldn't have been more right. The décor budget including cost of real flowers, and everything was 1,000. This may not seem so small if it wasn't for the fact that the hall we were decorating was a recreation space in the boys and girls club , ultimately used for youth events, and to seat 250 people. A large kids' mural covered the wall on the stage where the high table would be seated. The rubber floor, had the blue, green, and red playground markings you would expect in a kids space. The walls were a dark brown brick color. There were red fire doors, and a ramp on the side of the room, with red metal bar as a hand rest. Our color scheme for the wedding was purple and gold. How were we going to transform the kids room into an elegant space for a wedding? And On the budget we had? As a clincher, when we called in Kelli's assistance, we had little more than a week and a half left for wedding plans. The entire wedding was planned in three weeks. Enter Kelli to the Rescue. She adhered strictly to our budget, dealt masterfully and respectfully with opinionated family members, and soothed the worries of this maid of honor, along with the bride. Kelli was contacted less than two weeks to the wedding. Kelli is reliable, and compassionate. She didn't berate us for planning a wedding in a short period of time, nor tell us that we should have contacted her earlier. She came to our aid right away, returning our call by the next morning and arranging to meet with us in person earlier than we could have hoped with the short notice. On the day we met her, she was running late, called to alert us, then arrived when she said she would. Kelli was incredibly professional and hardworking! She stayed longer than she had originally planned, requested to meet us at the site where the wedding would be held, examined every nook and corner that needed to be decorated in detail. We couldn't have asked for someone more thorough. She gave us amazing cost saving ideas, and didn't balk at our budget as other wedding planners had. And don't worry folks, Kelli gently and wisely persuaded us that, though the colors purple and gold were pretty together, on our budget, we couldn't compete with the dominant colors in the room already, mainly muddy red paint on metal surfaces, and brown brick walls. She suggested we select red and gold instead, to complement the colors already in the room, and thereby not have to expend money covering up places in the room that clashed with the prior purple and gold scheme. I agonized over trying to cover the rubber floor, and Kelli rightly pointed out that with tables in the room, the floor would barely be noticeable. We also found a solution for covering the kids mural on the wall. Kelli wasn't available the day of to help plan the wedding due to prior wedding planning engagements, but she got on the phone and contacted all vendors she knew to help us find out about renting a more appropriate hall space, when we were considering one. She did this over the weekend, on her own time. She was also available by consult over the phone, text, and email all the days up to the wedding, at no extra charge! She went above and beyond the call of duty. She outlined exactly what we would need to discuss with vendors, like the florist. And she gave us some ingenious décor ideas. Kelli even donated numerous rolls of left over tulle she had to our wedding for us to use!! She felt so concerned for our budget, she made the consult fee pretty much negligible. Telling us that she wished she could be there to do more to help with the planning. She also checked in with us AFTER the wedding to find out how everything had went. She cared enough to even ask to see photos. If there is a more down to earth, kind, compassionate, hard working, talented, culturally competent, efficient , generous, and creative wedding planner in the Boston area, I don't know of one. The wedding turned out to be gorgeous. I have Kelli and my florist to thank for that. I highly recommend Kelli's services, and Swank events in general. Khalidah , MSc. Harvard School of Public Health read more

I am so happy my sister (and MOH), found Kristin & Swank Events when i was seeking out day-of coordination for my big Italian Boston wedding. As a type-A, engineer, self proclaimed "super planner", i certainly found the perfect match! First and foremost, I had an absolutely flawless and fantastic experience with Swank Events and working with Kristin, from the moment of our first introduction, through the final hours of my big day as she helped box up my final "takeaway items", through the follow up emails sending words of congrats and post-wedding feedback on my vendors. THANK YOU! I knew she was the perfect match from our first conversation. She brought a lot of wedding event planning experience to the table that educated us without our first in person meeting, that helped us out tremendously with our day of schedule, photo plan desires, vendor bookings, floor plan, and overall logistics, that guided us from the get-go. And truly helped us focus our time and efforts in the right areas. Kristin and Swank Events truly have it together and absolutely know the ins/outs of the industry - even when you think you have thought of everything (trust me I tried), you realize there is still a lot to learn, and she's got your covered. She's personable, professional, extremely organized, confident, and makes you realize that you are in good hands for whatever services you may need. On the day of, and leading up to, she went above and beyond to make sure all the loose ends we're perfectly tied up, and she completely rolled with the punches and helped us execute our wedding dreams. Ex. I had to change a couple of tables within 24 hours of guest arrival, sent her a quick email, and she had it covered. Ex. On the day of, we had some tent layout challenges; she briefed me quickly with the high level details I needed, and off she went with flawless execution. Ex. She did an incredible job at keeping me, my husband and mom on a "need to know basis" when little things needed adjustment, and checked on us individually here and there to make sure our needs were meant as the event carried out; everyone, including many of my guests - who weren't in direct contact with her - were very impressed. . Ex. Lastly, she helped me feel at ease with the whole orchestration. And by nights end, perfectly collected and packed up all the essentials for easy takeaway. It was an absolute pleasure working with Kristin. I felt like I had a dear friend there by my side making sure everything played out as planned. I have already sang your praises to many of my friends and brides-to-be, and they too are just excited to work with Swank Events from everything to small parties, showers, and gift baskets, to day-of coordination and full on event planning. They are lucky to have you! read more

Swank Events helped organize our annual conference and it was very well received. Kristin was with us every step of the way, including all day during the conference. Prior to the big day, she really went the extra mile for us, and then a few miles more. She thought of every aspect of the event, and kept her cool as we threw more and more changes and additions at her. read more

Kristin was absolutely amazing, my wife and I worked with her for most of our planning process from across the country while we lived in California. Kristin went above and beyond to help us know every detail of the process and even gave us a Skype tour of our top 3 wedding venues. Her attention to detail and patience are unmatched. I can't wait for another major event so I can hire Swank again!!! read more

Kristin is the best. It's almost hard to put into words how appreciative I am to have found Kristen and cannot wait to work with her again. She's the consummate professional, timely, creative and detail orientated. She helped me take on a huge event and task and was nothing but a value-add to my team and my sanity. I would highly recommend Kristen and Swank for anything you are considering. You will not find a better more trustworthy partner for any event! read more

I love working with Swank events for virtual and in person events. Kristin is great to work with! She is very detailed, organized and super creative. I trust that when working with her we're in GREAT hands. read more

I can´t imagine planning an event without Kristin at Swank Events. She kept my husband and I on task, making sure we completed all necessary decisions on time. In the weeks leading up to the event and on the day of, she helped take care of all the small details. I also give her a lot of credit for striking up the perfect balance between kindly guiding us to make our own decisions and inserting her opinion when necessary (which we really appreciated!) throughout the wedding-planning process. While we tried to honor many opinions and interests, Kristin consistently proved herself to be both kind and competent in navigating what, for us, was somewhat unchartered territory. We highly recommend her for your planning needs! read more

Kelli, the wonderful lady behind Swank Events was our wedding planner and not only made our lives so much easier and less stressful, but also wowed us and our guests beyond belief. In the beginning of the wedding planning process I was stressed out 24/7 and was Groomzilla, if there ever was such a thing. But Kelli was able to find vendors for us to work with within our budget with our style in mind. She found the most amazing band, she found vendors who are not just great at their craft and what they do but were really awesome to work with. From her constant contact via email and cell phone, to the visiting me at work to help plan secret surprises for my wife to be, to finding all these neat little details that we would of never thought of like the mismatched argyle socks for the groomsmen, Kelli is the best. Our wedding was so wonderful that people keep telling us today that it was the best wedding they ever went to, and its all Kelli's fault. She made our wedding the most beautiful wonderful experience in our lives. In fact, everyone loved what she did for our wedding, our friends hired her to do their wedding as well. If you are looking for someone who can get to know and understand you, find and meet your needs, and still save a few surprises for the big night, then Swank Events is the way to go. Modern, Hip & Elegant. We loved working with her so much that we are proud to have her back for our upcoming baby shower! read more

My fiance and I worked with Swank Events to plan our wedding last fall. Betsy was our contact there and our day-of coordinator. She and the owner, Kristen, did a fabulous job helping me organize the event. We hired them for "partial services" because I had a pretty clear idea in my head of what I wanted to do and I wanted to do a lot of the research and leg work on my own. Betsy was great to work with, she gave me free reign on the parts I wanted to control and picked up the reigns whenever I needed or wanted more help. The event went very smoothly thanks to her great organization. Overall, I found Betsy and Swank Events to be incredibly valuable to the whole wedding process, and I'm SO glad we decided to hire them. read more

Swank Events deserves way more than five stars for the incredible work they do. We got them involved in our wedding planning process pretty early on, following a very strong recommendation from friends of ours. Looking back at how much legwork they did on our behalf, I can say that their services are easily worth ten times what they charge. From the very beginning, Kelli and Kristin worked tirelessly to understand our personalities and wishes for the big day. They are wonderfully flexible and accommodating, which was hugely important for us as we both work long hours, and they were willing to meet at times and locations convenient for us. They kept our vendors (and us!) on track with the utmost sweetness and tact. It was also such a relief to know that each decision we made and each dollar we spent was being supported by the opinion of experienced professionals. They know the Boston wedding scene and they are well accustomed with finding vendors to match any requirements, whether that be price point, aesthetic, or whatver else - and they are also well versed in negotiating with vendors to get what you need. And for the actual wedding day, K and K (along with their small army of staff) made sure that everything moved smoothly behind the scenes, so that we could concentrate on what mattered - our guests and each other! I am already spreading the word among my friends who are starting to plan their weddings - Swank Events are who you need on your side! THANK YOU Kelli and Kristin!! read more

This is the third year in a row that we have used Kristin for our Holiday company party. She is amazing! Completely approachable, dependable, realistic with goals and budgets, offers her expertise in both style, taste, and what will work for the masses. Our company is 350 and growing, and Kristin knocks it out of the park every time! From the finest detail to what the majority of people will enjoy, Kristin walked with us step by step! I've worked with a lot of event planners, and I have to say, I feel that Kristin listens! She will give advice to what will work, but in the end, if the client wants something to go a certain way, she will meet that need - with a smile and support to make sure that it is delivered in the best way possible! Fully devoted to her work, she is there from the very first steps right to the end of the event. There really isn't any reason to look elsewhere. when something works above and beyond expectations, why go anywhere else? Book with Swank Events. You won't be disappointed. read more

We hired Swank Events to help us with our wedding. We had picked most of the vendors and had things sort of lined up before we hired them, but they were still a life saver! We hired them for day-of coordination, but of course they were not strictly limited to assistance on the day of the wedding. Kelli worked with us over many months on a few details of the wedding and was always available to run an idea by or for any sort of sanity check I needed. She met with us a number of times prior to the wedding to make sure she knew what our vision was, what our priorities were, and what we were concerned about. She helped coordinate some really tricky transport logistics and even proofread and made suggestions on the wording on our invites that made things MUCH clearer for our guests (nearly half of whom were visiting from out of town). I went back and forth in the beginning about whether we really "needed" a day-of coordinator. Our venue had a coordinator there for us and I thought, maybe that will be enough. But let me tell you...every single penny we spent on Swank Events was worth it and then some. On the day of my wedding, I just directed vendors to Kelli for any questions. I didn't know even now if anything went wrong or there were any snags. I got to just sit back and enjoy it. I trusted that everything would be done perfectly...and it was. Our wedding was one of the greatest days of my life. The day came together perfectly, I got to focus entirely on having a great time and spending time with all the friends and family who came out to celebrate. And all of that was possible because of Swank Events. I cannot sing their praises high enough. In fact, if I could go back in time, I actually think I would have hired them for the "whole package" as I am totally confident they would have found amazing vendors and dealt with every detail perfectly and it would have been even less work on my part...with the same wonderful result. I would hire them for any event I plan in the future without a moments hesitation. read more

Working with Kristin Healy & Swank Events was the BEST decision we made in the whole wedding planning process!! I initially reached out to Swank Events when I was trying to figure out "day of" logistics for our wedding; we were bringing so many decorations/other items to the venue and needed to have set up done in a very short window of time (the venue allowed access no more than 2 hours prior to the event). I was worried about everything being put together the way that I envisioned, but after my first conversation with Kristin, I knew that she was exactly what we needed! I reworked our budget to fit Swank in, and though it seemed at first to be high price to pay for just the "set up" that I was looking for, Kristin ended up doing SO much more & made it worth every penny!! She worked with all of our vendors to nail down logistics, checked in with me multiple times to make sure that nothing had been overlooked, & worked with me to figure out how to handle different stressful aspects of our ceremony & reception. She came to our rehearsal and made sure that everybody was on the same page, and when she saw that I was planning on breaking apart and alphabetizing escort cards at the last minute, she took them from me and did it herself! On the day of our wedding, Kristin set everything up better than I had envisioned, and still found time to make sure that everything else was going smoothly. Kristin knew that the most important thing to us was being able to enjoy our wedding day and actually get to go to the party with all of our guests- and thanks to her, we felt like we got to have as much fun as everybody else!! She communicated to our vendors what we wanted/needed, and even made sure we always had a drink in our hands! We're still in awe of how fast & efficient she was with packing everything up & helping us get out the door at the end of the night. I truly can't imagine what our wedding would have been like without her!! Swank Events made our wedding perfect! read more

My husband and I just got married in October 2016. Early in our wedding planning I was sort of hesitant about hiring a day-of-coordinator because it felt like just another cost on top of an already expensive wedding. I knew it would be helpful but it didn't feel NECESSARY. My wise husband insisted we hire a coordinator and boy am I sooooo glad he did! Honestly, in hind site, what's the point of having a wedding if you don't enjoy it? Hire Swank and you can actually enjoy it. Guaranteed. And in fact, Kristin Healy's knowledge and experience provided suggestions that made the wedding better, much better! I can be a fairly anxious person but in the days leading up to the wedding I felt totally zen and relaxed. I didn't have to worry about any of the details. People commented on how happy and relaxed I seemed. It was ALL because we had Kristin Healy on the job. From our first call with her I could tell that she had a total handle of every detail of the wedding. Furthermore, and most importantly, I trusted that if any problem came up during the day, she would handle it in a way that aligned with what I would want. It felt confident handing everything over to her which is not insignificant as I can be a bit particular. Kristin Healy was amazing as was the rest of her team. She managed the rehearsal perfectly and the night of was just fun and stress free because of her. This is my first Yelp review. And it is for this. Just do it, you will be very glad you did. read more

PHENOMENAL! Kristin is the most professional and remarkable event planner that I have come across in the ten years of my career! She is just exquisite and such a pleasure to work with. Kristin helped me plan a Women's Forum with over 200 attendees in less than 90 days and she did it without breaking a sweat. I highly recommend her! read more

My husband and I hired Swank Events for our wedding at the Charles River Museum. From the first phone call with Betsy, I knew it was a no brainer that she needed to be my day of coordinator. I had poured my heart and soul into planning for months yet I had no plan as to who would be directing my big day. I knew I didn't want it to be my bridesmaids or family - I wanted everyone to enjoy themselves! Betsy came to the rescue - she is super organized, professional, and the sweetest person you'll meet. She coordinated with my vendors before the wedding to make sure that everyone was on the same page and knew not to contact my fiance or I - she handled everything! From setting up, making sure everything kept on schedule, vendor payments, cleaning up - Betsy was there. If anything went wrong at our wedding, I had no clue because she took care of it. Best decision we made the entire planning process! read more

Hiring Kristin & the Swank Events team for "day of" planning was one of the best decision I made during the wedding planning process. Not only was Kristin super helpful in recommending most of my vendors (which all turned out to be wonderful), she is so professional and such a kind person to work with. I initially thought I could plan a whole wedding on my own but I after working with Kristin, I know that I definitely would have been overly stressed and would not have enjoyed my wedding as much as did knowing that everything would run smoothly with her in charge. She reached out to all my vendors, making sure everyone knew that she was the contact person on my wedding day so I was not stressed about anything. She knew exactly what I wanted for my big day and spoke up for me when other vendors were trying to talk me out of things that I really wanted. Her team decorated our reception exactly how I described. The staff working at our reception venue said they had never seen the room look more beautiful. Kristin made sure everything stayed close to our timeline, nothing felt rushed. At the end of the event, they cleaned up all our decorations and boxed everything up so the next day we could easily swing by our reception and pick everything up. The last thing the bride wants to do after an awesome reception is clean up! Having an event planner is the best thing you can do for yourself on your wedding day. Kristin and the Swank Events team is worth every penny! My family has been raving about how wonderful they all were and that everything went so smoothly. I highly highly recommend using Kristin, after working with her and her team you will be amazed and not know how you would have functioned without them!! read more

I am a vendor who does custom work and decorative lighting for events in and around Boston. We were hired by Kristin to install some bistro lights and ambient lighting at the Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center for a wedding celebration. Kristin was very organized and easy to work with. The entire installation went very smoothly for all the vendors because she has a concise concept of everyone's needs in terms of space and time to accomplish their responsibilities. The project we worked with her on was fairly high complexity as the Cambridge multicultural Arts Center is a "blank canvas" space and everything from tables and seating, to catering equipment, bar appointments, table linens, band, music, sound system, decorative elements, floral and tabletop decor needs to be brought in and installed on the day of the event.This means there are a lot of people working at the same time in the same space to move large amounts of equipment and to set it up. We had a lovely, low stress installation on a happy job site. Every member of every vendors team was cheerful and friendly. It is rare that events of this type go as smoothly as they did that day, and when they do it is because the planner is a great communicator who is organized and who knows what to expect in all aspects of the project. We are always very very appreciative when a planner or company is this capable and takes such care with every member of the team she has assembled for her clients. I would definitely recommend their services to anyone looking for assistance with their special occasions and will definitely always give her projects preference in our calendar since I know we can rely on tasteful requests and careful support in delivering the best possible installation we can offer. We love what we do and projects like hers are the perfect example of why. read more

My husband and I hired Kristin and her team at Swank Events to be our day-of coordinators for our wedding. Not only was the price very reasonable but Kristin was also super responsive in the weeks leading up to the wedding. She is incredibly organized, putting together a detailed timeline for the wedding day and staying on top of the dozens of emails with vendors that came her way. She also cares about what the couple wants and will prioritize that the most. On the actual day of the wedding, my husband and I were able to completely relax and enjoy the festivities because Kristin handled everything, even unexpected hiccups that arose. We could not have done this without Kristin and Swank Events and absolutely recommend them to others! You won't regret it. read more

Kristin and her team at Swank events were an integral part of making our wedding exactly what we wanted! My husband and I had some ideas about what we definitely had to have, and Kristin and Jeanette worked seamlessly with the vendors we already had and gave us excellent recommendations for the vendors we still needed. Swank provided multiple options within our price range for each vendor. Kristin was always professional and kind as she carefully listened to what we wanted, and offered advice as to what we should consider adding. Swank staff had everything running smoothly throughout our wedding. My husband and I both highly recommend Swank Events. read more

Swank Events coordinated and planned our summer corporate outing for 90 people, including employees, significant others, and families. Kristin, the owner, was an absolute pleasure to work with! She was always available to discuss any of the event details, regardless what other events she was handling. For a corporate event, our budget was limited and after receiving a very high catering quote, Kristin quickly pursued quotes from 3 other vendors until someone matched our price point. This is a timely and tedious process, but Kristin worked through it and provided amazing results. In addition, Kristin has fantastic creative vision! With her Swank Events team, they were able to turn a bland outdoor tent into a beautiful setting with minimal decorations, such as flowers and lanterns. It was simply stunning. Kristin and her team also attended our event. From arriving early to set up and leaving late to clean up, they always had a positive, friendly, and professional attitude. No task was too small for them. I highly recommend working with Swank Events for your next corporate event! read more

I've had the pleasure to work with Kristin on three large corporate events for my company, including a summer outing and holiday party, each for over 100 employees and their family members. She's professional, organized and incredibly personable! We've already secured her for this year's summer outing Kristin and Swank Events were an invaluable resource not only for sourcing vendors and managing the relationship for the life-cycle of planning, but also in coordinating the small details so each event has truly lived up to my vision. She has gone above and beyond in making sure each event went smoothly and righting any problems practically before they've arisen. We've already secured her for this year's summer outing and I cannot recommend her enough for corporate events. Kristin has consistently covered every base and even helped us arrange a company gift to employees. Without her help I would not have been able to relax and enjoy the outings. read more

My husband and I worked with Betsy for our 200 person outdoor wedding in June 2016, and couldn't be happier! I consider myself a very organized person and plan events as a part of my own job, but Betsy thought of so many things that never crossed my mind. We didn't get married at a wedding venue and had to do everything ourselves, and I know that our wedding wouldn't have gone smoothly without Betsy. She helped make sure that the last two months before our wedding were a breeze. She's incredibly smart, organized and an absolute dream to work with. Every element of our wedding went off without a hitch, and this was in large part because of Betsy and the Swank team. I have already recommended her to all of our friends getting married this year, and couldn't recommend them more to all of you! read more

Amazing! I or I should say "we" just threw my sister a surprise 50th Birthday party and I can not say enough about Kelli and her incredible event planning skills. To begin, she is so kind and so nice which made her just a pleasure to coordinate with. And if you are looking for someone to take your event to the next level, this is the woman to hire. She added personal touches to our party that made it so much fun and her incredible organizational skills made the event process so relaxing that you could enjoy all of the fun planning a party can be! And on the occasion, a vendor is less that negotiable, Kelli steps right in and all is back on track. I can't say enough about her and will be sure to call her for our next event. read more

I decided to work with Swank Events last summer, just before starting my PhD program, and I would absolutely do it again! I worked with both Kristin and Jeanette for my wedding last Friday at the Lyman Estate, and they were both excellent. Extremely organized, major attention to detail, and just a pleasure to hang out with throughout the planning process. They hooked us up with fantastic vendors when I didn't have the time to research all the possibilities - this was essential for me. They were always highly responsive, ready to answer any of my random etiquette questions that came up along the way when I wanted an expert's opinion to inform my decision. And, just as important, they respected our budget and never pushed us to spend more. Throughout the planning process, Kristin thought of many questions I never would've known to ask, and Jeanette was great about keeping us organized and on schedule without being intrusive on the day of the wedding. The peace of mind that comes with knowing you have a professional to put out the little fires that arise on the day of the wedding is also well worth the price! From our perspective, the day was flawless, and the whole event hit just the right notes with our guests. We got many compliments on how the day was very "us," and Kristin and Jeanette helped us achieve that. read more