Spring DAR Wedding
Hiring Janice as our wedding planner was the first thing we did after getting engaged, and it was the best decision we made. We loved her transparency, friendly demeanor, and no-nonsense approach – she clearly knew her stuff.
We worked with Janice for over a year, and she was our rock every step of the way. She was incredibly attentive to detail and helped us bring our vision to life. She would get genuinely excited about the little things we loved and always found thoughtful ways to incorporate them into our wedding, which made everything feel so personal. She was also very thoughtful about our budget — helping us prioritize what mattered most and making sure we got the best value. We always felt fully supported, and she was incredibly responsive to every question we had.
On our wedding day, Janice absolutely crushed it. Everything ran smoothly, and we know it wouldn’t have happened the way it did without her. She was calm, organized, and always right there when we needed her. She even somehow managed to keep me calm when a mimosa spilled on my wedding dress (LOL), which says it all.
If you’re looking for a planner who is reliable, knowledgeable, and also fun to work with – Janice is your girl and we highly recommend her!
Summer Meridian House Wedding
I booked Janice as a month-of coordinator and she was an actual lifesaver. She helped me implement my extravagant vision, while keeping me grounded on the reality of some logistics. She knew the answers to my questions before I even asked them! I honestly wish I had booked her sooner in my planning process. I couldn’t have done it without her – seriously. 10/10 I highly recommend!
Spring Four Seasons Hotel Wedding
We are incredibly grateful that you came into our lives and helped make our dream wedding a reality. It was a joy working with you, and we’ll never stop being thankful for everything you did for us. Not only were we thankful, but so are my parents. I can’t even count the number of times we spoke the words “thank you for Janice” out loud to one another.
We appreciated your no BS attitude and get-it-done mentality. You navigated a series of unexpected curveballs, problem-solved, advocated for us, kept us on track, and provided invaluable guidance and support. You were everything we could have hoped for and more.
It’s crazy to think about where we started and where we ended up. I still can’t get over the fact that we had our wedding reception at the Four Seasons and we owe that to you. It brought our wedding experience to the next level and we couldn’t imagine doing it any differently. Not only was it a magical experience for us but also for our guests. We feel so lucky to have such wonderful memories from that weekend, and it wouldn’t have been possible without you.
It meant so much to us to have someone we could trust and depend on throughout the craziness of wedding planning and especially the wedding day. You alleviated so much stress and enabled us to genuinely enjoy the experience. Everyone tells you to be present on your wedding day and take it all in… well, we did just that because we had you!
Summer Wedding at the Line Hotel
Janice was a life saver! We worked with her for about a year planning our wedding. We were so impressed with both her creativity and outstanding attention to detail. We are able to look back on our wedding day with so much joy! She thought of so many things that we never would have thought through on our own, like the day of timeline, and coordinating all the vendors. We would highly recommend working with Janice!
Fall Country Club Wedding
My husband and I found Janice through her blog and were drawn to her transparency about an industry that can often feel opaque and hard to navigate. Janice kept the entire planning process incredibly organized and did an amazing job of finding vendors that aligned with our (sometimes very specific) vision. Anytime we started to feel overwhelmed, Janice was ready with a detailed timeline, polite-but-firm reminder emails, and a very encouraging attitude. Janice was also very receptive and enthusiastic about helping us incorporate important cultural elements into our day that she had not had experience previously Most importantly, Janice was extremely reliable. For example, my bridesmaids and I were supposed to get our hair and make-up done at a hotel the morning of the wedding, but after we woke up to a power outage and alerted Janice, she immediately jumped into action arranging a new location and updating the beauty and photo teams about the change. She then raced over to the hotel to help me and my MOHs pack up my wedding dress, shoes, accessories, and bridesmaids gifts and convinced the concierge to let us use the emergency freight elevator so that we wouldn’t have to run down 15 flights of stairs. Her husband drove us all to the alternate location and, miraculously, all of the hair, make-up, group photos, and dressing were completed with a whopping 15 minutes to spare! Despite the early morning switch-up, the rest of the day went off without a hitch and we knew the wedding couldn’t have gone as smoothly as it did if it weren’t for Janice’s work (both in the planning and the day-of coordination). We are so glad to have hired Janice and 100% recommend Bellwether Events.
Spring Wedding at Meridian House
Our wedding was a dream come true, and we couldn’t be more grateful to Janice and Bellwether Events for what they contributed to it. We used their management or ‘month-of’ coordination services; we owe them a great debt for the peace of mind we enjoyed on our wedding day. Their attention to detail is off the charts, and they steered us through any last-minute hiccups (including a severe wind-advisory and a guest with special security needs) immaculately. We and our guests felts extraordinarily well taken care of, and we would recommend Bellwether Events to any couple without reservation.
Spring Wedding at a DC Restaurant
There are many words I could use to describe Janice—organized, sincere, friendly, persistent, knowledgeable—but one of the best words to describe her is unflappable. That is certainly a quality you need when managing a wedding! We hired Janice for day-of wedding planning and she calmly took all the worry out of orchestrating the complex operations of that day! What a relief! Her in-depth knowledge of how things actually work and all the little details that matter (that most people are unaware of) are her forte. She’s a true professional. The detailed timeline she generates is a MUST and keeps everything running smoothly! Her long-developed relationships with well-known vendors is evident and helps assure a flawless event. Janice is an absolute necessity to assure you, your family, and guests have a stress-free day! I would recommend her services to anyone planning a wedding —no matter the size or venue. Janice is truly incomparable!
Spring Wedding at the Kennedy Center
We worked with Janice for a year planning our April 2024 wedding and it was the best first decision we made – we knew immediately she was the right fit for us! Janice was clearly experienced, seemingly knowing everything and everybody needed to make the day just what we wanted. She was extremely organized and kept everything and everyone moving during the planning process. Janice struck the right balance of listening to what we wanted, but didn’t shy away from making recommendations based on her years of experience – and she was always right! She also handled so much behind the scenes with the venue and vendors that we often didn’t even know about until after the fact. Not only was Janice fantastic, but she introduced us to the most amazing team of other vendors and worked with them to make the entire wedding day absolutely perfect – it was all totally seamless, which is the first word we told her early on when describing what we wanted from the day.
