Meet Your Dream Asheville Wedding Planner: Carolina Love Events

Have you been searching for the perfect Asheville wedding planner? Then you have to check out Carolina Love Events. A good wedding planner will make sure your wedding day goes as planned. A great wedding planner will go above and beyond to ensure you, your family, and your guests have the most magical time at your wedding! 

As an Asheville wedding photographer, working with an exceptional and professional wedding planner makes my job wayyy easier and allows me to stay focused on taking beautiful wedding photos.  

I’ve been working with Nikki and her team with Carolina Love Events since I started photographing weddings in Asheville in 2018. Every wedding we’ve worked together on has been perfect! 

When Carolina Love Events is doing the planning and coordinating for a wedding, I know that the couple will have everything taken care of, the vendors will be happy and on the same page, and there’s always a backup plan for the backup plan.  

They are also the in-house planning team for Homewood. You can learn more about Homewood here and I have to mention that this venue is hands-down one of my favorite venues to photograph in Asheville! 

As a wedding vendor in a vibrant wedding industry in Asheville, North Carolina, it’s important to have friends that you can work well with, rely on, and support. I was beyond excited to capture Carolina Love Events’ headshots and lifestyle photos for their website and branding. 

It was fun to do something different than weddings and engagement photos and support a small business that has always supported me in the industry! 

In this blog, I will provide insight into why having a wedding planner and coordinator is important on your wedding day and showcase the photos I took of the fabulous Carolina Love Events team. I also have Nikki Sciurba, the owner of Carolina Love Events, provide information on her business and her fabulous team!  

Why You Should Hire a Wedding Planner 

Weddings are stressful. Period. 

Planning a wedding and preparing for the big day is going to be stressful for any couple. The biggest blessing you can give yourself during that planning process is hiring a wedding planner who has experience in the industry and is able to relieve you of some of the stress of planning your wedding. 

It’s a huge weight off of your shoulders to be able to delegate responsibilities, communication, to-do lists, etc, to a pro. By hiring a wedding planner, you and your partner will be able to relax, enjoy, and be fully present on your wedding day. 

On that note, you also will want the months, weeks, and days leading up to your wedding to be enjoyable, as well as your wedding day! A wedding planner makes all of this possible. 

The other benefit of a wedding planner is that they are in this space day in and day out. They will know all of the small details that couples overthink or don’t even know they have to plan when it comes to their wedding. 

When you think about wedding planners, you probably go right to the big things like helping you pick other vendors and making sure everyone is coordinated on your wedding day. 

However, there are so many other intangible things like helping you plan your wedding timeline, giving you tips and lists for things to bring on the wedding day, and just overall being able to roll with the punches and make the unexpected nightmares that pop up a breeze to overcome. 

Carolina Love Events 

Nikki Sciurba owns Carolina Love Events, and she’s provided insight into more about her business and how it can help you with your upcoming wedding. 

Brief Introduction and History of Carolina Love Events

“I created Carolina Love Events in 2016, shortly after moving to Asheville from Seattle. I started dabbling in weddings while in college at UNC Chapel Hill and quickly fell in love with the details. 

We partnered with Homewood in 2017 (an Asheville wedding venue) as their in-house planner and we have had Kristy as the in-house coordinator for Homewood since 2023. 

As we grew, we began to offer additional services including floral design which led Sarah to our team in 2020. Debbie came to us while in her last year in college at WCU in 2021 and has since become a vital part of our team. 

We’ve now planned 100s of weddings all over Western North Carolina and love every couple, moment, detail, timeline, backup plan, 15-hour day, and tired feet that this wild and rewarding role brings us. It’s very important to us that Carolina Love Events is a welcoming and inclusive company, allowing all couples to feel comfortable and celebrated.” 

What Makes the Carolina Love Event’s Team the Best for Planning and Coordinating Your Wedding Day?

“At Carolina Love Events, we truly care about all of our couples and make their wedding day reflect their relationship. Every couple is unique and our favorite part of planning is bringing their love story to life through their wedding details.

We are not a traditional wedding planning company and believe that couples should be able to celebrate however they envision instead of what they are told they have to do by the wedding industry and wedding traditions. 

 Our many years of experience also allow us to problem-solve any wedding day hiccup (usually without the couple even knowing!), ease the anxious mother of the brides, and take care of all the details so our couples are able to fully be present and celebrate with all of their loved ones.” 

Services that Carolina Love Events Offers: 

Whether you are looking for help with just a few things or want someone to be with you throughout the entire process, Carolina Love Events is the perfect Asheville wedding planner. Their services include: 

• Elopements and Intimate weddings 
• Month of Coordination 
• Partial Planning
• Full Planning  
• Floral Services 
• Rentals 

Meet the Team at Carolina Love Events:

Nikki Sciurba, Founder and Lead Planner 

With over 13 years of experience, Nikki is your problem-solving bestie and brings a calming nature to wedding planning chaos.

Kristy Freeman, Homewood Planner Extraordinaire

Kristy’s sweet southern demeanor makes her everyone’s favorite. She’s the mom of the group, making sure the team at Carolina Love Events always drinks enough water and that all of our couples are cared for and catered to. 

Sarah Zielke, Floral Designer and Lead Planner

Sarah is both creative and design-focused and she can bring your wildest wedding dreams to life. 

Debora Magalhaes, Planner and Social Media Guru.

Debora brings a fresh Gen Z approach to the team and keeps the team up to date on all the latest wedding trends while supporting her couples with the most patience and kindness.  

Quick Tips on Starting the Wedding Planning Process:

As you start planning your wedding, here are some tips from the team at Carolina Love Events to help make this process easier: 

• Focus on what’s important to the two of you and ignore the rest! After all, this is your wedding day, and you should enjoy it above everything else. 
• Decide on a few must-haves that you want to focus on. A fantastic photographer? A badass DJ or the best band? Open bar? Use these priorities to set your budget accordingly. It’s not always about how much you spend on your wedding. It’s about how you spend it. 
• Wedding planning can quickly feel overwhelming. We recommend focusing on 2 or 3 tasks at a time instead of trying to tackle everything at once. 

Ready to Hire Your Asheville Wedding Planner?

I hope that you found this post helpful. You can learn more about Carolina Love Events here or inquire about their services here. 

While hiring a wedding planner is an investment, it is one of the best investments you can make for your wedding. Having a wedding planner will make things so much easier for you and your partner, from helping you find the best vendors to staying on budget to assisting you with executing your wedding vision, and so much more! 

Also… 

If you are still looking for the perfect photographer to capture your dream wedding in Asheville, North Carolina, click here to learn more about my wedding photography services, or head over here to get in touch and start planning your dream wedding!