Reviews of Black Dog Affairs - Vermont Wedding and Event Planner (Event Planner)

Katelyn Esterby

Jackie and Leah at Black Dog Affairs are phenomenal. They were incredibly helpful by breaking down wedding planning into a manageable to-do list, suggesting beautiful venues (and supporting us with great questions on site visits!), and helping us find vendors within our budget. Their day of support and attention to detail went above and beyond. They truly ensured our wedding day was everything we wanted and more. Enormous amounts of gratitude to both Leah and Jackie.

Hot Box Honey

Leah Stewart of Black Dog Affairs helped me so much with planning my wedding last summer, I don't know how I would have been able to have it be such a success without her help. First of all, I had no idea who we could even marry us, since I was new to Vermont and not a member of a religious organization. She immediately found us the perfect Justice of the Peace, who was not only great to work with, but even showed up in a cowgirl costume matching our theme! We were on a tight budget and Leah also saved us thousands of dollars over a standard florist by finding us a farmer who grew her own flowers from seed with a husband who built our wedding arbor himself, which is now the prize centerpiece of our backyard. For the bachelorette party, Leah showed up with some great surprise bedazzlements not only for me, but my puppy! It was a blast! I can't tell you how thankful I was to have her help when I needed it most. I would highly recommend all brides-to-be to have Black Dog Affairs help coordinate their wedding day - it is such a wonderful day, it helps so much to have someone else make sure things fall into place so you can enjoy every moment. Thank you Leah!!!

Glenn Buchberger

We spent a lot of time finding the right caterer, the right linens and chairs vendor, the right band, the right fancy porta-potties for our outdoor Vermont wedding. As the date approached, however, we realized just how many moving parts our wedding would involve and we panicked we would be so busy coordinating we wouldn’t be able to enjoy the day. Then one last search: wedding day coordinators. Thankfully, we quickly found Leah and Black Dog Affairs. Even though we were arranging the wedding while out of state, Leah patiently worked with us initially by phone and then in person to create a to-the-minute schedule for our wedding day. Always with a smile on her face, Leah learned what was important to us and created a behind-the-scenes choreography that allowed our day to unfold exactly as planned, without looking planned. Leah allowed us to be ourselves and to spend time with our guests rather than worrying where the BBQ smoker would go or where the tip envelopes were. In shouldering the burden of stage managing our wedding, Leah actually gave us our wedding. We will always be grateful for that gift! Our advice? If you are booking your wedding and Leah and Black Dog Affairs are available, HIRE THEM. If they are not available, MOVE YOUR DATE. Glenn and Craig

Hannah Hill

Leah Stewart from Black Dog Affairs is an absolute gem! Hiring her was the best decision we made when beginning our wedding planning process back in July 2019. Within the first minutes we met her, she shared with us that she wants to build a sanctuary of love for her clients. We knew at that moment that Leah was the perfect wedding planner for us! We had the intention of getting married in July 2020, but the pandemic changed our plans. Leah helped us transition everything seamlessly to July 2021, and our wedding was an absolute dream. Leah is very easy to talk to and is amazing at communicating with the couples she is working with. She has so many connections to vendors in Vermont and helped set us up with the ones that would help carry out our dream wedding. She did an amazing job at reaching out to our vendors and coordinated what needs to happen for the big day. She took a lot off our plate and allowed us to enjoy the joys of being engaged. On the day of our wedding, Leah made sure everything was in place and all we needed to do was show up and enjoy our special day. Most importantly, Leah is a friendly, patient, and kind person. Anyone who has Leah with them on their wedding day will be in amazing hands!