Reviews of Rocket Science Events (Event Planner)

Josh Reitan

We work hundreds of events every year. The ones we work with Gretchen are always some of the best. There is no one more passionate or excited about the work they are doing.

Meredith Foster

Gretchen turned my dreams into reality and created for us the most amazing and magical wedding ever!!! She was so responsive through the entire process, fielding my late night texts with enthusiasm. I can’t thank her or recommend her enough!

Julie Bunkley

Each and every design from Rocket Science Events is fresh, unique and inspiring. Gretchen's creativity knows no end. Professional and setting a new standard for what your event can be. Can't recommend her enough!

Chrissy Schumann

We were referred to Gretchen with Rocket Science Weddings & Events for wedding planning for our destination wedding last fall, and she was extremely helpful in managing the wedding process. We knew we needed a planner, because we needed help both with design ideas as well as project management, and Gretchen handled both. She sent emails letting us know what we needed to do and what was coming up, and she worked with our schedules to make sure we on top of making decisions, meetings we needed to have, and vendor contracts & payments. She also provided great ideas and feedback for colors, invitation design, flowers, etc. She gave us an idea book that was beautiful and right in line with what we were wanting for our wedding. Even though in our agreement with her, we planned to have only Gretchen come to the Bahamas and help with the wedding, she went an extra step and brought an assistant at no charge to us to help out. The second person, Laura, was invaluable. Now that the wedding is over, I have no idea what would have happened if we didn't have Gretchen (and Laura) work on our wedding. They organized our vendors, managed schedules, and Gretchen even helped us after the wedding was over with final vendor dealings. We are very happy we chose a planner like Gretchen for our wedding. I cannot imagine how stressful our wedding would have been had we tried to do it on our own!

Michelle Loretta

Gretchen went above and beyond for the Be Sage Conference design in 2020. She transformed the space at VUKA Austin into a creative and whimsical environment that offered an incredible experience for our conference attendees. Gretchen has artistic vision and it’s amazing to watch her team put those dreams into reality.

Brandon Hildreth

The Rocket Science team was amazing to work with for our wedding! They made everything easy and manageable for us.

Janice Carnevale

Gretchen and her team are phenomenal. The ideas they come up with are so creative, fun and different. Their execution of events is flawless. Every detail is covered. Your guests will be so happy at a Rocket Science event!

Courtney Wolf

Gretchen is a true creative and as a planner within the industry myself, I am always inspired by the lens through which she views hospitality and experiential elements. Hands down, the Midwest's best!

Ray Ram

The Rocket Science team was amazing, you can say five star experience. They made everything just nice and beautiful. If you’re getting married soon this is your best choice. Highly recommended

Cody Carpenter

I couldn't possibly express how much we loved working with Gretchen and her team. We had such an amazing experience, every planning and design meeting was a blast and felt like we were just out chatting with one of our best friends instead of making huge decisions that would significantly impact our wedding. The design Gretchen meticulously put together was unimaginably gorgeous and so perfectly captured the aesthetic we both dreamt of for a winter wedding. We wanted to lean into our love of the season without dragging out anything reminiscent of the holiday season. Gretchen did miss a single detail along the way, everything was thought of, communicated, planned-for, handled, and executed perfectly. Gretchen brought with her so much knowledge of the wedding landscape in the Twin Cities and expertly guided us through every decision, from venue to caterer down to glassware and flatware. We had specific desires, especially regarding arguably minute details. We ended up with exactly what we wanted, every single time. Beyond all of that amazing work, having Gretchen there on the day of our wedding was priceless. Everything was exactly where it needed to be, exactly when it needed to be there. It was important to us that our wedding be well-executed and that our guests be wowed by the event. It's been over three months and it's still the first thing everyone brings up when we talk. I wish it was possible to communicate how thrilled we are that we chose to work with Gretchen and the Rocket Science team. They are truly one of the biggest reasons our wedding was the single best day we've ever had.