Event Planner FAQs

WHAT WE DO and FAQs

 
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Day-Of Wedding Coordination Near You

618 Events specializes in Day-of Wedding Coordination in Champaign, IL, and surrounding areas. With experience since 2016, we have customized our day-of wedding package to best fit what you need.

  • Up to 12 hours of service on your wedding day

  • Coordinate with vendors and keep the day moving

  • Set up and tear down help

  • Planning meeting to include timeline and floor plan creation

  • Vendor recommendations throughout planning

Full Service event planning near you

618 EVENTS is your local party planner. We have experience planning birthday parties, showers, company socials, and more.

  • Unlimited event week hours

  • Design services

  • Vendor coordination before and on the day-of

  • Set up and tear down

  • Planning meetings to include timeline and layout creation

 
Stop what you are doing right now and hire 618 EVENTS!
— Marla, Wedding Client

Who, What, When, Where, Why, & How

  • Read our event planning bios, but know you’re in good hands when working with us. Sounds too good to be true? Read reviews for 618 EVENTS.

  • Let us be your go-to event planner, wedding day of coordinator, corporate event planner, baby shower planner, party planner. We plan weddings, business conferences, company meetings, company parties, retreats, picnics, baby showers, birthday parties, fundraisers…just to name a few.

  • From the beginning. Or the middle if that’s when you realize you want help. We will always be there on your event day.

  • We also serve the surrounding towns such as Urbana, Mahomet, Monticello, St. Joe, Decatur, Danville, Downs, Bloomington-Normal...and everything in between.

  • Because we desire to serve you and make your wedding or event feel more like a party and less like a chore! Getting married should be the BEST time of your life and not the most stressful time. You don’t know what you don’t know…and we can’t blame you! We do this for a living so let us do our job and you can do yours.

  • We maintain strong vendor relationships, use spreadsheets on spreadsheets, create and manage day-of timelines, create to-scale floor plans, have strong communication skills, plus more. There’s so much that goes into your event…let us handle all those details. Click here to download our recommended central Illinois’ vendors list!


EVent Planner Frequently Asked Questions

  • Your venue coordinator will ensure everything that pertains to the venue (floor plan, room set up, helping vendors as they enter the venue on event day, etc) is running smoothly while your wedding coordinator (that’s us!) will help with planning items such as your day-of timeline, recommending and booking your vendors like the caterer/florist/DJ/etc, walking you through overall event design, making sure all the vendors involved have all the details they need to successfully execute your wedding or event, plus more.

  • Cost depends on the event. For weddings, our starting price is listed on the wedding planning page. For all other events, it really depends on where the event is taking place, how many people will attend, and what is happening at the event. We highly recommend connecting with us to determine which package is the best fit and to provide you the most accurate quote.

  • Our fees include the time it takes to complete the agreed upon planning and coordinating services. The fees do not include any extra purchases such as decorations, food, a tent rental, etc. Anything outside of our planning services will be an additional cost to you.

  • While we don’t provide the actual food or candles/flowers/chairs/etc, we know professionals in each of those areas that do provide those items. 618 EVENTS helps you to plan your event and coordinate all those details, but we don’t provide those products.

  • Yes! This is included in every package but we will also give you a FREE list of our central Illinois recommended vendors just for filling out our form.


What We Do

Wedding and Event Planning Details

We could write a novel on how many details go into coordinating a wedding or event. But don’t worry- we’ll save you the time (literally!). 618 EVENTS takes care to ensure that every “i” is dotted and every “t” is crossed. We have planning checklists to keep on track and get everything done. From our wide range of experience and sheer time spent in the planning industry, our team has you covered on all things details.

Wedding and Event Planning Vendors

While we don’t have our own venue space or prepare food, we do know professionals such as caterers, florists, photographers, DJs, guest speakers, rental companies, and everything else.

Wedding and Event Planning Logistics

No matter the event or package, 618 EVENTS will be there on your event day to handle the day-of logistics. Making sure each person you’ve hired can smoothly set up, prepare, and execute for your event is a HUGE deal.