I hired Ashley a year and a half before my wedding, actually the week after my sister’s wedding when I saw her work first hand. She impressed me that much. “Do I need a wedding planner?” a bride (or groom) may ask. Surely it is an added expense but the best way I can describe Ashley’s services is that she allows the bride and groom to feel like a guest at their own wedding. We had a meeting about a month before wedding when she went over EVERYTHING. She then followed up with all vendors to make sure everything was addressed and made a timeline (which is a lot harder than it seems). I had a lot of decorations planned and knew I was going to need someone to move them. A budgeting technique of mine was to reuse the ceremony decorations again in the ballroom. Ashley set up the ceremony and then moved it all to the ballroom. And not only was she spot on with decorations, she made sure the rest of the wedding went without problems. Once the wedding was over and guests were transiti... Read moreoning to cocktail hour, she was there asking us if we needed anything. She showed up during professional pictures outside of just the groom and I with waters (almost on que when photographer asked us if we had plenty of water during the day). She brought me appetizers and wine while my hair and make up got touched up. She came running into the ballroom to inform us of an unique photo opportunity (a rainbow). She was really there for EVERYTHING and I was almost stress free thanks to her and her team. Trust me brides (and grooms), her service is something that is worth it- I promise. Also, I commend her for her response to COVID and the postponement of our wedding. She allowed a change date without added charges or headache.

Brides (and grooms!), Stop reading and hire Midwestern Bride!! Ashley is worth her weight in gold! We LOVED working with Ashley. She is truly an expert at what she does. Throughout the whole wedding planning process, Ashley provided such a calming presence and a clear dedication to us, especially during a pandemic!!! She never steered us wrong or made us feel like we had to do something. My husband and I live in Milwaukee so we were planning this wedding in Minneapolis. Ashley communicated beautifully with us (bride, groom) and our vendors. She worked around our travel schedule and always responded to our emails promptly. She answered all of the questions we threw at her and she gave her opinion in a very professional manner. On the day of our wedding, Ashley helped in more ways than we even know. She prevented disaster, a few things came up with our vendors the day of and we did not even notice because she fixed everything. She allowed us to enjoy our entire day! If we ever needed a... Read morenything, she was there and she always did it with a smile! Thank you, xoxo Alexa and James 

We worked with Hannah from Midwestern Bride. We bought the "month of" package and that worked well for us since we had our venue and vendors chosen. We needed someone to help coordinate the small details which is exactly what Hannah did. We began by having a 90 minute call in which we gave Hannah our vendor contacts and put together a very detailed itinerary. It took several calls over the following weeks to finalize the itinerary, but in the end she helped us decide details we would not have thought of on our own. Simple things like processional order, family photo lists and more challenging things like when the vendors would show up and where they should enter the building and set up. My wife and I consider ourselves good planners, but there's no doubt we would have missed details had it not been for Hannah's in-depth questionnaire and itinerary. The day before the wedding, she worked with the pastor to help us rehearse quickly and she helped us set up tables, chairs and silver... Read moreware. On our wedding day she orchestrated several things while remaining nearly invisible which is what you want at your wedding. She helped coordinate our processional, she hemmed my wife's dress right after the ceremony, she went out and bought us extra wine when we ran low, and cleaned up so well throughout the night that we spent less than 20 minutes packing up from the last song to the bus ride home. On a personal note, Hannah is great to work with. She was able to work within our vision and budget. She gave good suggestions from other weddings she's coordinated when we asked. She was also a hard worker and earned her pay. Coming from a couple who didn't want to spend the money to get a coordinator, Hannah and Midwestern Bride were worth the money.

We worked with Hannah - she was AMAZING. From the start she made us feel at ease. Every time anyone asks me for wedding advice now I always say hire a day of coordinator it makes everything less overwhelming. Hannah came with us to our 30 day out meeting and took notes on how we wanted the day to be. She was there the day of setting up and making sure everything was going smoothly. Literally nothing went wrong the day of our wedding!!! She asked great questions and we are sooo happy we had our part of our big day!! Thank you Hannah and midwestern bride!

As a full-time event planner, the first vendor I decided to hire for my wedding was another event planner. Multiple people questioned this, because to them I had an arsenal of skills that equipped me to plan a wedding. First off, your wedding is a unique event that you have never actually planned -- and god willing will never—plan again. So, just because I have planned corporate and non-profit events doesn’t mean I have any experience in the wedding world. Secondly, if event planning is my full-time job (wedding experience or not), why on earth would I want to ‘work’ on my wedding day? Thus, I decided to find someone who, at minimum, could completely take over the day-of duties that weddings require. So the search began for someone that I could put my utmost faith in to make sure my wedding day went exactly as planned. Or, better yet, who could handle any situation for when my wedding inevitably did not go as planned. I interviewed several planners in Dane county, but didn�... Read more��t click with most of them. I felt like they were trying to make my wedding fit into their box. They had restrictions galore. You could only have them for X amount of hours… they had lists of what they would and would not do… they would only travel so far. I was actually incredibly disappointed with the red tape. And, to top it off, I felt like I was gut punched when I saw their prices. Then came my meeting with Ashley Kuehnel, owner of Midwestern Bride. Finally, a breath of fresh air. A planning company that actually cared about you as a person! Ashley gave me the rundown of Midwestern Bride, and I knew almost instantly that my prayers had been answered. She helped me navigate my needs and my wants, and more importantly allowed me, for the first time, to feel truly excited about my wedding day. Due to their competitive prices, not only was I able to afford a day-of-coordinator, I also added the décor/detail services. I had no idea what I wanted my wedding to look like, I just cared that my fiancé was at the end of the aisle. Then we had to pick the planner from Midwestern Bride. Cue one of the most amazing people I have ever had the privilege to work with – Annie Prak-Primakow. Annie helped us envision our wedding and decide what we did and did not want. She handled all of our lighting and florist needs, which made two less vendors I had to deal with. She came to Madison for the venue walk through and our initial florist meeting, which I truly appreciated. She then met us about 30 days before the wedding, to get super detail-oriented regarding the whole day. She outlined the timeline from 8am to midnight and included everything from what I was going to eat for breakfast to how we were getting home. I left that meeting in happy tears because I knew that my wedding day, no matter what happened, was going to be spectacular. Annie was there to conduct my rehearsal and then the wedding day came. She navigated everything perfectly. Our whole wedding was outside, and even thought there were forecasted storms, Annie took over that stress. I didn’t have to worry about what was happening, where we were doing the ceremony, if people were showing up… literally nothing. All I had to focus on was getting dressed! Which, just goes to show, it’s not just about what a planner is going to bring to your wedding day, it’s what they are going to take away as well. They are going to take away the inevitability of you being the point person for EVERYTHING. Annie was my buffer from incessant questions. No one asked me about the plan, about the weather, about the flowers or the lighting. By having Annie, I got to just be the bride, plain and simple. She set up all of our centerpieces, décor and signage. She always made sure we had a drink in our hand and even brought us the pizza (that I almost forgot we ordered)! And, at the end of the night, she packed everything up and loaded it into my dad’s hotel room. So, when it was the last song, all we had to do was say goodbye and get into the towncar to go home. There was no rush to get our drunken bridal party to clean everything up by midnight, there was NO stress. Annie & Midwestern Bride made our wedding day everything we didn’t even know we wanted. We are sincerely grateful for everything they did for us, and I truly encourage you to fully experience your own wedding by booking them.

We loved working with Midwestern Bride, with Ashley as our planner, and Alex as our DOC. Ashley really helped connect us to the perfect vendors for us and was able to bring all of my ideas to life as well as brought some new ones to the table that truly made our wedding unforgettable, to both us and our guests. Alex executed everything so wonderfully, and eventually became basically my therapist the week of the wedding when I had other stresses in life that I needed to vent about. I couldn't have imagined our wedding without either of them and would highly recommend them to anyone!

We loved Midwestern Bride and had Val as our wedding day of coordinator. For Chicago prices, Midwestern Bride can't be beat. We met with Val 2-3 times in the 5 weeks prior to the wedding and she was available via phone and text when we needed her! She did a great job dealing with vendors and calling them the week before. She brought up many things we never thought of and our day went perfectly! No hiccups. We cannot recommend Val enough!!! She is professional, organized, easy to talk to and she always put us at ease!

Reviews for day-of wedding planners tend to focus on the competency of the planner's ability to put together the big day. Ashley is to be commended on her work marshaling all the components of our wedding, and her work in this area alone would merit a 5-star review. However, let me underscore the most valuable contribution Ashley provided us on our wedding day: preventing disaster. Inexplicably, we had several gigantic problems before and during the wedding - including a major traffic accident 20 minutes before the ceremony that blocked off the venue entrance. Ashley expertly handled everything and was able to conceal the

This is THE BEST investment you will make for your wedding. Alex and Hannah handled everything for me flawlessly with the DOC package. I did nothing on my wedding day except relax and enjoy! We had over 15 contracted vendors including 2 hotels, 2 different buses, 2 venues, and 2 different groups of guests and 3 different options for ceremony depending on the weather- they didn’t make a SINGLE mistake. They were so responsive and never made me feel like anything less than their number 1 priority- absolutely exemplary work. Spend the (extremely reasonable) amount of money, you will not regret it!

There is not enough wonderful things I can say about Ashley and Hannah! They executed my day and vision to the T! From the rehearsal to the end of the wedding night, everything ran smoothly thanks to them and their experience! My sister is getting married next year, and before our wedding was over she knew she needed to book them as well! :) highly recommend Midwestern Bride!

I'll start by saying Ashley is worth EVERY. SINGLE. PENNY. It's so evident that she loves what she does because she does it phenomenally. We were planning our wedding from out of state which added another level of anxiety on top of the already stressful planning process, but the minute I got on the phone with Ashley for the first time, I felt a huge weight come off of my chest. She is extremely knowledgeable, organized, attentive, and professional. My dad met her for the first time at our rehearsal dinner (which she came to and ran flawlessly) and asked, "Where did you find her? She's incredible." She had everyone together feeling confident about exactly what would take place on the wedding day and took all the stress away. The entire wedding day was executed to perfection (in my eyes), which is the most amazing thing about her. She took care of any hiccups and made sure that to me, it was the best day ever. One (of the million) examples is I panicked about the color of the water ... Read moreglasses I chose the week before my wedding, and Ashley asked if I wanted her to set up half the room with the blue glasses, send me a photo and let me decide the morning of the wedding since I couldn't picture it. Sure enough, the morning of the wedding, she set up the room with blue glasses, sent me a picture and asked if I loved them or if I wanted her to use regular clear glasses--if that's not a damn good planner, I don't know what is! Ashley is just an all-around good, genuine person and an impeccable wedding planner. I can't say enough good things about her. If you're at ALL on the fence about hiring a planner, HIRE ASHLEY. It was the best investment from our wedding and you'll be so glad you did!!!!!! Thank you again, Ashley!! Alison & Michael Ochs (5.26.18)

Ashley is a LIFESAVER! Not only did she handle a the little details to ensure our day ran smoothly, but she even ended up having to step in and be our officiant. She was so easy to work with and truly gave me a piece of mind. She is worth her weight in gold. Save yourself the worry and just hire her!

At first I didn't need a wedding planner -- I plan and coordinate events for a living and thought a wedding planner was just another expense, however, I could not have been any more wrong. A day of coordinator is priceless. Hannah, our DOC, was an absolute doll. She was present ALL day long and beyond. She thought of every single detail, she made sure that we were on time for every part of the schedule, from the ceremony through the end of the reception, and she basically took care of every detail so that we had more time to spend enjoying our day. She literarily was with us until 1:00 am, and was even sweeping the venue floor before we left. We couldn't have done this day without her.

Absolute perfection. If there's one thing that is a necessity on your wedding day, it is a day of coordinator. I utilized MB & Ashley for their DOC package and it was by far the best investment of the entire wedding planning process. Ashley made my wedding day an absolute dream. She is organized, professional, charismatic, kind, and always on point. All details, follow-up calls, problems, and confirmations go through her so I could just enjoy the experience of getting married. All my family commented how wonderful it was to have her there. I am a Type A planner and was hesitant to have someone else at the reigns however your wedding day is the day when you don't want to have to worry about a thing except the celebration. I cannot recommend Midwestern Bride enough and can confidently say they played a huge part in making my wedding day flawless. Thank you Ashley & MB for all you do! -Sarah & Rohit, Chicago IL