The top 10 wedding planners in Toronto

Toronto is replete with wedding planners. Want a destination wedding? A Paris-inspired dinner? If you can think of it, there's a planner who has executed it. With this wealth of expertise it can be challenging to select the perfect planner for you. Whether budget is your primary concern or you really want to work with someone who you connect with, this list of experienced professionals is the perfect starting point in your search.

Here are my picks for the top wedding planners in Toronto.

Laura & Co. Events
Laura and her group of planners are known for pulling together some of the most unique weddings in the city. Having been featured in several prominent bridal magazines for both real weddings and styled shoots, the team has excelled at planning visually stunning events. They handle anything from wedding day coordination to full consultation and planning.

Rebecca Chan Weddings & Events
Though she has been planning events for over a decade, Rebecca Chan only founded her own company in 2009. Since then she has quickly risen as a popular and trusted name in the industry producing some of the most admired weddings in the city. Rebecca and her team offer everything from day-of to full service planning and coordination.

Blue Lavender Events
Hailing from a retail marketing background, Iris at Blue Lavender Events made the leap into events after becoming WPIC Certified. Since then, she's been pulling together stunning weddings for many GTA couples. Iris offers month-of, partial or full planning and coordination.

Love By Lynzie
The professionals at Love By Lynzie pride themselves on being both creative and organized. This leads to events that are unique and artistic, but also well coordinated and executed. They handle corporate events, event styling and design, and for weddings offer month-of, signature or full planning packages.

Devoted to You Inc.
Originally a small collection of professionals focused on Chinese weddings exclusively, the group at Devoted to You has now grown to a larger outfit that plans every type of wedding. They also offer practical planning tips and advice from their blog. Devoted to You provides a variety of different packages and levels of service.

Truly Yours Planning
Both a full service wedding planning and an event design firm, the team at Truly Yours Planning provides services in the GTA and for destination weddings. Known for their award winning planning, they work with couples to bring their ideas to life. Services offered range from consultations for specific portions of the event through to full planning.

Distinct Occasions
Referring to themselves as "planners of once-in-a-lifetime awesomeness," the group at Distinct Occasions work to make each event unique and special. Whether in Toronto or anywhere around the world they work with couples to make events happen. Smaller packages are available for day/month-of coordination or pairs can opt for full coordination, most weddings they handle have a budget of $40,000 or more.

Karina Lemke
Best known for her time on Rich Bride Poor Bride and for planning her own wedding in 30 days, Karina helps couples pull together special occasions while keeping them on budget. From larger scale formal sit downs to intimate gatherings at some of Toronto's top restaurants, she has several years experience in managing all types of weddings but prefers smaller, intimate events. Services begin at $400 for an initial consultation.

Cynthia Martyn Luxury Event Planning + Design
Originally starting in the world of finance, Cynthia Martyn has long been working with couples to style beautiful and romantic weddings in the GTA. The team has worked with some top designers and names in the industry to produce spectacular weddings. Full service planning, design and production services are available.

One Fine Day Event Planning and Design
Melissa Samborski has assembled a collection of talented and experienced planners at One Fine Day who not only coordinate your event, but can handle design as well. Whether local or on an exotic island, the team is there to pull everything together for you for the big day. They tend to focus on full planning services exclusively with budgets of $100,000 or higher.

Melissa Andre Events
Well known for meticulous attention to detail and famous clientele, Melissa Andre Events is a premiere Toronto event agency. Led by founder and creative director Melissa Andre, the team pull together some of Toronto's top weddings and social events. Full service planning or a la carte hours are available.

SpectacularSpectacular
Specializing in every kind of party, the team at SpectacularSpectacular enjoys handling all of the details required to pull together a true event. That is why the team is only available for full service planning where they will assist you every step of the way. Fees begin at $9500.

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