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We’ve all seen the “Pinterest-perfect” weddings, but so much goes on behind the scenes to make these dream weddings a reality. That’s where The Wedding Collection comes in.
“I remember planning my own wedding in 2015 and being so overwhelmed by the amount of decisions, money and planning that goes into a wedding,” recalled
The Wedding Collection Owner Kerri Pellegrin. “Then I realized that planning a wedding is just like planning anything else – it just takes time, organization and vision. I put my experience as a food and hospitality project manager to work and quickly streamlined the process, from checklists to conference calls, vendor vetting and procurement.”
Pellegrin’s wedding to her husband (and The Wedding Collection’s resident “Cajun MacGyver”), Kevin, went o without a hitch, but Pellegrin realized that during the process she didn’t get to enjoy her engagement or feel like a bride. Just three years later, she decided to open The Wedding Collection, putting her
knowledge to work helping other brides curate their big day.
“We started as a wedding planner, but within a year we had upped our operations to include, well, everything else,” Pellegrin said with a smile.
The Wedding Collection has truly become a one-stop shop for Coast brides, o ering everything from gowns and rentals to planning and execution. They even o er their own luxury bridal accommodations, The Harbor House, which sleeps up to 12 people and is the perfect place to relax and get ready for the wedding day.
Hiring The Wedding Collection
team means you’ll have a group of hardworking professionals at your disposal. From Maycee, the wedding planner, to Demi, the bridal operations manager, their ve-person crew is small but erce. Paired with set up and breakdown sta , every aspect of a Wedding Collection wedding is accounted for and assured to be “Pinterest-perfect.”
story by Kelsey Sunderman-Foster photos by Maddie Simpson and Arielle Victoria
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