Southern Frills Weddings & Events - Pensacola, Florida

Frances MacDonald

Can’t say enough good things about Kelly Rhodes and Southern Frills! From day one of planning she impressed my daughter and I with her exceptional organizational skills, good advice, and availability. She absolutely loves what she does and is therefore fully invested in making your wedding a perfectly beautiful and enjoyable experience. We planned our event over an entire year and she truly helped bring our vision to life! On the day of the wedding we handed execution over to Kelly and her team and focused on enjoying our day. She handled everything with grace including the occasional stressful surprises that came along the way. I highly recommend Southern Frills to anyone looking for a calm, organized, creative, and supportive partner to assist you in planning your beautiful day.

Emily Pitts

Kelly organized my entire wedding this past April. When my husband and I got engaged, we knew we definitely wanted a planner that could help us from start to finish. Kelly was just that! From our very first meeting with her we felt so incredibly comfortable. She has a way of being professional but still incredibly personable. Her vendor recommendations were SPOT ON. She was able to also come up with creative ways to keep us within budget but still provide us the wedding of our dreams. When it came to the actual day, I can not even being to describe how indispensable she was... however, I will try. First, Kelly was able to create a perfect and detailed timeline and schedule that she personally gave to all the vendors and coordinated to make sure they understood it. Second, she was able to make herself the contact person for all the set up, venue, vendors, and family so if we needed ANYTHING she could get it to us. The entire time from photos to ceremony to reception to leaving she was there in the background making sure everything went seamlessly. If you are considering a wedding planner at all - DO IT. Kelly is the reason the wedding was even possible. She is incredible.

Savannah Lewis

Can't say enough about Southern Frills. Specifically Kelly. She is such an amazing person to work with. She made our wedding day everything I ever dreamed of.

Tanya Simpson

There are not enough words to describe how amazing Kelly Rhodes and her team are!!! Everything was perfect .... She went out of her way to make our day everything we had imagined and MORE !!! She is so creative and kind from the beginning to the end .... The tiniest details she included were so thoughtful and so cool!! My guests have not stopped telling me how much fun they had and how beautiful everything was ....

Windy Nagbe

I planned my 40th birthday party out of state in Destin, FL. from NC. I hired Kelly/Southern Frills to do the setup for my actual birthday celebration party. Leading up to my birthday event, Kelly was very responsive in communicating with both me and the venue! I was naturally nervous planning an event from out of state, but Kelly put my worries at ease. She was very flexible to accommodate last minute additions, even volunteering to print photos to add to my ambiance, and to bring pens for my last minute table games, which she printed for me! I only sent her the files! Upon arrival at my venue, I was blown away when I entered the room! Kelly and team had brought my entire vision(pinterest board) plus some to light! Everything was absolutely beautiful and stunning! I was extremely pleased! When I tell you everything was perfect, everything was PERFECT!! I received a ton of compliments from my guests all night! Everyone loved everything! Kelly was a blessing to me and helped make my 40th everything I imagined!

kellie tyer

If you are asking yourself if you need a wedding planner, you are not alone. We thought the same thing. We are very organized and thorough people; first thought was we could handle this. After working through the beginning stages we quickly realized that organized does not equate to expertise in the wedding business. That is where Southern Frills comes into play. Hiring them was the greatest move we made in making our wedding a success. From the consistent email support, to the month before dedicated meetings, to the day of, they are hands down amazing. Their expertise allowed us to craft an unmatched group of vendors that handled what we all worry about, weather getting in the way of the wedding.

With Maddie’s direction, the vendor team was able to transition our beach wedding to indoors without missing a beat. Our guests raved at how amazing everything looked and didn’t even realize it wasn’t planned to be indoors. Even more important, they handled everything, we were able to concentrate on our guests and the day instead of the details. If you are reading this you are most likely looking for a planner, I can’t express enough to stop looking, you have found the right one. They will take your vision and make it a reality, and if the unexpected does occur, they can handle it.

Thank you to Kelly and Maddie for making our wedding day amazing!

Katlyn Harris

If you are a bride to be and you are searching for the perfect wedding planner/coordinator you have to contact Southern Frills. I was a lost bride to be who knew nothing about weddings or even the fact that I needed a wedding planner. After one call with Southern Frills I felt like they were a close friend of mine in minutes and they worked with me every step of the way during the wedding planning process. Although the wedding planning process was smooth and nothing but a great experience with them; the love, support, effort, and coordination on the day of my wedding from Southern Frills is something I’ll never forget. Specifically; Maddie Vo. This girl made my wedding day everything I could have ever imagined it to be and I will never forget her!Every little thing was taken care of from the minute I woke up til the moment I went to bed. My parents were so appreciative of all of their help and we were able to enjoy the whole day together not lifting a finger. Thank you Southern frills for your grace, professionalism, and going above and beyond for me and my husband. Forever grateful!

Erika Smith

I worked with Kelly and Maddie for the first time a couple weeks ago at a wedding I was the photographer for. They communicated so well with me leading up to the wedding making sure we were good on timeline and the plan for the day; on the wedding day, they were efficient, calm, attentive, and on top of things, despite the rainy weather that could have made the day stressful. They handled it so seamlessly with a great backup plan if we needed it. They were so easy to work with, which I greatly appreciate having worked with many planners.