Aspen & Ivy Events and Travel (formerly Pink Diamond Events) - Fort Collins, Colorado

Juliana Grover

We weren’t sure if we wanted to hire a wedding planner at first. Then we interviewed Casey, and she sold us at hello. Casey undersells herself, she does an incredible amount of work. She pays attention to every little detail and knows exactly what questions to ask, especially when we were on the phone with vendors. She was able to provide us with valuable suggestions at the right times and offered advice when needed; I was a very indecisive bride and she walked me through multiple planning stages and made the whole process a lot less stressful, being a backbone and voice for my husband and I with vendors. She reviewed all our contracts with vendors and pointed out anything that was missing or needed to be interpreted - which was a huge help. I must also mention, I had 11 bustles on my dress and was stressed about the time it would take since we were on a strict timeline, Casey came to the rescue and bustled it beautifully in 5 minutes. She was especially helpful at the end of the night with clean up, when all our guests left, she had packed and loaded everything into our cars. She made the whole night run smoothly and seamlessly and we received multiple compliments from friends and family. She is easy to get a hold of and responds quickly. She was even in Italy on a business trip the month of my wedding and she was still attentive. You can tell that she has coordinated countless weddings with the expertise that she brings to the table. 10/10 would recommend Aspen and Ivy over and over again.

Mikaela French

Casey and the entire Aspen & Ivy team were amazing to work with! When we first got engaged we were thinking that we may only need a day-of coordinator, but we got so overwhelmed with planning very quickly. Before hiring Aspen & Ivy we spent multiple hours reading reviews of different vendors but made no progress because we were so overwhelmed by the often conflicting opinions online. When we first met with Casey, she helped us allocate our budget, talk through our goals, and set a timeline. Then, at the right time, she would give us a few suggestions for each vendor that was in budget, provided the services that we were looking for, and she could recommend. This helped relieve so much of the mental load of wedding planning, so we were truly able to enjoy our wedding planning experience and didn't feel like we were constantly behind. Additionally, Casey got us a discount with our band because she has such a good relationship with them. The investment was so worth it!
On our wedding day there was rain in the afternoon - our ceremony was supposed to be outside, so Casey figured out all of the options that we had, which made making the decision so much easier. I trusted Casey and her team every step of the way, they truly made our wedding day as perfect as it was. Could not recommend them more!

Katie Harris

When we first began planning our wedding, we quickly became overwhelmed by all of the little details, the (often unsolicited) advice people shared with us, and the cost. I didn’t know what I should be investing in versus saving on. And, as a result, we originally selected a different planning team. Dear reader, this was the wrong choice! And while this is a long review, I hope to impress upon you that investing in a team like Aspen & Ivy is an investment in the elements of your wedding that actually matter: the joy you will feel on the day, the experience you share with your guests, and your peace of mind leading up to it. We hired Casey about six months before our wedding, after our original planner shared that she had over extended herself and would need to shift us to someone else on her team. We hired Casey two minutes after first speaking with her - she was compassionate, professional, and friendly. But what I most appreciated about her was her honesty - she completely validated that our instincts were right and that despite what our original planner was telling us, we were quite behind. On paper, our first planner committed to the same suite of full service planning that Aspen & Ivy offer. However, the reality is that our original planner wasn’t able to do any of those things because she was constantly focused on triaging the most imminent wedding she was planning. We were the ones pushing to get vendors locked in and then when she would finally share options, it was under researched. Other vendors of ours even began reaching out to us because she wasn’t answering questions they had. After we hired Casey, we never had to manage any of the vendor research or logistics. In fact, the only time vendors ever reached out again was to share how much they enjoyed working with her. Casey also completely redid our design and went above and beyond to make it perfect. Following the trial with the rentals and florals, she went back a second time (a 1hr+ drive each way) to take pictures and propose some new combinations she thought we might like better. This blew my mind because we liked the options from the first trial! Anytime we had an idea, a proposal, a rogue comment from a parent, she responded with recommendations, options, and solutions. Her communication was unparalleled - she responded to emails/texts within the same day, she sent meeting notes, and even zoomed us at midnight her time while on a work trip to Italy. The last six months of planning were by far the most enjoyable part of the process for me and my husband. To be clear, there is a sizable difference in cost, but the investment is worth it. Weddings are a huge milestone - they are the first “group project” you tackle with your partner, they symbolize the commitment you want to honor and safeguard together, and they provide an opportunity to celebrate the community that has supported you. With our first planner, we didn’t have the confidence that her team would be able to pull it all together. However, with Casey, the weekend of our wedding was something I could sink into and enjoy - I knew everything was totally handled and if/when we ran into obstacles they would be taken care of without me being involved. An immense thank you to Casey - we felt so present on our wedding day and we are so grateful for the Herculean amount of work and effort she put into the day to help us get there!

Ariel Roth

Aspen and Ivy was incredible every step of the way from our first call with Casey to our wedding day. We worked with Aspen and Ivy’s guidance to set up vendors and ask questions along the way and then had our planner, Kelsey start a few months before the wedding. Kelsey partnered with us to create the tented wedding of our dreams. She was personable and easy to work with but also had a great eye for detail and made sure everything ran super smoothly. She oversaw our vendors with ease and had great communication throughout the whole process. When the day finally came, the top priority was making sure that we were calm and able to sit back and enjoy the day which is exactly what you want in a planner. It was truly a perfect day and I’m so grateful we hired Aspen and Ivy!

Megan and Graham Kennis

We cannot express enough gratitude for the incredible work of Jen and the Aspen & Ivy team in planning our dream wedding. From our first conversation to the final dance, she was a constant source of support, creativity, and professionalism. Jen took the time to get to know us, listened to our vision, and helped us bring it to life. She was always available to answer questions, offer suggestions, and handled every detail with care. Her expertise in the industry was invaluable. She recommended vendors that perfectly aligned with our style and budget, and was able to guide us through the entire process from contracts to day-of coordination. This allowed us to focus on the more fun elements of planning. She knew when to nudge and when to let us go ahead - the result was a wedding that was uniquely us, elegant and comfortable for everyone! All this would be enough to sing her praises, but on top of that, Jen wore a super-woman cape the entire wedding weekend. Our goal for the weekend was to be present with our guests and not have to worry about anything - Jen made that happen. She kept everything on track. From the start of the rehearsal, to the last guest being dropped off, to rental returns the next day, she ensured the weekend ran smoothly and was stress-free. Her attention to detail was impeccable, and she anticipated our needs before we even knew we had them. We had initially gone back and forth on hiring a planner at all, and in hindsight we’d do it again in a heartbeat. It was absolutely the reason our wedding exceeded our expectations. We loved working with Jen!

Justin Alves

We worked with Aspen and Ivy for a June '24 wedding in the Colorado mountains. We are a couple from California, and having an in-state wedding planner was critical for our wedding. Aspen & Ivy absolutely crushed it- thank you, Casey & Team!

They were exceptionally well organized, super responsive and diligent with planning even when our wedding was >12 months out. We really appreciated the periodic status calls, wedding planning software and collaborative technology to make tracking and decision making easy and convenient especially when synching offline. The team was also great with working within our guidelines and setting expectations with us, and working with them felt more like a partnership vs any sort of taxing service. Neither of us had planned a wedding before as we were the first to marry from each of our respective families but never felt like we were flying blind in the process working with Casey and co.

The team was absolutely critical to our wedding success and we could not have achieved half the wedding without 10x more stress. Our guests and family had an amazing time and we wish we could relive that day over and over again. We highly recommend Aspen & Ivy for any wedding or event, and have recommended them to friends as well. We feel very lucky to have found them via Instagram and fully expect they'll be a massively successful business that makes every couple happy with their product. Thank you guys, we wish you the best and continued success in your work and partnerships!

Chloe Brown

We loved working with Kelsey from Aspen & Ivy for our big day! As the bride, I was consistently asked “how are you not stressed right now?” And I owe this all to Kelsey! She was absolutely amazing from being organized, making sure I was informed, handling anything with vendors the month before. If there was anything that went wrong (which I don’t think there was) I had no idea about it and was able to enjoy our absolutely perfect wedding day.

When we were picking a Coordinator it was a bit overwhelming. Weddings are expensive and as we were choosing our vendors all I could see were massive dollar signs and not really knowing how a coordinator could help it was an annoying (at the time) requirement from our venue. However, it was THE BEST investment and I would recommend doing at least the package where you start working together two months out to anyone. Kelsey took the time to get to know our wedding, us, our vision etc and helped keep all the ducks in a row, making sure we were missing deadlines, keeping other vendors on time, timelines etc.

One of the biggest things that stood out to me is Kelsey handling all the changes of people not making it last minute. This will inevitably happen and instead of being stressed about table arrangements and venue communication she was able to handle it so I could enjoy all the events leading up to our wedding. Invest in a coordinator! Because even though you think you may be able to do it yourself, it gives a professional helping hand and allows you to enjoy your big day and build memories that last forever.

Maggie Jutte

Aspen & Ivy, specifically Jen, was amazing!!!! They helped make our day truly magical, we’ve had friends & family telling us for a month after how much fun they had and how beautiful / well done our wedding was. This is largely due to Aspen & Ivy!! Jen truly took care of everything and I (the bride) had NO stress or worries the day of!! She was so helpful & very responsive throughout the whole process!!