Wild Heights Events - Brooklyn, New York

Evan H.

We strongly recommend Wild Heights for wedding planning and design services. Willa was absolutely terrific, providing premium-level service at a cost we were comfortable with. We hired her after booking our venue/caterer, The William Vale in Brooklyn, and she assisted with vendor sourcing, comprehensive planning, design, and day-of coordination. We later added coverage for our rehearsal dinner and post-wedding event, which proved invaluable. Willa was clear about her services upfront and flexible with the contract, allowing us to tailor it to our needs.

Willa immediately understood our “Scandinavian Michelin star restaurant” theme and excelled at bringing our vision to life, consistent with our modern, clean style. She designed stunning, personalized invitations and day-of paper goods that truly reflected us. Her creative problem-solving with florals and a complicated reception installation was exceptional, providing cost-effective solutions that maintained our aesthetic. She also created a cool concept for checking in guests at the reception with hosts as if it were a restaurant.

We truly enjoyed working with Willa over 15 months, and looked forward to our bi-weekly meetings and calls. She navigated venue staff turnover, reassured us whenever we were stressed about things, and was patient despite us being too particular. On the wedding day, everything felt controlled and smooth. She remained calm, professional, and patient, handling guest allergies and a family medical emergency with grace.

Wild Heights is perfect for couples seeking excellent weddings, especially in NYC, upstate/Catskills, or potentially SoCal, particularly those who value design and creative input. She works well with couples looking to be in between being involved in every detail and fully handing over planning to her, and are comfortable developing their vision and plan organically (rather than relying on a preset comprehensive wedding planning checklist). Willa's advice and expertise on vendor sourcing and what aspects of the wedding were worth the budget was extremely helpful.

Lena S.

Words will not do justice to just how amazing Willa and the Wild Heights Team were for our wedding. My husband and I have crazy work schedules and needed help with each and every aspect of planning our wedding. From our very first Zoom meeting with Willa introducing us to the wedding planning process, touring venues (that somehow all felt like they were made for us), choosing the menu, the florals and other decor and even down to the very last detail (subtle and perfect embossed initials on our menus) Willa and her team were there every step of the way. The result was that we never worried about a thing! Willa found the most perfect vendors for us (we didn’t have a clue) and the whole experience was incredible. When I said I wanted to incorporate hiking into our wedding in the most aesthetically pleasing way possible, Willa and her team put together the seating chart of our dreams. In addition, it poured during our entire wedding day and the Wild Heights Team (including the wonderful Carly and Caroline) didn’t skip a beat - they had not one, but two back up plans (depending on the direction of the rain) and the ceremony and reception were so smooth you would never have known it wasn’t our original plan. I can’t imagine even trying to get through the planning process without a planner, but Willa and her team became more than that for us. After our wedding we missed so much our weekly calls I found myself wishing we had another event soon just so we could use the team again. If you’re wondering whether you need a planner and if Wild Heights is the team - you do and they are!!!

Molly S.

10/10 would recommend working with Willa and her team. Willa planned and designed our August 2024 wedding and it was the best vendor decision we made. Willa is generous in her partnership and took the time to understand our vision. She gave us realistic expectations based on our budget, but still encouraged us to dream big. On the big day, we didn’t have to think about anything because she was on it, making sure every detail went as planned. If you’re on the fence- book Willa!

Samara G.

We hired Wild Heights for full planning and design for our wedding in January 2024 and it was honestly the best decision we ever made. When we first met Willa, we were torn between two completely different visions for our wedding and she held our hand through the entire process of site visits across multiple states, a pivot from a summer to a winter wedding, and eventually bringing our dream weekend to life. She regularly understood our vision better than we did and helped us focus on what really mattered to us. She introduced us to the best vendors (often under budget!) we never would have found without Wild Heights and every piece of decor by Wild Heights was unbelievable (Willa is a DIY master). Wild Heights took care of everything, even coming to the rescue when our hotel (the only thing we had booked ourselves) screwed us over the week of the wedding. Bottom line, if you have the chance to work with WHE, do it you will not regret it!

Christian S.

We hired Willa and her team for our 2022 wedding and I will never stop raving!! WE LOVEEEEEE her so much, can't get over what a flawless day she helped put from start to finish. She was always there when we needed her (both before and during the wedding) and able to deal with our chaotic indecisiveness and help us formulate concrete plans to ensure a successful timeline + reception. Would hire her again in a heartbeat. <3 <3 <3

Nora G.

Willa helped bring our wedding vision to life!! She has a great design eye and vocabulary, which was very helpful when I lacked that. She had an amazing sense of what would go together to create a cohesive look, and she captured our desired aesthetic perfectly. We received so many compliments on our aesthetic and on the details she worked on us with, from our menus to our ceremony programs to our florals and signage. Her work gave our wedding a more elevated look. She also did a great job handing off our wedding logistics to a coordinator from Wild Heights who killed it the the day of our wedding! Thank you Willa and Wild Heights!

Anne G.

Highly recommend working with Willa & her team for your big day! Throughout the entire process, Willa was a calm and reassuring presence that kept us on track and delivered the most amazing results. We had bi-weekly meetings (switching to weekly a month or so before the wedding) which was perfect as it gave us time to think about things but we never felt like we were falling behind. She helped us develop our ideas to come up with a cohesive design, while also bringing fresh ideas to the each meeting. She provided great vendor recs for things like florals, lighting, photography, and make-up and was of course on every call with us to help address things we might not have even thought about. She was also always budget/emotionally conscious, never pushing something that felt out of our comfort zone.

And the wedding was proof of all her talent! It was truly majestic and exceeded our vision. On the day, she handled things so seamlessly I didn't even think about the fact that things were being coordinated, making the day as stress free as it can be.

All in all, it felt like working with a professional friend (and sometimes couple's therapist) and we developed a really amazing partnership. I truly can't fathom trying to do it without her!

Hannah L.

Could not recommend Willa more. She was such a pleasure to work with through the whole wedding process. Her recommendations for vendors were absolutely fantastic; resulting in a day that was more beautiful than I could have possibly imagined. She recommended that we have a magnet maker instead of a Photo Booth and people are still talking about it. Willa’s execution the day of the wedding was also incredible - she was so calm and knew exactly how to ensure the day went smoothly - we were in a venue that had multiple locations but everything worked out seamlessly.