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Lisa Ivler, founder and event planner.
Lisa founded Lisa Ivler Events in 2016, after four years of planning events, and she is still the person in the room at every one of them.
“I didn’t want to build just another event planning company,” Lisa says. “I wanted to create something deeply personal, where every celebration reflects the people at the center of it, and the planning process feels just as thoughtful as the event itself.”
That is why the studio is built around one planner. Lisa is personally available to her clients throughout the process. On the day she adds assistants to match the guest count, the size of the wedding party and how much is happening at once, and she remains the lead.
Her events are in New Jersey, New York City, Westchester, Connecticut and Pennsylvania, with destination weddings by inquiry.
How she works
Judgment, then taste, then a great deal of checking.
- IVendorsLisa recommends people she has worked with, unless another vendor has a very strong reputation. Her priorities, in order: reliability, quality, the working relationship and experience.
- IIDesignCreative direction and coordination. She is not the florist; she is the eye. A Pinterest board, a venue walkthrough and a working session with your florist or designer come first.
- IIIDecisionsClient-led but curated. You are shown fewer, better choices, each already checked against the room, the budget and the timeline.
- IVThe dayShe quietly verifies that everything is progressing as planned and personally checks the reception room setup before the doors open.
Affiliations and recognition
- Past President, International Live Events Association
- Board member, Live Events Coalition
- Member, Wedding Industry Professionals Association
- Member, RSVP
- WeddingWire Couples’ Choice Award winner
In the press
- The New York Times, quoted in the Style section
- Fast Company, Is the retirement party dead?
- Hallmark+, Mom’s the Bride, episode 6
- The Knot, This 10-Step Micro-Wedding Checklist is Expert Approved
- Wedding File, One NJ Bride’s Search for the Perfect Wedding Gown
- Peerspace, The 6 Best Wedding Planners in New Jersey
Venues
Rooms she has planned in.
Crystal Plaza in Livingston, Stone House at Stirling Ridge in Warren, The Highlawn in West Orange, Brooklake in Florham Park and The Opus Westchester in White Plains, among many others. In Manhattan: the Edison Ballroom in Times Square, Lavan in Chelsea, The Plaza and the Conrad New York Downtown. In Brooklyn: the Moxy Williamsburg and Carroll Hall.
Lisa helps clients choose a venue, and she walks every new room before she plans in it.
Photography: Riccardi Media (Lisa at work), Moments with Marissa.
Next step
Tell Lisa about the celebration you have in mind.
Send your date, your venue or city and a guest count. Lisa reads every inquiry herself and replies within one business day.