Frequently Asked Questions

What training, education and experience do you have?

Nancy's bachelors degree in psychology helps navigate those more delicate emotional aspects of nerves and family matters that arise while planning weddings and other personal events. In the spirit of continued educations, she regularly attend classes, meetings and seminars in the wedding industry. She completed professional bridal consultant training with honors through the Association of Bridal Consultants in August of 2010. She has been planning weddings since founding Simply Celebrations & Events in 2006. 

Nancy have also been part of a huge multicultural festival every year since 2009. The Kent International Festival showcases the diversity in Kent WA and the surrounding areas. Over many years she has done scheduling performers, done grant writing, fundraising and recruiting vendor booths. In 2018 she helped bring this festival to nonprofit status and became the executive director.

How is Simply Celebrations & Events different from other companies?

When you hire Simply Celebrations & Events, you hire Nancy, the founder. During the planning phase and the week leading up to your wedding, her attention is on you as a couple. Although you will have fun working with her, she wants you to know that she take working on your wedding very seriously and very much to heart! Her love for all the details and a natural talent for multi-tasking translates well to the successful coordination of weddings and events. Those qualities, along with a proven ability to network and utilize available resources, will result in a beautiful wedding planning experience for you. 

In 2026, Nancy brought on Emily as an associate planner, who comes to us with years of experience planning events.

Who do you work with the best?

Our favorite couples to work with have opinions and are not afraid to express them. You know what you want. You want to be actively involved in your wedding planning and you want an expert to help you plan it. You want to personalize your wedding day in more than one way. The vision for your wedding day is that it will be a little slice of who you both are as people. You are unique, honest and down to earth. You are generally a happy person and appreciative of your future spouse. You may live somewhere else in the US but you are getting married here in Washington State.

Does Simply Celebrations & Events take credit cards and are there payment plans available?

We do take debit/credit cards, checks, ACH and of course cash. Together with each client, we will work out a payment plan that is mutually agreed upon for any packaged service. Debit or credit cards ad ACH payments may have a fee.

 What do I do next to get started?

The best way for us to get started working together is to call on the phone or connect via email using our contact form. From here, we can schedule a time to meet in person (if you live in the Puget Sound area) and discuss your plans in greater detail. This first one hour meeting is at no charge for you. We are also happy to set up a Zoom call if you live out of state. Once we decide to work together, we send you a contract agreement and a request for your first payment (non-refundable). We all sign the contract, and both get a copy. Let's work together to plan your wedding!