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OFFICIALÉ

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Event Planner

OFFICIALÉ

Based in New York, NY, USA

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Average Response Time 6-12 hrs

About OFFICIALÉ

Founded in 2023

Vision OFFICIALÉ makes love stories boldy, tangibly and effortlessly timeless, through intimate luxury destination weddings. By developing a custom pre-wedding program that handles all the details not just of the wedding but of the wedding year, OFFICIALÉ gives back to couples the enjoyment of their full year the way it should be. We believe in wedding wellness, and that luxury blooms with great attention to detail. We specialize in private estates in the Italian lakes, the French countryside, and yachts on the Dubai Harbor, and are open to unlocking new villas and mansions around the world. Company Details OFFICIALÉ is a service-oriented business built to provide the strategic planning, experiential design management and innovative activation of intimate luxury destination milestones, with a primary focus on weddings, and launched in the fall of this year, 2023. The company is based in Albany, New York, and conducts business remotely from Weehawken, New Jersey. Owner and Mission Led and operated by its founder and principal planner, Deborah Lynne Kugler, Casa Officialé delle Emozione, or OFFICIALÉ, aims to serve as one’s luxury event design manager, delivering high-end, exclusively intimate, destination-rich celebrations that reflect uniquely creative, innovative, exceptional craftsmanship and thoughtful stewardship. Locations OFFICIALÉ regions of choice for destinations are the Italian Lakes and Riviera, the French countryside and the Dubai Harbor - concentrating on private estates, villas, chateaus and premium yachts. List of Services We offer full-service planning, creative direction and the execution of your celebration, as well as all the related tasks that affect the success of weddings, vow renewals, elopements and proposals, including but not limited to: Vendor Recommendation and Negotiation Venue Recommendation and Sourcing Budget Creation & Management Event Contracts & Management Vision & Event Overall Design Rental Sourcing & Management Favor and Swag Ideation & Sourcing Menu Planning & Catering Coordination Transportation Management Setup & Breakdown on Wedding Day Timeline & Checklist Day-Of/Onsite Party Management Unique Expertise Offered Aside from the standard responsibilities of an event planner, what OFFICIALÉ offers includes: Pre-Wedding Period Programming Brand Positioning and DNA Development Multisensorial Approach to Event Design Wellness Routine Development Travel and Accommodation Consultation Wedding Gown Consultation and Styling Wedding Party Attire Consultation Hair and Makeup Consultation Officiant Selection and Prepwork Wayfinding Tool Development Photo and Video Submission for Media Pickup Post-Wedding Memory Preservation

Available In

  • New York City

Event Albums 3

Pricing Packages

  • OFFICIALÉ Pricing

    Through an initial consultation, Officialé would be happy to provide custom pricing after qualifying the client's needs and target overall budget. Using a mixed pricing model of fixed costs and budget percentages, Officialé may propose a few scenarios demonstrating the types of investment available to select from, and plan toward.

Services

  • Large Scale Event Production

  • Destination

  • Partial Planning

  • Month of Planning

  • Day of Planning

  • Full-Service Planning

  • Virtual Events

  • Event Design

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What makes your planning style unique?
OFFICIALÉ is an immersive milestone experiential design management group, sharpened with over 20 years of experience in the design industry, that is focused on delivering intimate luxury destination wedding planning and design management to the newly engaged & those who want to renew their vows.
What event planning packages do you offer?
OFFICIALÉ offers full-service planning and overall design development of your event, with a long list of value add-ons. For a limited time, we are offering free 20-min consultations no matter where you are in the process of your romantic event planning, to see what can help you fulfill your goals.
How would past clients describe working with you?
Clients who have worked with the OFFICIALÉ founder in activation design and design project management stand behind the brand's commitment to creative vision, keen attention to detail, astute leadership, imaginative problem-solving, emotional intelligence and high level of empathy.
Will you arrange and manage meetings with my other vendors?
OFFICIALÉ offers a high-touch approach to project management, but we do leave room for clients to have the freedom to be in direct contact with event collaborators if they so choose after we liaise on their behalf for the initial stage of the process.
How would previous clients describe your planning style?
Having produced corporate and private events that have upwards of 1,000 guests, and have over 25 vendor teams, the founder of OFFICIALÉ is known to orchestrate events with a critical eye for detail, design, and flow, offering a high-touch, comprehensive yet sensible approach to management.

Meet The Team

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Deborah Kugler

Founder and Principal Planner

Deborah embraces the world of intimate, luxury destination planning and design, with the wingspan of over 20+ years of demonstrated experience in branding, marketing, and tastemaking for Forbes 500 clients globally. As the principal planner for Officialé, Deborah offers astute leadership across project management, unmatched level of imaginative creative execution, and her full commitment to preserve her clients' sense of wellness throughout the literal and emotional journey.

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