Michigan’s Top Rated Local® Event Planners Award Winner: Touch Of Elegance Events & Designs

Top Rated Local® is pleased to announce that Touch Of Elegance Events & Designs is an award winner for event planners in 2019.

If you are looking for an event planner that will take care of all the little details on your big day, look no further than this award-winning company!

Touch Of Elegance Events & Designs has received many overwhelmingly positive reviews across six different verified sites with an average rating of 4.67 stars, earning them an impressive Rating Score™ of 96.74 and a 2019 Top Rated Local award for ranking as one of the top 10 event planners in Michigan!

Here’s just one of their many five-star reviews:

“My wedding day was absolutely amazing, and I never could have pulled it all together without the assistance of Carrie and Touch of Elegance. Their professionalism and planning expertise allowed me to relax and enjoy the day knowing that everything was going to be handled with the highest level of care… My guests had a blast; everything was beautiful, and I’m so thankful that any issues were handled quickly, discreetly, and professionally. Thank you so much for taking the stress of the day off of me so that I could just enjoy the magic of the wedding.” – S.C.

It is because of excellent reviews like this that Touch Of Elegance Events & Designs is now able to call themselves a Top Rated Local award winner!

Not Your Average Event Planners

We were excited to learn all about how Touch Of Elegance Events & Designs has been able to build such an impressive reputation, so we sat down with the owner and Lead Planner, Carrie Gentry.

The first thing we wanted to know was what it is that makes Touch Of Elegance Events & Designs stand apart from their local competitors. According to Carrie, it all comes down to the details. Because of their commitment to communication and attention to detail, they are able to do what they do best, which is to take care of their clients on their big day. Carrie continued:

“We really care about our clients, and we love weddings. We always keep a positive attitude, even when things go wrong. That’s vital in the wedding industry.”

Carrie told us that the care they put into every event helps them to work towards their company’s mission, which she describes as:

“Our mission is to create a memorable client experience for every wedding. We also strive to help our employees set off on their own and start their own businesses.”

She continued by telling us about why they find it so important to have everything together for their clients:

“Brides and grooms can be very anxious. That’s why we do everything we can to keep our cool, because that can help someone through a tough time.”

Building Success Through Networking

Touch Of Elegance Events & Designs has certainly managed to build an impressive online reputation. We were curious about how they have marketed their business over the years. Carrie told us that they have been featured in The Knot magazine, they attend bridal shows, and they participate in venue open houses. In addition to these more traditional forms of marketing, Carrie told us that they also employ many high school students from Grow Youth Detroit, a program designed to help kids decide what they want to do for their careers by giving them real experience.

There are many businesses out there that are looking to build as impressive a reputation as Touch Of Elegance Events & Designs has managed to. We asked if Carrie could share any expert advice to them. Here’s what she had to say:

“It’s really important to network. Meet as many people in the industry and in the venues as you can. Our first client came from planning a wedding for a venue.”


Congratulations to Touch Of Elegance Events & Designs for being a 2019 Top Rated Local award winner, and special thanks to Carrie for taking the time to speak with us!

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