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Our focus is ON creating a meaningful and tailored celebration by using meticulous Planning, flawless
execution and exquisite attention to Detail

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We Reflect your specific style

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There are many wonderful planners available to you, so why us? Many planners are known for having their own specific style. We believe that a wedding should reflect the client's style. Take a look through our galleries to see the variety of design options and colors used.

We plan weddings for the modern couple regardless of religion, race or sexual orientation. In a nutshell, we believe in love. Period.

The Client Experience

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the experience

In addition to producing a beautiful event, it’s most likely attention to detail and Gina’s personality. She’s a great listener. She’s also compassionate and understanding and has a great sense of humor. The entire La Cosa Bella Staff is the hardest working crew you will ever find. We’re all pretty much obsessed with making sure each detail is perfect and that our clients do no work on the wedding day.  

What is La Cosa Bella Events best known for?

In addition to being on the preferred planner lists for several venues, our weddings have been featured locally and nationally in print and in popular wedding blogs. La Cosa Bella has won several Best Wedding Awards through the International Live Event Association. In addition, was an International Esprit Nominee Top Three for Best Wedding under $75K. Although we didn’t win it was fun to fly to Texas and meet planners from all over the world. 

What recognition have you received?

Yes, and like many local planners we are shifting the description of this service to Event Management. We typically book Event Management within 4 - 6 months of the actual wedding day. Our rate for this service starts at $2,000.

Do you offer Month of Coordination?

Yes, we do. It’s actually a specialty of ours! Whenever tenting is involved there is more required planning before the tent install and more required on-site time during installation as the tent is typically set up 2 – 4 days in advance of the wedding day. Other tenting elements also often come together prior to the wedding day. Even though it’s more complicated, we love it!

Do you plan tented events?

We love all guest counts! Most of our clients have weddings in the 120-person to 220-person range with budgets in the $40K to $80K range. Our larger weddings tend to have 250-person to 450-person guest counts with budgets in the $80 - $200K+ range. Our Destination weddings out of the country have had 45 – 65-person guest counts with budgets that range from $40 - $80K (this range includes accommodations + 2 – 3 on-property events)

What type of guest counts and budgets do your clients have? 

Often with Partial Planning or Full-Service Planning clients prefer to break out the planning fee into three payments. The retainer for these services is 40% - 50% with another payment due half-way through planning and a final payment due 14 – 30 days in advance of the wedding. Event Management is 50% down and 50% 14 – 30 days in advance of the wedding day.  


How are payments made? How much do you require as an initial retainer?

Here are snippets from actual reviews, “amazing”, “beyond expectations”, “stress free”, “absolutely beautiful”, “seamless”, “flawless”, “perfect”

If your past clients were asked to describe their wedding day, what would they say? 

We love, love to travel (personally Gina has traveled to over 30 countries and is still counting) and therefore love to plan destination events for others. This level of service requires Full-Service Planning. For destination clients, we also provide transportation planning, accommodation bookings, make sure clients understand all legal requirements for marriage and we plan all other on-site events.

Do you offer Destination Planning domestically and internationally?

The Planner's Planner

Are you worried that no one else can plan better than you? Do you want to relax and enjoy the wedding day and be able to fully trust your Wedding Planner to execute your dream vision? Then we are your Planners. If you don't love to plan and have no idea where to start, we are your Planner too. We hear you. We listen, we advise, we create and we execute your wedding day while you enjoy your celebration and have fun with your guests.

As planners, designers and logistics experts we are passionate about creating lifetime memories for our clients and we are devoted to including those details that create the ultimate guest experience. We believe in providing a collaborative experience that expresses your style.

Collaboration + Connection = Ultimate Trust on the wedding day

This is a joyful and special time in your lives. Let's reduce your stress, and save your precious time, by helping you navigate the planning process.

Meet Gina

gina myers

meet gina

My motto was and always will be quality over quantity

When I started La Cosa Bella Events ten years ago, I put a great deal of forethought into the vision and the goals of the business. From the beginning, it was important that each client was to have the benefit of the La Cosa Bella experience, which would always include absolute attention to detail and the assurance that their event was going to be beautiful and custom tailored to the individual client's personality. My motto was and always will be quality over quantity, and although we're doing more business now we will not take on more than we can handle. As you enjoy looking at the Gallery images, consider that every client shown had a different budget. While they had different budgets, note the quality and overall beauty of each wedding. At La Cosa Bella, our winning formula for a magical day includes a beautiful setting, amazing food and a fun reception with the impeccable service and attention to detail that has earned La Cosa Bella multiple industry awards and recognition. A La Cosa Bella Bride is a happy bride, that's my personal promise.

Meet the Team

SUZANN JACKSON

MEET SUZANN

We are a team who truly cares about the success of each special occasion or event we get to be a part of

I have had the privilege of being a part of La Cosa Bella Events for nine years now. We are a team who truly cares about the success of each special occasion or event we get to be a part of. From weddings to charity polo events, planning a beautiful event is what we care about. Through the years my role with the company has been tailored to the food and beverage aspect of an event. My background in fine dining, bar-tending, and hospitality make me an integral part of every event. I understand the timing of service and how to relate and communicate with catering professionals. I enjoy the variety of ways food can enhance an event.

I take pride in setting up for events. I am extremely particular about the placement of a fork, the fold of a napkin, or the spacing between water glass and champagne flute. I assure that all elements are set correctly and that everything just looks beautiful. For me, the best part of any event is in the small details.

Meet the Team

stephanie cissel

MEET STEPHANIE

I have a love of all things wedding related

It was while sitting at a local coffee shop one summer when I knew that event planning was my calling. Surrounded by several open planners, journals, and every highlighter I owned, I knew I had found my happy place. This still describes my day-to-day life. I am constantly making to-do lists, scribbling down thoughts in my notebook, or penciling everything into my calendar.

I have a love of all things wedding related, am extremely organized and a planner by nature, so I cherish the daily opportunity to practice my passions with La Cosa Bella Events. Each member of La Cosa Bella brings something different to the team, which makes us all work so well together. My expertise in social media, marketing, and blogging allows La Cosa Bella to reach and connect with more and more people everyday.

Meet the Team

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La Cosa Bella Events has been featured in several publications and online blogs. 

Nicole & Seth

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Gina was wonderful to work with! Not only does she have beautiful style, she is professional, organized and gets things done above and beyond expectations. She connected me with top notch vendors who put together a beautiful day. We worked with Gina through the entire planning process and trust me we did not make it easy right from the start. Gina met my mother and I at our venue a year before the wedding at a show and my mother fell and had to go to the emergency room, my father left our rehearsal dinner by ambulance and the night before the wedding due to unfortunate circumstances the hair and makeup artist who did my trails informed Gina she could not come for the wedding! During all of this Gina not only jumped right in to action but she cared so much about my parents well being and making sure the back up plan was nothing short of outstanding! Even after the wedding when her commitment was fulfilled with us she continued to help out closing out some things that were taking longer than expected.

Gina is truly amazing at what she does. She has years of experience planning all sorts of get-togethers. Whether you are looking for someone to plan a birthday party, anniversary celebration or wedding, Gina is the go to person! She helped us pull together a classy yet country affair. We had 250 guests at our wedding with everything from a horse and carriage, popcorn, candles galore, sparkler exit and Fireworks! She truly knows how to throw a good time, leave a lasting impression and let the bride and groom go out with a BANG! 

I highly encourage you to choose Gina and her team. You not only get a wedding planner but a family friend. She will respond whatever hour to whatever request. She will dream up ideas and build comprise within a budget. She is your one stop shop for event planning! We could NOT have done it without her!"

Sydney & Cameron

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"I did my research and knew that I wanted someone who would pay attention to all the details that would showcase who my husband was, who I was, and who we are together. Seeing Gina's Instagram I knew we had to meet. Gina was so quick to reply! We met her at a Starbucks and went over all the details of our wedding. We instantly clicked. So much so that I encouraged the contract be signed immediately! 

Gina is truly amazing at what she does. She has years of experience planning all sorts of get-togethers. Whether you are looking for someone to plan a birthday party, anniversary celebration or wedding, Gina is the go to person! She helped us pull together a classy yet country affair. We had 250 guests at our wedding with everything from a horse and carriage, popcorn, candles galore, sparkler exit and Fireworks! She truly knows how to throw a good time, leave a lasting impression and let the bride and groom go out with a BANG! 

I highly encourage you to choose Gina and her team. You not only get a wedding planner but a family friend. She will respond whatever hour to whatever request. She will dream up ideas and build comprise within a budget. She is your one stop shop for event planning! We could NOT have done it without her!"

Gina is truly amazing at what she does. She has years of experience planning all sorts of get-togethers. Whether you are looking for someone to plan a birthday party, anniversary celebration or wedding, Gina is the go to person! She helped us pull together a classy yet country affair. We had 250 guests at our wedding with everything from a horse and carriage, popcorn, candles galore, sparkler exit and Fireworks! She truly knows how to throw a good time, leave a lasting impression and let the bride and groom go out with a BANG! 

I highly encourage you to choose Gina and her team. You not only get a wedding planner but a family friend. She will respond whatever hour to whatever request. She will dream up ideas and build comprise within a budget. She is your one stop shop for event planning! We could NOT have done it without her!"

Tanya & Charlie

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"Wow! Words cannot describe how amazing Gina and her team were throughout the planning process. There were many times family members or friends would say “what about x?” I was like “oh my goodness, I did not even think of that”.....guess who already had it covered, Gina! She is spot on and can bring anything together. I did not even meet her in person at all through the planning period. We had meant to meet but the timing just got crazy. I live in Knoxville, TN and she planned my Mexico wedding from Raleigh, NC. She did a phenomenal job and goes above and beyond to make sure everything is flawless!"

Gina is truly amazing at what she does. She has years of experience planning all sorts of get-togethers. Whether you are looking for someone to plan a birthday party, anniversary celebration or wedding, Gina is the go to person! She helped us pull together a classy yet country affair. We had 250 guests at our wedding with everything from a horse and carriage, popcorn, candles galore, sparkler exit and Fireworks! She truly knows how to throw a good time, leave a lasting impression and let the bride and groom go out with a BANG! 

I highly encourage you to choose Gina and her team. You not only get a wedding planner but a family friend. She will respond whatever hour to whatever request. She will dream up ideas and build comprise within a budget. She is your one stop shop for event planning! We could NOT have done it without her!"

Kristen & Chris

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"Gina was amazing. I don't really know where to even begin to express what an incredible job she did bringing our dreams to life. We had some abstract ideas when we started working with Gina - we knew we wanted our wedding to be colorful, fun, and still feel romantic. She took that and made it happen. She connected us to the most amazing vendors, and helped them understand what our vision was to make sure everything came together cohesively on our day. Gina is a task master, excellent communicator, and has an incredible eye for design. She's also great with parents! This was really important to me, and both our mothers just adored her and her team.

I cannot express what an amazing experience Chris, myself, and our families were able to have on our wedding day, and I absolutely attribute that to Gina. The only emotion we felt all day was JOY for the marriage we were about to enter into. There was no stress. Maybe things went wrong behind the scenes, but we didn't hear about them and never noticed anything not going perfectly according to plan. I wish that experience for every single couple because we will forever look back on our wedding day and remember the joy we felt for each other, and the love that surrounded us from all our family and friends. I will be recommending La Cosa Bella to all of my newly engaged friends!"

"I cannot express what an amazing experience Chris, myself, and our families were able to have on our wedding day, and I absolutely attribute that to Gina. The only emotion we felt all day was JOY for the marriage we were about to enter into. There was no stress. Maybe things went wrong behind the scenes, but we didn't hear about them and never noticed anything not going perfectly according to plan. I wish that experience for every single couple because we will forever look back on our wedding day and remember the joy we felt for each other, and the love that surrounded us from all our family and friends. I will be recommending La Cosa Bella to all of my newly engaged friends!"

Kathleen & Charlie

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"We could not be more thrilled with our decision to book Gina! We hired La Cosa Bella Events for design and day of planning, and Gina was absolutely worth every penny. In fact, Gina was so good that we wish we had booked her for full service! Gina was patient, attentive to detail, creative and professional. The design turned out far more beautiful than I ever could have imagined, and we absolutely loved every minute of our wedding day. I cannot recommend her enough!"

Caitlin & Shaun

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"I had the pleasure of meeting Gina and Stephanie with La Cosa Bella Events back in 2016 at a styled photoshoot. I was so impressed with Gina's attention to detail and event design, I knew immediately I wanted to hire her for my own wedding.

My husband and I decided we wanted a destination wedding and Gina spent countless hours finding the perfect location in Puerto Rico. Unfortunately due to damage from Hurricane Maria, the venue was completed destroyed. When I received the news from the property, Gina was already on the phone with our 2nd choice location confirming availability. She worked her magic and got us the same weekend at another beautiful property in the Bahamas!

I had so much fun working with Gina on all the big and small details for the wedding. She tirelessly vetted all vendors, worked through the many unknowns of the island, and produced a truly unforgettable event for our families. Having Gina by my side throughout the wedding planning process was the best investment we made. I highly recommend La Cosa Bella Events. Gina is first class!"

"My husband and I decided we wanted a destination wedding and Gina spent countless hours finding the perfect location in Puerto Rico. Unfortunately due to damage from Hurricane Maria, the venue was completed destroyed. When I received the news from the property, Gina was already on the phone with our 2nd choice location confirming availability. She worked her magic and got us the same weekend at another beautiful property in the Bahamas!

I had so much fun working with Gina on all the big and small details for the wedding. She tirelessly vetted all vendors, worked through the many unknowns of the island, and produced a truly unforgettable event for our families. Having Gina by my side throughout the wedding planning process was the best investment we made. I highly recommend La Cosa Bella Events. Gina is first class!"

Carrie & Mike

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"Gina did an incredible job and made the entire experience stress free. My wedding day was more beautiful than I could have ever imagined and that was because of Gina’s expertise in wedding planning. Her vendors that she recommended did an incredible job and our guests were blown away by the food, flowers, cake, DJ, and design. I highly recommend hiring La Cosa Bella Events for planning your wedding day. Gina and her team will make the process stress free and absolutely beautiful!"

Molly & Kyle

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"Gina is a godsend.
Our ceremony and reception were at my parents' home and Gina was absolutely incredible. The level of difficulty with planning a wedding in an unestablished venue is crazy! We had to have their backyard leveled, a stage built over the pool for the reception, and a million other things that, left to our own devices, would have totally failed.

When I say my wedding day was perfect, I mean it was PERFECT. Every single vendor was top notch. I'd wake up some mornings with emails from Gina at 4am because she's a wedding planning machine who cares deeply for her clients. When you give this woman a vision, she will not stop and will not compromise. Every detail is perfect. Her day-of team was amazing. To this day I do not know if anything went wrong. Things never go 100% according to plan, but Gina handles it so that you can have your perfect, stress-free day of celebration. Even more important than the bride getting to relax, my mom said the day was perfect and completely seamless. Parents of the bride deserve to be able to take the day in and enjoy every second without stressing--that to me is the most important and invaluable part of who Gina is and what she gives.

 I can't speak highly enough of her. It was the best day of my life and she made dreams come true I didn't even know I had. She has years of experience which sets her apart, so she knows what's possible and how to get it. You're dumb if you hire another wedding planner. If you've read this review and you still hire someone else, you're REALLY dumb.
 I love you Gina forever xoxo"

When I say my wedding day was perfect, I mean it was PERFECT. Every single vendor was top notch. I'd wake up some mornings with emails from Gina at 4am because she's a wedding planning machine who cares deeply for her clients. When you give this woman a vision, she will not stop and will not compromise. Every detail is perfect. Her day-of team was amazing. To this day I do not know if anything went wrong. Things never go 100% according to plan, but Gina handles it so that you can have your perfect, stress-free day of celebration. Even more important than the bride getting to relax, my mom said the day was perfect and completely seamless. Parents of the bride deserve to be able to take the day in and enjoy every second without stressing--that to me is the most important and invaluable part of who Gina is and what she gives.

 I can't speak highly enough of her. It was the best day of my life and she made dreams come true I didn't even know I had. She has years of experience which sets her apart, so she knows what's possible and how to get it. You're dumb if you hire another wedding planner. If you've read this review and you still hire someone else, you're REALLY dumb.
 I love you Gina forever xoxo"

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Full Service Planning is for the couple that wants La Cosa Bella involved from inception until the final guest has left the reception. 

Full Service Planning

Additional Services

Investment

-Unlimited email, phone and attendance at all
  consultations
-Venue recommendations & selection
-Recommendations for all required vendors
-Assistance with catering recommendations & menu
  selection
-All elements of Event Design
-Full production planning with detailed timeline
-Ceremony Rehearsal Direction & Event Management

This service includes:

 Please inquire for your customized pricing

Full Service Planning

Partial Planning is for the couple that has found their venue and has already selected most or all of their wedding vendors. This is the perfect option for the couple that is confidently organized and has done their legwork but now needs La Cosa Bella to get involved with the design and details, provide etiquette guidance and assistance with various paper designs and those individual branding elements that create personalization for the wedding day.

Partial Planning

additional services

Starting at  $5,500

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Gina Myers is a North Carolina and Destination Wedding Planner. Based in the Raleigh Durham Area, La Cosa Bella Events provides full planning services, month of services, event design and partial planning. If you desire a North Carolina Planner who has received multiple local awards and international recognition for planning services, contact us today.