Planning a destination wedding in Europe is about far more than choosing a beautiful location, it’s about curating an experience that feels effortless, elevated, and deeply personal. For US couples navigating venues, vendors, logistics, and design from across the Atlantic, the right luxury wedding planner is essential.

We wanted to spotlight a selection of world-class luxury wedding planners whose work we admire and whose approach + visions aligns seamlessly with the kind of European destination weddings we love to be part of.

Each of these planners are known for their impeccable taste, international expertise, and ability to transform iconic European settings into unforgettable celebrations.

Open The Door Events

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Modern, editorial luxury with a global sensibility

Based in Los Angeles and working internationally, Open the Door Events is celebrated for creating weddings that feel architectural, intentional, and editorial. Whether set in an Italian villa, a French château, or a historic European estate, she has the ability to reflect her couples in every setting she creates. Her ‘laid back luxury’ weddings blend modern design with timeless elegance, making them a standout choice for US couples seeking a refined European aesthetic.

Why we love her: her effortless editorial flair.

Mae & Co Creative

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Mae & Co creative is an internationally renowned event producer and designer, specialising in high-end destination weddings and immersive celebrations worldwide. With over a decade of experience and a team that has executed weddings in the world’s most sought-after locations, she blends artistic vision with flawless logistics. Manda creates weddings that are deeply personal, visually striking, and effortlessly curated. They aren’t just a team of planners who travel. They specialize in bridging the gap between the familiar, high-end expectations you have at home, and the specific, nuanced communication and working styles of where you want to celebrate.

Why we love them: They bring a new feel to Luxury, where strong creative vision meets genuine connection and care.

Coj – Events

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Coji Events is a Palm Springs–based luxury wedding planning studio known for creating refined, emotionally rich celebrations that feel both elevated and deeply personal. They craft bespoke, curated experiences for couples worldwide. Their thoughtful approach to planning + design ensures each wedding is carefully curated to reflect each couple’s story while maintaining a sense of understated luxury. They pride themselves on a diverse + inclusive portfolio, ensuring every celebration feels authentic, meaningful, and welcoming.

Why we love them: They create weddings that feel genuine and considered, where design (although iconic in every way) never overshadows emotion + every detail serves a purpose.

Kate & Company

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High-production luxury weddings with flawless execution

With offices in New York and Los Angeles, Kate & Company Events is one of the most established names in the luxury wedding world. Known for orchestrating large-scale, sophisticated celebrations, their team excels at managing complex logistics – a critical skill for destination weddings in Europe. Limiting the number of couples they work with in order to truly personalise every couples experience.

From grand ballroom affairs to multi-day destination events, their weddings are polished, elevated, and seamlessly executed. Their events are infused with a blend of luxury, creativity, a hint of the extraordinary + the utmost hospitality.

Why we love them: Their approach is all about unexpected delights, immersive experiences, and personalized storytelling. We believe in creating moments that are not just notable, but deeply felt and remembered.

Events By Bliss

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Events by Bliss based in Los Cabos designs destination weddings across Mexico and beyond, creating celebrations as unforgettable as each couple’s love story. Led by founder and creative director Bonnie, the team blends high-end planning, editorial design, and personal storytelling to craft weddings that feel uniquely yours — from the first “yes” to the last dance.

Known for balancing style, logistics + joy, Events by Bliss is equally at home curating intimate toes-in-the-sand elopements or multi-day luxury celebrations, ensuring every detail is effortless, intentional, and full of wow factor.

Why we love them: Their global experience and ability to create refined celebrations that still feel deeply rooted in place and story.

Wild Heart Events

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Wild Heart Events are Based in Santa Barbara, California. They specialise in bringing a soulful, romantic approach to luxury weddings, focusing on emotion, connection, and meaningful storytelling. Owner Jaime of Wild Heart Events turns her interior design roots and hospitality expertise into unforgettable, trend-setting weddings. With a global portfolio inspired by rustic fincas, Moroccan textiles, Jungalow living, bohemian chic, and urban punk, she layers color, pattern, and texture with experiential moments for celebrations that feel editorial and deeply personal.

Why we love them: Jaime’s imaginative designs, attention to detail, and globally inspired aesthetic make every wedding cinematic, vibrant, and utterly unforgettable.

Hippi Mippi

Hippi Mippi, led by Ayça, brings her Interior Design and Creative Direction expertise to life in every celebration, crafting weddings that feel bold, editorial, and unforgettable. True to her tagline, “Imagine & Create Concept Experiences,” she blends immersive design, thoughtful details, and experiential storytelling to create events that are as unique as the couples she works with.

Why we love her: Her creativity, eye for design, and conceptual approach turn every wedding into a one-of-a-kind editorial masterpiece that feels deeply personal and visually stunning.

Fazou Events

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Fazou Events owner Jeanet was Born and raised in Crete with Greek and Dutch roots, she combines her luxury event planning experience with a deep love for her home. Specialising in high-end weddings in Crete, she draws on her dual-cultural background, local expertise, and connections with the island’s top suppliers to create editorial, timeless celebrations that reflect each couple’s personality. Fazou Events design-forward Crete weddings are perfect for couples who love modern luxury.

Why we love her: her taste level, locations, and attention to detail are unreal.

Alice Wilkes Design

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Alice Wilkes Design is a London-based luxury wedding planning + design agency creating boundary-pushing, editorial celebrations across the UK, Europe, and worldwide. Founded by Alice Wilkes, whose background spans luxury fashion + eight years with London’s most prestigious event agencies, the team delivers exclusive weddings characterised by creative touches, stylish design, and impeccable planning.

From intimate celebrations to multi-million-pound weekend-long events, Alice works closely with each couple to co-ordinate every detail, drawing on her trusted network of global suppliers and industry specialists. Her portfolio spans iconic locations from the Cotswolds, Cornwall, and Surrey, to the Amalfi Coast, New York, Dubai, and Hong Kong.

Why we love her: Alice’s visionary approach, editorial eye, and flawless execution turn every luxury wedding into world-class art installations.

Events by Marianna idirin

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Events by Marianna Idirin Based in Los Cabos, Mexico, Events by Marianna Idirin crafts high-end destination weddings + celebrations that are exquisitely layered, artfully designed, and unforgettable. Owner and Creative Director Marianna Idirin draws on decades of interior design experience and her love of immersive environments to transform any space into a fully custom visual and experiential story.

Known for her elegant event installations, attention to detail, and inventive approach, Marianna blends personal touches, environmental elements, and creative flair to curate celebrations that are both timeless and delightfully unexpected. With a full-service studio, rental, and production house, she and her team oversee every detail, from creative direction to flawless execution, for a limited number of clients each year. Their portfolio spans Cabo and global destinations alike, with each event reflecting Marianna’s sophisticated taste and boundary-pushing style.

Why we love her: her celebrations feel cinematic, lavish, and completely unforgettable.

The more seamless the planning, the more space there is for creativity…

For high-end destination weddings, an experienced planner isn’t just helpful – they’re essential. From navigating international logistics to curating design, guest experience, and on-the-ground coordination, these planners turn complex, multi-day celebrations into seamless works of art.
The right planners ensure everything runs flawlessly, allowing couples to simply show up and enjoy their iconic celebration, stress free!

All these ultra-luxury planners are creators we’ve followed & admired; we’d love to collaborate and turn their vision + your celebration, into an editorial film you’ll treasure forever.