Jill Gordon Celebrate
People always want to know, how did you become a Wedding Planner? And lucky enough to live in the Hamptons?? Jill Gordon Celebrate was launched in 1995 when a friend was getting married at her father’s Georgica Pond property and asked for my professional help. After many years working in boutique catering, both in New York City and the Hamptons, Wedding Planning incorporated many of my talents and passions. To be able to create beauty, collaborate with the most talented designers, live in a world of flowers and stationery, gorgeous tabletop and beautiful meals – this was my absolute dream.
After growing up on the Upper West Side and graduating from University of Pennsylvania, I returned directly to NYC and began my career catering events for the likes of Ralph Lauren, Gianni Versace and Vogue. East Hampton had been a second home since early childhood, so I was curious when an opportunity arose to move here year-round and spearhead the catering department at the new Red Horse Market. I felt connected to the area – the beaches and farms, lovely towns, good friends and family – but wondered who I would hang out with when February rolled around. That was 1993; I’m still here and feel lucky every day.
Here’s what I love most about wedding planning: the opportunity to fully support my clients, to listen deeply to their vision and inspiration, help them realize their most personal wedding goals and navigate through any challenges that arise. It is the source of my deepest satisfaction. The job incorporates many of the same skills as my past catering life, but the working relationships are deeper, developing over several months and often involving the couple, their families and all the dynamics born out of engagements. This feels meaningful.
I’ve developed a strong viewpoint about the importance of hospitality, taking good care of our couples and their guests. Entertaining is about people – about sharing love, fun, sentiment, appreciation and a moment of grace. I’m so lucky to have an incredible team who embody that spirit as well. It’s our driving mission at Jill Gordon Celebrate.
At the end of the day, my job is to provide an incredible experience for our clients: alleviating their stress, maximizing their joy and creating lasting memories at milestone life celebrations. I take that seriously and love every minute.
When I need a break from all that seriousness, you’ll find me fueling inspiration by entertaining friends and family at home, cooking a fabulous meal, setting a beautiful table, sharing a lot of laughs and good conversation. Travel is my jam; I’ve literally been around the world, soaking in culture and landscape and food and art, snapping photos of it all along the way. Perfection is a day at the beach with a high-brow novel or a night on the couch with some low-brow TV. I still miss some of what’s left behind in NYC – mostly ethnic food, movie houses and walking city streets (and Barney’s, don’t we all miss Barney’s?) – but life at the beach is pretty damn dreamy.
Jill Gordon Owner
Services:
Full Service Planning & Design
A fully collaborative experience. Our goal is to create an event that reflects the best of your personal vision. Without limits on our time together, we’ll drive the planning process, making each step fun, stress-free and targeted. We have all the knowledge, finesse and connections to pull off the wedding of a lifetime. Taking our cues from your vision, we will guide you through each step of the design and planning process: introducing you to the best vendors for your event, joining you at vendor meetings, helping conceptualize and design a beautiful weekend with focus on giving your guests the best possible experience.
Partial Planning
Sometimes you need some friendly support but prefer to do the legwork on your own. Partial Planning is the perfect solution for couples who want to drive their own planning process but know that they will need our expertise to guide them through the rough spots and ensure a fabulous event. From your input at our initial Brainstorming Meeting, we will create a personalized collection of step-by-step planning tools, all housed in our collaborative online portal. You will be referred to our favorite, trusted wedding professionals. Together, we will create an overall Design concept, based on your style and vision; then we will introduce you to our preferred creative partners and join you at selected design meetings. When you need support, our scheduled monthly check-ins will keep you on track and feeling confident. And to ensure a smooth, successful event, Jill Gordon Celebrate will provide full Event Management from six weeks out to your wedding day (as seen below).
Most couples feel pretty overwhelmed as the big day approaches. With On-Site Management, enjoy some extra support in those final weeks as we come on-board to offer much needed guidance, take over the details and run the show. You’ll breathe a sigh of relief as we help you build a detailed wedding timeline, spearhead all vendor interactions and confirmations, organize your final payments and catch any planning glitches that might have fallen through the cracks. And of course, our team is there on the day to guide you, your wedding party, guests and vendors through the day’s events.
We’ve been told many times that this service is a life saver and have watched our clients visibly transform from super-stressed to delightfully relaxed during the very first meeting. (From 6 weeks out to your wedding day.)
We know the best spots in the Hamptons to celebrate. Vineyards, water-front, gardens and farms—hotels, restaurants, private homes and hidden gems—we have venues to reflect every sensibility. After an in-depth conversation about what you’re looking for, we will set up a day to show you between 5 to 10 properties.
Any time’s the right time to celebrate! At Jill Gordon Celebrate, we’re more than just weddings. We plan all types of celebrations with the same level of creative design and cool-headed event management that we bring to our wedding clients. Whether you’re hosting a beach clambake and bonfires, poolside dinner, Mitzvah or corporate outing – on a grand scale or something more intimate – we’d love to help you celebrate.
Contact Info:
Website: jillgordoncelebrate.com
Social Media: Instagram | Facebook | Pinterest
East Hampton, NY | (631) 324-2422
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