We're Brittanie Raquel Events, a wedding and event planning team based in Wilmington, NC whose goal is to make sure guests leave your event thinking...

"That was ICONIC."

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We're Brittanie Raquel Events, a wedding and event planning team based in Wilmington, NC who's goal is to make sure guests leave your event saying...

"That was iconic."

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Mimi and Tripp were dream Full Planning clients with taste—they had a deep love of patterns, wanted to see some disco balls in the design, and wanted to be non-traditional, fresh, and coastal. What more could a planner ask for?  Because they live in DC but wanted a wedding in Wilmington, they needed our help […]

You can see it now—panoramic views of the ocean and open blue sky during your first kiss as a married couple, dinner overlooking the water with all of your guests as you dance into the night under the stars… We totally understand the dream of an oceanfront wedding, especially in our beautiful town of Wrightsville […]

Giddy up and grab your gogo boots because it’s that time of year again! It’s become somewhat of a Brittanie Raquel Events tradition to kick off the wedding season with a vendor’s-only-exclusive-theme-extravaganza! This year was all cowboy hats, disco balls, saloons, and dance floors—it was a Disco Rodeo, baby!  Themed parties are our specialty and […]

We believe the best events have intentional, custom elements. We love seeing our couples take traditional wedding designs and infuse them with decor specific to them, their interests, or even their theme. To make this type of look happen, it requires either vendors who are willing to create custom items or for you to create […]

You’ve always imagined getting married on your family’s property where you grew up running around, or you love the idea of seeing and hearing the inter-coastal while you party the night away…so you think, we’ll maybe save some money on the venue and bring in a tent! Tented weddings and events involve a lot more […]

We know you are SO excited to begin your wedding planning experience and we cannot wait to get this party started! Like with all things wedding planning, it’s incredibly important to us that you get the biggest bang for your buck, so we’ve put together a guide for what to expect from your first planning […]