MEET THE
Founder...
Hi, I'm Nicole!
Born and raised in a Boston suburb, I come from a large Italian family who have always valued and instilled in me the importance of celebrating life with those you love. With more than nine years of event planning expertise, my goal is to help you design and execute your dream celebration.
I studied Hospitality Management & Event Planning in college and interned at the Marriott Hotel down the street. I went on to work there for eight years, as a Senior Event Manager where I planned and executed many different events, from 300 person weddings, large corporate offsites, bat/bar mitzvahs and everything in between. Relying heavily on my organizational skills, this role gave me the space to learn a tremendous amount about the industry and how to coordinate all aspects of an event. Everything was going as planned and then the pandemic hit, and like many others across the hospitality industry, I was laid off.
My passion for event planning grew stronger in my time away from it. I was fortunate enough to be able to help family and friends plan with navigating important milestones in their life during those difficult and uncertain times. Planning these backyard micro-weddings and beautiful elopements completely reaffirmed my love for all things event planning and drove me to start Nicole Gabriella Planning.
"We hired Nicole as our wedding planner for our May 2024 wedding and wow... best decision we made! Nicole was so organized & buttoned up, and always 10 steps ahead of everything. I can recall so many instances where me or my mom would remember something and say "oh shoot we need to do xyz" and Nicole would say "already done". She was on top of everything - anticipating any little detail, task or question we might have and handling it before we could even think to ask. She worked seamlessly and collaboratively with all of our vendors and the event coordinators at our welcome event & wedding venues. We received so many compliments from vendors who loved working with her and kept telling us "wow she is really ON IT".
Nicole was also an irreplaceable source of guidance for me as the bride, providing advice and helping me make decisions leading up to the wedding. On the day of, she was a wizard in the background - from fluffing my train correctly for pictures to ensuring that everything flowed accordingly to schedule. She never missed a beat! Most importantly, having Nicole there kept my mind at ease and allowed me to feel relaxed and able to truly enjoy the day without being bogged down worrying about any details. I am so so grateful that we made the decision to hire Nicole for our wedding and I would highly recommend her to any bride who wants to have a stress-free wedding that goes according to plan!"