Hudson Valley Wedding Planner & Creative Director
Thoughtfully planned destination wedding weekends at The Maples Estate.
Life is too short to rush through the moments that matter most.
At The Maples Estate, wedding planning is about more than organizing logistics. It's about creating the conditions for you to be fully present throughout one of the most meaningful weekends of your life.
As your full-service wedding planner and creative director, I'll guide you from our very first conversation through your final send-off, shaping a destination wedding weekend that reflects who you are and gives you the freedom to simply experience it.
Planning should feel different
One of my couples said something recently that perfectly captured why I plan the way I do.
As we were walking through their wedding timeline, they looked at me and smiled. "Wow... you've got this planned down to the minute." Then they laughed. "We don't actually have to think about any of this though, right?"
I said, "No. We think about it now so our team can carry it later."
That conversation sums up my philosophy as a wedding planner. Planning isn't about creating more structure, it's about creating enough structure that you're free to let go of it.
Free to laugh with your friends, actually eat dinner, to sneak away for a quiet walk together.
Free to live inside your wedding instead of worrying about what's next.
Full-Service Wedding Planning at The Maples Estate
Planning at The Maples Estate begins the moment you book your wedding weekend.
Together we'll develop your budget, build your vendor team, design your celebration, create your timeline, and thoughtfully plan every part of your guest experience.
I’ll guide you through your...
✔ wedding vision and design, with my creative direction
✔ budget planning and investment
✔ vendor curation and selection
✔ monthly planning meetings with ongoing support
✔ guest experience and weekend flow
✔ ceremony planning and personalized wedding timeline
✔ floor plans, styling, and design details
Me and my staff will lead…
✔ rehearsal and weekend coordination
✔ vendor communication, logistics, and on-site management
✔ every behind-the-scenes detail, so you don't have to think about it
When your wedding weekend arrives, our team quietly carries every moving piece behind the scenes so you can simply be present.
Why we create destination wedding weekends.
We didn't build The Maples Estate around wedding industry standards, we built it around the life we wanted to live. A life rooted in home, hospitality, creativity, and genuine connection.
That's why we believe destination weddings should feel less like an event and more like a weekend shared with the people you love most. Instead of rushing through a single day, you'll have four days together.
Time to gather. Time to celebrate. Time to slow down.
Time to begin your marriage surrounded by the people who matter most to you.
“Multiple vendors told us it was the best-managed wedding they’d ever worked. The attention to detail and seamless communication ensured everything ran smoothly without us needing to worry about anything.”
— Rachel + Nick, The Maples Estate Clients
Hey, I’m Katie!
Founder of The Maples Estate, your Hudson Valley wedding planner and creative director.
The longer I do this, the more I'm convinced my work isn't just about planning weddings. It's about creating the conditions for people to live inside the moments that matter most.
That's why couples often tell me that they will miss our monthly planning calls after their wedding. Not because planning is fun by default, but because they felt held, supported and understood.
If we work together, my hope isn't simply that you'll have a beautiful wedding, it's that you'll leave feeling like you were fully present for every part of it.
Every wedding begins with getting to know you.
One of the first things I ask couples isn't about flowers or color palettes.
I ask...How do you spend your weekends? What meals do love to eat? What feels like home? What traditions matter most to you? Because those answers tell me far more than a Pinterest board ever could. They become the foundation for every decision we make together.
As your Hudson Valley wedding planner and creative director, my role isn't to fit your story into someone else's idea of what a wedding should be. It's to help uncover what's already there and thoughtfully shape a destination wedding weekend around it.
A Few Fun Things About Me
Looking for a Hudson Valley Wedding Planner?
Whether you're planning a destination wedding weekend at The Maples Estate or searching for a thoughtful, full-service wedding planner who believes every celebration should reflect the people at its center, I'd love to hear your story.
Let's start with a conversation.