Esse Event Planning


Service levels: Full-service planning


About Esse Event Planning

Esse Event Planning

Creating experiences and empowering others.

With over eight years of project management and event planning experience, Sidney brings a new perspective to celebrations. She began planning events as a college student for her campus activities board where she helped plan all events from open mic nights to spring concerts. In addition to her work on campus, Sidney also assisted a local upscale restaurant with weddings and events. After college, Sidney spent her free time apprenticing and learning alongside Atlanta-based wedding and events planners.

From busing tables to designing floor plans, Sidney has been a crucial part of almost every event she has planned. Events are personal. Sidney will plan the event as if it were her own and will pay attention to every detail imaginable. Her mission is to create accessible events that are meaningful and unique. Her bespoke approach to event planning concentrates on partnering with and supporting the Atlanta community and beyond.

In three words: Calm, Confident, Creative

Best of Zola 2024
Best of Zola 2023

Services by planning level

Full-service planning

Partial planning

Day-of coordination / wedding management

Event design

Destination wedding

Elopement / microwedding

A la carte


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  • Bar Mitzvah planning

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    Lisa A.Jul 2, 2024

    Esse Events was awesome to work with. Sidney was communicative and open to my (many) needs and ideas. Highlight recommend!

  • Fantastic planning and florals

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    Darcie B.Jun 27, 2024

    Hiring Sidney with Esse Event Planning was the best decision we made for our wedding. We hired her for her planning and floral services. She ensured we met on a frequent basis to make sure we covered every aspect of the day, and she came with great ideas for bringing our vision together. She communicated directly with vendors which lifted a lot of that responsibility off our shoulders and ensured everyone had the details needed for day of. And on the wedding day, my husband and I didn't have to lift a finger. Everything ran smoothly without a hitch. We even received complements from our guests about how smoothly everything was running! Working with Sidney for floral design was such a fun experience. She came with a mood board after our first conversation and was very transparent with what our budget could get us, which ended up being so much more than we expected! The florals were a dream, and I can't count the number of complements I received, especially on the bouquet! If you're in the Atlanta area, I 100% recommend Esse!

  • Simply the BEST!

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    Claire and P.May 29, 2024

    Sidney was a godsend! I was very particular and at times all over with my vision. Sidney was able to interpret my vison to vendors, find exclusive things, build beautiful details out for us. She was open in her communication style which made me feel at ease and overall a very positive/calming person during a very stressful time. We also had Sidney as our floral designer and she out did herself- truly turned the venue to a dream space!! HIRE HER!

  • Would recommend

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    Hevesi JournalDec 5, 2023

    I loved working with Sidney as a fellow vendor, and I would definitely recommend her to any future brides, especially in the realm of more elegant/classy weddings.