Private Clients
Celebrations without borders, for families who live across them.
Recognition
- Wedding Industry Awards judge
- Sky News
- ITV
- Experiential Planner Expo, Dubai
Who we work with
Couples and families living across cultures and continents.
Our private clients rarely have one home city. Many plan from the US for celebrations anywhere in the world: they celebrate in Porto, host in London, gather family from Freetown, Lagos, New York and Dubai, and expect the experience to hold all of it without strain.
We plan at a senior level: destination strategy first, then the room, the table and the detail. Discretion is assumed, access is the advantage, and cultural intelligence is what keeps every guest feeling considered.
What we create
Four kinds of celebration.
Destination weddings
Multi-day arcs in palaces, private houses and coastlines, planned around the place and the people travelling to it.
Multicultural & fusion celebrations
Two, three or four traditions woven into one coherent experience. Fluency in ceremony, menu, music and welcome.
Milestone celebrations & vow renewals
Landmark birthdays, anniversaries and reunions held with the same rigour as a state occasion, at whatever scale suits the family.
Retreats & private gatherings
Villas, vineyard houses and island hideaways for families and small groups, with staffing, chefs and guides arranged discreetly.
Cultural intelligence, in three steps.
- 01
Read
Who is in the room, and what they observe.
Every project opens with a clear read of the people: their traditions, their protocols, their comfort. Nothing is assumed, and nothing is decoration.
- 02
Shape
The plan, venue and welcome built around them.
Venue, timing, menu and welcome are shaped around that read. The result feels inevitable rather than arranged.
- 03
Hold
One lead on the day, so nothing is lost in translation.
One senior lead stays with the project from the first conversation to the final goodbye. Decisions stay with the person who knows the room.
Selected celebrations
The work, in full.
More celebrations
London · Rosewood London
A London celebration at Rosewood London
A private celebration in one of London's great houses, held with complete discretion.
Zanzibar · Stone Town to the resorts
A Norwegian and South American celebration at Meliá Zanzibar
Two continents, one island, from Stone Town's lanes to the ocean's edge.
Porto · Pestana Palácio do Freixo
A 50th birthday in a palace on the Douro
Fifty years, marked in a baroque palace above the river.
Virginia · Private estate
An Anglo American celebration on a private estate
Two traditions, one family, a celebration that felt like home on both sides of the Atlantic.
London · The Savoy
A Ghanaian and Nigerian fusion wedding at The Savoy
A fusion wedding weekend, told in three days.
Private Clients
In their words.
“We chose her to plan our 10th wedding anniversary and after interviewing several luxury event planners all over the United States we chose Mrs. Wedding Planner. We wanted someone who had an eye for detail to effortlessly execute a luxury multicultural vow renewal. We were blown away. It was a memorable milestone in our lives and Rugie made it special. She is truly an asset to the international luxury event planning industry.”
“I couldn't have asked for a better wedding planner than Rugie. From the very beginning, she was attentive, organised, and truly understood my vision for the big day. Her creativity and ability to adapt to any situation made the whole planning process stress-free. Thanks to Rugie's expertise, our special day was more beautiful and magical than we could have ever imagined.”
Where we celebrate
London · Africa · UAE · Europe
London for the rooms that rarely open. Africa for the celebrations that carry heritage home. The UAE for gatherings at a Gulf standard of service. Europe for palaces, vineyard houses and coastlines we know from personal site visits. Our venue portfolio is built the slow way, in person: the Porto and London entries in the Journal are the working shortlist.
Read the venue notes in the Journal →
