Wedding Planning Madison/Huntsville, Alabama
Wedding Vision
We at Helping Hand Parties & Weddings know how stressful planning a wedding can be! You see a million ideas in the media and on Pinterest and it can be overwhelming. Maybe you have dreamed about your wedding your whole life and could use some help making that dream come true, or maybe you are the bride that never really thought about your wedding and you have no idea where to start. That’s where we come in. We have an overwhelming passion to help brides and their families navigate these wedding waters. We love the excitement of coordinating a bride’s very special day. We love planning beautiful, classic, and timeless weddings that are both uniquely you and fun for all while pulling all your vendors into a team dedicated to making your wedding a non-stressful smashing success.
We offer full planning, partial coordination, month of coordination, and wedding ceremony directing. Whether local or destination planning, we love taking the stress out of the planning process so you can just enjoy the whole exciting journey while we make sure it goes as beautifully and smoothly as you always imagined. We do weddings in Huntsville, Madison, Guntersville, Athens, Decatur, Laceys Spring, all of Northern Alabama, and Southern Tennessee. We also travel for destination weddings anywhere in the country and world, so let us plan your wedding!
Event Vision
For events, we are available to supply helpers/staff for home parties, office parties, receptions, corporate events, and special events. Whether you need one helper or a whole team, we are here to help with setup, serving, and clean up so you can relax, enjoy your guests, and just be the host at your next event. Our staff and I believe in going above and beyond any expectation and always do it with a smile.
Erica Thimsen
Owner
Erica Thimsen, owner and lead planner of Helping Hand Parties & Weddings, has been planning and coordinating weddings, parties, and events creating unique and memorable celebrations most of her life. With strong industry relationships and great attention to detail, she has the ability to put the fun in and take the stress out of any event.
From small intimate parties to 1000+ events both locally and internationally, she has been exceeding client expectations and been awarded the Most Popular Wedding Planner in Alabama by Wedding Industry Experts Award for the past three years and the winner of WeddingWire Couples’ Choice award for the past six years. She has also been featured in many magazines and blogs.
Originally from California, she moved to Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands where she raised her children for 10 years before setting down roots in beautiful Alabama to be near family. When not coordinating events, she loves dancing, performing with The Cotton Candies Marching Krewe, skiing, traveling the world, and spending time with her friends and family.
Staff
How it All Started
My business got its start when I went to throw my own large party and couldn’t find helpers to assist with setup and serving. I wanted to be able to relax, enjoy, and just be a guest at my own party and knew others might also. The same was true for weddings. I want the bride and family to be able to relax and really enjoy their wedding day while I take care of all the little details. Whether you just need one person’s help or a whole crew, we will be there for you. If it’s a wedding coordinator you need, we will personally make sure your day goes as beautifully and smoothly as you’ve always imagined.
Throwing a party or event but could use an extra hand?
Planning a wedding and could use a wedding planner/coordinator?
Email us now at Erica@helpinghandparties.com
Erica Thimsen is the dream wedding planner. She is the best of the best. She is one of the most organized, creative, and genuine people I have ever met. She made the entire process of planning our wedding 10x better and easier. And on the actual wedding day, she was absolutely perfect!
Our daughter and new son’s wedding was perfect! That was only possible with the amazing help and guidance of Erica Thimsen of Helping Hand Parties & Wedding. A rating of 5.0 is not high enough for the level of support she provided us! Erica is so professional, kind, thorough and easy to work with. She has a sweet laugh and gentle style, but there was no doubt that she was in control and invested in making sure that the wedding was exactly what we wanted. Planning a wedding is hard enough, but we live in Atlanta and were planning a wedding in Huntsville. Erica listened and really understood our vision, which at times was not very clear to us. She knows everyone in Huntsville, recommended top vendors, and made it possible for us to put together the A team of people who made the vision a reality. She used a planning process that ensured that we discussed and planned every aspect of the wedding, and so that nothing would fall through the cracks. Prior to the wedding she sent checklists every few months, breaking down what needed to be done into manageable chunks. She was always available to answer questions, make wonderful suggestions and help us think through details we didn’t even know we needed to think about. No detail was too small to escape her attention and she was on top of everything. My highest praise for Erica, is that on the weekend of the wedding we were all able to relax, have fun and really enjoy the celebration. We knew Erica was in charge and she would be sure everything was perfect. And it was!
Erica and her team are the BEST!! There are people that might tell you "Oh, you don't need a wedding director/planner”, but I knew planning our Daughter's wedding and the dream that she had for her day you needed help to make it a reality. I'm so glad we found Erica!! Erica helped us every step of the way, with EVERYTHING!! All the awards that you see that she has received is so deserving!! So, if you need a director/planner, Erica with Helping Hands Parties is the BEST of the BEST!!