Luxury Boston Wedding Planning Services
Your wedding is more than a day. It's a reflection of your values and style. You envision unwavering, personalized attention to detail and a curated experience for you and your guests.
We’ll be the first to tell you – it takes a crew.
The warmth and hospitality of an intimate gathering, coupled with the skillful coordination of an elaborate production.
Cru & Co. Brings You
At Cru & Co., we have a flair for the theatrical, rooted in the sentimental.
It shows up differently for every couple. Maybe it’s your grandfather’s favorite cookie service delivered tableside during the reception. Or a family recipe prepared by an esteemed local chef. Or a surprise performance by your favorite band!
With a background in performing arts, theater production, and stage management – we know a thing or two about delivering the unexpected. Surprise and delight are our specialty.
But a true luxury experience is also about the ease of finding an ice-cold drink in your hand before you notice you’re thirsty. The quiet transformation of your venue’s space from one scene to the next during cocktail hour. And an attendant carefully sewing a button back on before you've even noticed that it's fallen off.
Cru & Co. is about the marriage of production and hospitality, creating artfully understated experiences.
Plan your wedding with cru & co.
Our wedding was utterly magical, and we have Elaina to thank for everything. Her calmness and positivity is unlike anyone we know - she is compassionate, caring, genuine and kind, and we are so happy to call her a friend for life.
Emma & Alex, Boston Public Library
Cru & Co.’s Signature Wedding Offers
Wedding Planning, Design & Management
A full-service planning approach
The most comprehensive and streamlined approach for planning your wedding from start to finish. We meet you where you are, guiding you through every step so that you can enjoy the big-picture decision-making moments while we manage the logistics and fine details.
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- A personalized planning portal to keep all details in check.
- Regular meetings with your planner and vendors for smooth planning.
- Budget setting and expense tracking to ensure your priorities are maximized.
- Vendor selection and management to match you with your dream team of creatives.
- Menu creation and our team’s attendance at your tasting to help with food and beverage selection.
- Your full wedding design and creation - shared through visual blueprints of your vision and plans.
- Ceremony rehearsal to ensure all involved feel prepared and ready.
- A robust team of planners on your wedding day to ensure everything runs like clockwork.
- A wedding day emergency kit to ease any worry or mishap.
Offer Includes
Investment →
Investment
Plan to invest 15-18% of your overall budget in our Full-Service option. This service is best suited for total budgets that start at $1,250 per guest.
We're happy to provide a complimentary custom proposal for your celebration after an initial consultation. Price point is determined by location, guest count, scope, scale, and the unique details of your celebration.
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Wedding Design & Management
A Partial planning approach
Perhaps you’ve found your venue and main vendors but would like hands-on guidance in the design and logistics phase. So much more than day-of coordination, this offer includes planning meetings and an optional design blueprint to ensure the seamless hand-off of the details to your vendor team.
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- A personalized planning portal to keep all details in check.
- Regular meetings with your planner and vendors for smooth planning.
- Availability through email to troubleshoot any questions along the way.
- Design consultation and blueprint to ensure that look and feel are cohesive and personal.
- Complete vendor management in the last three months.
- Finalizing your wedding day details to make sure everything is meticulously in place.
- Ceremony rehearsal to ensure all involved feel prepared and ready.
- A dedicated team on your wedding day to ensure everything runs like clockwork.
- A wedding day emergency kit to ease any worry or mishap.
Offer Includes
Investment →
Investment
Plan to invest 8-10% of your overall budget in our Wedding Design & Management option. This service is best suited for total budgets that range from $600-800 per guest.
We're happy to provide a complimentary custom proposal for your celebration after an initial consultation. Price point is determined by location, guest count, scope, scale, and the unique details of your celebration.
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A La Carte Services
A Virtual Planning Approach
We’re here to meet your needs at specific points in the planning process. From venue search consultation to budget creation, to virtual design services to vendor selection – our guidance provides just the confidence and support you need to plan the rest!
Budget Creation & Consultation
Start on the right track with forecasting your wedding day expenses so you can stay on budget. An ideal option if you’re unsure of your overall investment and want to go into wedding planning with a greater understanding of what your vision will cost.
Venue Search
To match you with your ideal venue, we'll work together to define priorities, features, and desired total budget. We’ll conduct a venue search to provide you with options, schedule site tours, forecast estimated expenses, weigh pros and cons of each space, review contracts, and ultimately assist you with securing your ideal venue.
Planning Consultations
When you simply need a little guidance and 1:1 time with a planner. Hourly consultations can be scheduled on an as-needed basis, to discuss any aspects of wedding planning. This time can be used to talk about planning tasks, design, expenses, vendors - anything you wish!
"It was the best investment we made!"
“Our year of working together was joyful and personal, organized and seamless. There is no question in our minds that hiring Elaina to guide us through our wedding planning journey was the best investment we made.”
Jessica & Jeremy, Newport Vineyards
She Was Able To Capture My Vision And Bring It To Life"
"Somehow, Elaina was able to capture my vision and bring it to life. If anything went wrong that day, I wouldn't know because she handled it. I will be forever grateful to her for the amazing work she did and the incredible support she gave me."
Sara & Simon, The Commander's Mansion
"She Helped assembled an all star team of vendors!"
"Elaina made us feel fully supported and celebrated in our choices. She helped assemble an all star team of vendors who made our wedding day seamless and amazing! Elaina works very intentionally to craft an event that reflects the couple she is working with."
Molly & Williams, Woods Hill Pier 4
Featured Wedding
A Romantic French-Inspired Wedding In Portsmouth
The Couple: Victoria & Nicholas
The Venue: Glen Manor House
The Place: Portsmouth, Rhode Island
The Theme: Inspired by Old World Europe and French flair, an afternoon occasion with pastel arrangements, oceanfront vows, and delightful, tangible hints of “Something Old” throughout.
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A French-Inspired Wedding In Portsmouth
The Scene:
The head table was perfectly arranged with antique china and flatware sourced by the bride. Real vintage postcards doubled as table numbers. A champagne tower stood ready to be poured to the theme song from The Great Gatsby.
As Victoria prepared to walk down the aisle, she noted birds chirping and chipmunks running beside her and her faithful four-legged companion, Crew.
She sighed gleefully, “I feel like Cinderella right now!!
The Added Cru & Co. Touch:
Knowing Victoria’s father loved chocolate chip cookies, our team delivered him a surprise dessert on the dance floor – along with a cold glass of milk!
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Before we even arrive at your event, exceptional service begins with the planning process.
- Your engagement should be fun and joyous. But it can be eclipsed by moments of conflicting opinions, unsolicited advice, and too much information.
- I’m here to diffuse your anxiety and confusion, serving as a beacon of reason above the chorus of voices to remove the veil of mystery around wedding pricing, processes, and logistics.
- I’ll help you become an informed decision-maker while keeping your vision and budget central to the discussion.
- My team will meet you at any point in the planning process through packages designed to involve you in decisions as much as you desire.
- The experience we craft for your guests will be centered around our vendors’ production talents, your refined tastes, and subtle touches of artful drama.
As your wedding planner, I want you to know that…
On your wedding day, you can expect…
- A full team of attendants providing above-industry-standard attention to detail.
- Immediate communication for smoothing issues on the spot.
- A wedding party attendant to help guide your VIP crew through the ceremony and festivities – and tending to any mishaps with the wedding party's buttons and bowties.
- Other niche service providers guiding the specifics of your day. A professional manager for your four-legged ring bearer? Done. An artisan barista for the coffee bar? Also done.
- You and your spouse receiving everything you need in terms of hospitality so that you can fully immerse yourselves in the joy and emotion of your wedding day.
This is what we need!
Frequently Asked Questions
These are the questions asked most by couples. We invite you to reach out with other questions you might have as you consider your wedding planning needs.
Cru & Co is led by Owner and Lead Planner Elaina Crugnale, who primarily works with our Full Service and A La Carte couples. Our Associate Planner Jessica Spada guides our Wedding Management couples. We also have an assistant, Lindsey Gilles, who coordinates all things administrative to keep our business running smoothly. On event days, our team is supported by stellar contractors who have a minimum of 5 years of experience in weddings. They are the boots on the ground to support your lead planner. We typically work with 3 to 4 staff or more, depending on the complexity of your event.
We carefully reserve our calendars to ensure you have the best experience. Each planner on our team never books more than one event per week and a maximum of 8 to 10 events within a calendar year.
- A planner will guide the project management of your event from start to finish. They typically will assist with big-picture items like finding a venue, setting a budget, refining your vision, sourcing your vendor team, and more.
- A coordinator is someone who will implement the plans that you’ve put into place. They typically begin working with you 1-3 months prior to your event, helping to solidify the timeline and logistics associated with the vendors you’ve hired and the design that you’ve dreamed up.
- A designer is someone who will aid in the design of your event, helping to hone your vision and source all of the providers necessary to achieve your design vision. Not all planners are also designers – not all designers are also planners.
In short, we always recommend it. A venue coordinator’s primary responsibility is to the venue. Our primary responsibility is to the client. The venue coordinator will oversee all activities that take place within your rental period while your planner will oversee the entire day (and sometimes weekend). In order to have the best possible team and experience, both roles are a necessity.
The New England wedding industry is made up of all different markets. We fall within the luxury market, with overall budgets starting at $1,500 to $1,700 per 100 guests for our full-service approach and $800 to $1,000 per 100 guests for our wedding management approach. These amounts can vary significantly depending on guest count, time of year, vision, and logistics. There are many planners in New England who charge less than we do. However, it’s important to know that the experience that you will get is equivalent to your investment.
With 12 years in the industry, we have a vetted list of trusted professionals that we call on for partnership. Occasionally, we will work with a new partner on request from the client or if they come highly recommended by our peers. There are huge advantages to working with your planner’s preferred team vs. “new to us” vendors.
The average lead time for the majority of our events is anywhere from 10-14 months out. However, the earlier the better! We also specialize and pride ourselves in our ability to plan on short timelines of 4-8 months. It’s never too early or too late to inquire!
The Cru & Co. Experience
Our signature process has been refined through over 30 years of our team’s collective experience planning weddings. Here’s how to begin:
Work with us
step one
Book a consultation and begin dreaming about your day. We take the time to truly get to know you in the following months, uncovering the details that matter.
step two
Lay the foundation with your budget and vision for the event, knowing we’ll respect and advocate for you along the way.
step three
Be confident in the process, trusting that our team will guide and inform you with every needed decision while taking care of the minutia.
step Four
Savor more of your engagement as we support you with planning for the big day. Your enjoyment in the months ahead is part of the full experience.
step Five
Watch as your vision comes to life in intricate, personal, careful detail for you and your guests on your wedding day.
step Six
Your big day is here! Revel in the experience as our team tends to you, your guests, and your loved ones in needed and unexpected ways.
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