FOREVER
You've been dreaming about this day forever. Hannah's Ever Afters can help make it every bit as beautiful as you imagined.
Every celebration is deeply personal, and we believe the planning should be, too. From the smallest detail to the biggest decision, we care for your day as if it were our own — thoughtfully creating an experience that feels beautiful, intentional, and entirely yours.
Based in Springfield, Illinois · Wedding Planning & Coordination · Willing to Travel
The Planning Experience
YourPlanningSpace
One beautiful place for the details you shouldn’t have to keep in your head.
Your vendors. Their contracts. Your payment schedules. The questions you need answered. The deadlines you cannot miss. All connected in one private planning space, with Hannah right there when you need her.
01 — Your Vendor Team
Everyone you’re working with. All in one place.
No more searching through texts, emails, saved screenshots, and old notes. Keep every wedding professional together — with their contacts, notes, appointments, and the important details.
Your Vendor Team
5 in folioBluebell Estate
Venue
Magnolia Table Co.
Catering
Golden Hour Photography
Photography
Glam Squad Studio
Hair & Makeup
DJ Elevation
Entertainment
02 — Vendor Communication
Don’t want to email every vendor from your personal inbox? You don’t have to.
Need to ask your venue about access times? Check something with your photographer? Request a tasting, schedule a tour, or clarify a contract detail?
Send the request from your dashboard and vendor correspondence can go through Hannah’s Ever Afters — so Hannah stays in the loop and you don’t manage every question from your personal email.
You tell me what you need to know. I help take it from there.
Messages are reviewed before anything is sent on your behalf.
Contact Vendor
The Garden Pavilion at Bluebell Estate
Hannah-managed communication
Emails created here are submitted to Hannah for review before being sent from the Hannah's Ever Afters inbox.
Subject: Tour Request — Sophie & Liam (via Hannah's Ever Afters)
Hi The Garden Pavilion at Bluebell Estate, my name is Sophie, and my fiancé, Liam, and I are considering your venue for our wedding! We'd love to schedule a tour and learn a little more about what you offer…
03 — Payments
Know what’s paid, what’s coming, and what still needs your attention.
Keep vendor deposits, installment schedules, final balances, due dates, and payment status together — instead of trying to remember what’s buried inside every contract.
Payment deadlines connect with your planning calendar.
Payment Schedule
Contract Total
$4,825
Paid
$2,000
Remaining
$2,825
Due dates appear automatically on the planning calendar.
04 — Contracts & Deadlines
Because your contract shouldn’t disappear into a downloads folder.
Upload important wedding documents, keep them connected to the right vendor, and use contract review tools to help identify dates and deadlines that may need your attention.
Upload it. Review the important dates. Put the ones you need on your calendar.
Review Contract
Pull key dates from a contract
Upload a vendor contract and we'll find every date worth tracking.
3 key dates found
Select all datedFinal Payment Due
PaymentBalance of $1,850 due 14 days before the event
Oct 3, 2026
Tasting Appointment
AppointmentCatering tasting at the venue
Sep 12, 2026
Final Head Count
DeadlineConfirm guest count with the caterer
Oct 10, 2026
Contract review tools are provided for planning assistance. The original contract remains the source of truth.
05 — What’s Next
Open the dashboard and know where to focus.
Instead of staring at a giant wedding checklist wondering where to begin, your planning space surfaces the things that matter now — today’s focus, upcoming deadlines, and Hannah’s notes.
Today's Focus
A few moments today
Confirm all vendors and share final timeline
LowPrepare vendor payment envelopes
LowRehearsal dinner at The Mockingbird
Low“You’ll always know what’s happening, what’s next, and what we’re already handling for you.”
Technology where it helps. Hannah where it matters.
Explore the Planning ExperienceMeet Hannah
Saying YES to your planner should feel as easy as saying YES
to the dress.
Hi, I’m Hannah — and I’m so glad you’re here.
You’re saying YES to such a beautiful chapter of life, and I know how much is wrapped up in it — the excitement, the hope, the questions, the pressure, and all the little details that start to pile up along the way.
That’s why I care so deeply about this work.
I plan every wedding with the same intention, love, and care I would want for my own. To me, this is never just about logistics. It’s about protecting your wedding day, caring about what matters most to you, and helping you feel genuinely supported through one of the most important seasons of your life.
I’ll walk alongside you, keep track of the moving pieces, communicate clearly, care for the details, and help carry the weight so you can be more present in the moments that matter.
With a background in project management, quality, and caring for customer needs, I bring both structure and heart to the planning process — and you can trust that I will treat your wedding with the kind of care it deserves.
You bring the love story. I’ll help make the next chapter unforgettable.
Hannah Buckles
Founder & Lead Planner
Planning with Intention
I want you to look back and remember the love, the laughter, the little moments — not what was happening behind the curtain.
What We Do
Meaningful celebrations,
beautifully designed.
01Wedding Planning
Full-service wedding planning and coordination from concept to send-off.
02Celebrations & Showers
Birthdays, baby showers, gender reveals, and other meaningful celebrations.
03Event Design
Tablescapes, florals, décor curation, and wedding styling.
04Stationery & Details
Invitations, signage, paper goods, and thoughtful finishing details.
Wedding Planning, Your Way
The support you need.
Nothing you don’t.
Whether you need someone to step in for the wedding day, help bring the final pieces together, or walk alongside you from the very beginning, there’s a level of support designed to meet you where you are.
Step in for the day
Wedding Day Coordination
You’ve made the plans. I’ll make sure they actually happen.
For couples who feel confident in the plans they’ve made but want a trusted professional there to bring everything together, coordinate vendors, protect the timeline, and handle what’s happening behind the curtain.
Starting at
$750
Investment is based on the amount of wedding-day coverage, location, guest count, setup needs, and overall logistics.
Finish it beautifully
Final Wedding Planning & Coordination
You’ve built the foundation. I’ll help you finish it beautifully.
Month-of coordination for couples who have already made many of the big decisions but want a planning partner to step in, organize what remains, coordinate the vendor team, develop the timeline, and carry everything through the wedding day.
Starting at
$2,000
From the very beginning
Full-Service Planning
From the first decision to the last dance, you don’t have to figure it all out alone.
For couples who want a trusted planning partner from the beginning — helping with vendors, budget, logistics, communication, design direction, timelines, and all the moving pieces that bring a wedding together.
Starting at
$3,000
Not Sure Which Fits?
Meet your Ever After Match.
Not sure whether you need wedding-day coordination, help finishing the plans, or someone beside you from the beginning? That’s exactly why I created the Ever After Match. Tell me a little about your wedding and where you are in the process, and I’ll help point you toward the support that fits.
Where We Celebrate
Based in Springfield, Illinois.
Serving Central Illinois & select Midwest celebrations.
Hannah’s Ever Afters is based in Springfield, Illinois and serves weddings and celebrations throughout Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Iowa, and Michigan.
We offer Preferred Central Illinois Pricing for weddings within 90 miles of Springfield, with standard pricing available beyond that. Couples within that 90-mile radius pay no travel fee.
Not sure whether your location falls within our service area? Reach out — we’d be glad to talk through whether your celebration is a fit.
Rooted in Springfield
Open to the road
Ahead.
Illinois · Indiana · Kentucky
Missouri · Iowa · Michigan
Home—Springfield, Illinois
Preferred Central Illinois Pricing—Within 90 Miles
Wherever you’re celebrating, the experience should still feel entirely yours.
The Experience
Designed to feel effortless, personal, and full of heart.
Connect
We start with your story.
We begin by sitting down together — whether over coffee or a call — to talk through your vision, style, priorities, and all the meaningful details your guests will carry with them long after the celebration ends.
Design
Thoughtful details.
From styling and invitations to layouts and atmosphere, every detail is designed to feel cohesive, personal, and beautifully you. Nothing is an afterthought — everything tells your story.
Bring It to Life
A celebration to be remembered.
On the day of your event, I handle every detail behind the scenes so you can be fully present — laughing, dancing, and soaking in the moments with the people you love most.
A Direct Line — 001
A Direct Line to Hannah
Questions are part of the process.
Wedding planning comes with a lot of questions — including the ones you didn’t know you were supposed to ask. Ask Hannah gives you a place to bring the ideas, decisions, little worries, and “is this normal?” moments that come up along the way.
Whether you’re already working with Hannah’s Ever Afters or simply trying to figure out your next step, you’re welcome to ask.
Go ahead. Pick up the phone.
Begin Your Story
Your story deserves to be beautifully told.
Let's start with a conversation about your vision and bring it to life together.
Inquire Now