About Us
The Red Letter Event Planning team designs, plans and executes weddings, corporate events and social gatherings in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, Spokane, Washington, and beyond. We want you to be a guest at your own event, and to enjoy the planning process. With a meticulous attention to detail, a calm demeanor and a discerning eye, we bring over twenty years of experience to your event. We are here to create a seamless, beautiful celebration that allows you to be fully present during your day. We are based in the Inland Northwest, but enjoy traveling wherever love takes us.
Our design approach strives to reflect who you truly are– not just what’s trending on socials. We curate and craft an unforgettable wedding that is uniquely you. The drive behind what we do is truly YOU. We love to create an experience that you and your family will remember forever. We believe firmly in being all inclusive and are LGBTQ+ friendly.
Our Services
Inland Northwest
Wedding Planning
Red Letter Event Planning is a full service, bespoke event planning firm that specializes in destination weddings to the Inland Northwest. Our team is comprised of dedicated professionals that will assist you in planning and designing a wedding or event that reflects your personality and style.
Meet the Team
Jessica
Jessica English
Owner and Principal Event Planner
Meet Jessica– Chicago born, Idaho raised. With a public relations and corporate event background, Jessica brings a sense of confidence and capability to all she does.
An ‘anything-it-takes’ attitude serves her well in an ever changing industry and she lives for the brief moment before a client and their loved one walk down the aisle. When they pause to take it all in for one anticipatory, nervous second– it sums up everything. Having clients put their trust in her is what gets her out of bed in the morning. She takes the honor of being a part of your event very seriously, and brings that level of dedication to all she does.
In her downtime, Jessica loves to travel, ski, read and be bossed around by her 2 small children.
reagan
Reagan Van Gelder
Owner and Event Coordinator
Reagan is a financial analyst in the investment industry half the time, and an event planner half the time. Driven by her love to bring calm to the chaos, she earns her nickname as ‘The Warden’ by being capable of handling just about anything. From her knowledge of the outdoors and love of hunting, to her expertise in managing large scale projects of many kinds, she can wrangle it all with a smile. She takes immense pride in the work she does, and wants every event to reflect that. She lives for the fun, unique details about an event that bring personality to the day– having eloped in Vegas at midnight herself, she likes to keep it fun while making magic.
Get in Touch
Ready to get started planning your dream wedding? We provide expertise in artistic styling and attention to every detail, creating an unforgettable wedding that is uniquely you.
What Clients Say…
Kristen and Tom
Jessica was absolutely AMAZING! From our very first interaction with Jessica, we felt at ease and supported in our wedding planning process. We were planning our Coeur d’ Alene, ID wedding from Northern California which for many might be a bit stressful, but she truly made this process as easy as wedding planning can possibly be. Jessica was incredibly responsive, professional, thorough and helpful from day one. The day of the wedding the family joke is that she had 8 arms because she did EVERYTHING. From coordinating all vendors before and during the wedding, to holding our niece so she wouldn’t cry during the ceremony, to walking our dog, to arranging our beautiful centerpieces and perfectly placing our décor, to helping me bustle my confusing dress, all while sticking to our timeline perfectly. Jessica’s calm and professional demeanor made us all happy and at ease during our most special day.
Coeur d’Alene Resort – Coeur d’Alene, ID
Ali and Erik
People always say that planning a wedding is stressful, even without a global pandemic. Thanks to Red Letter Events and their expertise, we were able to enjoy the planning process even with the ups and downs related to COVID-19. They are very knowledgeable, down to earth, hard-working, organized, thoughtful, and creative. They captured by wedding vision by using essentially one picture and made it all come to life. During the wedding day, my husband and I (and our families) got to enjoy the day from start to finish because we knew that the Red Letter team was there to support. They were worth every single penny and then some! If you are hesitant on whether or not to use a planner, just do it. You will never regret having Red Letter Events plan your wedding! Thank you so much!
Private Lake House – Coeur d’Alene, ID
Trisha coven
I wish I could give 1000 stars!! You simply have to hire them as your wedding planners. Jessica and Reagan are the most organized, knowledgeable, experienced, and compassionate duo I have ever met. They will go above and beyond to make sure every single aspect of your whole weekend goes without a hitch. I cannot explain how much they contributed to the most successful and memorable weekend of mine and my husbands life. We are forever grateful for them!
Private Lake House – Coeur d’Alene, ID
Amanda geiger
This wedding vendor review has taken us the longest to write because it’s diffilcult to fully articulate how gratefull we are to have hired Jessica English as our wedding planner. Our wedding planning process was incredibly smooth under Jessica’s lead despite a cancelled venue 99 days before our wedding, a 200+ guest count on a private proerty, and multiple little details I dreamed up. Jessica handled every challenge hurdled at her with grace and confidence. We will never fully comprehend how she pivoted through every soaked linen, massive puddle, and timeline change without us even knowing. She just took care of it, kept us informed, and let us be present to enjoy our day. Her vendor recommendations were all excellent. She went above and beyond t make our day special, and we are forever grateful. We know we couldn’t have pulled this wedding off without her dedication, resilience, quick thinking, and straight up hard work. We love you, Jessica!! Thank you!
Private Lake House – Coeur d’Alene, ID
Stacey patterson
I don’t have enough wonderful things to say about Jessica. We hired her as a day of wedding coordinator but she does so much more than ensure that single day runs smoothly. I knew the harshest critics were going to be my mom and husband. they were also charmed and thankful for everything she did. For my mom, Jessica renewed her trust in wedding planners. For my husband, he has repeatedly said to me “wow the wedding coordinator was so great”. He never felt pushed or stressed out by Jessica. Finally for me, Jessica did in fact make sure everything ran smoothly. When something beyond our control occurred she was the one to support me emotionally and keep the show running. Thank you so much Red Letter Events. I recommend you to any brides looking for help saving their sanity and wanting to have the most fun, special wedding.
Private Lake House – Coeur d’Alene, ID
