Brass Tacks Events

We positively ADORE Kevin. He was amazing throughout the entire process! We just clicked from the first meeting and we could not be more excited that we had him in our corner throughout the wedding planning process. He truly cared about our event and was amazing at bringing us back from the ledge and reminding us about what the day was all about when we would get too far ahead of ourselves or too bogged down in silly details. He has amazing connections and relationships with other vendors and saved us a TON of money and anxiety. He is a brilliant mastermind when it comes to running and planning events. We would have been lost without him. Do yourself a favor, and book Brass Tacks TODAY!

I could not have asked for a more perfect wedding day and I have Brass Tacks Events to thank! My husband and I had a very limited budget compared to most weddings and having a Brass Tacks coordinator was worth every single penny!
From our first meeting, we could tell that everyone at Brass Tacks was so fun; they genuinely love what they do and care about you as a person, not just as a customer – «Believe in Perfection» isn’t just a slogan to them, they live it! Their top priority was making sure they understood my vision for the wedding and made it happen. (Kevin was great about asking questions to get the right information since I didn’t have a theme for the wedding.) As I mentioned, we had limited funds so they made suggestions on what to focus our money on, what NOT to skip, and how to spend less on certain aspects while still putting on a fun, classy wedding that we got SO many compliments on!
We got the «day of» package and Kevin and Lindsey were more than happy to look over contracts and talk to vendors to make sure everything was perfect. This alone saved us money and kept us from a potentially disastrous catering situation!
Lindsey was a dream to work with; I’m still getting comments from family members and the wedding party on how amazing she was! Kevin is the best too – he surprised me by showing up and videoing the entire wedding for us. (For real, how amazing is that?!)
Leading up to the wedding, Lindsey was great about keeping in touch, asking detailed questions about everything, and following up with vendors to verify details and arrival times which really put me at ease and gave me confidence that things were under control. She arrived early on the day of the wedding, directed all vendors on setup and timeline details, answered tons of questions for guests, family, and members of the wedding party, and checked in on me periodically to make sure everything was great – all with a level head and a smile on her face!
Everyone at Brass Tacks truly went above and beyond what was expected and I absolutely 100% recommend using them as your event coordinators (even, or maybe especially, if you’re on a tight budget – it will pay for itself through their help and suggestions and the peace of mind you get is priceless)!! I cannot imagine anything they could have done better! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for allowing me to be present for and enjoy every moment of my wedding day, Brass Tacks!

I attended an event that Brass Tacks Events was the planner.
Everything was fantastic!
His personal touches for the client (my best friend) are really what made him stand out.
Extremely easy to work with. I wouldn’t even call him a planner I would call him a producer.
Anyone can just fit the puzzle pieces together and hope it works, Kevin’s not like that.
Kevin has developed relationships with the vendors that he has brought in, which does two things:
Kevin can negotiate a lower price then the client, because Kevin uses them all the time.
And the vendor knows that they have to be on top of their game or else they will lose Kevin’s business.
I am sure Kevin and his team had other events to plan, while they were planning my friends event. But you would’ve never known that based on the fact that Kevin always answer the phone, showed up to meetings, and always gave us the attention that we were desperately needing

Kevin contacted me after receiving my information at a bridal show. He was persistent in setting an appointment with me and I really appreciate that he was!
We set up a meeting and my mom and I hit it off with him from the start. He was so friendly, warm and gave us great ideas. He was able to make a package that fit within our budget and I felt calm and confident with our choice to go with him.
Throughout the planning process, Kevin was willing to give advice, calm my nerves and help in any way he could. My fiancée loved him. He was always responsive and offered fantastic recommendations.
On the day of the wedding, he went above and beyond. He and his staff were tireless in their efforts and he had a smile on his face for every interaction with me. I couldn’t have asked for a better wedding day!
I highly recommend Brass Tacks!

Hubby & I throw a LOT and I mean a lot of big parties and I can get seriously stressed and grouchy when we do. So from Day One we knew we wanted to hire a coordinator for our wedding to handle the day of mess. We met Kevin with Brass Tacks about 18 mos before our wedding after our original coordinator ran off with our money. He came to our house and we chatted for several hours and we just knew everything had worked out the way it should from the beginning. He was always very easy to chat with, had good advice for us, etc. And he’s a real character and fun person. No problems when we decided to change out date from a potentially blistering summer day to what turned out to be a beautiful January day.
We hired Kevin to just handle the day of stuff which included him sorting out vendor scheduling and confirmations the whole week before. But he was also available if we needed vendor referrals, etc the whole time. The day of came and he was great, as were the ladies that came with him to help. Our fav part of the week/​day was being able to say go ask Kevin if people were trying to bug us about anything especially vendor related. haha Or if like for us we had some guests arrive early for the reception while we were still doing family things. So we just let him know and he took care of it. Avoided the awkwardness of some of it. :) There were some last minute hiccups like with dinner & first dance music not working (we’d brought a disc instead of an ipod) but the Brass Tacks team was able to work it all out with the sound guys from the band and no one knew the difference. If anything went seriously wrong I was never aware. Sure there were little things we forgot to bring with us or didn’t get ready. But no one was ever the wiser and Brass Tacks made sure it all went smoothly.
If we ever get married again (hehehe) or have some other big event we’ll be hiring Brass Tacks for sure.

I wish I could give Brass Tacks Events more than 5 stars! From the moment I met Kevin at the Bridal Extravaganza last January, he and I just clicked! Kevin had great ideas and just «got me» from the very beginning. My fiancé and I chose most of our vendors on our own, but Kevin was able to give us some very helpful tips as to what we needed to discuss with our vendors. He was also very flexible in working with vendors that were new to him, which I appreciated. When an issue arose with our original photographer, Kevin offered his advice and insight to the situation and offered to talk directly to the vendor to try and diffuse the situation.
In addition, Kevin is one of the best communicators I’ve ever dealt with. He returned e-​mails, phone calls, and text messages very promptly and efficiently! When you are working with Kevin, you won’t have to wonder if he will respond to your e-​mail — he will!
Kevin helped coordinate a wonderful wedding timeline and reached out to each of our vendors, personally, to confirm last minute details with them. This really saved my fiancé and me a lot of stress the week leading up to the wedding. At the wedding, a very peculiar event happened (a guest snuck upstairs and stole items from the Bride’s/Bridesmaids’ room) and I cannot tell you how thankful I am that Kevin was there! He handled the entire situation, from start to finish, with poise, class, and effectiveness. To be honest, my husband and I did not know something was amiss until it had pretty much been handled by Kevin and his team. Kevin was deftly able to turn a bad situation back into a fun, celebratory evening and we can’t thank him enough for that!
You can tell that Kevin genuinely enjoys his job which I think is an important quality when you’re working this closely with someone regarding what may possibly be the biggest event in your life. I cannot tell you how many of our guests and family members have since commented on how wonderful Kevin was at the wedding. We can’t thank Kevin enough for everything that he did for us over the past year! When you work with Kevin, you will have the best event you can imagine! Thank you, Kevin!

As owner of a classic limousine company (Austin Classic Limo) catering primarily to wedding celebrations, I have had several occasions to participate in weddings that were coordinated by Brass Tacks Events.
Most of the weddings I participate in DO have a formal arrangement with a wedding/​consultant company.
Believe me, I’ve seen every level of professionalism (and/​or lack of it).
I have to say, these guys are GOOD! Written schedules are communicated to each provider for the wedding, well in advance, and EVERY tiny little detail is covered to the nth degree, with the entire event scheduled right down to the minute.
From my observation, if I wanted everything to be perfect and anxiety-​free at my celebration, my first choice would be Brass Tacks Events.