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Hi, I'm Ashley! Thank you so much for your interest in Southern Hospitality Weddings & Events. We are a full-service event coordination company based on the beaches of the Outer Banks in North Carolina but travel worldwide to plan events!

I am a James Madison University graduate (Go Dukes!) with a degree in Hospitality & Tourism Management. I started my career in Hotels, moved to Food & Beverage and then ended up in Catering Sales & Event Coordination. To date, I have coordinated over 200 weddings in 5+ years! After a few years as a venue coordinator for multiple properties, it became harder and harder to connect with my brides and that's something I truly missed! Because of that, Southern Hospitality Weddings & Events was born!

My goal is to build relationships with my clients and use my coordination experience & organizational skills to help make the planning process easy from start to finish. That means grabbing coffee while having a brainstorming session, getting the "I found the dress!" text and gushing over the details, hugging after the I Do's and reconnecting even after the event is over. I'm happy to be your planner & coordinator while delivering your event in true Southern style - treating you and your guests like family! Most importantly I want to take the stress away so that you can spend time with your loved ones & enjoy every minute of your celebration!

Outside of being a compulsive planner and list-maker, I love my Goldendoodle Bodie, all things gold, pineapple everything, traveling & spending as much time as possible on the beach!

I look forward to connecting and helping to bring your visions to life!

Ashley Earnhardt

· Boutique Planning + Styling ·

For your toast-worthy celebration

Caroline

Ashley was wonderful to work with- available, knowledgeable, and extremely helpful! She worked behind the scenes during our whole wedding process to took care of all the little things I didn't want to be worrying about!

Caroline

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2016-05-03T18:05:39+00:00

Caroline

Ashley was wonderful to work with- available, knowledgeable, and extremely helpful! She worked behind the scenes during our whole wedding process to took care of all the little things I didn't want to be worrying about!
https://southernhospitalityweddings.com/testimonials/caroline/

Bobbie

We are so happy that we chose Ashley to be our wedding planner! She truly made the entire wedding process much easier. She was always available to assist us and ready to provide us with her professional guidance. She had many great suggestions to help us overcome any challenge that came our way. Her organizational ability made it easy to create the wedding timeline and visualize the day. Ashley was able to see our vision and make it a reality. Having such a skilled professional was very comforting the day of the event and we were both able to focus on enjoying the day. We could not have asked for a better wedding or wedding planner!

Outer Banks Wedding Planner

Bobbie

5.0
2016-05-03T18:07:52+00:00

Bobbie

Outer Banks Wedding Planner
We are so happy that we chose Ashley to be our wedding planner! She truly made the entire wedding process much easier. She was always available to assist us and ready to provide us with her professional guidance. She had many great suggestions to help us overcome any challenge that came our way. Her organizational ability made it easy to create the wedding timeline and visualize the day. Ashley was able to see our vision and make it a reality. Having such a skilled professional was very comforting the day of the event and we were both able to focus on enjoying the day. We could not have asked for a better wedding or wedding planner!
https://southernhospitalityweddings.com/testimonials/bobbie/

Ellie

Ashley was the best thing to happen to our wedding! She helped with every aspect of planning and day-of coordinating. She had great recommendations for flowers, photographer, hair/makeup, DJ, and everything in between. She was super responsive and helped me make even the tiniest of decisions. My wedding day really was more than I could have dreamed and a lot of that was due to Ashley's work!

Outer Banks Wedding Planner

Ellie

5.0
2016-05-03T18:24:44+00:00

Ellie

Outer Banks Wedding Planner
Ashley was the best thing to happen to our wedding! She helped with every aspect of planning and day-of coordinating. She had great recommendations for flowers, photographer, hair/makeup, DJ, and everything in between. She was super responsive and helped me make even the tiniest of decisions. My wedding day really was more than I could have dreamed and a lot of that was due to Ashley's work!
https://southernhospitalityweddings.com/testimonials/ellie/
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Just joy ✨💓😍 Neighbors + family friends Just joy ✨💓😍 

Neighbors + family friends turned NEWLYWEDS! 

Photo: @coastalshots 
Venue: @theblackstallionobx 
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Linens or no linens? What’s your preference? O Linens or no linens? What’s your preference? 

Or why choose when you can do BOTH!  We love a mixed table look 😍

Photos: @coastalshots 
Florals: @honeysuckleeventsobx 
Rentals: @ocean_atlantic_event_rentals 
Venue: @whaleheadweddings 

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It’s a busy weekend for the Southern Hospitality It’s a busy weekend for the Southern Hospitality team! Ashley (left) is on Ocracoke Island for a wedding while Bethany (right) has a double header - one in Manteo and one in Kitty Hawk! We’ll do our best to share some behind the scenes of this fun wedding weekend! Cheers to the weekend y’all! 🎉

Photo: @sarahdambraphoto 
Beauty: @obxmua 
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Obsessed is an understatement! The Mundens had the Obsessed is an understatement! The Mundens had the most beautiful day with close family & friends and lots of special moments for the two of them to enjoy together, like sneaking out for a sunset sail on their boat 💕 love this sneak from @kaseypowellphoto !

VENDORS
Kasey Powell
@heartshomefilms 
@lonecedarcafe 
@loviessalon 
@theflowerfieldbandw 
@metro_rental 
@confectionsbyloralei 
@obxweddingofficiant 
@coastaldjvideo / @djmistacham 
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Supper by the sea - doesn’t get much better than Supper by the sea - doesn’t get much better than that! ✨

Photo: @coastalshots 
Venue: Constellation via @twiddyobx 
Rentals: @ocean_atlantic_event_rentals 
Lighting/rentals/florals: @reneelandryevents 
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Honestly dare you to find a photo from Lauren & Jo Honestly dare you to find a photo from Lauren & Jon’s wedding this past Saturday where they aren’t laughing! Laughter and joy are seen in every single photo - even the ones with some tears! Congrats to these two wonderful newlyweds! 
Photo: @brookemayo 
Venue: @sanctuaryvineyards 
Video: @reelloveweddings 
Florals: @honeysuckleeventsobx 
Beauty: @loviessalon 
Caterer: @blackpelicancatering 
DJ: @adventures_of_djing 
Cake: @almostheavenbakeryobx 
Lead coordinator: @bethanyy__allen 
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Wedding color forecast for the year coming in hot! Wedding color forecast for the year coming in hot! There’s two color palettes I think we’ll see a lot of this year and here’s the first! These variations of dusty greens and rusty blushes are so pretty together, plus look gorgeous on the sandy beach and I think we will see it a lot this year! What do you think the second palette we will see more of? Let me know your guess! 
Photo: @sarahdambraphoto 
Venue: @sanderlingresort 
Florals: @flowergirlsobx 
Beauty: @saltyhairsalon 
@kristen.friesinger 

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This bouquet is too cool for school and of course This bouquet is too cool for school and of course anything but basic for this amazing couple! Who else wants fun florals like this?! 
Photo: @antoinette_photography 
Venue: @roanokeislandfestivalpark 
Florals: @honeysuckleeventsobx 
Beauty: @loviessalon @obxmua @aliciacherie 
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Our first golden hour of the year✨✨✨✨ Kris Our first golden hour of the year✨✨✨✨ Kristen & Will had one of those perfect Sanderling sunsets a couple weeks ago plus an epic party - can’t ask for more! 
Venue: @sanderlingresort 
Photo: @sarahdambraphoto 
Florals: @flowergirlsobx 
Coordinator: @bethanyy__allen 
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You can catch me in design land until further noti You can catch me in design land until further notice 😬 working on lots of pretty ideas for some upcoming weddings 😍 still love this look from Erin & Scott’s wedding from last year! 
Floral & decor: @reneelandryevents 
Rentals: @ocean_atlantic_event_rentals 
Photo: @ryanandrach 
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