Raquel Shutt Named "2009 People to Watch"

I am so honored to be included in What's Up Magazine's "2009 People to Watch" list. WOW! I continue to work hard and strive to do my best for you every day.

To read the article and to learn about some other talented Annapolitans, click HERE.

Wedding Savvy named to Washingtonian Magazine's "Best Wedding Planner" list

Wedding Savvy is honored to be a part of the Washingtonian Magazine's 2009 Best Wedding Planner List. We work so hard to make our clients more than satisfied and give them a perfect wedding day. THANK YOU! to all our brides and professionals that voted for us. Your vote of confidence means the world to us! Check out our listing here: Washingtonian.

Happy Holidays from Wedding Savvy

Wedding Savvy would like to wish a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all our past, present, and future clients. We are ever so thankful to work with wonderful people like you. Your support enables us to do what we love best: serving people on the happiest days of their lives. We love what we do, thank you for making it possible.

Platinum Weddings Comes to Annapolis!

Click HERE to read all about it!

Wedding Savvy, Inc. is happy to announce our new partnership with a great local company. We find many of our brides and grooms are looking for a good financial planner to assist with the daunting tasks of marrying two incomes, houses, and more!

Mike is proven , reputable, and extremely knowlegeable. The Shutt Family has used him personally for quite some time and we would like to share him with you! Check him out at http://www.severnfinancial.com/

Wedding Savvy adds to the Team

Wedding Savvy is proud to announce its newest employee, Erin Calabrese. Erin joins our team as a consultant. She will have the pleasure of working with our fabulous clients to help them create a flawless wedding day!



Erin previously held positions in non-profit event planning and social work. What great skills to add to our team! Erin also holds a Masters Degree from the University of MD.


Please join me in wishing Erin the very best. Read her employment announcement in the Capital Newspaper.

Wedding Savvy gives back to the Community at Kids 'n' Kaboodle, June 16th 2008

Owner Raquel Shutt volunteered her planning skills to help the Chesapeake Children's Museum host their annual Kids 'n' Kaboodle event in Truxton Park. Debbie Wood, Director and founder of the CCM, descripes Kids 'n' Kaboodle as "an event focused on providing joyous free fun for children of all ages". The purpose of this event is to allow every child, regardless of income level, to enjoy the same things.

This year Kids 'n' Kaboodle hosted a stage with great local entertainers who also donated their time, energy, and product. A big thanks to the most AMAZING Annapolitan vendors who care enough to give back to the community and were a part of our exciting entertainment:

• The Magical Worlds of Jack Julius http://www.jackjulius.com/
• The Talent Machine http://www.talentmachine.com/
• Karate Demonstration by East Coast Martial Arts http://www.eastcoastmartialarts.com/
• Haidi Zech presents “Germany in a Nutshell”
• Annapolis Dance Factory http://www.annapolisdance.com/
• Kid Singer Jim http://www.kidsingerjim.com/
• Mr. Derby Jams (Children entertainer) http://www.mrderbyjams.com/

Our fabulous Emcee was Marc Simmons from C and J Entertainment, a great Entertainment company out of Odenton. Thanks to Chris Temple for agreeing to donate this service -- we would have had no sound system without you, thank you! http://www.candjentertainment.com/

Our great looking Kids 'n' Kaboodle sign was donated by the NEW! Fast Signs of Annapolis on West Street. Leigh Rand was amazing to work with and provided a speedy turnaround. You can find them on the web at: http://www.fastsigns.com/

Our super clean, bright new tent was provided by A List Party Rentals . We can't thank you engough for taking time out of an amazingly busy weekend to set this up for us -- and, to not charge a penny. Juan and the A list team are a class act for coming through for the children of Annapolis!

Last, but certainly not least, I can't thank my amazing staff enough for donating your time to help with face painting, tatoos, and clean up. I am so proud to work with a team who not only belives in what we do, but the community we live in! A big round of applause to Brittany, Bernadette, and Jeremy - thank you for your time.

It was my sincere pleasure to assist with this event. As a mother myself, I certainly enjoy any event where I can not only give back to the community, but involve my family.