Events by May

Rianie May is the Founder, Wedding Planner, and Designer behind Events by May.

 

After planning her own wedding in 2020, she discovered a passion for weddings and helping couples create a celebration that feels true to them.

 

As a wedding planner in Cape Town, she works closely with couples throughout the planning process, managing the details, coordinating suppliers, and making sure everything comes together smoothly. 

Her approach is practical, organised, and personal - think of her as the financial planner for your wedding, with guidance on what will work best, a clear eye for the overall design, and plenty of hype along the way.

While she works with couples both locally and abroad, many of her clients live outside of Cape Town and are planning their wedding in the Cape Winelands. She’s experienced in making the planning process easy from wherever you are, with clear communication, trusted suppliers, and someone on the ground to manage the details.

Rianie believes that hiring a wedding planner isn’t about adding another expense - it’s about saving time, reducing stress, and having someone experienced in your corner to help make informed decisions throughout the planning process.

Whether you’re planning your wedding from Cape Town, elsewhere in South Africa, or from overseas, she’d love to help bring your vision to life.

She is unbelievably friendly, helpful and efficient, and somehow manages to make even the most stressful parts of wedding planning feel completely manageable. She has incredible instincts, gives the BEST recommendations, and thinks of things we wouldn’t have even known to think about. Her relationships with vendors are outstanding, and you can immediately see the mutual trust and respect she has built with the people she works with. What we appreciated most was the sense of calm and confidence she brought to the process. We always felt that everything was under control and that we were in incredibly capable hands. She genuinely cares. She doesn’t just tick boxes, she thinks about the whole experience and all the tiny details that make a wedding feel special. She truly goes above and beyond, and we cannot recommend her highly enough. If you’re looking for someone who is thoughtful, experienced, efficient and genuinely lovely to work with, she is an absolute gem. We would choose her again in a heartbeat! - Marzanne

Someone you can trust with your big day! I met Rianie exactly when she said I would need her, I was trying to plan our wedding and was overwhelmed. Rianie completely changed that experience, she brought a calming touch to the preparations and the end result was a day I could have only dreamed of. Rianie is incredibly organized and responsive, she’s also calm and supportive, encouraging you to plan the day that you want. We also had Events by May coordinate on the day and it was seamless! I could not recommend Events by May more. Incredibly grateful to have worked with someone who is clearly passionate about what they do (it shows in every detail) - Belinda & Callum

As a bride that decided to plan her wedding while not even in the country, I could not have asked for a better wedding planner. I can honestly say I did not have to lift a finger, Rianie did everything, from calling to get quotes to making all the necessary bookings and arrangements, she did it all. I am one of very few brides that can say “I just showed up at my own wedding & it was perfect” Highly recommend her services. - Lucia