Sarah&Matt L2023-11-30We worked with Christina McLachlan as our wedding planner, and simply put, she was amazing! Our wedding would not have happened without her. We live on the west coast, but we wanted to get married in Pittsburgh near family. Christina worked with us for about 1.5 years in total, from helping us look at venues at the very beginning, to running the whole show on our wedding day. She was always very accommodating of our time zone difference, willing to FaceTime us after we finished work (her 8pm). Also, she let us ship things to her house so we didn't have to fly everything across the country, which was so thoughtful. She helped us execute our vision for exactly what we wanted and made working with all of our vendors a breeze. Christina helped us throw an amazing wedding while staying within our budget. In the week leading up to our wedding, Christina made sure all vendors were on the same page, everything was ordered and printed, and that we knew the timelines for everything. We were able to fully experience and enjoy our wedding knowing that any problems would be taken care of. And, Christina's work speaks for itself! After our wedding, my newly-engaged cousin immediately asked for Christina's contact information and signed up to have her plan his wedding. We were so fortunate to have found Christina and highly recommend her planning services!
Kristen O'Hara2023-11-07We had an amazing experience with Alyson at Hello Productions! We did the ‘Day of’ planning option and it turned out perfect! Alyson met with us a few months out to go through the details of our day, and was available for any questions throughout the planning process. The day of our wedding, Alyson handled everything and truly made the day stress free! (For someone who found planning extremely stressful - to wake up the morning of with no stress says a lot!). Every detail was exactly as we envisioned and Alyson was so easy to work with. All of our family also let us know how helpful she was. We would definitely recommend her to anyone getting married!
Morgan Stout2023-10-30I can’t recommend Hello Productions and specifically Alyson enough. Not only is she quite possibly the sweetest human ever, but it was thanks to her (and her wonderful assistant!) that our day ran so smoothly—we had a slight hiccup when the limo carrying the entire wedding party from the church to the venue broke down, but Alyson and her assistant were already at the venue to take care of everything. We picked the “Final Details” package, so it was just day-of services, but we were in touch with Alyson multiple times before the wedding. I honestly don’t know what I would have done without her; she has such incredible attention to detail both in terms of logistics as well as in terms of decor—the way she decorated the reception space was more beautiful than I ever could have dreamed. Truly, my husband and I can’t say enough good things about her and Hello Productions. From the first meeting a month out, to dealing with a broken down limo, to the hair tie she gave me at the end of the night because all I wanted was to get my hair up—Alyson handled every detail, no matter how big or insignificant, beautifully. I will absolutely be recommending Hello Productions/Alyson to any future couple I know in search of a planner! Thank you so, so much Alyson!
Jessica White2023-10-23I recently worked with Alyson at a wedding (I'm a photographer!) at the end of September. To say Alyson was a massive help and ease throughout the day would be a massive understatement. She truly excels at her job and is so personable and genuinely cares about her couples having the best day. She has the sweetest personality and made sure everything was perfect throughout the day. I can't express how helpful she was to me. I'll be referring her to everyone from here on out and can't wait to work with her again in the future!
Natalie Honkala2023-10-17Christina made our wedding day absolutely seamless. We as the bridal party, our family and our guests were able to fully enjoy the day because we didn't have to worry about anything. She is extremely professional and knows the industry and local vendors VERY well. As a result, she knows how to get you the vision you want for your wedding, and offers even more creative ideas on top of that. I will say that there were some moments in the months leading up the wedding where I felt that her follow-up on certain tasks wasn't always timely, but everything did come together beautifully in the end. If I could, I would give a 4.5/5!
Maeve Ward2023-10-04I can't say enough good things about Christina with Hello Productions and the Full Wedding Planning Package. From the beginning, she was able to take my abstract ideas and inspiration photos and bring them to life with the most inspiring, on the nose, design deck. She then took everything one step further to bring that design deck to life on my wedding day in a way the exceeded my expectations. On the day of, she made up for all the ways in which my venue was disorganized and everything went perfectly. There was a tornado warning the entire day of my wedding and Christina kept her cool in such a way that I was completely unaware of this until after the fact! Not only was she professional, creative, and organized she was also just amazing to be around. By the end of my wedding day I was so sad it was over, not just because the entire day was perfect but because that meant I wouldn't be talking to her regularly. If you are planning an out of town wedding, have a busy schedule, or just don't have family involvement in wedding planning I HIGHLY recommend Christina and her Hello Productions team.
Lexie Schlegel2023-09-18My husband and I booked Hello Productions for our September 2023 wedding and could not be happier with our decision. We chose the day of package and had so much support weeks leading up to our wedding. Our coordinator was Shannon Stover and she was THE BEST. Shannon and her team went above and beyond for us. We credit her for making our day as perfect as it was and can not thank them all enough!
Rosanne Levine2023-09-06Thank you, Alyson, for everything that you did to make the wedding come off so beautifully. You were organized, reassuring, and terrific at getting all of the pieces to fit together, and you and your amazing team set up the venue to look magnificent. I will not hesitate to recommend you!
Dawn Bartha2023-08-18As a manager for a large agency we hired Hello Productions to be our event planner for a state wide conference. Previous planners had 6+ months to work with us and plan the event, but due to some internal issues, we weren't able to hire & secure HP until about 2 months out. With that being said, Shannon and her team rose to the occasion! We had multiple comments from attendees that this conference was one of the best run conferences they've attended. Her team was there for the whole event and handled every challenge that came about professionally. I hope we will be able to work together again in the future.
Christina Coyne2023-08-07Hiring a wedding planner was easily the best decision we made during our wedding planning process! Allanah was THE BEST to work with! She was genuine, down to earth, and truly cared about making our wedding day everything we wanted it to be! She responded to countless emails, texts, and phone calls with allll the questions we had + she kept us on track with what needed to be completed with her super organized planning timeline. She attended meetings with us & always knew the right questions to ask other vendors because she has so much experience. At our rehearsal she made sure everyone felt comfortable & knew exactly what they were supposed to be doing. Then wedding day, she was behind the scene making sure every single detail fell into line perfectly from collaborating with vendors to decorating to glueing broken shoes back together! I didn't have to worry about one single thing on at our rehearsal or wedding day which was a huge blessing. My husband & I could just be present & enjoy our day! Thank you Allanah for everything you did to make it a tremendous day for us!
About Us
Hello Productions is an event planning and marketing consulting company. We specialize in Pittsburgh wedding planning, whether it be full planning, month-of coordination, elopement in Pittsburgh as well as wedding design. We also produce corporate and nonprofit events, which can range from large conferences and galas to smaller meetings and fundraising events.
Our marketing services consist of putting together an entire marketing campaign for a client or working on specific projects such as email newsletters, direct mail pieces, and website content. We can tailor packages for clients across many different industries.
Our team has many years of experience working in the event planning and marketing fields. We are able to take what the client envisions and turn it into a reality. Having worked with many vendors in the event planning industry, we are able to recommend the most talented and trustworthy vendors to our clients.
Hello Productions will take on all of the work so our clients can enjoy planning their special event. We will attend vendor meetings, create layouts and table assignments, plan for the most appetizing courses and drinks to be served, and be on-site to make sure everything runs smoothly on the big day. We make sure every little detail has been discussed and use our experience to avoid all obstacles that may present themselves.
Some of our services include: beginning to end wedding planning package, final details & day-of coordination package, wedding design package, venue research, vendor research, customized wedding budget, customized wedding day-of timeline.
