JoAnn was an absolute pleasure to work with. She planned my 50th Birthday party in 2 months and didn’t miss a single detail!
Luxury Weddings • Destination Events • Corporate Experiences
a global authority in luxury celebrations
Elegant Occasions is an international boutique event planning and design firm headquartered in New York, specializing in complex, high-profile celebrations throughout the U.S., Europe, and destinations worldwide, executed with precision, discretion, and ease.
Your Story, Beautifully Told
Every celebration deserves a story — yours.
JoAnn Gregoli and her award-winning team design and produce exceptional weddings and events around the globe. From the first save-the-date to the final toast, every moment is intentional, seamless, and inspired by you. Whether it’s an intimate destination gathering or a grand ballroom wedding, we bring together creative design, flawless logistics, and personalized experiences that define luxury.
A Global Leader in
Event Design & Production
As one of the world’s most recognized event planners, JoAnn Gregoli brings decades of expertise, artistry, and innovation to every event. Her work has been featured in leading publications, and she is the author of The Knot’s Guide to Destination Weddings.
Elegant Occasions is an international boutique event planning and design firm headquartered in New York, with an international presence in Paris and Rome, specializing in complex, high-profile celebrations around the world.
Our Signature Services
Trusted by Icons,
loved by clients
We’ve had the honor of planning events for world-renowned clients, including: George Clooney, Rupert Murdoch, Robin Roberts, Jon Bon Jovi, and President Bill Clinton.
Our approach remains the same for every celebration — dedication, discretion, and distinctive creativity.
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Keep a consistent line of communication open with JoAnn. She’ll deliver. She was also sensitive to our budget. She also succeeded in working with the wedding venue to negotiate a most favorable rate from a less-than-accommodating caterer. (We were parents of the groom responsible for the rehearsal dinner and welcome party at an overseas destination.)
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JoAnn was such a pleasure to work with. The moment we met her, we knew that she would make everything perfect for our wedding. She has years of experience, relationships with vendors and has worked on high profile weddings, but is completely down to earth, professional and insightful. She gets to know her clients well, knows what they want and executes their vision. Everything was… beautiful and seamless on our wedding day because of JoAnn. I even recommended her to one of my friends who got married recently. It was another beautiful wedding. I recommend her services without any hesitation.
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JoAnn is extremely personable and easy to work with. She has amazing contacts in the industry and is well-respected. JoAnn will direct you to the best of the best and make sure your wedding is flawless. We used her for everything (from site selection to day of coordination). Family and friends are still talking about how amazing our wedding was (from flowers, to food, to… band). If you want your dream wedding, JoAnn and Elegant Occasions is the way to go!
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I loved working with JoAnn over the past year! She was so in tune with what we wanted, and was always available. We planned our NYC wedding from California, which I was worried would be a big challenge, but JoAnn made sure it was a non-issue throughout the whole process.
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Honestly don’t know how we could have gotten through our big day without JoAnn! We had a large wedding, a lot of moving pieces and 3 wardrobe changes (way too ambitious)! There was a lot to keep track of, and timing was EVERYTHING. She kept everything on the ball, coordinated more than I could ask for, made sure we were happy & fed, and most… importantly kept me sane. I didn’t have to worry about a thing! Our day went perfectly thanks to JoAnn <3
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From the first call I had with JoAnn I knew she was the perfect fit, from that moment on wedding planning went from a taxing process to seamless, enjoyable and fun.
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I can’t say enough good things about Joann. She wasn’t just my wedding planner she was my friend. She was there for me the entire day of the wedding checking on everything to make sure everything was ok and she really came to bat for me when it came to some serious issues with the event venue coordinator. She really fights for you to make… sure that your vision comes out the way that you want no matter what and if for whatever reason something can not be done she is honest with you. I can only imagine how great she is at destination weddings. I highly recommend her!!! Kiss Kiss Jo!!! XOXOXOX
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Where do I even begin. For my entire engagement the most common question I received was, ‘how are you handling the stress of planning your wedding?’. I can honestly say that thanks to Joann I experienced absolutely none of it. It was an incredible joy to let Joann and her team do what they do best and walk into my absolute dream of a wedding… completely surprised. Everything was planned down to the very last detail and from our first conversation she understood exactly what I wanted (and didn’t want). On the day of the wedding Joann and Anna made things so easy for me I don’t even believe it. Everything was taken care of and every vendor Joann vouched for delivered tenfold. We were able to give our family and friends the experience of a lifetime all while having the absolute best day of our lives with no added stress. I can truly say I feel like I’ve gained a friend through this in Joann and I will look back on our wedding as the most magical day of our lives. – Abi
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JoAnn was an integral part of our daughter’s out of country wedding! She was available for us and professional through out the journey making this day so special. Would would recommend JoAnn to anyone!
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I worked with JoAnn Grigoli of Elegant Occasions on both of my daughters’ weddings. The first wedding was in Oct. 2008 and JoAnn was wonderful. She was a great help & wonderful resource in planning a tented wedding on the water in Rumson, NJ and had great vendor recommendations across the board. Her knowledge, experience & overall expertise in all things “wedding” were invaluable. Perhaps… most important of all was JoAnn’s ability to remain calm in the midst of chaos and her talent in working well with both the bride and mother of the bride. She is a terrific multi-tasker (no surprise there as she is the mother of 6!) and always got back to me promptly in countless emails & phone calls over the course of a year of planning. JoAnn was an organized , calming presence on the actual day of the wedding and it was a great relief to me to know that JoAnn was coordinating all the logistics from the bride & bridesmaids getting ready/the photographers & videographers being where they were supposed to be & on time/attending to last minute crises (no iron in the house, brand new stain on mob’s dress)/transportation issues (church was 35 min from reception site)/ and on & on. It was a truly beautiful day/evening and JoAnn was the “ringmaster” while always remaining a pleasure to work with. The second wedding I worked with JoAnn on was in Aug 2010 for my younger daughter . This was a destination wedding in Newport , RI (I live in NJ and the bride in NY). Again , JoAnn brought all her expertise to bear in helping plan the wedding my daughter envisioned & her special knowledge of Newport weddings & local vendors was just invaluable. Her recommendation of Sayles Livingston as our florist was just perfect ! Again , JoAnn was always available and a voice of calm on the day of the actual wedding. She was fun & easy to work with & always full of great suggestions . She gave us great tips on a rehearsal dinner site as well as on a local clambake vendor. JoAnn was crucial both on “big picture” issues as well as on the countless details (including the various timelines) . The wedding itself was another glorious day/evening – and she even took care of sewing a bridesmaid into her dress after a zipper broke!. Perhaps I should even credit JoAnn with the perfect weather (our past family events usually included boots & umbrellas !) Overall,I’d rate JoAnn & Elegant Occasions with at least 5 stars ! I have recommended her without reservation to friends & acquaintances. If you’re looking for an experienced , professional wedding planner who is also easy & fun to work with yet adept at handling all aspects of “crisis management”- JoAnn is the perfect choice !
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Hiring Joann was the best decision that we made with our wedding. She guided us every step of the way and ensured that our wedding day was absolutely perfect. Because of her we were able to have everything we ever dreamed of and more importantly, we didn’t need to worry at all. Her and her staff paid attention to the smallest details and then even… surprised us with others! Love Joann!!!
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We weren’t fully prepared for just how intimate our relationship with JoAnn would turn out to be, and how important that intimacy was to a successful planning process. Picking someone we genuinely liked and trusted was crucial, and JoAnn effectively became a part of our family for the better part of a year (though without any “family drama” that sometimes seeps in and derails a… couple’s vision for their special day). She always listened eagerly and intently, and NEVER “yes’d” us to death just to make her life easier or took the path of least resistance. For us, JoAnn always took the time to fully understand our vision and wasn’t afraid to remind us (gently) when something we were asking for (or neglecting to ask for) missed the mark that SHE took the time to understand so thoroughly. It’s not quite the same as a relationship with a doctor or attorney or therapist – though the amount of trust that’s necessarily placed in your professional’s hands makes the planner selection process as crucial as anything you’ll do for that day / event (other than choosing the right spouse!) More than anything, we appreciated that JoAnn’s focus was always on our vision and our guests’ collective experience rather than on herself, and she never once made us feel as though we were simply being plugged into an assembly line. She totally understood the “once-in-a-lifetime” experience of our day / weekend required a truly customized approach, and brought together the best of our ideas and her experience… Simply put, there were too many variables to consider for us to handle the planning process by ourselves. We had NO idea how many things we didn’t know that we didn’t know! Starting with site and venue selection – especially for a destination wedding and operating within the complexities of a global pandemic – and continuing through making sure our musicians and bands were right for the place and “vibe” we were going for, and carrying on to things as seemingly simple as “save the date” notices, setting up a wedding web site as a constantly updating resource for our guests’ travel and logistics questions, and even making sure food and beverage selections for our rehearsal dinner and wedding reception were complementary and not repetitive – as well as reflective of the local cuisine / culture of the island and a “best foot forward” offering of our resort’s (extraordinary, as it turned out) chef and culinary staff. From our perspective, no detail was too small for JoAnn and her team at Elegant Occasions to bring to our attention, and – in that the task was still occasionally a bit more than our minds and hearts were able to process completely – she always seemed to know exactly when to step in and make editorial calls FOR us, then knocked every single one of those out of the park! We approached our wedding planning through the prism of “hey, at the end of the day this thing is supposed to be for and about us” and still – when all was said and done – every single one of our guests felt as though we’d planned the entire weekend of events for them! We lost count of how many times we saw one of our guests thanking JoAnn for what an amazing time they had, and – given the challenges and expense \associated with attending a destination wedding – there’s probably no greater testament to the necessity for retaining a pro liker her and her team to do the job than of those unsolicited comments of praise they so richly deserved…
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JoAnn was absolutely wonderful. My wedding was perfect and it was all because of her. The vendors she suggested were great. She was able to get great prices and the quality of all the vendors was magnificient! She was always available. She had wonderful suggestions and was able to execute my vision. I had the wedding I always dreamed of and it was because of… JoAnn and her staff. JoAnn was also great at handling all of the stress that comes with having a wedding. When you get JoAnn as a planner, you are not only getting a planner, you are getting a friend. I would absolutely recommend her as a planner.
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I honestly don’t think there is another wedding planner as good as JoAnn Gregoli! Her expertise is amazing – the wedding was enchanting and magical and everything we wished for and more. Her team of experts is second to none. She is friendly, loving, outgoing, caring and professional. I highly recommend her! She anticipates everything and anything and responds quickly. We never worried for a… moment; we were confident in her abilities and she made our dreams come true.
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My fiance and I thought we could try to plan our wedding on our own, boy were we wrong! When the stress became too much I reached out to JoAnn based on a recommendation. She was amazing every step of the way! She calmed me down when I was super stressed and took care of all the odds and ends that didn’t occur to me.… Dena and Marissa on the day of were ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC! They took care of everything and made sure the day and night were perfect.
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THere are no words to describe how much I loved working with JoAnn Gregoli, owner of Elegant Occasions. I interviewed a number of event planners and instantly knew when I met Joann that she was the right person to help me plan my daughter’s destination wedding. She has a great demeanor and is well liked by all vendors. She listens to what you want and… then helps make it happen. Planning a destination wedding has a great deal of challenges and she helped make the entire process much less overwhelming. It was a pleasure to work with her and I would recommend her without hesitation to anyone.
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I cannot say enough good things about JoAnn and her team at Elegant Occasions!! I knew she was amazing after she planned by sister’s wedding earlier this year; however, for our destination wedding in Bermuda (October 8, 2016) JoAnn went above and beyond. JoAnn truly became a part of our family during the planning process, traveling with us on site visits and negotiating with the… hotel and vendors on our behalf. Not only is she a true professional in this business with the best contacts, but she will work tirelessly to create wedding of your dreams. If you are planning a destination wedding, there is hands down no one better than JoAnn. JoAnn and her team handled all of the logistics for the 4 days of our destination wedding weekend and the entire event was a huge success!! She anticipated every detail and was always there to listen to me and my mom every step of the way and guide us in the best direction. She is patient, knowledgeable, and truly cares about and loves her clients. JoAnn and Elegant Occasions are full-service wedding planners, from concept and design to execution. I can’t thank her enough for planning and being a part of our perfect destination wedding!!
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A truly magical evening (and weekend) is the only way to describe my daughter’s wedding. From start to finish, JoAnn made it all happen.
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We feel so lucky to have had JoAnn as our wedding planner. From the very beginning of our 20-month planning journey, she was incredibly responsive, professional, and reassuring.
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Everything was planned down to the very last detail and from our first conversation she understood exactly what I wanted.
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We are from NJ and we decided to have a destination wedding in France. We researched a few wedding planners. We interviewed some from France and others from around Europe. We then got into contact with JoAnn and immediately connected over the phone. She understood our vision. It felt right. She made the entire planning process as stress free as possible. When we hit obstacles,… she was there to solve the problems, and more importantly, made us feel like everything will be okay. The day of our events, we were able to be present in the moment and enjoy our company because she was there. She made it all happen and coordinated EVERYTHING. JoAnn allowed us to experience our wedding day as genuinely and present as possible. We are forever thankful for her!
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We contacted JoAnn with 2 months to go before the wedding, we still needed some vendors (Video, favors, transportation and accommodations for out of town guests) so many things we needed help with. Joann stepped right up and took care of all the details. She added items we did not even think about, and they added such a wonderful touch to the reception. Everything went… smoothly her team was a pleasure to work with. Everything fell into place and my daughter and I did not have anything to worry about that day. JoAnn helped to bring all the details together and made it such an amazing day we can’t thank her enough !!
JoAnn was a visionary, she created magic from a barn that was just a horse training center. She was caring, compassionate, and listened to all my desires, and made it happen.
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I have so much respect and high regard for JoAnn at Elegant Occasions. She provides high communication and will work after hours and weekends, which many planners will not provide this level of service. She helped me plan a wedding in the pandemic within 90 days! Most of my friends thought I was crazy, but working with JoAnn made this so enjoyable and doable. I… was able to lean back and really enjoy the journey because of JoAnn. Every vision I had, she provided from the photos, to sky lanterns, champagne coupe waterfall, exquisite menu, and intentionally quality time with my groom on the wedding day. Her wealth of contacts provided me the BEST vendors from the photographer, to the band, and the invitations. JoAnn has a gift from God to create a magical and dreamy wedding. Brennan and myself could not be more than pleased and hands down my wedding was beyond my wildest dreams. I would recommend JoAnn to anyone who is looking for a planner in the states or a destination. She is a diamond in the rough. Kelley Anne Peterson
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5/5. The BEST! We feel so lucky to have had JoAnn as our wedding planner. From the very beginning of our 20-month planning journey, she was incredibly responsive, professional, and reassuring. No matter how big or small the question, she always answered promptly and thoroughly, which made the entire process so much less stressful. Her experience really showed when it came to site visits, handling… vendors, and dealing with unexpected challenges. She anticipated issues before they even came up and took care of everything behind the scenes so we could focus on enjoying the experience. On the wedding weekend itself, she was absolutely phenomenal — calm, organized, and always ten steps ahead. We truly couldn’t have imagined our wedding without her. Our family and friends kept commenting on how seamless and beautiful everything felt, and we know that’s all thanks to her and her team. If you’re looking for someone who is not only talented and detail-oriented but also kind, patient, and an absolute joy to work with, look no further. Hiring JoAnn was one of the best decisions we made.
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I have so much respect and high regard for JoAnn at Elegant Occasions. She provides high communication and will work after hours and weekends, which many planners will not provide this level of service. She helped me plan a wedding in the pandemic within 90 days! Most of my friends thought I was crazy, but working with JoAnn made this so enjoyable and doable. I… was able to lean back and really enjoy the journey because of JoAnn. Every vision I had, she provided from the photos, to sky lanterns, champagne coupe waterfall, exquisite menu, and intentionally quality time with my groom on the wedding day. Her wealth of contacts provided me the BEST vendors from the photographer, to the band, and the invitations. JoAnn has a gift from God to create a magical and dreamy wedding. Brennan and myself could not be more than pleased and hands down my wedding was beyond my wildest dreams.
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JoAnn was my wedding planner for 2.5 years and I couldn’t have been more thankful to have her. We first brought her on in 2019 right after our engagement and shortly after COVID completely derailed our wedding plans. Not only did JoAnn support us through the difficult time she also acted as our therapist! We went through so many reschedules, cancellations and iterations of our… wedding plans and she helped us through all of it. We ended up having the most amazing wedding at a venue in NJ called Natirar and I couldn’t have pictured a more perfect day. JoAnn and her team got the job done and went above and beyond our expectations. She is well known and respected in the industry and has a lot of great connections with vendors, which was great because when it came time for the big day we were taken care of. At the end of the day, JoAnn is a good person who genuinely cares about her brides, their families and making sure they have a wedding reflective of their love. The wedding industry can be filled with people who try to take advantage of you and not only is she far from this stigma, she protected us from it! Highly recommend!
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We couldn’t have achieved my dream wedding (and my sister’s dream wedding!) without JoAnn, who has now become an extended member of our family. JoAnn helped navigate new wedding challenges in a COVID world with ease, brought amazing creative ideas and vendors to the table, and made the night of our rehearsal dinner and wedding go flawlessly. Joann is friendly, responsive, efficient, detail oriented, collaborative,… and a problem solver- everything you’d want in a planner! My family and I cannot say enough great things about JoAnn, we only wish we had more celebrations to plan together!
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We contacted JoAnn with 2 months to go before the wedding, we still needed some vendors (Video, favors, transportation and accommodations for out of town guests) so many things we needed help with. Joann stepped right up and took care of all the details. She added items we did not even think about, and they added such a wonderful touch to the reception. Everything went… smoothly, her team was a pleasure to work with and took care of all the details. Everything fell into place, my daughter and I did not have anything to worry about that day. JoAnn helped to bring all the details together and made it such an amazing day we can't thank her enough !!
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Let’s Create Your Celebration
Whether you’re dreaming of a sunset wedding in Capri or a black-tie gala in Manhattan, we’ll bring your vision to life with grace and precision.
Call: (973) 800-7164
Email: joann.elegantoccasions@gmail.com