About Carolyn
About Carolyn
- Carolyn has been in the hospitality customer service industry for 30 years and in 1996 she established The Nantucket Concierge knowing there was a need to offer visitors to the island more personal services. The Nantucket Concierge not only offered assistance with accommodations, restaurant and other reservations, but also event and wedding planning.
- After five years, she was awarded the Build a Better Mousetrap award by the local S.C.O.R.E organization for creating a new business that was in demand in the tourism industry.
- Her reasons for offering wedding services was driven by the fact that her own wedding planner quit on her two weeks prior to the event.
- Carolyn is known for her dependability, attention to detailed and dedication to provide excellent service.
Years of Expereince
- Along with running her own successful company for 23 years, she was the personal assistant for a restaurant Management Company and a manager for local catering company for years gaining valuable experience in the world of food and beverage. A highly motivated and creative leader in her field, she sold The Nantucket Concierge in 2015 and became a manager at The Nantucket Hotel & Resort for five years, departing in 2017.
- Still maintaining her wedding business, now Nantucket Island Weddings, Carolyn works closely with the bride and groom and their vendors to coordinate the perfect destination weddings. With over 230 weddings on her resume, she is confident to oversee a flawless event and continues to provide her clients with excellent customer service to insure a memorable experience for all involved.
Her Clients
- Carolyn has been fortunate to work with many types of people including local and summer Nantucket residents as well as celebrities, Senators, Presidents and Vice Presidents and major corporations.
- Her level of professionalism to work with various personalities, island vendors, brides, grooms and their families is a challenge, but one Carolyn thrives on to insure every event runs smoothly. As a wedding coordinator she strives for perfection.
- Select Clients: Vice President Al Gore, Senator John Kerry, Ambassador Elizabeth Bagley, President Bill & Senator Clinton, Vice President Joe Biden, Greta Van Susteren, Bob & Susan Wright, Chris & Kathleen Matthews, Ambassador Lou Sussman, Gund Investment Corp., NBC, Net Jets, Wachovia, Douglas Kennedy, Senator Ted Kennedy, Dorothy Hamill, A Safe Place Dinner/Auctions, Opera House Sailing Race Awards Party
What we can do for you!
Planning Simplified
- Let Carolyn handle the last minute details so you can shine on your most important day!
- Most clients choose not to use a full-fledged coordinator either because of the cost or because they are familiar with Nantucket and willing to plan the wedding themselves. However, everyone needs a little help before-hand and during the week of the big day.
Day of Assistance
- Ceremony Rehearsal
- Wedding Day details
- Ceremony assistance
- Reception
- Assistance with rehearsal dinners, welcome parties and brunches as well.
Creating Memories
- Assisting with over 200 Nantucket brides to ensure a perfect wedding day for the couple, their families and guests for over twenty years!
- With a passion for customer service and executing the final touches on any wedding, Carolyn aims to insure a memorable event!