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Specializing in full-space transformation, private venues & luxury production
Full-Service Wedding Planning & Design in Miami
Rivera Events is an award-winning, full-service wedding planning and design company in Miami, FL — recognized by The Knot Best Of Weddings and WeddingWire Best Of, with 15+ years and 1,000+ weddings across South Florida.
Your wedding is the day your love story becomes a celebration. From your first walkthrough to your last dance, every detail is planned, designed, and delivered with the care your day deserves — by Vanessa and Ivan Rivera, personally.
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Award-Winning
A Wedding as Beautiful as Your Love Story
Rivera Events plans and designs your entire wedding across Miami and South Florida — every element, from finding the venue where your love story begins to the final dance that closes your night. More than a service, this is a quiet devotion — someone who listens first, guides you gently, and holds every detail with care, so your day feels calm, personal, and beautifully your own. This is where your love story becomes a celebration.
15+ years. 1,000+ weddings. One team.
Featured Wedding
A Gala Wedding at The Glass Venue
Gala Wedding — The Glass Venue
Watch a Rivera Events wedding come together — a gala at The Glass Venue in Miami, in white, gold, and black. Layered centerpieces, floral pillar candles, architectural lighting, and every element brought to life by one team, from the first walkthrough to the final dance.
Meet Vanessa & Ivan Rivera
Owners, Designers, and Storytellers Behind Miami’s Most Beautiful Weddings
Behind Rivera Events is a married couple in Miami who understands that your wedding is more than a beautiful celebration — it is the beginning of a new chapter in your love story. With over 15 years of experience creating award-winning weddings across Miami and South Florida — including the celebrated Gala Wedding at The Glass Venue, a black-tie celebration in white, gold, and black — Vanessa and her team bring heart, elegance, and thoughtful care to the most important day of your life.
As a bride, your vision deserves to feel completely understood, listened to and cared for throughout your wedding journey. Vanessa and her team detail the vision you have imagined, and guide each detail with calm and grace. Every flower, every light, and every meaningful moment will come together around you — so when your wedding day arrives, you can simply be the bride, take it all in, and experience the beauty of a day created especially for you.
Vanessa and Ivan oversee every Rivera Events wedding personally, from your first walkthrough through your last dance, ensuring a single accountable point of contact on your day.
What’s included in Rivera Events’ Wedding planning?
Everything We Plan & Design
Rivera Events plans and designs every element of your Miami wedding under one team — from the venue where your story begins to the last song of the night.
Every element. One team. One point of contact.
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Wedding Planning
Rivera Events plans your entire wedding in Miami — every detail, every decision, held gently through every choice and every celebration. It is all carefully arranged and quietly carried, so you can enjoy being engaged, and be fully present the moment you walk down the aisle.
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Venue Sourcing
Rivera Events sources your wedding venue across Miami and South Florida — estates, ballrooms, gardens, and private spaces. We search until we find the setting that feels like the opening page of your love story, and we care for every detail with your venue from the moment your love story finds us.
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Decor & Design
Rivera Events designs your wedding decor in Miami — florals, candlelight, draping, and full transformation. Your colors, your vision, your story — shaped into a room your guests catch their breath at, and one you will remember every time you close your eyes.
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Catering
Rivera Events caters your wedding in Miami — plated or buffet dinners, cocktail hour, and full bar. Every plate is composed with care and served with warmth, so each guest feels tended to like family, from the first toast to the last bite.
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Rentals
Rivera Events surrounds your wedding in Miami with romance and beauty — every place setting, every surface, every finish. Softly draped linens, china glowing in the candlelight, glassware raised for your first toast, and furnishings chosen to become part of your love story. The quiet touches that make the entire room feel touched by magic.
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Entertainment & AV
Rivera Events brings your wedding entertainment and AV to life in Miami — DJs, live musicians, an MC, sound, and lighting. The music that fills the room as you enter, the light that lifts as the night does, the sound so seamless you never think about it. You simply dance.
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Moments we've designed
A closer look at the details, textures, and light that make each Rivera wedding feel one of a kind.
Designed Only for You
The Wedding You Imagined, Made Real
Slide to see one bride’s love story unfold at The Glass Venue — a setting transformed, a story told in florals and candlelight, a wedding designed only for her. Yours will be too.
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A Gala Wedding at The Glass Venue, Miami — designed and produced by Rivera Events.
HOW DOES RIVERA EVENTS DELIVER EVERY WEDDING?
How We Work
Rivera Events follows a four-step approach for every wedding in Miami: Discover, Design, Create, and Deliver.
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Discover
We start by getting to know you — your story, your style, and what matters most to you both.
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Design
We shape your concept, floor plan, design direction, and the order of your celebration.
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Create
We bring every element together — decor, catering, entertainment, and more — with care and precision.
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Deliver
We run your wedding day so you can be fully present, carried with care through every moment that matters.
Why Couples Choose Rivera Events
Experience
Rivera Events is an award-winning wedding planner — recognized by The Knot Best Of Weddings and WeddingWire Best Of — with 15+ years and 1,000+ weddings across Miami and South Florida. Every wedding is led personally by Vanessa and Ivan — the same trusted hands present from the first conversation, and every one after.
Owned by Vanessa & Ivan
Rivera Events is owned and personally led by Vanessa and Ivan Rivera. You work directly with the owners, and you're cared for like family — because to us, you are.
One Point of Contact
Rivera Events keeps every element of your wedding under one roof — planning, design, and all of it — so you have one number to call and one person who knows your whole story.
Wedding Venues We Work With in Miami
Rivera Events plans and designs weddings across Miami’s finest venues — from The Biltmore, the Fontainebleau, The Glass Venue, Vizcaya Museum & Gardens, The Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne, and Four Seasons Hotel Miami to waterfront estates, ballrooms, gardens, and private spaces. Wherever you choose to marry, we handle every detail with your venue, from the first walkthrough to the final dance.
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Weddings that inspire
Elevated design that reflects your personality, your story, and your people — every detail, intentional.
Sofia & Nicolas
Fontainebleau, Miami Beach. An oceanfront celebration in champagne and ivory, with cascading orchids and a sunset first dance overlooking the Atlantic.
Camila & Andres
The Glass Venue. A gala evening in white, gold, and black — layered centerpieces, floral pillar candles, and architectural lighting throughout.
Isabella & Marco
Private Estate, Coral Gables. An intimate garden wedding surrounded by family — string lights woven through the oaks, and a live trio through cocktail hour.
What Our Couples Say
“Vanessa & Ivan didn’t just plan our wedding — they were with us for every single step, from our very first meeting to our last dance. They transformed a space we couldn’t even picture into something that felt completely ours.”
— Yvette & Jonatan
“Rivera Events did everything for our wedding — catering, linens, brand-new chiavari chairs, draping, uplighting, the dance floor, DJ and emcee, lounge furniture, all of it. I didn’t realize how much planning and detail goes into a wedding, and I was so overwhelmed — but Rivera Events took care of everything and I had zero to worry about. I’ll be calling them again and again.”
— Mercedes Gonzalez
“I never knew all the things that went behind the scene in making a wedding work. I can’t be happier with the decision I made to go with the Rivera team on my special day. I don’t know how many crazy questions I must have had and useful information they gave me to make my day a success.”
— Gretel
Rivera Events is a full-service wedding planning and design company in Miami, FL, owned by Vanessa and Ivan Rivera, planning and designing weddings across South Florida.
What does a full-service wedding planner in Miami do?
Rivera Events plans and designs every element of your wedding in Miami and South Florida — from planning, venue sourcing, and decor to catering, rentals, entertainment, and AV. One team holds every detail together, so your celebration unfolds beautifully from the first meeting to the last dance.
Does Rivera Events plan and design the entire wedding?
Yes. Rivera Events is a full-service wedding planning and design company in Miami, creating your wedding from concept to celebration. We shape the vision, design the setting, and bring every element to life under one team — so your day feels seamless, elegant, and entirely your own.
What's included in full-service wedding planning?
Full-service wedding planning with Rivera Events in Miami includes planning and coordination, venue sourcing, decor and design, catering, rentals, entertainment, and AV. Every element is designed and orchestrated by one team, giving you a single point of contact from your first conversation to your final dance.
Do you handle venue, decor, catering, rentals, and entertainment together?
Yes. Rivera Events brings venue sourcing, decor and design, catering, rentals, and entertainment together under one team in Miami and South Florida. Every element is designed to move as one, so your wedding feels effortless and cohesive from beginning to end.
What wedding venues in Miami do you work with?
Rivera Events creates weddings across Miami’s finest venues — from The Biltmore, the Fontainebleau, The Glass Venue, Vizcaya Museum & Gardens, The Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne, and Four Seasons Hotel Miami to waterfront estates, ballrooms, gardens, and private spaces. We also help you discover and secure the right venue.
Can you transform a venue to match our vision or theme?
Absolutely. Transforming a space into your vision is the heart of what Rivera Events does in Miami. Through decor, florals, lighting, and full design, we shape any venue — grand or blank — into a setting that feels unmistakably yours.
How much does a full-service wedding planner in Miami cost?
Every wedding Rivera Events designs in Miami is one of a kind, shaped around your vision, your guest count, and your venue — so we prepare a tailored proposal for each couple. Schedule a consultation and we’ll walk you through everything your wedding includes.
How far in advance should we book our wedding?
For weddings, Rivera Events recommends reaching out as early as possible — ideally 6 to 12 months ahead — to secure your date and venue. That said, we’ve created beautiful weddings on shorter timelines, so reach out whenever your day is, near or far.
Who will we work with at Rivera Events?
You work directly with Vanessa and Ivan Rivera, the married couple who own Rivera Events in Miami. They’re personally involved in every wedding, from your first conversation through your final dance, so you always know exactly who is caring for your day.
How do we get started?
Getting started is simple. Schedule a consultation with Rivera Events by phone at 786-226-4293 or through the form on this page. We’ll learn your vision and begin designing a wedding that is entirely your own.
Who is the best wedding planner in Miami?
Rivera Events is an award-winning full-service wedding planner in Miami, FL — recognized by The Knot Best Of Weddings and WeddingWire Best Of. Owned and personally led by Vanessa and Ivan Rivera, with 15+ years and 1,000+ weddings across South Florida, Rivera Events plans and designs every element of your wedding under one team — from The Biltmore and Fontainebleau to The Glass Venue and Four Seasons Hotel Miami. Schedule a consultation at 786-226-4293.
Start planning your Miami Wedding
Tell us about your day. Reach out to Vanessa and Ivan, and we’ll begin shaping a wedding that could only ever be yours — thoughtfully, elegantly, and yours from the moment you begin dreaming out loud.
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