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Tell me about the gathering
A short intake gives me the context before we meet, including your guest count, budget, dietary considerations, what is already decided, and where you want another perspective.
Holiday Hosting Plan
Your Holiday Hosting Plan, Built by a Professional Event Planner
A 60-minute planning session and custom plan for your gathering, covering the flow, menu, budget, and details that make the day feel considered.
$99
Only 5 spots this season
Book Your Spot
For holiday dinners, parties, open houses, and family gatherings of roughly 10 to 50+ guests.
Hosting this season?
Hosting is a lot of small decisions.
What should happen when? How much food is enough? What is worth spending on? What can be simplified? What will make the gathering feel thoughtful without creating more work for you?
You can find endless holiday ideas online. What is harder to find is someone who can look at your gathering and tell you where to focus.
That is what this is for.
What it is
An experienced second set of eyes on your gathering.
We’ll spend 60 minutes talking through what you’re hosting, who is coming, what you’ve already decided, and what still needs direction.
Then I’ll turn that conversation into a custom Holiday Hosting Plan built around your gathering, your priorities, and the experience you want to create.
How it works
Three simple steps.
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We talk it through
We’ll spend 60 minutes working through your gathering together, from the overall feel to the practical decisions shaping the day.
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I build your plan
Within 48 hours, I’ll send you a custom Holiday Hosting Plan pulling together the direction we discussed in a clear, useful format.
What your plan covers
The decisions that shape the day.
Flow & timeline
How the gathering moves from prep to arrival, serving, and the rest of the evening.
Menu strategy
What makes sense to make, buy, prepare early, and serve when.
Budget priorities
Where spending is likely to matter most and where you can simplify.
2 to 3 memorable details
Specific touches suited to your gathering, your guests, and the atmosphere you want to create.
Also included: a focused intake before our call, delivery within 48 hours, and a post-event check-in because I genuinely want to know how it went.
Meet Madeline
Hi, I’m Madeline.
I’ve spent more than a decade planning events and experiences in more than 35 cities across the U.S., Mexico, and Europe, with budgets ranging from $15K to $2M+.
That work has included everything from intimate dinners to large-scale brand activations.
But the scale is not really the point.
Good events work because someone knows where to pay attention, which decisions matter, and what can be left alone. That same judgment is useful whether there are 300 guests in a ballroom or 14 people around your table.
This is that experience, scaled to your gathering.
Holiday 2026
I’m taking on just 5 Holiday Hosting Plans this season.
This offer is intentionally designed so I can give each gathering real attention and turn around every plan quickly.
If you’re hosting this holiday season and want an experienced perspective before the decisions pile up, this is the time to book.
Book Your Spot
Know someone hosting this season?
The Holiday Hosting Plan can be gifted, too. Purchase a spot and I’ll help coordinate the next steps.
Questions
A few things you may be wondering.
Is this only for formal or elaborate parties?
No. It works just as well for a family dinner, Friendsgiving, holiday cocktail party, open house, or a larger gathering at home. The point is not to make the event more elaborate. It is to make the decisions behind it more intentional.
What if I already have part of the gathering planned?
That is completely fine. You may already have the menu, the guest list, or most of the day figured out. We can focus the session on the parts that still need thought.
Couldn’t I just Google all of this?
You can find plenty of recipes, timelines, tablescape ideas, and hosting tips online. What those resources cannot do is weigh your guest count, budget, space, priorities, and existing plans together. The value here is experienced judgment applied to your specific gathering.
Is this full-service event planning?
No. This is a focused planning session and custom plan for a gathering you are hosting yourself.
Can I buy this as a gift?
Yes. You can purchase a Holiday Hosting Plan for someone else. After checkout, I’ll reach out to collect the recipient details and coordinate the intake and scheduling.
How do we schedule?
After purchase, you’ll complete a short intake form. I’ll review it and follow up within 24 hours to schedule your 60-minute session.
When will I receive my plan?
Within 48 hours of our call.
Holiday Hosting Plan
Your gathering deserves more than last-minute decisions.
Get an experienced event planner’s perspective on the flow, menu, budget, and details that will shape the day.
$99
60-minute planning session
Custom Holiday Hosting Plan
Delivered within 48 hours
Post-event check-in
Book Your Spot
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