All The Dainty Details

Mallory Rood has been planning events for more than a decade, beginning her career as an event manager with Marriott International. Her first wedding was for a gay couple that was thrilled to get married after military delays.
 
“They had an intimate, personalized 50-person wedding,” she says. “I still read that thank-you letter all the time. I was able to make an impact on their day — it’s the reason why we do this.”
 
To get that thank you and hug from a couple afterwards is an added bonus, Mallory says. You don’t get that hug after a board meeting. That’s when she realized, “I am a wedding person; I want that connection.”
 
So, in 2016, Mallory launched All the Dainty Details, specializing in creating highly personal celebrations for busy and modern couples. Her years with Marriott set her up for incredible wedding industry success. Budgeting, a sharp eye for detail, high-touch customer service, varied clientele and characteristics — the experience was priceless.

The Charlottesville boutique wedding planning company loves to connect with couples and find unique ways to intertwine their personalities into the wedding day. Some nix the cake and have a pie cutting. Others ask a parent to play a ceremony song on the piano. Sometimes both parents walk a bride down the aisle. One time a couple entered their ceremony by boat.
 
To get to that intimate planning phase, Mallory asks what couples are most looking forward to on their wedding day, how they want to feel, what they do together in their spare time and what they’re most excited about (her favorite question). Mallory keeps communication lines open, hitting checkpoints and keeping everyone on track. She’s a huge proponent of communicating expectations with vendor partners early on, outlining logistics and building in support where needed.
 
“I love the creativity and flexibility weddings have,” she says. “The best part is being able to see how happy our couples are at the end of it all!”