The Proper Setting

Service provided:

Wedding consultation,planning and coordination. Also ceremony chair rentals, with setup and breakdown service, on the beach, at Whalehead Club, at Currituck Beach Lighthouse, or NC Aquarium

Business philosophy:

To work professionally with each client, give them sound advice, and achieve the goal of creating positive memories of the entire wedding journey.

What sets you apart:

Experience, proven track record, established professional relationships with local, as well as regional vendors. Remaining calm under pressure with a sense of humor. Listening to clients to be able to create the event that they want.

How long and where:

10 years owning our own business, withmore than 25 combined years of experience in all facets of event planning and management.

Best advice:

Allow plenty of time to research and choose the vendors that compliment the style of wedding that you want to host, and make sure that your wedding day is a reflection of you and your fiance’s personalities.

7. Favorite part of the job:

Meeting people from all different areas of the country and helping to introduce them to our little sand bar on the edge of the earth.

Favorite place:

Eric: A hike in the mountains
Nannette: Anywhere outside, in the country, with wide open spaces.
Kerri:Chianti region of the Italian countryside in the fall.

Favorite hobbies:

Eric and Nannette: Walking our doggies, traveling to warm places for vacation with friends and family during our cold Outer Bank’s winters. Cooking and entertaining, and enjoying our family.

Kerri: Marathon running, cooking, playing piano, long walks on the beach with my 3 children, and listening to my husband play with the kids.

10. Favorite meal:

Nannette chooses a filet mignon, a good bottle of red wine and any kind of chocolate for dessert. Eric could live off of pizza-New York or Chicago Style-it doesn’t really matter, as long as it’s pizza (and cold beer).
Kerri: Olive antipasto, crusty bread, linguine with clams and a bottle of red.

Just the right amount of grace, style and Southern hospitality…

With over 25 years of wedding planning experience on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, Nannette and Eric Kallestad and Kerri Catino-Nason share their knowledge of the best locations, vendors and secrets of the OBX to help you plan your wedding celebration. The value of a wedding planner is especially seen when planning a destination wedding.

From Corolla to Duck, Kitty Hawk to Kill Devil Hills, and Nags Head to Manteo, your Outer Banks Wedding will be breathtaking, spectacular and incorporate the charm that is Coastal North Carolina.

The Proper Setting offers complete event planning and management plans designed to fit your style of wedding. These include: Full Service, Day of the Wedding, Ceremony only, or Consultation plans. Customized plans are available as well.

Additional services include ceremony chair rentals, event set-up and breakdown, rental equipment management and welcome bags, to name just a few.

The Outer Banks of North Carolina is a tight-knit community. In addition to volunteer work, The Proper Setting shows its commitment by making charitable donations to local organizations that are near and dear to their hearts. Recipients include The Whalehead Club, the OBX Marathon and Dare County Hotline to name a few.

With just the right amount of grace, style and Southern hospitality, the Proper Setting will professionally provide you…what you want, when you want it and how you want it, including a lifetime of meaningful memories.

Feel free to visit their website at www.thepropersetting.com or contact them at 252.441.8166. Event Planning on the Edge of the Earth!