Fervent Designs, LLC

Fervent Designs, LLC is a Houston-based wedding planning and event design firm led by founder and owner Richandra Nickerson-Ukpong, offering full-service planning as well as a one-stop shop that covers decor, photography, catering equipment, florals, and day-of coordination. Fervent Designs is known for custom, non-cookie-cutter event designs, many of them hand-made, with an all-inclusive approach that can accommodate destination weddings and tight budgets. Richandra Nickerson-Ukpong is a native Houstonian with over 20 years in the event industry, has planned thousands of events and hundreds of weddings, and previously managed corporate training, communications, and events for global oil and gas companies for over 10 years. Based in Houston, TX, with destination wedding planning in locations including the Dominican Republic, Cancun, Mexico, and abroad. Couples and their families consistently note Richandra's organized methodology, hands-on problem-solving when vendors cancel or venues lose coordinators, ability to stay within tight budgets, and a level of personal attention that extends through the end of the event.