diff --git a/aws_lambda_powertools/utilities/parser/parser.py b/aws_lambda_powertools/utilities/parser/parser.py
index 42ffbbd22c4..7aa7531edb9 100644
--- a/aws_lambda_powertools/utilities/parser/parser.py
+++ b/aws_lambda_powertools/utilities/parser/parser.py
@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@ def handler(event: Order, context: LambdaContext):
     Raises
     ------
     ValidationError
-        When input event does not conform with model provided
+        When input event does not conform with the provided model
     InvalidModelTypeError
-        When model given does not implement BaseModel or is not provided
+        When the model given does not implement BaseModel, is not provided
     InvalidEnvelopeError
         When envelope given does not implement BaseEnvelope
     """
@@ -103,17 +103,14 @@ def handler(event: Order, context: LambdaContext):
                 "or as the type hint of `event` in the handler that it wraps",
             )
 
-    try:
-        if envelope:
-            parsed_event = parse(event=event, model=model, envelope=envelope)
-        else:
-            parsed_event = parse(event=event, model=model)
-
-        logger.debug(f"Calling handler {handler.__name__}")
-        return handler(parsed_event, context, **kwargs)
-    except AttributeError as exc:
-        raise InvalidModelTypeError(f"Error: {str(exc)}. Please ensure the type you're trying to parse into is correct")
+    if envelope:
+        parsed_event = parse(event=event, model=model, envelope=envelope)
+    else:
+        parsed_event = parse(event=event, model=model)
 
+    logger.debug(f"Calling handler {handler.__name__}")
+    return handler(parsed_event, context, **kwargs)
+  
 
 @overload
 def parse(event: dict[str, Any], model: type[T]) -> T: ...  # pragma: no cover
@@ -192,6 +189,7 @@ def handler(event: Order, context: LambdaContext):
         adapter = _retrieve_or_set_model_from_cache(model=model)
 
         logger.debug("Parsing and validating event model; no envelope used")
+        
         return _parse_and_validate_event(data=event, adapter=adapter)
 
     # Pydantic raises PydanticSchemaGenerationError when the model is not a Pydantic model
@@ -204,4 +202,4 @@ def handler(event: Order, context: LambdaContext):
             f"Error: {str(exc)}. Please ensure the Input model inherits from BaseModel,\n"
             "and your payload adheres to the specified Input model structure.\n"
             f"Model={model}",
-        ) from exc
+        ) from exc
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/functional/parser/test_parser.py b/tests/functional/parser/test_parser.py
index aa7efde9528..1b4a5770b28 100644
--- a/tests/functional/parser/test_parser.py
+++ b/tests/functional/parser/test_parser.py
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 
 import pydantic
 import pytest
-from pydantic import ValidationError
 from typing_extensions import Annotated
+from pydantic import ValidationError, BaseModel
 
 from aws_lambda_powertools.utilities.parser import event_parser, exceptions, parse
 from aws_lambda_powertools.utilities.parser.envelopes.sqs import SqsEnvelope
@@ -130,6 +130,68 @@ def handler(event, _):
     with pytest.raises(ValidationError):
         handler({"project": "powertools"}, LambdaContext())
 
+def test_parser_validation_error():
+    class StrictModel(pydantic.BaseModel):
+        age: int
+        name: str
+
+    @event_parser(model=StrictModel)
+    def handle_validation(event: Dict, _: LambdaContext):
+        return event
+
+    invalid_event = {"age": "not_a_number", "name": 123}  # intentionally wrong types
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValidationError) as exc_info:
+        handle_validation(event=invalid_event, context=LambdaContext())
+    
+    assert "age" in str(exc_info.value)  # Verify the error mentions the invalid field
+
+def test_parser_type_value_errors():
+    class CustomModel(pydantic.BaseModel):
+        timestamp: datetime
+        status: Literal["SUCCESS", "FAILURE"]
+
+    @event_parser(model=CustomModel)
+    def handle_type_validation(event: Dict, _: LambdaContext):
+        return event
+
+    # Test both TypeError and ValueError scenarios
+    invalid_events = [
+        {"timestamp": "invalid-date", "status": "SUCCESS"},  # Will raise ValueError for invalid date
+        {"timestamp": datetime.now(), "status": "INVALID"}   # Will raise ValueError for invalid literal
+    ]
+
+    for invalid_event in invalid_events:
+        with pytest.raises((TypeError, ValueError)):
+            handle_type_validation(event=invalid_event, context=LambdaContext())
+
+
+def test_event_parser_no_model():
+    with pytest.raises(exceptions.InvalidModelTypeError):
+        @event_parser
+        def handler(event, _):
+            return event
+        
+        handler({}, None)
+
+
+class Shopping(BaseModel):
+    id: int
+    description: str
+
+def test_event_parser_invalid_event():
+    event = {"id": "forgot-the-id", "description": "really nice blouse"}  # 'id' is invalid
+
+    @event_parser(model=Shopping)
+    def handler(event, _):
+        return event
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValidationError):
+        handler(event, None)
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValidationError):
+        parse(event, model=Shopping)
+
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "test_input,expected",
@@ -138,7 +200,10 @@ def handler(event, _):
             {"status": "succeeded", "name": "Clifford", "breed": "Labrador"},
             "Successfully retrieved Labrador named Clifford",
         ),
-        ({"status": "failed", "error": "oh some error"}, "Uh oh. Had a problem: oh some error"),
+        (
+            {"status": "failed", "error": "oh some error"},
+            "Uh oh. Had a problem: oh some error",
+        ),
     ],
 )
 def test_parser_unions(test_input, expected):
@@ -163,7 +228,6 @@ def handler(event, _: Any) -> str:
     ret = handler(test_input, None)
     assert ret == expected
 
-
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "test_input,expected",
     [
@@ -171,7 +235,10 @@ def handler(event, _: Any) -> str:
             {"status": "succeeded", "name": "Clifford", "breed": "Labrador"},
             "Successfully retrieved Labrador named Clifford",
         ),
-        ({"status": "failed", "error": "oh some error"}, "Uh oh. Had a problem: oh some error"),
+        (
+            {"status": "failed", "error": "oh some error"},
+            "Uh oh. Had a problem: oh some error",
+        ),
     ],
 )
 def test_parser_unions_with_type_adapter_instance(test_input, expected):