We were so grateful to have Pastor Paully officiate our wedding. Although our ceremony was the…read morefirst time we met him in person, he made us feel completely at ease from the start. In the weeks leading up to our wedding, he guided us through marriage counseling with warmth, humor, and thoughtful insight that helped us grow even closer as a couple. On the wedding day, Pastor Paully was professional, punctual, and incredibly gracious--even as our timeline ran a bit behind. He connected so easily with our family and brought such a genuine, joyful energy to the ceremony. One of our favorite parts was when he read answers from questions we had completed together; it added such a personal and memorable touch that made everyone smile and shed a few tears. We couldn't have asked for a better officiant. Pastor Paully's kindness, professionalism, and heartfelt words made our day truly special. We would highly recommend him to any couple looking for someone who brings both sincerity and joy to their ceremony.

We found Paul on yelp and we couldn't have been happier! He was quick to respond to our initial…read moreinquiry and we set up a Zoom, where he asked us some questions to better understand what kind of wedding and ceremony we were looking for. At the end of the call, we agreed to work with him and he promptly sent over some homework questions for us to each fill out and send to him separately. We went on with our planning and Paul reached out to us closer to our wedding date and we set up a Zoom to go through the final details for the wedding. He was prompt to arrive on our wedding day and we were told afterwards that many of our guests cried and said it was the most beautiful ceremony. We are so grateful for Paul who helped make our special day feel even more special! I highly recommend him if you were looking for an officiant in the Monterey area!

I couldn't of asked for such a great wedding. Everything went so smoothly! I am so happy we…read morestumbled onto this gem after a round of golf one day. We met Amber and asked for a brochure.. let's just say we were shocked at the prices! This was the first time we found a package deal within our budget. There were no "hidden fees" and no stress about any extras we needed. Beautiful location, great staff, excellent food, and planning made easy! Amber was a blast to plan a wedding with, banquet manager did a great job the entire night, the cake vendor "idoweddingcakes" was amazing, bartenders and serving staff were on top of it all night. Don't forget DJ storm! He really kept the party going all night, he also kept in touch with me about what's next so I was always prepared, and when I saw him help my aunt carry her food to her table.. it really wrapped up the package of love and care Laguna seca golf ranch venue offers. We can't thank all of them enough for such a beautiful day!

We have had our Staff Christmas Party at this venue for the last 3yrs. Every single time they do…read morenot disappoint. The Staff are very nice, not one of them was rude. We are all about taking care of our Guest BUT during our event they sure took care of us. We will 100% be continuing to come back every year for our Staff Party AND recommend this place to anyone looking for a Nice Venue. Chick-fil-A North Salinas

Patty and Carol are the real deal. - If you are debating on getting a wedding planner then you most…read morelikely need one. I am so grateful that Patty was recommended to me, I have no idea what I would have done without her. If you have no experience planning a wedding, then Patty is a great option. She will go above and beyond. She helped me with EVERYTHING. We had so many phone calls about planning, venders, timelines, you name it. We got married at the Monterey Plaza Hotel and Spa, Patty got our marriage insurance (didn't know that was a thing) and every detail was done to my exact wishes; our rooms, a get-ready room, timeline. She helped me find and book my venders; makeup, hair, live music. She knew about the area restrictions and completely managed all my venders. She made the best timelines I have ever seen in my life, had everything to a tee with wiggle room in case things did not go according to plan (which they rarely do). She even helped my officiant (who was our best friend) with his ceremony timeline and speech. Patty took care of everything, even when I had vender drama, she took care of it without me having to deal with it at all. And she even ran to our room when our ring bearer forget our rings! Day of, Patty has her assistant Carol which is more than a bonus. Both Patty and Carol are adored by me and my family. Truly were like my own family, even helped me put my shoes on. There are no perfect words to describe how truly grateful I am for having them at my wedding. Best decision I have ever made. 10/10 would hire them again.

I have been photographing weddings in the Bay Area (and beyond) for 30 years and have the…read moreopportunity to work with some wonderful people in industry. Patty has always impressed! Weddings are an expression of the love and personality of the B&G. Patty works with couples to create events that are uniquely their own. Strategizing, organizing, and working on every last detail. Then she connects her clients with the perfect vendors to make sure their vision comes true. When it counts most (wedding day) with her charming personality yet decisive personality, she executes weddings that flow with grace. As a photographer I have follow up conversations with the B&G after their wedding. The always give Patty the highest praise. Patty makes it happen! Todd Rafalovich

The only reason this gets two stars is that my husband and I did indeed get married to each other…read more But the day of the wedding and our interactions with our officiant were very - to be blunt - unpleasant. And further, the way that the company handled our complaints was insulting. Here's what happened. My husband and I were married by an officiant through Lyssabeth's on 7/5 at 8 am at Lover's Point in Pacific Grove. We were disappointed. We were 10 min late and called the officiant about 20 min before our start time to let her know. Until this time, through our interactions she had been pleasant to deal with. When we arrived to the site we were met with a very cool reception. No nice to meet you, you must be so excited. Nope. Instead the first words out of her mouth were 'Where's your paperwork?' and then she asked if we were missing something... where was our witness? This was very upsetting. We had just been rushing and our witness (our photographer) was walking down to the site, just a minute or two away. You could see her from the site. We had gone to the site the day before to pick the perfect spot (on Lover's Point in Pacific Grove) and had a few in mind. Where the officiant was standing was not a site we even considered. But we felt we couldn't even ask to move, based on her behavior toward us. As the photographer walked down to the site, the officiant complained that she had been up late working, got 4 hours of sleep and our 8 am start time was very early. She knew this all well in advance and could have better prepared. Instead she made us feel as if she didn't even want to be there and we were inconveniencing her. We would have gladly paid to accommodate our being over the 10 min grace period. As it were, we arrived right within the period. In short, we were uncomfortable and did not feel welcome at our own wedding. Luckily the ceremony was short - she did a good job of reading the vows - and then it was over and she left. But we were very disappointed with the way it turned out. Keep your negative feelings to yourself. This is our wedding day. Not your morning to be grumpy. We are glad we did not have any guests there to witness how uncomfortable this all was. Further - we knew we wanted to give feedback on all this to Lyssabeth's. But my husband wisely suggested we wait until we received our marriage license in the mail before doing anything. Just playing it safe, you know? Well California takes forever. Nearly six weeks after we were married, we received an email from Lyssabeth's asking for feedback on our experience. We still hadn't yet received our marriage license, but we figured what the heck, let's tell them how unsettling the experience was. So I filled out the survey and then had a second email exchange with them. I told them we laugh about all this - because really that's all we can do. If we thought to hard about it, we would become very upset. (We still don't like seeing her in the pictures.) They were at first apologetic. They contacted the officiant to see what happened. We received her forwarded email. "The sleep-deprived wedding" is what she called us. She said she had considered having someone else do our service but it was too last minute. She had been up late working with a longtime client. That's understandable but we were her current clients and were depending on her too. So with that, Lyssabeth's offered to send us a token gift. That would be very nice, we responded, saying we wanted a gift certificate to Amazon. A week or so went by and I got an email saying we'd received an Amazon certificate. Opened it up. The amount? $40. We were incredibly insulted. We had paid $239 for our service. $40? That's not even 20 percent. Considering the officiant copped up to being tired and frankly crabby (although in her email she seemed to be more apologetic to anything negative she had done for the company - NOT for her behavior toward us), we felt we deserved something more. So my husband contacted them, explained our views and asked for a refund. Then they told us oh sorry you have 30 days to request a refund. It's in the contract, they said. It's not in the contract anywhere. (Plus they told us we admitted the end result happened - we were married - and we laugh about it. But yes we do that so we don't cry.) And if you have only 30 days to ask for a refund, why does the company solicit feedback on its services precisely 40 days after said service was completed. So if we had asked for a refund in the original feedback survey, would we have been denied the refund (full or partial) because it was beyond this supposed 30-day period? Even thought it was the company that solicited our opinions well after the 30 days were up?! That's where we said forget it. We're married. But felt we were treated poorly at our wedding and then even worse by being belittled afterward. Tread lightly. Or at least make your service later in the morning so the officiant can get enough rest.

My then bf and I booked a weekend stay in Monterey, one of our favorite getaway spots. We didn't go…read morethere with the intentions of eloping, it just kind of made sense. Prior to leaving Sacramento, neither of us made any concrete plans on how to get this elopement underway. But, thanks to Lyssabeth's wedding officiants, it was a breeze. We arrived Friday but didn't make any phone calls until Saturday evening. They were ready to meet up with us that same night. Considering it was already dusk, we figured we couldn't get any good pictures so we postponed until the following day. All they needed to know was the place and time. My DH and I had spent many weekends staying at The Sanctuary Beach Resort which is located on Marina State Beach. So we knew immediately that beach would be the perfect place to recite our vows. We met up with the officiant at the parking area where she explained what our ceremony choices were. She was very professional and had a warmth about her. Even though she had been doing this for years, she still managed to make us feel like our wedding was special. My DH and I knew the exact spot on the beach where we wanted to profess our love and she hung in there and made the trek with us. Immediately after the ceremony she offered to take some pictures for us which we truly appreciated. It was awesome! I highly recommend them.

I would not hesitate to hire Lorinda for any photo shoot's you need done. She is on time, and knows…read more100% how to photo you at your best angle it comes natural to her. Lorinda did a fantastic job with my son's graduation photo's.

If you are reading this stop looking for another photographer! Lorinda is the absolute best. She…read morewent above and beyond with our surprise engagement shoot this past weekend. Coming from Sacramento, I had no clue where to pull off the surprise, but Lorinda had the answers for everything. Which beach to have as the venue, which hotel to stay at, and even had extra outfits for my now fiancé to change in to. We had a lot of family come in for the surprise and she was extremely professional with guiding all of them as well. As for the shoot itself, Lorinda captured our memorable moment with some stunning images. She knew exactly what she was doing, which lighting worked for each pose, she made us very comfortable, and the whole shoot felt very candid. Thank you again Lorinda for everything, 5/5 is an understatement.

If you're on the fence about hiring a wedding planner, let me save you some time--do it, and make…read moresure it's Kate! My husband and I came to her with nothing but a venue and a vague idea of what we wanted our autumn beach wedding to look like, and she took that and turned it into one of the most magical days of our lives. From the very beginning, Kate was an absolute dream to work with. She is incredibly knowledgeable about all the local vendors and made the entire design process easy and fun. My husband and I were pretty clueless when it came to wedding planning, but Kate knew the answers to everything--even the things we didn't know we didn't know! Her expertise gave us confidence every step of the way. Kate is also beyond organized. She handled everything--from RSVPs and seating charts to coordinating vendor cleanup--so that on the day of the wedding, we didn't have to worry about a single thing. She ran the entire show behind the scenes, allowing us to be fully present and soak in every moment of our special day. And let's talk about Kate's personality--she was the calming force we didn't even know we needed. As the wedding day got closer and stress levels started rising, she remained completely unflappable. No matter what unexpected twists came up, Kate handled them with confidence and ease. She was also incredibly thoughtful, truly taking the time to get to know us as a couple, which made our wedding feel even more personal and special. Looking back, my husband and I both agree that hiring Kate was, without a doubt, the most important investment we made in our wedding. If you want a wedding planner who is knowledgeable, organized, and an absolute joy to work with, Kate is the one. I would recommend her to absolutely anyone!

When we got engaged, all my husband and I knew was that we wanted to have a wedding that felt like…read more"us," but we had no idea how to put that into words, let alone make the vision come to life. We knew we could plan a wedding on our own if we really had to, but that we'd be blind to the things that would make it a "wow" wedding and to be honest, we really wanted to enjoy being engaged and not have to worry about planning every single detail. We had several consultation calls with different planners, but Kaitlin stood out from the get-go as someone who is experienced, professional, and most importantly, has a skill for really listening and understanding what was important to us. Kaitlin took small pieces of what we said was important to us and made our vision come to life. We wanted a wedding that felt like an experience for our guests. We wanted them to feel relaxed, have great food and drinks, and be delighted by small surprises at every turn. Kaitlin had incredible ideas for unique vendors to bring in, from a live guitarist who fit our vibe perfectly to our own coffee truck service. She also knew how to respectfully encourage us to consider color choices or other decor that she knew would make the event feel more timeless and well-rounded. The entire weekend of our wedding, Kaitlin and our vendors were perfectly in sync. I never felt stressed over details or timing at any given point. They were attentive, caring, and incredible detail-oriented. My husband and I had the best year planning our wedding with Kaitlin. We're so grateful that our vision came to life and we'll be forever reminiscing on our perfect day. If you are looking for a planner who will be a partner with you in creating the wedding of your dreams, cares deeply about you and your loved ones, and can create an experience that wows your guests, look no further than Kaitlin!

Anita was absolutely incredible to work with as my wedding planner. She consistently went above and…read morebeyond to help bring my vision to life, and my wedding truly wouldn't have run as smoothly without her. Throughout the entire process, she gave me so much peace of mind--she was reliable, extremely detailed, and always prepared. Her thoroughness with even the smallest details saved me so much money, which was especially important since I was planning a destination wedding from Florida to Big Sur. She stayed super organized, always made herself available for calls, and eased any worries I had along the way. On the wedding day, the presentation of the tables, linens & flowers were exactly what I envisioned. My jaw literally dropped seeing how beautifully everything came together. I've heard horror stories from other brides about planners who were unresponsive or added stress to the process, but I never experienced that with Anita. I trusted her completely, and you truly cannot go wrong by hiring her. Anita kept all my vendors organized, took the lead on everything, and made sure I could fully relax and enjoy my big day. She even found thoughtful ways to save on costs, like sourcing local fresh picked mint & for our bar service and recommending trusted partners. I highly, highly recommend Anita. You will not be disappointed--she is exceptional.

Having Anita as our wedding planner is the best decision we could have made for our wedding. From…read morethe very beginning she was kind, professional, and was just as excited for our wedding as we were. We had a large wedding of about 185, and she helped us every single step of the way, which was especially helpful as we are not local to the Monterey area. The vendors she recommended were fantastic, and we ended up using several of her recommendations. She handled any complications that came up during the planning process and made herself available as often as we needed her. We said several times over the course of the planning process how worth it her planning fee was, 100x over. On our wedding day, she was there to walk us through every step and make sure everything ran smoothly. It was a perfect day, and I can't imagine not having Anita as a part of our process.

I was truly on the fence about hiring a wedding planner. Weddings are expensive, and I wondered if…read moreit was an expense we really needed. I work full time, though, and while my daughter and I were ready to take the bull by the horns and be very involved in the planning, I wanted both her and her fiancé to have an exceptional wedding they would remember for the rest of their lives. I interviewed several planners, but something about Mandi immediately resonated with me. I took the leap, and it turned out to be one of the best decisions we made. Mandi started working with us nearly a year in advance and was there every step of the way. She kept us organized, reviewed every detail, and was always just a text, email, or phone call away. She also kept track of vendor contracts, invoices, payments, and deadlines, which took an enormous amount off our plate and made sure nothing was overlooked. Her experience and relationships within the wedding community were invaluable. She knew who to call, how to bring our ideas to life, and connected us with an incredible team of vendors. As the wedding approached and everything kicked into high gear, Mandi made sure nothing fell through the cracks. When it came time to execute everything we had spent so many months planning, Mandi had an exceptional team alongside her. On the wedding day, they were organized, professional, and seemingly everywhere at once, making sure every detail came together exactly as it should. The result was an absolutely spectacular wedding for my daughter and new son in law. The compliments from our guests haven't stopped. They were blown away by the beauty, the attention to detail, and how seamlessly everything came together. But perhaps the greatest gift Mandi gave me was peace of mind. When the wedding day arrived, I didn't have to manage a hundred moving pieces. I got to simply be the mother of the bride, to be present, take it all in, and watch two people I love have the wedding we had all worked so hard to create. That was priceless. If you're on the fence about hiring a planner like I was, hire Mandi. She was worth every penny, and knowing what I know now, I would choose her again without hesitation. Thank you, Mandi, for helping us create a wedding that our daughter, son in law, and entire family will remember forever.

I got married in 2020, yes during the pandemic. Why? Well my dad's been battling cancer and so has…read moremy husbands step-father. It was the right thing to do because at the end of the year my husbands grandfather passed away, we are so fortunate that he made our wedding. With that said, planning a wedding is stressful. Planning a wedding during a pandemic is next level. Luckily, I had Emily from a sparkling event by my side every step of the way. Emily was literally a God send. From the minute I got engaged (before the pandemic) to planning all the details, Emily was there answering all my questions and handling tough things like discrepancies with vendors and making sure things got done in a timely manner. She was my go to when I was having a breakdown as so many crazy things happened during the planning process that I was going to write a memoir. But when the day came, and I looked all around me, it was worth it. I got to marry my husband knowing that all the blood sweat and tears Emily and I had endured was priceless and I am forever grateful for her support and her let's get it done attitude. I highly recommend a sparkling event for your next event whatever it may be, if they can weather the storm during 2020, they can definitely handle anything.