Look at our picture, it looks beautiful but it doesn't reflect our experience. I'm posting this…read morereview to make sure that no other bride goes through the same experience. When we hired Alicia (more than a year before our wedding) we thought we were getting someone experienced. What we failed to realize is that we would end up with someone burnt out (my MIL noticed right away and only met her once) who just wanted to create a cookie cutter wedding. She has her go-to venue in Napa and also claims she has done lots of weddings in the city. But she is not a top planner, at least not in San Francisco. Look at her reviews. If you notice, most of them worked with Jessica. (I didn't get to work with her until the day of and she was confused because she wasn't engaged from the beginning!) Alicia has been doing this for 10 years and only has a handful of good reviews. She gives you a spreadsheet that she makes you fill out as a couple as a "getting to know you." The ironic part is, she hardly reviews it or even cares to go through it with the couple. She skips almost all the meetings to try to book future appointments and leaves you with her assistants, even though you've paid for full planning. She lets her "team" take care of everything but they don't communicate, so you find yourself having to explain things over and over again. She also doesn't take responsibility when things go wrong. Instead, she just pushes the blame to the vendors. She'll also steer you away from your design if she doesn't have the rental items in her back room. She'll tell you that things are unavailable in the Bay Area, until you do a google search yourself and tell her to help you source what you find. I could go on and on, but if you are a bride that wants to enjoy your wedding planning process and day, do yourself a favor and get a real planner who wants to make your wedding dream a reality. When I realized that Alicia K Designs was a huge disaster, I had to re-engage the wedding planner I worked with before moving to California from the East Coast to help me with my ideas and designs. After the wedding I tried to work things out with Alicia but she just ignored me because she had already been paid.

I was married June 2012 at Kunde Estate in Sonoma, CA and we used Alicia K Designs for wedding…read morecoordination as she was the preferred coordinator for the venue. Alicia definitely knew the venue well and had a good relationship with both Kunde and our caterer (Park Avenue). This expertise definitely came in handy in working with the venue and vendors. Specifically, Alicia's team handled the lighting for the event well, even despite a completely new setup at Kunde after they renovated/landscaped their hilltop. The entire setup was perfect and the flow was great. Our guests (plus us) had such a great time and it was a wonderful event. My initial consultations with Alicia were great but there were some issues with some of the later follow-ups. She delivered the initial proposal over a month later than was promised and because of this our timing was quite condensed. I responded to everything she sent to me within 24 hours but she was continually delayed in getting back to me. I only mention this because I felt pressed towards the end to approve the proposal even with some minor errors because we had run out of time. Also, she passed off our wedding to her coordinator (Jessica) as we got closer to the event. Although in our contract it stated that Alicia herself would be our key contact leading up to and including the wedding day it was actually Jessica that became our main contact. Jessica was wonderful and very attentive but there were slight issues with timing for the day-of. Not a big deal, but I was frustrated because I was promised Alicia would be on-site including a guarantee the morning of the wedding. The wedding itself was absolutely fantastic - again Jessica did a great job and will continue to develop into an excellent coordinator. I think their team is definitely a solid team to use, I just had some minor issues with feeling passed along but nothing that wouldn't stop me from recommending this team to future brides.

On one of the most difficult days of our family's life, the funeral of a miscarried baby, Cheryl at…read morePoppy Jade Studios took a vision I had in my head and created a beautiful floral cradle to encircle our little girl's casket. Cheryl will never let you down, no matter what the occasion for your flower needs.

Katie gave us great advice and did an amazing job organizing our wedding. She is an expert event…read moreplanner, a knowledgeable Northern California native and has great relationships with venues and vendors all over the Lake Tahoe area. She got us in touch with amazing musicians, hair and make up artists, flower vendors and day of coordinators. With Katie's help our wedding went perfectly.

It's all in the details, every bride knows this simple fact and on the day of your wedding you want…read moresomeone as detail oriented as you to be handling your coordination. I had spent over a year planning my wedding down to a tee and with four months left to go I realized i was going to be a stress muffin if i didn't enlist help. Luckily Christine Cater recommended Simone to me. From the first meeting i knew I had made the right choice. Simone has a wealth of knowledge and a vast amount of fresh ideas to make your wedding truly unique. Do your groom and yourself a favor and use Simone she will ensure that your wedding is perfect and all you will have to do on the day is be happy that you are getting married. I could not thank Simone enough for always being so responsive to my calls and emails. For adding those special touches to my wedding that made our day so special, and for making our wedding day so stress free!

When my (now husband) and I decided we wanted to get married in Napa I knew there was no way I…read morecould plan a destination wedding on my own so I began my search for a planner. I had spoken with a few different planners in the area but when I had my first initial conversation with Simone I knew she was my perfect wedding planning match! We shared a love for clean, elegant, cohesive design elements! We did a full wedding planning package and from the very start Simone was amazing and incredibly helpful. She is both professional and passionate about her job and she truly loves weddings and brings each couple's unique dreams to reality. She was always quick to respond to my 1,000 emails and answer any question/concerns that I had and was always always there for me. The team of vendors she put together for us were fantastic and she knew exactly who we would mesh the best with and who could execute our wants and needs. During the planning Simone was always on top of things, she is organized, detail oriented, and the best problem solver I have ever met. The day of our wedding went flawlessly and I know Simone and her team were the ones making it happen! Everything came out perfectly it was more beautiful and amazing than I could have even imagined. Simone and her team were amazing that day and made sure everything went perfect for us and they even put up with my husband and his groomsmen chasing them during some great 80s tunes at the reception! Throughout the year of planning our wedding there were many ups and downs in my life and the wedding planning process but every time Simone was there to lend a helping hand, give me advice, and sometimes just lend me an ear and listen to me getting everything off my chest. She was so much more than simply a wedding planner or hired hand, I could not imagine having done my wedding without her - she was truly a godsend! If you are planning a wedding in the bay area there is not a better planner or just amazing person to work with. Simone will make sure your dream wedding comes to fruition and exceeds your every expectation. She will not only be your planner but your friend and take personal care of you and your wedding. Best of all, at the end of the planning process, you will have the best day of your life and have a beautiful memory to look back on for the rest of your life - all thanks to Simone!

We went through two dozen wedding coordinators from Google searches, Facebook groups, wedding fairs…read more- you name it. Gina was our top pick, and we were beyond relieved when she confirmed she was available for our wedding day! We booked her for the full 15-hour wedding day, and let me tell you, working with Gina was an absolute breeze! She's super organized, fun to be around, and made us feel completely at ease. She shared so many helpful wedding tips, was familiar with both the Catholic church ceremony and the Chinese tea ceremony, and guided us every step of the way. Gina was exactly what we needed to turn our vision into reality. We DIY'd all our decors, and she and her team set everything up perfectly within the tight schedule. The level of support she gave us was unreal - from venue walkthroughs to our weekly/monthly check-ins leading up to the big day. She even went above and beyond to help pack up our decor, assist my mom and entourage, and made sure everything ran smoothly. On top of all that, Gina brought the best energy! Everyone loved her cheerful, positive vibes. She hyped up the crowd, worked seamlessly with our vendors, and just made the whole experience stress-free and fun. If you're looking for a Wedding Coordinator, hire Gina. You won't regret it!!!

What can I say besides, Gina totally saved my Wedding! We decided to do a ZOOM wedding officiant…read morewith a 20 person wedding and Gina saved us when the computer start having IT issues and online stuff we had to figure out SECONDS before I was supposed to walk down the aisle! She really saved the day by quickly fixing the problem and the wedding was a GO! She is an amazing Wedding Coordinator, she organized the entire schedule of the wedding, set up all the decorations beforehand, fixed my wedding dress train, poured the champagne and cut the cake pieces for all the guests. She stayed hours afterward helping clean everything up. My family LOVED her and I am honestly indebted to her for how she made my wedding happen. For anyone thinking they don't need a Wedding Day Coordinator because they are having a small wedding, think again, there are so many things that can go wrong. Gina is fun and organized and an amazing person. I would recommend her to anyone having a wedding or even an event they want to make sure goes perfectly. This girl is priceless.

Words cannot express how grateful my husband and I are for Lara…read more Our vision was to have a beautiful, intimate elopement wedding with a private musician, a videographer and photographer to capture our memory, a private caterer to serve and beautiful floral arrangements to give our day a touch of elegance. I called so many different wedding planners to see if anyone could help us. Out of the 20+ wedding planners I contacted, Lara was truly the only Wedding Planner that felt our vision. Her passion and excitement to help was an immediate confirmation that she was going to be our Wedding Planner. Lara is so detailed and truly is amazing at helping create a beautiful significant day for us. Lara is the most perfect woman to make a dream wedding come true. Her charisma as a person is just so seamless that anyone planning a wedding would be fortunate to trust Lara to plan their day. My experience with Lara was absolutely impeccable that I have full trust in having her plan our bigger Wedding with all of my loved ones. She has touched our hearts so much that I hope she can also be a guest to our wedding. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts, Lara! You are truly a lovely Wedding Planner but even more lovely as a person all together!

I've been honored with being asked 14 times to be a bridesmaid and have been MOH for two of those…read moreweddings. So, even though I have a strong sense of how weddings operate and the timeline required to complete everything before the big day, I was completely lost with how I wanted to envision my own wedding. Thanks to Laura, all of my challenges and anxieties were solved in a professional, timely, communicative, and organized way. She went above and beyond to extend her consulting and month-of services and put together a wedding of 190 just two months before the date. I knew I wanted a black tie wedding and for it to be FUN and memorable, but I struggled to make executive decisions on anything and everything involving it. I consulted with a few wedding coordinators in the months leading to the Big Day, and in all honesty, I felt no connection with these other wedding planning, and that was important to me. Some of them made me feel like it may be impossible to plan for our wedding within our limited timeline. But once I found Lara, and she told me that she was able to execute my vision despite the time constraints and at prices far below competing wedding planners, I was completely relieved. Lara exercized incredible professionalism, sensitivity and creativity with our wedding vision. With her help, we were able to finalize vendors and the vision of the wedding in record time! She made me feel like the most important bride! The connections she has made throughout her career made my wedding planning so much easier, trustworthy, and FUN! We would consult once a week, and she would provide me with helpful tasks and strategies to move the planning along. With her organized spreadsheet we were able to plan a wedding in one month! Lara has a collaborative and understanding approach, which is what I needed! I didn't necessarily want to hand all the planning to the wedding coordinator, and Lara understood that and really worked with us to plan an amazing day. She managed the vendors and would only email me with questions whenever necessary. It was amazing! The miracle was getting it done in such a limited time. But not only did she go above and beyond in planning our wedding when competing planners turned us down, she consulted me during stressful times when I was feeling overwhelmed. The day of the wedding, Lara and her team made that night so magical that I wish I could do it all over again.

Beautiful flowers, they last long too! I got some for my birthday and the wrapping paper matched so…read morewell with my room.

We went back. Under new ownership we had a great experience. Flowers were fresh and arranged…read morebeautifully!

I came to make a last-minute bouquet for a friend's birthday and I called Albany florist thinking…read morethat they were closed, but saw that they were open online. Turns out that they actually moved locations from their San Pablo Ave. location! I was so incredibly happy to find out that they were still in business and that the new owners are still thriving in their two locations in collaboration with Golden Poppy. I came in with a budget and they surpassed my expectations tremendously. I had enough that I could spend and get my myself a bouquet as well. Emma, one of the owners was incredibly sweet and accommodating to both my budget and vision. We really need to bring back florists to show that brick and mortar spots are here to stay please if you can shop and give a loved ones some flowers and yourself too! The staff was very kind had a lot of variety and flowers and excellent service overall!