Lindsay planned my son's rehearsal dinner, and her expertise, creativity and leadership made for a…read morebeautiful event that was completely stress-free for me.  She is a pleasure to work with and I'd highly recommend her and Bliss!

We cannot say enough incredible things about our experience working with Lindsay and the entire…read moreBliss Productions team. From the very beginning--almost a year and a half before our wedding--Lindsay was everything you could hope for in a planner and more. She is exceptionally professional, organized, responsive, and deeply committed to her clients. Throughout the entire process, she consistently went above and beyond, stepping in wherever needed and making what could have been a stressful experience feel seamless and enjoyable. When it came to our wedding weekend, everything went off completely without a hitch--and that is entirely thanks to Lindsay and her amazing team, including Vi and Tessa. Every detail was thoughtfully executed, timelines were handled flawlessly, and we were able to be fully present and enjoy each moment with our family and friends knowing we were in the best possible hands. Beyond her expertise, Lindsay is also just a genuinely wonderful person. She made the entire experience feel personal and meaningful, and it was such a joy getting to know her throughout the process. She worked beautifully not just with us, but with our families as well, which meant so much. If you are considering working with Bliss Productions, do not hesitate--this team is truly a dream. We are so grateful for everything they did to bring our wedding weekend to life and would wholeheartedly recommend them to any couple looking for an exceptional planning experience.

Sundrop Vintage was wonderful to work with for our November wedding at Serra Plaza. They sourced…read morebeautiful pillows and lounge furniture that helped create a cozy, inviting atmosphere during our rainy wedding weekend. Our guests absolutely raved about the furniture vibe. Ann was incredibly responsive and reliable throughout the process. At one point, she quickly stepped in to resolve an administrative issue involving another vendor--something that wasn't even her responsibility--and handled it efficiently and professionally. Her willingness to help and ability to problem-solve made a stressful situation much easier. The quality of both the furniture and the service was excellent. We would have loved to source our flatware through them as well if we had been able to. Overall, Sundrop Vintage was absolutely worth the long-haul fees, and we highly recommend them.

How could anybody ever say anything bad about Sundrop vintage! This was by far the easiest the most…read morefun and special vendor of mine! They have endless amounts of fines in their warehouse! Everywhere you look, you could find something from modern, farmhouse, Bohemian, vintage, any style and any color you could imagine, you can find it here. My all-time favorite thing that will stick with me for years to come. I fell in love with a floral plate that they had gotten in, and I had to ask them to order eight plates. Unfortunately, they were not able to do that, but they did gift me the plate on my wedding day! That is now a very special memory and plate that I will treasure for years to come! Thank you so much Sundrop vintage. I cannot thank you guys enough for everything that you did for me throughout our many decorating walk-throughs and our final mock up and for my wonderful plate. If I could have another wedding to my amazing husband Sundrop vintage would always be my first choice.

It's a super cute gift shop with a lot of unique products for gift giving or even something for…read moreyourself. Must check out if you're in the area.

This store has some fantastic gifts as well as party decor. I loved everything, including the…read moreballoon bar! Such a fun shop and you'll be sure to find some unexpected treasures!

A beautiful venue! Was here as a wedding guest weeks back. Location is in San Clemente on S El…read moreCamino Real. This is a lovely place for a wedding. Love how the outdoor seating and the dining hall are both located on the property. The hubby and I arrived early as he was also a guest and the singer/acoustic guitarist for part of it. The dinner was amazing. My roasted chicken over mashed potatoes and carrots was delicious. Tried my husband's salmon and that was good too. The bar area had both non-alcoholic and alcoholic mixed drinks. Parking was valet for the majority. The valet staff were all nice. We had arrived early so we parked ourselves but they had to move a vehicle that was in front of us and that was ok. At one point, the wedding party rode golf carts to the beach for photos. Overall it's a lovely venue for a wedding or special occasion.

It's been way too many years since our family has had a wedding so I was super excited when one of…read moremy cousins announced last year that he was getting married. Fast forward to last night and we attended their ceremony at La Ventura and we all had such a wonderful time! La Ventura is a very beautiful and intimate place. There's a small indoor bar area by the main lobby and an outdoor patio where there was a photo booth and gelato station set up. I am not sure if they were outside vendors because while the photo booth staff was GREAT and he was just so patient with all of us but the service from the gelato bar staff kind of fell short. Other than that, everything about the wedding was fantastic.

Wow what an amazing experience we had. Hellen and Damon made our little guys big day so special!…read moreThey were always in contact with us and made everything so easy, prompt, and professional. Everyone who attended kept asking us who planned and put this special day on, they had the best time. We will definitely be using them again. Don't hesitate to contact this local family owned business and plan your next special day.

Helen was absolutely amazing! I sent her a picture of what my daughter liked online and she turned…read moreher idea in to the most magical space I've ever seen. She was extremely professional to work with and even put up with a couple of my last minute changes. Highly highly recommend her to design the sleepover of your dreams!

Robert did a wonderful job of creating a very special day for our daughter. She just graduated from…read morePepperdine and was pleasantly surprised to walk on the beach to find a very coastal and elegant vibe to celebrate her special day! Thank you so much! One thing that would be helpful would be the communication after requesting and placing a deposit. Everything was done online via email, but I would have loved to actually speak or text with a live representative during that time and after they asked for the final payment before the actual day. They also asked for a tip prior to the day, but we opted to tip on the day because again, I had already paid for the entire experience before the experience. Thanking God it all worked out!

I contacted the Picnic Collective about an event in San Diego…read more Below is a copy paste of our text correspondence to read for yourself: Me: Hi! I'm just wondering what Oceanside parks (not on sand) you are allowed to host on assuming 8-10 people. PC: I apologize I am not familiar with the city of Oceanside. I think just googling the parks would be your best bet for finding a location Me: Oops sorry I mean ocean side - meaning anywhere in San Diego. Any park that's near an ocean. PC: The only one I am familiar with is South Embarcadero Park Me: Ok so I guess then my question is do you have suggested locations? Or do I research and propose that? Where are you typically hosting picnics I mean? It seems there's a lot of rules so I can't figure out what is and isn't allowed. PC: I think you have to pick a place and then call about that specific place is how it works. Me: Ok no thanks looking to pay someone to do that legwork for me. Thanks. PC: Happy to do that for you. We offer location scouting which we charge $499 for this I was surprised at the price to provide me a list of allowable locations. So I pinged another company to see if they had a list of sites. I got a reply in 5 min with a list of locations that only the county allows. It's a very short list and easily posted online by county. Picnic collective charging you $500 to send this list is a scam and also you should seriously second guess they don't know or supply this to you with your inquiry. When I brought this to PC attention, instead of acknowledging the feedback - they proceeded to engage in a combative back and forth with me. I wonder how many suckers they've gotten for this $500. They're other untrustworthy & ripping people off or unknowledgable. The pure fact they wanted to argue with me on this simple issue was also indicative of what might have happened running a large event with them in recognizing a mistake. Be very careful committing thousands of dollars to an event with them and the county kicking your event out.

I really enjoyed working with Kari. She is a very organized and detail oriented planner. She makes…read moresure to get what is needed and done ahead of time, which I really appreciate! Her work is very beautiful. I would highly recommend her and her team

Sharlene and McKayla were incredible. They coordinated our wedding day, and remained ahead of the…read morecurve throughout the event. We would recommend them to anyone for event planning and coordination. Thank you both!

We wanted a theme-specific backdrop for our baby shower, and Melissa turned my vision into reality!…read moreThe backdrop was exactly what I wanted! It was so beautiful and now we have amazing pictures to keep as memories from our baby shower. Melissa was kind and flexible. She was creative yet cared about my input! The whole process went smoothly, from discussing my vision to set-up to clean-up. Highly recommend!

I just want to say a huge thank you to Sincerely, Capri and the amazing surprise birthday set up…read morethat was made for my MIL! Melissa was so kind, encouraging, beyond helpful and guided me every step of the way! She is so creative and talented and helped create the most magical night! She really works so hard and is so involved in the fine details of it all and I really could not have done this without her! I feel like I was able to create a relationship with her thru the planning process and I personally think that's extremely valuable and 10x better than regular customer service! Above and beyond in the best way! Thank you Melissa, for answering all my questions so graciously and for helping me with ideas, making this all possible, and everything in between! It really blessed me and my family! I would absolutely recommend this company for any and all events! You will NOT be disappointed!

This review is for Suhainah and the BEL team who helped us organize our wedding reception…read more The day of our event, Suhainah and a group of 4-5 other women went above and beyond to make sure our wedding reception went smoothly. They coordinated with all vendors well, directed guests and made the experience stress free. Everyone was so sweet to us and our dog, Rocky. We brought Rocky to our party and they made sure she was taken care of the entire time. It was so thoughtful. Rocky says the team gets 5 stars!

Horrible experience, stay away!…read more This is a review for Eliza at BEL Events for her wedding planning services. We met Eliza at our venue 8 month before our wedding date. During the first session she presented herself well, and she talked and bragged a lot about her 18 yrs of experience in event planning and stories about how she handles wedding situations. So, we thought she is the right event planner for us and signed a contract. After signing the contract and making the payment, she was very hard to find and we did not see the expected action from her side, and every time we followed up, her response was: "don't worry I will manage everything before the wedding day". We were asking for the basics of planning such as timeline, vendor recommendations (a few to choose from) and communications (which was part of the contract) but not no action except a quote of her own rental service. We were getting closer to the wedding date and her lack of action made us so worried and very frustrated. Eventually we had to get involved and did almost 90% of the work ourselves. She was very hard to find but even when we could talk to her, she would create more unnecessary problems to an extant that my wife had panic attacks after a few meetings we had with her. 2 month before our wedding she caused so much anxiety and frustration that we decided to end our contract with her and find another planner. Thankfully, our new planner was amazing and our Wedding planning went very smooth after that, and the event was as wonderful as we could imagine! With way lower cost than what Eliza had proposed! After I requested to cancel the contract she disappeared and never responded to our emails, which is very unprofessional. Here is a list of a few issues from our experience of working with here: 1- Accessibility: every time we had a question or needed to talk to her, it was taking several days until she gets back to us. With irrelevant excuses, like she would show me her busy google calendar! 2- Push to use her own services as vendors: Per her contract she had to suggest different vendors so we can choose. But since she has rental and flower services, she was arguing so much to stop us from even looking at other options! She charges unnecessarily expensive! By doing a little research, we found our vendors and saved at least 50% with same or better quality! 3- Nonsense arguments and rude attitude: In many occasions she was just insisting on holding the event the way SHE wants, without paying attention to our request or desire. Every time we requested something, her answer was: "I don't want MY event to be that way or I don't want MY guests to be that way"!!! With a condescending attitude emphasizing that "I have 18 yrs of experience and I know what to do"!!! Any simple request would become a long story and unnecessary argument. In one occasion my wife requested that guests throw flower petals while walking out of aisle, and she immediately said: "No!, you can't do that, I don't want my cleaning crew spend time on cleaning the petals"!!!! In another occasion Eliza was insisting on only using her recommended valet service (which was quoting more than double the price of the service we eventually used) and on top of it she was forcing us to rent extra parking lot out of venue and pay extra for shuttle service!!!! While the venue had enough capacity! And when I respectfully said: I am confident that the venue has enough capacity for parking, she got very angry and said: "in that case tell all your guests to use UBER and they can't drive their own car"!!! It was a nightmare working with BEL Events and I don't recommend her service due to lack of professionalism and decency in her business.