THANK GOODNESS FOR MELISSA! We received a referral from a friend that had hired BMEP for their wedding. After the initial phone chat, we knew she was the right woman for the job. My husband and I needed someone who could not only connect the dots, but also provide us the assurance that everything would go smoothly with minimal stress. Melissa was that person in every way. Trust me when I say that a day of coordinator is not enough to ensure a successful wedding. The package Melissa offers is essential because jumps in several weeks ahead of the event, getting all of the context and contacts in advance. If anything popped up, it was handled by her before we even heard about it. Going into planning, we sort of knew what we wanted, but Melissa really brought the vision come to life and made sure we didn't miss anything in the process. Even our other vendors commented on how organized she was compared to other planners they'd worked with in the past. Needless to say, Melissa is a total bad ass and you truly cannot go wrong with her managing your event. Shout out to Dee as well for keeping us fed and refreshed on our special day. Thank you BMEP!! read more

We can't say enough wonderful things about Melissa and her team! She provides so much more than day-of wedding support. She was there for us throughout the planning process, always available to answer questions, review vendor contracts, and offer thoughtful guidance when we needed it most. On our wedding day, Melissa made everything run seamlessly and beautifully. Because of her calm presence, organization, and attention to detail, we were able to be fully present and truly take in every moment, which is such a gift. She anticipated needs before we even realized them, communicated with vendors effortlessly, and made sure every detail came together perfectly. We felt completely supported by her from start to finish. Our guests even commented on how smooth and joyful the day felt. If you're looking for someone professional, kind, and genuinely invested in your experience, Melissa is the person you want by your side. She made our wedding day unforgettable. read more

Melissa & team were amazing for our wedding this month! From the beginning, she was very responsive, helpful and gave amazing advice. We could not recommend her enough for giving advice on what we did (and didn't!) need, providing an amazing list of recommended vendors, and general good energy for what can be a stressful experience. She was also incredibly organized as we got closer to the date, ensuring we had everything from dessert forks to connecting with vendors about our venue's rules. Below you can see some pics of Melissa in action. read more

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I hired Melissa to be the coordinator for my wedding on 4/26/25 and am so happy with our experience! I was specifically hoping for a coordinator who would be cool with the fact that my now-husband and I are polyamorous and our partners would be playing a big role in our ceremony, during our initial conversation Melissa was not only cool with it but seemed even more excited at the idea of working with us after learning that! I knew at that point she was the right coordinator for us. Melissa is fun, personable, and professional- basically everything we were looking for! Thank you so much to the entire Blue Moon team for making our wedding easy and unforgettable! read more

As a photographer, I can always count on a smooth day whenever Blue Moon is orchestrating the event. Not only does everything run perfectly, but I enjoy their design, style and attention to the smaller details. The true art of being a great planner and coordinator is whenever they are not overwhelming, but always there exactly when and if you need them. It's a fine balance, and they seem to navigate it beautifully. Always a pleasure to work alongside Melissa and the team! Can't recommend their services enough. read more

It's hard to express how little we had to use our brains on the day of our wedding. Melissa and Blue Moon took care of absolutely everything and all we had to do was have an unforgettable day. Things went so smoothly, I still can't believe it. Melissa, from the get, was super easy to work with. She is nice, communicative, and of course professional. As a queer couple, we felt very well taken care of and celebrated by Melissa. She helped build and coordinate a wedding far superior to anything we had ever dreamed and we are so thankful for all her work!!! read more

Melissa executed the vision of my wedding perfectly. I couldn't have asked for a better DOC. She was so detail-oriented and ON IT! In the planning process, she was so thorough and helped me and my partner think through every possible detail. I'll never forget the moment I walked into the reception space and seeing my exact vision in real life. Because of Melissa and her team, i can tell you that I was not stressed one bit on my wedding and could 100% enjoy every single second. THANK YOU!!! read more

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My partner and I got married this past May, and we hired Blue Moon Event Planning to help coordinate our wedding. Melissa was absolutely amazing. She was supportive and there for us every step of the way. Day-of, Melissa was absolutely delightful and made Dan and I feel extremely calm. I'm a Type-A person with extremely high expectations, and I felt completely at ease with leaving everything to Melissa. It was perfect. Truly, if you're wondering about who you should have coordinate your wedding, look no further: Melissa is your person! read more

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Melissa and her team were a dream to work with. They thought of and anticipated things we didn't. They were prepared for absolutely everything and made our wedding day so seamless! read more

Melissa was so absolutely on board with everything we needed from the start -- she was so warm and accommodating, and after meeting her I took the biggest sigh of relief. The staff at our venue, Millwick, already knew and loved her, and her familiarity with the venue was so invaluable throughout the process. She provided us with an incredible list of queer and queer-friendly vendors, and answered all of our questions with patience as we planned. Day-of, she ran our wedding so smoothly, handling any and all hiccups before they could get to us, and we got to spend our day focused on each other and our loved ones. We're so grateful and would recommend her over and over again! read more

I highly recommend Melissa as your next event coordinator. We hired Melissa as our wedding day of coordinator and she went above and beyond helping the day of. She was always available to answer questions and to provide tips/advice outside of her scope of time with us. We love her planning templates to keep our wedding day organized. On our wedding day, she took care of absolutely everything. She constantly checked in to make sure that we were eating and hydrating enough. She saved us a lot of stress and allowed us to truly enjoy our big day. Her kindness and easy-going attitude make her the best person to work with. We love her! read more

Melissa and Blue Moon are the absolute best people to have on your wedding team! She was so helpful in the months leading up to the wedding and absorbed all my stress and anxiety the day of (and I was an v anxious bride). We live in Portland but had our wedding in LA. Even with this distance, Melissa was super easy to communicate with and was so helpful in connecting us with other vendors and supports in the LA area. She tackled any minor hiccups we had with easy and care. Honestly, it really was like having a wedding bestie there to reassure you that everything is great! We had the best time at our wedding because we didn't have to worry about anything with Melissa around. We are so so so grateful for her! read more

We have recently staffed a wedding for Melissa from Blue Moon Event Planning. She was very professional, exercised excellent communication, and remained organized from start to finish. Thank you, Melissa, and everyone at Blue Moon Event Planning, for being a great team. You made this a smooth experience for our team, treating them with the utmost respect. We look forward to many events in the future. read more

We just photographed a wedding with Melissa from Blue Moon Event Planning and we genuinely can't say enough great things. From her professionalism, to amazing communicative skills, the day was laid out to be smooth for weeks in advance. On the day of the wedding, I will say it was one of the smoothest weddings I've ever photographed (and I've been shooting since 2007). Truly a pleasure to work with such a professional! read more

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If you are getting married you should book you wedding planner ASAP. Your wedding will be a hit if you use Melissa at Blue Moon Planning. Your wedding is destined to be the Best! read more

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Jake and I hired Melissa for day of coordination and she did a great job setting personal items up even without a detailed layout of what I had and where I wanted it. She also did a great job making guests feel comfortable. I've had tons of family members text or call me and compliment how wonderful she was. I hired her because I wanted my guests as well as my vendors to be a reflection of me and my beliefs and that's what we got. If you're looking for a gender inclusive, woman owned, LGBTQ+ wedding coordinator, Melissa is it read more

Thankyou Melissa! Super easy to work with. Love the up-to minute planning forms. Melissa shows great experience and very professional. She takes the lead and executes a flawless timeline and on point! Would highly recommend Blue Moon Event Planning. read more

Melissa is INCREDIBLE! So organized, calm, and kind! My wedding was so smooth and joyful thanks to her hard work!

I am one of the Designers for Archive Rentals and had the pleasure of partnering with Melissa on a wedding at the SmogShoppe! She was always quick to communicate, never left a detail hanging and made the entire process as vendors enjoyable and easy! Hope to partner with her on many more weddings or events to come out here in Southern California! read more

Melissa was super. Everything in the wedding went well because she was just there on point. She was very courteous with everything and kept in with some of the punches, and her planning was concise but not overwhelming like with some coordinators that I have worked with. What surprised me the most is how she stayed the entire time. This is an odd thing especially with how most coordinators that I have worked with leaves at a certain time, but Melissa grinded it out and delivered. I give a great accommodation in her craft and would refer her to anybody looking for a great event planner. read more

I can't say enough good things about Blue Moon! My wife and I hired Melissa for help with day-of coordination for our wedding. We're the kind of people who like to host events and plan elaborate parties, but a wedding is a completely different level and even for us it got pretty overwhelming. Once Melissa was on board, everything was so much smoother. Starting a while before the wedding she took the time to understand our vision for the wedding, wrangled vendors, and helped us find great people for some vendor roles that were still missing. On the day of the event she was unflappable, working beautifully with all the vendors and keeping everything running on schedule with as little stress as possible (including keeping things cool through one major issue with a vendor that could have put have a damper on the day). Blue Moon was there pretty much from the beginning of the day to the end with us, and did a ton to make everything go well. I would recommend them to anyone without hesitation! read more

Look no other way! Melissa is hands-down the best coordinator!! We hired her as a day-of coordinator for our wedding at Millwick. Melissa is very familiar with the venue and has lots of experience working with the vendors. Seriously... just listen to any of her recommendations for vendors because they are exactly what you will need and are the best out there. She is professional, passionate, and extremely caring. Her detailed planning and support give us confidence for the big day. During the day, she made sure we had drinks ready at all times and cheered us up during the looong photo shoots. We wouldn't be able to get through the day without her. read more

Blue Moon Event Planning is without a doubt the ABSOLUTE best for your planning and coordination needs! Melissa is many things: capable, caring, dedicated, professional, detail-oriented and organized. The personalized touches she effortlessly adds to her work is astounding. When you work with Melissa you are in the best hands and will not be disappointed. She is passionate about making each event special, magical and memorable and will ensure that your event is what you had hoped and then some! Her packages are fairly priced and you 100% get what your pay for! In addition to Melissa being a power house boss lady, the team that she brings in is just as capable and competent! Dee and Carolyn helped in so many ways on the day of our event; seen and unseen but always felt. Without this team, our wedding would not have been the dream that it was. Look no further than Blue Moon Event Planning. The integrity of this company is unmatched and you will not be disappointed! All of our Love, Jack & Meg read more

Melissa was hands down the best wedding coordinator. Even if you feel like you don't need one let me tell you that you do! She was so patient with us and helped in all the little things that we didn't even think of. The amount of stress she relieved was incredible. I cannot recommend her enough! Thank you Melissa for making our day a breeze! read more

Melissa was a life-saver for our wedding! She's incredibly organized, communicative, and knowledgable. As two people who didn't know much about weddings or event planning, I truly don't think we could've pulled it off without Melissa. She's a great person to have on your team, and you'll feel at ease knowing she's got your back. 10/10 recommend working with Melissa and Blue Moon! read more

My daughter hired Blue Moon For her wedding which was 6/4/16. Melissa did an amazing job taking care of everything for the wedding! Preparing and making all the arrangements so everything would be perfect for that special day that every bride dreams of! And that is exactly what it was A perfect day, a truly perfect wedding and reception. Thank you Melissa for making that special day so beautiful for my daughter, her spouse and all who attended. It's a memory for all who attended to cherish for years to come, because of the amazing job that was done by Blue Moon! I can't say thank you enough! I Highly recommend to all who need help planning that special day/and/or event. read more

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Loved working alongside Melissa! She was extremely accommodating to everyones needs and made sure to check in with each vendor and make sure everyone was A-O-K! Loved her vibes and truly hope to work with Melissa on another event! 100% recommend her planning and coordinating services! read more

I highly recommend Melissa for day-of wedding coordinating! My first meeting with Melissa was a little over a month prior to our wedding and she immediately had all the tools ready to help get all of our final plans in place. Checklists, shared folders, document templates...everything was super organized and helped me make sure I had everything in place. A couple of weeks before the wedding she was right there to answer any questions and was communicating with all of the vendors behind the scenes to make sure everyone had documents in place and knew exactly what was on the schedule. I imagine our wedding was quite an undertaking (multiple venues, one that doesn't normally do weddings, decor all piecemealed together, vendors she hadn't worked with before...), but she made sure everything was pulled off without a hitch. I literally could not have felt more at ease when our wedding day came. I completely trusted handing over the reins to her so that my husband and I could fully enjoy the day. Plus she is just the sweetest person!! read more

We had the absolute best experience with Melissa. Our wedding was SEAMLESS and my partner and I were truly able to enjoy our event and celebrate with each other and loved ones. She really listened to what we wanted and supported our decisions (no matter how non-traditional). If you want a wedding planning experience that is low stress and fun, go with Blue Moon Event Planning. Just do it. read more

I attended an event hosted by Blue Moon Event Planning. The party was just perfect for my friends birthday. The house was decorated with lovely banners and in particular a memory board of my friends life. The food was delicious, as were the drinks. I think everyone felt at home, Melissa and her staff were very welcoming! read more

Hands down the best investment made for our wedding! I literally could not imagine doing this without melissa and her amazing team! They were so organized and helpful and made sure my big day ran perfectly. Melissa met with me multiple times making sure all the of the smallest details were decided and organized in one perfect timeline and erika was my day of and made the rehearsal and actual wedding run so smoothly. Definitely will reccomend to everyone and use again! Thanks read more

Blue Moon Event Planning was exactly what we needed for our wedding in March 2019. As an event planner myself, I have very hire standards, especially for the person I'd be handing over the reins to for a such an important day. Melissa and her team were extremely organized and professional from the get-go, asked the right questions and executed beautifully on the day of. If any major issues arrived on the day of, I didn't know it, because they troubleshooted and took care of it. Thank you Blue Moon! - Crystal & Josh read more

What an incredible event planner. Melissa Buffaloe will sweep in and handle everything for you. She is sweet, professional, organized and available. She even helped us with decor, phone calls, emails, signs and pretty much everything to stitch our event together. She shops for deals and all our vendors loved working with her. We really enjoyed working with Melissa and can't wait to work with her again. I would have hired her for my wedding in a heart beat. read more

Melissa did such an amazing job as our wedding planner. She truly went above and beyond to make sure that our day went off flawlessly. She provided us with so much honest and helpful advice and was always so responsive via email and text. She was organized, thoughtful, attentive to detail and made sure that we were taken care of the entire day. She poured us wine at dinner, left us food in our hotel room for when we got back at the end of the night and even left out rose petals on our bed. You truly can't go wrong with Blue Moon Event Planning - we would highly recommend Melissa as a wedding coordinator! read more

Melissa was great! We booked blue moon about a month before our wedding for day-of services. We already had all of our design/vendors, but we didn't have much organization. Immediately after hire, Melissa contacted all of our vendors and made floor plans, schedule, timeline, and a folder of all of our invoices. She kept us organized and on track for the wedding. On the day of the actual wedding, she made sure the venue/vendors provided what was agreed upon, and overall our day was stress free. We did fall behind schedule, but that's generally expected and all the vendors were able to keep up with the new timeline. Overall, she did a wonderful job! Our wedding was particularly difficult due to some cultural traditions, and Melissa did a great job looking into those traditions and making sure everything was taken are of. Thanks for everything! read more

My wife and I hired Melissa, the owner of Blue Moon, a year ago to aid us in planning our wedding, which took place two weeks ago in Long Beach, at the Shoreline Aquatic Park. Melissa has an extensive background in event planning and has executed events at the Queen Mary. With her background we knew she would be a perfect fit to assist us in the massive task of planning a wedding at a location that had yet to see a wedding. Our wedding was a same sex wedding. Melissa's pricing was fair and well worth her talent in planning and executing events. She also had several referrals for us, such as security, port-o-potties, catering, and rentals. Her knowledge of planning events was very helpful, as my wife and I had never planned a wedding that had so many elements to it. Melissa assisted us in creating spreads seats for timelines, vendor contact information, and maps for all of our rentals. She reached out to several of our vendors and kept in contact with them throughout the whole process so that we were able to enjoy the whole wedding process, without being completely overwhelmed. On the day of the wedding she executed and coordinated our event perfectly by ensuring that all vendors arrived to the event and were set up in their proper spaces at the outdoor location. She also coordinated our bridal party queue, which was very helpful so my then fiancé and I didn't run into each other before walking down the aisle. I would definitely recommend Blue Moon Event Planning and would give Melissa Buffaloe's company a 10 star if I could! She is professional, friendly, helpful, and is just fabulous at what she does! read more

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I had a wonderful experience with Blue Moon/Melissa. It was my first wedding and she walked me through it every step of the way. The days leading up to the wedding and the day of the wedding went smoothly and stress free. If I ever have another need for an event planner I will call Melissa and her team. read more

Melissa and her BLUE MOON staff were absolutely incredible. They were so on top of every detail that I didn't have to stress on my wedding day. They even packed up all the decor at the end of the night so perfectly as if it was never all unwrapped. I'm so grateful for them! It was truly a magical day/night. They felt like family not like a hired event planning company. We highly recommend using them for your next event! read more

I am so glad I hired this company! I was sure I wouldn't need a coordinator in addition to the onsite help provided but when I spoke to Melissa about three weeks before the wedding I had a feeling I'd regret. Trusting my instinct was the best decision I made about the wedding. Melissa is knowledgable, flexible, responsive, and helpful. Wedding day began and finished without a hitch that I was aware of, it was perfect. This company provides a perfect blend of professionalism, positivity, class, and fun. read more

Awesome person and event planner! Love the way she works, 100% professional and well organized, she takes care of each and every detailed and know how to anticipate what your event needs. I would definitely recommend her for your event! :D read more