Full disclosure - I knew Hien on a personal basis before she started working with us. She offered…read moreto help us out as a day of coordinator because our other wedding coordinator found out that her sister was graduating from college on the morning of our wedding. Having said that, I am SO GLAD that she stepped up to help out. She was fantastic! I am a worrier by nature, so the fact that I didn't have to worry about anything during my wedding or reception was wonderful. She confirmed with all our vendors, showed up early to make sure everything and everyone was where they were supposed to be when they were supposed to be there, ran around constantly to fix any little problems that popped up - example: the caterer forgot the coffee and the coffee pot wasn't heating properly. The only thing I heard of it was when Hien asked if I was okay with her associate running to Starbucks and spending $30 to get coffee there. And that was it. When I got back, I also found out that she'd called the caterer, explained the situation, and got a refund for the coffee pot. I didn't have to do anything! I really can't say enough about how helpful she was, how calm during the last frantic days of the planning, how good she was about making sure that my then-fiance' and I were on the same page about how things were going to happen. There is no way I would have enjoyed my wedding day as much as I did if she hadn't be there to help.

They did an outstanding job to make our wedding fabulous!! They are wonderful, incredible and made…read moreour wedding day magical, elegant, and simply perfect! We were able to enjoy every minute of it. They paid attention to detail and the execution was flawless. They really understood our vision for our big day and executed it even better than we could have imagined. These ladies exceeded our expectations and everything came together so beautifully. We would highly recommend Artful Affairs to any other couple that wants a beautiful, memorible, and low-stress wedding.

Wow! Natasha is excellent! At every job she has ever been asked to do by me! She is in the process…read moreof planning my oldest daughters wedding. (and let me add thats not a easy task). Yet , she has everything under control. She is so easy to work with, Unbelievably talented and has honestly made my life easier. I am by nature a control freak and always felt if I dont do it myself it wont get done right...Natasha has proved me wrong. I trust her with all of my planning! Really, If you are looking for someone you can count on and trust you have found her here. I would recommend Natasha for any precious event..... accomodating, trustworthy, professional, and personal. Shes as good as it gets!

Natasha was AMAZING! She coordinated my wedding last year in August 2011. We met a couple times…read moreprior to the wedding to get the ceremony and reception details. She was super easy to work with, flexible, had lots of advice and knew exactly what she was doing. She came up with personal time lines for each person in the wedding party. At the rehearsal she brought the time lines and picked up everything that needed to be set up for the wedding day. We took pictures prior to the wedding ceremony at our hotel; on the day of the wedding she picked up the flowers and delivered them to our hotel room so that we would have them in our pictures. When we got to the venue everything looked perfect. She worked great with all of the vendors and made sure everyone was fed and tips were distributed. Natasha was attentive, experienced, and very detail oriented. Our wedding day was perfect thanks to Natasha!!!

Dixon Wedding (June 22, 2019)…read more Just over a year ago, we had run in to a snag in planning our daughter's wedding in trying to find a venue in San Diego. I called the Holiday Inn Bayside and talked with Lindsey. On our first visit out to California, my wife and I met with Lindsey and from the start, we were very impressed with her knowledge on planning weddings. I had told her our situation of living in Maryland and trying to plan this wedding in San Diego. At that time, she offered up her assistance. We accepted, not knowing what to expect but not having many options. With that decision, that day became the most perfect beautiful stress free day that we had had in a long time. From that point forward, everything went as smooth as could be...and really, even better than that. Lindsey worked with us and helped plan everything. From our first meeting, she recommended everything from options for the DJ, cleaners to steam the wedding gown and everything in between. For the reception, Lindsey guided us in making the best choices in the set-up of the venue, provided ideas and options from table linens to chair sashes and she personally made wood trivets for our flower center pieces and candel votives. We had some decorations and flowers delivered to the reception area and Lindsey used her creativity to create a beautiful setting that our daughter could only have imagined. Lindsey had truly listened to our daughters plans and ideas and made her vision a reality! During the entire reception, the food and beverage options she suggested were perfect for the number of guests we had. Lindsey kept the entire event on schedule from the moment the Bride and Groom entered to the very last dance. Everything was timed out perfect and nothing was missed. At one point some uninvited guests tried to enter our party and she quietly and discreetly escorted them away. Lindsey made sure the Bride and Groom and their parents had nothing to worry about for the entire evening. She also made sure the their cups of the signature drinks, which was suggested by Lindsey, were kept filled and even worked with our daughter to help her bustle her dress. We had never planned a wedding before and like all parents of the Bride, wanted our daughter's wedding to be perfect. Lindsey made that happen. There are so many details, options and choices that need to be made when planning a wedding and Lindsey is that person you want to help you prepare and succeed in making your event even more special than you would ever imagine. Lindsey will go above and beyond to make that happen. We HIGHLY recommend Lindsey to plan your special day! Joe and Cindy Hemingway

I highly recommend Lindsey Megan Events! Lindsey was so organized and professional, I could not…read morehave asked for a better planner. After our first meeting she completely understood my vision and was so helpful in every step of the process. I really had no idea what I was doing so her recommendations and advice were so valuable. I really appreciated how organized she was, she made the planning leading up to the wedding and the day of so easy. She had everything handled down to the minute so I did not have to stress about anything the day of. She even sowed my dress during cocktail hour when my husband ripped a hole in it! I received so many compliments about how smoothly everything went and how well Lindsey had run the day. If you're looking for someone who knows what they're doing and is a full service wedding planner than Lindsey is the planner for you

Keli and her assistant's professionalism and experience made the day-of our wedding run incredibly…read moresmooth. She had a handle on every planned piece of our wedding day and skillfully worked around the more spontaneous moments. We were really impressed by her coordination and direction as we transitioned from the ceremony to photos to cocktail hour to more photos to our grand entrance. Keli politely kept everything on schedule while ensuring that we had time to enjoy and celebrate with family and friends! At some point during the afternoon, a button fell off my tuxedo and Keli's assistant (I believe her name was Alena), sewed my button on before we took the next set of pictures. Incredible! After the band's second musical set, Keli asked us if we wanted to move up the cake-cutting and bouquet toss earlier in the night to give people more time to dance and party. This really impressed us because she read the flow of the evening then offered us a way to keep our guests on the partying on the dance floor! After we gave her the go ahead, she communicated with all of the vendors, including photography, videography, the band, and catering. The transition wasn't even noticeable to our guests and this decision really kept the energy high! We would recommend Monarch Weddings, particularly for the level of service we received day-of. Thanks Keli!

Keli, owner of Monarch Weddings, was amazing in helping our wedding be the magical day that it was…read more Her knowledge and experience were what made our day perfect and magical. During our planning, Keli was always professional, accommodating, and insightful something I so appreciated seeing as I live out of state. Keli's knowledge and working relationship with many vendors was so helpful. She went out of her way to help set up meetings with vendors when I came into town, sometimes with little notice. She understood my vision of what I wanted our day to be, and it was executed to perfection. We sprung a few twists to our wedding, and she was on board with them, helping us ensure that they were carried out exactly how we wanted. Without Keli's experience our wedding would not have been as perfect as it was. All our guest said it was the BEST wedding they have ever been to. I would 100% recommend Keli and Monarch Weddings, you will be thankful you hired her.

Michele is a godsent. She is truly amazing at what she does and it shows! We worked with her…read morethroughout COVID and she was with us through various date changes, venue changes and the whole time she was extremely kind, friendly and just flat out amazing. Throughout COVID, she reached out many times to check in and was so sweet even when I was sad about having to change our date. She provided amazing referrals whenever I requested them. She truly was a key component in my fairytale wedding day vision coming to life! We had an issue with our mirror photobooth falling through and she found us a new one within weeks of our wedding date. On the day of she helped out everywhere she could and she worked tirelessly with our venue coordinator to ensure the day went seamlessly. During our ceremony right before my grand entrance, I saw my son run into the reception tent (lol) and she was right behind him chasing to make sure he was safe. We had an issue with our cake collapsing and she reached out to the vendor to ensure they knew we would be reaching out for a partial refund. At the end of the night, she assisted in packing all of my belongings so that I did not need to lift a finger. She was truly amazing throughout our entire experience with her. She made wedding planning less stressful throughout a crazy time and I'm so sad that I don't have any reason to text/email her anymore, lol. Michele, thank you soooo much for everything that you have done for us. Words cannot explain how grateful I am for you!!! XOXO, Mrs. Rodriguez

We found Ryan on The Knot and are so grateful we did! We hired her for the entire process and could…read morenot have been happier with the result. Not being from San Diego ourselves, Ryan was extremely helpful in finding the best vendors for us within our price range. It ended up being a two year process due to the wait time for the venue we chose, but that never fazed Ryan. She was always quick to respond to our messages in a kind and professional manner, answering our seemingly never-ending questions with her never-ending patience. Ryan's spreadsheets and payment reminders were also incredibly helpful to staying organized and on top of everything. Ryan has an in-depth knowledge of the wedding industry and provided us with a multitude of creative ideas while still keeping our vision in mind. While we had a general idea of what we wanted, Ryan really helped fine tune it and turn our dream into reality. It ended up being even more spectacular than we could have ever imagined! Ryan thought of all the little details to pull the whole event together into a gorgeous, tropical paradise. On the wedding day, all we had to do was enjoy! Ryan took care of everything from coordinating with other vendors to arranging seats and decor. She scheduled our wedding day so we could have fun without feeling rushed -- we actually had time to eat and enjoy cocktail hour with our guests! It was the perfect day and we can't thank Ryan enough for ensuring we had the best of the best. (:

We had an incredible experience working with Ryan to plan our wedding. Ryan is professional,…read morepersonable, and hard-working; she is very detail oriented and keeps vendors on track. She also has a wealth of knowledge and information about best practices for planning a wedding of any size, which helped us immensely. Perhaps most importantly, she genuinely cares, is available and flexible, and puts the bride and groom's needs first. Highly recommended. Thank you Ryan!

As a former wedding planner I know what it takes to be a great one and Samantha Louise Moments has…read morecompletely blown me away. I now work as a florist and have worked on a few projects and weddings with Samantha Louise and have nothing but good words for her. It is really easy to get lost in the details of the day but Samantha is completely on top of it, responsive and helpful. She also has a great eye for design and is good at leading couples in a cohesive direction. In a world full of Pinterest this skill has now come in hand more than a few times. From a vendors perspective, she is as nice and caring as she is organized. You can see that she puts her heart into everything she does and I think that is what sets her apart. If I could go back in time I would hire have hired her for my own wedding. And from the beginning.

Samantha Louise Moments is amazing…read more I'm a wedding photographer in SD and I asked Sam to help me coordinate a wedding inspiration shoot. She was so quick about emailing me and was incredibly helpful with finding other vendors to work on the shoot with me. Sam has a wonderful personality and a great level of professionalism. She's always dressed appropriately with a smile on her face. I was so thankful to work with Sam for my shoot because she was truly so amazing. As organized and creative Sam is, I highly recommend her to brides-to-be!

These guys were incredible! We used them for my sister's backyard wedding and they created the most…read moremagical Pinterest worthy setting. First of all, they hand made these barrel style tables and there were string lights everywhere. The bride and groom had an archway with lights and even a hanging chandelier set up at their table. They set up a champagne wall and a wood wall which served as a great backdrop for photos. They went above and beyond my expectations to create a perfect backyard wedding venue. Setup and cleanup were made easy too!