In a nutshell, I highly recommend Jennifer's wedding services for your big day! I recently got…read moremarried in July of 2014 at the Los Altos History Museum and I do not think I could have done it without her! Jennifer acted as my day of coordinator and helped me plan my wedding! Before the wedding: Jennifer was easy to contact, I sent her countless emails and chatted with her frequently. She gave me a list of to-dos leading up to the wedding and reminders as it got closer. She came with me to visit the venue twice, was flexible with the schedule, and communicated with all of my vendors leading up to the wedding! Jennifer also sent me timelines of what would happen during the day (almost by the minute)! The day before the wedding, Jennifer helped our bridal party through the rehearsal and even had the officiant (her husband) there! She calmed my stresses to say the least! During the wedding: Though my vision was quite simple, Jennifer helped me execute it to the fullest. After our initial run through Jennifer knew exactly how things needed to run and look , I did not have to ask for a single thing to be changed. Vendors knew where to go, things were set how I wanted them, and she never once asked me for anything (and neither did the vendors). Everything was perfect! She even helped me write a beautiful wedding sign at the last minute!! She was never stressed and that really kept me at ease! Our officiant, Jennifer's Husband also did a fabulous job!! We gave him little direction, keep it short and sweet, involve the guest, and make it fun. He did all of those things and more. I've had many friends compliment how wonderful the ceremony was! At the end of the night Jennifer also took the time to keep many of the mementos I would have forgotten. She saved my bouquet, boutonnieres, the speech my maid of honor wrote, and the little knick knacks left around the venue. It was so nice to get to leave and not worry about all of those things at the end of the night. Overall, Jennifer was absolutely wonderful to work with! Having people who know what they are doing during your wedding is essential!!! I would highly recommend her services as a wedding coordinator and her husband as an officiant!!!

Great to work with. I appreciate guidance that she provided. It was my first time to a officiate…read morea wedding and she walked me through the process. She also help me keep my nerves down. I thought the wedding and reception that night hit the marks for the bride and groom.

I give Royal Vine Design 5 stars and I would give 10 stars if I could. I had a really GREAT…read moreexperience!!!! The owner Loran is Amazing!! She is very professional and punctual, her designs for our wedding reception was Astonishing!!! Planning a wedding can be very stressful with all the detailed information for vendors, venues decorations, etc. But Loran relieved me of the stress for our wedding reception, which was AWESOME!!!! This allowed me to focus time in other areas for our wedding. She was there early to set up the venue, she also set up the venue in a timely manner; the decorations for our wedding reception was BREATHTAKING for my husband and I. We were really happy, and will use them again. Royal Vine Design is the way to go!!!! By giving Loran an idea of your vision she can make it happen, this is definitely a gift from god that she is blessed with. I am truly grateful to have had Loran from Royal Vine Design decorated my wedding reception the name speaks for it self. The service, and decorations was ROYAL and on your wedding day or any major event you should feel like Royalty and that is just how we felt. Thank you Royal Vine Design!!!!!

Where do I even start? Calvin & Vanessa are a dynamic ginger duo who make wedding planning fun…read more Even though the couples and wedding styles were very diverse on their website, I could tell that we had a similar aesthetic so I reached out to them regarding their availability. They suggested that we meet in person to make sure that it was a good fit and ended up having a fabulous evening drinking rose, telling stories and of course talking [wedding] shop. For our wedding, C&V helped with overall event design and vision, invitations, signage design and production, day-of setup and teardown for both my rehearsal dinner and wedding. Our venue was challenging due to having multiple events in multiple spots onsite and also the people running the place were somewhat hard to deal with, but The Gingers made everything feel effortless. I am having a hard time not writing paragraphs about the various ways in which they helped along the way but all you really need to know is that they are incredibly organized, have fabulous taste, are easy to collaborate with, talked me off several ledges & always kept my budget in the back of their minds. And maybe most importantly, they are just lovely people who made the planning process feel less overwhelming. I literally could not have done it without them. One important side note: They gave me recommendations for all of my vendors and everyone was AMAZING. There is nothing better than feeling like you have a badass team that you trust implicitly to execute your vision.

We recently had the privilege of working alongside Calvin and Vanessa at a beautiful wedding in…read moreSonoma county. As wedding photographers, having professional and experienced planners + designers working alongside us is key in helping us do our best work for our clients. Their communication leading up to the event was extremely helpful in helping us prepare for the event. Their attention to detail and their professionalism ensured that the wedding day went off without a hitch! These are great people who truly care about their clients and executing their client's vision down to the smallest detail. We hope to work with them again and will definitely be referring them to all of our couples!

Laura took on our destination wedding in a somewhat obscure location. The logistics involved in…read moreproducing each event were complicated and Laura handled the challenges in a most organized, detailed and positive manner. She also brought a ton of creative ideas to our events as well as a friendly and excited energy. Laura went above and beyond in making sure our event was organized, beautiful and fun. She stayed until the wee hours of night, making sure our guests and my husband and I were well taken care of. I never had to worry about a thing on my wedding day. I knew the entire day that my wedding was in good hands and that if any obstacles came up, Laura would find an elegant solution. Laura's easy to work with, open to ideas and challenges and is a pleasure to be around. She's just a nice person that happens to be a total pro at planning beautiful events.

I cannot say enough good things about Laura of LMM Events. I used her as my wedding coordinator in…read moreNapa and she was simply amazing. She was personable, professional and by far one of the most organized and efficient people that I have ever met. She knows absolutely everything about weddings and will offer up creative ideas/suggestions for all aspects of the big day. She developed an extremely detailed timeline for our rehearsal and wedding day and it was by far one of the most helpful aspects of her coordination. She managed to take charge of everyone (vendors, guests, wedding party etc) and get them where they needed to be at any given moment. Her expertise and experience were apparent from the get go. It was so wonderful having her as the point person for our big event. Not only did she truly seem like she cared about making sure that everything went off without a hitch, but she also really seemed to take a genuine interest in us as a couple. I would highly recommend LMM events to anyone planning a wedding.

Ann Saavedra was our day-of wedding coordinator. Our wedding was a great success. I felt that Ann…read morewas not adequately detail oriented for the size and complexity of our event, although ultimately everything turned out great. Pluses: 1. Ann is friendly and professional. She made me feel special during the planning process. 2. We technically had not paid her for wedding planning- only for the day of coordination - but she was happy to meet with me at length before the wedding and also met with the florist and my sister who was involved in the planning. She made a special site visit and made helpful suggestions to my sister. 3. Ann appears to be very experienced. She thought of issues to consider during the wedding planning which I never would have thought of including considering how to position readers in the ceremony seating arrangement, where parents most likely should sit, etc. She similarly gave helpful suggestions for the order of the procession. She recommended making lists of people to pick up centerpieces, leftover cake, and other equipment from the wedding so that the day of went more smoothly. I felt that her suggestions helped us feel more relaxed on the day of the event because many things were "taken care of." 4. When my sister discovered at the last minute that the chairs that arrived were incorrect, Ann spent time with the vendors and helped correct the problem. Behind the scenes, she took care of everything and I didn't even know about it. Minuses: 1. During the pre-wedding preparation periods, I started to notice that she failed to read most of the emails I sent her or CC'ed her on to update her on changes in plans. 2. At the rehearsal I was shocked to find that she had a beautiful timeline and outline of all the details of the wedding which she didn't seem familiar with (I heard her daughter puts the packet together for her). She was inefficient in conducting the rehearsal due to lack of familiarity with the details. 3. The day of the wedding she was often not present or readily available, even when we called her cell phone. 4. She failed to make sure corsages and bouquets were available for the photos even though we followed her timeline so she should have known when to bring them. 5. I heard afterward that she snapped at a family member who came to kindly ask why the candles for the ceremony had been removed. 6. When the time of the bouquet toss came I realized that she had not made the toss bouquet available to me and she was unavailable at that time. I ended up using my real bouquet which luckily i was ok with parting with. Overall, I will say this- my wedding turned out beautifully. I didn't feel that this was really because of Ann, but I think that she may have done some behind the scenes work that helped. There weren't any major disasters, but I wondered if she would have been able to handle it if there had been. A simpler and smaller wedding may make for a different story. In addition, her strengths may be more in helping with the planning process than in the hectic day of coordination.

As a professional photographer and have worked with Ann I always thought how smooth things flowed…read morewith her taking care of details. Organized and and always on top of things. When my daughter was married in May 2013 we were lucky that Ann Saavedra was on board. Ann only wants it to be one of the most happiest days of your life. Details and getting things done so the bride wont worry why the salad is not there or when is the first dance. She is a lovely person and I highly recommend her to all my clients.

Melanie may be my sister, so I may be biased ;) but I can tell you that she has always had a knack…read morefor anything creative. She sees things differently than most people, she sees the true beauty in nature, the honest beauty in people, and knows exactly how to capture it. Melanie as a person is the most loving, caring person I know. She will make you laugh, cry with joy, smile, and make your wedding or occasion that much more exciting. She has a way of bringing such energy around you, you cant help but just be happier! Just look through her pictures and you will see that it is different than most other pictures taken...to me they seem richer :) ....on a personal note, Melanie, I love you so much, and am so so proud of you, and am looking forward to continuing to support you and your work, and cant wait to see what is to come! Your big sis Missy :)

Melanie James and her company Image Escape was the perfect choice for our wedding photography. Our…read morewedding was everything that we ever dreamed of and more, and Melanie's shots captured all of the precious moments. From the details of the wedding decor to the family group shots and friends "getting down" on the dance floor, we were able to re-live our once-in-a-lifetime occasion through her pictures. As most couples, Jonathan and I wanted to be brought back to this cherished time and remember all the fun and joy that our wedding weekend had to offer. We put a lot of time, energy and personal touches into our wedding, and wanted those details to be saved in time forever. In a hiring a wedding photographer, you only have one chance to get it right. With Melanie, we got exactly that! Through her photos, Melanie captured the heart-felt emotions of us getting ready, seeing each other for the first time, walking down the aisle, participating in the ceremony, and rocking the reception celebration. She also has a keen eye for landscapes. Melanie used the natural surroundings as inspiration and backdrop for fun and creative pictures with pieces of our wedding decor. For our couple shots, she took stylistic and classic photos around the ranch (even braving the bees in the garden!), and made sure that we didn't miss the beautiful light of sunset together. Melanie was prepared yet flexible, on time for every event, and even went the extra mile to be there for the dress rehearsal. While I love ALL of our photos, those are some of my favorite and most intimate of the bunch! When it came time to execute the family group photos, Melanie was efficient and very helpful with the shot list. After the event, Melanie was timely with getting me the photos and had edited them to include multiple color variations of each. I love having our shots in natural color, sepia and black and white. Each version holds a different emotion, and the time and care that she took to perfect each shot is awesome. Our wedding was last July, and I still get chills of delight going through our photos! Jonathan and I are very happy to recommend Melanie James and Image Escape to do the photography for any event. And, definitely more weddings!

I had the pleasure of working with Lindsay and her team (Kayla was leading this particular event)…read moreat my recent couple's wedding at The Club at Ruby Hill and they did such a fantastic job! As a wedding vendor, its always so helpful to have a planner on board who is so organized, communicative, and kind. Kayla was a breeze to work with before, during, and after the event. She even made sure the reception space was staged for me prior to prepping for dinner service so that I could capture some amazingly beautiful shots for the couple. The wedding itself came together perfectly! Everything went off with out a hitch and the wedding was a blast for the guests as well as myself. I highly recommend this team to anyone getting married and hope to work this these ladies again in the future!

This review is long overdue, but Lindsay and Kayla (who was my lead planner) did such a fantastic…read morejob bringing my wedding dreams to life! Kayla was so organized and took on the stress of planning, especially during the pandemic shut-down. We started planning back in 2019 and were about to decide on final details when COVID hit. She contacted other vendors about the new date and coordinated all the details before, during, and after my wedding. This team is simply amazing!

I don't even know where to begin, but if you don't have time to read the whole review, just know…read morethat Grace, Comfort Kitchen (and the Mixing Bowl) really made our wedding a success. I spent the last year and a half planning, but it couldn't have all come together without Comfort Kitchen Catering. From our first meeting with Grace, I was so impressed. Grace listened to what our needs were and most importantly what our budget was. I talked with a bunch of caterers and almost every single one told me I couldn't get to the price point I wanted for the number of people coming. Grace made it happen and our menu was varied, delicious, and included chicken, steak and vegan ratatouille. We had a tasting at the Mixing Bowl Cafe after hours about six months before the wedding and Grace really treated us like royalty. The food was spectacular that night and it tasted just as good the night of the wedding. Everything was so easy and in the year we worked together on the wedding, Grace never said no. She thought creatively of more cost effective solutions (like Better than Linen napkins - instead of renting!) With our limited budget, Grace made it all work. In the few months before the wedding, I called, e-mailed and popped in on Grace (at the Mixing Bowl Cafe) to ask questions, get advice, or just say HI. She was always very accommodating and responded to my inquires quickly. It was reassuring that she had a quick easy answer for me every time. I tried not to be a bridezilla and Grace definitely kept me calm! On the day of the event, Grace and Comfort Catering were amazing at problem solving and handing all the little bumps in the road that come with putting on a huge wedding. They made decisions and took care of everything without interrupting me or the groom. I was most impressed with how smoothly everything went that night - from the set-up, the cocktail hour, the buffet service, the champagne toast and the clean up! The entire staff was friendly and super helpful. I heard nothing but compliments from the guests about the food and the service. I was also very impressed that they had set aside a plate of the hors d'oeuvres waiting for us (because the groom and I were taking pictures during cocktail hour.) As soon as we sat down a server came over to get us something for us to drink as well as take our order to make up a plate for us. I have heard from so many people that they don't get a chance to eat at their wedding, but I was so happy to just sit and enjoy the delicious dinner! The server checked in on us and was super helpful. Grace had brought enough people with her so that everyone was busy all night, but never running around crazy. They were very professional (and I know this matters to a lot of people - dressed very nicely). Overall, I can't say enough and this review could go on for pages, about what a great job Grace and her staff did. I really think that if I had gone with a different caterer that it wouldn't have been as stress free and amazing as it turned out to be.