If I could give Julia and her team more than 5 stars I would. That's how valuable of a service they…read moreprovide. I hired Julia for the "month of" package and it was seriously the best investment. Julia is a total professional and super easy to work with. Julia keeps calm, which kept me calm. She is able to be firm when necessary to make sure everything goes according to plan but she is always respectful in her dealings with her clients and all vendors. I had full faith in her ability and I knew she always had my best interest at heart. I'm in project management for my career so I was curious just how much help I would actually need in the coordination department. But Julia's insight and experience proved to be absolutely invaluable. There were a lot of moving parts for my formal wedding - very specific furniture and lighting plans, multiple music changes from musician to dj etc., and very detailed timelines that were pretty tight - I was demanding a lot from everyone involved that they would be on their A game to make it happen. There is close to no one I would trust to manage all of these moving pieces - except Julia! She was on it all from the first meeting til the end of the after party on the big day, which allowed me to relax and enjoy the evening with my husband, family and friends. I had a very specific vision that would not have come to life with out her!!! Frankly, they should be charging double for their services - they truly go above and beyond and add that much value to the planning process and big day. Julia is the absolute best person to have on your team, I can not recommend Events Inspired highly enough!

I recently got married at the Skybox. I worked with Julia as my wedding coordinator. She is…read moreawesome!! It was super easy to work with her - she helped make everything go smoothly at the wedding!! It was a great event. She was extremely easy to communicate with the months leading up to the wedding as well! I also used several of the recommended vendors from the Events Inspired list and they were all great. I would highly recommend.

TLDR: Not tech savvy, disorganized emails, requires a lot of management, canceled on us but still…read morecharged us cancelation fees, won't refund day-of-service fees. She is a very strange and frustrating person to work with. She doesn't seem very tech savvy. She chooses to use Venmo but doesn't seem to understand how the platform works. We venmod her payment and she rushed delivered the amount into her account instead of waiting 24 hours. It cost her $25 for the rush delivery and she scolded us for it. We felt bad for her because her response seemed over the top for $25, so we venmod her $25. I know people are struggling right now. Her email chains are also very confusing and all over the place. Most planners use a planning module to help stay organized with clients, but with Theresa, it was a lot of emails and very hard to keep track of. She even got the start time of our baby shower wrong .. the disorganization with the emails might have been the cause. Now onto the primary complaint. We had hired her because she was local to the area that we wanted to have our baby shower. Unfortunately, we were not able to find a venue in the San Diego area. We ended up planning to have the shower at our home. As fate would have it, the shower was scheduled on the day of the tropical storm. Our guests and us felt comfortable as it was going to be at our home. The day before, I had reached out to Theresa to solidify the plans and set-up times for the shower and she stated that everything was good to go. Then, a few hours later, Theresa reached out and stated that the other vendor canceled and that she (Theresa) also felt uncomfortable due to the storm. I understood their concerns. I had two options moving forward - drive to pick up the decor and catering OR cancel the baby shower. We didn't feel confident in our abilities to decorate and set up the baby shower on our own, so we canceled for the time being. In the following week, we discussed a possible new date with family and agreed on 9/2. Because the cancellation was so last minute, we incurred fees with the furniture rental company. What was strange was that even though she and the other vendor canceled on us, they were both still charging us cancellation fees and the costs for flowers. We did some investigating and contacted the other vendor. She stated that Theresa told her that we canceled first, while Theresa told us that she canceled first. When confronted, Theresa stated that she "strongly suggested" canceling but didn't actually use the words cancel. It was very manipulative. I wish Theresa was more transparent. I wish she would have communicated with me and told me her concerns, so we could have come up with a plan. We knew the storm was coming and could have made arrangements to avoid incurring extra costs. Instead, she waited until the last minute to cancel on us. She was dishonest, too, which is really disappointing. My assumption is that she knew what she was doing (telling us the vendor cancelled first, then telling the vendor that we canceled first) so she couldn't be blamed for anything. As of right now, I told Theresa that based on the dishonesty and the fact that I am being billed for cancelation fees due to her decisions, I don't feel comfortable having her move forward with the new baby shower date. I told her that the best course of action is to cut ties. I requested a refund for her hourly rate for day-of services and the grazing table, as the event hasn't happened yet. She declined stating that now, "I canceled." The irony. All in all - I do not recommend her as planner for the disorganization, dishonesty, and lack of customer service. She is not out any money. In fact, the day-of services and grazing table cost $2000, so she made out like a bandit without having to do any work. (Keep in mind that I already paid her $1000 for planning, which of course, I am not requesting a refund on.) I, on the other hand, am being billed cancellation fees and am out $2000. I'm about a month away from our due date but do plan on having this reviewed in small claims.

My fiance and i back in July- August were looking for an affordable wedding planner. We found…read moreTheresa bryan. We could not have found a better wedding planner than Theresa. She is awesome and went above and beyond to make our wedding a wonderful memorable experience. We had a rough time with one of our services before and even on our wedding day and Theresa and her team were like wedding super heroes. They made everything work out and go smoothly. Theresa Bryan is very knowledgeable and on top of things.If you pick Theresa to be your wedding planner you will not be disappointed. And her team is amazing too. We loved Theresa and her team and you will too.

We worked with Miranda for almost 2 years for our wedding. What an absolute dream it was to work…read morewith, and get to know, Miranda!! She provided expert guidance as we planned our wedding at Scripps which involved many moving parts and bringing in all of our vendors. All of her vendor recommendations were ON POINT and she understood our vision from day 1. She made wedding planning so fun and, as a bride, I NEVER felt overwhelmed or stressed because Miranda was always 5 steps ahead - is she a mind reader? Maybe! Miranda was available everyday and always 1 text away. Her expertise came in especially during the last month of planning. She took control of everything and coordinated our vendors efficiently. She will go above and beyond for her couples and she always has such a wonderful attitude. She is a problem solver. Whenever an issue came up (like the pouring rain, or flipping 100 chairs, or the groom forgetting his vows lol), she handled it. Miranda is also extremely attentive. We had 1 guest with epilepsy and she worked with the guest and dj during reception to make sure our guest was okay when lights and lasers came on... I can go on and on. Bottom line is that you just have to work with her to know how excellent she is. I would recommend her to anyone in a heartbeat and my husband and I MISS WORKING WITH HER!!! Love love love Miranda. She made our wedding dreams come true.

Wow.. what to say about Miranda and her services. We hired her as a wedding coordinator for month…read moreof planning and to help with design for our wedding at Marriott Coronado. I am SO happy we chose her. She was always available for phone calls and quick on responding to text messages. She has a suggested vendor list to from (but we already had a majority of our vendors selected ahead of time; so I believe we only ended up using the floral vendor from her recommendation.) Regardless, she contacted all of our vendors, set up all of their times, coordinated pick up and drop off of items, and literally just took care of all communication. I then also am not very savvy at decor. And with her Lily May events and design decor, she was able to come up with an UNBELIEVABLE color scheme for me, designs, and choose the best fonts. My fiancé is still talking about how he's amazed that she did all this signage for us. Her work is incredible and so professional. Also, the best part, a lot of the work she does was significantly cheaper then if I ordered on Etsy, and she was flexible to last minute, unexpected changes. I've been a part of many weddings, and I've never had a coordinator be so detailed in her instructions on our rehearsal day. I kept getting compliments from my bridesmaids about how cute, spunky, and assertive Miranda was. She's the perfect amount of fun, relaxed, nice, yet still gets the job done and speaks up to make sure people hear her and listen to what she says. The rehearsal went extremely smoothly. Day of, Miranda was just on top of her game. Our wedding went perfectly. The band accidentally played my father daughter dance song during dinner, and Miranda was on top of it and had them change it immediately. She was so on top of timing and making sure things moved along swiftly. Not only this, but at the end of the night, she showed up with all my stuff that I left in the getting ready conference room. She put it all together and packed it. It was like almost midnight, and she was still there taking care of putting everything up and ensuring we have all our items. I cannot emphasize enough how happy I was with Miranda's services, and I 100% highly recommend her.

I've waited four years to write this because I needed to capture what really mattered. I needed to…read moredo it justice. Time has only made it clearer. Leila was the single best decision I made for my wedding, and not because she executed what I asked for, but because she understood what I meant. I never had to translate myself to her. She met me exactly where I was and elevated every idea without diluting any of it. My wedding was at the Safari Park, and I knew from the start what I didn't want: nothing theme-heavy, nothing literal, nothing that screamed like a "safari wedding" (aside from the giraffes grazing nearby). I wanted references that lived in texture, restraint, and atmosphere, not in props (understated elegance). Without me having to spell that out, Leila designed custom invitation suites with white-on-white embossed leopard print (who would even think of that?! Brilliant!!) It wasn't a pattern you could see across the room; it was something you discovered in your hands. It was a whisper you felt more than noticed, and that single choice set the tone for everything that followed. She understood the difference between symbolism and gimmick in a way I didn't have to defend or justify. The design choices carried through to the wedding itself, especially with the greenery. I came in wanting statement hanging installations of foliage. Many planners would have just told me it wasn't possible or promised it without checking. Instead, Leila pulled the venue blueprints and electrical wiring maps to see what the building could safely support. When we realized true overhead installs weren't feasible in that space, she didn't take it as a shutdown. She took it as a creative constraint. Her solution was to custom-build an elongated U-shaped head table wrapped in a canopy frame from which Edison bulbs and greenery were suspended. It was structural, intentional, and stunning. It gave me the presence and intimacy I imagined, but in a way that was more surprising and honestly even more beautiful than my original idea. Guests still talk about that installation without fully realizing the engineering and restraint behind it. And then there's the part of wedding planning people rarely talk about: how much of your energy gets consumed by other people's questions, expectations, emotions, and logistics. I was very clear that I did not want to be the point of contact before, during, or after my wedding. I didn't want texts asking about parking, schedule, seating, weather, gifts, hotel information, etc etc. I didn't want my brain pulled in a hundred directions when I was trying to be present for something that will only happen once. Leila took all of it out of my hands. She absorbed the noise. She protected my headspace. She let me experience my own wedding instead of managing it. I didn't fully appreciate how rare that is until I saw how many brides were overwhelmed on their own wedding days, running interference while I got to be in the moment. Leila is not just a planner or a designer. She is someone who listens beneath the surface and translates nuance into decisions. She can look at a space and see both meaning and math. She doesn't just make things beautiful; she makes them make sense. She respects budget, time, emotion, and architecture. She catches details before they become problems and turns constraints into the most memorable parts of the experience. Working with her felt effortless because she was doing the hard work where I didn't have to see it. If you want a wedding that looks like a template, there are plenty of planners for that. If you want a wedding that looks like you (refined, intentional, and layered in ways most people can't articulate but everyone can feel) you hire Leila. I trusted her completely, and I would again without hesitation If I could, I would hire Leila to project manage my life.

Leila from Brilliant Event Design is truly an amazing wedding planner, there was not a moment that…read morewe doubted her or thought it could have been better in another way. Leila has a good taste and did a fantastic job helping us design the venue. She also took care of contacting all the reliable vendors, plan all the logistics, help us pick linen, table cloths and etc., and everything else! We love how Leila is a reliable planner, she does everything on a timely manner. she always responses right away and she is VERY detail oriented. If it weren't for her our wedding wouldn't turn out as beautiful as it did. We would highly recommend Leila to be your wedding planner, we felt so lucky to have met her. Because of Leila, our wedding day became our favorite day. Thank you Leila!

We hired Ashley to be the day-of coordinator for our wedding, but she really went above and beyond…read moreher call of duty. A full two months before the wedding she was working out our wedding timeline with us via google doc. Her template made the whole crazy event seem manageable and organized, and allowed us to solidify the schedule of our wedding day quite precisely. Throughout the time leading up to our wedding, she helped us plan seating arrangements, procession order, and worked with our caterers (ArtQuest Catering) to organize their role within the schedule. Over a week before the wedding she sent us a to-the minute timeline of the day, and worked with us as we tweaked it right up until the day before. Despite being, as I mentioned, our day-of-coordinator, Ashley literally ran our rehearsal session the day before the wedding. She was on site before we arrived, took us through every step of the ceremony schedule, made sure everyone knew what they were responsible for, coached us our walking speed, asked pertinent questions, etc. On the day of the wedding, she seemed to be everywhere at once, managing what was a pretty complicated, orchestral event. We were not the easiest clients- our wedding was packed with a ton of tiny specific events, like surprise serenades, and a very short window for sunset photos, and a rock performance that included the bride and groom. Ashley was there through it all making sure we knew where we were headed next, that we were on time, and properly hydrated. Seriously, we were super stressed planning for this wedding, but on the day it happened everything went so smoothly and that was in large part to the care and precision and professionalism that Ashley brought to her work coordinating the day. Thanks for making our wedding day easy and worry-free and fabulous.

Amazing, Great and Outstanding! That's my description of the customer services I received from…read moreAshley. From the date I hired Ashley she was kind and super helpful with the overall planning. She shared her recommended vendor's list for transportation, draping, music, floral designs, etc, which helped me A LOT. She was so nice she even planned a surprised slideshow with the Maid of Honor and Mother of the Bride, providing them with additional options and suggestions based on her expertise in the area. Best decision ever, was to hired Ashley Mayo and her team ! I email her about 50 times (not kidding LOL), and every time she was nicer, polite and her responses were always on time!. She made the planning process a lot easier because she is without a doubt a Subject matter expert when it comes to weddings. I met with her about 2-3 times, explained by vision of my dream wedding and she was super responsible providing timeline, suggestions, contacting vendors, coordinating set up with the venue a few weeks before the wedding, in other words making sure everything run perfect for the day off. BEST PART... I did not worry at all the Day Off the wedding! She had it all covered, I was able to enjoy our wedding, decoration was set perfectly, all vendors were on time, she was even able to provide the final envelopes with payments to vendors so I didn't even have to worry about that. Ashley brought her assistance and they both made our day incredibly beautiful. Adore Wedding design team were polite and nice to our guest and I just want to THANK Ashley and her assistance for her services. So, if you need to hire a wedding planner, you should definitely contact Ashley.

Working with Suzette was hands down the best decision we made for our wedding day! She is such a…read morejoy to work with and made the entire day seamless (and even that is an understatement). During the months leading up to the wedding, we had a few check-ins with Suzette to see how planning was coming along. She provided a workbook that was so helpful in keeping us on track with our planning timeline and included things I never would have thought of to prepare. It made me feel much more at ease knowing that we were thinking through all the details, even the little ones, well ahead of time. About a week or two leading up to the wedding, Suzette started taking over coordination with the other vendors. She also made sure she was available for our venue walk through and rehearsal at the venue, which was extremely helpful! She provided great guidance on the day of timing, venue set up, ceremony flow and more. She is a true professional and extremely detail oriented. Though I provided Suzette with a general idea of what I was thinking for wedding decorations, I was also flexible with where things would go. Once we got on site on the wedding day, we were truly BLOWN AWAY. Suzette has an eye for design and the decorations and setup looked better than I could have ever imagined. Suzette and her husband Patrick had everything covered and made the entire venue look beautiful. Even though they don't normally do anything related to florals, we had all fake florals. Suzette was really open and flexible in taking on the set up of all the florals for us. Overall, I could not imagine doing our wedding day without Suzette. She was truly the main point of contact for all vendors on the wedding day and the days leading up to it. It allowed us to be fully present with our guests for the entire wedding weekend, which was invaluable. We also didn't have to ask any of our guests or family to help with anything, because she truly took care of it all. If anything went awry on the wedding day, I have no idea because Suzette handled it behind the scenes. She and her husband came and picked up all the boxes of decorations for set-up and packed everything up and delivered back to our hotel room in the evening, so we could go straight to our after party. Using Suzette as our day of coordinator was truly the best decision we made and I couldn't recommend her more!

If you're on the search for a Day of Coordinator, look no further!…read more Suzette had been amazing from day 1! She is always responsive and puts our minds at ease when it came to the big and leading up to it. Suzette makes a personal connection with you and honestly feels like a long-time friend. She'll be upfront with you and not mince words and take care of everything she absolutely can. I found Suzette through Instagram and began to look her up more online. I even contacted previous couples to make sure they were satisfied with her services and everyone I spoke to raved about her, so after our initial meeting we understood what everyone was talking about. We hired Suzette before the pandemic and even when COVID hit, she kept checking in on me and my fiance. When we approached her about wanting to find a DJ as we didn't know any we were impressed with, she immediately gave us the name of the best DJ. Suzette created a Google Drive for us with EVERY little detail we needed and she needed to make the day smooth. She even helped to chase down some vendors that started to ghost us and kept them on track with making sure it worked out. Suzette and her husband Patrick were amazing on the day of the wedding as well. She continuously fixed my dress the entire night and helped to keep me together when I got to the venue late! She and Patrick decorated the venue beautifully and went above and beyond in helping us, keeping us calm, and helping us have a great day! I've recommended Suzette several times already! Everyone should use her services and truly enjoy their wedding day. Make sure to check out her Instagram to find more information! Thank you, Suzette and Patrick!

Yall. I am so incredibly particular about every single damn thing that when it came time to my 40th…read morebirthday, I decided to throw myself a huge party ON MY OWN because I figured no one would do it quite like how I had envisioned it. Well, once I secured the venue and started trying to secure vendors, I realized this was going to be a LOT more stressful than I had imagined. I'd met Alana at The Sinclair when I did a walkthrough. She answered all my questions and when I told her about my vision and what I wanted, you could tell she truly saw it and wasn't just trying to appease me. So when it came time to hire someone to take on Day-Of coordination, I knew she was the perfect person for the job. This event, was truly truly a labor of love, one which I poured just about every ounce of energy into. I get so wrapped up in what I want that it's hard for me to delegate because I know no one will do it quite like how I want it. Enter Alana. She truly truly just gets it. Yall. When I tell you that not only did Alana know exactly wtf I wanted, but she executed it better than I could have even imagined! I was literally speechless. Alana and Denise truly made my night super special, took care of everything, and checked on me endlessly throughout the night to see if I needed anything. There is no way I would have been able to pull off this party without Alana. Not only does she have the knowledge and experience, but her personality and warmth truly make you feel at ease.

Alana and her whole team were amazing from start to finish! We were referred to Godoy by our venue,…read moreThe Sinclair, and luckily they were still available for wedding coordination. We got married this Valentine's Day and had so much decor with us, but Bianca and Lauren did an incredible job setting up and ensuring the day went smoothly. I was also in constant communication with Alana and Bianca during the couple months leading up to the date. I want to get married again just thinking about it!

There are truly not enough words to describe how great our experience working with Stephanie on our…read morewedding was absolutely incredible. She was with us every step of the way and made sure I was reminded of the little details I may have forgotten or didn't think I needed to worry about as early. She was so personable and kind and honestly became a friend by the end of the planning. She was always super calm and organized with every step in the long process of wedding planning. The day of was seamless and even with some little weather issues she made everything way less stressful and ensured everything was set with all of the vendors before I even got there. I can go on and on about how amazing Stephanie was and HIGHLY recommend her for your wedding coordinating! Love you Steph!!

Stephanie is the absolute best! She went signifcantly above and beyond what we paid for by meeting…read morewith us more regularly, finding vendors for us, meeting with us at the venue multiple times and helping out so much for our very detailed DIY wedding. My wife and I are eternally grateful for Stephanie support and calm attitude during the planning process and the wedding day. It sounds cliche but we really could not have done it without her. She was so good, I recommended her to my sister's wedding and now Stephanie feels like part of the family!