Mary is absolutely remarkable at what she does!! Choosing Mary as our officiant was hands down the best decision we made for our wedding. My husband and I absolutely adore her, and any couple would be incredibly lucky to have her be part of their special day. Mary has a heart of gold and genuinely cares about her clients. Her attention to detail is unmatched, and she goes above and beyond to ensure your wedding feels personal, meaningful, and completely stress-free. She has a gift for honoring your unique love-story and for making everything come together in a magical way. Mary is truly wonderful in every sense of the word--a rare gem. With years of experience in wedding coordination, floral design, and officiating, she brings a level of expertise that truly sets her apart--but what makes her exceptional is who she is as a person. 12/10 would recommend! read more

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Mary, Thank you for giving our family a vow renewal we will cherish forever. Your warm spirit and genuine care were felt in every part of the ceremony. The Olive Tree was such a beautiful touch, and we appreciate you going out of your way to make sure it had everything it needed to be perfect. You made our kids feel included and loved, and that meant everything to us. Your presence is truly special, and we're so grateful you were the one guiding our day. Blessings to you and yours. read more

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Mary Bowerman was the officiant at our wedding. We had homework to do assigned by her but it was all tied into the wedding. I didn't know what to expect as it was my first time getting married but as calm as she was, SO PROFESSIONAL, she made me calm with her aura. Very soft spoken but yet stern as she reminded us of things we needed the day before the wedding. If we knew she did it all, not just be the officiant, we would've have booked her for it all. She made it as easy as can be. I'm sure she does this a lot and it shows. She got emotional at our wedding but her and her team was amazing to work with. I would say I would hire her again but I don't plan on getting married again because I found my forever. I am sure if you find yourself working with her, she will not let you down. I highly recommend het and the team to do it all for you. Such a WONDERFUL & AMAZING person. read more

Mary Bowerman from Elements of style was one of the main factors that made our big day as stress free and smooth as possible. From our first meeting with her, it was obvious she had extensive experience and knowledge. She helped us to make all of our ideas a reality, informing us of the practicalities and nuances that would help to make the ceremony run as smoothly as possible. She also informed us of some options that we hadn't even thought of, which resulted in some of our most memorable and cherished moments. If you are getting married and want to make sure the ceremony gets done right, hire Mary with Elements of Style! read more

Mary with Elements of Style ans ger staff were completely and utterly amazing. Honestly I am so glad she was recommended to us by Kona Kai Resort. She was amazing she is a one stop shop and she actually cares about your happiness and the love you have on your special day. My husband loved her, so did my family and all my friends. We got nonstop compliments on the flowers, everything was amazing. There is NO NEED to shop around this is the place and best this she is local to San Diego area so we were really glad we had her, honestly our wedding would not have been as beautiful without her, and we no longer live in the area and she got our vision and the day was perfect. She is AMAZING!! read more

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Working with Mary was a dream. She was instrumental in managing our wedding day! She was awesome. Managing the timeline, vendors, and decor, making the whole planning process a pleasure. The flow of the day was seamless, and we received endless compliments on how beautiful and organized the ceremony, dinner, and reception were. She truly allowed us to relax and enjoy our special day. We highly recommend working with Mary and her Team. Paulo and Jeff read more

Mary was unfortunately booked for our wedding day. She went out of her way to help us find someone else. Very classy, professional, and unexpected. read more

Mary was fantastic. She was integral throughout the entire planning process. I was a bride who doesn't know florals and only had a very basic idea of what I wanted. Mary helped me decide on the style and types of florals providing examples and photos. She had worked at our venue previously and had a lot of very useful tips. Her and her staff were on time, set up and took down seamlessly. She was also our officiant and did an excellent job, she provided examples again and allowed us to add our own spin/pieces. Prices are very affordable and she offers several items to rent which is helpful in avoiding clutter! Thank you again to Mary and her team! - Amanda & Kevin read more

Mary was the BEST thing that happened to my wedding AND my mental health! Every single time there was a problem she took care of it and told me I did not need to worry - which happened a LOT because we got married on a Navy base and their security office was a nightmare. She went to bat for me and I never had to worry once about whether things would be okay. She also did the florals, ordered rentals (chairs, table cloths, dinnerware, decorations), and did the day of coordition with her additional team members -she did it all. Her entire vision was me being happy and doing whatever I wanted in my wedding. I texted, called, emailed all the time for a 2 year period of random things I wanted to do and she made it happen no question. She is a timeline master and worked with all my vendors to make sure we were on the same page. She is the type of person when she talks, people listen. And trust me you want that person working for you! She let me put her phone number on my wedding website so that all the guests contacted her with their questions and problems so that I wouldn't get them. She arranged transportation for me. She also planned my entire rehearsal dinner at The Islander in Coronado because my in-laws were an across the country! She has done sooo many weddings and she can show you pictures of ideas from what she's done in the past if you don't know what you want. Mary was born for this role and the best thing I ever did was choose her as my wedding planner. I couldn't have imagined doing it without her. I'll tell you what - even my guests starting chanting "MARY! MARY!! MARY!!!" at my reception when I thanked her in my speech! Everyone loves her. If you want a stylish and seamless wedding, hire her! read more

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We were recommended Mary Bowerman by The Point in Mission Bay. Mary was our Florist and Day-of-coordinator for our wedding ceremony and reception on June 17th. Mary was very helpful and organized all the way up to the wedding. She was able to help us build and execute our vision and perfect wedding day. Our day could have been chaos if we didn't have her! She was an amazing and inspiring individual to work with and we would HIGHLY recommend her for your floral & day-of-coordinator needs! read more

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My husband and I eloped and decided to have our small ceremony at the Kona Kai San Diego Resort. Mary Bowerman is the officiant and wedding planner they partner with and we absolutely couldn't have pictured our special day without her. From the moment we met, Mary just has this beautiful energy, a genuine sense of love and understanding for all her clients. We felt an immediate connection with her. She loves her job so much that she underwent surgery days before our ceremony and still made sure everything would be ready (luckily her surgery went very well and she was well rested, assured us she wanted to be present). God bless because it truly felt as if family was officiating our ceremony. Since then, we've kept in touch with her and are even inviting her to our baby shower. Mary is AMAZING and we would highly recommend her! read more

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Mary and her team are INCREDIBLE! From our initial consultation with her, we knew she was highly experienced, professional, and knew what she was doing. Throughout the process, she met with us in person several times before our wedding day, and held additional phone calls to make sure all details and timelines were up to date. Mary is detail-oriented, thorough, and so knowledgeable about the wedding industry/wedding day and she made our day so special and seamless! Our venue, the Coronado Community Center, is only a venue and we needed to hire all of our vendors separately. Mary was instrumental in making sure all the vendors were on the same page, before and during our wedding day. I had Mary's team set up all of the centerpiece we brought, and they did a fantastic job and made it look even more beautiful than I could have imagined. We had the most seamless day, and we both had so much fun! If you hire Mary, you will be able to relax and enjoy your wedding day to the fullest! We love you, Mary!! Thank you for our amazing day! read more

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Like most brides, I have dreamed of my wedding day FORVER and I have to say, BECAUSE of Mary and her crew, they made that day happen for us! Trying to plan a wedding during a pandemic was a complete joke. We went thru 3 completely different venues, which then had 3 different plans. The process of being let down by each of these venues Covid restrictions, felt so defeating, and I can honestly say this magical day would not have happened without Mary and her team. When I look back on the planning of three different venues (which then felt like we had planned 3 different weddings at that point) leading up to the day, I am BEYOND thankful that Mary was there from the start. People say, " leave it to the professional"... and that is MARY! This is her field, her passion, and my goodness she knows how to make these things go off flawlessly. Not only does she know the ins and outs of weddings, her personal support and encouragement is an added gift in her being apart of this process. She was ALWAYS there in a second to ensure she was going to make it happen, and was calm and comforting through ALL the chaos of venue changing. One thing that stands out that I really appreciated from Mary is she NEVER left you hanging. Her communication was spot on, and response times in emails/text was fantastic, which made me feel secure in the planning. The communication with the other people involved was great, with timelines so everyone was kept in the loop! Mary knows the little details that I had no idea needed to be taken care of, and that is where I know I had the best help I could have ever asked for. The FLOWERS! They were amazing. With all the venue changes, flowers and table decor were the last things on my mind. To be honest, I had forgotten the vision of what I had even asked Mary and her team to create, because at this point, I just wanted a wedding to happen! But oh my goodness, when Mary arrived at the hotel to drop off my bouquet it literally took my breathe away! It was the most gorgeous arrangement I had ever seen, and even better than the pictures I had given her of what I wanted it to look like! When we arrived at the reception room, we were blown away at the details I had originally forgotten I had asked, were there... and it was brought to life... it was AMAZING! The colors and the layout was MORE than I could have ever imagined. We loved the details of our sweetheart table and so many guests commented on how gorgeous everything looked. Like I previously said, this day would NOT have happened without the encouragement and planning by Mary! She restored my excitement for the wedding by creating the best day I've dreamed of my whole life. I still can't believe we made it happen and I still can't stop smiling at how perfect of a day it was! We can't Thank you enough for being there through every step and little detail that do make all the difference in creating a day that we will never forget! I wish we could have the wedding all over again! read more

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We hired Mary as our wedding coordinator for our wedding at Oceanview Room in Point Loma. This was a destination wedding for my now husband and I since we live on the east coast. Mary's knowledge of our venue (on a military base) was instrumental in making helpful recommendations that we would have otherwise overlooked. One key recommendation was about the tablecloths and how they would look much nicer if done a certain way (not the way the base would typically have done it). She was absolutely right! Something that we didn't observe, but experienced was how much she was doing behind the scenes. As I was about to walk down the aisle with my Dad, I vaguely recall someone fluffing my dress to make it look wonderful......when I saw the wedding video I learned that it was Mary. We didn't have to make a single decision on our wedding day because Mary was so available to us to plan leading up to it. We simply were able to experience our amazing day while she managed and coordinated everything. We give our highest recommendation for Mary and her crew! read more

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We were connected with Mary/Elements of Style through the coordinator at our wedding venue - and we feel so lucky that we were! Mary was our officiant & florist and she was excellent at both. She sent us ceremony options to choose from and we were able to work with her to add our own vows/personalize them. On the day of, she and her crew made sure everything ran smoothly and our ceremony was beautiful. Mary & crew were both professional and personable. Highly recommended. read more

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Mary Bowerman LITERALLY made our wedding-- it was a super small 12 person wedding but, Mary made it feel so special!! We gave her pretty minimal instruction on our wedding vows and the florals-- yet she still managed to bring our vision to life. She exceeded our expectations as both the officiant and florist. She is very communicative and she went out of her way to get us a mini wedding cake (completely unprompted) Several of the guests went out of their way to share that she was the best officiant they've experienced for a wedding. Can't recommend her enough!! read more

Mary was absolutely incredible! It was such a joy to work with her and her team. She was so supportive and was available to plan over the phone months in advance. My husband and I are not local to the SD area, so Mary was so extremely helpful with all details and planning. She was incredibly knowledgeable about our venue and vendors that we were working with and was able to help guide with tips and best practices. When we finally met in person a couple days prior to the wedding, it was like greeting an old friend. On the day of the wedding she kept us on schedule (which was very tight since we had a lot of events, 3 outfit changes, and two ceremonies) and made everything completely stress-free knowing it was in the best of hands. I can't say enough great things about her team as well since they were all so amazing, kind and so helpful. I also DIY'd a lot of details for the wedding so a lot of care from her team went into setting up the decor I had made and they nailed everything. Mary also made my stunning bouquet as well as bridesmaid flowers and I am so in love with them! We felt so much love and care from Mary and her team since they all went above and beyond in making our wedding day incredible and made our happiness and satisfaction top priority. I cannot recommend her enough! We are sooo grateful to Mary for making our wedding day seamless and amazing! read more

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Mary and her team made my wedding an absolute fairytale. Mary truly thought of every detail- from the gorgeous flowers to the beautiful welcome table to the schedule of the events which ran so smoothly. She met with us several times before the wedding to make sure that all of our desires were met, and we would have the best day of our lives. Mary even came to our wedding rehearsal the day before at the church to make sure we had everything we needed for the big day, even though the church already had a coordinator too. At cocktail hour and the reception, Mary and her team greeted all of our guests and made sure that everyone was taken care of. Before my new husband and I made our grand entrance, Mary came up to the bridal ready room to help adjust my husband's boutonniere and give us words of encouragement before greeting all of our guests. Mary is generous, welcoming, and loving. We were blessed to have Mary be a part of our day. Thank you Mary. (Also the photography I've added to this post was done by Paige Hill Photography) read more

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Mary was absolutely amazing and key to making our wedding day as beautiful and perfect as it was. She helped with literally everything! So kind and even officiated our wedding. She brought my vision to life. I worked very hard picking everything and she really understood our needs. Would recommend any bride to her! We got so many compliments on how gorgeous our entire day was. read more

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My Husband and I had the absolute pleasure of hiring Elements of Style for our wedding on May 20th 2018. We had Mary do month of coordination and she also doubled as our florist. My husband and I always knew that our wedding would be a little different and unique, not too traditional and that it would take a special coordinator to make it happen, and Mary and her team delivered on every single level. Our wedding was absolute perfection!! Mary and her team took our ideas and implemented them flawlessly. They have impeccable communication skills and Mary is some sort of wizard when it comes to making flower arrangements. What made our wedding a little trickier than most was that our ceremony took place at Cuvier Park (The Wedding Bowl) in La Jolla with a quick turn around for our reception at the Coronado Community Center on Coronado Island. Needless to say two venues had to essentially be set up and taken down within hours of each other which also included coordinating multiple vendors at both locations. The results for both locations were amazing. Mary and her team took our blueprints and made them reality. On the day of our wedding we had nothing to worry about as we knew our wedding was in great hands. And our guests are still raving about how much fun they had even though it has now been a couple months since the wedding. If you're looking for a coordinator and/or florist who can make your wildest wedding dream come true (and even better than you imagined) there is no need to look further. Mary takes so much time and care into everything you ask for. I remember her saying "Just call me at anytime if you have any questions", and at one point my then Fiance and I were on the phone with her at 12:30 at night answering some of our concerns. People can go the extra mile in their work, when Mary goes the extra mile and then just keeps on going. She and her team are wonderful, and if you have made it this far in this review you have just found your wedding coordinator, so stop reading and contact Mary and her team today!!! read more

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Elements of Style was able to help us plan our wedding in a very last minute fashion and we were impressed. Much like other brides, Covid had ruined our plans and we ended up at a different venue - the La Valencia with about a month and a half to plan our wedding. I was very particular about the decorations I wanted and had a real vision for the alter that was a bit tricky. Mary had a few back-to-back phone calls with me to finalize décor details and was able to pull the look I was going for off! I was impressed she was able to pull it all together so close to the date. The floral was also handled by Mary and turned out beautifully. She totally understood my vision and I would recommend her. read more

Mary is a great partner in the wedding planning process! She was so helpful to us as we planned our wedding - answering questions quickly, helping us deal with vendors - and taking care of EVERYTHING the day of so we didn't have to worry about anything but getting married! She not only was our day-of coordinator, but also did our flowers and decorations. We were somewhat clueless about what we wanted but she somehow pulled together the ideas we did have and totally understood the vision we were going for - casual, celebratory, elegant. It turned out absolutely beautifully. We highly recommend her services! read more

My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed working with Mary and her team at Elements of Style! I was getting overwhelmed by all of the ins and outs of wedding planning on my own. I had visited a few venues and their event planners only added to my level of stress and anxiety. I remember my first conversation with Mary. I felt like such a huge weight was taken off of my shoulders and I could finally breathe. She listened to what I wanted and then painted such an amazing picture of exactly what she could do for me. She gave me more options than I thought were possible within my budget. She made me cry tears of joy, relief and of comfort. Mary is a one stop shop! She was our wedding planner, day of event Cordinator, our officiant, our florist and she even set up our professional photographer. She had so many ceremony wording options/packages for us to review. It was easy to find one that fit out personalities and energy! She has such a calming presence and always made me feel confident approaching our wedding day! I loved being able to reach out directly to Mary through email/phone for questions or ideas. She was eager to make any changes I needed and never made me feel like I was a burden. She seemed to always be available and was super responsive. I needed that to help ease the anxious feelings. I HIGHLY recommend Elements of Style!! Thank you Mary!!!! read more

Mary was truly our Guardian Angel for our wedding. We hosted a weekday small summer wedding at Paradise Point Resort and Spa, San Diego, CA. The Event & Sales Department referred my event to Mary. Mary was our one stop shop: Ordained Minister Mentor, Event Coordinator, DJ, & Florist. Leading up to the wedding, my husband and I were extremely busy with work and school. We were definitely not the couple that had our wedding plans all thought out nor did we have the time to plan out the details. Mary was so flexible with our work schedule. We had to reschedule our initial consultation twice. Finally when we could chat, we appreciated Mary acknowledging our craziness of a lifestyle and offered to make our wedding planning process super simple for us. She organized a fill in form, where my husband and I filled it out late at night regarding what we wanted. Our answers were definitely one note. For example: What type of flower would we like? Our Answer: Red Mary responds with options: roses, carnations... Our Answer: whichever you think is best :) I was not the bride who bought all the wedding magazines and hand picked all the styles I wanted, but Mary truly executed a wedding as though I did pick it out of a wedding magazine. See: Nick & Sarah Castillo Wright Wedding We assure you, Mary is the best of the best. She is knowledgeable, organized, and above everything, has a golden heart. My husband and I are definitely procrastinators, and informed Mary of many last minute wedding things however Mary ran with it and executed everything our hearts desired for our special day. She wanted to make sure our wedding was special, enjoyable, and memorable...and she definitely achieved that. Please don't hesitate and move forward with locking a date with her ASAP. read more

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I used Mary to help me with a party to celebrate my elopement. From the very first meeting she was enthusiastic and seemed to understand my vision immediately. She recommended fantastic vendors and was great and patient with me when I would change my mind about things. The day of our event I truly could not have been happier. She took complete charge and encouraged me to go relax and enjoy my day leading up to the party, that she had everything under control. The venue we used is at a rec center and is used for dance classes and preschool classes so it needed a complete makeover. When I walked in as the party began I was completely blown away, it exceeded all my expectations and dreams. She had an amazing team who anticipated my every need and during the event we received so many compliments on how great everyone was and how beautiful the room looked. Mary was wonderful to work with, incredibly talented, and gave me a party of my dreams. She also did all the flowers for the party and again, exceeded my hopes. I'm a big lover of flowers and what she designed was Beautiful!!! read more

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I found Elements of Styles as a recommendation from my venue I used (San Diego Mission Bay Resort). I could not be happier and satisfied with Mary and her team and Elements of Style. This was a destination wedding technically and so attempting to plan and get everything done before hand was a task. Mary assisted and kept everything on track, their professionalism and the effort on the day of can not be understated! The ceremony, flowers, receptions were all taken care of by Elements of Style and the results were impeccable. I am so thankful to Mary and her team! For making our day wonderful! read more

Mary was great to help coordinate our delayed covid wedding here in San Diego at La Valencia Hotel - while it was a small gathering it was the most perfect day for us with close family and a few friends. Everything went off without a hitch, the decor, food and whole day was just wonderful. Our family mostly from the east coast were overly impressed with the venue and Mary's team as well - she had great ideas but also listened to my preferences; the day of, she always was checking on us as the husband/wife to make sure we were having a good time as well and not too overwhelmed that we could enjoy the day! Also her lovely daughter - Cassie B Project was the perfect band for us as well and the icing on the cake of an awesome day - I wish we could do the day again! :) read more

Mary officiated our wedding, and she brought an abundance of love to our day. Mary's experience and heart make her the perfect person to help facilitate a monumental day in any couple's journey. It was truly an honor to have her there. Though I'd been with my now husband for 7 years and had been telling him that I love him for all of them, I was at a bit of a loss for how to properly tell him in front of a crowd of family and friends. I was referred to Mary by one of her friends who was unavailable, which really is just a testament to the wonderful people Mary surrounds herself with. Mary was not only quick to respond (a rare quality in the wedding industry), but her energy and ideas immediately gave me ease in setting up a ceremony script. It was the perfect balance of things that just come with true love and things that were personal to us. Planning was stressful and on a particularly difficult day, I even found myself reading our script to get my feet back on the ground. I can't thank her enough. read more

Mary is an excellent wedding planner. My wife and I live in Hong Kong but our wedding was held in San Diego, CA. Mary conducted video calls with us from time to time, and with her and her team's help, our wedding ran well perfectly as we expected and helped our guests enjoy the day! The decorations she helped us with were amazing, showing her care towards different customer needs. Her experience definitely showed when it came to organizing our wedding ceremony as well as the dinner reception. We would like to thank her for her help and we are very happy with Mary's help and company for our big day! read more

I can not express how thankful I am for this woman! Mary was so helpful through out my entire wedding and went above and beyond to make us have one of the best weddings we had ever been to which is ours haha! Anyway Mary is an amazing person that will definitely help you take stress off from everything that goes in a wedding . Super punctual and on top of everything! Mary and her assistant are amazing hard working people with an amazing spirit . My husband and I were very pleased . Thank you Mary!! read more

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This review is long overdue. I was married in July and Mary provided the flowers for my ceremony and reception. I loved my flowers! When I arrived at the venue, Mary stole me away for a minute to show me her work. I was blown away. The centerpieces were perfect, the flowers on the cake looked like they were out of a magazine. My bouquet and my girls' bouquets were elegant and lovely and the bouts for the men were perfectly matched. Mary was very easy to work with and the best value for the money. She worked with my budget and really strived to match my vision (spoiler- she totally achieved the look I was going for). I would highly recommend Mary and her team to everyone! read more

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Loved working with Mary and Elements of style. My wedding flowers were all I dreamed for and more. Great with communication and easy to work with. read more

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Mary Bowerman from Elements of Style is hands down the best wedding coordinator ever! If I could give her 100 stars, I would. Hiring Mary to be in charge of our June 5, 2016 wedding on the Point Loma Naval Base was absolutely the best decision I made. Mary was always available to answer my questions day and night, via phone, text, and email. She even met me at a crafts store to help pick out table accessories. She had great ideas to make my wedding beautiful. Mary was also our florist, and her flowers were stunning! My bridal bouquet and bridesmaids' bouquets were exactly what I had hoped for. Mary decorated the ceremony site and each table beautifully with LED lights, candles, and flowers. Mary helped vet the vendors for my wedding on the Navy Base, and she made sure all my vendors were kept in the loop and that my wedding night progressed according to our timeline. Mary took care of every single detail before, during, and after my wedding. (i.e. during my reception one guest table needed another chair, so Mary had the waiter get a chair and set another place setting for my guest at the table.) Mary took care of the table place cards, the sign-in book, the gift table - everything! And this to me is amazing - Mary's help did not stop on my wedding night. There was one issue a few days after my wedding that needed to be addressed, and even though it had absolutely nothing to do with Mary, she still stepped in to fix the problem. There are not enough adjectives in the world to describe how wonderful Mary is. During the last few months of helping me plan the perfect wedding, she became more than a wedding coordinator - she became a treasured friend. I am so lucky I found Mary - I don't know what I would have done without her! I think this picture says it all - How many people do you know hug their wedding coordinator with gratitude and joy at their wedding? Mary - you are awesome! Because of you, my wedding was a huge success. Thank you so much for making my wedding perfect! read more

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Love Mary! Her attention to detail is spot on. She created beautiful flowers for my wedding and I couldn't be more grateful for her work!

Words can't express how we feel about Mary! She's a Jack of all trades. We hired Mary for my daughter's wedding that took place at Tom Ham's Lighthouse last weekend. She was our officiant, floral designer and wedding planner. The week before the wedding you get a little frazzled as a Mother of the Bride. Mary took care of contacting and coordinating our vendors and set up an itinerary and arrival times for them. She conducted our wedding rehearsal, the flowers were gorgeous and she made sure things ran smoothly at the reception. She and her 2 assistants stayed until the end and packed everything up for us. We love Mary and would highly recommend her! read more

Mary was so great! She was able to meet with us multiple times to make sure my day was just what I wanted. The flower arrangements were beautiful. I was able to send pictures of what I envisioned and she made it happen. She is reliable and definitely made my job stress free. read more

Mary did week-of coordination and flowers for my July 2019 wedding. Me and my husband planned our wedding from SF, and we appreciated how familiar she is with many San Diego wedding vendors. She is patient and conducted several phone calls in the lead up to my wedding, and she sent us a detailed plan for our wedding in the first week of contact. The flowers and greenery she did for our arch looked beautiful, and she and her team moved them from the arch to reception tables to minimize cost and waste! I loved my bouquet and the flower decorations in our cake as well. She and her team were also patient and did a great job keeping things moving on our wedding day! read more

Where to begin about Mary?!?! You know when you meet someone and feel an instant connection? That is Mary's super power! We exchanged emails, and agreed to meet. My fiancé (now husband), and I went to her house and met with her in her office. She is personable and professional, and asked a ton of questions to get a real understanding of what we wanted. She recommended SD Linens for my tables, chairs, Linens and lighting and DJ Justin (Windham). I hired both, and they were fabulous, see my reviews for them on their pages. Mary was available morning, noon and night! I could call, text or email anytime and she'd get back to me right away! She puts you at ease, and is constantly reassuring. Mary was my officiant as well as day of wedding planner. Because of her super power, charisma, she held everyone's attention during the ceremony. I was so laser focused on her speaking, that I was able to BE in the moment and really enjoy it. We had a Star Wars wedding, and she incorporated some Star Wars references for us. All of my guests commented on how amazing she was!! Mary is the best at what she does, but if you can't afford to have her as a planner, at least have her as your officiant!! I can't thank her enough for helping to make my day perfect!!! read more

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I cannot rave enough about Mary and her assistant Corrine! My husband and I were blown away by her work, and her prices for day of coordination and florist services. Our flowers looked amazing in every picture, my bouquet, arch, and sweethearts table was exactly what I dreamt of, she kept our drinks full, brought us food, picked up after us, made sure all of our vendors were staying on schedule with meeting our requests every moment of our day. Mary & Corrine took a huge load off of our shoulders by setting up, and breaking down our venue so that we could be with family/wedding party and focus on getting ready. When the wedding was over all of our belongings were carefully packed and ready to go leaving no clean up for my wedding party. I am including photos to share her amazing work. Take my word for it, you won't regret reaching out to Mary for your floral/coordinating needs! read more

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Mary was our wonderful Day-of-Coordinator and officiant. We found Mary because she was a preferred vendor at our venue (Paradise Point) and also worked really well with our photographer and she did a great job with really knowing our venue well and working well with our other vendors. We were really excited about everything she offered for the coordination but then when she offered to officiate for us for a package rate and she sent us samples of her ceremonies we were so moved, we knew she was a perfect fit. So first about her coordination: My husband and I are scientists so we care a LOT about details, Mary is just like us and extremely detail oriented. I was so nervous that the details I took two years to plan would get forgotten or overlooked and Mary was able to follow every little thing we wanted done and made our wedding just flawless! We wouldn't have been able to have the wedding we had without her. She kept the timeline going perfectly and was always making sure we were well taken care of. She was easy to contact and even if she was busy, she always acknowledged our emails and let us know when she'd respond. She was very professional and also warm and helpful. She also saved the day with safety pins for my broken bustle. She did great with our rehearsal the day before as well, on our wedding day everything went so smoothly. Now officiating: Our guests absolutely LOVED how personal our ceremony was and it moved them to tears. She had such beautiful words that weren't just cookie cutter. She personalized it exactly to us (and even learned some Hawaiian phrases and traditions for us since we live in Hawaii). It felt like we had a good friend up there with us who was also really great at officiating. She even shed some tears which proves that she really does care about her couples. She also took care of our marriage license very quickly which we appreciated. We are so happy looking at our ceremony pictures and having her with us! read more

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