I cannot even begin to thank Leslie and her amazing team enough for making our wedding day the most incredible day of our lives. From beginning to end Leslie was a delight to work with and we could not have done any of it without her, she truly delivered us the wedding of our dreams. Leslie came highly referred to us personally as she had already done two of our close friends' weddings so we knew her work was impeccable. It was only after working with her that I could truly appreciate her magic! I am slightly OCD and I thought I was organized but Leslie gave me something to aspire to! Her Google drive documents, prompt responses, and attention to detail is unrivaled. I had a pretty clear vision of how I wanted our wedding to look, aesthetic and color-wise but I had no idea where to start and definitely needed help bringing that vision to life with vendor recommendations and coordination. Leslie and her team were extremely professional, quick, creative, and made our day perfect. We got so many compliments on how beautiful everything was, how smoothly the day went, and how kind and amazing Leslie's team was. We got to enjoy our wedding day stress-free because of ENCORE and their hard work. They truly made us feel comfortable and secure during what can be a very stressful time. She is the BEST gift we could have given ourselves on our wedding day and we will recommend ENCORE again and again to anyone getting married! Leslie is just the very best and we love her! read more

Wow! I can't say enough about how Leslie handled my daughter's wedding over the past several months. Her firm attention to detail while working with vendors/partners while always maintaining a soft and supportive approach when working directly with my wife and daughter is a rare find. To be able to create the vision and style of your bride's wedding and then have the business skills necessary to bring everyone together to pull it off flawlessly is a special skill. I'm here to tell you, Leslie has it! Leslie, you helped to make Saturday one of the most special memories for our bride & groom, our families and our friends. For that, we will always be grateful. You're the best. Thank you! read more

Leslie and her team are simply the best! My wife and daughter hired her for the wedding that took place this past Saturday night which turned out to be magical and as perfect as one could hope for. Leslie was there every step of the way to make my daughter's wedding as easy and pain-free as possible for the bride and her mother. The day of the wedding she was first to arrive and the last to leave, always checking in to make sure that everything was running smoothly and according to schedule. How do you know that your wedding was a hit? I'll tell you how, by being bombarded by relatives and friends throughout the entire event that this was the best wedding ever! Using a plethora of adjectives like fantastic, wonderful, magical, epic, the best ever, perfect and so on... Getting married,?? call Leslie, she is simply the best! Thanks so much for everything Leslie. read more

Leslie was the planner at a wedding we went to a while ago. My wife and I were immediately commenting on how beautiful the decor was and how stunning the presentation was. As a regular joe, I am not typically taken a back by such things but this was different. The rest of the evening went off without a hitch and was wonderfully scheduled and coordinated. We decided to give her a shot for our own event. We found Leslie to be dedicated and passionate. She really enjoyed the planning process and was not shy about taking our rudimentary ideas and thoughts and creating a vision with them. Her vision was not only made a reality, but the level of communication back and forth was better than I expected as well. She was attentive, and delivered impeccable service. Everything was about us and our needs, and she worked her best to meet them. Every recommendation she made fit together like a puzzle piece of perfection. The party was beautiful and everyone was so complimentary of the setup and evening in general. Her skills are second to none and if you are looking for an edge in planning a beautiful event, Leslie will give you that. We were thrilled with the decision to hire Leslie. Her fee was reasonable and we found it to be worth every penny of the investment. Most of these events are once in a ifetime chances at creating memories and they have to be perfect. If you dont want to leave that perfection to chance, hire Leslie. You wont regret it a bit. read more

Leslie and Stacey are the best of the best. From the moment that my husband and I met with Leslie, I knew that she would make our dream wedding come true. We engaged Leslie to provide complete wedding planning and design services and I am confidant to say that it was the best decision we made in the entire wedding process. Throughout the entire planning process Leslie and Stacey were extremely organized, professional and a pleasure to work with. At the beginning of the planning, we received a checklist/ timeline of tasks. Each week, I received an email that detailed the items completed the week before, those that needed to be completed in the coming week and those that needed to be completed that month. This made an endlessly long and overwhelming list a set of manageable tasks. Everyone told me I was the calmest bride they had ever worked with and I truly believe that this is a testament to how wonderful Leslie and Stacey are at what they do. The day of the wedding, everything ran extremely smoothly and not a single detail was out of place. It was truly a dream come true. If there were any issues, I had no idea. My bridesmaids, my mom and I were at the venue all day. Every once in while someone from the team would check in or give me an update. Leslie, Stacey and their team members were there all day and always with a smile on their face. Everything was executed to perfection. read more

We hired Leslie/Encore to plan our wedding and are happy to say that we got much more than we expected. Her sense of style, attention to detail, vendor connections and vision were instrumental in making our special day the wedding of our dreams. Her vendor recommendations were spot on and she worked with us to find solutions that fit our expectations and our budget. Additionally, her ability to understand our overall direction and combine it with her unique and impeccable sense of style resulted in final products that were beautiful, elegant and uniquely fitted to our taste. The setup at our ceremony and reception literally took our breath away. In the month since our wedding we have received many complements on the band, invitations, flowers, food, décor, and the list goes on and on. Everything was absolutely perfect! We LOVE Leslie, she is WONDERFUL, and we HIGHLY recommend her to plan your next special event!! read more

Leslie's professional, honest and fun approach to event planning is unlike anything I've ever experienced. As an indecisive, disorganized, procrastinator who knows nothing about style, I found myself overwhelmed by wedding planning and began to dread every task. Leslie took the tedious, stressful stuff off my plate and made the whole experience exciting again. I wish I could give more than 5 stars. Leslie, along with her incredible team members, Taylor and Stephanie, BEYOND SURPASSED our expectations of what a wedding coordinator should/could do. Yes, my groom was blown away by how seamless an fun the whole day went. We initially were not going to book a wedding coordinator because we thought it was too far outside our budget but, when things got tough, we knew we had to take action. We now wish would have booked ENCORE from day one. Worth every penny and more. Leslie keeps you on track with your to-do list, she takes over all contact with your vendors, she planned our timeline perfectly, right down to the minute. There were ZERO hiccups in our day and it was all because of ENCORE. Small example, during the reception, a server had mistakenly taken one of our personalized champagne flutes. I told Stephanie this and she said calmly, "No problem". I thought it would be impossible to retrieve amongst 150 other glasses and she had it back in 10 min! Leslie's experience in the industry coupled with her friendly, down-to-earth demeanor is invaluable. She advised on so many details that I was so lost on: positioning my 12 bridesmaids... yes, 12!... ceremony chair set up, how to set up the reception room (with DJ, Cake, photo booth, bar), I could go on and on. And the timeline... I know I already said this but, man, the timeline was PERFECT, down to every last bridesmaid's hair and make-up time slot. Lastly, every single physical item that no bride wants to remember to take home was completely taken care of and accounted for from the moment I handed them to Encore. Leslie helped me to draft a list of all items; And when the weekend was over, I had every last photo booth prop, picture frame with family members we've lost, ring box, veil, champagne flutes, personalized cake cutter..... there are SO MANY MORE ITEMS.... it was all back in my room. IF YOU WANT A STRESS-FREE WEDDING PLANNING EXPERIENCE AND A PERFECT WEDDING DAY, HIRE LESLIE KAPLAN AND ENCORE EVENT DESIGNS!!!! read more

We hired Leslie and Encore to help us as a partial planner, and we couldn't have been happier with her work! We were planning the wedding remotely, and she made our lives SO easy. From vendor suggestions and coordination to design help to taking care of a thousand little details that we would have never thought of, Leslie and her team were amazing to work with. They were responsive, professional and just awesome to work with. Throughout the entire process, Leslie was very calm, and it made us stay calm even with last minute changes. We didn't have to worry about a single thing on the day of our wedding, and we owe a lot of that to the Encore team. We absolutely loved working with them! read more

Leslie and her team are amazing. I had the pleasure of working with Leslie for my wedding this past week for over a year and half. Her professionalism, design aesthetic, creativity, connections, and competence in handling any situation were top notch and had my husband and I at ease throughout the process. The event went seamlessly and we owe that entirely to Leslie and Encore Event Design. We received endless comments from our guests about how amazing every little detail was and how classy and fun the event was, and that attention to every detail is a product of Leslie's amazing skills and commitment to going above and beyond for her clients. I would recommend Leslie and her team to anyone looking for an event designer for any event! read more

There is a reason why everyone before me gave them 5 stars all the way through, hiring them would be the BEST thing you could possibly do for your wedding. When you first get engaged it's hard to imagine just how much work lies ahead, and without them my wedding would have been a disaster. It's a ton of work even with their help, so trust me, you need them! On top of exceeding our expectations professionally, they have exquisite taste. Their eye for design is classy, unique, personal to your individual style, and all accomplished within your budget. I honestly can't rave about them enough. THANK YOU Encore for the perfect wedding, we couldn't have done it without you!!! Love, Nicole and Jaime read more

I feel so lucky to have had Leslie Kaplan as our wedding planner. I could not have pulled off the big day without all her help, advice and hard work along the way. She was extremely professional and responsive throughout the planning process. My husband and I live across the country, but she was always available to talk on the phone, email or skype. She was full of considerations I had not thought of, which were invaluable, and she was so helpful in helping create the vision for our big wedding day. Leslie obviously has strong knowledge of this industry and was a resource for all sorts of questions along the way. From receiving lines to dance sessions after the first dance, she was on call to field a wide array of questions. She ran the rehearsal effectively, with the aid of an assistant. And on the wedding day, she and the assistant were there throughout the day/evening, always on hand to address any hectic/specific questions. It was wonderful to know she was handling all the issues so we didn't have to. And of course, it didn't hurt that she was reasonably priced and our wedding party/parents loved her! Bottom line - you can't go wrong with Leslie Kaplan and Encore-Even Design. read more

We used Leslie and her team for month-of coordination service and they truly did such an amazing job. They kept me VERY organized with detailed google docs and timelines. Our meetings were always very productive, plus they were always quick to respond when I had questions. Their day-of coordination was perfect as well. The whole day ran so smoothly and I have Leslie to thank for that. She made sure everything was exactly how I envisioned, even making sure every glass and piece of flatware was exactly in the right place. The wedding timeline was so smooth as well - everything ran perfectly. I couldn't have asked for a better coordinator and will be recommending her to everyone! read more

The Encore Event Design team is phenomenal! Hiring Encore to plan my April 2016 wedding was easily the best wedding planning decision I made. My wedding was more beautiful, more personal, and more fun than I ever imagined it could be, and the credit for that goes to Encore. It was such a pleasure to work with Leslie, Stacey and their team. Encore made wedding planning stress free and enjoyable. At every step of planning, Leslie and Stacey were exceedingly organized, dedicated, creative, responsive and professional. The event planning experience and expertise that they bring to the table is extensive and invaluable. They answered my (often many) questions quickly and thoroughly. They provided logistical suggestions that made our wedding day run smoothly for my husband and I and for our guests, and they gave aesthetic advice that brought the vision we had for our wedding day to life. Leslie and Stacey demonstrated an uncanny ability to keep track of every small detail while remaining constantly mindful of how those details would come together and contribute to the overall experience we wanted to provide for our guests. The results were spectacular. When I walked up to the venue on the day of the wedding, it took my breath away. I was so impressed by and pleased with all of the vendors that Leslie and Stacey recommended. Each was (like the Encore team), professional, creative, and lovely. Working with such a talented and fun team made for such an enjoyable wedding day. I could never have put that team together without Encore. Speaking of an enjoyable wedding day, I still cannot believe how much fun I had at my own wedding. The day of, Leslie and Stacey took care of every detail so that our families, our bridal party, all of our guests, and my new husband and I were left only to enjoy every wonderful moment of the day. I will be forever be grateful to Leslie, Stacey, and their team for making my wedding day so magical. I have already recommended them to my family, my friends, and anyone who will listen. I am certain that if you are lucky enough to work with Encore, you will soon be doing the same. read more

Leslie, Stacey and team are outstanding professionals and experts in all things wedding. I had a vision for my wedding that they brought to life and made even more stunning than I could ever imagine. The entire process was so seamless thanks to how easy they make it on bride, groom and family, and I truly don't think it would have been even close to how perfect it was without their support. I would recommend Encore to all my friends and I would absolutely use their team when I need best in class event planners again. read more

When my daughter and I started the planning process for her wedding a year ago, we were not even sure we were going to hire a planner as she knew exactly what she wanted and I am very organized. The wedding took place a week ago, and I can now say with uncertainty that we would have been lost without Leslie. She had the right answers to our unending questions, knew the best vendors, kept up on schedule, guided us through the budget process and helped us to create a seamless event. Leslie and her team are true professionals and we cannot thank them enough for their efforts, which exceeded our expectations. read more

Our daughter was recently married, it was the most wonderful, joyful day in our families life. My daughter and new son-in-law's Wedding day went smoothly and flawlessly due to the expert, caring, professional supervision of our Wedding / Event Planner, Leslie. My husband had orginally been against the idea of using the services of an Event Planner, all I can say is: We are SO GRATEFUL he changed his mind and we were fortunate, Leslie was with us! Under Leslie's dedicated supervision, she made sure every detail, no matter how small of our daughter's dream Wedding vision was carried out... all with an amazing clam smile that put us completely at ease so we could relax and enjoy the day and evening. Leslie is wonderful to work with, we can't recommend Leslie hightly enough... the rating here is a 5 our family would give Leslie a rating of 11 on a scale of 10!!! read more

Leslie's capabilities and performance will enhance any amount of planning you may do for your wedding. She is a professional, detail-oriented, planner and coordinator who anticipates every need before things happen. Our wedding went without a single misstep or time lapse thanks to Leslie and her team. We thought we could do with minimal help, but the actual amount of detail and time required is larger that you could anticipate. Having to completely free your mind of all details beginning with the rehearsal dinner through the wedding is a luxury you can't imagine. Of course, her work begins months before. I would recommend Leslie to anyone planning anything that requires intricate details: weddings, corporate functions, etc. read more

Leslie and team are such talented wedding planners who clearly love their jobs. My daughter hired Encore/Leslie Kaplan Event Design for her destination wedding in May 2015. She described to Leslie what she was looking for on her wedding day, down to every detail. She recommended the amazing invitation printer and talented florist; both vendors created absolutely beautiful product. She also provided excellent advice regarding the wedding rehearsal and also planned and conducted the rehearsal for the bridal party so the wedding itself went smoothly. When unforeseen issues with the venue arose due to the venues lack of organization and communication, Leslie did a remarkable job of defusing the conflict. Had it not been for her, several issues would not have been resolved without a lot of stress for my daughter or myself. Leslie invested many hours interacting with various vendors making sure no detail was forgotten. Her expertise in all things wedding allowed us to relax not only the day of the wedding, but the weeks leading up to the wedding. How many brides or MOB's can honestly say the day of the wedding was stress free? At the wedding, Leslie and her team kept everything running smoothly. She provided us with a detailed timeline and an itinerary. Leslie and her team set up all of the decorations (excluding the flower arrangements, which were set up by her recommended florist) and made sure everything was absolutely perfect. To continue the celebration, my daughter wanted a post-reception-after-party and Leslie seamlessly transitioned the decorations to another room at the venue and set up the after party to the complete satisfaction of the bride and groom. My daughter and son-in-law's wedding was absolutely the most beautiful I have seen; it was exactly what they wanted and we owe much of that to Leslie. She is truly very easy to communicate with, extremely knowledgeable, and honest. I highly recommend Encore/Leslie Kaplan Event Design to anyone who wants a flawless experience with an experienced wedding planner. read more

Leslie and the team were awesome! Picking a wedding coordinator is so personal. First and foremost, you have to like the person. I met with a few coordinators prior to booking with Leslie. They were all very nice, but there was something about Leslie that stood above the others! After my first conversation with her I was sure she would be the perfect person for me. She was so easy to work with and always easy to get in touch with. I knew on my wedding day I didn't have to worry about anything. I just showed up and let her and her team run the show! The night was perfect! Thank you Encore Events! I highly recommend her and her team! You won't be sorry! read more

Leslie worked with my husband to plan a Surprise Birthday Party at Malibu Wines. Leslie took care of every single detail so not only was I COMPLETELY surprised, I was blown away with the attention to detail, and all of the beautiful personal touches and designs that she added to make the event classy, beautiful and FUN. I had not expected anything that day, I thought I was just going to enjoy an afternoon with my husband, and what she put together made it the most memorable birthday I have ever had surrounded by friends and family. Leslie was reliable, hardworking and very professional. She has impeccable style and taste and has an unbelievable eye for detail and design.She is so talented and has such an amazing gift. I am so Thankful for all of the handwork she put in to make my birthday truly memorable. I will ONLY use Leslie the next time I have an event to plan. I highly recommend her to ANYONE who wants to have an amazing event!! Thank You Encore!! read more