I partnered with Collette this spring for my Preschools new cooking class and she has surpassed all of my expectations! The parents love what she's teaching and so do we! She takes a whole new approach to teaching cooking in a Preschool setting, which is all about SAFTEY as much as FUN. She punctual and professional, very nurturing towards the children and has her own assistant. Couldn't recommend her more! read more

Collette is an amazing teacher! We did our first class with her virtual and it gave me and my son an opportunity to learn something together. Then we decided to do her homeschool program.. my son who is 7 comes and helps in the kitchen occasionally now without being asked, and I'm so thankful because I always want my son to have kitchen skills and recently I haven't been able to do that with him so this is a perfect as I don't have to feel guilty. Plus Collette takes every opportunity to incorporate math, geography, Spanish and nutrition lessons into the class.. we love it and cannot recommend it enough we will forever be grateful and clients read more

Hands down some of the best gluten, dairy and allergen free donuts and food from Events by Collette and great customer service!

All my wife wanted for her birthday was a big party she didn't have to plan. Fortunately, she didn't say I couldn't have help! Two of my wife's friends recommended Collette. They knew her work from a charity auction that Collette had planned. I'd attended this event and had been personally amazed a how Collette had really stepped up the excitement of the event over previous years. After an initial meeting to discuss possible themes, dates, venues, and budget, I went ahead and hired Collette to plan my wife's birthday party. One of the things that impressed me most was that Collette was happy to do everything over email, which was great for me, because usually I only had time to do things late at night. It was also great that we did most of the paperwork electronically and that I routed everything through her to make sure she was in the loop on all contracts and payments. We actually only met in person once for a venue walkthrough! And the event itself? An absolute success! Here are some quotes from our guests: "Now THAT was a party! You all really outdid yourselves! It was a spectacular evening!" "parteeeeeee!" "What a way to celebrate!!! Best party we have ever been to! We had so so so much fun." "Can we just tell you that we had the best time and loved every part of it!! Please please invite us to your next birthday celebration when the time comes. I want to see you top last night's party!!" "Such a fabulous party!!!" "What a fantastic party! Over the top and so much fun!" "THAT was a blast! Everyone who was there had a fantastic time at your party last night. You spoiled us all rotten. SO much fun - thank you!" "FABULOUS PARTY!!! Wow! What a wonderful birthday celebration! So many cool things to do, great eats, and tons of fun dancing. I could see you were enjoying the party too which is the MOST important thing." The most important thing is that my wife loved her party! Thank you Collette! read more

Collette is now our exclusive event planner for our special events and catering. That's because Collette is the best event planner we've ever worked with. She's also one of the most diligent and organized people I know. It's amazing how on top of every aspect of the event planning and execution she is. Finally, she's well connected to excellent folks for staffing and marketing the events. On a personal level, she brings loads of positive energy and is such a pleasure to work with. We HIGHLY recommend her. read more

In 2014, SF Bartenders (sfbartenders.co) worked over a dozen events with Collette. In that time, we've experienced first hand how well she's able to juggle, coordinate and execute details of an event. Whether you're throwing a corporate event, sports party, surprise birthday or whatever you can imagination, we've seen Collette bring it together with her contagious smile. She brings enthusiasm to every aspect of the event, which you will experience from the first conversation. Keep up the great work, Collette. -Seth & the SF Bartenders Team read more

Delicious! Collette's donut cakes are amazing and healthy too! Packed with protein and great nutrients, we got a variety pack and love them all! Chocolate is my favorite. read more

Collette and her team assisted me in planning my husband's 40th birthday party at Sunnyside Conservatory. We had an absolutely amazing experience with Edda, our project coordinator. She was communicative throughout the process about costs, event timeline and what needed to happen. Both Collette and Edda were even flexible and empathetic when a family emergency arose during our planning process and necessitated moving the event to a later date. During the day, Edda had everything beautifully set up including furniture rentals, caterers, bartenders by the time we came. She was also instrumental in helping me to manage the timeline during the event and even helped with an uninvited guest who wanted to help himself to the bar. We would highly recommend using Collette and her team and will definitely keep her in mind for future events! read more

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We hired Collette for our Baby Shower and the work she did was nothing short of first class. Collette organized all the food, decorations, give aways, games and worked with us every step of the way to make sure the event was just how we wanted and also properly fit into our budget. She continuously emailed and followed up and kept us on top of everything that needed to be done. Procrastination is not in her vocabulary what so ever. The day of the event Collette was there 3 hours early coordinating the set up, food, games and everything that needed to be done. She greeted guests at the door and controlled our no shoe policy which can be tricky at best. She stayed during the whole event and even helped wash dishes after. She took pictures, interacted with guests, took their coats, purses...no task was too small or too big for her. The personal touch she added, well I don't even have the words to say what she meant to us. All of our friends were just so impressed with her, she received quite the round of applause when I was able to thank her. If you are looking for a planner, do yourself and your event a favor by choosing Events by Collette. If you want to enjoy your day and have 100% peace of mind that things will be taken care of and go according to plan, she is the person for the job. She will work with you every step of the way and ensure you are happy. read more

I cold contacted Collette for some help with a small event based on these Yelp reviews. Thanks yelpers because she was fabulous! I had already planned most of the major components of a special birthday party for a family member, but needed assistance with a couple ideas and logistics while I was busy traveling just prior to the event. Collette was totally willing to step in and help me - thank goodness. She was professional, very responsive, and took care of exactly what I needed. In addition, Collette is fun and a pleasure to work with! Moving forward, I'm grateful to have 'Events by Collette' as a resource for any small or large event. I look forward to working with her again! read more

My Husband and I hired Collette as our Month of Wedding Coordinator for our August 2014 wedding up in Kenwood, CA. Collette was exactly what we needed the month leading up to our wedding as our attention was constantly being pulled in other important directions. Collette worked with all of our vendors to ensure they had all the appropriate info about the event including arrival times, directions, etc. and come the day of, everything ran so smoothly I couldn't even tell you if we had any issues since that's how good she is! She was super responsive at all times, and even did a site visit with us prior to our big day. Thanks Collette for making our wedding a success! read more

Events by Collette helped to make the grand opening of my store a huge success. From providing bay area companies to sponsor my event, to orchestrating fabulous food and drinks, and most importantly helping to get the word out about my event. Thanks for all the help. Give this company a try, you won't be disappointed! read more

Collette is awesome! She planned my fraternity's formal in San Francisco and everything was flawless! She was incredibly helpful in planning the whole thing-- hotel rooms for 90 people, chartered transportation, a cruise in the bay, and even had connections to get us on guest lists for several clubs for after our event. She was very prompt in responding to any of my questions and made great suggestions! Collette is very professional and great to work with; I guarantee you will not regret choosing her to plan your event! I would recommend her for any event that you want to be stress-free and successful! Best event planner in San Francisco!!! read more

Collette helped me plan my launch party. She is exceptional at what she does. I never knew this much went into events, but she was on top of the process every step of the way. She was knowledgeable, organized, easy to work with and most of all very responsive. read more

We've worked with Collette on a number of different events and she's been thorough, professional, a great communicator and always brings great energy. Bottom line, she's the best! read more

Collette is amazing! Here's the thing: Planning an event or wedding is stressful, so watching how she pulled together a recent event with such flair, while managing to keep all the players calm and collected, was a sight to see. Throughout, she was organized, creative, with extreme attention to detail and a big smile! Collette has and does it all with her charm and wit. Putting your event in her hands makes it so much easier to enjoy your celebration! read more

Before I pulled the trigger and likely run my big time event off the edge of the cliff in a disaster, I thought to engage the help of Collette to do a run through of our plans and time line for a community fundraise. It was a good investment and decision- she spotted potential bottlenecks in staging/crowd control, added 2 great ideas (iPad entry for donations and a sign in table at the front), and gave us important insights into reducing our rental costs based on the number of RSVP's we had. She was calm, gifted and very diplomatic when dealing with our 3 headed committee! Thanks, Collette, we'll do this again! read more

I hired Collette as my wedding planner through the recommendation of a friend and I am SO glad I did. I got married at the Academy of Science which can be a pretty difficult venue. They require dedicated vendors for all aspects of the wedding, multiple walk throughs, lots of coordination and Collette was on top of it. People kept commenting on how calm I was before the wedding and I would say, "That's because I have an awesome wedding planner who's got everything under control." It was so nice to be able to just enjoy the time. Collette started out as an events planner so she had a ton of unique connections that the average wedding planner might not have. She was able to arrange for me to have Pottery Barn decorate the wedding for free as long as I registered with them! She also introduced me to Paul from Appleblom Jewelry Co who ended up letting me borrow some gorgeous jewelry for the night of. If you are trying to do things on a budget Collettes connections will be a life saver! Overall Collette was easy to work with, well organized, creative and I would recommend her highly to any bride. Thanks Collette! read more

Collette is a high energy gal who is highly responsive & creative. I will continue to use her for my needs & have referred her to my colleauges who adore her! She is the best! read more

We hired Collette to organize and plan our destination wedding in August 2015. From the start, Collette was friendly and enthusiastic to work with, but at the same time she was always attentive to detail and on task. We had a lot of exotic requests that dealt with language barriers, but she put a lot of effort into communicating everything and making sure it all went off perfectly. She was always interested in delivering the best possible services to us. My husband and I have had experience with many vendors in the San Francisco wedding industry, and I would recommend Collette's services to anyone. I will definitely be looking to work with her again the next time we have a large party to plan! read more

What an amazing PowerHike! You could not possibly have a more organized, warm, knowledgeable, and energetic guide. Collette was genuinely interested in custom-designing a hike that would introduce me to a new part of the bay area. Having lived in the bay area for five years, I thought I'd seen it all. However, using her intricate knowledge of all corners of the area, Collette introduced me to a beautiful part of the city I hadn't known existed, and was thoroughly informed about the history and significance of every site she showed me. I couldn't believe how much exercise I'd gotten and new knowledge I'd obtained by the end of the hike. Truly a workout for your body and mind - and actually a workout to enjoy! I can't wait for the next one! read more

Collette has planned several parties for me... and she is FANTASTIC! Every event runs smoothly from planning to the day of. She is great at finding amazing and unique talent and entertainment and works with terrific caterers. Having party planned by Collette is so fun and easy that it makes me want to have more parties! read more

Collette was hugely helpful in assisting with the planning and execution of our first annual global client summit in Sausalito, CA. As I was planning from afar, she was our local contact making reccos for venues and vendors. She was invaluable the days of the event itself, helping with everything from unpacking boxes and taking inventory to greeting guests and working with the event staff to ensure everything ran smoothly. She is extremely personable and buttoned up. A great representation of any company. read more