While wedding planning was a very exciting time for me and my husband, there were so many details involved in the process- we needed help! Patty and Every Last Detail helped us every step of the way during our wedding planning. Patty was wonderful! There were so many details she helped us with (little things that a new bride and groom wouldn't think to ask about/consider). She helped us find great vendors as well, including our late-in-game videographer addition! Since we were planning our Monterey wedding from San Jose, it was so helpful to have someone that knew our venues and all of our vendors. She was always just a phone call or email away, and always quick to respond. The day of our wedding, Patty and Irma kept everything (and everyone!) on time. Patty had sent out timelines to everyone involved so we all knew where we were supposed to be. If there was an issue, she took care of it immediately. She was even thoughtful enough to pack color-coordinated pashminas and gave my mom one when she got a bit too chilly! Our wedding exceeded all of our expectations, and much of this is a credit to Patty and Every Last Detail!! read more

As a vendor it's important to me to work with planners that are professional, ethical and most importantly--fun to work with! Patty Spears is one of those planners. I have had the pleasure of working with Patty on several events and as her company name says -Every Last Detail, nothing is left undone or forgotten. Patty and her team will take the stress out of your event so you can enjoy it. I highly recommend Patty Spears with Every Last Detail. read more

I have worked with Patty on a professional level and her service is fantastic. She communicated literally 'every last detail' prior to the wedding which I very much appreciated. On the wedding day, everything went smoothly. Patty was incredibly organized and easy to work with, which in turn made my job as a wedding photographer easy as well! There were no delays, no concerns and most importantly there were no worries coming from the bride and groom. The execution of the ceremony and reception set up was perfect. I would highly recommend Patty to any bride and groom looking for someone to coordinate their wedding day and be confident that things will run smoothly! Mirelle Carmichael, Wedding Photographer www.mirellecarmichael.com read more

Where do I even start with this review :) I have been putting off writing my review for Patty because there is just so much to say about all the things we all went through in the short time that we worked together. First of I'll start with saying that for our Oct 8th wedding, we had a different wedding planner prior to meeting Patty and we made the very difficult choice of stopping working with this planner on Sep 16. Lets just say we had too many differences and it was just not working out. But as of 3 weeks before our actual wedding, we were contemplating replacing our planner with someone else, so you can imagine our panic, I left a voicemail for Patty, in addition to 5 other voicemails for other planners, and her reply voicemail caught my attention. She told me that she had a wedding on the 7th and one on the 9th so things were generally busy, but she was open to discussing the possibility of finishing whatever planning was left for our wedding if we were okay with working with her tight schedule. We thought about it and decided to go ahead with her because we loved her energy and cheer just from speaking on the phone, also we seemed to click right away. We were even starting to plan and get things started on our very first call before even signing any contracts! She exactly understood what we were trying to achieve in our wedding flow and gave us exactly the advice we needed to fill in the missing gaps, and there were a lot of gaps considering we just 3 weeks to go! It was also very nice that she did not wait for our payment to reach her before she got started, in fact many of her initial phone calls with vendors and appointment setups happened before she got our payment. When we met in person for the first time at our venue, she was able to rally together all the troops for this one day - caterer, photographer, florist - to figure out once and for all exactly what the flow would be, where and how all the furniture decor and flowers would be set up. She made perfect use of everyones time and her own by finishing the group discussion in exactly an hour and a separate discussion with the two of us in an extra hour or so. We went from a state of total panic and fear at the possibility of a ruined wedding day to fully confident that everything would work out by the time we got to the day. That is a truly remarkable quality of a wedding planner which I cant stress enough. Lastly after the 2-3 weeks of working with all our vendors, iterating rapidly on the timeline of the day and having it set in stone only 6 days before the wedding, she told us everything was good to go. On the day of the wedding the two of us barely spoke with her at all, we were too busy having fun with our guests while she kept everything going perfectly in the background. I sincerely believe we could not have pulled off such a successful wedding day in such a short time under our circumstances without someone as competent, energetic, flexible and full of positive energy as Patty. If anyone ever wants to have a wedding the Monterey/Carmel area, or possibly even outside the area, she is definitely the go-to person!! read more

Patty and her staff are super and very thorough and detail oriented! I highly recommend them!

Patty and Carol are fantastic! We brought the ELD team on board for the "month of" coordination of our wedding in Saratoga CA (March 2019) and they excelled in every way. Patty was recommended to us by the event team at our venue. From the coordination with our vendors, to the set up, Patty truly captured every last detail and took great care of us and our guests on our wedding day. Patty has the experience, the attitude, and the style to help make your wedding an amazing and memorable day! Thanks for everything! read more

Patty did a phenomenal job coordinating our wedding when we were living in Seattle. From start to finish, she was absolutely wonderful and is well deserving of a huge THANK YOU! Patty is quite simply the the best! She always pointed us to the right vendors who could make our designs happen. Patty did a wonderful job reassuring us that all of the elements would come together in our wedding, and they did - beautifully! read more

Planning a wedding from across the country was no easy feat, so I knew I needed a little help with the "Day Of" details. I was extremely pleased with Patty, who was polite and responsive all along the way, while still getting things done and making them happen exactly as directed and more. I don't have any complaints whatsoever: Patty put my mind at ease and made sure everything was taken care of! read more

Every wedding needs a person like Patty from start to finish! We were planning a local wedding for our daughter who lives 2500 miles away and knew EXACTLY what she wanted. Patty was recommended to us as THE BEST and they were right. She is one of the few planners who do this as a full time job, not a weekend sideline and it is obvious. Her professionalism and contacts with local vendors are second to none. Patty has a great "get it done" personality, and she definitely gets it done! We were very impressed with our ability to get in touch with her. She answers immediately or as quickly as possible if you actually have to leave a message. Patty's commitment does not end with the " I do's ". Three months later we are still going to her with miscellaneous questions and she is there for us. The wedding was absolutely gorgeous and went off beautifully. The best part is all we had to do was show up! Every Last Detail is truly a perfect name! read more

We hired Patty as our day-of coordinator and she and her team were everything we hoped for and way more. We hired a lot of our vendors based on Patty's recommendations and all of them were absolutely fabulous. Patty responded extremely promptly to countless emails from me in the month before the wedding and was 100% on top of everything. She thought of so many details that we would never have considered. The day of the wedding, we had multiple crazy components to the wedding and Patty and her team helped the day run so unbelievably smoothly. We couldn't be more happy that we hired her. Thank you Patty for helping make our day amazing! read more

Patty and Carol made my daughter's wedding day as simple and elegant as possible! Patty is so cheerful and positive during the wedding prep weeks, willing to listen to ideas and give honest feedback quickly, and she's just plain fun. I would recommend her to any future bride and groom and their families as an invaluable resource for making your dream wedding a reality. read more

Patty was such a huge help for our wedding. I am completely type-A and wanted everything to be exactly the way I pictured it. Not only did Patty and her team meet my expectations but she went above and beyond. When I was getting ready for the wedding, my sister came into the room in tears. Patty and her team had just set up the memory table for the family members that had passed away. It was beyond beautiful and incredibly meaningful to my husband and my family. During dinner, the heat lamps we rented didn't work and Patty and her team raided our venue to find blankets to hand out to our guests. My husband and I were worried the cold would ruin the night but the guests said that having all the blankets brought all the guests together. Lastly, one of our ring-bearers was my terrier, Teddy. When left alone, he can be quite a barker and I was concerned that our guests would hear him. With Patty's VIP (Very Important Pet) service, Teddy and my parents' dog had an assigned attendant and were happy and quiet throughout the evening. They also fed them and walked them. I was not stressed out at all during the wedding day, which I think is HUGE for a bride. I was completely confident in Patty and her team to have the wedding completed without any issues. read more

Robert and I got married on July 4, 2015, and what a day it was! Just the idea of the 4th conjures up images of celebrations, and without Patty Speirs and her team of minions at ELD Weddings, we could not have done half of what we wanted. She coordinated a 15-piece Civil War Brass Band, a two-craft bi-plane flyover, antiques, flags, flower bowls, boxed lunches, and a zillion DIY details into an event that we have heard was the "best wedding ever!" Our detailed, root beer flavored vision of history/wedding was brought to life in a memorable way, and I am so glad we had her. Thanks so much, Patty! read more

If we had more time we would have done more research for other wedding planners. Here's the pro's and con's on using every last detail. Pro: -They are from the area so having a wedding in the Monterey Bay gives you access to relationships with vendors and "friends" they are doing favors for. -Fairly organized (although the team missed out on a few details the day of our wedding) so you do have to keep your own notes on what was agreed upon. -The team is responsive - that's probably the biggest plus they have! Cons: -Patty talks too way too much. As a client, It's frustrating and very hard to get a word in when your wedding planner is always dominating the conversation. Some of our guests and vendors were overwhelmed by her communication style and I literally had a few of them ask me "where did you find her from." I would say as someone running a business communication skills with customers is really important. Listen, don't talk over them constantly. -They are less of a planner and more of a coordinator. I say this because our their tastes/suggestions are outdated. Don't expect for them to know the latest wedding trends, especially if you have an eye for nicer things. Do the homework yourself and they can take over in the coordination aspect. read more

Patty and her ELD team were a great addition to our wedding at Holman Ranch. She knew the venue inside and out and had great existing relationships with many of our pre-selected vendors. We really appreciate Patty holding everything together and orchestrating our day with perfect timing and grace...making our wedding, well perfect. She is incredibly hard working, responsive, and great to work with. Thank you Patty and ELD! read more

I used Patty as my wedding coordinator from Day #1. She helped me and my husband throughout the entire process of planning an executing the wedding! Patty and her team were such a HUGE help and we couldn't have had the wedding we did without them! Everything turned out even better than we thought! From the food, to the band, to the ambience...it all came together so great! Every Last Detail is an AMAZING group to work with and they can definitely make your dreams come true! read more

My review may be a little late, but I know there are brides-to-be out there contemplating if they need to hire a coordinator. The simple fact is YES! Patty and her team go above and beyond to make sure your wedding day goes smoothly as they work their magic so you and your family can enjoy the day,. As the Mother of two brides, the first one we had Patty and her team - and what sold me during our first phone call was when she told me "they are there to make us feel like a guest at our party" That's exactly what I was looking for, someone to see to not only the big stuff, but all the small details are addressed. Boy did they deliver !! Daughter #2 I listened to the venue when they said "they provide a coordinator for day of" I was very hesitant knowing what outstanding service Patty had provided, but was assured "they do the same thing" WRONG! Not comparable in my book, at the venue, they are also involved in keeping things at the venue going -so- the bride is not their main focus. There were a few stressful issues that arouse that I had to deal with, had we had Patty, we probably would not have even been aware of anything because Patty and her team would have taken care of it. Just goes to say "you get what you pay for". We would not hesitate to use Patty and her team again, her knowledge, organization and resources assure you that you are in good hands. read more

If you've ever been to an Indian wedding you know that it's complete chaos, but that's half the fun :) I would pull my hair out trying to organize one. Indian celebratory chaos was no problem for Every Last Detail. Patty and her wonderful team managed to make our traditional Indian wedding at Holman Ranch extremely well organized without removing the fun. The chaos was still there, but only in good ways. With so many high quality planners in the Monterey Bay Area, here is a brief list of why Every Last Detail is a great choice: 1. Patty is a go-getter! She really got me moving on the wedding planning. Even before I hired her she was pro-active about getting me to make decisions. That's not to say that she was pushy. She just knows how quickly 6 months can go by. 2. She knows exactly which vendors to recommend. Basically every vendor that she recommended was an A+. Super-easy to work with, qualified and responsible. The vendors that did a less the stellar job were the ones she gently nudged us not to go with. Now I wish we had listened, and that she had been a little less gentle in her nudging. 3. She knows the in's and out's of non-traditional weddings. She knew all the lingo of the Indian wedding: baraat, mandap, ganesh puja, even the pithi! I was pleasantly surprised by this when we met the first time. 4. She is willing to give recommendations that work within your budget. She never pushed anything if we indicated that we were price sensitive. If we indicated that we were trying to save money on a particular element of the wedding, she suggested ways to do it without compromising on quality or aesthetics. 5. She threw more resources at our wedding than other planners indicated that they would. This is the main reason we decided to go with Patty. While similar planners in the area were charging about 95% of what Patty was charging, they were offering less than 95% of what Patty offered. For a wedding of 250 people, she brought 3 associates to help manage on the day of, assured us that we would be the only wedding that she was managing that weekend, and took the organization over starting 2 months before the wedding (we went with the "day-of" coordination package). All in all, our wedding day was amazing and I was able to enjoy it because of Patty and her team. Thank you, thank you, thank you, Every Last Detail! read more

Patty was our wedding coordinator and event planner. Her and the ELD staff are really amazing and Patty's knowledge of the monterey bay area vendors and her relationships with people in the wedding business were absolutely vital to making our wedding work! We are from the SF bay area and our wedding was in Monterey on March 2 and was a destination for the majority of our guests. We invited over 300 individuals with about 170 at the wedding in total. Given our heritages we had two separate ceremonies (Hindu and Christian) in one day and a large reception. This required an incredible amount of attention to detail with planning down to the minute in order to pull off two ceremonies, a cocktail hour, and a large reception! Despite the incredible amount of coordinating this took, Patty and her staff rose to the challenge with such amazing talent, confidence, skill, and knowledge that everything went PERFECTLY! She was there for us literally every step of the way from helping us pick out invitations, to flowers, to the DJ, to the photo booth. Not only did she provide us with choices and options, she put together the contracts, provided us with day by day reminders for deadlines and when payments were due, and was in touch with everyone on our behalves. Her efforts took a huge burden off our shoulders. She's not there to make decisions for you, but instead provides you with options based on your preferences, allowing you to focus on making decisions. Thanks to Patty's efforts, our day was more than perfect, and we were able to achieve everything we dreamed. On top of that, she is an amazing person with lots of energy and grace, with an immense amount of connections which passed on to us discounted rates. In addition, she truly loves her job, and it shows and made the process of planning a wedding enjoyable and fun! I don't know what we would have done without her, and HIGHLY recommend her to anyone planning a wedding looking for an affordable amazing wedding planner!! Courtney and Sanjiv read more

Patty Speirs is amazing! She is friendly, professional, super-organized and so easy to work with. We have worked together for over 11 years now and it's always a pleasure. She strives to really get to know her clients, their personalities, their budgets, etc. Patty is always very prompt to return emails and phone calls. Her sensible, straight-forward approach to her business, mixed with a touch of humor, is just perfect to ensure a memorable and stress-free wedding day. Most of our brides are from out of town and are working full time. A few brides have shared with me that, at first, they tried to plan their wedding themselves. They soon became overwhelmed, panicked, then hired Patty and suddenly they were able to relax and breath easy, knowing all the details would be taken care of. I know Patty not only as a vendor but also as a former client. She hired me to do her hair for her own wedding over 12 yrs ago. Knowing Patty personally and professionally, I cannot recommend her more highly. Kim Larson Bridal Makeup and Hairstyling read more

A review of Patty Spiers and her Every Last Detail (ELD) team. My daughter got married on 3 Mar 2013. A double wedding ceremony in two locations Monterey and CArmel. Being Doctors in San Fran wiith busy and hectic schedules the coordination was very heavy, and we all relied on Patty to take care of every detail, and she did superbly. It required doubling up of all arrangements for both ceremonies. (Hindu and Western). I'm a retired Army Officer, with guests all over the US. Grooms family is out of State while our family is in the SF Bay Area and a coordination nightmare! Patty got it done without a hitch, she never complained, and we could always count on her. A huge plus, Patty Spiers has a wonderful personality, very cheerful, positive, upbeat and just full of vivacious energy that immediately puts everyone at ease. She is EXTREMELY organized, very conscientious and not afraid to be candid when needed. Being a Military Officer, I like directness, organization, and meeting scheduled timelines. She is that and more. She knows when to be soft, when to be directive, and when to just listen and let the bride and groom make the decisions and work things out. An example of her team's professionalism; the Indian ceremony was on the outside lawn. Her team ensured that all goose droppings were picked up, they attended to it personally, as well as making sure the outside patio was immaculate. Just a small but very important example of getting it done. This leaves everyone comfortable and confidant that Patty will "Take Care of It". It Takes all stress off of having to worry about minor and big details, for the bride and groom, and parents and wedding party. On prices, Patty recommended and got us great vendors, her connections produced significant discounts. The money she saved us paid for Patty and a big discount for being Military! The end result; the wedding(s) were beautiful, perfect in almost every way. Both families were extremely pleased with how everything went, looked, and turned out. I can't say enough great things about Patty Spiers and her (ELD) Wedding planning team. From a Army Colonel, with demanding standards, she performs exceptional, produces results, and gets the job Done! Everyone couldn't be happier, especially my daughter and her new husband! Paul (US Army Retired) read more

As a vendor who works with Patty on a regular basis (and a number of other wedding planners on a regular basis as well) I have to say that even though she's a wee little thing Patty is head and shoulders above the rest. :-) Her attention to detail, her quick responses to emails and phone calls, her incredible expertise and her calm demeanor make her a complete joy to work with. Any time I get the treat of collaborating with Patty and her team I am ecstatic because she makes work fun and I know whatever challenges we encounter we can over-come them together. Patty is a true professional. read more

Patty was always available to me and responded to countless emails throughout the planning process. She had great suggestions and helped me fine tune my ideas. I am so glad that I hired her as my coordinator... Our wedding day is such a beautiful memory! Patty and her ELD team were a big part of making our day absolutely perfect. read more

Amazing! Stellar! Fun! Affordable! Professional! Perfect! Patty Speirs at Every Last Detail Wedding Planning was all these things and more. We tried planning a wedding in Pacific Grove, California all the way from Calgary, Alberta Canada and it just wasn't working. In fact, it was not going anywhere until I talked to Patty from Every Last Detail. I spent an hour on the phone as she told me all about weddings and what she does to help make the day happen. We were worried about the cost of a wedding planner as well, and she was very reasonably priced. She saved us almost as much as she cost us thanks to her great guidance when it cames to finding vendors! She is the PERFECT wedding planner.... she was the best decision we made when it came to planning the wedding. She recommended vendors and sites via email and everything was so simple and light-hearted. She made the whole process fun and easy. She recommended great vendors with whom she had worked well with in the past-- only people she knew did good work! The only thing that went "wrong" on the wedding day was that we ran about an hour AHEAD of schedule-- we got more pictures taken with all of our family and friends and spent the entire day laughing and having fun. The day really was perfect-- since our wedding was outside, Patty even made sure all the goose droppings were picked up so that I didn't drag my dress through them! Now that's going the extra mile! I had so many great laughs with Patty as well-- she had a great sense of humour and is so light-hearted! Even my dad got in on the wedding planning one day when we met with Patty for all the last minute details. He is still telling people about how funny Patty was. If there is one thing wedding planning can use, it's someone who knows how to get business taken care of, but still keep things happy and cheery. In all honesty there is not one thing that was not completely amazing about Patty and Every Last Detail. I feel so lucky that I didn't have a care in the world on my wedding day-- I truly believe that it's because of Patty and Every Last Detail Wedding Planning. If you want to enjoy planning your wedding, Every Last Detail can make that happen! read more

Hiring Patty Speirs as my "day-of" wedding coordinator was one of the easiest decisions I made throughout the entire wedding planning process. Patty is incredibly personable, professional, and thoughtful. She knows that "love is in the details" and truly pays attention to "every last detail". She is well respected among many venues and vendors in the Monterey Peninsula area, and has earned her impeccable reputation through years of experience and many spectacular weddings. Our wedding day was perfect and worry-free, and we have Patty to thank! read more

We worked with Patty for our May wedding at a private residence in Carmel. She was amazing! She was extremely organized and responding to all of our needs in an lightning fast manner. The day before our wedding we had a slight hick up with the rental company Patty was not only there to oversea our delivery but she was there to immediately resolve the issue. Our wedding was a destination since we live in NY. She made it extremely easy for us to send our hand made decorations to California so that we could still have that personal feeling for our BIG DAY. She created meticulous timelines, schedules and contact lists. She even helped to set up the personal items and decorations at our venue while we were getting ready for the ceremony. I would highly recommend using her for any wedding you might be planning she is not only thorough, nice and organized but she is always friendly and there to remove some of that wedding stress. The name every last detail certainly suits Patty company as she went above and beyond to consider every last detail for us. read more

We were all grateful for the wonderful job Patty Speirs at Every Last Detail did as our wedding coordinator. From the minute we met her we knew we were in good hands. She gave us confidence that all would be well. She provided the perfect amount of guidance, top-notch referrals (Nancy's flowers especially!), hands on hard work with our set up, a calm presence throughout the day and the ability to execute our plans in decor, set up, putting out the favors and s'mores bar, and all of the other decorative displays. She also went over and above by bringing in the rosemary and lavender from her garden. It added such a personal touch. Also she was perfectly prompt in all of our correspondence and always available to us. She provided exactly the help we needed to coordinate all of the tiny details involved from the rehearsal all the way through to the cleanup. All of our "stuff" was organized efficiently. It was a breeze to collect it the next day. We highly recommend Every Last Detail for planning an event. read more