We're so thankful to have had Gabi and her team work with us! Gabi was so helpful and took her time to answer any and all questions we had when it came to florals. We provided her with our theme, colors, and she took it to the next level! She gave me an idea of what the bouquets would look like and I had no worries at all because I trusted they would be amazing! The floral arrangements, the center pieces, the arch, everything was beautiful and beyond what I had ever imagined and dreamed of! I highly recommend Gabi and her team!!! Thank you Gabi!!!!! read more

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Gabriela Pilar and her team were exactly what we were looking for when we started to plan our wedding. They were very patient answering all our questions during the yearlong planning process. We had multiple meetings via zoom and in person leading up to our wedding day. We honestly couldn't have asked for a better team of professionals to make our day amazing. Gabby and her team are so warm and efficient. It felt great being able to enjoy our wedding day and not have to worry about any of the details. We absolutely recommend them without hesitation! Thank you! read more

My flower company has worked with Gabriela Pilar Events (GPE) a few times and it's only been magical! Each bride we have worked with who has GPE as their wedding planner has been an absolute dream. Not only are the day-of executions seamless, but the wedding goes beyond the vision/design boards she creates! She creates real-life dreams and always makes sure that there is always an added sentimental factor for the couple. The best part, we love that she allows the couples to be in the moment and stay stress-free! The GPE team does it all: Coordination, detailed layouts, walk throughs, meetings, troubleshooting, emergency kits, meeting couples' contractual obligations, even making sure every checklist is met and even packed away at end of the night, etc! As a vendor, we easily can count on her team to send us timelines and set-up coordination on behalf of the bride. We encourage for every bride to find their perfect Fairy Godmother for their big day, and we certainly sing our praises for Gabriela Pilar Events! read more

My husband and I instantly clicked with Gabi. She's straightforward, funny, understanding and gets sh** done. We worked with Gabi for two years, through one postponement, a few breakdowns (all me), and a lot of crazy design ideas that she so flawlessly helped us bring to life. We always felt so supported and heard by Gabi. After the wedding, I was genuinely sad when I realized I wouldn't be interacting with her as often as we were while planning! She is damn good at her job and truly just a really great person. Our guests are still raving about how it was the best wedding they have ever been to. We cannot recommend Gabi enough. Hire her and her team! read more

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From the moment we started planning our wedding, my now husband and I knew that Gabriela from Bridezilla Events was our planner. She was highly skilled and knowledgeable in her craft and line of work, offered such great insight and suggestions throughout the whole planning process, and was there giving us guidance and helping us the entire time. And the day came out absolutely gorgeous, breathtaking, and so very special, all thanks to her amazing coordination and planning. Alll the details I had wanted and we had talked about during our vision meeting came to life and looked FLAWLESS!! This company offers all the coordination, styling & planning that you need to have the wedding of your dreams!!! Thank you Gabi!! read more

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We cannot recommend Gabi | GPE enough. We were one of the unlucky COVID couples that had to reschedule our wedding 4 times AND switch our venue to a completely different city. From the moment we hired Gabi she helped us navigate all the ups and downs - Reaching out to vendors that had been radio silent for almost a year, getting us our ENTIRE deposit back from the first venue, budget friendly decor ideas, completely changing the entire theme/vibe of the wedding after we changed venues, last minute details including re-doing seating charts & table arrangements the day before due to last minute cancellations, having her team (shout out to Heidi!) drive to our airbnb when I accidentally gave her the payment I needed for HMU, and just overall helping us fulfill all our wedding dreams when we were so burnt out we gave up on the small things. Gabi truly went above and beyond and didn't let us give up. Thanks to her, we got to fully enjoy our wedding day and not worry about a single thing. Book Gabi & team! You will not regret it!! read more

I used PGE for full wedding planning and it was so worth it on every level. It took all the stress out of all the little details and just the general "unknowns" of the wedding planning process. There's no one like Gabi!!! I'm so sad I don't get to talk with her on a regular basis anymore - she has a heart of gold and cares so much for her clients. She is incredible at her job and working with her makes the whole wedding process feel effortless. I was pretty clueless about weddings in general and I had a vision of something more untraditional - she absolutely nailed it. She really takes in who the couple is and puts thought into making the wedding feel like the two of you - highlighting the things that make your love special. She's very transparent about expectations & budgets, and will keep you on track. She won't ever push you in a direction just because of her own opinions, but will be honest based off her own experience. If you're shopping around for a wedding planner (which is also a tough process) meeting with PGE can give you some clarity on what type of planner is a goo fit for you. So much love for Gabi, Rachel and the whole PGE team. They are truly incredible!! read more

Where do I start?!?! Gabi is AMAZING!!! Let me start by explaining how I found Gabi. I suffer from insomnia and this one night back in July of 2019, I was wide awake in bed, scrolling through Instagram and checking out all the wedding hashtags and came across her business profile. I really liked what I saw and then I started watching ALLLLL her videos and at that moment, I knew that Gabi was my girl and we had to meet. The next day, I contacted her through her website and she got back to me very quickly and we set up a phone interview. After the phone interview, we planned to meet up for drinks and apps to go over our vision and talk about what kind of planning packages she offers. After that 1st face to face meeting, I told my now Husband that she was the one & we had to hire her (HE AGREED). We started planning our July 4th, 2020 wedding and then 4 months before our special day, Covid hits and the world is on lockdown. Even through all the changes and a 2nd postponement (Thanks again, Covid) Gabi was so cool, calm and collected when I was not. She is extremely professional and was able to execute our vision better than we could have ever imagined. All the vendors that she suggested to us were a HOMERUN!! It was such a pleasure getting to work with Gabi & her amazing team (shout out to Rachel, you're a rockstar too!) Not only is she super organized but she is hella funny, very personable and such a joy to talk to and be around. My Husband and I are sad that we won't get our weekly emails, text messages and zoom meetings with her anymore but we plan to keep in touch because she is just that awesome! Do yourself a favor and hire Gabriela Pilar Events. I promise you, you will not be disappointed. read more

There is no other way I can describe Gabi and her services besides INCREDIBLE!!! She is one of the most organized, genuine, knowledgeable, and awesome people we have ever met. She made the whole process of planning a wedding as enjoyable and stress free as possible. Every time we got asked "how is wedding planning going", we always said "great because we have Gabi." She always provided accurate and organized guidance, timelines and updates which made day 1 to day of go as smoothly as possible. Her design input was extremely valuable and often went with her recommendations. Whether you are looking for a full-service planner or day or month of, I would not recommend searching anywhere else. read more

Rachel and the GPE team were astounding to work with! We chose the wedding coordination package with Rachel taking over 60 days prior to our wedding and I cannot begin to describe Rachel's impact on our planning process. She went above and beyond in ensuring we were as stress free as possible for our big day, offered to pick up vendor rentals herself, and provided insightful and thoughtful recommendations for our wedding. When our big day finally came, we didn't have to worry about a thing. During the planning process, we were told by so many people that things were bound to go wrong on the day of the wedding and not to sweat it. But we can't think of a single thing that went wrong! If something did go wrong we never knew about it because that is just how amazing Rachel and her team were. We were able to enjoy one of the most special days of our life without worrying about anything other than partying it up with our friends and family. We're just blown away with how organized everyone at GPE was. We're honestly even a little sad to no longer be working with them anymore even though our wedding has since passed! If you're looking for a team with excellent communication, organization, and who will absolutely make you feel like you're their sole clients (even though I know they're swamped!), then we wholeheartedly recommend GPE and would choose them again in a heartbeat! read more

Choosing Gabriella Pillar was one of the best decisions i made for my wedding. Juana was incredible! She went above and beyond, and made sure that my wedding day not only went smoothly, but was magical. I am so happy with the service they provided. I cannot recommend them more, they are absolutely amazing! Thank you Juana and team for making my wedding so amazing! read more

My husband and I cannot say enough good things about Rachel and the GPE team. Thinking of planning a wedding all on my own felt entirely overwhelming, but it actually became enjoyable once we started working with Rachel. Rachel is kind, fun, and approachable, and is able to strike a great balance between giving couples advice and suggestions (as she is the subject matter expert) while also ensuring that the couple's vision comes to life. So many of our wedding guests went out of their way to tell us that our wedding was the smoothest, best run wedding they had ever been to, and that is a complete testament to Rachel and the entire GPE team's planning and experience. On the day of our wedding, I never once felt overwhelmed by the schedule of events and was able to be present and enjoy the day without worrying about if everything was running smoothly. I could write a 500 paragraph review singing Rachel and the GPE team's praises, but in short, if you are looking for a wedding planning team and don't use GPE, you're making a HUGE mistake. read more

Juana was our Wedding Management coordinator and she was worth every penny. My husband, Brian, and I can't say enough amazing things about how much Juana and the GPE team did to help make our day so perfect. If you are at all on the fence - I would recommend Juana to help make your day the best day you can imagine. Leading up to our wedding Juana was always available to answer any questions I had, she was constantly following up with our vendors and made sure everyone was on the same page and knew exactly what we wanted. I felt so confident heading into the wedding day that she had everything under control. Day of - Juana made sure not only that we were calm and relaxed the entire day but that both our families were too. They took care of everything, and when I say everything - I mean it, all we had to do that day was have the best time. On top of all that, we both felt like Juana was truly happy and excited for us the entire time which is something that I didn't even realize how much it would mean. We are so thankful for everything Juana did for us! read more

Gabi, Rachel and the entire team at Gabriela Pilar Events are absolutely sensational! From our very first meeting with Gabi, it was clear that she not only cared about bringing our wedding to life, but she cared about us as a couple. Gabi is incredibly organized, insightful and skilled and she made sure all of our questions were answered quickly and with authority. My husband and I keep joking that we wish we could have been guests at our own wedding, because Gabi made our big day an absolute dream for all of our guests. If you're looking for a wedding coordinator, look no further! HIRE GABI! I miss working with her and I'm thankful to have made a friend for life. read more

Gabriela is awesome, she pays attention to detail, is organized and is there whenever you need her. Whenever I was getting nervous about certain things she was there to make it me feel better about everything. She is the best and I highly recommend her! read more

I have no words to describe how thankful my husband and I are with Bridezilla Events wedding coordination! Gabriela is extremely professional and made sure our wedding was absolutely perfect! Our wedding was for 250 guests, which was a very large party that required lots of attention. Gabriela was always available to both of us, made sure we didn't miss anything throughout the wedding planning process, and always gave us helpful feedback. We really don't know what we would have done if we didn't have Gabriela by our side. We highly recommend her wedding planning services! We had the most perfect, stress free, memorable wedding day! I thank her and her wedding day assistants for everything! read more

Gabi did an absolutely wonderful job on the florals for our wedding! Our wedding planner recommended her very highly after having worked with her on a previous wedding. She was very communicative and fun to work with, and helped us create our perfect vision (along with some great creative additions) down to every last detail! Her professionalism showed through her prompt responses, flexibility through a postponement, planning, and her work throughout the day itself. We highly recommend having Gabi and her team as a part of your big day! read more

What can I say about Gabriela? I decided to hire a wedding coordinator a bit late in the game when it hit me that, as amazing as our vendor coordinator was, she wasn't available to me all the time and she wouldn't be able to help with things the venue wasn't responsible for. Gabriela was able to help us with setting up decor, coordinating vendors, timeline, and being my go-to person in the couple months leading up to the wedding and the day of. She was literally available to me 24/7 and sometimes I wondered if she ever stops working! I felt completely comfortable asking her any question. It is obvious that she absolutely enjoys what she does, and having her at my wedding was one of the best decisions I made (besides choosing my groom, of course). ;) Thank you so much for everything! read more

Let me start by saying if you hire Gabriela as your wedding planner, you will have complete piece of mind for your wedding! Having Gabriela be our day of wedding coordinator was the best decision and best part of our wedding. She will reach out weeks before the wedding and is 100% organized and so comforting when you are freaking out the most! She handled a wedding of 250 people (with two different cultures: Mexican/Korean) and bridal party of 22 like a pro! I also want to highlight the amount of professionalism she has: I had a very difficult parent during my wedding and I was freaking out, she deescalated the situation while remaining calm and EVEN calmed me down! SHE IS AMAZING AND HEAVEN SENT! In addition to all her AWESOME qualities, she made sure our baby boy Sirius Black (fur child) was able to be at our wedding and participate in our photos! I am FOREVER grateful! If you are in need of a wedding planner, I WHOLE HEARTEDLY RECOMMEND GABRIELA!! Thank you again for making our wedding come true! -The Turney's read more

My (now) husband and I can't say enough about Gabriela and Bridezilla Events, planning/coordinating our big day in Palm Desert. She is a total pro, cool, but cracks the whip when she needs to. She kept us and our vendors on track weeks leading up the wedding, and everything went off with ease. I think Gabriela had her first taste of a 'Groomzilla' working with me, but she handled everything with patience and grace, and if it wasn't for her I would have ultimately lost my mind. My vendors loved working with her, our venue loved her, our wedding party love and respected her. A HUGE plus, is that she does florals as well. Listen - a wedding is a very exciting time, but it IS going to be stressful, and I would 110% recommend Gabriela to help alleviate that stress so you can sleep at night with ease. read more

Great service with even greater personality! Gabriela was extremely helpful throughout my whole wedding experience. I decided to trust her with brining my floral vision to life and she did not disappoint! I really kind of gave creative freedom over to her as I didn't give too much direction, however the end result was exactly what I had in mind. For my wedding it was really important to me that the colors were vibrant and reminiscent of Frida Kahlo and all my arrangement definitely fit that criteria. I would definitely recommend Bridezilla Events to anyone who wants a stress-free experience! read more

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If you are on the fence about getting a wedding coordinator or have been searching and reading countless reviews to find the perfect person, look no further, I promise! My husband and I had the pleasure of working with GPE the three months leading up to our wedding, specifically Rachel and we are so incredibly happy with their services. Not only was Rachel down to earth, punctual to every meeting/appointment, she helped me to bring my wedding vision to life with her ideas and feedback. She handled every small detail to keep the stress away from us both, which we appreciated. She made suggestions for some vendors and the ones we did end up using we absolutely loved. She kept the line of communication open and never made me feel like I was asking a million and one questions. I could never express how thankful and lucky I am to have met Rachel and everyone we worked with at GPE. My wedding day was flawless thanks to GPE and all their hard work behind the scenes. Special should out to Juana! She was part of the GPE team on my wedding day and was in charge of me and the girls in the bridal suite. It was the first time I met her and she right away made me feel so calm and relaxed - big sister vibes. Thank you Juana! Thank you GPE! Thank you Rachel!!!!!! I could say thank you to GPE & Rachel a million times and it wouldn't be enough. read more

I have worked with Gabriela before and wow. She's amazing! She always stays on top of everything, very responsive and very talented. Her flower design is very unique and gorgeous too! Can't wait to work with her more. read more

Hired Gabi as our florist for our wedding last weekend, and I knew right off the bat from our consultation that she was going to be awesome. Our wedding was very unconventional and quirky and she loved it and didnt try to talk me into getting something generic. I told her one thing I really wanted was pumpkins. Im super into pumpkins and gourds...our wedding really should have been in fall, but I get cold easily and didnt want to run the risk of having it rain the day of. Everything was fantastic and I loved the color of the flowers she picked out. Our color scheme was sunset, but since my dress was black I wanted to make sure to have a lot of bright warm tones so it didnt look too gothic. Seriously amazing job and the price was pretty reasonable too. Everyone loved the damn centerpieces so much they took every single one of them lol. Luckily I snagged a few before they were all swiped. Thanks Gabi! read more

I would give 10 stars if I could. Gabriela did such a wonderful job with my daughters wedding. We hired her on such a short notice too, and she still managed to make everything perfect. read more

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So I'm not going to lie. When my now wife told me she was hiring Gabby I had no idea why. I complained that it was an unnecessary expense and that we had no need for her. Fast forward to 4 months until our wedding when I'm expecting my bride to be a total mess, and she's not. I ask my bride about the venders and payments. She tells me we don't worry about that anymore. Gabby and Bridezilla Events have now assumed control of our wedding and are now handling everything. I'm blown away and happy. Now it's the wedding weekend. Gabby has not left our sides making sure that we have everything we need. Making sure to be there for the wedding rehearsal to inform us and our bridal party about the itinerary for the wedding day. On the actual wedding day Gabby was our saving grace. She was there for me and my groomsmen making sure we had everything and then some. I think what impressed me the most was her asking before we got to our reception what drinks we wanted. As soon as we got out of our limo Gabby greeted us with our drinks. I tell Gabby I have a little head ache. She looks into her big box of everything and pulls out tylenol. Gabby was amazing. Her and her team took care of everything so me and my wife didn't need to. She nailed everything to PERFECTION!!! I know we could not have had as amazing of a wedding as we did without her. Thank you Gabby. I do not read more

We hired Gabi for florals and coordination for our May 4th wedding. Our day was absolutely a dream and it was partly thanks to Gabi and her wonderful team! I never would have been able to dream up a more beautiful bridal bouquet then the one she so thoughtfully and creatively made me. She was able to take our colors and theme and translate them so beautifully through her florals. Even though we had an intimate wedding our wedding party was rather large, and Gabi was able to wrangle the troops with ease and keep us on track! She cares so much for each of her clients and her dedication and hard work truly show in everything she does! Thank you so much Gabi. We could not have done this without you! read more

Gabriela is the most amazing florist, planner and overall wedding therapist. As one of the first brides of my friends group, I had SO MANY questions about wedding planning as I started out. But finding Gabriela was a godsend. Gabriela guided me through changing my floral vision multiple times, worked with my budget and educated me on florals. She made me feel taken care of and confident each step of the way. When I saw my bouquet for the first time on my wedding day, I could have cried! It was everything that I wanted that I couldn't put into words. Her florals beautifully complemented my venue, Greystone Mansion, and truly created the atmosphere of my wedding. read more

Upon meeting Gabi, I knew she would be perfect as our wedding day of coordinator! And I was right! Gabi is awesome! So responsive to emails, always on top of everything, and there every step of the way with us. We had her for our day of coordinator, but of course she started prior to that and took over everything. It was awesome! She made sure we had an absolute stress free day and we did. We even had time to just sit and relax during our wedding to just take in the moment. Highly recommend! read more

As a Mother of the Bride I cannot stress enough - YOU NEED TO HIRE GABI!! I thought I had thought of everything and didn't need a wedding planner... but let me tell you - having Gabi and her team there allowed me and my husband to fully enjoy our daughters wedding and all the joys that come with seeing your daughter get married! And there is no price you can put on that! Gabi was on top of everything, making sure all the details (and there are so many more than you can imagine!) were managed not only on the day of the wedding but for the 3 months before. She kept us on time and organized in all the details, worked with all the vendors and was priceless the day of the wedding. At one point I noticed the cake topper had fallen off the top of the cake (it was too heavy) and broke. I showed it to Gabi and next thing I knew I saw it back on the table, glued like it was never broken! Because of her experience she is prepared for it all. You will not be sorry if you hire Gabi as she will help make your wedding day as magical as it should be!! read more

I am extremely satisfied with the services I received from Bridezilla Events. I hired Gabriela about a month before our wedding. I was just about finished finalizing contracts with vendors before the wedding and was needing assistance with tying up loose ends for my wedding plans such as: 1. Coordinating/ Directing Wedding Rehearsal 2. Finalize list of needed supplies for decor & location/ placement of decor 3. Finalize list of needed technical supplies for music, video, & electricity & location/ placement of those technical supplies 4. Continue communication with wedding vendors in regards to updates in wedding program, rules, and/ or wedding needs/ areas for clarification/ confirmation 5. Recommended/ referred other vendors for mandatory or as needed supplies for the wedding 6. Follow through with setting-up the venue as I desired it set-up/ decorated 7. Directing wedding party, vendors, guests before and during the entire wedding event. 8. Ensuring that I was always stress free by reassuring me or managing current and last-minute challenges that occurred during the wedding. ....and much much more. :) Gabriela, fulfilled every aspect of the wedding in her role as wedding coordinator. 3 positive things I will never forget were the follow: 1. I forgot to add 2 seats in the table seating for one of our wedding sponsor couples. My heart sank and I was in a panic. Thankfully, Gabriela calmed me down and explained that 2 guests did not show, and a few people were okay with moving their seats to different tables, so there was a seat for them and plates served for them as well. Thank you, Gabriela! :) 2. Gabriela went out of her way to hand-make my wedding cascade bouquet and all the bouquets for my bridal party. She did not have to, but she offered it at no additional cost to me and I truly appreciate that since I did not have bouquets ready yet. They were gorgeous and went well with my vintage floral theme. 3. Last, but never least, Gabriela never ever forgot to ask me... "How are you feeling?" She asked me that during wedding planning meetings/ rehearsals, before the wedding, and even during the wedding. She always took it upon herself to make sure I was doing okay and that I was satisfied with everything. If I was not satisfied, she provided me with options and explained the pros and cons of each of those options. A few times we would bump heads with ideas because we both aim for perfection, but she always ensured everything was the way I wanted it... and as her customer, I appreciated that the most. :) Overall, I am extremely happy with how our floral vintage backyard wedding turned out for our approx. 140 guests. I appreciate that Gabriela pays attention to detail as I do and aims for perfection as I do as well. :) That is an important characteristic in a highly recommended and reliable wedding coordinator/ planner like Gabriela. Thank you again, Gabriela. :) read more

I honestly cannot say enough great things about Bridezilla Events! My flowers were everything I dreamed of and more. Gabriela went above and beyond to make sure every little detail was perfect. She was willing to meet with me anytime I wanted and was always professional and sweet. I had a lot of different ideas, and she made all of my ideas one amazing vision. I was, and still am, OBSESSED with how my floral arrangements turned out. I continue to get compliments from people on how beautiful they were; I would highly recommend Bridezilla Events. read more