There are no words that fully capture how incredibly grateful I am for Shannon, Tara, and the…read moreentire SLE Team. In a world where there are countless wedding planners to choose from, how do you pick? I looked at several planners and can confidently say that any one of them would have delivered a beautiful wedding. But to me, it wasn't just about a beautiful wedding. Did I want a beautiful wedding? Absolutely! And it was truly breathtaking and authentically us from start to finish - absolute perfection! (SLE will forever be my only recommendation). But equally as important to me, was the planning process. I wanted it to be fun and life-giving, not stressful and draining. I wanted to work with a team who embraced my hopes, dreams, and desires and would also give me honest feedback. I wanted a team who was even more detail-oriented than me (and that's tough). I wanted to feel seen, understood, and known, not just as a client, but as an individual. I can truthfully say that SLE surpassed all of my expectations and made me feel as if my wedding day was the most important day of their lives too! Because of my decision to partner with SLE, a season that is often stressful and overwhelming was instead filled with peace, trust, and excitement. I felt seen, listened to, and cared for every step of the way. They listened to my heart, honored what mattered most to us, and treated our marriage and wedding day with deep respect. Throughout the planning process, I could feel how much thought and care went into every detail, including details no one ever saw. Nothing was rushed, nothing was overlooked, and everything was handled with care and the upmost professionalism. What makes SLE truly extraordinary is not just their world class talent, but the heart behind their work! They serve with humility, compassion, and integrity, and it shows in everything they do. On the wedding day, we experienced a level of calm and joy that can only be described as a gift. Thanks to the SLE Team, we were able to be fully present and soak in every meaningful moment, trusting that everything was unfolding exactly as it was meant to. The day felt covered, protected, and filled with so much love and purpose. SLE didn't just help us plan a wedding; they walked alongside us during one of the most meaningful chapters of our lives and we are endlessly grateful for the role they played at the starting point of our marriage. By the end, the SLE team wasn't just a vendor, but friends... a part of our story--people God used to make our wedding truly exceptional. Months after the wedding, what remains is a deep thankfulness for the care, love, and intention they poured into our day. Working with SLE was one of the greatest blessings of this season of our lives, and they will always have a special place in our hearts!

We worked with Shannon Leahy Events to plan our wedding weekend in Palm Springs, and we truly can't…read moresay enough good things. From start to finish, the experience was 10/10--every event not only met but exceeded our expectations, which were already high going in! The welcome party stands out as a particular highlight: what began as a completely bare lot was transformed into an incredible, immersive space. It was hard to believe it had ever been just an empty patch of land. But honestly, every event--the rehearsal dinner, ceremony, reception, after party, and brunch--was flawlessly designed and executed. The ceremony setup was nothing short of breathtaking. The floral team brought a stunning vision to life, and we are still in awe. As a couple who didn't have a clear aesthetic in mind, we were so grateful for how SLE guided us through the design process, asking thoughtful questions to understand our style and crafting something that felt completely authentic to us. On top of that, the logistical support was invaluable--SLE removed so much stress from our plates, and we had total trust in them throughout the process. We also appreciated that they managed a tricky planning partner with professionalism and grace so we didn't have to. Their vendor recommendations were outstanding--every option they presented was high quality and thoughtfully curated, making each decision feel exciting and easy. The SLE team was organized, proactive, responsive, and so thoughtful--it was clear they genuinely cared about making the weekend as special as possible for us. Their attention to detail and availability during the wedding weekend made all the difference, allowing us to stay fully present and enjoy every moment. We are endlessly grateful to Elise, Kelsey, Victoria and the entire SLE team team. If you're lucky enough to work with them, you'll be in the best hands.

There is no way to fully express how perfect our experience with Amanda was. In coordinating our…read morewedding, she went above and beyond in every aspect of our special day...as well as leading up to it. Every single detail was better than I could ever imagine and there isn't one thing I would change. While enjoying our wedding day, I remember being pleasantly surprised with how perfectly Amanda put everything together and how perfectly she transformed my vision into reality. There is no way I would of had my perfect day if it wasn't for Amanda. Along with the small details, perfect decor set-up, and coordinating the entire day to go smoothly, Amanda allowed us to enjoy our day 100% stress free. Throughout the whole day her main concern was that everything was perfect for us...and it was. The planning process went so smoothly with her help and many wonderful suggestions along the way. Our outside vendors even mentioned how great she was...professional and extremly nice. Hiring Amanda was the best decision we made for our big day!

Our wedding was more perfect than I could have ever imagined and that is all because of Amanda. She…read moreis incredibly organized, thoughtful and truly gifted at what she does. We gave Amanda quite the task as we decided to have a wedding of 250 people at my in-laws private home. We had no idea what we were getting into by having a backyard wedding and I can confidently say that without Amanda the day wouldn't have been possible. From the beginning Amanda thought of every last detail, giving us vendor recommendations, amazing design ideas and much more. Knowing the extra expenses associated with any DIY/at home wedding, Amanda always kept our budget top of mind. She was incredibly considerate to our financial needs while also giving us the day we had always imagined. Even after the wedding, Amanda noted every discrepancy and misplaced piece from the rental company and asked for a refund, which they granted! This shows how much Amanda cares about her couples and how far she goes to make sure every last detail is accounted for. Amanda was always available and incredibly responsive despite her busy schedule. I always felt like a priority and she would always call and e-mail me with updates and ideas. She made the experience for my husband and I so enjoyable, as we knew we could trust her with anything. She came to the house multiple times to meet our various vendors and to ensure she was in the loop on every last detail. Amanda is incredibly professional and on our wedding day she was so calm and made me feel completely at ease. I knew that if anything was to go wrong, it would be handled. This is what you want in your wedding coordinator. Amanda provided a night for us and our families that we will never forget. Everything went so smoothly and everything looked amazing. She was so accommodating throughout the entire evening. At the end of the night she even packed a bag of our favorite wines and boxed up leftover food for us to take back to the hotel. Such a wonderful surprise! As you can tell I have more than enough wonderful things to say about Amanda. We are incredibly grateful for all she did for us and highly recommend her for your wedding or event. Trust us, she will be the best decision you make! Thank you Amanda for giving us the wedding of our dreams!

Katie gave us great advice and did an amazing job organizing our wedding. She is an expert event…read moreplanner, a knowledgeable Northern California native and has great relationships with venues and vendors all over the Lake Tahoe area. She got us in touch with amazing musicians, hair and make up artists, flower vendors and day of coordinators. With Katie's help our wedding went perfectly.

I am forever grateful to Amy and the team at Goodstock Productions for making our wedding the best…read moreday of our lives so far. Our guests could not stop commenting on how we had the most seamless flow and personal wedding they had ever been to. After interviewing a number of candidates, what made us pick Amy was how she balanced both being extremely organized/professional as well as friendly/down-to-earth. Whether you want a traditional wedding, an eclectic out-there wedding, or you aren't even sure what kind of wedding you want yet - Goodstock has your back. My husband and I were having our wedding at a very strict venue that operated like a well-oiled wedding machine, but we still wanted a wedding that felt uniquely like us and Amy helped us deliver on that vision at our budget and in the way we truly wanted. I could go on-and-on, but here are some of the top reasons you should choose Amy and Goodstock for your wedding: + PROFESSIONAL, TIMELY, ORGANIZED. Coming from a type A girly who loves/works in spreadsheets but had very little time because of a demanding job, I was impressed by Amy's ability to be thorough but also clear/concise for people who aren't familiar with sheets. + KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE. Amy knows weddings, and was so on top of details and questions that I would -never- have thought of on my own. + PERSONALIZED, JUDGEMENT-FREE, AND REALISTIC. Amy and Goodstock make sure that you are having the wedding YOU want, and do not press their own agenda. No question or request is off limits, but Amy knows how to kindly and professionally let you know what is realistic and what is not. If you disagree, she will not stop you from moving forward, and will do her best to make it happen. + FLEXIBLE AND RESOURCEFUL. Amy is extremely creative and well-connected - she helped us make our vision for very specific and unique pieces come true, and at the budget we needed. She has a great network of vendors and an endless amount of ideas to make things happen. + FORESIGHT AND CARE. Amy took the time to get to know me, my husband, and details about our guests to make sure attention was given where it was needed. She called out things that we may want to address before it happened, and genuinely cared about both our experiences as well as our guests. + CALM AND SUPPORTIVE. When there's an inevitable hitch during planning or even unexpected events on the wedding day, Amy was there with a solution and support. I am admittedly not the nicest person under wedding stress, and Amy was my rock through everything. TL;DR - If you want someone who is professional, resourceful, caring, on-it, and feels like both the best planner you've ever had and the cool girl you want to be friends with - pick Amy and Goodstock!

As wedding vendors, we experience a lot of different planners. Amy and her team at Goodstock…read moreProductions are absolutely phenomenal! From a vendor perspective, the day feels organized and communication is clear and collaborative from the very beginning! We appreciate the detailed and well organized timeline and email communication leading up to the big day and Amy makes our deliveries seamless. You can always see the couple and guests enjoying the magic! You will be in great hands here!

One of my now-wife's and my biggest worries when we started planning our wedding was that we didn't…read moreknow what we didn't know. After doing a little research, we came across Whitney and A'Reve. Suddenly, a flood of knowledge came our way. And we weren't intimidated because we now had Whitney in our corner. Any challenge or bump that came up, she battered away effortlessly. Her recommendations for vendors were perfect. She put up with our constant badgering about what we should be doing X months, days, minutes before our wedding. Looking for a wedding coordinator that gets the job done? Whitney is it!

My coworker had used A'Reve for her wedding and recommended them to me. My husband and I just got…read moremarried a couple weeks ago and could not have been happier to have Whitney as our month-of planner. From the moment I spoke with Whitney on the phone, I knew she was the one! She has years and years of experience, is professional, and such a pleasure to work with. She's also funny and sassy, which made our planning meetings light-hearted and stress-free. As a natural planner myself, it's always hard to let go and let someone else take over. After a few conversations with Whitney, my trust grew. I went into our wedding day feeling confident that she can run the show and put out any fires if need be. Needless to say, our wedding day was perfect! If it wasn't behind the scenes, I had no idea about it since Whitney probably took care of it :)

I had the pleasure of working with Lindsay and her team (Kayla was leading this particular event)…read moreat my recent couple's wedding at The Club at Ruby Hill and they did such a fantastic job! As a wedding vendor, its always so helpful to have a planner on board who is so organized, communicative, and kind. Kayla was a breeze to work with before, during, and after the event. She even made sure the reception space was staged for me prior to prepping for dinner service so that I could capture some amazingly beautiful shots for the couple. The wedding itself came together perfectly! Everything went off with out a hitch and the wedding was a blast for the guests as well as myself. I highly recommend this team to anyone getting married and hope to work this these ladies again in the future!

This review is long overdue, but Lindsay and Kayla (who was my lead planner) did such a fantastic…read morejob bringing my wedding dreams to life! Kayla was so organized and took on the stress of planning, especially during the pandemic shut-down. We started planning back in 2019 and were about to decide on final details when COVID hit. She contacted other vendors about the new date and coordinated all the details before, during, and after my wedding. This team is simply amazing!

I found Jason through another friend's wedding! He and Lisa are awesome! Super responsive before…read moreout wedding and extremely professional. I picked the gold sequin background and it was just amazing!!! All of my guests at the wedding loved the lighting of the photo booth and everyone had SO MUCH FUN! The quality of the printed strips is outstanding!!! Jason also provided us with a usb of all the photos as well as getting all the photos up on his website a week later. This photo booth is AWESOME!!! The props were great too! I highly recommend Baubles & Bow Ties!!! Best Photo Booth in the Bay Area!!!

It was such a pleasure working with Baubles & Bow Ties for our photo booth needs! Jason and Lisa…read moreare very easy to work with and can deliver the same quality photos and experiences for much less than a lot of other vendors around out there charge. What we appreciated most from working with them was how accommodating they were in applying a custom design for our photo booth strips. They have a designer that can work with whatever assets you throw their way. The turnaround time for having everything available online too, was about 1-2 days, which is great to go through while you wait for your professional pictures to come in. Would definitely recommend for not just weddings, but all types of events! (Especially considering how photo booths have become a "must-have" these days). Thank you Jason and Lisa for your work! (And congrats on the baby!)

Ann Saavedra was our day-of wedding coordinator. Our wedding was a great success. I felt that Ann…read morewas not adequately detail oriented for the size and complexity of our event, although ultimately everything turned out great. Pluses: 1. Ann is friendly and professional. She made me feel special during the planning process. 2. We technically had not paid her for wedding planning- only for the day of coordination - but she was happy to meet with me at length before the wedding and also met with the florist and my sister who was involved in the planning. She made a special site visit and made helpful suggestions to my sister. 3. Ann appears to be very experienced. She thought of issues to consider during the wedding planning which I never would have thought of including considering how to position readers in the ceremony seating arrangement, where parents most likely should sit, etc. She similarly gave helpful suggestions for the order of the procession. She recommended making lists of people to pick up centerpieces, leftover cake, and other equipment from the wedding so that the day of went more smoothly. I felt that her suggestions helped us feel more relaxed on the day of the event because many things were "taken care of." 4. When my sister discovered at the last minute that the chairs that arrived were incorrect, Ann spent time with the vendors and helped correct the problem. Behind the scenes, she took care of everything and I didn't even know about it. Minuses: 1. During the pre-wedding preparation periods, I started to notice that she failed to read most of the emails I sent her or CC'ed her on to update her on changes in plans. 2. At the rehearsal I was shocked to find that she had a beautiful timeline and outline of all the details of the wedding which she didn't seem familiar with (I heard her daughter puts the packet together for her). She was inefficient in conducting the rehearsal due to lack of familiarity with the details. 3. The day of the wedding she was often not present or readily available, even when we called her cell phone. 4. She failed to make sure corsages and bouquets were available for the photos even though we followed her timeline so she should have known when to bring them. 5. I heard afterward that she snapped at a family member who came to kindly ask why the candles for the ceremony had been removed. 6. When the time of the bouquet toss came I realized that she had not made the toss bouquet available to me and she was unavailable at that time. I ended up using my real bouquet which luckily i was ok with parting with. Overall, I will say this- my wedding turned out beautifully. I didn't feel that this was really because of Ann, but I think that she may have done some behind the scenes work that helped. There weren't any major disasters, but I wondered if she would have been able to handle it if there had been. A simpler and smaller wedding may make for a different story. In addition, her strengths may be more in helping with the planning process than in the hectic day of coordination.

As a professional photographer and have worked with Ann I always thought how smooth things flowed…read morewith her taking care of details. Organized and and always on top of things. When my daughter was married in May 2013 we were lucky that Ann Saavedra was on board. Ann only wants it to be one of the most happiest days of your life. Details and getting things done so the bride wont worry why the salad is not there or when is the first dance. She is a lovely person and I highly recommend her to all my clients.