Melissa was the BEST Wedding Planner we could have ever imagined for our BIG FAT INDIAN-JEWISH wedding day! I contacted Melissa after seeing Honey Bear Events on a website of vendor recommendations, but I had no idea that I would be meeting my literal dream wedding planner. Melissa came into my wedding planning process after we had another planner quit on us. While it was easy to initially feel embarrassed, Melissa made me realize this wasn't about us at all and the previous planner had her own issues that we could do nothing about. It was a blessing in disguise as I transformed from stressed about planning to EXCITED to be wedding planning with Melissa as my planner!!! She immediately made me feel comfortable and that I could trust her with all the tiny little details floating around my brain. When Melissa and I started working together, I was living in Boston planning my wedding that would take place in Santa Barbara the next summer. Melissa was so accommodating with my schedule and when we would talk on the phone I knew I could talk to her for hours in one go and feel so incredibly relieved after. I did the Full-Service planning package with her and she was so amazing at providing suggestions for vendors, setting up calls with them for me, and getting their pricing together, so that I could have a productive call with them. She would also prepare PowerPoint slides of my design vision that she would share with them on the call, so we could make sure they were on the same page about what I wanted my dream wedding to look like. One vendor in particular that Melissa found for me and was absolutely amazing was Pratto Paper Company. Lauren Pratto was an absolute pleasure to work with when designing my wedding invitations, day-of-stationary, and signage for the wedding day! Melissa went way above and beyond to create my vision of a mirror seating chart by working with Lauren and another vendor to build 3 giant mirrors that could stand on their own and then had Lauren apply the names in vinyl to the mirrors. I was BLOWN AWAY with how much Melissa CARED about my wedding and it really felt like she was just as invested in making my dream come true. Something I was looking for in a planner was someone who would communicate with family members that were helping with some of the wedding events/finances/etc. Melissa made me feel so at ease and handled these conversations like a breeze throughout the wedding planning process. She worked with my mother-in-law to plan a BEAUTIFUL rehearsal dinner with the most GORGEOUS FLORALS from Honey Bear Events. She worked with us to ensure all our deadlines were met and leading up to the last 2 weeks before the wedding, I didn't feel stressed at all like I imagined I would. Everything was taken care of and if it hadn't been, I knew Melissa had a handle on it. As we approached the wedding day, I loved that Melissa was my SUPERWOMAN. She immediately went to bat with the hotel when they tried to put me in a different bridal suite than what was initially discussed. She never showed me any stress she was under and made sure Kevin and I were having the BEST TIME! Everything flowed so well from the moment we stepped into the hotel on Friday. On Saturday morning (Wedding Day), Melissa had her assistant bring us bagels and ordered us coffee and juice to our bridal suite. She had already set-up a group text with my maids-of-honor to communicate with them the day of, and she was fully on top of all the vendors arriving for a 5-6am set-up time! Throughout the day she would come check-in on me, make sure I was eating, and again never made me feel like there was anything going wrong outside (a week later I would find out the hotel was a mess to work with). She and I are VERY DETAILED people and I can tell you that there was not a single detail forgotten that day. Melissa was there all the way until the last vendor left and we caught her when we were coming back from our afterparty. I wanted to give her the biggest hug and cry! She was the angel in my head that created the most STUNNING wedding I could have ever imagined. I am so sad I didn't get the photographer to take a picture of Melissa and I, so please make sure you do!!! You will never want to forget how Melissa and Honey Bear Events made you feel during your whole wedding planning journey!! I could go on forever with everything she did for us, but she is literal family now and I cannot wait to find the next big event for Melissa to help plan with me!! THANK YOU SO MUCH, MELISSA and HONEY BEAR EVENTS!! You were the BEST WEDDING PLANNER EVER! read more

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Honey Bear Events did a spectacular job on a fundraising event at Balboa Bay Resort. I've been to hundreds of events and the care to detail and classy taste was beyond! I've never seen more beautiful floral arrangements. If you are looking for elegant and yet vibrant and fun decor- look no further. read more

Melissa and her team not only coordinated my wedding of more than 180 guests but also did my florals. Melissa was absolutely amazing to work with. Picking her as my coordinator and florist might have been one of my best decisions during all of my wedding planning! She was so easy to talk to and went above and beyond her role to help me. Planning a wedding was hard, but doing it with Honey Bear Events made it so much easier! read more

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Honey Bear Events is the best! Absolutely flawless from start to finish - our dream wedding became reality thanks to Melissa and her incredible professionalism and planning. Highly recommend her for all event planning! read more

My (now) husband and I worked with Melissa to design our table florals and bouquets for our intimate garden wedding in LA. WOW oh wow did she go above and beyond what we ever had imagined. Her eye for design is unsurpassable. Every detail was perfect and the florals were so bright and lovely. Our guests were raving about it all night! We will be highly recommending Melissa's services for decades to come. Highly recommend her services! read more

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Can you give more than a 5 star rating? We were thrilled with the outcome of the party. It was a combined 18th and graduation party and it was for sure a memorable affair. Thank you to all the vendors that came together to make it happen. Melissa made everything simple and thought of everything. Her extra touches made the event above and beyond. A perfect send-off for our semi-adult!Melissa, we adore you! read more

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I worked with Melissa at Honey Bear Events. She was super professional, organized and so fun to work with. Wedding planning is definitely not my forte so it was nice to have someone who was excited to help and passionate about the planning process. This girl can do it all. On top of everything her florals are to die for! She is super creative and on top of things. Looking to plan an incredible wedding and have fun in the process? Look no further, Honey Bear Events and Melissa is your girl. read more

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Melissa planned my baby shower and it was absolutely amazing! The venue, flowers, design, food, drinks, and even the games were so well orchestrated! I would definitely hire her again. read more