We were so blessed to be able to work with Helayne. Before we even hired her, she was the first of…read moreall the planners we contacted to respond, to set up an interview, and to follow up. I appreciated her drive and organizational skills from our very first emails. Our wedding was fraught with planning drama, and despite the fact that we only booked partial planning services, Helayne went above and beyond to help us out when our planning experience hit the rocks. She is the perfect balance of honest and accepting. I know our wedding was offbeat and one with many firsts for her, but she never made us feel like our choices were any less meaningful just because they weren't "traditional." However, she didn't shy away from having the hard conversations - she told us bad news plainly, and honestly, but always had a backup plan. She doesn't sugarcoat things, which, when you're planning an event, is a valuable asset. Despite our planning drama, I almost began to enjoy watching her handle vendors on our behalf - she has this masterful ability to question people in such a way that she gets a truthful answer from them, even if they don't want to give it. Maybe it comes from her history as a teacher! My mother described Helayne as a military general, and that is absolutely accurate. She is meticulous, prepared, grounded, realistic, and capable. And maybe has a secret twin, because I'm not sure how else she managed to be everywhere at once on our wedding day.

Where do I begin!?!…read more Helayne was a complete blessing in disguise! She was the complete package from the first time we met up with her! After spending multiple hours going over every single detail of my wedding (details that I had no idea would matter), I felt completely confident in Helayne! She did not leave one stone left unturned! My wedding rehearsal went by flawlessly, due to her patience, attention to detail and overall joyous personality! On the day of my wedding, Helayne worked proficiently making sure every detail we previously talked about was executed. And executed, it was! My setup was gorgeous, my bridal party was always in the loop and never once out of place. She made sure that my photographer was taking all the right pictures, my bridal party was getting ready at the right time, and that my bride to be was stress free! I never once lost confidence in Helayne and her services! After we said "I do", I was able to sit back, relax and completely enjoy my reception. She was even flexible when I decided during the reception to cut out the bouquet toss and other events because I simply wanted to dance! She never lost patience, even when my DJ turned out to need more help then he should of. Helayne went up and remind him what to announce and when to announce it (even though she provided him with a detailed itinerary). She made sure to check in with the my family/friends that were part of our reception to give them a heads up before they were needed. ( 10 minute notices before best woman & maid of honor speech, etc) I can not speak more highly of anyone! Without Helayne, I feel that my wedding day would have been a complete mess! At the end of the night, all my family and wedding party could talk about was how AMAZING Helayne was! I wish you nothing but the best in your new business and I KNOW that you will continue to do great things! Thank you so much for making our wedding day a success! -Natalie & Adriana

If we could give 10 stars, we would. We got married at Hofmann Ranch on 12/28 in the midst of a…read moredeep freeze and catastrophic flight cancellations from Southwest. My husband, Phil, and I waited for 3 years for this wedding because of COVID. At first, it was going to be at Wedgewood Brittany Hill in CO, then it got cancelled because of COVID, then Wedgewood Carmel in CA when things started to reopen, and finally we moved it to Hofmann Ranch because my mom is struggling with complications from her double knee replacement surgeries that were postponed because of COVID and she couldn't fly to CA. The day before our wedding, Southwest cancelled Phil's best man's and his wife's flights, Phil's cousins' flights, and my friend's flights and my uncle had to drive all the way from San Diego the day before the wedding. We were beyond worried and devastated. Because of the Hofmann Ranch team, we felt so secure and so loved and our families and friends were able to meet each other for the first time and connect with each other. Britney thought of everything: making sure that my mom had a place to sit so that she could march with me halfway down the path of the patio deck, she held onto my train, she made a water color Phannie drink sign that was gorgeous, she made sure that we ate, she thought of every single detail and schedule change when our families kept talking and singing (this is what happens when you get a whole bunch of Filipinos together LOL), she made sure that Phil and I ate food, and there are countless other things that I am sure that we don't know about. Giving Britney my bouquet was the only way that I could say how grateful I was for creating a magical place and experience in spite of all the obstacles. Phil and I are so thrilled and feel like we were destined to be married at Hofmann Ranch. You have a special place in our hearts. I hope that your mother liked the bouquet. This is what giving it to you means to me.  We would like to express our love and gratitude to Britney, Sara, Chef Daniel, Mark, Joey, Josh, and the Limelight Photography team. Each of you made our day absolutely wonderful. Additionally, Cynthia's cake design and William's flowers were beautiful! I think that anyone who is getting married needs to go to Hofmann Ranch and that Britney and her team need to do their weddings! Thank you to everyone else that we communicated with at Wedgewood over the years and in the months leading up to our celebration. Creating a beautiful experience where our families and friends could meet for the first time and have fun was truly a gift. Have a wonderful New Year and thank you so much for an unforgettable experience. Each of you are a true blessing. May God bless you and your family always and may the Force be with you! With much love and gratitude, Phil and Annie #phannie2020

We absolutely loved this venue, our family and friends said they felt like they were dropped into a…read morehallmark movie and I couldn't agree more! Our coordinator Brittany and captian Sara were angels! They ensured my husband and I got every thing we needed. Chef Daniel and staff Mel, Lizzie, Natalia, Sirena were attentive, efficient and kind. Our Bartender Teresa was lively and quick to tend to our guests. The planning, meeting with vendors and appointments leading up to our wedding were a breeze. Everything was taken care of so well. The venue itself is beautiful we couldn't have asked for anything different. I will forever recommend this masterpiece of a venue! You can tell this staff is very talented and knowledgeable but still makes you feel like your day is most important!

Wow. What a lovely individual. I contacted her with a catering inquiry. Although she could not…read moreservice the event due to a prior engagement, she spent 10 minutes giving me advice and providing venue recommendations. She was very genuine and kind.

I did not hire here to do any catering, but me and my daughter attended to a Charcuterie Board…read moreClass she hosted at the Ivy Hall, and let me tell you..... It was so much fun!! The price was reasonable, and included 2 glasses of wine, and a small charcuterie board you will create there with all the amazing ingredients they provided. We got amazing people in our table and we got to learn about white carrots and why now they are orange, we learned about cheeses, also we learn the basics of a charcuterie board, from color combinations to what goes best with what. It was a very enjoyable time, they make it fun and easy, I would love to attend to more of their classes. Check the pictures we took there! The only problem is parking, I wished they had more parking available.

The person assigned to my daughter's wedding had personal problems she was dealing with and was…read moredistracted. She did not give my daughter the proper attention and service that we paid for and that was expected the day of the event. I'm sorry for the woman's situation, but this was the bridal couple's big day and they didn't need to hear about her family problems.

We hired Mitzi as our day-of coordinator last year for our September 2016 wedding and I could not…read morebe happier. Mitzi is absolutely wonderful to work with and will help you truly enjoy your wedding day. She was always available to answer our questions. Day or night. And she also never made me feel like a bridezilla for being very particular, which is a huge plus. As someone who has a background in event planning I was disillusioned into thinking I would be able to handle the task of planning and coordinating my own wedding. BOY WAS I WRONG. Mitzi asks the critical questions you will not find on The Knot or Pinterest. Specific timeline details that you may not think of until much later in the planning process. Although we had a rain plan in place for the day of the wedding, I was not willing to give up on having my dream outdoor ceremony. Despite there being high odds of rain for our wedding day, I wanted to take a chance and try to make the outdoor ceremony happen. Thanks to Mitzi's expert planning, we were able to setup for the ceremony inside and outside and make the call only 30 minutes before the wedding. It rained so hard that the power went out in the bridal suite and Mitzi was still able to pull off nothing short of a miracle. In addition to coordinating with every single one of our vendors to ensure a seamless evening, Mitzi also went to bat for us whenever she could. Whether it was negotiating with our caterer to ensure certain rental items were included in our contract or disputing charges from the transportation company for a town car that failed to show up, I knew I could trust Mitzi to handle everything. Seriously, if you don't want to drive your family, bridesmaids, and future husband crazy with your nonsensical ramblings about first dances and place settings, do yourself a favor and hire Mitzi Torres. You will not regret it. Sincerely, Stress-Free Bride

I couldn't have asked for a better team to be with us on our special day! My wedding was…read morecoordinated and planned by Stephanie Lee and her amazing team. 9 months of planning for our wedding day and steph was there every single day ready to help us out. The wedding process was smooth sailing thanks to her. I was relax on my wedding day and didn't have a single thing to stress about. I recommend them for ALL of your events not just weddings

My beautiful wedding was coordinated by the awesome Mrs. Stephanie Lee. My wedding was Nov 20th,…read more2015 a destination wedding and because of the location I wasn't able to always fly from California to Texas on a daily basis. Stephanie took care of everything!! From finding the greatest venue, DJ, florist, caters and so much more, I never had to worry about anything. And I loved that! She took all the amount of stress away even on the night before my wedding! Swear she was my "Fairy Godmother", she made my childhood dream wedding come true! So if you're in San Antonio or near by the area and plan on getting married, or any party really, Stephanie is your go to girl!!! She gets things done and if you're a bride on a budget (like I was!) she's the best discount queen ever! She knows the best places that have excellent prices! You won't be disappointed with her work, she goes above and beyond!! So thank you Stephanie for creating the best memorable moment my husband and I ever had!!

Wow! Great place to start planning your once and a lifetime wedding!!…read more Maureen and her staff did a wonderful job planning our wedding even handing all the details that my bride and I seemed to overlooked or didn't think about. She handled herself with complete peace and confidence, therefore allowing me to put my complete trust in her for our big day. She always kept me in the loop for all the big things and she handled all the small things, thous allowing me to enjoy my big day! She has helped plan wedding across the USA, which have been as big as wedding weekend events(3-4 days) to smaller private weddings. Her experience and expertise is also evident by the people she recommends to you. All this adds up to a once in a lifetime wedding!!

Maureen is top notch both as a person and an event planner. She has done a lot of my clients…read moreweddings. Her vision and expertise in organization and event execution is amazing. If you're looking for a planner that will make your day go as smooth as you dreamed of then she is your person. Her staff is also very professional and eager to please. I highly recommend her!

Overall, my partner and I's experience with this company was frustrating. We paid for the top tier…read morepackage with YWYW. It feels like we were let down by how things were handled especially in the last few months leading up to the wedding. They use an online tool (aisle planner) which is super helpful when there are items to discuss. However, there were numerous times we needed to email because something we wanted to discuss was not on the checklist and many times that things were lost via email. Also, the tool didn't have a convenient way for us to upload things to the portal. The vendor quotes we got for things were very limited. When we wanted an outside vendor (not on the list provided) it felt like we needed to handle that ourselves. It also was much much faster turn arounds when we spoke directly to the vendors. Stefanie is a very personable, friendly and kind person. She really does a good job of making you feel important. However, the follow through was not there leading up to our day. For example, after several weeks up no response, we finally got a response to start on invitations. We had already sent save the dates. However, the invitation design/send process started so late we had guests reach out to ask if they were uninvited because they hadn't received their official invites. Plus, we sent them so late our guests had less than 2 weeks to respond. Towards the last 6 weeks leading up to our wedding, there was a medical related incident that caused some delays - which we completely understand. People first!However, the communication, transition and delays were horrible. For example, we had another several weeks without YWYW contacting us at all. Then, we received an email stating the radio silence was based on a medical incident. We had a HUGE mishap with catering and most of the communication with the vendor was handled by the wedding planner themselves. Meaning, it was hidden from us - which is good normally. However, the day before our wedding, I asked about the final invoice and it was 30% larger than the last invoice we saw (we didn't add that much). When I seemed shocked, the first response from our wedding planner was don't worry, it's still within budget. That felt unsettling to me. It turned out the cater had misquoted the cost of staff (buffet versus plated). The wedding planner did step in and fix this once we communicated frustration with it. On the day of, everything went well. However, our wedding planner could not make the event. They had a medical issue and had first, communicated that they were going to be well enough to attend our wedding and then week of, told us that they were no longer coming. Which was totally good but the replacement wasn't good. They were often short with me, my partner, my sister and my matron of honor. They snapped at my wedding party a few times in front of me. They were hard to find often and did not have the catering issues handled - I was asked where the special diet person sat (even though this was communicated thoroughly with YWYW). If we were to do the experience again, we would do most of the planning ourselves and then hire a day or week of coordinator. We are both very organized, detailed and informative. We felt like we could have found cheaper, tested and still lovely vendors. On the bright side, I didn't like my first make up trial and the wedding planner worked really hard in one day to get me set up with another trial and contract. It helped immensely because I felt beautiful on my wedding day. They even gave me their business phone number to text/call when needed. We felt really supported here. However, it was by far the best turn around we saw. We feel overall that the ball was dropped for our wedding multiple times towards the end. However, our day ultimately was beautiful and magical. We will be grateful for some of the wonderful vendors YWYW provided to us. We wanted to get a wedding planner to alleviate some of the stress around wedding planning but felt it frustrating at times.

Do yourself a favor and hire Your Wedding, Your Way to plan your wedding. We had the best…read moreexperience working with Stefanie, and she is worth every penny! My wife and I got engaged in October 2021. We knew we wanted a spring wedding in Austin Texas. We live in Scottsdale Arizona so for us, this was a destination wedding. My wife had a few converstons with other wedding planners in the Ausitn area, and she left the conversations even more stressed, overwhelmed, and felt it was impossible to plan a wedding in 6 months. When she met with Stefanie, she was blown away (and even cried tears of joy on the first video call). Stefanie was helpful, direct, honest, and let us know we could absolutely plan a wedding in 6 months, we just had to be decisive. She sent us dozen of wedding venues, and we landed on The Hyatt Regency, Lost Pines Resort and Spa. She read and edited our venue contract, kept us within our budget, and helped us plan every step along the way. She set us up with weekly tasks, would check in every day or two, and give her honest opinion on questions we had. Stefanie is organized, quick to respond, and made us feel comfortable every step of the way. Our wedding ran so smooth, and my wife and I didnt think about any details the day of. We knew Stefanie had everything under control. We made the best decision to hire her. If you are in the Austin area, and want 100% of your wedding stress to be lifted, work with Stefanie.

I cannot say enough good things about Bethany at En Pointe Weddings and Events!!! Seriously, I have…read moreno idea how I would have got married without her! She did SO much and took so much weight off my shoulders. She made sure that everything was setup and being executed so that I could just enjoy the day. She was my saving grace!! She was very experienced, professional, and an amazing nice person!! Her #1 priority is making sure you don't worry about anything. She absolutely cares about each and every wedding!!! I highly recommend her!!!!

Absolutely BEYOND happy with the service we received from Bethany for our May 2018 wedding at the…read moreHotel Alsace in Castroville. We met her at the wedding extravaganza and instantly felt like she was the one for our crazy family. Naturally, there were communication mishaps (we are human after all) but at the end of the day our wedding was everything we hoped it would be (and more!) and we have her to thank! Most notably, she really went to bat for us to make sure everything promised was delivered correctly and on time. She even picked our flowers up on the day of the wedding, policed the rowdy wedding party, soothed weepy parents, and kept a party crashing rooster at bay! We really gave her a hard time throughout the wedding day (and the rehearsal), but she kept her cool and was professional, spunky, and fun to have around- even when we were being silly and not paying attention to her :) I can't wait to upload some of the photographs that our amazing photographer took- she was given free reign of decorating the reception and ceremony space and she (with some help of my mama) absolutely knocked it out of the park. This lady can hold the weight of 10 men on her shoulders! 100% recommended.