Melanie did a fantastic job keeping things organized and running smoothly on our wedding day!! 10/10. She nailed it. I was definitely in the "i'm not like a regular bride, I'm a cool bride" category ( we might actually be more difficult, sometimes being too chill is actually harder ) BUT Melanie kept the important things super organized and made sure I had plenty of say in every decision. I didn't know how much I needed a Melanie, but now that the wedding is over I can say with confidence my wedding would have been a hot mess without her and there's NO WAY I could have enjoyed my day had she not been there. I got to soak up every moment of wedding day bliss instead of worrying about operational stuff. I had multiple dance performances planned and she made sure everyone was ready! Including me!! She was on time for every apt, she was professional, and she was patient. Highly recommended!!! read more

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Melanie was the best wedding planner! She walked us through every step and handled all our vendors. We couldn't have done it without her. She made planning our wedding day a breeze! read more

Melanie is awesome and amazing! My wife and I could not have asked for a better wedding planner! One of the things that we appreciated about her was how she was somehow able to push us forward without being too imposing...which is a really difficult thing to do as we're kind of indecisive people sometimes, haha. She matched our energy perfectly, always promoting the ideas that we wanted to do while also adding in her own experience to let us know how feasible things would be. She's never too far away via a quick call, text, or email and that was super helpful! Melanie is the best, and we'd highly recommend her to anyone :) read more

I was a photographer on wedding in San Diego and Melanie was the coordinator. She contacted me couple weeks before the wedding to confirm all important information about couple's Big Day! On the wedding day Melanie helped my photography&videography team a lot! It was a joy to work together! She took care about all important parts of wedding! The timeline was perfect! I highly recommended her to future married couples! read more

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Melanie was the Wedding Coordinator for a Wedding I photographed in San Diego. She is extremely organized. Her timeline is broken down to the minute, which provides an excellent timeline for us photographers to follow. She's also a great communicator and coordinator. We were able to work together effectively to make the clients wedding a success. She will go above and beyond to make any event and wedding a success. I highly recommend her services to anyone looking for an organized and experienced coordinator. read more

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Melanie was instrumental on the most important day of my/our lives. I did so much research in finding the right person that I could trust. After meeting Melanie in person, I felt so relieved that our wedding day would be flawless. She helped me with the last minute planning and details that I hadn't thought of, she was present and available whenever I needed her, she organized and communicated thoroughly with all my vendors and even my Bridal/Groom Party, friends and family that were planning to help out on the day of. She made sure that my vision was executed and I truly could not imagine this day happening so seamlessly without her. I am very grateful for her and would recommend her services to anyone seeking help with a large event. Thank you Melanie! read more

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Melanie and her team were awesome to work with. We couldn't have asked for a more perfect day, my wedding day was smooth and stress-free. Melanie was great and a professional. Thank you so much for making our vision come true and not giving us anything to worry about! read more

Melanie is absolutely amazing and we highly recommend her! She is thorough, communicative and a great planner/coordinator! She had great recommendations, took initiative, got all of our vendor contact info and then proceeded to get in touch with all of them to coordinate! We could not have had a better day and we are confident that our wedding day was so smooth because of her and her assistant! So if you're in doubt, don't be! Just sign up with her! Very reasonably priced and so, very helpful. She setup meetings every step of the way and knew exactly what needed to be done. We could not recommend her more highly! Thank you so much for making our wedding day perfect, Melanie! read more

Last month, in May, we enlisted Melanie's help with our daughter's baptism and celebrating our 10th wedding anniversary. I really wanted something pretty and classy, but affordable. Other places (caterers, wedding coordinators etc.) were giving me quotes that were way too expensive for our budget. From the first moment I connected with Melanie, I knew she was the girl for the job! She was willing to be flexible and work with our budget. She is patient, kind and has great solutions. Throughout the entire process, her prompt communication was greatly appreciated. Melanie would change or modify things as needed, as well as come up with helpful ideas that fit my vision. She was also excellent at running around and completing tasks for me or giving me additional considerations based on what she found at the stores. On the day of the event, she did EVERYTHING. We were so impressed that she handled the food, the decor, helping guests, serving cake etc. She is very sweet and a pleasure to work with. The event turned out just like I wanted. All of the guests had a great time and no one wanted to leave. 10 stars for Melanie and the highest recommendation! read more

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Melanie was phenomenal! She was our wedding day-of coordinator and I'm glad we chose her. She was professional, organized, responded in a timely manner, honest, dependable.. but more importantly, she was kind. She listened to us and gently guided our event planning with her expert questions and suggestions. Qualities that I think matter when you are entrusting your wedding day to someone. We met no less than five times for planning to ensure that she understood our vision and how to carry it out. And carried it out, she did. She truly helped make our rehearsal and wedding day run so smoothly. 100% recommend! read more

Melanie did a great job as a day-of planner for our wedding in San Clemente. She made a great wedding timeline and helped make sure our wedding day went smoothly! read more

Melanie helped us with our special day. It went as smooth as it can be. Thank you Melanie for being a great asset to help make our day one to remember by everyone! read more

I am owner of Bill Calhoun Mobile Music. As a Wedding DJ for over 15 years, I have worked with many Wedding Planners... very happy to let you know that Melanie of Melanie Oliver Events will do a GREAT job for you! Before the Event or Wedding... she will help you work through the details and help you develop the "Day of Event Timeline" and make sure that everyone involved knows what they need to do - all the while being very pleasant and easy to work with! She is great about staying connected during the process -always returning phone calls or emails promptly. On the day of the Wedding/Event... she will arrive early and make sure everyone and everything is ready to go and just right! During the event she is on top of all the details and ready to help with anything or anyone needing assistance. I highly recommend Melanie! She will make your Wedding/Event stress-free, smooth and fun! read more

It was a pleasure working with Melanie for her client's birthday celebration. As a service provider, my company led a painting activity for guests to enjoy before dinner. From our first communication, she was professional and simply a joy to work with. Her attention to detail is incredible and it is clear she is calm, organized, and exactly the person you'd want to coordinate an important and memorable event! read more

Amazing wedding coordinator! Melanie made planning our wedding fun and stress free! All of her recommendations were excellent. She was very organized and detail oriented. Our wedding and reception was beautiful & so much fun....thanks to Melanie! read more

I'm a personal chef and have been in catering /event management for over 20 years and have to say how impressed I was with Melanie and her crew. Communications leading up to the day of the event was unbelievable. She is extremely attentive and detailed. The load-in to the event went seamlessly, which can be tricky with multiple vendors having to use the same access. Melanie does marvelous work! Not only is she very professional, but extremely personable as well. I've already given her number to a couple of my clients looking to have debuts for their kids. I highly recommend Melanie! You will not be disappointed. read more

We absolutely LOVED working with Melanie at Melanie Oliver Events. She helped take away all the stress of wedding planning and our wedding day could not have been more perfect. She is responsive, attentive to detail, helpful and incredibly thoughtful. She really makes your dream wedding into reality!!! I highly recommend her for any and is so easy to work with! Thank you! We, along with our guests, had an absolutely amazing time at our wedding! We could not have done it without you, Melanie!!! read more

Melanie is truly a joy to work with and is one of the most organized and thoughtul event planners I know. She's planned several events for me ranging from baby and bridal showers to a high school reunion. All events turned out beautifully and ran smoothly, thanks to Melanie. Not only is she detail-oriented, but she's creative as well and is full of wonderful ideas to make your event extra special. If you're looking for a great event planner, Melanie is the best! read more

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We just held a Día de los Muertos party for about 100 people. Melanie Oliver Events planned and coordinated for us brilliantly. She worked with us during the conceptual phase, helped roughly estimate costs during the planning phase, then helped us choose the vendors - caterer, bartender, even a mariachi and the music before and after. She ran some last minute errands for us just before the party got really rolling and made sure we could entertain our guests with no worries about running out of ice, or having to make a run for more wine. We received reminders about details we needed to decide, and all the vendors billed us but she verified all the invoices and the amounts. She negotiated a discount for us on the catering as well. I am extremely particular (think Miranda Priestly style) and she did not disappoint! Brava. Absolute perfection! read more

Melanie is an amazing asset when planning any event! She handled everything for our Showoff the Showroom open house for Superior Floor and Cabinet Designs and fundraiser for New Paths Paved. She coordinated food vendors, liquor license, space planning, media, promotion, set up, clean up, absolutely everything. It is invaluable to have someone who is on point and thinking ahead and can handle the last minute bumps that happen with any event. We are already planning our next event!!! read more

Melanie is incredible! Imagine exactly what you want in an event - what you get from Melanie is that and more that you didn't expect, but absolutely thrills you because Melanie really gets to know her clients and knows exactly what's going to please them. She's super communicative and goes to great lengths to make her clients happy. She's a breeze to work with and makes sure events are flawless! I hired her for my husband's film premiere and it was more than we could have even asked her for. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend her to anyone, whether they have a business event, wedding, or anything else - Melanie will have it all covered! read more

Our wedding venue required at least a day-of wedding coordinator and I wish I had hired her as a full-blown wedding planner/coordinator! She did an excellent job, was on top of all communication, and made sure our special day went as smoothly as possible. Even though she was our day-of coordinator, she went above and beyond in doing a venue walk-thru, mapped out the table settings, created the wedding day timeline, and contacted all our vendors to be on the same page for game day. So thankful for her and all her help! AND at such an affordable price!! read more

I am the owner of San Diego Best DJ's we had the pleasure of working with Melanie for an event in Balboa Park. First let me say Melanie was polite, patient and extremely easy to work with. She provided us the itinerary, and floor plan, load in and set up time with in hours of booking our services. Throughout the the event process Melanie offered unlimited communication. We will be adding Melanie Oliver to our preferred vendor list based of the 5 Star standards she displayed throughout the event. read more

Mel was wonderful to work with. We had a non-profit event that envoled alot of moving parts and She handled everything with grace. She was always upbeat and took whatever we gave her and ran with it. I would use her for all my future events. Thanks for all you did !! read more

My husband and I enlisted Melanie Oliver's help with our Annual Dia De Los Muertos party for 100 people in November 2019. From the moment we met Melanie, my husband and I connected with her so well. She helped make the process of planning our party very stress-free and enjoyable. Especially, since we had to travel to Europe on business and we needed to have a professional handle all the vendor research and bookings prior to our trip. She made it happen! We were very impressed by her organizational skills and her ability to coordinate each vendor to ensure punctuality and prevent any mishaps, as can well happen with planning an event . We loved that she created a day-of timeline allowing for fluidity in our party. It allowed my husband and I to enjoy our party and our guests which can present it's challenges when hosting a party. We leaned on her to help search and secure vendors that would bring the WOW factor to our party, and man did she deliver! She did an amazing job at presenting us with such talented and skillful entertainers (i.e. off the hook Dj, very talented bride & groom Stilt walkers, skilled photographer, and a brilliant baker). We had concerns about choosing the right baker for a unique cake idea we had in mind. She found a very talented baker to create a beautiful masterpiece! Our guests were left speechless at how every detail of our party was well thought out and orchestrated, all thanks to Melanie! She even went as far as to step into the kitchen and handle all the heating and set-up of all hors d'oeuvres. She was our hero that night! Melanie, created a beautiful Dia De los Muertos altar set up in our fountain that greeted our guests as they approached our home. She nailed it! It was beautiful!! There is no doubt in our minds, we found in Melanie not just the perfect event coordinator but a friend. If you are looking to bring that WOW factor to your next event, Melanie is your lady! We highly recommend her!! Melanie, until our next phenomenal fiesta! :-) read more