We're so glad we hired Mikii. She is just a sweet person and was a great sounding board when I was super stressed. She easily puts you at ease, gives sound advice, and just a lending ear when you need to vent! I had my wedding reception at Casa Romantica and she knew everything we needed (and by when) for that venue, what works and what can use some "restructuring," and she has worked with my other vendors on other weddings. I literally handed everything to her the day of the wedding and if anything did not go as planned, we would never know because everything turned out PERFECTLY! Even though we hired her only for the day-of-coordination, she was always available, mostly by phone, -- and super responsive, throughout the planning process. We can't thank her enough for making our special day literally the BEST DAY EVER! read more

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We highly recommend Neon Carrot events for a wedding planner! We really wanted a planner whom we could trust and be worry free on our wedding day. Mikii did this for us! Mikii knew our venue well (Casa Romantica) and gave us wonderful vendor suggestions. She helped us navigate through wedding planning, communication with vendors, create wedding timeline, our rehearsal and our wedding day went so smoothly. She was easy to reach by phone and text when we had questions. Thank you Neon Carrots for helping making our wedding day stress free and beautiful! read more

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5 stars does not seem like enough stars to compliment what an AMAZING job Mikii and her staff did at my mom's 90th and uncle's 80th birthday event. Mikii was so professional, hard-working, detailed, and just a really super nice person to work with for an event. Everything looked amazing, including the beautiful balloon art displayed in the room. Thank you, thank you, thank you for all you did to help me with the event. I know I could not have done it without you!!! Please consider Neon Carrot Events for your next event. They are AWESOME!!!! read more

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My spouse and I held our wedding ceremony/reception this past October at the Historic Cottage of San Clemente. After reviewing and comparing a few options, we chose to hire Mikii as our day-of coordinator, and worked with her through a year of planning to get ready for the event. She met with us virtually several times to go over many details of the planning process. We were especially pleased to hire Mikii because she had worked at the Historic Cottage several times before, and it was great to have a coordinator who lived locally in San Clemente and really understood the pros and cons of the venue. It became clear that we made the right choice during the rehearsal dinner and several meetings with the difficult-to-work-with State Parks staff. Mikii was our advocate, took charge when it was her role, and showed her expertise in wedding/event management. We both took a huge sigh of relief knowing we could easily rely on her to coordinate and manage our vendors, servers, guests, and state parks staff. She worked really well with all of the leads/owners of the vendors and was so kind and thoughtful throughout the process. One opportunity for growth would be to be a little more diligent in responding to email, but when it came down to it, having Mikii run an event with 150 people including vendors, she was the right person to do so. The day was a complete success, and we owe a good portion of that to having her there. We would absolutely hire Mikii and Neon Carrot Events again, she was incredible! read more

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Mikii was wonderful at our wedding. We had booked her for day-of coordinating, but she provided that and more. She was available before the wedding with helpful ideas and suggestions, as well as encouragement. She went to meetings with us at the venues and communicated perfectly with our other vendors. The day of the wedding, Mikii was in communication with me and made everything smooth and easy. She balanced family dynamics and helped us orchestrate all the goings-on during the day with NO stress to me. I appreciated that on that special day, I knew Mikii was helping in the background, available to myself or family when needed, and there to help the day be perfect. I think that the perfect wedding planner does just that... helps you enjoy the day as if it were running perfectly. More than anything, we felt like Mikii really cared about us and our day. She is sweet, smart, and tremendously capable. Wonderful choice! read more

The very best decision we made was to hire MIkii for our daughter's wedding at the Historic Cottage in San Clemente. She guided us throughout the process of planning and coordinating our event and was a superhero as the Day of Coordinator. Her suggestions and guidance resulted in finding the best vendors. The wedding was spectacular and any hitches were handled by Mikii behind the scenes. She said she covered 11 miles that night running around making sure the wedding was memorable in all the best ways! She was a pleasure to work with and was the calm in the eye of the storm when we needed her to be there. She is a planner extraordinaire and at all times was an outstanding therapist, coordinator, decorator, flower arranger, planner, and friend. We cannot more highly recommend that you hire her as your planner! read more

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I had a year and a half to plan my wedding and I knew that i needed to find someone great to be our day-of-coordinator and Mikii was the perfect fit. From the first day that we met with her at her office, we knew that she was the right one for the job. She helped us throughout the entire process, whether we had questions, needed suggestions on vendors or just to be there for us for anything. She came with us to our meeting at the venue and she gave such great advice. I honestly can say that our special day could not have happened without Mikii and if we ever need her again, we will definitely call her. If something happened on the day of the wedding, I would not be able to tell you since she never mentioned anything, she just made things happen.....it was a beautiful wedding and something I will never forget. Thanks Mikii! read more

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Hiring Mikii as my wedding planner is the best thing I've ever done for my wedding!!! Thank you so much for being such a big help!! I was so stressed out the last two days of my wedding but you took control and made everything easier.Thank you so much mikii and neon carrot events for making me so happy on my wedding day!! I will totally recommend you to all my friends!!! read more

We really can't say enough nice things about Mikii. She was the perfect person to help plan our wedding. She offered us great guidance and was able to direct us to a number of unique vendors we otherwise would not have found. She is super sweet but at the same time was ready to go to bat for us when we had an issue with one of our vendors. She helped us with a rehearsal the day before and on the wedding day itself made sure everything went smoothly. She even picked up a bunch of decor items from one of our vendors and brought them to/from the venue so we wouldn't have to pay them a delivery fee. I would certainly recommend her to anyone looking for a wedding coordinator. Thanks Mikii! read more

Mikii was great my wife was pleased with her service. On the day of our wedding we didn't have to worry about anything. Mikki was on top of everything, she communicated great with all of our vendors. Mikii went to great lengths to keep my wife and I happy. She did her job plus more. On the wedding day she made sure we were on schedule and made sure everything went smooth. She even made sure our parents were happy!! thank you Edith and Mynor read more

Mikii was great at our wedding. We hired her for day-of-coordinator and it was one of the best things we did for our wedding. I was hesitant about hiring a coordinator but planning most of the wedding I strongly recommend every bride to at least hire a day-of-coordinator. There are so many details and having a person like Mikii is well worth it! Mikii communicated with me throughout the whole process and even referred some vendors when requested. She offered ideas and help organize ourselves. I felt so relieved after I handed her over all the vendor's contact information and she took over the final days. We planned everything in our wedding so being able to hand over everything to a reliable person like Mikii so that we could focus on just having a great time was priceless. I can't thank Mikii enough for making sure the whole celebration ran smoothly, helping direct the vendors, making sure the family was happy and taking care of us! read more

We have used Mikii twice now......once for a Grand Opening party of a hotel and the second (May 2016) for a big customer appreciation event at another hotel. Mikii does a great job in coordinating every detail with all outside and internal vendors such as caterers, valet parkers, musicians for entertainment, flowers, decorations, logoed party favors, and invitations etc....... She is very detail oriented, created, resourceful and knows how to get things done on budget! Mikii has helped us to enjoy our events because she is there to make sure all goes well. We have another hotel grand opening event coming up and we will engage Neon Carrot Events again for sure! I highly recommend her for any corporate business event or social function! read more

Mikii Rathman was a pleasure to work with! Calm and creative, she navigated us through the tons of choices for invitations, flowers, tailors, signage and other assorted wedding needs. Although we only hired her for Day of Coordination, Mikii met with us and responded to our every question for our entire year of planning my daughter's wedding. She gave us cute ideas that we would have never thought of ourselves. She was focused on fun and I can honestly say that everyone at the wedding had fun! I highly recommend her to help with a wedding or any other celebration. read more

I had the privilege of working with Mikii after reading through many many reviews and researching day of coordinators. The cost of coordinators were out of my budget and Mikii worked with me on what was customized to what I needed 2 weeks away from the wedding. Mikii and Marcella hit the ground running with our wedding rehearsal practice and big day. The coordinating of rehearsal and communication from Marcella was delivered in a very friendly upbeat manner even when we had some changes/oversights last minute. I had many people telling me how they felt very comfortable with Marcella after meeting her on rehearsal day. On the big day, Mikii and Marcella were rock stars, they set the decor and transformed my vision into reality! Mikii communicated everything professionally and helped with navigating vendor payment and set up/ tear down wonderfully. I truly appreciate all the hard work this team put in for our big day! read more

Mikii helped us put on a great sweet16 for my daughter. She helped us create the concept, hire the support staff, DJ, caterers & photographers. The party was a huge success, and Mikii stayed with us until the last guest had left and everything was cleaned up. She was terrific and there is no way we could have made it happen without her. Highly recommend Neon Carrot Events! Thanks Mikii and crew. read more

My daughter and I spent a year planning the best day of her life, her wedding day! We found Neon Carrot Events after interviewing many planners in the south county area. We were very impressed at out first meeting. Mikii is a warm caring individual who took the time to listen to all of our ideas and dreams. She is very patient, honest and sincere. She was in contact with us throughout the whole process and was always available to alleviate our stress level. Mikii handled everything so we could enjoy our daughters wedding day to the fullest extent!! Mikii is an awesome planner and we would recommend her for any important events! read more

I wanted to surprise my spouse with a 70th birthday party. I wanted to incorporate a flash mob as part of the surprise. But I quickly reached a planning impasse. I didn't know where to turn until, through a referral, I was introduced to Mikii. She stepped right in coordinating venue selection, invitation design & distribution, 'flash mob' choreography, and decoration set-up and take-down. She was present throughout the event handling any little hiccup that inevitably occurs whenever you plan something with so many moving parts. Mikii is warm and calm and naturally sets a stress free tone from the initial planning to 'lights out' on the day of the event. Throughout the party, guests kept coming up to tell me it was the best party they had ever attended. They were thrilled to be part of a flash mob & amazed at what a great surprise it was. I kept hearing, "I don't know how you pulled it off so perfectly." I do ... Mikii & her talented staff ... that's how! Do yourself a favor, call Mikii ... you will be relived that you did. read more

Hands down, the best decision we made was hiring Mikii as the day of coordinator for our wedding! She was fantastic and went out of her way to recommend vendors, help me visualize the wedding, and set planning goals for me to meet before the big day! She also made our day-of timeline, helped with the rehearsal, and contacted all my vendors before the wedding. Mikii made me feel so special throughout the planning process. I would hire her in a second for any other special events my husband and I plan in the future! If you want a FABULOUS wedding, hire Mikii! read more

We hired Mikii for our day-of-coordinator. She was awesome! Very patient, and offered advice and suggestions throughout the entire process. When my big day arrived, I didn't have a worry about a single thing. Mikii handled EVERYTHING, and everything went off without a single hitch- at least from what I saw, which means she did an AMAZING job!!! I would highly recommend Mikii if you're looking for the best wedding coordinator in Orange County! read more

Our grad party was absolutely perfect, and on short notice! I can't tell you how many compliments on everything I received because I lost count. I am beyond pleased with the food, decor, photo booth, the people involved, and I didn't lift a finger! It was just right in every way - not too much, but grand enough to be memorable for not only my daughter, but everyone in attendance. Thank you, thank you, thank you!! read more