Janet and her team are beyond exceptional! Super nice and professional, Janet knows weddings,…read moreeverything about them start to finish. We didn't know where to start, we had a venue and a vision, we live out of the area, we needed help! Janet gave us recommendations of vendors, they worked together seamlessly. I didn't even know you could rent pretty chairs to replace the banquet chairs, what a difference that made. We couldn't fit our guests in the room we wanted, Janet suggested we use our cocktail room for the dance floor, dj, etc. Our contact never let us know that was an option. This suggestion was epic! The reception was so amazing, the cocktail room was like a club, so great, there was a filled dance floor all night while in the reception room, others could sit and chat. Janet pointed us in the right direction in so many ways before and during the wedding. Can I just say it was the most beautiful vision of what we had wanted, it was absolutely perfect, our guests are still raving and most importantly, my daughter said it was the wedding of her dreams. Eternally grateful! THANK YOU!

Janet was amazing! I booked a venue that had Sandcastle Events in the contract and I'm so glad she…read morewas not optional! From the first time I met Janet her sense of humor made me feel like I was planning my wedding with a close friend. She was quick in responding to emails and had good suggestions for other vendors and day of ideas to make my wedding easy and fun! Her team day of executed our vision so that I didn't have to stress. If you have a wedding in 2024 don't wait book Janet and her team NOW!

I tell everyone that my wedding was absolutely flawless - but I'm sure that wasn't the case…read more However, I know that IF there were any issues Jessie would have handled them before they even got to me. If I'm correct, and there weren't any issues, it is because Jessie is THAT good at her job! I cannot say enough amazing things about her. Truly, this tiny little space is nowhere near enough room for all the incredible ways that Jessie made my wedding perfect!! She far exceeded our expectations. We hired Jessie as our day of coordinator, but her help begun well before our wedding day. Anytime I needed advice, had a question or needed recommendations she was readily available to walk me through it! We had initially hired another planner and had an awful experience. We ended up firing her and hiring Jessie and I am SO glad that we did. Jessie did way more work as a day of planner than our "full service" planner did. Any issues that came up before the wedding, Jessie was able to solve for us. The day before our wedding one of our vendors called her saying that they forgot to bring our sweetheart table. When Jessie broke the news to me, she was calm and offered a couple of different solutions. The company we ended up getting our table from had mentioned that the table was not available for rent, but they made an exception because of Jessie. That is how well known and respected she is in this industry. Every little detail was perfect. She did an incredible job setting up our decor and coordinating all of our vendors. The rehearsal dinner was smooth, quick and to the point. She somehow managed to keep our entire bridal party + families in line (we had a bridal party of 25). She even made sure that my husband and I were able to eat at the ceremony by literally standing guard and blocking people from bothering us! It has been almost 3 months since our wedding and to this day, my family and friends still rave about Jessie. They all say how incredible she was. She was on top of it, organized & fun. I can't thank her enough for all the hard work and effort she put into our special day! Jessie, I'm just gonna get married every day so I can hang out with you ALL the time!!!

Jessie is an absolute gem of a person and is worth her weight in gold for your special day!…read more Everyone told me I was so calm the week of my wedding and I know it's in part that I trusted Jessie to execute and coordinate with our amazing vendor team. Not only did she seamlessly keep everyone in check and on schedule, but she rolled with the punches and found solutions on the fly. It was an absolute pleasure to meet her and work with her. Thank you so much Jessie!!

Two months before my wedding I met with Lisa after having a change in venue due to a larger amount…read moreof guests than originally anticipated. I was referred to her by a mutual friend and I couldn't of been happier. With her bubbly personality and attention to detail she brought together each detail I mentioned for my reception. She transformed our venue into a beautiful intimate space we invisioned. In addition to her floral skills, Lisa stepped up where most vendors would not. During our big day, there were multiple changes due to an electrical problem at our venue. Lisa not only drove to multiple locations to save my family and friends from having too, but also provided me with video updates throughout the day to ensure I was a happy bride! Thank you again for helping make our day perfect!!

Lisa & her team did a fabulous job!…read more We enjoyed working with her at a recent wedding as the photographers. The florals were amazing including a stunning ceremony arch and reception decor. We look forward to working again with her soon.

This is a review for the gardens and surrounding property. There is a beautiful large garden with…read morestring lights and a gazebo for events. You could have a beautiful wedding here! Around the area is swinging bridge (yes it's creaky and a little scary to walk across!) a stream and historical buildings. We heard a rooster but never saw any. If you're in the area and need to stretch your legs for 20 minutes it's worth a little jaunt

We booked the Heritage House for our wedding, that we had to cancel for medical reasons. Aside from…read morethe extremely reasonable price, which includes tables and 200 chairs, they were very personable. Our medical issues have been life changing for us causing us to cancel the big wedding we were planning. I expected to jump through hoops to get any sort of refund from them, but they were so understanding of our situation, it blew me away. A huge thank you to Diane who helped us through the booking and canceling with zero hassle. More than 5 stars are deserved.

I hired Jamie as my day-of planner a month ago for my wedding at Santa Margarita Ranch and she was…read moreabsolutely incredible! She was so organized and on top of everything that I didn't have to worry about a single thing that entire weekend... and trust me, I'm a total control freak so that's easier said than done! Another thing that I really appreciated about Jamie was that even though I only hired her for the day-of, she was totally accessible for the entire year leading up to the event. We're not from the area so we really relied on her for vendor recommendations and such. I would HIGHLY recommend Jamie and her team to anyone!

If I could give more stars to Jamie and Chris, I definitely would!!…read more I cannot say enough good things about their services. We hired CJN for the entire planning and up to day-of festivities and they rocked! From helping us pick out and hire several individual vendors, to taking care of our champagne at the reception (storing it, chilling it, and serving it (!)), they never let us stress! Things went so smoothly that I am completely convinced that there is no way we could have done it without them! At the end, we almost felt like we had UNDER-paid them, since they went above and beyond what we had expected. We live in the Bay Area and had our wedding on the Central Coast, so you can imagine the stress we would have had without CJN. EVERY minor detail, from each timeline detail, to the type of food we wanted for our rehearsal dinner, was handled by CJN. They never took over to the point that we didn't have a say, they just made sure that every single thing was handpicked by us, and they ran with it. The rehearsal, the planning, the ceremony, and the reception was so seamless that we were utterly elated at the end. And, this may sound silly, but Jamie was so quick to reply, and so detailed in her questions and tasks, that we will miss not working with her any longer and being in constant contact. Maybe we will have a big anniversary party in a few years, just so we can hire her again!

Kristi is amazing. When I started the process of finding a coordinator, I wasn't really sure what…read moreto go off of since I didn't have any initial references, nor had I ever hired a vendor before. I contacted a few, and and soon as Kristi and I started exchanging emails, my (now) wife and I fell in love, and knew she was so perfect for our big day. She knows everyone in Arroyo Grande where we were getting married, and since we weren't really familiar with the area, it was such a blessing to have her. Communications with her are such a breeze. She gets back to you so quickly, she's always a phone call, text, or email away - something she promised us from the beginning and she always stayed true to that. Even from our initial email she was already giving us advice and suggestions to use. She knew exactly what she was doing and such a pro. Anytime we had an issue or question in our wedding process, she was right there to lead us in the right direction. The day of the wedding was such a breeze thanks to her. She's really on top of your schedule and great at keeping things on track. You never once have to worry about anything! She was always one step ahead and always asking questions for things we didn't even realize we would have to consider down the road. We truly had our dream wedding thanks to her. When we first got engaged our friends kept saying, find a good coordinator and it makes all the difference. I can confidently say Kristi fits that exact description. I highly recommend her as your wedding coordinator.

Cynthia and her team did an amazing job coordinating our daughter's recent wedding. From the…read morebeginning, Cynthia was easy to work with, exhibited excellent communication skills, and offered thoughtful suggestions. Throughout the months of wedding planning, rehearsal dinner set-up, wedding ceremony and dinner were all executed flawlessly. We are truly grateful to Cynthia and her team and sincerely recommend Special events to any wedding couple.

Can't really give her a 1, because we were not able to use her…read more We know nothing about her, so we contacted her to ask about her service, as well as placed to have the ceremony, etc. She emailed us back with "Let me know exactly what you want and I will give you a quote!" Well, we are not from the area and don't know "exactly what we want" so we gave her an idea, along with the fact that we really are not sure yet. Her reply, again very short and almost rude, was "I do not to any consulting. I can do your service for $295." She added that "I have done over 1000 weddings." Well, with responses like that, she wasn't going to have 1001 be ours. We needed a little bit of assistance in where is good, etc. We got more assistance from a receptionist at a hotel than we did from Andrea - and we were wanting to hire Andrea to do our wedding. Alternatively, we contacted Sandy White, an officiant new to the area. She drove from Los Osos to Pismo to meet with us, gave us advice on the area, and her rate is one third of what Andrea charges. We are not married yet, so we will review her after the ceremony. But definitely don't need "services" like Andrea is providing.

We were walking our dog past this location (golf course and tent on the beach) and thought the…read morePismo Beach Golf Course would be a perfect place for our wedding! However, many of our out-of-town friends weren't up for a destination wedding on a Monday, so when we realized we didn't have enough people to fill the tent (we expected 50-75 guests), Colleen was still able to help us. She put us in touch with the Pismo State Beach people and we ended up having our reception on a sand dune next to the golf course. We actually took a bunch of wedding photos on the golf course itself, and then Colleen helped us re-locate our wedding across the parking lot on the outdoor patio at Fin's restaurant. It was really lovely and nothing we would have ever figured out how to do on our own. Colleen coordinated our chair set up for the ceremony on the sand dune and was an awesome, completely dependable and calm on-site coordinator for our reception. I had a ton of questions before our big day, and Colleen was always so patient and friendly and helpful.

Kellye was phenomenal start to finish. I will never be able to thank her enough for the beauty that…read moreshe created for our special day. If you're reading this and deciding between florists, JUST BOOK HER - it was one of the best decisions I made throughout the entire wedding planning process. I don't know much about florals so I told Kellye in the beginning that I was going to trust her judgement and I am SO thankful that I did. Kellye is a true artist and when I saw each piece it was beyond my wildest dreams. The day of, person after person told me these were the most beautiful florals they had ever seen. To give you an idea of how Kellye will go above and beyond - we had chosen a ceremony site that I was struggling with. There was a large brown structure that looked masculine and I wanted a very feminine ceremony site. One morning I woke up in a panic (about a month before the wedding) and realized I was spending way too much money trying to cover something. I sent my planner and Kellye and frantic email and Kellye called me immediately. She was calm, reassuring, and so confident and recommended that we change the ceremony site to the lawn so that we could spend time creating the vision I had instead of hiding something we didn't like. We moved forward with this idea and it was incredible, I'm so thankful for her guidance and vision throughout this entire day. Even before we hired Kellye, she was patient in explaining cost and her process. She recommended other vendors and spoke about other florists with glowing recommendations - this shows AMAZING character and was a signal that not only was Kellye a great florist but a wonderful person. The only post-wedding blues I had is that I no longer get to work and chat with Kellye so frequently. What a wonderful experience it was to work with her.

I can't tell you enough how wonderful Kellye was from start to finish. She honestly made my…read morewedding. I probably was that "diva bride" who picked at every detail and she went above & beyond to satisfy me and make my wedding beautiful. Words cannot express how grateful I am to you Kellye! You cannot go wrong hiring her. Her work speaks volume and she "listens" to your needs & wants. She is incredible!!!! Sorry this took so long! Thanks for everything Kellye!!!