Anna Marie helped me and my husband plan our wedding in May 2023 and she more than delivered in…read moreproviding excellent service. Our first call with her was a breath of fresh air as we were both lost in how to plan our special day joining two families on the opposite coasts! Every step of the way she guided us in what to do and was always available for any questions or concerns we had. She and her team were consistently professional and most importantly she is a great listener! She helped us make our wedding not only perfect for our guests but also for us! Her team took care of all the details so that we could enjoy our day to the fullest. I would always recommend her and her team to anyone seeking help in wedding planning. She treated us like family and we will always be grateful for the incredible wedding day she helped create. Thank you!!!

We are forever grateful for AnnaMarie of AR Weddings N Events. She is both our hero and our angel…read more Our daughter and her now husband (both developmentally delayed) had a special dream--they wanted a Disney Frozen fairytale wedding. I called AR Weddings N Events one evening around 8:30 PM and AnnaMarie answered - first try! From this first call, I knew in my heart that I found the most amazing wedding coordinator. AnnaMarie is responsive, punctual, resourceful, flexible, kind, and compassionate. And of great importance, she is calm and creates calmness around her. I was clueless in terms of what is needed for a seamless and successful wedding, and AnnaMarie proceeded to explain all of the moving pieces in a wedding puzzle. Her vendors are amazing too -- DJ, flowers, photography, videography, and "Date Of"coordinators--all extremely professional, kind, and caring. AnnaMarie helped with every imaginable detail: color coordination, decor, rentals, dinner service, balloons, photo backdrop, and more. She helped us with a wedding timeline that made sense and kept the guests happy and entertained. She also helped with cleanup and made sure we got our full venue deposit back. On the day of the wedding, any time I thought of something and instinctively started to do it (I'm a mother!!), one of her coordinators would swiftly intercept me and say, "I've got this," and send me back to enjoy our guests. She and her team took care of EVERYTHING--all with smiles, compassion, and warmth. The wedding was magical and beautiful--so many guests said they were in AWE and that our wedding was one of the best (if not THE BEST) wedding they've ever attended. Thank you AnnaMarie and the entire AR Weddings N Events family for making our very special daughter's Disney Frozen dream wedding come true--down to the last snowflake! We love you!

Working with VANDER VOWS (and Chelsea!) was an absolute dream. I needed to pull together an…read moreunforgettable event for 14 women in just one week--and Chelsea delivered beyond expectations. From the custom signage and calligraphy to stunning florals and the most Instagram-worthy photo backdrop, every detail was thoughtful, beautiful, and on-brand. She took my vision and elevated it--creating a vibe that was elegant, playful, and totally accessible. Every woman at the event raved about it--many said it was their favorite setup of any event I've ever hosted (and I host a lot!). Can't wait to work with her again. If you're looking for someone with taste, talent, and heart--this is your girl.

I highly recommend Linda for any event…read more  We hired Linda to help with two corporate holiday parties for a total of 650+ expected guests (250 for the first and 400 for the second). Each party had their own planning committees with varying personalities and ideas....and she was able to navigate through them like a champ! More importantly, we received amazing feedback from all the guests that the event was amazing, far better than prior years, and that they look forward to coming to the event next year.  I could give a long laundry list of all the amazing things she did, but hope the below gives you an idea: (1) Provided recommendations on design concepts:  Holiday parties tend to be similar year after year, so we wanted to get some new ideas to excite our staff to come...and Linda was able to deliver! (2) Helped with a short list of vendor options and gave some great recommendations - This was HUGE for me. I am extremely picky with DJs and performers, and she was able to give me some fantastic recommendations that any selection would of been good. We ended up with an amazing DJ that had live music overlay. - She was able to find some great live performers (e.g stilters, dancers, contortionists, etc).  - Found some good lighting, furniture, photographer and a few other vendors for us - And stayed within budget! (3) Negotiated with the vendors to give us a better price & some additional service offerings (4) Mocked up a floor plan  (5) Dealt with a difficult venue to coordinate load in/load out, and preparations...despite constant delays by the venue (e.g. they wouldn't respond to emails, calls)  (6) Day of coordination was amazing and she was able to solve unexpected issues the day of event caused by the venue She did all of this for not just one, but for TWO parties for us that are within a week of each other. Putting all the time saving aside, the event would not have been a success with her! Thank you Linda! We really appreciate everything you did and I look forward to working with you in the future.

I've been putting off writing this review because it's so hard to do justice to how INCREDIBLE…read moreLinda is. Linda planned our wedding in Carmel Valley this October; it was truly the wedding of our dreams, despite the unique difficulties of planning it during a global pandemic, and Linda is the #1 reason why. I could write volumes, but bottom line: Linda is a true gem; she is passionate, talented, and unbelievably dedicated to her work; and I could not possibly recommend her more enthusiastically! We hired Linda to do both planning and design; I would highly recommend Linda for any of her services/packages, as she shone through every step of the process. (BTW: I literally can't imagine doing HALF of what Linda did for us over the past year. If you're like us and had no prior event planning experience...hiring Linda was by far the most worthwhile part of our entire wedding budget!) I'll try to sum up what made our experience with Linda so great with three main points: 1. PERSONALITY Planning a wedding is a long, draining process, and your planner is probably the person you'll communicate the most with throughout; Linda made us feel cared-for and connected from the very start. I felt that our wedding was as important to her as it was to us; she never made me feel like any question was too small, and was a tireless advocate for us and a true pleasure to work with throughout the year+ of planning. BTW, she has an (amazing!) French accent - but I never had any difficulty understanding her and her email communication was honestly the clearest of anyone we worked with. She also rolled with every punch that COVID threw our way through, frankly, sheer hard work and force of will. 2. DESIGN Linda's talent for design was immediately apparent from her portfolio - each of her events has a cohesive yet totally unique-feeling aesthetic. Whatever the concept, she elevates it. We definitely made her job hard by being very picky but also not having any specific vision (I didn't even have a Pinterest account!) going into the process. Linda listened to our very loose thoughts about how we wanted the wedding to "feel" and turned it all into a clear design vision for the wedding that was beyond anything we could have dreamed of. 3. ATTENTION TO DETAIL Linda is ridiculously detail-oriented (in the best possible way)! By the time the wedding came, every single detail of the day had been thought out; I felt involved in every decision, but Linda made it all a reality - the best of both worlds!! On the day of, Linda was a true superhero - to the last, tiniest detail, she made sure everything was perfect, so that my husband and I were just able to enjoy the day. I literally got comments from multiple wedding party members on how amazing her timelines/spreadsheets were!! As a testament to her attention to detail: we wanted taper candles but couldn't have them lit during dinner (fire restrictions); so - as if they didn't have enough to do with coordinating our million vendors! - she and her team pre-burned the candles so they would still have that melted-wax look. It looked AMAZING, isn't something I would EVER have thought of myself, and reflects how tirelessly Linda worked, up to the very last minute and then some, to ensure everything was as perfect as humanly possible for us. Hiring Linda was, without a single doubt, the best investment we made in the entire wedding planning process. She is the single individual most responsible for how wonderfully our wedding turned out, and we are so grateful for the opportunity to have worked with her.

Danielle at Delight Events made game night with my hospital coworkers an evening to remember. The…read moretable setting was gorgeous and so creative. The coasters were made of scrabble tiles, the invitation was a word search, and all the place cards were embossed. All I told her was that it was a game night theme and she took it from there. My friends were impressed and it really was a Delight to work with Danielle!

Pro Tip: Stop combing Yelp and The Knot and all the other wedding websites and just book Bold Love…read moreEvents already. I originally reached out to Danielle at Bold Love Events for help with flowers at the recommendation of my highly trusted hair stylist. After chatting flowers, it was immediately clear that I had stumbled upon an event genius and I was going to need Bold Love's help on everything from flowers to invites and paper good to the overall design of my wedding. I could have spent hours scouring pinterest for ideas and looking at the endless options on minted and wedding paper divas, but Danielle's ideas were always going to be better and more beautiful. Not to mention, Danielle did an incredible job of taking the vague ideas that both my husband and I gave her, and turning them into exactly what we wanted and incorporating both of our tastes. Eye for design aside, Danielle kept me 100% stress free in the weeks leading up to my wedding. She came with us to pick out our table linens and rentals, did a walk through of the venue to help us decide on the overall layout and look of the event, designed all of our invites, programs, table numbers and escort cards, and took care of all the little things you don't realize you have to care about when planning a wedding. By the time we got to the wedding day, I knew that everything was going to be perfect and beautiful and that Bold Love would have everything covered - and they did. I continue to hear from my guest about how beautiful my wedding was and couldn't agree more. Bold Love Events made my wedding even more amazing that I ever hoped it could be and was worth every penny. Actually, they were worth twice the pennies. Seriously, just call them already.

Susie was outstanding. She kept me organized with spreadsheets zoom calls. She brought many details…read moreto my attention that i hadn't even thought of. She made everything run absolutely smooth and kept us on schedule every step to f the way. She was even able to coordinate some last minute labor for the breakdown of our backdrop. We highly recommend Susie. I forgot to mention, she's super professional, fun and efficient. Just a doll. Jeff and Sandra White

I cannot overstate just how amazing Susie was as a wedding planner…read more From the moment we first met her, my heart told me that she was the perfect person to work with. She is professional, warm, and has a genuine passion for making special days perfect. Her attention to detail and ability to understand and execute our vision was nothing less than extraordinary. Susie helped in every stage of the process. This included coordinating (and negotiating) with vendors, providing us with options, managing our timeline, and even troubleshooting last-minute hiccups with grace, efficiency, and a positive attitude. Her creativity and expertise were evident in every aspect of the wedding, from the décor to the seamless flow of the event. Susie was also able to anticipate our needs on topics we wouldn't have otherwise thought of. She was always accessible, responsive, and incredibly organized - this, in turn, gave us immense peace of mind. She went above and beyond to ensure that our wedding day was flawless, allowing us to fully enjoy every moment without any stress. Thanks to Susie, our wedding was everything we dreamed of. If you are looking for someone to bring your wedding vision to life with perfection, look no further than Susie. She is truly a gem! Plus she is bilingual, and speak fluent Spanish.

SO glad we hired GrandOak for our wedding coordination! Paula and Anjelica helped the day go…read moresmoothly and stress-free for my husband and I, so that we could enjoy every moment. We also got comments from our guests at how helpful, charming and professional they are. Some of the best money we spent. Can't recommend them highly enough!

The lovely Baguette Quartette played at our wedding recently. The music is reminiscent of 1930's…read moreParis, with a hint of gypsy cabaret. The quartet (or ette if please) was the hit of our wedding. They were on time, in period outfits, played a solid repertoire, and were friendly to boot. They played as I walked down the aisle, and amidst the garden we were in with our family and friends, I couldn't have imagined anything better. They play around the Bay area- totally worth checking out.

Words cannot express how grateful my husband and I are for Lara…read more Our vision was to have a beautiful, intimate elopement wedding with a private musician, a videographer and photographer to capture our memory, a private caterer to serve and beautiful floral arrangements to give our day a touch of elegance. I called so many different wedding planners to see if anyone could help us. Out of the 20+ wedding planners I contacted, Lara was truly the only Wedding Planner that felt our vision. Her passion and excitement to help was an immediate confirmation that she was going to be our Wedding Planner. Lara is so detailed and truly is amazing at helping create a beautiful significant day for us. Lara is the most perfect woman to make a dream wedding come true. Her charisma as a person is just so seamless that anyone planning a wedding would be fortunate to trust Lara to plan their day. My experience with Lara was absolutely impeccable that I have full trust in having her plan our bigger Wedding with all of my loved ones. She has touched our hearts so much that I hope she can also be a guest to our wedding. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts, Lara! You are truly a lovely Wedding Planner but even more lovely as a person all together!

I've been honored with being asked 14 times to be a bridesmaid and have been MOH for two of those…read moreweddings. So, even though I have a strong sense of how weddings operate and the timeline required to complete everything before the big day, I was completely lost with how I wanted to envision my own wedding. Thanks to Laura, all of my challenges and anxieties were solved in a professional, timely, communicative, and organized way. She went above and beyond to extend her consulting and month-of services and put together a wedding of 190 just two months before the date. I knew I wanted a black tie wedding and for it to be FUN and memorable, but I struggled to make executive decisions on anything and everything involving it. I consulted with a few wedding coordinators in the months leading to the Big Day, and in all honesty, I felt no connection with these other wedding planning, and that was important to me. Some of them made me feel like it may be impossible to plan for our wedding within our limited timeline. But once I found Lara, and she told me that she was able to execute my vision despite the time constraints and at prices far below competing wedding planners, I was completely relieved. Lara exercized incredible professionalism, sensitivity and creativity with our wedding vision. With her help, we were able to finalize vendors and the vision of the wedding in record time! She made me feel like the most important bride! The connections she has made throughout her career made my wedding planning so much easier, trustworthy, and FUN! We would consult once a week, and she would provide me with helpful tasks and strategies to move the planning along. With her organized spreadsheet we were able to plan a wedding in one month! Lara has a collaborative and understanding approach, which is what I needed! I didn't necessarily want to hand all the planning to the wedding coordinator, and Lara understood that and really worked with us to plan an amazing day. She managed the vendors and would only email me with questions whenever necessary. It was amazing! The miracle was getting it done in such a limited time. But not only did she go above and beyond in planning our wedding when competing planners turned us down, she consulted me during stressful times when I was feeling overwhelmed. The day of the wedding, Lara and her team made that night so magical that I wish I could do it all over again.