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    So Cal Event Planners

    4.9 (85 reviews)
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    Ammar A.

    To the dream team, I wanted to reach out to you ladies and finally give you my thank you and appreciation for all that you guys did for me. You all put together the most beautiful day I could have ever imagined. For 6 months, we were in between meetings coming up with ways to make my wedding day perfect and it was that and MORE. My wedding was the most beautiful wedding iv ever been to but that's of course until I go to another wedding created by socal event planners LOL. You ladies are so talented and gifted and it should never go under appreciated and unnoticed. You all our Gods gift to any lucky bride who crosses your path. You guys should be #1 in the country, I mean it. If I wasn't a student, I would have given you all double the amount owed from my own pocket, if I could have. The price tag on Socal event planners is worth more than I can put into words. You are a gifted and well-put together team that deserves all the success this world has to offer or should I say all the weddings . I hope you guys make it bigger than you already have and please don't forget your #1 fan. Shumaila, Thank you for your patience with me and taking a chance on me. I hope good karma forever comes your way for taking me as your client and doing what you did for me. Im so excited to see what the future holds for you and your beautiful talent. Catherine, you are amazing and so patient. thank you for taking meetings EVEN when you AND your kids were sick still making sure I was okay and on schedule. Like who does that!!!!? Thank you for all your hard work. Alaina, Thank you for being you. You are a brides lucky charm on her big day and if she has you by her side, EVERYTHING is gonna be okay. Your positive energy kept me calm and kept me going. Im forever grateful for you. You all have a special place in my heart and I hope one day we can work together again. Im wishing you all the best . It gives me great pleasure to say SOCAL EVENT PLANNERS DID MYYYY WEDDING! My kindest regards, Your bride

    Fatima V.

    Exceptional service ! Shumaila u are amazing. Thank u for being there every step of the way and making it all come together so beautifully!!

    Epic party vibes!
    Catherine N.

    Words cannot express how incredible the team at SoCal Event planners are. You must work with them to truly experience their professionalism and expertise. We were lucky enough to work with SoCal Events (Shumaila, Catherine, and Alaina) for the full planning of our wedding. They did such a beautiful job putting together the wedding in 5 months!!! They sourced our venue, negotiated, and made sure we were able to put on an impeccable and elegant wedding (within our budget!!!). Each vendor they recommended was so kind, energetic, and lovely to work with. We loved our designer/florist Chez Rose, our cake from Grace & Honey was delectable, our MC and music from SoundWave Productions/DJ Wil brought great vibes throughout the whole night, and our Photographer Sarah Rubin Green had magical visions. The wedding was gorgeous and we're still getting compliments from our friends and family. My husband and I were able to stay completely stress free the day before the wedding and thanks to Shumaila and her team, we had a perfectly smooth wedding day which allowed us to be present with our guests AND enjoy the night. Our wedding couldn't have gone more perfect. They are truly a gem when it comes to event planning!!!

    The So Cal Event Planners team made my wedding day perfect! They made sure the day was stress free and drama free! Later I found out there was a lot of craziness that was going on behind the scenes but Shumaila and her team took care of it all without worrying me! If I didn't have the team there the day of I know it would have not been as perfect and calm as it was! They were so professional, respectful, and overall amazing! I will be hiring them for all my future events! I can't imagine having any events without them! Because of them I am actually able to relax and enjoy my parties! If I could give more then five stars I would!

    Hira A.

    I've attended many weddings that Shumaila has coordinated so it was a no brainer for us to hire her for our wedding. My husband left all the wedding planning to me but Shumaila quickly filled in to help me bring my vision to life. I used her in-house decorator Tanya and she's absolutely marvelous! I was very particular about the decor and color scheme for my events but they did an amazing job at executing my vision. It's easy to call and book vendors, but you need Shumaila for those nitty gritty details to make sure everything goes smoothly on your big day. She will map out every detail for you and work with your vendors to make sure they're on top of it. Did I mention she goes ABOVE and BEYOND to make sure the couple gets what they want? We wanted a horse carriage for our grand exit and she was fully supportive. She managed to convince the hotel manager to allow a horse carriage riding in front of their hotel at 12 AM! Not only will you love her, but all the vendors you work with love her too and are more enthusiastic about working with you when her name is mentioned. Her team members, Camilla and Asma were also wonderful to work with during my event. I thought my wedding was going to be too stressful to enjoy, but Shumaila and her team made sure we fully enjoyed the event. She even brought me every ice cream flavor per my request during dinner time! Thank you for making our big day so memorable and magical! -Hira and Shakil

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    Shumaila, Alaina, & their team are amazing!! I highly recommend you to hire them. They will make sure your events are executed beautifully.

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    Horrible experience, stay away!…read more This is a review for Eliza at BEL Events for her wedding planning services. We met Eliza at our venue 8 month before our wedding date. During the first session she presented herself well, and she talked and bragged a lot about her 18 yrs of experience in event planning and stories about how she handles wedding situations. So, we thought she is the right event planner for us and signed a contract. After signing the contract and making the payment, she was very hard to find and we did not see the expected action from her side, and every time we followed up, her response was: "don't worry I will manage everything before the wedding day". We were asking for the basics of planning such as timeline, vendor recommendations (a few to choose from) and communications (which was part of the contract) but not no action except a quote of her own rental service. We were getting closer to the wedding date and her lack of action made us so worried and very frustrated. Eventually we had to get involved and did almost 90% of the work ourselves. She was very hard to find but even when we could talk to her, she would create more unnecessary problems to an extant that my wife had panic attacks after a few meetings we had with her. 2 month before our wedding she caused so much anxiety and frustration that we decided to end our contract with her and find another planner. Thankfully, our new planner was amazing and our Wedding planning went very smooth after that, and the event was as wonderful as we could imagine! With way lower cost than what Eliza had proposed! After I requested to cancel the contract she disappeared and never responded to our emails, which is very unprofessional. Here is a list of a few issues from our experience of working with here: 1- Accessibility: every time we had a question or needed to talk to her, it was taking several days until she gets back to us. With irrelevant excuses, like she would show me her busy google calendar! 2- Push to use her own services as vendors: Per her contract she had to suggest different vendors so we can choose. But since she has rental and flower services, she was arguing so much to stop us from even looking at other options! She charges unnecessarily expensive! By doing a little research, we found our vendors and saved at least 50% with same or better quality! 3- Nonsense arguments and rude attitude: In many occasions she was just insisting on holding the event the way SHE wants, without paying attention to our request or desire. Every time we requested something, her answer was: "I don't want MY event to be that way or I don't want MY guests to be that way"!!! With a condescending attitude emphasizing that "I have 18 yrs of experience and I know what to do"!!! Any simple request would become a long story and unnecessary argument. In one occasion my wife requested that guests throw flower petals while walking out of aisle, and she immediately said: "No!, you can't do that, I don't want my cleaning crew spend time on cleaning the petals"!!!! In another occasion Eliza was insisting on only using her recommended valet service (which was quoting more than double the price of the service we eventually used) and on top of it she was forcing us to rent extra parking lot out of venue and pay extra for shuttle service!!!! While the venue had enough capacity! And when I respectfully said: I am confident that the venue has enough capacity for parking, she got very angry and said: "in that case tell all your guests to use UBER and they can't drive their own car"!!! It was a nightmare working with BEL Events and I don't recommend her service due to lack of professionalism and decency in her business.

    Thank you to Tammy and Eliza for helping with the rentals for a 50th birthday. They were super…read moreresponsive and very accommodating to all our needs. They even threw in some extras for free! Much appreciated ladies

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    We had the best experience with our son, Kai's first birthday party backdrop! everything was…read morehandled with so much care and attention to detail. They truly brought our vision to life and made the entire setup feel so special and personalized. The quality of the backdrop was amazing--beautifully designed, vibrant, and the perfect focal point for the party. We received so many compliments from our guests, and it made for the most memorable photos. We had many changes throughout out party planning process which I felt really bad for but Lisa and her team were so easy to communicate with! They werepunctual, and clearly passionate about what they do. You can tell they genuinely care about making your event feel magical. I would absolutely recommend them to anyone looking to elevate their event. Thank you for helping make our son's birthday so unforgettable!

    I had such a wonderful experience working with The Simple Luxe for my son's first birthday party…read morethat was farmers market themed! From start to finish they were incredibly easy to communicate with- responsive, attentive, and truly listened to what I wanted. Lisa and her team brought my vision to life, and it was even better than I imagined. What really stood out was their willingness to work within our budget without compromising on quality or creativity. They not only designed and set up all the balloons, backdrops, installations but they also spent extra time helping me decorate and design the farmers market with the custom gifts I made and/or purchased for my guests. The entire process felt stress-free and enjoyable. Everything turned out beautifully and we received so many compliments. I am truly honored to be The Simple Luxe's first farmers market themed client and I would absolutely recommend them to anyone looking for a talented, reliable, and kind vendor who goes above and beyond. If you have been following them on social media like I was and have an upcoming event - reach out to them and get a quote! You will not be disappointed!

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    STOP LOOKING! This is the BEST team for party rentals! They are professional, punctual, and offer…read moreseveral different services. Fernando helped improve the vision for my sons birthday party by providing guidance and suggestions based on his experience. I gave him examples of my inspirations. He was able to blow me away with the final Result. Which is what you want and need during an event. Someone who's there to make the process easier on you and take things off your plate. This is exactly what they provided for me. Direction and support in a professional manner. All with a great attitude! Him and Jackie are an A-Team! With the best quality balloon decorations and bounce houses. I had so many compliments from my guest the entire day during the event and everyone wanted to know who and where my party decor/tables/chairs were from. The bounce house went perfectly with my son's soccer party theme. I was hesitant to rent the new trend type bouncy house with so many ten year old boys in attendance, but the bounce house was extremely sturdy. The best quality guaranteed! I was also impressed by their balloon decor and the quality of the balloons they used. I ordered balloons on Amazon to attempt to make my own balloon decorations. Jackie and Fernando said, "No worries we will take care of this as well." The balloon quality they used was night and day compared to the ones I ordered on Amazon. I definitely would not recommend using Amazon ordered balloons. It's been a few days now and the balloons Jackie used still look beautiful. The Amazon balloons easily pop and fall apart. Having them as a part of my party planning process was honestly the best decision ever made! Fernando and Jackie really made my son's birthday party extremely memorable! I cannot thank the both of them enough!! Truly a blessing and I will definitely be a customer for life! Thank you BOTH for making this exciting milestone in my son's life so extremely seamless and beautiful.

    I worked with Fernando at OC Event Hub. They provided their services and rentals for my father's…read more80th birthday party. Fernando was great from the beginning, providing me with plenty of help and creative assistance with planning my event. He had a great eye for design and payed attention to every detail. His pricing is very reasonable and he went above and beyond helping us set up and get everything ready for our event. I strongly recommend OC Event Hub for your all of your special event needs..

    The Picnic Collective - The back drop and the bride to be and the MIL.

    The Picnic Collective

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    Hands down one of the most creative, dreamy, special ways to spend my mom's 50th birthday. The…read moresurprise was for her, but I was extra surprised myself. Booking the event was extremely easy, I read other reviews about the planners not reaching out prior to the event, but the truth is that you don't really need to hear from them. All of the plans are in writing when you sign the agreement, the location and time are set prior to the date (also in writing). The day the event, the crew reached out and let me know they were setting up along with texting me a location pin. The Picnic Collective went above and beyond with the details. The flowers were beautiful, the grazing boards were delicious, everything was absolutely beautiful! I purchased the sandwiches for each guest and they were yummy. The only extra things I brought myself were a cake and alcohol. (mini champagne bottles and seltzers along with a trash bag to keep the alcohol bottles out of sight :) They provide pretty glass looking cups and it made us feel extra fancy. The blue tooth speaker was a nice touch to set the mood with music. Overall 10/10 I would hire them again for another special occasion. I was so happy with everything. If your picnic is at the beach like most are, I recommend arriving 30min early, plan ahead because parking is a mother. For reference I worked with Kristen and she was really fast at replying via text.

    Robert did a wonderful job of creating a very special day for our daughter. She just graduated from…read morePepperdine and was pleasantly surprised to walk on the beach to find a very coastal and elegant vibe to celebrate her special day! Thank you so much! One thing that would be helpful would be the communication after requesting and placing a deposit. Everything was done online via email, but I would have loved to actually speak or text with a live representative during that time and after they asked for the final payment before the actual day. They also asked for a tip prior to the day, but we opted to tip on the day because again, I had already paid for the entire experience before the experience. Thanking God it all worked out!

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    I want to start off by saying that I wasn't able to even experience their services due to very poor…read morecommunication and lack of clarification from their part as a business. As well as a lack of cultural awareness from their part. I emailed the table service about a giveaway for my child. (A giveaway posted on their story) They emailed me, misleading as to having been selected for the giveaway. Somehow contacting me was more of a step to be considered for the giveaway rather than actually being selected. ( I would have not bothered to even email anyone at all to ask about details ) They should have stated with the first email that they select who they prefer to pick for the give away. Suggestions : 1. Put a disclaimer / details about your needs for the giveaway. Ex: "We are doing a promotional giveaway! We set up one of our services and enjoy the set up for a gathering of your own! " I came up with that as I was writing this. Simple easy and the point. 2.Work on following back with phone, emails, text messages. Get in the same page of who will manage your communications as a business. Gloria, If you as a business owner cannot handle the communication tasks, hire workers to support you. 3. Be open and respect cultural belief in practices of the misuse of "teepees". I ask for no teepees. Actually asked for less of the service. I regret not being more direct of how you are appropriating a cultural and it's lodge but I didn't because I was hoping you would be culturally respectful. But since you took it to be defensive I'm saying it now. You are appropriating sacred symbolism to northern native folks. If that offends you imagine how it rightfully makes native folks uncomfortable that you offer it as part of your profit making. 5. Like I mentioned in our private messages, Do better at communicating your intentions when doing a giveaway. Lastly, remember you are in stolen native indigenous land. The least you can do is respect when someone isn't comfortable using your props for an event and you trying to spin it around and back out of a giveaway. Just don't do give away a .

    Gloria is so amazing to work with. She made everything so easy and everything turned out just…read morebeautiful. I threw a baby shower for my daughter in law who wanted a very specific boho style & Gloria delivered and then some. It actually rained during our shower, I had rented tents & heaters, and Gloria worked so hard to make it stunning. I cannot recommend them more. I will be using them again for more parties.

    A Good Affair Wedding and Event Production

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    Where do I begin... Almost 10 years ago, my mother and I…read morehad taken a girls trip to the Montage- laguna beach. While there, we stumbled into the ball room where we stood in awe at what was at the time, one of the most beautiful wedding designs I had ever seen. My mother and I promptly asked the first person we saw who was designing this wedding and got a card for a "Natalie Good". I pocketed the card and thought- one day! Fast forward 5 years I had met Matt(my now husband) and we were moving into together. I was cleaning my room at my parents house and came across Natalie's card and put it in my purse. 3 months later, Matt proposed on a Saturday and the following Monday I called Natalie and booked her. First and foremost, Natalie is an angel on this planet. Wedding planning is so stressful and I never had to worry about a single thing, she went above and beyond to make sure I was not stressed and happy. She is more than just our wedding planner and over the 3 years we planned my wedding (thanks covid...), she became my friend and someone who I adore Second, when going down this road, I think trusting your planner/wedding team is extremely important to make sure the process is seamless and smooth. I can tell you that without a doubt, I trust Natalie and her team implicitly! I trusted them so much that I let them run free on the design for my wedding and I could not have been happier! Everything was perfect and so gorgeous- from the table design to the flowers, everything was flawless and it was so amazing to watch her vision come to life. It's been 3 months and I am still getting calls and compliments from all of our guests and even friends of guests who weren't there but saw pictures. She is insanely talented and has an unbelievable list of vendors that are just as talented. We even had a silent disco at our wedding and it was a hit! Third, her team is awesome. The women who helped me specifically- Ellie, Kennedy, and Maddy- where next level professional and so helpful. There were nights where I would be up at midnight and text Ellie and she would always answer and talk me down. Kennedy and Maddy were running around on wedding day making sure I was hydrated and fed and happy. Everything about A Good Affair is top notch and I could not be more grateful or fortunate to have had them design, plan and make our dream wedding a reality. I cannot recommend them enough if you are looking for a team to take your wedding to the next level and who will be there every step of the way to make your dreams come true!

    This review is based on my communication with this company. I didn't hire them so I can not say if…read morethey provide great service for your party. What I can say is, they don't really go straight to the point and communicate back n forth in email when you had requested 3 times to call you to talk it out. I mean, if off the bat you're having a hard time conveying your plans, pricing with me then its not worth my time. They reply back quick, which I appreciate but them going around in circles is annoying. Also, if you're looking for budget, this is NOT the place for budget. She knew my budget, yet continued to ask questions through email. Finally, she gives me the quote of $10-$15k for a wedding next year (saying pricing will go up next year) and if its something i am still interested in. Wow, knowing where my budget is, which was less than $3k, and you know your asking is triple that, is so unprofessional. This is not accommodating to new clients or at all helpful. If you plan to have a wedding with a $10-$15k budget in mind then this might be your type of vendor but if you're asking for really minimal details for $3k, and they don't just say "sorry our services are over your budget" then they don't care or respect your needs. These days, customer service should be catered to what you can provide for the client. If you can't make it work, then just simply let the client know. Do not waste their time with back n forth email. Some of us don't understand what you're saying in email and a clearer communication shows you care enough to explain it.

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