Jessica was an essential part of our wedding, from start to finish. Our first call with her sealed…read morethe deal! We love her energy, professionalism, and attention to detail. She is an excellent listener and makes sure she has a full understanding of what you envision for your wedding day. If you don't know what you want, she will ask the right questions so you figure out your vision. During the planning process, she was our counselor, negotiator, hypewoman, and oftentimes - therapist. Her kindness and down to earth nature really helped guide us through the intensity of planning. It's inevitable that drama occurs during the process, and we were so grateful Jessica had our back on all fronts. She is someone you 100% need on your team. Our wedding day was perfect, and we got so many compliments regarding not just the beautiful wedding, but compliments for Jessica herself! Several of our wedding party mentioned that they would have loved to hire her for their weddings. She was a beacon of calm and serene (on the outside :P) during the crazy hectic day and made sure we were our own priority, which is a difficult task when everyone wants your attention! Thank you for taking care of us Jessica - my only regret is that I only plan to be married once, otherwise, I'd get to work with her again and again. Run, do not walk, to get Jessica on board for your wedding! Xo, Max + Myan

Jessica is basically a part of our family now, she created the most magical day and we always felt…read morelike she had our backs. She also pushed back on things which we were getting out of hand on, and always ended up being right. We were lucky to have her!!!

Emily was an absolute pleasure to work with! She is incredibly responsive, professional, and…read moretalented. From the very beginning she took the time to truly understand my vision and ensured everything stayed within my budget. When it came to designing the perfect tablescapes--a task I struggled with--Emily stepped in with thoughtful suggestions that brought my ideas to life beautifully. The end result was more stunning than I could have imagined! If you're searching for a florist who will go above and beyond to exceed your expectations, Emily is the one. I highly recommend her for any event!

Our experience working with Small Wedding Flowers was fantastic from start to finish. Emily was…read morefriendly, professional, and incredibly reliable throughout the entire process. The bouquets she created perfectly captured my vision, bringing it to life in a beautiful and elegant way. The flowers were fresh, vibrant, and truly elevated the look and feel of our special day. I was so impressed by how closely she listened to my preferences and then delivered arrangements that exceeded my expectations. Small Wedding Flowers was a joy to work with and I would highly recommend them to any couple planning their wedding. Thanks Emily!!!

Our venue came with coordinators but we decided to hire Megan Joy Events (per the recommendation of…read morea friend). And thank goodness we did!!! Our venue's coordination team did not compare to Megan. We mostly hired Megan to help us with our planning prior to the wedding since we were planning it from the Bay Area (and our wedding was in San Diego). We started working together about 10 months before the wedding and she attended all of our coordination meetings - bringing up things I never would've thought of on my own and helped to try to get us the best prices. She helped brainstorm things for our vision of the wedding, and offered tons of advice along the way. Once things started coming together she was a HUGE help in coordinating all my vendors, setting up a detailed timeline (this was seriously key) and following up on any and all unanswered questions. She managed all of our vendor contact - which was sooo helpful. Everyone knew to go to her before coming to me so I had a filter before any questions came to my inbox. When our timeline was nailed down, she did a great job of communicating it with everyone and making sure that everyone was well informed. We didn't have to worry about anything! On the actual day of, we had Montana as our onsite coordinator. She was also amazing!! She made sure everything went to plan and there were no snags in our timeline. I had little gifts for the bridesmaids that I wanted set up before we arrived on site, and she made this happen. We actually ran out of alcohol (twice!) and she was a hero and ran to the store to the grab us what we needed. I cannot thank her enough for doing this! I didn't have to worry about any of this during the day - she just confirmed once with us and the bar was restocked before we knew it. Not only was Megan amazing as a coordinator but she's an awesome human as well. She made sure that I was happy with everything and was SO readily available whenever I needed to chat - whether it be about a vendor, or any other detail that came up. I'm so happy that I had Megan Joy Events for our wedding day and would absolutely choose them again in a heartbeat.

We had a midweek wedding at the end of August at the Sacred Mountain Retreat in Julian California…read more The venue is a very a la cart package which gave us both the privilege and responsibility of vendor flexibility. Megan came recommended and trusted by the venue so we had faith in hiring her. She more than delivered to our expectations. With only six months to arrange our vendors Megan helped coordinate the various points of contact allowing us to focus on the personal logistics of getting married (legal, insurance etc) which took so much stress off of us. Each of our vendors praised Megan's thorough approach and organized planning when we went for our final walk-through. The day of the wedding Megan was busy ensuring our table arrangements matched our vision and communicated to the other vendors where to set up. She was everywhere. Megan also checked in with each of us personally to make sure everyone was moving according to schedule. We had heard that many weddings feel like they are running behind or pressured for time but we had none of that - likely due to Megan's great work. When the cocktail hour and reception came around there was one issue of bees attacking some of our food. Megan was on top of it and managed the situation wonderfully. Reflecting on our wedding we only have positive memories - an amazing day we will never forget.

Where do I even begin?! From start to finish Suher was a godsend. After deciding to no longer work…read morewith our former wedding planner, I reached out to Suher and she was available for our date thankfully! From the first zoom call, we clicked. Just her overall energy and knowledge was impeccable. She truly has an eye for all the details. We really loved using the Aisle Planner she offered as a part of her package. All her recommendations for vendors and things to add to enhance our big day were amazing! Any time I had an idea, concern, or anything, she was there for us. Throughout the whole year leading up to the big day, she truly became a part of our family. Our day was picture perfect and seamless. She ensured I had not a single thing to worry about and was always a step ahead, which I appreciated. Whenever I have an event in the future, I will be sure to use FRE again. Thank you so much to you and your team Suher! We loved working with you.

Suher and team did a wonderful job coordinating our modern Indian wedding from start to finish! Her…read morecommunication with us was excellent; she took time to understand our vision and did everything possible to give us the wedding we envisioned (and more!). Natalie was my bridal assistant on the day of and did an excellent job. She maintained constant communication, making sure me and my bridesmaids all had enough to eat, running last minute errands for me, etc. At the last minute, my hair stylist had to cancel and although I was panicked, Suher reached out to multiple contacts right away to help me find something. Eventually everything worked out! I got so many compliments on how unique, elegant and beautiful the wedding was from guests as well. All in all, Suher and team gave us the wedding of our dreams and we couldn't be happier!

Melissa was referred to us by our photographers, for our wedding. She is phenomenal and such a…read morepleasure to work with. Very courteous, professional, thorough, and knew exactly how to relieve any pressure I had as a bride.

Melissa did an amazing job on my wedding day. I hired for the day off only but we met twice before…read morethe wedding..An intial meeting and then a week before the wedding for final details.. She did a great job organzing everything i gave her and setting up things for me.. HOnestly it was well worth having a planner to alleviate some stress from my day. I am a perfectionist and was having a hard time trusting people helping me. I had no worries on my wedding day thanks to her..She did a great job and i would refer her to anyone!! THANKS MELISSA for making my wedding day flawless!!

Words cannot express my gratitude for Time to Shine Event Planning. My wedding was a dream come…read moretrue and just like it should be- It was the best day ever! My husband and I wouldn't have changed a thing. I came to Shine with a simple idea and she worked her magic and brought it to life. If you think you don't need a wedding planner, think again and if you think you can go with just any one THINK AGAIN! Shine is a top-notch planner and I am incredibly lucky to have had her help. She always made us feel as though she had everything 100% under control. She respected my input and added her special designer eye to my ideas. The day of the wedding ran so smoothly. Everything, every person, every moment... Thank you Shine!!!

Had the pleasure of working with Time To Shine Events and I can say hands down one of the best in…read morethe game when it comes to event coordinating and decor. They really make the flow of the event work well with the schedule. Their creativity really brings your vision to life and more they go above and beyond for their clients. Each and everyone one of the staff members is professional and knew the answer to any question I had about the event. I wooly highly recommend them for any of your events needs!

Nicola has definitely stolen a piece of our hearts. My husband and I planned our San Diego wedding…read morefrom out of state, and we only arrived a week before the wedding. About a month before our wedding, we sent all of our contract to Nicola who took over all communication with the vendors 2 weeks before the event. I cannot describe how much stress and uncertainty was lifted once we handed everything over. Nicola coordinated our rehearsal the day prior and was available for us to contact her at any point before the wedding. On the day of our wedding, neither my husband nor I, nor any of our family and friends, had to worry about anything. We were able to relax and enjoy our morning. Showing up to the venue was a dream. Everything I had imagined was executed perfectly and Nicola was in communication with the grooms party and all of the vendors, so we knew everything was going according to plan. Our wedding was magical and went without any concerns. Our event was primarily indoor, but cocktail hour was held on the patio. During dinner, It started to rain and Nicola and the staff we hired were able to have everything moved inside and organized before we even realized that it was raining. All of our guests who had the opportunity to meet Nicola mentioned that she was a complete joy. Nicola is 100% the reason that our wedding day was so relaxing, allowing us to enjoy every part. We will always recommend her to anyone who needs planning or coordination services. Thank you so much, Nic! I hope that you are truly proud of the work you did for our wedding. You are an incredible person and we appreciate you so much!

Nicola is absolutely amazing! We hired her as our month-of wedding planner, and it was the best…read moredecision I made throughout the entire planning process. We planned our wedding from out of state, so it was invaluable having someone local to visit our venue, communicate with vendors, and be a resource for anything and everything we needed in San Diego. She was an absolute dream -- so kind, organized, calm, and supportive throughout the entire process. I felt so relaxed on the day, and a large part of that was because I knew Nicola was there to handle all the little details. Everything went so seamlessly and our ceremony and reception looked even more beautiful than I could've imagined. I cannot sing her praises enough!

Keep in mind, I'm writing this as a freshly minted groom as of July 6, 2013…read more.. I'm nothing more than an average male. For some reason, my now beautiful wife agreed to marry me. Before she said yes to my proposal, I never dreamed of how my wedding would look or what food would be served to our wedding guests or what I'd wear. I assumed we be visiting a justice of the peace. When the now wife said she wanted a fairly traditional wedding, I tried to encourage her to try a DIY wedding. We'd book a venue, we'd book a caterer, a DJ, a bartender, buy the booze, find someone for decorations, find a florist, etc. I didn't want to hire a wedding planner...probably because I disliked that J-Lo movie. After writing down all of the things we needed to arrange for to pull off a proper yet contemporary wedding that would satisfy my Chaldean family and her American family, we both felt overwhelmed. Even though my better half is very organized (me, not so much), we still were feeling extremely insecure. We were drowning under "what ifs" and "should wes" and "do you thinks." Frankly, as time ticked closer to summer, we became more lost. Our only accomplishment was booking a ceremony and reception venue on the date we wanted. The then fiancée happened to walk past an event being held at our reception venue about four months before our date. We were both still reeling under the chest pressure of trying to create, plan and pull off our day. When she looked inside, she was floored by the look, smell, sound and feel of the venue. With some pushy prying and some happenstance, she met the event planner, Lauren Lisker, that night. Later that night, I was told tales of Lauren's talent and we met with Lauren and her Joie de Vivre parter, Erica, for an interview. Both women instantly struck me as being confident, experienced, classy and completely organized. More importantly, neither of the two women gave off any vibe like they were running a for profit business. They both were sincere about wanting to make our wedding day special. They were patient with us, which was important, as we didn't have a large budget. And even though we told them our below average budget, they didn't laugh at us, flinch or find a way to leave the meeting early. They never made us feel ashamed. They said they would find a way. We hired them and Lauren sure did find the way! Lauren is probably the most thorough, most organized and most wedding industry connected person I will ever have the chance to meet. She ushered us calmly and creatively out of our self induced wedding pressure chamber onto an organized pathway to the perfect party. She was so calm that I wanted to check her for a pulse or add her as a closer on my fantasy baseball team. She responded promptly to emails and phone calls and made us feel like she was working only for us even though we knew she had other clients at the same time. Lauren always had options for us. She never told us we couldn't do something. She always found a way to make it work, within our budget, and to our liking. Most importantly, Lauren was always gracefully glowing, happy, positive and encouraging. So much so, that after it was done, our bridesmaids told me my bride showed no signs of pre-wedding stress at all. I owe that to Lauren being there and being ready for anything. I can't write enough good things about Lauren Lisker and Joie de Vivre without sounding like I'm on their payroll, which I'm not! From the groom's perspective, if you're thinking about a DIY wedding that's more than a simple backyard affair, don't. Hire Joie de Vivre. They kicked ass! They did such a good job that I may have cried a couple of times at my wedding and my buddies from work probably won't let me forget about it for the rest of my career. Thank you, Lauren! You are great at what you do and you are an incredible person!

Best investment we made for our wedding was hiring Erica at Joie de Vivre to help us coordinate. We…read morewanted our friends and family to be able to relax and enjoy the day, rather than frantically set up or ask us what to do about problems with vendors. Erica was very flexible meeting our budget, and truly went above and beyond. She has lots of experience in event management and it shows - she knows all the right questions to ask you and to ask vendors to ensure the day has the right flow and that all the logistics are figured out. She also has the right eye for detail and she set up all of our decor at our venue just as I had pictured it looking. I don't know how she could be in so many places at once, I think she might be magic when I think about everything she put together on that day! As many others have said, she was confident, very easy to work with, so receptive to any questions, and instilled in us a calm when problems would arise beforehand (if there were any problems the day of, I didn't know about them which was awesome :). She also helped us figure out what was realistic and if we were stretched too thin, which was very valuable. Overall, I recommend her with no reservations. SO worth it to call her, no matter your budget! Thank you Erica!