This is your sign to hire Events By The Cea right now! I cannot speak highly enough of Christina. I hired her in January to quickly plan my micro wedding in May with no vendors or details confirmed besides the venue, which I had literally just booked. I was feeling very apprehensive about planning our wedding on such a short timeline, but my concerns quickly dissipated with Christina's attention to detail, quick turnaround times, fantastic vendor recommendations, and creativity! She brought my vision for our wedding to life, TO A TEE. One example - when we weren't able to find the seating chart we wanted, Christina and her team just made it themselves! It was a Pinterest dream. That's just one of many instances Christina and her team went above and beyond, and I could go on and on, but the moral of the story is that Events By The Cea is truly the real deal. Thanks again, Christina, for making our wedding day one we'll cherish forever! read more

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I cannot say enough good things about Events By the Cea! We just got back from our honeymoon and I could not wait to write this review for this team of ladies. With so many options for day-of-coordinators I was interviewing and emailing with a handful trying to find the right fit for us. Because I was planning a wedding from across the country I was looking for someone who was organized, confident, and could provide input when asked as I only had an idea of what I wanted my wedding to look like but being new to planning needed some help articulating that. Once I spoke with Christina I knew I had to hire her. On our first phone call she went through all the stages in which she and her team provide assistance in the months leading up to the wedding. She checked off everything I was looking for and more. I hired her 10 months out from our wedding date and throughout that whole time she made herself available to answer any questions and promptly returned emails. She also had great recommendations of other vendors I needed who she had worked with before which was especially helpful when hiring my amazing florist! When I met with my caterer to go over what linens and flatware to chose, she made sure she and her colleague Genesis attended. Both Christina and Genesis also attended my final walk through with the venue and were so helpful in speaking up to make sure my concerns or questions were answered. Christina was blessed with the birth of her child a few weeks before our wedding and STILL managed to email and text me leading up to our wedding to make sure I knew I was in great hands with the ladies on her team. She was right! Genesis and Heidi were lead coordinators the day of the wedding and absolutely exceeded our expectations! They both were great at being so sweet and professional but still assertive in making sure things got done for us. When the ceremony was over they had mine and my husbands drink of choice ready and a few apps plated for us before we took a few additional photos. After cocktail hour we made our grand entrance and sat down at our sweetheart table to find new drinks waiting for us. Small things like that went SO far! Bea was also amazing in making sure the end of the night when smooth by finding out ahead of time what decor went in what car and scheduling our ride back to the hotel for me and my husband. They also took some great cellphone photos which were SO nice to have before our professional ones come in from the photographer. Again, can't say enough good things about this team. Would HIGHLY recommend anyone hire them, worth every penny and more!! read more

My husband and I hired Events by the Cea through our wedding vendor Jay's catering for our wedding in October 2021. Christina and her team are hands down the best wedding planners out there. I constantly find myself bragging about them when I talk about our wedding. Without them I would've given up on the planning lol. Not only did they make our planning seamless, they handled some "in-law" drama on the day of lol. We seriously couldn't have gotten through the day without them. We were so lucky to have found them. I will refer to them every bride I meet, because every bride should hire them. We also hired them for our flowers and WOW. Amazing. I'm so glad we did that because it was so nice to have a solid team working together on our day. I wish we could get married again and again and again just so I could get the chance to work with them again for our wedding day! read more

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We were so lucky to have Christina and her crew for our Baby Shower in December 3, 2017. At the first time we talk, I know she was the one. She was down to earth, listened & respect to your needs, always have solutions when things came up, and very proffesional & detailed oriented throughout our process. I love the idea that she has 2 mock ups for us to choose base on the style we discuss helped us vision what will be like at the party. During my baby shower, Christina and her crew assisted the guests and took care of everything. My husband and I were so relief and really enjoyed the party. One thing I reccommend is NOT to use her photographer. (very affordable price, but you get what you pay for). Except that we are totally happy and we definitely consider her for our events in the future. read more

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Words truly can't describe Christina and the Events by the Cea team. From the moment we decided to work with them they made it feel like they were your family. Nothing I asked or requested was ever too much. Any question I had I was immediately responded to by Christina. The day of the wedding my husband and I truly felt like royalty. We had a miscommunication between myself and the rental company and Christina IMMEDIATELY figured out a solution and made everything even better than I could ever expect. We even almost ran out of wine and her team let us know and went out and got it! Saying goodbye to Christina and her team I cried. She seriously made us so relaxed and made us feel like her number 1 priority. ALSO- they way the were able to repurpose everything from the ceremony to reception was UNBELIEVABLE- I was so beyond impressed! I would recommend her over and over again. read more

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Christina and her team with Events By the Cea went above and beyond!! They were so responsive, knowledgeable and new exactly how to ease all my stress and make the entire wedding planning process fun. I was so overwhelmed and every time I talked to Christina she had the answers for everything. The day of my wedding went off so perfectly and I couldn't thank Christina and her team enough. My entire wedding party even said they're hiring her and her team for whenever they get a chance to get married. Thank you so much for everything! read more

I just don't even know where to start with Christina and her team from Sunshine Events Co. I would give 10 stars if it was an option! I was absolutely BLOWN away by how amazing this team was for my husband and I through the planning process all the way up to wedding day. Christina and her team were truly the best money went spent on this entire wedding. They made sure we were on top of our checklist, helped us find the right vendors and even helped us get a new florist a month before our wedding by making all the phone calls and coordinating all the email chains, etc. Christina truly went above and beyond for us. Her team was so attentive throughout wedding day. They kept us relaxed, kept all our vendors on time, coordinated everything seamlessly and truly brought our coastal, boho wedding vision to life. It was everything we wanted and so much more. She is so professional and knows everyone in the business. All my vendors adored working with as just as much as I did. Hiring Christina and her amazing team is something you will be eternally grateful for and will make your wedding so much more enjoyable. We love you Christina and Sunshine Events team. You guys are the real MVPs! -Brooke and Matt Delanoy read more

Events By the Cea, Helped in So Many Ways!!! Before hiring Events By the Cea I did not know how I was going to create our Dream Wedding? But from the moment we first met Christina she immediately helped us create the perfect vision for not only our budget but also our taste. From start to finish she played a key role in making sure we were not only happy, but thought of details we would not have saw coming. Your Event Planner should be someone you can trust, but most of be intuitive to all the details that you might not think of. Hiring Events By the Cea was the best decision, and I'm so thankful not only for our dream wedding, by also my friendship with Christina & Bea. read more

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Our wedding was 3 weeks ago and our family is still talking about how great Christina and her team were the day of the wedding. I was afraid that I was not going to be able to live in the moment and enjoy my wedding. Thanks to Christina I was stress free and can look back and remember every detail. I recommend her so highly. Thank you, Christina you were amazing! read more

If you want a reliable, efficient, and stress free wedding, Christina is the one to contact. She was affordable, knowledgeable, and super helpful. She helped plan everything and kept on top of things that needed to get done. She was easily accessible, flexible, and quick to adapt to change. When our wedding day rolled around, her team made sure everything ran super smoothly. I don't think our wedding would have been the same without them. Hiring them for our wedding was, by far, the best decision we could have made. Thank you Christina and staff at Events by the Cea! read more

We hired Events by the Cea for day of coordination and we cannot thank Christina and her team enough for their gifts, talents, love, and kindness that contributed to such a special day for us! Since we first talked to Christina on the phone, we knew she was our girl! We enjoyed all our meetings leading up to the big day, she prioritized us, and always replied to any of our questions quickly! We always felt so comfortable with her! We received so many compliments from our guests about how organized the day was and how attentive her team was. Christina is professional, but also so personal and a kind human! You will not be disappointed! read more

We hired Christina and her team for day of coordination for our wedding at Hangar 21 South in Fullerton. Let me just say, they do WAY more than just making sure the day runs smoothly. Our wedding venue was a blank slate so they helped with design and brought everything to life and It turned out way better than I could have ever imagined. Christina was always super responsive and was able to answer any of the million questions you have when planning a wedding! I think day of coordination is so important so you can be stress free and enjoy the day. I highly recommend their team read more

Christina and her team were amazing from day 1. Just the thought of planning our wedding was giving me a huge headache so we reached out to Christina. She was ALWAYS very responsive via text/email. She came out to our venue and we met and had amazing ideas to make our wedding perfect. She always made herself available for when we had questions and even to come visit the venue for any ideas we had. The day elder and the day of the wedding her and her team were working non stop to make our day be perfect. They made sure everything ran perfectly and always kept us feeling calm knowing that it was in the hands of an expert. We have used Christina and her team for 2 events and can't wait to use her for our future evens. Definitely recommend her and her great imagination. read more

One word. WOWWW. Seriously the best and most exceptional coordinator service you can imagine. Any bride looking for a coordinator right now should 1000% choose eventsbythecea. They just did my wedding yesterday and we felt like royalty with the treatment their team provided. Cannot recommend enough. Also a nice little touch is they had their team take a lot of behind the scene footage. So today I can look back and quality content created by them. read more

Highly recommend!!! Heidi and team were SO wonderful to work with! Even though we hired Events By the Cea as our day-of coordinators, Heidi assured me that I have her full support from the moment we signed the contract. Heidi was SUPER responsive to all of my phone calls and texts (even at random hours of the day) which was really appreciated as a bride. When I was stressed about certain things, she was always there to calm me down and find different alternatives. All the assistants on the day-of were friendly and accommodating. Many of my friends and family even complimented our coordinators to us afterwards which was a pleasant surprise!! Heidi was definitely a huge part of my wedding planning process (especially since I didn't have a bridal party) and I'm incredibly happy I hired EBTC!! read more

I am so happy I found Christina and her team! She made the planning process and wedding day so much easier. She's organized, professional, SO friendly, quick to respond, decisive and just great at what she does! My wedding day was so perfect and I didn't have to stress out at all- these women were on top of it. Over the course of my wedding day, I had more than a few people (vendors, members of the wedding party, and just guests) make comments about how amazing Christina was. I really couldn't have asked for a better team! read more

Hiring Christina was the best decision I made for my daughter's bridal shower. It took the stress off me so that I could actually enjoy the party. Christina and her team are amazing and did such a wonderful job. I sent her pictures of what I was looking for and she made it happen. She was available throughout the entire process via phone or e-mail for any question or concern I may have had. I definitely recommend Events by the Cea! read more

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I'd like to begin by saying that Christina and her team are the kind of vendors every bride deserves to have by their side as they prepare for one of the most important days in their lives. I first came across the Events By The Cea page on Instagram and contacted Christina shortly after. She was quick to respond to my email inquiry and within 30 minutes she had gathered the information she needed from me for my bridal shower, answered all my initial questions, and scheduled a time for us to speak over the phone that same afternoon. Christina has a gift for bringing a bride's vision to life, is attentive to detail, and offers outstanding customer service from beginning to end. My bridal shower was everything I envisioned and MORE. My family and friends were blown away by how beautiful and unique my bridal shower was and I was more than happy to refer them to her for their upcoming events. I was so happy with her work and professionalism and bummed at the same time that I did not come across her company sooner so that I could utilize their services for our wedding :( I'm looking forward to seeing Christina and her beautiful work at our friend/family events as well as continuing to utilize their services for our own events in the near future. THANK YOU CHRISTINA AND TEAM! :) read more

Christina was AMAZING! I hired her as my wedding planner once I had a theme in mind. I collected a variety of Pinterest favorites and we reviewed it at our first meeting. My wedding was held at the beautiful Marbella Country Club in San Juan Capistrano. You couldn't tell this was her first time working with the venue at all! She immediately made contact with all the appropriate directors of the club and managed to get everyone communicating with one another on a regular basis. One thing I really appreciate about Christina is her ability to organize and adapt to changes along the way. Christina's assertiveness skills and ability to keep everyone on the same page left me feeling at ease during the planning process. Despite receiving a couple different "ideas" from family members, Christina always circled back to me and made sure I was on board with final decisions. The wedding day was magical! Her touches and eye for detail brought my romantic themed wedding to life! read more

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I got married in October of this year and was so glad I stumbled upon Christina and her team! She truly knows the industry inside and out, and is very organized which took a lot of stress off of me. They were involved and assisted in every detail from finding a venue, to picking vendors, and setting up and taking down decorations. Multiple guests commented on how helpful and nice her team was during the day of our wedding. Thank you Christina, Heidi and team for making my wedding day so special! read more

We hired Christina and her team for the 6 month planning package, so we basically came to her knowing that we only had our venue. My husband and I are super laid back and wanted our wedding to be the same way, which makes making decisions REALLY hard! We were both so nervous that we would get overwhelmed with all the little details that come with planning a wedding and we would miss the purpose of the actual day-celebrating our love! What a blessing it was to have found Christina! She made the whole process fun, exciting and took care of all of those little details that you would never think about. She is such a joy to be around and felt more like a friend from the first time we met with her. She is organized, has SO much experience but also never pushed her own ideas or agenda onto us. She was also always available to brainstorm ideas, or sort out confusion with vendors and gave some awesome vendor recommendations. Our wedding day was stress free and went so smoothly, a few things went wrong but I had no idea until a few weeks later! Hahah. It was seriously beyond anything we could have dreamed up and I give so much of that credit to her. Such a talented coordinator. read more

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Event by the Cea was absolutely a lifesaver for me. Christina was awesome she was always there to answer every questions, she made me feel relieved of any stress, any decision making, and made sure that I was comfortable and that we both agreed. Christina and her staff was absolutely Awesome, we bonded very well, they were Respectful and Kind and made sure all of my needs were met. I am very please with the choice that I made having Christina and her staff to coordinate my Event from beginning to the end. I definitely recommend Christina and her staff through Event by the Cea to be your coordinator for your next fabulous event. My 50 Shades of Fabulous Birthday Celebration was Fabulous and it's a day that I will never ever forget!!! read more

I haven't had my wedding yet but I've been working with Events by the Cea for almost a year now and Heidi has been nothing short of AMAZING!! Any time I hit a roadblock I reach out to her and she goes above and beyond. I can't wait to see how everything comes together on our big day. I've had such a wonderful experience with Heidi and her team that I couldn't wait any longer for this review. read more

We had Christina and her team as our wedding day-of coordinator in February and they were absolutely amazing. They were very easy to work and to communicate with, and they were fun to work with! They helped contacting vendors and made sure everything was Okay before the wedding. I was not someone who had a clear vision of what kind of wedding I wanted (besides the fact we wanted it small and fun), so I enjoyed brainstorming ideas, such as for florals and for colors of table clothes with Christina. You could tell she's knowledgable and experienced. We also had all our florals done through them and they were even better than I envisioned. My mom loved the centerpieces and my bouquet. We also created a timeline before the wedding, but she was open and flexible when I wanted to move things around a little bit. She also helped us pack favors for guests and organized all my husband's and my belongings while we were busy celebrating and hanging out with guests. We really didn't need to worry about a thing before and during the wedding. read more

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Christina and her team are AMAZING! As soon as I met Christina, I knew I was going to be in good hands. She's so friendly, organized and genuinely cares about her clients having the wedding that they dream of. Knowing that Christina and her team had my back on the wedding day (and the few months leading up to the wedding day) made me a very stress-free bride. I would 100% recommend Events By The Cea to all of my friends and all soon-to-be married couples for that matter! I promise that you won't regret hiring them. read more

Christina is so great to work with! She has such great vision. She is able to make my thoughts and ideas into a reality! I have worked with her on projects multiple times and she is such a pleasure to work with. I would recommend using events by the cea for any type of party. She had a wonderful attitude and always strives to be helpful! I will be continuing to use her in the future! No regrets! read more

Christina is a really passionate woman. She loves what she's doing and will provide you the best service on your biggest celebration. She focuses on every detail and makes sure that her clients are well taken care throughout the whole planning process. You will definitely want to work with her again in the future! :) read more

I've worked with Events By the Cea in the past and will continue to in the future! These girls are balls of energy who will do everything possible to make your visions into a reality. So helpful, attentive and on top of things when it comes to keeping the party going. read more

As soon as we met with Christina we knew she had the experience and vision to put together the wedding my wife and I were going for. Looking back there was no way we could have done the planning ourselves. Christina kept everything running smoothly and every part of the wedding was on time. The whole Events by the Cea team was amazing. On the morning of the wedding they called me to keep me updated and to check if I needed anything which made me feel so relaxed because I knew what was going on. From simply re-pinning my boutonniere to making sure everything was on schedule, the whole team was perfect. Even weeks after our wedding has passed when we see our family members they still mention how beautiful everything was.Thank you Events by the Cea, we will definitely be contacting you for our future special moments in our life! read more

I don't even know where to start. Christina and the rest of the team at Events By The Cea were absolutely amazing. I had a very large wedding, and this team exceeded my expectations from the very beginning. Christina made me feel as though my wedding was the most important thing to her, and I really felt as like a had the best support system. Planning a wedding is hard enough, but Christina made it fun and exciting. I was not stressed once during my wedding planning, and Christina deserves all the credit. I can't recommend them enough! read more

Christina went above and beyond everything I expected of a wedding coordinator. My husband and I hired her to help us day of and she did a truly remarkable job. Throughout the entire wedding process, she really honed in on the event logistics and made the planning process much easier. I felt incredibly calm on our wedding day knowing Christina was handling our venue set up, and when I finally got to see the final product I was blown away. I cannot say enough great things about Christina and her team - professional, organized, experienced, knowledgeable, creative - just to say a few! We truly could not have gotten through our wedding without her! read more

Christina is an amazing woman to work with during wedding planning. My husband and I hired her as our wedding coordinator and she did a remarkable job. I had a number of questions throughout the process and she was always responsive and helpful. Most importantly, as with any wedding, we hit a few bumps along the road during the planning and the day of, but Christina handled each hurdle with professionalism. We appreciate all of her help and would recommend her to anyone. Oh, and I found her prices very reasonable :) read more

I cannot say enough good things about Christina and I honestly don't know how we would have had our wedding without her. She was beyond professional, extremely organized and a beautiful person inside and out. She helped me so much with our day and I trusted her completely to make sure things were running smoothly. Throughout the process, she was always a text message away if we needed anything. She absolutely went above and beyond for us from day one and on our wedding day I was not stressed at all. I would recommend her to any person who is getting married and am soooo thankful someone recommended her to me. read more

I am absolutely in LOVE with events by the cea! I can't describe in enough words how increadible Christina and her lovely ladies are. She will accommodate you as a client to all of your dreams and wishes on your special day and really take the weight off your shoulders so you're not so stressed. Her and her teams overall energy is so contagious and happy and bright that you just feel like your connecting with a trust worthy friend. I recommend events by the cea to anybody! read more

Well,,,,where should I start! I searched up an event planner on yelp for my daughters sweet 16 party and I came across Events By the Cea. I am sooooo glad I did! Christina is by far not only professional but also caring to what needs and wants I had in planning my daughters sweet 16! In fact, I went ahead and hired her to do design my retail store(s). She and her crew are so good at what they do that I knew that they had what it takes for designing my retail stores. So blessed to have met her and you can not go wrong with her. You can trust her and trust that she will give 100% attention to small details. I think she is a mind reader too... she just knew what I had in mind and got it done! I can't wait for our next event and for sure I will plan not only my events in the future but I can also count on her with store merchandising! She knows her fashion and is on top of it! I just may need her to be my fashion stylist ;))) oh and she has soooo much energy (which I lack of) ....for all the Brides to Be, you are in great hands! read more

Events By the Cea were recommended to us by our venue and we were so thrilled with the service they provided to us for day of coordination. We planned our San Marcos wedding remotely from New York and it was the best investment we made for our big day. Christina and Heidi met with us online multiple times before our event and we felt so reassured knowing they were on our team, that our day would turn out how we wanted. They were always available for us, fast to respond to all of our questions and ideas. They provided an enthusiastic and beautiful energy at all times. On the big day Heidi and Bea came to the rescue for all last minute emergencies and had a calm and positive presence whilst making sure everything went smoothly for us. Their execution and coordination throughout the entire process was seamless and we felt supported every step along the way. We were able to relax and enjoy our day fully and owe the success of our wedding to Events by the Cea. I highly recommend working with the team. If you are considering hiring day of coordinators, don't think twice about making the investment and don't look further than Events by Cea - you will be in good hands. read more

Love love love Christina and her creativity! She did a beautiful job helping me with my wedding, especially the day of. I would have been a wreck without her. I would recommend this company to anyone planning an elegant and unique event. read more

All I can really say is WOW! Christina helped us plan our annual nonprofit gala this year, and all I can say that it was absolutely incredible because of her and her team. She created an entire vision for the event, helped us secure vendors, and took care of every little need we could possibly think of. She was constantly accessible for meetings and emails and just general support. She handled any and every little fire during the day of the event (and I will say there were very few of them because everything was so well planned and organized, and whatever few there were was literally out of anyone's control). Every single guest who came up to me and just talked about how this was the best gala yet. I genuinely do not think we could have pulled off nearly as successful of an event without Christina. She was always our advocate not only to our vendors, but to our community. She is incredible and I recommend any nonprofit or corporate event. Thank you so much! read more

Christina at EventsBytheCea was a joy to work with! I was fortunate enough to have her and her amazing team plan + coordinate my baby shower this Spring. It was great knowing someone as amazing as Christina was handling everything + all I had to do was show up and enjoy the party with my closest family + friends. Every detail was gorgeous + forever treasured in my heart. I am happy to recommend Christina and her team at EventsBytheCea to anyone. I most definitely plan to book with her again for future events. read more

There are not enough words to describe the amount of effort Christina and her team put into making our 7/7/17 wedding everything we wanted it to be and more. She was extremely helpful from the very beginning, especially because I had (obviously) never planned a wedding before. She is extremely affordable and worth every single penny. She was available throughout the entire process via phone or e-mail for any question or concern I may have had (even the silly ones). Christina was able to take my vision and turn it into something even more beautiful than I could have imagined. She is extremely organized and it was so wonderful to be a stress-free bride. She was even available and helpful after my wedding when I had an issue getting our rented cake stand back to the bakery. I HIGHLY recommend Christina and all that comes with her! THANK YOU, CHRISTINA!! read more