Lucy is Fantastic! A true professional! We had the pleasure of her being our day-of wedding coordinator (she truly did the work of a 2 week coordinator) and thanks to her meticulous planning, attention to detail and expertise in crisis management (trust me, things happen) our wedding was stress free and had our guests commenting on how effortless the whole day seemed. I was a DIY bride and I relied heavily on Lucy to set up everything at our wedding. She had the unique ability to understand what I was looking to achieve with my wedding theme and I was blown away by how great the reception looked on the night - you can definitely trust her to take concept to reality. Our wedding was during the recent heat wave and provided a great example of Lucy's ability to read a situation. Given the heat everyone was drinking much faster than normal and it was evident that the beer and wine was going to run out early. Not wanting to put undue stress on me, she spoke with my husband to come to an arrangement to go out and grab some more beer/wine - lifesaver! I would recommend her to anyone and everyone looking for a coordinator that will not only whip your bridal party into shape but also have you feeling safe in the knowledge that everything is going according to plan. In fact one of my friends is now using her for her own wedding later in the year and I can't wait to thank her AGAIN in person! Everyone deserves a fun and stress free wedding and Lucy is the one that will help make that a reality. read more

Lucy is such a meticulous, kind, thoughtful, hard-working, personable and collaborative wedding planner that it is hard to write a review glowing enough to fully capture how pleased we were to work with her. Suffice it to say, that in whatever capacity, you'll want her involved in your own wedding if you want to enjoy your day to the fullest. "Weddings are stressful" is the conventional wisdom. Incredibly less stressful with the assistance of a wedding planner as capable and skilled as Lucy Tan. She was adept at including everyone in the process while prioritizing our vision of the perfect wedding. Whenever we felt flustered, Lucy was calm and prepared with a solution at hand. The enjoyment of our wedding day by all in attendance was in no small part due to Lucy's attentiveness. Additionally, she had great relationships with all of our vendors and the venue. They loved working with her as much as we did! We highly recommend working with Lucy Tan and the Perfect Knot! read more

Just got married over Labor Day weekend. I hired Lucy about a year ago and couldn't be happier with that decision! She was organized to a "t", efficient, prepared and a calming, reassuring force amidst some of the chaos. She handled vendor negotiations for me, found me wonderful vendors to work with who were within my budget and handled a crisis the evening before my wedding with the beverage company during my cocktail reception. She was so helpful and accessible and really put my mind at ease with everything going on. I highly recommend Lucy. Her rates were very reasonable and she was always available to check-in with. She was so helpful, gracious, and an all around pleasure to work with. Truly, I can't recommend her enough!!! read more

LUCY IS A LIFESAVER! She will make your dream day come true, and the bonus is she's someone you'll love working with. She could not have been more organized, caring, understanding, patient, hard working and prompt at getting back to me and all my vendors. I hired her as a "Day-Of" co-ordinator and she was a great deal! I spoke with one other co-ordinator and was quoted twice the amount of her price for the same services. She was MORE THAN WORTH IT. I would recommend everyone to get a co-ordinator if you actually want to enjoy your day and stop stressing over EVERYTHING. Things really pile up at the end: payments, transporation, last minute changes, time lines. Not only that, Lucy stepped in 2 weeks early to get all the vendors information off me, she answered all the questions I had and took care of all the little details I didn't know how to finish. The day of she took care of everything behind the scenes; I didn't even know that a couch broke (we rented it for a photo booth) and she had it replaced immediately. The whole day was right on time thanks to her, we had lots of time with the photographer and guests were happy with the transportation, ceremony & the reception time line. We planned to get married at a destination location so it would be "easier to plan" because destination hotels help you with everything (NOT OUR CASE AT ALL). We were married at La Jolla Shores Hotel and we live in Canada. It became more & more obvious months into planning with the hotel that they weren't interested in helping with anything other than catering, and making sure we're spending the minimum required for the size of guests we invited. So that's why I call Lucy a lifesaver, I was feeling very overwhelmed in the last two months before the wedding. My to-do list grew & grew instead of getting smaller. From the first email with Lucy my shoulders relaxed and I felt like everything was going to be ok after all :) Thank you Lucy read more

Lucy was beyond amazing! We recently got married at Levyland in Carlsbad and she made sure everything was PERFECT. Who would have ever thought that it would rain in July in San Diego, CA?? Not me!! But go figure... It rained and it thundered! I guess that means good luck and I will take it! I don't think I could have been so calm and collective if it weren't for Lucy. She accommodated to our every need and want throughout the day. She was very professional and worked well under pressure. I'm sure it was not easy dealing with our whole bridal party (12 groomsmen and 6 bridesmaids) but she made it look like a piece of cake. I would HIGHLY recommend her to anyone that is getting married and doesn't want to stress on their big day! I had the time of my life at my wedding... with not one ounce of stress! She is unbelievable at what she does and my husband and I were so grateful to have had her at our wedding. Thanks so much!! read more

My husband and I chose Lucy as our wedding coordinator because of her personability, knowledge, confidence in our vision, and her efficiency to respond to communication. We live on the east coast, but wanted to have our wedding in San Diego, where my husband and I used to live and met and first dated. We decided we only needed a coordinator for "the month of" package because we knew the area very well and knew of some vendors that committed to work our wedding. Lucy made it extremely easy to finalize finishing touches, coordinating vendors, and making sure everything on wedding day happened without a hitch. We met her a few months before the wedding to get to know each other and review our vision. She immediately knew how to proceed and made great suggestions. We were so LUCKY to have her. I truly feel she went above and beyond for us and our day ended up being perfect because of her. She worked well with our other vendors, some that she did not know prior to the event. We owe her a lifetime of gratitude. I highly recommend her! read more

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I got married last week, June 22, 2013. We used Lucy as our "day-of" wedding coordinator, and all I can say are great things about her. She was very laid back and calm when we first met with her, which I really liked. So many other coordinators we had met with were very overbearing, but I liked how Lucy immediately made me feel at ease. We hired her as a "day of" coordinator, but she was always available to answer questions or give vendor recommendations throughout my planning process. She contacted and confirmed our timeline and everything with all our vendors directly after our final meeting (about 1 week before the wedding). We had some changes and a lot of decor that needed to be set up in the reception, but Lucy continuously seemed undaunted. My mother is the type that thinks she needs to do everything herself, so it was wonderful to have Lucy there to remind her that she needed to relax and let Lucy do the work. She also attended our rehearsal and worked very well with the on-site coordinator at the chapel. Throughout the wedding day, Lucy was an irreplaceable asset. She continued to stay calm and collected, which in turn helped me (and my mother) relax. She stuck to the schedule we came up with and everything went off without a hitch. During the reception, everything was set up beautifully, just as I had asked. She and her assistant got us drinks, checked on anything we had questions about, and worked with the DJ and photographer to keep us on schedule as much as possible. Overall, she kept me sane throughout the day and I know things would have been MUCH more stressful if she wasn't there supporting us!! She even was able to fix my wedding dress without damaging it when the lace got stuck on one of the bustles and I was about to have a minor panic attack! Thank you Lucy, for helping to make our day amazing! read more

If you're reading this review, look no further for a wedding planner/coordinator. Seriously. Lucy did such an incredible job for our wedding in La Jolla a few weeks ago that I would recommend her wholeheartedly to anyone and everyone. My (now) husband and I live on the East Coast so we knew we needed to work with someone who was familiar with the area & vendors since most planning would occur remotely. Lucy recommended vendors to us that were within our budget and that she trusted. I cannot say enough positive things about all the vendors she recommended to us that we used (not to mention some of them were vendors that we likely would have never found ourselves by searching online). Lucy has a very even and steady demeanor that was perfect for us through the whole process - she has found the balance of being both a calming force, but also is steadfast in making sure everyone is on the same page and that everything is in place as it should be. We were able to visit for one long weekend prior to the wedding. Lucy attended vendor appointments with us and asked questions that I truly would have never thought to ask - down to how heavy certain appetizers felt in our hands in order to make sure they were easy for our guests to eat during cocktail hour (while at our catering tasting). On the day of the wedding, Lucy made sure we were all where we were supposed to be without stressing anyone out and was on top of everything. I'm sure there were things she handled that we don't even know about, which is the true mark of an incredible wedding planner in my book! She also flawlessly handled take down so that we could continue to enjoy our day with our guests at the afterparty. Again, we couldn't recommend her any more highly and if we had to do it all over again, we'd choose her every time! read more

Mathew and I got married on June 29th, and Lucy was just awesome!! She was such a pleasure to work with, and we could not have asked for a better Day-Of Coordinator. She remembered every single detail that we discussed...she even made sure we did not forget about the parasols pictures and magnifying glasses props (which we completely forgot about!!). Lucy was so calm and friendly the entire time, and always reminded us to have fun! We had the best time of our lives!! Even though she was our Day-Of Coordinator, she was open to answering any questions beforehand (through email or phone), and always checked up with us to make sure we were on track. Thank you Lucy for staying with us until the end, and making sure all our gifts, props, cake topper, etc made it to our suite that night...we appreciate it so much!!! All we can say is...we are going to miss working with you! - Mathew and Charlyn :-) read more

Lucy is amazing!! Like many other reviewers we cannot say enough great things about Lucy and all that she did for us not only on the wedding day, but the weeks leading up to it. Lucy was our day of coordinator, but she truly did so much more than show up on our wedding day. Her organization and professionalism put our minds to ease in those last stressful weeks and days of wedding planning. She thought of every detail (including some that I overlooked) and just took care of it for us. I don't know what I would have done without her on the wedding day. We got married on a rooftop venue in La Jolla and had to coordinate bringing in quite a bit of decor ( like many I had ALOT of DIY projects). Lucy made sure that everything was in place and I could just relax and enjoy the day getting ready-she even made sure that the very hands on groom took time for himself to relax and enjoy the day, rather than be involved in all of the set-up. So many of our wedding guests complimented Lucy and all of her efforts, which was so great to hear! If given the chance I would absolutely work with Lucy again and again! read more

Lucy was like a fairy godmother, always 2 steps ahead, anticipating our every need, magically getting things done. No doubt our special day wouldn't have been as beautiful without her there. She was on top of all every vendor, reminded us of things we needed to do in such a non-naggy way, always so polite with her beautiful English accent. She is not only passionate but extremely efficient. We were blown away by how she even plated the food for my husband and me because she knew we would forget to eat! Oh, and she was there to help me into my dress when my maid of honor ran late. Lucy you rock and we feel so lucky you were able to share our day. read more

We chose Lucy as our month-of coordinator. I wish we had hired her for full wedding coordination! The month before our wedding she took over everything. Lucy was professional, direct, and organized. Her professionalism was also recognized by our other vendors, many of whom continue to work with her. My mother and I did most of the wedding planning ourselves and thought we had covered all the details...oh how we were wrong. Had it not been for Lucy, I am confident that our wedding day would have been a disaster. Despite being 6-months pregnant on our wedding day, Lucy made sure the entire day was perfect. I would not hesitate to recommend her to anyone planning a wedding in San Diego. read more

I hired Lucy for my wedding this past February and she was an amazing coordinator from the minute I contacted her. She immediately wanted to hear all about our ideas for the look of the wedding, and the things that were most important to us. Even though I hired her for "Day-of Coordination" she was helping me with details a month ahead of time, contacting people and making sure to get all of the information prepared. She's been doing weddings all over the world for years and you can definitely tell! She was not only a sweetheart to me, my husband and our families, but also to all of the vendors involved in our wedding. It was such a relief to have someone warm and experienced, who really cared about our vision, help take the stress off of my shoulders so we could enjoy all the important parts of our wedding day. It was such a pleasure to work with her! read more

Lucy is truly amazing!!!! We hired her to be our "day of coordinator" and we just can't say enough good things about her! We live in Tucson but decided to get married at the Prado after falling in love with Balboa Park. Initially we did not think we needed a coordinator but after we found all the vendors, we realized we had to have someone to direct everyone and take the pressure off of us. Thanks to Lucy we really got to enjoy our wedding day!!!! She did so much more than just one day's worth of work. She developed the timeline, made very helpful suggestions. and kept in touch with all of our vendors to make sure everyone was on the same page. We were DIY when it comes to flowers and Lucy came in early to help us arrange all the centerpieces. She found all the place cards, party favors, and other decor that we brought with us before we even got to tell her where we put them. She stayed calm the entire time, which really put everyone at ease, especially the bride:). We were all very impressed by her professionalism. She made our wedding go so smoothly and we received tons of compliments on how well organized everything was. Lucy was such a pleasure to work with, she listened to everything, and worked very hard to make our dream wedding come true!!!!! Thank you so much Lucy!!! read more

We are residents of Phoenix and decided that we wanted to get married in San Diego. We knew this would be a challenge, especially since we wanted to get married this year and only had 6 months to plan. With that being said, we knew we needed help! I searched online and looked at several wedding planner's websites, until I came upon "The Perfect Knot" and saw Lucy's picture. After reading her profile I knew I had to call her. Lucy responded to my call promptly. She was so friendly and calming. From the moment we hired Lucy to be our wedding planner we always felt like we were in good hands. When you're planning a wedding that's out of state 6 months away, it is often difficult to not completely freak out! Lucy has a way about her. She is always calm, well-grounded and well prepared. She was early to all our appointments, took amazing notes and communicated with everyone from hair and makeup, the DJ, the hotel staff, the florist, the photographer, and she even had the groomsmen in line At the wedding, she was like a director. She was never in the way, but watching everything and made sure that our wedding was beyond perfect. We received so many compliments that we can't even count them. After the wedding, Lucy gathered all of our things and had them ready for us to pick up the next day in the hotel lobby. We didn't have to worry about anything. I offered to write this testimonial for Lucy because she was the biggest factor in us having the wedding of our dreams and I can't imagine the last six months without her. She truly had our interests in mind throughout the whole process and I couldn't dream of a better wedding planner. Thank you Lucy!!!! read more

Blair and I got married on July 13th, of this year. Lucy made our day absolutely perfect for us. Stress free with no drama, as a wedding day should be. We used her as our partial planner and Day-of coordinator, since we did already have our venue picked out. What made us pick Lucy was her laid back attitude but attention to detail. Through out the wedding planning process she was always available by email and phone to discuss every detail with me and would often remind me to slow down and breath; no need to stress. She came with us to a few of our vendor meetings, when we were trying to narrow them down to the select few, and offered her opinion and expertise which really helped us plan our perfect day. She kept our budget on track and we actually spent less then we budgeted, with her help. She also helped keep all our selected vendors on track according to contracts and sent us reminders to pay them as well. I would recommend Lucy's services to any and all my Friends and Family that get married in the future. She was always a pleasure and joy to work with. I know if I didn't have her through out this process, my wedding day wouldn't have been as awesomely amazing as it turned out to be. Thank you Lucy! read more

My wife Shannon and I got married at Scripps Seaside Forum in La Jolla in January, 2017. Lucy from The Perfect Knot did a fabulous job coordinating our wedding, and I would recommend her without hesitation. Here are some reasons why: * Lucy's services started 1 month prior to our wedding day. During that final month, she seamlessly handled and finalized all arrangements with our vendors, allowing us to disengage from the logistics and feel excited rather than overwhelmed as our big day approached. * She took the time to deeply understand our vision for aesthetics going into the event, and helped turn the vision into reality by working step-by-step with the florist, caterers and furniture rental crew for several hours on wedding day before the guests arrived. * Every time we met her - whether it was just Lucy, Shannon and I, or if other parties were involved - Lucy was always the first to arrive. * She talked through every conceivable detail with us -from the rehearsal the day before, through our triumphant exit from the reception - and asked us questions we would have never thought of. "How are the groomsmen/bridesmaids getting from the pre-wedding photo session at La Estancia to the wedding venue?" Hmmm, great question! * Everything was written down on paper going into wedding day. This applied to both the ceremony - reserved family seating chart, exact order of wedding party members walking down the aisle, ceremony music (song, artist, and order), and it also applied to the reception - table numbering, order of speeches, exact time of cake cutting, etc. * She was our dedicated troubleshooter to deal with the inevitable day-of mishaps. We found out a month after the event that our beverage vendor only arrived with half our alcohol order. Lucy checked the delivery against our order sheet, and when she saw the discrepancy, she insisted that the delivery person leave and come right back with the balance of the order. She was sweet 90% of the time, but could turn into a taskmaster when needed, which is exactly what this job calls for. * She somehow managed to get 6 young flower girls/ring bearers (aged 2-8) to walk down the aisle in pairs, to walk at the right pace, and to not stop until they reached the altar. Shannon thinks it was Lucy's British accent that commanded their attention. Maybe, maybe not, but whatever works! :) * She performed her duties masterfully until the very end of the reception, ensuring that cleanup/tear down happened according to script. Again, all in the name of taking care of the little details so Shannon and I could relax and have fun on our special day. Bottom line: 15 minutes before the ceremony, one of my friends noted that I seemed shockingly calm. I told him that besides knowing that I was marrying the right girl, it was because I knew we had hired an ace coordinator who had everything under control. And my confidence in her was 100% validated. Lucy nailed everything, and we owe a huge part of our successful day to her. Kevin read more

We hired Lucy about halfway through the planning process for the Partial Planning package. Needless to say, she helped with everything! She was always available with any questions we had and was always a calming presence. She helped everything run smoothly the day of the wedding so we didn't have to worry about a thing - thank you Lucy! We were married at the Inn at Rancho Santa Fe in September 2015. read more

"The Perfect Knot" was perfect for us. Lucy was amazing and quite simply exceeded our expectations time and time again. We had our ceremony at Mary Star of the Sea and had our reception at the La Valencia Hotel in La Jolla. Our engagement/wedding preparation lasted approximately 9 months. During the entire process, Lucy was professional, organized, and always available to ease our concerns and remind us that everything would work out. In the months and weeks leading up to the wedding, Lucy was on the ball: 1) she contacted us regularly, emailing us reminders and checklists to follow; 2) she reached out to and communicated with all of our vendors; 3) she met with us on weekends/weekdays that were convenient for us (this was important because we traveled from Los Angeles to San Diego; and 4) she seamlessly handled all last minute emergencies/drama. Lucy works very hard for her client, goes the extra mile, remains patient throughout the process, and does everything in her power to make sure that the event turns out exactly how you imagined (as it did for us). Making the decision to go along with a wedding planner is not an easy one; however, we can't imagine our wedding turning out as beautifully as it did without Lucy. read more

My fiancé and I just got married this past weekend and we can't believe how wonderful it turned out all thanks to Lucy. She truly worked her hardest to make my wedding the most wonderful day possible. She made sure all our vendors new the exact details about when they needed to be there and where they needed to go. Everytime I tried to follow up on something, she already had it handled. She really went out of her way to make my entire vision come true. I am so thankful for her and she was so organized with every part of our wedding. My fiancé and entire family was so happy with her and her work. We even ran out of ice during the reception and she took care of it with her own money. She then told us afterwards what happened and that just made me so grateful that she would not stress us out with that issue just to make sure we enjoyed everything. If you are looking for a wonderful, organized wedding planner, she is the best!!! Please don't look any further because it doesn't get any better than Lucy!!! We loved her!! read more

After meeting with other wedding coordinators, my husband and I decided to work with Lucy Tan of the Perfect Knot San Diego as our month-of coordinator. Lucy's professionalism, clear, direct and concise communication style best fit our personalities and made us confident that she would have been able to handle any unforeseen wedding-day mishaps. In the months preceding our wedding Lucy promptly answered all the questions we had and provided us with several vendor recommendations to make our wedding-day vision come to life. Lucy met with us a month before our wedding to review our ceremony, reception and photoshoot timelines, music choices, and close any action items still open with our vendors. The meeting was of great help as we had not realized how many hair/makeup, ceremony, bouquet toss and speeches details needed to be finalized before our big day. In the following weeks Lucy made several suggestions to improve both our ceremony and reception timelines, and continued to tweak them according to our last-minute requests. She also contacted one last time all our vendors and took great care to ensure that our big day at La Valencia was flawless. During our rehearsal she made sure all the members of our wedding party had a chance to practice their entrance until they were completely comfortable with it. On our wedding day everything ran so smoothly we only had to worry about enjoying it. Lucy coordinated the arrival of all our vendors, found somebody who could help my husband avert a bowtie crisis, helped our musician getting setup and directed our guests as necessary. We did not have to keep track of time as Lucy and her assistant made sure we were where we were supposed to be without making us feel rushed, and allowing us to fully enjoy every moment of our very special day. We couldn't be happier with how the day went. Lucy was fabulous and we highly recommend her for your wedding day! read more

I have recommended Lucy to everyone I know who is getting married! She was amazing in every aspect of the word. She is sweet, smart, patient, and has an amazing eye for detail. I am a very anxious, easily overwhelmed person, and Lucy kept me calm during the planning process, which was stressful for us because we live out of town, and both work full time. She did everything for us to make dure our day was perfect, and it truely was. She covered all the bases, and made sure we didnt overlook any important elements. I kept freaking out about little details like the flower delivery, if the hair and makeup artists knew where to go, the rehearsal, crazy drunk family members...just everything. She had taken care of it all, so we both enjoyed our day and had zero stress. I highly reccommend Lucy! Guests have been commenting on how our wedding was the best they've ever been to, and how it was just simply flawless. It was all thanks to Lucy! Let her plan your wedding, you will be so glad you did! read more

We're so happy we stumbled upon Lucy on Yelp and loved working with her. We had a short time frame (less than 5 months) to plan a medium-sized wedding (just over 100 guests). We both wanted a wedding, but didn't want to plan it or deal with logistics, so we hired our miracle worker, Lucy, for full package planning. The initial reason we chose Lucy was because of her professionalism. After working with her, the reasons to hire her are too many to list. The biggest help she provided was in dealing with our constant indecisiveness and coordinating with vendors. We came in knowing only that we wanted a romantic atmosphere and vendors with top service. What we ended up with was a wedding that we're constantly getting compliments for, especially about how nicely it came together. We asked for advice on so many different things (dress, invitations, cake, etc.), and Lucy always responded quickly with helpful suggestions. As with any big project, there were hiccups along the way, but Lucy always found a solution. Day of, we didn't have to worry about a single thing, except enjoying ourselves! We don't even want to think about how stressful the last 5 months would've been without her. Coming from management jobs, we know first hand how many details Lucy shielded us from and would never hesitate to recommend hiring her. Thank you Lucy! read more

We hired Lucy at The Perfect Knot for our 'month of' coordinator for our wedding at La V in La Jolla in November 2015. She is very calm and organized and did a wonderful job for us. I liked almost every vendor she sent our way, which made choosing sometimes difficult, but that is a good problem to have when planning a wedding! We had a cast of characters that needed managing and had the loss of a very close family member a week before the wedding. Lucy was wonderful to us and took care of everything in terms of vendor and program changes so we could focus on our family during those difficult days. Then, it was the day of and she was ON. I barely remember seeing her all day since I was having fun and enjoying our family and our joining together. That says it all, doesn't it? The wedding was flawless and we barely spent a moments worry all day. We highly, highly recommend Lucy and The Perfect Knot! read more