Here to echo everyone else's praise! Rebecca was the best decision my husband and I made about our…read morewedding. Once we realized planning a wedding is not as easy as it seems, we reached out to Rebecca after running into her while planning someone else's wedding at our venue. Although it was luck that we found her, we would hire her again in a heartbeat. Rebecca is extremely organized, extremely creative, and a really, really, really nice person to be around. Both the planning and day of our wedding were such a joy, and we have Rebecca to thank for that. Our wedding had a lot of moving parts, and Rebecca worked equally well with nervous parents on logistics, with me on design details, and coordinating with vendors. (Our photographer and officiant hadn't worked with her before, and both separately commented that she was exceptionally organized and professional). Rebecca even managed to kindly wrangle all 17 members (seriously) of our "boisterous" bridal party. If you're wavering on hiring a planner, just do it. It doesn't mean the wedding won't be 100% your vision, but it does mean you won't be bogged down in the stress of vendor contracts and timetables, and can focus on the good stuff. THANK YOU REBECCA!

If we could give Rebecca 10 stars we would! Rebecca is truly incredible! From the moment we met…read moreher in our first planning meeting, we instantly clicked and knew she was the perfect planner to take our vision and execute it perfectly. We had some general ideas and a vision for our wedding day and she immediately "got it" and offered her creative ideas right away. We only had 5 months to plan an extravagant wedding with many little details and it turned out INCREDIBLE! The vendors that Rebecca suggested to us were all amazing and everyone worked so well together. All of our guests said it was the best wedding they ever attended. It truly was beyond our dreams! My wife and I feel so grateful that we found Rebecca and hope that we continue to stay in touch! If you are looking for a planner, look no further. You won't be disappointed with Rebecca and Be Hitched!!!

We had the amazing opportunity to work with Heather and the All Set Events team for a recent client…read moreevent and we couldn't recommend them more. From excellent communication to flawless day-of execution and incredible attention to detail, All Set Events truly sets the standard for event planning. Nothing was overlooked - decorations and interior design, logistics and timing, food/beverage/refreshments - everything was intentionally considered, cohesive, and truly professional. And just as importantly, the All Set Events team is warm, graceful, and incredibly hospitable which makes working with them a stress-free and truly delightful experience. We couldn't recommend them more and can't wait to work together again!

I met Heather several years ago while working on a non-profit fundraising gala. I've done the…read moreflower arrangements for this event many times over the years and I can honestly say working along side All Set Events is a pleasure. Her team comes in focused and organized but without the attitude you sometimes get from event planners. Just watching them set up is amazing--every staff member has a floor plan and job to do. Just like a "well oiled machine" they get the job done as quickly and efficiently as possible! They are always in control of the situation and I actually have fun watching them set up. All Set Events handles everything from the coordination of sound and light production, food and beverage service, to stage and decorations. Setting an atmosphere and creating a dramatic first impression is what All Set Events does best. Each event's success depends on all of these things coming together in an organized and united way--and Heather and her team do it with ease. There are always several different vendors at these huge events that have questions and Heather and her team are always the "go-to's" for answers. What I love about All Set Events is if they don't know the answer they will work to get it for you. This is a breath of fresh air in an industry that is sometimes plagued with big egos. I can honestly say I have never met anyone like Heather or her team. They are always willing to go up and beyond for the people/companies they are working for. Working beside them is a pleasure and always makes my job easier!! Tamara Matthews Owner--Janet's Flowers

Ok, where do I start?…read more Inspire Productions was wonderful to work with & they did a stupendous job exceeding my expectations completely. I found them through Yelp search in June as I started my planning for my company holiday party. I felt a little late in the game and a lot of vendors were getting booked already. The photos caught my eye; so, I sent in an inquiry. Jud reached out to me & from there me, he & his team began working together. They really made everything so easy. I told them the theme I wanted to do, general information (# of guests, start time & end time, and preferred distance for location). Jud was always available whenever I had questions. Our party was for 250 guests & had a tight budget but Jud & his team executed it amazingly. Food was delicious & cooked on the spot so everything was fresh & hot. My colleagues were blown away and I've been receiving comments that it was the BEST holiday party we've had. I highly recommend using Inspire Productions if you're planning an event.

An epic turnkey event planning service. They do some great work ranging from small company picnics…read moreto massive festivals. Many in-house services that provide a high value and long standing connections with local Bay Area vendors.

The best wedding planning decision we made, hands down, was hiring DSE! We worked with Kelsey as…read moreour main planner and she was the best! Kelsey guided us through every detail, from finding the perfect venue to running the show on our wedding day. Kelsey has such attention to detail and organization, that nothing will fall through the cracks. She listened to our vision and truly brought it to life and then some with her creative eye. Kelsey has such a calming demeanor, she always put us at ease and found a solution when we had concerns. DSE also has great vendor connections and recommendations in the business, which was a huge help. When it came time for our wedding day, everything went so perfectly and smoothly. Kelsey and her team did an incredible job running everything in the background, always one step ahead and right there when we needed something. I had a blister and with the blink of an eye, Kelsey was there bandaging my toe with her first aid kit in hand. Our guests couldn't stop talking about how seamless everything was and how helpful Kelsey and her team were. Everything was truly perfect, we couldn't be happier.

Working with Downey Street Events was the best decision we made for our wedding. They are…read moreextraordinarily professional. They work with excellent vendors. Their designs are sophisticated and fresh. Every detail was perfect. We felt like they were a true partner in our event. We were really glad that we picked a full-service, all-inclusive wedding planner so that we didn't have to worry about cost when we wanted another revision to our design board or an extra meeting with a vendor. We got to focus on only the creative and personal aspects of the wedding-the fun stuff! Design: My husband and I wanted numerous unusual components in our wedding (we had a hackathon at the wedding, for example), but we also wanted a beautiful, sophisticated event. While we could somewhat articulate the "mood" that we were going for, we didn't know the specifics of how to achieve that aesthetic. Kelsey, our planner, took our abstract ideas and translated them into detailed, high quality plans and worked with our vendors to steer the project toward our vision. Reliably Excellent Vendors: All the vendors that Downey Street works with are excellent. For each type of vendor we were to hire, we were provided a short list of their recommendations in our budget range with descriptions and links to their portfolios. They have worked with their recommended vendors extensively so they know their personalities and working style. It really is a world away from looking at reviews on The Knot. Integrating Personal Details: We had a number of small, personal details that we wanted to include in the event. With Kelsey's help, these were incorporated into the wedding in a way that felt intentional as part of the overall event. For example, as software engineers, we wanted our dinner tables to be numbered from 0 (rather than 1). Downey Street had a custom table number 0 made in the same style as the others. As another example, at our wedding reception, we had a group activity and wanted groups to collaborate using giant Post-It notes. Kelsey made this happen in a way that didn't detract from the overall black-tie atmosphere. She even ensured that all of the AV worked for the custom app we developed for use during the reception. There were also multiple components to our wedding that we wanted our family and friends to take the lead on planning. For example, we had a friend design a custom activity for the cocktail hour. Kelsey had no problem coordinating with them, keeping them informed of relevant changes in our plans to make sure that their components fit smoothly into the wedding. Organization: Downey St was extremely professional with exceptional attention to detail. For every meeting, we were sent an agenda beforehand and follow-up notes with action items afterward. Nothing fell through the cracks. Whenever we emailed Kelsey with a question or concern, her response was always timely and detailed. Downey St handled all contracts with vendors and kept a comprehensive, up-to-date budget. Our mock-up was perfect. There were just the right number of options and all of them were beautiful. We were able to make nearly all of the major rental decisions in one session. Kelsey also prepared us for every detail that could come up on the day-of, from ensuring that we had ordered food for the bridal suite to arranging for a larger table for the makeup artist. And on the day-of, Downey St staffed our wedding with an army of experienced planners who kept everything running smoothly. Accommodating and Supportive: There were a couple of areas where we wanted to deviate from Kelsey's professional opinion. For example, we were adamant that we didn't want charger plates, we chose not to drape off an unsightly part of the reception venue, and we wrote our own app to handle RSVPs rather than sending out paper invitations. In each case, she made sure that not only were our choices incorporated seamlessly into the event, but that they felt intentional. We also decided to use four locations within the museum for a relatively small wedding. Downey Street made sure that people got to the right locations at the right times and got to experience all the components of our wedding. At a few points during the planning process, both my husband and I felt overwhelmed. Kelsey made sure that we always felt taken care of, and she was understanding whenever we got stressed. Special Touches: At the end of the night, along with all of our personal items from the wedding Downey St had sent over to our hotel room, they included an adorable basket full of local treats and champagne. We felt like royalty. Honestly, for us, the wedding would have been worth it just to get to plan a a cool event with Kelsey and Downey Street. In the end, our wedding exceeded our expectations. It was the best day ever!

Our wedding reception was this past Sunday, and 5 stars isn't enough! I didn't need a full day…read morecoordinator, just partial for open/set up until everyone was settled and in their groove. She definitely met and exceeded my expectations for the services she provided! Cindy filled in gaps that I didn't know existed. All of our vendors raved about how amazing she was. She is very highly organized and is built for this type of high pressure, results oriented, quick turn around, attention to detail type of projects. The person who was supposed to bring our desserts and appetizers pulled out last minute, and she arranged to have both delivered very quickly. I would recommend Cindy to any and everyone looking for coordination services!

Cindy was an absolute pleasure to work with. From start to finish, she was quick with…read morecommunication, attentive, organized, and completely on top of everything throughout the wedding day. As a DJ, it makes a huge difference working with a coordinator who understands the flow of the event, keeps everyone informed, and helps make the day run smoothly and Cindy did exactly that. She was professional, easy to communicate with, and clearly cared about making sure the couple and vendors were taken care of. I'd definitely be happy to work with her again and would recommend her to any couple looking for a reliable, professional, and attentive wedding/event coordinator.

Jessica is caring, kind, professional, and absolutely ON IT! I feel she went above and beyond to…read moremake sure our wedding went off without a hitch and matched our vision for the event. It is always a good sign when the venue tells you that your coordinator is their all time favorite. Jessica asked us the questions we didn't know to ask ourselves and always came prepared with ideas, checklists, and spreadsheets to make sure our meetings went smoothly and we covered all the important points. My wife and I left every meeting feeling a little more confident that things were on track and 100% confident in our decision to hire Jessica as our coordinator. You can't go wrong with Shine Event Productions.

If you are searching for an event planner in the bay area, specifically a wedding coordinator or…read moreplanner, look no further! Jessica is a GODSEND and even our close friends and family kept calling her Superwoman. We hired her for day-of wedding coordination services, but really starting from a couple months out, Jessica was such a vital part of our wedding preparation process. Working with her you can always expect enthusiasm, preparedness, professionalism, and organization. I am incredibly type A as I used to work in event planning as well, and she gave me the space to be detail-oriented and specific while still offering so much support, advice, and flexibility. I didn't have to worry about the tiniest things because Jessica was already there solving it or picking up the pieces (literally - during our wedding someone dropped and shattered glass on the dance floor and within 2 seconds Jessica was sprinting towards it with a broom & dustpan). Every Zoom meeting we had left us feeling calm, peaceful, and confident in our wedding planning process.  Our actual wedding day was executed perfectly. When hiccups or delays inevitably occur, she handles them with calm and immediate problem-solving that literally no one can tell there was a hiccup at all. Her timelines are impeccable. I didn't have to worry about a single thing and still am in awe with how perfectly everything looked and ran. She communicated with all our vendors and guests with clarity and respect and was the glue that made all the components of our day come together cohesively. All our decorations were placed perfectly. We had a complicated wedding that required a complete flip of the room from ceremony to reception -- and it was all done seamlessly. Aside from her immense skill, poise, and grace as a master planner, I also cannot stress enough how GREAT of a person Jessica is - trust me when I say that your wedding day is so much more satisfying and memorable when the vendors you work with are good human beings who are genuinely excited for you - and that's exactly what Jessica is. She was very COVID-conscious and made us feel extra safe every time we met in person as well. She went above and beyond for us and she will always be such a positive memory from our day. :) Also, you're not going to find more reasonably priced wedding coordinators/planners in the Bay Area with the skill level Jessica has. She is so fair with her pricing and doesn't hike up what she charges just because everything in the wedding industry is crazy expensive (although to be fair, she could, probably should, and definitely deserves all the raises in the world). Forever a fan of superwoman Jessica Harris - thank you for everything, we love you!!!

I cannot recommend working with Mandy highly enough. She is thorough, flexible, organized,…read moredetail-oriented, responsive, and straight forward. She's also fun to work with and she was so genuinely excited about our wedding. Simply wonderful. We hired her right as we started to plan our wedding and spent around 16 months working on it, with a few month-long breaks in the middle when we got really busy with our jobs/travel/other things. Several things stand out to me about her work for us: * My husband and I were long distance at the time, so it made everything planning just a little harder. Mandy handled this with ease. * We wanted to work a little bit of both my cultural and family background (Chinese) and my husband's (Indian and Greek) into the wedding, and Mandy helped us to find creative ways to do so and find vendors who could fulfill these ideas and creative ways. We were especially pleased with our food vendor who Mandy recommended. * I like that she will tell you what she thinks, but also give you space to make decisions. She is open to many ideas and aesthetics, and really helps you to reach the decision that will make not just a beautiful wedding, but *your* beautiful wedding. * Mandy keeps your budget in mind - we came in $3k under our overall budget exactly, and she will let you know. Generally she gives options in a 'low', 'medium', and 'high' range so you get an actual range of choice. * Her network is extensive. It's quite nice because it means that anything you are considering she already has lots of experience working with the possible vendors, and you can piggy back off her good relations. * She plans work in stages and never lets it get overwhelming. This means you get to trust that she's handling the details (and there are details you would never think about on your own, like the catering flow through the venue) and just work on the homework she's assigned. * She is flexible and rolls with the new ideas/changes in plan, bringing enthusiasm and professionalism to these changes in plan. Weddings are a sensitive business. There's so many dreams, aspirations, family obligations, financial constraints tied together. Working with Mandy made handling that so, so much easier. I think about my wedding way too often - and always with joy. (p.c. curtis myers)

My year wedding anniversary is coming up and it's taken me this long to review because I've tried…read moreto salvage good from an overall stressful day. Mandy did an excellent job of connecting me to vendors that made my wedding gorgeous. It was aesthetically quite beautiful. But the Day Of coordination was bad. It was somehow my job (?) to keep bridal prep running on schedule. This took me out of the moment. But worse, when the bridal party got behind, she was an absolute tyrant. She was rude to me, my friends and my family. You never yell at a bride on her wedding day! Not to mention-- I didn't hire Day Of coordination to be burdened with duties and chores. On top of that, she didn't allow me time to touch up makeup between photos so I hate my weddding pics. Then, there was "no time" to bundle my dress so there are some stains I can't get out. She was unbelievably unprofessional and shockingly disrespectful. Overall, everyone had a nice time except the people who had to deal with her directly. Including me. I've been hoping to get over it but yes, it's still a year later and she made me feel horrible on my wedding day, like somehow I was unworthy of MY own day. I can not recommend this woman's services.

I'm so glad we were able to find Miracle Chuppah for our wedding in Monterey! We were originally…read moregoing to use an awning from our venue, but when we learned of the size I knew we needed the real deal. They were super easy to work with and worth the price. We chose the birch option (loved its simplicity) and it was beautiful and photographed great. They were able to add in my step dad's Tallit as well. They put it up and took it down so quickly and efficiently! Our wedding was on a Saturday and they worked on Shabbat. Would highly recommend!

We really enjoyed working with Lana and her team for the Chuppa setup at our wedding in the Bay…read moreArea this past summer (June 2022). They made it easy to arrange with a few calls and a down payment. On the day of, they arrived early and built the whole Chuppah in the backyard were we had our wedding without intervention required from the bridal party & planners. All in all, it was seamless. Her team also broke down the Chuppah before our reception and just in time to turn our Chuppah area into the dance floor for our dinner party. The chuppah turned out to be really beautiful and Lana worked with our florist to make it magical on our special day ( see the photo of the final result below) . Sending out a huge Thank you/ Spasiba to Lana and her team at Miracle Chuppah!