There is no way to fully express how perfect our experience with Amanda was. In coordinating our wedding, she went above and beyond in every aspect of our special day...as well as leading up to it. Every single detail was better than I could ever imagine and there isn't one thing I would change. While enjoying our wedding day, I remember being pleasantly surprised with how perfectly Amanda put everything together and how perfectly she transformed my vision into reality. There is no way I would of had my perfect day if it wasn't for Amanda. Along with the small details, perfect decor set-up, and coordinating the entire day to go smoothly, Amanda allowed us to enjoy our day 100% stress free. Throughout the whole day her main concern was that everything was perfect for us...and it was. The planning process went so smoothly with her help and many wonderful suggestions along the way. Our outside vendors even mentioned how great she was...professional and extremly nice. Hiring Amanda was the best decision we made for our big day! read more

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Our wedding was more perfect than I could have ever imagined and that is all because of Amanda. She is incredibly organized, thoughtful and truly gifted at what she does. We gave Amanda quite the task as we decided to have a wedding of 250 people at my in-laws private home. We had no idea what we were getting into by having a backyard wedding and I can confidently say that without Amanda the day wouldn't have been possible. From the beginning Amanda thought of every last detail, giving us vendor recommendations, amazing design ideas and much more. Knowing the extra expenses associated with any DIY/at home wedding, Amanda always kept our budget top of mind. She was incredibly considerate to our financial needs while also giving us the day we had always imagined. Even after the wedding, Amanda noted every discrepancy and misplaced piece from the rental company and asked for a refund, which they granted! This shows how much Amanda cares about her couples and how far she goes to make sure every last detail is accounted for. Amanda was always available and incredibly responsive despite her busy schedule. I always felt like a priority and she would always call and e-mail me with updates and ideas. She made the experience for my husband and I so enjoyable, as we knew we could trust her with anything. She came to the house multiple times to meet our various vendors and to ensure she was in the loop on every last detail. Amanda is incredibly professional and on our wedding day she was so calm and made me feel completely at ease. I knew that if anything was to go wrong, it would be handled. This is what you want in your wedding coordinator. Amanda provided a night for us and our families that we will never forget. Everything went so smoothly and everything looked amazing. She was so accommodating throughout the entire evening. At the end of the night she even packed a bag of our favorite wines and boxed up leftover food for us to take back to the hotel. Such a wonderful surprise! As you can tell I have more than enough wonderful things to say about Amanda. We are incredibly grateful for all she did for us and highly recommend her for your wedding or event. Trust us, she will be the best decision you make! Thank you Amanda for giving us the wedding of our dreams! read more

Amanda was an absolutely wonderful addition to our wedding day. I honestly do not know how we would have pulled off the day without her. Amanda came highly recommended from a friend who also worked with Amanda for her special day. Amanda stepped into our planning process right after a series of glitches, and helped with managing all of the negotiations with our vendors, and makings rue everything was in order in a timely fashion. My favorite highlight of Amanda keeping calm and making sure things went off without a hitch - the weather rather dramatically changed on our wedding day and got quite chilly. Amanda and her husband came to the rescue and went out and purchased blankets to keep our guests warm. This is one of the highlights that our family still laughs about, and appreciates from that day. The rest of the reception could have gone downhill if she hadn't taken the initiative to do that, and we so appreciated it. Amanda is incredibly organized, thoughtful, kind, but isn't the least bit afraid to step in and voice an opinion and give directions to others in order to make sure things happen as they need to. Amanda was wonderful at keeping us on task, and just made sure that the day was really about us, not the production, but the marriage. I can't thank Amanda enough for that and all of her help in making sure our wedding was a great event for us, our friends and family :) read more

We had the pleasure of being the caterer at a Livermore wine country wedding last September and working with Amanda from A Beautiful Gathering. The bride and groom hired Amanda partially through the process to work with them and she stepped in with ease. She was the consummate professional, while being friendly, funny and helpful. She was of great assistance to us at this outdoor wedding for almost 200 guests . . . with her and her team pitching in wherever needed. The end result was just beautiful - it was A Beautiful Gathering. :) We look forward to the next time we are able to work together and we have referred her already to other couples. She made our day so much easier . . . I wish she were a permanent part of OUR team! read more

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I have had the pleasure of attending several events put on by Amanda, including my very own engagement party, and she never ceases to amaze me with her creativity, thoughtfulness and passion. If there was such a thing as "Pinterest the Person," Amanda would be that person. I find myself looking forward to events she puts on because I know I'm going to enjoy all of the "little things." For example, before my engagement party Amanda asked what my, now, husband and I liked doing in our free time, what types of food we liked, etc. I had no idea what she was doing with this information and then upon our arrival I realized - from the gorgeous SF Giants coffee table book she turned into a guest book to the playing card party favors, she had personalized the party for us down to the very last detail. Our friends and family still talk about it. Amanda also coordinated my baby shower and I was impressed from the minute I received the beautifully designed shower invitation in my daughter's nursery colors to the time I left the party and took my favorite pregnancy craving home with me from the homemade flavored popcorn bar - she even made the popcorn herself! (Kettle Corn, Cheddar Jalapeno PopCorn, Chocolate Popcorn, mmm)! I also loved that she came up with a hilarious shower game that was not cheesy! ;-) I could go on and on. I've attended an 80th Birthday Party that literally brought tears to my eyes, as well as holiday and children's birthday parties put on by Amanda and they have all been fun, personalized for the guest of honor/guests and perfectly orchestrated. For those considering Amanda's services, know that she is always cool, calm and collected and is an absolute pleasure to be around. read more

If I could give Amanda more than 5 stars, I would!!! I can't say enough how wonderful she was to work with. Amanda came highly recommended to me when I was looking for a wedding coordinator. I got married about 3 weeks ago, and I can honestly say that this was the best decision I made throughout the entire wedding planning process. In addition to planning a wedding, I was changing jobs and packing up and moving out of state immediately after my wedding. She helped the whole process be far less stressful than it could have been. She took care of so many details that I thought I would have to take care of. Amanda went over and beyond in many areas to help make our wedding day so special and memorable. I was constantly impressed with how professional Amanda was and yet how she was able to pay attention to each detail to make the day personal and unique to us. I asked hundreds of questions along the way, and Amanda had helpful and creative answers/solutions for each question or concern! I wouldn't change a thing about our wedding. Every part of the day went so smoothly--from set up, to ceremony, to reception, to clean up! She was fabulous! read more

Amanda is amazing. My wedding is the most talked about wedding out of everyone in my family. Amanda helped from the initial planning stages, to the days right before the wedding. She truly cares about your vision and wants to ensure you have the wedding of your dreams. My husband and I are truly happy we hired her. Not a single thing went wrong or was questionable the day of the wedding. We had the wedding of our dreams envisioned, and when it came to life, it was so much more. She takes care of the small details that you may not think of. I am not a huge planner, in fact, I hate planning. Having Amanda as our wedding planner, was the absolute best thing we could have done. I cannot say enough wonderful things about her. She takes care of you, but also looks at the big picture. If your parents have input, she makes sure to try and appease everyone in the decisions. It truly takes someone like Amanda to be able to handle literally everything. We threw so much at her, had so much time to work with her, and still made many many last minute changes. She did not even flinch. She handled everything with poise and professionally. She has many amazing recommendations about vendors that I would have never known about had I not had Amanda planning my wedding. In addition, she is flexible, easily adjusts to change, and just wants to do the best for each couple. She is easy to work with, has a great personality, and has a huge inventory of items that she will let you borrow...in my case, it was quite often, but never once did she say no. She was always willing to help and make our lives easier. I recommend Amanda wholeheartedly. She made our dream wedding, into a reality...that was so much more than we expected, all the way down to the little details. read more

I cannot say enough positive things about my experience working with Amanda. She is extremely organized and always responded to my emails very promptly, which for a stressed-out bride was so comforting! She is kind and easy to get along with, and she helped form my vision of what I wanted my wedding day to look like. The vendors she recommended were all amazing and so easy to work with. Amanda is able to stay calm during the most stressful moments, always ready to solve whatever problem we were facing. The week before the wedding, I was mentally preparing myself to be a bundle of stress. But because of Amanda's timeline and guidance, I was able to remain completely stress-free the week before the wedding. She dealt with the last-minute contract changes, so I was able to focus on what was really important: marrying my husband! She encouraged us to have a date night during that week where we weren't allowed to talk about the wedding, and it was so special. It's easy to get caught up in the stress and the details of the wedding day, but because of Amanda I was able to focus on what was really important. I am so happy that we found Amanda and will absolutely recommend her to all my friends getting married in the future! read more

In event planning, Amanda is at the top of the industry! Her beautiful designs are incredibly impressive, professional communications are always timely, and tranquility and effectiveness on the big day are commendable. We recommend her highly! read more

Amanda is absolutely amazing. From start to finish she is the most accommodating, friendly, thorough person to work with. She loves and is passionate about what she does, and she has the most amazing heart behind her work. At our initial meeting, she spoke of how she loves wedding planning because she loves marriage, and the bringing together of two people, and that passion shows in everything she does. Don't have any vendors picked out yet? Fear not. Amanda comes armed with an arsenal of referrals to seasoned vendors of all different specialties. Plus she's been in the business and worked with a lot of them before, so they've already got a great flow and relationship established. Whether you're detail-oriented and have been dreaming of your wedding day your entire life, or you could care less whether the food is surf and turf or In-N-Out, Amanda will work with your needs and preferences and make sure absolutely everything is taken care of to your liking. I am a very detail and administratively oriented person, and even with my relentless questions and pestering, she always made me feel like a priority, responding right away and giving attention to even the smallest of things. I was so worried the week of the wedding about details falling through the cracks (because I'm a crazy person), but there was absolutely no need. Amanda thought of everything, and made sure that all the details with vendors, setup, flow, etc. were covered. Everyone kept telling me to expect something to go wrong the day of, but absolutely nothing did. I mean the WHOLE TIME I was waiting for something to go wrong, but everything was perfectly smooth, all thanks to her! She's like a wedding ninja. Hire her now. NOW. read more

An important message for all mother's of the bride! Hire a wedding planner! I really must thank my friend who gave me this excellent advise. Secondly, I need to thank the owner of our venue who recommended Amanda. Upon our first meeting with Amanda my daughter and i knew we were in good hands. She listens to all the brides ideas and vision, she asked all the right questions and brought to our attention a multitude of details we would have never been prepared for. Amanda is organized, professional, and has an incredible attention to detail. Amanda was very helpful in finding vendors, decorations, misc items we needed for the wedding. I was so relaxed the day of the wedding because I knew Amanda was in charge. Come wedding day, Amanda handled all the vendors, handled a catering crisis without anyone's knowledge, and monitored the vendor contracts to be sure we were getting all we had paid for. Amanda kept the reception on schedule without ever seeming to rush us along. At the end of the evening, she helped us clean up the venue to ensure we would receive our security deposit. Amanda helped to make our daughter's wedding an absolute perfect day! I know when our younger daughter gets engaged, Amanda will be the first call I make. I highly recommend Amanda for all your party planning needs. read more

Amanda did an amazing job with our wedding! I was living in Southern California but getting married in Northern California. She was very flexible to meet with me whenever I was up North. I was very busy leading up to the wedding and she did so much work preparing as well as helping me get organized and helping me make sure I had everything done! I did't give her much direction for how I wanted tables decorated, I pretty much just told her our colors and she did an excellent job making the cake table and all the other tables look amazing! It was as if she read my mind and new exactly how I would like it. On my wedding day I did not have to worry about a single thing! I knew I could trust Amanda and she did a fantastic job. My husband and I were so impressed by how she was non-stop throughout the night and was on top of the schedule perfectly! She has some great vendor connections too! Last minute the week of the wedding we decided to have a videographer and she was able to find us someone to film the wedding so last minute and they did an excellent job. We had originally planned to not have a wedding planner but after seeing how much Amanda helped us I know I could not have done it without her! I give her 5 stars all the way! read more

Amanda did such an amazing job coordinating and helping plan our wedding. Every couple should have someone like her to COMPLETELY take the stress and decision-making off their shoulders on the day of the wedding. Leading up to the wedding, Amanda helped us by giving vendor recommendations, kept us on track with timelines, and answered any and all questions we had. There were even a few things that came up last minute, in the few days before the wedding, and Amanda just took care of it and worked with vendors to make any adjustments to take that off of our minds. Post-wedding, so many of our guests told us how flawless the evening was, and we give all that credit to Amanda. Our family and wedding party all kept complimenting her on how organized, professional, and thorough she was. I (the bride) am a perfectionist and not very good at delegating, but trust me - you want someone as experienced as Amanda to turn all those ideas in your head, and all those hours of preparation, into a perfect day. I'm also very practical and budget-conscious, and investing in Amanda was one of the best decisions we made for our wedding. She got to know us and our preferences so that once the wedding day arrived, she took everything we had planned, without having to check with us for much, and just made it happen. If anything did go wrong that day, we had no idea - which is exactly the point! We highly recommend her for planning your special, magical day that only happens once. read more

It's been a month since my husband and I tied the knot, and I don't think I could've possibly created the dream wedding we had without Amanda. I found Amanda through the venue we chose and after meeting with her I knew it was going to be a wonderful fit. Planning with her was a blast, she checked in from the beginning to see how hands on I wanted to be and from there we were off! She managed to sync us up with vendors that not only did a beautiful job but that we enjoyed being around which was so important to us. Nothing fell through the cracks and she guided me through the entire process. All of my ideas came to life on my big day, but you know you have an exceptional wedding planner when they have you figured out enough to add certain touches and blow you away. I don't think we could've asked for a better experience at all, we were so happy. She takes the time to know you well enough so that on your big day if something goes awry she can handle it in a way that you would give the thumbs up, if you even knew it happened (she's that good) I would recommend her to anyone, only if they deserve her Thank you Amanda! read more

Amanda was a life-saver many times over during our wedding day, not to mention during our planning! Amanda was our day of coordinator at our wedding a few weeks ago and I am SO glad I was referred to her. She had a wealth of knowledge and advice, and she was very familiar with our venue so she made wrapping our heads around the layout and events the day of much easier. I found Amanda to be very assertive, tactful, detail oriented, and creative - all great qualities when looking for a coordinator. Amanda was very good at listening but was not afraid to pose questions or probe further to find out more details (she has clearly seen a lot!) in a helpful and not-overbearing way. She was a great sounding board for ideas and her inventory of decor was a great compliment to what we had purchased. She handled everything the day of to make sure vendors were all set and tasks were getting done so we didn't have to worry about a thing! read more

The decision to go with a wedding coordinator was a tough one for us as the bride is such a thorough and organized individual. Looking back, we couldn't imagine our big day without Amanda and the incredible attention to detail that she gave us. From start to finish we just still can't believe how smoothly the day went. We owe that all to Amanda. Aside from seamlessly running the show with such ease, she completely designed and orchestrated the decor that left us in awe of the elegance and beauty of our wedding. She fully understood who we were and how we wanted the event to be portrayed. The vision we had became a reality. Our guests could not stop complimenting us on our choice to have a wedding coordinator. They mentioned over and over again the quality and professionalism of Amanda and A Beautiful Gathering. With the bride to be working full-time, finishing grad school and planning a wedding, Amanda stepped in and knew exactly when and where to coordinate meetings, who should be in attendance, and was always the first one on the scene in preparation. Although the mother of the bride stated that she was ready to assist in any way with wedding planning, she felt a sense of relief in that she was able to turn it over to Amanda and simply enjoy in the process. We can't say enough about how impressed we were with the service we received. And to be quite honest, we developed a relationship with Amanda and will forever keep in contact. A Beautiful Gathering made the memory of our wedding day one that you could only wish for. Any couple would be lucky to have Amanda by their side. read more

This review is long overdue. Amanda coordinated our large, complex, and intricate Indian Wedding back in October and knocked it out of the park! Our venue recommended her to us because she was familiar with the space and we are so happy they did. Amanda is patient, professional and caring but is not afraid to challenge you or ask tough questions. This is important especially when dealing with many different vendors as we did. Not only was our wedding complex, we had a freak wind/rain storm come through for our wedding weekend so Amanda literally had to flip all of our spaces a few days before and bring in additional tenting etc. She handled all the changes gracefully and with a smile on her face, and made sure that no one knew our gorgeous reception was not our Plan A. My family keeps raving about Amanda and how awesome she was to work with-- our wedding would not have been possible without her. If you are in need of a planner or coordinator, do not hesitate to contact A Beautiful Gathering! read more

Having Amanda as our wedding coordinator was one of the best decisions we made. From the first email to the day of the wedding, she was professional, caring, and always took care of every detail impeccably. Amanda made our wedding beautiful with setting-up every decoration perfectly and letting us borrow decor from her as well! On the day of the day wedding, she was amazing at keeping everyone on schedule, remained calm through everything, could always find her when needed, and took care of every detail before we ever even noticed something was wrong. She was great about attending to each guests needs and assuring us, the couple, that she was taking care of everything. Amanda was an amazing coordinator, great to work with, and would recommend hiring her to everyone! read more

I can't say enough good things about Amanda. About 3 months into the wedding planning process, we moved from the wedding location in Northern California to our new home in Texas. Amanda made long distance planning a breeze. She has every attribute you want in a wedding planner. She is creative and always had great suggestions and input. She's prompt and responsive to all calls and emails and she's super organized. I'm a very organized person, and it's hard for me to give up control, but it was easy in this case. I could tell she would get things done, and she did it perfectly. The wedding was beautiful and went perfectly and I actually got to relax and just enjoy it thanks to all of her work! read more

Amanda is wonderful to work with and makes sure every detail is covered. She has coordinated several events for my family including 2 weddings and a shower. I would recommend her to anyone for any occassion. She is a ROCK STAR! read more

It's hard to find the words that can truly describe how amazing Amanda is. She not only makes your vision of your very special day come to life but she is incredibly aware, and sensitive, to the bride and groom's needs and wants, throughout the entire process. I can honestly say that because of her and her undeniable talent I was completely calm and free of worries on my wedding day... which if you know me is actually pretty nuts!!!! Amanda takes the time to get to know the couple and makes sure their personalities are present in all of the details. I was not the kind bride who needed to pick out every decoration and be involved in every last detail...Amanda is INCREDIBLE. She really did an amazing job of capturing our spirit and creating our perfect day!! We will be forever grateful!!!! read more