Where do I even begin? Frances and her team at Charmed Events are truly wedding planning magicians!…read moreWith 14 years of experience as a Floral and Event Designer myself, I've had the privilege of working with some of the best planners in California. When it came to planning my own Carmel Valley wedding, there was no question in my mind - Frances was the one! Having collaborated with Frances over the years, I've always been struck by her professionalism, attention to detail, and genuinely warm personality. Her design aesthetic is just dreamy - romantic, modern, and effortlessly sophisticated. There's a certain magic in the weddings she designs, always infused with personal touches that make them feel special and unique to the couple. Throughout my wedding planning journey, I gained a newfound appreciation for Frances from a client's perspective. She not only listened attentively to our ideas but also transformed them into a breathtakingly cohesive design concept that perfectly reflected us as a couple. Every detail was just beautiful! Also, amidst some issues that arose with the venue, Frances proved to be our steadfast ally and advocate, navigating unforeseen challenges with grace and diplomacy, ensuring every detail was ironed out. As the wedding approached, Frances introduced us to her principal planner and right-hand woman, Emily. Together, these two are a powerhouse duo! While Emily handled logistics such as transportation, vendor coordination, and timeline, Frances focused on executing the design vision flawlessly. As a complete bonus to their already awesome services, Frances also personally designed all of our signage, menus, seating charts, and programs. Personally, I would have had her design my invitations had I known of her talents sooner! On the big day, Frances and Emily were our guardian angels, orchestrating every moment with precision and grace. Emily's attentive care during the morning-of made me feel like a princess. She brought me and my bridesmaids delicious bites, made sure my dress and veil were perfect during first look photos, and her calming presence helped to ease my nerves. Meanwhile, Frances was busy overseeing the vendors, and set up of the ceremony and reception, which were honestly executed to perfection. The reveal of each space took our breath away and exceeded all expectations. It was truly a fairytale come to life! One more thing I want to mention about these two was that they really listened to our request to make sure that the wedding didn't feel rushed, and that we even had some moments with just the two of us. The timeline was so thoughtfully crafted that on the big day, it really didn't feel like the "blur" that everyone talks about. We were able to be present with each other, and even visit with our guests during cocktail hour and reception. There was a sense of ease about the day that allowed me to really just take it all in, and I think that is very special. Thanks to Frances and Emily, our wedding day was stunningly beautiful, perfectly orchestrated, and absolutely unforgettable. If you're in search of a planner who embodies competence, professionalism, and impeccable style, look no further. With Charmed Events, you'll receive the five-star treatment you deserve and an exceptionally magical day tailored just for you!

I used Emily and Frances for a full service package to plan my wedding in Napa, California. Both of…read morethem were PHENOMENAL. They knew my vision perfectly and were so proactive and communicative. They have great relationships with local vendors and have had a lot of experience in majority of the venues in Napa/Sonoma. Please reach out to me directly if you have any questions.

From the moment Victoria stepped in after my original planner had to withdraw, I felt like I could…read morefinally breathe again. What could have been an incredibly stressful process turned into something I truly looked forward to each week. Our planning chats became such a fun and creative outlet for me, and she understood my vision so completely that every mockup she showed me blew me away. As an anxious, type-A bride, having someone so responsive and reassuring (even answering late-night texts) made me feel fully supported throughout the journey. On the wedding day, Victoria went above and beyond in every way. She was there for every moment, literally helping me with dress changes and jumping in to smooth out any little inconvenience before I even had to ask. She even thought of things I never would have, like packing two extra meals for me to take home (because she knew I probably wouldn't eat enough that day) and making sure our cake was wrapped and delivered so we could enjoy it after the wedding. Thanks to her, I was able to be completely present and stress-free, and our family and guests kept telling us it was the best and most well-planned wedding they had ever been to. I'll always be grateful to her for not only bringing my vision to life, but also for caring for us so thoughtfully every step of the way.

To those who are reading this review, I'd first like to congratulate you on your engagement!…read moreSecondly, your search for a wedding planner stops here because Victoria is YOUR GIRL! Victoria is talented, brilliant, incredible, amazing, show stopping, spectacular, never the same, totally unique, completely not ever been done before... (basically, she's the entire Lady Gaga meme). I looked into a wedding planner shortly after booking our venue, as things started to feel 'real' and were moving quickly. I had a tons of ideas in my head but didn't know where to start when it came to tying them together. Outside of ideas and aesthetics, plans/vendors/contract agreements seemed to keep changing, and changing, anddd channgginnnggg due to COVID. Hiring Victoria gave us the peace of mind we needed during such stressful time and truly felt like a wedding gift to ourselves. From our intro call to our wedding day - Victoria was extremely prompt, friendly, organized, diligent, and a total rockstar! She was able to take my ideas and translate everything perfectly into the big day. Victoria's thoughtfulness and experience with design, contracts, vendor communication, venues, scheduling/timelines, and her overall feel for the industry as a whole, sets your wedding day up for success (seriously - her scheduling skills are unreal. I don't know how she perfectly designed the day-of to encompass everything we wanted - but she did it and did it seamlessly). I'd hire her for future events and parties in a heartbeat!

I met Jocelyn when she was the day of coordinator for a friends wedding. I enjoyed working with her…read morebriefly there and my friend had such a great experience approached her right away after I was engaged. Jocelyn was some of the best money we spent on our wedding. She not only made the day of run smoothly and ensured my reception room looked exactly as I had wanted but was a continual support and friend to me thorough the entire planning process. I never could of been as relaxed as I was the day of without her. I would highly recommend her to anyone for any type of party planning or event. She is fantastic and went well above all expectations I had as well as helped make my wedding a huge success!

We celebrated our wedding 2 weeks ago and hiring Jocelyn was the best thing that we ever did. She…read moreis amazing. When we first started planning our wedding we thought this was something we could handle on our own and quickly realized that planning a wedding is not easy. Jocelyn stepped in and brought our stress level from a 10 to a 1 or 2. She was on top of everything. I can't tell you how many people came up to me during the wedding and told me how amazed they were that every little detail was taken care of. She really put us at ease and allowed us to enjoy the day which is all that matters. - Ryan and Ashley

I am so, so glad that I hired Bri at the beginning of wedding planning. It's been two years since…read moreI hired her (covid postponement), and she has been an enormous help every step of the way. We just hired her for month-of coordination services, not her full planning services, but she was always quick to reply to any questions we had, even before the "month of." She had great recommendations for vendors and was willing to give us her honest opinion, so I felt much more confident in the choices we made. Bri was also incredibly flexible and understanding when we postponed out summer 2020 date to summer 2021, which we really appreciated. As the wedding approached, I became even more thankful for Bri's help. Knowing that she had everything totally under control was such a relief. She put together a lengthy timeline, coordinated with vendors to make sure everyone was on the same page, and helped me organize all the items that we would need to have for the wedding. It was great to know that nothing would fall through the cracks! Finally, at the rehearsal and on the wedding day itself, Bri was such a source of calm. We were able to enjoy the day without worrying about logistics at all. I can't imagine wedding planning without her, and I would highly recommend her to any future couples!

A wedding is a happy moment in your life, but it can also be stressful. I'm a big CONTROL FREAK and…read moreI wanted to be hands on from start to finish, so I was very weary when searching for a day-of-wedding-coordinator, but Bri put me at ease! My first impression of her was that she was very quiet and smiley. I was slightly afraid she wouldn't be able to withstand my enthusiasm (which often gets confused with aggression) but don't let her smile fool you! She's just listening to what you have to say and she knows how to respond to each request / question very professionally; she never missed a beat! I met with her for our introductory meeting and she drove all the way to me even though I offered to meet her half way, she emailed me to check in throughout the wedding planning process, got in contact with all my vendors, scheduled meetings with the venue and site coordinator and built the day-of-timeline. Although I wanted to be hands on in everything, when I had to actually let go and let her handle things, I was so confident in her and wasn't afraid of anything going wrong. I trusted Bri and she proved herself with all the curveballs that got thrown at her the day of the wedding. I'd have to say my wedding was a perfect day! Yes, there were tiny things that nobody could control, but she was there to ensure that I didn't notice a thing. She managed the day really well not only overseeing the other vendors, but actually setting up my reception decorations (she even asked me for photos examples just in case I had a vision). - I went to a few weddings where I had no idea that there was a wedding planner; I helped the families of the Bride and Groom set up / clean up the reception décor because their planners "didn't include that service". Bri stayed until a little after midnight on my wedding night making sure I got back everything that I wanted, packed up my gifts, and ensure that everything was taken cared of. I didn't lift a finger! HIRE HER! It will be the best thing you do for your sanity!

Lindsay helped us to safely pull off our dream wedding during the COVID pandemic on 8/8/2020…read more We were able to have a 50 guest COVID wedding- outdoors with socially distanced tables, cocktail hour, dinner reception, lion dancers, food truck, Chinese tea ceremony, boba, cake & crepes, three outfit changes, same day edit, and sparkler exit! (Who would have thought we could right?) After our wedding, guests were telling us that our wedding was so amazing and that it almost felt like a "normal" wedding-- even with social distancing, masks and all! We met Lindsay when she was the social catering manager for the Crowne Plaza where we were going to have our original wedding reception pre-COVID. Lindsay is the type of person to rise to any occasion and she does it with a smile and positive attitude and is extremely detail-oriented and efficient. After we had to change our venue due to COVID, we reached out to Lindsay to hire her as our day of event coordinator for our wedding. Due to COVID, we weren't sure if we had to postpone our wedding, but once we figured out we could still have it, we had less than a MONTH to replan our entire wedding. Lindsay helped us so much and did a phenomenal job! She paid attention to every detail of our wedding and thought of things we didn't even think about. She helped us to create a great timeline, reach out and keep track of our vendors for our venue, and was available if we needed her for questions/consultation. She went above and beyond on our wedding day and this was an all day event. Our venue was set up perfectly, she created a beautiful sign-in, gift table, and sparkler table for us to display our sparklers for the end of the night. We gave her all the parts we wanted in our wedding and she seamlessly made everything happen. All of our transitions were perfect and she kept us on time with our schedule. We even had extra time to relax and enjoy our reception and food. Tip: At your wedding, you want to enjoy your day and let someone else (non-family member) to be in charge of the details and help facilitate what is going to happen It is the small details that matter and Lindsay paid attention to all of them and exceeded our expectations from start to finish-- she made our wedding look easy to pull-off, but there was so much involved. Lindsay is a truly genuine, loving person and she cares so much about her clients and was there to support us in any way we needed. Despite the pandemic, we trusted Lindsay with the biggest day of our lives and she was able to safely help make our dream wedding happen. I can honestly say our wedding would not have gone so well or have been able to happen without her. Lindsay is amazing in any coordinating role and I would trust her again to do any event in a heartbeat. Reach out to her and have her for your wedding coordinating needs-- you will not regret it :)

We just got married with Joanne's help at Nestldown. She was wonderful to work with and really did…read moreher very best to make sure we had a special day. While the day rained and Nestldown has a lot of restrictions (especially over a holiday weekend), Joanne really made every effort to be creative and work behind the scenes to make sure our event went off without a hitch. She did great work before the wedding in helping us create a holistic and thoughtful theme that was unique to us, and was by our side the entire day of the wedding. She is very reliable, detail-oriented, and committed to her craft. We also just enjoyed working with her as she is pleasant and easy-going. Highly recommend her for any wedding.

Kim Lange came in as our Day of Coordinator ONE month before the wedding. I really did not know…read morewhat to expect from a DOC. I assumed that she would ask for our vendors names & numbers, a basic time line, and names of family & any issues they may have (in general or with each other). When she came to our place to meet us for the first time I was immediately put at ease. Kim inspires confidence right away. I knew right away that she would be perfect in terms of dealing with any of our family members or our friends. She was excited about the quirky details of our wedding and did not blink or show signs of alarm at any tasks left undone (like nailing down the menu or ordering linens or figuring out flowers or a million other things etc.). When she showed us an example of a time line and I saw not only how organized and detailed she was, but also how much attention was given to the visual design, I kind of fell in love with her! From then on, Kim kept in constant touch with us over email, asking us questions that I had not even thought of--like where would I be before entering for the ceremony? When I joked that there was a bar up the street, she was like "That would be fabulous!" Kim saved the day when we lost our photographer 8 days before the wedding. Within a day of hearing our news, she took it upon herself to call several photographers she knows and arranged for Kim & Niki Photography to take on our wedding. Not only did Kim save us hours and hours of work, but she found us photographers who took photos that are more amazing than I EVER could have imagined. (And the ones at the bar are awesome!) On the day of, Kim was great, keeping everyone as close to schedule as we could be with the craziness of the day. When we called to say we were an hour late & stuck in bridge traffic & I had not even showered yet & my husband forgot his shirt & we forgot to pick up the bouquet, etc. she was consistently calming. She even showed up to the hotel where I was getting ready with a huge carrier of everything one might need but forgot, deodorant, chalk in case of stains, safety pins, etc. She made sure everything went as smoothly as possible and looked as beautiful as I had hoped. Kim was the reason I was able to relax & put all logistics out of my mind, which was something I never expected was possible (as I am just a bit of a control freak). If I had to do it all again, I would hire Kim to coordinate the entire wedding!

What can I say about Kim AWESOME, FANTASTIC, SPECTICULAR! I had no idea when I started to plan my…read more30th wedding anniversary that I would even need a DOC. But little did I know. When I first met Kim and explained to her what we were doing and the theme of the event, she was so excited. She actually did more that I thought a DOC would do. She was very friendly and made me and my husband feel at ease right away. She also had alot of great idea and offered to help with things. She requested the names and contact info for my vendors and contacted them to create the time line for the day of the event. I would of never thought of this. The actual day she took charge and made my my day stress free. I did not have to worry about a thing. She worked very well the the family and if their were any issues that arose I did not know about. She has a way of making you feel very comfortable and as if you have know her longer than you have. I feel that I gained a special friend!

Ellie did my engagement party last valentine's day! It was absolutely awesome!! She did all my…read moreflowers, cake, makeup and planning! great job! I didn't worry about anything just showed up! everything was elegant and classy. I was awed by all the detail...My friends that utilised Ellie's expertise also were very satisfied.