The main thing overall that you need to get out of this is that Katie and her Bella Destinee Team know how to throw a very luxurious event. In my case it was a Sweet 16 for my baby sister. The theme my sister wanted was of all things a Masquerade Ball theme. If you don't know what that is, I must say I didn't know either when I was asked such a thing as well. I was asking planners for quotes on March 3, 2019 for an event date of May 26, 2019. When I was searching for planners Katie answered back within the day of requesting quotes, and I can tell right away that she was very interested in being involved with the event from all the detailed questions she was asking during our VERY FIRST conversation. In all honesty I didn't have much planned and I was asking for this to be put together in a very short time span, 3 months. A very difficult and quite unreasonable task in my opinion. Katie was very accommodating with my busy schedule and was asked to do all the searching, quote gathering, and execution of all event tasks as I didn't have the time to be involved with the process. She basically was the creative genius that made the event so memorable. At the same time there was nothing but open and constant communication with every part of the process. I was presented with multiple options when it came to making any and every decision regarding the event, whether it be something major like a venue I would approve to the photographer, lighting and decoration ideas, vendors, entertainers, to the minor details like center pieces of the dining tables (which all in attendance absolutely loved and many were asking to keep). Each time always looking to have a great event while keeping in mind what my concerns may be, whether it be the budget, number of guests, type of decorum, anything in particular was up for discussion and if there was even a hint of a concern Katie showed no hesitation to address it. One thing I can say is that Katie is very organized and speaks with sincerity and clarity. She loves what she does and the passion shows in her excitement. For all who are thinking of working with her know that you will be as involved as you wish to be or as absent from the process as you would like, whatever you choose she accommodates. She does an amazing job in handling all the little things that a host would and makes things very clear. Anything comes up, an unexpected situation, and she is quick to address it, and very prompt in coming up with multiple solutions to please her client. Her and her beautiful team love what they do and have such amazing vision to see things beforehand, like an artist painting on a canvas, on how things are going to look and how the event is going to happen. The step by step process of what needs to be done before, during, and after to throw an event couldn't be in better hands. There are many in my friends and family circle that specifically expressed how "grand the scenery" and how "lovely" the event was, "better then wedding receptions" and "better than what you see on TV." The words "amazing, wonderful, beautiful" were all said and there were many who were speechless saying phrases "wow, oh my god, that's crazy." Everyone that was there is talking about it to others who weren't and pictures are going all over the guest's social media accounts. Above all the birthday girl was almost in tears of joy by it (we had to try to get her not to mess up her makeup). My ENTIRE family loved it and are going to be talking about it for quite a long time. Many of the older members of the family never saw anything like it before and the younger ones are wondering how they can incorporate "Camille's Masquerade Sweet 16" to their own events in the future. Katie was a most pleasing, professional and reliable planner to work with and quite frankly I have a sense of loss now that its all done. Until the next party Bella Destinee!! read more

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Katie Lee and the squad are incredible! As a professional wedding vendor, We, GCmasterpiece, have worked several events together and every time the events come out flawless! This amazing team will take care of any corporate, wedding, and private event! We appreciate all the hard work you do for your clients and vendors! Bella Destinee is your #1 event planner! read more

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Bella Destinee with Katie Lee and her team are fantastic! As a professional wedding photographer, I have had an opportunity to work with them on weddings, and I am proud to say that is an honor to work with such great and talented people. Bella Destinee team is very professional and easily handles all kind of situation that happens through the event. Katie is lovely and always so helpful, organized and keeps everything going smoothly and on time. She sends me a timeline beforehand so that​ I could take a look. And if we need to adjust it Katie flexible, which is very important from photographer's perspective. Besides that, the brides are always looking up to her, and they trust her a %100. So, if you are looking for an event planner I I highly recommend Bella Destinee as you will have an enjoyable and stressless experience and many great moments to remember! read more

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Katie and her team helped us plan and execute the wedding of our dreams. We loved working with Katie and she was especially graceful in getting us through a difficult pandemic-troubled wedding. We ended up having to postpone our wedding and Katie helped us navigate us through with ease. Katie gave us just the right amount of guidance. She ran with our ideas and nudged us in the right ways. She was also great in helping us decide where we could cut and where we should splurge to stay within our budget. She was extremely reassuring throughout the planning and especially on the day itself. Everything came together even better than we thought and she managed everything so smoothly that we were able to actually enjoy most of our wedding (instead of worrying about logistics). Her experience in the industry and with the venue (The Ebell of Los Angeles) really showed, and she steered us towards some really great vendors. She took care of the minutia (think fire permits, pandemic re-scheduling, and vendor price negotiation) without bothering us, and also kept us in the loop for important updates. Hiring Katie was one of our best decisions and we highly recommend her to friends and family. We sincerely hope and expect to see Katie again at a future wedding! read more

I could note have planned my wedding with out Katie! My, now husband and I were unsure of hiring a wedding coordinator, but after speaking with married couples we realized a wedding coordinator was key. So we interviewed a lot coordinators and luckily, after running into Katie at most of the venues we visited, she approached us and said, ironically, I think it's destiny that I plan your wedding, or at least meet with you... And we hired Katie. She is literally brilliant, sweet, calm, organized, professional... I can go on and on about how great she is. The best part is the day of our wedding, my husband and I were in the best hands. Her team and her ran the show with ease. Thank you Bella Destinee for helping us have a dream wedding!! read more

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Working with Katie and Bella Destinee was a true pleasure! As a staffing support vendor, our team was able to take direction from her seamlessly. Her attention to detail is flawless and you can see how much she truly cares about her clients with the amount of care and detail she puts into every aspect of the wedding. I particularly loved her plan for the food truck that was on site, having our team serve per table instead of having to wait in long lines like I have seen at other weddings. Would highly recommend her to anyone looking for someone to plan their special day! read more

I fell in love with Katie the moment I spoke to her on the phone. She started by asking some questions regards to the wedding, what I have done and told me things I needed to do...the small things I didn't think about. Since I did not have much time, she allowed me to meet with her within a couple days. She wanted to see our vision, theme, etc. From the moment I met her she felt like a sister. She definitely went beyond her duties by helping with everything although my contract was for day coordinator. Due to Katie, I was stressfree the moment I signed the contract. She is very fast with responding by email and text. The wedding wouldn't have been so much fun or pretty if it wasn't for Katie. She is extremely talented, kind, knowledgeable and full of ambition. She is AMAZING!! If I had an event coming up I would do it with Katie, but from beginning to end. read more

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Katie has been very helpful with our wedding. Can't get any better! She's been very prompt with countless amount of questions we had for our wedding. Also, she is always willing to find the best vendors at the best price! Even through the unexpected weather changes, rainfalls on our wedding day, she managed to work everything out with the venue so smoothly. Place looked fantastic and flawless. Again, look no further and I guarantee she is the go to person for not just wedding planning, but event planning overall! read more

My husband and I used Bella Destinee, Katie Lee and throughout the process we felt we hired a lazy snobby child with a lot of false promises and a million excuses. It was 6 months from our wedding date, we were busy with work, wanted to try to budget and told her as much at the initial interview. We then picked the highest package she offered us a customized $4200 package, where she promised us that she will take care of everything and this was the right package for us. But in the end not only did she not do what was promised she didn't even do half the items written on the contract. On top of that she started treating me not as her client but as her assistant to do her legwork!! She wanted ME to go to our reception location to measure the restaurant so she can get quotes from HER vendors. Instead of checking, she said the reception venue did not have table placement layouts and I was to take the one she drew up to find out for HER if we can use it. She also forget all about us for a whole 2 out of the 6 months even though over half the needed items from the wedding were not done. We ended cramming almost everything in the month of the wedding. Can we say stressful??? When asked about her poor services she said if we wanted her to do more work then we should of gotten a higher package (which was never offered) and comments of I thought you were trying to save money. Making me feel like her version of saving $ = shitty service. Her definition of "very good" from the photobooth she worked with before were that the shots from the camera was sooooo zoomed in I thought I was taking my photos at the DMV!! The booth was sized for 2 people and on top of that it took 2 minutes of doing absolutely nothing before you can hit shoot again. When asked Katie told me "its because you wanted something budget friendly, I gave you more expensive options." Making me feel like I deserve what she gave me because I didn't want to blow a fortune on a 1 day event. Let's get this straight, I had a $60k budget with a Chinese restaurant reception allowing BYOB, I was not being "cheap", but she made me feel like if you don't plan on spending outrageously high dollars on all your vendors she can get away with referring some crappy vendors because all decent vendors should cost an arm and a leg, right? Sigh.... In the end we hired someone who caused us more stress than help, so my tip would be to save yourself the headache and use someone else. read more

Event: California Science Center (Wallis Annenberg Building) Date: 08/24/13 Katie was the consummate professional. All calls were picked up and all e-mails were answered expeditiously. She went above and beyond what her actual duties were. When we were having difficulty finding the right vendors for our event, she came through with suggestions. Her recommendations for vendors were excellent! We only booked Katie for day of coordination but she definitely put in a heck of a lot more work than we expected. We met Katie through my wife's (feels weird saying that) Sister at her wedding. She did such an exceptional job that we recommended her to our friends who got married one week before us. They loved her service so much that they even included Bella Destinee during their thank you speech. Katie since we forgot to thank you during our event i'd like to take this time to do so. Without you our event would have been frantic being that we were so last minute with literally everything. I have more friends already asking for your information so get ready. We hope you enjoyed our celebration as much as we did. For the gentleman who wrote the bad review I apologize you felt that way about Katie and her company but I completely disagree with your view. She completely went above and beyond our expectations. Thanks again Bella Destinee! read more

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TLDR; she took care of all the details necessary to execute our vision, and the wedding went better than we could have hoped. When my wife and I first began planning our wedding, we intended to keep it as small and simple as possible. Accordingly, we didn't initially plan on hiring a wedding coordinator because we didn't think things would get that complicated. As we began scouting venues and lining up vendors, however, we quickly realized we could use some help. We turned to Katie after we picked our venue (the Vineyard at Saddlerock Ranch), and thankfully she knew it -- and our caterer -- well. She provided great recommendations for our remaining vendors (flowers, DJ, furniture rentals, photographers, etc. -- reviews all forthcoming). She was prompt to all our vendor meetings and even helped us negotiate good deals so we could fit everything in our budget (more or less). She was also very responsive to our questions and concerns, and was able to anticipate many of our needs. On our wedding day, she personally attended to the proceedings and didn't rely on her assistants to do the grunt work. We appreciated the hands-on approach, which gave us peace of mind and allowed us to enjoy our celebration with our family and friends. One of our guests even booked Katie to coordinate her wedding later this year after seeing her in action. All-in-all, our wedding went great. It's not really an event my wife and I would want to go through more than once, so we are very grateful to Katie and her assistant for helping kick off our marriage on such a good note. read more

If I can give Bella Destinee 10 stars, I would do it. :) It was the perfect decision for us to work with Bella Destinee for our wedding on 4/20/2013. Katie is a professional and I mean it. She always replies to all my emails promptly, and I never had a hard time contacting her over emails, phone calls, or even with text msgs. Katie not only helps planning our wedding, but she makes us to bring out the best ideas for our wedding. She provides suggestions on our ideas and she always tries to accomodate whatever we want at our wedding. She also suggests not to do certain things if things don't match the whole theme of the wedding or things are not sticking to our master plan. I mean, if you are planning your wedding for months, you will end up wanting to do this and that and everything. I was like that. Too many researches and hearing comments from married couples did actually overwhelmed both me and my husband, and we almost felt like we didn't know what exactly we wanted at some point. However, Katie always puts us back to the right track to stick with our original plan that we envisioned together through our meetings, and she REALLY did make it happen. She will definitely work with the budget you have and find you the right vendors to work with. She doesn't push you to go with her vendors, she's pretty much open to all the options. She has lots of connections where we got sweet deals, and it really does seem like she knows everyone in this industry. She recommends at least 3-4 different vendors for each category which was really convenient for both of us. Katie made everything look so beautiful and gorgeous, and we got the best compliments from all of our guests. She knows what to do to make your special day special. She knows who to work with and she really does anything to everything to make your dream come true. I am completely satisfied about how things were all put together on my big day, and you will never regret working with Katie and her team. Thank you Katie!! You know how much we both love you!! read more

This review is overdue and I agree with the comment of a previous reviewer -- if i could give Katie 10 stars, I would totally do it!! I honestly don't know where to begin. The feeling that you get from Katie is that she is coordinating a wedding for a great friend. She seems truly invested in making your special day a huge success and I cannot thank her enough. First, Katie is exceptionally organized. You know that with Katie, you haven't overlooked a single thing and she provides several check lists to help you make sure that you're on track. Second -- Katie is insanely punctual about returning emails, texts, phone calls, whatever. Ladies, when your wedding is around the corner and you have a few questions that need some answering -- it is a huge deal that people get back to you right away. I was SO IMPRESSED by Katie's level of dedication and how available she made herself to me. It was so comforting, especially as the wedding day drew near. Third -- Katie is at once, both extremely nice and extremely capable. She is sooo cute and petite but do not underestimate her ability to get things done. I knew I could trust her to get the job done in a way that was completely professional and pleasant. Fourth -- Katie found me some amazing vendors at extremely competitive prices and I knew I would not have been able to get those prices on my own. She is a great connection to have. Fifth --- I felt so at ease on my wedding day. Everything was perfectly coordinated from start to finish. I had a leisurely breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I knew that my wedding day was in great hands. In the best of all possible worlds, every wedding day will have minor hiccups here and there -- at no fault to the wedding coordinator. A great wedding coordinator will work behind the scenes to make sure things go as smoothly as possible and that is exactly what Katie did. She really allowed me to just let go and enjoy the day.....which is really what it's all about. Finding Katie was the best thing that happened to our wedding. If I had to do it all over again 100 separate times (with the same husband, of course) -- I would hire Katie every single time!! read more

I don't know why she got 1 star. I just got married on Saturday. Here's what I think of her and her services (I booked her for Day Of services). 1. She promptly returns all my emails. I started to wonder when she sleeps because no matter time I email her, I get a response in a very timely manner. 2. She's VERY detailed and detail oriented. She showed me MULTIPLE examples of various combinations of linen colors, pictures taken at my wedding venue to give me ideas of photos, had checklists and checklists and checklists to organize the day. 3. She collected EVERY SINGLE THING I had asked her to and then some from my wedding. 4. She is the reason why I did not have to talk to any of my vendors besides saying "Hi, guys!!!!" because she took care of all the details. My only job was to enjoy my read more

Less than two months before our wedding date, my wife and decided to change venues from the beautiful rooftop of the Beverly Hilton to the artful gallery of ArtShare LA. We spent most of our early dating years there and realized that we wanted our wedding to place the feel of our origins before all else. But as you can imagine, that is a nightmare to re-organize and re-mobilize an entire wedding. In comes the magician, Katie Lee. We hired her after we changed venues, and literally just handed the entire project over to her and said, "Please make it work". She never flinched, kept her cool, and kindly transformed the ArtShare LA (normally a minimalist/industrial art gallery) into a gorgeous urban-chic wedding. From handling the caterers with grace, managing the florist to create green drapes (brushing the industrial room with the colors of a british garden), and seamlessly tying the night together with rhythmic transitions (it helps that she's a musician)! She did more than what we expected, driving to places we couldn't get to because of time. At the end of the day, my wife had an amazing time. She was in the moment, dancing, smiling, and having fun. She was the star of the night, without a worry. Above all else, that is the most precious gift Katie gave to us. That is magic. Anyone who can do this, with such short notice, deserves the world. Hire her, again and again. read more

I've had the pleasure of working with Katie Lee of Bella Destinee during my tenure as the President of Korean American Dental Association (KADA). She planned and organized numerous events for KADA, but the two most memorable events have to be the Christmas parties, once at the Wilshire Country Club and the following year at the Paris Hotel, Las Vegas. The planning committee and I particularly appreciated Katie's creativity in suggesting interesting activities/vendors to bring the parties to life. She worked tirelessly to make sure all the little details were taken care of throughout the months of planning stages. After all is said and done, what everyone on the planning committee, including myself, will forever remember, is not only the successful outcome of the parties, but Katie's infectious enthusiasm and professionalism she brings to the table, that actually made our work FUN!! It is without reservation that I recommend Katie Lee of Bella Destinee for all your events. She will create memories for you and your family to treasure for a lifetime. Brian Y. Hong, DDS, MS Immediate Past-President Korean American Dental Association read more

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A few things I learned through this whole wedding planning process: 1. The bride and groom will also have to put in a lot of work and time to achieve your dream wedding. Don't expect your planner to do 100% of the work. 2. Expect the budget to go up. I thought that our budget planning could've been better because there were many unexpected last minute add-ons. 3. You still need to do your own research and shopping. 4. If you are Korean, you have to just accept that old Korean ajumas are never satisfied. No matter what, they will complain!! 5. The butterfly message (frame) project and the name card table decor weren't bad, but didn't come out as we envisioned. 6. The handling of the butterflies for our butterfly release could've been communicated better. 7. I also received a complaint about some confusion in seating arrangements. Aside from these things I thought my wedding turned out pretty well. I don't think my wedding would've turn out the way it was without Katie. Now I strongly believe it's definitely worth it to hire a planner or designer. Katie helped me get organized and answered all of my questions in a professional manner. read more

Absolutely AMAZING!!!! Honestly, Katie is amazing! My husband and I ATTEMPTED to plan a wedding of 250 guests by ourselves until we realized we were in desperate need of help. Thank God...no seriously Thank God we found Bella Destinee because our day couldn't have been more perfect! She went above and beyond to make everything amazing. She assisted with the church ceremony rehearsal, reception layout and contacted all of our vendors to follow up with them regarding our contract and what time they'd arrive. In addition we composed about 50 or so grab bags for our out of town guests and she delivered them to the hotels they were staying at...it was a nice personal touch that all of our out of town guests appreciated! If your a very detail orientated bride to be or groom to be she is the perfect person, she always answered all of our calls no matter what the time was and had a very speedy response to all emails. My husband and I plan to re-marry in 10yrs and guess what... I'll be contacting Katie again :) Thank you Katie for making our dream wedding a reality! Love, Mr and Mrs Coleman xoxo read more

We hired Katie and the Bella Destinee team this past March after they had coordinated my brother's wedding. She did a great job organizing and planning our wedding starting from the first meeting. She was very mindful towards my vision as well as suggested any other ideas she had. She is very thorough and pays attention to the small details. On our wedding day Katie took care of scheduling all the different vendors, decorating the venue and taking care of any last minute details that I had forgotten about. All in all Katie and the Bella Destinee team truly made our wedding a smooth and unforgettable event! read more

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I paid 7000 dollar for planning a wedding in three months. I quit my job to help the wedding planner to plan the evens. But end up not very happy. Katie canceled my food in my wedding night. My guests did not get enough good. I paid full amount of money for the meal but did not get the my food. Now I can't even find her. She never answers my phone. I need to know what happened? And why she canceled my food and how can I get refund? read more

Katie and her team coordinated my brother's engagement party last year, and it was such a success that we look for her again for our engagement party this past July. Katie is such a sweet person; she's also well organized, detail oriented, and professional. She's super experience, and know exactly what we want. She also gave us many good suggestions and ideas for our party. On our engagement day, Katie took care of all the scheduling and vendors. I really appreciate Katie and her team's effort. The event was a success. The party was exactly like what we've imagine. read more

I am a photo booth owner operator who worked beside Bella Destinee at a beautiful baby shower. They were dressed profesionally and worked quietly and quickly. When I needed their assistance with locating a power source they greeted me with a smile and helped me without question. I would happily work for or beside Bella Destinee again in the future. read more

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Where do I start!? Katie and her team are phenomenal ! Katie was so thorough and meticulous throughout the whole planning process and her team really came through on our wedding day. Her organizational skills were highlighted from the first meeting and she always followed through with everything as she said she would. I loved that she was so familiar with our venue and took the initiative to work with all of our vendors on her own. I can't wait for my single friends to get engaged so that they can experience planning their weddings with Bella Destinee as well. Thank you!!! read more

Katie is extremely professional and very nice to work with! I've dj'ed a numerous amount of weddings where we have had the opportunity to work together and it's always a streamlined process! She is always prompt and on time and very quick to respond to her emails! read more

I'm not good with words so my review won't do any justice of how amazing Katie is. (I'll try my best) she helped me with two events, christening and 1st bday of my baby boy. She has a good eye and styling and creativity is so natural. Coordination with vendors went so smoothly and during the party, she just went above and beyond! She was constantly running around making sure everything is doing well with the party. Oh, and she hooked me up with great vendors that saved me tons of $$$! Keep up the good work, Katie! I kinda feel sad that I'm done with the events. Wait for Rocco to turn 7 and we will do another great party! read more

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It was great moments for my engagement party with Katie and Bella Destinee team ! They are really professional and made my party be wonderful. I really appreciated their processing, organizing, everything for my party. Thanks! read more

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My husband and I chose Katie as our wedding planner after video interviewing several planners. The main reasons we chose her were (1) she was clearly passionate about wedding planning and viewed it as much more than a mere job and (2) she is a bilingual Korean American, which was important for our majority Korean guests. We decided to go with the partial planning package. Over the months of planning leading up to the wedding, Katie was very detail oriented, responsive, and listened carefully to what we were envisioning. It was clear to us that she was going above and beyond to try to make us happy. She recommended many excellent vendors (especially for Korean clients) and created a very thorough wedding worksheet that we completed with all the details leading up to the wedding. We were fortunate in that Katie had previously worked at our venue numerous times and had a good relationship with the team there. She was also present for our menu tasting, meeting with our florist, and rehearsal and was very helpful at all of these. Our main complaint regarding the planning process is that Katie did not seem to be tracking our budget. We felt that the onus was on us to stay within our budget despite the fact that we had discussed the budget with her at the start and reminded her multiple times throughout the planning process. She presented multiple options for our wedding and vendors (usually on the expensive side which was understandable given our venue and taste) and we were the ones who had to choose among the many options to fit our budget. This was certainly a source of stress for us during the planning process and definitely something we expected our wedding planner to help us with more. As for the day of coordination, Katie and her team got the job done smoothly and there were no major errors on our wedding day. She coordinated with all our vendors and ensured that everything was running smoothly. A few minor hiccups on our wedding day: - Katie had mentioned that she would time us at each table during our table greetings but she was nowhere to be seen at that time on the wedding day and we did not end up having enough time to visit each table. This was certainly disappointing as it meant that we didn't get a chance to personally greet a number of our family and friends. - Katie never mentioned a champagne toast or family introductions during the reception. Many of our guests were left wondering why these never occurred. Despite the above minor hiccups, overall our wedding day was a great success and we acknowledge that there are countless moving parts that Katie and her team were able to successfully coordinate. We would be happy to choose Katie again as our wedding planner. read more

Katie Lee is amazing. I reached out to her a month before our wedding at Hotel Bel Air. I was feeling overwhelmed with my work schedule and wedding plans were stalling. What a life/wedding saver Katie Lee is !!! I had no idea how much more needed to be done, I thought I had it all covered. She acted like nothing was a big deal and never let me feel anything but happy and relaxed. One panicked email to her at the ninth hour came back with her response, "Don't worry, I've got you". Wedding Day was as perfect as it could be due to her attention to details that I would never have even thought of! She is truly talented and so sweet and lovely to work with. Below is a message from a guest with pictures of her place setting that Katie did with menu and name. "Fond memories that I had to share with my own Mom when I returned home. So beautiful. Magical. Lovely. " read more

My husband and I got married in August of 2014 and it was the most magical event. Katie and her Bella Destinee made it happen! Our family and friends still tell us that our wedding was the most beautiful wedding they've ever been to. We only had four months to plan the wedding but Katie was so professional that everything went very smoothly. She even gave me immediate answers to my burning questions even after the normal work hours. Katie has great relationship with vendors. She made sure the vendors she recommended met our needs and fits within our budget. I was very satisfied with great deals they gave us and amazing work they did for us. On the day of our wedding, everything was beyond what I hoped for. I was so surprised to see how beautiful our ceremony and reception turned out to be. I was able to relax and actually enjoy my own wedding. I was so happy to see everyone having a great time. Thank you again Bella Destinee for making our day one of the most special days! read more

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Always a pleasure working with Katie and her crew on events. She is very detail oriented and goes above and beyond to ensure that everything goes smoothly and that her clients are taken care of. She produces some of the most high-profile events in LA and works again and again with clients who trust her to make everything perfect. It is refreshing to work with planners who are low-stress and are flexible when it comes to unforeseen circumstances or potentially frustrating situations. Look no further - Let Bella Destinee handle your next event! read more

First off, I would like to say I am a VERY VERY picky and difficult to deal with bride. Not difficult in the sense of screaming and yelling at people if things went wrong, but rather having a mouth that speaks consistently nonstop! I always repeat myself and make it a point when I want something done, and done in a specific way, and honestly, it gets tiring sometimes, even for myself. I have ALWAYS dreamed of this idea that my wedding will be a certain way and Katie Lee made that happen. I've been to a lot of weddings, and having a wedding planner made all the difference. What I didn't realize was that the wedding planner itself made the only difference between a wedding, and a WEDDING. I was referred to Katie Lee through some of my other vendors, and when I met with Katie, I was a little hesitant to hire her because she had a soft voice, and she didn't do much talking, probably because I was doing all the talking, I don't know. I felt like I was eating her alive. One thing that's very important to find in a wedding planner, is a person that can really delegate and take charge when things go wrong. Katie was definitely that person. It's funny because I never really saw her of that type to be firm because she is ALWAYS so sweet to me, even when I call her in the middle of the night for some ridiculous thing like wedding favors, because to me, it was the end of the world if I didn't figure it out. It was until I found out of from another vendor that she has been hounding him every minute of the day to make sure he does his part right in the wedding because that is what I wanted, and she is going to make sure it happens for me. Then I thought to myself, oh wow, if he didn't call me to go over some of the wedding stuff and brought that up, I would have never known how hard she works to make it special for me when all I'm doing is relaxing on my bed drinking a coke or something. When the wedding day came, things didn't always go smoothly, for example, one of the employees at the venue had a really bad attitude towards my guests, so I told Katie to "take care of it." That seemed to be my favorite line of the night whether it was verbally or physically with my face. Another example was when my guests didn't want to get seated for reception, but decided to harass the open bar for more shots, I gave Katie one look, it was the "take care of it" look, but she was already on it. Or when my drunk bridesmaid danced so hard that she ripped the back of her dress, Katie was already there with a sewing kit, sewing her butt back up. That rip was seriously 6inches! It is very impressive to be able to get to know someone in a short amount of time and KNOW what they are thinking, what they need, and what they want. Katie definitely had my best interest 100% of the time from the beginning of the planning process to the end. My wedding turned out BEAUTIFUL. Other than the little things that we had to deal with, it was nothing compared to the whole event. Everything from the rehearsal, ceremony, reception, and the after party was PERFECT. My family and friends had the best time of their lives! All of them came up to me and told me how wonderful my wedding planner is and wanted her info because she is that good. She does everything with a smile on her face, she never shows any frustration, or the "I'm too busy look", she was ALWAYS on point. How great of a wedding planner to me is about how she handles the situations especially when things don't go your way. Its how she solves the problem and the attitude she gives to other people. People in general are hard to deal with, and realistically, they can piss you off all the time because they just never seem to listen or their vision isn't the same with yours. I don't know what other things happened behind the scenes, because I was too busy enjoying my special night, but I didn't hear one complaint about Katie and her services. One thing I can say about Katie is, she can deal with ALL types of people, even drunk ones like me crying up a storm at the end of the night for no apparent reason (I have no recollection of that). It was my husband who told me of my embarrassing night, but Katie never brought that moment up after the wedding since she knows how embarrassing I might feel. Well, I brought it up anyways and we just laughed about it, and she kept telling me I was great, the wedding was wonderful, you was just too happy, and etc. She always makes me feel special and justify my actions even though its apparent that I'm just totally crazy. I never really appreciate exactly how much she did for me, until I meet other planners who doesn't do half the stuff she does. Now I know I made the best decision I could with hiring her as my wedding planner. I'm definitely on a Katie lee withdrawal, I'm trying to figure out future events to have her plan just so I can work with her again, because she is that good. read more

Where do I start? We can't express how amazing Katie Lee & the Bella Destinee team are and how pleased and impressed we are with their work for our wedding!! When we first started planning our wedding, we had just an idea of what our wedding wanted to be, but didn't know how to put it all together. My husband & I had a long distance engagement and found it difficult to get things done with our living and work situation, especially since we were unsure of where to start with planning the wedding. Katie was introduced to us from our very good friends. She helped them create one of the most beautiful and amazing weddings we have ever seen. From attending their wedding as guests, we could already see how hard working and organized she was throughout their entire wedding. Because of our long distance engagement, the both of us were not able to make the initial meeting together, instead my husband was able to meet in person with Katie (along with our other good friends who also booked Katie for their wedding the following week after ours, that was so beautiful it deserves a yelp review all to its own!) while I was on the phone. Even though I was not physically present to officially meet Katie, just by speaking with her over the phone, I knew immediately that I could trust in her and having her coordinate our wedding was the best decision! We shared our ideas with Katie and she quickly gave both of us a real image of how our wedding could be like. We had done some scouting for vendors before we met with Katie and shared with her some of our proposals. She reviewed each one of our proposals and even suggested some of her vendors that would give us the same materials for the better price! We had a budget already set for our spending and also shared that with Katie. She worked with her vendors to help keep us within our budget and each one she recommended did an amazing job. She made our wedding planning a lot easier and fun! On the day of the wedding, we both were in awe of how beautiful and perfect everything looked. With Katie and her awesome team, everything went smoothly. They took care of everything. We are still getting compliments on how beautiful and organized our wedding was. Katie would always check in with us during the wedding to let us know what was next on our time line, so that everything in our timeline was done on time. But not only that, she checked in with us to make sure we were having fun and enjoying the wedding. I remember her telling us, "Don't worry about anything, we'll take care of everything. If there is anything you need, let us know. Just have fun and enjoy your night." :) To all the future brides and grooms who are in search for an amazing wedding coordinator, check out Bella Destinee, you will NOT be disappointed. Katie is very professional and very thorough with her work. She will take your ideas and bring them to reality. For the short time we've know her we can tell that not only is she great at what she does, but she loves what she does and truly cares about her work and her clients. Thank you again to Katie and the Bella Destinee team for helping us create the wedding of our dreams. Katie, you are truly a blessing and we are so honored to have not only as our wedding coordinator, but also as our friend. We love you! read more

Katie was a pleasure to work with and she helped make my wedding amazing!! She was always responsive in a quick manner and very organized. Katie is extremely professional and calm, which made my big day smooth and easy. I didn't have to worry about anything and she handled a lot with the vendors. We truly got to enjoy and have fun at our wedding because Katie and her team was there to take care of everything for us. I highly recommend Katie's service...you'll truly appreciate it and need it as a bride! She knows exactly what she is doing and made my wedding look beautiful. Thank you so much Katie and we're so happy we hired you!! read more

Me and my now Wife hired Katie to be our wedding planner for our big day. We had 3 months of planning and with very short notice, Katie was on top with everything! We couldn't be much more delighted with how everything came out (Her recommendation of vendors are top notch too)! Me and my wife are no wedding experts, that is why Katie was there every step of the way to help us make the right decisions! We all know wedding planning can be stressful, however, hiring Katie was the best decision me and my wife made! A huge thank you and best wishes!! read more

We got married on the Fourth of July and Katie made it all possible. I am a very detailed-oriented person and I usually get really annoyed if people that I work with do not match my standard of planning and organizing. I write this because Katie exceeded all my expectation and beyond. She is super fast with communication and often calmed my anxiety with confident recommendations and smart decisions. If any one is hesitant about hiring a wedding coordinator, rest assured Katie rocks!!! read more

My husband and I were planing our wedding in California from Virginia. We truly needed someone who is really professional and responsible. The best thing my hubby and I ever did was hire katie as a wedding planner. Katie is professional, considerate, and responsible.She was available whenever we needed her and I am amazed at how organized Katie is. There is no way we could have a such a perfect wedding without kaite. Her service was extraordinary and she has an amazing sense of style. She always listened our ideas and helped us achieve our wedding dreams come true! She did evertything she can all for us. My husband and I felt like she is one of our family member. She worked and helped from her warm heart. We love every moment of our wedding. Our wedding was truly PERFECT and ADORABLE!!! I and my husband are so grateful to have had her as our planner. She is absolutely wonderful!!!!! We love kaite!! We love Bella Destinee so much!!! With much love, Reina and Rich read more

Let it be known that I'm probably one of the few guys that will ever write a review for their wedding planner. I honestly don't even know where to begin. Reason being is because Katie Lee made the entire process so smooth and "effortless" for myself and my wife. We came in completely blind and scared out of my mind with planning a wedding with 200 guests. She was there every step of the way making sure all the I's were dotted and T's were crossed. And at the end of the day... I couldn't have asked for a better wedding. The best part is... my wife and i actually got to enjoy and experience our wedding stress free. You can ask any bride or groom who didn't hire a coordinator and ask them how many things they had to take care of/ how stressed they were on their own wedding day. Trust me when I say, it is COMPLETELY worth it. I have no doubts when I say Katie is probably one of the best wedding planners out there. I've met with a couple other planners and they don't have the attention to detail that Katie gives. Believe you me... if you have a picky bride, attention to detail is VERY important. And for all of you that have never planned a wedding... let me warn you that there are SOOOO many things you need to consider and account for. There are so many "Do's and Don'ts" that you will never know about until it actually happens. Need no fear if you go with Bella Destinee because Katie has been doing this for so long... she'd account for these unexpected potential hiccups. Bottomline... do yourself a favor and hire Bella Destinee. Start your marriage off on the right foot and have an amazing stressfree/ beautiful wedding. You won't regret it. read more

I was planning a wedding out in LA while living in Chicago. I interviewed 6 wedding planners in the LA area and decided on Katie from Bella Destinee. Throughout this whole process, I thought of Katie as my friend and not just a planner. We were always on the same page and she understood my needs and my vision for the wedding. She is extremely organized and detail-oriented, one of the main reasons I choose her. She is professional and she made wedding planning so much fun. She was always there for me when I needed her, especially when I was stressing out. Katie is so good at her job and we really couldn't have planned the wedding without her. She is such a great person to work with and she is so sweet, you can't help but fall in love with her on the spot. I knew she was the planner for me. Our husband and I miss her dearly! read more

Katie (Bella Destinee) was a pleasure to work with and helped meet our needs and budget perfectly! Our biggest praise would go out to Katie and her team for their help on the actual day of the event, as they made sure that everything went according to plan and that everyone was where they needed to be. They handled all the vendors perfectly, and the bride, groom and their families didn't have to step-in at all, so we all got to enjoy the festivities. Would highly recommend to any future couples who are looking for a planner in the Los Angeles area. read more

We hired Katie for our Baby Shower a few weeks back and she did a fantastic job. Her rates are more than fair first off. Secondly, she was always available and quick to respond. She worked with my vision and brought in her own ideas which were welcomed. The overall vision was perfect, better than I could have imagined. She also did day of planning and arrived early and took care of everything. Being pregnant and having a million other things to coordinate, she was a life saver! read more

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