I clicked with Heather from the very first call. She took the time to get to know us and our story,…read moreanswered all our questions and it felt like talking to a friend. We wanted a wedding that felt personal and intimate: with meaningful details and moments of connection that would outlast the weekend. Heather understood the vision perfectly. We never followed up with anyone else. The journey of planning was also so much fun. The whole team is so attentive, proactive, and collaborative, I never felt overwhelmed. They handled all the coordination, contracts and scheduling so I could focus on the fun parts :) They replied to every thought, idea and question in the essay length emails I sent! Heather thought of things we never would have, down to whether our chairs would actually be comfortable for a long night. I am still in awe of Heather's eye for detail and how creatively and beautifully she wove our story and the people who shaped it into the design: the puzzles and picnic baskets at our Haldi; the garden party of our dreams for the Welcome Dinner; the handcrafted canopy for our ceremony; my painted flowers in the invitations and reception decor - the details still make us smile. I spent my wedding weekend celebrating with the people I love and truly being in the moment. The team took care of everything, from making sure I had water throughout, gluing my broken earring back together, to straightening my veil before I walked down the aisle. I am so grateful for everything. Heather and team are more than just planners to us, they became family.

We cannot say enough wonderful things about Heather and the Amorology team! From day one, their…read moreattention to detail and creativity were next-level. They took our vision, elevated it, and brought it to life in ways we could have never imagined on our own. Throughout the entire planning process, they were thoughtful collaborators - always listening, guiding and finding fresh, beautiful ways to make the day feel uniquely "us." What impressed us even more is that this was a venue they had never worked at before, and they absolutely blew us away. You would've thought they'd been designing events there for years - they understood the space instantly and transformed it flawlessly! On the wedding day, they didn't miss a beat. Truly. Their team was on it from morning to night, managing every moving part seamlessly. We never had to worry about a thing and they handled it all with so much grace, calmness and professionalism that we were able to be fully present and just enjoy the day. We highly, highly recommend Amorology! Working with Heather and her team was one of the best decisions we made. Our day was a dream, and we owe so much of that to them!

I can't begin to say enough good things about Elena Donnelly and the staff at Before I Do events…read more Elena was the sweetest person to work with and worked so incredibly hard to make our wedding the day of our dreams and go off without a glitch! She worked so well with all of the vendors and just made the whole experience so much more pleasant. She was like having a little buddy to conquer the world with those last few weeks! I'm so incredibly thankful to her and her staff (who were all total sweethearts too) for making everything perfect!

Being a Project Manager in my every day life, I very much handled my wedding in the same manner. A…read moreproject. However, even good project managers know good delegation skills... Since I already had my vendors and most major details sorted out, I was strictly looking for a coordinator to help me the week/day of our wedding to make it all come together and to relieve any internal stress/anxiety I was surely about to have (note: we had recently moved cross-country from San Diego to FL months before we came back to SD for the wedding...thank you, U.S. Navy.) I was recommended Before I Do Events from a fellow friend and was lucky enough to meet Elena Donnelly. To echo a lot of the other reviews, I cannot say enough great things of Elena and her team for what they did for us that special day. While I'm sure we were not their most complicated, I'd like to think our traditional Catholic and Military wedding put some curve balls into the mix. Elena and her team did an exceptional job from prepping the church, to working hand in hand with each venue coordinator, to making sure the vendors and guests had seamless access to the military base (where our reception was held) to dealing with a difficult reception room layout/setup, transporting/setting every table center piece since I shipped most of it and had it staged in our hotel room (and yes, I did my own flower arrangements because I'm insane!) down to the littlest details of making sure we and the bridal party had sandwiches for lunch on the trolley as we ran around SD taking pictures in between the ceremony and reception. The timing of the day was tight and it went in a blink of an eye but it was flawless and for the first time ever (it's hard for me to not be in control of everything) I handed over command to someone that I truly trusted and felt confident would excel in executing every last task of our big day. Elena, you handled everything with ease and you did it with class...thank you again to you and your Before I Do Events team for making it memorable!

TLDR: Not tech savvy, disorganized emails, requires a lot of management, canceled on us but still…read morecharged us cancelation fees, won't refund day-of-service fees. She is a very strange and frustrating person to work with. She doesn't seem very tech savvy. She chooses to use Venmo but doesn't seem to understand how the platform works. We venmod her payment and she rushed delivered the amount into her account instead of waiting 24 hours. It cost her $25 for the rush delivery and she scolded us for it. We felt bad for her because her response seemed over the top for $25, so we venmod her $25. I know people are struggling right now. Her email chains are also very confusing and all over the place. Most planners use a planning module to help stay organized with clients, but with Theresa, it was a lot of emails and very hard to keep track of. She even got the start time of our baby shower wrong .. the disorganization with the emails might have been the cause. Now onto the primary complaint. We had hired her because she was local to the area that we wanted to have our baby shower. Unfortunately, we were not able to find a venue in the San Diego area. We ended up planning to have the shower at our home. As fate would have it, the shower was scheduled on the day of the tropical storm. Our guests and us felt comfortable as it was going to be at our home. The day before, I had reached out to Theresa to solidify the plans and set-up times for the shower and she stated that everything was good to go. Then, a few hours later, Theresa reached out and stated that the other vendor canceled and that she (Theresa) also felt uncomfortable due to the storm. I understood their concerns. I had two options moving forward - drive to pick up the decor and catering OR cancel the baby shower. We didn't feel confident in our abilities to decorate and set up the baby shower on our own, so we canceled for the time being. In the following week, we discussed a possible new date with family and agreed on 9/2. Because the cancellation was so last minute, we incurred fees with the furniture rental company. What was strange was that even though she and the other vendor canceled on us, they were both still charging us cancellation fees and the costs for flowers. We did some investigating and contacted the other vendor. She stated that Theresa told her that we canceled first, while Theresa told us that she canceled first. When confronted, Theresa stated that she "strongly suggested" canceling but didn't actually use the words cancel. It was very manipulative. I wish Theresa was more transparent. I wish she would have communicated with me and told me her concerns, so we could have come up with a plan. We knew the storm was coming and could have made arrangements to avoid incurring extra costs. Instead, she waited until the last minute to cancel on us. She was dishonest, too, which is really disappointing. My assumption is that she knew what she was doing (telling us the vendor cancelled first, then telling the vendor that we canceled first) so she couldn't be blamed for anything. As of right now, I told Theresa that based on the dishonesty and the fact that I am being billed for cancelation fees due to her decisions, I don't feel comfortable having her move forward with the new baby shower date. I told her that the best course of action is to cut ties. I requested a refund for her hourly rate for day-of services and the grazing table, as the event hasn't happened yet. She declined stating that now, "I canceled." The irony. All in all - I do not recommend her as planner for the disorganization, dishonesty, and lack of customer service. She is not out any money. In fact, the day-of services and grazing table cost $2000, so she made out like a bandit without having to do any work. (Keep in mind that I already paid her $1000 for planning, which of course, I am not requesting a refund on.) I, on the other hand, am being billed cancellation fees and am out $2000. I'm about a month away from our due date but do plan on having this reviewed in small claims.

My fiance and i back in July- August were looking for an affordable wedding planner. We found…read moreTheresa bryan. We could not have found a better wedding planner than Theresa. She is awesome and went above and beyond to make our wedding a wonderful memorable experience. We had a rough time with one of our services before and even on our wedding day and Theresa and her team were like wedding super heroes. They made everything work out and go smoothly. Theresa Bryan is very knowledgeable and on top of things.If you pick Theresa to be your wedding planner you will not be disappointed. And her team is amazing too. We loved Theresa and her team and you will too.

I was recently an MOH for a dear friend who hired Catherine as her wedding planner, and after…read morewatching and helping along the way over the last year I have nothing but positive things to say. The bride and groom were planning their wedding from across the country, while moving (not to the location of the wedding) and the bride was starting graduate school. Catherine managed everything, did an excellent job working with all the vendors, found a way to incorporate both the bride and grooms personalities, and actually designed and made the most unique decorations you have ever seen. The bride and groom were relaxed and actually got to enjoy the wedding process from beginning to end and it was the most beautiful wedding. Also, the bride and groom were on a budget, and Catherine managed to give them everything they wanted and more within a tight budget. I always thought that wedding planners were too costly, but she has proven to be just the opposite. I am so thankful that the bride and groom had Catherine to make their wedding planning a great experience. I wish she would have been in business back when I was getting married.

Hard to beat Carlsbad. Staff is very accommodating and adaptive. They could not have been more…read morehelpful.

We had a great feeling about Evelyn when she called us for our intro call at the exact time…read morescheduled, not a minute late, and suffice it to say, our instincts were right--she did not disappoint. My husband and I were just married this past August, and working with Evelyn is the reason we were able to stay sane. She is incredibly organized, and her process allowed us to enjoy wedding planning rather than being stressed out about deadlines. I talked to other friends planning their weddings at the same time as us with different planners, and they seemed WAY more stressed out--their planner either needed to be pushed at every step of the way, or was stressing them out about made-up deadlines to keep them moving. Evelyn's process was about the order of operations--you need your venue first, then you can find your photographer, then entertainment, etc. She made it so the decisions we needed to make felt bite-sized, rather than focusing on everything all at once. I'm honestly sad that our wedding is over because it means we won't be working with Evelyn on a regular basis, but she's the reason that everything came together so nicely and we can't say enough good things about her!

Evelyn is simply the best! We worked with her for ~10 months as she helped us plan a wedding in…read moreunder a year for October 2023. We loved how knowledgable she was of the wedding industry specifically within San Diego, and how she took a very direct & no-nonsense approach to planning (but don't get us wrong, she was certainly still fun to work with!!). We were completely lost when it came to planning as a whole, and she made the entire process so streamlined. We found that she was *especially* helpful when it came to picking a venue - we were so overwhelmed with all of the options available, and truly didn't know where to even begin. After just 1 or 2 conversations, she managed to take all of our ambiguous thoughts & feelings, and distilled them down to give us just a handful of venue options that she thought we would love. Turns out... wow, she hit the nail on the head! We loved all the options she presented us with and her #1 pick for us was, well, our #1 pick too! She took this approach with all of our vendors which truly made it so easy to make a quick yet informed decision. On top of all that, she did an INCREDIBLE job taking my abstract thoughts on an overall design and managed to pull off an absolutely remarkable setup. Nearly every guest told us it was the most amazing wedding they had ever been to - seriously. She is a magician and I only wish we could work with her again!

If you are looking for a wedding coordinator who is meticulously organized, cheerful, a delight to…read morebe around, and well-tapped into venues and relationships with other vendors, you will be absolutely delighted with Lucy Tan at The Perfect Knot. From the very beginning, Lucy was incredible. She was on top of communication with us and all of our vendors every step of the way. Her timeline was remarkably detailed--down to the exact time for helping pin on boutonnières and the precise moment of sunset--and because of her, our daughter's wedding day flowed perfectly. She orchestrated the rehearsal the day before with such a happy attitude, making sure everyone felt comfortable and ready. As the mother of the bride, I especially appreciated how she checked in with me a few times during the night to make sure I was happy and to see if we needed anything (which, thanks to her flawless planning, we did not!). Lucy is truly exceptional, and we couldn't recommend her more highly.

It's truly difficult to put into words just how much the work that Lucy put into our wedding means…read moreto us. She's the perfect mix of kind and thoughtful while being our greatest advocate and making sure everything was absolutely perfect. Planning our wedding in San Diego from New York City was daunting, but working with Lucy put us at ease. Her knowledge of our venue and existing relationships with all the vendors assured us that we would be getting the best of the best and we really did! The day of our wedding, we truly got to just enjoy ourselves and take it all in as she effortlessly made our vision come to life. She is so organized, professional, and helpful on every level. She is creative while helping your own creativity and vision shine. We will always be grateful to her for her enormous part in making our wedding weekend absolutely perfect. My heart is swelling 3x its size writing this because she really means so much to us! Highly highly recommend hiring Lucy for your special day.

Hire Lindsay!!! Truly the best…read more Lindsay was so fabulous !!! This was the best decision to hire her for our wedding planning. She was incredibly responsive during the entire process, was always willing to hop on the phone or text about some new bridal idea I had, and was just generally such a joy to plan our wedding with. She kept us organized and feeling so good about everything leading up to wedding day, and she just GETS it with decor. she had such good ideas and was such a big help in pulling the wedding weekend together! On the actual wedding weekend and day she was a godsend. We were so organized and on time, she made the whole day feel so stress free and it was the best happiest day ever. It was so smooth and painless and I literally to this day wouldn't know if anything went wrong, she had everything handled! She's also just a joy to work with. hire Lindsay!!

Lindsay was great as our month-of wedding coordinator!…read more She offered useful advice and thoughtful recommendations throughout planning leading up to the big day. Lindsay brought up things I didn't even know I needed to think about. She truly had our and our guests' experience in mind the entire time. On the wedding night, Lindsay handled everything so well, I didn't have to think about literally anything. She always seemed to appear just when you needed her. It felt like she could anticipate things before they happened. Lindsay is a magician. And she was doing things behind the scenes that I wasn't even aware of; I had family members tell me how great she was, and I was confused they even interacted with her but she was really out there looking out for everyone's needs. And she expertly coordinated with all our vendors and was assertive with them when she needed to be. Lindsay runs a tight ship. And if you're having your wedding at Lomas Santa Fe Country Club, you definitely need Lindsay. She knows the venue inside and out, along with the staff and all the vendors who work there. If we'd had the budget for a full wedding planner, we would've hired her to plan the entire event from start to finish.

We're so thankful to have had Gabi and her team work with us!…read moreGabi was so helpful and took her time to answer any and all questions we had when it came to florals. We provided her with our theme, colors, and she took it to the next level! She gave me an idea of what the bouquets would look like and I had no worries at all because I trusted they would be amazing! The floral arrangements, the center pieces, the arch, everything was beautiful and beyond what I had ever imagined and dreamed of! I highly recommend Gabi and her team!!! Thank you Gabi!!!!!

Gabriela Pilar and her team were exactly what we were looking for when we started to plan our…read morewedding. They were very patient answering all our questions during the yearlong planning process. We had multiple meetings via zoom and in person leading up to our wedding day. We honestly couldn't have asked for a better team of professionals to make our day amazing. Gabby and her team are so warm and efficient. It felt great being able to enjoy our wedding day and not have to worry about any of the details. We absolutely recommend them without hesitation! Thank you!