We had the pleasure of working with Michelle and her team for our Santa Barbara Club wedding. From day-one, Michelle was professional, detailed, and so very friendly. She understood our vision and provided advice leading up to the big day. My husband and I really valued her perspective and she gave us invaluable reassurance as we booked vendors and planned out all the details. Day-of, Michelle conducted the day with professionalism, ease, and most importantly, a big smile on her face. The day went off without a hitch and she guided our vendors through the schedule with ease. My husband and I floated through the day stress-free. She even stayed late to help us clean-up the venue and give us a hug goodbye! I really can't say enough about Michelle. Even though we hired her as a day-of coordinator, she went above and beyond and helped us execute the wedding of our dreams. We are so overjoyed that we chose her as our coordinator. read more

Wedding Date: Sept. 15, 2024 We found Michelle when touring Villa & Vine (though we got married at the Cabrillo Pavilion), and from that first meeting, we knew we wanted her as our wedding coordinator. From the very beginning, Michelle was incredibly organized, communicative, and knowledgeable, making the entire planning process so much smoother for us. We had regular planning Zoom calls leading up to the wedding, and she was always available via email to answer any questions along the way. Michelle's industry expertise was evident in every detail--she even suggested the location for our first look, which we absolutely loved. She provided us with a super helpful planning Google Sheet and always asked the right questions during our calls, even bringing up things we wouldn't have thought of on our own. On our wedding day, Michelle and her team kept everything running according to plan. She stayed with us until the reception was underway, then left her trusted team in charge so she could be home for bedtime with her new baby. Unfortunately, after she left, a different vendor caused significant issues. Even though it wasn't Michelle's fault, she went above and beyond after the wedding to help us navigate the situation. In an incredible show of integrity, she even offered us a partial refund because she wasn't able to personally resolve the issues that arose after her departure. If you're looking for a wedding coordinator who is detail-oriented, professional, and truly cares about her couples, we definitely recommend Michelle! She was a huge asset in making our wedding day a success, and we're so grateful for all her hard work. read more

You need Michelle (and Madison) for your wedding!!!!! I had the most perfect wedding ever this past Sunday and it was all thanks to Michelle and her team. Our venue was Villa & Vine and we picked Michelle because she has an amazing package that includes flowers, decor, linens, photo book, and DJ. I'm so glad we trusted her to select these vendors/decorations herself because I wouldn't have changed a thing. The flowers were stunning, the decor was beautiful, the Dj was on point, and the Photo Booth was a hit! Her and Madison kept my Polaroid camera for the first book filled throughout the night as well. I didn't have to worry about a thing throughout the process. And they cleaned up the venue and delivered everything neatly to our hotel room. They also handled some difficulties with the courthouse security and Arlington theater with grace and professionalism. I truly don't know how people plan a wedding without someone like Michelle. I am now sad the wedding is over and I keep replaying the day over and over in my mind. Michelle and Madison helped create the best day of our lives and I'll be forever grateful for them. read more

Michelle was wonderful!! Fabulous wedding coordinator (and person) and a true pleasure to work with. My fiancé and I hired Michelle as our day of wedding coordinator for our Santa Barbara wedding in April 2022. From our first interaction, I knew she was perfect for us. Transparent, responsive, diligent and always with a positive disposition. A professional through and through. I love planning events, so naturally I took on a leading role in planning most aspects of our wedding. However, I wanted to hire a professional for guidance but also to take over execution the day of. Michelle was there for me EVERY step of the way. She offered advice and recommendations when needed and always responded to my (many) emails promptly. I don't think I could have done it without her! The day of the wedding was FLAWLESS! It was a treat to sit back and enjoy our special day without a single worry. One of our favorite moments was walking into our reception venue and seeing the final set up - we were wowed!! It was stunning! We brought a lot of personal details to our wedding, and it was so sweet to see how she so perfectly sprinkled them throughout the venue. Our tables were dreamy and we received so many complements on the design and arrangement of the entire venue! Last word of advice, a wedding coordinator on your big day is a must, and we highly recommend Michelle and ELC Events! read more

I can't speak highly enough of our experience with Michelle from Events Like Clockwork! We hired her as our day-of coordinator and added the vendor point-of-contact extra. Michelle met with my husband and me several times before our big day and was a HUGE help in selecting our additional vendors. On the day of our wedding, Michelle was invaluable. She helped coordinate our shuttles, table set-up, caterers, wedding party, officiant, DJ and photographer. Throughout the night, she was always moving around, making sure everything was going smoothly, which was a big weight off my mind. Our wedding went off PERFECTLY, and I am positive that it would have been much more difficult, if not impossible, without Michelle. If you are looking for a day-of coordinator in the Southern California area (ours was in Santa Ynez, but I know Michelle is very active in Santa Barbara and Ventura County as well!), you should absolutely get in touch with Michelle. Thank you, Michelle, for helping pull off our special day! read more

Michelle was awesome!!! Professional and very responsive. My fiancé and I hired Michelle as our day of wedding coordinator. I had already booked all my vendors and had a vintage glam theme in mind as far as decor, but had zero idea how to pull it all off on the day of the wedding. Every guest that would be attending was going to be from out of town, we were not able to set up at the venue the night before so I was solely dependent on Michelle to pull off the wedding of our dreams the day of. I had spent several months gathering every vintage piece from antique shops and thrift stores to set up our table centerpieces and decor throughout the venue. I explained to her that I had SO MUCH STUFF to put together. She seemed pretty confident that it wouldn't be a problem. All she asked for was a couple of reference pictures on how I wanted the centerpieces to look. After sending those she didn't ask anymore questions, which made me feel at ease. Michelle also went over a timeline with us. I had no idea how many details went into making the day flow smoothly. She made great suggestions and it was easy to plug in all my information on her online workbook. The morning of the wedding when we handed over the keys to the uhaul that held all our wedding decor...I was finally able to breathe! Everything was out of my hands and I was able to enjoy some champagne with my bridesmaids while we got ready. Any questions or last minute things I had forgotten were quickly taken care of by her team. She answered my text messages just as fast as I was sending them and the entire day went according to plan without any problems. When my husband and I showed up to the venue everything was perfect! Our faces lit up at how beautifully everything looked. It was perfect! I highly suggest hiring a day of coordinator for your big day, it's a must! And I absolutely, 100%, reccomend you hire Events Like Clockwork. read more

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We hired Michelle as our day of coordinator and she was incredible. Prior to the wedding, she provided us with a spreadsheet to complete and met us at the venue for a walk through. This was super helpful as she brought up a lot of things we hadn't thought of at that point. The day of she brought an assistant and showed up early, and immediately got to work. She did all the ridiculous things my mom asked of her (such as putting bowties on every moose in the venue???) and even offered to drop off my rented cake stands to the bakery in camarillo the next day so I wouldn't have to do it. My mom was literally raving about how amazing she was. I heard later she was also excellent at wrangling our rowdiest groomsmen before we walked out and honestly I still probably don't even know about half of the things she took care of which says a lot because I find a way to stress about everything. Her assistance was worth every penny and I definitely recommend her to anyone who wants their wedding to go smoothly. read more

I absolutely do not recommend Michelle for any event coordination. "Events Like Clockwork" - truly, anything BUT. We hired Michelle for our wedding last June. It's taken me almost a year to write this because I've been dreading sitting down and rehashing all the negatives of our wedding day. We had all of the ideas and pieces in place, just needed someone to help coordinate and execute them on the big day. Sadly, that did not happen. We ended up cleaning up the venue until 1am on our wedding night. We found Michelle on a reputable wedding website and she had great reviews. We met with her in person to review our plans twice before the wedding. We made our needs and expectations very clear. We told her that our family could be available on the day to help set up things. She consistently told us that wouldn't be necessary, that all of the guests should be able to enjoy themselves and she would coordinate everything. She said she would have assistants on site the day of, which was a selling point for us. We were fortunate enough to have access to the venue the day before the wedding to set up most of the reception space. She came with no assistants, tools or resources. I offered Michelle help setting up several times on the day of because I had downtime waiting for hair and makeup. Everytime I started working on something, she shooed me away telling me it was my wedding day and I should be relaxing and enjoying myself and she would take care of everything. I would have been grateful for this, but those tasks were never completed. She did this to several members of my family and bridal party throughout the day. The chairs had to be moved from the outdoor ceremony site to the inside reception site during cocktail hour. We told her repeatedly that our family could help move chairs and she told us repeatedly that wouldn't be necessary. We ended up having to task our family and friends with moving chairs during cocktail hour. This, unfortunately, was a common theme for the day. The backdrop used in our ceremony was supposed to be moved inside behind the head table - it was never moved. We purchased more than enough food for the whole event, but constantly saw empty refreshment tables. We had so much food left at the end of the night. For the bouquet toss, she was nowhere to be found and I had to seek out my bouquet myself. We were serving churros on our dessert table. We told her that we could task someone to make them, but she insisted she would handle it. The day of, she was complaining that it "wasn't her job" to make churros. She also did not cut the wedding cake or task anyone with cutting. When it came time for the toast, first she said we didn't have any champagne. Once she found the obvious collection of champagne, she had no idea how to open a bottle of champagne and the bottles had not been chilled. The crowning failure was the fact that she was supposed to coordinate the pick up of the rental chairs at the end of the night. She told my mom that it would cost extra to have the chairs picked up the night of the wedding, but that was worth it to us to have it taken care of. My mom wrote her a check for the rental company and asked her to coordinate the pickup. At 11pm she was sitting around waiting for the truck to arrive for pick up - She had never confirmed the pick up with the rental company! I ended up having to change into yoga pants an haul chairs through my venue. We were at the venue with a few kind guests and our amazing DJ who offered to stay and help until 1am. This was my wedding night, I should have been enjoying myself, not breaking a sweat hauling chairs when she had said repeatedly during the day that she "would take care of it". At one point, during one of these crises, she even told my mom "I'm so tired!" We paid her good money, she assured us over and over that she had everything handled and didn't need help, and we ended up working through the night on our wedding night. We were ALL tired, she had no place trying to complain to us about being tired while doing the job we paid her for. She tried to serve us sob stories after the fact "my phone was broken" "my assistants couldn't come". As a professional, she should have had a plan B in place for those issues, rather than complaining to the people who hired her to take the pressure off on this special day. She seemed so overwhelmed by every aspect of the day - coordinating with vendors, venue set up, keeping food and drinks stocked. She even struggled to coordinate the traditional, basic wedding components. We told her repeatedly exactly what needed to be coordinated for this wedding - if she couldn't handle it, she never should have accepted the job. She couldn't even coordinate the vendors - they were still asking me questions the day of because she was nowhere to be found. It was a beautiful day anyway, but it will forever be clouded by memories of what should have been handled by the wedding coordinator. read more

What can I say about the importance of having an amazing wedding coordinator? It's EVERYTHING! Michelle made it easy to relax and enjoy the flow of my wedding. You only have to tell her once and she is ON IT! And an added benefit is that she is orderly but calm/polite about herding the crowds and guiding the events along, which really helped keep the environment beautiful and fun. I couldn't have asked for a better experience with our special day! read more

Michelle was EVERYTHING!!!!!!!! She made my wedding perfect. We were on time to the minute with the schedule we created before the wedding. If anything went wrong, I don't know about it, Bc everything went perfect! She was so professional and timely. She went above and beyond to make my wedding day stress free for me. No amount of money can give you that! She was so kind to all our my guests and has such a calming presence. She calmed me and I didn't have to worry about one detail. She was on top of it with all of my vendors and called the week before to make sure everything was set. I can't thank her enough. She was incredible. I would rate her a 12/10!! Highly recommend her to anyone who doesn't want to have to worry about ANYTHING on the best day of your life. read more

Michelle was essential to making the day run smoothly. During the planning phase she was incredibly prompt and responsive and reassuring. I looked to her for sound advice with the layout for the reception, and she handled all the little details I didn't think of for our ceremony. There were a number of moving parts with our event, and I did not have to worry about any of them. I was able to enjoy my day and not think about how things needed to come together. She was there every step of the way through the evening making sure I had what I needed. Thank you, Michelle! It was so great working with you! read more

I was very nervous to hire a wedding coordinator, however finding Michelle was one of the VERY best decisions I made during our planning process. The value she provides with her packages is incredible, especially when looking at the industry itself. Michelle was incredibly generous with her time and attention, and was very patient with us in setting up times to talk and giving us guidance where we needed it. I was mostly a DIY bride and Michelle made our wedding seamless: coordinating all of our vendors and the site location/staff, putting up all of my decor and home made florals, confirming all vendors before hand, making sure we stayed to our timeline the day of, clean up - the list is never ending. Never would I have guessed that our wedding day went perfectly, but it did and I truly believe it's because Michelle was there looking after every detail. She is truly an awesome person to work with! read more

Michelle was awesome to work with. She was very responsive, very approachable, straight to the point and had great ideas to make sure our special day went smoothly as possible. Her organizational skills are on point. She even created our donut station! When she had a scheduling conflict, she made sure that she had someone (Marlene) in her place to guarantee that the day went swimmingly. Albert and I are very grateful that we had Michelle and Marlene by our side. We highly recommend Michelle and her crew to work on your event. read more

As an extreme type A, I had tons of specific materials and wishes for Michelle for my wedding day. She came extremely prepared and ran everything smoothly and efficiently. She was also so kind to my family and friends - they all had wonderful things to say about her at the end of the night. Hire her if you have the chance - she is a gem! read more

Michelle is the most amazing coordinator. You will have absolutely NO regrets in working with her. She is extremely responsive, listens to your concerns and makes things happen on the sideline. We had weird weather roll through our event multiple different times- Michelle and her assistant moved tables in and out of our venue on countless occasions. She appears calm and collected whereas other coordinators we have experienced run around and look frazzled the entire event. We were so thankful to have Michelle on our team and I am confident our wedding would not have gone as smoothly without her. read more

Michelle is unbelievable. She is the best and exceeded my expectations. She not only made the wedding the most memorable ever, she also came up with this idea to donate the flowers to a hospital after the wedding was over. The patients were so happy and grateful, it really made the wedding even that more special. Michelle is the best! read more

I got married on 6/24/17 at Malibou Lake Mountain Club. Michelle & CJ were absolutely amazing. They made sure everything went exactly as planned. Michelle and I were contact almost every week planning the details of the wedding. I was one of those brides that thought I could do everything myself, until we got closer to my date. I realized I needed someone to help execute all my plans and ideas. I promise Michelle is your person!!! She's a professional in the business and will make sure your day goes as smooth as possible. We had many special details that required a ton of planning and coordination. Michelle was able to help me pull off all of them- Candy station, donuts with gold glitter, polaroid picture station, and succulents for every guest. Michelle and CJ thank you for making my day beautiful! We appreciate you both! read more

If your getting married in Santa Barbara you NEED Michelle. My fiancé thought we could do it all ourselves but once we layed out everything that needed to be done the day of, there was no way. We hired Michelle for the day of coordinating but she was pretty much there for the whole process. She sat in on our vendor meeting and conference calls and even gave us tips to save on reception costs. On the day of the wedding she took care of EVERY LITTLE DETAIL!! I didn't have to worry about a thing. She kept in contact with all the vendors. Made sure the reception venue was looked fantastic when we arrived. She even did some floral arrangeing! At the ceremony she handled everything from the florist, musicians and chairs vendors. My new hubby and I can't Thank Michelle enough for everything she did for us that day!!! Seriously, she was the best decision we made for our wedding day!!! Thank you SOO much Michelle!!! read more

Hiring Michelle as our wedding coordinator was the single best decision my partner and I made in our wedding planning process. She was incredibly helpful, kind, insightful, courteous, easygoing and overall a joy to work with. She went above and beyond her duties as day-of and rehearsal dinner coordinator, making sure that no detail went overlooked throughout the wedding weekend and in the months leading up to it. She was responsive on email and was full of creative and interesting ideas and solutions for any question or hiccup that came up during our planning. She is able to roll with the punches and not get thrown off by any short notice changes, while still maintaining a positive, calm and peaceful demeanor which I so valued during the frantic months leading up to our big day. Michelle is incredibly talented and devoted to her work, and does everything in her power to ensure that her clients are taken care of and that their event goes off without any hiccups. She also has a great eye for design; she helped design cute menus for our rehearsal dinner, set up all the decor the morning of our wedding along with her assistant, and because she is so detail-oriented and focused, everything looked beyond amazing. We received so many compliments on the decor, the general aesthetic, and how seemlessly the day seemed to run. Many friends and family members said our wedding was the smoothest they had ever attended in terms of flow of events, for which every credit goes to Michelle. Michelle managed all the vendors, deliveries, set-up and breakdown on the day of our wedding so we truly didn't need to worry about anything. All of this impeccable service and hard work came at a very reasonable price, compared to other coordinators we researched. Having Michelle on our team was definitely the best decision we made, and we HIGHLY recommend Events Like Clockwork to anyone considering booking a wedding coordinator. read more