Hiring Candice for our wedding was the BEST decision I ever made. When interviewing potential planners, my three main criteria were organization, personality and professionalism. Not only did Candice check each of these boxes, but she blew everyone else out of the water. Throughout our entire planning process, I never once felt stressed or 'behind.' Candice kept us on a perfect timeline, held us accountable for getting things done and, most importantly, was incredibly flexible with our work and personal schedules. Candice also has incredible relationships with vendors across the board which was invaluable when we reached negotiation phases. As if all of that isn't enough, I woke up the day after our wedding to a 4am recap email detailing our ENTIRE wedding day- from timeline, to gifts, to guests, etc. To show how much I truly adored her, below is the email I sent her the day after our wedding. If you want to have your dream wedding with minimal stress - hire her, immediately! Candice, Words can not describe how incredibly perfect this weekend was. Not only did you execute perfectly, but you made every vision of ours come to life. I had multiple people come up to me with the utmost compliments about how "Candice is everywhere when you need her, but you never see her", "she's more organized than you are" (which is the first time anyone has ever said that ;) ) and "wow she is the best planner I've ever seen". When I first set out to find my perfect wedding planner a year ago, people always told me to have "low expectations" because they can never check all of the boxes. You defied all of those odds. You are outgoing, kind, strong-willed, determined, organized and most of all ALWAYS put us first. read more

Listen... if you're finding yourself looking here to decided whether or not you should book Engaged Events...look no further. My husband and I initially thought the idea of having a coordinator wasn't for us...he's super involved in the planning process, our venue had limited vendors to narrow our selection, our location included an on-site coordinator and we are pretty organized. After a friend of mine got married and highly recommended Jenna and her team at Engaged Events I figured it wouldn't hurt to check them out. We booked Engaged Events for the "final details" and my goodness we are SO glad we did!! Not a SINGLE person at our wedding had to worry about anything...Jenna and her FABULOUS team handled it ALL!! While we did have an on-site coordinator, they were missing the communication to ALL of our vendors (not just the caterers). They communicated clearly and effectively with all the parties involved in our big day and helped everything go SO smoothly. They were on time (early, in fact), professional, a JOY to work with on a nerve recking day, and provided service beyond what we could've imagined. We even had an issue with another vendor and Jenna and her team smoothed it all out so guests had no clue. They also helped us after our event was over in working through the incident. Whether you're in the market for a coordinator or not, BOOK THEM. Trust me. read more

Jen Alvarez from Engaged Events was our wedding planner and I cannot day enough good things about her!!! She was incredible to work with, organized, on top of everything, made sure our wedding ran perfectly and didn't let us miss a single detail! Everyone loved her as did I! The wedding would not have been so perfect without her! Engaged Events was a reference from a friend who had Candice as their wedding coordinator and they loved her too! We are so lucky to have found them! THANK YOU!!!! read more

I don't even know where to begin, Candice was absolutely amazing and blew all my expectations!! I cannot recommend Candice enough! Our wedding was a true fairytale come true and I have Candice to thank for that. She made every detail happen, all that hard work came to life and everything turned out absolutely perfectly! Not only does Candice work with the most wonderful vendors but she also helps find the vendors that work best for YOU. She truly wants your day to be everything you imagined it to be and then some. She is so organized and keeps you at ease during such a stressful time. I have received so many compliments from friends and family on how well orchestrated and organized our wedding was and how not one detail went unnoticed. Candice was a true joy to work with and always has a smile on her face. I am so sad our wedding is over. Candice thank you for everything, I could not have planned my dream wedding without you!! xoxo Brittany & Kyle read more

Candice and her team are wonderful and the planners you want for your special day! Candice was incredibly organized. What helped was how knowledgable she was about our venue-Rancho Las Lomas. She knew what table went where and she made helpful recommendations about everything. She also helped advised on where to cut costs and what to spend money on. She also provided other vendors along they way which turned out wonderful. Candice was always available by email and even helped with the most mundane requests. She did everything in her power to make our special day the least stressful it could be.Thank you Candice and thank you engaged events! read more

Candice is the best wedding planner/coordinator you can get! She is so sweet and is an absolute joy to work with. She responds to emails quickly and is very organized with putting together the wedding details and timeline. She coordinated the rehearsal and wedding day perfectly. I didn't have to worry about any issues on the big day because I knew that Candice would handle it. She even stayed later to help load gifts and vases into the car so that my mom wouldn't have to worry about it. I will be recommending her to all of my friends and family getting married! read more

As a traveling Wedding DJ // MC, I have worked all over the West Coast and with an array of Wedding Planners and Coordinators. Some have been amazing and a few have not been on par with the services they have promised their clients. This past Friday, August 3rd at Pasea Resort in Huntington Beach, CA... Jenna and her team absolutely and undeniably killed it. These gals were on the ball from beginning to end leaving no room for error. I typically do not work with coordinators or planners and had to make adjustments to make sure I rose to their standard. As a wedding vendor myself, I look for strong communication and to work as a team for our clients and the vision they have. Engaged Events accomplished just that. For any bride or groom that reads this, these traits are paramount as they are pulling the strings on the back end, protecting your entire wedding investment while you're having an amazing time with family and friends up front. I Strongly recommend Jenna from Engaged, however after looking at the other reviews, anyone that works under the Engaged Banner will serve you proudly. Best of luck! read more

I knew from our first meeting that Candice was going to be great. We met with 3 different coordinators and Candice really stood out! She is super personable, friendly, helpful and very organized. We hired Candice for semi-full coordination and it was the best money we've spent! She replies to emails/texts/phone calls almost immediately and is always very helpful and gives couples a few options in order to make the best decision. Engaged couples-- believe it when they say HIRE A COORDINATOR (and no need to look further!) for your wedding. Its so true they say your wedding will go by in a blink of an eye so enjoy every second. Candice and her team made sure my now husband and I were worry free during the wedding and took care of every single detail. I even misplaced my garter at the last minute and started to semi panic when Candice whipped out an extra one she just so happened to have! She literally thinks of everything!!! The best part was when I saw our wedding video and I noticed Candice on the sidelines- all smiles, genuinely happy for us ! She is the best at what she does because she LOVES it. We cannot thank you enough, Candice. We had the most amazing time at our wedding and loved every second of it. It was the most magical, fun, happy and definitely unforgettable day of our lives. THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS you will be part of our lives forever. read more

Copying my review from the knot.com: Making the decision to hire Candice as a full-service wedding planner was 100% my best decision of planning my wedding in August of 2019. As a physician marrying a lawyer (both starting at new practices!), I had no time (and no prior vision for when/where/how , etc.) for wedding planning. A friend's friend connected me to her-and I am so, so grateful for the connection. Candice helped us from the very beginning (even helping us with venue selection), and was professional, detailed, and positive throughout! Although she had never helped with a wedding at our venue in San Diego (Tom Ham's Lighthouse), you would never have known. The day of our wedding was absolutely flawless, and I can truly say I was able to focus on enjoying my time with my husband and friends and family without any stress thanks to the detailed day-of coordination orchestrated by Candice and her team. Choosing to work with Candice helped us create and enjoy a wedding filled with absolute magic! read more

I am so happy we went with Engaged Events to help with our wedding planning and day-of coordination! Leading up to the wedding Candice was always so good to answer any and of all of my questions (trust me I had a lot), ease my worries, and provide much-needed expert guidance and advice when I wasn't sure the best way to tackle something. It's clear that Candice knows what's she is doing and always has her client's best interest at heart. And lastly, on my wedding day, when the totally random and unexpected happened - a flash thunderstorm an hour before the ceremony in the middle of September! - Candice and her team were on top of it!!! You can imagine the stress and anxiety that came over me when this happened but rest assured, Candice and her team kicked into high gear, made backup plans, and communicated with all the other vendors. Thankfully, the rain cleared, but this experience proved even more so just how competent, professional, and kick-ass herself and her team really were. Go with Candice and Engaged Events - you will not be disappointed. read more

Candice was such an extreme pleasure to work with. She is sunny, sweet, organized & thinks of stuff I don't even think of. She responds quickly via text or email. We don't know what we would have done without her. She even goes the extra mile, stopping by my hotel on the big day, just to see if everyone was doing okay. Her assistants were also terrific & very helpful. They made sure my groom & I were fed & that we didn't miss out on anything. She was the seam that held it all together on our special day. If we had to do it over again, I would choose Candice! read more

Jenn Wolf is literally the best. She was so organized, professional, and just ON IT in every way! For most people, a wedding is the biggest event you will ever plan, and someone like me will go in every direction with planning unless someone gives me exact details to focus on and deadlines to follow. Jenn did all that and more. The day flowed so perfectly, even though the timeline was not perfectly followed. And anyone who says you can't party at your own wedding is wrong. I was able to let go and party it up, feeling so confident that the wedding was in good hands. read more

I can't possibly say thank Candice and Linzi and team enough for everything they did for my son's wedding. From the very start, they have been our center and strength and covered us at every turn. I always knew we would be ok with them to guide us, and of course that is true. But I am overwhelmed at the lengths they went to take care of us. Every detail, the timing of the day, down to the sparkler exit, everything was perfect. Every time I turned around looking for something, or wondering about how something was going to go, Linzi was there, telling me she had already taken care of it, or would find out the answer to a question, tables set up, decor items out, personal items packed, sorted, nothing was left out, there to the very end. Their kind energy, smiles and supportive vibes made the day a joy. AMAZING! They are easy to work with, very thorough and thoughtful, professional and positive! Their services are impeccable, and customer oriented 100%. It has been a pleasure of a lifetime to work with them and having them as our wedding planner has made doing this wedding a much easier task. When I think of the wedding in years to come they will always be at the center of the experience. I will be singing their praises to any one who is looking for a wedding planner any chance I get. read more

As soon as you finish reading this review, stop everything you are doing and just HIRE CANDICE. Honestly, there is not any doubt in my mind that you will be so so happy you made this decision to hire Engaged Events. I spent weeks researching different wedding planners across the OC - reading reviews, conducting phone/skype interviews, following up on references, etc. and as soon as I talked to Candice, I knew my search was over! I was living in Ohio at the time and knew that I needed a planner to make my OC wedding a reality so I hired Candice for the full planning services. As many of the other reviews will tell you, she is organized, professional, incredibly warm and friendly, detail-oriented, everything you'd need and expect in a wedding coordinator. However, what sets Candice apart from the others is that she truly CARES about you and your fiance and not only making the planning process easy for you, but making it fun and enjoyable and stress free. A perfect example of how wonderful she is would be the day that she planned for us to visit 5 wedding venues. I had many vague ideas on what I wanted, all across the board, with lots of different thoughts and considerations that I sent to her. I brought along my parents and my in laws for the entire day. And I knew nothing about the geographic area. Somehow Candice took everything that I said I wanted and executed the perfect venue search - helping me narrow down exactly what I had envisioned, while carefully taking other details into consideration (# of wedding guests, budget, etc). At the end of the day, she left myself, my fiance, and all four of the parents feeling extremely happy that we had her to guide us! We all fell in love with Candice and to this day we all truly consider her a great friend. The 16 months we worked together all were wonderful - I wish I could do it again!! Cross this decision off your list and just call Engaged Events now!! read more

I am a lighting vendor who Candice recently referred to one of her clients. She was very timely with getting back to me with any questions I had. She was easy to communicate with and helpful with all the questions I had as a wedding vendor. When I meet her at the location she was super friendly and greeted me with a warm smile. She was a pleasure to work with and I hope to work with her in the future! read more

Life saver! I cannot thank Jenna and her team enough for making our special day run smooth and for taking the vision of my wife and making it all come true on our very special day. Jenna was always prompt with communication and always had our backs when it came to dealing with all the many vendors. She was always very organized with keeping track of EVERYTHING and made our lives 1000 times easier. The day of the wedding ran smooth, all thanks to Jenna preparing and anticipating everything and that just goes to show the time and effort she put in to making sure we didn't have to worry on the wedding day. Highly recommended!! read more

My daughter wanted a day-of coordinator and we were both so glad we had Jen there! From the first meeting, she was so helpful and truly concerned about every detail of the wedding. She had excellent ideas and suggestions. The wedding day went so smoothly and it was all due to her meticulous planning! I would definitely recommend Jen and her team. read more

Hire Candice. She made my wedding day 1 million times easier than it would have been without her. My whole family was so pleased with the way she ran everything. She is so organized, and puts up with no nonsense which I love. Things got done exactly as they should have gotten done. When one of my wedding vendors (the photo booth) didn't show up, Candice did everything she possibly could to get a hold of them and even offered to call multiple vendors that evening to try and book another photo booth. If you're looking for a coordinator, look no further and hire Candice. read more

Candice is SO awesome, seriously. We absolutely loved working with her and the Engaged Events team because of their impressive communication and flawless coordination. Candice made sure to get in contact with us with any wedding timelines, song requests, or info sheets. She triple-checked with each vendor to make sure everything was set and ready to roll. Working as a DJ, and having experience with tons of weddings, you are definitely able to see Candice's passion shine while she works with her guests, and clients. Highly recommend these amazing coordinators! -Griffin DJ Griff Ent read more

My husband and I absolutely loved working with Candice for our full wedding event planning! Planning is not my strong suit, nor do I usually enjoy it, but Candice made our wedding planning so easy and fun! I honestly could not have done it without her. She is so warm, friendly and organized! She is truly on top of every detail and was the BEST decision I made for my entire wedding, we could not recommend her more! read more

Don't get married without Engaged Events! My fiancé and I met Candice Sanders, our coordinator, at a wedding open house. We liked her instantly, and as luck would have it, she was available on our wedding day. Truly, we were lucky because I know she was busy around the time of our wedding. You wouldn't know it though because her service was above and beyond. She was detailed, prepared for everything and was a crutch on our big day. In addition, she was flexible and professional with other vendors, and her support team was great too. Candice is, without a doubt, best in class. She not only made us feel prepared, but also completely secure on our big day -- when she really shined. Even my parents and friends were commenting about her exceptional service. We love you, Candice! Thank you! -Cortney & Kevin read more

I worked with Jenna for my July 2017 wedding and couldn't be happier with the outcome. Having Jenna as our planner was an absolute blessing as we were planning our wedding across the country. Jenna was extremely organized and helpful guiding my fiance and I through the process. She was extra helpful when we had to transition to a new venue coordinator because she was so familiar with our venue and put me at ease. She is bubbly and energetic - the perfect mix of keeping us on track but keeping things fun. My other vendors said she was terrific to work with and I would absolutely recommend her to anyone! read more

Candice is absolutely wonderful and very easy to work with. She kept everything organized and was so efficient with everyone's time. She truly guided us through the wedding planning process and recommended other great vendors to create our wedding dream team! I am so grateful for Candice and her team and all the special attention to details they provided (like packing away my wedding shoes in my hotel room after I had to switch my shoes to dance). My husband and I are both Type-A planners and trust me when I say we were both over the moon impressed with Candice from the very beginning through the end and recommend her highly for anyone planning a wedding or event. Thank you Candice! read more

Candice was invaluable to our wedding day. We hired her as a final details coordinator and after months of stressing, I was relieved to pass everything off to her very capable hands. I was told by multiple people that I should prepare for at least one thing to go wrong on our wedding day, and can honestly say that nothing ever did. I have no doubt that it has everything to do with Candice and her team. During the planning process, she was there to answer every question and with very quick response time. She was also very accommodating to timeline requests and made everything work out to where we weren't paying overtime for some of our hired vendors. I cannot thank her enough for making our day absolutely perfect!! read more

I've worked with hundreds of wedding coordinators, and Candice is truly one of the best. She was the matron of honor AND coordinator at her best friend's wedding! Don't worry, she had assistants :) Brides should realize that a top-notch planner will not only help you prepare for & get through your big day, but also work well with the other vendors at your wedding. I see what goes on behind the scenes, and Candice really has every quality you could hope for in a planner- optimistic, friendly & professional personality, ridiculously organized, and anticipates what is needed before it is actually needed. You truly get what you pay for in this business, and trust me, skimping on a coordinator (or God forbid, not even hiring one) can pretty much guarantee an unorganized & more stressful wedding day. I've seen Candice faced with difficult decisions & situations at multiple weddings & she takes care of the problem without her clients even knowing. She's a true professional & just an all around lovely person. read more

I knew from the moment I spoke to Jenna on the phone, she was the one. Being an out of state bride, I needed a bit more help and had so many questions! Jenna always had the right thing to say to reassure me and was quick to respond either by email or phone. I cannot say enough good things- she was my savior and dream for my wedding! I was completely stressed and felt like I was pulling my hair out until I met Jenna. She is prompt, professional, extremely responsive, and doesn't miss a detail. I don't know how she does it. The day of my wedding I was completely stress free because of Jenna and her assistants. You will not regret working with Engaged Events! read more

Jen Alvarez from Engaged Events was a blessing. My wife and I wanted to plan the wedding ourselves, but it became such an overwhelming task that we finally gave in to getting a coordinator (through our venue - The Hotel Maya). They gave us the information for Engaged Events. We didn't call right away due to our hesitation that they wouldn't share our vision of the wedding, but we met Jen at the taste testing and we felt very comfortable with her right away. From that day, Jen has been in complete control of our wedding. She was on top of every detail and deadline. It was a huge relief being able to pass that on to someone. Jen responded to every call, every email and every text right away. We never had to worry about anything. She made our vision become a reality, and we could not thank her enough. During the wedding, she was right on top of things and made sure that everything was going according to plan. From the moment we agreed to work with her, she took all the hassle away from the wedding planning. Her efforts were priceless. We would recommend her and Engaged Events. Again, we can not thank Jen enough for being there for us. read more

I cannot say enough about Jen and her team. My daughter's wedding this past Saturday went off without a hitch because of Jen's attention to detail and gentle guidance. She kept us all on track throughout the entire event while treating everyone (from vendors to guests to family members) with grace and dignity. I would hire her again in a heartbeat and highly recommend you look no further to book a wedding coordinator! read more

Candice was God sent. She was so knowledgable and organized - my daughters wedding ran so smoothly because of her. Would HIGHLY recommend her for any of your events. read more

If you're trying to figure out whether you should hire Engaged Events for your wedding coordinator, I suggest you don't think too long about it and just book them. Trust me, you'll thank me later. We got married last month, and many people have been asking us how our wedding was, and every time I say "smooth, no drama, and wonderful." If you want your wedding the same, I suggest Engaged Events. We had Jenna as our wedding coordinator last month, and she really made it a wonderful experience. Life is already a little crazy sometimes, but with wedding planning, it just adds a whole new level, and I found myself overwhelmed when initially trying to plan everything myself. The nice thing is, they will work with your budget and tailor things to be exactly how you want them. Don't be afraid to ask for things, as Jenna went out of her way to do what we needed. My favorite saying from Jenna was "no question is a stupid question," as I was apologizing for asking so many questions. Seriously, she will answer any questions you need an answer to. They are professional, honest, timely, warm, talented, and most of all, caring. Jenna truly wanted to make our wedding as close to perfect as possible, and that's exactly what we got. Thank you so much to Jenna and the Engaged Events team for making our wedding so amazing! read more

I hired Candice to help with final details and it was the best decision I made throughout the wedding planning process! From our first first phone conversation I could see how professional, organized and passionate about her job she was. At our first meeting she collected all vendor information from me and she pretty much took over contact with vendors from there. The last few months of wedding planning were stress free because I knew Candice had everything handled. From the rehearsal to the last minutes of the reception the event was flawless because of Candice's organization and attention to every last detail. She made sure we were fed, had drinks, knew where our belongings were, and that we stayed on schedule. I would highly recommend Candice and Engaged Events to brides looking for help with the whole planning process or just looking for help with final details. She is reasonably priced and worth every penny! Thank you Candice and Engaged Events for making our big day perfect! read more