Hieu is hands down the best DJ/Emcee out there! He knows exactly how to hype up a crowd and get…read moreeveryone on the dance floor. He played the perfect mix of music based on our preferences, and you know it's good when both the young folks and the elderly are out there dancing and having a blast! Thanks to him, our wedding was truly unforgettable--so many of our guests told us it was the best wedding they had attended all year! His wedding monogram added such a beautiful touch to the night. What sets Hieu apart is that he does everything himself, and you can tell he genuinely loves what he does. If you're looking for a top-tier DJ/Emcee in the Bay Area, we highly recommend Hieu. He will make your event one to remember!

We are so happy that DJ Hieu was available for our September 2024 wedding!…read more BOOKING We were looking for a English and Vietnamese speaking DJ and received multiple referrals from our vendors to contact Anh Hieu. He responded right away to our email, provided a detailed document with his packages and pricing, and scheduled an introduction call to walk through our needs and budget. We got married at Silver Creek Valley Country Club and he has past experience working there for multiple weddings. We got along with him really well and decided to book him as our DJ/MC and included sound/lighting/photobooth/sparklers. PLANNING We had a 1 hour planning call 1 week before our wedding to walk through our timeline, script, important moments, music requests, lighting and music cues, and overall logistics to prepare on-site. We provided him our full song list and marked the ones that were on the do not play list. We also provided him practice videos of our dances and specific time cuts of our songs. He asked all the right questions and was very organized. We felt like we were in very good hands. ON-SITE Hieu and his crew arrived early to set up and were ready to go for the ceremony. We didn't run into any mic/audio issues that I'm aware of and everything sounded great. We were a bit behind on our schedule but Hieu was very flexible and patient as we quickly tried to speed up the program to get back on track. He was very dynamic and had a great entertainer's voice that was clear and easy to understand in both English and Vietnamese. He customized the lighting for different parts of the night and had a sick set up for our group dance that turned into open dancing. We requested a lot of 2010s EDM, hip hop and pop songs and everyone was on the dance floor the whole night! We asked him to play bangers the last hour and it was definitely a party! ADD-ONS: The cold sparklers were AMAZING! I 100% recommend getting them if your venue allows it. We had them light up during our first dance lift and group dance and everyone went crazy! The Magic Me photobooth was also super cool! We were able to customize the background, message and photo print design ahead of time and a team member was there to help take photos and keep the line moving. We received the digital photo gallery a few days later and it included both standard and animated GIF versions. BONUS: Their team took a super awesome video reel of our wedding highlights and posted on their social channels. It was so awesome to see the guests' POV and have a recap video while we wait for our official wedding video. https://www.instagram.com/reel/C_88vxcS4WF/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== I highly recommend booking X-Generation Entertainment for your special day. Thank you Anh Hieu and team for everything!

We cannot recommend Argelia highly enough! We found her just two months before our wedding…read morereception at the Los Altos History House, after a really difficult experience with another planner, and she was an absolute lifesaver. From the beginning, Argelia was calm, organized, and incredibly detail-oriented. Before the event, she walked us through every part of the reception so thoroughly that we felt like we had already experienced the evening before it even happened. Just two weeks before the wedding, she helped us secure a bartending company, servers, and rentals after our original service provider fell through. She even helped us recover our money from the original company. She also coordinated our custom floral arrangements and made sure every little detail, from the card box to the table numbers, was taken care of. On the day of the wedding, she was attentive to everything and made sure we had everything we needed. We felt so comfortable enjoying our own reception that we extended cocktail hour and dinner, and somehow, thanks to Argelia, we still hit every major milestone on schedule! The reception was more beautiful and better executed than we could have imagined. We are so grateful to Argelia for stepping in on short notice and making the entire experience such a success. If you want a planner who stays calm under pressure, thinks of every detail, and genuinely delivers, we wholeheartedly recommend her!

We are so happy we hired Argelia to plan our baby shower. We knew we wanted a boho safari theme…read morebaby shower and after browsing Le Reve Event's IG, we knew she would help us create the perfect display with animals and a balloon arch for our little guy. From start to finish, Argelia was an absolute pleasure to work with. She is responsive, professional, punctual, and easy to work with. Being 35 weeks pregnant, the last thing I wanted was added stress about planning a baby shower and set-up/breakdown for the event. I just wanted to show up and enjoy the party! She helped us find a caterer who met the requirement for the venue, desserts were easily ordered through her baker, she had linens for us to rent, met us in San Francisco to tour the venue, drove to the East Bay to pick up supplies and helped transport them to the venue the day of our event, and arrived early with her team to set up and breakdown for our event. She did an incredible job carrying out our vision for our boho safari baby shower! From the color of the balloon garland to the safari animals to the desserts -- everything was perfect! I highly recommend Argelia for your planning your next event.

Brides, if you found Tanisha, look no further! I knew she was the one from our very first…read moreconversation. As a meticulous, Type-A bride, I needed someone who understood my vision and attention to detail--and Tanisha absolutely did. We chose her full design and coordination package, and she went above and beyond throughout the entire process. She was available to me night or day, always reassuring me whenever I had a concern or fear, and handled communication with all of our vendors seamlessly. Every little detail, from our tables and decor to the ceremony setup/breakdown was taken care of. Despite having a smaller budget, she brought everything I envisioned to life. On the wedding day, I didn't even have my phone with me. I walked in and everything was perfect. My husband and I spent the entire night in our own happy bubble & not once did we feel an ounce of stress. Most importantly, Tanisha is an exceptional person. Her character, personality, and dedication truly made the experience special. I genuinely feel like the value of her work was 10x what we paid for. Having Tanisha by our side gave us the freedom to actually enjoy our wedding day, and I would recommend her wholeheartedly to any couple planning their wedding. She was truly the best decisions we made! My husband and I will forever be grateful to her for delivering our fairytale wedding.

Tanisha handled some things very well--decor, DJ and managing the scene at the wedding regarding…read morewhat group of people needed to be at a certain location and time. I was disappointed that when I pointed out the wedding cake was not being served she dismissed me and said it was when in reality the caterer served it to his workers. also I had to go to her and ask why the bartender had not shown up on time. So it was a mixed bag experience. My daughter did alot of the planning with her and enjoyed it. So if I was to do this again I would be better at holding her accountable for certain things.

We had a baseball themed baby shower and everything was absolutely perfect Crystal had plenty of…read moregreat, creative ideas and arrived at the venue ahead of us to perfectly prepare everything! We were so impressed with the amount of care put into all of the special details. Can't wait to see what she comes up with for our next big event!

I hired Crystal from SAS Events to create some balloon arches and backdrops for my husband's 40th…read morebirthday party! Initially they were to be outside but it started raining so I scrambled to find an alternative location in my house. Crystal came through in the clutch and arrived a few hours before the party to give me some ideas on where the balloon arches should go. Working with her was great, we communicated through text and she gave me specific instructions on where to order the most affordable supplies (take her suggestions, skimping on cheap materials will cause your arches to rip and pop easily!) Having SAS Events decorate for my event was money well spent, thank you Crystal!

We worked with Amazae from the moment we knew we wanted to get married (before we got engaged,…read moretechnically. Ha). Both of us are extremely busy re: our jobs and knew that we wouldn't be able to dedicate enough time to truly planning an event of this scale. If you're on the fence, go with Amazae. My husband, before we hired Amazae, was on the fence of whether or not we needed planning services. I told him that if we did not hire someone that there would be no wedding. By the time we had finished our venue search, he knew that I was totally right re: the amount of help you get by leveraging someone else's expertise. You do this once (hopefully) in your life. Amazae does this all the time. Amazae knew all the ins and outs of every venue that we could possibly think of in the Bay Area, Carmel, and Napa. They were able to tell us who was beer and wine only, who had a 10pm end time because of noise ordinances, and who required you to use certain caterers that were $x per head. This will save you SO much time and save you visits to random places that don't meet your requirements. Vendor sourcing - they are super good at this re: figuring out (or making you figure out what you like) who matches your style for every vendor, then finding one that fits in your budget. Most importantly, they will make sure everyone shows up (join any wedding FB group and read some horror stories). They will help you with all of the contracting and the collection of COIs, etc. Again, this would have been IMPOSSIBLE for myself and my now husband. We literally do not have the hours in the day to do this. This team is on top of everything - they will chase you down if they need to for answers for pieces of your event. They can make anything happen - from the weirdest requests to the most mundane. They are so professional, and they really make your wedding super personal. Amazae designed and executed a beautiful event from beginning to end that felt so authentic to us. Day of, they were there to take care of everything, and it was truly a flawless day. We could not asked for a better planner re: Crystal, Kaila, and the rest of the team. We put full trust in them re: the design of this event and the day of. Example: I honestly did not know what florals were going to be there, but they were so stunning. The strength of the Amazae team is in their ability to bring you and your personality into an event that is mostly structured a certain way. They also make your day as stress-free as possible. I cannot say enough positive things about this team and their ability to make your wedding great. If you're down to hand things off to someone else, I would say hand it off to them. It will be better than what you could have come up with yourself.

Planning a wedding during a pandemic is hard, even a micro-wedding. You don't want to be cake…read moretasting or menu tasting, so you rely on experts. That's why we decided to hire an event planner for our daughter's wedding in January 2021. Even though it was a small backyard wedding, we wanted it to be memorable and elegant. We interviewed 3 different event planners, and got 3 rough quotes, all around the same ballpark. Amazae's quote, however, was the most detailed, breaking down a high & low range for each item (food, florals, rentals, photography, etc.) It was an easy choice to contract with them. Crystal came onsite for our first meeting, and I really didn't have a lot for her to go on. My daughter isn't the Pinterest type, so I just told Crystal the wedding colors and showed her pictures of the wedding gown and bridesmaid gowns. The rest of the planning was all done via zoom, emails, and a few phone calls. We worked mostly with Caitlin, who is an amazing planner. Each step along the way, she gave us several options to choose from. For example, she provided a list of 4 photographers, their quote for the day, their profile, their gallery, etc. Once all of our choices were made, she put together a design deck that gave us a preview of the entire wedding. It was more gorgeous than I envisioned. On the day of the wedding, Lisa came out to set everything up. She even picked up the florals and wedding cake to save us the delivery fees. It was a little hectic when I met her, and I probably spent 5 minutes with her showing her where everything was before we left for the church ceremony. And when we came back, she was driving off, leaving behind a magical transformation of yard. Everyone was stunned. The catering crew then took over and prepared a "Top Chef" level meal. And when they left, my kitchen was as clean as when they arrived. My husband commented, "Whatever we paid for this wedding, it was worth every penny." Haha. True. NOTE: the photos on this review are from my phone. The professional photos are not available yet.

We worked with Lexi and Brenda at Honey + Twine for our October 2017 wedding and they could not…read morehave done a better job!! When we started planning our wedding in January 2017, my fiancé and I had absolutely no idea what we were doing, or what we wanted our wedding to look like, and it was so wonderful to have Lexi and Brenda there helping us with every detail. They were knowledgable, patient, and most importantly, totally organized and on top of every detail. They also made sure every choice we made kept us within our budget, and gave some great recommendations for vendors. They always got back to us quickly, and knew the answer to every wedding-related question we asked them, big or small. After 10 months of planning with them, four days before the wedding date we had to move the entire wedding after the fires up in wine country threatened our original wedding venue. Lexi and Brenda were never anything but completely competent and professional during this whole process (I was a disaster). They found a new venue in San Francisco with a similar feeling to our original venue and of a similar cost, and dealt with every single vendor so they all moved to our new location. We had 130 guests coming, a third of whom had flown in from Europe, and I honestly don't know what we would have done without Lexi and Brenda. The actual wedding day itself was executed perfectly. With Brenda there running everything, I didn't have a single thing to worry about, and could just enjoy the entire day and night with all my friends and family (and new husband!). Hiring a planner was the first budgetary choice we made for our wedding, and no question it was the best one we made. When things went wrong, Honey + Twine were there to rescue our wedding day, and we won't forget what an amazing job they did!

We are so grateful for the expertise of Angelique and her team at Honey & Twine. We opted for the…read moremonth before and day-of package but I felt like Angelique was helping me the whole time throughout our wedding planning. She set up a meeting early and sent us documents that would help us along the way. She would check in and would open herself up to us if needed. Early on I had mentioned to Angelique that I was planning on doing my own florals to help with my budget and she encouraged me and even sent me recommendations on how I could execute my own wedding florals. I ended up going with the floral wholesale shop she recommended and was so happy with my decision. She also gave us recommendations of other wedding vendors. We ended up going with a recommended photographer as well who was very kind to work with and returned photos promptly. Nikki, a Honey and Twine assistant, went with me to my second rental appointment and was so helpful. Nikki had great insight and was a great advocate to have by my side during the appointment. Honey and Twine sent documents, check lists and timelines that helped me the months leading to the wedding. Angelique and Nikki met with me at my venue (which was my brother's house) and had an initial walk-through. Nikki came a second time as well. We felt they knew the space so well and we're confident that everything would fit into place on the day of. They came to the rehearsal and led it well and let us enjoy time with our family. On the wedding day, Honey and Twine truly shined. There was a large structure to cover that ended up being the background of the head table. It looked so great. All the tables looked perfect and they set up the bar and entrance table so perfectly. Just as every wedding has, there was a small hiccup with our rental restrooms where one of the stalls was unusable and I didn't even know about the problem until after the wedding because they did not want to worry the bride. There were 3 Honey and Twine associates at the wedding that made everything look beautiful, run seamlessly and on schedule. We could not be more grateful for Honey & Twine!

We recently hired Evergreen Picnic & Events for my wife's birthday party. To say we were impressed…read morewith Sukhi is an understatement. She was a referral from a great friend, who has used them several times before for parties at their house. So we knew that we'd be in good hands. To have just about everything (cake, DJ, coordination, decoration, etc.) taken care of made my life (and my wife's) that much better. We were able to relax as the big day approached, as our constant communication with Sukhi allayed any fears of things potentially going wrong. Honestly, I'm duly impressed, and will use their services for future events.

Evergreen Picnic was so easy to work with! They kindly accommodated my event on short notice and…read morecommunicated promptly and thoroughly. We had a magical picnic surrounded by roses. No stress on us, they got there early, knew where to, what to do, and everything was set up on time. A privilege to work with them!

My mom doesn't have a Yelp but wanted to put this message out because Norman was such a great dj!!!…read more(Anyone looking for a wedding dj, you're going to want to read this) When my fiancé and I began the search for a dj we realize we needed not only a DJ, but an MC as well because a DJ is only half the role on wedding day, MC plays a huge part as well. During the interview process I quickly realized Norman's intent was to understand the tone we wanted to set for our wedding day, he wanted to know about my fiancé and asked if he could drop off a binder to me to review before I made my decision. Wow! Very impressive binder I must say. To gather songs selections for important moments, record our love story and review the "binder" which had all the information from our venue to questions about each person in our wedding party. Later he would use this to create the most funniest bridal party entrances, not to mention all the proper pronunciations of some hard names. He worked closely with our wedding coordinator on our timeline she shared with him to keep our guests informed and the ceremony/reception running smoothly and on time. He took command of the room, read the crowd for the right music selection, got the party started and ROCKED the house. Not only playing back to back hits that got everyone out of their seats but on cue with all announcements!! Thank you Norman for making our wedding day a memorable one. Thank you so much Norman, not only is he a great dj but a fantastic MC that kept us all entertained.

No party like an Ultimate Sounds party! Norman reads the crown and plays music to keep them going!…read moreHighly recommend this company! Kept our party lit for hours, than you so much for everything!