Icea was amazing! She did excellent work planning my husband's and my wedding. She found the…read moreperfect venue and an awesome florist, bakery, and photographer. She kept us on budget and was always reminding us when certain things were due, such as deposits, etc. Her help was priceless the day of the wedding. My husband and I didn't have to worry about anything. We could totally enjoy the day, and not have to worry about talking to the people delivering the cupcakes or flowers. In fact, she went above and beyond her call of duty, returning a CD I had borrowed from a musician playing at the wedding. Honestly, I don't the wedding could have happened so beautifully without Icea's help and would recommend her to anyone looking for a wedding planner!! :)

Renee Jones of Beautiful Purpose Events is a life saver. At the beginning, Renee discussed all of…read moremy needs and created a package that was within my budget. She then over delivered in every way throughout the wedding planning process. I initially thought that I could plan the wedding on my own, but looking back there is no way I could have done all of this without Renee's expertise, ideas and help. Renee was extremely organized and gave me a weekly to do list that was accomplishable but not overwhelming. She held my hand through every step and made sure that the choices I made were both the best deal but also elegant, classy and beautiful. There were so many benefits that I wouldn't have been able to imagine initially. One of those benefits is Renee's extensive network of professionals such as stationary, florists, venues, etc. We ended up choosing a destination wedding and Renee was intimately involved throughout the whole process even working side by side with the wedding coordinator at the resort. She also helped to negotiate everything, literally everything. I have attached pictures so that you can see how beautiful the wedding was. It initially was supposed to be outside however it rained on my wedding day and so everything was moved inside but it couldn't have been more beautiful. Before the wedding, Renee sent us a gift package with a beautiful customized binder that included every single last detail and a weekend schedule that detailed hair and make-up times, arrival times and everything. She coordinated with the makeup and hair team as well as everyone else involved. Renee is truly a superwoman. If you want someone detailed, stylish, and professional, choose Renee. Angela M. Moore

Excellent service from beginning to end in helping me plan my daughter's birthday party. Renee is…read moreso sweet, very easy to work with and her recommendations are great! She helped me plan and save money!!!! How can you not love that in an Event Planner? Renee's attention to detail is outstanding. Highly recommend her for any of your party planning needs!!!

I've worked with Kristina on a number of events and they're always fabulous! Kristina and her team…read moreare always very communicative prior to the events and are like a well-oiled machine the day-of. Aside from being a consummate professional, Kristina is also warm and friendly and is clearly passionate about her clients' satisfaction. Highly recommend!

We live halfway across the country so we knew planning a long distance wedding was going to be a…read morechallenge in and of itself, but Kristina was incredibly organized, helpful, professional and just a joy to work with throughout the whole process. While searching for our day-of wedding coordinator, we met with several reputable Bay Area professionals and Kristina stood head and shoulders above the rest. When it looked like rainy weather might spoil our big day, she remained calm, cool and collected and devised a Plan B accordingly. Fortunately, the rain stayed far away and thanks in large part to Kristina, our wedding day was absolutely perfect! We were able to take it all in and enjoy every single moment!

We hired Kristine for our wedding. The food, deserts, and decor was great. We did have to produce…read moresome things ourselves such as the table centerpieces and bridesmaids flowers; pricing of some things were outrageous when considering cost of material and time to make. The timeline worksheets and monthly goals were healthy exercises that were really effective in making sure we hit our marks. The day of the wedding things ran as smooth as one could expect for such a challenging venue. Ice cream wedding cake in July and no parking at the venue (atop of Clearimont regional forest). Kristine volunteered her personal van(s) for a flat fee. Things didn't work as smoothly as we would have liked, but everyone in attendance had a great time, which is all that matters in the end. I believe that people with more experience in a field get paid more because experience is a representation of what you've seen and learned. I'm sure we challenged Kristine, but she maintained her professionalism and calmness throughout. I would recommend Kristine to coordinate a friends wedding.

Dear Ms. Rowley: Your company contracted to cater my…read morehusband's 60th Surprise Birthday for September 18th, 2016. I fulfilled my monetary obligation according to the contract and you did not. According to the contract (which I enclosed) my event started at 11:00am and food was to be served starting at 12:30pm, dropped off at 12. Food was not served until 1:45pm (1 hour and 15 mins late) and it was only served at that time because my sister and I had to help set up and put the food out. Not part of the contract. We had to help because the servers arrived late at 1:00pm with nothing ready and did not have the proper equipment. The food they brought still needed to be prepared, warmed up, plated and put into chaffing dishes. (Per our discussion and follow up email, this was to be handled differently.) I ordered appetizers and they were to be passed at 12:30pm. The servers did not have the appetizers ready to go nor did they have plates to put them on. When the servers finally did arrive, they were preparing the appetizers. I had to stop them and tell them it is way past lunch time and they should be getting the buffet going since people were hungry. They started to work on preparing the lunch buffet with my sister (who was my guest!) while I quickly put out my 3pm snacks that I had prepared, so the guest would have something to eat. Next I got my utensils and prepared the buffet. While in the kitchen; the servers were warming up food and putting it into the chaffing dishes. My sister assisted with the getting the salad out and I helped to get the food out once it was warmed up. You were to provide a tablecloth but did not and there were not enough utensils. The food was horrible, no one enjoyed it and they left the food on their plate. There was so much food left over! The food the servers brought was nothing like you described in the contract, the company's catering menu and website. The servers where actually embarrassed by the food and the terrible situation you put them into. You know this is true because they were texting the contact left and right about all the issues they were having. Per the contract: I was to have BBQ chicken, not boiled chicken thighs with barbeque sauce thrown on top after the chicken was warmed up in the microwave. The chicken arrived in Ziploc bags and the servers had to warm it up, did not arrive in chaffing dishes as you stated in your email. Enclosures: Pictures with descriptions Email chain of timeline and process Contract Agreement Grilled Lemon Salmon, was oven baked salmon in foil,- It arrived in individual pieces cooked in foil, the servers had to unwrap pieces of salmon, warm them up. They had no spices, herbs, or garnishes. It did not arrive in chaffing dishes you stated in your email. Chili beans looked like they were from a can, not like what explained and what your show on your website. Green Salad was from a bag and in a plastic bowl, not like what you have on your website. Salad dressing- only 1 bottle for 100ppl, which was already opened and half way empty. A leftover opened salad dressing, not refrigerated is a violation of a health code. One server had to leave to go to the store when they were already and hour late to get more salad dressing and paper plates because there were not enough paper plates to start serving lunch, this delayed the lunch further. Watermelon- Not sliced, it was cube and soggy, tasted terrible, no one ate it. Passed appetizers, not served at 12:30 as contracted, they were plated by 3:00pm on my plates and put on the buffet. Deviled eggs, arrived not stuff, the egg whites were so flimsy your server threw half of them away, she told me she could not serve them, they were not acceptable. Bruschetta did not have a spread, they needed to be warmed up because the bread was stale and there were no garnishes. - refer to pictures I included of how it should have looked per your website. Quiche, there was not enough for 100ppl and it had to be warmed up. According to your contract and your emails it is evident that you did not provided the service and product that was agreed upon. I included pictures from your website which you told me to look at to get an idea of the food I would receive for my husband's 60th surprise birthday. The appetizers should have been plated and ready to be passed at 12:30pm and lunch was to be served at 1:00pm. That is what was discussed more than once verbally and communicated through email. The food should have been prepared properly so it would be tasty, look appealing and reflect the contract.

I hired Annaliese for my wedding recently and wow!!!!!!! She and her team were AWESOME! I had so…read moremany things that needed to be done on the day of my wedding and she went way above and beyond, doing more things then I ever imagined. Originally, I thought I just needed a helper which I hired Annaliese for but she was definitely wearing the shoes of a wedding coordinator..for the girls that think they don't need a wedding coordinator, yes you do! She helped set up my entire reception including helping me decorate my cake which looked FABULOUS! (will post pics soon) There were so many little things that needed to be done and she executed them exactly the way I wanted. Annaliese even sent me photos prior to my ceremony/reception to make sure that was how I wanted it. She constantly checked in on me, the bridesmaids, and the groomsmen prior to my wedding and throughout. So many of my friends and family came up to me saying how great Annaliese was. Annaliese and her team were so professional and helpful, I truly would not have been able to do it without her. Her prices are ridiculously reasonable and affordable, you cannot go wrong with her. Her communication prior was stellar. She was such a pleasure to work with and I would recommend her to anyone.

Annaliese was an amazing resource and coordinator for us on our wedding day. We knew that we didn't…read morewant to ask a family member to handle day-of coordination duties, and so we reached out to Annaliese. She put in great work, gave us a great timeline for our wedding day that was clearly communicated to all of our vendors, and if anything went wrong at the wedding, we didn't see it. In our opinion, that is the mark of a great coordinator. I would strongly recommend Pink Peony Weddings to anybody who is in the planning stages of their wedding - hiring Pink Peony to coordinate our wedding was one of the best investments we made.

Jill's experience in wedding planning allowed our big day to be enjoyable, stress-free and fun! We…read moreworked with Jill for our wedding at the San Mateo County History Museum and she is an absolute star! Jill's knowledge of the venue space was unparalleled. She had a strong understanding of what locations would work best for different elements of the event. From a much broader perspective, Jill was excellent in referring great vendor partners. She knew who we could turn to for key elements of our big day, and each recommended vendor was excellent which speaks highly of her knowledge and her relationship-building skills with vendors in the Bay Area. We are so happy and grateful that we had the opportunity to work with Jill, she is wonderful!

I had the pleasure of working with Nicole when she offered her event coordinating service while…read moremeeting with her for my wedding dessert table design. Nicole's pricing was very reasonable and she was willing to "negotiate" what service to provide. I wanted to be in control of much of the event leading up to our wedding and Nicole totally respected that and stepped in for tasks only when asked. This is a huge deal and so appreciated when you're someone who likes to have control of a situation. Nicole was willing to text with me late nights and weekend mornings, helping me find wedding details and decor when my sleepless mind wouldn't stop. She was full of suggestions and recommendations but was never pushy. On the day of the wedding, Nicole was a life saver. I am not kidding. We couldn't have done it without her. She was timely, responsible, and extremely proactive. She spent all morning making sure everything was perfect. When I tell you I didn't have to life a finger, I mean it. Nicole did absolutely everything from managing the floral design when the florist showed up, setting up her entire dessert table, managing the wait staff, recruiting venue staff, chatting with guests, getting all our vendors their dinner plates, getting US our dinner plates. All of the details you wouldn't think of, she was already 10 steps ahead. My entire family was floored at how incredible this one woman team was. Nicole would take control of situations as they'd come up day of and would come check in with me to confirm what her suggestions were worked for me. She helped us with our marriage contract too which easily could have been overlooked. I cannot say enough good things. I didn't even see our venue space day of until I walked down the aisle and had our grand entrance. The room took my breath away, she did the best job making a space reflect all the elements I had told her I wanted. I would recommend Nicole as an event planner to anyone who wants to be heavily involved in their wedding planning but wants someone who will make their vision come to life day of.

Fabulous in every way imaginable! As far as wedding planners go, I think she is quite positively…read morethe best there is. She is attentive to your needs, pays attention to detail and has a stellar bubbly personality that puts a stressed bride at ease. There were so many things that I hadn't thought of or prepared for and luckily on my big day all of it was handled seamlessly. Phew! I highly recommend her for all your wedding planning needs. Everything will run smoothly and according to plan for your best day ever! Thumbs way up!

Let me start by saying that I'm sure we were not an easy couple to deal with, but Laura was…read moreabsolutely fantastic! We couldn't be more happy with our wedding. It was perfect! So, let me explain: Not only did my husband and I have enormous trouble deciding on anything....we couldn't even agree with each other! I don't know how Laura did it (in fact, I am hoping that she opens another business soon that offers marriage counseling), but she created the perfect event that exceeded both of our unbelievably high expectations! She was gentle and sweet when we needed it, and she was tough (but still nice) when we needed to make a decision. She somehow knew how to deal with both of our opposite personalities at the same time. She asked us questions that I frankly couldn't understand why.....but later realized when we walked into the reception and took in the beautiful and uniquely personal space! She held our hands (and sometimes shoved us) through every step of the process: picking the venue, finding the perfect rings, setting up all of the appointments, choosing the flowers (which she ended up doing because we knew nothing.....and they were PERFECT, and not expensive), choosing a great photographer, choosing the food and wine, our outfits, our invitations, our gifts, our cake.....absolutely all of it. And it was exactly what we wanted (even though we didn't know what we wanted). I wish I could give this review a million stars. The most important day of our lives was beyond what either of us thought possible and we owe it all to Laura and Ming Blue Designs. Thank you THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!! If you want to deal with a true professional that will help you have the perfect (and stress-free) wedding and/or event......you have found the right one with Laura at Ming Blue Designs.