Zoe is excellence personified. We hired her as our "partial" planner for a destination wedding that…read moreincluded a welcome party, rehearsal dinner, and reception. I put "partial" in quotation marks because the label fails to capture how integral Zoe was to the success of our weekend and how supported we felt throughout the entire planning process. Here are just some of the ways she excels. First, Zoe has deep expertise. As my fiancé and I shared our wedding vision -- which largely took the form of spitballing half-baked ideas -- Zoe offered thoughtful advice on how to bring it to life. She was always supportive and collaborative, focused on how we could accomplish our goals rather than whether they were possible. She knows, and has worked with, all the venues and vendors in the Mendocino area, and she steered us toward those best suited to the event we wanted. Every vendor she recommended was talented, thoughtful, and kind, and it was clear each one held Zoe in the highest regard and loved working with her. Second, Zoe is meticulous. She knows everything (I mean every last detail) that needs to happen for a successful event, and she makes sure it does. Our venue required bringing in numerous outside vendors and substantial rentals, and Zoe coordinated all the moving parts so that everything came together in harmony. It was as though she conducted an orchestra that, despite never having rehearsed together, performed brilliantly on opening night. Our already high expectations were quickly surpassed as we moved from event to event, each one more beautiful (in every sense of the word) than we could have imagined. Third, Zoe is resourceful and creative. She doesn't just coordinate; she gets her hands dirty. As one example: just a week before our event, when we realized we needed more decorative elements for our western-themed rehearsal dinner, Zoe proposed hay bales from the feed store. Then she arranged the rental herself and delivered them to our venue personally. They turned out to be an inspired choice. Some of our favorite photos from the whole weekend are of us sitting on those hay bales, laughing as our friends toasted us. Finally, Zoe is a wonderful human being. From our very first meeting, her warmth and enthusiasm were obvious. Throughout the planning process, she showed genuine excitement for us as a couple and for our weekend. On the rare occasion we felt a flicker of anxiety with a vendor, she was quick to reassure us and fix the issue. And on the wedding day itself, she was every bit as essential. Her joy was palpable even as she handled a thousand details behind the scenes. We received glowing feedback from our friends and family, many of whom singled out Zoe by name. Even during the event, guests came up to tell us how lucky we were to be working with someone so exceptional. We couldn't agree more. In short, Zoe is in a league of her own. The only bitter note in an otherwise perfect wedding was knowing it meant the end of our working relationship with her. I guess we'll have to find more events to plan!

Zoe made our dreams come true! She is one of most capable, organized, and well networked people we…read morehave ever met, while also always maintaining a very chill energy through the planning process. This balance makes her extremely well suited for her job, allowing us to relax knowing that everything would be handled perfectly. We worked with Zoe from the beginning, before we had chosen a venue, all the way through to saying goodbye after the brunch the day after the wedding. We are eternally grateful to her for helping us pull off the wedding of our wildest dreams! Zoe is good at her job. Our wedding was a bit complicated - from glamping tents to shower trailers, from multiple DJs to Drag Queens, from 3 cocktail hours to multiple brunches. Zoe kept a lot of moving parts in her head throughout a long planning process and helped us iron out an uncountable number of kinks. With her help, we unlocked savings with certain vendor contracts. With her help, everything stayed on time. With her help, we were able to surprise our guests with 3 different performances during the wedding reception. Zoe knows Mendocino well. Her deep roots along the coast became deeply valuable throughout the planning process. When we wanted to best pastries for our glampers, she had us try Franny's in Point Arena. When we wanted a vinyl DJ, she introduced us to Colby in Gualala. When we needed brunch at a reasonable price, she suggested Shay, a young caterer getting their business off the ground. Mendocino is one of most magical places I know and I know it because of Zoe's guidance. Zoe is a calming presence. Planning a wedding is a stressful ordeal. Every time we had a call with Zoe, she answered our questions clearly and concisely, offering help much of the time. But beyond the content of her answers, she had a way of reducing the anxiety my partner and I were feeling at that moment. This carried through well during the wedding weekend, when she consistently reminded us, through her actions, that we were in good hands. We cannot recommend Zoe and her team highly enough! You'll be in good hands!

The best!! Tony DJed our wedding at Switzer Farm and we couldn't have asked for a better experience…read moreand night. He is extremely familiar with the venue. He was easy to communicate with leading up to the big weekend and then executed everything smoothly. Tony did our sound for our ceremony, reception and dance party. He helped keep the energy up and folks on the floor until the very end. Highly recommend!

Tony just did our wedding, including music before and after the ceremony, during dinner and…read moredancing. He was great, responsive to our requests, very professional. I would recommend him without reservation!

Denise was great to work with. Very responsive during wedding planning, reasonably priced compared…read moreto other options, and super nice! She even ordered a new background for the photobooth after we'd expressed interest in a certain color that she didn't have at the time. Great example of the kind of service they provide. Would 100% recommend Denise / Mendocino Photo Booth for any occasion.

Denise and her team were wonderful to work with before and after our wedding. She spent a lot of…read moretime and went above and beyond getting to know my husband and I, and made herself completely available to answer any questions I had which was amazing, and refreshing when planning a wedding. She was extremely accommodating, friendly, and a dream to work with when I made last minute changes, I ordered double prints, and she kept a copy of each guest for us to put in an album, which I love (they are so much fun to see after your wedding). This was a wonderful addition to our wedding, and I'm so glad that I used Denise. I would definitely recommend Mendocino Photo Booth to anyone having a wedding in Mendocino County.

If you are getting married in the Mendocino area and are looking for an officiant &/or wedding…read morecoordinator; if you want to hire a reliable, knowledgeable, detail-oriented, and communicative person to help you plan, provide you with vendor recommendations, and make your day run as smoothly as possible for you, Autumn will meet (& exceed!) your expectations An important side note if you aren't familiar with the area, vendors can be very hard to come by, especially during covid, & many vendors network locally rather than advertising on Yelp & find their business by word of mouth. Having a knowledgeable wedding planner is invaluable during the planning process. My husband I are were married by Autumn in June with only our closest friends & family present. We contacted Autumn in April and she was ready to begin hearing our vision & planning for our wedding almost immediately. Autumn listened to us, asked the questions she needed to understand our relationship and priorities for what we wanted incorporated into ceremony (for us, it was our foundation of friendship and our girls)...& only a few weeks later she reached back out with an initial draft of our ceremony for us to look over and decide if it captured our essence. She is very easy to communicate with and responds promptly to emails. She has a natural talent for hearing what you are saying to her in the *way* you are saying it & she integrates the emotion and values of your relationship into your wedding ceremony. We could not have imagined a more beautiful ceremony for our guests. Autumn gave my husband & I a ceremony we will never forget. Additionally, autumn handles the processing of the marriage paperwork after the ceremony which is just one less thing on your plate during crazy wedding times! TL;DR Autumn has the exact professional and personal characteristics to make your wedding day one-of-a-kind and crafted specifically for you & your partner. She is able to provide recommendations for any vendor you may need to make your day a success. Lastly, she files all the necessary paperwork after the ceremony so all that's left for you to do is pick up the official marriage certificate!

Within the first ten minutes of speaking with Autumn I knew immediately that she was "the one" to…read morehelp me with my wedding. I loved her calm and positive energy, and I especially loved all the ideas she brought to the table. We only spoke for about an hour, but afterwards I felt so much better about how my wedding would be. She had excellent ideas about the ceremony, which was immensely helpful as the ceremony was the biggest part of my wedding that I was still struggling to figure out. I wanted my religion and spirituality to play a big part in the ceremony, without making any of my family and friends uncomfortable. A few of my family members are very conservative, and I wanted the ceremony to speak to them in a way they could understand, and still be very much in line with my own beliefs. Autumn knew exactly what I was trying to do and exactly how to do it. So I hired her as both my wedding planner and officiant. As my Wedding Planner, Autumn: 1. Helped find an artist to do my hair & makeup. 2. Helped plan the ceremony script & timeline, and wedding day timeline. 3. Found a florist to purchase + deliver my flowers. 4. Brought all the decorations to the reception site, set up everything (including place cards), then took down all the decorations, and delivered everything back to where we were staying. 5. Coordinated the wedding day/made sure everything ran smoothly. As my Officiant, Autumn: 1. Wrote a lovely script for my ceremony. 2. Played a drum to gather my guests. 2. Officiated my wedding! 3. Filled out the necessary paperwork as officiant. 4. Note: Autumn is rather soft spoken. This was perfectly fine for my wedding, as I only had about 30 people, and they stood in a circle around us. But if you are planning something larger, I would mic her. Autumn has wonderful ideas and recommendations for all things wedding related. Overall I would recommend Autumn because of the stabilizing/grounding energy she brought to my wedding. I was confident that my wedding would be a success because she was a part of it. And it was.

Denise was the perfect officiant for our wedding! My wife and I were both impressed by how…read moreprofessional and calming it was to work with Denise. She honed in on the tone and message that was the foundation of our ceremony. We worked in our own vows, and Denise helped by reassuring us every step of the way. Our guests remarked about how touching our ceremony was, we couldn't have done it without Denise's guidance. After the ceremony, Denise also helped us file our marriage certificate, which went flawlessly. She was also very helpful during our ceremony rehearsal, I could tell she was not only offering her advice as an officiant but also thinking about the guests and the photographer. You won't regret choosing Denise to help with your big day!

Denise is a pleasure to work with. We eloped in Mendocino and she was our photographer and…read moreofficiant. She is so easy to do business with and takes care of all the details. The ceremony was perfect. The photos exceeded our expectations. I recommend Denise without hesitation.

Winnie Patrone did the most incredible job for my wedding flowers. She grows all of the flowers…read moreherself and you can tell by how fresh and glowing with love they are! She is such a kind and friendly person to work with and she made my vision come true and went beyond! She made the most beautiful and fragrant flowers collars for my dogs, and I can't even put into words how gorgeous my bouquet was. Every part of the wedding that Winnie touched was magical. I can't recommend her enough!

Winnie was wonderful to work with for our wedding. She created a gorgeous bouquet, ceremony arch…read moreand aisle floral arrangements using hyperlocal and seasonal blooms, wildflowers, and greenery she grew in her garden or foraged locally. Perfectly captured the vibe we wanted.

This place is awesome! Noyo Harbor Inn is a gem! My wife wanted to visit Mendo, but everything…read moreunder $1000 a night was sold out. We sort of randomly chose Noyo Harbor Inn and we love it! The location is great! The rooms are clean and comfortable. They provide a Nescafé machine and pods, including an entire French press coffee set up with grounds. It's incredible! I loved the balcony, and hearing the sea lions barking in the distance was great. Also the off leash dog beach is less than a mile away, it's a nice beach with calm water protected by the marina entrance. Give this place a shot!!!

Lovely property and outstanding restaurant, but rooms need updating. My wife and I have stayed at…read morethe Noyo Harbor Inn four times and keep coming back for good reason. The property itself is lovely and welcoming--especially with our dog. Staff have always been friendly and accommodating of pets, which we really appreciate. The restaurant (Harbor View Bistro & Bar / Tavern) is the real standout. We love the food, the ambiance, and the views over the harbor. It's consistently one of our favorite places to dine on the Mendocino coast.That said, the rooms are showing their age and are in need of a major refresh. On our most recent stay the bed was not comfortable, and the room overall needed a lot of TLC. Given the higher-end price point, we expected the accommodations to match the quality of the restaurant and the charming grounds.We still enjoy visiting and will likely return for the food and setting, but we'd love to see the rooms brought up to the same standard as the rest of the property.

Me and my husband really wanted a handfasting ceremony for our wedding and I had a hard time…read morefinding someone to preform it and then I found Nansee. She was super easy to work with, we worked all the details out over email and when the day came she preformed a beautiful ceremony for us! So happy we found her! I highly recommend her for your wedding! It was a very special experience. :)

Nansee recently officiated our wedding at Little River Inn for 115 guests and we recommend her! She…read morewas very professional and worked with us to write the ceremony. We are excited we found her!