We hired Candace as our day of wedding coordinator 11 years ago and she absolutely exceeded our expectations. Even during the planning process, Candace and the Katherine would routinely checked in with us to make sure we were on track. At one point we tried to design our own wedding invitations and quickly realized we were in over our heads. Candace asked if we were on schedule to send them out and when we told her we weren't... she offered to help. We ended up hiring her to do the invitations too and they turned out beautifully. And Katherine if you see this sorry for glitter bombing you with our wedding invitations. On the wedding day itself everything was hectic, as you'd expect. But Candace and her team handled everything and kept the day running smoothly. One small gesture that really stood out was when her team brought my wife and me snacks during cocktail hour since we hadn't had a chance to eat all day. That level of care meant a lot to us. I actually reached out to Candace again recently to recreate my wife's wedding bouquet for our 10 year anniversary, which reminded me that I never wrote a review. Even after all these years she was just as helpful and thoughtful as before. Candace and her team truly care about their couples, and I would highly recommend her to anyone looking for a wedding planner or event planner. Looking back 11 years later, we're still really grateful we chose her to be part of such an important day. read more

Candace truly brought my dream to life. From the very beginning, she was patient, kind, and incredibly knowledgeable about flowers. Even when I didn't know the names of what I was envisioning, she helped guide me to the perfect choices. The entire process was seamless, and as a bride who planned her own wedding, that support meant more than I can say. The final results exceeded my expectations - everything was even more beautiful than I had hoped, and our guests couldn't stop complimenting the flowers! Candace, thank you for your kindness, thoughtfulness, and warmth. You played such a special role in making our day truly unforgettable! read more

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Candace is one of the most caring people in the wedding industry. I work with many wedding planners and have really high standards myself and she really checks all the boxes for what a amazing wedding planner should be. Extremely experienced and will definitely go the extra mile for you, along with a heart of gold, she's someone that will make your wedding dreams come true! read more

I can see it now, it was about this time last year on a perfectly lit evening as one of my best friends, and the love of his life, played Morgan Wallen and danced their first dance for their wedding. The events of the night moved so seamlessly the event being staged at a private ranch with all of the necessary accoutrement. An intimate endeavor and the details were not missed. It was hard to even realize that, owner Candace Lam of love is sweet events was perched quietly on the outskirts of the event. I attended the event and actually knew her work from other events I had seen, that is why I gave her info to my partner. If you wanna go to bed planner in Pasadena, San Gabriel Valley, or surrounding areas like the inland empire, I really would consider this company. read more

Love is patient, love is kind, Candace and her team at Love is Sweet Events will make your dream's dreams come true. Candace was the planner and florist of a wedding we were a part of. The wedding was amazing so we had to meet with Candace and ask her to work with us. She offers several planning packages and you will find the right one that works for you. We met with her about a year before our wedding and decided to go with Candace and Love is Sweet Events for our wedding planning, day of coordinating, and florist needs. From that point on a huge weight of stress was lifted because we knew we were in great hands. Candace is extremely professional and personable. She truly cares about you and wants to make your vision reality. Candace is extremely organized, vastly creative and has impeccable communication skills. We met periodically based off a schedule she created and she helped keep us on track with everything leading up to the wedding. She answered any questions we had on Guest list, first dance, budgeting, etc. quickly and professionally. Candace and her team were a huge joy to work with and I will recommend them to anyone getting married and want to have an amazing wedding. We were able to not worry about anything during our wedding and fully experience our once in a life time day. Thank you to Candace and the Love is Sweet Events Team for making our wedding truly memorable! read more

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From a vendor's perspective, Candace is a dream to work with! She's quick to respond, highly organized, and truly a superwoman when it comes to event planning. Her communication is clear and thoughtful, she's well-connected, and her setups are always beautiful. If I ever throw a party, I'd absolutely hire her without hesitation. read more

I recently participated a golf tournament at the Glendora Country Club and Candace was working tirelessly to make the event run smoothly and the results were spectacular. The tournament, food, silent auction....it was a beautiful day. Thank you for setting up an amazing event! read more

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Working with Candace is an absolute pleasure from start to finish. Her attention to detail, creativity, and professionalism exceeded my expectations. From the initial consultation to the final touches of the event, everything was explained with care and precision. She listened closely to my vision, offered helpful suggestions, and planned everything flawlessly. I would highly recommend Candance and her team to anyone to anyone looking for a stress-free, beautifully planned occasion. You can't regret it. read more

Love is Sweet Events is number #1 on my list for anyone seeking an event planner. I've collaborated with Love is Sweet Events on events and I have been extremely pleased to work with such a professional event business owner. Her excellent customer service equates to peace of mind, confidence and a successful event! No event is too small or too large to anticipate an amazing event with Love is Sweet Events! Women owned and founder, Candace Lam, is prompt to respond, quick to detail, and has an innovative spirit. She goes above and beyond in making your event a memorable and wow! experience for you and invited guests. I couldn't be more pleased with the communications, talent, client care, professionalism, friendly team and successful results that Love is Sweet Events is all about. Love is Sweet Events planned and event managed the 18-hole Golf Tournament Irwindale Chamber of Commerce fundraiser at a private members only country club. Candace kept the golf activities event on schedule, took care of all the behind scenes including with the, arranged a variety of food/beverage sponsors, business sponsors, oversaw volunteers throughout the whole event, and so much more. We had a sushi chef on the green golf course and after the golfing there was a magnificent helicopter show and golf ball drop. Dining inside the clubhouse was accompanied with a jazz ensemble, magician, dessert bar, trophy winners, silent and live auction. Need I say more? If you are perusing for an event planner for your next special business corporate event, wedding, or family event, I highly recommend calling Love is Sweet Events today! read more

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Our venue required a day-of coordinator and we luckily found Candace. To provide context, I'm a Type A bride with a 20-tab spreadsheet tracking every detail. I've worked in project management and operate my life this way. I didn't need much help except thinking through logistics for an event of this scale: wrangling vendors, managing the timeline, and handling setup/takedown. Candace was able to do just that. Pros a) Candace provides seating chart, RSVP tracking, and other templates to help manage information (I didn't need these as I already had them organized). b) She provides timely email responses. c) You get one general meeting to discuss vision and expectations, a venue walkthrough a few months prior, then a final meeting for decor, setup/takedown, and timeline. Come prepared with questions and documentation. d) The day itself seemed to go smoothly. There was a snafu with dinner as our DJ/MC introduced speeches consecutively (including our thank you that was supposed to segue into dancing). It's unclear if this was miscommunication or covering a venue issue. But despite arriving late and finishing the ceremony early, the day went as planned. e) Decor takedown was done before the event ended (while dancing continued) so our parents didn't have to stay late. Cons a) Tammy was the assistant for rehearsal and day-of. She seemed less experienced than Candace and had a condescending demeanor. Examples: * 1) During rehearsal, I was stressed by my mom and struggling with AirPods to practice my processional song secretly. Tammy told my in-laws, friends, and husband something like "this is too much for the bride to handle, she needs a moment", making me sound like I was crashing out. I wasn't crying, screaming, or acting out. After checking on me due to that statement, my husband went back to tell the group, "she's just struggling with the AirPods." * 2) When I realized we forgot things at our Airbnb (3 minutes away), I gasped and did a little squat to the floor. She immediately said "you need to calm down. You seem very stressed. Everything will be fine, and remember to smile." I was actually extremely calm (no butterflies, panic, nothing). I responded "I am. My friend will grab it quickly." She kept reiterating this for most of the pre-ceremony time (my husband noted this too), making us wonder if it was more for her benefit. * 3) I made a Canva file clearly laying out decor for the Arch, Aisle, Sweetheart Table, Cocktail Hour, and Guest Tables, with detailed notes. My husband and friends had to decorate our arch (another con: I wish we'd been told months in advance during the venue tour that Candace's team couldn't do it for liability reasons, not 3-4 weeks before). We understood Tammy and Candace would set up the rest since it didn't require a ladder. I'd labeled every box and asked if they wanted to review the decor during rehearsal, but they said they had the designs printed and were all good. Apparently not as Tammy was confused by the aisle markers when my husband was supposed to help with arch set up. She didn't understand them, so he had to take time away from arch setup to show her the boxes and explain them. She still seemed confused about whether they tie to chairs or go on the ground, which is weird for someone who's supposedly worked weddings before as well as seen the design files. * 4) During my mother's speech, she stood in the wrong spot for the photographer manning our DSLR video camera. The photographer was gently trying to redirect her when Tammy aggressively moved her. My mom laughed it off, but we discussed it the next day as from a spectator perspective, it was overly aggressive. Overall, we didn't appreciate Tammy as she felt more discombobulated and stressed than us, speaking to us and guests in a dismissive/condescending tone. b) At times, we got better direction from our photographer than Tammy and Candace. Our photographer seemed to be wrangling Tammy in addition to us. We barely saw Candace but she did check on us a few times. Our parents felt the same. We assume Candace was managing behind-the-scenes work with F&B and venue teams, but unclear. c) We felt we were waiting around when we should have been taking photos or mingling with guests. We'd built in buffer for alone time and guest time but didn't get the latter until dancing. We didn't attend cocktail hour at all when we had arranged for 20 minutes for us to mingle with guests after our grand entrance/first game/group photos. We just went straight into dinner. There were moments we just stood around waiting with little communication about why, missing opportunities to experience our wedding with guests, probably our biggest regret despite the overall lovely day. Overall, we were satisfied with Candace's work leading up to and on the wedding day but wish she had brought a different assistant. read more

We hired Candace as our wedding coordinator and couldn't be happier! She literally took all our worries away and handled everything. From deliveries to setup, she handled it all. We cannot recommend Candace and her team enough. You will not be disappointed. read more

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If I could give this team a hundred stars, I would! Candace and Doris were my dream team for my wedding as my florist and wedding coordinator. I knew them as a recommendation from a friend who also hired them for their wedding. For Candace, she is great! She let us come to her studio a month or two before the wedding so she can discuss with me what kind of vision I want for the wedding. I mean I don't know much about flowers but she gave me recommendations and showed me what they look like. She even sent me home with a sample table centerpiece and leftover flowers. My wedding aesthetics came to life with her. Doris, my month-of wedding coordinator, is simply the best. There were so many things that went wrong a week before with the wedding ceremony venue (we did it in a church so there were many restrictions and they were disorganized). Doris stepped up and she did the church ceremony coordination as well because apparently, the church didn't give us one. She helped us all through out, never losing her patience, and always remained kind with her words. Like I kept telling her, she was the one keeping me sane for that last month until after the wedding was over. Even during the wedding, I knew she had a million things to do coordinating everything, she still always found the time to check in with me and see if I need anything. I highly recommend this team! They were very professional, easy to communicate with, and always went above and beyond for us. read more

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We had the best experience with the full planning package with Candace. She was incredibly helpful and organized throughout the entire process, and we couldn't believe how on top of every detail she was on the day of, from fixing a chairs mixup by our venue, to grabbing drinks for the wedding party while we were waiting for our grand entrance. Thanks to her, our wedding was so special and was so much better than anything we could have imagined, and we could relax and enjoy everything because Candace and her team were so busy sorting everything out on our behalf! Candace was also in charge of our florals, which turned out to be absolutely breathtaking. I loved my bouquet, our cake (which she decorated), all of the boutonnières, and the centerpieces. We're so glad we had Candace! read more

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OUR DREAM WEDDING CAME TO LIFE!!! Looking for a wedding coordinator who is organized, honest, and experienced while also providing amazing value? Your search is complete because Candace at Love Is Sweet Events is the person you want by your side throughout the wedding planning process! My wife and I are so grateful to have connected with Candace through a mutual friend. She helped us planned and executed our dream wedding at the Richard Nixon Library in 8 months. After our initial phone call, we both knew immediately that Candace was the coordinator for our wedding! Wedding planning was the most stressful thing we've ever had to do and Candace calmly and proactively guided us through every single step. We stayed within our budget and even used some of her vendor recommendations as well (DJ, MC, and photobooth). Candace is also a very talented florist and her floral design came out exactly the way my wife's Pinterest mood board had envisioned!!! The rare combination of being a wedding coordinator and florist along with offering excellent value and service are incredible attributes that make Candace the BEST person for your wedding. Don't just take my words for it, look at my wedding pictures and see for yourself! Thank you again Candace and your team for everything you've done for me and my wife! I will recommend you to all of my friends who are getting married next! read more

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Candace is such a wonderful wedding coordinator to work with. She is trust worthy and goes over the top to make sure everything is organized. She listens to what you want for your wedding and make it happen. On the day of the wedding, she checks in with the bride to make sure she's doing ok and at the same time making sure the wedding is going smooth. My husband and I couldn't ask for a better wedding coordinator. We are very thankful we found Candace. Thank you for helping us with our wedding and making it possible! You are truly the best and would definitely recommend you to everyone!! read more

There are so many great things I want to say about Candace Lam and her business, Love is Sweet Events. I have had the privilege to attend events that Love is Sweet Events has put together as well as work professionally alongside Candace as a vendor. Candace handles everything with grace and with such professionalism. She is extremely creative and talented in bringing her clients ideas to life. And she is kind and respectful to her clients and the vendors she works alongside. She creates gorgeous fairy tale weddings that are sure to leave all the guests talking. She puts together the most beautiful floral arrangements. And She creates large-scale unforgettable events such as the Irwindale Speedway's last hurrah. It is amazing how she is so organized and has such a long list of people ready to work with her. To me, it says a lot about someone's character when other vendors drop everything to work with Candace. Highly recommend. Five Stars! read more

Couldn't be happier with the results from working with Love Is Sweet! Candace was so accommodating with all our requests, and worked hard to make things work. Never a complaint, always prompt with getting us info, and of course to top it all off...a beautiful end product. Even gracefully solved some last minute issues in the weeks leading up to the event, and one emergency the afternoon of! Doris helped us with the month-of planning and coordination. Incredibly organized and worked seamlessly with Candace and our other vendors to make sure that every detail was accounted for. Also did a great job on the fly to figure out the inevitable last minute issues! Shout out to her assistant Catherine as well :) TL;DR great communication, warm personalities, and able to deliver. So grateful we were able to work together! read more

I absolutely adore Candace & her team at love is sweet! Candace helped me with my wedding florals and I couldn't have been happier. I really appreciated her creative lens on the florals since I had a hard time pinpointing exactly what I wanted. I can't thank her enough! Candace really is exceptionally talented, personable and kind. She was also so easy to reach anytime I had a question or concern. I already started recommending Candace and love is sweet to all my friends and family. read more

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Love is sweet events did florals for my wedding this fall and it was such a great experience working with Candace and her team. She is extremely responsive... any time I had a random question about this or that on a random weekend night or weekday afternoon, she had an answer and if she didn't, she'd help me find someone who did. She really did help make my vision for my wedding become reality. For example, I wanted a green backdrop for my sweetheart table and she made it happen. Not only is Candace super responsive, but she is also very professional and kind. It made me feel comfortable expressing any changes to my vision and any add ons I wanted to make throughout the process, even just days before. She was always accommodating to me and my now-husband's desires for our big day. My favorite experience was the mock up, where we got to see a little sample of our centerpieces. Candace made us feel safe with COVID protocols and loved with flowers to take home. I can only speak so highly of my experience with Candace and I've already recommended her to my own friends who are getting married soon too! Highly recommend Love is sweet events! read more

My husband and I hired Candace and her team to plan our wedding earlier this year. She is very professional, patient and knows a lot of vendors, also very knowledgeable about weddings. We had a tea ceremony at our wedding venue in the morning, she was very kind to help us out to set up the tea ceremony and her team was there to walk us through the process with my auntie. They work so well together and put my family at ease and no stress at all. We chose the Love Is Sweet Month of package, what i like about her company is that she provides a bridal assistant to keep my wedding party posted about everything throughout the day. During our first consultation, I was not sure why wedding planner charges a lot but now I know, she works harder than anyone and she is on top of things, very organised d and always think ahead for us. During the wedding day, her bridal assistant was following us to the park for photo taking, i was so happy because i was well fed and well hydrated. She helped me lifting up my wedding dress, and my bouquet. i cant thank their team enough because they planned the entire timeline flawlessly. My mom was having the most fun that night, we had the best Emcee Howard and all of my guests were praising our well the wedding turned out! Thank you Love Is sweet events, thank you Candace for taking so good care of my husband and I. read more

If there's a 10 starts option, I will give it to this awesome planning team in a heart beat. My team and I had the pleasure to work with Candace and her team. Candace is certainly one of the best weddings/events planners out there to work with. She is very organized and follow through with all emails and text message for the entire process. As we all know how crazy busy it can get on any wedding day, with her and her team's help, not only we were worry free, we were able to have more than enough time to create some amazing photo and video for our clients. Can't thank Love Is Sweet Events enough for all of their helps. Couples if you are at lost of wedding planning, look no further, this awesome team will certainly help make your dream wedding come true. read more

Candace, Doris, and the rest of the team were amazing. I have become so busy at work that I honestly thought I was falling behind on my wedding planning but as soon as Doris stepped in, everything came together in such a short amount of time. She gave me lists of to-dos and deadlines; I might have fallen slightly behind on those lists but she always followed up. Everything was 110%. My wedding turned out so much better than I can ever imagine. Thank you candace, Doris and team!!!!!!! read more

I met Katherine from Love is Sweet over 2.5 years ago. My husband and I interviewed over 4 other coordinators, but Katherine stuck out because she was able to answer ALL of our questions succinctly and was so nice about everything. She is a true professional that knows what she is doing. Throughout the entire planning processing, Katherine promptly responded to my texts and calls. She helped set everything up for our wedding day and helped take everything down. She and her team made me feel like royalty on my wedding day and I didn't worry about anything. A lot of people say that your wedding is the best day of your life and I thought that is a lot of pressure going into the weekend, but after the wedding, I truly felt like it was the BEST day of my life and I owe it to my partner, family, and the AMAZING Love is Sweet team. My wedding went so smoothly and Katherine built an amazing timeline that was perfectly executed. She kept other vendors on track and it went so smoothly. Not only did Katherine help with the coordination, but she helped with the flowers (which she made sure to stick to my budget AND were so beautiful) and she also helped with last minute decor adds! I am very grateful for Katherine's floral connections and I am so happy how the florals turned out! I highly recommend Katherine for wedding coordination! I am going to miss talking to her regularly! read more

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There are not enough words for me to express how much I appreciate Doris!! I would like to thank Doris for helping me plan our wedding! We decided to host it at home, so there were so many factors to considered. From day one, she has been attentive and detailed. Although I was the one procrastinating, she was very patient and kept me on schedule. She stepped in when I could not balance planning, work, and school, and took the lead on things I sat on. We had a full day and through each phrase, she ensured the vendors arrived/set up on time, the "to-do" list was taken care of, and kept the program moving along. Any issues that arise, she took care of it and did not have to come to us for a solution. If you are unsure where to start, get easily overwhelmed, or have a bad habit of procrastinating, Doris can help you get through it to make it happen. Thank you again, Doris! read more

Candace and her team was a dream to work with!!! You know you've hired the right team when guests compliment on how well everything went! We had so much fun!!! My new hubby said "It was so fun! Let's do it again! (right after the event!)" Candace and her team were quick to respond, arrived early, able to transport all of our decor and centerpieces for us, flexible with changes, gave me a welcome gift, made sure we had drinks and food ready during reception/cocktail hours and best of all made our wedding enjoyable!!! I've personally been to a lot of weddings and ours was the best not simply because it was our wedding but because everything was so well organized!!! Thank you Candace and the love is sweet team!!! read more

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Candace from Love is Sweet Events is simply AMAZING! I had the pleasure of working with Candace on several weddings and have the opportunity to see her work in action. She is the most detailed oriented , professional, and calm individual that I have ever work with. The brides and grooms can't say enough of good things about Candace. She makes magical design for event and yet as a wedding coordinator she is also super organized! As a wedding vendor/ makeup artist, I wouldn't have to worry about not knowing what's going on with the timeline and where to go on the day of because Candace makes sure she reaches out to the vendors and prep us for the event ahead of time. She is also a very sweet person who can put people at ease for the important event! Ps: as a bonus, they also offer candy buffet / sweet station and you will definitely fall in love with her design and all the sweet treats! read more

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We had the pleasure of having Candace & Ada on our wedding day. Their attention to detail allowed all countless hours of wedding planning to be executed flawlessly. Candace was very professional, focused and extremely patience with us while developing our wedding schedule. All day long, she was there with us making sure everything was ready to go. No matter the size of the wedding. I highly recommend working with Love & Sweet events to give yourself and your family peace of mind and ensure stress free execution of your vision. Thank you Candace & Ada, our day wouldn't have been the same without you guys!. read more

Amazing! Wasn't planning on getting a coordinator in the beginning but I am so glad that I did! I worked with Katherine and from the very beginning she was so very sweet and helpful. When we told her that we wanted a Disneyland themed wedding she was on board right away and didn't think we were insane lol since we didn't know how we were going to pull off of our theme and not have it be cheesy we brainstormed with Katherine and she really came through. Throughout the whole process if I had any question, big, small, weird, she never failed to answer me within a good time frame. The month leading up to the wedding was when Katherine showed her true super powers. She made sure to get into contact with all of our vendors to get any permits and insurance that were needed for the venues which was such a big help for me since that was what I dreaded the most And the day of!! Oh my! Amazing amazing! She had two other girls helping her out the entire day and all three of them made my wedding the most amazing day ever! If I had a question, they had an answer or they would find me an answer right away! I had one girl stay with me throughout the day to make sure I was always on time (or as on time as you can be on your wedding day) all three girls stayed until the very end of the wedding which I thought was great Overall, I could not recommend their services more. Amazing work ethic, amazing service, and amazing people that are amazing :) read more

Candace Lam, Katherine Cornejo, and Tobey from Love is Sweet Events truly helped us along the whole wedding planning process. Due to COVID-19 we had to postpone our wedding multiple times in the past 2 years and they reassured us everything will work out and we will have the wedding we want. We had a beautiful wedding with gorgeous center pieces and florals courtesy of Love is Sweet Events and the day went very smoothly because of Katherine and Tobey's help. Katherine went above and beyond to ensure our friends and family felt safe and happy. I would recommend Love is sweet events to any couple looking for a wonderful wedding day. Thank you Candace, Katherine, and Tobey for all the support and care you showed us during these past 2 years and we literally couldn't have asked for a better day! read more

Candace is an amazing wedding planner. I'm a makeup artist that worked with her recently on a wedding and she is extremely organized and thorough. She was happy to hop on the phone and discuss the wedding details as it pertained the beauty part of the planning. She's open to your ideas, timelines, and thoughts, which shows that she respects you and your profession. For a makeup artist, this is is extremely important. We work in the bridal industry and there is little room for error, so her engagement and attention is appreciated. I would love to work with you again in the near future, Candace! Keep up the awesome job! read more

I want to say "Candace is AWESOME!". She's very meticulous about the details, and keeps the wedding schedule runs smoothly. And very helps the couple to get what they want from the vendor team. Because as a seasoned planner and coordinator that Candace and her team is, she keeps all vendors working cohesively, so that you as a wedding couple will experience the best day of your life as fabulous as you had ever dreamed of, and will perhaps exceeds your expectation (which is good, right?). read more

I was fortunate enough to attend the wedding at the Sheraton San Gabriel Hotel. I was asking around the hotel to see who planned this beautiful event, and they brought Candice over to me. She greeted me and I was telling how beautiful everything turned out, she was extremely polite and professional. Her team and her did my friend's wedding in 11 days, I honestly don't know how she did this? She is so great to work with because my friend isn't an easy pleaser and they had a lot of ideas but Candice is able to pull them back. Candice also told me that her company is the preferred vendor at this venue, so she had done many events here before, it seems like all of the staffs know her quite well. I have attended many friend's weddings before and their wedding planners either just sit there or don't even care for the guests, but her team, her vendors really do and ask how are we doing? When I get marry one day, I will definitely hire her to plan my wedding for sure. read more

I cannot recommend Katherine from Love Is Sweet Events enough!!! Seriously, our wedding wouldn't have been half of what it was without her. She went above and beyond to answer all of my questions, (especially the week of, when I was a nervous bride-to-be tying up all the loose ends before the wedding and called and texted her several times-sorry Katherine!), suggested several of the vendors we ended up hiring such as the photo booth (which was reasonably priced and a huge hit with our guests), and so, sooo much more. She also made time to connect and talk on the phone with my best friend who initiated our wedding, talking her through the process and what to expect, which contributed greatly to making our ceremony completely unforgettable. Also, on the day of our wedding when I was getting a little stressed out from all the wedding day chaos, she popped out of nowhere with a glass of wine and a plate of appetizers for me, and told me to relax and take some time to myself alone inside the house, while she ran around and took care of our guests and everything else. I'm pretty sure she is magical because I don't know how she was able to be seemingly everywhere we needed her at once! Seriously do yourself a favor and hire her/Love Is Sweet Events if you want to be able to relax on your wedding day and have someone very kind and professional in your corner. :))) read more

Thank you so much to Love is sweet events for helping with our family event. We have hired them for our wedding, then our baby shower and now my son's first birthday party. Please ask for Candace and she is very on point, she is very sweet, kind and can speak fluent Mandarin, Cantonese and her assistants speak Spanish very well. Our guests need help with Chinese translation and she is always on top of things. Her pricing is reasonable with the experience she has, recently my wife has attended her workshops at her Pasadena studio for floral arrangement and calligraphy. They build very personal relationship and I highly recommend them to everyone!!! read more

At the recommendation of our venue (the Sheraton Los Angeles San Gabriel), we hired Candace as our day-of-coordinator for our wedding last June. Although we were more hands-on with our planning, Candace remained such an amazing resource for us as we planned our wedding. From vendor recommendations to decoration ideas, we never felt that there was anything we couldn't ask from Candace, and she made us feel so safe and secure every time we had our consultations with her the weeks leading up to the wedding. She was both kind and honest whenever we asked for her opinion about things we weren't sure about, and to have someone like that supporting us throughout the whole planning process was so valuable. Additionally, she truly covered all the tiny details that we hadn't thought of, and every time we look back fondly at how perfectly our day went, we always bring up how so much of it was because of Candace and her team at Love Is Sweet Events. Things you can look forward to on your wedding day when you hire the Love Is Sweet team: - Constant emotional support! - Punctuality! - SOMEONE HOLDING A PARASOL FOR YOU TO KEEP YOU IN THE SHADE IF YOU EVER HAVE TO WALK UNDERNEATH THE BURNING HOT SUN! A PARASOL! - They'll also spruce up a wilting DIY bridal bouquet in a flash because they're just amazing like that One last note: Candace is a master at cushioning events with extra time. This is a lady who is constantly trusting that the best case scenario will happen, but is also prepared if the worst case scenario should roll up too. Trust her schedule! Hire her! read more

I hired Love is Sweet for the month of coordination. At the start of this process, Candace was very responsive to my emails and texts. She was helpful by recommending vendors for services needed for our wedding. That being said, Candace was terrible at communicating. She did not listen to half the things that were said from myself and my fiancé in regards to the wedding. The day prior to the wedding, we gave her the items to set up for the reception. There were clear instructions with photos on how certain decorations were suppose to be set up. I asked Candace if she would like to go over these instructions together and she dismissed it saying she doesn't need the go over them. The day of the wedding, I went to see how the reception turned out. I ended up setting up some of the decorations that were in the instructions. During the entire wedding, Candace and her helpers were hanging out at the gift table making sure no one ran off with our presents. This was just one of the few things that went wrong because of Candace's poor communication skills. Only one of her assistant was responsible and professional to help me with setting up the remainder of the wedding and addressing any of our needs through out the day. Also,my aunts and friends stepped into perform Candace's job function through out the entire ceremony and reception. This is very embarrassing that my guests had to chip in and help ensure the wedding ran smoothly. I would not recommend using Love is Sweet Events for any event planning. You are pretty much better off asking a very organized relative to handle your day of coordination and save yourself the $1300. read more

Hiring Candace/Love is Sweet Events was the best money my husband and I spent for our wedding. From the first time my then-fiance and I contacted Candace, she's impressed me again and again with how organized, patient, and friendly she is. The first time we met, she showed us examples of the detailed timelines, venue layouts, and vendor contact lists we would get if we hired her as our wedding coordinator. It was clear she knew what she was doing, and we wouldn't have to worry about things falling through the cracks if we hired her. It was also clear from our first meeting that she loves what she does and loves working with couples, and that was the kind of person we wanted working on our wedding, so we decided to hire her. Throughout the wedding planning process, Candace and her assistant Jennifer, were readily available to answer any and all questions, and offer advice or vendor recommendations, as needed. Our wedding venue was at a summer camp, which was a beautiful outdoor/indoor space, but was essentially a blank slate, and required that we rent and bring everything in, from tables and chair, to cups and silverware. Candace skillfully handled all the vendors, and with the help of her assistant Jennifer, sent vendor specific timelines to each of our vendors, so they would all be well-prepared for our wedding day and knew exactly when they were expected to arrive. She also was endlessly patient with our contact at our venue, who was a rather difficult person to deal with. On the day of the wedding, having Candace and her team taking care of all the logistics allowed my husband and I to focus on the wedding day, and fully enjoy every moment of it, rather than worrying about setup at the venue, vendor deliveries, etc. If anything went wrong during the day, my husband and I knew nothing about it, which is exactly the way I wanted it. In short, if you're at all considering hiring a wedding coordinator, you can't do any better than Love Is Sweet Events! read more

Candace and her team did an incredible job for my wife and I's wedding in Pasadena on November 11. She helped us throughout the entire process to ensure that our wedding went off without a hitch and it was an incredible time for us and all of our guests. I will and would definitely recommend her to anyone looking for a fantastic wedding coordinator. read more

Hiring Love is Sweet Event's day of coordination for wedding day is one of the best decisions I ever made. Katherine was the main coordinator and she is super sweet and nice. I've been doing most of the wedding planning myself as I like to be in control and arrange things on my own. But I know I will be crazy busy on the day of and I need someone to help me to execute the things I planned. Kathrine was very organized and I had really good first impression of her during our consultation. I decided to hire her on the same day. She's easily accessible and responded to email, text, calls quickly. I had to make some last minute timeline changes and special requests and she was able to accommodate and made the changes quickly. I had a rehearsal the day before my wedding day, Katherine and two assistant coordinators (Angela and Jennifer) all came and did the rehearsal in a few runs. It really helped us and wedding party to know the rundown on the day of. On the big day, they arrived way before the vendors to start preparing for the setup. Jennifer also came by makeup studio I was at to check up on me. She was assisting me the whole time during wedding photo time. By the time we done with photo and walked back the venue, I almost teared up when I saw the setup. Things were setup the way I envisioned if not better. No words can describe how happy and excited I was. Everything went smoothly through out the night and I can't thank Katherine, Angela and Jennifer enough. After all the guests left and we are about to go home, all the items we need to take home have already been neatly packed and put in our car. I highly recommend Love is Sweet Event if you want your special occasion to run smoothly and hassle free. read more

I wish that I could give more than 5 stars. Picking them was one of the best choice I made for my wedding. I hired them for the day of coordination over others I met with because she was more organized than me (I had vendors, venue, date, and etc picked a year before my wedding). Candace was my main planner and she had a whole team of people, so I was taken care of very well. Other planners are sometimes alone and I wanted everything to run smoothly and I like that she was well staffed. During my wedding planning, Candace got pregnant, but was ALWAYS still always accessible to me. She felt more like my planner than a day coordinator. I had a western ceremony and a chinese tea ceremony, so it was helpful that Candace was bilingual and helped with a little of both. I was so happy my mom loved Candace because our wedding turned out so beautifully. Katherine became my main planner because Candace gave birth the month before my wedding. However, Candace still showed up to help for my invitation crisis, wedding rehearsal, and wedding, I am so thankful for Katherine as well. She made so many of my wedding dreams come true. I was very on top of everything until work and moving into a new house took over our lives. I was behind on sending invitations, which I need in two different languages with two different designs. I was panicking like crazy, but Katherine jumped in to help with the invite. Whenever I had a crisis or needed help the month before my wedding Katherine would be there and would help me figure out everything. She is my wedding angel, she made my wedding vision come true and executed everything beautifully. They are seriously so amazing. I was looking for a calm wedding day and didn't want to be bothered with any logistics or crisis. That is what was delivered. I had the wedding of my dreams to the man of my dreams. I had no inkling or idea if anything went wrong. I know weddings don't go perfectly, but our wedding felt perfect. I would hire them again and again. They made my wedding the best and happiest day of my life. read more