Deciding to hire a content creator for our wedding was a last-minute idea, but it was the BEST…read morephoto and video decision we made! Working with Tahnie was an incredible experience from start to finish, from the seamless booking process to the stunning final product. Our wedding was a multi-day Indian hybrid celebration, and Tahnie perfectly captured its essence. She edited and delivered reels and photos so quickly that we could share them on social media immediately, making our lives much easier. A bonus was that Tahnie is also a wedding planner, making everything smoother. Our guests loved her, and our family couldn't stop sharing her content afterward. We're so grateful to have had her as part of our special day.

Tahnie is absolutely fantastic!! If you want your day to run smoothly and efficiently Tahnie is…read moreyour girl. She made sure everything was in order and my husband and I were taken care of. She will go above and beyond to make your vision come true. She really helped managed the stress and address any concern with such creativity and professionalism, it couldn't have gone any better. She also helped me so much when choosing the right vendors for our wedding who were all rockstars in their own right. You will not regret working with Tahnie, I give her the highest of highest recommendations. Choosing to work with Tahnie and her team was one of the best decisions we made in our entire wedding planning process. We could not have had the most perfect day without her and her assistant Tiffany, so hire her today!!!

I've waited four years to write this because I needed to capture what really mattered. I needed to…read moredo it justice. Time has only made it clearer. Leila was the single best decision I made for my wedding, and not because she executed what I asked for, but because she understood what I meant. I never had to translate myself to her. She met me exactly where I was and elevated every idea without diluting any of it. My wedding was at the Safari Park, and I knew from the start what I didn't want: nothing theme-heavy, nothing literal, nothing that screamed like a "safari wedding" (aside from the giraffes grazing nearby). I wanted references that lived in texture, restraint, and atmosphere, not in props (understated elegance). Without me having to spell that out, Leila designed custom invitation suites with white-on-white embossed leopard print (who would even think of that?! Brilliant!!) It wasn't a pattern you could see across the room; it was something you discovered in your hands. It was a whisper you felt more than noticed, and that single choice set the tone for everything that followed. She understood the difference between symbolism and gimmick in a way I didn't have to defend or justify. The design choices carried through to the wedding itself, especially with the greenery. I came in wanting statement hanging installations of foliage. Many planners would have just told me it wasn't possible or promised it without checking. Instead, Leila pulled the venue blueprints and electrical wiring maps to see what the building could safely support. When we realized true overhead installs weren't feasible in that space, she didn't take it as a shutdown. She took it as a creative constraint. Her solution was to custom-build an elongated U-shaped head table wrapped in a canopy frame from which Edison bulbs and greenery were suspended. It was structural, intentional, and stunning. It gave me the presence and intimacy I imagined, but in a way that was more surprising and honestly even more beautiful than my original idea. Guests still talk about that installation without fully realizing the engineering and restraint behind it. And then there's the part of wedding planning people rarely talk about: how much of your energy gets consumed by other people's questions, expectations, emotions, and logistics. I was very clear that I did not want to be the point of contact before, during, or after my wedding. I didn't want texts asking about parking, schedule, seating, weather, gifts, hotel information, etc etc. I didn't want my brain pulled in a hundred directions when I was trying to be present for something that will only happen once. Leila took all of it out of my hands. She absorbed the noise. She protected my headspace. She let me experience my own wedding instead of managing it. I didn't fully appreciate how rare that is until I saw how many brides were overwhelmed on their own wedding days, running interference while I got to be in the moment. Leila is not just a planner or a designer. She is someone who listens beneath the surface and translates nuance into decisions. She can look at a space and see both meaning and math. She doesn't just make things beautiful; she makes them make sense. She respects budget, time, emotion, and architecture. She catches details before they become problems and turns constraints into the most memorable parts of the experience. Working with her felt effortless because she was doing the hard work where I didn't have to see it. If you want a wedding that looks like a template, there are plenty of planners for that. If you want a wedding that looks like you (refined, intentional, and layered in ways most people can't articulate but everyone can feel) you hire Leila. I trusted her completely, and I would again without hesitation If I could, I would hire Leila to project manage my life.

Leila from Brilliant Event Design is truly an amazing wedding planner, there was not a moment that…read morewe doubted her or thought it could have been better in another way. Leila has a good taste and did a fantastic job helping us design the venue. She also took care of contacting all the reliable vendors, plan all the logistics, help us pick linen, table cloths and etc., and everything else! We love how Leila is a reliable planner, she does everything on a timely manner. she always responses right away and she is VERY detail oriented. If it weren't for her our wedding wouldn't turn out as beautiful as it did. We would highly recommend Leila to be your wedding planner, we felt so lucky to have met her. Because of Leila, our wedding day became our favorite day. Thank you Leila!

Art of Joy is a professional, precise and detail oriented event planning duo. They executed our…read morewedding exactly as we had envisioned. Patricia and Deanna are very personable and were extremely attentive to our needs. They do a great job of responding via email, text or phone call. They have an abundance of referrals and vendor resources at their disposal. We trusted their eye for aesthetics and they delivered by optimizing our venue space. During the actual wedding, they were very professional and directive ensuring that the itinerary was right on schedule. When an issue arose during the wedding, these ladies took care of business, allowing my wife and I to enjoy the festivities. Art of Joy is the bomb!!!

I met Patricia a few months after I was engaged. She was so easy to talk to that we just kind of…read morehit if off immediately. Upon deciding that I needed a wedding planner, she was the first on my list to meet with. We hit it off once again and after starting off the wedding planning process with a lot of stress, I became excited again to plan with her help. Throughout the year, Patricia kept me on track with not only the deadlines, but with my vision for the big day. It was so nice to have someone keeping me organized in the time of Pinterest and Wedding blogs. On the day of, Patricia and her assistant rocked it! I know of nothing that may or may not have gone right. She handled a "wedding crasher" with professionalism and once again... kept us on schedule. I couldn't have pulled this off without her! Thank you Patricia!!!

If you are looking for a wedding coordinator who is meticulously organized, cheerful, a delight to…read morebe around, and well-tapped into venues and relationships with other vendors, you will be absolutely delighted with Lucy Tan at The Perfect Knot. From the very beginning, Lucy was incredible. She was on top of communication with us and all of our vendors every step of the way. Her timeline was remarkably detailed--down to the exact time for helping pin on boutonnières and the precise moment of sunset--and because of her, our daughter's wedding day flowed perfectly. She orchestrated the rehearsal the day before with such a happy attitude, making sure everyone felt comfortable and ready. As the mother of the bride, I especially appreciated how she checked in with me a few times during the night to make sure I was happy and to see if we needed anything (which, thanks to her flawless planning, we did not!). Lucy is truly exceptional, and we couldn't recommend her more highly.

I've been dragging my feet on writing this review because several months later it still feels…read moreimpossible to put my gratitude for Lucy and Perfect Knot's services into words. Hire them now and read the rest of this later. Lucy went above and beyond in everything that wedding planners do. But that's the tip of the iceberg. What I didn't expect was how sensitive my wife and I would be about everything in the sphere of our wedding. There was fear, anxiety, nerves, and unexpectedly, grief when my father passed suddenly less than two months before our wedding. But somehow Lucy always struck the perfect tone. With us, with our vendors, and with my family. She navigated our anxieties, and later our grief perfectly and was helpful, empathetic, and understanding in a way nobody else we worked with was quite able to achieve. She would reach out in the planning phase exactly when we needed her to, she kept us on track without pushing us. She knew what we'd need before we did, and she was always so patient when we were stuck on details. On our wedding day, her team made sure everything went perfectly without (from my perspective) an ounce of stress. My wife and I both agree that going with Perfect Knot was the single most important and impactful decision we made. Thank God we went with Lucy!

Christine was the wedding fairy god mother of my dreams! We truly could not have had our wedding…read morevision come to life without her. From the very beginning of our first meeting, I just knew she was the perfect match for us. She knew how to organize my million ideas into one cohesive idea, brought me calm whenever I was freaking out and was always there to answer my long emails about everything under the sun (wedding related). She truly listened to everything I wanted, offered thoughtful suggestions whenever we were indecisive, she handled everything with such grace and professionalism. The day of the wedding she went above and beyond to make sure every single detail was perfect--and it absolutely was. You can tell she genuinely cares for her brides and grooms, and when I say we couldn't have done this without her, I TRULY mean it. I'm so grateful that we had Christine! To this day, our guests are still raving about how beautiful, fun and seamless everything about our wedding was!

(Would give 10 if we could!)…read more We knew after our very first call with Christine from Threshold Events that she was something special - our energies instantly matched. She's incredibly passionate about what she does and genuinely looks out for her couples. We had a good sense of the direction we wanted to go, and Christine brought it to life by matching us with incredible vendors who understood our vision perfectly. Even when the inevitable hiccups came up (as they do with every wedding), she was completely on top of it and made sure everything worked out. Christine's ultimate goal is to make sure her couples have the wedding they've always dreamed of -- and she absolutely delivers. We couldn't imagine our day without her. Would give her 10 stars if we could! Trust us. Get on a call with her and you'll see what we mean. Thank you again Christine!

I wanted to recognize wedding coordinators Rachel and Irene for their hard work and dedication to…read moremaking my job easy as a DJ. Most coordinators don't introduce themselves to me until the week of the wedding but Rachel was on top of it and intruduced herself by email and included all floor plans, and timelines right away. The day of, Rachael and Irene both checked with me throughout the day to ensure we were on top of the schedule and organized with the right song choices. Highly recommend her to anyone planning their big day. All the staff included in the evening were so friendly and helpful to me during my set up and breakdown. Thanks for taking care of me and checking in with me throughout the day.

Rachael is an actual earth angel. We hired her for 2 month coordination leading up to and on the…read moreday of the wedding and it was easily the best money we could have spent. She came on and took care of everything. When we couldn't make a decision, Rachael always provided extremely helpful insight and guidance. You spend all this money on your wedding and you want it to be perfect and Rachael made that happen. Our day was seamless and it mostly due to her and her team. I don't even want to think about what our day might have been like without her!!!!! TLDR? Hire her.

My fiance and i back in July- August were looking for an affordable wedding planner. We found…read moreTheresa bryan. We could not have found a better wedding planner than Theresa. She is awesome and went above and beyond to make our wedding a wonderful memorable experience. We had a rough time with one of our services before and even on our wedding day and Theresa and her team were like wedding super heroes. They made everything work out and go smoothly. Theresa Bryan is very knowledgeable and on top of things.If you pick Theresa to be your wedding planner you will not be disappointed. And her team is amazing too. We loved Theresa and her team and you will too.

TLDR: Not tech savvy, disorganized emails, requires a lot of management, canceled on us but still…read morecharged us cancelation fees, won't refund day-of-service fees. She is a very strange and frustrating person to work with. She doesn't seem very tech savvy. She chooses to use Venmo but doesn't seem to understand how the platform works. We venmod her payment and she rushed delivered the amount into her account instead of waiting 24 hours. It cost her $25 for the rush delivery and she scolded us for it. We felt bad for her because her response seemed over the top for $25, so we venmod her $25. I know people are struggling right now. Her email chains are also very confusing and all over the place. Most planners use a planning module to help stay organized with clients, but with Theresa, it was a lot of emails and very hard to keep track of. She even got the start time of our baby shower wrong .. the disorganization with the emails might have been the cause. Now onto the primary complaint. We had hired her because she was local to the area that we wanted to have our baby shower. Unfortunately, we were not able to find a venue in the San Diego area. We ended up planning to have the shower at our home. As fate would have it, the shower was scheduled on the day of the tropical storm. Our guests and us felt comfortable as it was going to be at our home. The day before, I had reached out to Theresa to solidify the plans and set-up times for the shower and she stated that everything was good to go. Then, a few hours later, Theresa reached out and stated that the other vendor canceled and that she (Theresa) also felt uncomfortable due to the storm. I understood their concerns. I had two options moving forward - drive to pick up the decor and catering OR cancel the baby shower. We didn't feel confident in our abilities to decorate and set up the baby shower on our own, so we canceled for the time being. In the following week, we discussed a possible new date with family and agreed on 9/2. Because the cancellation was so last minute, we incurred fees with the furniture rental company. What was strange was that even though she and the other vendor canceled on us, they were both still charging us cancellation fees and the costs for flowers. We did some investigating and contacted the other vendor. She stated that Theresa told her that we canceled first, while Theresa told us that she canceled first. When confronted, Theresa stated that she "strongly suggested" canceling but didn't actually use the words cancel. It was very manipulative. I wish Theresa was more transparent. I wish she would have communicated with me and told me her concerns, so we could have come up with a plan. We knew the storm was coming and could have made arrangements to avoid incurring extra costs. Instead, she waited until the last minute to cancel on us. She was dishonest, too, which is really disappointing. My assumption is that she knew what she was doing (telling us the vendor cancelled first, then telling the vendor that we canceled first) so she couldn't be blamed for anything. As of right now, I told Theresa that based on the dishonesty and the fact that I am being billed for cancelation fees due to her decisions, I don't feel comfortable having her move forward with the new baby shower date. I told her that the best course of action is to cut ties. I requested a refund for her hourly rate for day-of services and the grazing table, as the event hasn't happened yet. She declined stating that now, "I canceled." The irony. All in all - I do not recommend her as planner for the disorganization, dishonesty, and lack of customer service. She is not out any money. In fact, the day-of services and grazing table cost $2000, so she made out like a bandit without having to do any work. (Keep in mind that I already paid her $1000 for planning, which of course, I am not requesting a refund on.) I, on the other hand, am being billed cancellation fees and am out $2000. I'm about a month away from our due date but do plan on having this reviewed in small claims.

Working with Kayla was the best decision of our entire wedding planning process! I could write a…read morenovel on how lucky my husband and I were to have worked with her for our wedding in May. We are forever grateful for having her help guide us through one of the most magical chapters of our lives that could have otherwise been incredibly overwhelming and stressful. Fellow couples having a destination wedding, look no further!!! To start, Kayla is truly a powerhouse of an advocate for the couples she works with and is responsible for making our wedding day be the most magical day of our lives. We know that without her, the wedding weekend we had and the circumstances of our wedding day wouldn't have been possible without her. We were so fortunate to have her in our corner through all of the ups and the downs through our 1.5 years of planning. Kayla is an absolute professional. Everyone always says your wedding day will not go perfectly and Kayla executed a 3 day weekend of events with very stressful weather concerns flawlessly while making it look easy and like there wasn't a stress in the world. I know that she protected my husband and I from so much stress and concern through our wedding and we are so grateful of the professional that she is. Kayla is organized, engaged and communicative. Multiple people from our wedding party from both budget and luxury end weddings have shared nightmare stories about their wedding planners being disengaged, uncommunicative and disorganized. However, Kayla exceeded our expectations in every area. She was communicative and responsive to both my husband and I through our entire wedding planning process and beyond, both as individuals and as a couple. She was engaged with our vendors and with our wedding planning. Also, as a type A bride with difficultly letting go of control, she was as type A organized as any event planner could dream of being and any bride could hope for! Often, the wedding planner is often forgotten or standing on the sidelines but not here - my family, wedding party and guests have been raving about Kayla since the wedding over two months ago. She kept a large bridal party focused and organized which is near impossible to do and helped everyone feel prepared for a chaotic weekend. So much so, the weekend was so calm and not chaotic for us at all. The things that could have gone wrong, didn't go wrong because of her and her alone. Kayla also made the wedding planning so fun for my husband and I from beginning to end. I have dreamed of planning my wedding for so long and it was very important for me to have a part in the planning process and not just be along for the ride. Kayla allowed me to walk alongside her through the process in a collaborative approach to wedding planning and not just be on the receiving end of decisions. Lastly, my husband and I both have strong personalities and opinions that often differ and she was patient, kind but also direct and honest with us. We needed someone who could provide us direct opinions and be transparent and honest through the entire process. She was able to do this exceptionally which furthermore describes how professional she is. We will be forever grateful to Kayla and the gift she has given to us of an incredible experience wedding planning and by allowing us to be a guest at all of our wedding events so that we could be present with our friends and family.

Hire Kayla & her team ASAP! She is an ace and was the best decision we made with our wedding…read moreplanning process. I'm very detail oriented and organized and even before I started wedding planning I didn't think I needed more than a day of coordinator and I was so wrong. My husband and I were originally getting married in Cancun Mexico in November 2020 but we had to postpone it to May 2021 but then travel restrictions forced us to postpone again and move our wedding location completely. We found a venue in San Diego we liked but they required us to hire a planner. By this point in the wedding planning process I was fed up and just wanted someone who could essentially take the lead and tell me what I needed to do. From the moment I had my first phone conversation with Kayla trying to find a wedding planner I immediately knew I wanted to hire her. Talking to her didn't feel like she was trying to sell me, she told me her whole philosophy and why she became a planner and how she works and how she grew and trained her team. She told me what was important to her and those things are what matched exactly what I was looking for in a planner. I could tell she genuinely loves what she does and is so passionate about being the planner that the couple needs. Kayla is the absolute sweetest but when she has to, she will lay down the law which is the perfect combination. She will have those honest conversations with you about your budget and if they matched your expectations and when those need adjusting. She also helped us stay on track in planning our new wedding in under 5 months. She made sure we were thinking about every detail and that we had a plan for everything. She helped us stay focused on what was most important to us, but she also made sure Sean and I were taking the time to still enjoy each other in the planning process and sent us some popcorn seasoning for a movie date night in. The month leading up to our wedding, it felt as though we were the only couple Southern House was working with and we're sure that is how every couple feels when working with Kayla and her team. Kayla accomodated to my busy work schedule and knew that texting and hoping on calls during my lunch breaks were the best way to get answers from me. She made sure all the major plans and details were buttoned up a week before our wedding so we could relax and enjoy the days leading up along with our wedding day. Kayla and her team exceeded our expectations on every aspect of planning and executing our wedding day. This day would not have happened if it wasn't for Kayla. Kayla went above and beyond. She worked with our other vendors and threw in extra surprises for Sean and I. Even though she wasn't there physically she was in constant communication with her team. Jessica, Jordyn. & Kellie were so amazing day of the wedding. They were so professional and executed everything perfectly. They were also constantly checking in with the bridal party making sure we had everything we needed and always answered any questions we had. Sean and I didn't have to worry about anything besides getting ready and enjoying our wedding day. We're so glad we had to postpone and move our wedding because in doing so we were able to work with Kayla and we had the best wedding day ever. It was absolutely perfect.