They don't help you for your wedding. Before the wedding they get you all hyped up. The day of there is poor direction from them the team doesn't have guidance or support. You pay extra for the owner to help but she doesn't. I would. It use them again for any event read more

Master Plan Events made our wedding unforgettable! Our experience with Master Plan Events was incredible! Yingka and her team were organized, responsive, and truly dedicated to bringing our vision to life. They flawlessly incorporated every detail, even making sure our dog was included in the festivities and well taken care of the day of the event. From start to finish, the team worked seamlessly, allowing us to enjoy every moment of our day as stress-free as possible. Every detail including making water (with a straw) readily available at every moment to fluffing my dress the team worked tirelessly to ensure my husband and I were the top priority. If you're looking for a team that treats your wedding as their own, I highly recommend Master Plan Events. They made our dream day a reality! read more

Master Plans Events & Designs - Wedding Planning Near Me - Torrance, California

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My wife and I hired Master Plans on the recommendation of our Wedding venue, and they were terrific. Our primary Planner Naomi Takahashi, along with Savannah Jooste, guided us through every step of the process in very fine detail. On the Wedding day, the bridal party and staff had a very thorough itinerary of the sequence of events, and nothing was left to chance. Even when there were some technical issues during our Reception, Naomi and team sprung into action to get everything resolved. Besides working closely with us for months before the Wedding, they were by our side the entire day and I'm not sure what we would have done without them. We would definitely recommend Master Plans, along with Naomi and Savannah. read more

Master Plans helped me throw my husband's 50th birthday party over the weekend, and I will never throw another party without them! From beginning to end, they were organized, diligent, communicative, and effective. The two team members that were on site with me at the party took SO much stress off my plate! Thank you, Yingka and team!! read more

Master Plans Events & Designs is INCREDIBLE. A thank you is not nearly enough to express our gratitude for all of the hard work they have done for us. We had the honor of having Yingka, Savannah, and Fei a part of our wedding planning team and they exceeded every detail and dream we had envision for our wedding. From quick and detailed communication to ensuring all of our contracts with other vendors were secured, they did an amazing job. The entire team was with us through every step of the selection process with vendor referrals such as DJ/Cake/Rentals/HMU/Florals/Strings, design selections, and wedding day timeline. Yingka was also by my side the entire day from the bridal pictures to making sure my husband and I got back to our room with all of our gifts, and Savannah was with my husband ensuring he was following his timeline as well. Fei was incredible with securing all of my design dreams and reaching out to our coordinated rental vendor to make sure we had the exact count, best price, and best quality of decor/rentals. MPE are truly the best planners I have ever met and all of my guests at my wedding agreed - everyone still talks about the efficiency and professionalism they exuded the entire day!! I cannot recommend the MPE team enough - they are an excellent choice for your next upcoming event whether it is a wedding, corporate event, or other celebration. Thank you again to the entire MPE team for all of your hard work - we truly value and appreciate you! read more

Yingka, Samiyah and the whole team was amazing and created a wedding that ended up being beyond my wildest dreams at Terranea. Yingka (and her team) responds to any call, text, or email within minutes or very soon after! As a starting point, my venue provided several "preferred" vendors. When I reached out to many of the vendors, Yingka was the first to respond and was so open and welcoming. She made me feel comfortable and wanted to know what I envisioned for my wedding and what she could do to make it happen. Throughout the process, I received many recommendations, including which vendors to use for photography, videography, florals, etc. I am so grateful that I worked with vendors Yingka was familiar with and recommended, because everything was perfect. Our wedding was elevated because of Master Plans, and everything could not have been smoother! The entire team displayed kindness, professionalism and positivity. While wedding planning might be stressful, the whole team made me feel like everything was taken care of from beginning to end. read more

I whole heartedly believe that finding Master Plans (Yingka and her team) was a blessing for my wife and me, given all that we had been through. Short backstory - we hired another wedding planner prior to Master Plans and that was a disaster from the beginning. We ended up terminating that contract but the damage had been done. Planning a wedding in general is stressful but it was also supposed to be fun. That first wedding planner really sucked all of the fun and excitement up to that point. Honestly, we were both down in the dumps because we are very trusting people and we felt betrayed and lied to. By some miracle, I was on IG and saw an old classmate following Master Plans. I reached out to her and she had nothing but positive things to say about Yingka and her team. My wife and I spoke to Yingka and since that initial consultation, the energy, optimism, and FUN came back. Things I appreciated about Yingka and her team: - while my wife and I were stressed at different points in our wedding planning, Yingka has a quiet confidence about her and she was always calm and reassuring. An example - my wife was indecisive on the florist leading up to 3 weeks before the wedding so I was freaking out. Yingka kept cool and got us through it - Yingka and her team were always REALLY responsive. I am detail oriented and a little nit-picky, but her team was nice and answered all of my questions (and let me tell you - there were a lot of questions since I am 1) a man and 2) very unfamiliar with the whole process) - they really have the whole process planned out to a T. Leading up to the wedding, there was constant communication between Master Plans and the wedding party. On the day of, everything was planned in 10-15 min increments to make sure EVERYTHING WENT ACCORDING TO PLAN - they went above and beyond their scope of work with all of the assistance that they provided, leading up to the wedding and the day of - Yingka's network of vendors is expansive. She provided recommendations regarding vendors that she has worked with and we ended up choosing a photographer that she was familiar with. That photographer did an absolutely amazing job and my wife and I were thrilled with how the photos turned out - they have a treasure trove of wedding day knick knacks that they can provide to enhance the look and feel of your wedding - she is a preferred vendor at Terranea! Definitely the best one on the list. Overall, I really can't fully express how happy I am that we chose Master Plans and how grateful I am for all the work that Yingka and her team put in to make sure that my wife and I had our dream wedding. read more

We started working with Yingka and her staff at the end of 2019 for what would have been our July 2020 wedding (25 person wedding). By the time the pandemic happened, we were pretty much all done planning the wedding. It was going to be at Wayfarer's/Terranea and super beautiful. Unfortunately we had to cancel it due the virus. During the planning process, Yingka and her team were awesome. I had her help with the design and it was clear the wedding was going to be gorgeous. Yingka is super knowledgeable and you can tell she's just good at her job. I agree with the other reviews saying she's very reliable. We ended up planning a small backyard wedding in October 2020 at my in-laws' house and Yingka helped us put that together in a month. It was really beautiful. I'll honestly always feel sad about cancelling our planned wedding but she made the October wedding amazing. She was on point with the design, timing and wedding day / week logistics. Definitely recommend! read more

Yingka went above and beyond just in preparing to give us a quote :) We could tell Master Plans Events & Designs puts a lot of thought and care into everything they do. read more

Found this place on yelp, met with Yingka for no other reason except that they had the most affordable rates. From the start, everyone I interacted with always projected a very professional image. I ended up getting the Wedding Day Direction package and was assigned Malinda as my coordinator. From the very beginning, Malinda was always there. She didn't need to be because I hired her way in advance and way before she was obligated to do anything, but she was always very organized and communicative. I don't think she ever took more than 24 hours to respond to any email, and that's really saying something considering how many I sent her! She was a great calming influence leading up to the wedding and was an absolute trooper considering she was very pregnant. Malinda is not just a great coordinator; she is a genuinely good person. She is attentive to all details, no matter how small, and she never made me feel like I was being neurotic and crazy even when I knew I was being neurotic and crazy. During my wedding, she just handled everything. I didn't even know there were any issues because she just dealt with them. My venue was very difficult to work with, and I don't know if anyone else could have handled it with as much competence and grace as Malinda and Master Plans! read more

Loved this company ! For our wedding , our dream was to have a stress free wedding . Actually Taylor's dream was. Yingka was amazing for introducing me to Alyse & Lauren. They were always able to handle when things went wrong . They gave me the confidence to hand of my vision to them. I will always use this company for my future events to come . read more

I've had the good fortune of working with Yingka before, and in my 10 years in the wedding industry, she still in my opinion is the best coordinator I've ever worked with. When it came time for my 10 year vow renewal, I knew it had to be her! Being a wedding vendor myself, I didn't want to worry or obsess over any details at all. I told Yingka I wanted it to be pretty, intimate and chill. I sent her a few photos, connected her with the vendors and then was more or less completely hands off! Haha I didn't want to worry about anything at all! I was happily oblivious to anything going on in the background! When the day finally came. I was beyond floored!! Her team had transformed the garden in to a separate dining AND vow renewal area (this required moving a lot of the furniture around!!) I had not expected this at all! She completely transformed the space, and set up everything perfectly!! The night ran so smoothly! Her team ended up wearing many hats and stepping in for vendors that had emergencies and vendors that were short handed! (I had no idea till later!) At the end of the night she even gently let me know when a certain vendor was here or there so I could say hello and thank you to them! Yingka and her team were so well prepared for just about ANYTHING. I was truly amazed! There were so many other small little things they took care of-- like having cash on hand to lend us (for tipping) picking up calligraphy items, even picking up random materials (like guest book) from us so we wouldn't have to worry about it. And I'm sure there are so many other things I'm forgetting! They were went way above and beyond my expectations. And absolute dream team. I could recommend Yingka and her team more highly! Thank you for such a magical night! read more

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Never having been married before, I had no idea what a wedding planner did and to this day I am not sure all the work they did behind the scenes. That said, these guys were CLUTCH leading up to the wedding. To start, they had knowledge of and relationships with multiple vendors that we actually did end up going with (including our florist) and because they knew what it was we were looking for, they were able to personalize the offerings to us. As we started getting closer to the actual wedding date, they slowly started assembling all the necessary stuffs including the vendor contracts and contact numbers, and they helped me navigate a situation with a vendor that was potentially fraudulent. Their impact was especially evident in the days leading up to the wedding, where they had entire timelines created, and come our wedding day, they were essential in ensuring everyone was where they needed to be and when they needed to be there, even helping our photographer get shots after the ceremony. Yingka and Fei were tremendous throughout the entire process, responding exceedingly quickly to any questions we had and ensuring everything was as we imagined it at the start of planning. For the price, the services they offered was extraordinary and we are super happy to have gone with them. read more

I don't even know where to start! WOOWWW! Honestly the best team every. I had the pleasure to work with Yingka, Alyse and Lauren and they have been a super star. They made sure all my million questions are answered and plan my dream wedding. There aren't enough words for us to thank this super star team. Our special day went supper smooth and they made sure everything is perfect and it WAS! They are really supper heroes because the day is stressful and goes by so fast but with this team by yours side all you have the o do is to have fun and don't think about anything else. Million Thank you to Yingka and the team read more

Yingka and her team are rockstars! We began planning about 9 months before our wedding at Terranea. Yingka has many years of experience in the wedding planning industry and it shows. She has relationships with all the local vendors and was organized throughout the process. I was most impressed during the wedding weekend - I was able to be completely relaxed, and I could tell Yingka and her team were in their element doing what they do best. Our guests had an amazing time. We're very happy with our decision to go with Master Plans Events! read more

Yingka, Alyse, Samiyah, and Lauren were absolutely amazing! We had 6 months to plan a Saturday wedding during the hectic year of 2022 and we don't know how we would've done it without Yingka's team! Alyse and Yingka were very responsive during the whole planning process. They found the nicest and most professional vendors for us and made sure everything was perfectly smooth on the wedding day. Yingka is so sweet and is also very experienced: she gave us so much good advice during the planning process, including wine choice suggestions. Would highly recommend hiring them as a wedding planner! read more

My new wife and I hired Yingka for coordinating, decor, and flowers. I was initially very hesitant on locking in one company for all three. Yingka hit a home run. Personally, I couldn't have envisioned a more perfect day she put on for us. Her taste in style was what really matched with our wedding theme. The flowers were executed perfectly and her experience with the venue was what really made the whole look flow. She made sure she could translate our themes into a practical look without looking over the top or tacky. She is very friendly and met with us multiple times when we had questions. When it comes to coordinating she is a beast! She knows how to get a timeline enforced and that was what made us as a couple so relaxed when she made sure all vendors were meeting our needs. The entire event she guided us in a timely manner all the way up to the grand exit. All in all...Hire her now! read more

Yingka & the talented team at MPE planned and beautifully executed my wedding this past weekend. Yingka made my vision for a clean, modern, chic & intimate wedding a true reality. I hired her to plan our entire wedding (ambiance, flowers, vendor contracts, budget etc) and it was worth every single penny. I didn't have to worry and spend time looking for, or negotiating with any vendors. We simply set a budget for her and went over what our "vision" for the wedding was, and her team handled it from there! On the day of the wedding I felt completely relaxed, excited and so happy - not a worry in the world knowing MPE was handling everything. While I was getting ready her team was setting everything up. I wasn't bothered with minor questions and I was able to really enjoy my time with my sisters a and friends as we got ready. (Honestly, as triet as it may sound, the day goes by so fast that you really want to cherish the moments you have to really enjoy each minute of it!) Yingka scheduled our wedding day perfectly so my husband and I were actually able to enjoy our wedding! We mingled with our guests during cocktail hour and we ate each of the 3 courses served during the reception! After the event MPEs team packed up everything and made sure our belongings (& gifts) were safely packed up and in our hotel room. The entire event was executed so perfectly and the team was so thoughtful throughout our planning process. I couldn't have dreamed of a more perfect day and it wouldn't have happened without them. read more

Hiring Yingka from Master Plans Events was the best decision my husband and I made for our wedding. I cannot say enough good things about this company and I can not thank Yingka enough for helping me so much throughout the whole wedding planning process. I really couldn't imaging to plan a wedding without Yingka! Not only I was a recent bride who just got married last year. I am also a bridal makeup artist. Being a wedding vendor myself for many years, I tend to be super picky with whom I work with. I have worked with manny planners/coordinators and Yingka is definitely one of the top/best planner/coordinator I highly enjoyed working with. I already knew I'd hire Yingka to be my planner when I was still single and did not even sure If I'd ever got married so when i got engaged. I hired her right away! As we all know brides can be very emotional and demanding when it comes to planning a wedding. Yingka, our wedding planner is incredible. She is detailed oriented, friendly, professional, caring and on top of things. As a bride, I feel very safe and secured to have her as my planner as I know she'd take great care of me. There are not enough words to describe how good Yingka is. As a vendor who work with Yingka for many years. As an recent bride who recently used her service. I highly recommend Yingka and her team to you! If you're looking for a great planner/coordinator. Contact Yingka! She is definitely worth your $! read more

We hired Yingka to do our florals and day-of coordination for our early October wedding in Palos Verdes. She was absolutely fantastic from start to finish. We immediately trusted Yingka over the other florists we met with. She quickly understood what we wanted, and her suggestions were perfectly in line with our own ideas. She was easy to communicate with and executed our discussion/agreement beautifully. My bouquet was out of this world beautiful, the altar arrangements (we had tall florals in big urns, rather than an arch) were amazing, and the reception was STUNNING. I was a little worried that it would be difficult to dress up our reception room - just a big banquet room - but was absolutely blown away when I walked into the room on our wedding day. It was so much prettier than I ever imagined it could be, all thanks to Yingka!! I also can't imagine my wedding day without Yingka and her whole team as my coordinators. They were complete lifesavers! She was so helpful with all the little details I wouldn't even know to think about - preparing a massive, multi-page timeline for all of our vendors/venue; helping our officiant (a family member, not his regular gig!) with the rehearsal and actual ceremony; and, of course, taking care of everything day-of. My wedding day was a complete breeze thanks to Yingka. She also has a no-nonsense attitude and exudes calm -- I completely trusted her to talk care of anything that came up. We cannot recommend her enough!! Please contact me if you have any questions about her services. I will sing her praises to anyone who will listen, and am happy to provide more specific information. read more

If I could give Master Plans Events & Designs 10 stars, I would. I cannot begin to express my gratitude, appreciation, and satisfaction with their service. They are so organized, professional, and knowledgeable - everything you need from a wedding planning team. I hired MPE for both florals and for day of wedding coordination. To say that they delivered as expected is truly an understatement. They went above and beyond my expectations, and I am so grateful (and relieved) that we hired them. Our wedding was held at one of those venues where you have to bring EVERYTHING in: tables, chairs, lights, linens, catering, alcohol, etc. For that very reason, I knew from the start it was imperative we hire an experienced wedding coordinator who was both friendly (so they don't drive away our vendors) yet in control. With over a decade of experience, Yingka and her team are everything we could have ever hoped for! I told Yingka what I had envisioned for our wedding - rustic, boho chic, and romantic. I purchased wood slices, mason jars, and made burlap table number tags for our centerpieces, and handed them all to Yingka's team a few weeks in advance. On the day of, they set everything up for me, and I was so amazed at how flawless the execution was. Everything turned out beautifully! We also ordered all of our flowers from MPE. Yingka is a great listener, is a visionary, and pays close attention to detail, so the flowers turned out BETTER than I had expected them to. The bridal and bridesmaids' bouquets turned out so beautifully. I couldn't stop saying "WOW" for thirty minutes straight. Our centerpieces looked amazing too. The baby breaths and mini pink roses added the perfect rustic touch to our boho chic theme. My flower crown came out so nice too. MPE was also there at every critical moment: they made sure we were running according to schedule, Yingka cleaned up my makeup after I cried unexpectedly, she helped me bustle my dress when my MOH wasn't around, and their team brought food and water out to my husband and me when the buffet line opened up so we didn't have to worry about getting our own food. I was asked by multiple people why I was so calm throughout the wedding planning process and on wedding day, and the reason is because I knew I had an amazing team that I could trust and depend on to execute on wedding day. I found out after the wedding that there were a few hiccups with some of our vendors (that's expected but still not ideal), but because MPE took care of everything, I had no idea there were any problems on wedding night. They shielded me from the stress and took care of the problems, so I could go on to enjoy my special day. Now THAT is service! Yingka, Taylor, and Quynh, from the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU! I cannot wait to refer you to all my friends who are engaged (and those who are not engaged yet lol). read more

We had a very intimate wedding of about 60 guests, so i told myself that i could handle the planning. Abut 4 months before the wedding, I became very overwhelmed with all the details. My friend recommended I reach out to Yingka, who planned her wedding, which I had attended 2 years prior. Yingka got back to me right away, and we met over coffee a few days later. Afterwards, I was kicking myself saying "WHY DIDN'T I HIRE HER SOONER!!" We hired Yingka for the day-of coordination as well as the wedding and reception decor. Yingka is very professional, and has a very calm and soothing vibe. Although "day-of" sounds like it's just one day of service, it's actually much much more. She conducted our wedding rehearsal, went over all the details with our venue, followed up with all of our vendors, even gave us tips on our vows. She also has a plethora of experience, and knowledge about decor, colors, etc. Trust me, she knows what she's doing. On the day of our wedding, I got to take a sneak peak at the reception decor before the ceremony and was blown away by how beautiful the flowers were. It was so much more than what I was expecting. My husband and I are so happy with Yingka's services, we wholeheartedly recommend her! My only regret is that I didn't contact her sooner! read more

I used Master Plans Events for day of coordination (reception only) and floral for my wedding. Yingka and MPE were recommended by the reception venue that I had chosen. I chose Yingka for the day of coordination and she brought additional coordinators to help throughout the entire day. We had a church ceremony and Yingka was already familiar with that church and had worked with the event manager at our reception venue as well. That was a definite plus and it made me feel more comfortable that she knew the ins and outs of the ceremony and reception locations. For coordinating, although we did reception only, Yingka was VERY organized and made sure all of the details, including some of the ceremony items, were covered. Additionally, we incorporated a Korean tradition into our reception and she was already knew what to do, so it helped with the execution and planning. Yingka and her assistants went to the venue early on and set up everything to where it looked like it could come out of a magazine. The flowers, table settings, decorations were perfect. Her staff met with me the day before and picked up all of the items that were needed for the reception. They even provided some extra decoration items that I did not have. Yingka stayed until the very end and even made sure that we didn't leave anything behind!!! I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Yingka and MPE for any event or floral work. For floral, when I spoke to Yingka about what I wanted, she knew exactly what I was looking for and even provided great suggestions with the minimal detail I gave her. We also met prior to the wedding for a floral mockup at the venue which was great because it started to bring all of the planning to reality. We added flowers for the church, cocktail hour, and reception. All of the flowers and arrangements were GORGEOUS. I still get comments on the center pieces from my wedding! The bouquets and flowers for the wedding party and parents were just as beautiful; she even provided an extra in case something happened to one of them. read more

Master Plans Events & Designs - Reception table centerpiece - Wedding Planning Near Me - Torrance, California

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How is it possible that Yingka does not have any reviews yet??? This woman is amazing!! I am the most stressed out, overworked, unnecessarily detailed bride-to-be that is reluctantly planning a wedding with approximately 140 guests while working full time. And YINGKA is a GOD-SENT!!! Is there a word limit on yelp reviews? She is the most amazing wedding coordinator, and trust me, I met with a few before I met her. She is professional, well-connected, organized, and actually enjoys paying attention to every little beautiful detail. From a fellow beauty-lover, I loved that after meeting with her for hours and late into the night planning of decor and flowers, she simply stated, "I just like making things pretty." My wedding is in less that 2 weeks and if it weren't for Yingka, I'd be a giant ball of stress and anxiety. She has a calming way about her, which is just invaluable to a bride. I have and will recommend her to anyone that is planning any type of event in their lives! She is absolutely worth more than her weight in gold! read more

I met Yingka when I first moved to LA a few years ago. She is a wonderful event planner and when it came time for our wedding, we opted to plan the wedding ourselves and utilize the day of coordinator at the venue. But I would highly recommend Yingka for any wedding planning or day of coordination services as she understands every detail and will take a lot of stress off your shoulders! She is very professional, friendly and communicative! We hired Yingka for our wedding florals and she was able to work with our budget and produce gorgeous flowers! We had two meetings prior to our wedding - one to discuss what we wanted and the look and the second was sat the venue, where she showed showed us a sample of the centerpiece and let us take it home as a gift! We received many compliments, especially on the bridal bouquets and centerpieces. The florals were a wonderful accent to our wedding and I will be recommending her to all my other soon to be married friends! read more

This review is overdue. Yingka and her team planned and coordinated our wedding (180 guests) over two years ago, and she also did all the floral arrangements. She was a great match for us and helped keep us focused and calm when things seemed to get a little overwhelming. She was able to recommend good vendors and many times went beyond the call of duty (ordering our cake from JJ Bakery, addressing our invites, etc.). On the day of the wedding Yingka and her team transformed the ballrooms at the La Cañada-Flintridge Country Club and gave us a wedding we will always remember. The floral arrangements were especially spectacular. I used to think wedding coordinators were a luxury and the subject of cheesy movies, but after our experience with planning and executing our wedding, I think a good planner is essential. We recommend Yingka to everyone planning a wedding. One of my wife's close friends used Master Plans for their wedding recently, and we know that Yingka's standards and performance are as high as ever. As others have commented here, do yourself a huge favor and use Yingka to plan your wedding. read more

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Yingka Chou & Master-Plans Events are the best! Always so calm, cool, organized and focused, they will put the bride at ease and the zen in any wedding. We do not do a ceremony at La Canada Flintridge Country Club without Yingka and her team. They helped keep our venue in the "Best Of" category on The Knot for the second year in a row. Many of my brides go the extra mile and hire her to do flowers and decor as well. read more

Yingka and Master Plans Events really amazed me with their level of professionalism. I've been in the business as a musician and the owner of a music agency booking entertainment for over 30 years, and I can truly say Yingka and her team are way ahead of their competition on all levels. With focused attention to minute details, she knows exactly what her client wants and executes it flawlessly. Her staff is extremely accommodating and friendly, so she makes each and every event pleasurable and stress free. My musicians always look forward to Master Plan's events! read more

We found yingka on yelp and we are sooooo glad that we end up having them as our wedding florist! She met up with us for the first consultation and provide us a very detailed list of everything! She is very patient with us! I didn't have to worry about anything! The flowers are very beautiful and the decor for the sweetheart table is awesome! I would definitely recommend to my friends and family! read more

I have to start by saying that Yingka is the sweetest person. All-in-all, I think our wedding turned as pefect as can be, much of it had to do with Yingka and her team. She took care of our flowers, centerpieces, table linens, sweetheart table, etc. Initially Yingka came over our house for a consultation and then we met her at the venue to go over colors and centerpiece designs. She completely worked with our ideas and pretty much took care of everything else. Of course we didn't get to see the final result until the big day and man...did it blow us away! The flowers were tastefully decorated around the alter, the reception room/tables were amazing and the sweetheart table was gorgeous. For everything that was done, we could have easily have paid twice the amount the we were charged. I'd totally recommend Yingka and co to anyone getting married. read more

I want to say that Yingka & her team made our wedding dinner especially beautiful & romantic with the decor provided. We highly recommend you seek their business very professional & reliable. The decor & flowers provided were absolutely perfect. Thank you to Yinkga & team for everything!! You made our special day that much more beautiful & extra special. read more

What ever Yingka charges you, take that amount and multiply it by 3. Even then you feel that she should be charging you more. We had a wedding of 400 at a venue where you have to bring in everything from the toothpicks to the lighting on your own. We thought we would be able to plan this, how hard can it be right? Nope! Yingka and her team made us aware of stuff we would never even think about. She had to wrangle 20 vendors and 20 timelines from each vendor and make it all line up. This wedding would not have happened without Yingka and her team. read more

Worked with this company many times... Pros Delightful.. Professional.. Detail.. Friendly.. Low Profile n All about the bride... One of the few few few planners that don't have an ego/diva complex... humble Cons/Suggestions None and keep up the good work Yingka! read more

What I would like to say is that Yingka Chou, QT, and their staff are truly amazing. I cannot express how awesome these ladies were on a 09.03.16 in Pioneertown, CA at Rimrock Ranch. They were all over the place, coordinating with the vendors and the Bride and Groom. I can not wait to work with Yingka Chou and QT. read more

Wow wow wow. We had Yingka coordinate our wedding this weekend and she did an amazing job. She is so organize and detailed. It was clear she gave 110%. She took care of every little detail. And in an industry where everything is super overpriced I found her prices to be very fair (probably even on the lower side for the amazing service she provides). Will definitely recommend her to my friends read more

Highly Recommended! I had the opportunity to work with "Yingka Chou" Coordinator & Designer from MASTER PLANS EVENTS & DESIGNS. I was very impressed from start to finish with how smooth and efficient Yingka coordinated the wedding reception. She made sure that the event started on time and that the all of the vendors had a Time-Line that was accurate and easy to follow. The bride & groom mentioned that they were very pleased with Master Plans Events and Designs. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND "YINGKA CHOU" of Master Plans Events and Designs. read more

Yingka is amazing! She provided all kinds of beautiful florals for our wedding in May 2013, and at such a great price. She can take as little or as much direction as you want to give regarding design. She was able to perfectly replicate designs in photos I'd passed to her (while changing flowers out to make things cheaper for me), and for the stuff that I was clueless about, she created huge arrangements that were far better than what I could have imagined. I think my only big regret about the wedding was that we did not have Yingka as our planner. She is so organized and smart, business-minded but very warm. You would be doing yourself a big favor by hiring Yingka. :) read more

Hiring Master-Plans events for our flowers was the BEST decision we made in the wedding planning process. Our cake was great, our DJ was awesome, and the reception venue was perfect, but the ONE thing that guests are still talking about a month later is our gorgeous flowers. I really can't explain how exceptionally beautiful they turned out. I had been referred to Yingka by a mutual friend, but I hesitated to reach out for months because I worried that she and her team might not have the level of experience I was looking for (totally wrong). Finally, with only a month to go before my Valentine's Day wedding, I called up Yingka in desperation and was shocked that she was not only free, but was willing to work within my budget. I had spoken with other florists and received quotes for twice the cost that Master-Plans charged me. Flowers on Valentine's Day are not cheap, and I still have no idea how Yingka managed to produce such stunning bouquets and centerpieces while staying within budget. Truly amazing. When Yingka arrived at the hotel that morning (punctual as ever!) with the bouquets, I was thrilled. They were stunning. And when I saw how fantastic my groom's boutonniere looked up on the altar, I was over-the-moon. But it wasn't until I arrived at the reception venue and saw what a phenomenal job she'd done with the centerpieces that she earned her place in my book as the best vendor of all time. Each table had three different types of vases, filled with beautiful assortments of peach, pink, and white roses. The filler flowers were gorgeous, too. She really went above and beyond all my expectations. If you're still not sure if you should hire Yingka and her incredible team, here's one final tidbit: My mom has never been a big fan of flowers (something about reminding her of funerals, haha), but one month after our wedding she is STILL talking about how gorgeous the flowers were. I really can't recommend Yingka and Master Plans enough! read more

We worked with Malinda as our day of coordinator for our ceremony and reception at the La Canada Flintridge Country Club and I cannot say enough amazing things!! The venue set us up with her about two weeks before the ceremony and she was a perfect match! She was a bundle of energy and kept everyone laughing, on track, and organized. The day of, she calmed me down and made sure everything ran as it was supposed to! I thought I was highly organized-Malinda blew me away. She was on her email at 6:45AM responding to documents I had sent her; no detail was overlooked and she had my vision down with only the diagrams she had me fill out. She was perfect! I would HIGHLY recommend using Master Plans for EVERYTHING. Had I known they did more full service-I would've recruited Malinda to help me with more! It would've made dealing with wedding stress even less stressful! Thank you for making our day run so effortlessly smooth! read more

I recently hired Master Plan Events and Yingka Chou for my wedding early July 2016. There were many packages, and we went with the Reception only package (Ceremony - Wayfarers Chapel, Reception - Portofino Hotel). Yingka was very organized, managed the event perfectly and ensured our programs were on track with the planned timeline. Yingka went out of her way to understand what's important to me and my wife, and clearly communicated our expectations to all vendors. As a result, my wife and I had the opportunity to sit back and enjoy the moment. Yingka was also our florist. Her packages were reasonably priced, and had a great eye for elegance/design. The flowers were gorgeous. I can go on and on about all the things that went well, but I believe what makes Yingka/Master Plan so great is the ability to solve problems real time. Here's a list of last minute surprises: 1. Roses for the Moms - On the day before our wedding at 6 pm, we forgot to place an order for individual roses for the moms. I gave Yingka a call, and she reassured us that it was not a problem. This was supposed to be presented to the moms after we exchanged vows. She was able to deliver on the last minute request, and by 10 am on our wedding day, we were ready to go with beautiful roses in hand. 2. Surprise Guest - We had an intimate wedding of ~80 people. 1 hour before the reception grand entrance, we had +2 adults +2 kids surprise guest show up. I told Yingka our situation, and she immediately coordinated all logistics/meals with the banquet director, and created hand written place cards. She immediately pulled out her seating arrangements, and suggested several adjustments to the seating chart. She analyzed all the possible alternatives, and helped me make the best decision. All I had to do was give the approval, and problem solved. 3. Wedding Dress Touch up - 20 minutes before the reception grand entrance, we had another emergency. My wife and I learned a choreographed first dance (Foxtrot) , but never practiced the dance in her wedding dress. As our dance had many moves going forward and backwards, she stepped on her dress during the transition moments. I told Yingka about my concern, and she took out her sewing kit. Within real time, Yingka pinned the dress together and made it easier for my wife to walk around without sacrificing the design/appearance. Yingka was absolutely our life saver, and the first dance was perfect. 4. Sparkler send off - We were very ambitious with our wedding program, and incorporated sparklers at the end of the reception. At 10:30 pm, the weather at the Portofino was very windy and humid. It was difficult to light up 1 sparkler, let alone, coordinate it for 80 people. We did not give Yingka any clear instructions, and all we provided were the materials. She owned the event, and commanded our guest and vendors with ease. She communicated all safety instructions, organized a method to light up all the sparklers, and made it happen. I could go on and on with many other examples. Overall, we truly enjoyed our partnership with the Master Plan Events and Yingka Chou. I would recommend her company to anybody looking for a dependable, experienced, and fun wedding coordinator. You are in great hands with Yingka. Yingka - Thank you so much! You are amazing! Yelpers - If you have any questions, just private message me and I am more than happy to tell you about my wedding experience working with Yingka and Master Plan Events. read more