My parents had their wedding planned with Solomon events and had a grand time. They took care of…read moreeverything from invitations, wedding dress, wedding location, and did a great job on the wedding day. Stephanie and Lisa did such a good job that our friends had their wedding planned by them too!

The incredible women at Solomon Event Planning were instrumental in planning my dream wedding in…read moreJuly 2010. From wonderful references to all of our vendors, to fun creative ideas that I never would have thought of, Stephanie and Dana were on top of it all. I was extremely happy with the service that I got, and although I'm sure they were planning tons of other weddings simultaneously, they always made me feel as though I was their top priority. They were willing to take on as much or as little as I wanted them to (I erred towards the former), but I always felt that I was in control of all details and decisions. The price is certainly a bit more than many other event planners in town, but as far as I'm concerned, it was worth every penny. In addition to the fantastic service we got for the price, we received tons of discounts on various vendors and services because of Stephanie's relationships with seemingly everyone in the business. My friends and I are at the age where we've all been to tons of weddings, and I got so many comments that ours was among the most fun, creative, and beautiful they'd been to. Also received many comments about how smoothly everything had gone, and how easy everything was for our mostly out-of-town guests. Somehow Stephanie managed to keep everything running as planned while being almost completely invisible to our guests. Would hire Stephanie again in a heartbeat.

My wife and I just returned from our honeymoon after a beautiful wedding planned and coordinated by…read moreAshka at Pink Orchid Events. Over a sixteen month period, Ashka's organized nature and wonderful personality made the planning process fun and largely stress free. Although we had a rehearsal dinner, extra dinner for out of town guests, wedding, next day brunch, and honeymoon to plan, we never felt overwhelmed. She did a wonderful job of tailoring her services to be exactly what we needed. She kept us on track, simplified decisions, researched options, negotiated with vendors, and solved problems. When it came to the wedding itself, she made sure everyone knew their roles and responsibilities, managed the vendors and schedule, and allowed us to simply relax and enjoy the best day of our lives. Hiring Pink Orchid Events is the best investment we have ever made in our relationship, and I could not recommend them more highly. Thank you, Ashka, for everything! We could not have done it without you!!

There comes a point in every Type A bride-to-be's planning when she realizes she won't be able to…read moretake care of all the details of the wedding because she will be busy being the bride. And it gets worse: all the people you trust most in the world, who would normally take care of things for you when you can't, they will be busy too! Your significant other, your best friend, your mom, your sister... all busy on the day of your wedding! It's a horrible, horrible feeling. But I know the secret to having your perfect wedding day AND being able to enjoy every minute of the day with all of your loved ones. Seeing as this is a yelp review for Pink Orchid Events - you probably guessed it: hire this amazing wedding coordinator! We had the privilege of working with Ashka as our Day of Coordinator for our wedding this past June at the Four Seasons Hotel in downtown Seattle, but she did so much more than just coordinate the day of our wedding - above and beyond! From our first meeting, she had lots of tips and ideas to turn our vision into a perfect wedding. I am not always an easy person to deal with - just ask my husband. I have illusions of grandeur and a slight obsession with pinterest (what a dangerous combination), but no idea how to follow through with execution. Queue Ashka! She referred great vendors to us and helped to make our dreams a reality. She worked really well with all of our vendors - she developed relationships with each of them and made sure that everyone had the details needed so they would have no need to reach out to me for anything. She even offered to help us manage our contracts and made sure final payments and tips were appropriately disbursed on the day of the wedding. Ashka created our rehearsal and wedding day timeline with every detail noted making it very clear who needed to be involved for every step. This (as with most things related to our wedding) was much more difficult than I initially thought it would be, particularly because my husband and I come from different cultures/religions and we wanted to incorporate traditions from both sides as well as our own ideas of what a wedding means to us. Ashka learned about Filipino Catholic traditions and Vietnamese Buddhist traditions and helped us figure out how to honor both our families while also incorporating what was important to us. I had no idea that a Day Of Coordinator would also help with rehearsal, but thank goodness Ashka did! She was running lines with our officiant to ensure timing was perfect, she played our music and taught our whole wedding party how to process and recess and when. When it came to the day of the wedding, she was there bright and early getting vendors where they needed to be and getting things set up for the day - including an emergency kit which me and my girls definitely put to good use throughout the day! She was busy busy busy all day, but she was always checking in on me and husband to make sure we had everything we needed and asking us questions in such a calm and reassuring way. Of course, I ran out of time to prepare everything I wanted, but Ashka picked up where I left off and even made things better! I wanted framed pictures of members of our immediate families along with framed names and Ashka finished putting them together, making sure the correct names were placed with the correct pictures, and even had them placed at different elevations to make sure they looked even better than I had planned. She made sure the pinwheels my niece made for me were beautifully placed in the photo booth we designed. She made sure that the ushers and attendants knew where to be and what to do. She took care of all the details that I cared so much about but couldn't do myself. And the thing is, Ashka never told us all the things she did to ensure our day went smoothly. She wasn't looking for recognition or special thanks. She did it because that's what it was gonna take to make our wedding day go smoothly. I just happened to find out about some of the amazing, above and beyond things she did from other vendors and guests, which means she did a whole lot more that no one went out of their way to tell me about, and that I will never know. THAT is what you need in a coordinator. You need to trust that things will be done exactly as you want them without any of the stress and drama. Thank goodness we found Ashka - it really was the perfect wedding for us!

I had a consultation with this company and unfortunately it did not go well. The person I talked…read moreto had no respect for my time and no respect for the time and effort we had already spent putting together our wedding. I don't think the person we talked to understood where we were in our process and wasted my time with questions that didn't apply to what we were looking for. I also told her about some ethnic traditions I wanted to incorporate into my event. She then started talking about ethnic traditions that had nothing to do with my ethnicity. The cherry on top was her blatant racism. During our discussion she mentioned something along the lines of "Chinese, Japanese, or Whatever you are." If you're looking for someone who is sensitive to ethnic traditions, skip this place as I don't feel they have a clue.

Stacy does everything to make your day perfect…read more We had hired her for day of coordination of our wedding, which involved separate locations for a double ceremony, 2 cocktail receptions and a dinner reception--definitely not your typical. In the beginning, I did have some reservations about Stacy due to lack of communication, but when it came to our wedding day, Stacy went above and beyond to make everything run smoothly and with ease and professionalism. Even when I did needlessly worry, I didn't have to because Stacy had everything organized and under control. During the planning process, Stacy provided us vendor recommendations and gave us helpful insight on process. She helped create the floor plan and schedule for the day's event and made sure all my vendor contracts were secure and that they had what they needed. She even caught missing napkins from our catering rental order-- which would have been a complete nightmare! When we didn't have a secure place to store our decorations or beverages overnight, Stacy took care of it all and made sure everything was where it was needed for our wedding day. She also took care of setting up all of the decorations-- so that when we arrived at the reception, everything was amazing. Seriously, our day went super smooth and we didn't have to worry about a thing. It couldn't have done it without people like Stacy to make it all happen. Thank you, Stacy!

I had the pleasure of being a bridesmaid in a gorgeous wedding this summer in the San Juan Islands…read more Ashley was professional and executed details to a fine degree of perfection. She was always there when you needed her and was very gracious and receptive to ideas from the wedding party. She even helped me with a little task I had! Most importantly, the bride was calm and collected and totally worry-free - much to do with Ashely. If you are looking for a wedding coordinator, Ashley is the total package!

Well! Where do I even begin! All I can say is that you want Ashley on your team as you plan your…read morewedding. I almost tried getting away without a coordinator for our wedding (believe it or not!), but somewhere in there, I came to my senses... And then I hired Ashley. I am so, so glad I did! We had several meetings beforehand, and it was just about 20 minutes into our first meeting that I felt at total ease and confident in her. She has a good amount of experience in event coordinating, and it shows. As we were talking about what I envisioned for the event, the look and feel, the order and flow, she thought of details that hadn't even crossed my mind, and that we should probably discuss and plan out in advance. She had wonderful solutions and suggestions, she was flexible with new ideas, and was so encouraging and reassuring along the way. She's fun, super personable, has the perfect personality for what she does, she's orderly, and I will just say, she did a fabulous job in every way as our wedding coordinator. My groom and I were thoroughly impressed with her!

Lisa is the greatest human in the world. I will never be able to fully describe how remarkable she…read moreis and what she managed to do for me and my wife. She put together the most incredible weekend for us. Our wedding was not simple either... 200 guests... a ferry... to a resort... and then another ferry back... My family is a whole handful... which Lisa handled beautifully. (I won't go into details, but trust me on this, it was a situation needing wrangling). But it was a party the whole time. By the time the guests were let off at the dock everyone was talking about it being the greatest wedding they had ever been to and many didn't want the night to end. Everything was absolutely perfect.

So, I had most of the wedding planned as far as vendors go, but then started to realize the amount…read moreof minutia I would have to contend with, along with trying to graduate from med school! After the first conversation I had with Lisa, I knew that she could help me and she just glowed with a positive attitude and naturally supportive nature. In addition, she has accolades from many wedding vendors who sing her praises when it comes to expertise and professionalism. I highly highly recommend her if you're trying to plan a wedding! She is affordable and the best value when it comes to any Seattle planners. Hire her BEFORE you start hiring vendors! She's the best!

SO SO happy Lauren was my wedding coordinator for our wedding! She did so well helping me keep…read moretrack of the items needed for my wedding and vendors needed to support the wedding. I hired Lauren for partial wedding planning which is to help me on the day of and help confirm vendors. She help assisted finding a few vendors as well. For the price she charges, she went beyond and above expectations. I definitely recommend Lauren to anyone who is looking for a wedding coordinator. She also provides rental items which are included in her planning price. She also provides only the day of or full wedding planning.

Other than choosing my groom, Lauren had to have been the best decision we made for this entire…read morewedding! She was the made of honor I wish I had. From asking the right questions, understanding my vision, pivoting when things went wonky, to making sure everything ran smoothly in the end, I couldn't imagine having this wedding without her! I would HIGHLY recommend her to anyone throwing an event without hesitation.

Hallea and Ruth absolutely knocked it out of the park for us…read more We honestly could not have pulled off our wedding without them as they made the entire planning process so easy. From picking the right vendors to collaborating on the perfect designs, they were with us every step of the way, and when we were confused or indecisive, they steered us in the right direction without ever being pushy. On the day itself, we had a few impromptu schedule changes, and the team handled them without a hitch. The flow was never interrupted and we never felt stressed. Vivian and I cannot thank the Hallea Events team enough for making our wedding day truly special! We highly recommend Hallea Events to any engaged couple looking for an amazing team to help plan their wedding

My wife and I worked with Hallea for our recent wedding and we can't recommend her strongly enough…read more She was amazing to work with and we could not have asked for a better wedding. She consistently kept us on track, let us know what needed to be done when and worked with us and our vendors to come up with beautiful designs that all worked together. We would repeatedly say throughout the process that we were very happy we'd hired her when we were discussing our progress. The day of coordinator we worked with, Mao, was also fantastic. She was invaluable throughout the process and on top of everything in the lead up to the wedding. On the day of the wedding, I was a bit shocked by how smoothly everything went. I expected things to come up and there to be stress or complications that came up, but apart from some rain prior to the ceremony there really wasn't. My wife and I got to thoroughly enjoy our day with our friends and family. When the rain cleared right as people were arriving for our outdoor ceremony, Hallea and Mao were furiously getting seats dried off just in time for the ceremony. It really seemed like they were on top of everything on the day. They really worked hard for us and we couldn't be happier with the results. It was an amazing day.

Oh my goodness. Where do I begin with these two? Julie and Marga were amazing every step of the…read moreway. We reached out to them in August 2019 and were such a dream to work with. I initially reached out to them because I had such a hard time finding a venue that would be within our budget and fit our needs. They found Lake Wilderness Lodge for us and this venue checked off every single box (and then some!) Even with the pandemic and having to postpone our wedding, they were quick to respond and were able to navigate through it all. We are so incredibly thankful for their help, guidance, and advice. It was the perfect day! THANK YOU!!

I worked with Julie and Marga as a vendor for a wedding they ran. The two are professional while…read morebeing extremely relatable and kind. They go out of their way to make sure things so smoothly! It would be a privilege to work with them again in the future!