Shoutout to Cat, Hanna, and Dani as my day-of coordination team for making my wedding day the smoothest it could go! I assume most couples don't have experience in wedding planning since you ideally only go through it once--hiring this team was the best move I made and worth the money. The weekly meetings ahead of time and little action items spread throughout a few months helped me handle my stress of multiple decisions in smaller parts. By the time last minute issues rolled around the week and day of (such as my mom wanting to integrate more of a formal tea ceremony within the day, the venue not having certain things they promised us), I was just able to enjoy my big day as much as I could. My 150 guests did not feel most of the hiccups and were just there to have a good time. Not only were they super sweet, but they are incredibly good at advocating for the bride and groom with all the vendors, specifically making sure they hold up to their contracts. Would not hesitate to hire them 100%. read more

We had an amazing experience working with Tangerine Events, and we cannot recommend them highly enough. Catherine, Hanna, and Dani were incredible throughout the entire planning process. They provided us with a clear, detailed timeline that helped us stay on track and ensured nothing was overlooked. They were extremely flexible with our busy schedules, accommodating late meetings and even extra meetings whenever we needed them. Their organization and thoroughness gave us so much peace of mind leading up to the wedding. On the day of the event, they truly went above and beyond--handling all vendor coordination seamlessly and troubleshooting any issues that came up without us ever having to worry. Because of them, we were able to fully relax and enjoy every moment of our wedding day. We truly could not have had our wedding without them, and we wholeheartedly recommend them to anyone looking for a dedicated, professional, and supportive wedding coordination team. They even went above and beyond by getting us a gift that we can use everyday to remember our wedding day! read more

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May 2024: Tangerine Events was our day of coordination team - but they were all so much more than that. From the beginning, we hired Tangerine events early in our planning stages (October 2023). Christina helped us with initial steps and guiding us through the entire process. Even though we did our research, it was helpful to have their list of preferred vendors, some we hired and all of whom we ended up loving for our wedding! There are too many positive things to say - I'll go with top 5: 1. Christina was very detailed oriented and meticulous. She went minute by minute to go over every detail to ensure a smooth timeline. The team was always prompt with replies and questions if we had any. As part of the contract, there are scheduled meetings to go over progress and planning - which ensured that the team knew exactly what we wanted and what we envisioned. 2. Cat was our primary day-of coordinator with other coordinators (Christina, Jamie and Alinn) assisting, who were all phenomenal. Each one was so positive, ready to help us in every way to make our lives simpler. Every time I asked Cat about a detail, she would calmly say, "Yup, it's already done" or "Got it". I was able to let go of so much worry and stress knowing they had it under control. 3. From their 8+ years of experience and being from OC, the entire team really knew how to plan ahead. Closer to the wedding date, Cat became the person of contact (which was such a relief), promptly communicated with vendors, and collected all of the necessary paperwork to make sure the vendors were squared away and knew what to do. 4. Very helpful that they are multilingual - if your family is Vietnamese, they understand all of the cultural aspects and customs inherently. Thus, able to plan accordingly without explanation. (The coordinators easily spoke to my family throughout the day to address any concerns or questions). 5. One of the best parts of working with Tangerine was that they advocated for us. Christina suggested ways on optimizing the wedding flowers and decor without any extra waste/cost. Cat always found ways to make things work, like squeezing in all the little photos or videos I was initially hesitant to do. All of the coordinators helped set up our decor beautifully - they have a great eye for the aesthetics. It truly allowed us to relax knowing that we were in great hands, and everything will be taken care of. In the end, we honestly do not know what we would have done without Tangerine events on our big day - they all went above and beyond, truly exceeding our expectations. Hands down, Tangerine events was DEFINITELY one of the best decisions we ever made for our wedding! read more

We stumbled across Tangerine Events on Yelp and it was honestly the best decision we made for our wedding day. From start to finish our coordinators Christina and Jamie were incredible. I did not have one single meltdown because of them!! I worked with Christina closely via google meetings months prior and I felt like we made such a great team. She really had my back and it brings my heart so much joy to have had the privilege to work with her. I recall waiting in the bridal suite before walking down the aisle, not having a clue about what was happening. I was anxious but I truly trusted my team. They did not text me once!! They took initiative with every detail. I cannot express how grateful I am that they somehow saw my vision without me even properly communicating it. From the church ceremony to the restaurant reception, I was blown away how smooth things went. They stuck to our timeline, made sure our guests were comfortable...they even decorated my cake!! OMG I honestly cannot stop say thank you enough to Christina and Jamie. Please do yourself a huge favor and book them for your special day. They are priceless...so much so I jokingly told them to hire me haha! But no really, please do because I just so loved working with you guys!! From the bottom of our hearts, THANK YOU!! read more

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I hired Christina to be our day of coordinator. We felt that she went above and beyond. On the day of our wedding, Christina brought 2 of her assistance with her, Jamie, and Kat, to ensure that our big day went smoothly. Both our guests and bridal party complimented all of the people at Tangerine Events on their delivery and professionalism. One of my bridesmaids loved my coordinator so much that she asked Tangerine Events to do her own wedding! Christina was more than just a day of coordinator. She helped me in so many ways leading up to the big day. She was very quick at responding to my emails and was very patient and understanding of all the  questions I had for her. Christina and her crew made sure our big day was perfectly executed. And when we were running a little behind schedule (beyond anyone's control), Christina and company worked their magic of getting us back on schedule and keeping me and my bridal party calm. I highly recommend Tangerine Events for anyone that wants their wedding planning and special day to be as stress free as possible. read more

Several years ago, we went with Tangerine for wedding coordination and Christina could not have been a better coordinator! Of course wedding days are stressful, but all the lead up to it is also equally if not more stressful. Having Christina on our side kept everything smooth and her detail-oriented nature also caught some things we completely missed or didn't think about. Would highly recommend Tangerine for your next event, especially if you are planning something with a lot of moving parts. We don't know what we would have done without them! read more

My husband and I planned our wedding in San Diego while we were living in New York, so we needed all the help we could get!! I had a friend who recommended Tangerine Event Planning & Design and I'm so, so glad we went forward with them. Both Cat and Tina displayed utmost professionalism and went above and beyond our expectation. Their personality and friendliness is so awesome that I hope we can hang out whenever we come back to SoCal :) We were definitely on a budget but they were so willing to work with us, especially when it came down to making financial decisions. They were always supportive and really protected AND executed our vision for the wedding. For sure we both stressed out the day of the wedding but Cat swooped right in and said "are you taking my job?? Don't worry, we GOT you!" They were blessed words from heaven, even if she had to remind the both of us multiple times because of how stressed we were! Tina is amazingly talented. She knew exactly what I wanted in terms of the feel and design of our reception. I knew that the once the day started, I didn't have to worry a single thing about any of the details I wanted! I was just so excited to see the place. We had this really cool loft in downtown SD and she converted it to this rustic, chic, simplistic dream. It was better than I imagined it. We highly recommend this dream team for your wedding! read more

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Planning in the midst of Covid was a daunting task and I knew because of it we needed a great coordinator, enter Christina. We were recommended Tangerine Events by a family member, and we don't regret taking up that recommendation. We had a stressful time with vendors and Christina handled it all like a champ! The day of I didn't hear of any hiccups because she made sure to handle it all (all while being pregnant). She was running around making sure everything was done. And during the planning process she suggested ideas that saved us money as well as put our money towards better use. Christina is a sweetheart and so fun to work with! Definitely recommend her. DO IT! read more

Day of Coordination by Tangerine = one of the best decisions my husband and I made for our wedding! Even though we had only hired Christina for the day of coordination, she was there for us every step of the way until the big day. She is very personable, organized, and dependable. We had all these floating ideas for the decor, add-on's, and timeline, which Christina helped to put together into a feasible plan. The execution on our wedding day was excellent. Even though we were running little behind schedule with pictures before the ceremony, Christina was calm, professional, and got us right back on the schedule. She worked well with all our vendors and the clean-up was meticulous. EVERYONE NEEDS A WEDDING COORDINATOR AND I HIGHLY RECOMMEND TANGERINE! read more

My husband and I worked with Christina for my wedding and she went above and beyond to make our wedding day so perfect and enjoyable. She made the entire planning process easy and FUN and we will always talk about it with a smile on our faces. Christina's creativity, passion, resourcefulness, and preparedness are more than we could have ever asked for in a coordinator. We trusted her 100% with recommendations for the best vendors and to set up and decorate the ceremony and reception. She's worked on a wide range of different types of weddings and events, which made me feel so at ease with her expertise. She did a lot of behind-the-scenes work for us like decorating our beautiful sweetheart table, arranging centerpieces and floral decor, decorating our cake with flowers, set up a perfectly decorated sign-in table-- her work is phenomenal. I especially appreciated how she remembered to bring our wedding invitation and ribbon for detail shots, which totally slipped my mind. Now, I'll have beautiful pictures for a lifetime thanks to her attention to detail. We were both able to enjoy the night because we knew that Tangerine was so on top of everything. She arrived at the hotel super early and was literally the last to leave because she helped clean up and tie up loose ends. Christina is SO talented and we consider ourselves so lucky to have had her so involved in our wedding. read more

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Tangerine Event has the best service we could ever ask for. We would give them 10 stars if we could! I have known Christina before Tangerine Events. She is the most creative and crafty friend that I've ever met. When Jonathan, my husband, and I was planning for our wedding, I went to Christina for some advise since she had her beautiful wedding not too long ago. Christina did not hesitate to help me (I didn't even know she is a wedding planner at this point). Since Jonathan and I was pretty much know what we wanted for our wedding, we didn't think we would need to hire a wedding planner. However, knowing that we will have a full schedule on our wedding day with Vietnamese tea ceremony in the morning, then church ceremony in the afternoon and finally the reception, we would need a day of wedding coordinator to keep the day go smoothly. Jonathan and I had talked to a few wedding coordinators but we were not that impressed about them. Later on, we found out that Christina is doing event planning and right after our first consultation, we were so excited to hire Tangerine Events as our day of coordinators. Besides countless emails and text messages between myself and Christina, we met up 4 times - 2 months, 1 months, 2 weeks and 1 weeks prior the wedding and every time Christina went over our timeline and check list of things need to be done. When I got distracted with many pretty things I saw on Pinterest, she would help me prioritize things need to be done first. I also thought it would be nice to have streamers exit after our church ceremony and also sparklers exit at the end of our wedding reception (on top of our full day schedule) but I was not sure if it was doable. But Christina and Matt was very good on keeping track of on our schedule and they made both of the events happened. Christina was very flexible and also very easy to communicate with. I would send her pictures of things or ask her about the details regarding the wedding and she would be very honest about her opinions which I so much appreciated. Christina also gave me a lot of great ideas on how to decorate our venue. Christina even went with me to meet up with our florist which I don't think it's a requirement on our contract. She also set up our dessert table which our guests were so much in love with. And when we had our final walk-through, Christina would remind me to discuss the details that we had previously planned to our vendors. Jonathan and I mentally prepared ourselves that if something would not go the way we want on the day of, we should be ok with it and move on. But Christina and Matt made sure nothing could go wrong on our big day. They had confirmed and sent out reminders not only to us but to all of our vendors and bridal party. Our wedding happened even more perfect than we could dream of. We were 100% stress-free on our wedding day. Our parents were so proud of us. Our guests were very happy and impressed with our wedding to the details (even our most difficult guests were pleased!). Everyone had a wonderful time! Matt and Christina were so professional and they went above and beyond for us. We had them as day of coordinators but they were more like our wedding planners. Christina made wedding planning so fun and easy. If we'll have any party in the future, we will hire Tangerine Events again. Thank you Tangerine Events for your hard work. Thank you for making our wedding plan come true! read more

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Christina was our day-of coordinator for our California wedding of ~200 guests. I live across the country so it was hard to do planning in the 6 weeks leading up to the wedding (the time when all the details need to come together). Tina worked well with my mom who was the master planner of everything...it was a typical Vietnamese reception and Tina understood everything that needed to happen for it to run smoothly. I was glad that she was around to support my mom so she could enjoy the night without needing to worry about details. Some tasks covered by the team: flower and food pick up, decor of the welcome tables, placing all the party favors, sweetheart table decor, rehearsal coordination, chao ban coordination. Thank you, Tina and Mimi!! read more

We hired Tangerine Events as day of coordinators for our wedding a few weeks ago. I can't thank them enough for everything they did for us! We had a wedding of ~300 guests and they helped make sure everything ran smoothly day of! We really did not have to worry about much because everything was taken care of. Even though we hired them as only day of coordinators, Christina was always available for questions and suggestions. She was also very prompt with her emails and texts which I appreciated tremendously! She was constantly reminding me of things to do and helped make sure I met all of the deadlines. Christina was also great with coming up with ideas on how to decorate our venue and made the most gorgeous paper flowers for our backdrops. Our guests were in awe with how our venue looked and I owe it all to Christina for making sure our vision came true. Thank you to Cat who stood by my side the whole night and made sure I always had everything I needed. The reception was so hectic but she made sure we were well hydrated and had food to eat. We had one small hiccup with the food but Cat took care of it immediately. The girls at Tangerine events are so professional and sweet. They were so fun to work with and really were my life savers at my wedding. We are so glad we had them at our wedding and highly recommend them! :) Thank you tangerine events for helping us throw an awesome party! read more

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Tangerine Event Planning & Design is THE company to go to if you want to ensure that your wedding day runs as smoothly as possible. As someone who considers herself a meticulous person I was blown away by the attention to detail and care that Cat Nguyen had taken to guarantee I had the best wedding possible. I hired the company for day of coordination but Cat truly went above and beyond. She answered every question with the utmost promptness, and made sure that the week before my wedding was as stress free as possible, calling vendors and staying in touch with me to confirm every nut and bolt was fastened correctly. She even dressed up some champagne bottles for our cake eating/toast and it was a sweet and thoughtful gesture, not to mention super cute! The day of the wedding and even before that I was a bit nervous, you only have one shot to nail your wedding day and that pressure is immense! Nevertheless, she comforted my worries and told me she'd take care of everything and that her one rule was for me to have fun, which I definitely followed the day of the wedding. If you want to make sure that your needs are met on your big day in every aspect I urge you to hire this company! Cat and her team (Tina, Jamie, and Jordan) made sure decorations were set perfectly, things were running on schedule(I wanted to make sure I had plenty of play time), and one of the most important things- she constantly checked up on me- making sure I was fed(yes I ate my appetizers, buffet food, and even dessert!) and had a drink in hand. I know for sure that if I had not hired Tangerine Event Planning & Design I would have not had the fun that I did on my wedding day, because I would be worrying about every little thing, and on the day of the wedding NO BRIDE should have to do that! read more

I just had my wedding last weekend in San Diego and it would not have been possible without Christina! Being a busy full-time working bride in the Bay Area was too difficult for me to balance. I hired Tangerine as a day-of coordinator and the service was above and beyond what I had expected. She was so organized, thought of key wedding details that I didn't even realize were important, answered all of my emails/calls/texts quickly and thoroughly, and made the entire day so easy for me. She really put my fears at ease and was supportive and encouraging throughout the entire process. She even helped me save money in other areas for the wedding. I HIGHLY recommend Tangerine Events, it'll be well worth every penny! read more

My wife and I used Tangerine Event Planning & Design for our day of coordinating. We can honestly say that we would have been completely lost without the help of Christina and Cat! The both of them are true professionals that listen to the vision you have for your wedding and help bring it to life. We worked with Christina throughout the entire planning process and Cat was on board with us as well throughout the wedding rehearsal and on our wedding day. During the planning process, Christina did an amazing job listening to what we had in mind and offering her professional advice on how to best bring to life what we envisioned. She is so kind and personable and was patient with us throughout all of our "Oh... we haven't even thought about that!" moments. From the initial consultation when we realized just how much help we needed with our logistics and details, to the final timeline rundown with our wedding party on our wedding day, Christina and Cat's organization and attention to detail was everything we needed to bring to life the wedding of our dreams! Our families and friends are still talking about how much fun they had on our wedding night more than a month later, and it would not have been so organized and run so smoothly without the assistance of Christina and Cat. They put our minds at ease by creating a timeline of our day, understanding that things don't always happen the way we anticipate or last as long or as short as initially planned. On our wedding day, the two of them executed the plan we came up with flawlessly and were so kind and friendly with our guests in the process. Any kinks that presented themselves were addressed by our coordinators throughout the entire wedding day so that we were able to leave our worries at the door and enjoy the company of our wedding guests. If we had to do it all over again, the only thing we would have done different is hire Christina and Cat earlier in the process! My wife and I would highly recommend Tangerine Event Planning & Design for all of your wedding needs. Thank you Christina and Cat for all of your help with our wedding planning, you are the best! read more