There are no words that fully capture how incredibly grateful I am for Shannon, Tara, and the…read moreentire SLE Team. In a world where there are countless wedding planners to choose from, how do you pick? I looked at several planners and can confidently say that any one of them would have delivered a beautiful wedding. But to me, it wasn't just about a beautiful wedding. Did I want a beautiful wedding? Absolutely! And it was truly breathtaking and authentically us from start to finish - absolute perfection! (SLE will forever be my only recommendation). But equally as important to me, was the planning process. I wanted it to be fun and life-giving, not stressful and draining. I wanted to work with a team who embraced my hopes, dreams, and desires and would also give me honest feedback. I wanted a team who was even more detail-oriented than me (and that's tough). I wanted to feel seen, understood, and known, not just as a client, but as an individual. I can truthfully say that SLE surpassed all of my expectations and made me feel as if my wedding day was the most important day of their lives too! Because of my decision to partner with SLE, a season that is often stressful and overwhelming was instead filled with peace, trust, and excitement. I felt seen, listened to, and cared for every step of the way. They listened to my heart, honored what mattered most to us, and treated our marriage and wedding day with deep respect. Throughout the planning process, I could feel how much thought and care went into every detail, including details no one ever saw. Nothing was rushed, nothing was overlooked, and everything was handled with care and the upmost professionalism. What makes SLE truly extraordinary is not just their world class talent, but the heart behind their work! They serve with humility, compassion, and integrity, and it shows in everything they do. On the wedding day, we experienced a level of calm and joy that can only be described as a gift. Thanks to the SLE Team, we were able to be fully present and soak in every meaningful moment, trusting that everything was unfolding exactly as it was meant to. The day felt covered, protected, and filled with so much love and purpose. SLE didn't just help us plan a wedding; they walked alongside us during one of the most meaningful chapters of our lives and we are endlessly grateful for the role they played at the starting point of our marriage. By the end, the SLE team wasn't just a vendor, but friends... a part of our story--people God used to make our wedding truly exceptional. Months after the wedding, what remains is a deep thankfulness for the care, love, and intention they poured into our day. Working with SLE was one of the greatest blessings of this season of our lives, and they will always have a special place in our hearts!

We worked with Shannon Leahy Events to plan our wedding weekend in Palm Springs, and we truly can't…read moresay enough good things. From start to finish, the experience was 10/10--every event not only met but exceeded our expectations, which were already high going in! The welcome party stands out as a particular highlight: what began as a completely bare lot was transformed into an incredible, immersive space. It was hard to believe it had ever been just an empty patch of land. But honestly, every event--the rehearsal dinner, ceremony, reception, after party, and brunch--was flawlessly designed and executed. The ceremony setup was nothing short of breathtaking. The floral team brought a stunning vision to life, and we are still in awe. As a couple who didn't have a clear aesthetic in mind, we were so grateful for how SLE guided us through the design process, asking thoughtful questions to understand our style and crafting something that felt completely authentic to us. On top of that, the logistical support was invaluable--SLE removed so much stress from our plates, and we had total trust in them throughout the process. We also appreciated that they managed a tricky planning partner with professionalism and grace so we didn't have to. Their vendor recommendations were outstanding--every option they presented was high quality and thoughtfully curated, making each decision feel exciting and easy. The SLE team was organized, proactive, responsive, and so thoughtful--it was clear they genuinely cared about making the weekend as special as possible for us. Their attention to detail and availability during the wedding weekend made all the difference, allowing us to stay fully present and enjoy every moment. We are endlessly grateful to Elise, Kelsey, Victoria and the entire SLE team team. If you're lucky enough to work with them, you'll be in the best hands.

Look at our picture, it looks beautiful but it doesn't reflect our experience. I'm posting this…read morereview to make sure that no other bride goes through the same experience. When we hired Alicia (more than a year before our wedding) we thought we were getting someone experienced. What we failed to realize is that we would end up with someone burnt out (my MIL noticed right away and only met her once) who just wanted to create a cookie cutter wedding. She has her go-to venue in Napa and also claims she has done lots of weddings in the city. But she is not a top planner, at least not in San Francisco. Look at her reviews. If you notice, most of them worked with Jessica. (I didn't get to work with her until the day of and she was confused because she wasn't engaged from the beginning!) Alicia has been doing this for 10 years and only has a handful of good reviews. She gives you a spreadsheet that she makes you fill out as a couple as a "getting to know you." The ironic part is, she hardly reviews it or even cares to go through it with the couple. She skips almost all the meetings to try to book future appointments and leaves you with her assistants, even though you've paid for full planning. She lets her "team" take care of everything but they don't communicate, so you find yourself having to explain things over and over again. She also doesn't take responsibility when things go wrong. Instead, she just pushes the blame to the vendors. She'll also steer you away from your design if she doesn't have the rental items in her back room. She'll tell you that things are unavailable in the Bay Area, until you do a google search yourself and tell her to help you source what you find. I could go on and on, but if you are a bride that wants to enjoy your wedding planning process and day, do yourself a favor and get a real planner who wants to make your wedding dream a reality. When I realized that Alicia K Designs was a huge disaster, I had to re-engage the wedding planner I worked with before moving to California from the East Coast to help me with my ideas and designs. After the wedding I tried to work things out with Alicia but she just ignored me because she had already been paid.

I was married June 2012 at Kunde Estate in Sonoma, CA and we used Alicia K Designs for wedding…read morecoordination as she was the preferred coordinator for the venue. Alicia definitely knew the venue well and had a good relationship with both Kunde and our caterer (Park Avenue). This expertise definitely came in handy in working with the venue and vendors. Specifically, Alicia's team handled the lighting for the event well, even despite a completely new setup at Kunde after they renovated/landscaped their hilltop. The entire setup was perfect and the flow was great. Our guests (plus us) had such a great time and it was a wonderful event. My initial consultations with Alicia were great but there were some issues with some of the later follow-ups. She delivered the initial proposal over a month later than was promised and because of this our timing was quite condensed. I responded to everything she sent to me within 24 hours but she was continually delayed in getting back to me. I only mention this because I felt pressed towards the end to approve the proposal even with some minor errors because we had run out of time. Also, she passed off our wedding to her coordinator (Jessica) as we got closer to the event. Although in our contract it stated that Alicia herself would be our key contact leading up to and including the wedding day it was actually Jessica that became our main contact. Jessica was wonderful and very attentive but there were slight issues with timing for the day-of. Not a big deal, but I was frustrated because I was promised Alicia would be on-site including a guarantee the morning of the wedding. The wedding itself was absolutely fantastic - again Jessica did a great job and will continue to develop into an excellent coordinator. I think their team is definitely a solid team to use, I just had some minor issues with feeling passed along but nothing that wouldn't stop me from recommending this team to future brides.

We found Jenni late into our planning process after having issues with our original planner. With…read moreless than a year until the wedding we were stressed about making a change but it was the best decision we could have possibly made for our wedding. Previously we felt like our planner was too busy for us and that we were just another thing on her list that she could hardly remember anything about us, but with Jenni it felt like every time we met, or even between meetings just through texts or emails, that we were the center of her attention. She had every detail handled even those that we had no idea to think about. She took our loosely scattered wedding plans and put them together flawlessly to create our perfect wedding. We had a destination wedding weekend with multiple events, and my husband and I spent the whole weekend asking each other if we could even imagine what the weekend would be like without Jenni and thanking God we decided to make the switch! Jenni was more than just a dedicated and hands on planner/coordinator, she's also a talented artist/designer and, the best part, a great friend to spend time with. She made multiple trips to Cabo, where our wedding was, to be sure things were perfect despite us not being able to be there. I knew nothing about wedding planning when we started, and I have no eye for design or even planning whatsoever, but if I have any advice for those starting to plan it is that a wedding planner is by far the most important factor. Having worked with a subpar planner and then switching to Jenni I have first hand experience in planning under both circumstances and would say that the best decision we made for our wedding is making the switch. Jenni is truly dedicated to her clients and their events, and I could not recommend anyone more highly!

Words cannot express how grateful we are to Jenni and Taylor for organizing the perfect wedding day…read morefor us. From the moment we met Jenni, we knew that she was the right planner for us, and going with her and her team was by far the most important decision we made. At first, we thought we could plan our wedding on our own, but as busy early-career professionals, we quickly realized we needed someone we could trust completely to carry out our vision without too much oversight. Jenni offered exactly that. From our first meeting, we felt listened to and could tell that she genuinely understood what we wanted out of the wedding and knew exactly how to handle the mountain of tasks necessary to make that vision a reality. Throughout the planning process, Jenni made it possible for us to plug into and out of planning as needed, and at every check-in, we were amazed by how much progress she made. It was not uncommon for us to raise questions or needs at these check-ins only for her to tell us that she had anticipated them and handled them exactly how we would've wanted. Without Jenni, we simply could not have had the wedding we had. Since Jenni is so experienced and beloved by vendors and venues she's worked with, she was able to curate a team that perfectly matched our taste. There's no way we would've found our venue--which was nothing short of magical--without Jenni, because the owners of the venue don't host many weddings but have a personal relationship to Jenni, so the venue is not something generic you would find on Google or wedding venue sites. Also, all of our vendors had worked with Jenni before and, as a result, had either worked with each other or at the venue before. This made the wedding that much better because the vendors were comfortable and familiar with each other and with the venue, so they could better focus on their work and have fun while doing so. If you want a wedding that uniquely reflects your relationship, choose Jenni, who has the connections to make that possible. If it's any indication, every vendor we worked with praised Jenni and told us how lucky we were to have the best wedding planner. Nothing phased Jenni. She is incredibly organized and a spreadsheet master. Having attended our share of weddings as guests, we have definitely come across planners that seemed stressed and overwhelmed. Jenni is the complete opposite of that. Jenni handled everything that came our way with grace, levity, and a smile. The day before our wedding, Jenni remarked that "Nothing scares me anymore," and that is 100% true from everything we observed. At no point throughout the planning process or the wedding did Jenni make us feel stressed. She only ever made us feel calmer because we knew that the wedding was in good hands and that we did not need to worry. What makes Jenni special is that she is also the loveliest person on top of being a master wedding planner. You can tell that she loves her work and genuinely cares for her clients. During the rehearsal and wedding, she made the effort to speak with our family members and friends, and everyone loved her instantly and could tell that the wedding was going to be incredible in her capable hands. Having her as a wedding planner often felt like having an old friend taking care of things for you. We sincerely cannot imagine a better wedding planner than Jenni. The smartest wedding planning decision you can make is to hire Jenni and her team. Trust us, you won't regret it!

Gina is a true artist, one of the most creative professionals I've had the pleasure of working…read morewith. We hired her for our October 2021 wedding on the recommendation of our coordinator. We told her the vague vision we had and loved the inspiration photos she sent us back. We specified what colors and general feel we wanted ("fall" but without pumpkins or maple leaves) and went back and forth a bit on the ceremony centerpiece, but beyond that we left a lot in her hands. I'm so glad we did because she got to do what she does best, which is create incredible floral art. I think Gina is also a bit magical because she did something pretty special and extraordinary with our flowers... A few weeks before the wedding she texted and asked me what jewelry I was going to wear on the big day. I sent back a picture of the earrings I planned to wear, red coral drops that my now-spouse had gotten me on a special vacation to Italy. He bought them for me in Napoli, a city that is very dear to my heart, and I chose them because they remind me of the "cornicello" a Neapolitan good-luck symbol that looks a bit like a red chili pepper. I didn't tell Gina any of that -- but on our wedding day she had red chili peppers scattered throughout our floral arrangements, including in bouquet. It absolutely blew me away! It felt like I was surrounded by little bursts of good luck everywhere I looked that day, and just meant the world to me. It also struck me as incredibly creative -- I'd never thought about including peppers in floral arrangements, and so many guests asked us about them. Finally, not only is Gina deeply creative but she's also a true professional. We had to move our entire ceremony from a redwood forest to our indoor reception venue on short notice due to rain. Gina pivoted on a dime without complaint, and really busted her butt to bring inside the forest feel we'd spent a year dreaming about. Furthermore, she and her team, with the help of our caterer and coordinator, flipped the ceremony space from an altar, aisle, and chairs, to a sit-down dinner for 140 in about 90 minutes. It took my breath away to see how she transformed the space and to experience how different it felt, and it was not lost on us how incredibly hard she and her team worked on our wedding day. And in one final very thoughtful surprise, she had purchased beautiful wooden cutouts of our and our wedding party's names for our plates at the head table. We had no idea she'd done that and were so touched by the gesture. To top it off, Gina was incredibly easy to work with, start to finish. She was a clear communicator, had easy online booking and payment, and was willing to work with our firm budget. I can also vouch for her special occasion arrangements; I hired her to send a bouquet to a friend for her birthday, and the arrangement was gorgeous. I'll be coming back to her for all my flower needs, whether everyday or special occasion, from here on out, and recommend her to everyone!

My team ordered a bouquet to be delivered to me for my birthday. Unfortunately, they did not…read morerealize I was out of town at the time when they were delivered. Inspirations by Gina insisted that she deliver ANOTHER bouquet to me a month later when I would finally be back home! They truly went above and beyond by offering this, and worked with me to make sure the delivery date and time worked with my schedule. I adore the beautiful arrangement and am so impressed with the level of customer service offered. They also included care instructions with a packet of nutrients to ensure that the bouquet stays looking gorgeous for as long as possible. I will definitely be ordering more gorgeousness from them soon!

If you are getting married, treat yourself to the Katie experience! Katie did a phenomenal job with…read moreplanning + floral + design service for our wedding in San Francisco. Katie herself: Katie is a great listener, she took her time to get to know us and our style. She knows when to ask us for our approvals and when to just run with it. She is never overbearing, she never add any stress to the process, she only takes away stress. She truly cares about her clients, she really has your back! She is REALLY hard working but never complains. She is organized, efficient, and has amazing taste. My bridesmaid + groomsman were all really impressed with Katie as well. It is hard to summarize how much I love Katie. Planning service: We did Katie's partial planning option. We did the primary research on our venue and vendors, but we also went with a lot of Katie's recommended vendors (which are all top notch). Katie was there to consult with us along the way, and she met with our venue point of contact. She made sure we had hire all the vendors we needed, our floor plans made sense, our rentals are correct, etc etc. When it came closer to the wedding, Katie sends us a long document to fill out. After that she took over and told us that we don't have to do any more planning, and that we should just focus on relaxing and having fun! On the day of the wedding, Katie and her team got the rental equipment and set up everything. She later revealed that there were a lot of unforeseen issues with the rental, but when we showed up to the venue, everything was perfect and we had no idea that any issues had happened earlier. Katie took care of all the complications, and didn't show an ounce of tiredness. Katie was super organized, kept everybody in line and made sure we stayed on schedule. Everything was perfect. Floral + design service: We gave Katie our style and vision and she just ran with it. A lot of our guest complimented on how stylish the wedding was, and it was 100% Katie and team. The bridal bouquet that she put together was beautiful and unique. The center pieces looked effortlessly stylish. We were so impressed, Katie is amazingly talented. Thank you Katie and team! We appreciate everything that you do!

Our wedding was best night of our lives and we couldn't have pulled it off without Katie Rebecca…read moreEvents. I plan plenty of events through my work, so planning my own wedding wasn't a big deal. However, I knew I needed help on the day of my wedding so I can actually experience it as a bride. I didn't want to task my friends with responsibility because I wanted them to enjoy the night, too. I reached out to a few wedding planners and decided to hire Katie Rebecca Events for my Day of Planner. Katie was amazing to work with! We met two months before the wedding to discuss my vision and my needs. She was generous with her time and advice from the get go! Throughout the process leading up to the event we talked on the phone and met in person to ensure that I was 100% comfortable and confident. The wedding night went flawlessly. All of the guests had an amazing time and I am so glad I got to experience it without stress or worries. I would highly recommend Katie to anyone getting married!!!

We chose Chauncey Markham to be our officiant for our wedding and we couldn't have been happier…read morewith our choice. When we first met, I liked her immediately. From the beginning, she was very personable and professional. She was organized and came to the table with a plan to help us get started. Through out the entire process she kept in touch with us, she was always prompt and prepared. She has a certain aura about herself that exudes genuine care about your needs and wishes for your wedding day, and she will work with you to help you figure out details you may not be too sure about. And the best part is, Harmony Ceremonies is totally affordable. I would definitely recommend Harmony Ceremonies to anyone!

Working with Luz and her team at Beyond I Do's was one of the best decisions we made for our…read morewedding. From the beginning, Luz made me feel confident and calm--she's so organized, thoughtful, and really knows the right questions to ask. The planning tools she uses (Aisle Planner) were a lifesaver for keeping us on schedule and making sure we didn't miss a thing. As we got closer to the big day, I truly felt at ease knowing Luz had everything handled. Our wedding day itself was seamless--her team was professional, efficient, and anticipated every need before I even had to ask. We were able to just enjoy the day without stress, and I credit Luz and Beyond I Do's for making that possible. I can't recommend Luz and her team enough!

Luz was the most incredible wedding planner! We connected with her immediately, and we trusted that…read moreshe would make our wedding day stress free and perfect! My husband and I had a strong understanding of what we wanted out of the day, and she was able to provide guidance on making it happen. We never were pressured to add things we weren't interested in, and she was truly the best cheerleader and coach throughout the whole process. On the actual wedding day, everything went smoothly and all of the tasks were assigned. All of our family and friends were able to enjoy every moment because Luz handled everything that came up!

Jessica is caring, kind, professional, and absolutely ON IT! I feel she went above and beyond to…read moremake sure our wedding went off without a hitch and matched our vision for the event. It is always a good sign when the venue tells you that your coordinator is their all time favorite. Jessica asked us the questions we didn't know to ask ourselves and always came prepared with ideas, checklists, and spreadsheets to make sure our meetings went smoothly and we covered all the important points. My wife and I left every meeting feeling a little more confident that things were on track and 100% confident in our decision to hire Jessica as our coordinator. You can't go wrong with Shine Event Productions.

If you are searching for an event planner in the bay area, specifically a wedding coordinator or…read moreplanner, look no further! Jessica is a GODSEND and even our close friends and family kept calling her Superwoman. We hired her for day-of wedding coordination services, but really starting from a couple months out, Jessica was such a vital part of our wedding preparation process. Working with her you can always expect enthusiasm, preparedness, professionalism, and organization. I am incredibly type A as I used to work in event planning as well, and she gave me the space to be detail-oriented and specific while still offering so much support, advice, and flexibility. I didn't have to worry about the tiniest things because Jessica was already there solving it or picking up the pieces (literally - during our wedding someone dropped and shattered glass on the dance floor and within 2 seconds Jessica was sprinting towards it with a broom & dustpan). Every Zoom meeting we had left us feeling calm, peaceful, and confident in our wedding planning process.  Our actual wedding day was executed perfectly. When hiccups or delays inevitably occur, she handles them with calm and immediate problem-solving that literally no one can tell there was a hiccup at all. Her timelines are impeccable. I didn't have to worry about a single thing and still am in awe with how perfectly everything looked and ran. She communicated with all our vendors and guests with clarity and respect and was the glue that made all the components of our day come together cohesively. All our decorations were placed perfectly. We had a complicated wedding that required a complete flip of the room from ceremony to reception -- and it was all done seamlessly. Aside from her immense skill, poise, and grace as a master planner, I also cannot stress enough how GREAT of a person Jessica is - trust me when I say that your wedding day is so much more satisfying and memorable when the vendors you work with are good human beings who are genuinely excited for you - and that's exactly what Jessica is. She was very COVID-conscious and made us feel extra safe every time we met in person as well. She went above and beyond for us and she will always be such a positive memory from our day. :) Also, you're not going to find more reasonably priced wedding coordinators/planners in the Bay Area with the skill level Jessica has. She is so fair with her pricing and doesn't hike up what she charges just because everything in the wedding industry is crazy expensive (although to be fair, she could, probably should, and definitely deserves all the raises in the world). Forever a fan of superwoman Jessica Harris - thank you for everything, we love you!!!