A’Reve Event Production

A’Reve, Whitney and the whole team are not only true proffesionals but they also have a passion to make sure everything is done to perfection with the least amount of stress. The result was one of the most special events I’ve ever been to creative, intimate (even with 100 guests), lots of fun and all the guests were left wanting more. The team were easy to deal with and came with an endless supply of great ideas and practical suggestions. They specialize in high-​end weddings and events, but given the service we got, with no hassle at all, they are great value for money. I would use them again and would recommend them to any one wanting to organize a special event

Note: This is for A’Reve Wedding Planning.
From the first time we met Whitney and Adriana, we knew they were going to be our wedding planners. We needed someone who could get keep us on track, plan all the little details, and simply get our wedding done without much stress. Since this is our first wedding, we didn’t know what we didn’t know!
They were exactly the type of personality that fit our criteria. We were involved when we wanted to be involved which was perfect for us. If there was a vendor we didn’t want to deal with, Whitney and Adriana would make sure it got done.
They are also excellent designers. We gave them a theme, a few pictures, a few styles, and they took it from there. Only after walking into the ceremony and reception, did *I* realize much effort and attention to detail A’Reve put into the event. The day of the wedding everything went smoothly. We didn’t find out until later one of our cakes didn’t show up but they handled it without our knowledge. Although I’m positive there were many hiccups the day of (what wedding doesn’t?), the event went perfectly from my wife and my perspective. I would recommend A’Reve to anybody planning a wedding.

Whitney and Adriana and the whole team is amazing! From the minor details to all of the complex planning, they make it easy and fun. As a photographer and working with them, I always know it will be planned with perfection! I highly recommend Whitney and their team for any of your events, you will be glad you did!

I wasn’t going to originally review because I did not have a good experience, but she asked me to review the place about 5 times, so here we go. I think she is a nice person, but I would not work with her again and knowing what I know now, I would not have had my wedding there.
Maybe it’s great if you don’t plan on doing the following:
— having over a 100 guests
— want candles
— want to use your own caterer
— need extra coordination/​suggestions by the facility on order of wedding.
— need the kitchen
— want to use the entire house
— need an emergency plan. like heat lamps. unless you want to shell out a ton more money, don’t count on her helping you out or reacting to that.
If you do, choose another venue. Why?
— Fairly certain she had never had a large wedding there, maybe never had over 100 ppl there. The parking situation was a nightmare. She mandated that we have 3 valets that we had to pay for. These guys were not getting guests through. Even if the guest was early, parked on the road due to the backlog and ran into the wedding just so they could see some of the wedding.
— Whitney made a comment to me that «it annoyed her so much when candles weren’t lit». On the day of, not a single candle of maybe the 500 was lit. when asked why? shrugged shoulders???
— the kitchen/​stove broke down. THE KITCHEN BROKE DOWN. No one got food on time, not even me (the bride). All food came about 2 – 3 hours after dinner started. Caterer and facility flaw, but the caterer went above and beyond to make it up to us. On a side note, we found this caterer ourselves. Which was obviously not her friend/​recommendation. She kept saying bad things like she got sick etc. about our caterer even though we gave the one she kept recommending 2 opportunities to wow us. On top of us doing all the work for that, she made our caterers pay her a finders fee. Not cool.
— She did not tell the men to walk out prior to the women. In fact, she did very little in terms of instructing which made me think she had never done this before. Based on the other reviews, it’s obvious she has done this before, so maybe she was just having a very off day.
— Nickeled and dime-​d everything. When attempting to finalize the contract said the property was 500 dollars more than her original contract. She just… snuck that in there.
— Originally said we could use the house prior to us renting. A week before wedding said it would be another 2K to use her house.
Here are some positives:
— beautiful property
— owner is nice
— very flexible. you can do a lot with it. just be ready to pay for everything and anything you want to do.
— has great lighting (we installed those for her)

Whitney and Adriana did an outstanding job on our wedding in August. We had somewhat of a challenging situation because the first wedding planner we worked with was unable to keep the project moving professionally or close loops with vendors and contacts properly. Midway through the project, we finally cut the other person loose. Whitney and Adriana to the rescue. They assessed the situation and helped us assemble the pieces we didn’t already have in place, like the officiant, flowers, limo, makeup, etc. The vendors they recommended were excellent and very competitively priced. I was especially happy with the flowers. That was an aspect of the wedding that I didn’t care as much about – I knew I wanted the necessary bouquets and arrangements, etc., but I didn’t want anything extravagant, and I didn’t want to spend a lot of money and time on it. W and A showed my pinterest board to their recommended florist, who came up with a beautiful, economic package that hit all of my requirements, including a flower wand for the flower girl. I met with the florist exactly once, and was thrilled with the concept arrangement he had put together. On the day of, we had exactly the bouquets, corsages, boutonnieres, and arrangements we needed, that worked beautifully with the other elements, at a price I was extremely happy with. Score! Likewise, their day-​of coordination was excellent. I know there were snafus (there always are, esp. with a tight timeline like ours) but they made everything happen as it should, even when that required some improvisation. I especially remember being worried about our first dance because my tulle skirt kept catching my heels. Adriana whipped out a needle and thread and in 5 minutes, she and my bridesmaids had repaired the dress and we had a beautiful first dance. These guys are rockstars!

Adriana and Whitney were fantastic to work with. They were super easy to get in touch with when I had last-​minute questions about Janal and Eric’s wedding in Brentwood. Everything went smoothly on the day of the wedding, and they were accommodating and flexible with the timing of events that made my job as the couple’s photographer easier. The wedding was beautifully executed and I would recommend them to any bride looking for reliable, professional and fun planners to trust their special day with.

The team at A’Reve was awesome in planning my birthday party! The ideas they brought to life and helped create made for an awesome and special event. Whitney was on top of every detail from the planning to execution and made sure all of the guests (any myself, of course) had a great time. She was incredibly personable, friendly, and excited to make sure I had a great party. I would definitely recommend her to others and hope to work with A’Reve Event planning again!

I met Whitney at a Vintage Rustic Bridal faire last year. We were looking for a day of coordinator. She is easy to talk to and pointed out many holes in our wedding planning thought process (over looked details). We were very hands on («DIY») and made many last minute changes, from BIG (i.e. caterer vs restaurant) to small (beverages at ceremony). Throughout it all, Whitney was flexible and even made herself available for a rehearsal we decided to have a couple days leading to the wedding day. She made sure the set up for our wedding spread was simple but beautiful, and matched the overall «look» we wanted. She couldn’t stop the guests from drinking all the champagne but tried her hardest to get me some after the ceremony. Keep in mind we didn’t have our ceremony at her venue, we were at Shakespeare Garden in Golden Gate Park.
SO she’ll be fabulous no matter where your event is :)

Whitney was great to work with in planning a bridal shower in July. She provided excellent suggestions and the outcome was an event that fully met our expectations. We’re still getting compliments… the venue (Tassajara Estate) is beautiful and the perfect setting for an intimate luncheon, party or wedding. I say «intimate» because the grounds and the house provide the perfect combination of charm, warmth, and understated elegance, no matter what size of group. Whitney took care of hiring the caterer and he was great to work with, great staff, the food delicious and servings generous. We had checked out Bay Area hotels, restaurants, golf course banquet rooms but A’Reve provided the special touch we were looking for. Definitely recommend.

I got married at Tassajara (Whitney’s venue) on May 11^th of this year. First, the venue is beautiful! Whitney made sure the grounds were perfectly kept, and went above and beyond to make sure I had roses at the ceremony site. As a DIYer, Whitney was the BEST to bounce ideas off of, letting me know right away what would work at Tassajara, and what wouldn’t. She worked with us ti give us exactly what we wanted, a great eye for design and detail. Throughout the day, Whitney made sure everything ran smoothly and on time. During cocktail hour, the bar had to be moved. Sounds stressful, but Whitney handled it with ease, and let me take photos without stressing me out. MAJOR PLUS! I don’t plan on getting married again, but if I did I would use Whitney in a heart beat.

I recently had a fashion trunk show completely planned by Whitney at A’Reve and held at the Tassajara estate. I have never been so impressed by the level of professionalism and perfect execution of the event. And the grounds are BREATHTAKING! I so look forward to my next event with this amazing company!