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Vanessa was the key ingredient to making our wedding day so special:) From the beginning she was so helpful in answering all of our questions, keeping in contact with our vendors and making the whole process stress free! We are beyond blessed to have had her as our wedding planner, she is truly the BEST:)

Vanessa was awesome– i found her online through Unilocal and I spoke with lot of coordinators before finally picking her. I am so glad I did. She is responsive by email and definitely got the job done for my wedding in calamigos on 5÷14÷16. I am the kind of bride where I don’t have a strong opinion on lot of my planning– this is where I needed Vanessa the most.
On day of wedding– I had some dessert stands that had to be assembled, thank god Vanessa had the tools so we could get it done in time. She worked really hard the whole day and met with me for rehearsal as well. As a newbie to weddings in general, I really depended on her to get things in order. She spoke with all the vendors and got everything to be done at the right time and place. Thank you again Vanessa =)

Vanessa was AMAZING!!! I can’t imagine my wedding day without her help. I hired her as a day of coordinator which kept me sane throughout the day. Vanessa was so detailed with making a timeline and coordinating all of our vendors that I did not even worry about how the venue would come out. When I got to the venue I was overwhelmed with how beautiful she orchestrated everything. She was on top of our timeline the entire time and made sure that my husband and I were enjoying our special day. I have zero complaints!!!

My husband and I loved Vanessa. I did a lot of the decorations and flowers myself, and while I knew I wanted a day-​of coordinator, I didn’t really understand the degree to which I would need to relinquish control to another person on the day. Vanessa and my husband had to sit me down and inform me that I would NOT be present while the venue was being decorated. They were suuuper right and I was so relieved when the day arrived and I knew the rest of the work was somebody else’s job! I completely ran out of time and did not provide Vanessa with as organized of a décor diagram (or any) as I would’ve liked, and she really came through. We didn’t buy enough wine and Vanessa and/​or her servers went out and bought more without us even having to worry about it. She noticed that the aisle runner that I spent weeks stenciling didn’t make it to the venue and personally drove with my husband to the house to get it (he forgot to load it in the van, no fault of Vanessa’s). Did I mention she also personally drove the van loaded with flowers and décor to the venue and dropped it back off at our house afterwards?!
Any subpar reviews I’ve seen here seem to not understand that Vanessa is a day-​of coordinator, not a wedding planner. It isn’t her job to hire your vendors, though you should ask her for recommendations because she knows great ones and has great ideas (ice delivery, yes!). She is very generous with her time and I never had trouble getting her to respond to my emails or calls. I personally thought she was a BARGAIN, and I would not say that about many aspects of the wedding business. As a point of reference, ours was as much a budget wedding as is conceivable in LA, and I am by nature a thrifty person. Realize though that the more things you do yourself to save money, the fewer people are there on your wedding day to control things, only you! HIRE VANESSA!

I was introduced to Vanessa thanks to my cousin who found her at a Bridal Expo. My Husband and I hired her as our day-​of coordinator was one of the best decisions we made. My husband and I tend to work long hours, so I knew I needed the help of an expert to make this process easier. We just got married On February 5^th and things went as perfect as can be. There were a few things that I forgot to take to the venue or didn’t get done on time, but Vanessa made sure I was not stressed or worried all day. She found a solution.
Vanessa was on top of everything for our wedding day. She was very proactive and worked to re-​schedule the timeline when we were delayed an hour due to heavy traffic. She met me the week before the wedding and make sure to outline any details that I hadn’t even thought of, but that needed to get done. She took initiative to get things done and a few days later when I was concerned that there were items I forgot at the venue, she reminded me exactly where they were and she packed everything I asked for. She’s amazing and very hands on!

Vanessa was an amazing coordinator! I was probably a terrible client I procrastinated till the vary last min but Vanessa took care of everything. I found her on Unilocal and she replied to my email immediately. Vanessa was professional, friendly and came prepared with helpful vendor suggestions. She made herself available and answered any questions I had as soon as I hired her. My wedding went off without a hitch thanks to Vanessa.

Vanessa was fantastic and helped us as the day-​of coordinator for our wedding! She had many suggestions for vendors (we used a few). She was organized, in charge and wonderful to work with. We couldn’t ask for a better wedding coordinator! Thanks Vanessa!

I’m so pleased with our decision to hire Vanessa! Initially, I didn’t think we would need a coordinator. As a logistician with a background in procurement (hiring vendors), I thought I could handle it all myself. As it got closer to the wedding date, I realized I needed someone to help herd 160 guests, coordinate with vendors, and keep us to schedule on the actual wedding day. It was really important to me that I wasn’t asking friends and family to do this job. I did a lot of research and called up Vanessa about a month before our wedding. I was really lucky that she was still available for our (off-​season) wedding and was willing to work within our budget. The week before the wedding she conducted a site visit. She asked great questions and helped us think through the final logistics. She’s exceptionally professional and did a fantastic job on the wedding day. Everything about our wedding was seamless. Thank you, Vanessa!

Vanessa from Nessa Events executed our intricate wedding schedule flawlessly. Her charming personality, excellent communication skills, and detail-​orientedness made her an asset to us on our extraordinary day. We strongly recommend Nessa Events for your party/​wedding planning. She goes above and beyond!

Hiring Vanessa as our day-​of coordinator was one of the best decisions we made for our wedding. We initially did not think we would need a coordinator. But as the day got closer, we realized there are so many little things that need to be done on the day-​of.
Vanessa was on top of everything for our wedding day. She made excellent suggestions before the wedding, and made sure everything was setup perfectly the day-​of. We basically gave her everything we wanted setup, and she executed it all. There were things we brought the day-​of that we forgot to give her at the rehearsal. We didn’t have time to talk to her about them, but she figured out exactly what they were for. That’s just great experience and initiative!
She was so calm and made sure we were comfortable throughout the day. If there were any issues, she must have taken care of them, because we did not know about them. And there was definitely potential for issues. We have HUGE families, so there were a ton of kids, both as guests and in the wedding. When we told Vanessa we were having 7 kids (not a typo!) in the ceremony, she went with it. She was great with the kids during the rehearsal, made great suggestions to the parents on how to get them down the aisle, and the ceremony turned out awesome!
Everything turned out great, and we could not have done it without a coordinator. We’re so happy we went with Vanessa, because she was simply amazing!

I cannot say enough about Vanessa! I got married on July 12 and hired her for day of only. (She came highly recommended by a friend of mine) Vanessa made me feel at ease as my wedding day approached. She answered every phone call and email promptly. On my day she had everything under control. She communicated well with all of the vendors. I didn’t have to worry about a thing!

I got married last month with 100 guests. I hired Vanessa as a day-​off-​coordinator about half a year prior to the date.
Throughout the coming months, she was able to tell help me create a day-​off-​timeline and provided suggestions as needed. She was also helpful when it came to resources (in my case, a security guard) and was able to provide me one with a very good rate.
What I like most about Vanessa is her calm demeanor. She helped me with all the decorations and followed my instructions since I had everything DIY and had a vision in how I liked things to be. I’d say she was the only one that day trying to make sure I had enough to eat and drink and was able to take a breather at some point.
At the end of the day, she also helped me cleaned up everything and made sure the park we rented was returned 100% clean and back to normal so no fines were ever made.
I’d recommend her to anyone!

This review is only for day-​of-​coordination, for a 130-​person wedding in Pasadena, CA. Based on the previous Unilocal reviews, I have to say I expected way better. Disclaimer: I had never had any previous personal experience with other day-​of-​coordinators, but from what I have been told, and what her own duties listed on her contract state, she did not perform even close to expectations.
I hired Vanessa about 7 months before my wedding date. On the phone, she was professional, seemed like a go-​getter, and even followed up with an email to remind me about securing her as my day-​of. After sending in my down payment, I felt she was MIA. I didn’t email her until about a month before the wedding. I was also surprised she didn’t touch-​base sooner. I had to initiate all the communications on updates, contact information, followups, and pretty much worked out the entire timeline myself with the DJ and photographer, since she did not respond to their attempts to reach out to her and establish an initial connection.
On the day of the wedding, there were more than a few areas in which she underperformed. There was a miscommunication about the parking situation, and my guests told me she was asking random guests where to park. She didn’t send out the finalized timeline until the day before the wedding. She didn’t know the groom’s name. During the reception, the groom walked in on her hiding away from the activities texting on her phone. She mixed up my cake plate with the caterer’s cake plate, which I had to return the next day. She didn’t follow up with the DJ on questions we were supposed to ask him after our walk-​through when she said she would. I had to remind her that she was supposed to get checks from me to distribute to the vendors. Our toasting glasses were never filled with champagne until I waved down the bar tender. The day was largely run by all my other vendors, and she didn’t take charge at all. All seem to be minor details, but they add up, and made me feel like I paid her mostly just to set up the favors, gift table, and lavender toss-​bags for the ceremony (which many guests also told me later a lot of seated guests didn’t get, even though I had a ton left over). This was all surprising and disappointing considering what great reviews she had. I definitely wouldn’t recommend her to any of my friends looking for a day-​of.

This review is for day-​of wedding coordination. But Vanessa didn’t just show up the day of, she was available to me for questions since the day I hired her, 11 months before the ceremony. She’s a professional.
I told Vanessa what I wanted out of the day and she executed. I had a lot of help from family setting up our wedding (outdoor/​indoor, 125 guests). She helped pace out the whole night and handle things as they came up — I didn’t have to deal with anything.
She also helped clean up after the wedding and secure all of our personal items; she’s trustworthy and I didn’t have to worry about misplacing anything.
Overall, the rate for a day of service, including a walkthrough the week before, was well worth the cost of peace of mind on an otherwise bananas day.
If you’re like me — someone who’s going to do a lot of the planning, but want to delegate everything to someone who can get it done on the day of so you don’t have to worry, hire Vanessa.

This is a review for a wedding with 170 guests, with 2 separate locations: ceremony at Loyola Marymount University and reception in Beverly Hills.
Pros:
1) Vanessa is a go-​getter. She actually called us back to follow up on our decision whether we wanted to work with her or not. During the ceremony, there were behind the scene activities that she took complete control of. For example, we needed to figure out whose car we wanted to place our gifts in. We told her to ask my dad, however, my dad’s car was full. She immediately asked, who would be the next best person. I told her my brother. Vanessa spoke to my brother and made the arrangements smoothly. Our gifts were all accounted for and securely stored.
2) She is attentive to details. Vanessa advised us to write everything down that we wanted her to take care of at the reception hall. She followed and completed the items on the list. Although, there were a couple of things she couldn’t find. Vanessa immediately followed up and asked where they were. These were items that were at the ceremony venue and were in transit at the time.
3) Vanessa is creative and practical. She gave good advice on our seating chart, which saved us so much time. Our guests actually complimented us on it.
4) She works well with others. Vanessa seamlessly followed through with our time-​line while working with our MC. She also worked well with the crew in charge of setting up at the reception venue. The reception venue was set up exactly how we wanted it.
5) Vanessa is easy to work with. Anytime I had a question, I’d shoot her an email. I often had random questions and she always gave me sound advice. She never put down our ideas or questions.
Overall, Vanessa is an experienced and competent day-​of-​coordinator. I highly recommend her services.

My BFF got married in Temecula on a very windy day on a hilltop. There were hundreds of flowers, dozens of vases and, earlier in the afternoon, tablecloths flying everywhere. As the wedding hour approached, my uncontrollable urge to organize and set up and put out overcame me, but my friend’s family assured me that the wedding coordinator would take care of it. She showed up just before the ceremony, seamlessly got everyone in place, magically set things up in areas just before the guests showed up, and like a ghost, moved about efficiently and quickly, setting things out in areas *just before* we entered them so that the wind didn’t knock over all our nice things. In short, she made sure that everything was absolutely perfect while we were drinking and dancing and laughing and celebrating and it’s as if she wasn’t even there. Clearly, there was no need for my concern b/​c Nessa had that shit in control.

Vanessa is awesome! I recommend her to anybody, she’s friendly, listens to you, works within your budget and is always available to ease you for your event!

Vanessa was a fantastic wedding planner. Due to travel, I was completely an absentee bride for planning. Vanessa found almost all of my vendors and arranged everything. Our wedding was MUCH nicer than I expected. I definitely couldn’t have done it without her. Thanks for making our day beautiful!

Vanessa was amazing! I hired her for the day-​of-​coordinator and she did a great job! She was available for questions and references the months leading up to the wedding and met with my fiancé and me several times. Vanessa made sure all of the loose ends were finalized and set up up my registration table, candy bar, photos, guest sign in. I had a stress free day and I was able to enjoy every second of my wedding!

I hired Vanessa about a month before my wedding for Day-​Of wedding coordination. She met with me twice at my venue and gave us some great ideas for conducting the wedding ceremony & reception. On the day of I can’t even tell you what she did because it was all behind the scenes. But what I do know is that my wedding went super smoothly! I couldn’t have been happier with how the whole day turned out and I have no doubt that Vanessa was a huge help in that.