I worked with Chantal from Cherry Blossom Events to help plan my wedding on May 11th. Chantal was an absolute joy to work with and was always very responsive with us. Whenever I had any type of question, I knew I could always reach out to Chantal and receive an answer in a timely manner. She provided us with creative ideas and solutions that helped make our wedding run even better and more smoothly. Chantal was extremely detail oriented and thought of every last detail that helped make our wedding a success. I would highly recommend Chantal to anyone for wedding planning services - she was a true professional and an absolute pleasure to work with!

We had an amazing experience working with Elizabeth. She was extremely helpful, organized and professional. She was able to provide us with numerous insights and ended up saving us a significant amount of money when helping us set up contracts with vendors and reviewing them for accuracy, overlap and non-essential services. She worked to produce a seamless timeline and enabled us to have a beautiful wedding. I give her the highest possible rating. Thanks again, Dave & Colette

There aren't even enough words to describe how amazing Alex Caggiano Strawn at Cherry Blossom Events is! We hired her to be our coordinator and not only did she run our day with absolutely no mishaps and no worries for us to deal with, she made amazing recommendations for great vendors when we were hunting for the right people to work with. Knowing that a vendor had her seal of approval was a huge relief, and every single person she recommended without fail turned out to be amazing. She paid attention to every detail and made me, my husband and my mom feel completely comfortable and confident that every single thing (even things we would never have thought of!) was taken care of -- and it was! And she couldn't be sweeter, to boot. I can't say enough about her -- if you're looking for a planner or a coordinator, hire her and the team at Cherry Blossom Events!

Cherry Blossom Events was fantastic! They really made sure that my wedding day went smoothly, and paid attention to all of the small details. Their attentiveness to all the details ensured that I could enjoy my day.

alex did a wonderful job from the start. frankly, we didn't realize the amount of effort that she put into the event until after the fact. it was quite amazing how everything just "worked". it was especially nice that we were able to enjoy the event not knowing about any potential fire drills. also, i especially appreciate her attentiveness to my grandmother.

I worked with Elizabeth Leibundguth of Cherry Blossom Events, and purchased a partial planning package. Hiring Elizabeth was the best decision I made while I was planning my wedding. She was great during the planning process. Elizabeth answered all of my crazy questions and made recommendations about how to do things better. She helped me select several of my vendors, including my hair stylist, photobooth, transportation and cake chef. She also did a great job creating the day-of schedule and helping me tailor it to exactly what I wanted. On the day of the wedding, Elizabeth could not have been better. She arrived early to make sure everything was being set up properly and on schedule. The ceremony was outside, but it was threatening rain all day, and Elizabeth handled it beautifully. She did so much to help me stay calm and feel comfortable. I didn't think there was anything more that Elizabeth could do, and then when I woke up the morning after the wedding and started to wonder where I had left a million things (my ipod, my veil, my ceremony shoes, my guestbook ....), they were all laid out in my hotel room. It was really incredible.

I am so glad we decided to get a day of planner. Courtney was amazing and my wedding day simply would not have run as smoothly as it did without her. At first I thought I wouldnt need a day of planner, but now looking back, but I couldn't have imagined going through it all without someone keeping everyone on schedule. It was so nice to know that someone else was keeping everything organized for me so that I didnt have to worry about it. Cherry Blossom Events really does provide quality service. They made my life so much easier!

I worked with Alex Caggiano-Strawn for day-of coordination of my wedding. She was excellent to work with, doing a walk-through with me way before the actual day, coordinating my vendors the week of, running the rehearsal the day before, and answering any questions I had always in a timely manner. She understood our 'laid-back' mentality towards the wedding and never tried to force traditions or judge choices we made, which was really important to me. On the day of, I didn't deal with a single logistical issue - Alex and her assistant took care of everything. It all ran incredibly smoothly and at the end of the night all the things we brought over to the site were returned to our apartment. She's professional and extremely thorough - certainly one of the best investments I made for the wedding. I would absolutely recommend her!

It was truly an honor to work with Elizabeth and Cherry Blossom Events. I chose the month-of package as we were able to organize and secure our vendors and most of the big details beforehand. Elizabeth was very organized, calm, reassuring and fun throughout the entire process! Her organization and her attention to detail helped to calm my nerves before and during the wedding!

Alex is amazing!! My now husband and I got engaged in September 2011 and planned to get married the following May, but we are really bad about planning and had done virtually no planning by January and decided to hire a wedding planner. We met with Alex in early January and although we were quickly running out of time, she made us feel comfortable that a May wedding wasn’t impossible. Within a few days Alex had put together a sample budget for us and had called half of Alexandria/Arlington/DC to find a reception venue that was available on our date in May. Several places were already booked, but she found the perfect spot for us just outside the heart of Old Town at Indigo Landing Restaurant in Alexandria. We never felt overwhelmed with planning because Alex compiled a five month timeline for us and was great at arranging meetings with wedding vendors. Alex has developed some great contacts in the wedding industry, and she found us an incredible DJ, photographer, florist, makeup artist, and the list goes on. One particular challenge we faced was organizing transportation for our guests from the church to the reception sites. I envisioned a trolley, but they were of course all booked for our wedding date by the time we started making arrangements. Alex went above and beyond and was able to coordinate a trolley from Richmond Trolley. The price was comparable to what we would have paid for a local trolley and everything worked out flawlessly. On the actual wedding day I felt so calm because everything was taken care of. Alex coordinated everything and the whole day worked out perfectly. The guests danced throughout the night and my parents were so proud to have put on such a fun party! Alex is incredible and everyone raved about our wedding. It was such a special and memorable day for our family and we couldn’t have made it all happen without Alex’s help!

Booking Alex Caggiano Strawn at Cherry Blossom Events was hands-down, THE BEST WEDDING DECISION I MADE!

I know many brides (especially us Type-A personality ones) debate about the need of a day-of coordinator, but I write today to say, "stop debating and book Alex!"

For me, Alex was pleasant to work with, incredibly responsive, always available (even when she traveled to NY on vacation!), insightful, and a calm soul in the midst of any chaos. She took everything I threw at her with a smile and a solution. When I needed 25 paper lanterns hung, she was on it. When I need a guest book quilt table set up in a way that would meet my southern grandmother's expectations, she was on it (and it was better than anything I could have done). For 2 years I had planned every single detail of my wedding (down to the second), and Alex still took it to the finish line (using flower petals to accent things or setting up the favor table in a way that made the guest exit memorable).

I have a hard time relinquishing control (admittedly), and I would hand over another event to Alex in a heartbeat. For me, that's saying a lot!

Over a year ago when my now husband and I decided to get married in downtown DC we knew it could potentially be pretty stressful as we had no family in the area and had no experience planning an event in the city. After a little investigation into wedding planners we were referred to Alex Pare, owner of Cherry Blossom Events. After meeting with her just once I was sure we wanted to work with her. We hired Alex for full event planning and it was worth every penny. Alex is amazing. She is extremely organized and so knowledgeable of the DC event planning and wedding scene. From day one she started organizing our timeline and setting up appointments with venues. She did a phenomenal job of finding choices of vendors in our price range who would fit well with the type of wedding we were having. We took her recommendations for the majority of our vendors and we were so pleased with every choice. She knew exactly who would fit with our personalities and they all provided phenomenal service. Without family in the area Alex and I spent a lot of quality time together planning this wedding, she’s an absolute professional but was also so much fun to spend time with. I’m going to miss all my meetings with her! Since I did not want to be bogged down with tons of little details she kept me on track with frequent timelines of the specific things I needed to get done and she took care of the rest, from phone call, to setting up meetings and negotiating contracts. Alex paid attention to every little detail and minimized my stress so I actually enjoyed planning my wedding. She even handled my mini meltdown in the days before my wedding! On the day of I was able to enjoy the day and did not need to be concerned about anything. If anything went wrong I had no idea because the day went seamlessly. Our venue had never had a wedding ceremony on site which made me slightly nervous but Alex transformed a blank canvas into a beautiful and romantic space for our vows. I would recommend Alex and Cherry Blossom Events to anyone looking for a wedding planner. Bill and I could have never done it without you!! Thank you Alex!

I consider myself to be very organized and good at planning; however, planning a wedding is a completely different ballgame. I can't recommend enough the need for a wedding planner and a great one at that. Alex, owner of Cherry Blossom Events, was my savior and I wouldn't have had the most enjoyable and relaxed time of my life if it wasn't for her! Over the course of a year, Alex was so easy to work with and never got annoyed with my bazillion questions that came up. She is definitely at the top of her game making sure that you are comfortable with the all the decisions you are making, she is very knowledgeable offering an abundance of advice and suggestions along the way, and she ensures you’re on track with your budget and timeline. Not only am I thankful for the stellar service she provided, but my husband is equally as thankful because I didn’t turn into a bridezilla! We truly couldn’t have had the wedding we had if it wasn’t for her. From the rehearsal to the ceremony to the reception, everything flowed flawlessly, which allowed my husband and I to enjoy every moment as if we were living out a fairytale. My hats off to Alex…thank you for your many efforts in making December 3rd a day that Sean and I will never forget 

When I started planning my wedding, I met with more wedding planners than any other vendor and always felt like they were trying to sell me a bill of goods. Except Alex Caggiano at Cherry Blossom - she was the first to make me feel comfortable. I am glad I followed my gut and went with her! We were putting our wedding together on a pretty short 3 month time line and we knew we wanted a wedding on "our terms," but needed help organizing the day-of coordination. Everyone else tried to tell me how I should do things. Instead, Alex told me how she could help support me and help achieve what we wanted. She was unbelievably responsive, reliable, calm and on top of every detail – and she had great suggestions whenever I asked for them! I originally thought I would only need her for the actual day, helping with the vendors, but she was a life saver for the 30 days before the wedding - tracking down all my other vendors, keeping all the important details together in one place and enabling me to focus on the rest of my life! She was always professioanl, sweet, positive and again, it needs restating, very calm - that was worth every penny!

My now-husband and I regularly tell ourselves and others that investing in Cherry Blossom Events for full wedding planning purposes was one of the best decisions we ever made.

For approximately one year, we had the pleasure of working with Elizabeth Leibundguth at Cherry Blossom Events. While I consider myself a very organized and detail-oriented person and contemplated for quite some time whether we needed a wedding planner, I now cannot imagine going through the wedding planning process without her hard work and ongoing support.

When we began the planning process, we didn't have a clear vision for our wedding. Elizabeth ultimately helped us refine our vision and the final outcome was simply perfect. Because my husband and I are both of Indian origin, our wedding was also unique in that it had multiple events - 4 to be precise. Our festivities began on Friday morning with a traditional South Indian ceremony, that evening was our Sangeet (essentially an Indian version of a dress rehearsal), Saturday was our North Indian wedding ceremony, and Saturday night was our Reception. Elizabeth went above and beyond to help us create a weekend that reflected traditions we value while also having contemporary elements that we wanted. Moreover, we had a large guest list with almost 400 people attending our Saturday events and Elizabeth was instrumental in helping us organize and manage our guest list and RSVPs - a task that I dreaded and could not have done without her.

During all of our weekend festivities, we knew that all would go well because we trusted in Elizabeth and Cherry Blossom Events to execute everything they had helped us plan. I was at ease and my husband and I were able to enjoy the festivities with our guests.

Throughout the process, Elizabeth was organized, detail-oriented, responsive, and supportive -- an overall delightful person to work with. In fact, I got so used to meeting her or talking to her on a regular basis that it was quite jarring when it was all over.

We would, without hesitation, recommend Elizabeth and Cherry Blossom Events to friends and family in the future!!

My husband and I just celebrated our wedding on October 1st, 2011 and had Alex Strawn (Caggiano) as our planner. She was absolutely fabulous. She is very professional and courteous. She went above and beyond with helping us find our vendors and recommending great people. Throughout our wedding planning process she was always responsive and had a solution for everything issue that arose.

Alex made it a top priority that our wedding day was stress free and that we had a great time. She made sure everything went smoothly and handled all of the issues that came up. We couldn't have asked for a better planner for our wedding. I would most definitely recommend her!