We are so glad that we hired 2 Friends Events to be our month-of coordinator for our wedding this October! Although it sounds cliche, we truly could not have done it without them. 2 Friends Events provided us with a list of reputable vendors for varying budgets, and even after hours of doing our own research, we wound up using almost exclusively the vendors on their list. They also provided us with budgeting tools, a planning checklist, a timeline, rental checklist, photoshoot list, and more!

From the first call that we had, Jessica proved knowledgeable and passionate about helping us make our wedding everything that we wanted. She was friendly, communicated clearly, and asked us questions that we had no idea would need answering. As our date quickly approached, Jessica was quick to respond to anything that we threw at her, took care of the other vendor’s requested spreadsheets and timelines, and locked down an extremely detailed timeline for the day (down to 5 minutes!). She also guided us through our rehearsal the day before the wedding, and made the wedding day itself surprisingly stress free while keeping us on the prepared timeline by handling every detail and hiccup that came up - which I’m sure there were a few, even though we never heard about them!

Throughout the entire process, Jessica and 2 Friends Events demonstrated spectacular attention to detail, planning skills, flexibility, and problem solving. If you’re looking for a wedding coordinator who is dedicated, organized, responsive, and committed to making your event as perfect as possible, look no further. 2 Friends Events is what you need!

We used 2 Friends for our month of coordination for our wedding in Oakland and Carissa was amazing. She was so helpful and did a great job of coordinating many vendors. She helped with a walk through beforehand and got many of the vendors to come. She provided many helpful suggestions and steered us through some of the final planning hurdles. She did such a fantastic job day of and my wife and I were able to just really enjoy our day. We chose them for the competitive pricing and were so happy with the amazing job that Carissa did!

We absolutely loved working with Nicole, our wedding planner, and Tanya, our day-of coordinator. They were both energetic, flexible, communicative, and super helpful in co-designing our vision. We picked them because we felt confident they could keep us on track throughout the process and make sure we focused on what mattered most to us, and they absolutely delivered. The last week was a breeze because of them, and the wedding day wouldn't have been the same without them.

We had so many questions leading up to our wedding. Melanie helped put us at ease with her clear communication and organization. She was able to give us the direction we needed to pull together the final days of preparation and was instrumental in setting up our venue for the event. She and Jamie were incredible with their management of our vendors and our wedding party. They were very respectful and never intrusive and allowed the event to have some more “organic” moments, even if it meant slightly modifying our agenda. We are so grateful for our experience and could not have asked for a better coordinator.

Nichole is definitely the person you want as your wedding planner. Her services are worth absolutely every dollar and more. If you’re reading this review, you should reach out to see if she has availability on your date and count yourself lucky if she does!

We did her Partial Planning package for our wedding at the Haven at Tomales. She was an unbelievably helpful resource throughout the process, at every stage of the game. Though we weren’t doing full planning with her, she was very available for calls and emails as we did the early planning. She was an incredible resource - her extensive experience meant she’d seen it all before and knew what worked and what didn’t. She was so helpful with helping us navigate vendors and reading over contracts to make sure we weren’t missing anything. I particularly appreciated that she helped us be budget conscious - she did a great job of helping us figure out what was worth spending money on and what wasn’t. She did all of this with a positive attitude and without ever making us feel judged.

As great as she was in planning, she was even better at the rehearsal and wedding itself! She managed both with incredible efficiency. At the rehearsal, her instructions were super clear and she kept everyone on the same page. She ran the wedding itself with mastery, allowing us to just focus on the moment itself. She and her assistant handled whatever unexpected wrinkles came up with ease. The wedding ended up going just shockingly smoothly, and we even kept to her detailed schedule all night, making the event so much more fun and relaxing. All night, my bride and I were saying to one another how grateful we were to have her.

You will just not go wrong with Nichole. We cannot recommend her highly enough!

The 2 Friends Events team was so great to work with! After having to postpone our wedding, Nichole was willing to work with us to create a day of coordination package that fit our wedding needs after a few changes in plans due to COVID. Melanie and Jamie were our coordinators and they were both fun and easy to work with! Melanie was flexible with last minute changes and was incredibly helpful when our venue was being hard to work with. Highly recommend this team as they are responsive, reasonably priced and willing and able to make your wedding visions come to life!

Nichole was a dream wedding planner. From our first phone call, I felt so much more relaxed and confident about our plans. She is super efficient, organized, and on-the-ball. When we did the site visits, Nichole was brimming with creative ideas and I could tell she felt energized by the challenge of putting on a spectacular wedding, something that would overwhelm most people (myself included). She was just so enthusiastic, energetic, present, friendly and helpful. She worked wonderfully with our vendors and had really great ideas to contribute. Honestly, she is the best. Look no further. You will be thankful to have her steady and warm presence with you during the planning and coordinating process.

We worked with Nichole Simpson for our wedding in July and couldn't be happier with our choice. From start to finish, Nichole delivered a level of service that was above and beyond our expectations. We're recent East Coast transplants so when we decided to have our wedding in the Bay Area, the variety of venue and vendor options was overwhelming. Nichole helped us to streamline the planning process and we were thrilled with each and every vendor that she helped us to choose. Throughout the planning process, she struck the perfect balance of providing her expertise and occasionally helping us break through indecision, without ever being overbearing. In addition, she did a fantastic job of keeping track of our budget and helping us to avoid the unnecessary "up-sells" that are so common in the wedding industry. In fact, it's hard for us to overstate just how positive our experience was. We found Nichole's advice and expertise to be invaluable and we would highly recommend her to anyone looking for a wedding planner in the Bay Area.

Next to choosing the perfect venue for our wedding, hiring 2 Friends Events for our Month-of-Coordination was the best decision we made during our planning process! We heard about 2 Friends Events from our venue. We originally were assigned a different coordinator but she ended up going on maternity leave so we were re-assigned to Camille. She was FABULOUS!!! I didn't know what to expect from a coordinator or how much I was supposed to include her in every detail. I'm pretty sure I stuffed her email full of cc's! She was so great and kept reassuring me that I wasn't over communicating. The week of was crazy busy but Camille had a handle on everything. Mary assisted her day of and both of them were both so nice and calm and totally kept both Sean and I at ease. If I had questions right before the wedding, they answered them for me and made sure every detail I had prepared was done. The day went so smoothly and timely, just like Sean and I had wanted. I seriously did not want the evening to end. Thank you Camille and Mary for everything!!!! It was PERFECT!!! -Lauren and Sean.

Hiring an event planner for our wedding was originally one the biggest 'maybe's for us when we starting thinking about our wedding. Boy, am I glad we decided to go with 2 Friends! Camille and her assistant Sarah were invaluable during the planning process beforehand, and all throughout the wedding day.
We went with the month-of package, and Camille was available to answer every question or concern I could throw at her throughout that month before the wedding, and even before that! She would always respond to emails very quickly and went out of her way to make sure we got exactly what we wanted. By that point, we had already chosen all of our vendors, but they do offer recommendations. However, Camille collected and reviewed all of our contracts, corresponded with everyone and basically ensured everything was all set to run smoothly. She also met with us at the venue to go over every detail of the day, and asked us about things we wouldn't have even thought of.
On the day of the wedding, I was amazed at how perfectly everything went. If there were any problems at all during the day, my wife and I didn't hear of it, because Camille was handling it. They set up and broke everything down, from the table centerpieces to the welcome table, and made sure everything got packed up in the right cars at the end of the night. Sarah even came out to our rehearsal the night before to pack all of our stuff in her car!
We were very impressed with 2 Friends Events and highly recommend them to anyone even considering hiring an event planner.