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Boutique Event Planning is an event planner based in Huntington Beach, California. Headed by wedding planner Melissa Rizk, their team has an incredible eye for detail and commits to customized dream weddings for all of their wedding clients. Guided by Melissa’s expertise, dedication and passion, Boutique Event Planning instills trust, comfort and confidence in couples seeking assistance with wedding planning and coordination.

Experience
Melissa Rizk has over 12 years of experience in the event management industry. Melissa has mastered the skill of negotiation in the hospitality and production industry and can secure highly competitive rates through her valued relationships with properties, caterers, florists and hair and makeup artists.

Services Offered
Boutique Event Planning offers full-service wedding planning, consulting and day-of coordination for wedding ceremonies, receptions, rehearsal dinners, welcome parties and more. We also specializes in destination weddings throughout the globe.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the starting price for day-of wedding coordination?

$2,500

What is the starting price for partial wedding planning?

$3,800

What is the starting price for full wedding planning?

$5,000

Do you offer an hourly rate?

Yes

What is the hourly rate?

$250

What wedding events do you provide services for?

Ceremony
Reception
Rehearsal Dinner

What wedding planning services do you offer?

Day-of Coordination
Full Planning
Partial Planning

What weddings do you have experience planning?

Civil
Cultural
Destination
Double Weddings
Elopement
Eco-Friendly
Military
Non-Religious
Religious

Reviews of Boutique Event Planning

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Valerie Sent on 10/22/2016
5 out of 5 rating
We met Melissa through one of my husband's family members who had worked with Melissa almost a decade ago when she was doing corporate events on the East Coast and who highly recommended her. After having worked with her ourselves to plan our wedding over the past year, I can easily say that Melissa was an invaluable asset to planning our wedding and a ton of fun to work with! From day one, she made us feel comfortable, laid out what to expect, and provided thoughtful and creative ideas to match our vision (or to provide visions where we had none). We started working with her after having some major vendors picked out already (venue and caterers), yet she was able to review all of the contracts and negotiate on our behalf to get everything we wanted and keep us within our budget, in ways that we could not have accomplished on our own. On the days approaching the wedding, Melissa and her team worked so hard to get everything together, kept everything running smoothly, and treated our families and friends like their own. It was truly reassuring to have such a caring and experienced team working with us. In fact, the day itself was nowhere near as hectic for us as our friends said it would be, or even as much of a blur as Melissa herself said it would be! Our wedding day was the best day of our lives, and we are so grateful for Melissa and her team. Highly recommended!
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Natali Sent on 12/30/2016
5 out of 5 rating
Amazing wedding planner and without a doubt the best one ever! Melissa saved us mid-crisis when our original wedding planner decided to bail out on us and just disappeared. She took over like the champ that she is. She is amazing, fun and easy to work with. My wedding day couldn't have been anymore special and perfect thanks to her. She is truly a blessing in diguise and I can thank her enough for being by our side. I miss her already and wished I had worked with her the whole way. But I'm so glad she accomplished everything we wanted and needed within a month's planning. I would and will highly recommend her to all my future bride friends and family members without a doubt.
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Meg Sent on 12/31/2016
5 out of 5 rating
Melissa and her team were incredible from day one! My husband and I were hands on with our wedding planning and we thought we could wing our wedding by ourselves. Not to mention, we only had 8 months to plan on top of my husband being out of town half the time and me working 2 jobs! Gladly, Melissa was there to keep us on track!

Whenever I think about our wedding, I think about how smooth everything went despite all the challenges we had that day. Melissa assured my husband and I that we were stress-free and that everything was handled. She reacted calmly to every stressful situation! We were unfortunate to have had a terrible church coordinator, a late florist and unpredictable weather but Melissa was there every step of the way to assure that all our planning and efforts would not go wasted. Our whole wedding party was so impressed of how organized and professional her and her whole team were! She communicated well with the rest of our vendors (photographers & videographers), made necessary adjustments & followed through with our timeline. And it turned out perfectly, more than my husband and I would've imagined.

Melissa is not your typical wedding planner. She is YOUR go-to girl for everything! She has a huge network of vendors, seriously ask her for anything and she has an answer for you! She is so compassionate and really cares about making her couples happy and comfortable. The amount of work and effort she puts in behind the scenes is incredible. I could not have wanted anyone else but Melissa and her team. They are honest and practical and I am forever grateful for all their help. They will go out of their way to make sure everything goes as planned. That's why I felt so at ease on my wedding day because we trusted her & she delivered above and beyond. Their approach to planning wedding and their attention to detail helped me & my husband have the wedding of our dreams.

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Awards

22
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2017 Winner

Professional Network & Endorsements

1 Endorsement
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To plan, prepare and execute a wedding without a hitch, you know it's critical to work with a team of vendors that take their work as seriously and handle it as sensitively as you do. One such professional we love to work with is wedding planner, Alijah Gunsaulus with Boutique Event Planning! Alijah is as prepared a planner as they come - highly knowledgeable, creative, timely and super accessible. An excellent communicator, she stays perfectly in tune with her clients, consistent with understanding, logic and objectivity. With Alijah's expertise comes a genuine kindness, quality of care, and love for her work and clients. We highly recommend you seek her assistance. Matter of fact, we can't wait for the next opportunity to work with she and Boutique Event Planning again ourselves!

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