Katrina was great to work with for our wedding in Sonoma. We used her for the "Month-of" planner role and our wedding was a huge success.

She is local to Sonoma, and her recommendations were helpful for the few vendors we had not selected yet. She also was a big help for the little details (like picking up our cake in the morning).

We did much of the planning and vendor selection ourselves, so what was key for us in a wedding planner was timeline development and execution on the day of. One of the most challenging things can be preparing a realistic timeline for the day, and then getting everyone to stick to it. Katrina was very organized and all the vendors (and guests) were where they needed to be on time.

Overall we are happy that we chose to work with Bravo Weddings and Events for our wedding and we'd recommend them to others!

I recently had the pleasure of working with Lisa Bravo from Bravo Weddings as my day of wedding coordinator, and I cannot express enough how grateful I am for her exceptional services. From the moment we hired her until the day of our wedding, Lisa went above and beyond to ensure that our special day was everything we had dreamed of and more.

Lisa's professionalism and expertise were evident from our very first meeting. She took the time to understand our vision and style, and she worked closely with us to create a personalized and unique wedding that truly reflected our personalities. Her attention to detail and organizational skills were outstanding, and she effortlessly managed every aspect of the planning process.

Throughout the months leading up to the wedding, Lisa was always available and responsive. She promptly answered all of our questions, provided valuable guidance, and kept us informed every step of the way. Her calm and reassuring demeanor helped alleviate any stress we had, and we felt confident that our wedding was in capable hands.

On the day of the wedding, Lisa and her team were an absolute dream to work with. They were professional, efficient, and incredibly organized. They flawlessly executed every aspect of the event, from coordinating with vendors to managing the timeline and ensuring that everything ran smoothly. Their attention to detail was impeccable, and they went above and beyond to make sure that every little detail was taken care of.

Overall, I cannot recommend Lisa Bravo from Bravo Weddings enough. Lisa's passion for her work, attention to detail, and exceptional service made our wedding day truly magical. If you are looking for a wedding coordinator who will go above and beyond to create a personalized and unforgettable event, look no further than Lisa Bravo.

We used Bravo, and specifically Katrina, for our day-of coordination. We cannot recommend Bravo and Katrina enough for all the support and sage wisdom they provided during one of the most hectic days of our life! Their organization and support was a huge relief and reassurance that helped us enjoy our beautiful day. Not only did everything go wonderfully (as planned and rehereased the day before) but the next day was wonderful too (we found all our belongings, leftover drinks, food, party-favors, gifts, etc. packaged and organized for us). We cannot recommend Bravo enough, they are worth getting hands-down – and definitely consider what package they recommend!!

We were fortunate to work with Katy at Bravo Weddings and Events for our June 2022 wedding, and could not recommend her more highly. We booked “The Essential” wedding coordination package, and true to its name Katy was essential to organizing the wedding of our dreams.

Throughout the planning process, Katy was responsive, reliable, patient, calm, and detail-oriented. She provided helpful advice as I peppered her with questions to make sure that all our guests would be taken care of and we’d get the most out of our budget. She helped us understand how much of our budget to allocate to each component, kept us on track throughout 15 months of planning, recommended incredible vendors, developed our wedding day timeline, created our floorplan and walked us through it during a site visit, and ran our rehearsal. She communicated clearly with us and with our vendors so that everyone was on the same page. On our wedding day–for which she served as coordinator for 10 hours with assistance from Katrina--she ensured that everything ran smoothly and on time. She even set up all our personal items and packed them up for us to take home at the end of the night. Because we were in her great hands, we were able to relax, be present, and fully enjoy our wedding day.

I don’t think we could have pulled off this event without Katy’s expertise. It was such a magical weekend full of happy memories, and I’m so grateful to her for helping create that for us and our loved ones.

This review is for Katy Lohse of Bravo, she deserves a standing ovation and more!

My now-husband and I hired Katy wayyy back in March 2020 when we were bright-eyed and optimistic about having our wedding safely in June 2021. We hired Katy to help us with most of the planning and day-of coordination, which included unlimited communication with her until our special day.

When we decided to postpone our wedding to June 2022, Katy was super accommodating. And nothing changed in terms of fees with Bravo - we got an entire extra year of bothering Katy for the exact same cost we paid in 2020.

We had our wedding at Jacuzzi Family Vineyards and Katy was EXTREMELY knowledgeable about the venue and everything & everybody that came with it. Whenever my husband and I had any questions we thought were random (questions about shuttles, where to host an after-party, where to have our rehearsal dinner, where to host day-after-wedding festivities, and so many more), Katy always had a well-thought-out answer via email for us within a day or two.

Katy attended our tasting with Park Ave Catering and was also there with us for our site visit and rehearsal at our venue. Whenever she was around, my husband and I both felt at ease.

When it came to the day of, everything ran smoothly and on-time as far as my husband and I could tell (which is all that matters, am I right?!). Our guests were amazed that our 5:00pm ceremony *actually* started at 5pm. The rest of the night flowed perfectly and I am so pleased that I have happy, WELL-PLANNED memories to look back fondly at on my wedding day. Thank you sooo much Katy!

If you are on the fence about hiring Bravo Weddings, let this be your sign to make that jump!

Distinct Locations welcomes Katrina from Bravo Weddings as one of our preferred Wedding Planners! Her and the team at Bravo Weddings works for our clients effortlessly and we cannot wait to have Katrina & the team back at any of our venues anytime! Thank you for a fabulous event Katrina!

We had the pleasure of working with Lisa this past November. We hired her to do the month of/day of coordinating for our wedding in Sonoma. From our first phone conversation I knew she was the right fit for us! She understood exactly what I was looking for and I felt like we clicked over the phone.
She came to our tasting in August and it was lovely to have her there. It gave us a chance to go over all the details and I felt so confident turning everything over to her from there. She took care of all our rentals as well as contracts with other vendors. She created the perfect timeline for the wedding and we were thrilled with how well everything flowed. She also ran our rehearsal the evening before the wedding like a champ and was able to wrangle all of our family with ease.
Lisa was incredibly responsive and very organized. More than that, she just has a quality that makes you feel calm and well taken care of. Our wedding went off without a hitch and I would recommend Lisa to anyone – start to finish she was a true professional and we’re so glad she was a part of our special day.

We booked Katy on a recommendation from our photographer for the Wedding Coordination package, and it was the best money we spent on our wedding!

Katy gave us countless vendor recommendations, which saved us so much time on researching vendors, and they all turned out to be amazing! Our biggest mistake was not using a shuttle company that she had recommended — the one we originally booked ended up completely falling through (3 days before our wedding!), and Katy swiftly came to the rescue, helping us book another shuttle transportation company on that same day she discovered the issue. She seriously saved the day! We also had a challenging venue coordinator to work with, and she took over all of the communication with them to ensure every single detail would be taken care of (which also took a lot of the stress off of us).

During the entire year leading up to our wedding, Katy was was super quick to respond to countless emails, giving us advice on every little detail, and even reminding us to think about things that hadn’t occurred to us. She also created the entire timeline for the day, which was the most intimidating part of the planning process for us, and everything went so smoothly on our wedding day!

We are so grateful for Katy’s constant support throughout the entire process — she is a true professional and just an overall wonderful person, and we cannot recommend her enough!

We were referred to Lisa by our venue, Olympia's Valley Esate, for day-of coordination. She was affordable, personable, and easy to work with, from the very beginning when we first met her about a year before our big day. Throughout the year, she kept us updated with tasks to do, gave us countless budget tips and vendor recommendations, and allowed us to bounce any question off of her. She responds immediately and is very detail oriented. Her google sheets and docs (budget and actuals, timeline, vendor info, floorplans/layouts, etc.) are very concise and easy to use and follow. We opened them nearly every day to keep us in check with updating/adding in vendor comparisons, payments, etc. We had budget breakdowns and timelines from other married couples but those were nowhere as nicely organized as hers. 

Lisa has a wealth of experience, especially in the Sonoma/Napa county and the majority of our vendors were referred by her or she's worked with them in the past. Coincidentally, the one other time that our band (Downbeat LA) travelled to OVE, just happened to also be a past wedding that Lisa coordinated for, so she dug up the old layout to see how we could fit in all our guests. She followed up with each of the vendors for an in-person POC and arrival time, and worked her magic behind the scenes so we wouldn't need to stress out weeks prior. For the day of, while we were getting ready with the rest of the wedding party, her and her assistant set up all the decor that we dropped off the day before and arranged it according to photos and ideas that we sent her. They also stayed back to help pack and load up all our decor into 3 cars so we could spend time saying goodbye to our guests.

The thing that stood out most was her unparalleled experience with working at OVE, so much that it was obvious that OVE trusted her. She coordinated with all the vendors to let them know where and when to set up, and offered suggestions of where things should be and how it should be laid out. Lisa was a pleasure to work with and we're glad that we chose someone who knows and understands the business inside out. 

Katrina Reed and the Bravo team are professionals!!! Katrina was a joy to work with and went above and beyond leading up to the big day and then REALLY blew it out of the water on my actual wedding day. Mother nature was not on our side on the big day (to say the least) and Katrina and her team went out of their way to roll with the punches and switch things up to still ensure everything went smoothly. I honestly couldn't have done it without them and I'm so grateful. I cannot recommend them enough!! Thank you so much!!!