CMG Weddings and Events

Christine Garrison is the greatest. She made everything easy, got things done immediately, was always accessible, and is the nicest person you would ever want to work with. In our situation, we hired her 2.5 months from the wedding to fix the many errors and problems from the prior planner and company, to complete things that hadn’t been done and were behind, and to generally save our sanity. Subsequently, the actual events were phenomenal, beyond our expectations. So many guests told us that this was the best wedding weekend they had ever attended. Christine is a big reason why! As strongly as possible, I recommend Christine and her company! She will make your event stellar and unforgettable!

5 stars truly does not feel like enough for Christine and the entire CMG team. Our wedding weekend was everything we dreamed of and more, and so much of that is because of Christine. From the moment she stepped in, she made us feel completely taken care of. She was organized, responsive, thoughtful, calm, and incredibly attentive to every detail. Planning a wedding involves an overwhelming number of moving pieces, and Christine somehow managed to keep track of all of them while making the process feel effortless for us. She listened to what we wanted, understood our vision, advocated for us, coordinated seamlessly with our vendors and venue, and made sure everything came together exactly as it was supposed to.

On the wedding weekend itself, she was absolutely incredible. I never felt like I needed to worry about what was happening behind the scenes because I knew Christine had it handled. She anticipated things before I even thought to ask, kept everything running smoothly, and allowed my husband, our families, and me to actually be present and enjoy the weekend. That feeling is truly priceless.

Beyond being exceptional at her job, Christine is also just such a wonderful person. By the end of the process, she felt like so much more than our wedding planner. She genuinely cared about us and our wedding, and you could feel how invested she was in making the weekend special for our families.

Our wedding was spectacular, and we will forever be grateful to Christine and CMG for the role they played in making it happen. We already miss working with her! I could not recommend Christine and CMG more highly to anyone planning their wedding. ❤️

Christine Garrison and the CMG team are the best! True professionals in guiding the planning process and executing flawlessly! Their attention to detail and their ability to work with vendors is fantastic. Our daughter’s wedding was so enjoyable and beautiful because of the excellence of the CMG team. They took the vision and ensured success because of their depth of expertise. Highly recommend Christine & the CMG team!

We cannot recommend Christine and the CMG team enough! Having attended several CMG weddings in the past, including being a bridesmaid in a few, I had already seen firsthand the incredible work Christine and her team produce. So when it came time to plan our own wedding, there was never a question about who we wanted behind the scenes.

We had our hearts set on a venue that required essentially everything to be brought onto the island via ferry, including all of our vendors. It was a logistically complicated wedding with a 9–10 month planning window, and as someone who works in the events industry myself, I knew how important it was to have someone I completely trusted managing all of the details. Christine exceeded every expectation.

From the very beginning, working with Christine made the entire process feel not only easy, but genuinely fun! She is incredibly organized, responsive, thoughtful, and calm, but what impressed us most was her ability to handle the unexpected. And there was plenty of unexpected during our wedding weekend! Christine and her team handled every situation with such grace and professionalism that we never felt like we needed to worry. They kept us and our families calm, informed, and focused on what actually mattered: being present and enjoying our wedding.

Our wedding weekend was truly better than we could have imagined, and so much of that is because of Christine. We are so grateful that we had someone as talented, capable, and steady as her in our corner. We were able to fully enjoy our wedding because we knew that Christine and her team were taking care of everything else.

We will forever be grateful to Christine and the entire CMG team for giving us the wedding weekend of our dreams. They are truly the BEST of the best!

We are still in awe of how beautiful Hannah and Kyle’s wedding was, and so much of that is a reflection of Christine and the entire CMG team.

From the beginning, Christine understood our vision and gave us complete confidence that she could bring it to life within our budget. She did exactly that, and exceeded our expectations. Her creativity and ability to work magic are truly remarkable. The chuppah she created was absolutely stunning and worked perfectly in the space.

Just as impressive was Christine’s extraordinary calm throughout the planning process. No logistical challenge, family dynamic, or last-minute speed bump ever rattled her. She always had a solution and handled everything with confidence and grace.

Sierra and the entire CMG team were equally wonderful, and we were continually impressed by CMG's relationships with all of our vendors. The trust and respect they have built with them made an enormous difference throughout the weekend.

We cannot recommend them more highly.

We can’t recommend CMG Events enough! Christine and Réanna were amazing to work with from start to finish, and everybody we worked with on the day of the wedding was incredible. Throughout the process they were incredibly patient and thoughtful; we can be pretty picky and sometimes have a hard time making decisions, but their guidance made it so much easier to make decisions and feel confident that everything would turn out just how we wanted it. On the wedding day, everything went so smoothly. They handled all of the little details behind the scenes so that we could just be present and enjoy the day with our family and friends. They told us at the start of the process that they would help us feel like guests at our own wedding, and they did exactly that.

Christine and Réanna went above and beyond for us, and their experience and attention to detail helped bring everything together in a way that was even better than we could have imagined. Our wedding was the most special day of our lives and we couldn't have done it without Christine and Réanna! We’re so grateful for everything they did and couldn’t have asked for a better team!

Working with Christine at CMG for our July 2026 wedding in the Bay Area was such a great experience. From the beginning, she made the planning process feel organized, personal, and manageable. She was always kind, friendly, easy to talk to, and genuinely fun to work with, while also being incredibly professional and knowledgeable.
We spent a lot of time figuring out exactly what we wanted the wedding to feel like. Christine helped us work through different ideas and created several versions of our design deck until everything felt perfect. The final design really captured what we had envisioned, and the resulting wedding was truly outstanding.
Her vendor recommendations were also excellent. Everyone was so talented and easy to work with, from the florist and videographer to the catering and bar teams. The band was amazing and received so many compliments from our guests, and the ceremony violinists felt like they were straight out of Bridgerton. Every vendor felt professional and talented.
One of the most impressive things about working with Christine is how well-connected she is. Every vendor already knew her well and was so excited to work with her. She has built such strong relationships in the industry, and that made the entire process feel smooth, like a team of people who already knew how to work together flawlessly.
Christine was also incredibly helpful with keeping us on schedule. I was working an extremely demanding job while planning the wedding and did not have much extra time to stay on top of wedding tasks. Christine kept track of what needed to happen and reminded me when decisions or next steps were due, so nothing fell through the cracks.
On the wedding day, she made it possible for me to completely relax and enjoy everything. I didn’t have my phone with me, and I honestly didn’t know what time it was at any point during the night. I just followed Christine’s lead as she told me when it was time to get ready, move to the next location, take photos, or do anything else. I never had to worry about the timeline.
She also handled problems before I even knew they existed. Our getaway car broke down right before the wedding, but Christine had already arranged a replacement white Rolls Royce by the time I found out.
Christine gave us exactly the kind of thoughtful, hands-on, white-glove experience we were hoping for. She helped shape our vision, kept the planning on track, recommended wonderful vendors, and made sure we could be fully present on our wedding day. Our wedding was wildly beautiful and magical, and many guests told me that this was the nicest wedding they had ever attended, and that it felt like a royal wedding. None of this would have been possible without Christine. I’m so grateful we worked with her and would highly recommend Christine and CMG.

Hiring Réanna was one of the best decisions we made for our wedding. She consistently provided incredible support in so many different ways throughout the entire planning process.

From a design perspective, we had a very specific vision for our wedding. We wanted something elegant and elevated while still capturing the joy and vibrancy of our cultures and personalities. Réanna helped us translate that vision into a cohesive design and ultimately execute something that felt distinctly ours.

Throughout the wedding process, Réanna answered my endless questions, concerns, and crazy ideas. Wedding planning inevitably came with its share of vendor issues and unexpected challenges, and Réanna advocated for us through all of them. We especially appreciated how transparent she was and how much we could trust her guidance. Most importantly, no challenge ever took away from the joy of planning our wedding because we knew Réanna was there to help us navigate it.

But where she impressed us most was on the actual wedding day. She was incredibly present and seemed to be everywhere at once, handling issues before we even had the opportunity to worry about them. My husband has seen how easily I fall into “host mode” whenever we have an event, and one of his biggest wishes was for me not to feel like a host at our own wedding. Because of Réanna, I didn't. We were able to be completely present and actually enjoy the celebration we had spent so much time planning.

The same was true for our family. At our wedding, my family was able to simply dress up, spend time with our guests, and enjoy themselves. Afterward, my grandma told me that in all her years, she never imagined attending a wedding so beautiful and stress-free.

That comment summed up the entire experience for us. Réanna didn't just help us create a beautiful wedding; she gave us and our families the ability to be completely present for it. We will always be grateful for that and would recommend her without hesitation.

When we decided to get married in Napa, we interviewed probably 10–15 different wedding planning teams in the area. We’re based in New York, so we knew we needed a team that knew Napa inside and out, had the experience and relationships to guide us, and maybe most importantly - felt easy and comfortable to work with. From our first conversation, CMG checked all of those boxes and more. What initially stood out to us was Christine’s calming presence, honesty, and genuine nature - this is something we didn’t necessarily feel with every planner we met. We knew we wanted a wedding that felt a little different and uniquely ours, and Christine and her team immediately understood that. No idea ever felt too outside the box, and there was always a willingness to figure out how to bring our vision to life.

Once the planning process began, we were paired with Reanna, and it didn’t take long for us to realize just how happy we were with our decision. Reanna was an absolute dream to work with. She brought exactly the calming, organized energy we needed throughout the entire process. She kept us on track, gently reminded us when decisions needed to be made, answered our endless questions, and somehow made everything feel manageable rather than overwhelming. We always felt like we were in incredibly capable hands.

Wedding planning can be stressful, and one of my biggest pieces of advice is to choose a team you genuinely enjoy talking to and feel completely comfortable with - you’ll be speaking to them regularly for a long time (a year and a half in our case!). Reanna became that person for us. Whether it was a call, text, or email, we always felt like we could reach out to her. She was calm when we needed calm, organized when we needed direction, and always made us feel like there was a solution. As our plans evolved, we realized we needed additional help with our rehearsal dinner and welcome bags, and Reanna seamlessly stepped in to make those happen too. Nothing ever felt like too much or like a problem - she simply figured out how to get it done.

And then there was the wedding weekend itself. Our wedding day happened to fall on literally the hottest day of the summer (it was actually 100 degrees in Napa and our wedding was outdoors) and somehow, you never would have known it from the CMG team. They were running around in the heat executing every detail with smiles on their faces, making sure our guests were comfortable and that everything unfolded exactly as planned. Not once did we feel the stress of what was happening behind the scenes. CMG handled the entire weekend with such professionalism and ease that we were able to be completely present and actually enjoy every moment. We didn’t have to think about timelines, vendors, logistics, or whether something had been taken care of because Reanna and her team had it all covered.

And I’ll add this: I am extremely detail-oriented and admittedly very critical. I notice everything, especially when it comes to something we’ve spent a year and a half planning. I can genuinely say that when I looked around our wedding, every single detail felt flawless. There wasn’t anything I wanted to fix, change, or worry about. Seeing everything we had talked about for so long come together so beautifully and being able to simply enjoy it instead of managing it was priceless. Our guests noticed it too. We had so many people tell us it was the best wedding they had ever been to, and that is as much a testament to the experience CMG created behind the scenes as it is to everything our guests saw that weekend.

With wedding planning, you don’t know what you don’t know and that’s exactly why having the right team matters so much. There are a million decisions to make along the way, but let choosing CMG be one of the easiest. It was certainly one of the best decisions we made for our wedding, and we truly couldn’t recommend Christine, Reanna, and the entire CMG team more.

Look no further - you’ve found your team. 💕

I genuinely cannot say enough amazing things about Christine and the entire CMG team. Hiring them was hands down one of the BEST decisions we made for our wedding, and I truly do not know how anyone plans a wedding without them.

I didn’t realize how much I didn’t know about wedding planning until Christine came into the picture. From the very beginning, it was so obvious that she and the CMG team have this down to a science. They know exactly what needs to happen, when it needs to happen, what questions to ask, and what you should be thinking about before it has even crossed your mind. I am extremely Type A and usually want to be involved in every little detail, but Christine made me feel so supported, guided, and taken care of throughout the entire process.

And then there is the CMG TEAM. Truly, every single person is incredible. Chelsea handled our design elements like menus, signage, and all of the little details that bring a wedding to life, and I was BLOWN AWAY. Everything was so insanely beautiful and thoughtful. It was genuinely better than anything I could have dreamed up or saved on Pinterest. She somehow understood exactly what I wanted and then elevated it beyond what I could have imagined.

Then we had Marisa and Sierra with us on the wedding day, and by the end of the night I wanted to become best friends with the entire team. 😂 Everyone was so fun, warm, calm, positive, and genuinely such a great energy to have around on one of the biggest days of your life. I joked that they should have just been invited to the wedding as guests because we loved having them there that much.

The actual wedding day was FLAWLESS from our perspective. With an event that big, there are obviously going to be little logistical things that happen behind the scenes, but Christine and her team handled everything with the confidence and grace of people who have done this a million times. Nothing became my problem. Nothing pulled me out of the moment. I got to be completely present, enjoy every second, and trust that they had everything under control. That feeling is absolutely priceless on your wedding day.

But what I’m most grateful for is the wedding they helped us create. Christine understood my vision so perfectly and knew exactly how to guide me in bringing it to life. She knew when to give advice, when to push an idea further, when to simplify something, and when to just let me be me. The end result was beyond anything I could have imagined. It was beautiful, thoughtful, personal, and somehow felt SO completely us. I walked into our wedding and genuinely could not believe that what I was seeing was ours.

Christine is hands down the BEST in the business. She is unbelievably talented, organized, thoughtful, calm, creative, and just so, so good at what she does. You can tell how much she cares, and that level of care shows in every single detail. I will forever be grateful to her and the entire CMG team for giving us the wedding of our absolute dreams and allowing us to actually enjoy every second of it.

If you are lucky enough to work with Christine and CMG, DO IT. I would choose them again a million times over. 🤍