Coastside Couture was an extraordinary partner in planning and executing my son and daughter-in-law’s recent wedding in Carmel. From the very beginning, the bride-to-be felt completely supported and in great hands. Their planning window turned out to be shorter than expected after they secured a venue with earlier availability - but thanks to Heidi and her incredible team, the process remained calm, organized, and joyful throughout.

Heidi’s deep knowledge of the area, the venue, and her thoughtful planning process made all the difference. Coastside Couture eliminated the usual stress of wedding planning by handling countless details behind the scenes and keeping everything moving forward smoothly and efficiently. Their calm confidence allowed the couple to truly enjoy the lead-up to their day.

As someone who has spent my entire career producing high-level corporate events, I can say with certainty that this was a top-notch production. From the rehearsal dinner and welcome party, to the wedding day itself, every element was beautifully curated and flawlessly executed. The team arranged and managed everything - from hair and makeup for the bridal party, to getting-ready spaces for the groomsmen, complete with dress steaming and on-site vendor support. Every moment was covered with care and expertise.

The photographer Coastside Couture recommended was one of the best I’ve ever seen - efficient, fun, and somehow everywhere at once, capturing the magic in real time. The ceremony and reception were simply breathtaking, with elegant decor, seamless coordination, and exquisite catering.

The entire weekend - from the first toast to the last dance - was deeply memorable, elegantly stylish, and full of heart. It perfectly reflected the couple’s spirit and made every guest feel part of something truly special. Coastside Couture created a celebration that none of us will ever forget.

The Coastside Couture team really went above and beyond to ensure that we had our dream wedding. They were immensely helpful when it came to negotiation with vendors and keeping us within budget and they also have so many amazing local connections that made the planning process so much easier. I felt like they really understood my husband and I as people as well as our vision for our wedding and we also had so much fun planning with them! They were SO incredible the weekend of the wedding too - I was not stressed at all, everything went according to plan, and everyone at the wedding kept telling me how awesome and helpful our planners were! I really recommend working with Heidi and her team!!!

The idea of planning a wedding in Carmel Valley, CA, while living in Texas seemed like an impossible task until I met Heidi at Coastside Couture. They really took my vision to the next level and the day went on without a problem. Wheter you're in California, Texas or New York City the planning process will go smoothly with Heidi and her team at Coastside Couture.

We had a wonderful experience with Coastside Couture and my daughter's wedding was perfect. We loved working with Heidi and her team. Heidi met with us weekly and each call was productive, useful and fun. Heidi was responsive when we had questions and helped us negotiate with vendors. We wouldn't change a thing!

Heidi, Sonja and Harley were great to work with for our wedding. We started working with Heidi 9 months before our wedding in Carmel Valley and she immediately started reserving/confirming vendors that we absolutely loved. She is experienced, and really knows the area and the best vendors to work with. She managed to reserve one highly in-demand vendor before we had even finalized our contract with her, anticipating that it would be the best option for us (which it was). That is how forward-thinking and proactive Heidi is - a true godsend for two people with busy schedules and very little time to plan a wedding. Without Heidi, our wedding would be an absolute shadow of the wonderful event that it turned out to be with her at the helm.

We recommend Heidi for any event in and around Carmel, particularly for those individuals with tight schedules, busy lives or far reaching visions of what you want out of your event. She really focuses on personalizing your wedding day to reflect the couple's tastes and vision. Heidi and her incredible team will move heaven and earth to make sure that you have the event that you want.

We hope that we will have many opportunities to work with Heidi and her team in the future. To Heidi and her team - thank you for everything.

Heidi and our team planned our August 2022 wedding and did not disappoint! We live in Texas and wanted to get married in CA but weren't sure where. After hours of googling, I found Coastside Couture and was lucky enough to find an equally type A and detail oriented planning team. It is admittedly very hard for me to relinquish control in any instance. I am a perfectionist who knows exactly what I want and often do not trust others (especially someone that I do not know) to do anything for me that I feel I could do on my own. The Coastside Couture team makes that an easy choice. I felt comfortable enough to entrust them with the most important day of my life and could not have made a better choice. Heidi advocated for us when necessary and communicated clearly and often. She is THE standard. Her team is no less friendly, kind or professional than she is. They are indeed, the best in the business and are well respected for a reason. You see this when roaming about town with her and you hear it when talking to other vendors and industry professionals about her. If you are lucky enough to work with the CC team, consider yourself blessed. They think of and prepare for every single detail. Their events are professional and likely more perfect than you can imagine. All of our guests were impressed with Heidi and her team and they only saw the fruit of all of their labor, not the entire 10 month planning process. If you're looking to plan an outdoor wedding, I know that there are other very good planners out there but I can assure you that you will only regret not choosing Coastside Couture.

If you want to have a wedding in the Carmel/Big Sur area, look no further than Heidi and her team at Coastside Couture. We hired them to plan a complex, outdoor, cliffside wedding in Big Sur on a private property, and they not only made our dream wedding come to life, but they worked with us to create something better than we could have ever imagined. Heidi is both visionary and practical, experienced and well-connected, creative and playful, extremely organized and on top of it, generous and fun - in short, she is just SO good at her job and everything you would want in a wedding planner. For our wedding, she did everything perfectly - from coordinating generators being brought in so that we could play music in a field with no power, to working with me on designing the most gorgeous tables and florals. Everyone on her team brings this same energy, professionalism, sense of joy, and total "get it done" attitudes as well. I miss working with Coastside Couture and am so deeply grateful for all they did for us. I also want to note that they navigated the complexities of the pandemic with us with the utmost optimism, creativity, generosity, grace, and kindness. I really cannot imagine going through the experience of a postponed 2020 wedding, which was held a year later, with any other team. These are your people if you want your Carmel or Big Sur dream wedding!!! Cannot recommend these rockstar women highly enough.

These ladies are absolute BOSSES when it comes to wedding planning. We chose them because we liked how direct and honest they were with us about everything from our budget to our vendor choices to the actual day-of execution. Our venue presented some tough logistical challenges and the Coastside ladies handled it with grace and skill.

My husband and I cannot say enough good things about Karissa, Heidi, Liz and the whole Coastside team! They completely took the stress out of planning a wedding from across the country, and were extremely enjoyable to work with throughout the entire planning process! Friends and family are still talking about our big day even months later… and it definitely would not have been possible without Coastside Couture. They helped us pick an AMAZING vendor team, were always responsive, and very low stress. We were in amazing hands with them, and did not have to think about a thing the day of - they had everything handled, and the wedding weekend went off without a hitch! We absolutely loved working with them and would hands down recommend them to anyone looking for an awesome wedding planner in the area.

Gals were great to work with for our event. I highly recommend them. All events went smoothly.