# An Extraordinary Wedding, an Even More Extraordinary Experience

Alesha didn't just create our dream wedding. She made the entire experience extraordinary.

My husband and I had incredibly high expectations, and Alesha exceeded them in ways we didn't know were possible. Over ten months, she gave us something rare: a planning process as joyful, inspiring, and memorable as the wedding itself. While so many friends described wedding planning as stressful, we LOVED every minute of it. That's entirely because of her.

Her creative talent is exceptional. She has impeccable taste, a remarkable eye for detail, and the discernment to elevate every decision. She knows the industry and its trends, but rather than recreate what's popular, she takes the time to understand who you are, what you value, and how you want your celebration to FEEL. She was an incredible thought partner, refining our ideas, challenging assumptions, and helping us prioritize with clarity and confidence. The result was a wedding that felt distinctly and authentically us, yet more imaginative and beautiful than anything we could have conceived on our own.

Her command of the planning process is equally impressive. Her organization, preparedness, and ability to anticipate needs are on another level. She has wonderful relationships with vendors who clearly adore and respect her, and the talent she assembles reflects her standards and character. She's proactive, resourceful, and remarkably agile. No request felt too big; when unexpected challenges arose, she solved them with such poise that we never felt an ounce of stress. She makes complex things feel effortless.

Her emotional intelligence may be her greatest gift. Weddings involve so many personalities and opinions, and Alesha navigates them with sensitivity and grace. She knew when to guide us, advocate fiercely on our behalf, set boundaries with family, and bring us back to what mattered most. She was incredibly available, responsive, and generous with her time. We always felt genuinely understood and cared for, and that she was deeply invested in us, not just in producing an incredible event.

On our wedding weekend, she gave us the greatest gift: the ability to be completely present. We weren't managing logistics or worrying about timelines. We were immersed in the love, beauty, and joy around us. Alesha and her team had anticipated every detail, and we trusted them so completely that we could surrender to the experience. I cannot overstate what a profound gift that was.

Above all, Alesha is a genuinely wonderful human being: warm, kind, joyful, gracious, and a pleasure to be around. She combines creative vision, emotional sensitivity, and calm authority in a way that's truly rare. Her optimism infused the entire experience. Our guests couldn't stop praising her and her team; my parents are still talking about them weeks later.

We hired Alesha to plan a beautiful wedding. What we got was ten months of creativity, connection, excitement, and peace of mind, followed by a celebration beyond our wildest dreams. Her talent is immense, but her character makes her one of a kind. Choosing her was one of the best decisions we made, and we'll be grateful for the rest of our lives.

Alesha planned our wedding at the Waldorf Astoria in Monarch Beach, and we honestly couldn’t have asked for a more perfect experience! From our first meeting, Alesha really took the time to understand our vision, our style, and what was most important to us. She handled every detail with such professionalism, from managing vendors to making sure everything ran smoothly on the day. Alesha and her team are problem-solvers, and people you can genuinely trust with one of the most important days of your life. We’re forever grateful for everything she did to make our wedding day unforgettable. We can't recommend her enough!

If I could give De La Planning 100 stars, I would. Alesha and her team are incredible! I had a very clear vision of what I wanted our New Year’s Eve wedding to be, and Alesha was the perfect person to execute it. She’s more detail-oriented than I am (which I didn’t know was possible) so it meant my family and I could breathe a huge sigh of relief on my wedding day. The strap of my wedding dress even broke during our grand entrance into the reception! You know who saved the day - Alesha. She kept me calm while we jerry-rigged my wedding dress. We were able to enjoy every single moment of our NYE celebration and it’s all thanks to the work Alesha and her team put into it. For all the things we planned for (and then the things we certainly couldn’t see coming!), it felt great to be in such capable hands. Thank you x a million, Alesha!!!

Joseph and I are a product of a long distance relationship who wanted to get married in the middle of a pandemic. We crossed paths with Alesha a month after our engagement. It ended up being one of the best decisions we have ever made. Her flexibility as a planner showed even with the custom partial planning service she offered. Alesha is very organized, proactive, and easy to communicate with. With less than a year to prepare, we found ourselves in a pinch because of our long distance relationship and our unfamiliarity with the Southern California region, not to mention the looming pandemic that provided a lot of uncertainties. We had an idea of how amazing Alesha’s service was, but we found out firsthand that the past reviews were just the tip of the iceberg. Even with just the partial planning, we felt that Alesha truly wanted us to have the dream wedding we desired. Her attention to detail helped us stay on top of things before, during, and even after the wedding. She did not just provide service that met the bare minimum but went beyond than what was expected of her. She was helping us even though we had to pause planning due to personal matters and travel restrictions were still in place. We were not even sure whether our wedding would push through. She also supported all our wedding ideas; she did not force any of her preferred vendors and was open into trying new ones. She made sure that even the new vendors were good to work with. She was on top of everything, from looking for the best vendors to constantly communicating with us every step of the way. Of course, the wedding day ran smoothly and it was truly a dream. Alesha made sure that we have nothing to worry on the day of; I had a personal assistant with me the whole time which was extremely helpful especially in any kind of emergency.

I can say that our best investment on our wedding was hiring De la Planning.
We wanted to leave this review so that you, the reader, will be left with no doubt and have you choose De La Planning as your guide to the wedding you deserve!

Elizabeth and I would like to thank you for being a fantastic wedding planner. You were instrumental in helping us create our dream wedding! You were great from beginning to end with all of the big and small details.

Additionally, you were professional, courteous, pleasant, proactive and enjoyable to work with. We didn’t know all of the intricate details that went into wedding planning and you really helped to bring so many moving parts together to work seamlessly.

Our wedding day went quite smoothly because of all of the behind the scenes planning and execution. We were able to enjoy our wedding day with our guests and everything was executed amazingly well. We received countless feedback from our guests on how much they enjoyed the wedding and how well planned it was.

Thank you Alesha for being such a big part of our special day. We really appreciate you and all of your help! Now, you get to help create so many new special wedding days with future newlyweds.

Jeff & Elizabeth

Alesha planned our elopement on the beach in less than 2 weeks time. What a blessing she was for us. Everything turned out better than I had ever imagined with such a short notice. Her connections to others in the wedding arena that she used for our day were perfect. She is super attentive to your priorities and needs. Our day was perfect and we can’t thank Alesha enough.

Alesha was amazing from start to finish. Our original wedding was supposed to be up in Banff in May 2020 but then COVID-19 closed the US/Canada border. We decided we still wanted to do whatever we could to get married in 2020 in spite of everything, and so we had to start from scratch to find everything locally in Southern California. I was looking around Instagram for a new venue and saw Alesha's stylized wedding and loved the details! We went ahead with booking both the venue and Alesha as our wedding planner. Best decision, because she stuck by us and helped us find another venue when that one fell through a week after we signed the contract. Wedding planning for us (and I'm sure many other couples this year unfortunately) was full of ups and downs, but Alesha made things much smoother and was such a bright light shining the way! We are so happy we found her. She became a close friend, someone I could just shoot a text to and easily chat with! She also connected us with wonderful vendors and managed all the communication for us, planning our wedding in 3 months - florist, cake, signage, live band, etc. The intimate wedding we ended up having was as beautiful as we dreamed it could be and we feel extremely lucky to have been able to get married in 2020 after everything. Thank you so much for making it all happen, Alesha!!

Alesha is amazing! Hands down the BEST coordinator a bride could ask for! She is easy to work with, knowledgeable, professional, patient, possesses a willingness to help out in any way possible, follows through, very responsive, and is super reliable. Being referred to her was a a godsend and I’m grateful for her! Alesha helped make my day so special and relieved a lot of the stress that’s placed on a bride. She’s amazing and working with her was phenomenal!!

If you are looking for a wedding or event planner, look no further than Alesha!! I had the privilege of hiring her to be my month-of coordinator, and I cannot emphasize enough what an incredible job her and her team did! Not only is she a thoughtful and genuine person, but she runs her business professionally and ensures every little detail is accounted for.

From the day we had our final venue meeting, she took my ideas and guidance and ran with it! She became the point of contact between the venue and all vendors, and planned out each detail from the wedding timeline, to when the cake would be delivered and who would be folding the table napkins! Her staff was incredible as well, tending to our guests and bridal party's every need!

My entire wedding day, and weekend for that matter, I felt calm and really was able to enjoy that special time surrounded by friends and family all without a care in the world because I knew Alesha had everything covered. And coming from a Type A organizer like myself, I can honestly say I have never felt that way heading into a big event before!

Our entire wedding went off without a hitch and we could not be more grateful for Alesha and her team. I would hire her over and over again and am so grateful we had the opportunity to have her as such an integral part of our special day!

I have been looking forward to writing this review for the past 10 months - ever since I started working with Alesha. She is so passionate about what she does, and it shows in her coordination. Her genuine interest in your vision and priorities makes it fun to reach out to her throughout the entire planning process. She won't miss any detail. I also love how calm, poised, and professional she is throughout the planning process.

The venue I booked ended up throwing many curve balls our way, including last minute changes to our parking arrangements, shuttle service, and timeline. After having everything confirmed, she had to completely redo these things. She made sure to take EVERYTHING off of my plate in the last couple of weeks by taking over all communications and wedding day details. She was so professional in every interaction.

I voiced a few things to her that I was concerned about in anticipation of our big day, and she responded to me "It's all going to be great. And if it's not, you won't have any idea because I will take care of it!" (Something along those lines) She lifted every burden so I could enjoy the process!

On the day of, all of my guests and wedding party fell in love with her. She was on top of everything, and had a smile on her face the whole time. Never once did anyone see her stressed out or frustrated. She handles wedding day like a boss!

All in all, you can count on Alesha to be on time, willing to help with anything, get along with everyone involved, and run an extremely smooth wedding.