Heather was an absolute star, we loved working with her and her team! We would absolutely recommend working with Dearest & Darling. They had so much helpful information, were incredibly flexible, dedicated and accommodating. Heather was such a calming presence both in the lead up to and on our wedding day. I felt I could trust her completely, and she was such a reassuring person to have around! Our wedding was all we wanted it to be and more, and we can't thank Heather enough for all of her support to make it happen!

We hired D&D for wedding coordination and we could not have been happier with Heather's high level of service and outstanding value. We planned a 50-person, traditional-inspired wedding and she did an excellent job. We will be recommending her to anyone we know who needs a coordinator!

Her prompt and friendly communication, coupled with her obvious reliability and clear understanding of all necessary details, gave us the utmost confidence in her ability to deliver an unforgettable experience.

Heather truly listened to our vision and was able to advocate for our priorities and the type of wedding we wanted, even when we needed her guidance :)

We received multiple compliments from family and friends, specifically on Heather and Jillian's presence, confidence, and control of the programming. During the wedding, I particularly appreciated that if I needed Heather, she must have been keeping an eye on me because she was right there, but it didn't feel like she was hovering.

We can't thank her enough for her remarkable expertise and for making our wedding day a practically perfect and memorable event.

Heather is AMAZING! For about a year she helped us every step of the way with a fairly complicated venue and the many different vendors. Heather is so organized and professional but still so nice and easy to work with. From the detailed emails, google spread sheets and even a cute planning book she went above and beyond to make sure our wedding was everything we wanted.

I met Heather at a Bridal Expo in 2018 which seems like a lifetime ago, before I had really started planning and I was just kind of getting an idea of the type of wedding I wanted to have. I remember her being very, very sweet and when she followed up with me a few months later via email, her timing couldn't have been more impeccable. When we spoke over the phone I knew immediately that she was the ultimate wedding planner for me...patient, kind, caring, supportive, meticulous, and quite simply, AMAZING at her job. Mind you, this was pre-pandemic and my original wedding date was February 2021 and all I can say is, thank god for Heather. She held my hand the whole way through amongst my meltdowns and all of the the craziness happening in the world. Honestly, I don't know what I would have done without her. Now with my wedding finally over (2/12/22) all I can say is how grateful I feel to have found her. She is an incredible person both inside and out and is insanely good at what she does. Everyone, and I truly mean EVERYONE that met her and worked with her had only the highest compliments to pay. I don't know about you but in today's world, that's the highest praise ever. I feel so incredibly blessed and honored to have had the PRIVELEGE of working with such an amazing individual and I cannot express enough how highly I recommend her. Heather is extraordinary, truly, one in a million, a diamond in the rough...a gift and a blessing and honestly someone I would love to work with again as well as call a friend. A million thanks again Heather and wishing you infinite love and blessings xx

I met Heather at a LA Bridal Expo in late 2018. I had her super cute business cards/flyers and kept it until it was time to look for a planner. I started my hunt for a wedding planner in October 2019 (1 year before my original wedding date, 10/17/2020). I interviewed a few planners, but Heather stood out. We got coffee and talked for HOURS. I never met someone as Type A as I am - which was a requirement for me. We instantly clicked and I hired her immediately. Unfortunately, COVID-19 hit and with so much uncertainty, Heather remained my constant. She continued to give me advice, guidance and updated me on the current restrictions on large gatherings/weddings. She let me know how a 2020 could still be beautiful, but she knew I couldn't have my "dream wedding" if we did it in 2020. So, we decided to postpone the wedding to October 2021. I really appreciated her transparency and honesty. I would rather have a planner who tells me how it is rather just telling me what I want to hear. That is Heather. She is 100% real and 100% honest but she always kept my best interests in mind. She always had an answer that was supported by experience, excellent suggestions, and the best advice. She fully supported my Beyoncé obsession and how I wanted to incorporate Beyoncé elements into my wedding.

Fast forward to October 9, 2021 - the big day - Heather was my ROCK! She kept me cool, calm, and collected the entire time. My MOHs were able to communicate with her before and during the event. When things went wrong, she always had an alternative ready to go and it still looked beautiful. She was always accessible to me. She made sure everyone, and everything was in their place. She is literally my J. Lo from the Wedding Planner movie. I am so thankful that fate brought us two Type A's together to make something really beautiful. My dream wedding was executed because of Heather and her amazing team.

Heather, there aren't enough words or ways to say thank you - but thank you! This was only the beginning, as there will be more events/celebrations coming your way. Fingers crossed the next one is a gender reveal or baby shower! I loved every minute working together. I am sad to see this 2-year wedding planning journey end and the excitement for the wedding starting to subside. But now, I can call you my lifelong friend, who just happens to plan amazing parties

*Wedding on 7/11/21*

My husband and I were looking for a planner who wouldn’t oversell and under-deliver, and someone who could be calm while I would stress through wedding planning. Ideally, we wanted more than a month-of/day-of coordinator, but not necessarily a full service planner. Then we found Heather and immediately liked her from the first phone call. We hired Heather for her partial planning package, which perfectly suited our needs. She was always very prompt with communication and reached out to our vendors often. It’s hard to write a review for your planner, because in my mind, you don’t know everything a good planner does, because they work to take some of the load off of the bride and groom. That’s exactly what Heather did. Our wedding day went so smoothly and seamlessly, no doubt in part because Heather worked so diligently in the months leading up to the wedding to make sure it went off without a hitch. We are so grateful to her for being our planner.

We hired Heather after meeting her at a bridal expo, and we went on a two year journey together. We opted in for her "full service" option, and my god was it worth it. During every vendor meeting, she had questions that a bride and groom could not think of themselves. Heather is SO detail oriented and made wedding planning a breeze. She made the whole process so much less stressful, and even made it fun. Day of, she made sure that everything went according to plan (which it did!) and hid all the hiccups that may have happened from my husband and I.

Detail-oriented is an understatement. Heather goes above and beyond any expectation I had for a wedding planner. She made sure that we were happy the whole way and never lost our vision. You cannot put a price tag on that.

One of the best decisions my husband and I made was hiring Heather as our wedding coordinator. I am a planner and I was, at first, bummed out when our venue told us it was a requirement to hire a "day of" coordinator. But believe me when I say..YOU NEED ONE. I was very picky about who we considered for a coordinator. For me, I wanted to hire someone who was calm, collected, organized, thoughtful, dependable, and transparent. I interviewed a couple people in LA and when I found Heather I knew she'd be the perfect fit.

Heather has a couple different packages that you can choose from and we ended up going with the "month of" package. Heather sent us a binder ready to go for organizing our wedding details and contracts that came with a cute tote. We were so excited!

Even before the 4 week point Heather was very communicative and helpful. She took the time to read our contracts, communicate with our vendors, and was really quick on her feet the day of for anything that may have come up unexpectedly.

She brought an assistant the day of the wedding who helped me change dresses and was also ready to go/help when needed. I am sure there is more they did behind the scenes that I didn't even notice and I am so appreciative!!

Anyway - I couldn't have done it without her. My wedding was a dream and it takes a team to make it happen. A million 'thanks you's' for Heather, I cannot recommend her more!!

Of all the vendors I hired the one I was most grateful for was Heather from Dearest and Darling! She was so helpful and organized and I couldn’t have done it without her. She coordinated with all of the vendors and thought of so many things we would have never thought of. Thank you Heather!

So, I thought I could pull it all off myself...but after many folks told me that a day of coordinator was the BEST investment I could make, I now can confirm that advice! Heather was impeccable from A to Z ensuring that everything we expected from our day came to be. She foresaw potential conflicts, managed the teams discretely and gave me the piece of mind I needed that no matter what went down, we had someone to back us up. She accomplished all this and provided awesome guidance and advice. I would hire her again in a heartbeat...I actually kinda feel like I need her in my life every day! :)