We had our wedding in late June in Tahoe and Ashley was a huge reason why the entire weekend was so amazing. We booked her about a year and a half before the wedding, and she helped us with everything along the way - vendor recommendations and calls, monthly to-do lists, in-person meetings, and an incredibly detailed timeline that made the actual day run so smoothly.

She also went above and beyond in so many ways, from bringing wedding items up to Tahoe for us when our car was completely full, to folding our napkins and menus, helping with setup, and coordinating everyone on the wedding day (not the easiest group to coordinate). Anytime something stressful came up during the planning process, she immediately made us feel like everything would be fine and she had it handled.

We're so glad we chose Ashley and truly had the best wedding weekend. I would recommend her in a second!

Ashley helped us plan our Tahoe wedding and it was flawless. It was truly the best wedding ever and Ashley is the one who helped make that possible - even though we only hired her for wedding day management, she still made a huge impact and made the actual day stress free and perfect. She thought of absolutely everything, was immediately available to help with anything that came up, and made sure we were prepared going into the day with her extremely detailed timeline. I couldn’t believe how detailed her timeline was, but it made our day flow smoothly and perfectly all the way through. If you’re thinking about a wedding planner, she is a MUST! I would hire her again in a second!

We want to take a moment to specifically recognize Ashley. At this stage in our lives, we tend to keep our inner circle small and tight—but if we were to ever welcome someone new into that circle as a true friend, it would be her. She is an absolute gem. While she is an consummate professional, her kindness and dedication are clearly genuine, coming straight from the heart. It has been a true honor to work with her, and First Pick Planning is represented in the best possible way through her work.
As the designer of my own wedding, I had an incredibly strong, specific vision for exactly what I wanted our day to look like. My fiancé and I put endless hours into perfecting every minor detail to ensure a rich, elegant, and textured aesthetic. Ashley truly understood the mission, and she was the guardian of our vision. She never tried to alter our concept; instead, she used her incredible spatial awareness and aesthetic intuition to help us facilitate and elevate the work we had already put into designing it. Whether I wanted the chandeliers moved or thought they were hanging just a bit too high, she made sure it was executed flawlessly until we were completely happy.
Her unwavering support was never more obvious than during our final sprint. We had everything perfectly laid out, and I threw a creative grenade into the plans, completely pivoting and changing our direction. Ashley didn't even bat an eye. I know that on the inside, she must have been feeling the weight of the immense hard work she had already put in to prep the original design, but in true form, she simply smiled and said, "Okay." She acknowledged the massive undertaking of the shift but deeply understood the heart behind the pivot. I handed her the new plan, and she launched it seamlessly, elevating it to the exact level she knew our wedding required. (And yes, the Red Dress red carpet is an epic moment we will be talking about for years to come!)
She is also fiercely protective of her clients. When a local restaurant lost our reservations after the rehearsal dinner, Ashley immediately offered to step in and handle it. She knew it wasn’t her issue, but because it affected us and our wedding party, she was ready to go to bat for us.
If you are looking for a flawless, intuitive, unshakable, invested, and indispensable coordinator to bring your dream to life, you absolutely need Ashley with First Pick Planning. She won't just coordinate your wedding; she will champion your peace of mind.

We absolutely loved working with Ashley! She made planning our Tahoe wedding easy and stress-free from start to finish. She’s incredibly organized, thoughtful, and handled tricky family dynamics and a challenging venue planner with total grace. Thanks to her, our wedding day was seamless and absolutely perfect. Couldn’t recommend her more!

We could not be happier with how everything went with Ashley as our day of coordinator for our Tahoe wedding. She was invaluable in helping us prep ahead of time, and her timeline was the key to our wedding being as smooth as it was. Even when little issues popped up, she was flexible and already had a solution in mind even before we knew something was up. I can't recommend her and First Pick Planning enough!

Aside from marrying my husband, choosing Ashley and The First Pick Planning team was the best decision I made for our wedding day. It took me a while to write this review because I (very weirdly) teared up every time thinking about how clutch Ashley was on our big day. She did everything I knew needed to be done (I was long ago sold on the idea of a month-to-day of coordinator) but I cannot overstate and oversell the feeling of ease and confidence she let me have on our wedding day, knowing that all the details were in super competent (and delightful) hands. Weddings are crazy and amazing and joyful and overwhelming – all the prep and planning for months coming to a condensed celebration. They are all those things even before you add a crazy set of logistics. I was able to hand all those logistics over to Ashley and then some! At its simplest, she executed so I could party and really let myself be in the joy of the day. For the practical minded out there – here are some highlights of her work – she organized our timeline with all of our vendors’ timelines and made sure everyone had the same timeline, she picked up the bouquets and boutonnieres day of, she brought our décor from our room to the venue and set it all up, she made our ceremony flawless with a quick yet thorough rehearsal, she liaised with the venue and us on what went back to our room (cake, décor, etc), she packed it out at the end of the night and brought it all back to our room. She thought of everything from speaker set up to who is driving whom to the pre-ceremony photos and even took a few things off out plate like the easel she keeps in her car for seating charts. Again, I truly can’t recommend Ashley and First Pick Planning enough!

From the very first interaction with Ashley, we knew we were in the best hands to bring our dream wedding to life! Planning a destination wedding poses additional hurdles and Ashley made the process feel fun, focused, and productive! Her natural ability to build relationships is so evident and she truly listens to you. She wasn't just our wedding planner, she became our friend and guided us to make decisions that felt like "us". We truly could not have had the wedding we did without her! We're so immensely grateful for her!

I truly can’t say enough positive things about Ashley. She made the entire wedding process easy, fun, and exciting from start to finish. She kept us on schedule without ever being pushy, supported our creative ideas while helping us work through the details, and made the actual wedding day feel effortless.

Our bridal party couldn’t stop talking about how incredible she was and how seamlessly the whole weekend flowed because of her. My entire family agrees—hiring Ashley was hands down the best decision we made during the wedding planning process.

If there’s one piece of advice I give to any friend planning a wedding, it’s this: hire Ashley!

Ashley was our wedding planner for a pretty complicated Indo-Western fusion wedding. She always made us feel seen, heard, and supported - adapted to changing weather situations with grace and ease - and ALWAYS had a smile on her face to cheer us on and make our wedding day feel that much more special and wonderful. If you want a wedding executed by someone who truly LISTENS to what you want and adapts the plan accordingly, Ashley is your person. Thank you Ashley!

Ashley was fantastic! We hired her 2 1/2 months before our wedding. Even with so little time, she was still able to keep us on track with planning, making decisions, and finalizing every detail. Everything came together beautifully on our wedding day thanks to Ashley!