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Intimate Weddings Napa Valley was created in 2011. Founder Sonja Burch has lived Napa for 40 years, and accumilated over 30 years of hospitality and event planning experience.

Her passion is people, seeing them smile and full of joy. Finding that special place for them that lights up their eyes and makes them say WOW!

You know that saying, it takes a villiage, it is true! Building a co-heasive vendor team for your wedding day is crucial. Over the years she has curated long time collaborations and relationships with the best professionals in the area.

Services Offered

  • Full Wedding Planning and Design
  • Custom or Partial Wedding Planning
  • Unique Venue Selection
  • Group Weekend Activities Coordination
  • Luxury Micro-Wedding
  • Elevated Luxury Date Nights
  • Surprise Engagment Coordination

  • Black-owned
  • Native American-owned
  • Woman-owned
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Frequently asked questions

What is the starting price for day-of wedding coordination?

$3,800

What is the starting price for partial wedding planning?

$7,500

What is the starting price for full wedding planning?

$20,000

Do you offer an hourly rate?

Yes

What is the hourly rate?

$150

What wedding events do you provide services for?

Ceremony
Reception
Rehearsal Dinner

What wedding planning services do you offer?

Full Planning
Partial Planning

What weddings do you have experience planning?

Civil
Cultural
Destination
Elopement
Non-Religious
Religious

Reviews of Intimate Weddings Napa Valley

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Sonja from Intimate Weddings is highly praised by multiple reviewers for being knowledgeable, organized, and attentive throughout the wedding planning process. She was commended for her excellent vendor recommendations, professionalism, responsiveness, and ability to handle last-minute changes seamlessly. Reviewers appreciated her help in creating timelines, coordinating vendors, and ensuring a stress-free wedding day. Sonja's dedication, communication, and attention to detail were described as exceptional, making her a standout wedding planner for couples planning their special day.

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Sonja from Intimate Weddings is highly praised by multiple reviewers for being knowledgeable, organized, and attentive throughout the wedding planning process. She was commended for her excellent vendor recommendations, professionalism, responsiveness, and ability to handle last-minute changes seamlessly. Reviewers appreciated her help in creating timelines, coordinating vendors, and ensuring a stress-free wedding day. Sonja's dedication, communication, and attention to detail were described as exceptional, making her a standout wedding planner for couples planning their special day.

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Jill Sent on 07/24/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Sonja was a pleasure to work with!

Planning a destination wedding from Texas was harder than I anticipated. Bringing Sonja onboard for our intimate wedding was the best decision I made hands down! She was able to turn my vision into a reality by bringing in the perfect vendors to make it all come together. Her experience and expertise definitely showed.
Wedding day we were able to sit back, relax and enjoy our beautiful day with friends and family thanks to Sonja!
Jenny
Jenny Sent on 11/20/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Excellent wedding planner!

Sonja was the best wedding planner! She had a lot of experience working with our venue and was very knowledgeable about the vendors in the Napa/St. Helena area. Throughout the entire planning process, she was easy to work with, always accessible, and quick to answer questions or provide guidance.

One of the things we appreciated most was how helpful she was in creating our timeline and coordinating all the moving pieces on our wedding day. We felt completely relaxed and able to enjoy every moment!! We would highly recommend her to anyone planning a wedding!
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Tyler Sent on 11/17/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Sonja Is Great!

My wife and I had an awesome experience with Sonja and Intimate Weddings. 100% would recommend.

Sonja stood out from the start — before we hired her, she made herself available for a call and also shared a high-level budget we could think about. This differed from some other planners who were either slow to respond or didn’t offer to share anything until we hired them.

We were not local, so Sonja was instrumental with her “boots on the ground” and coordination ahead of our wedding day. All her vendor recs were great — from florist to photographer to DJ, etc. Clear she has a good sense of who is the best at their respective crafts.

We also had some last minute plans needing to be changed due to weather affecting our ceremony — Sonja helped us make our Plan B seamless.

Lastly we just really enjoyed working with Sonja — my wife and I are both very particular, and Sonja helped us land on the perfect wedding without over-rotating. She was always available / accessible, responsive, detail-oriented, and overall great to work with!

Vic
Vic M. Sent on 12/04/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Sonja did a masterful job with planning and executing all of the details for our wedding. It was perfect in every way and we would highly recommend he

Sonja was kind and professional in every way. Anyone hiring her services for their ceremony will not regret it.
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Aubrey Sent on 12/04/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Incredible personalized experience

Sonja was incredible to work with! She listened to everything we wanted and gave us a wonderful list of local vendors that she had amazing relationships with. Every vendor we reached out to was excited to work with us because Sonja was our planner. Our wedding day could not have gone any better. She made sure that only us as the bride and groom were taken care of, but our families and loved ones too. Everything went perfectly smoothly with no issues, and if there were any, we would have never known because she handled everything professionally. She was also extremely responsive and easy to get ahold of at all times - late at night, weekends, early mornings. Sonja really is the best in the business! She is also such a sweetheart and genuinely looked out for our best interests throughout the process.
Mark
Mark Sent on 10/12/2023
5 out of 5 rating

An amazing planner that takes care of EVERYTHING!

There is not enough praise that we can give to Sonja and her team at Intimate Weddings Napa Valley. She was on top of every single detail. She kept everything nice and organized. I'm sure there were "issues" the day of the wedding, but I never knew about them because Sonja made sure that everything was perfect and if an issue arose, she handled it without us ever knowing about it. Our day was magical and all the detailed communication with Sonja took away our stress as we were planning our wedding from across the country. She made vendor recommendations to us, but ultimately it was our choice who we chose. Once we selected the vendor, she handled everything! She set up all the meetings. She dealt with the vendors directly. There is not a single detail that she did not consider. To watch her work on the days leading up to the wedding was remarkable. Her organization of all the vendors, the detailed schedule, and the coordination of all deliveries was like a symphony. Please look no further when planning the biggest day of your life. Sonja shared in our joy and she stood with us every step of the way. I would not change one single thing about our wedding day!!!
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Abby Sent on 07/03/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Sonja is the best!

We have been working with Sonja for the last 2 years as our planner throughout our engagement. She was so incredible to work with and truly made us feel so relaxed and comfortable. I cannot say enough about how organized, helpful, and amazing Sonja is. She helped put us in contact with a lot of our other vendors as well and is just so incredibly knowledgeable. We were lucky to have found her.
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Alexa Sent on 11/11/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Fun, Organized, Reliable!

Sonja was so much fun to work with! She is a clear communicator, contributes great ideas, and her experience in the wedding industry is evident in all she does from communicating with other vendors and providing great advice for the whole process, design, and day-of timeline! She’s caring, fun, and just as excited for your wedding as you are, as she brings a very enthusiastic and genuine approach to her work :)
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Ross Sent on 10/17/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Terrific Experience - must hire!

Sonja was absolutely terrific - attentive, compassionate, thoughtful and creative, she listened to our needs and over-delivered on our wedding day. Highly recommended.
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Julie Sent on 09/06/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Quality and caring service

We worked with Sonja through the pandemic for our wedding in May 2022. We are so happy we decided to work with her after interviewing several planners. We utilized her partial planning services which included monthly check-ins a few months prior to the big day and her "day-of" services. She responded in a timely manner, helped us stay on track with our planning timeline, and listened to what our vision was while also providing ideas/feedback throughout the process. She is an expert at what she does and has the experience and network/community to make for a seamless wedding day. If anything went awry on our big day, we did not know because of how smoothly everything went. Thank you Sonja for working with us to help create our dream wedding!
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Awards

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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2020 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2018 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2017 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2016 Winner

Professional Network & Endorsements

3 Endorsements
T.J. Salsman Photography T.J. Salsman Photography Wedding Photographers

I've had the pleasure of photographing several of Sonja's weddings and she plans a beautiful experience. Most importantly she listens to her couple's needs and creates a wedding perfectly for them. As a photographer I notice the details. Most importantly I notice the bride's reaction to the setting Sonja creates and it's always one of joy and happiness. A destination wedding almost always requires a professional planner to help navigate the sometimes confusing process. Sonja knows the ins and outs of the Napa Valley and can plan your wedding beautifully.

Christophe Genty Photography Christophe Genty Photography Wedding Photographers

I have worked with Sonja for years. She brings such life to any event; it is so clear why the couples that work with her love her. From a vendor's standpoint, she is quick to return calls and messages and is always on the ball. I'm always happy to see her name pop up in my inbox and she is always a pleasure to work with. I look forward to working many more events with her in the future!

A Beautiful Ceremony Napa Valley A Beautiful Ceremony Napa Valley Wedding Officiants

I have worked with Sonja Beazley Burch of Intimate Weddings Napa Valley, for 18 plus years and I am hear to say " She exceeds all my expectations of what a wedding professional should be"! She is detailed, organized, talented and has given me the opportunity to work with some of the most amazing couples of my entire career. Her personality is infectious and also a great contribution to the success of her business. I look forward to many more weddings!

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