We really loved working with Marissa! We had the wedding of our dreams and couldn’t have pulled it off without her. Here are some of the things we loved about working with Marissa:

i) Time commitment: Marissa was there with us every step of the wedding planning process. She spent a lot of time with us going through every detail of planning. She was also not afraid to customize the process (which would often involve going in several different directions to figure out the best path forward) to incorporate ideas from different cultures for our fusion wedding. When initial vendor choices didn't pan out, Marissa quickly stepped in to find suitable alternatives and even hopped on phone calls to mediate and iron out any wrinkles.

ii) Knowledge: Marissa helped bring to the fore several aspects of wedding planning that we were not actively thinking about. For instance, she made sure that we locked in our hotel block and transportation to the wedding well in advance. This was really helpful because in retrospect, many of our guests enjoyed spending extended time with our friends and family at the hotel. Marissa also had great vendor recommendations. She was also very knowledgeable about vendor contracts and helped us in understanding all the details here.

Marissa also has a great eye for design. She designed the color palette for our wedding and played a crucial role in bringing together the various design elements of our wedding, including the florals, signage and rentals.

iii) Responsiveness: Marissa kept us on track. She came up with very useful timelines. She always responded promptly to our messages, and made time to hop on calls with us, sometimes even on short notice.

iv) Personality: Marissa has a warm, positive and friendly demeanor. She and her team were very cordial to our guests and made everyone feel welcome the day of our wedding. She is very professional in her communications.

v) Reliability: Planning a 100+ person wedding is a lot of work and we are so grateful that we could always lean on her. She and her assistant did a lot behind the scenes during the wedding to keep things running smoothly. Coordinating 15+ vendors is no joke and Marissa did it seamlessly leading up to and on the day of our wedding.

Marissa is AMAZING! I would give her a 20 star rating if I could. I came to her after realizing I absolutely hated the wedding planning process, but also had a vision I had begun to create. I told her I needed a "wedding planning spirit guide" and she delivered! She dove right in, didn't miss a beat and created the most magical day of my life. She got us to the big day with so much patience, and made sure everything went as smoothly as possible the day of. I am so so glad I decided to trust her with the process, and would gladly do it again.

When it comes to weddings, she knows what she's doing. She comes armed with checklists, timelines, budget trackers and a million other things you don't even realize you need and she has already handled by the time you do. She's detail oriented, organized, communicative and professional. She reaches out to vendors and handles communication, and is incredibly proactive. We were on a budget, and she was amazing at both respecting that and helping us prioritize expenses as well as get creative with where we could make the most of things.

Marissa has an amazing eye for design. She took my ideas and ran with them, making my vision come to life and then some. She has done such diverse designs for every wedding I have seen her touch on, and nails them all. She was so collaborative to make my day come to life, and I felt like she truly knew what I was looking for.

On a personal level, you feel like you are planning with your very calm, kind, positive best friend. She truly cares about her brides, and is genuinely fun to work with. We had a few curveballs with other vendors that she handled with so much grace and professionalism and doesn't bat an eye at anything thrown her way. She's a class act and is so enjoyable to have in your corner.

Overall, Marissa is the full package. She is amazing at every aspect of planning and design, and most importantly is so kind and fun to work with. I highly recommend her to anyone looking for a Bay Area wedding planner. She is simply THE BEST.

Marissa is truly amazing to work with! She is friendly, organized, communicative, responsive and an overall joy to be around! She helped us with staying on track, picking and communicating with other vendors, and guiding us to make decisions to help our wedding vision come to life. She also has an amazing eye for design and the smaller details that made us feel like our day was truly special and a representation as us as a couple. On the day of, things could not have gone more smoothly and I was not stressed at all since we knew we were in great hands! She was especially helpful with our unexpected cold rainy day in September in Sonoma where she coordinated last minute heaters and floor plan rearrangements to help keep our guests dry and warm. She is truly the best and our day would not have been the same without. We cannot thank her enough and highly recommend her to anyone else looking for event planning!