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Monica Made Events is an Asian American-owned wedding planning and coordination company based in Oakland. Founded by Monica, a passionate event creator with a lifelong love for bringing people together, Monica Made Events was born from years of planning celebrations for family and friends before officially launching in 2018.

By day, Monica works in software — a background that has shaped her highly organized, detail-oriented, and solution-driven approach to events. By passion, she creates seamless and memorable wedding experiences for couples across the Bay Area.

Monica understands how overwhelming wedding planning can feel, which is why she is committed to being the go-to person for vendors, guests, and every moving piece behind the scenes — allowing couples to stay present and fully enjoy their special day. Known for her calm energy, professionalism, and friendly personality, Monica brings positivity and confidence to every celebration she coordinates.

Monica Made Events has experience planning and coordinating a wide range of cultural, religious, and non-religious weddings. Past weddings have included traditions such as Chinese tea ceremonies, Korean Paebaek ceremonies, Persian traditions, and Jewish wedding customs.

Services Offered

Monica Made Events offers a variety of planning and coordination services, including:

  • Wedding timelines
  • Customized to-do lists
  • Rehearsal coordination
  • Day-of coordination
  • Month-of coordination
  • Partial planning
  • Full-service planning
  • Asian-owned
  • Pacific Islander-owned
  • Woman-owned
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Frequently asked questions

Do you offer an hourly rate?

Yes

What wedding events do you provide services for?

Ceremony
Reception
Rehearsal Dinner

What wedding planning services do you offer?

Day-of Coordination

What weddings do you have experience planning?

Civil
Cultural
Destination
Eco-Friendly
Non-Religious
Religious

Reviews of Monica Made Events

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Robin Sent on 04/16/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Monica is awesome!!!

My husband and I are so thankful we found Monica! She made our wedding day absolutely perfect. She's organized, super responsive, and has such great energy. From first outreach and initial phone call, to post-wedding follow up, she was a true professional who made the process easy and fun! She's very flexible on how you'd prefer to collaborate, for example she jumped right into the Google doc I shared with her, making notes and asking all the right questions about my vision. She also did an amazing job managing the run-through of the ceremony at our rehearsal dinner with our very large wedding party (which was basically like herding cats!). On our wedding day she arrived promptly, set up everything beautifully with little direction, managed all our vendors, made the timeline flow perfectly, and most importantly, made sure all of our guests were having a great time! She did an awesome job, and our friends and family absolutely LOVED her. Seriously if you're looking for someone you can trust to manage your wedding day so that you can just relax and enjoy all the special moments, Monica is your person. We are truly grateful for her!!
Rebecca
Rebecca Sent on 06/21/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Friendly, knowledgeable, and detail-oriented

Monica was an amazing day-of coordinator. Our venue, a museum, closes to the public at 5pm, which left very little time to prepare for our 6pm wedding. We were impressed by how quickly she set up our decor and how smoothly the day ran. I can't imagine how we could've pulled the wedding off without her!
Emily
Emily Sent on 08/16/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Look no further for a coordinator!

From day one, Monica is so incredibly helpful, informative, organized, and ready to get to work! Beyond that, she is very knowledgeable and can help any bride plan the perfect day—whether you know exactly what you want your day to look like and have thought through every little detail or don’t even know where to start. She has a wealth of knowledge from her work with her clients that she brings to the table, and makes sure that you have thought through everything—even down to the last napkin! If you are a bride in need of a planner that will make your planning process stress-free, look no further.
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Allia Sent on 08/14/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Thank you Monica!

Monica helped our big day go smoothly and as planned. She helped with last-minute decorations, loaded her car to bring materials to our venue, and helped our timeline go off without a hitch! She was available for e-mails and calls throughout the planning process and helped my husband and I map out our wedding day. Having Monica there throughout the process took a load off of our shoulders and we were able to enjoy our entire wedding day!
Elisha
Elisha Sent on 07/26/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing Wedding Coordinator!

Monica was seriously soooo helpful in making our wedding a success!! We had a DIY venue, and Monica's experience was imperative to executing our event smoothly. She had thought of so many things we wouldn't have thought of (outdoor outlets, ceremony turnover?). I am beyond impressed with her attention to detail and thoughtfulness in event execution. She was extremely organized and kept us on track in the planning process. [and this is coming from a bride and groom that love Asana and Airtable >.
Josephine
Josephine Sent on 02/11/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Great experience

Monica is great to work with, very easy going and always ready to help!
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Iris Sent on 12/06/2018
5 out of 5 rating

Personality and dedication that shines

Monica was incredibly engaged throughout the planning process of our wedding, wanting to understand our wedding vision and communication style so she could have a solid foundation going into the day of the wedding. We had 2 ceremonies and she stayed on top of all of the logistical details, vendors, and family members.

We received so many compliments from guests and vendors on Monica's positive attitude and engaging personality. She's also not afraid to roll up her sleeves and helped us create some impromptu signs and kids menus that turned out very cute.

I highly recommend Monica for your day-of wedding coordination needs!
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Leana Sent on 12/02/2018
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing wedding day of coordinator

It was so nice having some as reliable, organized, and responsible as Monica to ensure everything stayed on track and that all details, both big and small, were taken care of. Monica's friendly and outgoing personality was ideal in working and communicating with all of the vendors, guests, and family members. I would definitely recommend working with Monica for any event!
Jackie
Jackie Sent on 11/27/2018
5 out of 5 rating

Monica is a gem! An essential player in making our soulmate party come to life!

Monica’s thoughtful, innovative and detail-oriented touch was the backbone in making our wedding truly one of a kind and unforgettable. We resonated with Monica’s vibrant energy. Our regular brainstorming sessions were full of creativity and Monica would always take initiative in making our values, ideas, desires, themes, and goals a priority in every step of her coordination. She would always bring to the table complementary ideas from her loads of event planning experiences. She was hands-on when ordering supplies, helping us make personalized handmade giveaways, creating lovely signage with her calligraphy, décor preparations and supported us tremendously when doing the night before the reception décor set-up. Of course, not to mention the day of coordination! She knew our wedding day and set-up like the back of her hand. She ensured that the day of the program was smooth, on point and worry-free for the bride and groom.
It was so easy and a lot of fun to work together with Monica. She is definitely a team player and also takes on much responsibility independently, which is much appreciated especially when the bride and groom are also busy! Communication streams are constant, smooth and easygoing. Monica made herself available for us when we needed to get planning and implementation milestones done!
Monica is a gem. We cannot praise and recommend Monica enough for her creativity, motivational spirit and hard work that was central to our soulmate party!
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