Karen is an absolute gem, and it was a joy and a blessing to get to work with her for our June wedding. She came highly recommended by friends, and she proved to be an invaluable resource to us as we planned our big day. We chose Karen's month-to-day-of coordination service, and throughout the time we worked with her (not just in the month before!), she was in constant contact, providing valuable advice and support to us via email. My husband and I planned our Bay Area wedding from Kentucky, but Karen worked with us to ensure that the process was as simple and as convenient as possible. She took all of our disorganization and streamlined everything into a beautiful, stress-free day of celebration for ourselves and our families. She listened carefully to our ideas, kept us on schedule, encouraged us when we were feeling overwhelmed, and thought of and troubleshot every detail in advance. Karen has exceptional taste, incredible knowledge of the industry, and impeccable standards of professionalism. We were blown away by every vendor that she recommended, from our amazing caterer to our wonderful florist to our excellent DJ and our delightful photographer. The weekend of the wedding itself, Karen stage-managed everything seamlessly, quietly making sure that everyone and everything was in place at the right time. She helped us draft a wonderfully detailed itinerary ahead of time, taking care to build in generous buffer times to account for inevitable delays, and during the wedding day itself, she gently guided our families and everyone in the bridal party along. We didn't have to worry about a thing. All day, people kept telling us that we seemed remarkably calm for a bride and groom, and we had to tell them that it really was all thanks to Karen! Karen is kind, thoughtful, resourceful, efficient, and generous with her time, and she has a great gift and a passion for what she does. We loved working with her and would recommend her services in a heartbeat!

Karen was a wonderful choice for a wedding planner. I had met with a couple other wedding planners before I met her - and they all sort of stressed me out. When I met Karen, she was realistic, down-to-earth, and, best of all, relaxing. I felt better about the wedding after meeting her. I bought a partial package with month-to-day-of plus some extra email access and in-person meetings and it worked perfectly for me. Throughout the process she was responsive to my questions, though of things that I wouldn't have but were very important to the process, and helped reassure me. On the day of, I didn't worry at all because I knew everything was taken care of, even things I didn't know about! For example, one of my vendors forgot the guest book. I found out at the end, but Karen had already arranged for us to get a coffee table book made and a partial refund. She really never gave me the chance to be upset about anything because it all went perfectly.

Karen was so instrumental in our wedding, it's a little weird we won't be talking so much anymore! I can't say better things about her - she was the best.

We worked with Karen as our day-of coordinator for our 9/13/15 Los Altos History Museum wedding and I could not be more pleased with her services. Karen is extremely kind, knowledgeable and meticulous. She was incredibly easy to work with and I always felt confident to be in her hands. Karen also provided us with PERFECT vendor recommendations that fit our style and budget. While planning during the last month before the wedding I was very pleased that she provided knowledgeable feedback by providing alternative suggestions for things I wasn't sure of or needed some reassurance about. She created a detailed timeline which made the day go by seamlessly. On the day of the wedding Karen provided an incredibly calm, confident and sweet presence. She made any stress I may have been feeling disappear because I knew I could rely on her whole heartedly. I would STRONGLY recommend Karen for your big day. She deserves 10 stars! It's been an incredible experience to work with such an amazing woman. :)

Karen was *THE* best decision we made for our wedding process. Everything and anything would not have mattered or turned out the same if it was not for Karen. (Although I had AWESOME vendors.. haha) I really could not have even imagined what a blessing Karen was in my life during wedding planning. I actually found Karen on yelp, and even after reading the reviews, I was of course impressed- but now re-reading the reviews.... I totally get it. and completely agree. She really is amazing. Karen is very organized, articulate to detail, very patient, a kind and calm person, and she gets things DONE. If you have a life, or a job, and you're going to be planning a wedding, you need AT LEAST a month-to-day planner.

One thing I loved most about Karen was she got alllllll the little missing spots of detail and info with each and every vendor taken care of. As I'd be heading out to work in the morning, Karen would be CC-ing me on e-mails that she'd be sending out to vendors to take care of business. And mind you, some of these details are details that I would be thinking of too, or some would even be things that didn't even dawn on me! I always remember thinking... "Thank God for Karen..."
Another thing I loved was how much she cared about our parents and family. She really makes sure they are happy too. It was so nice to have someone there to make sure your family is happy, its not just about the couple- and it really showed on our wedding day.. we were so happy to see our parents and family happy. =)
With Karen's super duper preparations and organization and her awesome timeline for my wedding, I knew my day was set to be good one. I always thought it was so redundant how people would say "Oh, it was the best day of my life...etc" Well, I'll never think like that again. My wedding day was truly the best day of my life. Thank you, Karen!!!

We contracted Karen from New Sunrise Events for month-to-day coordination of our wedding in the summer of 2014. Karen made our wedding a success!!! I've recommended her to everyone I know planning a wedding, and I would hire her again in a heartbeat.

1. Karen is the consummate professional. She has great taste, is knowledgeable, well connected to vendors, and has resources at her fingertips. She was very clear from the beginning to the end, and told us exactly what would happen, and in doing so demonstrated she was consistent and reliable. Every step of the way, she instilled confidence that we were in good hands.

2. Karen has a peaceful grace about herself. Wedding planning can be exciting, but also paralyzing, scary, annoying, and stressful. Yet, Karen was always calm, and our anxiety seemed to magically melt away anytime we met her. Her personality is patient and peaceful.

3. Karen will be your best advocate. There are so many opinions leading up to a wedding, sometimes your voice or opinions can get lost. Karen is by your side and will advocate for your interests if you need a champion. We had a few tough situations with vendors or potential vendors, but Karen guided us through difficult situations and helped us to be assertive, while also being extremely respectful.

4. Karen will troubleshoot, and solve the problem like a ninja!

5. Karen treated family and guests fabulously. Something really important to me is how vendors treat our family and guests. Karen and her staff all came dressed professionally, Karen was polite, courteous, and a pleasure to everyone she met. She was very respectful to my older parents, and I trusted her with everything that day.

Of all the vendors involved in our 200+ person wedding, I was most impressed by Karen and New Sunrise Events. She was the best, and I wholeheartedly recommend her.

From the moment we met Karen, we knew she was the one. Incredibly sweet, nice, detail-oriented, and a real interest in us as a couple! She was always there to offer advice, help with our vendors, and of course, all the planning.
She made sure every little detail was taken care of - from the small things such as color schemes for our table numbers, to the big things like when the caterers would arrive, where they would be set up, and if the contract looked good. Everything was setup in a detailed time line for the day-of so everyone knew where to be and when!

The bottom line is this: If you really want to make sure your wedding goes PERFECTLY, and you want an unbelievable planner who has a genuine love for what she does - look no further than New Sunrise Events. We could not recommend her more highly.

Don't even think about having your wedding without at least a month and day-of coordinator. That's advice we're glad to have taken. However, the best decision beyond that was to hire Karen (New Sunrise Events) to take care of it all. She's nice, responsive, and a true pro.

Month/Day of coordinators are hired to make sure all vendor contracts are executed as written, and make sure the day goes according to plan. What they are not required to do is genuinely care about your big day, and that's where the important differentiation starts with Karen. We felt that she was planning to what she knew and thought would be important to us, from a macro and micro level. I'll provide examples of both.

On a high level, she knew the overall cozy, comfortable, and fun atmosphere we wanted, and made sure everything from the layout to the timing would compliment that. Even down to the minute, her plans made sense based on where in the venue certain activities were, and the time spent per activity. The real 5 star service came the day of though, in execution. Sure enough everything turned up where they needed to be, even when the furniture delivery company sent the wrong sofas, when the programs were coming undone, it all seemed to work out, and we know it was because of her. Even during the grand entrance she and Andy were holding curtains back, timing our entrance with parts of the songs. These seem like random details, but it really is what you should be looking for in your search for a coordinator.

Karen is the whole package in terms of seeing and adopting your vision and executing flawlessly. Though we didn't work with her as a full fledged planner, we're confident her sense of style, and planning capabilities would allow her to excel there as well. Highly recommended, you need to hire her!

Karen and her team provided month-out wedding coordination for our July wedding at Nestldown. From the beginning to the end, Karen was just wonderful. Karen is honestly one of the sweetest and most patient people we met and we can't count the number of times that I said to my husband "I'm so glad that Karen is our wedding coordinator" before and after the wedding.

Initially, I thought we didn't need a coordinator because our venue manager often acted as a wedding coordinator for several couples, and our catering manager also took on several duties of a wedding coordinator. In the end, we absolutely did because Karen thought of details and asked questions that we never would have considered, and she watched out for *us*, while the venue manager's main priority would have been the venue and the caterer's, the food. For month-out coordination, we only had 2 meetings with her in the month before the wedding, but in those two meetings, she was extremely organized and planned out minute by minute of our day ensuring that no detail was forgotten. After our first meeting, she contacted all of our vendors and followed up with us about how our day was going to turn out. Karen provided her expertise when we asked for it, and was very accepting of our ideas; she was not the least bit intrusive with her own opinions.

On our wedding day, Karen was there to make sure everything was taken care of. She kept us on track of our extremely tight schedule and made our jobs as the bride and groom effortless. We honestly didn't have to worry about a single detail and were allowed to just enjoy our day. She even took care of little emergencies, like having unexpected guests show up, fixing my husband's suit button on the spot, and so much more.

I have no doubt that because of Karen, we were able to enjoy our wedding day to the fullest. Karen and her team are amazing at what they do. We highly recommend them to anyone needing event/wedding planning services!!

My husband and I are very glad that we hired Karen as our wedding planner. We were constantly impressed by her professionalism, execution skills and wonderful personality. Originally, we were looking for a coordinator just for the day of the wedding but after only a few meetings with Karen we decided to hire her as our wedding planner. Throughout the entire process, Karen has not only played an instrumental role in our wedding planning but also became a great friend. We benefited tremendously from her profound experience in event planning and found the process very enjoyable through numerous vendor visits and planning meetings with Karen. What also made Karen a great wedding planner is how she put in a lot of effort in getting to know us as a couple and hearing about our stories. During the 8 months that we worked with her, we feel that she really got to know us and was able to plan such a personable and endearing wedding. Additionally, Karen introduced us to the what we consider the best vendors in the Bay Area and did a great job collaborating with them to create the perfect wedding day for us! We also had the pleasure of meeting Karen's husband Andy on our wedding day and are very thankful for everything that Karen and Andy have done to make our wedding the perfect experience!

New Sunrise Events planned our destination wedding to Hawaii and was absolutely wonderful. Karen was meticulous at making sure every detail was in place for the big day. She knew the style we were going for and made sure everything matched exactly. I highly recommend her for planning destination weddings!