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Best California Wedding Planner

Plan to be Wowed is an event planning business based in California that services the entire Bay Area including the Tri-Valley, San Francisco, East Bay, South Bay, Peninsula, and the Napa/Sonoma area. Plan to be Wowed provides clients with mindful comprehensive planning to create exception "wow me" moments.

Services Offered
Plan to be Wowed provides full service event planning + design and partial planning + design assistance.

Experience
Owner and principal planner Chrissy Wolfman, is a Certified Wedding Planner and has spent her entire professional career crafting her skills in event planning. Chrissy has her B.A. in Sociolgy (2008) and became certified wedding planner through CSU East Bay Continuing Education (2010). Chrissy spent over seven years working for IHG at the InterContinental Mark Hopkins in San Francisco as their social events specailist. She launched Plan to be Wowed in 2018 so that she can give clients a better more elevated and professional experience.

  • Hispanic or Latinx-owned
  • Woman-owned
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Frequently asked questions

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

$3,000

What is the starting price for partial wedding planning?

$5,000

What is the starting price for full wedding planning?

$6,000

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?

Day-of Coordination
Full Planning
Partial Planning

What weddings do you have experience planning?

Civil
Cultural
Destination
Elopement
Eco-Friendly
Military
Non-Religious
Religious

Reviews of Plan to be Wowed

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Chrissy and her team at Plan to Be Wowed receive glowing reviews from multiple clients who highly recommend them for wedding planning needs. Chrissy's attention to detail, professionalism, and knack for design are praised, making the planning process smooth and stress-free for couples. Clients appreciate the team's dedication to creating beautiful and seamless wedding experiences, ensuring that every detail is perfect and tailored to the couple's vision. With personalized touches, industry connections, and exceptional service, Chrissy and her team excel in bringing dream weddings to life.

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Chrissy and her team at Plan to Be Wowed receive glowing reviews from multiple clients who highly recommend them for wedding planning needs. Chrissy's attention to detail, professionalism, and knack for design are praised, making the planning process smooth and stress-free for couples. Clients appreciate the team's dedication to creating beautiful and seamless wedding experiences, ensuring that every detail is perfect and tailored to the couple's vision. With personalized touches, industry connections, and exceptional service, Chrissy and her team excel in bringing dream weddings to life.

Lindsay
Lindsay Sent on 09/10/2024
5 out of 5 rating

10/10 Hire Them to Plan Your Wedding

10/10 recommend Chrissy and her team for your wedding planning needs! As a bride from Texas getting married in Napa, I needed all of the help I could get. Chrissy is prompt, organized, detailed, deliberate, an excellent communicator, and has an eye for design and detail to make your day truly special. She took everything I wanted into consideration, along with budget, and steered me in the perfect direction for our Wedding Weekend. You will absolutely not regret hiring a wedding planner!
Krystal
Mehershad Sent on 02/24/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Intimate micro-wedding accomplished

This review is long overdue. Chrissy was our wedding day coordinator for our small 20-person wedding last May. Even for a small wedding, we highly recommend a coordinator! Chrissy took over the planning process for us in the final 4 weeks - it was such a relief to hand over the reigns to such an attentive planner. Chrissy will make you both feel like VIPs - we very much appreciated her regular check-ins, weekly phone calls and detailed note-taking. In that process, she even took the time to learn about our guests and key relationships.

Because we hired her as a day coordinator, it was our job to get our ducks in a row before giving Chrissy the vendor details. However, when I got stuck or didn’t know what to expect, Chrissy was a great source of knowledge when it came to some vendor suggestions.

Our venue was a little challenging in that we couldn’t have anything delivered prior to our wedding day. Chrissy was immensely helpful in helping us get our supplies, decorations and party favors to the venue on the day-of. That included everything from linens to welcome cards. And she made sure that everything got packed back up by the end of the night.

Our wedding day (outdoors due to Covid) was forecasted at 90+ degrees and extremely windy. Chrissy and her assistant Kristan did great at improvising when the wind was too strong for some of our signage and floral arrangements.

Chrissy was great at helping us ease our stress and nerves. I was grateful to have her and Kristan by my side as I prepared to walk out for the first look with my fiancé, and again as I awaited my cue to walk down the aisle. She was always checking in with us and was fully present from getting ready to packing up. She worked wonderfully with our photographer and really made us feel like we were in good hands.

Thank you, Plan to be Wowed!
Jasmine
Jasmine Sent on 10/30/2021
5 out of 5 rating

"Dream Wedding" turns into "Wedding Day"

When you're planning your wedding no matter how much you think you know what you want, social media and Pinterest will tell you otherwise. But hiring Chrissy was handsdown the easiest and best decision I could've ever made. She heard what my dream wedding was, saw a few Pinterest boards I created and made a few phone calls - and then BAM! On Aug. 6th I witnessed my dream wedding come to life, I couldn't believe it! Her attentiveness to you as a bride from your first phone call until the end of your wedding is so special and truth be told we're still in touch today. I mean it with all of my heart when I say, she is by far the best person to work alongside with for your special day. Keep in mind, although it may be Chrissy's 100th wedding for the year, she remembers that it's your 1 big day and makes you feel like you're the focus of all her work. On your wedding day, she's going to give you tips and pointers, follow them in those moments and you'll forever cherish them. If you're still not a believer, read the comments on her Instagram posts or Google reviews, but TRUST ME she's worth hiring.
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Awards

15
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2020 Winner

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