Raquel is a truly amazing wedding planner, and was extremely easy to work with from the initial planning, throughout the wedding planning process, and the day of.

We hired Raquel because we could tell how passionate she is about wedding planning, and making the wedding of our dreams become a reality. Her high level of organization, and keeping us on track was definitely an incredible experience. Raquel would provide detailed checklists at the beginning of each month leading up to our wedding to make sure that we always stayed on track, and it helped narrow down what we needed to do. This was extremely helpful to drastically lower our stress, and decision fatigue.

When it came to meeting the vision I had for my wedding, I handed her a full Pinterest board of things I wanted from signage, florals, and table scapes and she came up with a full design vision board of what she envisioned from what we gave. Since we started almost 2 years in advance of our wedding, she was also really flexible with design when the things that I wanted to add or remove changes.

In terms of logistics, Raquel was extremely helpful and was the absolute best at ironing out all the logistical details with transportation and timing so that everything was running so smooth and efficient. This is also very true for vendors, she has a lot of connections and vendors that she can recommend in the area that she’s worked with. Raquel handles and holds all your vendor agreements all in one place, and makes sure that she is aware of everything, and will advocate for you if something goes wrong. Raquel responded quickly to emails and texts every time, making you feel like you’re her top priority. Her high level of care and professionalism was a highlight, and made it so easy to work with her.

We initially gave her our ideal budget and she did a great job at making sure we stayed within our budget as well as told us what was worth splurging more on and what we could do without. She has a calm and empathetic demeanor and she is a great listener. She always helped to ease any anxiety I was having throughout the process and was always able to answer any questions that I had about anything.

We cannot thank Raquel enough for making our dream wedding, a reality. We will miss working with her, because she made everything so easy, and was a true MVP from beginning to end.

Raquel and the Roque team were absolutely wonderful from planning to execution! I strongly recommend hiring them.

Picking a venue
Overwhelmed by hours of online research on venues, Raquel immediately stepped in and helped us quickly narrow in on a location, a budget range, and ideal inclusions with a venue. She laid out weather, cost, and inclusion tradeoffs that we would never had thought of during the venue selection process (e.g. Napa might be better than Carmel or Monterey due to weather, some venues don't offer hard alcohol, etc). We looked at a few and ultimately landed on one that ended up being a perfect fit.

Designing our wedding
I am not a natural designer, so having Raquel both outline and drive a process to help us identify what we liked was incredibly helpful. Once we shared preferences, she quickly turned around and created more of a vision board that we leveraged with many vendors as we narrowed in on specifics. I absolutely loved our colors, florals, signage, and general pallette. Everything came together beautifully with Raquel's ability to create cohesion across vendors and through the designs she helped us choose.

Month to month task management
I really liked Raquel's tried and trusted monthly checklists. It helped break down the endless tasks that needed to get done so we knew what we needed to focus on at the monthly view without getting overwhelmed by what was to come.

Wedding day
Our wedding day was incredibly well orchestrated across many vendors. I really felt like as soon as I got to the venue, I had no concerns. I trusted Raquel and the team to ensure all of the final touches were perfect and followed any specific instructions we had provided. Everything looked beautiful and even when we had to make a few game time decisions on the schedule, Raquel and all team members were incredibly quick to pull them through and the guests had no idea anything had shifted.

It's hard to put into words just how grateful we are for the Roque team's help in creating our dream wedding day. The entire team executed the most beautiful and seamless day we could have ever imagined. Not once did we have to worry about a thing, and even our guests commented on how smoothly everything went. It would not have been possible without them!
From the start, we felt that Raquel and Mercedes truly understood our vision. Mercedes guided us to design the most beautiful combination of outdoor elegance.  They made the entire year of planning not only manageable but also fun. We honestly feel like we assembled the vendor dream team!  The work and coordination behind the scenes did not go unnoticed, especially on the day of, and we are so grateful for every detail.
Our wedding was a first for the Roque team at this particular venue site—yet it was executed flawlessly. Accommodating the alternate site was no small feat, but it felt absolutely perfect, and we will always cherish that.
We are grateful to the Roque team for their patience with our endless emails, our anxious moments, and even the last-minute dress steam (and rescue from makeup stains!) The entire team handled everything with such grace—including our parents and families—and made the day of our dreams come to life.



We cannot recommend Raquel and the Roque team enough. They completed this chapter of our love story so perfectly—we’ll always look back on our wedding day with the most incredible memories.

Raquel and her entire team at ROQUE events were the best wedding planners anyone can ask for. My wife and I worked with them to plan our wedding and they nailed it! They handled everything from vendor selection, design, and coordination. All that was left for us to do was write our vows and practice our first dance - they literally did everything else. On the big day, it was amazing to see how all of the concepts/designs/mockups Raquel provided through the process came to life and how well they coordinated the timeline of the wedding. Everything flowed smoothly and so many guests came up to me afterwards to say it was the most well executed wedding they had been to. Thank you for making our big day so memorable and relaxing - it would never have happened without you!

Hiring ROQUE Events was one of the best decisions we made during the wedding planning process. Raquel and her team helped procure over a dozen vendors for a 3-day event, completed onsite venue visits, served as creative directors, completed day-of production and coordination, content creation, and so much more. As issues arose, Raquel made every best effort to rectify them, even if they were outside the scope of a traditional planning arrangement.

I can't say enough amazing things about my amazing wedding planner, Raquel! My husband and I hired Raquel in the spring of 2023 to help us plan our June 2024 wedding. We spoke with many planners before making our final decision, but Raquel stood out to us right away because of her professionality, her obvious organization skills, and her experience in wedding planning. From the moment we started working together, Raquel earned our trust and never broke it. I genuinely enjoyed our meetings and looked forward to each of them. Raquel was patient and understanding as I changed my mind again, again, and again. She has a very special ability to make her brides feel like they are her only clients. She was always available when I needed her, she never passed me off to an associate, and she helped achieve our absolute dream wedding. It's clear that the vendors she works with respect her immensely, which always brought us great comfort, too. We always assumed something would go wrong at our wedding because so many of our friends prepared us for that, but I can honestly say everything went off without a hitch! We are so thankful for Raquel and Roque Events, and we recommend her very highly!

I said this in our wedding toast and would shout it to the world - Roque Events was the smartest decision I made in the wedding process, and the best money that I spent.

Raquel was consistently communicative via email and text (whichever I preferred), always on top of vendors, and handled all issues without my involvement unless I requested otherwise. After the first couple months I realized that I could let her run the show and trust that the wedding would be beautiful, and I was right; it was everything that I had dreamed of and went off without a hitch. Her and her team dealt expertly with a very difficult venue team in a remote location behind the scenes while I was none the wiser. She only told me about roadblocks after she had already solved the issue, if ever - so I was never left feeling stressed or overwhelmed. She was also not afraid to tell me when an idea of mine might make another aspect of the wedding more complicated, but always allowed me to make the final decision and was more than willing to execute whatever idea I had (even if it made her job difficult).

Raquel also took the time to truly understand my vision and recommend the vendors that would execute it perfectly. I found almost all vendors through her, and could not have been happier with any of them. From the big picture to the smallest details, she ensured that every vendor was taken care of and knew what they were doing.

Lastly, Raquel and her team are just kind hearted, lovely people to work with. I never felt like I was bothering her when I sent a text or email, and it truly felt like I was working with a friend throughout the entire process. She is a creative, out-of-the-box thinker and a joy to be around.

Whether you're Type B like me and want to throw the entire wedding at your planner, or you're Type A and want another set of eyes to make sure you've thought of everything. Roque Events is the place to go.

From the moment I met Raquel, I knew we needed her as our wedding planner - and it's the best decision we made throughout the wedding process. We worked with Raquel for ~14 months leading up to our wedding in Napa, and she was truly a pleasure to work with. She is professional, kind, fun, and can take any idea (usually unformed from me!) and execute it perfectly. She is extremely organized, responsive, and smart. I loved her monthly checklists for us to help us stay on track and on top of all the little details leading up to our big day. All of Raquel's qualities put together provided a stress-free planning process for us. Raquel planned our welcome party and it turned out 10x more beautiful than I could have imagined. She has such an eye for design and knows exactly how to work with each vendor (from venues to florals to more) to pull the night together perfectly. When it came time for the wedding, again I was amazed at how absolutely beautiful everything was - from the outdoor space to the indoor dancing, which Raquel helped transform into a stunning and fun lounge/club vibe. Leading up to and during our wedding day, we were due for rain. I was very concerned about how things would work since we were outside through dinner. Raquel kept me calm and reassured me that she would help execute my vision no matter what, and she delivered. She created contingency plans and helped us keep our guests dry, warm, and happy with the unexpected weather. She worked tirelessly with the venue to make sure we were all taken care of throughout the night. Raquel works so hard to make sure you have the wedding weekend of your dreams. I don't know what we would've done without her. She is simply the best and we can't recommend her enough!

Hiring Raquel and ROQUE was the best decision we made during our wedding process. From our very first intro call, we were so impressed with her professionalism, attention to detail, ability to set realistic expectations, and relaxed/fun vibe. As a nursing student, I simply didn't have a time to plan or design a wedding and I can genuinely say that I never once felt stressed during the planning process thanks to Raquel's ability to collaborate and take control when necessary. I am not the type of gal who had been building a Pinterest board of wedding decor ideas my entire adult life, so I was quite overwhelmed with the task of designing my wedding. Raquel was able to take my barely formed and unspecific visions and turn them into the most perfect end result. The week of our Palm Springs wedding predicated rain in our forecast and as you can imagine, we were less than thrilled. Fortunately, we knew we were in great hands and that Raquel and her team would ensure that everything looked perfect. She navigated day of curve balls with style and grace all while keeping me none the wiser and stress free. We could not say enough positive things about her and highly recommend her full service package for those who want to live in stress-free bliss while engaged.

Words cannot express how absolutely outstanding, phenomenal, organized and fabulous Raquel is. When my beautiful wife (then fiancé) and I got engaged we did not know where to start in the planning process. If it weren’t for Raquel, we would likely still be at Stage 1, unsure of where to start.

Raquel is one of the most organized, dedicated, incredible and engaging people that I know. Her warm personality and impeccable organizational skills allow her to be an outstanding wedding planner.

From the start, Raquel took a great interest in hearing our love story, learning about what our shared vision for the wedding looked like and walked us amazingly through each step of the process. At the beginning, my fiancé (at the time) and I weren’t yet clear on many of the details or exact vision for our wedding day yet through Raquel’s guidance and support we were about to create a vision for the day that felt aligned and just right.

Along the way, Raquel kept us on track and organized. She had amazing and well-organized tasks for us to do each month that felt manageable and moved us towards the vision that we had for our special day. It is because of Raquel that our wedding day was a total dream, filled with love and each detail on point.

It was an absolute honor to work with Raquel and I give her an absolute A +, 5 Star glowing review.

If you are looking to plan a wedding that aligns with your partnership, with your vision, budget and more then Raquel is a gem and the absolute best!