As a wedding band, it is always a pleasure to work with any planner who has experience in what they do. Michelle at Somni Events and Weddings is hands down one of the best we have had the pleasure of working with. The attention to special details, professionalism, and friendly communication are just a part of the fantastic service. You are in great hands with Michelle at Somni!

We cannot thank Janice and Somni Events enough for helping us plan our DREAM wedding! We went with the partial planning package and are so grateful that we did! Wedding planning can get expensive but definitely worth it! Janice was incredibly thorough and made the planning and design process so easy and seamless. I never had to worry about anything and she made it possible for me to enjoy the morning of the wedding with my family and bridal party.

She helped us with the design and day of logistics which had a bunch of moving parts. Even if I couldn't quite articulate what I was looking for or what I was envisioning, Janice was able to figure it out and came out with beautiful and creative suggestions along with being flexible when we added a few last minute changes to details and timeline.

We 100% recommend Janice and her team at Somni Events! Even if you're a little curious about hiring a planner, do it! So worth it! Thank you so much Janice! We absolutely loved everything about our wedding day!

As anyone who’s ever gone the process of planning a wedding may know, wedding planning is an incredibly complex and stressful process that requires an immense amount of coordination, communication, and organization. Facing this challenge was incredibly daunting, but it turns out we made perhaps the best decision of this entire process when we chose to bring on Somni Events for month of coordination.

Janice handles all month of coordination events for Somni, and right from the get go she came in with an incredibly detailed checklist and immediately got up to speed with our entire wedding plan. I thought that we had a decent handle on things up to that point, but Janice’s attention to detail and wedding expertise brought us to an entirely new level of organization in the months leading up to the wedding. Within a few weeks on starting work together, we had an entire wedding timeline planned out down to the minute, with detailed checklists for all the wedding party contacts, vendor lists, and so on.

As we navigated the never-ending list of decisions and checked things off our nearly infinite to-do list, Janice always made herself available to us, making sure to answer all of our questions throughout, no matter how complicated or trivial they were. She made time for all of our vendor meetings and handled a lot of things on her own (like vendor insurance), which took such a huge load off our shoulders. When we had trouble with things like deciding how to design our table layouts or how to arrange our welcome table, Janice chimed in with the most perfect advice leaving us thinking multiple times - why didn’t we think of that / of course that makes so much sense! We absolutely felt way less stressed leading up to our wedding knowing that Janice was on top of literally everything we needed her to handle. She is nothing if not the definition of dependability!

Finally, on the day of, after all of our coordination and planning, things went so amazingly well, so much more than we could have ever dreamed of! I distinctly remember passing by the reception hall before it was set up before getting ready in the groomsmen suite, and the next time I popped out to check on how things were going, Janice and her assistants had somehow magically transformed the entire space into the wedding venue of our dreams. It was incredibly surreal seeing that come to life!

Throughout the day, Janice and her team handled EVERY detail for us, from making sure that the catering team set aside hors douvres and signature drinks for us to try, to making sure we took photobooth photos, to holding my wife’s train as we took photos during cocktail hour, to making sure that we had plenty of time to eat and step away from the crowd when we needed it. The biggest compliment we can give is that Janice and her team made it possible for us to not have to worry about anything that entire day, which allowed us to fully live in the moment and be present for every part of our wedding day. We seriously could not believe how well it went, and we could not have asked for more.

If you’ve made it this far, please know that despite all of the above, words cannot express how amazing and invaluable Janice was for our wedding day. We are so incredibly grateful to her from the bottom of our hearts!

I am so thankful for Somni Events ! My husband and I reach out to Michelle for their month-of coordination package and were paired with Janice. Our wedding was in the backyard of our home, so I had to find all the venders. I have very specific/unique taste - which made me a little stressed. And I was planning my wedding in less than 6 months.
Once Janice reached out to me a few months prior to our wedding, I felt instant relief. She came over to my house and we measured the backyard together so she can do a layout of what the ceremony and reception would look like. She sent everyone a detailed timeline of the day and would follow up and remind me when deadlines are approaching.
On the day of the wedding Janice made me feel calm. She is so organized and easy to work with. Everyone loved her ! ( :
Our backyard wedding was perfect - my husband and I were able to enjoy the day without worrying about logistics.

Michelle and Somni Events have been so amazing for us throughout our entire wedding planning process. We enlisted her services for approximately 1.5 years and it was such a smooth experience for us.

Firstly, Michelle is such a wonderful person that keeps your bests interests in mind throughout the entire planning process. She has extensive connections across the entire wedding industry and will consider the best options for you when providing recommendations within your budget.

On the day of the wedding, her and the Somni Events staff kept us on schedule, took care of setup and cleanup at the end of the night, and seamlessly coordinated all of the vendors. We did not have to lift a finger and focused on our wedding ceremony and families. She even ensured we had time to ourselves to enjoy the food, drinks, and kept us from getting swept away by giving us a moment to enjoy by ourselves.

Anyone that gets to work with Michelle and her team are very lucky. We would highly recommend anyone to employ her services if you need an organized and professional planner.

I could fill the entire Pacific Ocean with compliments for Michelle and the team at Somni Events.

Michelle was part of our planning for nearly 2.5 years (thanks 2020). Despite a long postponement and endless uncertainties, Michelle was always patient, kind, understanding, and optimistic while realistic.

We were stuck in another country throughout most of the planning process. Despite the distance, we always felt we could confide and trust Michelle - which is the most important when choosing your vendors. Not only does she have a great eye for design, she is meticulous and detail oriented. She provided all the organization and design resources we needed and truly understood our vision. A huge plus is that she is well attuned to East Asian wedding traditions and can speak to family members who do not understand English.

There were so many small details we would have forgotten had it not been for Michelle. Even though our wedding party only had brief interactions with Michelle, they were all so impressed by her level of detail and organization, positive attitude, and constant smile.

When the weather prediction showed 70% chance of rain on our wedding the entire week leading up to it, Michelle worked hard even at late hours to ensure we had a backup plan that fit our vision and communicated with our vendors for options. Not only so, she went above and beyond and paid for an hourly weather app just to see if it would stop raining by our ceremony time. By some miracle, the rain cleared the night before. When we needed extra rentals at the last minute, Michelle went out of her way to help us pick them up and also helped receive deliveries for us since we were out of town. We never expected any vendor to do this for us.

Although she juggles many events, Michelle always makes you feel like you are the top priority. She will treat your wedding like her own with the full attention it deserves.

Everyone says that something is bound to go wrong at your wedding. Not us though - and it was all thanks to Somni Events. The entire day was perfect and we owe it to Michelle and her team.

Michelle, Janice and the team truly did an amazing job in not only making my wedding day everything i imagined but also taking loads of stress off during the process and on the wedding day.

First off, I didnt realize how difficult it would be planning an event at our venue- Hummingbird Nest Ranch. There was no wedding package, just a list of required vendors (valet, security, bartending), so we ended up having to source and communicate with 13 total outside vendors to make our night come true. It was a mess for me thinking I could do it myself so that's when we sought out Michelle and Somni Events about 9 months ahead of the wedding for planning services. I really could not have done it without them. Their expertise in the industry and experience at my wedding venue showed and saved me a ton of time I would have otherwise spent researching or asking vendors. Michelle and Janice knew exactly what would be needed at our venue (rentals, lighting, kitchen equipment rentals etc) and communicated directly with all our vendors.

On the day of the wedding; there was not one moment where I couldn't find Michelle or Janice when i needed them. Looking back at it, I didnt realize how hectic the day was. Im surprised how relaxed i was!! and that's because i knew Janice and Michelle were behind the scenes making sure everything was going according to plan. I barely had a chance to look at my phone or the time, but Janice always showed up at the right time to guide us through the next part in our schedule.

What topped it off for us was at the end of the night- Michelle and her team were one step ahead of us and had picked up all our personal belongings from the bridal suit and had it packed it onto our shuttle bus. I was so grateful they did that. it would have been a stressful thing to do at the end of the night especially after having one too many drinks...

My now-wife and I went with Somni Events to help make our magical day into reality. It was INCREDIBLY helpful to get professional input on so many aspects of our wedding during the stressful planning process. We went back and forth on so many decisions, it must have been annoying for anyone but Michelle was very patient throughout the months and such a great resource when we had questions on vendors or other details re: the wedding.

For the day-of, Janice was our coordinator and she was great at making sure all the vendors were accounted for, the day went smoothly, and anything that needed to be taken care of was while my wife and I were being present and enjoying our incredible day! Our wedding was particularly complex because all the vendors/venue were separate groups so there was a lot to orchestrate on the day-of. No bride/groom should have to worry about the logistics during their wedding day and Janice was fantastic at handling anything and everything that came up.

If you are thinking about getting a wedding planner/coordinator, do it! and if you are doing it, go with Somni Events.

Michelle and her team were amazing. They went above and beyond for our wedding. Michelle is incredibly detail-oriented, professional, and thoughtful. She and her team made sure our wedding day was perfect.

I'm so happy to finally sit down and write a review for my personal friend and talented wedding planner Michelle from Somni Events. Michelle and I are so similar - we are all about the details and for the purposes of planning a wedding prioritize understated but undeniable luxury. That's why when it came time for me to start planning my wedding, I knew I needed her help. I booked the partial planning package with her since I already chose my wedding venue. Michelle really delivered my vision of a timeless European garden wedding in San Diego. I was already pretty particular with my design elements, and Michelle was able to see what I was going for and provide helpful suggestions and connect me with incredibly talented vendors along the way. Where she really shined was on the wedding day. She made sure I was really present in the moment. I told her I prioritized being able to go to my own cocktail hour and talk to all my guests as well as being able to eat and stay hydrated. She made all of this happen. I would turn around at my sweetheart table, and there were my signature cocktails waiting there for me, my entrees, and even extra platters of hors d'oeuvres that I didn't get to sample during cocktail hour. I wasn't a stressed starved bride on my day - I soaked in and remembered every second of it because I know I could place my trust in Michelle and her assistants. Thank you, Somni Events for helping our dream day come to fruition!