SORAYA - Distinctive Multi-Cultural Events

We cannot recommend Soraya and her team enough! We had a Turkish American wedding and she was both our caterer and coordinator.

The food was delicious and we are still getting compliments almost a month after! She really understood what was needed to combine both Turkish and American style foods, and was very conscious of what would work for our crowd and what wouldn’t.

Soraya was able to answer questions I didn’t even know I had, and we were able to confidently hand everything over to her so that we were fully present during our special day. If anything went wrong, we were completely unaware. The wedding day was truly magical and we wouldn’t have been able to enjoy our day without her! Thank you Soraya :)

We are beyond grateful to have worked with Soraya for our wedding and truly cannot imagine our experience without her. From the very beginning, she was an absolute pleasure to work with—warm, thoughtful, incredibly organized, and meticulous about every single detail. Soraya planned our wedding for nearly a year and a half, ensuring that nothing was overlooked and that every moment unfolded seamlessly. On the wedding weekend itself, everything ran flawlessly and without a hitch, allowing us to be fully present and enjoy every second.

What made working with Soraya especially meaningful is her deep expertise in multicultural and multi-faith weddings. She thoughtfully and respectfully helped us weave together our traditions, cultures, and identities in a way that felt authentic, intentional, and deeply personal. She truly understood our vision and brought it to life with care, precision, and creativity.

Because of Soraya’s incredible work, our wedding was featured in over a dozen wedding magazines and publications—something we never imagined possible. She didn’t just plan an event; she helped tell our story beautifully and meaningfully.

Soraya is an exceptionally professional, hardworking, and talented planner, and we would recommend her without hesitation to anyone planning a wedding—especially couples looking to honor multiple cultures or traditions. We feel so lucky to have had her by our side and will forever be thankful for the magic she helped create.

Soraya is truly one of a kind. Hiring her was, hands down, one of the best decisions we made for our wedding. From day one, she brought an incredible level of care, thoughtfulness, and dedication that made us feel completely supported throughout the entire process.

She is extremely detail-oriented, an amazing communicator, and somehow always available when you need her most. She is deeply respected in the wedding community, has strong relationships with so many vendors, and knows exactly how to get things done without ever making you feel stressed or overwhelmed.

My wife and I are based out of California which made wedding planning especially challenging for us. We didn’t have access to vendors, venues, or local recommendations, and it could have easily felt overwhelming. Soraya immediately stepped in, guided us through every decision, and quickly connected us with the right vendors who truly matched our vision. She made a complicated situation feel manageable.

She worked incredibly well with our parents, always balancing kindness with firmness when needed. She knew when to push back, when to protect our time and priorities, and when to calmly steer conversations back on track. Throughout it all, she had this steady, calming presence and a clear bias for action—you always felt like things were moving forward and under control.

What meant the most to us was how genuinely invested she was. Soraya is organized, thoughtful, and leads with so much heart. Whenever I called her, she picked up right away or called me back shortly after. She kept us grounded, on schedule, and focused during every planning call, even when emotions or stress ran high.

Kiran and I absolutely loved working with Soraya. She didn’t just help us plan a wedding—she truly cared about us as people. By the end of it all, she felt like family. If you’re considering hiring Soraya, do it. She is exceptional at what she does, and we are so grateful to now call her a close friend

Soraya was our full-service wedding planner and caterer for our wedding which we had on October 5, 2025 in Hammond Castle, Gloster Massachusetts.

We are a multicultural couple (Pakistan and Bulgaria) and we are both recent immigrants to the US. We had an idea for a western style wedding with a light medieval theme, incorporating some traditions and cuisine from our respective cultures. Sounds complicated and it was, but Soraya executed flawlessly.

As a full-service planner she was available and easy to communicate, she helped us identify the venue, our vendors, and prepared us for what we should have in mind when planning, dealing with invites, guests and hotels. She also assisted us in executing our vision and create our theme, which ended up more impressive than what we expected - she even found us a master of ceremonials willing to dress up and perform as our medieval castellan!

Her day of coordination was masterful - our guests wanted for nothing, we did not have to deal with almost anything other than enjoying our guests and our day - she chaperoned us from place to place, worked with our photographers, DJs and venue staff to ensure everything was happening on time and made sure we stayed hydrated and fed (special thanks to her finding a redbull for the groom, who was about to pass out from exhaustion after the ceremony). Our catering was amazing and the food was delicious and enjoyed by all our guests.

We fit our budget and had a good and earnest communication about how we want the event to go and what really matters to us, she advised us on how to negotiate with vendors and what is realistic in terms of meeting our expectations.

Our wedding they turned out better than we imagined and we don't think it would have been the same without Soraya. Highly recommend!

From the moment I met Soraya at my parents’ house, I knew I wanted to move forward with her as our wedding planner! She is very professional, warm, and goes out of her way to understand what the family and couple wants from their special day/wedding weekend.

We spent a year planning our wedding with Soraya and interacted with her almost daily! She is very communicative and responsive. We never felt in the dark about anything that she took charge of. She communicated every step and update in a timely manner and documented everything for us which was extremely helpful!

We put full our full trust in Soraya when it came time to executing contracts, managing our budget, following up with vendors, ordering signage and certain items from abroad for us, etc. She truly went above and beyond to make our wedding weekend very special and memorable.

We highly recommend Soraya as your wedding planner!

As the year draws to a close, we are looking back with gratitude to so many who made this year special for us. One person who stands at the top is Soraya Belgacem (Soraya Events), our wedding planner for our son’s wedding.

Our son got married in 2025 (and we now have a most wonderful daughter-in-law!). It was a wedding of two different cultures and faiths, so two separate ceremonies were arranged. We undertook the primary responsibility for organizing the Indian ceremony in Massachusetts. Soraya was the wedding planner for this ceremony.

Soraya was extremely professional in all her dealings. She was extremely hard-working and kept the entire planning process moving on time over the ten months leading up to the wedding. She really cared about making the ceremony truly special and memorable for the couple. She involved our son and our daughter-in-law in every important decision.

Both of us and indeed our son and daughter-in-law are extremely pleased with her services. We could not have pulled off this successful event without her. Soraya was indispensable to us.

From the very first email that we sent to Soraya inquiring about her services she was wonderful to communicate with. We had numerous meetings with her throughout the planning process working on all the important details. On every occasion, we felt that she had gone above and beyond to meet our needs to our fullest satisfaction. She is a very positive person and truly delightful to work with. At every step we found her extremely knowledgeable and helpful and we had full confidence in her decisions. She was also extremely prompt with her responses. We kept in touch regularly over email, phone, Zoom as well as text messaging. She was always there for us.

Some of the aspects that stood out for us were:
• From the very beginning Soraya totally understood our vision for what would constitute a successful wedding for us. We found that she is an excellent listener and quickly able to grasp the essence of what we are looking for.
• She has a lot of experience and a very good working relation with a lot of vendors. She also has the expertise and resources to pivot quickly should a problem arise with a vendor for an unforeseen reason. We faced a problem in one case, and she handled the situation with great expertise. We never felt that any situation was out of control.
• She has a great sense of esthetics and was very closely involved with us and the decorators and lighting experts regarding every aspect of the décor. She was creative and innovative with her ideas and very resourceful. She was passionate about making everything turn out excellent.
• For the day of the event, Soraya made sure that everything went precisely and on schedule. This was greatly appreciated by our guests.

Over the last five months since the wedding, we have heard from so many of our guests, and they all said that their experience was wonderful and memorable. Specifically, they said that the wedding was extremely well organized in all respects and that thoughtful attention had been paid to all details. Truly speaking, this would just not have been possible without Soraya’s incredible contribution.

We are extremely satisfied and grateful to Soraya for her dedicated work for the wedding. The wedding was really a success in terms of meeting and exceeding our own expectations. We highly recommend Soraya to any couple looking for an extraordinary event.

One of the best decisions we made for our full-day baby shower, cocktail hour, and reception for 250 (most out-of-town) guests was to hire Soraya as our event planner! Her price range is affordable and totally worth it for all the time and work she put into our event (we did full-service planning)! She has incredible relationships with vendors of different price ranges who are super nice and great at what they do, and she was able to execute our vision for the event in 3 months! She herself is really kind, culturally sensitive, patient, creative, and resourceful, often suggesting us ideas for how to save costs and something they would make the event better, but she was always happy to defer to our decisions when she presented us with multiple options. Our guests commented that it was the most organized set of events they’d been to, and we were super happy with how the events turned out, a big thanks to Soraya!

Working with Soraya Events has been an absolute pleasure, and as a photographer, I can confidently say Soraya is a force of nature in the very best way. She is decisive, incredibly hard-working, and quick to take action, ensuring that every aspect of an event is handled seamlessly and with intention.

Soraya is exceptionally detail-oriented and keeps everything running on time without ever making it feel rushed. If something begins to go off track, she goes above and beyond to resolve it so smoothly that the client would never even know there was an issue. That level of professionalism and care makes a huge difference for the entire vendor team.

She always takes the time to walk through the details of the event in advance, making sure everyone has what they need and fully understands expectations. This clarity creates a calm, organized environment that allows everyone to do their best work.

Soraya also has a unique and impressive talent for blending multiple cultures into one cohesive, beautiful event. She is collaborative, respectful, and genuinely wonderful to work with.

I would highly recommend Soraya to anyone looking for a highly proficient, professional, and dedicated event planner. Any client or vendor would be lucky to work with her.

We booked Soraya and her team to plan and cater our backyard wedding this past fall. This was easily the best decision we made for our special day!

We had our concerns about the limitations of a home wedding, which Soraya easily put to rest. Soraya was incredibly accommodating, a true expert, and such a delight to work with. Her team handled everything perfectly — the delicious menu that blended our cultures, beautiful layout and decor, all the way to the remarkably efficient cleanup job after.

We have such fond memories interacting with different members of Soraya’s team throughout the day. Our wedding went effortlessly and stress-free thanks to their incredible work.

Soraya was amazing during our wedding process! She was extremely organized and made sure our vendors were all on the same page. The part I valued the most was that she made sure my husband and I had enough time together despite Indian weddings being so busy. She made sure if we had any delays she adjusted for timing as needed. She knew we loved dancing and made sure we spent as much time on the dance floor.

The most important part is that she handled all hurdles. Unfortunately our wedding venue had a computer system glitch and guests had difficulty checking into their rooms and wait times were long. She made sure guests were accounted for and that the wedding events proceeded smoothly.

I couldn’t recommend her more and she made our wedding day one to remember! Loved working with her.