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Soraya Y. Belgacem
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Your Multicultural Expert! As New England's only full-service, multi-cultural event planning company, Soraya Events specializes in fusion and authentic cultural traditions from all over the world.
Raised in a multi-cultural, multi-faith home, founder Soraya Belgacem gained a deep understanding and connection with different cultures from a very early age. Both her mother, a master interpreter of multiple languages, and her father, who came from a diverse ethnic background, taught her how important it was to understand all walks of life, beliefs and family traditions. This appreciation is what Soraya brings to Soraya Events and it guides how she operates and works with couples to give them the best possible experience.
Soraya has produced weddings with roots connected to world regions including Africa, North Africa, the Middle East, Asia, South America and Europe. Her unique ability to authentically resource and create an experience that is true to the culture is what sets her apart. Soraya also provides ethnic catering which enables couples to bring together all the elements of the wedding that contribute to an extraordinary event.
Soraya’s customized services include:
- Guidance in creating events that reflect the authentic cultural tradition of the couple
- Guidance in creating events that bring cultures together seamlessly and respectfully
- Venue and vendor selection to match the couple’s specific needs
- Location of an authentic caterer that fits the couple’s religious requirements
- Creation of a unique multi-cultural themed wedding true to the couple’s traditions
Because every wedding is unique, Soraya will connect with you to create a customized package tailored to your needs. From authentic cuisine to exquisite décor, every last detail will be accounted for, providing a breathtaking experience that will be remembered.
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Soraya Events offers full-service coordination, taking care of every last detail so you can focus on enjoying this special time in your relationship together. Founder Soraya will go the extra mile to understand her couple's backgrounds and traditions, to make sure their wedding reflects their true personalities. She's also happy to source catering to match the theme of the day. Some of her customized services include venue and vendor selection, budget analysis, and timeline creation. Soraya will design a bespoke package to suit whatever your needs might be.
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Soraya and her team received glowing reviews for their wedding coordination and catering services, creating unforgettable experiences for couples. Clients appreciated Soraya's professionalism, expertise, and organization, highlighting her ability to seamlessly handle all aspects of wedding planning from vendor coordination to problem-solving on the day of the event. The multicultural food offerings were a hit among guests, with many complimenting the delicious menu. Soraya's attention to detail, personalization, and ability to listen and understand each couple's vision were consistently praised, making her highly recommended for a stress-free and enjoyable wedding planning experience.
Amazing wedding planner!
- She knows the best people! We had no idea where to start for a fusion wedding, and Soraya found us a kind and thoughtful Hindu priestess to marry us, amazing DJ to mix Indian & American songs for the sangeet (Boston Sound and Light Company DJ Yogi!), beautiful and patient horse for the baraat, and lovely henna artist for stunning mehendi and henna at the sangeet (Manisha from Henna Cafe). This was all in addition to the perfect design team (JD Designs & Floral Lab), amazing photographer (Caroline Klaar), and enthusiastic hype-man videographer (Navarro Films) that she engaged for us. She even found us a bagpipe player so we could incorporate the bride's Scottish heritage into the baraat! We are SO grateful for such an incredible team.
- She listens. We had some specific thoughts about what we did/didn't want for the weekend, and our ideas about the wedding certainly multiplied over time. She took it all in stride and responded thoughtfully (and promptly!) to every request to make sure we had a perfect weekend for us.
- Her food is AWESOME. Soraya's team catered Indian food for the sangeet Friday night - including a live chaat station! - and I have never heard so many people raving about the food at any event. It was absolutely delicious.
- She's particular, which is a major win for a wedding planner and was very comforting for our type A personalities. She paid attention to every detail and ensured all aspects of the weekend were appropriately planned. This made for a very relaxing weekend (and week before!) for us.
We would absolutely hire Soraya again and highly recommend her work!
Amazing Fusion Wedding Planner!
-During the planning process, we relied on Soraya’s great recommendations to find most of our major vendors, which was especially helpful as we planned a Boston wedding from afar in Austin, TX. Although Soraya’s full time wedding planning did not kick in until 3 months prior to the wedding, she was still happy to offer vendor recommendations and meet ad-hoc to give us feedback throughout. She’s very good at understanding your preferences, but she will also tactfully make suggestions when appropriate to help improve your plan while still making sure your intentions are captured. She’s also deeply knowledgeable about Indian wedding customs too which we appreciated to help us plan appropriately.
-Once Soraya’s 3 month full time engagement kicked in, she took over handling so many big and small things in the run up to our wedding. She was wonderful at navigating all the last minute vendor, logistics, and family/friends issues that came up.
-On the big day itself, it was incredible how smooth and on time everything went! We can only attribute this to all her hard work. So many guests told us how thoughtfully planned every detail was and how much fun they had. She has a great interpersonal dynamic and clicked very well with our families, wedding parties, and friends, while still ensuring everyone was doing what they were supposed to be doing when they were supposed to be doing it.
We really appreciated working with Soraya and consider selecting her as our wedding planner to be one of our best decisions.
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