Karen and her assistant provided day of coordination at my wedding and thanks to them, the event went so smoothly! They are worth every penny and were so great to work with. I can be a bit of a control freak but they took care of everything and I actually got to enjoy my wedding day without worrying about all the small details. I strongly recommend them!

We wanted a rustic, outdoor setting overlooking the water for our wedding venue, so we chose Kitsap Memorial State Park. Being a state park, the venue comes with very little services, so we decided we needed a day-of coordinator to make sure all of the little things came together on our big day. We chose Karen with Special G Occasions because she was familiar with the venue and was reasonably priced compared to many coordinators I looked into. This was one of the very best decisions we made! My future mother-in-law was very upset at first, thinking family should be able to take care of the types of things Karen would help with, but she even was blown away by how helpful Karen was and realized we couldn't have done it without her. Karen really stepped in whenever I asked for her input during the planning process. I really appreciated all of her wedding experience - she was like my personal wedding planning advisor. She also ran the rehearsal the day before the wedding, and she and her assistant, Diane, ran everything seemlessly the day of the wedding such that my family and wedding party didn't have to worry about anything. Thank you so much, Karen!


You really stepped in wherever I needed input along the way, and the day would never have gone as seemlessly if we didn't have you. My mother-in-law was so upset when we told her we'd hired a day-of-coordinator because she thought family should have been able to take care of everything and it was a waste of money; however, she told me extremely enthusiastically that she was wrong, and that she didn't know what we would have done without you.

Several months before my wedding, I realized that I was going to need some help getting things done, since the majority of both of our families live out of state. I received a very quick response to my initial inquiry from Karen and we set up a meeting.

Other than a few meetings, emails, and phone calls, we really didn't need to have a lot of contact, which definitely kept my stress-level to a minimum! Karen had wonderful ideas about the things I wanted for the wedding, and I trusted her to make those ideas a reality. We had a last-minute change of rehearsal location, and Karen had no problem coming up with an alternate location and making it happen.

The day of the wedding, after getting ready all morning and getting to the venue, I arrived to find everything in perfect order...and it waws GORGEOUS!! The ceremony site, the reception hall, the bouquets/centerpieces, EVERYTHING was absolutely beautiful and even more than I could have dreamed of for my wedding. Karen has amazing vision and I would recommend her and her team to ALL brides. Even if you don't think you need a wedding planner/coordinator, believe me, Studio G is worth the phone call!!!

Thanks so much, Karen!

~Melissa, Grapeview, WA

Karen was great! She did exactly what I wanted and helped make my wedding day wonderful! The only catch was that neither of us planned the break-down/clean-up part of the day in much detail, so it was a bit bumpy at that point. But it all worked out in the end. She did a wonderful job coordinating the day and it was beautiful.

Our families had hardly any money to spend on a little wedding but Studio G Occasions made it the whole thing more beautiful than we could have imagined! I have pictures to prove that they can make even a simple wedding elegant and gorgeous! When I walked out to the lovely area where my son was to be married, I really got misty eyed. It was so much more beautiful than I could have asked for!

I went to another wedding done by Studio G Occasions soon after, that was a huge, grand affair with a completely different theme and colors and an equally beautiful setting! I was highly impressed!

My kids talk about having another wedding ceremony some day when they can afford to spend more money. Though its my opinion that its not necessary because theirs was the most gorgeous wedding I've ever seen, if they do, it's a sure thing that we will call Studio G again!

Thank you Studio G Occasions!!

Karen at Studio G Occasions is very compassionate as well as knowledgeable. Karen helped to make my daughter's day very special down to the smallest detail.

When my daughter and I started to plan her wedding I was convinced that the last thing I would hire was a wedding planner. I have experience putting on fundraising events and entertaining so I know what goes into planning a party. However, as I began to look at my daughter’s wedding day and the role I would play as Mother of the Bride and hostess I realized I couldn’t be everywhere I needed to be to make sure all ran smoothly. I also realized that I wanted to embrace the joy of the occasion and not be worn down by the stress of all the details. My daughter contacted Studio-G-Occasions and after meeting Karen and telling her of our needs we hired her for our “day of” wedding planner. Later we also hired her to do the reception flowers.
As a wedding planner Karen is very easy to work with, communicates well, is organized, reliable, punctual, and has good problem solving skills. She has a good working relationship and is respected by area vendors. She was present to give instructions and suggestions at the rehearsal and was on site all day at the wedding until the reception was cleaned up at 10 pm. The wedding was held at the church in Port Gamble with the reception following at the Pavilion, so Karen worked between several different locations. The floral arrangements she did for the reception were spectacular. She really understood the look that we wanted for the wedding and made centerpieces for each of the 18 tables a little different. She also created a beautiful candlescape to light the outside of the reception venue. It all made for a complicated set-up and tear down but Karen and her assistant Diane did it all. When the flower on my husband’s boutonniere broke (which was supplied by a different floral vendor) Karen was even able to repair it! Perhaps most importantly, she worked within our budget.
Hiring Studio-G-Occasions as a wedding planner and florist was the best decision I made. My husband and I were able to enjoy our family and friends and celebrate this very special day. Our daughter exclaimed that her “wedding day was everything she had dreamed it would be!” for us that was priceless.

I just had my wedding on November 7, 2009 and I must say, it was so much more than I envisioned. Karen did my flowers and decor for the ceremony and reception and they were outstanding! I was one of those "last minute" brides and procrastinated on a few details but Karen was right there to help me get things done. My cake vendor was a disaster but Karen found other alternative bakers for me and my cake was beautiful! Karen's prices are very reasonable and she is willing to work with any type of budget. I would definitely recommend Studio G Occasions to brides planning a wedding. I didnt have to worry about a thing and enjoyed every moment of my wedding.

She did a really great job at helping us organize everything, pick out colors, all the stressful stuff. She was so professional and kind, and it was a pleasure to work with Karen.

Karen is Great and so is her staff. They were there for everything and did an amazing job of keeping everything in order and, so non-stressfull for the whole family.Everyone was informed of every thing that was going on in the order of the day. It was well worth the money spent for her services. I would defenintly tell my friends about her. And she knew of all the best people to help with flowers, (her flowers were amazing) cake, venue, etc.