Bravo Weddings & Events Reviews
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Jonathan S. Sent on 10/27/2022Incredible experience
We used Bravo, and specifically Katrina, for our day-of coordination. We cannot recommend Bravo and Katrina enough for all the support and sage wisdom they provided during one of the most hectic days of our life! Their organization and support was a huge relief and reassurance that helped us enjoy our beautiful day. Not only did everything go wonderfully (as planned and rehereased the day before) but the next day was wonderful too (we found all our belongings, leftover drinks, food, party-favors, gifts, etc. packaged and organized for us). We cannot recommend Bravo enough, they are worth getting hands-down – and definitely consider what package they recommend!! -
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Stephanie C. Sent on 06/25/2022Don't look any further - Bravo Weddings is the best!
This review is for Katy Lohse of Bravo, she deserves a standing ovation and more!
My now-husband and I hired Katy wayyy back in March 2020 when we were bright-eyed and optimistic about having our wedding safely in June 2021. We hired Katy to help us with most of the planning and day-of coordination, which included unlimited communication with her until our special day.
When we decided to postpone our wedding to June 2022, Katy was super accommodating. And nothing changed in terms of fees with Bravo - we got an entire extra year of bothering Katy for the exact same cost we paid in 2020.
We had our wedding at Jacuzzi Family Vineyards and Katy was EXTREMELY knowledgeable about the venue and everything & everybody that came with it. Whenever my husband and I had any questions we thought were random (questions about shuttles, where to host an after-party, where to have our rehearsal dinner, where to host day-after-wedding festivities, and so many more), Katy always had a well-thought-out answer via email for us within a day or two.
Katy attended our tasting with Park Ave Catering and was also there with us for our site visit and rehearsal at our venue. Whenever she was around, my husband and I both felt at ease.
When it came to the day of, everything ran smoothly and on-time as far as my husband and I could tell (which is all that matters, am I right?!). Our guests were amazed that our 5:00pm ceremony *actually* started at 5pm. The rest of the night flowed perfectly and I am so pleased that I have happy, WELL-PLANNED memories to look back fondly at on my wedding day. Thank you sooo much Katy!
If you are on the fence about hiring Bravo Weddings, let this be your sign to make that jump! -
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Molly J. Sent on 12/09/2019
Perfect Choice!
We had the pleasure of working with Lisa this past November. We hired her to do the month of/day of coordinating for our wedding in Sonoma. From our first phone conversation I knew she was the right fit for us! She understood exactly what I was looking for and I felt like we clicked over the phone.
She came to our tasting in August and it was lovely to have her there. It gave us a chance to go over all the details and I felt so confident turning everything over to her from there. She took care of all our rentals as well as contracts with other vendors. She created the perfect timeline for the wedding and we were thrilled with how well everything flowed. She also ran our rehearsal the evening before the wedding like a champ and was able to wrangle all of our family with ease.
Lisa was incredibly responsive and very organized. More than that, she just has a quality that makes you feel calm and well taken care of. Our wedding went off without a hitch and I would recommend Lisa to anyone – start to finish she was a true professional and we’re so glad she was a part of our special day.
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Stephanie Sent on 10/02/2019Unparalleled experience in the industry!
We were referred to Lisa by our venue, Olympia's Valley Esate, for day-of coordination. She was affordable, personable, and easy to work with, from the very beginning when we first met her about a year before our big day. Throughout the year, she kept us updated with tasks to do, gave us countless budget tips and vendor recommendations, and allowed us to bounce any question off of her. She responds immediately and is very detail oriented. Her google sheets and docs (budget and actuals, timeline, vendor info, floorplans/layouts, etc.) are very concise and easy to use and follow. We opened them nearly every day to keep us in check with updating/adding in vendor comparisons, payments, etc. We had budget breakdowns and timelines from other married couples but those were nowhere as nicely organized as hers.
Lisa has a wealth of experience, especially in the Sonoma/Napa county and the majority of our vendors were referred by her or she's worked with them in the past. Coincidentally, the one other time that our band (Downbeat LA) travelled to OVE, just happened to also be a past wedding that Lisa coordinated for, so she dug up the old layout to see how we could fit in all our guests. She followed up with each of the vendors for an in-person POC and arrival time, and worked her magic behind the scenes so we wouldn't need to stress out weeks prior. For the day of, while we were getting ready with the rest of the wedding party, her and her assistant set up all the decor that we dropped off the day before and arranged it according to photos and ideas that we sent her. They also stayed back to help pack and load up all our decor into 3 cars so we could spend time saying goodbye to our guests.
The thing that stood out most was her unparalleled experience with working at OVE, so much that it was obvious that OVE trusted her. She coordinated with all the vendors to let them know where and when to set up, and offered suggestions of where things should be and how it should be laid out. Lisa was a pleasure to work with and we're glad that we chose someone who knows and understands the business inside out. -
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Michelle Sent on 06/10/2019Couldn't have had my dream wedding without them!
Katrina Reed and the Bravo team are professionals!!! Katrina was a joy to work with and went above and beyond leading up to the big day and then REALLY blew it out of the water on my actual wedding day. Mother nature was not on our side on the big day (to say the least) and Katrina and her team went out of their way to roll with the punches and switch things up to still ensure everything went smoothly. I honestly couldn't have done it without them and I'm so grateful. I cannot recommend them enough!! Thank you so much!!! -
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Erika M. Sent on 05/29/2019Best Money We Spent!
My husband and I cannot say enough good things about Lisa!! She helped us curate the most incredible day of our lives this past Saturday at Olympia's Valley Estate. Everything - absolutely EVERYTHING - was perfection, including the calm I felt going into our big day thanks to Lisa. She seamlessly coordinated all of our vendors, helped us create a timeline fit to the day and mood we wanted to create, and instilled so much confidence. I truly never worried once about anything going wrong. And nothing did go wrong, not a beat was skipped. All our guests raved about how relaxed and well run everything was, which was all due to Lisa. I should also mention throughout the whole process she was so incredibly responsive, always willing to hop on the phone or email me an answer to any question. She's a lovely individual and all our vendors had the same sentiments about working with her. Couldn't recommend Lisa and Bravo Wedding & Events more highly!!! -
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Brittany Sent on 10/11/2018I started working with Lisa a little over a year before our big day and was amazed at how responsive and flexible she was! Given the package I selected I thought I would only be able to work with her maybe 6 months out but she started working with us right away! We live in Boston and were having a destination wedding in Napa so we really looked to her for vendor recommendations and couldn't have been happier with all of her suggestions! She stayed within our budget (which is always important) and helped make our special day something we will never forget! We've been married a little over a month and we still have family members and friends talk about how great she was and how helpful! She even took our Polaroid camera that we had on the welcome table and walked around the reception taking pictures of everyone and reminding people to sign our guestbook so now we have something to look back on for years to come! THANK YOU LISA FOR EVERYTHING! Our wedding was perfect and it wouldn't have been a success without you! If you're getting married in the Napa area - HIRE LISA NOW!! -
User2268442 Sent on 08/12/2015Lisa was the coordinator for our July wedding at Paradise Ridge, and she was great! In the weeks leading up to the wedding she took everything over from us - all of the followups and confirmations with our vendors, identifying any inconsistencies and issues, and generally being totally on top of everything. Lisa has done lots of events at Paradise Ridge so she knows the space well and has relationships with the other vendors. In the weeks leading up to our wedding, my husband and I developed this expression "we love Lisa Bravo!" which we would spontaneously call out to each other whenever she thought of something we had missed.
Lisa's personality is down-to-earth, competent, understated, calm, and friendly. She feels like someone you have known a long time and really trust. She is very behind-the-scenes, and works her magic to make everything run seamlessly.
When I really appreciated Lisa was the day of the wedding. The whole night felt like about 60 min (even though it was 7 hours!). I was on this crazy high and happier than I've ever been, and I had no concept of the passage of time. I am usually super control freak, type A kind of person. But at our wedding I didn't feel like I had to do *anything* because Lisa was completely in control. I was blissfully talking with a friend at the cocktail hour feeling like it had just started, and Lisa came over to let us know it had been just over an hour and she had moved everyone inside for the reception, and they were ready for our entrance. The whole night was like that - just these things happening and falling into our laps without us having to think about anything. Even for the cake cutting, when we got over there, Lisa was by our side for a quick whisper about where she had put the cutting knife and champagne flutes, and brief instructions on how to cut the cake - we hadn't even thought through that those things would be needed until we were standing there. Thank you, Lisa! -
User1819333 Sent on 09/19/2014It was wonderful to be able to work with Lisa Bravo for our wedding! She took all the pieces we had gathered and organized them into a beautiful, seamless progression, spanning three days, and with such radiating warmth and enthusiasm. She helped us score a last minute ceremony location and work out a complicated transportation puzzle: there for us every step of the way. Our only regret is that we didn't meet her sooner! Her knowledge and connections of/to Northern California and Sonoma County is clutch! She's a true gem, and completely awesome! We give her our highest recommendation!
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