Erika Sandoval Event Planning & Design Reviews
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Mariah Sent on 10/19/2021AMAZING. Would choose her over and over again!
I found Erika on my venue’s vendor list. She was the second planner I called, but immediately caught my attention after speaking to her and waiting to hear back from another one. She is so educated in this industry and highly experienced and it shows! You can tell that she doesn’t take any of this lightly - she is super invested in your wedding day and planning process even though she has other weddings and clients. She makes you feel like you’re her only one and at the top of her priority list! I also want to touch on her organization. I felt like everything was always in order, written down, and remembered. I had the privilege to hangout with Erika outside of wedding planning as she received a service from me, and she is also extremely pleasant to be around. She is super light hearted, easy going and very personable! All things you want in someone who you’re instilling trust in on one of the biggest days of your life! Especially when you work with someone for 12+ months sometimes. I will also say that I had Erika’s biggest bridal party to date (24 bridesmaids and groomsmen) and she was a pro. She knew when to reel in the party and crack it down, and when to go with the flow. She kept everything super smooth on the day of the wedding! I didn’t know anything that may have gone wrong, nothing. She handled absolutely everything. I was a very anxious bride. I had questions about everting, was stressed about deadlines, timing, how things would come together - everything. Erika eased my mind about it all and never got impatient with me even when she probably could have. I would choose Erika over and over again. I will recommend her to everyone and always consider her a huge part of our special day. -
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Emily Sent on 11/17/2025Best Planning Experience
Ah where do I start!
From the moment we had our consult with Erika over the phone, my now husband and I KNEW she was going to be the one we wanted to work with. She was thorough but SUPER laid back, and we said to each other "this is someone we won't get sick of over the next year". We decided to move forward with Erika within minutes of getting off of our call. And from there, it was nothing short of an amazing journey planning our wedding with her. Everything about our planning experience was SO thought out - she set up a client portal for us really quickly, so we could track things like vendors, expenses, budget, our guest list, etc. She went on venue site tours with us, helped us choose every vendor and did not disappoint once. She made everything happen so seamlessly and without breaking a sweat. I don't think I saw her looked stressed once. She was always happy, always showed up with a positive attitude and that reassured us that things were going to turn out perfectly. And THEY DID. I can't recommend Erika enough. We adore her . -
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Jaclyn Sent on 10/06/2024Simply Perfect!
Choosing Erika to be our wedding planner was the best decision we made! From our first phone call, we knew we were in amazing hands. Her attention to detail and years of experience is evident and it made the whole process seamless, enjoyable and exciting. She created a “mood board” for us with visual examples of what we envisioned and she delivered on everything and more. Along with the mood board, we were given a whole website with different documents and ways to track things throughout the process. Erika is so organized that made us feel at ease and we trusted her every step of the way. She has great relationships with vendors and helped connect us to a professional team that made our vision come to life.
The day of our wedding couldn’t have been more perfect and we can’t thank Erika and her team enough for all that they did. We were lucky enough to still be able to do the ceremony outside in the small window of good weather - Erika was in constant contact with my mom about the weather and the plans so we didn’t have to worry about anything. Everything was absolutely beautiful and it was everything we ever dreamed of and more! We can’t recommend working with Erika enough. She was such an amazing support through everything and became a friend to us. We miss her already!
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Carolyn Sent on 07/11/2024
Best Wedding Planner Ever!
Erika is nothing short but amazing! My husband and I both agree we could not have done our wedding without Erika and her team. She made everything seem effortless and allowed us to actually enjoy our wedding without stress.
She helped find amazing vendors and was so kind throughout the process. She is highly communicative, organized and trustworthy. There was a small hiccup on our wedding day with a vendor who wrote down the wrong date, but Erika made sure we didn't have to worry about it and found a solution that was even better to begin with.
I would recommend Erika to anyone. Not only was she the best wedding planner, but became a friend throughout this process. We will miss working with Erika and can't wait to recommend her to our family/friends. -
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Elizabeth Sent on 12/20/2023
I thank my lucky stars that I hired Erika
I hired Erika to plan my daughter’s wedding. If I plan another event, Erika will be my first call.
Erika is an uber organized, enthusiastic, responsive and creative person with a “can do” attitude. At all of our meetings, Erika takes notes AND FOLLOWS THROUGH! Erika returns calls and emails promptly. This may seem basic but in my experience it is not. Erika is on top of everything and I mean every detail. Even after planning one prior wedding, the number of decisions and choices that need to be made is daunting. Erika has an amazing ability to listen to your likes and dislikes and come up with vendors, design ideas, venues, etc that work. When your daughter/bride struck down all the choices, Erika joyfully presented more—until we were happy. The day before my event I walked into this enormous and cavernous and empty tent. I was a bit panicked-looking at the actual space, I had no clue what size & how many flower arrangements, lighting pieces, tables, table scaping, furniture collections, draping, bars, etc etc. we would need. There are a million things you need to provide for—and they all need to work together. 24 hours later, the tent space was transformed into the most beautiful spot and every detail was accounted for.
Another thing, Erika’s “day of” team is terrific. They took care of every aspect of the couple & wedding party getting ready, coordinating photographers & videographers, guest herding, etc. They had a smile on their faces and a calm in their demeanor. Exactly what you need on a hectic day.
Thank you Erika for an amazing day and such wonderful memories. -
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Eilise Sent on 10/25/2023Amazing :)
Hiring Erika as my wedding planner was the best decision I could have made for my wedding. Going into the whole process, I had no idea what to expect and knew basically nothing about weddings, so I knew I needed a good planner to assist along the way. Erika was not just good - she was AMAZING. She was extremely thorough, organized, and detail oriented throughout the entire process from start to finish. She even created an entire planning website for us to keep track of all the minor details relevant to our big day, which was incredibly helpful to us! Erika is a wonderful and kind person to work with, and I never hesitated to call her for advice and peace of mind when I would begin to have an irrational freak out about a small wedding detail!
Overall, Erika executed our vision perfectly and I am so glad we trusted her with our wedding! She also knew all the best vendors to recommend based on who would best fit our needs, from hair and makeup, to flowers, to cake, and everything in between! Everything turned out absolutely beautiful, and the assistance of Erika and her team on the day of made the entire day stress free and smooth for us. I cannot recommend ESE enough!!! -
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Brian Sent on 10/16/2023Fall Vail Wedding
Having Erika as our planner was the best decision we made. Literally perfection in everything. Her preparation is second to none. A great communicator and super informative. I know I'm biased, but literally the perfect wedding and I can't count how many of our guests were inspired to say the same. It was better than anything I could have imagined! Thank you Erika! -
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Jessica Sent on 08/02/2023Excellent wedding planning services!
We worked with Erika for wedding planning services (partial planning) and she was sooo wonderful to work with! From our first conversation, she was very professional, helpful and attentive to detail - and this was our experience throughout the entire planning process. She has a solid network of recommended vendors and a lot of experience that helped us pick the right ones for us. Erika and her whole team went above and beyond to help us out with anything that we needed. It gave us peace of mind and allowed us to enjoy the day. We wouldn't have had such a perfect wedding without her! Connect with her, you won't regret it! *Photos by Ashley Joyce Photography -
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Nicole Sent on 10/19/2022Hiring Erika Was The Best Wedding Decision We Made
I don't even know where to begin! First off, if you are on the fence, hire Erika for your wedding!! It was single handedly the best decision we made. I originally found Erika on Instagram and knew even before our engagement that when the time came she would be the perfect planner for our special day. I had no idea at the time just how much of an integral part of our day she would become. We had big dreams of a beautiful outdoor wedding with a tented reception in the mountains. The whole planning process was seamless because of Erika. We trusted her with our vision and she made it come to life! During this process she talks a lot about the 'dream team' of vendors. We trusted the process and hired people that she recommended but didn't think too much about the importance of it until the day of our wedding. I arrived on site to go to the bridal suite at 8 A.M. to find the reception tent ripped down the middle and on the ground. I didn't grasp the severity of what was happening until a representative of the venue came to the suite and started talking about the possibility of moving the reception inside. This is where Erika came in. She had been handling the situation down at the tent but came up to the bridal suite and assured me that moving inside was not plan B, but plan Z. That is when Erika's 'dream team' of vendors really showed up! Every single person there showed up in waves to help the cause. I can not even say all the obstacles they overcame because I was not made aware of the full extent of the situation. Erika handled everything and only gave me the 'need to know' information. I was able to enjoy my morning getting ready while everyone was doing the absolute most to make sure this wedding went off without a hitch. By some miracle, and a lot of hard work, Erika pulled off the impossible. By the time guests arrived you would have never guessed the tent was completely reconstructed and new layout created. Erika did the impossible. If it were not for her, our wedding day would have looked a lot differently. If you do one thing in your wedding planning, hire Erika. You will not regret it. -
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Arturo Sent on 08/21/2022Absolutely the best.
Erika helped to make our wedding planning goals a reality and our wedding day a dream! We planned our wedding in less than 9 months. With Erika’s help and all the meticulously detailed planning checklists, her experience and knowledge in wedding planning was paramount in our process of planning a wedding, ultimately making it less stressful and manageable. She gave us best practices and insights, offering guidance for topics we would not have thought about on our own. Having a coordinator who kindly sent us reminders when things were due was great. The client portal had multiple documents that were very helpful in informing our planning and made it easy to share planning duties across both people in the couple. Given that both of us work full-time in busy jobs, we appreciated streamlined planning. Erika and her team made sure that on the day of our wedding we could enjoy the day and soak it all in. We did not want a rushed wedding day and Erika ensured the timeline had buffer time to avoid rushing. Erikas’ ability to navigate two cultures and languages (English and Spanish) was perfect! We wanted to ensure all family members and guests who spoke Spanish felt welcomed and a part of the day, and Erika’s bilingual language skills and bicultural identity resulted in that inclusivity. She understood our wants and needs as we blended Mexican and American cultures into our wedding day. We highly recommend Erika and her team for your wedding planning needs! -
Riane Sent on 08/15/2022
Wedding of our dreams!
Erika and her team took us from day 1 to day of and brought our vision to life. We wanted a planner who was highly organized, action oriented, and knew great vendors to recommend. Erika blew it out of the water on all three fronts. We never felt we had to worry about anything because she was always on top of it. It afforded us both much more peace than we had anticipated throughout the entire planning process. And the result was the dreamiest weekend either of us will ever have! We've consistently heard great things from family and friends who were blown away by the wedding weekend itself. Every cent you spend with Erika and her team is worth it! -
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Cb25A12Dc7E7A297F68E1365F3892078B7233Ade Sent on 07/31/2022
Erika and her team are professional, incredible, attentive, responsible, and so much fun!
Erika and her team are incredible, and I highly recommend them for your event, even if it's not a wedding!
Our daughter Quinceañera was coming, and I needed help. I wanted that day to be memorable for my daughter, family, and us (the parents). Typically in big Mexican-Quinceñeras, the parents are the host, cooks, event staff and run around doing everything except enjoying the party. This time I wanted things to be different, so I started to look for help. When I talked to Erika, I knew I needed her services, including day coordinator and event design. Thanks to all the vendors Erika recommended and knew from her experience working in the industry. Our daughters' quince was incredible, with gorgeous decorations and ideas. Everything that day ran smoothly and on point. I had a blast working with Erika and her team. They are incredible, attentive, responsible, encouraging, and so much fun. I talk to Erika so much that now I miss our phone calls! I couldn't have asked for anything different! Erika loves what she does and is truly a professional.
Vendors:
Photographer & Videographers (Martin & Alex Daylights.wedding films)
Tree Tomatoes full catering services & Butler Rentals
Inspired Designs full floral service
A Cake come true
Dj Lalo Flores
Ballon Empyre
Sunset Limo
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Jessica Sent on 04/17/2022Amazing Wedding Planner!
We found Erika through our wedding photographer who highly recommended her. We loved having Erika as our month of coordinator and to help with the overall design of our wedding. It's clear that Erika loves what she does. Her goal is to make your wedding day the best it can possibly be and it shows in her work. She also has a lot of great connections with other vendors so that made it easy to find the other vendors we needed. She was there for us to answer texts and emails throughout the entire process. Erika has an eye for design and helped make our wedding stunning. She also did an amazing job keeping everyone in line on the wedding day and completely taking the stress off of us. Our wedding was the best day ever because of her. I highly recommend Erika to anyone who wants help planning a wedding. -
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Kelly Sent on 09/19/2021The best decision we made
Where do I even begin? Erika was invaluable throughout the process of wedding planning, qnd my husband and I cannot sing her praises enough. What drew me to Erika was her romantic, elegant, feminine and modern style, which deeply resonated with the vision I had for our big day. What blew me away throughout the planning process was her efficiency, organization, and excellent communication. I knew I needed the help of a wedding planner when I realized I was in over my head trying to plan a wedding in 9 months, and that my very rustic and masculine mountain venue didn’t match my aesthetic taste. Erika made this process seamless and helped me transform each space of our venue into the elegant and feminine space of my dreams! Like many brides, I was stressed and busy juggling many things at once amongst planning a wedding. Erika was always there to keep us on track and provide guidance when needed. She never lost patience or professionalism with my inability to make a decision, or my ever changing mind 🤣. Whatever Erika recommended, I did willingly and without question because her professional judgement is so evident in her work. Our wedding day was such a success and went off without a hitch, and I attribute most of this to her planning and talent. I want all the brides reading this to know that unfortunately, there will always be things that go wrong no matter how on top of things you are, but Erika was always a step ahead of any unforeseen issues with her incredible problem solving and solutions. I promise that if you book Erika, your day will be everything you dream of and more. Last and certainly not least, Erika is a wonderful person and I will miss her dearly. We cannot thank her enough! -
Drake Sent on 07/26/2021
5 star service
Erika was with us through it all! Covid couple alert! We were originally supposed to get married June 2020. 1st we postponed due to uncertainty to August 2020 then our venue cancelled all events due to the pandemic. We finally got to do our big celebration July 2021. We couldn't have done it without Erika. She guided us through every step of moving the dates and essentially replanning it all almost a year later. Erika pays attention to all the details, dates, timelines and everything you wouldn't think of. We got married in Vail, CO but live about 6 hours away in New Mexico. Her team on our wedding day made everything go so smooth. She made sure everything was taken care of, vendors were directed, guests were guided. Most of our guest list, wedding party and family was from out of state so not having anything to worry about when it came to setting up or coordinating decor, vendors, food etc was soooo nice. We got to enjoy our wedding day and carry it out stress free. We had a huge wedding party and she was so patient from the rehearsal to gathering everyone for wedding party photos. Her detailed wedding day timelines are extremely helpful and useful for all the vendors, bridal party and family. She also has a checklist for everything and even a tip guide! We are both very busy so having all of her resources helped keep us organized and on track so we didn't miss anything coming up to our big day.
She goes above and beyond and is always there to answer questions, guide decisions, give options, upgrades and has a great wedding design and decor eye! Not only is Erika a great planner but she is great to be around. We enjoyed all of our interactions with her and she made the wedding planning process fun and seamless. We would reccomend Erika to anyone getting married in Colorado. -
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Liliana Sent on 07/08/2021
Crucial part of our wedding.
There aren’t enough words to explain what Erika did for us and what a crucial part of our wedding (day and process) she and her assistants were. The first thing I did when I started wedding planning mid 2019 was hire Erika, and if I had the opportunity to go back in time and start wedding planning all over again, I would still start with hiring Erika first. I was not the best at wedding planning… I put work and everything else in my life before wedding planning, and was hard to work with at times due to my lack of communication and focus, but despite that Erika never lost her patience with me. She humbled me when she felt I was not right and supported and validated me when she felt I needed it most. The most important things for me when I began wedding planning were representation and accessibility. My sister is an wheelchair and the world just wasn’t built accessible, so Erika went above and beyond leading up to our wedding to make sure there was enough adequate space for my sisters chair in the venue, that she entered before anyone else so she could get situated comfortably, that paths were accesible to her, and never lost focus of how important my sister being comfortable was to me. Secondly, representation - I come from a Mexican family and I wanted everything to be as traditional as possible and wanted largely all the staff to speak Spanish (including her) so my family never felt like they couldn’t speak up and she completely understood the importance. Erika pushed me when I needed it and backed off when she knew I wasn’t in the headspace to wedding plan. I appreciate all her support, her attention to detail, and her relentless attitude to make sure everything was perfect. I could go on and on about how supported I felt and how comfortable and relaxed I was the day of our wedding because I knew Erika would handle anything that came up. I am so happy that when I look back and think about the happiest day of my life I know it was as amazing as it was thanks to Erika and all her support and hard work. Gracias por todo, de todo corazón. -
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Alyssa Sent on 06/18/2021
Everything I dreamed of
Erika is absolutely amazing she made my dream elopement wedding come to life! My fiancé and I decided to change up plans and elope in CO and Erika took all the planning and stress from me. I loved how I didn’t have to plan anything! All I had to do was show up. She has such a great eye for detail and is a great listener! If you want your wedding day to look like everything you ever wanted I would highly recommend Erika! ❤️ -
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Letie Sent on 10/02/2020My saving grace!!!
Erika is truly my saving grace! My wedding in Florida was cancelled due to covid and my fiancé and I decided to elope in Hawaii instead, but within 30 days of what would have been our wedding date we were notified Hawaii extended their travel restrictions and we had to cancel for the second time. I came across Erika’s Instagram page and I immediately fell in love with her style. I reached out to Erika and she was very quick to respond and provide detail. September was special to my fiancé and I and we wanted to keep September as our elopement month. With only 30 days or so Erika assured me she could get it done and she sure did and exceeded every expectation of mine and more. Erika picked great vendors to work with and we are so pleased with them as well. It was truly a blessing to have Erika plan our elopement. She brought my vision to life and paid attention to every detail I had in mind. She provided quick responses and always made sure I was in the loop of the process and keeping me up to date. I had no worries at all as Erika was always 10 steps ahead. She is truly talented at what she does and is wonderful to work with. I can’t thank her enough for making my day so special and it was truly a Pinterest dream come true! I highly recommend Erika as your wedding planner, she is truly the best and sweetest person! -
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Danielle Sent on 09/08/2020
More than a planner!
Erika is an amazing planner! She exceeded expectations and is truly amazing at bringing a vision to life. When our wedding was postponed then cancelled, we ended up doing a small family ceremony. I went to Erika with an idea for a “styled shoot” sort of elopement style minus the actual elopement to celebrate and document our day. She rallied together some amazing vendors to take my simple idea to an exquisite wedding picnic with every detail tended to. We are so happy with the turn out and it made some unfortunate circumstances very memorable and we will treasure the photos and moments she helped create. We can’t wait for our big celebration next year. We highly recommend Erika to any bride and groom! She is detailed, honest, timely & offered her expert opinion when I asked her a thousand different questions and gave her a million different ideas. We are so thankful to have her as our planner. She keeps everything on track and is on top of every detail. Our wedding is out of town for us and most guests. Erika made the planning process smooth and enjoyable while planning from afar. -
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Erin Sent on 09/17/2019Stressfree decision
If you're a busy lady like I was while trying to plan the biggest day of your life: BUDGET for Erika. I used month of coordination services with Erika and it was one of the best decisions I made (and so affordable for the peace of mind!). She has an arsenal of excellent vendors that work seamlessly together to create a hiccup-free day. This lady has high-quality industry connections, people. She communicates well, provides a check list of things to do before the big day to make sure you're on track, created the most detailed day of timeline and had an emergency kit complete with just about anything you might need on your wedding day. She also made sure that we were fed on our wedding day! Literally came over with a plate of food for us to eat while we mingled with our loved ones. Who else can you count on to make sure you're not famished on the biggest day of your life?? Bottomline--you want a stressful free month leading up to your wedding and a stressful free wedding day. Budget for Erika. You will not regret the decision. -
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Nayely Sent on 07/26/2019Amazing !!
We are so grateful to have found Erika. She went above and beyond and helped us with everything! I loved that she is bilingual in both Spanish and English so she was able to communicate perfectly with my family as most of them speak Spanish. It meant so much to us that she was able to communicate and direct our family throughout the wedding. I was also looking for an officiant for over two months without any luck but she was able to find one perfect for us within a day. During the wedding she was very detailed making sure everything was perfect for us including the timeline for the day. We are very grateful for her and we recommend her 100%! I don't think I could have found someone better than her! -
Alex Sent on 06/17/2019
Erika went above and beyond our expectations!
We were referred to Erika by friends of ours, and we absolutely lucked out. Erika was a dream to work with. My now husband was unsure why we needed a wedding planner, but now, after the wedding, he would hire Erika 100 times over.
Erika and her team are complete professionals. They understand the wedding industry, they are incredibly organized and they have integrity. We had an incident the day of our wedding (that I didn't know about until after, thankfully) that involved a questionable decision made by our caterer. Erika and her team resolved the situation with our best interest at heart, and ensured our needs were met.
If you are looking for a responsible, responsive and flexible planner, Erika is the person for you. She was understanding when I was running around like a crazy person, and she put me at ease when I needed it the most. She let me and my husband really enjoy our wedding day -- we are forever grateful for her services. -
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