First Pick Planning Reviews
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Elle O. Sent on 03/13/2024Best decision we made for our wedding, hands down
We hosted our wedding at Palisades Tahoe in November. I decided to work with Ashley because I knew she had worked at this venue multiple times before and knew how to handle its complexities (1. all vendors have to load in and out on a gondola, and 2. if the weather changes, the gondola can't safely operate and your wedding will be at another venue at the base.)
From the first conversation, I felt like I was in solid hands with Ashley, who prepared me for all possible outcomes because she has worked this venue so many times before. We were about a month out from the wedding when I first engaged Ashley, and she quickly took over all vendor communications and made everyone feel totally prepared and comfortable with the venue & plan.
24 hours before the wedding day, we got the news that an incoming storm meant we had to change venues. Ashley stepped in and went above and beyond -- she replanned our whole wedding to be in the new venue at the base, and when I showed up at the venue I couldn't believe how she had worked with the vendors to make it all more beautiful than I could have imagined. Our day was perfect and seamless, and we got to be completely present because all the details and chaos were handled by Ashley.
Throughout the whole process, Ashley handled everything with a total "let's make it happen", positive attitude, was so organized and helped make the chaos of wedding planning feel so much easier. Ashley is also very well connected -- she was able to get a local vendor to the new venue last minute for pipe & drape, and was able to make last minute changes to linens because she has such good relationships up here in Tahoe.
Ashley was literally our wedding's fairy godmother, we couldn't have done it without her and I couldn't recommend her more highly for your wedding!! -
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Samantha S. Sent on 07/17/2023Above and Beyond Planning + Coordination!
We hired Ashley as our wedding day coordinator for our wedding in Lake Tahoe (at Everline Resort and Spa FKA Resort at Squaw Creek) this past June and we were absolutely blown away by the quality of service that we received. We started working with Ashley about a month out from our wedding day, and from that point, she not only took over all the communication with our vendors but also helped us create to a flawless timeline that both met our desires (to enjoy our cocktail hour, actually eat dinner, etc.) and logistically worked out with the elements we wanted in our day. Throughout this month of planning process, Ashley was incredibly responsive and helpful with last minute decision-making. When it came to the day-of, I cannot praise Ashley and the team enough. Our event went off without a hitch and I did not have a worry in my mind the whole day. We had some complicated music asks for our ceremony and a TON of personal decor to setup, and Ashley and her team executed it all without hesitation. She even went above and beyond to bring us appetizers & drinks throughout the event, helped my mom bustle my dress, went up to our room to get us things that we forgot during the reception, packed all of our decor back into my parents hotel room at the end of the night, and countless other remarkable acts that were completely above and beyond what we expected. We also just had the best time working with her day of, as she was so positive, so fun to be around, and had the most can-do attitude ever. We can't praise Ashley and her team enough for the phenomenal day she helped create for us. Thank you FPP! -
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Carmelina P. Sent on 07/06/2023Ashley was wonderful!
My only regret was not bringing Ashley into our planning process sooner! She worked with us as our day of coordinator at a complicated venue (accessible only by a tram on a mountain) and made sure the day ran seamlessly. Not only did she keep everyone (vendors & guests) on track on the day of, she even bustled my dress and fixed my hair at one point and brought one of her own stools from her house for our officiant as a last minute request. Ashley was also full of good ideas and solutions whenever I had any questions or concerns and anticipated problems before I even thought of them. Can't recommend Ashley enough!First Pick Planning's reply:
Thank you, Carmelina! We're so happy to have made a difference on your wedding day! We wish you and Chris years of happiness! -
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Ian B. Sent on 12/08/2022Ashley is the Best!
We can not say enough good things about working with Ashley and First Pick Planning. We had Ashley has a our wedding planner, who helped us plan our everything from finding a venue, to booking our band, florist, deciding on decor, and photographers, while walking us through everything we need leading up to our wedding and during the day of. Ashley and First Pick made the process of planning very easy and help keep us on track with timelines and deadlines, while helping give us both vendors they have worked with as well as vendors they hadn’t worked with to give us options that we would be happy with. Having Ashley as our wedding planning was amazing and the best decision we made as she is very detailed oriented and was on top of coordinating everything with our venue and vendors leading up to and day of our wedding. Ashley was always willing to provide more options for us whether it was venues, florist, photographers or any other vendors and we couldn’t be more appreciative of her dedication and hard work. Again, we highly recommend choosing First Pick if you are thinking about hiring a wedding planner and would recommend you request Ashley as she helped make a year of planning and the day of our wedding go so smooth. -
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Sarah B. Sent on 11/18/2022Ashley is your girl!
I really can't say enough great things about working with Ashley at First Pick. In a time when there are more weddings than ever, a pandemic, and a million other things going on – she made this process as easy and stress-free as possible. Not only did she go above and beyond with her communication and organization, I felt like she really took the time to "get" us as a couple and that was clearly reflected in the end result of our wedding. The big day went off without a hitch and we left feeling like everything went perfectly, not a single note. What a dream! Stop looking and just book Ashley already! -
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Mark P. Sent on 11/15/2022Literally Perfect!
I had the extreme pleasure of hiring Ashley Brantner with First Pick Planning for my recent wedding, and I must say it was the best decision i could have made for the wedding as a whole!
For some background, I have worked for over 20 years in live event production, and in a former career was in the wedding industry as well! Ashley's attention to detail, guidance, proactive approach to planning, and expertise all coincide to create an incredible experience for anyone that may need help planning their event. Ashley provided detailed timelines, a workback schedule, ensured we were on track for all of our deliverables, and was always ready at a moment's notice to jump in and ensure we didn't let anything fall through the cracks.
On the day of, I really just had to show up. From there, Ashley had everything in hand, and the day went as perfect as possible. No detail, large or small, was left unaccounted for. Not only did Ashley ensure that everything went off without a hitch, Ashley ensured that when we had any questions, issues, or needed literally anything, she had it covered and that it would not impact our enjoyment of our once in a lifetime event.
Overall, I cannot recommend Ashley's services enough. I have been an event producer for over a decade now and can say with some authority that Ashely is not just good, but absolutely incredible at what she does - and will absolutely call her again for any future event planning needs! -
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Austin A. Sent on 11/18/2022We loved working with Ashley!
Wedding planning can be intimidating with plenty of large plans that can be difficult to fathom and plenty of small details that pop up along the way. But Ashley made the whole wedding planning process not only comfortable, but exciting. Ashley came recommended by our band, and we couldn't be more grateful!
She was great as our communicator between different parties and vendors; she made all of the information, the timeline, and our own schedule easily accessible. Furthermore, weddings can be high-pressure environments but never once did Ashley lose her cool- not even when our wedding cake took a small spill! She greets each challenge with confidence and lets you know you’re in good hands. When we felt we needed more guidance, Ashley readily made herself available to guide us through our final walkthrough allowing us to breathe a little and actually feel excited for the big day. -
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Sarah N. Sent on 01/13/2023My dream planning experience from start to finish
Working with Ashley and First Pick Planning was without a doubt the best decision we made in the entire wedding process. Planning an Indian wedding can be complicated with multiple days of events -- but planning a destination Indian wedding in Tahoe brought all kinds of unique benefits and challenges. In addition to being professional, positive, responsive, enthusiastic, talented and everything else, Ashley's biggest strength above all is her incredible flexibility. Our wedding changed in scope and size significantly over the course of 20 months and Ashley took everything in stride. Her ability to make the best and find the best in every single situation was not only so reassuring throughout the process, but enabled us to pivot on all kinds of last-minute changes during the week and weekend of the actual wedding. Both my husband's family and mine absolutely adored and fully trusted her, which made it possible for all of us to fully unplug and just be in the moment. We couldn't be more grateful to have found Ashley and cannot recommend her more, especially for destination and/or cultural weddings! -
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Molly C. Sent on 11/14/2022Plan your wedding and have fun doing it!!
Ashley was so great to work with as we were planning our wedding. She made a normally stressful process easy and fun. She not only was incredibly responsive through the year of planning but worked seamlessly with our vision for a mountain wedding! Ashley provided professional opinions on budgeting, decor, vendors, etc. From phone calls, google docs, timeline and emails, Ashley was on it and kept our planning on track and never felt overwhelming. Our wedding day and planning was truly perfect and it wouldn’t have been the same without her! Honestly, if I could, I would want Ashley to plan other parts of my life :) -
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Won H. Sent on 10/04/2021Ashley is an incredible wedding planner!
Ashley is an incredible wedding planner! She was our day-of-coordinator for our wedding day. She was very experienced, responsive and caring! She helped us to plan all the details for the wedding day and took care of the timeline and managed all vendors to make our wedding as we planned. We had different places for the ceremony (UC Botanical Garden) and reception (Berkeley City Club). There were a lot of ups and downs leading up to the wedding day but she was such a great help in the process, and especially for the wedding day! We could have easily hired her for the full-wedding planning. We highly recommend her if you are getting married in the Bay Area.
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Isabelle B. Sent on 01/13/2022Saved my wedding!
Ashley went above and beyond on my wedding day!!! She basically made my wedding happen. After having to postpone for a year due to COVID, my wedding was almost canceled due to the smoke in Tahoe. When I found out I would no longer be able to get married at my original venue at the top of Northstar, she and Jen pulled out all the stops to make the new location still the wedding of my dreams. They spent all day redecorating and calling everyone in the area to help them out. Even before the craziness of the big day, Ashley helped keep me at ease during the entire planning process. Knowing that during my big day someone else would be dealing with the vendors, clean up, and any other drama really helped keep me calm and focused on just enjoying myself! I am so thankful I had a wedding planner and even more thankful I had First Pick Planning! -
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Heather Sent on 11/09/2019Best experience
I am so beyond happy that Jen was our wedding planner. From the start she was so organized and professional. I knew within minutes of talking to her that she would make the whole wedding process easy and fun! She is so easy to talk to that it is like talking to a sister! Our wedding went off without a hitch and we have Jen to thank for that!! -
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Robin Sent on 01/01/2020Tamara went above and beyond
We are so happy that Tamara with first pick planning helped us plan our wedding. We couldn’t have done it with out her. She made everything so easy. Tamara is fun, outgoing, professional and has a great eye for details. She really took all the stress out of planning our wedding. She went above and beyond to help us make our special day perfect. We would absolutely recommend Tamara and first pick planning
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