ROQUE Events Reviews
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Chelsea Sent on 05/20/2025Hire Roque!!
Raquel and the Roque team were absolutely wonderful from planning to execution! I strongly recommend hiring them.
Picking a venue
Overwhelmed by hours of online research on venues, Raquel immediately stepped in and helped us quickly narrow in on a location, a budget range, and ideal inclusions with a venue. She laid out weather, cost, and inclusion tradeoffs that we would never had thought of during the venue selection process (e.g. Napa might be better than Carmel or Monterey due to weather, some venues don't offer hard alcohol, etc). We looked at a few and ultimately landed on one that ended up being a perfect fit.
Designing our wedding
I am not a natural designer, so having Raquel both outline and drive a process to help us identify what we liked was incredibly helpful. Once we shared preferences, she quickly turned around and created more of a vision board that we leveraged with many vendors as we narrowed in on specifics. I absolutely loved our colors, florals, signage, and general pallette. Everything came together beautifully with Raquel's ability to create cohesion across vendors and through the designs she helped us choose.
Month to month task management
I really liked Raquel's tried and trusted monthly checklists. It helped break down the endless tasks that needed to get done so we knew what we needed to focus on at the monthly view without getting overwhelmed by what was to come.
Wedding day
Our wedding day was incredibly well orchestrated across many vendors. I really felt like as soon as I got to the venue, I had no concerns. I trusted Raquel and the team to ensure all of the final touches were perfect and followed any specific instructions we had provided. Everything looked beautiful and even when we had to make a few game time decisions on the schedule, Raquel and all team members were incredibly quick to pull them through and the guests had no idea anything had shifted. -
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Julia Sent on 10/23/2024Nothing left to worry about!
It's hard to put into words just how grateful we are for the Roque team's help in creating our dream wedding day. The entire team executed the most beautiful and seamless day we could have ever imagined. Not once did we have to worry about a thing, and even our guests commented on how smoothly everything went. It would not have been possible without them!
From the start, we felt that Raquel and Mercedes truly understood our vision. Mercedes guided us to design the most beautiful combination of outdoor elegance. They made the entire year of planning not only manageable but also fun. We honestly feel like we assembled the vendor dream team! The work and coordination behind the scenes did not go unnoticed, especially on the day of, and we are so grateful for every detail.
Our wedding was a first for the Roque team at this particular venue site—yet it was executed flawlessly. Accommodating the alternate site was no small feat, but it felt absolutely perfect, and we will always cherish that.
We are grateful to the Roque team for their patience with our endless emails, our anxious moments, and even the last-minute dress steam (and rescue from makeup stains!) The entire team handled everything with such grace—including our parents and families—and made the day of our dreams come to life.
We cannot recommend Raquel and the Roque team enough. They completed this chapter of our love story so perfectly—we’ll always look back on our wedding day with the most incredible memories.
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Amanda Sent on 09/22/2024Swiss Army Knife Planner
Hiring ROQUE Events was one of the best decisions we made during the wedding planning process. Raquel and her team helped procure over a dozen vendors for a 3-day event, completed onsite venue visits, served as creative directors, completed day-of production and coordination, content creation, and so much more. As issues arose, Raquel made every best effort to rectify them, even if they were outside the scope of a traditional planning arrangement. -
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Arden Sent on 07/07/2024The BEST in the Business!
I can't say enough amazing things about my amazing wedding planner, Raquel! My husband and I hired Raquel in the spring of 2023 to help us plan our June 2024 wedding. We spoke with many planners before making our final decision, but Raquel stood out to us right away because of her professionality, her obvious organization skills, and her experience in wedding planning. From the moment we started working together, Raquel earned our trust and never broke it. I genuinely enjoyed our meetings and looked forward to each of them. Raquel was patient and understanding as I changed my mind again, again, and again. She has a very special ability to make her brides feel like they are her only clients. She was always available when I needed her, she never passed me off to an associate, and she helped achieve our absolute dream wedding. It's clear that the vendors she works with respect her immensely, which always brought us great comfort, too. We always assumed something would go wrong at our wedding because so many of our friends prepared us for that, but I can honestly say everything went off without a hitch! We are so thankful for Raquel and Roque Events, and we recommend her very highly! -
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Madison Sent on 05/15/2024Best Decision!
I said this in our wedding toast and would shout it to the world - Roque Events was the smartest decision I made in the wedding process, and the best money that I spent.
Raquel was consistently communicative via email and text (whichever I preferred), always on top of vendors, and handled all issues without my involvement unless I requested otherwise. After the first couple months I realized that I could let her run the show and trust that the wedding would be beautiful, and I was right; it was everything that I had dreamed of and went off without a hitch. Her and her team dealt expertly with a very difficult venue team in a remote location behind the scenes while I was none the wiser. She only told me about roadblocks after she had already solved the issue, if ever - so I was never left feeling stressed or overwhelmed. She was also not afraid to tell me when an idea of mine might make another aspect of the wedding more complicated, but always allowed me to make the final decision and was more than willing to execute whatever idea I had (even if it made her job difficult).
Raquel also took the time to truly understand my vision and recommend the vendors that would execute it perfectly. I found almost all vendors through her, and could not have been happier with any of them. From the big picture to the smallest details, she ensured that every vendor was taken care of and knew what they were doing.
Lastly, Raquel and her team are just kind hearted, lovely people to work with. I never felt like I was bothering her when I sent a text or email, and it truly felt like I was working with a friend throughout the entire process. She is a creative, out-of-the-box thinker and a joy to be around.
Whether you're Type B like me and want to throw the entire wedding at your planner, or you're Type A and want another set of eyes to make sure you've thought of everything. Roque Events is the place to go. -
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Leili Sent on 05/08/2024Perfectly executed wedding weekend thanks to ROQUE
From the moment I met Raquel, I knew we needed her as our wedding planner - and it's the best decision we made throughout the wedding process. We worked with Raquel for ~14 months leading up to our wedding in Napa, and she was truly a pleasure to work with. She is professional, kind, fun, and can take any idea (usually unformed from me!) and execute it perfectly. She is extremely organized, responsive, and smart. I loved her monthly checklists for us to help us stay on track and on top of all the little details leading up to our big day. All of Raquel's qualities put together provided a stress-free planning process for us. Raquel planned our welcome party and it turned out 10x more beautiful than I could have imagined. She has such an eye for design and knows exactly how to work with each vendor (from venues to florals to more) to pull the night together perfectly. When it came time for the wedding, again I was amazed at how absolutely beautiful everything was - from the outdoor space to the indoor dancing, which Raquel helped transform into a stunning and fun lounge/club vibe. Leading up to and during our wedding day, we were due for rain. I was very concerned about how things would work since we were outside through dinner. Raquel kept me calm and reassured me that she would help execute my vision no matter what, and she delivered. She created contingency plans and helped us keep our guests dry, warm, and happy with the unexpected weather. She worked tirelessly with the venue to make sure we were all taken care of throughout the night. Raquel works so hard to make sure you have the wedding weekend of your dreams. I don't know what we would've done without her. She is simply the best and we can't recommend her enough! -
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Andrea Sent on 12/28/2023Fabulous Wedding Planner!
Words cannot express how absolutely outstanding, phenomenal, organized and fabulous Raquel is. When my beautiful wife (then fiancé) and I got engaged we did not know where to start in the planning process. If it weren’t for Raquel, we would likely still be at Stage 1, unsure of where to start.
Raquel is one of the most organized, dedicated, incredible and engaging people that I know. Her warm personality and impeccable organizational skills allow her to be an outstanding wedding planner.
From the start, Raquel took a great interest in hearing our love story, learning about what our shared vision for the wedding looked like and walked us amazingly through each step of the process. At the beginning, my fiancé (at the time) and I weren’t yet clear on many of the details or exact vision for our wedding day yet through Raquel’s guidance and support we were about to create a vision for the day that felt aligned and just right.
Along the way, Raquel kept us on track and organized. She had amazing and well-organized tasks for us to do each month that felt manageable and moved us towards the vision that we had for our special day. It is because of Raquel that our wedding day was a total dream, filled with love and each detail on point.
It was an absolute honor to work with Raquel and I give her an absolute A +, 5 Star glowing review.
If you are looking to plan a wedding that aligns with your partnership, with your vision, budget and more then Raquel is a gem and the absolute best!
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Matthew Sent on 12/16/2023Raquel is simply the best!!
Raquel is honestly the best wedding planner out there. My wife and I were only going to have a wedding if we hired the right planner and we hit the jackpot with Raquel. She’s so nice, helpful, personable, and very responsive. At the beginning of the process we really loved how she was friendly, helpful, and had so many great ideas that matched with what we were going for. What we also liked was how organized and well planned she is. Right away she knew a lot of great venues and venues that she recommended that matched our theme. We also loved how she sent us checklists and timelines to make sure we’re on pace and not stressing over any last minute things before our wedding. She also would schedule brief meetings just to check in, and send emails and texts to make sure everything was okay, or if we had any questions. One thing I really appreciated a lot is her mentioning this our day, and would go to bat for us to make sure it went how we wanted it to go. For example, the venue we chose promised a room block for both Friday and Saturday at first when we toured, they then decided to switch it so we would only have it for Saturday during the wedding. We didn’t want that as the whole point of the venue is to have the rooms blocked off for the day before for us to wake up day of and get ready for the wedding. Right away when Raquel saw that email, she let us know that she would handle it. 20 minutes later they got back to us and agreed to let us have the room for both nights which was amazing. Another amazing thing to hear was the vendors and venues talking about her. They all had such great things to say which was even more reassuring we picked the best planner out there.
Also, my wife at first was iffy on a wedding at first just because of the stress involved and the attention that’ll be put on her. Raquel worked with us and my wife says that our wedding went perfectly and was so glad that we had one. I would honestly recommend Raquel to anyone that’s looking for a planner to help with their wedding. IF you do hire her, be prepared to have the best wedding ever!! -
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Rebecca Sent on 08/13/2023The best ever
Raquel is FANTASTIC. I cannot believe how lucky my husband and I were to find her. I have dealt with some really awful vendors (primarily due to them looking at this purely from the perspective of their bottom line) but I never felt that way with her. I couldn't fully explain what I wanted because I don't do industry-speak, but she could decipher my rambled thoughts and produce exactly what I was looking for, if not better.
We hired Raquel for our destination wedding, full-service planning. SO worth it. She knows what she's doing. SERIOUSLY don't even try to do it on your own. This is what she does. She is not only a professional but she is THE professional.
But more than being excellent at her craft, I felt that I could trust her with everything. It was a long year and half of planning this wedding with outside family trying to have a say with what THEY wanted. She would constantly bring me back by saying, "but what you do YOU want". She became a trusted friend throughout the process. She always had our back. She even handled my neurotic, indecisive husband when it came to fashion choices with so much patience and grace. I would have not lol. She fully advocated for us with each and every vendor, and if a vendor failed to meet our expectations, she was the first to let that vendor know that they sucked and was quick to deal with any last minute decisions (e.g., less than 3 months before the wedding I said "f--- it, this stationary vendor is fired, please find me a new one." Raquel got us ALL of our money back, even after the crappy vendor tried to retain some of their money, and found someone that could do what I wanted instantly). She will not settle for less when it comes to making sure that you have a great wedding planning experience.
Raquel is so good that I didn't even need to recommend her. My guests were blown away at my wedding weekend in Tahoe that they started asking for her information. She's so great! Can't believe I used to plan my own parties. She will forever and always be our go-to planner for all of our event needs! -
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Michelle Sent on 06/19/2023Most Magical Weekend Of Our Lives
Raquel just recently planned our entire wedding weekend (which included our welcome reception event plus our wedding day) and we cannot thank her for pulling off one of the most magical weekends of our lives. There are many wonderful things about Raquel but let me share of the top 3 highlights of working with her:
1. Fiscal Care: When you are first hiring a planner, it's hard to fathom paying for one, especially when you are looking at all the other bills ahead of you. However, Raquel is worth every dollar. Raquel treats your money as if it was her own money - being a true sherpa by telling us honestly what was worth spending on vs. not spending on. Even while minimizing unnecessary costs, she helped us pull together a really beautiful, elegant, and timeless wedding. At the end of the wedding, we did not feel anything was missing or wasteful.
2. Advocate: She is also an incredible advocate, making sure vendors are treating you well and taking care of you. She went to bat for us several times to ensure we were getting the best service and value. We had a hiccup with our venue 2 weeks out from our wedding date that would've cost us thousands of dollars, and she went to bat for us to ensure we were not charged additional fees and that the venue rectified their misstep. And you want that - with all of the wedding stress and feeling like you have no leverage with vendors, you want a planner who is not just helping you plan a beautiful event, but who is going to be your advocate to have the hard conversations with vendors to ensure you're being treated fairly.
As an aside, besides being a great advocate with vendors, because of her reputation and experience, she has great relationships with premiere vendors. We hired literally all of vendors through Raquel including our DJ, photographer, florist, hair and makeup, signage, and furniture rentals through Raquel, and all of them were the best of the best. It's easy to feel that when you're getting a vendor recommendation from a planner that it's a kickback for them, but that's not what it was for Raquel - she holds a high standard for what makes a wedding great and only recommends people she can trust her clients with. Our friends could not stop raving about the DJ, our photographer made us feel confident, our rentals were beautiful, and our florist literally made us feel that we had a celebrity wedding.
3. Organization: Finally, she is very organized - she is on top of timelines and details to ensure everything is smoothly managed from beginning to end. I am a very type A person and my nod to Raquel is that I felt that I could sit back and feel confident she could run the show better than I could, which she did beautifully.
I am so glad we hired Raquel and now we think of her as a friend as well, which is so special. -
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Gabs Sent on 05/30/2023Beautiful Wedding!
I can't recommend Raquel enough! Raquel is truly passionate about wedding planning and creating beautiful events. She is extremely organized, thoughtful, and creative. Raquel took our elegant vision and brought it to life. Raquel and her calming confidence made wedding planning easy, stressless, and FUN. On our wedding day we had multiple family and friends compliment how wonderful and efficient Raquel was. Our wedding was absolutely fabulous and it wouldn't have come together without her! I highly recommend working with her, you won't regret it! -
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Kurt Sent on 05/03/2023Perfect wedding weekend
It was such a huge relief knowing everything was being handled. Raquel did a great job communicating with all the vendors so there was no confusion for the weekend. Then the day of the wedding it seemed like she was everywhere, I don't know how she did it. Whenever we needed her she was ready, like inspector gadget with the right tool to fix any emergency. -
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Ashley Sent on 10/31/2022
Excellent Execution!
Raquel was extremely organized, professional and executed our wedding beautifully and successfully! If there was anything going awry, I certainly didn't know about it (or stress) because she handled it smoothly. Her continued communication throughout the engagement process was calming and reassuring. She always had everything under control. As a type A person planning a wedding 2,000 miles away, I could NOT have done it without Raquel. Numerous friends and family commented on how we didn't forget a detail, and it was because we had Raquel helping us! -
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Anja Sent on 09/15/2022No joke, hire her!
Raquel is the absolute best!! She’s professional, easy AND fun to work with, super organized, and has years of so much experience being a planner and event organizer. Her talent is unmatched in the wedding industry, and she really goes the extra mile for her clients. She plans events and weddings all across the states and beyond, making sure every detail is planned out and presented in a timely manner. She truly listens to what her clients want, making their dreams a reality in the most stunning ways. She’s my go-to planner that I’m constantly recommending because she’s really THAT good at what she does! Save yourself lots of stress and book her for your wedding day!! I promise you’ll love the experience and outcome. -
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Kimberly Sent on 07/28/2022Raquel is worth every penny...
Raquel is the best in the business. We were initially apprehensive about planning a wedding in Napa while living in Chicago (in the middle of a pandemic!) but Raquel made everything so easy. She designed the wedding of our dreams, managed all the vendors and kept us on-track with monthly checklists and calls. As busy working professionals, there's no way we could have managed all of this on our own. We were happy and stress-free on the big day knowing that she had our backs. It's been 11 months since our 180-person wedding at Tre Posti, and our guests are still raving about the execution, venue, food and music. Thank you Raquel and ROQUE Events! -
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Jimmy Sent on 07/23/2022Aeronave to work with — made it happen!
Raquel made it happen. She helped us set the plan and then ensured it became it became a reality. Thoughtful communication throughout and great follow through on every area. Highly recommend. -
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Alexa Sent on 07/08/2022Incredibly Thorough and Talented Planner
Before booking out venue we had spoken to a few planners in the Bay Area, none of which we loved. After we booked Farmstead, we saw Raquel listed on their preferred list of planners. After one call we knew we loved her. We are a pretty casual couple and needed someone to keep us on track. Raquel made everything easy and made sure we didn’t get behind. Our wedding was this past weekend and it was honestly one of the best days of my life. Best part was that Raquel helped my husband pull off a surprise performance by him and 20+ of our guests. It was an amazing day and we couldn’t have done it without her. Use her, you won’t regret it! -
Jane Sent on 07/02/2022
So over the moon happy!
Our wedding was an absolute dream and we owe it to Raquel! She kept the planning process stress free for us and accommodated everything we asked for. She connected us with the most picture perfect venue at Beaulieu Garden and the best vendor team with respect to catering, photography, make-up/hair, floral, transportation, an officant, photobooth, and more.
The wedding day beyond exceeded our highest expectations - the day went seamlessly and the three site set-ups were all mindblowingly beautiful.
The only issue we ran into was our paper goods vendor so Raquel arranged for a full refund/contract termination, which we didn’t end up doing but probably should have.
Overall we would highly highly highly recommend Roque events! Just ask Raquel to see our wedding photos and I think you’ll be sold. -
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Hannah Sent on 10/17/2021
Perfect wedding day
From the first time we spoke to Raquel up through our wedding day I knew we had picked the perfect planner. We aren't local to Napa, and she guided us to find vendors who perfectly fit our vision for our wedding. She made the process so seamless - multiple friends asked me how stressed I was about wedding planning, and I could honestly answer that it hadn't even crossed my mind to be stressed because of Raquel! Her attention to detail and organization helped us stay on track to make the wedding planning process super smooth. She was available for all questions and checked in with us just the right amount. My husband and I are both in various stages of medical training, and Raquel worked around our busy schedules flawlessly to make everything come together with no stress. Multiple guests commented that our wedding looked like something they'd see in a magazine or wedding blog - and it was 100% thanks to Raquel. We are so grateful for her hard work and brilliance! -
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Kathy Sent on 07/02/2024
Thorough, professional, creative, thoughtful!
My daughter interfaced directly with Raquel for over a year. She was extremely happy with all of her recommendations and suggestions. I do believe that the wedding was one of the best weddings our guests had ever attended. They created a theme that fit with the venue and it truly was a magical experience. -
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Lupe Sent on 06/24/2025Raquel kept things on track, though a few key details slipped through the cracks.
We hired Raquel for our June 2025 wedding in Napa. The weekend was ultimately a success, and much credit is due to her and her team for helping the day run smoothly. I appreciated her ability to keep planning meetings efficient, navigate tricky vendor conversations, and offer some creative solutions when challenges came up.
That said, there were moments where we struggled with her communication style. At times, she came off a bit abrupt, and there were some important details—like how the event was wrapped at the end of the night—that weren’t handled or communicated clearly. Changes in her team, including the removal of members we had expected to work with, also caught us off guard and wasn’t communicated in advance or at all. One planning oversight even led us to cancel a scheduled weekend activity.
Overall, I think Raquel is best suited for traditional weddings within her vendor venues. That said, while there were some bumps along the way, she played a key role in making sure the event happened, and for that, we’re grateful.
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