Soigne Productions Reviews

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• Corinne E. Sent on 11/13/2020
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  The wedding planner of our dreams!

  We started working with Tonya a year before our summer 2020 wedding. Once we started to catch drift that our plans would need to change due to COVID-19, Tonya pivoted and helped us plan the most beautiful intimate micro wedding in our backyard with our original florist and caterer. She helped us design a truly remarkable celebration that aligned with all of the safety guidelines, yet still had the detailed, luxurious feel that we had envisioned. I am so grateful for her expertise in identifying ways to turn our makeshift space into a wedding venue. On the day of, she helped us run our event smoothly so that we and our families never had to lift a single finger. Throughout the whole process, Tonya was professional, responsive, and meticulous. Out of all of the planners we met with, Tonya's subdued, yet elegant taste, honest feedback, and efficient working style made her stand out to us as the perfect fit. Tonya was always willing to go above and beyond by taking on extra tasks and handling all aspects of communication and logistics. As a bride, I appreciated that she valued and fostered our opinions as a couple, yet elevated our ideas with her professional experience. Our wedding was perfect in every way, even though it wasn't the wedding we had originally planned. I would wholeheartedly recommend Tonya's services to any couple planning a wedding in Santa Barbara.

  We started working with Tonya a year before our summer 2020 wedding. Once we started to catch drift that our plans would need to change due to COVID-19, Tonya pivoted and helped us plan the most beautiful intimate micro wedding in our backyard with our original florist and caterer. She helped us design a truly remarkable celebration that aligned with all of the safety guidelines, yet still had the detailed, luxurious feel that we had envisioned. I am so grateful for her expertise in identifying ways to turn our makeshift space into a wedding venue. On the day of, she helped us run our event smoothly so that we and our families never had to lift a single finger. Throughout the whole process, Tonya was professional, responsive, and meticulous. Out of all of the planners we met with, Tonya's subdued, yet elegant taste, honest feedback, and efficient working style made her stand out to us as the perfect fit. Tonya was always willing to go above and beyond by taking on extra tasks and handling all aspects of communication and logistics. As a bride, I appreciated that she valued and fostered our opinions as a couple, yet elevated our ideas with her professional experience. Our wedding was perfect in every way, even though it wasn't the wedding we had originally planned. I would wholeheartedly recommend Tonya's services to any couple planning a wedding in Santa Barbara.
• Ayesha Sent on 10/15/2015
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  Tonya coordinated/planned our wedding at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum on 10.3.15, and I couldn't rave more about her. Our wedding (which involved a complicated mish-mash of homemade elements, cultural elements, a ton of vendors) went perfectly seamlessly and most importantly, my husband and I had the best freaking time. We did "month-of" coordination with additional help with rentals/design, but she was so much more of a resource than I could have imagined. My family and groom's family were all very involved, and she gracefully dealt with zillions of phone calls/emails and helped us create exactly the sort of vision we had hoped for. She is extremely capable, direct, and detail-oriented while still being upbeat, fun, and friendly -- perfect combination. We love you, Tonya!

  Tonya coordinated/planned our wedding at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum on 10.3.15, and I couldn't rave more about her. Our wedding (which involved a complicated mish-mash of homemade elements, cultural elements, a ton of vendors) went perfectly seamlessly and most importantly, my husband and I had the best freaking time. We did "month-of" coordination with additional help with rentals/design, but she was so much more of a resource than I could have imagined. My family and groom's family were all very involved, and she gracefully dealt with zillions of phone calls/emails and helped us create exactly the sort of vision we had hoped for. She is extremely capable, direct, and detail-oriented while still being upbeat, fun, and friendly -- perfect combination. We love you, Tonya!

  Soigne Productions's reply:

  I love you too!! I'm so happy to have been a part of your beautiful day Ayesha + Jonathan! xoxo
• Joanne J. Sent on 07/03/2019
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  Destination Wedding in Santa Barbara

  I began the process of planning a destination wedding while living in Boston for my daughter who resides in Chicago. I had only once briefly visited the Santa Barbara area with no real knowledge of potential wedding resources. As my planning process progressed, I was informed that it is mandatory to have a wedding planner by the management at my site selection, the Firestone Vineyard in Los Olivos. Since I previously had planned two weddings without using a wedding planner I did not know where to start in deciding the right person for the job. The combination of the New England connection, her former position at the Firestone Vineyard, and consistent excellent reviews on line prompted my reaching out to Tonya. As you can imagine, it is very difficult to choose the right person during a long distance telephone conversation to help with a once in a lifetime milestone event. I most appreciated that Tonya was always supportive of the choices made for the wedding and the effort she placed in understanding and implementing the many unusual Jewish wedding details that were important to our family. Although I only contracted with Tonya for the month of wedding services she was graciously available to answer questions and provide valuable suggestions throughout the planning process. Although the rain forecast for the wedding day was menacing and my stress level was rising, Tonya was the rock that quietly changed all the details to move the cocktail reception and dinner indoors. The bride and groom successfully had the outdoor ceremony of their dreams keeping their guests dry by following her recommendation to purchase white wedding umbrellas. This provided our guests the opportunity to comfortably admire the beautiful surprise rainbow stretched out before them that no one will ever forget.
  My only regret is that my other two daughters are married so I cannot plan another wedding with Tonya.

  I began the process of planning a destination wedding while living in Boston for my daughter who resides in Chicago. I had only once briefly visited the Santa Barbara area with no real knowledge of potential wedding resources. As my planning process progressed, I was informed that it is mandatory to have a wedding planner by the management at my site selection, the Firestone Vineyard in Los Olivos. Since I previously had planned two weddings without using a wedding planner I did not know where to start in deciding the right person for the job. The combination of the New England connection, her former position at the Firestone Vineyard, and consistent excellent reviews on line prompted my reaching out to Tonya. As you can imagine, it is very difficult to choose the right person during a long distance telephone conversation to help with a once in a lifetime milestone event. I most appreciated that Tonya was always supportive of the choices made for the wedding and the effort she placed in understanding and implementing the many unusual Jewish wedding details that were important to our family. Although I only contracted with Tonya for the month of wedding services she was graciously available to answer questions and provide valuable suggestions throughout the planning process. Although the rain forecast for the wedding day was menacing and my stress level was rising, Tonya was the rock that quietly changed all the details to move the cocktail reception and dinner indoors. The bride and groom successfully had the outdoor ceremony of their dreams keeping their guests dry by following her recommendation to purchase white wedding umbrellas. This provided our guests the opportunity to comfortably admire the beautiful surprise rainbow stretched out before them that no one will ever forget.
  My only regret is that my other two daughters are married so I cannot plan another wedding with Tonya.

  Soigne Productions's reply:

  Joanne,
  Thank you so much for your kind words. It was such a pleasure helping you to plan Devra & Noah's wedding at Firestone Vineyard. The rain was unfortunate, but that gorgeous rainbow during the ceremony made it all worth it!! Best wishes to the newlyweds!
  Love,
  Tonya
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• Sue Sent on 07/27/2018
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  Tonya is absolutely wonderful!!! She is exceptionally organized kind responsive and importantly — talented & experienced. She has worked with all of the best vendors in the area and so was able to work with us to throw our dream wedding and brought our vision to life with classy equisite taste. Unfortunately our wedding planning was affected by a natural disaster, but she was a tour de force in helping us adapt and pull off our amazing wedding... with all of our family saying, in all honesty, better than we could’ve originally imagined it! It goes without saying that Tonya and her entire team made the actual wedding weekend feel effortlessly chic and elegant. Thank you!

  Tonya is absolutely wonderful!!! She is exceptionally organized kind responsive and importantly — talented & experienced. She has worked with all of the best vendors in the area and so was able to work with us to throw our dream wedding and brought our vision to life with classy equisite taste. Unfortunately our wedding planning was affected by a natural disaster, but she was a tour de force in helping us adapt and pull off our amazing wedding... with all of our family saying, in all honesty, better than we could’ve originally imagined it! It goes without saying that Tonya and her entire team made the actual wedding weekend feel effortlessly chic and elegant. Thank you!

  Soigne Productions's reply:

  You are so sweet Lila, thank you! I loved working with you too! I’m so glad we could help you find the perfect venue for your wedding day. I agree your wedding day was truly spectacular. Thank you for the opportunity to help you plan your dream day.
  Much love,
  Tonya
• Jessica Sent on 11/29/2014
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  How do I even begin to talk about how amazing Tonya and her team are? She is truly fantastic. If you are getting married in Santa Barbara, you have to hire her!
  I grew up in Santa Barbara but now live in LA. Most of my family is from England, my husband's family is from Chicago, and the majority of my friends live around the US so we knew that we wanted to create a "destination wedding weekend" showcasing the beauty of Santa Barbara. Tonya and her team planned our rehearsal dinner at the Coral Casino, our reception at the Santa Barbara Zoological Gardens, our brunch at the Waterfront and a Sunday BBQ at our house. Each event had between 60-250 people and the whole weekend went so smoothly thanks to Tonya.
  Tonya came very highly recommended and we were very impressed by her package options as we knew we were planning a large outdoor wedding that would require everything to be brought in (rentals, linens, lighting, etc). From the very first meeting, we were so impressed by how calm and composed Tonya was. She is a fantastic listener, provides great insights, and has so many wonderful suggestions for personalizing the wedding which I knew that I wanted to do but had absolutely no idea what that meant in the beginning. She is extremely responsive via email (a plus for working brides so you can coordinate from your office) but is always willing to meet in person. Throughout the year, she helped me define and shape my "vision" from multiple PInterst boards and coordinated all of the logistics, vendors, and timelines so when I arrived at the wedding site on the big day, it literally took my breath away. She also has great relationships with vendors throughout town and many offered us discounts as we were working with her which was a great bonus!
  There are so many decisions that you have to make while wedding planning but hiring Tonya and Soigne Productions is one that you should do first-she will make the whole process so much easier and much more enjoyable!

  How do I even begin to talk about how amazing Tonya and her team are? She is truly fantastic. If you are getting married in Santa Barbara, you have to hire her!
  I grew up in Santa Barbara but now live in LA. Most of my family is from England, my husband's family is from Chicago, and the majority of my friends live around the US so we knew that we wanted to create a "destination wedding weekend" showcasing the beauty of Santa Barbara. Tonya and her team planned our rehearsal dinner at the Coral Casino, our reception at the Santa Barbara Zoological Gardens, our brunch at the Waterfront and a Sunday BBQ at our house. Each event had between 60-250 people and the whole weekend went so smoothly thanks to Tonya.
  Tonya came very highly recommended and we were very impressed by her package options as we knew we were planning a large outdoor wedding that would require everything to be brought in (rentals, linens, lighting, etc). From the very first meeting, we were so impressed by how calm and composed Tonya was. She is a fantastic listener, provides great insights, and has so many wonderful suggestions for personalizing the wedding which I knew that I wanted to do but had absolutely no idea what that meant in the beginning. She is extremely responsive via email (a plus for working brides so you can coordinate from your office) but is always willing to meet in person. Throughout the year, she helped me define and shape my "vision" from multiple PInterst boards and coordinated all of the logistics, vendors, and timelines so when I arrived at the wedding site on the big day, it literally took my breath away. She also has great relationships with vendors throughout town and many offered us discounts as we were working with her which was a great bonus!
  There are so many decisions that you have to make while wedding planning but hiring Tonya and Soigne Productions is one that you should do first-she will make the whole process so much easier and much more enjoyable!
• Mark Sent on 06/23/2014
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  Tonya Szele (owner of Soigne Productions) is warm, down to earth, professional, and extremely competent as a wedding planner/events coordinator!
  
  We hired her to facilitate our 200 guest wedding/reception at Gainey Vineyard in Santa Ynez. No small task! She and her staff pulled it off brilliantly!
  
  Tonya’s rates were very reasonable. She was flexible, had great suggestions, helped us rein in a wild budget, and addressed numerous vendor issues, family requests, and venue challenges. She is joy to work with!
  
  If you want an expert organizer, great people skills, a creative mind, fun, and super helpful, Tonya is the right planner for you!
  

  Tonya Szele (owner of Soigne Productions) is warm, down to earth, professional, and extremely competent as a wedding planner/events coordinator!
  
  We hired her to facilitate our 200 guest wedding/reception at Gainey Vineyard in Santa Ynez. No small task! She and her staff pulled it off brilliantly!
  
  Tonya’s rates were very reasonable. She was flexible, had great suggestions, helped us rein in a wild budget, and addressed numerous vendor issues, family requests, and venue challenges. She is joy to work with!
  
  If you want an expert organizer, great people skills, a creative mind, fun, and super helpful, Tonya is the right planner for you!
  
• Virginia Sent on 04/21/2014
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  I am so excited to write this review because of what a pleasure Tonya was to work with! Tonya was the grand jewel of my wedding vendors. I worked for a year creating my dream wedding, and a few months out I found Tonya to help me put all the pieces together. I can not tell you how trilled I am to have worked with her. It really was the best decision I made. Tonya is professional, to the point, loves what she does and is GOOD at it! She helped me arrange my rentals (saving me thousands!), guided me through seating charts, and was there to help me when my serving suddenly went from family style to platted. The day of she was incredibly on point. She took in all of my requests, and every item I provided her was set up just the way I wanted. Her guidelines and check lists were beyond helpful. While I have some experience in events, I truly could not have pulled my big day off without Tonya. She will take your event on with so much professionalism. At first her confidence was almost intimidating, but then I realized how valuable it is to have someone so on top of her stuff in your corner. She is also a wonderful person, and really becomes a friend in the planning process. I am bummed its all over, it was so much fun working together!

  I am so excited to write this review because of what a pleasure Tonya was to work with! Tonya was the grand jewel of my wedding vendors. I worked for a year creating my dream wedding, and a few months out I found Tonya to help me put all the pieces together. I can not tell you how trilled I am to have worked with her. It really was the best decision I made. Tonya is professional, to the point, loves what she does and is GOOD at it! She helped me arrange my rentals (saving me thousands!), guided me through seating charts, and was there to help me when my serving suddenly went from family style to platted. The day of she was incredibly on point. She took in all of my requests, and every item I provided her was set up just the way I wanted. Her guidelines and check lists were beyond helpful. While I have some experience in events, I truly could not have pulled my big day off without Tonya. She will take your event on with so much professionalism. At first her confidence was almost intimidating, but then I realized how valuable it is to have someone so on top of her stuff in your corner. She is also a wonderful person, and really becomes a friend in the planning process. I am bummed its all over, it was so much fun working together!
• Leila Sent on 09/01/2013
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  Our wedding was absolutely perfect, magical, and a dream come true, and it is all thanks to Tonya Szele at Soigne Productions. She is a fabulous wedding planner - helpful beyond words, has great advice on everything, is so nice to work with, and takes great pride in what she does and in making every event excellent. I really don't know what I would have done without her! She is highly organized, very efficient, honest, and reliable - I felt like we were her only clients because of the amount of personal attention she gave to every detail of our wedding. I am so glad we hired her, and so thankful to her for making our wedding perfect! Anyone and everyone planning on getting married in the Santa Barbara area (or somewhere else!) should hire Tonya. She is really, really, really good at what she does, and working with her was truly a joy!

  Our wedding was absolutely perfect, magical, and a dream come true, and it is all thanks to Tonya Szele at Soigne Productions. She is a fabulous wedding planner - helpful beyond words, has great advice on everything, is so nice to work with, and takes great pride in what she does and in making every event excellent. I really don't know what I would have done without her! She is highly organized, very efficient, honest, and reliable - I felt like we were her only clients because of the amount of personal attention she gave to every detail of our wedding. I am so glad we hired her, and so thankful to her for making our wedding perfect! Anyone and everyone planning on getting married in the Santa Barbara area (or somewhere else!) should hire Tonya. She is really, really, really good at what she does, and working with her was truly a joy!
• Jennifer Sent on 09/07/2011
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  Tonya is amazing! She totally saved me from going insane during the month of our wedding by being totally on top of things in every way. She kept us so organized and advised us on things we never would have thought of. Our wedding at Dos Pueblos Ranch was very special, and Tonya was a big part of making it this way! Thank you Tonya!

  Tonya is amazing! She totally saved me from going insane during the month of our wedding by being totally on top of things in every way. She kept us so organized and advised us on things we never would have thought of. Our wedding at Dos Pueblos Ranch was very special, and Tonya was a big part of making it this way! Thank you Tonya!

  Soigne Productions's reply:

  Jennifer, it was amazing to work with you and Nate to plan your wedding at the Dos Pueblos Ranch. You are a stunning bride and the two of you are so in love. It was really special to see and I wish you all the best!
  
• Elizabeth Sent on 08/03/2010
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  Tonya is the best! I couldn't have done it without her. I live in AZ and got married in CA. She gave me referrals, suggestions, emailed links, met for meetings every time we were in town. She was the best. I always felt like I was her only client and she is soooo organized. She was easy to talk to about budget and always had great ideas where we could cut back when we went over budget. Her team on wedding day was so friendly and on top of everything. I didn't worry or have to deal with anything on my wedding day. I think everyone should use her services. She isn't over priced like a lot of planners, and was well worth the money. She made it all happen.

  Tonya is the best! I couldn't have done it without her. I live in AZ and got married in CA. She gave me referrals, suggestions, emailed links, met for meetings every time we were in town. She was the best. I always felt like I was her only client and she is soooo organized. She was easy to talk to about budget and always had great ideas where we could cut back when we went over budget. Her team on wedding day was so friendly and on top of everything. I didn't worry or have to deal with anything on my wedding day. I think everyone should use her services. She isn't over priced like a lot of planners, and was well worth the money. She made it all happen.
• Renee Sent on 12/10/2010
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  Tonya is wonderful! For any bride and groom out there looking for a fabulous wedding planner, check out Tonya Szele at Soigne Productions. Tonya was so amazing to work with. She is a wealth of information, resources, inspiration and talent. She immediately put me at ease. She handled all of the events of our day wonderfully. Tonya is the reason we were able to sit back, relax and enjoy our wedding day and all of the friends and family who traveled to be with us. You will not be disappointed!

  Tonya is wonderful! For any bride and groom out there looking for a fabulous wedding planner, check out Tonya Szele at Soigne Productions. Tonya was so amazing to work with. She is a wealth of information, resources, inspiration and talent. She immediately put me at ease. She handled all of the events of our day wonderfully. Tonya is the reason we were able to sit back, relax and enjoy our wedding day and all of the friends and family who traveled to be with us. You will not be disappointed!
• Laurie Sent on 03/01/2011
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  We chose Tonya as our coordinator for our 2009 wedding at the Firestone Vineyard in Los Olivos, CA. With her help, our wedding day was everything we wanted it to be and more. Tonya was the perfect wedding coordinator. She is thoughtful, detail-oriented and has great relationships with the best vendors in Santa Barbara County. She gave me great advice when I was having trouble making decisions and helped keep me on track while planning for our big day. When our wedding day arrived, I was relaxed and didn't worry about a thing. Having a coordinator like Tonya made the whole experience so much more enjoyable. I can't thank her enough. I would definitely recommend her work to anyone!"
  
  

  We chose Tonya as our coordinator for our 2009 wedding at the Firestone Vineyard in Los Olivos, CA. With her help, our wedding day was everything we wanted it to be and more. Tonya was the perfect wedding coordinator. She is thoughtful, detail-oriented and has great relationships with the best vendors in Santa Barbara County. She gave me great advice when I was having trouble making decisions and helped keep me on track while planning for our big day. When our wedding day arrived, I was relaxed and didn't worry about a thing. Having a coordinator like Tonya made the whole experience so much more enjoyable. I can't thank her enough. I would definitely recommend her work to anyone!"
  
  
• Rachel Sent on 10/31/2017
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  My family hired Soigne Productions for my sister's wedding. Overall we were less than impressed by the experience. Tonya showed up late on multiple occasions--including the wedding rehearsal when the entire wedding party was waiting. Prior to the wedding it was unclear what Tonya was doing and she did not always do things that she was supposed to and often tried to tell my sister how things had to be done. For instance, she told my sister that family photos had to happen after the ceremony, even though there were no venue restrictions or other reasons for saying that. During the actual wedding she was often not helping as expected (for instance she was given a list of photos that she was supposed to help organize everyone for, but was no where to be found during the photoshoot). Other than organize the processional/recessional for the ceremony it was unclear what she did!

  My family hired Soigne Productions for my sister's wedding. Overall we were less than impressed by the experience. Tonya showed up late on multiple occasions--including the wedding rehearsal when the entire wedding party was waiting. Prior to the wedding it was unclear what Tonya was doing and she did not always do things that she was supposed to and often tried to tell my sister how things had to be done. For instance, she told my sister that family photos had to happen after the ceremony, even though there were no venue restrictions or other reasons for saying that. During the actual wedding she was often not helping as expected (for instance she was given a list of photos that she was supposed to help organize everyone for, but was no where to be found during the photoshoot). Other than organize the processional/recessional for the ceremony it was unclear what she did!