The Events Boutique Reviews
Reviews
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Kiana Sent on 04/25/2020Turn your Pinterest board to a beautiful reality!
I knew I wanted to work with Christina to plan our September wedding the moment she gave us a tour of our venue, South Coast Botanic Garden. It was our first (and only) tour of a venue and Christina was the first planner we met; almost immediately we knew our search for a venue and planner was done. Christina was so sweet and eager to make our day special even before she knew we planned to hire her.
We booked Christina for her “month-of” services but when I had questions months before the wedding, she didn’t hesitate to help. Though my husband may disagree, I like to think I was a chill bride but even the chillest of brides has a planner full of questions from how to get elderly guests to a faraway bathroom to how much water I needed to buy for a hot-summer wedding. Christina promptly answered every question and every time I spoke with her I felt like planning a wedding wouldn’t kill me after all. She had so many cost-saving tips that helped us have a gorgeous, budget-friendly wedding our friends and family are still talking about.
On the day of, we didn’t have to worry about a thing and Christina and her team ran their operation like seasoned pros. They are professional and fun! If you want to turn your Pinterest board into an unforgettable and stress-free wedding, hire Events Boutique!
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Taylor Sent on 09/30/2017I used The Events Boutique for my wedding this August in Spokane, Washington.
Taneel LaForte was my wedding planner and day of coordinator, we couldn't be happier with how everything turned out. Taneel thought of things before I even had time to worry about them. She kept the whole day flowing perfectly, she was always smiling and very professional. There was never a question that went unanswered. The Events Boutique exceeded our expectations! Thank you The Events Boutique for giving us our dream wedding. -
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Alexa Sent on 08/23/2018I can't thank the events boutique enough for all that they did. We went into our wedding day unsure of how beneficial a day-of wedding planner would actually be (we were very involved and hands-on with our wedding) but when the day came we realized how necessary and how helpful Cory and Taneel really were. They were ALWAYS 3 steps ahead of us, completely on top of everything, so patient and understanding when we had a hiccup with our venue... 48 HOURS BEFORE OUR WEDDING!!!! Taneel dealt with all of our vendors for us and updated them on the venue change when we weren't able to handle dealing with small details like that. We are Canadian and were in LA in February to meet all of our vendors and Christina was very accommodating about meeting us when and where it worked best. I completely understand why people rave about having a wedding planner and Taneel and Cory KILLED it. They helped make the day as beautiful as it was. We are so thankful for them.
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Drew Sent on 06/01/2019Christina is the best!!
We first met Christina through the South Coast Botanic Garden, and immediately my fiancée and I felt less stress about the overwhelming task of planning a wedding. She could not have been more generous with her time, showing us the entire Garden.
After we hired her as a wedding coordinator, she has always replied to all of our texts and emails, being generous with her time, any time or day. Hiring her has been one of the best decisions we have made because she has been a tremendous help with recommendations for vendors and overall planning and budgeting. She attends almost all of our meetings.
Through the process of planning a wedding she has become a good friend and we are very grateful for her planning and support -
Gabrielle Sent on 12/07/2017Christina SAVED MY WEDDING RECEPTION! I won't bore you with the details but to make a long story short, our caterer dropped the ball big time and nearly half of our guests did not eat. Thankfully Christina had a background in catering and knew exactly what to do. She sent the caterers out to get more food and instead of having guests wait around for the food, she went into speeches and opened up the dance floor and had the caterers pass out burgers for our guests on the dance floor which was kind of fun and interactive! What was even better was that I actually didn't even have time to get upset about anything because she kept solving problems as they came about. Seriously, Christina and her team did such an amazing job. I would highly recommend her to anyone! P.S we got married at Rimrock Ranch in September 2017. It's a beautiful venue but it absolutely requires a coordinator to put together all the vendor pieces and to make sure the timeline flows. THANK YOU CHRISTINA!!!
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Felicia Sent on 09/18/2021Excellent and professional
Words cannot express how I feel about Rita and all of the work she did to make my wedding dreams come true. Being a pandemic bride extended our planning for almost two years and she was supportive and commutative every step of the way. Rita went above and beyond to make my wedding day something out of a fairy tale. 1000 stars, from the initial stages of planning, to setting up meetings, offering professional advice and executing our event. Every single guest has mentioned that our wedding was the best wedding they ever attended and that wouldn’t have been possible without Rita and her team. I look forward to hiring Rita for other events in the future! -
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Mitchell Sent on 04/17/2025
Christina is an absolute Rockstar
Man, where to EVEN begin with Christina Cruz? She's an absolute fuckin Rockstar and the hero we needed to make sure our wedding ran smoothly and perfectly. Because the wedding was legitimately PERFECT. Not a single thing went wrong and so much of that was due to her work on our big day.
Christina is so easy to get a hold of and is super friendly and communicative. When we first met with her on zoom, my wife and I knew she was gonna make this all so easy for us. Christina handled all the logistics for the day of, as well as wrangling all the paperwork and vendors. She was able to take all the stress of actually running the wedding off our shoulders so we could just enjoy our party.
When working with vendors, she was able to save us literally thousands of dollars on our final bill, get all the needed signatures and permissions with the venue handled, and coordinated the table and chairs set up for the ceremony and reception.
Christina held our hands throughout the whole process and was able to answer any questions we had. She's an absolute fuckin Rockstar and I cannot recommend her services enough. Anyone would be lucky to have her handle their special day. -
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Hilary Sent on 06/12/2019Above & beyond for an authentic, special wedding
We hired Christina and her team at the Events Boutique to help us plan our wedding. Our wedding was a bit of an out-of-the-box undertaking that would put any event planner's skills to the test. We were having it at my family's 100 year-old ranch on the High Desert, which used to be a guest ranch and something of an event space, but it has been decades since it has really been functioning that way. Additionally, my (now) husband and I live in the Midwest, and my parents in the Southeast...so we were planning remotely. So, we needed someone who could come in and see the natural beauty, charm and potential of our ranch and turn it into a venue befitting of a modern couple with high standards. We needed someone who could help us budget, connect with and hire vendors in Southern California; and execute this event in a way that would be memorable for us and our family (and "worth the trip" for all of our guests, 95% of whom were flying in from all over the country). From the very beginning when Christina came out to the Ranch and walked the property with us, we could tell she totally "got it." She saw its potential as an event space, and she thought of ways to accentuate its existing character and utilize the many treasures we have there. She helped us achieve our goal of creating an event that was reflective of my husband and me, but also authentic to our family's special place. Christina was also the reason I was able to enjoy my wedding planning process (of a whole year) without getting too stressed and overwhelmed. At every turn, she was there to offer me advice, support, and assistance (as much as I like to think I'm easy to work with, I know I texted her too much!) and I found her whole vibe so positive and reassuring that nothing seemed like that big of a deal! The budget guidance she provided was so helpful, and she helped us keep to it. She even ended up as our florist in the end, creating gorgeous flower arrangements that fit my vision in a budget-friendly way. Christina went above and beyond for my family and me all year in planning our ranch wedding, and the end result was the most magical day that none of us will ever forget. Now I just have to come to terms with the fact that I don't have reasons to text with her every day! -
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Cynthia Sent on 01/22/2014I found The Events Boutique on WW. I will be the first to admit I've been married before and so, thought I could do all the wedding planning myself. However, with an out-of-town wedding, I really wanted someone who could take the stress off me as well as really know their stuff, all without having the time to fly out there to meet them before signing a contract (tall order, I know). On top of that, a wedding planner becomes your best friend (a best friend in under a year?!) so, it was difficult for me to find someone I thought would fit that description until I happened to stumble upon The Events Boutique. Christina was only supposed to be my "month-of" planner, but I found myself going to her for tips and advice months before the wedding and she readily responded helpfully, kindly & creatively, something most people wouldn't do. I finally had to relent and asked The Events Boutique to do my floral arrangements as well.
The month before was a breeze. I got few questions from Christina and even fewer from my vendors (she was that good); I would only hear snippets from vendors like "so excited for your wedding and btw, Christina is so sweet!" or "I already talked to Christina but just wanted to let you know I'm excited!"
Day of: My flowers came out exactly what I expected, if not more spectacular; my bouquet was so gorgeous and big that it was tiring carrying it around. Every detail (and I had alot) we had discussed was accounted for and implemented. Christina kept order during absolute chaos and did all with calm and class! I don't think I can finish my review without crying and saying thank you for giving us the best wedding I could've imagined. I wouldn't just recommend Christina, I would anyone who passes her up is crazy. -
Michelle Sent on 04/01/2019
Exceeded Expectations!!
My daughter and I chose The Events Boutique/Christina and her crew after a phone interview. We were sold after reading reviews and having a great conversation where we explained our wants and needs and Christina listened, then explained her abilities to meet our expectations. She did not disappoint! She met with us a few times and came to our meetings with the rental company. We received lots of great input from Christina and trusted in her advice as this was our first go at putting on a wedding completely from scratch (needed tent, chairs, tables, etc). Emails and calls were promptly returned. She has great organization skills including the detailed timeline, which she adjusted based on our wants and needs. I'm sort of a control freak,...no, I AM a control freak... but when I could not get in to the tent long enough to finish all the decorating I had planned to do, which included setting up a living room complete with pillows and throws and finishing the decor around a reclaimed wood arbor over the sweetheart table with curtains, lace, candles on the table, etc, etc, etc, Christina assured me she had my back. I had to just completely let go and trust her and the crew as other wedding events were at hand (rehearsal and dinner following). Time was out for me. When I showed up the next day for the pre-ceremony photos, I was floored and so overwhelmed with the job she did. I told her my ideas, left all of the decor laying around and she took it and ran with it and hit it out of the park. What a relief! ....And it was soo amazingly beautiful! She and her crew are stealth. They just slip around during the ceremony and reception, going undetected, and just get things done without bothering me or my husband or the happy couple. There were no worries at all....which I am so, so incredibly grateful for. To just enjoy and be in the moment was such a gift! Thank you Christina and the crew from The Events Boutique, from the bottom of my heart:)
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Fawn Sent on 04/14/2020Surpassed expectations
Christina made us feel so comfortable while planning our big day that we were able to go into it knowing she would take care of everything. We were able to be carefree and truly enjoy every minute of our wedding day. If anything went wrong we had no idea which is exactly how it should be! Christina also ended up running our rehearsal at the church which was not originally planned but she was happy to help out. -
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S Sent on 10/28/2019A Wonderful Experience
My husband and I booked Taneel and Christina of the Events Boutique after having a not so pleasant experience with the coordinators that came with our venue.
I have to say that booking them was probably the best decision I made all throughout the planning process.
They were an absolute dream to work with and they were so considerate of our preferences. We booked them for “day-of coordination services” and started working with them a few weeks before the wedding day. They were very responsive and listened to all of the concerns I had and worked with me to create the perfect timeline. I had made a ton of last minute changes and they were on top of keeping all of our vendors informed and were very accommodating of those changes.
When the wedding day came they were completely on top of everything! They rounded up the bridal party and made sure everyone was where they needed to be when they needed to be there. All of my bridal party and family thought they were so polite and amazing to work with, and my wedding day went by so smoothly because of them. If anything went wrong during the ceremony or reception I was certainly not aware of it or stressed about it, and my husband and I were able to fully enjoy ourselves and party with our guests.
At the end of the night my husband and I were the last ones at our wedding and Taneel and Christina were still there with us to make sure everyone got home and that we were okay and happy with how everything turned out.
They both seem to be so passionate about what they do and it really shows through how hardworking they both are and how pleasant they are to work with.
10/10 I would book them over and over again!
If you’re on the fence about it I can say with 100% certainty that you won’t be disappointed. -
Christina Sent on 12/19/2017We are excited to leave a review for Events Boutique, Christina and her team! With 250 guests and two weeks to go before our wedding at The Vibiana, Christina was more than capable and happy to step in and run a tight ship. I dubbed her "Type A+" because she gets it done and does it right. On top of that she is funny, kind, generous, knowledgable and in turn, offers great advice. She always listens and puts us at ease with her vast experience and professionalism. One thing I really loved about Events Boutique is that Christina came highly recommended and most of our vendors already worked with her or heard about her excellent service. They were just as excited to work with her. Events Boutique was attentive to our needs and reminded us about deadlines/tasks. She lead our Rehearsal Dinner walk-through and was great with our 24-person bridal party - YES, 24. Honestly, our wedding day was PERFECT - not once did we worry about logistics. We were able to stay present and fully engage in our own wedding...not something I anticipated since we are A+ people as well. She had a competent team with her who went to great lengths for us - thank you all! I would highly recommend The Events Boutique for any wedding coordination need. Absolutely the best.
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Kari Sent on 12/18/2017Christina and her team helped my husband and I execute the wedding of our dreams! She was so flexible and helpful coordinating vendors and ensuring that all our needs were met. Christina really shined the day of - our venue looked incredible!! From the decor to the table setting and dessert table, it was everything we could have hoped and more!
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