A Signature Wedding

Monique was incredible!!! She went above and beyond for us leading up to our wedding day and navigated a near disaster (the first hurricane in CA in 100 years meets a fully outdoor wedding) amazingly. Everything ended up working out for the best, thanks to her. We can't recommend her and her team enough!!

Hiring A Signature Wedding was the best decision we ever made for our wedding. Monique impressed us from the moment she came to my parent's house with her professionalism and formal presentation. She helped guide us throughout the process in finding the perfect vendors, making the best decisions, and always making us feel comfortable in being honest in what we liked and disliked. She worked with us through design, timelines, and big and little decisions. Monique is always calm and adapts well to every situation. Even the things that may have gone unnoticed by others or were unseen to the guests meant a TON to me. If there were any problems, Monique was always there to help solve them. She has the perfect temperament for a wedding planner and I am SO grateful we chose her. Not to mention all the many ways she went above and beyond (reminding us to work on our marriage license, when to purchase our rings etc.). All of the little details in addition to the big wedding day details were beyond helpful for us to achieve what we did. Monique brought the vision of our wedding alive and it was exactly how we had hoped—elegant, classy and formal. I would give her more than 5 stars if possible!

My sister hired Monique for her wedding a few years ago, and I knew when we got engaged that Monique was the right pick for us. Monique was an absolute pleasure to work with. She is also a rockstar. We chose the partial planning package and it was completely worth it. She helped us find a few of our vendors that were missing and they did not disappoint. She made sure we stayed on track in the planning process. On the wedding day, her and her two assistants were amazing. We were right on time with everything on the day of. Her assistant who followed us around was so attentive and got us whatever we needed. I appreciate all of their work to make our day go without a hitch! We had one complaint for one of our vendors post wedding and she still communicated with the vendor on our behalf and came to a resolution. I HIGHLY recommend hiring Monique. She will make the planning process less stressful and your wedding day seamless.

Monique was absolutely the best throughout our wedding planning process! She was always on top of it, even though we had SO many tiny and personal details for our large, 200+ person wedding in Palos Verdes, CA. She planned several virtual and in-person meetings, and met us during all our vendor meetings as well! Monique made the wedding planning process seamless, I wasn't stressed at all! On the actual day of the wedding, Monique and her team were professional and had an amazing communication system throughout the entire 12+ hour day. Her assistants were friendly & were there to help during every moment our special day! We received so many wonderful comments on how amazing and beautiful our wedding was, and it was all made possible because of Monique! Our wedding day vision would not have been met without her. I would recommend A Signature Wedding to any bride in the Southern California area.

Dear Monique and Team at A Signature Wedding, Thank you for the amazing wedding planning experience. The design, color scheme, and thoughtfulness really helped the filming turn out absolutely amazing and what we invisioned our wedding day to be like! The day was magical because of you. We have received the best comments in the highest regards. We truly appreciate you and your professionalism. The wedding was perfect with your eye on every detail. We couldn't be more pleased, satisfied, blessed, and happy to have chosen you to help streamline our wedding from beginning to the end. Thank you so much for going above and beyond to make sure our wedding at Terranea Resort went as planned and to fruition on Sunday, November 21, 2021. Thank you for your patience and positive attitude while planning all the details and rescheduling several times through the pandemic. You are more than just a wedding planner to us. You are an angel. We will always think of you as family with our arms wide open full of gratitude. Love Always and Forever with Gratitude and Appreciation, Michelle and Victor Henriquez

Monique did an incredible job helping me navigate my wedding plans during the pandemic. Even with 2 venue changes, date changes, guest count changes, she handled everything with so much grace. I would highly recommend her to anyone who is looking for a planner who is dedicated, organized, passionate and very knowledgeable. During all of the uncertainty last year, she was so positive and constantly cheering me up through all of changes. I am so grateful to have connected with her, she was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. Thank you so much Monique!!

Loved working with Monique at A Signature Wedding on all the details throughout the wedding planning process. She was always professional, responsive, dependable and attentive to all our needs regarding the wedding day. She and her staff executed a magical day that will forever be in our hearts - A Signature Wedding is well worth every dime - wish I could do it again ❣️❣️❣️

I would highly recommend A Signature Wedding.Monique is absolutely the best wedding coordinator you could ask for. Both my brother and sister had used A Signature Wedding for their special days over 15 years ago. When I started planning my wedding I immediately thought about Monique. I remembered from their weddings how prepared and organized she was. Both my sister and sister-in-law highly recommended her as well. We hired A Signature Wedding for our Day of Coordinator for our wedding at the Ocean Institute in Dana Point, CA. She was way more than our Day of Coordinator. Monique met with me over the phone multiple times to check in and help with Vendors. She contacted our vendors multiple times to check in and support them with any questions that they had. She worked closely with our venue to answer questions and to schedule a walk through with our vendors. On our rehearsal day, she was there to walk our wedding party and families through the wedding reception. She had a planned out timeline of each step of the day. She allowed our wedding party and families to be prepared for the day. Our wedding day was absolutely perfect! This was all thanks to the talented and organized work of Monique and her assistant. If anything did go wrong on our day, I had no idea on the day off and still don’t today. She made the day absolutely relaxing and fun! I highly recommend hiring A Signature Wedding for your special day!

I can't say enough positive things about Monique and A Signature Wedding. We would not have had the amazing day we did for my daughter's wedding without her. What was supposed to be a "month of "planning with Monique turned into a 2 year journey through the challenges of the pandemic. She was able to help us through all the waiting, changes, delays, and nerves with calm assurance that it would come together and be an amazing day. She relieved so much of the burden with trying to navigate everything in the new and ever changing reality of the pandemic. She was professional and covered every detail, she stayed informed and shared her information promptly and with kindness and understanding of our concerns of how things would come together. She absolutely made the day happen. We did not have a single thing to worry about the day of the celebration and it was truly a special day. I would absolutely recommend her and her team for any celebration.

It is hard to put into words the amount of love and gratitude we feel for Monique and her team! We first met when she was my sisters coordinator for her wedding and baby shower, every guest at that wedding was blown away by how much fun, seamless, and beautiful every moment/every detail was during their special day. Multiple people ended up hiring her for their weddings, and I knew that I would be honored and so grateful to have her as my planner one day as well. After my husband and I got engaged, she was one of the first people we called to start the planning process. She put our minds at ease when she said she could help plan the wedding of our dreams in less then 10 months. I was blown away from start to finish by her level of expertise, vendor referrals, attention to every single detail and the constant excitement she gave to us during the planning process. She guided us every step of the way and made us feel confident and comfortable with choosing vendors/keeping us on track with the our budget. Monique was the angel who took every pin from pinterest, saved photo/video on instagram, earmarked pages from bridal magazines, dreams I had as a little girl, my husband's inspiration, and she magically brought it all together to honor our love and set the stage for our future. Our biggest vision was to try and plan a day that our friends and family would never forget. We were so touched by all the love we had received during our relationship/engagement and we wanted our guests to know and truly feel that on our wedding day. Monique is without a doubt the reason those dreams came true, our visions came to life, and memories are forever engrained in our hearts. This review comes with all of the sincerity I have to give praise to someone as special as Monique. I want to wish all of the beautiful couples reading this so much love and excitement during this special time in their lives! I know Monique will be your guiding light and will provide you with the gifts she whole heartedly gave to us.

Monique and her team did an incredible job for our September wedding in Palos Verdes! She was incredibly helpful from day one, throughout the entire planning process for our wedding. Her organizational skills and attention to detail was unbelievable, as a former event planner myself I was blown away my Monique! She was familiar with my venue and was extremely helpful in suggesting certain things, table placements, stations for coffee and dessert and made me feel like we had been friends for years! A Signature Wedding team executed our big day flawlessly, even with my large 20 person wedding party (not an easy task!!) I cannot imagine trying to coordinate all the moving parts that went into our special day with out Monique and her team. I highly recommend hiring her for your upcoming wedding, you will not regret it. Thanks again A Signature Wedding, we love you guys!!

I was only looking for a wedding planner for the month of our wedding, but that changed when I first spoke with Monique. She started planning and asking questions about our vision for the wedding from our first call. We discussed a lot of things that I haven't even thought of myself. She was professional, straight forward, but also friendly. We had a lot of wonderful vendors, but picking Monique & team was the best decision we made. We ended up hiring her for our "Welcome Reception" party as well. It was difficult to plan a wedding from out of state so I relied on her referrals and expertise. Based on our requests, she would send vendor recommendations and I would choose who I wanted to meet with. She lined up all of our meetings when I came to town and would go with me to meet the vendors. She knew the questions to ask, helped me stay within the price range and offered other suggestions. She kept us on track with the timeline and just made the planning process so easy! My husband & our families couldn't say enough great things about their work and support for our wedding weekend. It was above and beyond what I ever would have expected! I also have to say how great her assistants were! The wedding day was so memorable and there wasn't anything that we would have changed. Thanks so much to A Signature Wedding!!!

Probably one of the most meaningful reviews I've ever written - THANK YOU MONIQUE! We met the amazing planner extraordinaire Monique Atwell of A Signature Wedding a little after we became engaged, and since then, she has become like a member of our family. Our “team.” Knowing that our wedding would be a large-scale event, we instantly knew that Monique and her team were up to the task and could make our special day everything we ever dreamt it could be. Her attention to detail is beyond impressive. While working with many clients and events at the same time, she truly makes you feel like a priority, and having that sense of value is immeasurable. From the beginning of our wedding journey until the big day, she helped make our dreams a reality, and our vision for our celebration come to life. If we had an idea, she made it happen. From her impressive collection of talented vendors, to reaching out to potential collaborators, no stone was left unturned and Monique's keen eye for quality and professionalism is beyond compare. The team of A Signature Wedding is awesome, and was such a vital resource to have during the day-of. From keeping the wedding party on their timeline, to making sure everyone looked and felt their best, the day ran so smoothly and I personally felt so at ease because of their efficiency and assistance. Monique, we are so grateful for your talent, your time, and your friendship. Thank you for putting up with our endless amounts of questions, our detailed late-night emails, the many many trips on the freeway commuting to meetings near and far, and all the meetings at our home that probably went way to late. And especially all the hard work and very, very, very late hours leading up to the wedding and even after it was all over. You truly deserve every inch of praise, a million stars, thumbs up, and likes. WE LOVE YOU!

Finding a wedding planner was the best decision we made during the wedding planning process. Choosing Monique as our wedding planner was the best of the best decision we made. Monique was super organized. We trusted her during the whole process. She gave us a lot of professional suggestions when we felt lost. We had busy work schedules and Monique was willing to work with our schedule and remind us about the things we needed to complete. On our wedding day, she made me feel that I don't need to worry about anything but enjoy, because she covered everything for us. She gave us so many great vendor referrals. We found the best photographer, DJ, videographer through her. If you are looking for a wedding planner, Monique is the best option. Thank you Monique for making our wedding day so special.

Monique and her team are phenomenal!! We contracted A Signature Wedding only two months before our wedding and it seemed like we had known her longer than that by the time the wedding arrived. From the beginning, Monique was personable, warm, engaging, knowledgeable, fun, organized, detail-oriented and any other positive adjective that you’d want and expect a professional to have. We immediately felt as if a weight was lifted off of our shoulders and knew that everything would be handled impeccably. Prior to that, I was stressing about where we would find certain vendors but Monique gave us some great recommendations (who all went above and beyond for us) and was a great go-between with keeping all of us on track with deadlines and maintaining our wedding vision. For example, I wanted purple artichokes in my bridesmaids’ bouquets and certain centerpieces that incorporated a particular lampshade, so she found a wonderful florist who not only could provide the artichokes but who actually handmade the lampshade to stay within the vision! Monique took all of my ideas in stride and just made it happen, even answering emails late into the night! The day of my wedding, she and her team (four of them altogether) made my day so smooth and seamless that I was even calm enough to take a nap a few hours before the wedding with no worries that anything would go wrong (and even if it had, I didn’t know as she handled everything perfectly). They really took the most phenomenal care of us and all with a smile and laugh and a few hugs thrown in for good measure. All in all, Monique made our day so very spectacular and special that our guests (and even the venue) still talk about how beautiful our wedding was put together. If you want a wedding planner who goes above and beyond for you and handles everything with poise, charm and grace, then please hire Monique pronto! She is the best of the best!

We were referred to Monique Atwell of A Signature Wedding by some friends who used her as a wedding planner a few years back and we could not have been more thrilled with her work. She went above and beyond our wildest expectations and created a perfect experience. It started with her first power point presentation to us and ended well after our wedding was over tying up all of the loose ends. Her attention to detail, deep list of vendor resources, kind/calm demeanor, creativity, and enthusiasm for our event made our wedding night at Calamigos Ranch in Malibu an evening to remember by everyone who attended. Countless guests of ours told us it was the best wedding they had ever been to thanks to Monique's planning. She seamlessly coordinated all aspects of our complex and unique bohemian chic vision including, flowers, lighting, venue, food, photography, videography, cake, band, furniture, transportation, among many other aspects. Monique and her team even stayed way after the wedding was over to pack up everything in our car for us so our precious mementos were ready for us the next day. She was always available in person or on the phone before, during and after our wedding for any issues that arose and always seemed liked she was having so much fun working with us. We will always refer any of our friends to Monique who are looking for a planner and will definitely use her for any party planning in the future.

My husband, family, and I all agree that working with Monique to plan our wedding was the best decision we made throughout this whole process! I don't know what we would have done without her! Monique is extremely organized, meticulous, creative, and the consummate professional. I was so stressed at the beginning of wedding planning - I felt overwhelmed by the sheer task of it and did not have a clear vision of how I wanted our wedding to look like. Monique's calm demeanor and attention to detail helped us stay on track and create the wedding of our dreams! No question or problem was too big for her - she always quickly responded with multiple options and creative solutions. Monique left no stone unturned and thought of everything. Finally, not only did we love working with her but we loved her assistants as well (shoutout to Lisa!). Monique brought 3 assistants with her for our wedding day, and they were all amazing. In particular, her assistant Lisa really went the extra mile for us - she made sure that we always had food and drinks, fixed my hair and veil countless times, gave me her jacket when I was cold from taking photos outside, and constantly checked in with our families. We highly recommend Monique to anyone looking for a wedding planner! This will seriously be the best money that you spend on your wedding. Having a planner like Monique by your side will save you so much time, stress, and money! On top of that, she is super friendly and nice!

We learned about Monique Atwell of A Signature Wedding when we were touring venues. She was described to us as "the most organized wedding planner" they had worked with, which immediately piqued my interest. As such, we reached out to her and immediately felt a connection both because she is super kind and funny, but also because of her adherence to checklists, timelines, and spreadsheets. She was an enormous asset during the planning phase in that she suggested a list of vendors that she knew and trusted, had us review their work, then presented us with different options. Every single one of the vendors that she recommended was off-the-charts fantastic. Fast-forward to the day of the wedding: everyone is full of nervous energy, but Monique was instrumental in keeping everyone on time and on task. This allowed me not to even think about logistics or timing, and I actually got to have fun. And everything was perfect-- Monique and her team really outdid themselves. They even managed to have some special wine brought to our sweetheart table so we wouldn't forget to taste it! All in all, it was truly a wonderful experience, and I cannot imagine working with anyone better.

If you want your wedding planner to be super organized and on top of her game, Monique is it! Everything was seamless! She kept me organized throughout the planning phase and ensured I didn't forget a thing! I wouldn't go to anyone else! She is everything!

My wedding was May 2018 at Terranea resort. When I first started calling around to wedding planners I Immediately felt comfortable and safe when talking with Monique. Throughout the whole process we just grew closer and closer together and she continued to amaze me with her professionalism and organization. Monique went above and beyond she spent countless hours with me and made the whole process leading up to the wedding go so smoothly. The day of the wedding was magical thanks to Monique and her crew, I felt like a princess with a whole team dedicated to me. She literally gave me a seamless wedding I’m so grateful that I chose A Signature Wedding to help me through this process. She also has great vendors that saved me a lot of money throughout the whole wedding. Whether you have hundreds of thousands to spend on your wedding or you are on an extremely tight budget Monique has the greatest tricks of the trade to give you your fairytale wedding. Definitely call Monique!

Monique was absolutely fabulous to work with in making our dream wedding come true. From the beginning to the end, she never disappointed. She took our vision and put it into reality. Her attention to detail and keeping us on a timeline made planning our wedding as painless as possible. She was very attentive to our thoughts and ideas and referred us to the very best vendors which we were extremely pleased. I have no reservations recommending Monique to anyone who wants a great wedding planner.

I was blown away by Monique throughout the planning process. She was responsive, creative, and organized! She was there every step of the way with helpful ideas and much needed reminders. On the big day, she and her team made everything run so smoothly that I barely needed to think about anything except having the best day ever. Monique and her team made it so easy and so fun.

Let's just start off with A Signature Wedding is AMAZING! When I met with Monique for our first interview she was so organized and so sweet! My main question when I interviewed wedding planners was "Ok, what is something you've done that's different at a wedding that people haven't seen before?" She had a ton of ideas for me to make my wedding different than everyone elses. I sent her picture after picture of what I wanted for my big day and she made my day exactly how I had pictured AND THEN SOME! She was so detail oriented and that is what you want for a wedding planner because as the bride you don't always think of the smaller things and she definitely does! And her assistants were great! I had a girl help me through out the day and I didn't even know she was there but then she was there when I needed her even when I didn't think I needed her haha! The whole staff was GREAT!

Monique and her team was one of the best decisions we made during our wedding planning. She impressed us from the very first meeting to the very last minute of our wedding day. She is incredibly organized, easy to reach, worked very with all of our vendors, and was consistently on top of things. She did all of these things for a very fair and reasonable price. I had alot of friends and family tell us how incredibly smooth our wedding was; which was no easy task as it was several hundred people & multi-cultural. Monique & her team handled it with awesome poise. I plan to recommend her to all my family & friends looking for an exceptional & well priced coordinator.

I can not begin to find the words for how INCREDIBLE Monique and her team are...but I will try! I have been working in the wedding and event industry for over 10 years myself and have worked with so many amazing people, but I will tell you, A Signature Wedding has always been a stand out in the industry. I previously used Monique for a corporate event I was putting on and it was a game changer for creating a seamless, stress free event that not only looked amazing but everyone who attended raved about for weeks after the event. Naturally, my now husband and I called her right away for our big day. We decided on a very intimate wedding and I thought with all my experience and knowledge of all aspects of weddings that I would be able to put it together without any help...but boy was I wrong and Monique was my saving grace! There are so many brides (guilty myself) that think going into the planning and day of that it can be done without experts like A Signature Wedding...while, yes, it can...but I am telling you, no matter the size of the affair, a planner who is as experienced, knowledgeable, and extremely talented as Monique is undoubtedly a God send and necessity!! I went from knowing what I wanted in a general scope of things to having the magic touch of A Signature Event to take all stress from us, fine tune the vision & even add the "signature touches" that I would have never been able to accomplish or execute without her. From the planning at the venue at a private home, to the details ranging from linens to special details honoring our families, to putting it all together the day of with my husband and I arriving and being in awe of what she brought to life with her team! They are organized, listened to what we envisioned, inspired new aspects of our vision, alleviated any stress throughout the process and on the day of, and just made the most thoughtful and well executed decisions for every detail. Monique and A signature Wedding are without a doubt the BEST of the BEST and even more importantly, the nicest and more personable event planners I have ever worked with. They feel just like family and helped create day we will always look back on as perfect. I have and will always recommend Monique and her team to anyone looking to create the most incredible day ever, whether it be a wedding or any event and I will ALWAYS go to them for anything I ever need in the future. Thank you, A signature Wedding, from the bottom of our hearts!! xo The Sabatos

Monique is absolutely fantastic. She was very organized and on top of everything for the day of. I couldn’t have asked for a more perfect day and Monique was crucial in making the process smooth and effortless. Whenever I had silly questions or needed guidance, she would give me ideas and point me in the right direction. I’m so happy to have had a day of coordinator because I was actually able to enjoy the entire day without worrying about anything going wrong!

Monique is amazing. She has great expertise from etiquette knowledge to vendor insights. She was very detail oriented that she made sure we kept our timeline on our wedding night. Monique went WAY above and beyond her services. We were so glad that we hired her as our coordinator.

Where to begin?! Monique was incredible - from the first consultation call to the sweet texts the morning after wedding. From creative guidance to etiquette knowledge to vendor insight to logistical mastery...Monique offered everything! She was start to finish amazing. Calm, knowledgeable, fun, organized, creative, fabulous taste, flexible, and super sweet. She also has great business and negotiation skills to help capture the best rates and secure the top vendors. I loved our planning meetings during the months before the wedding, and she was a total rockstar on the big day. And icing on the cake? She's a cool chick who we will remain friends with. A Signature Wedding is the best choice for wedding planning in Southern California!

Our decision to hire a planner was not taken lightly. I took one look at the website for A Signature Wedding and knew this was the company that could help us turn our vision into our perfect wedding day. When my fiance and I sat down with Monique for our initial consultation, we were so impressed that we hired her company on the spot. It was the best decision we could have made and set the tone for how amazing our wedding planning experiece would be. Every unique and special detail we asked for was carried out with precision. Monique kept us on track with our deadlines and budgets and allowed us to experience the best parts of wedding planning. Monique took away the stress by using her considerable contacts, experience and expertise. She connected us with other vendors who were easy to work with and matched our "wedding personality." Everthing was so well prepared that our wedding day went off without a hitch. It doesn't get much better than that!

We were overwhelmed with everything about the night and Monique Atwell made that all possible!! Her attention to detail and delivery from everything to making sure we were able to keep our timeline wedding night, arranging all the vendors to coordinate flawlessly, her immaculate taste all made our night absolutely perfect! Monique went WAY above and beyond her services and we would highly recommend her to anyone that wants to enjoy the experience and their night!

We hired Monique as our wedding planner and she was AMAZING! From our first meeting to day of, she was professional, organized, responsive, patient, and above all, helped bring our vision to life. She made an overwhelming process a seamless one. Monique took the time to get to know us and our ideas, and helped bring it all together. Monique has a calm demeanor and a special talent and she went above and beyond. Our wedding was even more beautiful than we imagined it could be, thanks to Monique and her team. I will never forget my wedding day and how integral she was in planning it. She truly is wonderful to work with and I would highly recommend her!

Words cannot describe how incredible Monique is as a wedding planner, but I will try my very best. From our first meeting, she came prepared - asking questions about my vision, as well as my relationship with my now husband. I needed someone who could help me plan my dream wedding in LA while I was working in Northern California and she made that happen. What makes her so special is that she makes you believe and feel as though you are the only bride she is working with, giving you all the attention, advice and help that you need. She helped make every detail at my wedding perfect for me by understanding what I was looking for and executing that vision flawlessly. She also keeps you informed on everything, which was great for me since I wasn't local. Whenever I flew down for the weekend, she would make sure that all the necessary vendor visits were scheduled and ready for us. I would trust Monique with any event I was planning and I will use her again 100%.

Hiring Monique was the best money I spent on the entire wedding! I hired her for the month-of coordination package, but she did so much more beyond the month-of. We had our initial meeting with her about 8-10 months out! At first I thought I could do everything myself, but there are so many details and so much coordination amongst the vendors that I would have had no clue how to handle, or that it would even need to be done. The day-of you are so busy with hair and makeup and then photos, who else is going to handle all of the vendors and last minute items? Monique! Nothing went wrong (at least that I could see or know about) the day-of, everything was perfect. She created an extremely detailed timeline for us and thought of everything that I would have never thought of. Best of all, she is super super responsive, I can't think of a single email that was unanswered beyond 24 hours. She showed up to every meeting, phone call, rehearsal, exactly on time. Monique is so nice too, I'm sad the experience is over with her! If you are having a medium or larger size wedding, I highly recommend hiring a coordinator beyond the venue catering manager (who was only there for a third of the time Monique was there the day-of). You absolutely need someone like Monique who is on time and on the mark to take care of every detail on your wedding day so you can enjoy as much of it as you can!

It was absolutely a wonderful experience working with Monique. She was 100% professional always and made my mother and I feel at ease. She came highly recommended and was definitely worth it.

Monique was absolutely amazing to work with. She made my dreams a reality and exceeded our expectations. It was the most beautiful wedding, and by far one of the happiest days of my life. Thank you for all your vendors that you recommended. They were al so beyond amazing. Everything felt effortless and I felt like the most important person of the night! First class all the way. I highly highly recommend her!! Thanks so much Monique!!!

I did not think we needed a wedding planner, but the venue required one. How surprised I was to realize how much I did need one and Monique Atwell was the perfect candidate. She was professional and sweet from the first point of contact. Her team during the wedding was discreet but oh so helpful to all of our guests. Many of my guests commented about the proficiency and professionalism from A Signature Wedding and I have already given her contact information to two friends. Don't look any further, Monique will take care of you.

So happy with A Signature Wedding!!! Monique Atwell was on top of everything from the moment of our first meeting until after our wedding. She definitely took control and made sure I enjoyed every moment of my wedding with no stress.

We just got married 3 weeks ago and Monique helped make our wedding the best day ever! She took care of everything the day of, our wedding flowed so well and we were able to just have so much fun! During the planning process she was always on top of it and would get back to us with recommendations or whatever we'd ask for. She also helped coordinate and communicate with all our vendors impeccably well for our day. She helped with timelines, checklists, but best of all, she cared and has a great personality and was so pleasant to get along with and get to know throughout the process, so much so that we are going to miss talking to her regularly and plan on keeping in touch! We'd both highly recommend Monique to anyone and everyone!

Monique was absolutely amazing for us and we don't know what we would have done without her! We went with a full service package and she was essential to every part of the planning process, from picking the venue, budgeting, reading contracts, choosing vendors, invitations, etc. All of the vendors she recommended did a fantastic job also. Monique and her team are extremely organized and she kept us on track every step of the way, letting us know what needed to be accomplished each month. She also makes sure that your vision for your wedding day remains front and center, and that each decision ties into that vision. She will offer input and advice that always falls in line with whatever your overall vision for the wedding is. Furthermore, she always would keep our budget in mind and help us stay within it. While we were already thrilled with Monique before the wedding day, she and her team were truly fantastic on the day of. They take care of everything and every aspect of the day flows seamlessly so you can just enjoy the your wedding to its fullest without worry. We are so thankful to Monique and her team for playing such an instrumental role in what was the best day of our lives!

Monique and A Signature Wedding are ESSENTIAL for your wedding planning and wedding day! I hired Monique for assistance in planning and day of coordination. The planning process was so easy and stress-free because Monique has great ideas and has amazing tools to help any bride from "what to do in which month" to which colors look good with what. Monique is so sweet and I can't say enough about her. She goes above and beyond! On the day of the wedding, Monique and her 2 assistants ran everything so smoothly. My husband and I did not have to worry about ANYTHING...Monique and her team were so professional and was prepared for any situation on the wedding day. I have to say that our wedding day was PERFECT because of A Signature Wedding.

Monique was an absolute pleasure to work with! We knew we needed help pretty early on, so we went with the full service package and it was worth every penny. We had a good idea of the venue we wanted and a rough budget in mind, but Monique helped us keep to that. She consulted with us multiple times throughout the planning process and always brought fantastic input to the table. Monique has a deep bench of trusted vendors which was helpful, reading reviews on sites is good, but knowing that our planner has worked with them in the past was a vote of confidence that helped ease any further stress when it came to picking out our vendors. Additionally, when it came time to sign and negotiate contracts she knew exactly what to watch for, and where corners should and should not be cut. We feel that in this stage of the process she saved us at least as much money as she cost. When it came to the day-of, we didn’t have to worry about a thing. The team at A Signature Wedding were incredibly well orchestrated. Our venue was large and confusing (Frank Gehry buildings tend to be), but the team knew it inside and out and was placed in all the right places at all the right times. At no point during the day of the wedding did we have any stress about who, what, when, where, how, or why. Thank you so much for making our wedding day so memorable!

It’s difficult for me to succinctly explain how essential Monique at ‘A Signature Wedding’ was to my special day. When I became engaged, I knew the wedding planner would be the most important element to nail: after all- they are the ones that orchestrate your ceremony and reception, and recommend all of the various venders that execute your vision! Plus, if they are good at their job, they keep you calm and manage everything behind the scenes so that you don’t see any of the hiccups that inevitably happen! As a stressed, perfectionist bride, I did my fair share of interviews with planners. Meeting after meeting, I left feeling the same: that I was being fit into a package formula that included X number of phone calls, and X number of emails included in the service… Considering that you go into wedding planning knowing NOTHING about the industry, I worried that I would be left scrambling to “figure it out” myself if I exceeded my “allotted communication”. When I initially spoke with Monique, she immediately demonstrated her know how and provided guidance to me, despite the fact that it was just a consultation. I could tell that she was a businesswoman, yes, but more so that she was incredibly passionate about what she does, and takes great pride in making every bride feel like her number one priority. The remaining eight months since I booked Monique until my wedding day, that is exactly how I felt. Her “month of” package is really a misnomer—she worked steadily with me for three quarters of a year to make sure that every decision was made in a timely fashion, to my satisfaction, with precision. Even when we had a lull in decision making deadlines, she checked in to keep me on track, and updated me religiously with helpful checklists and spreadsheets so I felt in control of the process. When I had to choose vendors like chair rentals, florals, or bands, Monique didn’t just “phone it in” and send me to her #1 contact. Instead she researched various options based on my budget and tastes, and provided me with comprehensive bids from companies. I never lifted a finger (or the phone), because Monique had everything handled and then handed to me for my simple approval! For instance, when I discovered that the ‘preferred florists’ on my hotel site’s vendor list were double my flower budget, Monique hooked me up with an amazing florist and secured me a personal discount so that I could get the flowers of my dreams for half of what comparable companies were quoting! When I was considering cutting chiffon chair drapes from my budget because they typically run $10/chair, Monique found a tiny shop in downtown LA that would do it for $2! Monique is extremely organized and professional. You can breathe a sigh of relief knowing that ‘she’s on top of it’. In addition, she’s incredibly kind and generous. When my future mother and sister in laws decided they needed help with the rehearsal dinner, Monique allowed us to add on to our planning package an incredibly fair amount, and she completely took over to relieve their stress as well! She goes above and beyond, which is a sign of hard work, but she also anticipates your needs, which is a sign of talent. There aren’t enough words to express how happy I am with Monique’s service—I truly LUCKED OUT in finding someone that made my wedding preparations, and day, easy and fun!

Monique Atwell made my dream wedding come to life in a huge way! I am an attorney with very little time (and creative juices) and would not have survived my wedding day and the year leading up to it without Monique's expertise and patience. She made finding a venue and vendors very easy, and was conscientious of my budget along the way. I would absolutely recommend Monique and A Signature Wedding if you are looking for a planner who is diligent, calming, and experienced. The package I purchased also had two assistant wedding coordinators (in addition to Monique) the day of the wedding, which I thought was key to helping the whole day run smoothly. Neither the groom nor I had to lift a finger once the wedding was under way and were able to enjoy the most magical day of our lives without a worry in the world. Thank you Monique!

My oldest daughter got married in 2010 and we really didn't know how much help a wedding planner would be but a friend recommended Monique and we used her as a day of planner. She was such a help and so easy to work with that when my second daughter decided to get married Monique was the very first person i called!! The decision to use Monique from start to finish was the best decision I have ever made.She has great vendors,great personal taste,great advice and just a wealth of knowledge about wedding planning. She even did this wedding with my daughter living out of state and only able to come home three times during the planning. She would meet at my house and face time with my daughter and her fiancé. She was able to capture the exact type of wedding that my daughter was dreaming of! She also kept me in a budget without sacrificing taste or style.My daughter and I always felt confident to ask her opinion when we couldn't decide on things! I could go on and on about her and how stress free this wedding was with her at the helm.I have never used another wedding planner but I have friends with horror stories and people are still talking about how beautiful both weddings were and I never had one stressful situation! And I was also able to just relax and enjoy each wedding the day of as she just takes control and keeps everything going.She thinks of everything!!!!

We are so lucky that we found Monique Atwell and that she helped us with our wedding. We hired her for month-of services, but Monique was on the case from the day that we signed the contract almost nine months before the wedding. She was extremely responsive and available. She always was willing to answer any questions that we had and point us in the right direction. On the day of the wedding she and her staff were at our venue from 1 o'clock in the afternoon until 2 o'clock the next morning! She went above and beyond to take care of us every step of the way. She always made us feel that we were her only client. All of our vendors commented on how organized and on top of all the details that she was. We hired Monique because we did not want to have to worry on our wedding day. She delivered and made our wedding day a wonderful day for us!

Monique from A Signature Wedding is the best decision you can make in planning your wedding. I truly cannot thank her enough for all of her hard work, attention to detail, complete organization, & her always smiling "can do" attitude. She is professional, creative, efficient, & kind. I don't know how I could have pulled off our wedding without her. I can be pretty particular and Monique is able to make your vision a reality, while succinctly & politely conveying those ideas to different vendors. She makes the many decisions easier to make and gives her opinion without persuading you. Not only does Monique help with planning, but equally as important, she and her amazing team made sure to execute the event so the day was flawless! She has continued to stay in contact even after the wedding to follow up and see how we were doing, help with ordering thank you cards, and made us feel like good friends through the entire process. Thank you Monique! We cannot thank you enough and would recommend A Signature Wedding to everyone planning their wedding!

A signature wedding was AMAZING!!! My planner Monique Atwell planned my wedding in three months and did an amazing job. It was everything and more that my husband and I could of asked for. She was very professional, very reliable , and placed value on making sure we were happy and getting everything we wanted . We loved how she strived to build a personal relationship with us. She is not only a great planner, but now is a great friend. I would recommend her and her staff to anyone with no hesitations.

I sought out A Signature Wedding four months before our big day. I had secured our venue, caterer, and my dress, and nothing else. Dreading the work that needed to be done in such a short time, being a bit of a procrastinator and very indecisive, I need someone to take the lead and make things happen— and Monique Atwell was just that. She’s honest, extremely responsive, and really fun! Throughout the entire process, she was always one step ahead that I never had to wonder what to do next. Her expertise and creativity showed in every detail; for every question I had, she gave me at least 2 or 3 different options on how things could be done, and helped with absolutely everything, from proofreading my invitations and programs, reviewing my vendor contracts, and continually coming up with new ideas to stretch my dollar. She captured my vision perfectly and I didn’t stress for a second. On the big day, her assistant Shannon was right by my side. She truly made me feel like a star, from offering me water through a straw so as not to smudge my make-up, to making sure I had lip gloss handy before taking pictures, to preparing the groom and me an appetizer plate as I was talking to our guests—small gestures that I would never have thought to ask for, and just a small sample of the quality and professionalism that A Signature Wedding stands by.

Monique Atwell of A Signature Wedding was the sole reason my wedding was absolute perfection. From the first moment I met Monique, she was organized, patient and always available (by phone, email and in person). Her vast experience and advice was invaluable to me. Her professionalism and know-how of all the ins and outs of wedding planning were truely amazing. I couldnt have asked for a better wedding coordinator and friend. I am forever indebted to her for making my dreams a reality. I would recommend her services to anyone looking for a planner and will continue to recommend her for a very long time! She is a true testament to her profession.

Since we were having our wedding in Laguna Beach but trying to plan it from Vancouver, BC it didn't take long for my fiance and I to realize we were in way over our heads. So we decided to hire a wedding planner and boy are we glad we picked Monique and A Signature Wedding. We were awed at how well everything turned out. From the décor to the timeline to the professionalism of everyone involved, she made our night a fabulous event that all of us will remember forever. The feedback we received from our guests was full of praise for everything. Even little details that I didn't think were all that important turned out to be big hits, like the candy station she suggested. I didn't know we had so many sweet tooths in our crowd but they loved it. We probably weren't the easiest clients to deal with, what with our delays in answering Monique's emails, my attempts to keep budget tight, etc. but she was always so patient with us and managed to pull off an event that went way beyond our expectations.

I cannot recommend a signature wedding enough. We could not have done it without Monique! As we started the wedding planning process we weren't really sure what we were looking for. We had the basic ideas, but nothing beyond that. When presenting our ideas to Monique, she was able to help guide us into finding what we were looking for. She was never pushy on what she felt we should have, but was always willing to work with making our ideas fit our dreams. Everything that we had imagined, she made into a beautiful reality! She is also very responsive with any questions or concerns. I never felt like we were planning the wedding on our own. She was there every step of the way! When it came time to meet with Monique in person, she was more than willing to work within our schedule to find a convenient time that worked for both of us. On the day of the wedding, I walked in with no fears as I knew she would take care of any concerns before they became problems. The day of the event she brings in her assistants to help ensure everything goes perfect (and it did!). Throughout the entire process, I felt confident in trusting her opinions on certain items. For example, we had limited space in our backyard wedding. She explained exactly how everything would fit and where it should go. I was hesitant, but knew that she would not tell me it would work if it truly wouldn't work. I can tell you that it turned out gorgeous! She knows what is talking about. I have absolutely no hesitation in recommending A Signature Wedding (Monique Atwell) as I could not have asked for anything more out of a wedding planner. My husband and I both decided that hiring Monique was the best money that we spent on the entire wedding.

Monique Atwell and A Signature Wedding were without a doubt the best decision I made regarding my wedding...other than my husband. She and her team are consummate professionals and my wedding would not have been the same without her. She is THE BEST! I first met Monique a few years ago when she was hired by my sister for her wedding. My sister had done most of the planning before she found Monique, but realized she needed someone to pull everything together in the last couple months. Monique stepped in and my sister could not have imagined her wedding without her help. Because of this, as soon as I got engaged, there was no question we were going to call Monique at A Signature Wedding. In our 10 month journey from when we first met for my wedding, Monique worked hand and hand with me throughout the whole planning process. She found the best vendors for my vision and negotiated the best prices. If there was ever a hiccup during the planning process, she was always on top of it and made sure it was taken care of swiftly. To illustrate how detail oriented she is, she sent me a 12 page itinerary detailing hour by hour from Wednesday to Sunday everything that was going to happen from set up, to the ceremony, and tear down. When my fiancé saw the itinerary he was astonished! When the day finally came, I didn't have to worry about anything! We had a pretty big wedding with many guests and Monique and her team made sure there was someone with me the whole time. At 7 in the morning when I started getting ready, one of her totally awesome team members was with me. Meanwhile, Monique was at the hall making sure everything was set up for the ceremony. I was amazed that at 4am, after everyone had gone home, Monique was still there to start cleaning up. She is truly dedicated to her craft. I can't say enough about Monique and A Signature Wedding, but if I had to sum it all up it would be this: One of the best things I can say about Monique is she is highly efficient and professional but with a personal touch. Calling on her to take care of things did not feel like I was contacting just any other vendor. It felt as though I was calling a lifelong friend who was always by my side. Not only is Monique a trusted and highly sought after wedding coordinator, but to me, she has become a family friend as well. I look forward to working with her again when the big day comes for my other two siblings. I can't recommend Monique and A Signature Wedding enough. She is AWESOME!

I wanted to take a moment to share what an incredible experience I had working with Monique at A Signature Wedding.I contacted Monique in early November and asked her to help me with my wedding that I was trying to pull off on January 13. With barely two months of time to prepare, A Signature Wedding truly created the wedding of my dreams! I have family and friends saying it was one of the most unique, beautiful and personal weddings they had ever been to. I consider myself a pretty creative person with alot of ideas, but that was taking me in many directions and Monique was excellent at really listening to all my thoughts and crystallizing that vision into the perfect venue.This girl is super creative and polished. We wanted to honor the mission trips that we take to Rwanda, Africa so we designed the whole sweets table with fabrics, bowls, pictures and artifacts that my husband and I have brought back from mission trips and in the center was a wood carving of a woman carrying water...that is the mission work that we do..it was so personal and so incredible. She also suggested bringing some other personal items from home that really created an ambiance of intimacy that suggested it could be nobody elses wedding but ours. And she just smiled when we told her that our bulldog Mylo would be our ringbearer, she helped facillitate a dog friendly venue and he looked pretty spectacular in his tuxedo:) Monique also has such a great network of vendors that worked within our budget as well. I would never have found these vendors without Monique. Needless to say, It was amazing. I would be remiss if I did not mention that Monique's team that I met "day of" was just great too. I woke up that day so peaceful and can honestly say that I did not stress out over one thing. Shannon was with me in my room and made sure that I had what ever I needed before I could even think of it! It was very comforting to always have someone close by to be serving your needs and Monique and her team were always close by but completely unobtrusive. That is the true testament of a great wedding planner. I honestly had not picked out my venue or sent out my invitations 30 days before my wedding and if you would have attended, you would have thought that it was a year in the making. There was not a detail left undone. Thank You so much Monique for your amazing oraganizaional skills, your ability to keep a bride on task, your calming personality and can-do attitude...love those spreadsheets! You know we could NEVER have done this without you and we look forward to having you help us plan future events...you know what I am talking about!!:):) You and your team are truly gifred and anyone who is wise enough to engage your services will be singing your praises as we are! Blessings!! Deborah and Todd January 13,2013

Monique Atwell and A Signature Wedding were an absolute pleasure to work with for my wedding and reception at The Trump Golf Course in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA. Monique and her staff made my most special day not only memorable, but also very very special. Monique attention to detail, organization and personality just made what could have been a very stressful time, stress free.' I highly recommend utilizing A Signature Wedding to plan and assist with your wedding day as she will work with vendors and ensure that they execute upon the services detailed within the contracts. Monique is simply first class and she is the Best!!!!

Hiring Monique was the single best decision we made during the course of our wedding planning. We had already picked a venue before deciding we would probably need a planner to help us day-of. We met with a few, including Monique, who was highly recommended by my best friend, who had used her to help plan her wedding the year before. When we met with Monique, she had a checklist of questions for us to get to know our style and our vision. Her attention to detail even at our initial interview with her was impressive. Immediately after that meeting, she even sent us a link to a blog entry she had written a couple of months earlier detailing the options of designing a wedding in the same color scheme that we had told her that we were considering. After meeting with a few others, we decided there was no comparison and also that hiring her for just day-of was a waste of her talent. We knew we could use her expertise throughout the process! Monique had ideas for everything. With her at the helm, you could do something as simple or as complex as you wanted, in just about any style, and she would take care of all of it. She put us in touch with phenomenal vendors, including our DJ, wedding dress store, and hair/makeup stylists. She had a vendor that could make unique displays too. When we told her we wanted to incorporate our cat into our wedding, particularly in our candy buffet…she didn’t think we were crazy, she just started coming up with ideas. What we ended up with was her vendor making this awesome cat tree with mice and yarn balls decorating a really beautiful table with apothecary candy jars. It was amazing and all of our guests loved it. She definitely knows how to work within a budget and can suggest a budget if you don’t already have one together. She knows where extra money should be spent and what you can do on the cheap but still have it look great. On the day of, you couldn’t ask for more professionalism. She had 2 assistants with earbuds so that they could communicate. They organized everything from start to finish and at the end of the night, her team packed up my parents cars, passed out the tip envelopes and made sure everything was simply perfect so my family could have a great time and so that my husband and I could be worry free. If you want fantastic design ideas, great (and RELIABLE) vendors, organization, and a care-free wedding day, Monique at A Signature Wedding will give you all of that and then some. THANK YOU, MONIQUE! We were so blessed to have you plan our wedding and seriously couldn’t have done it without you. - Chris and Christina (April 2012)

Monique Atwell of A Signature Wedding was absolutely amazing to work with on our daughter's wedding. As the father of the bride, I am so appreciative her responsiveness, flexibility, and the patience she always displayed. Most important is the stress she relieved from my wife and daughter during the months of planning. If you are looking for someone who is on her game, professional, and focused to make your wedding "A Signature Weddng, Monique is for you!

One of the best wedding-planning decisions we made was to book Monique Atwell from A Signature Wedding! I was relaxed and enjoyed my wedding day to the fullest knowing that everything would run smoothly because of her efforts. Others might say that I'm usually a bit of a control freak, but felt that I could completely trust Monique of A Signature Wedding to take care of everything! My fiance and I interviewed several coordinators prior to deciding on one, and we were most impressed by Monique. We went with her month-of wedding coordination services because we had already done a lot of the planning. We mostly needed assistance with selection of a few additional vendors and tying it all together to ensure that our special day ran seamlessly (which it did)! Most remarkable were her organizational skills, attention to detail (even more than me), professionalism, and positive attitude. She really listened to what we wanted and did not try to push us into any decisions. She regularly provided us with an updated wedding-day timeline and to-do list to help us to stay on track. She also provided many useful vendor suggestions. For example, we requested her assistance in selecting an alcohol vendor to deliver alcohol to our event. She researched multiple vendors and provided us with a bulleted list comparing the details of what each vendor offered, as well as a spreadsheet with price comparisons. It made that portion of the planning so much less stressful. Another very helpful thing that Monique did was provide an end-of the wedding night checklist detailing where all of our wedding items had been put at the end of the night (ie guest book, flowers, left over food, cake topper, gifts, cards). This way, there was no wondering later on. Throughout the process, Monique was caring and kind, and she worked well with all vendors. I received multiple compliments from my other vendors on how easy she was to work with. In short, our wedding day would not have been the same without Monique Atwel! She is beyond wonderful to work with, and I would highly recommend her team for your special event!!

Monique from A Signature Wedding was the best gift my husband and I could have given ourselves on our wedding. She always went above and beyond of what was expected. All of the vendors that she recommended were very professional and reasonably priced. All of Monique's recommendations were the best! She really understood our vision to our wedding and she made it even more beautiful than we could have ever imagined. She was there for anything that we needed help with and she felt more like a friend helping me plan our wedding because of her enthusiasm and excitement for every aspect of the wedding planning. Planning a wedding becomes very stressful but Monique extremely detailed, organized, and educated about the industry so I always felt excited and relaxed that everything was going to be okay. The day of the wedding, I was so calm and relaxed because I knew and trusted Monique had everything taken care of at the reception hall and I had nothing to worry about. Monique and her assistants were very professional and had every little detail in place and perfect. Countless guests continue to tell us that they have never been to such a beautiful wedding. This is due to all of Monique’s time, energy and hard work she spent with me planning the most special day of our lives. I would recommend her to everyone I know. We had our dream “Signature Wedding” and it was due to Monique's hard work.

Monique Atwell from ASignatureWedding made our dream day so perfect. It was such a blessing to have had her as our coordinator. With the help of her very organized team, our wedding day went off without a hitch and everything moved along seamlessly. We had such a wonderful time, we wish we could do it all over again. From the day we first met her, until the end of the reception, her planning, organizational skills, her attention to detail and her professionalism were absolutely amazing. She really understood our vision for our big day and executed it even better than we could have ever imagined. Our day would not have been the same without the thought, caring, time and energy put in by her and we are forever grateful to have had the chance to work with her. Even after many weeks later, guests were still talking about the wedding being the wedding of the year! Monique is an absolute dream to work with and we definitely cannot recommend her enough!

My mom and I interviewed two or three wedding planners before we settled on Monique from A Signature Wedding. One of the things that immediately impressed me about Monique was that she was so flexible; she made sure she was available for US and double checked our dates and went through our entire calendar of "big days" leading up to the wedding before we even had a first meeting so we all knew she would even be available for us. First meeting was a little awkward, but how can it not be meeting a stranger! Also, I was trying to explain our entire wedding concept of this big Regency Era party, as if a Captain and his Lady were throwing a formal ball for the "ton" all with a little tall ship model. God love her from managing not to give up on me right then and there for telling me it was just too difficult for trying to pull off for our budget. Also, unlike a LOT of wedding planners, she never once asked us to choose a package and stick with it. Given my health, we had a lot of unusual requests and she never batted an eye. She gave us a completely personal invoice and contract and she was worth absolutely every penny of that contracted. Whether it be through, email, phone, or in person contact, Monique was there for me, my fiance, or either of our families as quickly as she could be - and it would be MONIQUE, not just some assistant pawned off on us because we had a smaller budget. She (and her whole team the day of), were fantastic communicators, and quick to ask questions to make sure they presented us with recommendations that would match EXACTLY what we wanted. Once she really got the concept of what we were trying to do, and especially understood our desire to find independent artists and local shopkeepers (my husband and I both work in entertainment, and especially prefer to patronize family businesses), we were able to pull off some incredibly personal and unique details that we can say with complete confidence are OURS and no one else's. Monique was immaterial in helping us find these people. So organized, so helpful, completely charming, warm, funny, three steps ahead, and unbelievably reasonable in her price. What's not to love? Even her day of assistants were lots of fun and my only wish was that we could have done more for THEM, considering how much they did for US! Absolutely no stress from planning, to execution, to the big day - Monique and A Signature Wedding are the consummate planners. You will be absolutely thrilled if you hire them.

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