Bodamaestra Wedding Planning and Design Consulting

everyone aligned on a vision and timeline. We were especially appreciative of Esme’s willingness to be flexible and supportive given our multiple postponements due to COVID concerns and of her ability to welcome my Peruvian culture and my partner’s Japanese culture into the process. We wanted someone who would understand the importance of honoring our cultures and of incorporating other things we cared about (which included geeky things like superheroes and anime), and it definitely felt like all of that was not only welcomed but also celebrated.

ch she really made the whole event and day as wonderful as possible. I am a planner and organizer by nature, but hiring Esme brought not only a trusted partner into my thoughts and own plans, but a very professional, well connected, seasoned wedding pro who made sure nothing was left unthought of, and that everything was taken care of, while shielding us from the stress and burden of coordinating such an important event with several vendors and tons of details! Esme’s approach really showed us how smooth, well thought of, and stress free this experience could be, and I felt completely well guided and safe with Esme at the wheel. Her approach also strikes a great balance of getting all the details covered without making it seem overwhelming. The amount of meetings, the communication style etc.. was never too much or too little. It also helped that Esme is really kind, personable, and receptive of our vision and ideas and was able to take our choppy thoughts and create a cohesive, beautiful day that we envisioned. She also went above and beyond during the whole process and also (unknown to us at the time!) made a quick, slick save on the wedding day when something didn’t show up from one of our vendors. She went out of her way to personally solve the issue before we even had the chance to notice, and that’s just another example of being in good hands with Esme and her ensuring that our day was stress free and just an incredible day for us to soak in all the love, beauty and happiness of the big day. We look back on our wedding day, and are so happy with how everything turned out, it was our dream wedding, and we are so thankful to Esme for that. Oh! Also, Esme’s team is beyond professional, caring, sharp and organized… they all are so incredibly helpful and friendly and all work together so well. Would recommend to anyone!

fully present. She guided me through each step and gave me several options throughout the process. Her organization and attention to every detail made us totally comfortable that nothing would be missed. She is truly talented and listens to all your thoughts, ideas, and concerns and makes sure that not one detail goes unnoticed. Every one of our guests called it a fairy tale wedding and I truly thank her for that compliment. Esme started out as our planner and we are now grateful to call her a friend. We could not be more pleased and are sure we couldn’t have done it without her. Words of wisdom- if you can make room in the budget for a wedding planner, do yourself a favor and hire Esme!

ing planner is the worst thing anyone can do to themselves, don’t do that to you!! Esme is so experienced and truly great at what she does. She amazed us at every step being on top of every single detail (things I’d never thought of) shaping our vision and helping us decide what was best for us. She works hard to understand your vision and with her creativity and talents not only makes it a reality, but also amazingly complete! Her impeccable taste, astounding organization and communication skills, made working alongside her, a wonderful experience! We can’t wait to have the opportunity to work with her again; she sure made things flow smoothly and beautifully not only for us, the bride and groom and our wedding guests, but also, for all the vendors that took part of our wedding. We cannot recommend Boda Maestra enough! Esme is a FANTASTIC wedding planner!!!

was involved in the wedding planning process and also wanted to communicate with her. I cannot thank Esme enough for planning the wedding of my dreams.

cess. She went above and beyond in dealing with all the obstacles we faced during this time. Esme was very professional and genuine. On our wedding day, we did not have to worry about a single thing, Esme and her team made sure everything ran smoothly. She's the best!

they were. She found ways to meet with us virtually during COVID and made sure everything was under control. There are many wedding planners out there, but there is only one Esme. She is simply the best!!!!

ry and my husband's parent's native country. I came across BodaMaestra through a social media post, I became curious and checked out BodaMaestra's main website. As I was scrolling on the page I fell in love with seeing pictures of other couples weddings. The decor for each wedding looked so beautiful! That's when I knew I should contact Esme and see if she was available for my wedding date. Having Esme has our wedding planner was an amazing experience! I explained to her what theme I wanted for our wedding, and she created design presentation that demonstrated ideas for centerpieces, floral design , backdrop recommendation. As I looked at the design presentation I was amazed with her creativity. She made the wedding planning process go smoothly, she was great at communicating with me and also very understanding with budget goals. My wedding day went perfect, my guests complimented on how organized our wedding was, how beautiful the flowers were and loved the centerpieces we had! Thank you Esme for all your help, wishing you so much success.

ed to be made to make all the important moments on our big day perfect! She was prepared to make our wedding fantastic from the beginning and knew exactly what needed to be done. She coordinated and had detailed schedules for our rehearsal and wedding day which made everything run extremely smooth! She prepared us with the right information and questions before our vendors even requested the info to ensure we had enough time to think about what we wanted and did not feel rushed at the last minute. Esme responded to our lengthy emails and many questions promptly and she made it very easy to coordinate phone calls and in person meetings. She maintained contact with all our vendors and made sure everyone knew our wedding details, timelines, and special events such as our vibora de la mar tradition. She was very patient when we could not make decisions, and she gave us very helpful advice that made the wedding planning process less stressful. We hired Esme because she was highly recommended, and we felt that she could truly understand our backgrounds and the blend of our values and cultures. We were extremely happy with her work! From the first time we met, we trusted her with our wedding and she created a wedding experience that was beyond anything we could have imagined! It was unforgettable!. We wanted a simple and elegant wedding that represented our values and traditions, and she was able to make it happen! She has many great vendor contacts, especially in the Latino community, and found the perfect vendors for us, including the phenomenal bilingual emcee and our hojarascas (a Mexican wedding cookie) caterer. She had never worked with our venue (48 Fields Farm) and caterer (Old Blue BBQ), but you would have never known. Everything went so smoothly on our wedding day thanks to her. She was able to take care of all the details, and made our job very easy! Esme is a true professional. She went above and beyond to help create a fantastic floral design, and we highly recommend letting Esme design your floral arrangements. During the wedding, Esme worked tirelessly behind the scenes ensuring all the details were taken care of and that everything was running smoothly. Not a single detail during the entire wedding experience was lost on her! Esme created a beautiful wedding experience for us, and we could not think of anything we would change! Esme put her whole heart into our wedding experience, and the results were truly amazing. We highly recommended Esme and Bodamaestra without any reservations!

s to blend our cultures. Now we know that having you as a wedding planner was one of best decisions that Roni and I made for the most important day of our lives. We could not even imagine the most perfect and romantic day, than our wedding day! Thought we were so shy about going into the planning, you were able to understand us. You were there for any questions we had, making it very easy for us to get in touch with your preferred vendors ( classy and professionals! ) you left us enamored with everything that was planned. We will have you in our hearts forever for having made our dream day so magical. We are still in awe and are so happy! Our family and friends still talking about how spectacular our wedding was. Thanks, once again to you and your fantastic team! You became our fairy godmother, Esme , thank you very much ❤️

, and we needed bilingual vendors to help make sure everyone had a good time. So we were so excited to find Esme! She completely understood our story and created a beautiful design combining rustic American and vintage Mexican elements. We also loved all of the vendors she suggested, and our guests loved all of the details. We definitely recommend Esme if you're looking to create a personalized wedding with latin flair.

antly!). She was a kind face, a listening ear, and a friend in the crazy and happy parts of the wedding planning process. We hired Esme for our month-of-coordinator, and she did an incredible job. We were planning our wedding from across the country, and I couldn’t imagine doing it without her. You will never feel alone, Esme is always there to help you when things get a little crazy. I could not be happier with the results of her hard work and dedication. She had us moving through our wedding day like it was a dream, light and easy the whole way through. I can’t imagine just how much work she had to have put in to accomplish that! She took our garbled, confused vision and brought to life what we had always dreamed of having. I never felt overwhelmed or lost, she took care of everything and I just sat back and enjoyed the day. She had all our vendors working together beautifully, was aware of every little detail, and knew what to do in case of last minute issues. She is incredible, no other way to put it. I would recommend Esme to anyone, without hesitation. I cannot imagine our day without her!

th her and she was very communicative with us. I'm very detail oriented person and having Esme and her team in charge the day of the wedding, I was felt at ease and was not stressing over those small details because I knew Esme had it all under control! I’m truly so happy with all of Esme's hard work and her team to make our day a truly magical day! THANK YOU BODAMAESTRA!!!

& the Knot.  There really weren't any hesitations to hire her at first except for what she was charging but we are so glad we moved forward with her services; it was well worth it!, probably one of the best decisions we made during our wedding planning process.  The key element when hiring Bodamaestra was that she was bilingual and had been doing weddings for quite some time now. Bodamaestra's wedding website also gave us a great insight about their services. We really appreciated her very fast turnaround responses, her friendliness characteristics, was a great resource in every aspect (had recommended vendor list, ideas, etc.), always had the right questions to ask us, and always had a smile on her face. Will definitely recommend Bodamaestra to our friends and family. Esme was very flexible and always easy to get a hold of. Also she was very organized and knew what it takes to plan a wedding (I had 250 guests). One tool that we loved was Aisle Planner. The table seating feature was amazing, so simple to use. The checklist and schedule was also very helpful. Overall, BodaMaestra's wedding planning services were great! Thanks so much Esme, you were amazing!!!

rfect day would consist of and with Esme’s help, our vision become a reality. Throughout the entire project Esme guided us in every element of the planning. Her attention to detail and careful consideration of every one of our suggestions and ideas was clearly seen throughout the entire wedding. Whether it was through face-to-face meetings, text message, video calls or email, she always made herself available to answer/put us at ease with any questions/concerns we had. Her ability to bring to life all of her ideas and suggestions was truly remarkable. She also constantly looked for ways to ensure that we were getting the best value out of our budget. Whether it was performing DIY items herself, she went above and beyond to make sure our day would be perfect. When it came to assembling the team of vendors, her selection consisted of an incredibly talented team of people that loved what they do and provide exceptional service. On the day of the wedding, Esme was on top of every detail. When we had to switch up our ceremony to be inside instead of outside due to the weather, she orchestrated the change without skipping a beat. The setup inside turned out just as stunning as the outside. Esme worked relentlessly all night so all we had to do was sit back and enjoy our day. At the end of the wedding, all of our friends and family couldn’t stop raving about how amazing everything had turned out; without Esme’s help that wouldn’t have been possible. She is extremely talented at what she does and will make your wedding day that much more special. Esme made us feel like we were more than just her clients but instead family and we couldn’t be more thankful for all of her amazing work. We Love you Esme! Sincerely, Jheraldine and Eloy

my husband and I selected a venue, we were informed that one of the requirements was to have a coordinator for the day of the wedding and Morais Winery had Bodamaestra in the list of their preferred vendors. I spoke to a few others over the phone but felt more comfortable with Esme not only because we were both Latinas but she is just a sweet person that made me feel so comfortable since our first conversation over the phone. On our first meeting, I realized that I not only needed a coordinator for the day of the wedding but I needed Esme! She gave me a list of things I did not think of before but were important. After our meeting, she helped with reminders and her website was a huge help to stay in track. During the wedding, she was very good about keeping to schedule and adapting accordingly. If you need a coordinator, Esme is the best, not only does she do an amazing job, but also super sweet and very professional.

hem into actual personal touches and real parts of our big day. She arranged face to face meetings and also did some things with me online to help make the process meet our busy schedule - she was flexible and able to draft up plans for us to feel organized and prepared. On the day of our wedding, she was so soooo helpful as I asked her for a ton of favors - last minute things here and there, to check on this or that, and check in with me throughout the event to make sure we were doing well with timeline and guests seemed happy, etc... We were so happy we had Esme there and we also truly appreciated her thoughtfulness and assistance from start to finish. We were so happy with how our wedding turned out and I very much attribute a lot of the success of the day to Esme, her work, and her assistant too!! Recommend this service highly to brides that are holding their event at their home (like we did on our family farm), are unsure or not confident about the whole planning a wedding process on their own or in general, or if they just want to point of contact throughout the event to manage various situations that almost always arise on wedding day! We really had a smooth and successful wedding day because of the coordinated and well thought and planned out work we did with Esme - we are so grateful!!

quality services at a great price, and she was easy to talk to, did not pressure me in any way, and was just wonderful to be around! I chose only day-of services, but was able to meet with Esme twice before the wedding. And Esme and I communicated on a regular basis via email. She was always accessible and easy to talk to! Esme got to know both me and my fiance and walked us through everything we would need to know for the big day. She provided software that made coordination of all the details very easy. She sent reminders of things I needed to do in the weeks leading up to the wedding. And she answered all of the questions I had as we got closer to the wedding. Esme & Malia both know what they are doing and made everything happen seamlessly. On my wedding day, I never once had to wonder what time it was or worry about what might need to happen next. I knew that Malia was taking care of everything. Esme & Malia truly made my wedding day perfect. I couldn't be more thankful, and I cannot recommend Bodamaestra more highly.

. Esme was recommended by another planner already booked. At first I wasn't sure it would be a good fit because neither my fiance nor myself are Hispanic, but we were having a multi-cultural and multi-lingual wedding and Esme was great at addressing those specific needs. Before the wedding, Esme was very organized, asked great questions to get us thinking, and knew tons of other good pros - when our DJ company went out of business, she found us a better DJ at a better price within days. That alone was worth booking her! On the day of, she did a good job overall with keeping us running on time. There were moments when none of us seemed to know what was happening though or her plan was a little off. For example, we woke up 20 minutes earlier than we needed to because her schedule had the wrong time for the hair and makeup team's arrival. Overall, the day went really smoothly and we were less stressed thanks to Esme.

rs of experience. At first we hesitated to hire an event planner because we did not know if we could afford it, but it was totally worth the price. Esme made sure that our month of wedding was stress free and even provided us with a website called Aisle Planner in order to upload our vendor contracts, wedding timeline, pictures etc. Because of this, we decided that it was worth the price. The best part of working with Esme is that she was very flexible, understood our needs and even was available to facetime in order to follow up. I would recommend the services because Esme is very easy to communicate with, and at no moment did she looked stressed, upset or worried. Keep in mind that our ceremony was outside, they called for 65% chance of rain and we only had less than 3 hours to set up. Nonetheless, everything went perfectly and it was a great wedding!

organized, thorough, detail-oriented, and did everything she could to make sure the day was absolutely perfect. She met with us several times over Skype (we live out of state) and in person when we were in town. She was extremely prompt in her responses and helped ensure that all vendors were on the same page. Her experience as a wedding planner is clear and evident and helped ensure that everything was perfect. All of our guests were impressed with her kindness and ability to make everyone feel calm and welcomed. Our wedding was special because everything happened in the same location: ceremony, cocktail, and reception were all at St Francis Hall. Esme did a fantastic job helping us plan and execute the most efficient way of flowing our guests and making the venue look its best. Everyone was extremely impressed with the organization and flow of our event. During setup, Esme took great care to make sure that the caterer and vendors knew exactly where they needed to be, and paid close attention to every detail. The fact that she speaks both English and Spanish perfectly was a godsend for us. We had several guests from Argentina who spoke little to no English so having Esme was perfect so that everyone felt comfortable and at home. It also helped my mum and I who, when we get a bit nervous, switch into Spanish without realizing it. No matter what we were saying, whether in English, Spanish, or just frantic motions, Esme understood us and was ready to help. We cannot thank her enough for everything she did to make our day more beautiful, memorable, and perfect than we ever could have imagined. Estuvo perfecto! I highly recommend Esme and BodaMaestra to every bride out there. Don’t even hesitate, it’ll be the best wedding decision you’ll ever make.

and enjoy our special day, they took good care of everything for us. Their ability to communicate in Spanish was also a plus.