Carolyn Wilson Weddings & Events

Carrie went above and beyond for our September 2012 wedding at the Bently Reserve in San Francisco. The day I met her I knew she was the planner for me! I knew almost exactly what I wanted for my wedding having a back round in event planning myself but I needed someone to help execute my vision and Carrie did that and more. Her attention to detail was impeccable! She was in contact with all my vendors throughout the whole process and made sure they were on top of everything every step of the way. She wrote up and executed the most impressive day of event timeline I have ever seen, (I believe it was something like 20 pages!) making sure I was where I needed to be and we stayed on schedule. The days leading up to the wedding I felt like I could relax knowing that Carrie was on top of it. I would highly recommend Carrie Wilson as a wedding planner or any event for that matter!

Carrie, you are a rock star!!! Carrie is the sole reason our wedding day turned out as beautiful as it did. Throughout the 1 year and 8 months long engagement, she was with us every step of the way, from looking at table linens to creating a day of timeline that ran absolutely smooth. Working with a slightly difficult vendor? No problem! Carrie stepped in and took over seamlessly to make sure that what we ultimately wanted happened. She kept detailed notes and put so much time into making sure that everything was in line. I am an overly detailed person and Carrie is my long lost twin! On top of being an amazing coordinator and the professional pieces that come along with that, she is fun, has a great sense of humor, and everyone in our wedding loved her! She went above and beyond anything I could have ever imagined from a wedding coordinator. A lot of our wedding was DIY, so I had a ton of left over material and random accents that I picked up along the way thinking they’d be cute but didn’t have the slightest clue how to incorporate them. Carrie told us to bring all of that with us on our wedding day and she’d use them where she could. My first thought? “Ummm, ok lady. Good luck working in these random pieces to a pretty planned out décor without it looking random. And these shaggy pieces of burlap? Aren’t these just garbage?” Oh man. I have never been so wrong in my life. She turned those extra pieces into a work of art all throughout our wedding!!! And I thought I was creative. Psh. In addition to orchestrating a beautiful day that LOOKED good, she also wanted us to FEEL good. She made sure that on the day of the wedding my only job was to relax with my bridesmaids and family. In fact, while us girls were all getting ready I tried to bring in some martini glasses that needed to be assembled and she asked my nephew to take them away from me, telling me that my only job was to have fun (but also giving me the option of assembling them if I needed something to distract my mind). I kindly let me nephew take them out of the room and went back to sipping mimosas with my girls. Carrie is gifted when it comes to listening to your vision, while offering her own ideas to build upon it and take it to the next level. I would not consider Carrie a "vendor" after this experience with her, but rather a friend. If you are looking for that one person who will coordinate your event like no other can, stop looking and go with Carrie. You will NOT be disappointed. You only get one shot at this day so I cannot stress enough that having that one steady person to organize all of your thoughts and the chaos of planning is a necessity to be able to relax and take in every precious moment of the actual day.