Dandelion Events

presence throughout our whole planning process and on our wedding day. She had so many perfect recommendations for our other vendors that exactly fit our budget and preferences, and we feel like with her help we were able to assemble our dream team. Since we wanted to mostly plan our wedding ourselves, her month-of-coordination package was the perfect fit – but we found that she helped much more than we had anticipated and it was much appreciated! Our wedding was absolutely perfect and went so smoothly on the day of, and Leslie was a huge part of this. We can’t recommend her highly enough.

ss. She was particularly helpful for the rehearsal and day-of coordination. Her assistant at the wedding, Heidi, went above and beyond to help with set-up and take-down. The whole wedding came together seamlessly thanks to Leslie and Heidi. I really appreciated having a neutral third party working for me throughout the process. I especially appreciated that Leslie helped create special moments for my husband and me throughout the wedding day (e.g., a moment alone with champagne after the ceremony, a moment alone before being announced at the dinner with all of the appetizers and our signature cocktails). My only critiques would be that she didn't pay as much attention to aesthetic details during the planning process as I would have liked and she wasn't always prompt in sending follow-up items we discussed. Overall, I had a wonderful experience working with Leslie and would definitely work with her again.

ng but amazing things to say about Leslie, for both her advance planning assistance and her day-of coordination. Throughout the entire process, Leslie was incredibly organized and proactive, making our lives easy. She was particularly helpful with her recommendations for various vendors (e.g., rentals, florals, photographers), recommendations on particular details (e.g., how to best to tweak lighting & floorplan for reception), communications with vendors (e.g., constant back-and-forth with a difficult shuttle company) and negotiations with certain venues (e.g., our Sunday brunch). She was also highly responsive to us as little things came up during the week of the wedding. However, all of this pales in comparison to what Leslie managed to pull off on the day of our wedding. A few hours before our wedding, our caterer's truck flipped over and the entire food plan was in jeopardy. Leslie moved heaven and earth to rectify the situation -- coordinating with not only the caterer, but with a variety of vendors in an all-hands-on-deck manner (e.g., she asked the florist to pick up a replacement wedding cake, for the rentals company to go buy back-up appetizers, etc.) Somehow, everything managed to be rectified, with only an hour delay for dinner being served (we just danced more beforehand!). Most importantly, Leslie handled all of this calmly and managed to hide this incredibly stressful situation from us and our families until the end of cocktail hour (we went through the entire ceremony & cocktail hour without realizing that this firestorm was going on in the background). Without an amazing planner like Leslie, this incident could have materially impacted our wedding -- instead, it was the wedding of our dreams. We truly could not recommend her more!

organized, incredibly calm (which was something even our family picked up on and appreciated), and very thoughtful and kind. Our calls and meetings with her always left us feeling less stressed than we had been before and confident about our decisions. Leslie also introduced us to our wonderful florist during a time when we were scrambling to find an available florist. In the week leading up to our wedding, Leslie responded to my daily text messages about last minute things that came up, from a dress fitting too loose 5 days before the wedding to how to best set up a guestbook station with polaroid cameras and have guests actually use the cameras to how to ensure an unplugged ceremony. I had many worries going into the wedding, and Leslie helped me resolve or feel better about all of them. And the night before the wedding, she even took a call from me at 9:30pm. On the day of the wedding, Leslie also made sure that everything ran super smoothly, even with all the last minute changes. I personally didn't see anything awry, and the day was perfect. I couldn't have asked for a better wedding day. Also, I later found out that Leslie's assistant was sick and Leslie had handled it all herself! Wow. Thank you Leslie!!!

absolute pro, has amazing recs, and keeps track of every little detail, while also maintaining a calm vibe (which is critical). Leslie helped our day flow beautifully on track, and the advice she gave made our event better than we could have ever imagined! We were so excited with how our day came out, and I know a huge part of that was thanks to Leslie. My mom even noticed her finding accommodations for older folks, and that she positioned key people (parents, grandparents), to be facing us during dinner. She was incredibly gracious in helping us reschedule our ~15 vendors due to covid. Leslie truly went above and beyond during our 2.5 yr planning process, and most importantly, on the big day when it finally arrived. We are so so grateful to have Leslie on our team to make our day stress-free and wonderful. Thank you Leslie!! If you're reading this, hiring Leslie will be the best wedding decision you can make :)

30 days+ service but felt like we had more support than expected. She gave great vendor recommendations, was very responsive in communication, and took initiative with planning and coordinating vendors. I had some specific decorating requests and she executed it flawlessly and improvised exactly the way I would have. Her advice along the way was reasonable and thoughtful. We loved working with her! Highly recommend!

feeling of you-don’t-know-what-you-don’t-know. But Leslie put us at ease every step of the way and helped keep the day (and all the planning leading up to it) calm, relaxing, fun, and meaningful. In a situation where we often didn’t even know what questions to ask, we always found peace knowing we were in her very capable hands. Leslie is incredibly responsive with great attention to detail, organization, and warmth and kindness. We found most of our venders through Leslie’s recommendations. Rather than providing an overwhelming vendor list up front, Leslie sent recommendations in batches so we knew what to focus on throughout the 10-ish months we worked together. As a result, we felt both like she was taking care of us throughout that whole time, and also that we knew we were on track. She was present and arrived early for every meeting/rehearsal/event, promptly reviewed and provided feedback on all our vendor contracts, and handled all the little details we could easily have forgotten. It was really a joy to have Leslie (and her wonderful colleague Heidi) there with us for the wedding. They were so positive and calm and allowed us to focus completely on enjoying the day. We can’t recommend Leslie highly enough. She is a pleasure to work with, and between her advice, recommendations, and suggestions, we are so glad she was a big part of our wedding!

e was a champion for us, understanding our vision and making it her mission to get all the vendors on the same page. I *highly* recommend bringing Leslie on for the big day. The month-of coordination package was even more than we could have hoped for. She went above and beyond throughout the entire planning process and ensured we didn't have to worry about a thing on the day of.

ary Institute of America at St Helena in August. She was calm, focused, and kept me on track throughout the entire wedding process. It brought me a lot of peace of mind knowing that she would be available to answer questions. I highly recommend Leslie. She makes the whole wedding planning process much more manageable. I recommend anyone to be looking for a wedding planner to find someone calm and organized, someone who looks out for your interests, and keeps you on schedule. There any many things in the wedding planning process that seem simple and straightforward at first glance, but when attempting to arrange them yourself, its a minefield of rabbit holes to get sucked into and I found myself stressed over things that in hindsight, were really not a big deal. Leslie really helped put everything in perspective and helped me stay organized! She made our wedding day run so incredibly smoothly--I felt like I could focus on our experience and did not have the worry at all about the rest of the event. Leslie was amazing and wonderful to work with!

anaged rental selections and oversaw every aspect of set up for our ceremony and reception at the San Francisco Film Centre. She is calm, organized and very kind - just the kind of person you need at a wedding. Can’t say enough good things about all she did to make our wedding worry-free and enjoyable.

s. My husband and I did most of the planning ourselves, and took real pride in having ownership of that process, but Leslie stepped in where we needed her to. She provided guidelines and tip sheets, suggestions, contract reviews, and vendor options. She was responsive to email and easy to get in touch with. It helped that she had worked with many of our other vendors in the past, and it's clear that she forms strong professional relationships with them-- truly everything felt seamless on the wedding day. At one point during the reception, she even came up and fixed part of my hair that had come undone without me even realizing-- Leslie definitely pays close attention to the details. We felt so comfortable with her and are so grateful for her support during the most important day of our lives!!

f coordinator, she was there to answer ALL of my questions through out the planning process from the moment we hired her. She was responsive, detail-oriented and SO, SO helpful. On the day of, I absolutely do not know how it would have happened without her. She was so kind, calm, and collected through our the whole process. She remembered everything and put everything we had planned into action better than I could have imagined. She helped make our wedding the most magical and beautiful day of our lives and we will always be grateful for that!

t her, she instantly put me at ease and I knew she was the perfect planner for our August 2017 rustic private farm wedding. Our wedding was going to have a lot of challenges being a little bit more off-the-grid than traditional wedding venues, so I wanted to be sure we were picking someone that could jive with that concept (tough amongst a ton of more formal/super fancy wine country planners out there). She herself got married on a farm so she already understood some of the challenges. We chose her month-of-plus package which was great as it included 2 site-visits (crucial for us as we were more or less starting from scratch turning the space into a venue), and no limits on calls and emails. She also coordinated our rental order which was extremely (!) helpful. Our wedding was fantastic and so fun, and my husband and I and our family were truly able to 100% enjoy and not worry about any details on the day of (priceless!) I didn't even really need to interact with Leslie on the day of, I totally trusted her, and she was just buzzing around taking care of everything and keeping it moving seamlessly. We couldn't have pulled this off without her and highly recommend her to anyone!

e planning process, she was someone who I could bounce ideas or concerns off of, ask for a recommendation or just be the voice of reason some times whether it was for me or for a family member. On the day of the wedding, I was expecting to feel stressed about every little detail, but Leslie and her assistant showed up and made sure that everything went seamlessly behind the scenes allowing me to relax and simply enjoy the day. She is calming, sincere and simply a joy to work with in every way. Thank you, Leslie!

u are looking for someone who will go above and beyond, be 1000% on top of everything, think of all the things ahead of time that would never occur to you, and be a massively calming presence on your big day, Leslie is the one - I couldn't recommend someone more!

etely perfect thanks to her hard work. She was technically a "day of" coordinator, but she worked with us for months before the big day. She was always quick to answer emails with my many questions, and always so professional, warm, and friendly. She took care of coordinating all of our vendors, made sure our decorations and leftover alcohol was transported from the venue to our car at the end of the night, and was on top of every detail from start to finish. I remember texting her during the wedding day to ask about something and she was already doing it! I felt so at ease on our wedding day because I knew I could trust her completely to make sure everything went as planned. I will recommend her to anyone I know looking for a fantastic wedding planner. I really can't say enough about how much my husband and I appreciated all of her work and attention to detail. Thank you Leslie!

verything you want in a wedding planner, calm, pleasant as pie (and for me that's as good as it gets), full of helpful tips, suggestions for cost effective decision, advice on making your celebration unique and special to you. Before this wedding, I thought wedding planners were for wealthy people who wanted an extravaganza. Now, I realize why everyone has started using them, they make your life (and wedding) better. They make you less crazy and allow you to enjoy a party that you probably spent a pretty penny on. So 4 cheers for wedding planners, and for Leslie!