Elise Events & Design.

The absolute best decision of our entire wedding was having Elise as our planner. She provided great communication through the entire process. Her knowledge of vendors and everyone she connected us with was great. Her experience really showed and she was very thorough. She was personable yet professional and I felt comfortable trusting her through the many decisions that come with planning. She brought great personal touches and made the day unforgettable. I would hire Elise and her team to do my wedding again and again without hesitation.

I had the pleasure of working with Brannan Events as my full-service wedding planner and I cannot say enough good things about the entire experience. Elise and Michael are the absolute best! They planned my wedding in 9 months and made the entire process fun and enjoyable. Hiring them was the best decision I made. I interviewed 4 different event planners and chose Brannan Events because I connected with Elise the best. She is incredibly sweet and super easy to talk to. We told her our budget and she made us feel confident that she could stay within our means and still deliver the wedding of our dreams, and that she did! Wedding planning can be very intimidating, especially for someone like me who didn’t initially have a clear vision of what I wanted. But Elise and Michael took time to get to know my husband and I and understand our style and preferences so they could provide valuable insight and creative suggestions to make our wedding unique and special. They coordinated every aspect of our wedding, from creating our wedding website, sending and tracking our RSVP’S, to designing and executing our entire wedding weekend. They do it all! Their expertise in handling vendors, contracts and budgets allowed us to relax and enjoy the lead up to our big day without any stress. They truly put their hearts and souls into making our wedding day a reflection of our love story. The entire weekend was a dream come true. Thank you for making it the most memorable experience of our life!

My wife and I agree-- the best decision we made about our wedding (after choosing each other) was working with Elise. Despite all the stresses weddings can bring, we felt assured that Elise were on top of things. Things we appreciated about her: -She took time to understand our vision on both a macro and micro level -Took time to know our famillies and what they valued in a ceremony -Incredibly creative and thoughtful about all elements of design -So accommodating to meeting/talking around our schedule I am very biased, but I think we had the best wedding ever. We thank Elise for it :)

I hired Elise and her team to do my last-minute large Indian engagement party at Filoli and I am so incredibly lucky to have worked with her. I only started planning the event a couple of months beforehand and even though so many vendors were already booked for that day Elise managed to put together an amazing team of florists, caterers, decor, musicians, etc. The event turned out even better than I had imagined and it is all due to Elise. Elise is absolutely incredible to work with and she manages to make even the most large-scale intricate processes seem easy. Here are a few highlights of my experience working with her: - Creativity: I really wanted to wow my guests at the event and Elise is an incredibly creative person and within 5 minutes of brainstorming she is able to come up with wildly creative ideas. She will come up with design ideas that are truly unique (for seating charts, drink walls, etc.) that your guests will not have seen anywhere else. Her designs are truly bespoke. - Attention to detail: Elise will go to venues and vendor showrooms with a tape measure in hand and she maps out layouts with precision so there are no surprises and she makes sure to make the best use of any venue space Sustainability - Having a sustainable event mattered a lot to me but at the same time I didn't want to massively increase costs and Elise was able to do that for me Great attitude: Elise is one of the calmest people I have ever met and she is definitely a soothing presence which is great when you are dealing with event planning stress. Also she is really great about listening to what you want and working hard to achieve it. Lots of planners will try to push their own aesthetics onto their clients but Elise is absolutely incredible at listening to your vision and then working to make it happen. She is an absolute dream to work with.

We hired Elise and her team for their coordinating services. We were expecting to get help coordinating vendors and making sure the day went smooth but we got so much more! Elise and her team were very thorough and organized in gathering the details of our wedding to help us execute our special day. We had several meetings with Elise and team prior to the wedding, Elise helped provide recommendations for vendors and even provided some decor that we were missing. Working with Elise was one of the best decisions I made for my wedding, her team made our wedding day go by so smoothly. We HIGHLY recommend Elise and Brannan Events!!

Elise led the entire design and production of our fall wedding in Sunol, CA. All our friends & relatives say it’s one of the most beautiful weddings they’ve ever been to! Since my venue came with a day-of-coordinator / event manager, I wasn’t sure whether it was worthwhile to hire an additional planner leading up to the event. I can tell you ELISE IS SO, SO WORTH IT! Elise helped source and manage all our vendor briefings (i.e., the flowers needed to fit the color scheme, on site visit for the rentals, phone calls, etc.), stayed on top of the contracts and payments, and also provided much needed expertise on just HOW to pull off a beautiful and fun wedding in general. Elise’s day-of timeline and floorpan were SO handy for everyone: we used these repeatedly in the days leading up to and during the reception. Elise also had AMAZING creative ideas to design a meaningful and personalized event - like our travel theme, beautiful luggage tag seating card display, and advice on how to think about the space and directing the eyes to certain areas. She is hard working, responsive, and organized - HIGHLY recommend!

Elise was our planner for our garden minimony in August 2020 and Napa welcome party + wedding celebration weekend in 2021. Reflecting back a year later, we could not have imagined our special day without her! She was an absolute joy to work with--organized, efficient, great taste, and a strong communicator. What stands out most, however, is her calm and kind demeanor under pressure. Our wedding was originally scheduled for June 2020 and was postponed first due to COVID and then because our venue burned down during CA wildfire season. Elise remained calm and collected as we pivoted from a 200+ person wedding to an 11 person backyard ceremony and 120+ person welcome party + reception a year later. More importantly, Elise is an incredibly empathetic person and really took the time to get to know us and help me work through the changes both logistically and emotionally. I was so touched by her ability to creatively tie our minimony and reception together--from ensuring we could have similar florals (the same bouquet in different sizes at each event) to featuring photos from our minimony at the reception (shot by the same photographer) to working with a designer to create a crest that tied in garden and vineyard elements together for our wedding dat stationary, she made us and our wedding feel so incredibly special. Her thoughtfulness was further evidenced by her care/commitment to ensuring we were able to create a variety of menus for our guests' varying dietary restrictions including omnivores, vegetarians, vegans, as well as some allergies. Elise is able to execute a variety of aesthetics at a high level--from garden (our minimony) to farm house (our welcome party) to traditional glam (our reception) and the many other styles she features in her gallery. This is in part due to her fantastic and versatile network of vendors (who were also all fantastic). She was able to coordinate a number of phone calls and conducted a final walk through herself as the day approached given that we live on the other side of the country. And couple would be so lucky to work with Elise. We are already excited to connect with her again for anniversary & family celerations!

I work in the wedding industry, so I know some wedding planners can be awesome, and some, well, not so much... So when it came to my own wedding day, I already knew a handful of planners I trusted. I went with Elise because of her focus on sustainability, which is so important to me, and I'm so so glad I did! Thanks to Elise, I was able to actually relax and enjoy the day. She took care of everything with grace and I could not be happier. Best decision I made! If you hire her, she will take such good care of you and all your guests. You will not regret it!

Elise was our planner for our Napa wedding in September of 2022. Her and her team are absolutely amazing. Elise is such a down to earth and calming presence that any bride needs by her side. She helped us do a full buildout at a home in Calistoga, CA and made sure we had all the design elements in place as well as all of the logistical elements no bride wants to hear about (generators, kitchen buildout, shuttle capabilities, etc). She helped us allocate all of our vendors and kept in constant communication with them to make sure the day of was perfection. The entire day was magic. We wouldn't have been able to have our wedding without her and I couldn't recommend her enough.

We cannot say enough amazing things about Elise. We hosted our wedding in a space that had never been used as an event venue and not only did Elise bring our vision to life — it was better than we had even imagined it. She was with us every step of the way, kept us organized and even keeled. We would recommend her to anyone and in the meantime will be dreaming up other parties we can throw, just to have a reason to work with her again.

Elise is an absolutely amazing amazing wedding planner. Our very large wedding was scheduled for May 2020 so we got a very large shock 2 months before the wedding. Elise helped us navigate the entire rescheduling process so seamlessly. She was there to communicate with vendors and the venue and to provide a supportive and empathetic ear. She helped us reschedule to a year out which, unfortunately, with the ongoing pandemic, we were not able to have because of restrictions in San Francisco. We then planned a very small intimate wedding at a completely different venue and she helped so much in organizing and coordinating all that. It was magical and perfect and it was all because of Elise. Elise basically helped us plan 3 weddings! She is incredibly creative and has wonderful ideas. Weddings are complicated and a lot of work and having Elise helps so so so much. Could have honestly not done it without her.

Elise is a wonderful wedding planner and we are so glad we hired her for full-service planning for our wedding. She is super creative and delivered everything we expected. She made our special day care-free and we couldn't recommend her enough.

Elise is fantastic. We knew right away she was the planner for us. She was so attentive to every detail and kept us organized from day 1 right up through the wedding day. We felt we could trust her to understand and bring to life our wedding vision and she did just that and more. She brought her positive energy to all she did and it shone through in the finished product: our wedding went seamlessly and we couldn't have done it without her. All the other vendors we worked with enjoyed working with her as well. We highly recommend her—you will love working with her if you get the chance to!

Elise is the best, there's no way our wedding would have been as perfect as it was without her. Everything from working with the vendors we chose to sourcing new vendors that were not even on the venue's preferred list, she knew what we wanted and helped us achieve it. She also read through our contracts and joined vendor calls to make sure we weren't being taken advantage of. We had done phone screenings with several wedding planners before talking to Elise and we thought they could all get the job done, but after about 5-10 minutes into our intro call my wife (fiance at the time) and I looked at each other and nodded in confirmation that she's the one. She was the only one who sounded interested in us and what we wanted for our wedding, and after choosing her it's clear that interest was genuine. I will be recommending Elise to any of my friends who get engaged in the area, she is an absolute joy to work with. While I may be biased since it was my wedding day, her excellence and professionalism were confirmed when most vendors sang her praises and asked to work together again in the future.

Elise at Brannan Event’s I cannot begin to say enough about Elise. To say we couldn’t have done it without Elise seems somewhat cliché but is nothing short of the truth. We were blessed to contract with Elise for my daughters wedding in Yosemite. We were completely at ease the moment we met with Elise. We knew she would be the one we could lean on and she would take care of every detail which would enable us to enjoy the wedding planning process and create a spectacular day. Elise is not only a joy to work with she is extremely professional, very organized, and has a natural creative talent. Elise listened and worked with the bride’s vision and because of Elise’s creative ideas we implemented it made for a perfect day. Never once did I worry that something wouldn’t get done as I knew Elise was on it. If I could suggest only making one investment for your event it would be to hire Elise at Brannan Event’s!

If there was such thing as a wedding fairy godmother, Elise would be that to us for our wedding process. She was the glue for our wedding. Not only is she organized, punctual, and very easy to work with, but you can also tell that wedding planning is her passion and joy. Throughout our wedding planning journey, she was instrumental in letting us know our timeline of when we should make decisions. She helped us find vendors that she already had relationships with, but also encouraged us to hire vendors that she hadn’t worked with. When people would ask me how wedding planning was going, I’d say, its pretty fun since we have Elise to do all the heavy lifting! On the day of our wedding, there was a misunderstanding with our transportation. Elise took charge and was able to work with our bus driver to keep the transportation on schedule. The best part about this was that I didn’t find out about this misunderstanding until the next day. This was the exact reason we hired Elise- to coordinate the wedding itself and wrangle the vendors so I could enjoy my day as the bride. In short, Elise is nothing but exceptional at her job. If you are on the fence about hiring a wedding planner, without hesitation I would say to hire Elise. You wont regret it!

Elise Brannan was the best thing to happen to our wedding! From the moment we got engaged I knew I was going to need some major help. By chance in connecting with another bride, she highly recommended her planner Elise Brannan -- Brannan Events. The moment I checked out Elise's work bells went off!! We connected and met in person AND immediately clicked. She nailed my vision to a T and more!! She knows her stuff and I would trust her with my life!! She truly became family to us. Elise was our planner from the very beginning - until the most magical day of our lives. And I wasn't kidding when I said she became family, my parents have also hired her as my sister's planner as well. Elise is professional, reliable, and extremely talented. We will never be able to thank her enough for putting together the most amazing wedding for us!!! (Gardener Ranch 10.20.18)

I have nothing but amazing things to say about Elise. We went with her “month of coordination plan” and it was the BEST decision we made toward our wedding. We met many times over the year. She helped me keep on track and was a knowledgeable resource that I loved bouncing ideas off of. She has an comprehensive tool called Aisle Planner that helps you stay on track. It has a detailed timeline. It also helps you organize your guest list, budget, contacts and everything wedding related you can imagine. Aisle Planner also allows you to post inspiration boards to share with you florist, bridesmaids and Elise. The month before the wedding I was able to hand over everything to her. She coordinated with all of our vendors, created a detailed timeline, ran our rehearsal, and executed the best day of our lives. My friends and family that interacted with her we’re blown away by her professionalism, charisma, and ability to stay calm under pressure. Months later I am still getting compliments on how amazing she was. Overall and most importantly the day of our wedding we were able to relax. Planning a wedding is overwhelming and I honestly could not have done it without her.

We hired Elise as our Month of Coordinator and she truly made the month(s) leading up to our wedding stress free and organized. She made herself available for site visits, tastings and questions–she offers you all of her wedding expertise and industry connections! As soon as we handed off the details (and there were a lot!), a huge weight was lifted, we knew Elise had it under control!! Not to mention how flawlessly she executed our wedding–from the rehearsal, to the decorations to the ceremony to keeping everyone on track with the timeline. We did not have to worry about a thing and our day went off flawlessly. Elise is a wonderful person inside and out, you are in good hands :)

This review is long overdue as we're approaching our one year anniversary, but it is well deserving! Elise is amazing! I hired her for day of services and I felt comfortable with her from the moment I met her. She made this wedding planning stuff seem so simple and eased my mind! She is extremely detail oriented and I knew my vision was in capable hands. Our venue looked just as I had invisoned it and Elise and her assistant kept everything running smoothly and on time. If there was a problem I never knew about it because they handled everything. If you're second guessing hiring a wedding planner or day of coordinator I would say DO IT, there's nothing like being stress free on your big day! Thank you Elise for making our dreams come true!!

I found Elise on The Knot and while looking through her portfolio I was really impressed with her styled photo shoot Love at the Lighthouse. I hired Elise one year before my wedding for Design, Planning and Coordination. I was starting to feel stuck in the planning process I was having trouble reserving a room block for guests and setting up a wedding website. Elise started with my concerns right away and helped me feel like everything was under control. Elise always had an upbeat positive attitude which I appreciated especially when I was feeling stressed out. She was always happy to take my phone calls and meet with me in person which I loved. Elise knows the best vendors in the Bay Area and helped us choose a group of very talented people to execute our wedding. I had so much fun picking out the invitation suites, linens and so much more with Elise. She truly understood our vision and kept us on track every step of the way. Elise’s husband Michael helped at our wedding and every time I needed something I turned around and he was there to help, it was incredible! He is so supportive of Elise and they make a great team! After working with Elise for a year on the wedding day it felt like I had a friend by my side not just a wedding planner. I highly recommend Brannan Events, Elise did a beautiful job planning our wedding and I wouldn’t have been so prefect without her!

Please know that as outrageously positive what I’m going to say seems, it doesn’t’ even begin to describe how important Brannan Events / Elise was to my wedding. Elise took my (tight by Bay Area standards) wedding budget and helped me create (okay she really created it with minimal input from me) the most wonderful experience for me and my guests. Before I hired Elise, I was pretty much having panic attacks every few days – and we were well over a year out. She swooped in, took it all off my plate, and made sure that everything got done in the most supportive, thoughtful, and efficient way. I was obscenely busy going into wedding planning, and Elise helped all of the planning get done, and connected me with the most amazing vendors to really round out my wedding! I am not the most creative person, I roughly know what I like, what I don’t like, have favorite colors and had a vision for an overall vibe. I gave Elise that little bit of information, and she created a fabulous experience. Going into the final stretch, there was virtually no stress on me, Elise had it all handled. If anything went wrong during that last month, I really didn’t hear about it. Day of, everything went smoothly, I was happy, my husband was happy, everyone was happy!! I can honestly say that Elise made my wedding experience the best it could possibly be, and I highly recommend her for all your event planning and coordination needs. I miss our emails and phone calls and can’t wait to get coffee the next time she is free in the valley!!

What a treasure Elise is! She is outgoing, has great ideas, was always able to work around my busy schedule to be there when I needed her advice or opinions. Most importantly she is great at her job! We hired her to be our Month of planner, and she did an amazing job! She worked with all of our vendors to take care of the little details as we were getting busy with other aspects of the event. She developed a great day of schedule, helped me secure last minute stuff and help adress and solve some last minute issues. For the rehearsal and day of she(and her team) were rock stars. They were there when I needed them without feeling like they were always in my space. She made game time decisions knowing what our main goals for the wedding were to make sure that those goals were reached. Most importantly she made our day perfect!

I don't think I could've honestly planned my wedding without the help of Elise. She was THE BEST decision my husband and I made. Although we couldn't go for her full-planning package (due to our wedding budget), I felt like that was what we got- Elise was ALWAYS available and was such an amazing resource from the day we decided to go with her up until the day of the our wedding. I seriously LOVE her. She went above and beyond and thoroughly exceeded all expectations we had for a wedding planner. Elise made everything so easy for us and we didn't even live in the same city! She was at least an hour away from us, but we knew we had to have her after we spoke to her the first time. Elise has an amazing eye for design, an enthusiastic energy that is unmatched and such a genuine love for all her clients. At one point of my planning, some things were starting to fall through and Elise MADE SURE we got what we wanted. You can definitely count on her and her team all throughout your wedding planning. She is by far, the best person for the job; I already started pushing my friends to hire her and they're not even engaged yet! :)

You make a lot of decisions through the wedding planning process, hands down the best decision we made was working with Elise! Professionally Elise is exceptionally reliable, organized, trustworthy, and goes above and beyond y every turn! Her taste and aesthetic recommendations are simply impeccable. Thanks to Elise and her team I can honestly say that I did not have 1 concern or stressor on the day of our wedding. Everything fell into place seamlessly and my husband and I were able to enjoy every minute of pure happiness, knowing that Elise had our backs at every turn! Personally Elise is the kind of relatable person who immediately puts you at ease. Her reassurance and kindness were particularly of value when she completely went to bat for us (when she didn’t have to) amongst problems and frustrations with our caterer. I could not recommend Elise and the entire Brannan Events team more. She is a breathe of fresh air in the events industry and truly is in the business for all of the right reasons ! If I can say something to anyone looking for a wedding coordinator or planner it is HIRE BRANNAN EVENTS! They will be the best decision you make.

We hired Elise as our Day of Coordinator and I am so happy we found her! She is so sweet, thoughtful and I thoroughly enjoyed every call, email and meeting I had with her. She is very organized, responsive and she was always asking the right questions and made sure we had everything covered before the big day. On the day of our wedding, Elise and her husband Mike made sure everything was set up how we had discussed and she made it look beautiful. They made the day go by without any bumps and we seriously owe it to them. Also, our family and friends mentioned how friendly there were so that made me happy to hear! They really did an amazing job and I would highly recommend hiring them!

If I could give Elise 10 stars I would. She is incredible at what she does. I booked her two years before we got married and she was wonderful from day one. Responsive, affordable, patient, informative, calming, ON TOP OF IT! She knows what she is doing. She met with me multiple times before the wedding and spoke with me so much via text and on the phone, I honestly could not have done it without her. She guided me through the whole process and made is so much easier (because it can be extremely overwhelming). She was great with our bridal party and all of our guests. She took charge at the rehearsal and told everyone what they needed to be doing, everyone kept commenting on how good she was and not to mention SWEET. She is SO nice, she oozes with kindness. She is confident and knows how to organize a lot of people with different personalities at different levels at one time, all the while keeping her cool. I heard some of our drunk guests were rude to her (so sorry Elise!!) and she handled it so well (I didn't know until after the wedding, someone mentioned it to me). She kept me calm, cool and collected the whole time (and so did Michael...thank you Michael!). I would 100% recommend you hire Elise. I wish I had hired her for the whole planning package in hind-site. I just did day of planning and it was A LOT to handle with a full time job. I am a control freak and a perfectionist and I just couldn't give that up in the beginning, but looking back... Elise is just as detail oriented and is so creative and communicative. She would have nailed it and saved me a few melt downs. HIRE HER. NOW. DO IT. Thank you Elise <3

Elise and Michael were very invaluable with my wedding, especially during the rehearsal and day of. I felt like I was able to enjoy the day and not worry about small details because of the amazing timeline that was created and their attention to detail. Elise also worked very well with the vendors I had and made sure to keep in communication with them and keep them updated, especially our photographers. Elise was also able to handle any issue that came our way and got it handled quickly and professionally including get the correct chairs we ordered delivered after a mistake was made by the vendor. I do not what I would have done without Elise and Michael on the big day and am so glad they were there with all their support and to make the day go smoothly.

As a venue owner, we encounter many wedding planners and designers. Elise is far and away one of the best we have had the pleasure of working with. Elise has a warm, outgoing personality and excellent planning and design skills. Her attention to detail and personal involvement made the bride and groom's events go off without a hitch. For brides looking for a planner who will alleviate all of your stress and handle every detail so you can enjoy every moment of your event, I would highly recommend Elise!

Brannan Events & Floral Design planned my daughter's wedding! It was a wonderful day for my entire family. We were thrilled with the overall vision and execution of the designs. From the smallest details to the biggest logistical challenges, everything was handled with professionalism, courtesy and fun!!! I would highly recommend Brannan Events to anyone in need of a true planning partner.

When my wife and I first got engaged she’d mentioned hiring Elise, and at the time I was unsure if wedding coordination was necessary or not. Looking back, I cannot thank my wife enough for hiring Brannan events. There are so many moving pieces with weddings, a ton of decision making and in general, they’re lot of work. Elise and her husband Michael allowed my wife and I to fully enjoy our wedding without a single worry. Out of all the event companies I’ve worked with (I do Videography for weddings on the side), I’ve never seen such a great duo! They were accomodating, professional, had a ton of energy, and had no problem handling everything from start to finish. If we didn’t have them on our big day, I don’t know what we would’ve done. Thank you Elise and Michael for making our day unforgettable!

Is it weird that after my wedding, all I could think about was how badly I wanted to stay friends with my wedding planner? Who cares, it’s true. Elise was the very first person we hired for our wedding, and it was honestly the best decision we made in the planning process. We knew Elise was the planner for us immediately. Her positive energy and can-do attitude was infectious. You could instantly tell that she and her husband loved what they do, and that was really important to us when choosing the people that would be around us on our wedding day. She is an effortless problem solver-- every time we came up with a crazy wild idea that was out of reach for whatever reason, she would immediately come up with creative ways that would make our dreams work. We can be pretty indecisive people, and Elise was amazing at encouraging and helping us with every decision so we could meet planning deadlines in a timely manner. She made sure that we kept to our budget, which was super important to us from the beginning. She was consistently available and communicative—during the peak periods of the planning process, I would sometimes receive multiple emails from her on a daily basis. I LOVED IT. Her calm attitude was a godsend during every bridal meltdown that I had over the past year, especially on my wedding day. All I had to do was tell Elise what I wanted… and POOF! It would happen. I would send her emails asking, “Did we get the thing that I wanted? Did we confirm that ‘blah blah’ was happening?” and she would be like, “Oh! That’s done. Confirmed it last week.” I remember hearing our pianist play from the ceremony space during our First Look, and thinking to myself, “Oh! The band got here already? And they’re in position? AND I DIDN’T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING?” As a bride, I cannot tell you how much of a blessing it was to have a planner that I trusted on my wedding day. All I had to worry about was getting dressed and practicing my vows—and even that was enough to send my heart racing! If I had to worry about the vendors, caterers, officiants, florists, photographers, etc etc ON TOP of all the family members and pressure of my wedding… I don’t know what I would have done. Thanks to Elise and her ANGEL of a husband/assistant extraordinaire Michael, I was able to absorb all the splendor of my wedding day with the least stress possible. NOT TO MENTION: My wedding was only a week ago, and all of my guests still won’t shut up about how gorgeous and detailed the décor and production was. Everything was planned out and ordered to the perfect detail, and I wish I could take the credit. But I can’t, because Elise is a natural at what she does and any bride would be lucky to have her.

My stepdaughter got married this past weekend and the entire weekend went off without a hitch. It was a destination-wedding weekend, including four planned events with guests coming in from all over the world. I say it went off with out a hitch as if this was an effortless event, which it was for my family. This is only because we worked with Elise and Mike of Brannon Events! Elise and Mike worked tirelessly all weekend to ensure that every detail, plan, and event flowing into the next, was carried out flawlessly. There is so much that goes into planning a wedding. A year of preparation (for us), scouting venues, finding the right caterer and photographer just to name a few. They were there every step of the way. In the end, Elise and Mike executed on every detail perfectly which resulted in an exceptional weekend for me and my family. Aside from all of the technical support, Elise and Mike were emotionally supportive as well, which was so comforting. They are not only amazing at their jobs but truly genuine people. There are not enough words for me to describe my gratitude to both of them for all the hard work that they did. It was a fabulously beautiful, stress free weekend, which we were all able to enjoy from start to finish. As a mother I was really able to cherish the love between my stepdaughter and her now husband because I knew we were in good hands. I have three other children and I would not consider making a wedding for them without using Elise & Mike! A must for any couple considering getting married.

Elise is an amazing person to work with. She handles all the details and handles them beautifully! She planned a wedding I was a part of this past weekend and the event was by far the most beautiful wedding I have been to. Somehow, Elise was on top of everything and not a single detail fell through the cracks. She handled all the vendors, all the setup, and all the timing. No matter the situation she was understanding, empathetic, professional and made sure everyone felt heard. She was so supportive of the bride and groom through the whole process and you can tell she truly cares. I hope I can work with Brannan Events when I the the knot.

Where do I even start? If I could give 10 stars for Brannan Events I would in a heartbeat! Elise and Michael were hands down the reason why my husband and my wedding was a huge hit and ran FLAWLESSLY. From the moment we got engaged, I knew there was absolutely no way we could plan our wedding alone...and when I found Elise, I knew she would be the first and only coordinator I’d meet with. Elise’s calming nature, bubbly personlity, and years of experience in the Wedding industry immeditely sealed the deal. My husband and I got hitched at Ravenswood Historical Site in Livermore, CA. We signed on with Elise for the month-of coordination, and let me tell you, she was incredible the whole way through! During the month of coordination, Elise was there for us 110%. She answered any and all questions that came to mind, and her responses were immediate. When we asked about using different vendors, Elise sent us more than enough options, (well before our wedding), willing and ready to reach out and give a hand wherever need be. Not only did she go with me to finalize the last minute details and decisions with my vendors, she also helped me make some really tough decisions when I was stuck and I’m so thankful for that! On our Wedding day, I didn’t feel stressed one bit, which I feel is rare given how many brides I’ve talked to this past year. I felt happy, relaxed, and very excited! Looking back, I immediately recognize Elise for all of that, including the absolute success of our wedding. All her hard work, support and comfort leading up to and during our wedding spoke volumes. I still have guests telling me how fun our wedding was, and how beautiful everything turned out. I cannot tell everyone how much it means to have someone by your side for YOU on the most special day of your life. Elise was that for us. She had our backs leading up to our wedding, on the day of, and even after. She provided to us so much more than I can even put into words on this review, but I want everyone to know that Elise and Michael are rock stars! Absolute professionals at what they do! -Natalie & Jeff MacKinnon

I hired Elise as our Day of Coordinator. Elise is so kind and thoughtful, it was like working with a friend I'd known much longer. She's organized, detailed, and always responsive. I had some sporadic questions and she was always willing to give ideas and advice which was very helpful. Elise and Mike made sure the set up of our ceremony/reception went perfectly and kept us all on track through the evening. Everything went off without a hitch and we couldn't have been happier! My friends/family commented on how nice and helpful Elise and Mike were the day of the wedding, which just assured what I already knew. I was so thankful to have someone I trusted on site who knew my vision/plan to set up the details I brought and receive everything from the vendors, it looked perfect. I definitely recommend hiring a Day of Coordinator, it alleviates that stress from you and/or putting it on a friend or family member so they can enjoy the day with you. Elise and Mike did an amazing job!

You should hire this company for your wedding! We chose Elise for our flowers for our wedding this past June and we were thrilled with the end result. Even throughout the planning process, she was extremely helpful, kind, and went above and beyond to assure us that she would do a great job, and she did! We went back and forth through email with pictures and descriptions, and I felt great about everything she was doing for our wedding. She really encouraged participation and input from us, which I greatly appreciated! I was being pretty particular for the type of bouquets I wanted (almost too picky), and she exceeded my expectations for them! She did an amazing job bringing my visions to life and made beautiful bouquets for me and my bridesmaids. Not only were those amazing, she also made lovely floral arrangements for both our ceremony site and our reception. We went with a coral/cream color combo and she really made it look great with the flower arrangements she put together for our centerpieces and other tables. Super classy, elegant and stunning! I could go on much longer about how awesome she is and what a wonderful job she did! She even battled a major traffic backup on her way to the wedding, and still got everything looking amazing on time! Definitely go with Brannan Events and Floral Design for all your floral, arrangement, and planning needs for your wedding. Seriously, you will be so pleased! Thank you Elise, you rock!!!

We had a great day. Everything was perfect. Hard to imagine; I know, but it was, and if we did not get a wedding planner to help us, we would have been stressed out, sweating the small stuff, and running, running, and running some more. We would not have even had a chance to enjoy the day. All of the guests said it was first class, all the way. We had a GREAT time! So now the credit. Elise (our wedding planner) found the perfect location, found the perfect food, and she was there running, running, running so we didn't have to. Everything was worth every penny. Simply amazing.

We absolutely couldn't have pulled off our wedding without Down Buchanan Road! Elise was instrumental from beginning to end, from helping us craft our initial vision, to executing every last beautiful detail! Our day was chock-full of complicated logistics (for one, the sky dumped buckets of rain on us!), but Elise was the image of composure and professionalism, putting us all at ease. We had the most beautiful, UNFORGETTABLE day thanks to Elise's expertise!

Elise, with Down Buchanan Road, did an incredible job easing the stress and bringing thoughts and ideas to my attention that I hadn't thought to consider. She gave me the confidence to know I could relinquish control to her and truly enjoy our wedding day from beginning to end. Elise has a good eye for detail and did a great job adding additional decorative touches that aided in the overall setting. She also remained composed and professional, not once appearing overwhelmed by last minute changes and adjustments that needed to be made. Elise is knowledgeable and capable of answering any questions or concerns that arise. I am glad I chose Down Buchanan Road's services for our wedding day!

Elise is fantastic! We hired her for the month-of-coordination, and I'm so glad we did! Since we had already hired all of our vendors and planned the "big picture," I thought we didn't need a coordinator. However, I had no clue how to plan the little details, make a day-of schedule, or manage the vendors. That's where Elise came in. She was super accommodating to our needs and was able to roll with the inevitable last minute mishaps without batting an eye. She was able to take our general decor ideas and make them a beautiful reality. She is super organized and just an overall good person to work with. She's the person you want behind the scenes! She will make your wedding unforgettable.

Can't say enough great things about Elise and her company, Down Buchanan road! Not only was she able to help me pull off my dream wedding (in under 4 weeks!!) but she helped me find our venue, go dress shopping, put together a budget, did all of our floral design and was able to coordinate with all if our vendors! I would highly recommend her and her services to anyone looking to have a gorgeous and stress free wedding! If I had any questions she was there to answer them or talked to someone who knew the answers. I wasn't a bridezilla because I had nothing to worry or freak out about. Thank you Elise for the wedding I always wanted !!