Erika's Elegance

Erika was by far the best wedding planner! She was there for me prior to the start of the pandemic until my wedding day. When the pandemic hit she did an amazing job contacting all my vendors about my postponement. I don’t know what I would have done without her. She also does an amazing job coordinating the day of your wedding with her team. She focuses on you and only you. You will not regret hiring Erika! :)

We had such a great experience with Erika and her team! She was attentive, detail-oriented, and attentive from the moment we started working with her until the wedding day. She handled everything from our family and friends to the little details for the ceremony and reception setup. Erika and her team made my wedding day worth the two years of postponing.

Erika was my month-of wedding coordinator, and while she was my first, I'm still pretty sure she's the best. She handled LITERALLY everything, she was so professional yet fun, and nothing went wrong thanks to her. That's not to say things didn't try to go wrong -- she just handled everything without a glitch. And I'm talking big issues -- my wedding venue director was an absolute burning trashcan; I have no idea how she even handles getting dressed in the morning, and Erica handled her firmly and efficiently. Issues ranged from DOUBLE BOOKING my ceremony time to LOSING OUR OUTFITS from the bridal suite to just generally being an unpleasant monster, and Erica handled it all without letting me stress. I had like half a vision and she helped me form the rest--when I walked into the wedding hall, everything was totally, 100% perfect; and it wouldn't have been without her. Not to mention, she became my best friend for a month just by being hilarious, fun, and personable! So grateful to her!

Erika is more than an event planner, she becomes a part of your family. She is so talented and gifted as a wedding planner, you will not regret the decision to work with her. Erika planned my 200+ person wedding after two reschedules (COVID) and a number of pivots. I just got my pictures back and wow, it was more beautiful than even I remembered lol. I was in the clouds the entire day. Erika ALWAYS maintained a positive attitude and encouraged me throughout the process. I would say her superpower is her design eye and relationship building. Everyone in my family and every vendor that connected with her felt cared for and respected fully. She always went above and beyond to make my vision come to life. Do yourself a favor and hire Erika!

I have worked with Erika for about 3 years on multiple weddings at Avenue of the Arts Hotel in Costa Mesa. She is perfectly organize, has an incredible eye for design, and genuinely cares for each couple. I am fully confident that the wedding is smooth sailing when Erika is on board. When you hire her as a full planner, she goes above and beyond every step of the journey. She has the best team of assistants that are so welcoming and on top of the set up details. I highly recommend Erika for design and planning of your event!!

Erika was fantastic! She was a tremendous help from beginning to wedding date and through the wedding! She took care of everything, was very calm and collected, and helped us be calm and happy when we were stressed! she was fun, thoughtful, caring, and a pleasure to work with. She is the best in the business. Because of Erika, our wedding was great, smooth, and lots of fun. Thank you Erika.

Okay, it took me far too long to write reviews for all my wonderful wedding vendors. Erika is one of those wonderful people! Erika!!! I can't say enough wonderful things about the spunk she has, her patience, her kindness, her genuine and real advice. Erika was my first pick though booking a wedding with Avenue of the Arts. I liked her style on her website and I liked that she actually responded to me (that's a big one, LOL). Finally, we started emailing and talking, and I liked that she was soooooo easy to talk to. She still is! She is also really organized and commanding of a situation if you go off the rails (luckily, I didn't). She will steer you in the right direction by asking you what you want, never pressuring you to make a decision you don't want to make or telling you what you should do. Erika is a really busy gal with all the events and coordinating that she does, but she will make time for you. She always answered my questions within a timely manner, she always made sure to prioritize and organize the thoughts we had for our wedding. She is cordial and friendly and we could chat all day outside of wedding planning and prep - I love that about her! Pick Erika if you want someone friendly who will work with you, who feels like an old friend you are catching up with, and someone who has great style and suggestions for you when you are stumped!

we ran into Erika at a bridal expo. I was set on saving money and making my own flowers, but she worked with my budget at our flowers were amazing. She also does event planning and design/decor!