5 out of 5 stars and 22 reviews Best of Weddings (1x).
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(22)San Diego, Temecula, Orange County, Los Angeles, Travel
About this vendor
Kristana Marie Events is a wedding planning company that focuses on building & celebrating relationships. We want to get to know who you are individually and as a couple so that we can create a day that feels truly your own. We want your wedding to be a beautiful reflection of the uniqueness that is YOU! Kristana Marie Events truly encourages our couples to feel freed by the fact that with weddings, anything goes! The items that are most important to you are most important to us. We will never try to make you feel as though your wedding should be a certain way; we want it to be perfectly, authentically you. Let's have some fun!
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Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Planning
Planning
- Budgeting
- Destination Wedding Planning
- Full Service Wedding Planning
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Engagement Party
- Rehearsals & Parties
- Engagement Party
- Rehearsal Dinner
- Wedding
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Reviews
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Kristana is an absolutely amazing coordinator! We hired her for her day of coordination which starts 8 weeks prior to the wedding date. She was so responsive and her experience mad...
e it so easy leading up to the wedding. She had a detailed schedule and made sure everything ran so smoothly. Our special day was beyond perfection because of her team. She is so skilled and will make suggestions based on her vast knowledge of weddings. We love Kristana and highly recommend her!
I cannot sing Kristana’s praises enough! She was absolutely incredible throughout the entire wedding process. I truly could not have hired a better wedding planner.
I will never f...
orget our initial call and when she said “you should not be asked any questions on your wedding day”. I knew that minute that she was the wedding planner for me. My wedding day was so streamlined and seamless, she made everything happen with ease. 10000/10 recommend!
Our only regret is that we didn't hire Kristana sooner and go with the full package. She was incredibly organized, comprehensive, and patient with both an unresponsive venue and a...
neurotic couple (us). Knowing that we were planning from the East Coast, Kristana made sure to work on our timetable and spent the week before the wedding running in-person errands for us. She was incredibly calm and incredibly kind throughout the whole process, and without her we probably would have just eloped.
Hiring Kristana as our wedding coordinator was hands down the best wedding related decision we made!! She is absolutely amazing.
I was so impressed with her during our first consu...
ltation that we basically decided just to tear up the list of other coordinators/planners we were hoping to meet with as I knew we'd found the best! She really took the time to get to know us and understand our vision, values and expectations. I felt so at ease in her company and knew I could trust her 100%. Boy, was I not disappointed!
She is so efficient, professional, organized, on the ball and her work ethic is second to none. I definitely give her all the credit for my lack of pre-wedding stress! She went above and beyond to ensure that everything ran smoothly from start to finish and for that, I am forever grateful. I was also blown away by the amount of people (family/friends and other vendors) who wanted to let me know how fantastic they thought she was and how impressed they were with her. She truly is just an all round wonderful, genuine & beautiful person.
She knew how important it was to me that I was able to enjoy the time before the wedding with all my friends and family who had flown in from the UK without having to worry about anything and thanks to her, I was fully able to do that. So incredibly thankful!
We cannot recommend her enough and to anyone reading this review who needs a coordinator/planner - HIRE KRISTANA NOW!!
I highly doubt there is anyone better out there...
I have known Kristana for a few years now and actually worked for her as an intern while I was in college. Once I got engaged, I knew there was no one else better to help coordinat...
e my wedding than Kristana because she is truly the BEST out there! There wasn't 1 curve-ball that I threw at her that she couldn't handle. She's not just another vendor you hire, she truly makes an effort to get to know you & your fiance, and she made the whole planning process as well as the day of the wedding stress-free! I knew the day would go absolutely perfect with Kristana there and it was honestly the best day ever! She did such a spectacular job with the set up and the whole flow of the wedding. I highly recommend that everyone should have a coordinator for their wedding and there is no one better out there than Kristana. I cant thank you enough for all of your hard work and helping create the perfect wedding for Nick & I!
had the most amazing experience hiring Kristana for month of wedding planning service. It was the best money I spent at my wedding. From the start she was helpful, responsive and F...
un! On the day of she was able to stop another unsanctioned wedding from taking place during our scheduled time! I never even heard about it until the next day.
My brother in law was a wedding Dj working in over 500 weddings and said she was the most on top of it and professional planner he has ever worked with.
She came up with fun ideas to incorporate our dog into our decoration and some unique ideas that guests mentioned they loved.
Seriously could not be happier!
Kristana was my wedding planner for my wedding on March 23rd at the Darlington House. She was extremely helpful and professional in the planning process; she provided with planning...
tools as well as a personalized budget. We met a couple of times early on and she explained everything very well to me and made her role very clear. She gave me so many great recommendations and advice for planning. She was my planner for 8 weeks before the event and at that point she started reaching out to vendors, checking in with me about things and helping work out any kinks before the event. I needed to book a tent the week of and she worked with all the vendors to make this possible and completely took over. At the event we ran out of bourbon for our signature drink and she notified us and made sure that we had more within minutes! She made everything flow seamlessly with her team and just helped me feel like I could relax/enjoy myself. She was incredible and did an amazing job being open to me texting her when I felt like I needed her in the process, being available and executing the wedding with precision and professionalism. Thank you so much Kristana for everything! I was extremely impressed with Kristana and her team and would highly recommend her for all of your events. This day was absolutely perfect and I know that was thanks to Kristana Marie Events.
There's not enough space to write about how incredible Kristana is! As a wedding photographer, it is crucial that I have a coordinator who is not only organized, but who also under...
stands the importance of every vendor hired to be a part of a wedding team and their specific needs, and how they all work together to create a perfect day for the couple.
Somehow, Kristana is able to make this look easy (IT'S NOT). She is without a doubt one of the hardest working, most dedicated wedding professionals I've ever had the pleasure of working with. Not only does she make sure all of the vendors working a wedding are on time and getting the job done correctly, but she also creates some of the best client/vendor bonds I've ever seen between a couple and their coordinator.
Kristana is absolutely doing what she was meant to do in life, and I am always SO relieved when we work together, because I KNOW the day is going to go smoothly for everyone involved!
From the moment I sat down with Kristana, I knew she would be a great fit for us! She really got to know us and what we wanted and truly made it all possible. She thought of everyt...
hing and went out of her way to make sure everything was perfect, even when that meant getting the flower girl basket the day of the rehearsal. Kristana is passionate, caring, and will work with you to create your dream wedding. I can't thank her enough for helping us create our magical day.
As a professional photographer, I really, really value wedding planners who have good communication, are detail oriented, and who are just NICE people to work with. I can happily ...
say that Kristana fits all of these requirements AND MORE!
I highly recommend Kristana to any bride looking for ease of mind on her wedding day.
Where do I begin? Kristana Marie is hands down super awesome! She is very professional, easy to work with, communicates effectively, listens to your needs and is a natural at her j...
ob. All the vendors we worked with sang her praises. She also has a knack to pick up on anything that could be a big issue down the road (like interesting relatives one must be aware of) to prepare for anything. She went above and beyond and helped create the most perfect wedding for us. We’re grateful to have had her managing everything! Don’t look anywhere else – just call Kristana Marie ASAP!
Kristana was amazing! She made sure my day went perfect and everything flowed together beautifully. My veil even got caught on a cactus while I was walking down the aisle and sh...
e was right behind me to grab it and place it right back on so I could continue my walk. I even had a limo Delima day of that I hardly even knew about until after the next day. She’s super easy to talk to and responds quickly with any of your concerns. Thanks Kristana for making my day stress free and easy!
Kristana was the absolute professional and a pleasure to work with. She really made us feel at ease with everything and on the day of everything fell into place. We couldn't be hap...
pier with our selection of Kristana to help make our dream wedding come to life.
There would have been no beautiful wedding in “Paradise “ if not for Kristana. My daughter was a “flight risk” in the beginning - busy working and very apprehensive about the whol...
e wedding process. She was just going to go to the local courthouse. I looked into wedding planners and found Kristana. We booked the full planning package as this was a destination for us and we had no clue about planning a wedding. We had only very vague ideas. Kristana met with the bride and groom and came up with amazing ideas! She captured their personalities perfectly. She suggested the best vendors for us and handled all the interfaces. She was always there for questions and concerns no matter how silly or embarrassing. Last minute changes were handled quickly and smoothly. The actual wedding was flawless! We just had to show up and enjoy everything. Kristana and her assistant were there monitoring everything. The whole thing was WAY beyond anything that we even imagined! My daughter felt like a princess and our guests were blown away. The whole thing looked like a magazine shoot. This was only possible because of Kristana’s vision, creativity, and attention to detail, no matter how small. It was completely stress free and so much fun! There are really no words to express just how thankful we are that she was able to bring such a wonderful wedding to life! Thank you Kristana!!
I do not know what I would've done without Kristana through my wedding planning process. She was always quick to answer any questions that I had and to give recommendations on anyt...
hing that I was wondering about. She is absolutely AMAZING and I would recommend her to anyone looking for a wedding coordinator. As the day approached, she created a detailed timeline for the day, sent it to all of our vendors, contacted all of them to make sure that everyone was on the same page, and made sure that everything ran smoothly! She felt like a long lost friend who just wanted my day to be absolutely perfect and it was because of her. I was so relaxed all day long because she took care of everything. I can never thank her enough for being everything that I needed! If you are looking for a wedding coordinator- HIRE HER!! You will not regret it.
Anyone looking for an amazing wedding coordinator look not further! You need Kristana in your life. Kristana is amazing at what she does. She’s kind, professional, outgoing, and an...
overall life saver. Her suggestions and wedding tips are great. Kristana made my dreams come true, she is the perfect person to share your wedding vision with, she executed everything the day of my wedding so perfectly. Everything went so smooth that day thanks to her. Most importantly the peace of mind of having her there was priceless. It’s so easy to become friends with her, sharing ideas, feelings, and nerves leading up to the wedding day but through it all she is there. Our experience with her was overall outstanding. We will forever be grateful to her and praise her for the hard work she put into making our wedding day unforgettable.
Service Used: Month Of (6 weeks)
Kristana is perfection, we were blown away. She went above and beyond to make sure everything went smoothly, and that our wedding day was more than...
we could have ever imagined. We had our wedding in our family friend's backyard which brings challenges - we had to bring in everything we needed for the event, and make sure that the home was left in good condition afterwards. She coordinated all of the moving parts, gave us amazing guidance, and ensured that everything was cleaned up and organized expertly. I really couldn't believe it. The homeowners have hosted many events and a few weddings -- they said this was the best condition their house had ever been left in. Anyways -- hire Kristana ASAP!
Kristana is worth every penny and more! She is not afraid to get her hands dirty and do everything she can to make your day PERFECT. Our wedding was a dream come true and Kristana ...
was a part of each step to make it happen. If you want your wedding to really reflect you as a couple and stay true to yourself, hire Kristana, she will fight any battle that comes your way to ensure that your wedding is everything you want and more!
If you want to enjoy a stress-free, seamless wedding day that you and your family can enjoy together then YES, you need a wedding coordinator... and YES IT NEEDS TO BE KRISTANA. I ...
thought I was the most relaxed bride who didn't care about the details of the wedding, but I wanted my wedding to be beautiful and run smoothly. That doesn't just magically happen?
Kristana learned what we wanted out of our special day and made sure it all happened, and then some! She helped me plan out things I didn't know needed to be thought of. I am so glad we did because everything progressed so smoothly throughout the day. I wasn't worried about a single thing and neither was anyone in my family. Kristana blew us away with her set up. I walked into the wedding of my dreams. No one in my family fielded a single call from a vendor. Kristana is incredibly on it with answering the phone and getting back to people.
I had an extremely difficult 3 weeks leading up to my wedding with my sister and father both hospitalized with serious medical issues. I spent those weeks in one hospital or the other, and I had NO time to focus on the wedding. Kristana checked on me to see how I was doing and picked up so much of the slack. That was the time I thought I would be able to do some final things. For instance, I had NO signage ready. I REALLY wanted an unplugged ceremony but didn't have time to make a sign. I told her I didn't care about it anymore given everything that was going on. I walk into the ceremony to see she had gotten me a sign and put beautiful flowers on it! Honestly I could go on and on! I want other people to have an awesome of a day as we did, and Kristana can help you do it!
TLDR; LOOK NO FURTHER & BOOK KRISTANA NOW!
I met Kristana a little over a year ago as she was setting up for a different wedding at the venue I eventually chose. As I watched her ...
set up the wedding happening that day, I immediately got a good feeling about her. She was hauling chairs, props, lawn games, decorations, etc., all in the blistering heat - sweating and slightly out of breath - but through it all, she kept a big smile on her face. Someone with that kind of work ethic and love for their work, is just the person you want on your team for your day. I knew right then that she would be the perfect fit for us.
We ended up booking Kristana for the Month Of package and she was worth every cent !! From the very beginning she felt more like a friend than a vendor. I asked for her advice on pretty much everything and all of her recommendations/tips helped make our event run seamlessly. Thanks to her outstanding organizational skills, fast response times and expertise, our wedding went absolutely perfect. Everyone warns you, "Something will go wrong on your wedding day" - not if you have Kristana on your team ! She took the time to ask us questions and understand our vision to ensure nothing was missed. She is thorough, friendly and hard working - exactly the traits you want in your coordinator.
Selecting a coordinator is a huge decision and can make or break your wedding. So trust our experience and make your decision easy - go with Kristana - you won't regret it.
If you are deciding between packages, I would suggest (at the very least least) the Month Of package if not the Full Planning & Design. We had to bring every single thing into our venue and having Kristana the full month before was SUCH a relief !
We can't thank you enough Kristana and wish you all the best !!
-The Cesmat's
Kristana is beyond words.
We met with Kristana at a quaint wine bar in Hillcrest on good word from our wedding photographer (Kyla from Spotlight Studios) to see if she could be th...
e day-of coordinator we needed for our wedding. At that point in the planning, there was no way for us to fully communicate the vision and madness that was brewing in our heads from the countless DIY details to the unique special moments that had not even made it to paper yet. This was a tough position to fill and I just kept thinking, I wish I could just clone myself. But putting a great deal of trust in our photographer’s word and after a lovely meeting with Kristana, we decided to book her as our day-of coordinator.
Over the course of the next 9 months, her personality and our working relationship started to emerge. Even though the bulk of her work wouldn’t start until 2 weeks before our wedding, we felt right away her investment not only in our wedding but in our relationship. She put time into understanding us, into learning what we valued most as a couple, most especially as a same-sex couple. And it wasn’t until our wedding day did we comprehend how important that was.
When it came to our wedding day, we tempered our expectations. Nothing is perfect. We did not want to let ourselves down by expecting perfection, especially with all the numerous details and moving parts. But somehow, Kristana created perfection. I've always believed that everything is in the details and she knew the very details that would help our vision come alive. She knew the very details that were important to us, even the ones that we failed to see ourselves. She was better than even a clone of myself could have been. One of the most recurring compliments of our wedding was that the day was completely and unapologetically us, and we can credit Kristana for helping us pull that off. She was more than a vendor just doing her job. She became a friend who was just as invested as us in helping create simply the most perfect day that was completely, in every way, ours to own.
We cannot recommend Kristana enough. Not only is she incredibly talented and dedicated, but she is also a genuine soul who loves her craft and the people she works for. It doesn't get better than that.
When I initially started planning my wedding, I had told myself that I didn't need a day of coordinator. But as the date got closer and closer, I started getting worried and stress...
ed out. We called Kristana in at what felt like the 11th hour (i.e. a couple of months before the wedding), and she got to work immediately.
Kristana was extremely attentive at what my needs and desires were from the ceremony to the reception, and she made sure to wrangle all of our vendors before the date and ensure that everything was planned and taken care of before the actual day of. Her timeline for the day was amazing, and every single person from the florist to family was included on it. At the rehearsal Kristana helped our officiant (my husband's brother - so by no means a professional, haha) along the way and truly made it an easy experience. She was even SO thoughtful by giving me a blend of essential oils for the wedding day. As someone who's semi-crunchy and big into aromatherapy, I was so touched by the gesture. (And now the scent of Wild Orange Blossom will forever remind me of my wedding day.)
On the day of the wedding, Kristana was once again phenomenal. My husband and I were both truly able to enjoy the day without any hiccups or snags, and we had a blast! We received many compliments from family who wanted us to let Kristana know how professional, kind, and sweet she was when she did interact with them. But the biggest one that we heard (and noticed) was that she was always in the wings of the wedding, never in the spotlight, but always making sure that everything was going perfectly. Kristana even made sure that my husband and I went home with a slice of cake to enjoy that night, not to mention wrangling us to make sure we got dinner and drinks before our table visits!
Altogether Kristana was truly amazing. I'm so glad that I had her as my day of coordinator for the wedding, and I will wholeheartedly recommend her to any couple thinking about using her services. It's largely due to Kristana's effort and hard work that our special day was so fun, perfect, and memorable.
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San Diego, Temecula, Orange County, Los Angeles, Travel
Kristana Marie Events