La Luz Weddings & Events

many events spread across several days as well as it being destination (we nor did majority of our guests live in NM). But Shelby and Courtney took on the challenge without a sweat and delivered beyond belief! When people ask us now how we feel about the wedding looking back on it, one of the first things we say is how it went exactly as we wanted and planned. The only reason that happened is due to Shelby and Courtney's amazing quality of work, detailed nature, and knowledge/respect in the local wedding community. My husband and I are both extreme planners and are also very detail oriented, so the trust Shelby and Courtney built up with us that resulted in us letting go of the reins and not feeling the need to jump in with any spreadsheets or "what if's" was a true gift. I can honestly say the best decision we made related to the wedding was hiring La Luz!

one should do for their wedding and I would highly recommend Shelby. She knocked it out of the park!

penny. Ok thats all. DO IT. GET YOURSELF A COURTNEY.

ether a timeline and made sure everything went smoothly minute by minute. I had a budget and she definitely helped me stay within it. My vision for how I wanted this to go couldn't have been done without her. I got to focus on the day, my partner, what I was supposed to say and it was perfect. I'd love to work with her again, and I'd recommend her to anyone looking for a wedding planner. Thank you Shelby!

re a wedding planner, Shelby was the first planner we met with. She was so professional and attentive to detail. With our busy schedules and living long distance, Shelby really came through for us with handling all the big and small details. She was phenomenal in securing all our vendors (all of which were amazing!!). She coordinated all the details and challenges that came with having a backyard wedding. She had multiple meetings onsite with the vendors to ensure the day of went smoothly. Shelby took my vision and truly made it come to life in a way I couldn’t have even imagined. Our wedding was so stunning, and we still receive compliments! Her entire staff (Virginia, Raquel, Jade, Juliette and Julianne) made sure the entire day was executed perfectly! We know our wedding could not have been the fairytale it was had we not booked Shelby. Gosh, we are so sad that our wedding planning is over because we LOVED working with Shelby so much!! 1000/10 would absolutely recommend her and her team!

p and become completely overwhelming in planning a wedding Courtney was on the ball with consistently. Still a lot of work but without her I’m not sure how we would have managed it. We would recommend La Luz and Courtney to absolutely everyone. We can confidently say that hiring her as our wedding planner is up there as one of the best decisions we have ever made. Thank you again for every thing Courtney!

quality and service. It was an incredibly fun wedding too! Groom's mother

nt that my wife and I literally only had to enjoy the company of all of our loved ones during our wedding week and event. Courtney, our most heartfelt thanks for such a meaningful and delightful service that you provided us.

yone out there unsure whether your need a coordinator or not....you definitely do!! In the months before the wedding, Lauren met with us multiple times to go over the details or our big day and helped us identify many small issues that we hadn't thought of ourselves. As the wedding approached, Lauren checked in with our 10+ vendors to confirm services, coordinate drop off times, etc. During this process, Lauren noticed that one of our vendors was not being very responsive. She dug in a little further and found that this vendor had failed to provide the promised services to several other weddings in recent weeks. Sure enough, about 4 days before our wedding, this vendor canceled on us, leaving us with no tables or chairs for our event. However, thanks to Lauren, this wasn't really an issue because we were prepared with a backup rental plan. I don't think we would have caught this issue in time to fix it without Lauren's help! Overall, Lauren was knowledgeable, flexible, and easy to work with. She always remained calm (even when we weren't!) and helped us navigate and plan every part of our wedding weekend. The day of the wedding was fun and relaxing because Lauren was behind the scenes taking care of all the logistics! The day truly wouldn't have been the same without her. We highly recommend working with La Luz and with Lauren in particular!

onderful vendors. We are so appreciative and recommend La Luz for your wedding!

good-hearted people I've ever had the pleasure of working with. We hired La Luz for the month-of coordinating package and from those 6 weeks on, Shelby removed any stress I had about our wedding going smoothly. She immediately recognized missing elements of our contracts with vendors, provided professional advise, and communicated with our vendors, family and friends to insure everyone was where they needed to be on the day-of. If you're thinking, "All of this is to be expected of a good wedding coordinator...?" You'd be right. But bear with me (I'm already crying, brb). At 8pm the night before our wedding, our rental company bailed. Straight up bailed. Would not be coming. Would not be sending anyone as a backup. Would not be providing any plates, glasses, napkins, chairs, silverware, chargers, games, table runners, vases, nothing, nada, zilch. This was for a wedding of 100 people in a remote location. Shelby contacted a new rental company that night (HUGE shout-out to Simply Decor Tents & Events) and she and Lauren drove to the warehouse at 6:30 the next morning to pick up the necessary items in their personal vehicles, did the complete set-up with some help from my friends (not in her contract, btw), took everything down after the reception, and returned it all by midnight, driving the 1.5 hours from Blame Her Ranch back to Albuquerque. All in all, an almost 20 hour work day for them. Not a single guest (besides a handful of our friends) had any idea what had happened and the outcome was beautiful. To top it all off, Shelby didn't even tell me until the morning when they had already solved the problem, working with my mom throughout the evening so we could enjoy our night with friends. My husband and I cannot recommend LLW&E enough. Thank you Shelby & Lauren!

that was contracted (Beloved Rentals) flaked out and turned out to be a scam. But that didn’t prevent Shelby from getting that gaping hole filled in and everything went off without a hitch. It really was an amazing effort. I even appreciated her sense of humor and her ability to derive joy in the festivities. Even when we went through the rehearsal, she had a knack for helping everyone feel at ease. I tend to be a curmudgeon when it comes to posing for pictures or dressing up, but somehow Shelby found a way through and helped me feel more at ease. Hiring La Luz Weddings and Events might have been the best wedding gift I could have given my son and now partner, Sarah. My career involved having to sponsor several events and I have always appreciated the benefits of having an event planner, but Shelby might be the best I’ve ever experienced. She was amazing!

. Thanks to Courtney, we got to spend our day having fun and not worrying about logistics. She was worth every penny and easily the best part out our budget. She was also a great sport when the best man tried to get her to sing impromptu karaoke!

s for our guests. We got to treat everyone with many surprises at the Four Seasons in Santa Fe, all brought to life by La Luz — from salsa and margarita icebreaker competitions, to friend swap events, to a reception twist where everyone had to look under their seat; Courtney and Shelby brought all of it to life. But the biggest surprise for us was how close of friends they became. Working with them was like working with your best, most organized, prompt, and ‘we’ll make it happen’ friends. They helped us through every detail, and crisis (like the wedding dress getting stained 5 days before the big day!) I can’t praise this group enough, and am ready to have them plan more than just our wedding! ~One happy groom

eresa and Evan through the process for the 4-6 weeks before the wedding but absolutely invaluable the entire weekend of the wedding. Not only did she work what I expect to be her normal magic of executing all of the details the bride and groom where hoping for, keeping the bridal party informed and being where they needed to be when they needed to be there all the while keeping them calm and happy, but she also had to contend with extreme unexpected hitches including loss of electricity, loss of cell/text capabilities and at one point, loss of water (not to mention dealing with both mothers of the bride and groom). Aside from the electricity going out while the bridal party was getting ready, my daughter and the bridal party had no idea about all of the other issues going on, demonstrating what an amazing professional Shelby and her team are! Shelby also, not only assured the bridal party was fully and lovingly taken care of through each detail of the weekend, but she continuously checked in with the parents of the bride and groom asking what she could do for us. She coordinated all of the venders and assured the last payments/tips were passed onto the vendors so the families/bridal party did not need to worry about anything during the weekend, and she worked seamlessly with the venue coordinator. And all of this was completed with a smile and feeling of calmness the entire time! What a true professional as well as amazing person! Shelby, you and La Luz Wedding & Events are a true gem and I am so very grateful to you for making Teresa and Evan's day so perfectly amazing! With gratitude, Sharon Inzano

t of a misnomer as Courtney worked with us a lot prior to the wedding, not just the day of. We met with Courtney at least twice prior to the wedding and she was available whenever I had questions or last minute ideas or concerns. Courtney even caught that the videography company I'd originally booked had gone into bankruptcy and helped me book a replacement only a month out from my wedding. I'd already booked all of my vendors and had the majority of my wedding planned and Courtney helped fully organize and pull everything together, just like I'd visualized. Courtney organized all of my vendors, helped wrangle my family, and kept everyone on schedule and on the same page. She was so friendly and sweet and was truly the best to work with. My day was practically perfect and I'm sure it's because of Courtney and La Luz. I'm sure that something or multiple things went wrong the day of, but I wouldn't know because Courtney handled everything! She made sure my now husband and I stayed hydrated, actually had time to enjoy the dinner we'd spent ages deciding on, and even managed to bring us the canapés from our cocktail hour. If you're unsure if you need a wedding planner because you've already booked all of your vendors and planned basically all of your wedding, the answer is you do and you need La Luz. Your day is going to go by so fast and having Courtney and La Luz allowed me to take in and enjoy as much of the wedding I'd planned as humanly possible. 100% would book again for any event.

She became such an integral part of our wedding and a resource for our family and friends as well. Our wedding day went so smoothly and she fostered a collaborative, fun environment with all of our other vendors. My husband and I had the BEST day because Courtney was there and we didn't have to worry at all! Would highly, HIGHLY recommend Courtney and La Luz Weddings and Events.

ing is an intense and confusing process (or it was for me)- and it was made so, so, so much easier with the help from Courtney. Her lists helped me stay on track and make sure I was getting everything done, and her regular check-ins were very much appreciated. If I ever found myself totally confused or unsure about something, all I had to do was email or text Courtney- and I would have a detailed response back quickly. When it down to the wedding week, Courtney was AMAZING!! She made sure everything was ready to go and perfect- and our day went smoothly because of all the work that she did for us. I cannot recommend her (and La Luz Wedding and Events) enough!!

I found Courtney in December of 2021. Right away from the first consultation she was super accommodating and informational. She is confident and knowledgeable. I decided to contract with her for the 45 days our wedding planning. She helped point me in the direction of vendors and was available to me during the whole process. I didn’t most of the coordinating with other vendors myself (because that is how I contracted with her), but she was always willing to help me when I had questions. She did regular check-ins to keep me on track. The whole wedding planning process with Courtney was stress free and easy. She’s had tons of checklists and guides that were so helpful. Now…. For wedding weekend…. I can’t express enough how amazing and perfect it went. I give ALL the credit to Courtney for being able to coordinate with the venue and all the vendors. She helped set up and take down decor so my family could focus on the day and managed everything seamlessly. She made sure we ate and drank water. She made sure anything important to us happened. I would get married again in a heartbeat because of how PERFECT everything was. Courtney and her husband feel like family and it was a blessing to have them there for our special day. If you are even considering booking with Courtney… just do it. You won’t regret it.

clue where to start. She’s so amazing and has such a good heart I’m truly grateful for her and the amazing work she does! The day of my wedding I didn’t want to worry about anything and have a perfect day and she definitely didn’t disappoint! Thank you Courtney I really appreciate you!

e bit, and we really didn't anticipate just how helpful it would be. It's especially helpful when your coordinator is as professional, detail-oriented, and proactive as Shelby is. Leading up to Wedding: Shelby seamlessly picked up the planning and coordinating from what we had in place when she started ~8 weeks before the wedding. She helped us find the things we had missed or hadn't thought about, gave us suggestions on how to make our ceremony and reception perfect, and had answers for every single little question we came up with. She did all this while keeping an upbeat and positive attitude with us without fail. Shelby and the La Luz team share their digital planning resources with you on google drive to keep the progress organized and documented, which made it so easy for us to keep an open line of communication about what we needed to do, what Shelby was working on, and what was still left to finish. When rain and thunderstorms threatened our outdoor plans, Shelby was ready with multiple contingency plans for us to choose from and she was able to work with our vendors to make sure the show would go on no matter what the weather brought. While we were panicking, she was encouraging while still being realistic, which was just what we needed. During the Wedding Weekend: Shelby really was the glue that held our wedding weekend together. She and her assistant Tabitha (who also just seemed to naturally know how to help make the day run smoothly) showed up hours ahead of time to help decorate and direct the other vendors as they showed up. She took care of all the details big and small, from pinning on my boutonnière, to putting on my wife's vail, to adjusting the flower girls' flower crowns, to directing the entire ceremony. During the reception, she made sure everything happened right down to the minute we had planned on the timeline, and still somehow made time to bring us cocktails. Shelby took the absolute best care of us and I cannot recommend her and La Luz enough. Shelby and Courtney are experts - you will not regret hiring them.

red a wedding coordinator at the urging of our kids. From our first call with Shelby, we knew we were in over our heads, as she brought up things we had not even thought of. What did Shelby do: • She listened to us and she took our vision and developed a plan/timeline for our wedding day. • She remained calm and professional, as our stress rose with the approaching day. This allowed us to be confident that our day would be what we had hoped for. • For the wedding and reception, she orchestrated the plan to perfection, walking us through the day and taking any burden off us. • And she cared and watched out for us to make sure that we had time to eat and checked in to see if there was anything we needed. Thank you Shelby for helping make our wedding day so memorable!

. She was very organized, flexible & creative. Most importantly she was an incredibly steady hand, with a very calm approach during the planning as well as on the day of the wedding. All this was even more incredible as Shelby was expecting to deliver her baby at any moment. I rarely ever do reviews, but as a mother of the bride, I am confident & happy to recommend Shelby.

l to have had all the help and support!

booking our vendors and making plans. When the month of the wedding rolled around, Courtney and her team really did everything - the only thing we worried about was our rehearsal dinner and making sure Courtney had what she needed! Our wedding day itself was close to perfect, and Courtney's team went above and beyond - one of her team members even took it upon themselves to use our Polaroid camera to snap photos throughout the day, which quickly became some of our favorite memories. La Luz was worth every penny and more, and we would very enthusiastically recommend them to anyone getting married in Albuquerque!