La Luz Weddings & Events

I can't recommend La Luz Weddings and Events enough! Our reception took place in a concert venue, which required a lot of coordination with various vendors for a complete makeover of the room. Shelby made sure that every detail was handled perfectly. Even during a hectic wedding season, she was incredibly responsive, addressing all our questions and concerns promptly and professionally. On our wedding day, I was able to relax completely, making every penny spent worthwhile. I highly recommend Shelby and the entire La Luz team!

After being recommended Shelby by friends, contracting with her was the first (and best) decision we made for planning our wedding. We ended up going with her Month Of Plus+ package. She shared planning timelines for us for the year leading up to our wedding, which were so helpful! Following her checklists made planning on our end so simple. Her vendor recommendations were flawless, as well. Once we hit the 8 week mark, she completely took over. She always referred to us for final decisions, but contacted all of our vendors and arranged everything perfectly. Shelby did everything in her power to keep us as least stressed as possible. On our big day, everything was seamless and so organized. We received so many compliments on how the day flowed so well and on the lack of hiccups. All of this was thanks to Shelby! She is a true master event planner. She is professional, but also warm and funny and kind. She had every minute detail accounted for, and our wedding day was perfect as a result. I am SO glad we hired Shelby to help plan our wedding. I will be forever grateful to her for helping us have the best day ever!

Shelby and the La Luz Wedding & Events team were fantastic. They cared, they thought of everything, and they made my special day an incredible experience. When you think of planning these events, a coordinator and planner helps you think of all the things that'll need to make an event like this happen. They thought of everything. This scrappy team was a squeaky wheel for vendors and with their prompt and precise communication the event was perfect. I would recommend to anyone!

If I could give Shelby 6 stars, I absolutely would - no hesitation. Hiring Shelby is without a doubt the BEST decision you can make when you're planning a wedding. Her communication and preparation is off the charts, and the care she puts into making your big day as special as possible is unmatched. On top of all of that, she's so much fun to be around. On the day of the wedding, all the logistics went off without a hitch. Why? Because of Shelby. She is on top of everything- and ensures that not only you, but your guests, enjoy every second of the day. We are so incredibly thankful to even have had the privilege to have hired Shelby. Because of her, the day was absolutely perfect. Go with her, perfection will follow.

Best wedding planner we could've asked for...truly. Shelby was readily available and poised to handle any and every possible scenario that arose. I'm so grateful for her!

As our month-of coordinator, Courtney was SO integral to the success of our wedding! Planning our wedding out-of-state was logistically challenging, but Courtney always stayed on top of it, she was extremely responsive and helpful (even before the final month), and made sure everything went off without any issues. She is very organized, knowledgeable, and kind. Many of our guests and vendors were extremely impressed with her and her assistant, Tabitha. We would recommend Courtney and the La Luz team to anyone and everyone! Maggie and Pedro

Shelby is an angel!!! She is so attentive, detail oriented, and an absolute life saver on your big day. Shelby was on top of details from the moment we met. She is so kind and hard working. Cannot recommend enough!!!

We hired La Luz Weddings and Events as our month-of wedding coordinator. Courtney and her team made our big day a success! They were organized, professional, and simply a joy to work with! Best of all they took the stress out of wedding planning and helped us enjoy our special day. We would recommend them to anyone planning a wedding, no matter what size!

We couldn’t be happier with choosing Courtney and team as our wedding planner for our May wedding at Bishops Lodge. We had an immediate connection when we first spoke on the phone and felt she was laid back with a good sense of humor but able to stay organized and get business done at the same time. This was totally her vibe throughout the planning process. I often told her she was like a warm safety blanket - she always had an answer to my trivial questions and didn’t hesitate to advocate on our behalf at every turn. I’d pick her team again every time! On the day of, she was cool calm and collected and made sure we had bites and drinks and were able to focus on us. Our families loved her - best wedding planning decision we made!

Shelby Wolfe of La Luz Weddings became an indispensable part of our wedding planning. As mother of the groom trying to piece together the vision of my son and his bride, I became overwhelmed with all of the various pieces. Ten months before the wedding, we all met with Shelby via Zoom and discussed potential plans. Shelby’s vendor list was essential in orchestrating the best possible rental and catering companies. Shelby met with the bride at the outdoor venue the month before the ceremony/reception and discussed best plans. Although days before and after the event had perfect weather, the wedding day was filled with intermittent rain, wind, and cold. Even with these interruptions, Shelby expertly produced the most incredible event. The day definitely would not have been exceptional without Shelby.

From Day 1, communication with Shelby was phenomenal. As a fellow vendor, we really appreciated her organization and attention to detail. On the day of the wedding, Shelby was friendly and positive. Her energy was very appreciated! The clients were able to focus on their wedding day and know that their team was taking care of business. The timeline was well thought out and collaborating with her was smooth. The wedding day was executed perfectly and we owe much of that to Shelby! We couldn't recommend her more.

I had a great experience working with Courtney. She did a great job given our unique wedding

Shelby was wonderful. I was a wedding planner myself for 10 years and I could not have asked for a more awesome person to handle our day. We hired her for "month of" services and she was on top of everything. Hiring a planner is something everyone should do for their wedding and I would highly recommend Shelby. She knocked it out of the park!

I have no words. I plan events regularly for my job and Courtney was so important for us to have on our big day. She crushed it. Kept us organized. Let me enjoy all the special moments of the day without worrying about the details. Worth every penny. Ok thats all. DO IT. GET YOURSELF A COURTNEY.

We had our wedding recently and September and we’re absolutely BLESSED to work with Courtney. From the first meeting until the big day itself, she was simply fantastic! Cannot overstate that enough. All the dozens of little things that stack up 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!

Courtney and La Luz Wedding and Events created a beautiful, well organized and relaxing wedding for my son and his bride who both live out of the country. The wedding event was effortless for us and the vendors she suggested provided excellent quality and service. It was an incredibly fun wedding too! Groom's mother

Courtney and La Luz Wedding and Events was an incredible choice and stroke of good fortune for us. Courtney immediately paid for herself by helping us select great high value vendors. She then proceeded to organize everything to a T to the extent 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.

We were completely blown away by the care and attention to detail La Luz brought to planning and coordinating our wedding! Wedding planning can get pretty overwhelming at times, but our stress was greatly decreased by working with Lauren. To anyone 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!

We can’t say enough about Courtney! She helped make our wedding stress free and wonderful. She ensured everything ran smoothly and solved any problem that came about. She was responsive and kind anytime we had questions and she helped us find wonderful vendors. We are so appreciative and recommend La Luz for your wedding!

I am at risk of gushing, so the tl;dr version is this: hire La Luz W&E to coordinate your wedding! If you want the deets on why, keep reading. Shelby and her assistant, Lauren were hands down the most professional, efficient, kind, funny, and 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!

I thought Shelby's efforts and commitment were Herculean. She was absolutely amazing and I have so much gratitude for how she helped make my son's wedding a glowing success. The one crises that occurred she handled masterfully. The rental group 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!

Courtney is amazing! Not only did she take away all the stress that goes along with planning a wedding, she was fun to work with. Our wedding day went perfectly and our friends and family are still talking about how amazing it was a month after. 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!

Oh my, I’m not even sure where to begin. To say Courtney and Shelby made our craziest dreams come true is both hyperbole, and accurate. My wife and I approached La Luz with a wedding weekend — a luxury, multi-day event with many twists and turns 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

Wow! Working with Shelby and Courtney was seriously a dream. Not only were they beyond helpful, but they are so friendly and easy to get along with that we were thrilled to have them be part of our big day. We had a pretty complex wedding with 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!

Not enough words to express how amazing Shelby and Virginia of La Luz Wedding & Events are. Shelby and team were the wedding coordinator for my daughter/son-in-law's wedding at the Taos Ski Valley on 6/24/23. She was instrumental in guiding Teresa 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

My now husband and I hired Courtney and La Luz to serve as a day of coordinator for our July wedding. I didn't initially believe that I needed a day of coordinator or a wedding planner, but I'm so glad I hired La Luz! The day of package is a bit 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.

My now husband and I could not have pulled off the amazing wedding we had without the event planning services Courtney at La Luz Weddings and Events provided. She was detailed, organized, and made herself available to problem solve any issues. 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.

We had a long engagement (2 years) and finally got married in June 2023. I'm not sure how successful our event would have been without the help, support, guidance, and information provided by Courtney and La Luz Weddings & Events. Wedding planning 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 got married 5.5.2023 in Abiquiu, NM. I am from Dallas, TX so a destination wedding was a little (a lot) intimidating. I wasn’t sure where to start or what to do first. We planned to have an almost 2 year engagement so I knew I had some time. 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.

I’m beyond happy with Courtney! She helped me bring my dream wedding to life! I’m a procrastinator at heart and Courtney was there to help me keep my timeline in tact from beginning to end. She helped me research and hire vendors when I had no 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!

Shelby from La Luz was our month-of coordinator and from the first meeting we could tell we made the right decision hiring her. If you are all uncertain of how helpful having a coordinator/planner can be, let me tell you we did not regret it one 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.

If you need a wedding coordinator, we highly recommend Shelby Wolfe with La Luz Weddings & Events. Shelby and her assistant, Anna, helped make our wedding day so special. We thought we could plan and organize our wedding ourselves. We considered 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!

My daughter was married last September and I was not familiar with what a planner would do, but thank goodness for Shelby! The months of planning, the details required and most of all the support she provided throughout the process was terrific. 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.

Courtney was so amazing from the very start! From communication to making sure every box was being checked along the way. Any questions that we had she was on it! Always let us know she was there. Our wedding went so smoothly! We are so grateful to have had all the help and support!

Our experience with Courtney and the La Luz team was phenomenal! Neither my wife nor I had been to many weddings before our own, and Courtney was wonderful at helping us through the process and making sure we didn't forget anything when we were 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!

Our January destination wedding in North Carolina was amazing thanks to Shelby and her team. She made sure all the important details were taken care of and took the time to check in with us frequently. We felt so comfortable going into our wedding. Would definitely recommend them!

Shelby at La Luz weddings and events is the best! She was our wedding planner for our destination wedding in North Carolina. She and her team didn’t miss a beat on our wedding day. Everything was taken care of on the big day so I could focus all my attention on my bride. Leading up to the big day, Shelby worked with us to plan every aspect of our wedding. She was very flexible and made sure we felt prepared for our wedding. She navigated us through the planning process with ease. She even knew the best places to order signs! La Luz is a very professional company. We’re so glad we chose La Luz for our destination wedding!

I worked with Courtney directly for my wedding in June. She was FABULOUS!! My husband and I did a pretty low key wedding, but Courtney was able to help us with every detail possible. I went into this knowing nothing about wedding planning, but our event went SO well because of Courtney! No major mishaps, snags or disasters. I cannot reccomend her talents enough! She saved our day!

Shelby was great and super helpful in pulling together our wedding! My husband and I had a little bit of a vision but I'm not great in the decor department and she made our wedding a beautiful occasion. She was there for as much or as little as we needed depending on the subject (catering, decor, music, etc) but had great vendor recommendations and was so so so helpful the day of and leading up to it! And provided the inspo for our paper airplane exit :) Couldn't thank her and her team more!

Courtney was wonderful in all respects. She was a calming influence during the planning process . She is extremely smart, capable and a joy to work with. Courtney got everything done on time, and was a great person to make connections with everyone we needed. I can't imagine a better wedding planner.

Janet W.