NessaEvents Wedding Planner

Nessa was an absolute dream helping us with our wedding! She provided some incredible vendor recommendations and wonderful advice, we felt in great hands! Weddings can be stressful but having Nessa there and her relaxed calming presence made such a difference. Communication was great, she was just a text or phone call away. And the venue was setup perfectly. The day was absolutely perfect, everything ran so smoothly (what more could you ask for?) and Nessa was a huge part in that. She is also able to adapt quickly, when I decided I wanted to do a grand exit and had not really thought out any of the details, she helped me execute my vision seamlessly and created the best photos!! It felt like she was truly there for us and cared about our day. My family and my new husband are so lucky to have met her and enlisted her help!

I had a very negative experience with Vanessa and her team as my wedding partial planner. Vanessa did not follow through with many of her tasks that were outlined in the contract, such as tracking our budget and when payments were due leading up to the wedding. I often had to reach out to her to ensure things were in progress because she did not take the initiative. She provided the bare minimum of options, like one menu from one catering company. She was also sometimes hard to reach. When it was about 6 weeks before our wedding and we still didn’t have rentals established, I texted her to check in and she didn’t respond for 8 days. It seems like Vanessa doesn’t attend some of her weddings herself and it ends up being a member of her team—for me it was Darny. On the actual day of my wedding, Darny arrived 35 minutes late to set up the venue with no communication about her whereabouts. She didn’t know the correct number or arrangement of chairs even though I sent over detailed plans in a shared document. When the venue had some issues with playing music outside and the electricity, she came to me to complain about the venue rather than managing it herself so that I could enjoy the day. She was rude to family and friends when they asked for accommodations like moving an umbrella to shield them from the sun, and failed to ensure that the catering put dairy items on the side of dishes as we requested. I asked her to please set aside a piece of cake for us to freeze and eat on our first anniversary, and we got a slice the size of a card deck squished on the bottom of the cake box. I was hesitant to write a negative review but I truly do not want anyone to have an unnecessary stressful and unpleasant experience like I did. Don't take the risk on a wedding planner/coordinator with negative reviews, it's not worth it!

We are beyond grateful for the incredible support and expertise provided by Vanessa. She played an indispensable role in ensuring that our special day ran smoothly and allowed us to truly enjoy every moment without any worries or stress. On the wedding day, Vanessas' presence brought us an immense sense of relief. She effortlessly handled all the behind-the-scenes coordination, allowing us and our families to fully immerse ourselves in the celebration. Her calm and composed demeanor was a true asset, even during moments of unexpected challenges. She skillfully managed any last-minute changes or hiccups that arose, and their quick thinking and problem-solving abilities were impressive. One of Vanessa's standout qualities was her exceptional communication and coordination with all the vendors involved. She acted as a central point of contact, ensuring that everyone was on the same page and that everything was executed according to our vision. Her professionalism and ability to work collaboratively with the entire team were remarkable, making the entire wedding day a seamless and cohesive experience. In conclusion, we cannot thank Vanessa enough for her exceptional professionalism, meticulous planning, and flawless execution. Her presence was an absolute game-changer and made our wedding day truly unforgettable. If you're searching for a coordinator who will go above and beyond to ensure a seamless and stress-free wedding, we wholeheartedly recommend her. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for making our dream wedding a reality!

My wife and I were very disappointed with Vanessa’s lack of services for our wedding. Vanessa waited until 5pm the day before our wedding to let us know that she had had Covid for a few days and would be unable to service our wedding as the day of coordinator. The communication with her in the week leading up to the wedding was terrible, instead of providing the services that she promised, I was forced to contact all the other vendors and reach out to her multiple times a day for important updates that I needed to let my family members know. Letting us know an hour before our rehearsal dinner that she would not be working our wedding (after she had known for days that she wouldn’t be able to make it) threw a ton of stress onto us right before our wedding, which was extremely unprofessional and insensitive, especially given her reported years of experience working in the wedding industry. Vanessa said the reason she waited to tell us that she would not be coming was because she wanted to find a replacement, but she had not even confirmed her replacement until the morning of the wedding (after she had told us that she wouldn’t be able to make it to the wedding). Further, the replacement she provided was someone she called her “assistant,” even though we did not pay for or agree to pay the same price for the services from an assistant. Instead of offering any sort of refund for the change on her end or the stress that this caused, she ghosted us after providing the name of the assistant on the day of the wedding. While the “assistant” was a lovely person and contributed wonderfully to running our wedding, she did not fulfill the full extent of the contract that we signed with Vanessa. If it were not for multiple family members helping, then the decorations would not have been set up properly or on time. This was at no fault with the replacement; Vanessa provided the wrong arrival time (only 2 hours before the wedding when we had agreed that she would arrive 4-5 hours before the wedding to ensure enough time for set-up and to assist us with photos). Further, the replacement let us know that the vision of our wedding/the plan for setup had not even been sufficiently relayed to her before arrival as well. This was very unacceptable seeing as we hired Vanessa specifically to decrease stress on our day and ensure that everything ran smoothly, and ironically Vanessa was the main point of all our stress. If it weren't for the complete overhaul of help from my aunts and the relaying of our vision from my mom, then our wedding would not have been set up on time or correctly. After reaching out to Vanessa a couple months after the wedding asking for a partial refund at the very least for our troubles, she never responded to the multiple emails or voicemails. Not only would I never recommend this person or her business to anyone for any event, but I was also considering reporting her due to her fraudulent and exploitative behavior. The replacement that she sent was not even her assistant but owned her own coordinating company as well and let us know that Vanessa frequently bails from events and weddings last minute without providing adequate training on the person taking over the event (usually it is the person that she sent in her place). If you are to book her for your event, please know that she could and will likely do this to you too.