About this vendor
Magical Moments in the Making
Northern California is home to wedding planning company Orange Dragonfly Weddings & Events. This business is run by mother and daughter Susan and Kristina. Their shared passion and dedication for event coordination, combined with 40 years of experience between them, gives this duo the ability to bring dream events to life.
Susan has a talent for organization, a skill that Kristina also shares. Kristina also has an eye for design and fine details. What began as a part-time project for friends and family soon became a beautiful business. Their goal is to flawlessly execute fairytale weddings and prioritize the wishes of newlyweds.
The Orange Dragonfly Weddings & Events team understands each event's unique and personal elements and aims to honor this during their planning process. From large celebrations to intimate ceremonies, clients' desires are the top priority for Susan and Kristina. They offer a range of services for happy couples to choose from. These include day-of coordination, partial assistance, and complete packages. Nearlyweds can schedule a consultation appointment to discuss their vision with the dynamic duo and decide which package suits them best for the big day.
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Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
- Destination Wedding Planning
Planning
- A la Carte Wedding Planning
- Budgeting
- Day-Of Coordination
- Destination Wedding Planning
- Full Service Wedding Planning
- Honeymoon Planning
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Engagement Party
- Honeymoon
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Bachelor Party
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Susan was wonderful to work with. She was totally checking in and engaged leading up to the event. She worked with and made sure vendors were in their places ready to go, and on the same timeline for the ceremony and reception. Everything was exactly as I pictured and it was truly a stress free, FUN day. Susan kept all the noise away and allowed us to enjoy the day and our guests. If you’re on the fence about an event day coordinator, don’t hesitate. It made all the difference in the world. I used Orange Dragonfly as the day of coordinator, but Susan was so much more than that. She kept contracts gathered as I hired vendors and reached out to them to make sure they were on track well before the event. She was there for rehearsal and so much more. Thank you Susan and team ❤️
This team….. 10 out of 10. I know that things went sideways during my wedding day and they completely made sure I knew nothing about it and truly took my vision and made it happen. They worked countless hours with me ensuring I was relaxed throughout my wedding day. I could not be more grateful for the turnout. You won’t regret utilizing this team even throughout all the wrenches that were thrown at them. 10/10
Mother of the groom here. I hired Susan for "Day of Coordination" as my son and his fiance had already booked a venue, hired vendors, knew their budget and vision. Prior to hiring her I was quickly overwhelmed with thoughts of me trying to "oversee" both the wedding and it's coordination and decided I did not want to do it. I wanted to enjoy this time! Susan listened to us, asked relevant questions and provided timely and helpful answers. She reviewed our vendor contracts, provided a timeline, gave us suggestions on decor, even letting us borrow some things like a box for the gifts/cards, votives, etc. She visited the venue and created a floor plan. She even got the venue to wash their windows for us! She was there for the wedding rehearsal scouting out where to put the floral arrangement and pew bows. She was at the ceremony where she was available to us the whole time...she even took a few photos. She ran between our venue and church for us the day of the wedding moving items for us. She and Kristina oversaw the set up of the venue and worked hard during the party. When we ran low on soda waters, Kristina went the store and got more. Both Susan and Kristina worked really well with our vendors. I sincerely appreciate this team and believe that it enabled me (and the bride and groom) to enjoy the wedding and the couple of months leading up to it knowing we had her help, expertise and support.
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Susan did an amazing job on our wedding this summer. She ensured we had nothing to worry about and that everything went smoothly. We could tell that she genuinely cared so much about our wedding and that everything went well. Thank you so much!
Kristina and Susan were hands down the best decision that my husband and I made in our wedding process. I hit the ground running once we got engaged and was about 8 months into the journey when I started wondering what I was doing with myself and panicking about all of the details that I was still needing to figure out. After exploring various options in terms of wedding planning, I found The
Orange Dragonfly and from there the rest was history! Right after I met with Kristina and Susan, we were automatically at ease. No matter what questions we had or details we needed help with, they were there and ready to guide us. They did not only make everything leading up to the big day feel far less daunting, but the day of the wedding went by seamlessly thanks to them and their abundance of care and attention to detail. There were of course small and unexpected changes that popped up on the wedding day, but we never felt a single worry or stress because of our confidence that they had it taken care of. On top of this, throughout the whole day and night, they went out of their way to make sure that Alex and I took breaks to soak everything in and even kept grabbing us drinks from the bar and ensuring that we had what we needed. I could honestly write an entire novel just singing their praises, but the bottomline is that you could never regret trusting your wedding with these lovely ladies! We are so blessed and thankful for all of their help and support. Thank you, Kristina and Susan!
Where do I start first!? Just yes! Hire them!
From the very first contact, to the consultation, to the check ins, to the end, the owners were amazing! They listened to my wants, and I will be the first to say I have no design, no decorating skills, nothing! But I was able to spill my thoughts and I was given honest feedback, what looks good with other things, what colors flow well together, I remember I was all over the place with wanting rustic and modern etc etc. Kristina and Susan were able to help narrow down to. One design style and omg can I say their work is amazing. The entire time I felt comfortable to say yes I like this, no I don’t like that, or how can we change this just a little, maybe do this instead, take that out all together. Amazing service through and through, I can say my day would not have been so wonderful without them! They really took the stress out of it all. I couldn’t be happier with how well the entire day went. They truly gave off that family feel, and that spoke to me. Give them a call, feel them out for yourself, and you will see they are the ones to say YES to!!
Thank you Kristina, Susan and crew!
My wife, Haley, and I decided in the final months leading up to our wedding to seek out a wedding planner. It wasn't something we initially considered, but we found ourselves becoming progressively more and more overwhelmed as we got closer to our date. We are SO glad we got hooked up with Kristina and Susan at Orange Dragonfly. Easily the best money we spent throughout the whole process of planning a wedding!
At our first meeting, Kristina and Susan knew all the questions to ask to help shine light on some different areas we hadn't considered. They helped us create several to-dos we hadn't thought of, and then helped take nearly all of them off our plate. Our wedding day went off without a single issue; the ladies were on top of everything! Haley and I were so thrilled.
Even at the end of the night they both helped with tear down and clean-up. We arrived home the next day to find numerous keepsakes well-packaged and organized. In the controlled chaos of enjoying your own wedding day, fine details like this are SO appreciated. As we were engaging in goodbyes / pleasantries, Kristina and Susan were hard at work behind the scenes.
We can't recommend them enough. We are eternally grateful and so impressed with their services. Thank you Kristina and Susan!
Chris & Haley
We cannot thank Orange Dragonfly Weddings and Events enough! Everything turned out exactly like we hoped it would. We appreciate Kristina and Susan so much for all of their hard work! Our expectations were exceeded in every aspect of the planning process, and I would recommend them to anyone looking for and event planner.
Response from the Vendor on 06/19/2023
GINA,
THANK YOU SO MUCH! We are so happy for you and delighted your special day was amazing!!!
Kristina and Susan
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Kristina
Owner
Kristina has always had a keen eye for detail, and a knack for style and design. What started as helping friends and acquaintances with parties and informal day of coordinating for weddings, has turned into a passion for helping create and personalize each event. Incorporating this experience along with her calm demeanor helps set the tone for a perfectly executed day.
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