Orchard Avenue Events

ng for wedding planners that had worked with our venue (Timber Cove Resort) before. We decided to go with the partial planning package, which fit our needs well. Early in the planning process, we'd spend time researching vendors on our own as well as ask Brooke for her recommendations, then reach out to the vendors on both of our lists. We found ourselves choosing her suggestions almost every time. Her industry experience and keen eye for quality vendors became obvious very quickly, yet she never made us feel pressured to go with any particular choice. Furthermore, throughout the entire process, Brooke was incredibly mindful of our budget. In our very first meeting, she showed us a detailed budget from a previous wedding she did at our venue and walked us through each line item, pointing out areas where we might want to allocate more or less based on our priorities. This level of transparency and attention to detail immediately gave us confidence in her approach. Most importantly for us, her communication style was exactly what we needed. We often sent her emails late at night, and Brooke would consistently respond first thing the next morning with clear, comprehensive answers. There was not a single time that she didn’t address a concern in one of our emails, even when we sent her massive lists. Brooke's flexibility was another standout quality. While our contract only covered the wedding day itself, we had planned a Welcome Dinner the night before and a Farewell Brunch the day after that we intended to handle ourselves. Unlike other planners we'd heard about from our friends who strictly limit their involvement to contracted days (which is understandable), Brooke was incredibly supportive when questions came up about these additional events. When our wedding day arrived, everything ran flawlessly! Even when we had a last-minute request to move our toasts indoors due to wind and chilly weather, Brooke handled it seamlessly without missing a beat. We can't imagine having planned our wedding without Brooke. We truly couldn’t think of anything negative when she asked for our feedback after the wedding. We absolutely recommend her without reservation!

lot of amazing vendors, is detail oriented, builds out the entire roadmap and is a no nonsense type - she gets things done gracefully. My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed our experience working with her to plan our wedding at Fairmont Sonoma Golf Club and have already recommended her to a few others in our network. 10 out of 10!

the most magical, heavenly day of my life! My husband and I were in awe and so impressed by her, especially since we are pretty detail oriented ourselves. Brooke is even more so, and genuinely cared that our wedding day was perfectly executed from start to finish. She is prompt when responding to emails and texts and is always on time. In addition, her extensive industry experience is obvious and came in handy time and time again as we navigated the complicated wedding planning process. It is important to note that she is also very kind, understanding, and hard working, so I never once felt uncomfortable asking her questions or for tasks to be done. Brooke knew how much I cared about the look and feel of our wedding being just right, and she completely blew me out of the water - so much so that I cried for the first time before walking down the aisle when she gave me a sneak peak of the reception hall. And on my wedding night, Brooke provided all of my bridesmaids flip flops and even went back to our hotel to grab the flats I left behind so that we could dance the night away! She is so special and a true artist. Without a doubt - there is no one else you should hire for your wedding planner - Brooke is the one! (Nicole and Nicholas Errico - Sonoma Golf Club - 6/3/23)

s was a superfluous requirement as I consider myself an excellent organizer. However, in hindsight, I am SO grateful for this requirement. Coordinating in the days, hours, and minutes leading up to the wedding could have been a hectic whirlwind. However, I was cool as a cucumber because I was blessed to have Sarah Aylward of Orchard Avenue Events by my side. Sarah worked diligently to make our wedding vision come become reality. She had awesome recommendations for local vendors at different budget points. This was extremely helpful, as my husband and I live out-of-state. At the beginning of our wedding planning journey, we expressed that we were particularly concerned about outlining and sticking to a budget. Sarah went out of her way to create an editable spreadsheet for us with a budget that could be adjusted as we went along. We had multiple check-ins with Sarah, who always brought the positivity. She has a wonderful talent for knowing when to reach out with some calming words and when to send a reminder for that thing that my husband and I SAID we were going to do, but completely forgot about. Closer to the wedding, I felt such a relief to be in the backseat. I never worried for a second about coordinating the vendors, the timeline for the actual wedding, managing the guests—she had it all under control. Even when we threw things at her last minute, Sarah remained committed to giving us our dream wedding. For example, in the weeks leading up to the wedding, my husband and I spontaneously dreamed of a photo booth and videogame station at our reception (nerdy, but that’s us!). I would not have judged a wedding planner for saying these requests were too late—there wasn’t enough time to organize. However, Sarah did not bat an eye- she just gave us great advice and helped us make it happen. I am typically an anxious person but Sarah promised me that she would guard me from stress during the wedding. She kept that promise and I am so thankful for her attention to detail, calm presence, and warm disposition. I HIGHLY recommend her and Orchard Avenue Events for your big day.