Party On

My husband and I got married in Monterey, CA in May 2024 and we chose PartyOnPartyBox as our event designer & Event Month Coordinator for our wedding. We could not be happier with our decision - Desiree and her team are literally the best!! From the initial meeting, Desiree started working hard to create the event we envisioned and honored a budget we felt comfortable with. Plus her approach on sustainability and event waste reduction is an added bonus to her event planning technique. She can create your dream wedding while using sustainable materials and party supplies! She designed our perfect event – the signage, decor, table settings, centerpieces, flowers / bridal bouquets / pocket flowers, memorial table, wedding arch decor, seating chart, bathroom baskets - everything was what we wanted! After the first few meetings focusing on design, we decided we wanted to work more with her so we hired her as an Event Month Coordinator. She met with and coordinated all of the vendors, crafted the final wedding day timeline, conducted our rehearsal, acted as our main point of contact, and was involved in every aspect of our entire day to make sure it ran smoothly. Her team set up the entire venue and then packed it all back up prior to the event being finished. They even loaded up the cars and kept tabs on the card box to ensure everything was safe. We highly highly highly recommend hiring Desiree - you will not regret your decision! We literally would throw another wedding just to have an excuse to work with her again!

Desiree helped me as my day-of-coordinator and my centerpiece decorator for my wedding in September 2024. I hosted an out-of-town partially DIY wedding in Santa Barbara for about 120 people. To this day our friends and family continue to mention how our wedding was one of the most fun weddings they have attended, and I know that would not have been possible without Desiree. As someone with past experience in event coordination, I needed someone that would help me realize my vision of having a simple yet elegant wedding that honored and recognized my Latinx heritage and my husband's middle eastern background. As such our actual wedding was packed of a multitude of details that went off without a hitch. I think the most important thing is that I don't know that there were any issues during my wedding and that itself was priceless. Since we got married in the Catholic Church, Desiree mainly assisted us with our reception. While we were off getting married, Desiree was able to coordinate several vendors and family members that assisted throughout the 10 hour event. She also did a great job creating subtle yet beatiful centerpieces for our tables. Another highlight was our planning meetings, I feel that Desiree was very efficient. My husband and I both work very demanding jobs and it was very important to us to wedding plan an efficient manner. I appreciate that Desiree was very organized and efficient when it came to our planning meetings. Finally, I felt that Desiree really heard me when I was speaking about my budget. When I first approached her I was very clear about what areas were priorities and which ones were not. She gave me several quotes and was very understanding when we decided for different routes in certain details.. I feel that as a bride during the wedding planning process many vendors used very emotional language to try to upsell a product, and I never felt that way with Desiree. I really enjoyed working with Desiree, and if you too would like honest, efficient and professional support-even if you are an overachieving DIY bride- I recommend you check her out.

TLDR: Taking on Desiree Gustofson from Party On as our wedding coordinator and event decorator was the best decision we made, and you should too. Planning and executing a California wedding from our Brooklyn apartment was a big lift, and we were so lucky to find Desiree and Party On! Her kindness, organization, creativity, and always on-point communication were everything we needed and more to give us the peace of mind that we could do this. Desiree was with us every step of the way: visiting the ceremony site, meeting with vendors, managing timelines, arranging for staff and rentals, focusing our design vision, and cheering us on. On the day, she coordinated the arrival and setup for all vendors, assembled gorgeous decorative elements and centerpieces to perfectly complement the outdoor setting, provided a wonderful team to manage the drinks and dessert stations, wrangled family and friends, kept track of the rings and vow books, made on-the-spot adjustments to the flow of the event, and managed to pop up with a Tide stick right on time. Above all, Desiree championed an unwavering defense of our happiness and ability to be in the moment and not worry about a thing. She was the perfect hype woman, point person, and personal assistant that we needed to truly relax and enjoy the wedding we had spent so long planning and looking forward to. Give her a call - you won't regret it.

It was a pleasure working with Desiree !! She was so sweet and made the process super smooth . Almost everything I asked she had ! And everything arrived like new and beautiful ! I would highly recommend her services. She is very professional and pays attention to details. She responds at very timely manner. Thank you so much for your beautiful rentals for our wedding ! We got lucky finding you !