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etings efficient, handled some tricky vendor dynamics well, and came through with creative solutions when unexpected issues came up. That said, we did run into some challenges—particularly around communication. At times, her tone felt abrupt, and key details—like how the evening would wrap up—weren’t clearly communicated or managed. There were also last-minute changes in her team, including the removal of people we expected to work with, which came as a surprise and were never addressed. One planning misstep even forced us to cancel a weekend event we had scheduled. After the wedding, multiple guests told us they felt her demeanor toward family and friends was off-putting—rude and condescending at times—which was disappointing to hear. Additionally, after I posted this review, she blocked me on Instagram, which speaks to her approach to feedback. In the end, I believe Raquel may be a better fit for more traditional weddings within a familiar vendor network. Despite the bumps, she played a key role in bringing the event to life, and for that, we do acknowledge her efforts.

ne research on venues, Raquel immediately stepped in and helped us quickly narrow in on a location, a budget range, and ideal inclusions with a venue. She laid out weather, cost, and inclusion tradeoffs that we would never had thought of during the venue selection process. We looked at a few and ultimately landed on one that ended up being a perfect fit! Designing our wedding I am not a natural designer, so having Raquel both outline and drive a process to help us identify what we liked was incredibly helpful. Once we shared preferences, she quickly turned around and created more of a vision board that we leveraged with many vendors as we narrowed in on specifics. I absolutely loved our colors, florals, signage, and general pallette. Everything came together beautifully with Raquel's ability to create cohesion across vendors and through the designs she helped us choose. Month to month task management I really liked Raquel's tried and trusted monthly checklists. It helped break down the endless tasks that needed to get done so we knew what we needed to focus on at the monthly view without getting overwhelmed by what was to coming. Our Wedding Day Our wedding day was incredibly well orchestrated across many vendors. I really felt like as soon as I got to the venue, I had no concerns. I trusted Raquel and the team to ensure all of the final touches were perfect and followed any specific instructions we had provided. Everything looked beautiful and even when we had to make a few game time decisions on the schedule, Raquel and all team members were incredibly quick to pull them through, the guests had no idea anything had shifted. 5/5 HIRE RAQUEL AND THE ROQUE TEAM!

uld have ever imagined. Not once did we have to worry about a thing, and even our guests commented on how smoothly everything went. It would not have been possible without them! From the start, we felt that Raquel and Mercedes truly understood our vision. Mercedes guided us to design the most beautiful combination of outdoor elegance.  They made the entire year of planning not only manageable but also fun. We honestly feel like we assembled the vendor dream team!  The work and coordination behind the scenes did not go unnoticed, especially on the day of, and we are so grateful for every detail. Our wedding was a first for the Roque team at this particular venue site—yet it was executed flawlessly. Accommodating the alternate site was no small feat, but it felt absolutely perfect, and we will always cherish that. We are grateful to the Roque team for their patience with our endless emails, our anxious moments, and even the last-minute dress steam (and rescue from makeup stains!) The entire team handled everything with such grace—including our parents and families—and made the day of our dreams come to life. We cannot recommend Raquel and the Roque team enough. They completed this chapter of our love story so perfectly—we’ll always look back on our wedding day with the most incredible memories.

verything from vendor selection, design, and coordination. All that was left for us to do was write our vows and practice our first dance - they literally did everything else. On the big day, it was amazing to see how all of the concepts/designs/mockups Raquel provided through the process came to life and how well they coordinated the timeline of the wedding. Everything flowed smoothly and so many guests came up to me afterwards to say it was the most well executed wedding they had been to. Thank you for making our big day so memorable and relaxing - it would never have happened without you!

many planners before making our final decision, but Raquel stood out to us right away because of her professionality, her obvious organization skills, and her experience in wedding planning. From the moment we started working together, Raquel earned our trust and never broke it. I genuinely enjoyed our meetings and looked forward to each of them. Raquel was patient and understanding as I changed my mind again, again, and again. She has a very special ability to make her brides feel like they are her only clients. She was always available when I needed her, she never passed me off to an associate, and she helped achieve our absolute dream wedding. It's clear that the vendors she works with respect her immensely, which always brought us great comfort, too. We always assumed something would go wrong at our wedding because so many of our friends prepared us for that, but I can honestly say everything went off without a hitch! We are so thankful for Raquel and Roque Events, and we recommend her very highly!

I highly recommend Rogue Events for any special event you are hosting. Her vendors that she recommended were all fantastic and she never missed a beat!

as consistently communicative via email and text (whichever I preferred), always on top of vendors, and handled all issues without my involvement unless I requested otherwise. After the first couple months I realized that I could let her run the show and trust that the wedding would be beautiful, and I was right; it was everything that I had dreamed of and went off without a hitch. Her and her team dealt expertly with a very difficult venue team in a remote location behind the scenes while I was none the wiser. She only told me about roadblocks after she had already solved the issue, if ever - so I was never left feeling stressed or overwhelmed. She was also not afraid to tell me when an idea of mine might make another aspect of the wedding more complicated, but always allowed me to make the final decision and was more than willing to execute whatever idea I had (even if it made her job difficult). Raquel also took the time to truly understand my vision and recommend the vendors that would execute it perfectly. I found almost all vendors through her, and could not have been happier with any of them. From the big picture to the smallest details, she ensured that every vendor was taken care of and knew what they were doing. Lastly, Raquel and her team are just kind hearted, lovely people to work with. I never felt like I was bothering her when I sent a text or email, and it truly felt like I was working with a friend throughout the entire process. She is a creative, out-of-the-box thinker and a joy to be around. Whether you're Type B like me and want to throw the entire wedding at your planner, or you're Type A and want another set of eyes to make sure you've thought of everything. Roque Events is the place to go.

leading up to our wedding in Napa, and she was truly a pleasure to work with. She is professional, kind, fun, and can take any idea (usually unformed from me!) and execute it perfectly. She is extremely organized, responsive, and smart. I loved her monthly checklists for us to help us stay on track and on top of all the little details leading up to our big day. All of Raquel's qualities put together provided a stress-free planning process for us. Raquel planned our welcome party and it turned out 10x more beautiful than I could have imagined. She has such an eye for design and knows exactly how to work with each vendor (from venues to florals to more) to pull the night together perfectly. When it came time for the wedding, again I was amazed at how absolutely beautiful everything was - from the outdoor space to the indoor dancing, which Raquel helped transform into a stunning and fun lounge/club vibe. Leading up to and during our wedding day, we were due for rain. I was very concerned about how things would work since we were outside through dinner. Raquel kept me calm and reassured me that she would help execute my vision no matter what, and she delivered. She created contingency plans and helped us keep our guests dry, warm, and happy with the unexpected weather. She worked tirelessly with the venue to make sure we were all taken care of throughout the night. Raquel works so hard to make sure you have the wedding weekend of your dreams. I don't know what we would've done without her. She is simply the best and we can't recommend her enough!

, ability to set realistic expectations, and relaxed/fun vibe. As a nursing student, I simply didn't have a time to plan or design a wedding and I can genuinely say that I never once felt stressed during the planning process thanks to Raquel's ability to collaborate and take control when necessary. I am not the type of gal who had been building a Pinterest board of wedding decor ideas my entire adult life, so I was quite overwhelmed with the task of designing my wedding. Raquel was able to take my barely formed and unspecific visions and turn them into the most perfect end result. The week of our Palm Springs wedding predicated rain in our forecast and as you can imagine, we were less than thrilled. Fortunately, we knew we were in great hands and that Raquel and her team would ensure that everything looked perfect. She navigated day of curve balls with style and grace all while keeping me none the wiser and stress free. We could not say enough positive things about her and highly recommend her full service package for those who want to live in stress-free bliss while engaged.

in the planning process. If it weren’t for Raquel, we would likely still be at Stage 1, unsure of where to start. Raquel is one of the most organized, dedicated, incredible and engaging people that I know. Her warm personality and impeccable organizational skills allow her to be an outstanding wedding planner. From the start, Raquel took a great interest in hearing our love story, learning about what our shared vision for the wedding looked like and walked us amazingly through each step of the process. At the beginning, my fiancé (at the time) and I weren’t yet clear on many of the details or exact vision for our wedding day yet through Raquel’s guidance and support we were about to create a vision for the day that felt aligned and just right. Along the way, Raquel kept us on track and organized. She had amazing and well-organized tasks for us to do each month that felt manageable and moved us towards the vision that we had for our special day. It is because of Raquel that our wedding day was a total dream, filled with love and each detail on point. It was an absolute honor to work with Raquel and I give her an absolute A +, 5 Star glowing review. If you are looking to plan a wedding that aligns with your partnership, with your vision, budget and more then Raquel is a gem and the absolute best!

nice, helpful, personable, and very responsive. At the beginning of the process we really loved how she was friendly, helpful, and had so many great ideas that matched with what we were going for. What we also liked was how organized and well planned she is. Right away she knew a lot of great venues and venues that she recommended that matched our theme. We also loved how she sent us checklists and timelines to make sure we’re on pace and not stressing over any last minute things before our wedding. She also would schedule brief meetings just to check in, and send emails and texts to make sure everything was okay, or if we had any questions. One thing I really appreciated a lot is her mentioning this our day, and would go to bat for us to make sure it went how we wanted it to go. For example, the venue we chose promised a room block for both Friday and Saturday at first when we toured, they then decided to switch it so we would only have it for Saturday during the wedding. We didn’t want that as the whole point of the venue is to have the rooms blocked off for the day before for us to wake up day of and get ready for the wedding. Right away when Raquel saw that email, she let us know that she would handle it. 20 minutes later they got back to us and agreed to let us have the room for both nights which was amazing. Another amazing thing to hear was the vendors and venues talking about her. They all had such great things to say which was even more reassuring we picked the best planner out there. Also, my wife at first was iffy on a wedding at first just because of the stress involved and the attention that’ll be put on her. Raquel worked with us and my wife says that our wedding went perfectly and was so glad that we had one. I would honestly recommend Raquel to anyone that’s looking for a planner to help with their wedding. IF you do hire her, be prepared to have the best wedding ever!!

immediately struck me as someone who is highly competent, personable and passionate. During the 12 months we spent planning my wedding together, I quickly learned that Raquel is also extremely organized (her spreadsheets & checklists are what dreams are made of!), she has an incredible attitude and she cares SO much about what she does and everyone she works with. She has fantastic ideas but is never pushy, she is patient but she knows how to get things done efficiently, she's a great listener and takes the time to understand whats important to you and then prioritizes accordingly. She is a true partner - it's no surprise she has a list a mile long of amazing vendors that are dying to work with her time and time again! I genuinely felt like Raquel was as invested in my wedding as I was, and that was especially true on the wedding day. She was ON IT and it did not go unnoticed! All of my bridesmaids were making comments while we were getting ready before the ceremony - "she's incredibly impressive," "wow it must be so nice having someone like that in your corner," "she really gets you." It was such an honor and a privilege to have someone else dedicate so much of their time & energy into the most special day of my life. She goes above and beyond, without hesitation, and with a smile on her face. I could not have been more proud of the wedding that we planned and the team of vendors that we had in place. I also couldn't believe how much fun my husband & I had - Raquel had told me early on in the planning process that she would ensure I felt like a guest at my wedding, but as someone who can be insanely detail oriented and a bit of a control freak I had a hard time believing my wedding day would be totally stress free for me... She made it happen! She took care of EVERYTHING. She kept me in the loop with positive updates, handled any crisis that came up discretely, managed to keep everyone on schedule throughout the day and I had an absolute blast as a result. The feedback we've received from our friends and family has blown me away - best wedding ever. Raquel, thank you from the bottom of my heart!

things she did for us that we didn’t know existed. I can’t imagine our wedding without Raquel. -------------- My fiancé (foreshadowing; now husband) and I decided to hire a wedding planner when we became overwhelmed with the budgeting process (how much is this supposed to cost? Why does every vendor get back to you with a different list of things they include?) of wedding planning. We were concerned that when we spoke to friends about their weddings almost every single couple seemed to have a budget… but when it came down to the last few months their budgets went out the window. Almost nobody stuck to it, and they didn’t even know how much money they went over. I now realize that the extent of our experience with party planning was confined to having six people over for dinner, so we were very unprepared to have a wedding with all of our friends and family! After meeting with five planners, we quickly picked Raquel. We knew she was organized and experienced enough to help us. We quickly got into our venue search and design meetings. Within weeks we had a detailed budget and schedule to hit all the things we needed to make the day a success. She then spent hours with us refining the vision, working through pictures, and showing us possibilities we didn’t even know existed. We loved the aesthetic that we came up with, it was unique and entirely us – it looked like a dream! As the months went on, she met with us and kept us on task for every aspect of the event. In those moments where we had no idea what we wanted Raquel guided us through with patience, an even keel, and a smile. I can’t tell you how many times Raquel asked our opinions about a detail - such as an option for the table, or ten minutes in the timeline to allow us to be alone. Those details made the day beautiful but they also ensured that we had the chance to enjoy it. The day of the wedding was better than I could have imagined. After months of dreaming with Raquel and talking about colors, music, and vision – she fully executed everything! She had kept us on task before this but it was nothing to the organizational feat the day of the wedding! Every part of the design came together AND she managed to facilitate about a dozen vendors, another dozen family members, and another dozen friends coming through with all the pieces to make the day perfect. Raquel crushed every aspect – she created (and executed to!) a budget at the beginning of our process, took myself and my fiancé through the creative process, and finally kept everyone calm and on task the day of. All my husband and I had to do was enjoy the day! We could not have achieved any of this without Raquel.

she had worked at my venue before and seemed to really know the ins-and-outs of the space. Raquel has the demeanor everyone looks for in a wedding planner - she allows for your ideas and creativity to shine through as a bride, but isn't afraid to step in when she knows an idea could be better executed. I think at one point she mentioned she had 15 weddings this summer, yet always made time for me/never came across as too busy. One call in particular I remember we were working on the layout of our reception - I had mocked up space for a lounge set in the corner of the room. Raquel chimed in "well we really can't put anything there because we would be blocking the fire exit - there's a door here leading outside that isn't shown on the online layout." THOSE are the details that most people would overlook - not Raquel. Day of the wedding - Raquel was INCREDIBLE. There was never a point where we felt she didn't have things under control. She was calm, professional, and truly everyone has commented on how perfectly the night progressed. Nothing took too long, nothing was too rushed - there was a perfect cadence to the evening and Raquel kept us on our timeline almost to the minute, without making anyone aware how meticulously planned everything was - it just seemed to FLOW. I would recommend Raquel to anyone - truly best decision we made and I can't wait to see how far she goes in this industry. She deserves every bit of recognition. We are still riding the high from the best night/weekend. Raquel truly makes wedding dreams come true!

eliable, and responsive and she connected us with high-quality vendors who made our wedding day a dream. Raquel totally understood my vision for our wedding day and therefore it was such an easy process working through design choices. She has an eye for events which speaks for itself! I myself am not a type A person, and therefore was grateful throughout the 1 1/2 year planning process to have had Raquel there keeping everything on track and always running smoothly with organized monthly checklists, a detailed vendor list etc. If I ever had an issue with a vendor or wanted to make any changes, Raquel heard me out then communicated with the vendor immediately. I felt like I was in great hands which alleviated SO much of that wedding planning stress! Our wedding day turned out beautifully and we couldn’t be happier.

aquel will make all of your wedding dreams a reality and do so with such poise. She is highly experienced with a wealth of knowledge to aid in making your wedding flawless. We wish every wedding would go as smoothly as it did when Raquel was running the show! Hands down the most beautiful and well-thought-out event setup we’ve seen come through our venue. Looking forward to working with Raquel in the future – highly recommend!

e perspective of their bottom line) but I never felt that way with her. I couldn't fully explain what I wanted because I don't do industry-speak, but she could decipher my rambled thoughts and produce exactly what I was looking for, if not better. We hired Raquel for our destination wedding, full-service planning. SO worth it. She knows what she's doing. SERIOUSLY don't even try to do it on your own. This is what she does. She is not only a professional but she is THE professional. But more than being excellent at her craft, I felt that I could trust her with everything. It was a long year and half of planning this wedding with outside family trying to have a say with what THEY wanted. She would constantly bring me back by saying, "but what you do YOU want". She became a trusted friend throughout the process. She always had our back. She even handled my neurotic, indecisive husband when it came to fashion choices with so much patience and grace. I would have not lol. She fully advocated for us with each and every vendor, and if a vendor failed to meet our expectations, she was the first to let that vendor know that they sucked and was quick to deal with any last minute decisions (e.g., less than 3 months before the wedding I said "f--- it, this stationary vendor is fired, please find me a new one." Raquel got us ALL of our money back, even after the crappy vendor tried to retain some of their money, and found someone that could do what I wanted instantly). She will not settle for less when it comes to making sure that you have a great wedding planning experience. Raquel is so good that I didn't even need to recommend her. My guests were blown away at my wedding weekend in Tahoe that they started asking for her information. She's so great! Can't believe I used to plan my own parties. She will forever and always be our go-to planner for all of our event needs!

ow we envisioned it. We hired Raquel for our Summer 2023 wedding and I am so glad we did! From our very first email conversations she was so responsive, friendly and knowledgeable - I knew then we had to hire her! For the months leading up to our wedding she guided us every step of the way. From vendor recommendations, to detailed checklists she made sure we had thought of everything. We had frequent check-ins throughout the process and she always came prepared and organized. She was quick to answer all my questions and had tons of ideas on how to make our wedding day special. When the week of our wedding the weather threw us a curve ball of 106 degrees, she knew exactly what to do to make sure our guests were comfortable had the best experience without compromising any of our vision. The day of our wedding she and her team made sure our day was absolutely perfect!! Every vendor, every detail was handled with thoughtfulness and care. They were so organized and efficient and were always available if I needed anything. She made sure the day ran according to schedule and it all turned out absolutely amazing!! I highly recommend working with Raquel!! She is so experienced, knowledgeable, organized, responsive and creative. She makes the otherwise stressful wedding planning process so easy and so much fun!!

because we could tell how passionate she is about wedding planning, and making the wedding of our dreams become a reality. Her high level of organization, and keeping us on track was definitely an incredible experience. Raquel would provide detailed checklists at the beginning of each month leading up to our wedding to make sure that we always stayed on track, and it helped narrow down what we needed to do. This was extremely helpful to drastically lower our stress, and decision fatigue. When it came to meeting the vision I had for my wedding, I handed her a full Pinterest board of things I wanted from signage, florals, and table scapes and she came up with a full design vision board of what she envisioned from what we gave. Since we started almost 2 years in advance of our wedding, she was also really flexible with design when the things that I wanted to add or remove changes. In terms of logistics, Raquel was extremely helpful and was the absolute best at ironing out all the logistical details with transportation and timing so that everything was running so smooth and efficient. This is also very true for vendors, she has a lot of connections and vendors that she can recommend in the area that she’s worked with. Raquel handles and holds all your vendor agreements all in one place, and makes sure that she is aware of everything, and will advocate for you if something goes wrong. Raquel responded quickly to emails and texts every time, making you feel like you’re her top priority. Her high level of care and professionalism was a highlight, and made it so easy to work with her. We initially gave her our ideal budget and she did a great job at making sure we stayed within our budget as well as told us what was worth splurging more on and what we could do without. She has a calm and empathetic demeanor and she is a great listener. She always helped to ease any anxiety I was having throughout the process and was always able to answer any questions that I had about anything. We cannot thank Raquel enough for making our dream wedding, a reality. We will miss working with her, because she made everything so easy, and was a true MVP from beginning to end.

gical weekends of our lives. There are many wonderful things about Raquel but let me share of the top 3 highlights of working with her: 1. Fiscal Care: When you are first hiring a planner, it's hard to fathom paying for one, especially when you are looking at all the other bills ahead of you. However, Raquel is worth every dollar. Raquel treats your money as if it was her own money - being a true sherpa by telling us honestly what was worth spending on vs. not spending on. Even while minimizing unnecessary costs, she helped us pull together a really beautiful, elegant, and timeless wedding. At the end of the wedding, we did not feel anything was missing or wasteful. 2. Advocate: She is also an incredible advocate, making sure vendors are treating you well and taking care of you. She went to bat for us several times to ensure we were getting the best service and value. We had a hiccup with our venue 2 weeks out from our wedding date that would've cost us thousands of dollars, and she went to bat for us to ensure we were not charged additional fees and that the venue rectified their misstep. And you want that - with all of the wedding stress and feeling like you have no leverage with vendors, you want a planner who is not just helping you plan a beautiful event, but who is going to be your advocate to have the hard conversations with vendors to ensure you're being treated fairly. As an aside, besides being a great advocate with vendors, because of her reputation and experience, she has great relationships with premiere vendors. We hired literally all of vendors through Raquel including our DJ, photographer, florist, hair and makeup, signage, and furniture rentals through Raquel, and all of them were the best of the best. It's easy to feel that when you're getting a vendor recommendation from a planner that it's a kickback for them, but that's not what it was for Raquel - she holds a high standard for what makes a wedding great and only recommends people she can trust her clients with. Our friends could not stop raving about the DJ, our photographer made us feel confident, our rentals were beautiful, and our florist literally made us feel that we had a celebrity wedding. 3. Organization: Finally, she is very organized - she is on top of timelines and details to ensure everything is smoothly managed from beginning to end. I am a very type A person and my nod to Raquel is that I felt that I could sit back and feel confident she could run the show better than I could, which she did beautifully. I am so glad we hired Raquel and now we think of her as a friend as well, which is so special. 

y and feel stress-free in the months leading up to your wedding, you must hire Raquel. You will be so happy you did. Here are the reasons you should hire Raquel. 1. She is extremely organized and detail-oriented. She handled all of the little details from Day 1 through the last second of the wedding - budget, venue scouting and appointments, vendor communications, payment schedules, rehearsal, day-of coordination, clean up etc etc. She gave us a very consumable monthly checklist that made wedding planning very approachable and as stress free as possible. We were totally relaxed the month leading into our wedding. 2. She always says yes. Anytime we wanted to do something, she always said yes and then would explain if that would mean giving up something else or making an adjustment somewhere else. But I knew that if we wanted something to happen, she would make it happen and I felt like we understood all the downstream implications of the choice. 3. She is creative and helps distill your vision. We gave Raquel a huge Pinterest board with all the things we liked and she distilled it down into a more curated board that created the aesthetic foundation for our wedding. It was extremely helpful to have a professional with expertise point out that we seem to like this color and this type of flower and this type of vibe. She encouraged all of our design choices and truly brought them all the life! 4. She is so available and responsive and super positive. Raquel was incredibly responsive to us and we always felt like we were her #1 priority. She always answered our emails promptly and was always available for a call when we needed it. She was also super positive and excited for us through the process! 5. Our wedding day was magical. Raquel worked extremely hard to ensure our wedding day was executed beautifully and ran smoothly. She was non-stop all day and all of my family and friends commented that she was incredible at keeping everyone on schedule and responding to all requests and needs. It was honestly such an incredible day and we could not have done it without Raquel. We cannot express enough how helpful it is to have a seasoned professional like Raquel helping you throughout the wedding planning process. Wedding planning was fun for us and even though it seemed like a huge daunting challenge when we first got engaged, once we hired Raquel, those feelings disappeared. Do yourself a favor and hire Raquel.

our elegant vision and brought it to life. Raquel and her calming confidence made wedding planning easy, stressless, and FUN. On our wedding day we had multiple family and friends compliment how wonderful and efficient Raquel was. Our wedding was absolutely fabulous and it wouldn't have come together without her! I highly recommend working with her, you won't regret it!

anner who I could trust, have candid conversations with, and understand/execute our priorities. Raquel was the perfect choice! Sometimes it was like we shared a brain! She made sure our vendors were giving us fair prices and was super helpful for any negotiations during the process. Raquel made sure everything was on-time prior to the day and more importantly on our wedding day! We also worked with Raquel to help us plan our rehearsal dinner and a winery day on Saturday and it was the best decision!

e we are for everything you and your team did - before, during, and after the wedding. It will be a "Wedding to remember" - as expressed by all of our family and friends! Thank you Raquel!

detail, and dedication to her clients’ wants/needs is unmatched and I could not recommend her more.

ecause she handled it smoothly. Her continued communication throughout the engagement process was calming and reassuring. She always had everything under control. As a type A person planning a wedding 2,000 miles away, I could NOT have done it without Raquel. Numerous friends and family commented on how we didn't forget a detail, and it was because we had Raquel helping us!

so many helpful tools and resources to keep us organized and on time. Thank you Raquel for everything!

as everything that we hoped she would be, She is a buttoned-up professional in every respect. She consistently demonstrated superb organizational and planning skills from beginning to end. She was simply a pleasure to work with. Just let everything flow through her and we are confident that you will share the same experience that we did. Lastly, and no small matter, Raquel, managed the budget as if it were her own money, and of course, that was, and is, very much appreciated! Bravo Raquel! Jim & Susan C.

has connections with all the best vendors in the wedding business and will move mountains to make us be happy with our wedding design. Like all weddings there are up's and down's that are experienced. We needed to post pone our event. It was the hardest decision to make, however Raquel was understanding, loving, and supportive to both of us. A month after cancelling all vendors, we had decided to move forward with our wedding date. Raquel was excited to hear we wanted to move forward and without any delays she was able to make a miracle happen and get ALL vendors back on board. She made the most impossible happen!! We adore Raquel andl we highly recommend ROQUE Events for any wedding, party or event. She has the ability to plan anywhere in the world!

der pressure is amazing to watch! I highly recommend her to create the wedding of your dreams!!

day of the wedding when things were running behind or earlier than scheduled, she made the necessary adjustments to ensure we didn't miss an event or that our guests do not get bored. In fact, I had begun worrying about the small details of the wedding as the date drew closer, but she assured us she would take care of everything and that we should just focus on looking and feeling our best, which she 100% did.

unmatched in the wedding industry, and she really goes the extra mile for her clients. She plans events and weddings all across the states and beyond, making sure every detail is planned out and presented in a timely manner. She truly listens to what her clients want, making their dreams a reality in the most stunning ways. She’s my go-to planner that I’m constantly recommending because she’s really THAT good at what she does! Save yourself lots of stress and book her for your wedding day!! I promise you’ll love the experience and outcome.

MN, having someone who was familiar with Napa, CA was important to us. Raquel seemed to know just about everyone in the area and her contacts and recommended vendors did not disappointment. Our wedding was originally scheduled during the thick of COVID and we had to postpone for a year. Raquel happily re-planned our wedding again a year later. On top of everything else, she not only helped plan our wedding day but our entire wedding weekend from the welcome dinner, to the brunches, and even setting up winery tours for our guests. ROQUE Events always went above and beyond and made what would have been an extremely stressful planning process an enjoyable one. Thanks again for everything Raquel :)

to separate herself from the endless options of planners. If you are looking for a team that is helpful in all aspects to planning, wanting a top shelf experience and wanting someone that will basically be a friend throughout your planning journey, look no further. Raquel has got you covered. She is fantastic to work with and will make your wedding dreams become a reality.

g so easy. She designed the wedding of our dreams, managed all the vendors and kept us on-track with monthly checklists and calls. As busy working professionals, there's no way we could have managed all of this on our own. We were happy and stress-free on the big day knowing that she had our backs. It's been 11 months since our 180-person wedding at Tre Posti, and our guests are still raving about the execution, venue, food and music. Thank you Raquel and ROQUE Events!

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s. After one call we knew we loved her. We are a pretty casual couple and needed someone to keep us on track. Raquel made everything easy and made sure we didn’t get behind. Our wedding was this past weekend and it was honestly one of the best days of my life. Best part was that Raquel helped my husband pull off a surprise performance by him and 20+ of our guests. It was an amazing day and we couldn’t have done it without her. Use her, you won’t regret it!

process leading up to the big day, and day of, everything that was supposed to happen, happened to a T. Ceremony started at 5pm on the dot, and from that moment on, it was flawless. And you could really tell in the moment how devoted she was to making sure we had the best night of our life. She truly cared deeply that that happened. The best part? Raquel helped me pull of a huge surprise performance for the bride with 20 of our closest friends. Total discretion. My wife’s mind is still blown. By the end of the night, I started telling anyone that asked I was going to try to recruit her to join my company. As my boss of course. Fortunately for anyone here, I’m thinking she’s going to stick with weddings.

ted us with the most picture perfect venue at Beaulieu Garden (plus other incredibly hard to pass options on our site tours) and the BEST vendor team with respect to catering, photography, make-up/hair, floral, transportation, offianting, photobooth, and more. We live across the country with highly demanding work scheduled so having her connections and knowledge base was invaluable. The wedding day beyond exceeded our highest expectations - the day went seamlessly and the three site setups were all mindblowingly beautiful. The only issue we ran into was our paper goods vendor, so Raquel arranged for a full refund/contract termination, which we didn’t end up doing but probably should have. Overall we would highly highly highly recommend Roque events! Just ask Raquel to see our wedding photos and I think you’ll be sold.

esponsive and helpful - catering to our needs and changes in decisions throughout the process. She makes the seemingly impossible happen and gets it all done with a smile on her face. Day of - she was cool, calm, and collected and was excellent at keeping the whole train moving on time. She also designed our whole vibe and did a great job. We love Raquel, highly recommend!

ing 2020, we were informed via phone call that ROQUE was going out of business and would be unable to fulfill their contract. At this point we had already paid them in full at around 12k, and they offered no refund. Raquel (the owner of Roque) was not on the call to inform us of this devastating news, and in fact she never reached out to us once afterwards. This was made more painful by the fact that mere weeks before, Raquel essentially chastised my husband and I for being a few days late on our final payment to them (in April 2020 peak pandemic). In retrospect it feels like she was just ensuring she got all the money from her clients before she closed shop. We ultimately ended up cancelling our wedding all together. Now it seems that a year later she has decided to return to wedding planning and restart ROQUE. I understand that pandemic times were tough for a lot of small businesses (they were for everyone), but Raquel’s lack of compassion and professionalism in such an emotionally driven industry seems like a disconnect. My advice, hire someone else to plan your special day, like CarlySaberEvents because she’s fabulous and even tried to offer us an alternative option after all this hit the fan.

fit our vision for our wedding. She made the process so seamless - multiple friends asked me how stressed I was about wedding planning, and I could honestly answer that it hadn't even crossed my mind to be stressed because of Raquel! Her attention to detail and organization helped us stay on track to make the wedding planning process super smooth. She was available for all questions and checked in with us just the right amount. My husband and I are both in various stages of medical training, and Raquel worked around our busy schedules flawlessly to make everything come together with no stress. Multiple guests commented that our wedding looked like something they'd see in a magazine or wedding blog - and it was 100% thanks to Raquel. We are so grateful for her hard work and brilliance!

na had worked with prior and loved working with. (picking someone off this list was not a requirement) I searched through them all and immediately knew I wanted to work with Roque. I worked very closely with Carly, but each time I touched base with Raquel, I knew this was going to be a very special day.I can say overall the aesthetic they produce is stunning and they are always very positive and" can-do." Any time you're planning a big event, something will inevitably go wrong or be missing, and Roque had the kind of flexibility and improvisation to adapt and overcome each challenge that was sent our way. I loved the vendors that they suggested and when I didn't they were always willing and open to go back to the drawing board and find someone who fit my style and my taste. Lets just say I'm a very particular person so I knew what I wanted and Roque was willing to go out and fight for me to fulfill my dream day. My husband was beyond impressed with how things turned out. I loved our flower girl Emily, the makeup Blush Beauty styling was fantastic, our videographer Amor in Motion I have to say were amazing as well as Alexa Penberthy the photographer --definitely worth spending the extra to get great footage. These are all vendors that Roque turned me onto. Roque worked with the Harvest Inn so seamlessly that sometimes I didn't even know how much they had prepped and taken care of until after the wedding. Roque also produced our receptions dinner which was once in a lifetime! BBQ and Bourbon on our families winery property. They set up the tents, the checkered tablecloths, the jar flowers, the food, the drinks and the music. It was the perfect mix of elegant and casual chic. They also found a pianist singer for our church ceremony. Anything asked, they found a way to bring it to manifestation. They also did great on the timing and fitting everything in. There's a lot that happens on a wedding day! I will say personally I would choose an earlier ceremony and more time for nibbling then eating dancing speeches. It goes soooo fast so take the whole day! My mother and father both remarked on how special the day was and we could never have done it without the superb professional help of Roque Events. Thank you Carly and Raquel . I will forever be grateful for the moments we created together!

confident and could answer any question they had, we knew we had to pick them as our wedding planners! We didn’t even need to interview anyone else because they nailed it. They were so amazing, understanding and helpful throughout everything. We hired them before we even got engaged because of our super busy lifestyles we wanted to make sure we could get everything we wanted especially living in Oregon and always traveling for work. Carly and Raquel are a dream team, every time we came to Napa to get wedding stuff done, they had a schedule laid out for us and everything always went off without a hitch. They even helped my now-husband plan his proposal to me (which was AMAZING) during our first trip to Napa to do what I thought was just venue searching. Post engagement the real work began, we got a lot of stuff done (including changing our color scheme a few times!) Even starting to plan almost 18 months out, we never felt bored or left out of the process. There were some times where we tried to step out of the box and do something unrealistic, they reeled us back in to get us back on track to the wedding of our dreams. A lot of times I feel like wedding planners have a set number of how many times you guys can chat on the phone, but not Carly or Raquel! They were ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS available to answer the phone or answer an email or text back ! I would even call unannounced if I had a dire question and they would answer! Their creativity was mind-blowing! They took this picture in my head and brought it in front of my eyes. The way they know how to bring ANY dream to life is breathtaking. Things that we weren’t so sure of turned out to be so amazing because we trust their opinion so much. Now....the week of and even the day of our wedding. Carly deserves an award. All of the awards, like a Tony, a Grammy, a Noble Peace Prize. All of them. To say that we were stressed out would be an understatement. We had probably 40 people that RSVP to attend our wedding say they were no longer coming, even on the day of texting ME (the bride)! Even had someone say they weren’t coming and then showed up and showed up late at that. It was unbelievable and we were soooo worried that the room was going to look empty because we legit lost like 6 whole tables in a matter of days. Carly and Katie made the room look phenomenal and not empty at all. It looked very intimate and sweet and ready for a party just like we wanted it to look. Carly helped us to just remember to enjoy the day and that everything was going to look fine. I can’t thank Carly enough because there was absolutely no way we were getting through that day without her. Through all of our changes and last minute decision making, Carly and Raquel never ever made us feel bad or made us feel like we were choosing the wrong thing. They constantly reassured us that no matter what our day was going to be amazing. They picked the most amazing vendors and were at every single meeting and tasting with us. Raquel was pregnant and then had an infant who turned into a 1 year old all during our planning and still was always available to answer an email or a text or phone call. Truly amazing and a dream team. I couldn’t recommend ROQUE enough to plan any big event, they might even do our first baby shower! We love them!