Say I Do NorCal

ny that truly reflected us. Her words were meaningful and beautifully delivered, and she brought such a calm, warm presence to the day. So many of our family and friends came up to us afterward to say how wonderful she was. Lisa made us feel comfortable, helped ease any nerves, and created a ceremony we’ll always remember.

led Lisa a list of my concerns. Her response was unprofessional as she defended every point I made and did not offer a refund or partial refund, which is unfair as she did not carry out all of the responsibilities in her contract. I hired Lisa to help coordinate my wedding at the end of September. There were many instances where bridal party members, family, guests and even vendors observed that she was abrasive and harsh in her comments and behavior on wedding day. It started at rehearsal. It was time for our best man to give the rings over, and one of our groomsmen said in their experience, the maid of honor usually holds on to the bride's ring. Lisa responded with, "excuse me, what do you do for a living?? I'm the wedding planner here, you don't know anything about this" - everyone was so uncomfortable and I was in shock. There were times where I asked her about logistics on the day of, I.e. my dogs were supposed to line up with us before ceremony but I didn't see them, so I asked where they were. Or, bridal party photos were supposed to go before family photos but for some reason Lisa and the photographer wanted to switch that around even though my grandma wasn't present yet, so I mentioned that bridal party photos are first on the timeline. Lisa responded to both of those comments/questions with a very negative snappy attitude saying, verbatim, "are you the wedding planner? No! I am! So let me do my job!" My husband and I had private vows to do before the ceremony. Lisa missed this and at the last minute pointed out we didn't do them. So we had to rush those in right before the ceremony started. It was so stressful! I don't understand how that was missed. I communicated to Lisa I wanted the parents to get photos taken opening their cards, but we had no time to do that because the timeline was a mess. The reason we hired Lisa was to make sure everything was smooth :( Right before I walked down the aisle my mom was fluffing my dress and Lisa snapped at her and told her she would take care of it. She never fluffed my dress therefore not "taking care of it". When it came time to toss the bouquet I had to toss my own because Lisa never communicated to me that the toss bouquet was sitting in a vase on my table. Lisa did not fulfill all of the duties listed in our contract and therefore I would like a refund or partial in the least. Our contract states that she would provide unlimited phone and email communication from the date of the contract. This should be amended to say, bride has to initiate everything and also be flexible with multiple cancellations/reschedules because that is what truly happened. Our contract states Lisa will assist with music selections - did not receive this. It states Lisa will oversee timeline - did not receive this fully. It states Lisa will ensure payment of vendors tips and balances - dessert company was missed and he never received his tip. It states Lisa will oversee all aspects of wedding day ceremony - with multiple things missed, this wasn't received fully. Overall I received three out of eight services listed in the contract: unlimited phone and email communication, managing all vendors on wedding day, and light decoration. I am not satisfied with my service received from Lisa and hope my honest review helps other brides.

ous about hiring a stranger to be our officiant, but Lisa made things so easy and so personable. She was also very helpful and responsive any time we had questions about the marriage license or the vows. She was able to keep things short, sweet, and non-religious for our ceremony which was what we wanted ☺️ Definitely recommend!!

, flexible, and helpful throughout my wedding planning process. Right before my bridal party and I were going to do our entrances at my reception, one of my bridesmaids was upset she was the only one who didn’t have a pair of sunglasses on. Lisa immediately took the sunglasses off of her head and gave them to my bridesmaid. Just one example of what she’s willing to do to make your event go smoothly! Thank you Lisa for all of your help!!

ordinating with vendors and coaching all of our wedding party about details we didn’t even know to think about. My day was entirely stress free thanks to Lisa. As soon as she arrived she took care of everything and I was able to focus on enjoying my day. She was incredibly sweet, supportive, and sensitive with me, and was also able to effectively take charge and manage big groups of people. Any issues that came up she calmly took care of on her own and I didn’t have to deal with any problems. She also went above and beyond during my planning process to support and guide me with planning details and questions. She is also an amazing communicator and highly reliable. Everyone at my wedding who interacted with her raved about how amazing and fun and kind and helpful she was. Even several of my guests noticed and told me how great she is!! You end up spending a good amount of time with your coordinator during your wedding day and Lisa was such a joy to be around, she was so fun and kind and upbeat and easy to talk to. My wedding literally would not have been the same without her. I am SO glad I hired her, I cannot recommend her enough!!!

Lisa was professional and provided a nice ceremony speech that was sincere and not too long. I feel like her services are appropriately priced and there was nothing but positive feedback from the audience. Thank you so much Lisa! Derek & Jeff

solutely perfect and really encompassed who we were as a couple! Highly recommend Say I Do NorCal for your wedding!!

ant. Thank you Lisa!!

ght my wedding vision to life!!

t the perfect set of vows. She put us at ease at our initial meeting. She was also very informative when outlining the steps to obtain a marriage license and how to properly submit a marriage license to the county. Lastly, her delivery of our ceremony was a memorable part of our special day. I highly recommend Lisa for any friends and families future weddings! 10/10!

early to get everything ready, and was very helpful with the whole process. The ceremony was beautiful and Lisa was funny and sincere.

r planning aspects of the wedding and was such a huge help. I appreciate that she doesn’t nickel and dime you. There were no other costs and she didn’t charge more based on wedding size.

nt to us, specifically naming family members present and on zoom. It was just what we wanted! Thanks Lisa!

e. The ceremony did start off with no microphones but she managed and we still had a phenomenal ceremony. We are recommending Lisa to all of our friends and family.

she goes out of her way to make you feel at ease and comfortable. When my husband and I were staring at each other feeling awkward and silly, she made sure to sweeten the moment with laughs and warmth that made saying i do a TRUE romantic moment while staying at the heart of his and my personalities. We laughed, I cried and the moment was special and private. Lisa definitely deserves 10 stars plus. Loved her professionalism, punctuality, and her knowledge as she guided us through the next steps of what to do once the marriage licenses were signed. Got it turned it the next day and now I get to legally call myself a “Mrs” all thanks to Lisa at “Say I do NorCal”

ceremony that was everything we wanted. She was super responsive in emails leading up, and showed up early to the rehearsal too.

we found Lisa and met with her over Zoom. She asked us what we wanted our ceremony to look like, took notes and patiently answered our questions. She also helped us write our vows because we knew what we wanted to say but didn’t know how to say it. Our wedding was beautiful and went just how we dreamed it would. We recommend Lisa to anyone looking for an officiant.