Sealed With A Kiss Events

onths - without either of us ever having been out there. She was the perfect combination of expert in all things logistics and designer (she has a wonderful eye!), extreme organizer, and wonderful support system. She did everything from help me pick out a design scheme when I was paralyzed with indecision, to negotiate a last minute, hour-of dispute between my fiancé and I about toasting order :) For someone like me who is not THAT into the wedding planning, Lara is the ideal mix of pragmatism and sincere investment in her clients. (Shorthand: she is warm but not cheesy) My only regret is that I only hired Lara for month of planning + consulting. She was wonderful and totally available for any and all questions/consulting I had before the “month of,” but my fiancé and I both said to ourselves immediately after the wedding that the one thing we would have done differently is spent a little more money and handed the reins over to her even earlier. Thank you so much Lara, and a preemptive congratulations to anyone who hires you in the future!

It was a tight turnaround and a wedding of 300+ people. Lara took on the challenge to help with full production support and she knocked it out of the park. She helped execute every single detail and made our wedding the exactly what we had envisioned. Words cannot express how thankful we are that we were introduced to Lara!!

sonality. She is very organized and thinks of all the little details. She also has amazing vendor connections and references (she graciously gave me a reference to a band before I even hired her!). She gets the each task she takes on done with efficiency and accuracy, and cleans up any mistakes or errors that may have been made by the bride, groom, MOH or vendors throughout the wedding planning process. She easily forms bonds with you other vendors and you can tell they feel comfortable with her in charge. She is an easy person to respect and trust. She helps keep you on track and quickly answers any questions or concerns you have - nothing really gets past her :) We can't thank her enough for all that she has done!!!

hese special days with our friends and family. Sincerely, Jan and Mark (Parents of the bride)

experienced with every part of the process. We were able to come to her with everything from finding and working with vendors to talking about our fears of public speaking. Lara really listens to her clients and talks through any problem, small or large. Not only that, she helped all of our (sometimes crazy) ideas come to life! Every interaction with her was supportive and positive and I had not a single worry that she would execute everything perfectly. I feel like my sister and I have made a lifelong friend and would truly not trust anyone else with something this big and important to us. Simply the best in the business!

lan, with multiple locations, a cable car tour, intricate set designs, and a full musical performance by our wedding party. We could not have pulled if off if we did not have Lara keeping track of everything. Additionally, she has an immensely helpful wedding spreadsheet that kept us on track throughout our entire planning process. I don't know what we would have done without her. I will miss her now that our wedding is over, but I am sure she is somewhere making another couple's dream wedding come true. XOXO

ache. She took care of all the details, like table cards, and baskets to put stuff, and coordinating guests, and directing vendors. I was blown away - I don't know how I would have done it without her. I even had a work trip out of the country two weeks before the wedding, and I knew everything was on track and in Sarah's capable hands. We had a huge curveball 2 days before the event - the Marriott workers were on strike - and I was concerned naturally what was going to happen to my wedding. But Sarah took care of everything - from making sure the vendors could park, to bringing breakfast (since the hotel didn't have room service anymore). It was a super ridiculous situation that no one could have predicted but Sarah came through. And I'm not the only one impressed; my other vendors came up to me afterwards to ask details about Sarah, so they can recommend her to other clients, because she was such a pleasure to work with.

, pulled out all the stops, and helped us to have the wedding we'd been envisioning from the very start. Going above and beyond the call of duty at every turn, the wedding day went so smoothly and we are still getting comments about what a wonderful and memorable day it was. When we parted ways at the end of the reception, we were near tears in appreciation for everything she did for us. If we ever got married again (haha), we'd look no further than working with Sarah. She's the absolute best. Could not have done it without her.

ely calm, which is really unusual for two Type-A people! She is incredibly professional, organized, thorough, communicative, and exactly who you want running the show on one of the most important days of your life. Above all, she is one of the sweetest people I've ever met. Her process is extremely comprehensive, and she did so much work behind the scenes to bring us a day that was totally smooth, from setting up our table design with her assistants to running our rehearsal the day before, printing our vows, procuring various last minute necessary items, making necessary adjustments with our wedding vendors, to leading the bridal party members (and myself!) around our confusing venue, cueing them when to walk, bringing us our flowers and gifts after the wedding, organizing our getaway car, and a thousand other things I'm not even aware of. I've never met anyone as thoroughly prepared or who does her homework as extensively as Sarah. Schedules, blueprints, arrival/break down times, and instagram hashtags were all sent in advance to the relevant parties. In fact, though it was her first time as lead planner for a wedding at our venue, the venue site coordinator requested that she come back to do future events with them! It's truly a testament to her planning skills, preparedness, and above all, her personality. We received rave reviews about how beautiful the wedding was and how smoothly everything went. She was very interested in making our wedding vision come true and at the same time we love her sense of style, which is the biggest reason we went with SWAK events. If I could do it all over again 100 times, I would go with Sarah again every time. Absolutely no complaints, A+, 100%. Thank you so much, Sarah!

us and our Daughter. During the actual wedding day Lara took care of everything and I mean everything so us parents could actually relax and enjoy our daughter’s wedding. Out of a 5 star survey as 5 is the best, Lara is with no doubt is easily a 10 Star. Couldn’t have done it without our wedding planner Lara Kreutner at Sealed With A KISS!!!!

h every step of the planning process. Lara has impeccable taste, is incredibly organized, a great communicator and will ensure that every detail is thoughtfully and beautifully executed - and she does it all with confidence and a constant smile. She is a pleasure to work with and I can't recommend her highly enough!

would like to say that the wedding was the most beautiful event, both visually and emotionally, we have ever attended. Lara's attention to detail was obvious and her taste is impeccable. Everything was picture perfect and magazine worthy. Our favorite part of the event was sitting on the side opposite our son so we could see his face the entire time. His reaction to his bride when he saw her was priceless and we would not have seen it as well had we not been sitting opposite him. We would recommend Lara for any event. She is thoughtful, experienced, organized, professional and has fabulous taste. Most of all Lara will make that day perfect and an event to remember. She was a joy to work with

iring Lara for month-of services was the perfect antidote to the pressure that started to mount as we got closer to the date. Seven weeks out, with no photographer or florist chosen, Lara jumped right in with recommendations, made connections and helped us understand and calibrate ourselves to the quotes we were getting. As the day got closer, she created a full day-of itinerary for both of us (as well as our families!), handled all of the vendors, coordinated with the venue, gave suggestions about the tablescape and basically made it all look easy. Which, of course, it isn't. She's just that good. :) I believe that Lara actually is unflappable and just doesn't get stressed about anything. I have no evidence of anything to the contrary. She comes armed with an amazing sense of humor, calm demeanor and was at the other end of a text message at any hour of the day, as needed. She also has a mean animated gif game, when words just aren't enough. ;) In the end, the wedding was gorgeous and went off without a hitch. It truly was a magical day - and we were able to focus on the experience of it instead of worrying about anything. She had it all covered.

things went off without a hitch. Not to mention her eye for design is literally unmatched. She absolutely nailed every aspect of our vision and then some!!! Thank you so much Lara for being so wonderful to work with and truly giving me the fairytale wedding I have dreamed of since I was a little girl!!! You’re the BEST.

nd focus on us and enjoying our wedding day! Lara and I instantly hit it off and I felt like she totally understood our vision and definitely helped me refine all of my ideas into the perfect day! We can't thank Lara enough for all of her hard work and for everything she and her mom did for us! We would and will definitely recommend Lara to everyone! Thanks again Lara, I hope our paths will cross again!!!

our desire to have a guest-centered, fun and “effortlessly” elegant wedding. In choosing a wedding planner, sometimes some people are a little more “planner” and others are a little more “designer.” Lara is the best of both worlds! With her eye for design and business savvy, we not only stayed within budget, but we optimized our spending to have the most gorgeous celebration that I could have ever dreamed of! It was beyond magical. (Background: I’m a surgeon and my husband is a techie. I would describe both of us as busy people who like a deal and pay attention to detail.) She quickly got a sense of our preferences and working style. Throughout the process, if a snap decision had to be made, we trusted Lara to do it and we were always happy with the outcome. With Lara’s help, we did not waste any budget on frivolous design details. She involved us through the vendor selection process and really took our budget to heart. She was great at giving us an honest opinion when we asked for it. You can trust her to recommend only vendors with the best reputations and that you will get your money’s worth. She is detail oriented, organized, and has fantastic style. I literally could let her decide everything, and it turned out perfectly. Lara’s organization and coordination of logistics were on point. She is a consummate professional and yet so warm and approachable. Our nearly 200 family and friends were so impressed with the way that the experience was individually personalized for each of them. Credit to Lara for her creativity and making that possible. I didn’t for a second worry about the big day. All I had to think about on my wedding day was what a wonderful, incredible experience it was to be with my loved ones and that I got to say I do to my husband. I am so grateful to Lara that I didn’t have to think about the schedule, logistics, vendors, event space regulations, headcounts, or even the weather etc. I remember my friends remarking how relaxed and happy I looked. My best advice to someone who is busy, but wants a personalized wedding experience and to stay on a budget (if only for the principle of it all): hire Lara for full service wedding planning and design. Wedding planning CAN be stress free and fun if you have Lara at the helm of your team! If you are wondering if it’s worth it, let me tell you that I’ve already done the math many times over, and hiring an experienced wedding planner/designer, like Lara, will actually save you money and prevent you from making costly mistakes. I am so happy to have met Lara. I consider her a wonderful friend and feel incredibly honored to be able to give my highest recommendation for her services.

uring me everything would work out (it did, excellently!) and that I had nothing to worry about. Because of Lara, I was able to fully relax in the weeks leading up to the big day. With her help, my wedding was the best day EVER!!!

edding we were actually so relaxed we even made it to the NBA finals game, thats how confident we were. Her staff was the sweetest day of the wedding and I owe everything to her. Shes creative and patient and most importantly so so kind. She went way over the call of duty and by the end of our night we hadnt even realized that she packed everything up! If you are looking for a wedding planner that just gets you and your vision and can help you execute your dream wedding while all the while seeming like your best friend, please look no further.

so at ease, it was not a difficult choice. After hiring her we let her take the reins and we were so glad we did. She worked tirelessly with my daughter and made sure very detail was in place. She kept her on budget and was able to create a perfect day that was even better than my daughter and her husband had envisioned. Lara really knows what she's doing. My daughter called me the week before her wedding and said: " Mom, I have nothing left to do, Lara has taken care of everything." On their wedding day, we relaxed and enjoyed our family and friends having no worries knowing Lara was handling all the details of the day. She was patient with family members who needed extra guidance, helped the photographer with family photos, made sure the VIPS had their glasses full and even cleaned up at the end of the evening. It is easy to tell she loves what she does. Lara worked so well with our daughter and her husband, we would highly recommend her to anyone looking for a planner.

isco City Hall and while planning a wedding there was a huge undertaking full of surprises and complications Lara handled it all like a pro. Throughout the planning process she was so kind, thoughtful, detail oriented, and had a calm presence about her that made the whole process enjoyable. Lara really takes the time to get to know the couple as people and tries to really understand your vision for your big day. On our wedding day my husband and I were blown away by the amazing day that Lara had created for us. Every detail was perfect and our day went off without a single hitch. Her expertise in wedding planning and coordination allowed us to enjoy our wedding day knowing that Lara was handling all the details. Our family and guests all commented on how amazing she was and she truly was a joy to have by our side on our wedding day. I am someone who has very high expectations and Lara not only met those expectations but rather exceeded them . If you are looking for the most kind, hard working, and talented wedding planner then Lara and Sealed With a Kiss Events is the best choice you can make!!

lub. In hindsight, I wish we had spent the money to hire her earlier on instead of doing heavy lifting on our own. She has exceptional judgement and helped create our wedding – not a cookie cutter template, or a way to give money to preferred vendors. Actually she saved us money on wine, vendors and more.  From her masterful google doc with 18+ tabs to keep us organized, to the hour by hour planner which was sent to all the key members of the wedding party so they/we knew where to go, to pro tips on colors and last minute details we had forgotten she made our event seamless.  Most importantly, my mom, husband and I enjoyed our wedding and did not have to manage any problems the day of the event because of Lara. She went to the venue early, coordinated with all the vendors and left us free to do what we wanted – enjoy ourselves! Also it turns out that my husband would have forgotten the rings if Lara had not gone through a last minute check list with him. LOL! Thank you Lara. I would recommend you to family, friends and hopefully my own children in the future.

was wrong, and that outside of my choice in bride, hiring Lara and Sealed With a Kiss was the best decision I made about this entire process. Lara, never let the load of wedding planning ever become burdensome. She was constructive with her thoughts, kept us on budget, and made our wedding even more perfect than the one we had initially envisioned, despite us being a lower budget wedding. To see the constant email conversations with venues and vendors where issues were resolved with endless tact, and to watch her stride triumphantly through our wedding day, directing the festivities with poise and aplomb, yet managing to always make sure that the spotlight never left my wife and I, made our decision to go with Lara as our wedding planner a no-brainer a million times over. She is amazingly thorough, conceptually brilliant, and someone who will work tirelessly to ensure that your wedding is absolutely perfect.

destination wedding. She was extremely responsive and easy to get a hold of and bent over backwards to help with any and everything. She traveled to the venue even when I was unable to, and executed our dream wedding from out of state. She is professional, sweet, attentive to detail, and creative. I cannot recommend her enough!

ding planner or not, here are a few things we learned: (1) You save a bunch of money. Lara was able to source discounts for us and negotiate better details than we could have on our own. (2) She lowers your stress tremendously. We didn't have to worry about rentals, contracts, bills, etc. It was super easy working with her. (3) You'll have a better wedding. Lara had advice on things we wouldn't have even thought of which made our wedding special. So why Lara vs. another wedding planner. This is what we loved about her: (1) She is incredibly trustworthy. She wanted us to have a beautiful wedding and we did. We trusted her every step of the way and it was well worth it. (2) She has really great ideas. For example, instead of a simple "passed" appetizer, she got us a carving station with iberco ham from spain. Everybody loved it and it didn't even cost us much. (3) She understands your vision and executes on it. She was able to give my wife the wedding she always wanted. Work with Lara. She's great and you'll be thankful you chose her.

taste and is fantastically organized. It was such a relief to give her the reins a month before the wedding and watch her take complete charge. From site planning and decor to vendors, ceremony details, scheduling...she took it all on with a calm confidence that put us completely at ease. Not to mention that she is just a lovely human being and joy to spend time with. While we were planning together, there were moments when I felt like she read my mind, we were so in sync. Our wedding was an absolute dream, and thanks to Lara, I was able to soak it all in without a care. I will recommend Lara to everyone I know who is planning a wedding. She is the best!

ghout the year of planning, I probably contacted Lara daily. From actual wedding planning down to the logistics of making our dream wedding come true, Lara did everything that she promised in our initial consultation and more. I thought it might be helpful to give a step-by-step summary of the process with Lara. Step #1 and the most important step, Lara helped create our budget. This became our roadmap for the entire process. The numbers definitely changed as a little bit of reality crept in, but it was never overlook by Lara. Step #2 was finding a venue. Lara sent us a list of venues and had an intern help contact the venues to see whether they were in our budget. Tip - don't take this on yourself. It is a ton of work and Lara is more than willing to help. You just have to ask ;) Step #3 was hiring vendors. Lara supplied a list of vendors for me to research. I hired some of Lara's recommendations and some of my own. Lara will definitely help with all the contract aspects, however, I took this on myself. Bottom line, all of my vendors were amazing and worked very well together. Step #4 was downtime for a few months. Lara created a Pinterest board and would post inspirations. I would "like" or "dislike" the pictures. If I "disliked" the picture, Lara would immediately take the picture down and continue to post inspirations more in-line with the pictures that I "liked". This was one of my favorite steps ;) Check out my Pinterest board on Lara's site to see what she came up with: https://www.pinterest.com/swkevents/big-day-tc/ Step #5 was the month leading up to the wedding and the day of. Lara come up to the venue the night before and coordinated the rehearsal. The day of the wedding Lara met with the vendors, set up the entire wedding, and did things that I probably don't even know she did. She coordinated every aspect of the day. I had the best wedding day! The only thing that was on my plate was getting ready and hanging out with my maids! Overall, Lara is extremely professional and extremely creative. She took my vision and turned it into something magical. Tip: You don’t know your wedding planner and it takes a minute to figure out your "working relationship". Everyone's personality is different. While I was very "hands on", others might be "hands off". Communicate with Lara on how you work throughout the process. Sometimes simply asking Lara at the beginning, "how does all this work?" and "what are our roles?" is super helpful. Let Lara be the professional and help guide you through the process. Hiring Lara was like hiring my best friend to talk and help with anything and everything wedding related! I had such a good experience. So whoever you choose, make sure you *click* with that person. I'm super lucky mine was Lara! To see what Lara created, here is a link to the highlights of our wedding: http://daxvictorinofilms.com (Click - Christina & Tristan: "Worth Fighting For, Sonoma, California") Sincerely, Christina & Tristan

recommending different vendors and if I had question she was always very quick to respond. Overall I had a dream wedding and it wouldn't have been done without her!!! If you want a stress free wedding day then Sealed with a kiss is a MUST!!!

rfectionist and I often feel guilty asking others to help. Lara gently negotiated our remaining 'to-dos' with me, taking stress away from our final weeks and allowing us both to start our wedding day relaxed. Friends and family have called our wedding 'perfect,' and that perfection could not have been achieved without our amazing friend and guide, Lara.

oviding a list of amazing vendors, and lending an ear to bounce ideas off of as I put together the details. She made sure I had all the bases covered and really helped me feel like I wasn't alone in trying to remember everything! When the "month of" arrived, I honestly felt a huge burden lifted in handing the reigns over to Lara at SWAK, knowing that her keen eye and attention to detail would execute on everything we'd planned. I can't stress enough the relief in knowing she had it covered and helped me relax going into the wedding week. The day of the wedding, Lara worked MAGIC in taking care of every detail of the wedding, from the decor to the proper timing of music for the processional, it really went off without a hitch-- which I attribute entirely to her! My guests were so impressed with how helpful she was-- the moment a glass was dropped on the dance floor, she was there to handle it like she knew it was coming. I received so many complements on her calm/professional demeanor! Thank you, SWAK, for taking care of the details and letting me relax and enjoy the crazy ride-- we had so much fun!!

getting married it was very clear which vendors I would recommend to others, and which vendors I am happy to never have to work with again. Sealed with a Kiss is a strong recommendation, and she elevated all our our less than stellar vendors to the appropriate level come wedding day. So if you want a planner that is friendly to work with, makes Grooms not look like idiots, Brides flawless, and an amazing wedding... choose SWAK!

when I got home was to think about tablescapes and escort cards. Unfortunately, the first planner I hired dropped the ball on her responsibilities, and 6 months before my wedding, disappointed and frustrated, we parted ways. As you can imagine, given the timeframe before the wedding, along with the limited personal free time I had, at that moment, I felt stressed and lost. Thankfully, my jeweler recommended that I speak with Lara from Sealed with a Kiss. I interviewed 3 new potential planner replacements, and initially, my only reservation about working with Lara was that she no longer lived in the Bay Area. Those fears, however, were quickly put to bed. Lara’s extensive and current knowledge of excellent local vendors and all things wedding in the Bay Area blew me away; she always made time for me in-person and responded to my emails/texts quickly. At all times, I felt as if I was Lara’s most important client. Among the 3 replacement planners that I interviewed, Lara by far demonstrated that she had the best ideas, organizational skills and “can-do” attitude. To say that Lara saved my wedding (and sanity) is an understatement. She effortlessly took over dealing with all of my pre-existing vendors, recommended fabulous additional vendors where needed, beautifully executed on creating and/or arranging the décor and“look and feel” of my wedding and orchestrated a perfect wedding day. I always knew I wanted a pretty wedding, like most couples, on a budget. I just didn’t know what it would look like or how to execute on it. Thanks to Lara, I practically just walked into my dream wedding 2 weeks ago – one that I’m still fondly thinking of and will remember for the rest of my life. I feel so blessed and fortunate to have had Lara as my wedding planner. She is detail-oriented and has the perfect combination of meticulous organizational skills along with a creative crafty-side. Best of all, she is a genuinely warm and friendly person. Lara loves her job and you can easily see her passion reflected in her work whether it’s her incredible Pinterest boards or the weddings that she plans for her clients. If you are a busy, professional and discerning bride (with ridiculously high expectations of your wedding team), yet you desire a beautiful, stress-free wedding, look no further than Lara from Sealed with a Kiss. She is unequivocally, absolutely one incredible wedding planner.

d her at anytime. She was very helpful with providing resources for vendors, several of which we ended up using and loved. Her "month before the wedding meeting" was awesome. We had a very deep dive around the event. I thought I had it ready to go, but she pointed out some really important things I hadn't considered. I was glad she did as her little touches made a big difference the day of the event. Day of the wedding I felt really comfortable handing it over to Lara and letting her run the show. It was important for me to pick a coordinator that I would trust to make calls day of and Lara did that. She has wonderful taste! She provided a touch of romance paired with elegance all at the same time. I also really appreciate that she was there when we needed her, but gave us the space needed for our special moments. All in all Lara was a true pleasure to work with. My family and friends all enjoyed interacting with her. She also got along with all the vendors as well. If your looking for someone that really knows their stuff and takes pride in what they do, you have found your lady! Oh and not to mention she is drop dead gorgeous, so having her in the background of any of your photos/video is just an added perk!

, how professional she is, and how kind she is to everyone she meets. Over time, I also came to learn that she is ridiculously creative and organized, and totally fun. I feel like I can go on and on about how wonderful she is, not only as a wedding coordinator, but also as a person, but I'll try to sum it all up as best I can. So, my now husband and I hired Lara after we realized how overwhelmed we'd be if we didn't get some help around planning our big day, and it was by far the best decision we could've made. We loved the way Lara really tuned in on us, listened to us, and cared first about the couple and getting to know us. Then, despite being hired for "month-of" coordinating, Lara did her best to be available to us whenever we needed her, which meant so much to us. She provided such peace of mind throughout the entire planning process, because I knew I could contact her to get a professional, honest opinion about anything. Furthermore, when our wedding day finally arrived, Lara's involvement and execution was flawless. I knew we (I mean myself, my hubs, our wedding party, our families, guests, everyone!) could enjoy the day and soak it all in, because things were so well planned and taken care of. Not to mention, I was completely blown away by the beauty of our reception site and the way Lara managed to incorporate our original ideas. It was perfect. Lara is the best. Plain and simple.