Simply Taleah

any events so we had to postponed our reception until this September 2021. We had to pay an additional fee to Taleah for Saturday which was understood as I was excited to have a professional to be there for me on our special day. I only met Taleah once in person in 2020 and only saw her the day of the Anniversary Party. We strictly communicated through email /text or phone a few times. I had build our website and continue to do my assignments she gave me. I never came up for air until after the party and even that had its challenges. It was already a challenge to deal with the Covid situation again in 2021 as the venue had requirements and protocols that needed to be followed . I had very little support from Taleah except on the surface . She does have an out going personality, but I needed someone that would be supportive and allow me to enjoy the process as well as the day . In my contract she was suppose to be available 2 months before our event . She finally contacted me only 3 weeks before our event after a week I reached out to her. She started by giving me assignments instead of taking charge and helping me . I honestly felted like I was working for her. It's very nice and convenient to put the bride to work and do everything online, but you lose the connection to feel confidant that the coordinator is actually working for you. From day one I understand the bride needs to put a lot down to create the vision and structure of the event . We were really excited with all of our vendors and the venue Thursday Club except our wedding coordinator Taleah. The day of the event I arrived at the venue Thursday Club, Taleah couldn't find our place cards for our guests. She blamed us for not bringing them .I actually looked around on site and found them as she or her assistant had misplaced them on the balcony. I couldn't believe that I was doing that. At the end of the evening as my husband and I were leaving ,I wanted to check with her that the leftover desserts would be sent with one of our guests to our home. Instead of listening to what I was about to ask her, she said she had everything under control no worries just go . After getting home and when every one came with items from the event that needed to be returned to us ,none of our desserts or candle holders came. You would think that the bride and groom would want their cake? I emailed Taleah that same night and texted her in the morning as well as all of the vendors on site. Taleah left before all the other vendors were done. I guess she didn't consider it was her responsibility to make sure everything was accounted for and going to the rightful place. She texted me the next day and again and made it my responsibility as though I work for her. She said " I didn't receive communication or direction from anyone about those items." If you are hired to to be the coordinator it should be your job to make sure that everything is taken care of or just call /text or ask someone in person .The very thing I wanted to communicate to her at the end of the evening as we were about to leave was about our leftovers. Mistakes do happen but, that's why you hire a wedding coordinator to take responsibility to avoid those mistakes.

dates she had available for a 2021 Saturday in the fall, she refused to tell us of her availability. She stated it was irrelevant for us to know when she was available for our new wedding we were trying to choose a potential date for. Since she wasn't willing to let us know when she was available for our new wedding, we kindly requested the return of our deposit. As per her contract, our wedding cancellation fell under the the Natural Calamity clause in our contract under Acts of God and we only needed to pay her for "actual time spent planning our wedding." As we hired her as a month of coordinator, there was no planning that had been done on her part for our wedding. Therefore, we requested a refund. Again, not shockingly, she refused and stated she actually had been doing work for our wedding for 17 months...which is simply not true. I think in total we spoke on the phone 2-3 times and she did not actively participate in the planning process. All in all, we were unable to get our deposit back from her. Unfortunately, we would have kept her as our planner if she had "simply" given us her availability for 2021. It's sad that her facade of being a "best friend" to the couple quickly disappears when things don't go her way.

to a different one in Camarillo, Taleah let me know that in order for her to continue as my wedding planner I would have to pay more than DOUBLE her fee just for travel and accommodations. I’m sorry but it does not cost 3,800 to drive 3 hours and stay in a hotel in the San Fernando valley. Was I sponsoring a luxury vacation for one? Apparently Taleah thought I was. When I kindly told her that $3,800 in addition to the $3333 I had already paid her was very much out of my budget, she let me know that I would still have to pay for the work she has done but then she would send back the rest. Totally understandable right? Well certainly not when she says she has done 2,900 worth of work. I’m sorry what? She didn’t attend one in person meeting with me, she didn’t book, plan or organize a single thing. I did EVERYTHING on my own. I found my own venue, florist, photographer, everything. The most she did was have two or three phone conversations with me to tell me what the start time of my ceremony should be. Extremely confused, I asked her to please send me a list of the work she has done and the cost per item. She then tries to say that it took her an EIGHT HOUR DAY to calculate travel and accommodations from San Diego to California and charged me $750. What professional wedding planner takes an 8 hour day to calculate travel? On top of that she charged me $450 to “change the address on my file after the venue change” and she claimed we had 6 hours worth on conversation on the phone when we had no where close. I have never been taken advantage of like this in my life. I asked Taleah to work with me because now I am forced to find another wedding planner closer to my venue but I have already paid Taleah to basically do nothing. I have almost no money left in my budget for another wedding planner. I am so disappointed in Taleah. She acted like she was such a good person in the beginning and my “best friend”. Do not hire this wedding planner, she is completely untrustworthy, deceitful and will take complete advantage of you.

ul would arise, she was always there to bring you back down and push the stress away. She was top notch and I cannot say enough good things. We had quite a stressful situation arise with our alcohol, but Taleah was there to make it right. Our venue was also very tough for setup as there was only a limited amount of time, but Taleah was able to bring our dream to life. I am so lucky I found Taleah and would recommend her everytime!

into my fiances Celebration of Life. She did not back out and continued the day very professionally. I highly recommend her for all coordination and planning needs. She excellent

ose amazing vendors from dessert to food to our photographer. She came with us and helped us pick out the perfect suits. She shopped with us at Home Goods to find the perfect decor. She coordinated with our families to ensure we had not missed a single detail. Most importantly, she was truly invested in us and our night (despite us being completely indecisive about literally everything). She is kind, hilarious, bubbly, resourceful, and knows this business better than anyone. I SIMPLY could not say enough about Taleah. Thank you Taleah, for absolutely everything.

mless. The wedding ran smoothly and it was nice to not have to worry about the other vendors on the wedding day. My mom was so happy that I found Taleah because she was able to actually enjoy my day instead of being stressed and hosting. A big thank you to Taleah for all of her hard work!

e moment I gave her a call I felt a sense of peace. It truly was an experience I don't regret making. The truth of the matter is, I feel the need to do everything on my own, but I found out that I got to enjoy my own day rather than stressing. I left the stress to the team and they truly went above and beyond the call of duty. I just want to take this time to express my gratitude towards the team. You all were amazing and I do appreciate you all for making my event a memorable one. I will definitely continue to use you for future events and refer you to all my friends and family as well because you were just amazing. THANK YOU SO INSANELY MUCH TALEAH!

rstood my vision for the event and I trusted her to make choices based on our style that I knew we would love. Although hiring a planner can be expensive, I think you end up saving money in the long run. Based on your budget Taleah will only shows you vendors that you can afford. This makes the decision process much less stressful (and way more fun) because you can focus on picking what you want vs. worrying: how much is this going to cost?, is this vendor showing me options that are out of my price range?, are these fees normal? etc. Such a stress relief! When it came to the rehearsal and day of, I was able to focus on ME! Not on transportation, guests, vendor deliveries, setting up decorations, hair/makeup appointments, timelines, etc. Taleah took care of all of that so I could truly enjoy my wedding day. I heard many compliments from guests saying how well the event was run and how everything went off seamlessly. They were giving me credit, but in reality it was all Taleah! Thank you so much!

that I have worked with so far. The wedding that we worked on together was a destination wedding and it ended up being right where the most recent alpine fire was. I can not express how IMPRESSED I was watching Taleah coordinate and navigate like a BOSSLADY the day of this potential life threatening natural disaster wedding!!! She kept her cool while coordinating with the fire department throughout the wedding ALONG with smoothly pulling off the entire event even though everything was moved inside and re configured last minute with all the vendors etc. I've NEVER seen ANYONE keep their cool as badass as Taleah did during what could have been a complete and literal meltdown. Taleah was the SUPER GLUE that kept everything and everyone together. If you are in need of a coordinator even for the day of, TALEAH is who you want as your wingwoman, period. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND Simply Taleah, you won't be sorry!! Thanks Taleah, you ROCK!!!

mes prior to the wedding to discuss details, placements, etc; where it was more in depth about our vision. Taleah emailed me worksheets to complete to assist her with wedding decor set up & bridal party line-ups which were easy to fill out! She sent out an extremely detailed schedule that I loooooved because I am an organized, prompt person lol! Since our wedding was located in the Orange County area (where our family is from) and she is from the San Diego County area it was slightly tough when it came to hosting the wedding rehearsal which I was told by many that isn’t necessarily important BUT I feel like it could have aided in my ceremony going more smooth & no vendor mishaps :(. She arrived on sight a couple hours prior to the ceremony the day of to set up the decor, since the drive is roughly an hour and a half with no traffic I didn’t mind the attendance. After our grand exit she stuck around to assist my family in gathering everything for next day pick up which I appreciate so much. Weddings are never perfect, mine had its ups and downs and Taleah was able to calm me down with her kind words and make everything happen the way I wanted them too. I appreciate her help, assistance & gratitude. It’s evident that she loves working with brides and has the patience to go through whatever they ask her to do and she certainly deserves recognition. To any future or current brides, Taleah will have your back.💗

nd her honesty and creativity in making our wedding perfect despite what Mother Nature had to offer that we couldn’t control. Highly recommend to any and everyone!