The Perfect Knot

details, decorating - and most importantly being a source of emotional support through the stress of planning. Lucy is knowledgeable, organized, calm, and made our day feel effortless, even though I knew she was doing one million things behind the scenes. We loved working with her and would 10000% recommend her!

he way over the 1.5 years of planning and never failed to ease my nerves when various concerns arose. She truly thought of everything and I knew we were in good hands on our special day - we really couldn’t have gotten through wedding week without Lucy! I cannot recommend her enough!

or your wedding! Secondly, HIRE LUCY!!! If I could give 100 stars I would! Lucy was incredible. From big picture plans to day of details, Lucy made things seamless on a day that many brides refer to as stressful! She made excellent recommendations, set up site visits and taste testing's, did all the follow up and gave insightful suggestions based on her experience that were game changers. Lucy had every "i" dotted and "t" crossed. She was so in tune with what we wanted for our day and she was able to bring it to life perfectly. I can't even begin to express my gratitude for all she did for our wedding. She was such a delight to work with, and we could not have been happier with the service she provided.

husband and I live on the East Coast so we knew we needed to work with someone who was familiar with the area & vendors since most planning would occur remotely. Lucy recommended vendors to us that were within our budget and that she trusted. I cannot say enough positive things about all the vendors she recommended to us that we used (not to mention some of them were vendors that we likely would have never found ourselves by searching online). Lucy has a very even and steady demeanor that was perfect for us through the whole process – she has found the balance of being both a calming force, but also is steadfast in making sure everyone is on the same page and that everything is in place as it should be. We were able to visit for one long weekend prior to the wedding. Lucy attended vendor appointments with us and asked questions that I truly would have never thought to ask – down to how heavy certain appetizers felt in our hands in order to make sure they were easy for our guests to eat during cocktail hour (while at our catering tasting). On the day of the wedding, Lucy made sure we were all where we were supposed to be without stressing anyone out and was on top of everything. I’m sure there were things she handled that we don’t even know about, which is the true mark of an incredible wedding planner in my book! She also flawlessly handled take down so that we could continue to enjoy our day with our guests at the afterparty. Again, we couldn’t recommend her any more highly and if we had to do it all over again, we’d choose her every time!

ors, and be highly communicative & organized. After our wedding this past month, we are so happy to report that Lucy was all of those things and more. We hired Lucy for full-service wedding planning and from the very start, we needed a lot of help finding a venue considering we wouldn't be in town for any of the process. We thought it would be impossible to get an oceanfront venue that matched our budget with a 6 month engagement, but within a few days Lucy had sent out dozens of emails & was fielding a thousand quotes. The wedding venue we chose in the end was beyond perfect and my (then) fiance & I agreed that selecting her was already proving well worth it in the first two weeks. Beyond that, she maintained a great amount of communication and organization for everything from major details (vendor selection) to tiny details (picking out easels). Thanks to her connections, we were able to negotiate some great deals that would have cost us far more if we were doing it ourselves. She consistently went above and beyond: once, by driving to our preferred donut shop when she couldn't get in contact with them via email or telephone. Another time when she rearranged one of her own trips to meet with us in person during a small time-span that we would be in town. She quickly understood our vision, what was important to us, what we were willing to save money on, and managed to bring everything together. The two things we appreciated the most was how she saved our inboxes by consolidating all of the research/vendor emails for us (we both have extremely demanding jobs) & made sure that no balls were being dropped. She did a great job of bringing things to attention only when they needed to be dealt with, so we could tackle little sections at a time. I can't imagine dealing with everything on our own! As a person, Lucy has a warm & reassuring personality, but is also extremely sensible and will share her opinion if needed. We really valued having someone like that rather than just a "yes" person who agreed with bad decisions! She brings years of experience to the table, and that really came through on the day of the wedding when she managed to catch that my dad had forgotten to pick up a major item (fortunately with enough time to resolve it with no issues!). There were so many other little things that made it immeasurably helpful to have Lucy there - from making sure we stay hydrated, to only informing us of things when we needed to be, to setting all of the decor up perfectly. We truly can't imagine going through this wedding planning process from 3000 miles away without her. I would definitely recommend her to anyone planning a wedding in San Diego!

rched previously for planners in San Diego and after checking their websites, reviews, and looking at photos of weddings they had organized, we decided that Lucy would be perfect for us. We got the full package with her. Our wedding was in May 2017 at the Marriott Marquis San Diego. It turned out to be an elegant and fun-filled event and I know for sure that Lucy was the one who helped it all come together! Even from the start, we were skeptical that such a nice event could come together in the short time of two months, but Lucy was very calm, full of insight, and offered us a plan to get everything done and on track. She laid out the expectations early on, that we be in touch at least once a day, and was always focused on the things we wanted and gave us more options to work with than we thought could be found given our short timeframe. She's really exceptional at considering the values of the couple and full of suggestions as to how we can work to incorporate those things into our wedding. (For example, we were really adamant about bringing in some fun activities--we had a pinata, nintendo game, pop-a-shot, giant jenga, and foosball at our wedding. And she always made all of our ideas seem like possibilities, as crazy as they were.) She helped us find the venue and negotiated a good price for us, which worked out perfectly given our desire to have a wheelchair-accessible wedding in a setting with some San Diegan amenities (the marina was beautiful). She gave us recommendations to great vendors, was super understanding of our desire to keep our budget low, also realistic about what could be our budget, and had a detailed and organized plan for everything that helped our day go so smoothly. Since we were out-of-towners, we had just one weekend meeting (one day and half) in person with Lucy, which worked out perfectly and goes to show how organized Lucy is because I didn't realize everything could be done in such a short time period (meeting with venue, cake-tasting, and with florist to determine basically everything). I know she was also bombarded on the wedding day by all of my bridal party, family, and even friends who had many demands, but she took all of that in stride and was always trying to put us (bride and groom) at ease. Even when weather-related last minute changes had to be made, she didn't panic or cause us any panic, but patiently gave us options and the space to figure out how we wanted to proceed. We really felt that she did an exceptional job guiding us through this wedding process process. We had so much fun at our wedding, and thankfully, all of our guests did too!

y’s services started 1 month prior to our wedding day. During that final month, she seamlessly handled and finalized all arrangements with our vendors, allowing us to disengage from the logistics and feel excited rather than overwhelmed as our big day approached. • She took the time to deeply understand our vision for aesthetics going into the event, and helped turn the vision into reality by working step-by-step with the florist, caterers and furniture rental crew for several hours on wedding day before the guests arrived. • Every time we met her – whether it was just Lucy, Shannon and I, or if other parties were involved – Lucy was always the first to arrive. • She talked through every conceivable detail with us –from the rehearsal the day before, through our triumphant exit from the reception – and asked us questions we would have never thought of. “How are the groomsmen/bridesmaids getting from the pre-wedding photo session at La Estancia to the wedding venue?” Hmmm, great question! • Everything was written down on paper going into wedding day. This applied to both the ceremony - reserved family seating chart, exact order of wedding party members walking down the aisle, ceremony music (song, artist, and order), and it also applied to the reception – table numbering, order of speeches, exact time of cake cutting, etc. • She was our dedicated troubleshooter to deal with the inevitable day-of mishaps. We found out a month after the event that our beverage vendor only arrived with half our alcohol order. Lucy checked the delivery against our order sheet, and when she saw the discrepancy, she insisted that the delivery person leave and come right back with the balance of the order. She was sweet 90% of the time, but could turn into a taskmaster when needed, which is exactly what this job calls for. • She somehow managed to get 6 young flower girls/ring bearers (aged 2-8) to walk down the aisle in pairs, to walk at the right pace, and to not stop until they reached the altar. Shannon thinks it was Lucy’s British accent that commanded their attention. Maybe, maybe not, but whatever works! :) • She performed her duties masterfully until the very end of the reception, ensuring that cleanup/tear down happened according to script. Again, all in the name of taking care of the little details so Shannon and I could relax and have fun on our special day. Bottom line: 15 minutes before the ceremony, one of my friends noted that I seemed shockingly calm. I told him that besides knowing that I was marrying the right girl, it was because I knew we had hired an ace coordinator who had everything under control. And my confidence in her was 100% validated. Lucy nailed everything, and we owe a huge part of our successful day to her. Kevin

ities and made us confident that she would have been able to handle any unforeseen wedding-day mishaps. In the months preceding our wedding Lucy promptly answered all the questions we had and provided us with several vendor recommendations to make our wedding-day vision come to life. Lucy met with us a month before our wedding to review our ceremony, reception and photoshoot timelines, music choices, and close any action items still open with our vendors. The meeting was of great help as we had not realized how many hair/makeup, ceremony, bouquet toss and speeches details needed to be finalized before our big day. In the following weeks Lucy made several suggestions to improve both our ceremony and reception timelines, and continued to tweak them according to our last-minute requests. She also contacted one last time all our vendors and took great care to ensure that our big day at La Valencia was flawless. During our rehearsal she made sure all the members of our wedding party had a chance to practice their entrance until they were completely comfortable with it. On our wedding day everything ran so smoothly we only had to worry about enjoying it. Lucy coordinated the arrival of all our vendors, found somebody who could help my husband avert a bowtie crisis, helped our musician getting setup and directed our guests as necessary. We did not have to keep track of time as Lucy and her assistant made sure we were where we were supposed to be without making us feel rushed, and allowing us to fully enjoy every moment of our very special day. We couldn’t be happier with how the day went. Lucy was fabulous and we highly recommend her for your wedding day!

nd her execution so seamless, that multiple women at the wedding asked for her card (and some of them were not even engaged). Lucy kept us happy, on budget and sane. There is no better wedding planner than Lucy Tan. If you are going to hire a wedding planner, do yourself a favor and hire Lucy. In terms of price, Lucy’s rates were very reasonable for full services. We interviewed 5 different Knot-recommended planning companies. Lucy’s rates were by far the most inclusive and budget-friendly. And out of all of the individuals we interviewed, Lucy was the only one to come fully prepared to our meeting with ideas, schedules, suggestions, and resources. Overall, Lucy’s level of professionalism was unmatched by any other planner in San Diego – including the ones charging twice her price. In terms of budget (the brides main concern) Lucy got us amazing deals on all of our vendors. Every vendor that Lucy recommended gave us a discount because of her personal relationships with them. In total, we saved more money than the full planning services cost based on just the discounts Lucy negotiated. And because of Lucy’s amazing resources, we came in under budget despite adding 30 people to the guest list last minute. We also had to hire a wide variety of vendors because we were having the wedding and reception outside at a garden. Lucy was able to find us exactly what we were looking for. She also set up and attended all of our vendor appointments to make sure we were completely happy and asking all the right questions. Also, all of the vendors Lucy suggested were completely dependable and professional. We had no concerns or issues with any of the vendors and all of them praised Lucy’s coordination and organization. Any time a question, change or problem came up, Lucy handled it immediately and efficiently with minimal to no need for consultation from us. For two busy people, that was an amazing asset and kept us both sane through this process. Lucy was always available and reachable. But she was able to take a ton of the work and pressure off of us through her own amazing organization and management. Finally, Lucy put out numerous fires during the month leading up to our wedding. The week of the wedding, I had a bridesmaid in the hospital and a death in the family that lead to multiple people not attending. Lucy handled changing the hotel reservations and making sure no one was charged for last minute cancellations. When our guest list jumped from 85 to 115 less than a month before the wedding, Lucy was able to get all of the extra items (chairs, tables, food, beverage) handled with no problems and no surcharges. Despite the addition of numbers, Lucy managed to keep us within our budget. In addition, when I forgot to buy a guestbook and picture frames, Lucy showed up the day of the wedding with various options for us to choose from. And when we forgot the tips for the vendors, Lucy went to an ATM, tipped them with her own money and let me pay her back after our honeymoon.

in to getting a wedding planner we had already booked our venue and just needed guidance and support on the rest of the steps. Lucy customized a package for us that fit our needs precisely. Working with Lucy was a pleasure. She is bright, responsible and prompt at returning calls, emails and for meetings. She is on top of any request or questions and gets the job done without a fuss. We had a couple of hiccups prior to the wedding, such as the restaurant for the rehearsal dinner closing a week before the wedding, but Lucy went to work and found us another place within a few hours. The day of the wedding she was professional and handled everything with poise and confidence. I would highly recommend Lucy to anyone looking for a professional planner that is honest and provides value for her clients.

ogistics, so we hired our miracle worker, Lucy, for full package planning. The initial reason we chose Lucy was because of her professionalism. After working with her, the reasons to hire her are too many to list. The biggest help she provided was in dealing with our constant indecisiveness and coordinating with vendors. We came in knowing only that we wanted a romantic atmosphere and vendors with top service. What we ended up with was a wedding that we’re constantly getting compliments for, especially about how nicely it came together. We asked for advice on so many different things (dress, invitations, cake, etc.), and Lucy always responded quickly with helpful suggestions. As with any big project, there were hiccups along the way, but Lucy always found a solution. Day of, we didn’t have to worry about a single thing, except enjoying ourselves! We don’t even want to think about how stressful the last 5 months would’ve been without her. Coming from management jobs, we know first hand how many details Lucy shielded us from and would never hesitate to recommend hiring her. Thank you Lucy!

nk we needed a coordinator but after we found all the vendors, we realized we had to have someone to direct everyone and take the pressure off of us. Thanks to Lucy we really got to enjoy our wedding day!!!! She did so much more than just one day's worth of work. She developed the timeline, made very helpful suggestions. and kept in touch with all of our vendors to make sure everyone was on the same page. We were DIY when it comes to flowers and Lucy came in early to help us arrange all the centerpieces. She found all the place cards, party favors, and other decor that we brought with us before we even got to tell her where we put them. She stayed calm the entire time, which really put everyone at ease, especially the bride:). We were all very impressed by her professionalism. She made our wedding go so smoothly and we received tons of compliments on how well organized everything was. Lucy was such a pleasure to work with, she listened to everything, and worked very hard to make our dream wedding come true!!!!! Thank you so much Lucy!!!