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Our mission is to create an extraordinary event, which overflows with elegance, refinement, and sophistication. Our happy couples value aesthetics and experience and we enjoy creating their wedding that tells their love story. We combine elements of their relationship, personalities, and values to create a thoughtful story that is blended into an inspiring design that represents them, with our keen eye for detail, style, and design. Our work has been featured in top media outlets including: TLC, Martha Stewart Weddings, Bridal Guide, Grace Ormonde, Inside Weddings, Ceremony Magazine, Style Me Pretty, Green Wedding Shoes, Desire Heartsock, Carats & Cake, Inspired By This, and many more.
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Destination Weddings
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- Full Service Wedding Planning
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- Getting Engaged
- Engagement Party
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Bridal Luncheon
- Bridal Shower
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I don't where to begin. My daughter hired Susan. Me and my wife were wondering how things are going to turn out at the wedding. After we went through the entire process of planning for almost one year planning and it turned to be one of the best weddings that anyone can hope for. All the hard work by Susan and my daughter paid off. Every single guest who attended the wedding said they have never seen any wedding like this in 40 years. It was elegant, classy and top of the line. Even Terranea Resort planning staff were making stunning comments like we have never seen anything like this before.
One of the best things I like about Susan is her paying attention to the details and answering phone calls regardless of time of the day or night or even out of the country.
If I have to say few words about Susan -- always courteous, pleasant and considerate and simply the best.
We are looking forward to our future events with Susan
Susan is amazing! Whether you are local or out of town couple looking for a destination wedding, you will want Susan’s help. Unlike other wedding planners who ask the couple for a Pinterest board from the beginning, she took the time to get to know us, worked with us to create a vision, finds you the perfect vendors for your big day, and orchestrate everything seemingly. Susan is extremely experienced, professional, easy to work with, and highly reliable. The planning process with Susan was fun and close to stress free. She doesn’t take the easy route simply to make your wedding look nice, she tries everything to make your vision work!
When it comes to wedding planning and flawless execution, Susan Dunne is the best of the best!!
We had been planning our wedding for a year, and she guided us every step of the way and kept us on track for all the items that needed completion. She's extremely professional, detail oriented, focused, and personable! There are 5000 things involved in planning a wedding- more than I ever imagined and honestly, we would have been so lost without Susan. Her knowledge, experience, kindness, and ability to go to bat for her clients is immeasurably amazing!! From the first phone call all the way to the end of our reception, she was with us helping, organizing, planning, and working her wedding magic. I would recommending her to EVERYONE because I'm so impressed and so grateful to her for making this experience the fantastic celebration of love that it was! Thank you Susan!!
I have nothing but great things to say about Susan and her team. We hired her for our rehearsal dinner and wedding. She was always one step ahead of us and super organized. I loved that all communication was directly with Susan. It was important for us to include our daughter and two golden doodles for our special day and she nailed it. She took my love for the color pink and made the event space and experience magical. I’d find any excuse to have another event so I could have Susan plan it.
Susan truly made our planning process so seamless and enjoyable. She helped us navigate the wedding planning process not just once, but TWICE amid a pandemic, and we are forever grateful for her help for our special day. She brought our vision for our wedding day to life with absolute perfection. Our wedding was even featured in Martha Stewart Weddings and Style Me Pretty!
https://www.marthastewart.com/8185462/fuchsia-gold-garden-wedding-california-anya-kernes?
https://www.stylemepretty.com/2022/04/21/old-world-garden-inspired-summer-wedding-in-california/
Susan is amazing!!! So fun & easy to work with, and becomes a friend :) she went above and beyond and brought all of my visions to life. Her & her team were so on top of it and organized! She’s awesome! Highly recommend.
Susan & her team were amazing and executed our dream wedding! Susan led us through the entire wedding planning process and made our experience as easy and enjoyable as possible, especially when we had to postpone last minute due to COVID. She captured our vision perfectly and hired the best vendors to support and bring all the different elements to life. We'd recommend her to anyone & everyone.
Hiring Susan was the best and easiest decision we made. She is professional, thoughtful and explains everything thoroughly. From the very beginning, she understood our vision and help recommend vendors that were within our budget. She is caring and takes care of everything! I would highly recommend working with Susan and her team. Our wedding day was perfect because of her. She is worth everything! You must hire her!
We hired Susan for a full planning service for our wedding. We had a unique situation thanks to Covid that required us to hire Susan just two months before the wedding to help us.
As soon as we hired her, she immediately hit the ground running! Susan was amazing during the planning process! She is very detail oriented and very organized. She stayed one step ahead of us as a couple and brought all matters that needed our attention to us as soon as possible and even some that we didn’t think about.
Susan remained very responsive throughout. Her breakdown of all the weeks leading to the wedding and tasks requiring completion by us and her were extremely helpful. She also is very honest and always gave us her honest opinion on any choice we had to make. Her vendor recommendations were fantastic!
The day of the wedding, Susan brought multiple people as part of her team to take care of us. She and her team made us feel completely special and created a stress-free and fun day. The team allowed us to completely focus on us and our families by running all the many moving parts smoothly and without incident. We are truly grateful to Susan and her team for being part of making our day extremely special during such a crazy time! We highly recommend Susan! Money well spent!
Other than marrying each other, choosing Susan to be our planner was absolutely the best decision we could have made for our wedding. We got engaged in September 2018, already had our venue, who required us to have a day-of coordinator (but we quickly realized we needed a full planner). We started off by going through our venue’s preferred planner list, narrowed it down to only the planners who had all 5 star reviews, and interviewed all 11 of them. Susan was the only one who actually took notes during our initial phone conversation, followed up with us as she said she would, and upon the second round interview, she was the only one who actually remembered what we talked about the first time.
I am a CPA and half the year, I am extremely busy and not very accessible to be planning a wedding. She was able to break up the tasks into very manageable chunks each month so that we were never overwhelmed, even during my busiest work months. She made planning fun and completely stress-free. During the planning process, she got to know our specific vision for our wedding so that she only brought us vendors who fit that vision and were in our price range based on the budget we created together, which she diligently stuck to the entire time.
We were originally supposed to get married in June 2020 (haha!) and once COVID hit, we tried to stay optimistic. Susan was there for us through countless phone calls whenever we needed to be talked off the ledge as we went on our emotional rollercoaster of whether or not to postpone. In May, we finally decided to postpone to October. We thought that would be the craziest part of our wedding planning process but in August, due to restrictions from our venue, we ended up having to change our reception venue. We didn’t want to have to move our ceremony site, so Susan worked with us to quickly find another venue very close by that would suit all of our needs and be in our price range. Our original venue provided almost everything, whereas this new venue required us to rent everything (even down to the kitchen). Susan took care of ALL of this for us and planned basically an entire wedding for 130 people from scratch in a matter of weeks (everyone was COVID tested before and no one got COVID at our wedding - don’t worry).
Our wedding day was beyond perfect. Everyone in my family kept telling me beforehand that something is going to go wrong the day of (because supposedly that happens at every wedding) and that I should just roll with it. Those weddings just don’t have Susan. The actual day went incredibly smoothly and was so stress-free that we just got to enjoy it and soak up every minute of it because we knew Susan and her team had everything taken care of. She even surprised us with custom cookies of our pups on the day for our dessert table, which was such an incredible and personal touch that she knew we would love.
Now, we just have to gush about how amazing of a person Susan is. After planning a wedding with Susan for almost 2 years, we genuinely consider her to be a friend. 5 stars does not nearly do her justice. Not only does she execute, but she makes the wedding planning process so much fun. We love her so much that we wish she could have just been a guest at our wedding. She will definitely be a guest at all future Bloom family events. We could talk about how amazing Susan is forever. We can guarantee picking her will be one of the best decisions you will make during your wedding planning process.
Before my now-husband and I met Susan, we had interviewed several other wedding planners. We first connected over the phone in May 2019 and schedule to meet in person. After our first encounter, it was a done deal. We both had a great feeling about Susan and hired her as our wedding planner. Since then, she has been there to help and guide us along the way.
Fast forward to 2020: the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Unfortunately, about two months before our wedding date, we decided to postpone it. Although it broke our hearts to make that decision, it was for the best. To make-up for our big day's anticipation, Susan suggested to elope this year instead. We thought the idea was great so we moved forward with the idea. She took care of *every single detail.* She communicated with all our vendors, moved everything from our original wedding date to the new one in 2021, and promptly started working on the details for our elopement day.
On November 15th, 2020 (our original wedding date) my now-husband and I eloped! Everything was absolutely perfect and more stunning than I could ever imagine. I wish I could relive that day again :') The entire process leading up to that day was fun, enjoyable, stress-free, and memorable. Having Susan as our wedding planner was the best decision we made. She is detail-oriented, organized, talented, an amazing listener, and so incredibly sweet. One of the things I appreciate most is her communication skills. Anytime I had a question or concern, I could always count on her to get back to me. We are so proud to say that Susan Dunne planned our beautiful elopement day! We can't wait to see what's in store for next years big celebration :D
This is the MOB here. My now son-in-law found Susan right here on the knot. How fantastic that a wedding planner can be responsive and helpful to the bride and groom and to the MOB. Susan has ideas, organized, professional, of course, helps with vendors, and absorbs whatever you bring to the table. Her follow-up is extraordinary. She was part of meetings for wedding including venue visits, caterer tastings, and some vendor meetings. That's what a planner does, and how helpful is that? Once we made choices, Susan stayed in good contact with us and the vendors. She kept track of contracts and payments and everything under the sun. All of it! She was reassuring, communicative, and lovely in every way. And she was 'on it' after that lull when you've made almost all decisions, you begin to fine-tune all details. The wedding Susan helped plan was simply Stunning, beautiful and for the bride and groom and the whole wedding was stress-free allowing us all to have the most wonderful, unforgettable, deeply meaningful experience from start to finish, ever. We HIGHLY recommend Susan for Full Planning!
Let me just start off by saying that I absolutely could not have planned my wedding without Susan!! She is the BEST! She makes you feel calm and so organized! You could tell right away she loves what she does and she puts 110%!!! I was planning a wedding In LA from New York. With our super busy work schedule it made it very difficult to plan a wedding. But Susan was amazing!!! She was always available to answer my questions, calls or emails. When I couldn't decide what I wanted she gave me great ideas! She took everything I described to her and made it a reality. The day of the wedding I was blown away! She knew me so well and what I wanted. I trusted her and her style is exactly what I was looking for. She presented the most amazing vendors, from the florist, to DJ, to make-up artist, to photographer and videographer, and venue! She did it all! Everything I wanted and needed for my wedding Susan made sure it happened! She was so patient, sweet, professional, kind and very easy going! Everyone said I had the BEST wedding planner! She is the absolute BEST at what she does!
One of the best decisions in the wedding planning process I did was hiring Weddings by Susan Dunne. Susan held an initial meeting with us and asked so many questions so that she can gather as much information about us as she possibly could. She made the planning very easy, and stress-free. She presented high-caliber vendors and if I was ever stuck between two then she would help guide me in the right direction. A few of the things I loved about Susan is her professionalism, she is caring, sweet, organized, she is easy to talk to, and a very good listener. Fast forward to the day of the wedding, everything turned out perfect and everyone had an amazing time!( Three weeks later and everyone is still talking about our wedding.) We were able to truly enjoy the day knowing she was managing every single detail. You must hire Susan as your wedding planner! We love you and can't wait to hire you for our next big event!
I have worked with Susan on multiple events and she never disappoints. Her attention to detail and affinity for elegant simplicity comes through in everything she does. I always get excited when I get the opportunity to work with her because I know the event and vendor experience will be top notch!! She is organized and thorough and you can tell she loves what she does. I would recommend Susan to any couple.
Susan and her team are the BEST EVER! If you want a dedicated, professional, organized, and responsive planner, you must hire Susan and her team. I had spoken to many planners as soon as we became engaged. What stood out about Susan before I even met her was her quick response and professionalism. After our scheduled consultation, I knew she was the one for us! She is thorough in explaining everything and the process/ her approach. Susan takes care of all the details and the best part, I didn't worry about a single thing! She listened to our must-haves and what was important to us and made it a focus. Fast forward our wedding day came and Susan and her team managed every single little thing and we were able to enjoy our celebration, because we knew she was at the helm! She's a SUPERWOMEN and she is a boss lady! We loved every minute of our wedding planning. We received so much positive feedback from our family, friends and bridal party! We love you Susan and you will always be our family planner! You must hire Weddings by Susan Dunne! Thank you so much for everything!
Love working with Susan! She had everything planned out to the T and the event ran smoothly! Her attention to details is in peccable, she made sure every single detail was set! Love her energy and the energy she brought! Would definitely work with her again!
If 10 stars were possible, Susan and her team hands down would get it! We live on the EC and planned a wedding in Malibu with the help of Susan and her team. Susan goes above and beyond with everything she does. Everything was so well organized and planned out. Our task was manageable and she took care of the rest. We enjoyed planning the wedding alongside with her. Susan is relatable, kind, professional, and knowledgable! Our wedding was truly perfect and everything went as planned, thanks to Susan and her team! I highly recommend Weddings by Susan Dunne for Full Planning! Trust me and you will thank me later!
We hired Weddings by Susan Dunne for our micro wedding! It was the best thing we could have ever done. My fiance and I decided to do something small with our family due to uncertainty of things. Susan is AMAZING! She's calm, professional, thoughtful, talented and you can tell shes season with experience. We love her! You MUST HIRE Susan!
From the day we connected all the way to our wedding day we knew we were in good hands with our destination wedding. Susan you are the epitome of the perfect wedding planner. Warm and friendly, great eye for detail, impeccable taste, can do attitude, and a boss lady all wrapped into one. She made the whole process a breeze. Thank you so much Susan for being there for us every step of the way and making our wedding dreams come true.
Words cannot express how much we loved working with Susan. Wedding planning is hard and stressful and we are so thankful that Susan was able to guide us throughout the process. She was always calm, cool, and collected, professional, and so kind! Susan’s overall aesthetic was something I was attracted to, so I trusted and looked to her for advice. I wanted to be in control of the wedding, and she allowed me to do so, while making sure I was staying on top of my to-do’s and deadlines. She puts her whole heart into it and was always available to chat through an idea. Susan was incredibly organized and always made sure to cross every t and dot every i. The wedding day went seamlessly with her in charge and we received multiple compliments from family & friends on how professional and put-together she was! Susan simply is the best of the best and we will miss working with her!
We hired Susan for full planning after realizing that we couldn't do it all on our own, and from day 1 she was absolutely AMAZING and with us every step of the way! Her design skills, professionalism and organization are top notch, and she is the most available and responsive person that I have ever met. Every vendor that she suggested was excellent, and she was kind and patient in handling my many silly requests and bridezilla moments. She conjured a small army to assist on the day of our wedding, created for us the most beautiful ceremony and reception space and paid attention to every detail. There were so many moving parts but thanks to Susan everything went smoothly and we had the best day of our lives! I am so grateful to Susan for planning the fairytale wedding of our dreams!!
There are not enough words to describe how amazing Susan was as a wedding planner! My husband and I work demanding jobs but Susan was able to work with our schedules and make everything simple and effortless while also going above and beyond every step away. She honestly made all my wedding dreams come true and then some!
Our dreams seriously came true! We can not get over how amazing our wedding was! Every single little detail was fabulous. We started off by thinking all we needed was a day of. But, who was I kidding? This is why there are professional wedding planners, because the reality of the fact, we can not do it by ourselves. We were so overwhelmed with so many choices and making sure vendors were not going to take advantage of us (as prices drastically varied.) In our initial conversation we had a connection with Susan and she understood our vision. We enjoyed every aspect of the planning process. Susan is organized, personable, professional and she gave us an unbelievable design. When we walked into the space, we were blown away. Everything came together so perfectly, it would not have happened without Susan and her team. Trust me when I say you must hire Susan for full planning. You will enjoy every minute of it. I already miss her! She's amazing!
We just had my daughters wedding a few weeks ago and we are still talking about it. Everything turned out so elegant and beautiful. We truly enjoyed working with Susan throughout the entire process. She kept us in line with budget and presented vendors we absolutely loved. We enjoyed her design process, as we had absolutely no clue on a theme. Susan, we couldn't thank you enough for all of your hard work months prior to the wedding and the day of. We really had the opportunity to enjoy every minute knowing you were in control of everything! No words can describe how you comfortable and enjoyable you made this experience for us. You have so much grace, sweet and so understanding of everything. Thank you, thank you, thank you from the bottom of our hearts. If you are looking for someone with experience, you must hire Susan and her team.
There is not enough characters for this review to describe how GREAT of a job Susan did. Susan was amazing from start to finish and then some. Kept us on track from day 1. Susan went above and beyond to make our day special.
Susan create our DREAM WEDDING! After interviewing many top wedding planners in the Los Angeles area, we immediately connected with Susan. One of the things that drew us to her was her honesty and integrity during our initial consultation. We felt as though other planners gave us fluff, but, Susan was real and factual! She knows the industry and is good at what she does. We loved every minute of the planning process, everything decision we had to make was so simple and easy because of Susan. Every vendor she presented, we loved. Fast forward to the day of, everything ran smoothly and we never felt stressed at any point. We were able to be a guest at our own wedding (as cliche as it may sound.) Susan and the team were a joy and so kind and always in control of everything. We would HIGHLY recommend Susan and her team. Look no further she is your go to planner!
We hired Susan Dunne for Full planning and it was the best decision we ever made. My wife and I enjoyed working with Susan, she took care of every single detail we didn't have to worry about anything. We were able to enjoy day with our friends and loved ones. She knows what she is doing, her demeanor is calm, easy going and professional. I would highly recommend hiring Susan and her team!
I am still on cloud 9 from my wedding day! It was everything and more. We hired Susan for full planning and working with her was truly an unforgettable experience. She is professional, sweet, kind and detailed oriented. She managed to help us every step of the way, the vendors she presented were not only within our budget but were the best of the best. One of my favorite part of the planning process was the design, she takes you through a step by step process... she listened and created something that truly represented my husband and I. The day of ran so smooth, we knew were we had to be, what we had to do and most importantly we were able to celebrate with our loved ones. She is TALENTED and AMAZING! You must hire her!
No matter how big or small your event is, never underestimate the power of a planner, especially one as incredible as Susan. I've watched Susan work on many events, and she has a knack for handpicking a dream vendor team that perfectly matches with how you want your wedding to be and feel like. Susan knows how to prioritize your design budget towards elements that will make your event its most beautiful, as well as be an unforgettable experience for you and your guests, and will be the glue that keeps everything together!
My husband and I decided early on in our wedding planning process to hire a wedding planner as we knew we needed help to navigate through the details and logistics of it all. We wanted a wedding planner we could connect with and knew our wedding venue, Calamigos Ranch. We interviewed a handful of wedding planners but one stood out above the rest. Susan Dunne was poised, calm, and attentive to details since our first call. We were so excited she was available for our wedding and we were able to plan it together.
Susan set up an in person meeting soon after our initial call. She took a lot of notes, understood our vision, our concerns and our budget. With our initial meeting out of the way, she developed a wedding planning schedule, helped provide vendor recommendations (florist, cake & desserts, transportation, make-up & hair, decor) and quotes, developed our vision board, reviewed vendor contracts for those vendors we hired on our own (DJ, guitarist, officiant, and live painter). She truly made the planning process fun, manageable, and stress free.
We did get some curve balls outside of our control along the way ranging from the Malibu Fires which almost consumed our venue to our officiant falling ill the week of our wedding. Susan navigated through these issues calmly and assured us everything would turn out fine, which it did.
Fast forward to our wedding day. It was AMAZING! Every detail and all the planning showed. We were blown away by how it all turned out. If there was issue, we wouldn't have known. Susan and her team were great. She truly surrounds herself with the sweetest and most professional people. Our wedding was simply perfect.
Thank you so much Susan! We are already missing our monthly emails and check-in calls. If you are considering to hire a wedding planner, don't hesitate and book Susan Dunne.
As a wedding photographer in this industry, you meet so many vendors. Susan is without a doubt a few of those who have stood out throughout the years. Her level of professionalism, attention to detail and care for not just her clients but her peers is incredibly impressive. It is an absolute joy working alongside of her and I am excited for any couple who chooses to have her be a part of their journey!
Susan was amazing! Because of her, our day was more perfect than we ever imagined. She didn’t miss a detail. She is easy to work with, incredibly responsive and just a joy! We would hire her again in a heartbeat!
Dear Susan,
OUR DREAMS came true on Saturday eve.... OUR daughter LAUREN married her LOVE, AARON with the
wedding of their dreams...SPECTACULAR...PERFECT!!
Compliments are coming in online, by phone, in person acknowledging just this.....we have attended weddings given by the prominent, wealthiest on the east coast, west coast, Midwest, north and south none compared to this one... many guests from other parts of the world were in attendance were more than amazed and impressed, GORGEOUS!
Several months since our first phone chat, then a quick personal meeting I knew you were the perfect Coordinator! (Several meetings with others went nowhere) My hyper/compulsive me, and Lauren’s busy, stressful career needed the calmness, the caring,
the knowledge, the experience, the artistry, the amazing, wonderful staffing you provided all in one package... Susan Dunne... WOW!!
From the Canto, to the Photographer, the Florist, the Musicians, to your Personal Staff .... love ‘em
All.... to Calamigos... the kitchen must not forget... to all even landscapers, waiters.... have I forgotten anyone... apologies... all terrific! Thank you.
Susan, no more of kids to marry off...no more Helene to deal with ... I just want to remain your friend and supporter..
Stay well, stay happy,
Stay Very Busy..enjoy life.
Let’s Stay in touch...
Hugs,
Love,
Helene
(& Elliott too)
We used Weddings by Susan Dunne for full planning. We worked with Susan one-on-one during the entire year. Finding a Wedding Planner was a little overwhelming as there are so many options and everyones packages are different. We interviewed many planners and really had a connection with Susan and her Luxury package worked for us. She was the best decision we made. She's really sweet, kind, detailed oriented, always on time to all the meetings and has a great ideas for the overall design. We fell in love with her style and design, specially the design she created for our wedding. Working with Susan was a joy as she kept us on track throughout the year. There was never a time where we felt overwhelmed or stressed as we planned our wedding, the reason why, is because we knew Susan had every detailed taken care. We were able to enjoy our wedding. You must hire Susan for full planning!!!!! I recommend her to everyone!!!!!
I absolutely love Susan! She is the sweetest, most detail oriented and well organized planner I've had the pleasure of working with! I am so thankful I found her to be my day of wedding coordinator, I literally didn't have to worry about anything on my wedding day other than marrying the man of my dreams! Everything ran so smoothly and every detail was planned down to the minute. I highly recommend using Weddings by Susan Dunne for planning your big dream day!
I just had my wedding last month and I can not express the gratitude I have for Susan. She helped us organize our wedding from start to finish. Our overall experience with her was amazing, she's sweet, funny and can relate to you. She was definitely a life saver, don't think we were able to pull this off without her. Everything was so detailed and she kept us on track on all the things we had to do and would follow up as needed. All the vendors she presented were quality vendors, which we appreciate. If anyone considering hiring a planner, trust me when I say its a necessity! You must hire a planner, she will save you time and money! We loved working with Susan, she is Amazing!!! Our family was able to enjoy the day and not worry about having to do things for the wedding, they were able to host and be part of all the events. Thank yo so much Susan from the bottom of our heart, we love you and we are so happy we found you. You MUST hire Susan!!!!
Working with Susan and her team was like a dream come true. She is so sweet, knowledgeable and professional. She became my BFF! That how much we love her!!!!
We hired Susan for full planning as my fiancé now husband just didn't want the stress of having to do all the research and plan all the small details of a wedding. We work long hours and the last thing we wanted to do is stay up late at night planning a wedding. Plus, we wanted to make sure our family and friends enjoyed the wedding vs. having them assist and take care of things. This was by far the best investment we made. Everything went smoothly and as planned, without Susan and her expertise we wouldn't have been able to do this. There were so many details we didn't even think of (which by the way it's not just about hiring the main vendors such as photo, video, florist, cake and venue) and nothing got missed because Susan and her team were on top of every detail. She works by giving us a monthly checklist and goals in which we need to accomplish, we maintained communication throughout the month, she set's up all the meetings, she reviews all the details, ensures all vendors were taken care of with information they needed or requested. As far as finding us vendors, Susan does all the research and presents options which are in line with our budget. Not to mention, she was able to design our wedding into something classic and memorable. We had so many friends and family raving about our beautiful wedding and how much fun they had.
The best part was having my parents and bridal party tell us at the end of the night, how they got to actually enjoy and not feel as though they couldn't drink or party because of what they had to do at the end of the night.
This is exactly what we wanted, we wanted everyone to enjoy and not worry about the wedding. You must hire Susan as your planner, I guarantee you, you will be so happy! She is the BEST!
I don't even know where to start... I was so lucky to come across Susan, she is amazing! Super sweet, punctual, and filled with ideas. My fiancé and I were lost and didn't know where to begin. We interviewed so many wedding planners but felt we had an immediate connection with Susan. She helped us plan our entire wedding, gave us monthly goals, set up all vendor meetings for us to attend and she attended as well to the important meetings. Her vendor recommendation were everything we were wanting. Our wedding design was a true representation of us. We were able to enjoy our wedding along with our families and not stress about one single thing. The day of the wedding Susan and her team were taking care of everything and managing all the vendors. I can't say enough kind words about her work, design, and personality. She will never make you feel pressured and she ALWAYS had our best interest at heart. You will love her, she is worth every dime! It was a true investment in hiring Susan, specially because our time is so limited due to our work!
We hired Susan and her team for the day of the wedding and it was best decision ever! Even though we only worked with her a month prior to the wedding she really made sure all our details were perfect. She is so organized and makes sure everything runs smoothly the day of. It was such a relief to not have to manage all of the small details of the weeding.
Hiring Susan was one of the best decisions we made in the planning process. Susan helped us stay true to our vision and put together the most incredible team of vendors. She was there to answer all of our questions, share pro tips and insights for our big day. We booked the full service package with Susan Dunne and she executed our every wish flawlessly! She coordinated all the vendors, handled fires, created a timeline and just ROCKED it!!! If I had one advice to give to brides: BOOK SUSAN. You will ENJOY the process much more! So book Susan IF SHE IS AVAILABLE :)
Susan was our wedding coordinator for our wedding on August 25th at the Marina Del Rey Marriott. It was an absolute pleasure to work with Susan, and she helped keep us organized and on track through the entire planning process. Her checklists were incredibly helpful to make sure we hadn't missed anything in preparation for the wedding, and we had multiple phone calls with her prior to just to make sure everything was sorted out and ready to go. This was particularly helpful, because the wedding venue changed event coordinators on us several times, and Susan was great about being the liaison between us and the hotel to make sure that despite their changes, they were still ready to put on our wedding in the way we wanted it to be. They day of the wedding, Susan made sure that all of our top priorities were taken care of. We highly recommend Susan, and she did an absolutely amazing job giving us the wedding we wanted!
Working along side Susan was amazing. I was able to see how much hard work and dedication she puts into a wedding. From the smallest detail she makes sure to make it look perfect. I never realized what a life saver a wedding planner is. I totally recommend Weddings by Susan Dunne, you won't be disappointed.
Susan is a dream to work with! From her strong work ethic to her bubbly personality, she's someone you want by your side on the most important day. She executed all that I planned beautifully, and everything went so smooth. I could easily breath and enjoy my wedding. You can definitely trust Susan to make sure your wedding is a day for everyone to remember, including yourself! She's a MUST HAVE on your wedding day.
Thank you so much for helping us pull off the wedding we imagined in our heads. Your organization and information helped us handle the planning details. The invisible work you did behind the scenes the day of gave us & all the people we locals a party we are still talking about and laughing about. Guest were saying, "that was original" and "totally us". Thank you for running the show and kicking so much ass. The day of we didn't think about anything for a single second. Your creative touches made the space look great. You put both of our entrances over the top and provided some unexpected great moments (doughnut table pictures). Thank you also for going above and beyond and showing up and supporting me with my final dress fitting. You MADE ALL the difference. Our wedding was the one day we got to have everyone we love in one place to witness our once in a lifetime event and celebrate the life we're building together. We couldn't have done it without you. You are amazing and worth everything and more.
Susan is an awesome planner. She planned everything as per our request. She listened to our goals and designed a beautiful wedding. It was more than we could have ever imagined. Her taste is very elegant, timeless and just so sophisticated. We loved everything she did. I trusted her to design a wedding, she really knows to transform a space. All our guest love the arrangement , especially the floral decoration, and dinner.
Though we are at different time zone (we live in Hong Kong), Susan helped us in a very patient way since we were so may hours ahead.
She managed everything in a very organized way and professional manner.
Thanks for Susan's help again. You are talented and it was the best investment, being that we are not from Los Angeles. You must hire Susan!!!!!
Susan is the planner you need for the most important day of your life. She is one of the BEST at wedding planning and designing. I've worked with her a few years as a fellow vendor and she is the full package of detail oriented, organized, creative, and most of all sweet! From my experience working in the industry, the biggest thing brides wish they had on their big day was... a planner! Susan is that planner you need who can do it all, helping you stay worry-free and making your dream wedding day come true!
Susan was a dream to work with. She was in charge of a wedding at our Venue (HammerSky) and she made every last detail count. Never lost her cool and was so professional and kind. I cannot recommend her enough.
Hands down, this woman (SUSAN) and her team are amazing. We couldn't be happier to have had her be apart of our wedding day. It took such a load off our shoulders to know that she had it all taken care of. She kept everyone inline and on time. She was always available for even the smallest of details, which I must say she made the details pop!! She helped bring our laidback personalities be possible on our wedding day by not having to stress the small things. If it want wrong, I didn't know and I'm sure she handled it. It was so nice to have her also guide us through the night, from grand entrance, to cake cutting, to garter/bouquet toss, to first dances; we didn't have to think, just do. That alone are those little things you don't have to stress about and are allowed to enjoy the flyby evening. We will cherish our day with Susan because of what an amazing day she helped it be and how smoothly it all went. THANK YOU SUSAN!! & WBSD TEAM!!
We used Susan for day of, but she was so much more. She answered any and all questions I had, which was super important since we are out of state. She improvised based off my previous descriptions when things didn’t go according to plan, and was able to keep all other vendors on time.
She and her team did an amazing job!
Susan was absolutely AMAZING!! She was so kind and patient and funny! I had no idea to what do on a lot of things and she patiently went over everything and described everything to me! She tried to help me find the best deals for vendors and she made my wedding day so much better!! So my ceremony was supposed to be on the rooftop but since it was raining that day, everything was brought downstairs. It was so hectic that I was getting irritated with everything but Susan kept everything under control! She was calm and made sure everything went smoothly! Had a disagreement with my bilingual MC because the MC wanted to change everything. I got upset with the MC because she changed our grand entrance songs for the wedding party and for my husband and I, but Susan kept everything in control! I told Susan what happened and Susan made sure the MC didn’t change anything else without being rude! ABSOLUTELY LOVE SUSAN!!! Definitely would recommend ! She is the sweetest person ever! I found her a year before my wedding and she stuck with me throughout the whole year! She would keep me on track of things and she would talk to the vendors for me which made my life so much easier!! Love her !!
Susan and her team are beyond amazing!!! She is honestly a dream come true. I hired her for a month of coordinator and it was the best decision. I could never say enough great things about her. Thank you so much Susan for every/ The wedding turned out to be everything i dreamed it to be.
She is BEST wedding planner!!!
She helped us so much with everything, it made the wedding planning go so smoothly. She helped us with finding a photographer and florist within our budget, after we spent most of our money on the venue. She was always on top of every situation before it happened, and made things easy when we were stressed out.
Beyond her skills, Susan was always so nice and pleasant to deal with. It was a true pleasure to have her on our team.
If you are planning a wedding in LA, Susan Dunne is your best choice!
スーザンは最高のウェディングプランナーです!
私達は結婚式の準備から当日まで、全てに於いて本当に手厚いサポートをしていただき、とてもスムーズに物事を運ぶことができました。
式場を予約しただけで予算ギリギリになってしまった私達に、彼女はフォトグラファーやフラワーリスト(リーズナブルだけど、とても実力のある素晴らしい人達でした)を紹介してくださったり、ウェディングケーキは式場のぱーけーじに含まれていましたが、自分達でお店を探すということだったので、素敵なケーキ屋さんもおススメしていただきました。
いつも私達に寄り添って、とても親切に、そしてスムーズに物事を運んでくれたスーザンに、本当に感謝しています。
ロサンゼルスでウェディングプランナーをお探しでしたら、絶対にスーザンがおススメです!!
My wedding was yesterday so, the event is fresh in my head and my eyes are tearing as I write this. I knew id be happy when I walked into my reception and ceremony site but what I saw was a fairy tale that every girl dreams of and I have Susan to thank for all of it. She is the most wonderfully talented woman with the heart of gold. Her talents are endless and theres no depth that she won't go to make her "clients" happy. I put clients in parenthesis because she's not just my wedding planner. She is now my forever friend. We have worked closely the past year and I will miss our endless detailed emails, texts and phone calls. She is incredibly organized, detail oriented and nothing is ever missed. If you are looking for someone to go above and beyond EVERYTHING for your special day and just want to truly enjoy working with someone, talk to Susan.
Susan and her team are beyond all the expectations. Susan takes care of every single detail and makes sure everything is done very professionally. Recently my group of live musicians played at one of the weddings Susan planned. She did an amazing job. It was so easy for me to work with her. Being an owner and a manager of a small business myself and working with many vendors, I can definitely say that Weddings by Susan Dunne is one of the best team I've worked with. Keep up with a great job and hope to work with you again!
Susan made sure that our wedding day went as smooth as possible. She is truly the best!
I used Susan as my day of coordinator for my wedding and I couldn't have found a better person to do it! Being that I like to have control over every detail..especially for one of the most important days of my life I was looking for someone that I can trust to get the job done. Susan is easy to work with and pays superb attention to detail and has a knack for coordination. She made my wedding day stress free and I had comfort in knowing that everything was in good hands. Look no further..Susan is your gal!
If you are getting married, you NEED Susan in your life! She is priceless and made all my wedding dreams come true! She and her team are incredibly organized and made my wedding process so enjoyable and fun. I can't say enough amazing things about Susan without writing a novel but if you have the opportunity to have Susan as your planner, you will have the best experience for you special day. I love you, Susan!
Christina Alvarez provided an absolute, “epic performance” at my recent wedding to my beautiful wife. From day one of meeting Christina, she made both my wife and I feel at ease, eliminating any concerns we both had. Christina was precise, and did not give us the, “run around,” she was straight to the point, giving us answers to all our questions in a clear and professional manner. If we did not understand something, or we were confused, Christina would gladly explain her response to make more sense to us with a huge smile on her face. My wife and I knew we made the right choice by hiring Christina Alvarez as a consultant from Weddings By Susan Dunne; we could tell that Christina loves her job and helping couples plan their upcoming wedding day and reducing any concerns, because every couple has concerns prior to their wedding day.
Anytime a concern arose, whether on my behalf, or my wife’s, Christina would always provide positive feedback, and give detailed information on that particular concern. On one particular occasion, we were worried about the table and seat set ups, so she emailed us a detailed diagram how everything was going to look. However, what really made us both happy was that fact that Christina said she would set time aside for us based on her availability and re-visit any additional questions we had regarding the table and seat set ups. Christina welcomed both my wife and I with open arms, we would never feel awkward or uneasy asking her questions, or asking her to meet us in person. I am the type of person that likes to talk to people in person when there is an issue or concern, and Christina would always make herself available to do that for us when she was able to do so.
Anything we needed from Christina, she would ultimately make happen! I do not think she said no to us once, if it was not a yes right away, her response would be, “I will find the yes for you.” Her motto is simple, “provide the best service imaginable on all facades of event planning to make sure that our wedding day will be the most memorable and beautiful day of lives.” Henceforth, why I wrote this review regarding Christina Alvarez on behalf of my wife and I, she made our wedding day the most special day of our lives and we will both cherish Christina Alvarez for making a dream come true.
Thank you Christina Alvarez & Weddings By Susan Dunne, you went above and beyond the call of duty!
- BH
Great! Very professional and courteous
taking charge of important details making the day a stress free, enjoyable
event. I would highly recommend Susan
to anyone planning a wedding. Thank you
so much Susan.
Susan is amazing!!! She was both the planner and day-of coordinator for our wedding in Hollywood two weeks ago.
Before we hired her, in the initial stages of planning I had the laughably misguided notion that I could plan a wedding by myself (no big deal, right?) I quickly realized how implausible this was, so after interviewing countless other planners I finally found the amazing Susan Dunne. Susan was a complete lifesaver. She is efficient, patient, thorough, and detail-oriented. And she never lets even the tiniest of details fall through the cracks. Susan also has impeccable taste, so we could completely trust her to make aesthetic decisions for us if we were not around to do so.
There are a million little and not-so-little ways that Susan was essential, but I can sum them all up by saying that on the day of our wedding, my now-husband and I could sit back and actually enjoy ourselves and our guests, because we knew that Susan had everything else covered. And we were right! We had an amazing wedding day, and we have Susan to thank for that.
Thank you Susan!!:)
We would have been completely lost without Susan. Thankfully my fiance (at the time) found her because we were completely put off by the cost of most LA based wedding planners that were charging a minimum of 20k. For the amount we paid Susan, I feel like the service far outweighed the cost. Our venue was a friends' estate so everything needed to be brought in from the ground up. Susan presented us with 2-3 vendors to choose from that were in our price rage which made the process fairly easy. Susan showed up to all of the important appointments: cake tasting, florist, catering tasting, rentals, and even my dress fitting. She is always punctual, prepared, and available if there is something that needs to be discussed right away. The best of all though is how seamless my wedding day went.....I really got to enjoy myself because Susan and her team were on top of every single detail. If you are getting married and want to enjoy planning your wedding with the least amount of stress please give Susan a call, I really cannot recommend her enough.
How can I describe Susan Dunne and her team? AMAZING. just AMAZING. As a bride, she truly exceeded my expectations. I couldn't have picked a better wedding coordinator. She and her team really made my wedding a dream come true. Thank you for all your hard-work. I knew from the start that I have made the BEST decision for choosing Weddings by Susan Dunne.
I've had the opportunity to work with Susan Dunne weddings on several events (as the wedding florist Pure Petals Floral) and my experience working with her and her staff has been five star every time.
Susan is very professional, organized, prompt, creative, highly knowledgeable, and an excellent leader.
I highly recommend the services of Weddings by Susan Dunne!
I do not know where to begin to express how amazing Susan is! Her and her team did a fantastic job coordinating our 230+ guest wedding. From beginning to end everything went seamlessly. She is very detailed, organized, super sweet and bubbly! She truly helped us bring our ideas to life and made us feel calm throughout the whole wedding planning process. Every single one of my vendors contacted me saying how wonderful she was to work with. Trust me, Susan is the real deal. Hire her immediately!!
Susan and her team did an outstanding job. My wife and I lived on opposite coasts, and Susan did everything in her power to make the planning and execution of the wedding absolutely exquisite. She brings a superb level of organization, seamlessness, and peace of mind to a day that could have otherwise been chaos with 230+ guests. With Susan coordinating, you can actually sit back and enjoy your wedding.. and did we ever!
How do I begin to thank you for all you did to make my daughters wedding so perfect. We so appreciate all your preparations in the weeks leading up to the big day and especially how you had the entire day mapped out, making sure everyone was where they needed to be. You somehow managed to be everywhere yet were completely unobtrusive. You and your assistant's calm demeanor and professionalism allowed us to relax and enjoy the day knowing that everything was under control. Thank you for taking care of every last detail, even managing to be there, bobbie pins in hand, when my daughter needed last minute help before their getaway. Also, thank you for taking the time to so carefully repack all the decorations and loading the gifts into our car enabling us to simply gather our personal items and leave at the end of the evening. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all the ways you contributed to our daughters wedding.
She is a fabulous coordinator that will take care of you from beginning to end. Very sweet, and has an amazing team that works with her.
Susan is truly amazing at what she does! She is highly skilled in identifying the customers needs and exceeding those expectations on the day of the event. I would highly recommend her services to anyone and would definitely use her again for any of my future events!
I was charged with hosting a multi-national event that included the likes of U.S. Ambassadors and other foreign dignitaries. Susan Dunne was amazing and helped plan my historical event in Madrid, Spain- a true testament to her professional abilities and commitment in helping us break new ground. She is top-shelf, and I would highly recommend her and the team for any worldwide event planning requirements you may have.
Sincerely,
One Gratified Client
There are not enough words to express how wonderful Susan was. We did not think we needed a wedding planner at first. We only met with her to see what 'they do.' Not only did we love her immediately, but we realized that she does EVERYTHING. Susan goes above and beyond every step of the way. I never stressed nor worried--in fact, I had fun every step of the planning process. My friends who were brides couldn't believe how much fun I had planning. She is crucial in helping you stay within budget, organized and prepared. She planned for things we didn't even think of nor expect. She found my wonderful venues, photographer, baker, honeymoon planner, etc. The day of the wedding was perfection because of Susan and her team. Because of her connections and hard work, she will SAVE YOU MONEY and relieve any stress. She is professional, hard-working, well-connected, happy, and wonderful. HIRE HER IMMEDIATELY.
Susan Dunne was very helpful, very nice, and ver organized! She is a wonderful, caring person that truly helped our wedding night reach its full potential! Thank you so much, for everything.
Very patient and calm person ,great to work with. her whole team is amazing ! thank you so much for everything !
Susan was the best wedding planner ever. She listened to my daughter's vision for her wedding and helped us make it happen. She saved us money by finding the best vendors at reasonable prices. She is extremely well-organized, dependable, and knows so much about weddings. I have received many compliments about the beautiful wedding and reception, and I know we couldn't have had such a successful event without Susan and her team. She was fun to be with on this journey, and everyone we met along the way liked her and was impressed by her.
Susan was everything anyone could ask for in a wedding planner. She was organized, sharp, detailed and just a pleasure to work with. She maintained contact immediately after we hired her and made our wedding experience incredibly enjoyable. On the day before and day of, Susan and her team took care of all of the small details so that we did not have to worry about anything. Thank you Susan and team for making our wedding one of the most enjoyable moments in our new life together.
Susan and her team were dialed in from top to bottom. As a wedding photographer it is important to keep a prompt schedule to ensure the day runs on time. Susan was vital to keeping the day running smooth and on time. She also remained calm and professional the entire day! Dream Team!
I am a florist and I have worked with Susan and her team on a few wedding projects. She is extremly organized, professional and the kindest and pleasant person to work with. I actually took an example of her timeline which she sends to all vendors before the event. The time line was simple, easy to read and with all vendor names and contact infos plus location addresses etc. Definitely would recommend her services for any events.
Susan and her team are a pleasure to work with!! I would suggest all brides hire her not only for day of, but for full service. She is always prompt, detailed and extremely organized. It was a pleasure to work with Susan as she is a true professional! You can tell she is not only great at what she does, but that she truly has a passion for making events run so smoothly.
Hi Susan. I would like to thank you for your great job on my daughter's wedding. I would raccommand to anybody who is looking for a wedding planner that you won't be sorry. Susan's dedication for planning a wedding it won't be a waste. Am from Toronto Canada and I hired Susan to take care of my only daughter wedding in Pasadena California. As a first time customer I really appreciate her very much. Thank you Susan on behalf of my family and friends that recognized your great job in Melanie s wedding.
Thank you.
I was extremely impressed with Susan and her team. Planning a wedding is hard especially when you don't live in the same country and all your trust goes to the wedding planner. Susan did a fanastic job with making sure my vision came true. I can honestly say my wedding went through with barley an hiccups and I loved every moment of it. Susan is defiantly someone I would strongly recommend to anyone who is looking for a planner with in the country or out I can honestly say she gets it and did an amazing job 100%!!!!!!!
Susan and her team were an absolute delight! Everyone always had a smile on their face and the wedding was fun and beautiful from top to bottom. Would highly recommend having her help plan YOUR big day!
Susan is a true gift. My event was not only perfect but it was a beautiful. I will cherish my day forever. Because of Susan and her talent and kindness a very important day in my life will remain a beautiful memory not only for husband and myself but also my family and friends.
Thank you,
Rochelle
Thank you for making Son's wedding so memorable. Your dedication to the event, before and during, and attention to details were amazing. It was so exciting to see them both so happy on this special day.
Susan and her team, did an amazing job at our wedding. From the beginning the was extremely organized and never made us feel as though we were overwhelmed. We looked at the picture one month at a time. She makes you feel as though you have known her for years. I love how quick she was to reply back to our emails and quick to follow up on vendors. She is truly a talented person. She displayed professionalism and was detailed oriented. She turned our wedding into a sophisticated and elegant wedding. I don't know what we would have done without her. She is a gem.