Weddings By Susan Dunne

anized! She’s awesome! Highly recommend.

pecially 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.

elp 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!

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!

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.

rst 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

. 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!

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!

n 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!

t 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.

oon 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!

e her energy and the energy she brought! Would definitely work with her again!

eyond 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!

inty 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!

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.

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!

ls, 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!!

thing simple and effortless while also going above and beyond every step away. She honestly made all my wedding dreams come true and then some!

, 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!

he 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.

nt above and beyond to make our day special.

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!

orry 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!

nal, 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!

nack 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!

nted 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.

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!

d hire her again in a heartbeat!

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)

y 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!!!!!

dding 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!

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!!!!

ull 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!

re 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!

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.

ere 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 :)

nd 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!

I never realized what a life saver a wedding planner is. I totally recommend Weddings by Susan Dunne, you won't be disappointed.

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.

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.

r 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!!!!!

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!

I cannot recommend her enough.

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!!

ous 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!