Ever since starting my own wedding planning business, there has been one priority that consistently tops all the rest. And that has been to maintain a great reputation, both word of mouth and online! I treat my clients with the greatest amount of care, support, and respect because I care about them and want their wedding to be the best day of their lives! I know that it will only take one bad reference to taint the brand that I have built from the ground up. I don’t screw up, because I know that if I do it could easily end up on Social Media, yelp, etc. I use this mind set as a way to check myself! Am I doing my best? Am I fulfilling my clients vision? Am I doing all that I can to ensure their guests are being taken care of?

And sure, there has been a bad day or two, where it has been harder to do the above. There have been some weddings that were more challenging to organize than normal. But at the end of the event, I can always look back and say, I did my best. And if something went wrong or not according to plan, I was always able to find a solution and get the event back on track.

So today, I’d like to share just a few Yelp reviews that have made me so grateful to have worked with such amazing clients. Hearing their critic after their wedding is the best feeling in the world. To everyone whom I’ve worked with over the past 5 years, Thank You!!!

Andrea:

LIFESAVER!!!

My husband and I got married on February 21, 2015. Juliette was our day of wedding coordinator for our 250 guest count wedding. Saying she was our ‘day of’ would not do her justice. She was more like our month of coordinator.

Initially I thought I could handle all the wedding planning and coordinating myself. Yes, I was one of those ‘I can do all’ types of brides. As the wedding day grew closer, I started feeling the pressure of all the task I would have to worry about on the wedding day. After much thought my husband insisted we hire a wedding coordinator as he knew I would be extremely stressed come our wedding day. Although hiring a wedding coordinator seemed to be an added expense to an already expensive wedding, we would learn that Juliette was well worth every penny and so much more.

We had interviewed with several other wedding planners in the San Diego area. Most were either outrageously expensive, while others had so many restrictions. I started to wonder if we would ever find someone who could meet our needs. After doing some serious web searching, I finally found Simply Elegant Wedding Planning. Juliette responded to my email that same day and we met a few days later. After about five minutes into our meeting my husband and I knew she was PERFECT! Juliette was extremely professional, polite, organized, flexible, and easy to work with.

From the moment we met with Juliette she was there for us every step of the way. We needed to meet with several vendors and Juliette was happy to join as she wanted to be as involved as possible. Seeing her work with all the vendors made the days leading up to the wedding go by very smoothly. With my consent, she answered all vendors’ questions and would always refer back to me for approval. Juliette was so polite and never overstepped.  She’s very sweet but will not hesitate to take control (like getting my rowdy wedding party to listen). Unlike most wedding coordinators Juliette was present for the entire day, and our wedding was an all-day affair. She made sure we had time to eat dinner and always made sure we had a cocktail in hand (including water to hydrate).

Looking back, I now know my husband and I would have been very stressed on our wedding day without Juliette’s help. Not only was I able to truly enjoy the day but so was my mom and my bridesmaids. My husband and I did not want our families to worry about all the big and small details that come with the wedding day. They shouldn’t have to work, they too should be able to enjoy the day. Everyone had an amazing time and my husband and I could not stop thanking Juliette at the end of the night. Hiring Juliette as our wedding coordinator was the best decision we made.

Lindsay:

Juliette and her team are incredible!  My husband and I were married May 9, 2015 outside at his parents home which conveniently coincided with one of the wettest weeks in San Diego.  Juliette gave me complete confidence that even extremely wet weather wouldn’t detour our wedding from being incredible!!  AND SHE WAS RIGHT!

From setting up a detailed wedding week itinerary and making sure all members involved were constantly informed of changes to taking care of setting up the whole venue with our team of vendors to personally setting up our table decorations and settings Juliette made our day beautiful.  Walking up to our wedding was truly from my dreams and brought tears to my eyes the second I saw it.

On top of creating a venue and wedding that was beautiful and from my fantasy, Juliette and her team made the whole event incredible.  We had her assistants always right within reach to touch base and see how we were doing, grab us a food, or hand us that sip of water that we didn’t even know we needed.  There was nothing better than being able to hand off worries and concerns completely to Juliette the day of our wedding so that we could just enjoy it and feel the love.
Thank you Juliette for making our day the best day of our lives so far!

Ami:

Juliette is a fantastic wedding coordinator!  Organized, helpful and responsible with a sense of calm that can put any bridezilla at ease.  My wife and I did most of the detailed “planning” ourselves, but Juliette was excellent at organizing and handling our vendors, and running the show on our big day.  She’s a sweetheart with a passion for weddings, and we were lucky to have her as part of our team!

April:

My wedding was unforgettable, full of surprises, and eventful.   My husband and I hired Juliette as our month of/day of coordinator for our wedding August 2, 2014.  She was easy to work with, understanding, and very professional.  She kept reminding me to stay focus on everything positive.   Weeks leading up to our wedding was a bit stressful… to sum it up, I had a MOMZILLA.. whom had a lot of opinions and special request.  From seating chart, to types of invitations, and what liquor I was able to have at my own wedding.   Juliette had a handful of personalities to deal with, especially because we had a huge 300+ guest count wedding.
Who knew it could rain in August?   Well… it did.  The first Saturday of this month it started to rain.   After a rough rehearsal the night before, the only thing that would make myself and my husband happy is a perfect wedding.   Our ceremony was at Loews Coronado outside of the terrace.   Before I made my grand entrance… the entire wedding had to be moved indoors.  Juliette moved everyone.. guest, vendors, and even flowers to a new spot inside the hotel.   It turned out amazingly beautiful and unexpected.   We’d end up having an even better location upstairs with ocean bay view.   It was unforgettable.
Did I mentioned that my husband has a sweet tooth?  I had Juliette pick up Krispy Cream Donuts to stuff in my kraft bag give-a-way favors to all my guest for attending the ceremony.  She did it the morning of the wedding so that the donuts would be fresh that day.  She even stopped by the bridal suite to drop off donuts and coffee for me while we got ready in the AM.
Juliette provided a detail timeline weeks before the wedding and contacted all the vendors for us prior so that we would be able to relax week of our wedding.   We really appreciate the extra professional help.   Planning for a wedding is extremely hard and expensive.  While budgeting for your wedding, spending a little cash for a coordinator makes a big different in your experience on your wedding day.   I would recommend Juliette’s services to all my friends.  If you need someone to vent to as well, she’s the gal for you; she will not judge you.  She did a fabulous job under all the stress that comes with planning a wedding.  She took care of everything that was unexpected and followed through with all my expectations.  Thank you so much!