"Sonya was absolutely fabulous from start to finish. My now husband and I weren't sure we needed to hire a wedding planner. My family is from Kauai where weddings are very community oriented and everyone helps out - people bring food, set up tents, do the florals, etc. We weren't sure we would need a wedding planner or coordinator but my husband is from the Mainland and we knew we would need to do a blend of both his and my culture. Sonya was fantastic at making everything work smoothly. She had great ideas on how to make it a wonderful blend of our two cultures and put everything together seamlessly. All our parents, wedding party, vendors, etc had their own personalized timelines and contact sheets so they knew where to be when. It was so easy and seamless! Sonya was great at navigating our cultural differences and expectations in what we would want for our wedding weekend. We were so lucky to have her." - Cara

"Both my wife and I are full time medical and graduate students and really had very little time to plan a wedding. As soon as we talked to Sonya we realized how experienced and professional she was. She immediately contacted every vendor and asked them all the important questions that we didn't even know to ask and organized them so we only had to talk to her and not to twenty different people. Sonya walked us through our ceremony multiple times weeks before and pointed out things that we hadn't thought about and would have likely just have not done or forgotten to do if she was not there. Sonya was an even bigger help the day of. Our wedding would have been drastically different without her. Before the ceremony started she made personalized schedules for our groomsmen, bridesmaids, family, and vendors, so everyone would know what they were doing and where they were supposed to be. Sonya took care of everything, from setting up the tables, chairs, lights, escort cards, centerpieces, coordinating the vendors, and always had one eye on us to make sure we were where we needed to be, and everything looked great. Having her there made everything go so smoothly and we can't imagine having a ceremony or reception without her.  We should also note that Sonya is not just incredibly organized, but very patient and kind and never once made us feel stressed, or seemed to get stressed herself. She is not just professional, but also adds a personal touch, in the sense that she really got to know us and understood what we wanted." - Jonathan T. 

"Hands down, best wedding vendor we booked. We really got lucky and had an all star cast of fantastic vendors, but Events by Sonya tied it all together and elevated the tone of our event to a whole new level of perfection!

Sonya is insanely organized. As things became more hectic in the months and weeks leading up to our wedding, Sonya was the calm and steady force that nudged us to where we needed to be for the big day. She made beautiful and detailed timelines for each vendor and each family member/bridal party member. Her constant reminders of deadlines and to-dos, her confident and immediate answers to all my questions, and her fantastic attitude throughout the whole process made hiring her worth every single bit. 

On the day of the wedding, I experienced absolute calm and serenity for a full 12 hours. There was nothing I needed to worry about because Sonya had a list, it was a super detailed list, and I had absolute faith that she was going to coordinate every last item on that list to perfection without a single bit of effort from me. She did everything you would expect a seasoned wedding coordinator to do and then she went above and beyond. Thanks to Events by Sonya, our wedding was stress-free and memorable for all the right reasons!" - Cynthia H.

"I recently got married on 9/19 at Balboa Park (the Botanical Garden lawns & MOPA) and I can honestly say the day would not have been the same without Sonya's help! Months prior to the big day, Sonya and I met a few times to develop a checklist of tasks I needed to get done. There are wedding checklists available online but trust me, it helps to have someone like Sonya check in on you from time to time! Sonya is very responsive and will email you back the same day. She also has great ideas that she caters towards your taste. For example Sonya designed my beautiful escort cards and hand painted each one in my wedding colors. She also put together the table decorations. About a month before the wedding, she sent out timelines to each of my vendors which I think was essential for a great wedding. Everything went very smoothly and I got many compliments from guests and vendors about Sonya's organization! The wedding party also received a color-coded, detailed, easy-to-read timeline which really kept us on the move and on schedule. Sonya was absolutely amazing on our wedding day and I highly recommend her! She's organized, punctual, creative, and open-minded. You can't ask for much more than that!"
                                                           - Angie and John L. 

"Sonya was amazing at planning my boyfriend's graduation party. She was on top of booking the venue and even prepared decorations for the tables and a congratulations banner! The decorations were handmade and super cute. Sonya was not only extremely helpful, she listened to what we were looking for in the event and I loved working with her. I would definitely recommend hiring her as your event planner, whether your event is big or small." - Adelaide H. 

"Events by Sonya was such a pleasure to work with! I am part of a team of 3 wedding photographers, so we are a busy studio with a lot of weddings to keep track of. Sonya reached out to us first, was always friendly and up for anything her client needed. It was so nice to work with a coordinator who understands that executing an awesome wedding day is a team effort between all vendors! I can't wait to work with her again! Thanks so much Sonya for being an amazing team leader and for making Angie and John's wedding such a success!" - Rachel J. of France Photography

"I was part of the bridal party at a wedding planned by Sonya, and I was so impressed at how smoothly everything went. She took care of all the details from before the wedding to the day of, so we didn't have to worry about anything being forgotten. We got to see the timeline of what would happen that weekend that Sonya made, and it was incredibly detailed down to the hour and minutes--even more amazing was how the wedding really followed the plan as scheduled! It helped keep all the bridesmaids and groomsmen on track and in the loop with what was going to happen, which was very valuable on such an important day. All the decorations and details were beautiful, from the choice of venue, to the flowers. I especially loved the cute, rustic feel of the reception dinner table decorations! Seeing the wedding and reception so well thought out was a relief for those in the wedding party and a delight for all the guests. Everyone had so much fun thanks to Events By Sonya; I would definitely recommend her to anyone looking for help planning events!" - Melissa K.