Stephanie Teague Events

I do not write with review lightly and it comes with a very heavy heart. We hired Stephanie for my daughter’s wedding this passed August 2015. As anyone who has invested their time, energy, love and money into their daughter’s wedding day you know all that is involved.
Stephanie did not have to do any «planning» for my daughter’s wedding. We asked her to decorate, per my specific directions. She had to execute what we had already designed and decided. We also wanted her to put out any fires and take care of the flow of things on «the day». Although I will say she did execute the décor per our specific directions she also had the assistance of amazing our amazing floral designer and caterers. None was her creative ideas or talent.
Stephanie never once came upstairs to check on my daughter or myself. Her attitude was rude and unpleasant, she relied on the maid of honor to do her job and help keep things on track. This is what we hired HER for. Issues began the week of the wedding wedding when she miscommunicated with us a message from the venue regarding changing the location for the dancing during the reception. All unnecessary. In addition to her rude demeanor throughout the day to us, the wedding party and our guests she immediately began taking down the tables after dinner, even though one of my specific instructions was to leave all the table set up until the END of the night. Not only did she dismantle the entire reception… she piled up all of our guests, purses, jacket and favors. It was embarrassing and sloppy. Even the venue had said they had never seen anything like it. This left our 130 guests nowhere to sit or put their belongings. As a result things were lost and favors left behind. She was also suppose to oversee vendors… None of that happened, there were many things she did not follow through on. Our shuttle did not follow schedule and one shuttle was almost late TO the wedding. Guest were left sitting on the shuttle at the end of the evening again because she did not oversee the service appropriately. As if that was not bad when the evening was winding down we were cut short our time, a misunderstanding with staff and Stephanie, when we were trying to work this out Stephanie immediately took the side of the venue, who later admitted it was they mistake. The issue was not resolved that night and Stephanie left leaving me to deal with the panic and upset, no fires put out on her end at all. Her rudeness to my daughter, THE BRIDE was completely unforgivable.
Stephanie’s goal was to get out of there with as little work as possible as early as possible. She basically ruined my one and only daughter’s, one and only wedding. She spent far more time being concerned about her payment and making sure she would distribute tips! Her services do not come cheap, use your dollars elsewhere and save yourself the frustration. Hiring Stephanie was a splurge and gift to myself so I could enjoy the fruits of my labor for my daughter’s wedding day. It created the complete opposite. I spoke with her after (I had to call her), there was no resolve or remorse. She took no accountability. Wedding vendors need to understand that although they do this all the time, this is not a job to us but a huge emotional and special even t in our lives and those of our children. She doesn’t care, truly care about her clients once she has her money. This is not a labor of love for her.
This has taken me 5 months to write because of my heart break at the situation.

Stephanie was wonderful-​she took care of everything in the nicest way. I didn’t realize how much she did until afterwards when I was looking at the photos. My husband and I were able to enjoy our daughter’s wedding because she took care of all the details. We are so grateful for her guidance, expertise and professionalism. We could not have pulled it off without her.

It’s New Year’s Eve and my now-​husband and I are sitting here having an intimate night reminiscing about all that we’ve had to be thankful for this year. Complete truth– I am so thankful for Stephanie and her team for giving me the most beautiful and stress-​free wedding day a bride could ever ask for that it literally got me up off my couch out of my dreamy state to write this review.
Stephanie is a treasure. Looking back, there was no greater gift that I could have been given (aside from an incredible husband) than a stress-​free, drama-​free, anxiety-​free, and issue-​free wedding day. As soon as I spoke with Stephanie on the phone the first time I instantly felt better about the entire production of my wedding and that was a recurring pattern throughout my planning process. Stephanie proactively planned, coordinated, and problem-​solved all details of my wedding to seamless perfection, and if I ever had a worry she was there to make me feel instantly better. On the days leading up to my wedding, all of my family, friends, and bridesmaids kept saying to me — «You’re so calm. How are you so calm? You’re such a calm bride!» While I’d like to take credit for this but it was 100% because of Stephanie.
Stephanie is super professional, bright and responsive (VERY responsive… she always got back to me way faster than I thought was reasonable). She’s kind and supportive, reassuring, positive and has a knack for advising you while being totally respectful of your vision, priorities, and ideas. She knows what she’s doing.
Stephanie is a treasure. Looking back, there was no greater gift that I could have been given (aside from an incredible husband) than a stress-​free, drama-​free, anxiety-​free, and issue-​free wedding day. As soon as I spoke with Stephanie on the phone the first time I instantly felt better about the entire production of my wedding and that was a recurring pattern throughout my planning process. Stephanie proactively planned, coordinated, and problem-​solved all details of my wedding to seamless perfection, and if I ever had a worry she was there to make me feel instantly better. On the days leading up to my wedding, all of my family, friends, and bridesmaids kept saying to me — «You’re such a calm bride!» While I’d like to take credit for this but it was 100% because of Stephanie.
A VERY TINY sampling of the countless ways Stephanie impressed me…
I made a full change in venue, theme, and style without a blink of an eye from Stephanie. Last minute construction at my ceremony venue that didn’t phase her one bit and which she was able to navigate so it was a non-​issue by the time I arrived.
I was having my ceremony at one location and my reception at another. The ceremony venue was an open garden so although we had rented it exclusively there was no staff at all to set it up. At my reception venue (a restaurant that we bought out) the staff was being very tight about not letting us get in to set up at all until two hours ahead of the reception. Somehow Stephanie coordinated all of this flawlessly, from chair drop, set up, and pickup at the ceremony venue to flowers delivered to 4 different locations to overseeing all of the special décor at the reception, including greenery and floral vines that needed to be hung from the ceiling. I didn’t even ask how. She just did it.
When I asked her for a copy of our minute-​by-​minute agenda so I could send to vendors and bridal party, she had ALREADY sent it out to all of them and spoken with all of them.
When my veil got snagged on a rosebush on my walk down the aisle and fell off, Stephanie was the one who was there before I even really knew what was happening and fixed it.
My fiancé, my brothers, and a few groomsmen planned a surprise serenade for me with full live instrument setup (including drum set and amps) on our dance floor mid reception and I had NO CLUE until 2 seconds before they began. Somehow Stephanie helped them plan this all and figured out ways to hide the instruments and distract me so they could set up.
Countless, infinite tiny touches like helping me get to the bathroom, knowing where all my stuff was at all times, making sure my glass was always filled and that a plate of apps from cocktail hour were saved and waiting at our seats at our dinner table… seriously life saving stuff for a bride!
By the end of my wedding everyone was wasted. Somehow without any help from any family or wedding party Stephanie managed to do stuff like get cars loaded (how the heck did she get car keys?), save my bouquet which I had lost during the wedding, and… i don’t even know what else.
I could go on and on and on. But, it’s 8:30 on NYE and I have champagne to drink and a husband to toast.
Stephanie made my wedding flawless and gave me reassurance that I never could have imagined. I would trust her with my life and I am shamelessly begging all of my engaged friends to book her so that when I’m a bridesmaid I can just sit back and relax!

My husband and I had our wedding in Lake Tahoe in August. That could not have happened with out all of the hard work and talent of Stephanie Teague and her company. My husband and I are in the military and were both deployed in the months leading up to the wedding. Stephanie and I communicated by email mostly to book vendors and come up with an overall concept for the wedding. I was a little apprehensive at first about not having the opportunity to meet any of the vendors prior to the wedding or see the venue (my parents did check it out for me though), but that was quickly alleviated by Stephanie’s professionalism, knowledge and creativity. She did an amazing job putting together design boards, giving me lists of excellent vendors within my budget and was very responsive to any changes I wanted. The day of everything was beautiful and went flawlessly. Many of the guests approached us saying it was one of the most beautiful weddings they had been too. I highly recommend her to anyone looking for a talented and very professional wedding planner. She is also very reasonably priced compared to some other companies.

I am very impressed with Stephanie Teague Events. She really gets it! As a wedding professional, I look for a planner who trusts in her team and communicates well, both before and during the event. I am happy to report that Stephanie communicates clearly and knows how to plan. She sat with me in my initial consultation with the client for meeting #1, the site spec on location and lighting consultation for meeting #2, and executed the day-​of like a veteran. The décor was fantastic and everything came together nicely. She also brings a calmness to the event that is appreciated, not just by me, but by the clients as well.

STE has been voted top of all wedding planners in Sacramento and hands down, STE lives up to that title. I knew I wanted the best — and working with Stephanie during our wedding planning journey made things so much easier. We booked her just over a year before our actual wedding date and she was there every step of the way. Stephanie is very professional, very punctual and flexible as well. She really does work with you and your schedules and makes an effort to get the best for you and the wedding of your dreams. She goes over the realities of wedding planning (things you wouldn’t even think of). She is very detailed and she really gets to know you as a couple and what you like/​dislike so that she can come up with, create, and piece together everything up until your wedding day. We’ve worked for her for over a year, and now that the wedding is over with we miss her! =) Stephanie helped set up appointments with vendors and came along with us as well. She is very organized and our wedding day went so smoothly! All our guests were telling us how much fun they had at our wedding, and that it was one of the best weddings they’ve ever attended! She really is great and you will not be disappointed. We highly recommend STE as your wedding planner!!! We love you Stephanie! You are the BEST! *We will definitely keep in touch for our ‘future’ events! =)

Stephanie, Stephanie, Stephanie. What can I say about Stephanie? She’s responsive. Reliable. Creative. A good problem solver (even called my missing-​in-​action bridesmaid for me when she was tardy). And most of all, fun to work with. The planning was smooth. The wedding day in Napa was smooth. She even sent us a weather report a few days before the wedding and helped us find a place that would sell us dozens and dozens of votive holders that were within our budget (hard to find!). I can’t say enough about how much we appreciated her help. My bridesmaids agreed that I could not have chosen anyone better. The staff member who joined her the day of the wedding was also really fun to work with. You can’t go wrong with Stephanie Teague Events. You end up feeling like she is a new friend. With all due respect to the review that mentioned her pricing scheme, that person may not have understood the difference between full and partial wedding planning. We shopped prices around the entire sacramento and bay areas (I spoke to at least 10 highly ranked coordinators) and found Stephanie’s prices to be very competitive (i.e., reasonable). THANK YOU STEPHANIE!

After getting halfway through planning my own wedding, I stumbled upon the realization that I just couldn’t pull it off on my own… I was working full time and heck, weddings are crazy stressful! Anyone who says otherwise didn’t actually plan their own wedding (this is my new theory).
I found Stephanie and let her take the reins approx. 6 months before our big day. Through every step of the process, Stephanie was there to get me through it. She kept my stress level down, kept all our vendor contracts in order, dealt with all the logistics that overwhelmed me and helped me actually have fun.
The day of, if anything went wrong, I have no clue what it was… exactly what you hope for from an event planner! Our day was absolutely perfect for us, and I know Stephanie was the driver behind that. Would highly recommend her to anyone in need of a flawless, fabulous and fun event!

Stephanie Teague is #1!
Halfway through our do-​it-​yourself planning for an intimate wedding, we realized that we didn’t want to establish wedding duties for each of our friends and family. We knew that everyone would enjoy the day so much more if they could just relax and leave the details to a professional. Knowing our budget and after doing some research, we decided to set up a consultation with Stephanie Teague Events via
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From the very beginning, Stephanie was so professional and quick with the communication, and made things convenient by coming out near our house on a weekend morning for a consultation. She was direct and decisive and yet open and understanding. She listened exactly to what we, the bride and groom, wanted for our big day. After going over the details of her service, we found that the month-​of-​coordination package was exactly what we were looking for. We decided we would put all our hope in Stephanie and apply her professional guidance in one of the most important milestones in life, marriage.
To this day, we think about how working with Stephanie was the best decision we ever made for our wedding! Without her, the wedding we wanted simply could not have happened. The final month before the wedding was so stressful, but having Stephanie on our team made us confident that everything was going to be great. She knew all the right questions to ask of the venue when we didn’t have a clue, she gave us ideas for certain things at the wedding that would make the day run more smoothly, when the weather was threatening to be 100+ degrees, she coordinated a back up plan and gave us the great idea of making wedding programs that would double as fans for the guests (we got SO many compliments on those!), and she worked directly with the florist, photographer, and venue person and always kept our best interest at the top of the list.
She was the perfect personality for our guests, even the difficult ones, and knew how to handle any possible crises. Now my wife, as the bride, became really stressed out and panicked on the final day — but Stephanie stepped in and calmed her down and knew exactly how to make everything right. Stephanie always arrived early and completely took care of everything. She never even needed to check with us — everything was just done. She is that good! We were able to have the best wedding ever and we have Stephanie to thank for everything!

We met with Stephanie for an initial discussion of our wedding plans. Her initial emails were very helpful and informative, however our actual meeting didn’t go that way.
After meeting her over an hour from our house, we had a short conversation with her about what kind of wedding we wanted and her services. Then the budget was brought up. After she heard what we were working with, she was quick to point out that her events usually start at about $ 30,000. That was basically the end of it since after stating her prices, she packed everything up and was half way out the door before asking if we had any other questions. I’m glad she has worked out great for others but I wasn’t impressed with her customer service at all. Even if I had $ 100,000 to work with I would not be back!

Stephanie was a dream to work with as a partial-​coordinator for our November 2012 wedding in Sacramento, CA. Planning a wedding from out of state (Oregon) presented unique challenges for my fiancé and me and Stephanie met and exceeded every expectation we had for a coordinator. Stephanie is a true professional and an excellent communicator. She promptly responded to my email messages and phone calls and was extremely knowledgeable about literally every aspect of the wedding planning process. Every vendor and detail she suggested were perfect, she helped us stay within our budget which was SO important. In the weeks before the wedding day she nailed down details that I had no idea even existed! She took the worry out of my wedding day and was on point from beginning to end. I cannot recommend Stephanie highly enough, our wedding was beautiful and unforgettable — the perfect day — and Stephanie made it happen!

I hired Stephanie as our ‘month-​of coordinator’. She helped us to put together the schedule and coordinate with vendors in the weeks leading up to the wedding, then she set up the entire reception décor and performed all manners of troubleshooting on the day of. I’m pretty sure I still don’t know about all of the things that didn’t go ‘according to plan’, but that is OK by me. Stephanie allowed me to enjoy every moment of the wedding without a care in the world. I highly recommend her services.

Like many other things in life, we thought we could juggle life and planning a wedding AND enjoy it all at the same time, but little did we know that without a planner — we were wishfully thinking! My Husband to-​be and I hired STE for Partial Coordination early on in our wedding planning. Getting married at the Old Sugar Mill, we knew we needed help when we discovered we only had one (1) hour to decorate and set-​up our entire reception space! STE was a HUGE help and very supportive in hiring and communicating with our vendors. Throughout the entire planning process, Stephanie was available to answer all questions I had. I appreciated her timeliness and professionalism; she always made me feel calm and collected. My Husband-​to-​be and I wanted to feel like guests at our own wedding and not like busy crazy hosts, we really wanted to just be able to show up to our wedding and leave without worrying about set up or clean up, and working with STE we were able to make this happen! Most importantly, Stephanie listened to what we wanted and helped to execute our wedding day flawlessly. (THANK YOU Steph!!) If there were any crazy mishaps, we never knew about it and our guests were very pleased. I would personally recommend her as a wedding planner and look forward to using her party planning services for future family functions.

Stephanie is awesome and I highly recommend her. She is super organized and made it so I didn’t have to worry about a thing the day of my wedding. We hired her for month of coordination and it was the best money we spent. She dealt with my vendors and ensured that we had enough linens and meals. It was so nice to not have to worry about that stuff in the weeks before the wedding. I wasn’t sure if we would end up needing a coordinator, but I am SO glad that we ended up having Stephanie there in the weeks leading up to the wedding and on the wedding day itself. The best part was that all I had to do at my wedding was enjoy it. I didn’t have to deal with one problem because Stephanie oversaw all of that stuff. Seriously — Stephanie Teague Events was well worth the money we spent. So glad we did!

My wedding isn’t until October 27^th of this year, but I felt the need to write a review for Stephanie in case any potential brides were seeking out wedding planning services. Ladies, Stephanie is perfect. Bless her heart, she lets me text her at 8:00 on a Sunday and gets back to me within the hour. She has gone to each of my vendor appointments and held my hand through it all. She has been working seamlessly with my budget… she hasn’t been suggesting anything that would make us go over what we want to spend. She completely respects what we have to work with and only suggests vendors that are within our budget. We are having a short engagement, so planning services were a must for me. My fiancé wasn’t 100% on board with it because I don’t think he realized how much work went into wedding planning. But honestly, even If I had a year, I would still hire her for full service. Once he met her and saw how involved she has been, he even says now she is well worth it! I contacted several other wedding planners based out of Sacramento and for their «full service» package, they were much more expensive. Stephanie is affordable for the «normal budget» bride and she knows her stuff. I can’t wait to see the final product that she has helped to facilitate so beautifully. I hope this is helpful because I needed honest reviews when I was looking for wedding planners myself!

Absolutely LOVED using Stephanie Teague Events to plan and coordinate my wedding. Stephanie was so friendly and listened to me with what I wanted and made everything happen! She was so professional even when I’m sure I wasn’t the easiest client! Her attention to detail and her expertise made our special day so wonderful! I can’t recommend her enough! If you are in the market for a wedding coordinator… book her!!!