Something Events

I had the chance to work with Something Events and my quick comment on the experience is that they more or less masqueraded as professional wedding planners, and our venue suggested we let them go after our venue threatened to cancel our wedding because of Sara’s lack of responsiveness to them. Even if you are seeking affordable wedding planners, I would still recommend you look elsewhere — if you go with affordable wedding planners who do a poor job, then you’ll be sad on one of the most important days of your life.
Please message me if you have further questions about my experience, but for me if I could give no stars, I would! Ciao Unilocalers!

Something-​Events provided great day-​off coordination for our wedding! My fiancé and I enjoyed our planning meetings with Sara and the team. The team was friendly, organized and helped us think through some last minute details. The day of the wedding, family and friends were truly impressed by how professional and responsive the coordinators were. They helped set up some decorations at the venue, coordinated the ceremony, worked well with other vendors and also helped the bride when needed. Overall, we highly recommend Something-​Events for event planning and coordination services!

I had the pleasure to work with Sara, Nicole and Stacy. They were awesome! I couldn’t be happier. I hire Sara and her team for the day of coordinator. They took over everything a month before my wedding. The day of my wedding I got to enjoy every minute of it because I knew Something Events had everything covered. They are the nicest people and very easy to work with. Thank you so much Sara, Nicole and Stacy!

Cheers Unilocal folks! Sara and her husband, Brian, and their team are unfortunately very amateur when it comes to wedding planning. As much as I absolutely *hate* doing things like posting reviews online, I’d hate for another bride to have to go through what I went through, so I’m sharing this for her. Please, find another wedding planner. I wish I checked Unilocal to see that their reviews are 2 years old and there are only 3! That’s a red flag, but I never checked, so here I am… :/
We ultimately had to fire Sara and her husband because, frankly, her husband has no idea how to plan weddings. Here’s what happened:
1) After being slow to respond, Sara had to arrange for Brian to step in and plan my wedding one month in advance because of her own personal reasons
2) I was slightly worried because I had never met Brian and didn’t know he was Sara’s husband (which meant he also had to deal with the life event Sara went through) but I went with it
3) Brian was extremely slow to respond, and anything he promised to do within a certain time frame, he just didn’t do. He wasn’t professional, but even worse, he seemed too preoccupied to actually pay attention to important wedding details
4) Our wedding venue asked us why we chose them as vendors (we married at the Montage in Laguna Beach) because they didn’t seem professional *at all*
5) All of the vendors we had to cancel once we met them with 3 weeks until the wedding (they kept delaying our meeting vendors until I became angry), as they were all also amateur (the florist did florals on the side, and was a full-​time SAHM)
6) They promised to refund us our money when we shared we weren’t happy with their work, and they *never did*
7) We are now taking them to court for our $ 4,000 deposit
8) Even worse, they actually agreed to give the money back because they understood that they weren’t able to do their best work, then changed their minds and ultimately caused so much stress, no bride should ever go through this!
My genuine hope is that if you are looking for a wedding planner, you find someone who really cares about your special day. Sara and Brian did not, and it really showed. (The worst part is they were recommended to us by close friends, so this came as a huge shock).

Sara Geiss and her team did an incredible job as the Day of Coordinators for my daughter’s wedding in Sept. The church and the reception site each had their own «coordinators» so I almost didn’t book a DoC but I am SOOOOO glad that I did and that it was Sara & team.
They provided all of the services that DoCs are supposed to provide but what I really loved about them was their calming demeanor and thorough attention to detail. Every DoC I contacted, which was many, told me that I would have nothing to worry about, that they would take care of everything. But Sara was different, she simply exuded serene competence from start to finish. I cannot give anyone a higher recommendation than I give to Something Events, Sara Geiss and team.

Sara and Nicole did an incredible job with our wedding. They went above and beyond our expectations. We of course received the list of what would be included with our package, but were floored by how much constant attention was given to our wedding. My husband and I would regularly wake up to friendly emails outlining vendor quotes, to-​do lists, and schedules, all of which Something Evenets put so much time into.
We were initially on the fence about hiring someone to coordinate the wedding. We are major DIYers and were confident in our ability to craft our own wedding (of only 50 people). However, we hired Sara and Nicole about 2 months before the wedding and we cannot stop saying how glad we are that we did, as in, I am scared to think how it would have been without them. They totally understood our vision and did everything they could to make it come to life, including helping with design and giving recommendations on how and where to set up everything from decorations to lighting. We already had a lot of our decorations crafted, but when we got too busy Sara and Nicole took over and did an outstanding job. They have excellent taste and really understand current trends in wedding design.
Something Events immediately took over all of our vendor relations, found quotes on everything from limos to ice (yes we had to buy ice!), made personalized schedules, and designed and hand crafted a killer dessert table, all while being totally responsive, accessible and friendly. We had such constant communication that my husband and I now miss talking to them. On the day of the wedding they were calm and in control, they showed up early, picked up last minute items from my house, met all the vendors, set up all decorations, directed everyone through the day-​of with total ease, packed up decorations and stayed until the last minute of our venue rental. We couldn’t be happier with Something Events. They took away so much wedding-​related stress. Oh and did I mention their rates are super competitive?

Sara and her team were awesome. We contacted them fairly last minute looking for a day of coordinator to help with decorations and last minute details. Their original quote was a little high for our budget so they worked with us to make an adjusted package so that we were only paying for the services we really needed. At our consultation they provided lots of great ideas for how to do things that we were struggling with. Decorating our arch on a budget meant no flowers, but we wanted something and didn’t know how to do it. Not only did they give us great ideas but they executed their plans on the day of seamlessly. Sara helped us make tissue puff balls and gave us all the help we needed. On the day of we ran into some issues with our florist as we didn’t order enough centerpieces. Sara handled everything at the venue and made sure the tables were decorated with the bridesmaids bouquets as soon as possible. I’m so glad we hired Something Events. They made all the difference on our wedding day and we couldn’t have been happier with their services.

5 Reasons why Something Events gave us the most amazing wedding posted 5÷13÷2013
1. Creativity. Something Events had the most beautiful, simple ideas that made our wedding design turn out exactly the way we imagined it in our minds, and a couple of things that we didn’t think of that our guests still talk about a year later!
2. Relief. We were so slammed with our jobs and families, and had too much on our plate. Something Events did what no one else could– relieve us of the stress AND make us feel like we were still driving every decision.
3. Go-​to contact. About 2 weeks before our day, Something Events essentially took the keys to the car and drove every detail through the rehearsal dinner and wedding, and again always made us feel connected and in control of everything.
4. Amazing demeanor. You have to see your event people more than almost anyone else on your big day, and in my opinion, no one can make you feel calm, happy and confident like Something Events.
5. Crisis-​Averter. We didn’t hear a word about any Vendor/​Guest/​Timing challenges at all, and were left to just enjoy an unbelievable day.
It was truly the best possible experience we could have had, and I would recommend Something Events to my closest friends and family.