Amy Bridges Events

We used ABE for a day of coordinator for our wedding in Sept. I was very happy with the communication i had with the coordinator leading up to the wedding day. It was expensive for just a day of coordinator but the best price i could find for what we needed. I trusted that our coordinator would have everything discussed as we went over it all the day before our wedding. There were a few key things that didnt happen that were very upsetting to me. I had told our coordinator to have the blinds open in the ballroom where we had dinner and dancing, and the lights should be dimmed. I had the whole vision of how it should have been, and we went over it all the night before. The day of when the bridal party arrived, there were a lot of things set up differently than discussed. I let her know and they were fixed (things like the guest book table was in the wrong spot and some chairs and tables were supposed to be moved, nothing huge but nothing i wanted to be worrying about on my wedding day. My mother and mother in law ended up moving a couple things around when we couldn’t find her. Guests started arriving and the altar deck wasn’t fully set up. My nephew was supposed to collect money for the money dance and he wasn’t there to do so, which i feel is something she should have made sure of, since we discussed that as well. Our photo booth was supposed to be outside, since we had 150 plus guests we didn’t want it to be crowded. It was set up inside with the photo album for the guests to put in all the way across the dance floor. It was quite crowded and loud during dinner and dancing and at one point a line for the photo booth swirled around the guests dinner tables (exactly why i wanted it outside). What really did upset me was the lighting and blinds issue. I had pictured our guests at their tables with the windows open and the sun setting. it was right at sunset when our guests were seated. When the groom and i came to be introduced into the room, they were all closed and the lights were bright as day. it took until after dinner to get the blinds open and lights dimmed, which she explained to me that the waitstaff couldn’t stop dinner service to do it, and i understand, but this was discussed before and should have been done already. I was very happy with the prompt responses and correspondences from the coordinator planning the wedding. I just am not sure why everything wasn’t the way that we discussed. There really wasn’t too much for her to do in what i had requested. I am pretty easy going and that’s why it didn’t ruin my day, but now thinking back it really bugs me. And also we got the pics back from our photographer which are beautiful, yet the gaudy white blinds in the background and bright lights in the ballroom are awful. It felt like a conference room. I still would recommend using ABE services but i would just be sure to express more concern for items you really care about. I think i may have been too easy going and put too much trust that it would get done correctly. I am not the type to be so adamant about little issues, but i am the type to trust and believe something will be done if someone says it will be, especially when i am paying them 1500 dollars to do so. I had an amazing time at my wedding and so did my guests, i just wish that it was how I had pictured it after months and months of planning and imagining it. There is no reason it shouldn’t have been.

Lisa Bravo was a lifesavor when it came to our wedding! Planning from the other side of the country was tough especially when you weren’t too familiar with the area. Lisa responded to all of our questions quickly (few hours never took longer than a day) and she was very thorough with explanations and recommendations. We were able to send our wedding supplies to her house as well!
I highly recommend Lisa from ABE!

Updated to add I’ve seen the pictures and the video now and I appreciate Lisa Bravo even more.

I was the makeup artist for a wedding Amy Bridges Events planned. It was wonderful having another point of contact, as the bride was very busy and some details were best left with the planner. Lisa Bravo was so thorough with emails and phone calls, making sure every aspect of the day would go as planned. She was a true professional and made a great impression on me as a vendor. The wedding was executed flawlessly and the bride was at ease throughout the day.
I will be sure to refer Amy Bridges Events and Lisa Bravo to any future brides.

When my venue told me that they required a «day-​of» wedding planner, I was kind of annoyed… why? It seemed like an extra, unnecessary expense that I wasn’t sure I wanted to commit to.
Amy was the best «requirement» ever! She was so helpful through my entire planning process, one of the best investments I made (that and my dress ;)). From helping me find vendors to meeting me at the venue, answering all my questions (there was a pretty constant stream), and always responding promptly — I will, and do, recommend Amy Bridges Events to any bride.
Amy’s positive attitude, bright smile and bubbly nature make everything seem easier. When the day-​of came, everyone kept raving about how awesome she was, and how happy they were that she was there to help. Her face appeared right when you needed her, and she stood apart from the guests (so guests knew she was someone that you could go to for help), but was totally unobtrusive.
My last minute reception extension was handled without any hesitation and Amy managed to let all vendors know immediately. When the night was over she held my hand in tipping caterers and bartenders, made sure I went back to the hotel with a gift basket full of food, and checked in with me the next day to say thank you, to me!
Amy is amazing. She will help you make your day exactly what you dreamed. She definitely did for me.

Amy was an awesome wedding planner for us. I think she single handedly saved our day by making sure everything went smoohtly when we decided (last minute) to extend the dance party another hour.
Unless you’re mid wedding planning you may not fully appreciate how impressive that is.
Feel free to PM me for more details.
She was a really great person, awesome planner and deserves to be acknowledged.
Hire Amy. Good people deserve to be rewarded for their hard work and successful track record.

When my husband accepted a job at Apple, I didn’t realize how far from my network of support we would be moving. An engagement ring, a move 3,000 miles across the country, and one adorable cat later, we were planning a destination wedding for 120 North-​Easterners, and we were the destination. My mother said hiring Lisa was one of the best decisions I ever made.
About 2 months before my wedding, I went to my friend’s wedding and felt unorganized. Everyone had a great time, including the bride, but I just thought to myself, if it was me, I would have been freaked out. My biggest fear was the «I don’t know, ask the bride» mentality.
The solution was Lisa Bravo. By the time I arrived at our venue, she had the vendors organized and the decorations under control. She stepped in and handled everyone’s questions from ‘where do the bridesmaids put their bouquets after the ceremony’ to ‘when is the father/​daughter dance’? Most importantly, Lisa was calm, and it helped relax me.
The day was organic and magical, and I thank Lisa for every bit of that.

Lisa Bravo of ABE was amazing to work with! I debated using a coordinator for our wedding because it was on the smallish side (82 people), but it was one of the best decisions I made.
We went with the «week of» package, which included pretty much anything you’d need (peace of mind being the most important)! I interviewed with a handful of other coordinators, and Lisa offered the most for our money by far.
I highly recommend ABE!

ABE helped me plan the most amazing wedding! Amy is just down to earth, organized, helpful, sweet, so very sweet, and gets the job done kind of a person. Her staff is wonderful as well. Very professional. Always ready to give me an email address I needed, phone number, websites. Not only was she great to work with but when I walked into places with her or they heard she was my planner, it looked like a sigh of relief from people’s faces. Venders would tell me I had the best, and how they love working with ABE. I didn’t have to even think on my wedding day. everything was in order & went perfect. If you want the wedding of your dreams, you’d be crazy not to hire Amy Bridges as your wedding planner!

Amy Bridges Events recently did the week-​of coordinating for our wedding and we couldn’t have been happier. We were fortunate enough to have Lisa Bravo as our week-​of coordinator and she did a great job. Even though we only contracted her for the «week-​of» Lisa went to great lengths in the weeks and months leading up to the wedding to make sure our contracts with our vendors were finalized and to ensure that she had a clear idea of just how we wanted our wedding to look, feel and flow. The rehearsal /​walk-​through, rehearsal dinner, ceremony and reception all ran as planned (and on time!) thanks in large part to Lisa. She was professional, kind and respectful to us, our wedding party and our family. She helped to organize the necessary people for our photographs, ensured that the decorations, favors, meals and drinks were all in place as we had discussed and the ceremony /​reception went off without a hitch. I would definitely recommend Lisa for any bride looking for a week-​of coordinator.

We worked with Lisa Bravo of ABE for our wedding a few weeks ago. Lisa and Janell were there the day of the wedding and completely knocked it out of the park. They were awesome– if you are looking for a coordinator (necessary, btw!) I wholeheartedly recommend ABE.
We got the «week of» package, and this worked out perfectly for what we needed. Even though it’s called a «week of» package, we chatted on the phone several months before the wedding, and Lisa also sent a detailed timeline template well before the wedding so that I could start thinking about all the details and filling it in– most of it is stuff I wouldn’t have thought of if I were trying to write it myself. You can fill as much out as you can and get help from her on whatever you are not sure about. She was always available for vendor recommendations, questions, etc. She checked in with me a few weeks before the wedding to remind me about the timeline. Then a couple weeks before we had a phone conference to talk everything through and get the timeline worked out, which she then passed along to the vendors and wedding party and took over the communications with everyone so I wouldn’t have to worry about it. And of course there was lots of back and forth during that time over phone and email– Lisa had excellent suggestions and advice.
Lisa and Janell did a wonderful job at the rehearsal working with our group and showing us the ropes. It’s great that you can leave all the favors, seating cards and other wedding «stuff» with them that day and they just take care of it. The next day we walked in to the wedding and were blown away by how amazing everything looked!
On the day of, everything ran perfectly! We did throw a few curveballs at Lisa and we caused some hiccups in the schedule, but she handled it wonderfully, deftly rearranging the timing of things and making it work. Our guests had a total blast. A friend of mine even commented at how awesome our coordinators were and that she wished her own wedding coordinators had been that great. We feel very lucky that we picked ABE.

I started planning for my 6÷23÷12 wedding on ⁴⁄₁₁. I thought I could do all this by myself! I was so wrong! As the wedding started approaching I was getting a little more stressed each day!
By ³⁄₁₂ I decided that I would need to have a day of wedding coordinator!
My mom was not really on board of hiring the coordinator, since she was the one paying for it. She told me that she could everything that was needed for the day of the wedding! Yeah Right!
When I had met with Lisa she informed me she would be at my wedding from start to finish. She even showed me a wedding timeline that she would have the day of the event.
Lisa was always available when I had a question or if I needed a suggestion for my wedding. We did hire her for the day of the wedding! She started working on my wedding way before she needed to. She spoke to all my vendors way in advance! Her and my florist had not met before and they wanted to meet each other before my wedding and they went out for coffee so they could talk about the details of the floral designs!
When I got to my venue the day of the wedding her and her assistant had everything set up wedding favors, pictures etc! The groom and I were not suppose to see each other before and we did not! She spoke to all the vendors before the ceremony started so everything could run smoothly.
The ceremony was perfect all of our family members and bridal party was lined up correctly.
The whole event run smoothly! None of my vendors came to me during the wedding, Lisa was the point person! My mom and I did not have to worry about anything just to have fun and enjoy ourselves!
Her & her assistant put all of our gifts in our friends car! One of our wedding gifts got left behind! All of my things we all gather up once the wedding was over!
Lisa showed up at our after party with our last gift!
I could of not had a perfect wedding had it not been for Lisa and her assistant!
You spend so much to have a perfect wedding & why be stressed out the day of your wedding!
I am so happy that I hired Lisa Bravo!!!
Lisa you are the best!!!
Thanks for all your hard work!

Amy is absolutely amazing!!! We started planning our wedding last fall and met Amy pretty soon after we decided on our venue. We knew we wanted to hire the moment we met her! We hired her for «month of» coordination. She is very organized, efficient, and so easy to communicate with. We had a very fast paced, busy wedding day– 2 back to back ceremonies with wardrobe changes followed by cocktails and a reception. Without Amy and her fantastic assistants, the wedding would have been total chaos! They kept the wedding day flowing with perfection. And the most important thing is, I was able to enjoy my wedding day! I completely trusted her to take care of everything… and she did. I highly highly recommend Amy. Again… she’s AMAZING!

Amy really is as good as it gets. We got married in June, and it was a destination for us as we were coming from Manhattan and getting married at Château St. Jean in Sonoma. From day one, Amy was amazing. She is detailed oriented, sharp and extremely knowledgeable. I knew after our first discussion that she was going to make sure I had the wedding of my dreams. As the icing on the cake, she is one of the sweetest, warmest and most courteous people I have ever met. When I met her, I felt like I had known her forever. On the weekend of the wedding, she had a way about her which was always calming… I was never nervous. Leading up to the wedding, she worked with all of our vendors diligently to make sure everything was perfect. She even caught a few errors on one of our vendor’s contracts… and persistently worked to make sure that this one, along with all the others, was exactly how we wanted it. She also came up with great suggestions and ideas that I would have never thought of otherwise. I could rely on her to do things like this and know they would be taken care of, which was especially helpful in planning a wedding from 3,000 miles away.
Also, even though I only signed up for the month of package, she was ALWAYS willing to answer my questions and ALWAYS got back to me promptly, going above and beyond with the details and her answers. I look forward to seeing her again!
If you are getting married anywhere in her area, make sure you hire her… it will be the best decision you make!

We started planning our wedding in May 2010. This was a destination wedding for us since we now live in Colorado and planned on getting married in Northern California. Because of the distance and the short time frame, I decided to look into having a wedding planner. After much online searching, I came across Amy Bridges Events!
Amy Bridges is SUCH a SWEETHEART! She really helped put my mind at ease. Even though I signed up for the month-​of package, she graciously answered any queries I had before that.
My now Mother-​in-​law and I met up with Amy at Mark West Lodge in August 2010. Our wedding was to be the end of September. I felt even more assured after meeting her in person.
What’s great is that with all of my stressing and worrying about all the tiny details, Amy still swoops in and does the rest! I’m the type to worry that if I don’t do it, it won’t get done or done right… but with Amy I didn’t have to worry! Everything looked so beautiful and perfect.
The best thing I can say is that all of our guests LOVED our wedding! They thought it was the most fun they had ever had. This is where I give props to Amy Bridges!!! :-D
She has her clipboard and notes in hand, a smile on her face, and such a positive attitude. If anything did go wrong, I never knew about it! She was also excellent at email communication. So if there are any brides out there wanting to have a destination wedding in Northern California, have no qualms about contacting Amy. Even when I needed to change the cake baker for our wedding cake, she helped me through that. She is the perfect go-​between person that you will want for your wedding. It’s stressful enough as it is… you really need that person to lean on and trust!
Thanks again, Amy! We have really beautiful memories from our wedding day, and you helped with that!
J. and C.

Amy helped us plan our wedding day and did a spectacular job. We had a very large wedding with multiple vendors that needed to be coordinated. Amy created a great timeline for all vendors, family, and the wedding party which was perfect for keeping everyone in the right place at the right time. Our wedding came together perfectly!
Amy’s services were a great bargain and she is very reasonably priced. I would highly recommend her to anyone needing help planning an event!