Immaginare Events by Giseli Spera

My husband and I hired Giseli for day-​of/​month-​of-​coordination for our wedding on March 19^th. From the moment we hired her she’s been nothing less than a saint. We are located in Los Angeles so we were unable to meet her in person often, so she Skyped with us numerous times so we could get a feel for her personality and to know where we are at for planning. She really took the time to understand what were the most important aspects of our wedding so that day-​of she could help ensure that we get to enjoy those parts the most. On our wedding day, she was everywhere! She made sure our reception (the Granada theatre) was perfectly set up, the mural room (at the courthouse) was properly reserved and that we were on our time schedule to ensure photography and arrival to the ceremony. At the reception, she was super high energy and had great patience dealing with some of our less-​than-​sober guests. If you are planning a wedding, event, or huge party, Giseli is worth every penny; I kept being told by other married friends that «nothing goes perfect on your wedding day,» I did not have this experience. Everything went perfect and there is nothing I would have changed. Thank you Giseli for your hard work.

I wanted to take time to express just how much I am grateful for all that Giseli have done for my husband and I.
First of all, she went above and beyond of what our expectations for a wedding planner were. Giseli has always been available at any time of the day and at any hour to answer all, even some of the ridiculous, questions I’ve had to put me at ease each time. As you are aware, this is a blessing for the brides like me who are planning a destination wedding with over a 100 guests (we live in Austin, TX). Just like the previous reviewers have said, she is there with you every step of the way!
Secondly, Giseli’s calm, laid back attitude along with high professionalism and positive energy made the whole process so much easier! She is truly a pleasure to work with! After each call or meeting with her, I would tell my husband how much BETTER and organized I felt about the whole planning process!
Now, about the actual event, I don’t know if every bride can say this but… I’ve HAD SO MUCH FUN, was completely relaxed and just was trying to capture, live, breathe and memorize every moment of the day! All that because of how flawless Giseli ran the whole event! I’ve heard such good things from our families mentioning how helpful she were during the wedding! She truly is a great example of why every bride needs a wedding planner like her!
I feel extremely thankful to have found Immaginare Events through WeddingWire!
Sincerely,
Alexandra Vasquez

We just got back from our honeymoon and the first thing we wanted to do was shout Giseli’s name from the rooftops. Immaginare Events is an absolute gem of a wedding planning and coordinating service. Giseli goes above and beyond what is included in the contract. She is there for you every step of the way, she responds to calls and emails with lightning speed, and she has really helpful tips (e.g., do a receiving line after your ceremony so you don’t have to walk around to visit each table during dinner — giving you time to relax and enjoy your meal). She was fantastic at getting our wedding party on task and has amazing foresight into what snags might come up. She has an amazingly kind and warm personality, as well. Our DJ, photographer, baker, and makeup artist all independently mentioned to us that Giseli was the best planner/​coordinator they had ever worked with. She called them each to go over all the details and provided them a very detailed timeline. The other vendors said they didn’t have to do nearly as much work as they usually do, because she made their jobs easy. Snap up Giseli as soon as you get engaged – it will be the best investment to making your wedding calm, beautiful, smooth, and enjoyable.

Giseli helped me with my destination wedding in Santa Barbara. She has a very calm and friendly personality, which is very helpful for all those anxious people like myself. She responds to emails very quickly and if you have questions about vendors she gets them to contact you promptly. She helped me find vendors according to our budget and recommended an excellent hair and makeup artist. She had no problems with listening to all my ideas and she was very open to the many changes I made. One of my concerns was finding someone who minded to respect and include cultural aspects of both my partner and I. My partner is African American and I am Latina. Giseli was very receptive to my concerns.
Giseli shows she cares and that makes her earn 5 stars. You want to work with someone who makes you feel comfortable and that was Giseli for us. I hired her over a year before the wedding and we had no problems communicating during all that time. I only flew and met with her 2 times from the East Coast and everything turned out very good.
On a last note, Giseli even called me after my honeymoon to discuss my feedback about her work and the vendors. I liked that she listened with an open mind and took the time to laugh and share With me. She is very sweet!
P.S.
Giseli, I’m sorry this didn’t get post it before. I guess I’m just getting the hang of Unilocal.
Thank you for everything!

I posted this on the knot but as someone who recently got married — online reviews played such an important part in my finding vendors.
And because I had such an incredible experience with Giseli, I truly feel the need to make sure that people now how amazing she is:
Giseli was our last major vendor that we booked. We got married at the Santa Barbara mission and they did not allow an outside planner but we knew that we needed someone to help us for the evening/​reception/​
Giseli was our ace in the hole/​the best vendor decision that we made for our wedding. Amazing, spectacular, and incredible do not even begin to cover how incredible she was.
She was organized, had great referrals, a keen eye for detail, and helped us to manage all of our other vendors, the timeline, and all of the small meaningful details of the day.
We are SO grateful and lucky to have found Giseli. Really and truly — if you need a planner — she is it! Warm, kind, professional, a pleasure to work with, and really and truly — the best.
I am, and as soon as I met with her, have been the BIGGEST fan of Giseli.
I lack the eloquence to truly express my gratitude and appreciation — but she was INCREDIBLE.
I usually don’t write reviews but reviews played such an important role in my booking of vendors (and believe me when I tell you how thorough my research was — I looked at probably 100 planners) — so if you are on the fence or are still looking for someone … Do yourself a favor and get in touch with Giseli.
Our wedding day was that much more magical and special because of her.
We are forever grateful and indebted to her AMAZING services.
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Giseli Spera (of Immaginare Events) is an excellent wedding planner: smart, calm, thorough, responsive, and professional. We employed her as a day-​of coordinator, but she let us call and email her as much as we needed, which was enormously helpful and comforting. Several weeks in advance, she provided us with a detailed schedule of what would happen on the week of the wedding. She also communicated with our other vendors — the caterer, the photographer, the baker, the ceremony musician, the DJ, and even the taxi company — so that on the day of the wedding, all of them worked seamlessly as a team. The ceremony and the reception went more smoothly than we could have hoped. It was a lovely evening, and we have Giseli to thank for the opportunity to sit back and simply enjoy it. We couldn’t recommend her services highly enough!

If you have an wedding or event coming up call Giseli Spera. There is no better. by the way, Giseli Spera is a GREAT person to deal with.
Burt Y