Summit Soiree

Heather and Kyleigh were lovely to work with! We were planning our Tahoe wedding from the Bay Area, and they made it so easy to get all our ducks in a row without too much stress, and within budget. On the day of the wedding, neither of us had to lift a finger. Everything was in place just as planned, and all the stuff we forgot to plan just happened without us having to stress about it the day of. I can’t recommend this crew strongly enough!

Heather and Ashlie were so great to work with. They worked around our busy schedules to help us plan, helped us execute on a vision that we had trouble articulating and made the day of so seamless for us. They did all of this in a way that made my groom and I feel understood and made the planning process fun. We were worried about being stressed and managing too many details to enjoy the wedding, but Heather and Ashlie made it so that wasn’t the case.
My groom and I didn’t have to do a thing the day of our wedding. Heather and Ashlie were at the venue, thought of everything and allowed us to fully enjoy the magic of the day rather than worry about a single detail. They did it all with smiles on their faces and made us feel so special.
They even managed a difficult last minute vendor issue with such ease and grace, ensuring we had the best vendors we could find.
I would highly recommend Summit to any bride and groom.
They killed it!

I called Kyleigh with Summit Soirée in the final hours to assist with planning our small mid-​week elopement in Lake Tahoe. The ceremony and small dinner celebration came together beautifully. Planning a wedding from 3,000 miles away presents its challenges, but she really put my mind at ease and helped point us in the right direction with vendors and logistics. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Summit Soirée. Cheers!

Summit Soirée is amazing. If you’re wondering whether or not to hire them as your wedding planners for your Tahoe wedding, just go ahead and do it. You won’t regret it. Here are a few reasons:
1. When the unexpected happens, they will definitely have your back!
When our venue tried to change the stage set up around on us the day before the wedding, Heather and Kyleigh professionally and kindly helped us keep it the way we had planned (which was in the contract). The way the venue wanted us to set up would have had a negative impact on the flow and layout of the party, and it would have made the dance floor harder to get to and the sound harder to hear, so their willingness to help us stand our ground was HUGE in terms of helping us have the kind of party we wanted– and their support was so key on that stressful day before the wedding!
2. They will support you every step of the way– even with the partial package.
We worked mainly with Heather at first, and then with both Heather and Kyleigh, for nearly a year. In fact, we’re from the bay area and weren’t even sure we wanted our wedding to be in Tahoe initially, but Heather was so friendly and helpful that we actually became set on Tahoe after deciding we absolutely wanted to work with her and her team. It was a great choice! From the get-​go, they were great listeners, and supported us immensely. We did much of the initial planning, but they were there as a reference every step of the way, and they were always very responsive and helpful! When the wedding was about two months away, they pretty much took over and were awesome about contacting us, helping us narrow decisions down, and listening to me over so many phone calls, as well as looking at my many (too many!) pinterest boards with so much patience. They were able to hear me when I was struggling to explain a vision I had, and turn that vision into a reality.
3. They will save you money
There were a number of significant fees that were waived because they so frequently work with vendors and rental companies, which really adds up!
4. They know who’s who in Tahoe, and they will help you sort out which vendors to go with. We also found that those vendors know and love working with Summit Soirée, so they’re happy to reserve your wedding date and would always say things like, «Oh, you’re working with Summit Soirée? They’re the best. You’re in good hands.» Every vendor they recommended far exceeded our expectations! They all turned out to be spectacular– I can’t tell you how many people have raved to us about the band, the food, the cake, the venue, everything– and without Summit Soirée, we wouldn’t have even known where to start. They are true gems to work with, and they made our wedding the most special, beautiful day we could have ever asked for.
5. They are kind of like wedding therapists…
Ok, so I’m not saying you should call them every time you feel stressed about your wedding (please don’t!), but I can’t tell you how incredibly reassuring it was to have them there, fielding my overly-​lengthy wedding-​stress emails, and having them there to help me clarify what steps to take when, and how to go about making all the little details I had thought about (or hadn’t yet thought about) become part of one big, cohesive picture. When we did a site visit to our venue in the winter and it looked rather drab (it was a garden venue in the winter. I should know better, but I was worried!), Heather met with us and talked us through various options, including finding out if another venue we had originally liked still had availability. We ended up going with that garden venue, and it was gorgeous in the summer– especially because they have such an amazing eye for detail. It was absolutely beautiful! But the main point here is just that she heard me out, talked us through our options, and then assured me everything would be ok. And it was way more than ok!
6. They’ll meet you where you’re at
Weddings really bring out the emotions (and last-​minute mind-​changing) in people, and I was no exception. Although we said we did not want a cake for about 9 months, we changed our minds about 3 weeks before when we found a certain cake recipe online. Long story short, Kyleigh took it in stride, and found us the most amazing baker with about two weeks to spare– and she pulled off an even better version of the recipe, and made the most delicious cake we have ever had! I’m not saying I recommend this strategy, but I appreciated not only their willingness to work with me on my crazy wedding last-​minute ideas, but also their incredible ability to execute those ideas so well!
I obviously can’t say enough good things about Heather and Kyleigh (and Ashley, their intern who helped us out a great deal on our wedding weekend!). They are truly fabulous and if we could do it all again, we literally wouldn’t change a thing, because they made everything absolutely perfect. Thank you Summit Soirée!
–Sara & Ryan 8÷8÷15

Heather and Ashlie are absolutely the best. If you are looking for someone to plan your wedding, you would be crazy not to hire Summit Soirée. Hands down, the best money I spent on the wedding. I had no idea what to expect but I felt like they went above and beyond even what is in the contract. Although I am extremely type A and particular, I live across the country and had very little time or energy to put into planning our wedding. I gave Heather a broad idea of what I wanted and left it to her and her vendors to make it happen, which they did with flying colors! All of her recommendations were spot on and every vendor was over the top amazing. The day of, Heather and Ashlie were there from start to finish making sure everything ran smoothly. Perfect from start to finish!

The team at Summit Soirée are amazing! They are ahead of the trends and have a talented and unique design sense that truly stands out. Heather is so efficient and easy going, she is wonderful to be around. Thanks ladies!

First of let me say my wedding day was perfect. I did not lift a finger the day of the wedding and having the wedding coordinators there allowed me to relax and enjoy the day and not worry about anything. The wedding coordinators had the timing and details planned out very well, and I couldn’t have asked for anything else on my wedding day.
There were a couple of issues leading up to the wedding day that need to be mentioned however. First off, the wedding coordinators did not carefully consider my budget. Not once did they discuss my budget restrictions with me (or at my meetings with the vendors we had together) or let me know something I wanted was unrealistic or alternatives for what I wanted. Rather, they would provide me with quotes, very close to the wedding date (one vendor informed me she had provided a quote to the coordinators for my review more than a month prior), that were twice as much as the budget (a budget they helped create). At that point I had to cut a lot of things and had no time to look for other vendors that perhaps would have been able to work within my budget. Even with cutting a lot of things, we ended up going much more over the budget that my husband and I wanted to. Another issue I had was that the coordinators didn’t seem to have a good system of keeping track of my decisions among one another and I had to repeat myself twice with pretty much every decisions when talking to the planners.
My wedding day was perfect, but there were stressful bumps along the way. For those with a more flexible budget perhaps, Summit Soirée is perfect as they have the means and creativity to execute your vision.

We got married in Tahoe last year and Heather was an absolute dream. She nailed everything. I think we signed up for the middle package and it was worth every penny, trust me. The amount of money you save and service you get through her referrals will save you a ton of headache. On top of that Heather is really a great person.

If there was another star to give on here I would! I debated getting a wedding coordinator for my wedding day. Well I am so glad that I hired Summit Soirée to organize the event. Kaitlyn and Heather were terrific in organizing all the various vendors and the scheduling of the day. All I can say that if you want to enjoy your event and be assured that everything will be taken care of, please hire Summit Soirée.
Feel free to message me if you have any questions!

I am getting Married in 3 weeks and Heather has been the best part of this planning process so far! We have had some bumps in the road (other vendors) and she has handled them with grace and professionalism. .she has great vendors she works with and genuinely cares about her clients. I feel like she has become a good friend!
I know my wedding day will turn out amazing becasue of her!. .I would recommend her in a second!. .There are others in the area that I wasn’t as impressed with, for many reasons. You won’t regret picking Heather!

I just had my wedding in Incline Village in North Lake Tahoe. Heather was our fabulous wedding planner and I can’t really say in words how lucky I was to have her. Not only was my wedding perfect (really…we had no mishaps) but it was well organized and coordinated and I had very little to worry about. The really amazing part is that Heather has probably the calmest, most low key personality in the world. It’s very natural for her; nothing unsettles her. It’s the perfect personality that every bride needs. You also just want to end up having her as your friend. Anyway, this is my first online review… ever…but it was worth it. I 100% recommend her as a wedding coordinator. I originally got her for ‘day of’ but switched to ‘month of’. The incremental cost is more than worth it. Truly the best investment I made towards the wedding.

Heather was the definitely reason our wedding was so awesome. She was cool, calm, collected, and incredibly fun throughout the entire process. I loved her can-​do yet laid back attitude from day one. She immediately understood and encouraged our desire to be involved and was always honest about what would and wouldn’t work. She always had suggestions for things we would have never thought of and they made huge differences (i.e. a riser and dressing room for the band). She could also put on the pressure with vendors when we needed it (and we did). Looking back, I could not imagine pulling everything off without her help. I’m so glad we found Heather and strongly recommend her to anyone looking for help with a social event in the Lake Tahoe area.