January 3, 2018

Wedding Planners in Sonoma

Tags: sonoma wedding, sonoma wedding planner, wine country wedding, wine country weddings

Wedding Planners in Sonoma

Being wedding planners in Sonoma gives us access to some of the most beautiful Sonoma wedding venues for our couples. When you hire us as your Sonoma wedding coordinators, we help you with everything from finding the perfect wedding venue, selecting the vendors that match your style and your preferences and provide full-service floral design and decor services. We help with the RSVPs and making sure that the guests arrive at the wedding site safely and comfortably. There’s nothing that we will not help you with when you hire us to be your Sonoma wedding planners.

Sonoma offers couples so many different and unique locations and venues including private estates, winery weddings, redwood forests and organic farms and barns. Even if you’re planning a destination wedding in Sonoma, we make sure that we optimize your time and expense when traveling for the planning. Our services are inclusive, also, of all of our time to plan and manage all of the minutiae.

Finding a wedding planner that you can work with is imperative….consider personality, vision, and ability to create the wedding that you are looking for along with the associated costs of the planner. Choosing strictly based on cost can turn into a disaster if you have a planner that is not skilled at negotiating the tricky in’s and out’s of a wedding in Sonoma.

One of the best things about working with Sasha Souza Events is that you will work with Sasha and Mellysa on your wedding – we don’t give you a different planner, we are your planners, so you can rest assured that we put all of our knowledge, skill, and expertise to work for your wedding.

Tara & Michael

Lainie & Michael

December 27, 2017

Wedding Planners in Napa

Tags: napa valley wedding, Napa Valley wedding planner, napa wedding designer

Wedding Planners in Napa

When looking at hiring wedding planners in Napa, you will have a lot of companies to choose from. We offer a unique set of services, unparalleled attention to detail and guarantee you will work with the owner of the company on your wedding. When you hire Sasha Souza Events as your wedding planners in Napa, we begin by sending you a 10-page design questionnaire so that we can really get to know who you are, what you want and the direction that we will go with you.

Whether you are planning on having 2 guests or 500 guests, our attention to detail is the same, and we offer a variety of services collections, along with customization so that you can choose the services you really want and need. As a company that only plans up to 20 wine country events per year, you know that we will always give you the personalized attention that you really want.

We are also known for our floral design and use of color and texture, our weddings stand out because they are incredibly tailored and detailed to the couple. Further, our planning processes make it extremely easy to translate exactly what it is that you’re looking for. We manage all aspects of your Napa Valley wedding and we would love to provide you with a customized quote for services!

September 21, 2017

Napa Winery Event Planner

Tags: event design, event designer, event planner, winery events

Napa Winery Event Planner

In the Napa Valley, being a Napa winery event planner creates amazing opportunities to create guest experiences where the focus is on the wine and the food which helps create brand ambassadors for the winery brand. We have had the pleasure of working with Crocker & Starr winery for the past three years designing their biggest event – Carnivus Maximus. Hosting over 400 wine club members and guests, Carnivus Maximus is a four-hour festival celebrating the 20+ years of winemaking by co-owner and winemaker Pam Starr and her collaboration with co-owner Charlie Crocker.

Tons of food stations including whole roasted pig from Smoke, oysters on the half shell from Hog Island, wood fired pizza from Napa Valley Crust, Shave Ice from Paradise Shave Ice, chicken paella from Zuzu and custom charcuterie from Fatted Calf are all paired with Crocker & Starr wines. Guests are engaged in fun games including guess the cork where they can win prizes valued at over $10,000. It’s such a great, interactive event to design. In fact, the guests don’t want to leave at the end of the event because they’re having so much fun, drinking delicious wines including reserve tastings and current releases.

We’re excited to join Crocker & Starr for a fourth year in 2018.

We would love to help you as your winery event planner – find out more about our services by requesting information.

September 19, 2017

Napa Valley Weddings Coordinator

Tags: napa wedding planner, Napa Wedding Venues, napa weddings

Napa Valley Weddings

napa valley weddings harvest inn

When looking at Napa Valley weddings, there are many different types of locations that you can consider. We have gorgeous resorts like Meadowood, Auberge du Soliel, and Solage and we also have unique wineries such as V. Sattui, Charles Krug, and a plethora of private estates. There’s a lot to look at and much of it is “off the beaten path” where you may not be able to get the information directly, but a local wedding planner will be able to introduce you to the right wedding site.

When you work with us and we assist you with finding the perfect spot for your Napa Valley wedding, we go through a detailed list of questions so that we can be very detailed in the types of sites, the locations and the minimum budget commitment to host your guests. As overseers, we provide oversight to the venue contract, the catering contracts and are able to give you stable advice on not only the upside of each location but also potential downfalls which will ensure you are able to sign off on your contract with confidence.

Below are a few of the locations listed above, just make sure to engage your wedding planner early so you have access to the most locations so you can make an informed decision before booking a site that you only “sort of” love.

Meadowood Wedding

Vintage Estate Wedding

Napa Private Estate Wedding

We’d love to work with you on your Napa Valley wedding! Fill out the contact form to get more information.

July 15, 2017

How To Become An Event Coordinator

Tags: celebrity event planner, celebrity wedding planner, creative business coach, event design, wedding business coaching, wedding business mentor, wedding influencer

How To Become An Event Coordinator

When I first started my business in 1995, I had no idea how to become an event coordinator – I had zero ideas what I was doing or how to do it and I couldn’t find a single person to fill me in on the right steps to take. But I didn’t give up, I forged a path for myself and have done very well in the process. In fact, we created a really easy way to work with clients to create their events that are efficient and effective and has allowed me to have weekends to myself when I’m not planning fabulous weddings.

What I did recently was to release our top 14 forms for download. Why? Because I believe that giving back to this industry is important. While these aren’t free, I did price them at a low barrier of entry cost. For $39 you can download all the forms. But that price won’t last, it will be gone when summer comes to an end. So far, hundreds of you have downloaded them and I’m hoping that you’re using them in your quest to become an event coordinator who has a more efficient business and a more high profile look to what you do. Clients love it when you look professional and they will pay more for your service if you have a more high-end look.

So, trust me, if you’re looking for how to become an event coordinator, I have created the programs for you.