Planners
This elopement and microwedding planning package keeps intimate celebrations simple, beautiful, and well-run, across the East Bay, the San Francisco Bay Area, and destination locations. It is built for couples marrying with a small guest count or just the two of them, handling the planning and on-the-day details so the focus stays on the moment rather than the logistics.
What's Included
- Planning consultation tailored to an intimate celebration
- Help sourcing a venue, officiant, and key vendors
- A simple timeline for the ceremony and any small reception
- Design and styling guidance scaled to the celebration
- On-the-day coordination so the couple can be present
- Destination and microwedding support available
Elopement and microwedding planning suits couples who want a stress-free, intentional celebration without the scale of a large wedding. Pricing starts at $800, confirmed after a consultation.
Why Work With a Planner
A dedicated planner gives a couple back their time and lowers the stress of one of the largest events they will ever host. Beyond the visible day-of management, the value shows up across the months before the wedding: knowing which vendors are reliable, catching the gaps in a contract before they become problems, keeping the budget honest, and building a timeline that actually holds when the day arrives. With more than six years coordinating weddings and events across the Bay Area, the approach is calm, organized, resourceful, and deeply detail-driven, so couples can make decisions with good information and then enjoy the lead-up instead of managing it. Families and the wedding party are freed to be guests rather than stand-in coordinators, and the couple walks into the celebration knowing someone trusted is holding all of the moving pieces and quietly solving the small issues that always come up.
How It Works
Planning begins with a consultation to understand the couple's vision, guest count, venue, and budget, followed by a clear written plan and regular check-ins through the lead-up to the wedding. Communication is flexible across email, phone, text, video calls, and in-person meetings, so couples always have a responsive point of contact. Each decision is presented clearly, with options and honest recommendations, so the couple is never left guessing about what comes next. As the wedding approaches, the planner confirms every vendor, builds the run-of-show, and walks the wedding party through the rehearsal, then manages the day itself so the couple and their families can stay present in the moment.
Design and Communication
Design support ranges from concept and mood boards through a full design vision carried into day-of implementation, so the décor, layout, and overall aesthetic feel intentional and consistent from the ceremony through the reception. Custom color matching ties the flowers, linens, and details into one cohesive look. Throughout, the planner keeps a calm, honest, and resourceful tone, which is exactly what couples need when questions or last-minute changes arise.
Service Area
This planning service is based in the Walnut Creek area of the East Bay and works throughout Contra Costa and Alameda counties, including Oakland, Berkeley, Alameda, Concord, Pleasant Hill, Martinez, Lafayette, Orinda, Danville, San Ramon, Pittsburg, and Brentwood, as well as the wider San Francisco Bay Area. For weddings and larger celebrations the planner also travels to San Francisco, the Peninsula, the South Bay around San Jose, and the Napa and Sonoma wine country, along with the Sacramento region. Working across this range means the planner is comfortable in a variety of venue types, from backyard and estate weddings to wineries, banquet halls, garden ceremonies, and hotel ballrooms, and can plan timing and logistics around each venue's rules. Destination weddings outside the immediate area are supported as well, with planning handled remotely through video calls and shared documents and on-site coordination arranged around the destination's timeline and local vendor team.
Booking and Availability
Pricing is published per service level so couples can compare options up front without guesswork, availability is bookable through this listing, and the work covers both indoor and outdoor venues with plans tailored to each setting. Browse availability and request a consultation to talk through which level of support fits the wedding and to get a custom quote for the date. Bilingual planning is available in English and Spanish, and the studio has been recognized as a Best of Zola planner.
