Choosing Zest it Up for our wedding coordination was the absolute
BEST decision we made. Going into the planning process, my husband and I were pretty overwhelmed; neither of us had planned an event of this size before. Sam not only helped us develop a clear vision for our wedding, but she helped us execute it beautifully. Throughout the entire process, she was extremely quick to answer questions. She offered much-needed guidance, helped narrow down choices, and kept us on track with our timeline. She never missed a beat. And did I mention this is all while giving birth to her third BABY, who we were thrilled to have as a guest at our wedding. :) Since she was the first vendor we booked, she helped us find all our other vendors, all of which were AMAZING. Then, on our wedding day, she kept us calm and organized so we could actually enjoy the day without having to worry about every little detail. There were also some unexpected touches, including rose petals and cake waiting for us in the bridal suite after the wedding along with a personal note and gift from Sam. While working with Zest it Up, we never felt like "just another client." It felt like we had a close friend planning our wedding - someone who knew us as a couple and whom we could trust. I can't say enough about how professional, efficient, supportive, and kind Sam was throughout the entire process. She gave us the wedding of our dreams, and we will be forever grateful. HIRE HER! I promise you won't regret it.

We got engaged during COVID, and after taking a few months to enjoy our engagement, we started interviewing wedding coordinators to help with the planning process. we talked with a few, but the minute we talked with Sam, we knew she was the "one".

Since then, she helped us through 2 wedding venues, an almost 2 year-long engagement and helped us juggle all of the moving parts of our wedding, our family dynamics and just about everything in between. She is patient, and she explored and talked through every idea we had. She is well connected and introduced us to so many amazing vendors, and coached us all the way from signing contracts to vendor meetings. She is almost TOO responsive, I am an early morning e-mailer and texter, and Sam would always respond quickly and thoroughly.

Sam was with us through every step of the wedding planning process, and we couldn't have done it without her. Our highs were her highs, and our lows were her lows. She truly cared about our wedding, and while I like to think we're special, I think she is like this with all that are lucky enough to work with her.

There is no one like her. She is incredible.

Words cannot describe how happy we are that a random Google search for SLO area wedding planners lead us to Sam/Zest It Up. We booked the full wedding planning package “Have Your Cake And Eat It Too” and are so happy that we did. We also ended up adding on a rehearsal dinner and welcome party package since we had 3 separate weddings weekend events at our venue, Greengate Ranch + Vineyard. Sam put so much love, time, and energy into making our wedding weekend absolutely perfect and we are so so so appreciative of all of her hard work.

Not only is Sam such an all-around kind, thoughtful, and fun person but she is SOOO good at her job. From the start of the planning process, Sam was a great communicator and easy to work with. She connected us with the most amazing team of vendors to help make our wedding weekend a success. This in particular was very helpful because we are not from the SLO/Central Coast area. She was always quick to respond to all of my (many) emails/texts/calls throughout our year and a half long planning process. My husband and I also changed our mind about a few things in the months before the wedding and we greatly appreciated how understanding she was about our indecisiveness and how helpful she was in facilitating our last-minute changes. I felt so relaxed and prepared in the days/weeks leading up to the wedding because Sam was so on top of it. And during the wedding, Sam and the Zest It Up team went above and beyond in ensuring that we did not have to worry about a THING. Our rehearsal dinner, welcome party, and wedding went off without a HITCH in my eyes (even though I’m sure there were probably several fires that she had to put out throughout the weekend), and we received SO many compliments about how the weekend went, and that is all thanks to Sam and the Zest It Up team. Killian and I will miss you dearly!