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Belle Journée Wedding & Event Design

Belle Journée Wedding & Event Design

Menlo Park, CA
4.8 out of 5 rating, 23 Reviews
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    Vi Hale Sent on 05/02/2024
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    Highly Recommend Belle Journee!

    Carolina was AMAZING!!! My husband and I hired her as our day-of coordinator for our wedding in April 2024. She is definitely knowledgeable in what she does and is very passionate about her work. She helped bring my vision to life and our wedding was everything I wished it would be. She she seamlessly took over communication with our venue and vendors the month prior and was able to handle any hiccups along the way while ensuring that we were still getting what we wanted. She created the perfect timeline and communicated it with all of our vendors to make sure that everyone was on the same page. She set up all of our DIY decorations and florals on the day of and cleaned up everything at the end of the night making sure that everything was where it needed to go. Carolina made the whole process so easy and stress free for us. I would highly recommend hiring Carolina for your wedding!
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    Absolute perfection

    Carolina was AWESOME! She took care of everything the last month flawlessly, while still checking in on me and my husband. She knew our vision, and did an amazing job bringing our vision to life. The day was perfect! I can’t thank Carolina enough for the time and effort she put in. I want to have another big event just so I can hire her again!! I wouldn’t want anyone else!! Thank your Carolina for
    Making our day beautiful and memorable!! We couldn’t have done it without you!!
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    Uday Sent on 10/17/2021
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    Responsive and always there to help

    Initially, we were not intending on hiring a wedding planner, having done most of the planning (finding venues, negotiating with vendors, etc.) ourselves and well in advance. However, as our wedding had four events spread over three days, we wanted to have someone dedicated to taking care of the small things so we wouldn't have to assign those to a friend or family member, allowing all our guests to enjoy and participate in the celebrations. Carolina took over communication with our vendors a month before our date, and it was very helpful to have a single point of contact, ensuring that we would only receive the actionable information instead of being bogged down in every email or text chain. For the day-of, we had a two-page list of tasks for Carolina to take care of, and she took care of every one without fail. As the day approached, we kept adding more things to the list as we thought of them, and it was reassuring to know that there was a single person dedicated to making sure they happened. We would highly recommend working with her for your wedding!
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    Aaron M. Sent on 07/06/2021
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    The most stress-free wedding thanks to Belle Journée

    Stop looking for a wedding planner and hire Carolina. Seriously. We spent hours interviewing a number of different wedding planners before selecting Carolina and I AM SO GLAD WE DID. Seriously -- she is the best. My wedding was stress-free for my wife and I mostly thanks to Carolina. It's hard for me to put words into how helpful Carolina was and how easy she made my wedding for my wife and I. We basically just hung out and relaxed while Carolina took care of everything. All those horror stories about stressing out and running around like crazy during the wedding -- yea, we didn't have any of those. Carolina just took care of everything and made it amazing.

    We are planners ourselves, and didn't feel like we needed to pay through the roof to have someone do most of the work that we could do ourselves. But we knew that the day-of would be crazy and didn't want to stress, so we wanted someone who could execute on the day. We hired Carolina for day-of wedding planning, but her package meant that it was essentially "month-of" planning. A month before the wedding she kicked into overdrive. We sent her all our contracts and I wrote on a long list of all the details we had been planning. She asked thoughtful questions, and pointed out things that we didn't think of, or things that she didn't think would work well based on her experience with past weddings. She then put together a timeline of all the pieces, which we reviewed and then she had ready to execute on the day of.

    We had a backyard wedding at my in-laws house. Carolina came out initially to inspect the place and give us some help on whether the house would work for the wedding. She did this for free, before we even hired her. This is just one of the many examples of how she goes above-and-beyond. Then the day before the wedding, she came by the house to ensure the rentals were delivered and placed in the right places. She worked closely with our caterer to make sure everything was all set.

    On the day of the wedding she arrived early and began doing all the setup and directing the catering and all the other moving pieces. I want to say she was running around like a crazy-chicken making everything fall into place ... except she was never stressed and stayed calm the entire time. She has this way of moving in hyper-speed but making it feel like normal speed. All the little details were executed by her, but it never felt like she was running around. This meant that my wife and I just relaxed and hung out while she and the catering team got all setup.

    After the wedding we found out that there were a few "problems" with the rental delivery that we had no idea about. She just handled it and made everything perfect. She knew when to ask us questions for what we wanted, but also when to just do things without stressing us.

    I could go on-and-on about how great she was but I'll leave it at this -- she's super organized, didn't miss a detail, and took care of any hiccups that came up. She's great at executing a wedding and offers good advice based on her experiences. If you're looking for someone to make sure your wedding goes smoothly -- she's your planner!
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    Sammi N. Sent on 07/05/2021
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    Not enough good words

    I cannot say enough good things about Carolina. She helped with coordinating the vendors to create the timeline and was responsive when there were questions that needed to be decided. For the day of the wedding, she made sure all the small and large details were taken care of so we didn’t have to worry about anything. Everything went so smoothly and we were able to just enjoy the day. Carolina was always so upbeat, unassuming, and just great to work with. I would recommend in a heartbeat.
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    Jaclyn Sent on 09/18/2021
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    Don't even think about having your wedding without Carolina!!

    Words cannot describe how grateful we are that we hired Carolina as the Coordinator for our wedding. She was one of the first vendors we hired and went above and beyond our expectations. We ended up planning our wedding for close to 3 years (thanks to Covid) and Carolina was our rock throughout the whole thing. When our wedding weekend finally came, I was able to let go and trust that she had everything under control. Our families and guests all had wonderful things to say about her and her ability to accommodate everyone and keep the plates spinning. She is warm, empathetic, sharp and responsive, and just all around a wonderful person. Thank you for everything!!!
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    Patti Sent on 08/05/2019
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    Such a calming presence

    After working with Carolina I knew that I would have nothing to worry about on the big day. She was extremely responsive and was on top of everything sending additional reminders. With the day of coordination, I was able to get ready in the morning and was calm throughout the day knowing that I didn't have to worry and that everything was in good hands (even with the mostly diy wedding). She was an absolute pleasure to work with and a calming presence that helped our special day run without any issue!
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    Cynthia Sent on 09/10/2017
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    Carolina was such a life saver and an amazing person! I needed a last minute day of coordinator and Carolina was able to help me even though her weekends was pretty stacked. I was so panicked until I met Carolina and she helped me through the rest of the last month of planning.
    She communicated extremely well and asked all the right questions. She thought of the items in which I obviously forgot and was great company overall. My vendors and bridal party absolutely loved her and would recommend her to all of our friends and family in need of a planner.
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    Kimberly Sent on 09/06/2017
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    We was married Sunday September 3rd, I was nervous not sure how the day would turn out. Thanks to my wedding planner everything went very smooth, time kept was great. My day was perfect.
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    Antoinette Sent on 09/19/2017
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    Carolina was extremely easy to work with. She is calm, organized, consistent and stays on top of details. I really enjoyed how easy she is to work with. My husband and I are happy we chose her to coordinate our special day. I would definitely recommend Belle Journee Wedding and Event Design.
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    Patrick Sent on 03/31/2017
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    Thanks for all your job!!! Highly recommended!!
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    Samuel Sent on 03/31/2017
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    You are excelent!!! Thank you so much for everything you did on our wedding!!! =)
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    Leonela Sent on 07/14/2016
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    2 weeks before my wedding I received horrible news that my day of the wedding coordinator was no longer able to assist me on my wedding date ! I started immediately researching for other day of the wedding coordinators and I came across Carolina! They say everything happens for a reason which now I believe so because I am so happy Carolina was able to assist me on this big day ! Her assistant Lisa assisted me the whole morning as well as the bridesmaids as we all got ready which was very helpful ! I have no idea what I would do without Lisa ! Overall
    Carolina was very professional and she knew exactly
    What she was doing, and did a great job organizing my wedding date ! she is very attentive and responded quick to any questions or concerns I had! She kept in touch with the vendors and made my wedding day run very smoothly ! I would def recommend Carolina for your special day! Thank you Carolina for all your hard work!
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    Mary Sent on 08/14/2015
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    We hired Carolina as our event coordinator. She was just great! Even though her work didn't start until a week before the wedding, she kept in touch and checked with us regularly from the day of hire. She was helpful but unobtrusive. Loved her energy and can-do attitude!
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    Carolina did everything perfectly. So easy to work with, and found great vendors for photography, florist, equipment rental, etc. Managed everything calmly and efficiently.
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    Chelsey Sent on 08/19/2014
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    Carolina did a wonderful job! She was great at anticipating needs, keeping everyone on track during the day, and making the bride the main focus.
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    Sandi Sent on 08/14/2014
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    Carolina (Bellejourne wedding) was absolutely wonderful! Her creativity, enthusiasm, patience / flexibility and ability to just make things happen was so appreciated! She truly helped in making our wedding a huge success. Carolina was my right arm throughout the day. She thought of things I had not thought about, and took care of all the details and kept the event running smoothly. Our guests danced the night away in a beautiful setting primarily due to her quick thinking and creativity. Carolina is also very humble and easy to talk to, but was also strong and persistent and made it very clear to our vendors that the bride gets what she wants. LOL, and then she made it happen. Please feel free to contact me for more information via e-mail or telephone regarding Carolina's outstanding service. We were lucky have her with us on this special day! Thank you Carolina for all you did! Sandi
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    Stephanie Sent on 10/20/2013
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    Our special day was perfect because of the amazing detail and professionalism from Belle Journee and team. Absolutely made my day perfect!
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    Lakiaya Sent on 10/10/2013
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    Very good event planner. Very flexible and willing.
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    Madison Sent on 07/16/2015
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    Belle Journee Wedding and Event Design coordinated my wedding. It was a very pleasant and really helpful experience for my husband and I. Whatever we asked Belle Jornee Weddings to do, it was completed very quickly and with good quality. Belle Journee Weddings was very flexible with what we wanted, what we did not want, and our change of plans as they came up.
    My husband and I were both in Southern California up until a week/two weeks before our wedding and we decided two months before our wedding to get a wedding planner. Therefore, we already had some tasks completed but still much to be done. We did not have an initial meeting with Belle Journee Wedding due to these conditions, however, looking back at it, it would have been really beneficial to have an initial Skype chat or phone call to talk through our ideas and a plan of action. Lastly, we wish we had done a sit down meeting right before the wedding. The rehearsal answered a lot of the action questions (who does what and when) but there were still detail questions that did not come up until our wedding, which at that point my husband and I were just seeking to enjoy and no longer make decisions. This was mostly details about the reception, for example: who is sending people to the dinner line, when to pass out the sparkling cider/when to do the toast and at what point Belle Journee Weddings would leave. These were just miscommunications and could have been addressed prior, but our reception still went through smoothly and was so enjoyable for us!
    Altogether Belle Journee Wedding provided services that were very helpful to us! Belle Journee weddings worked in a very timely manner, organized the wedding and reception schedule, lead our rehearsal, found us vendors for our rentals, found us a great dinner caterer, and respected my husband and I along the whole journey. We are thankful for your service Belle Journee Wedding!
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    Nina Sent on 10/23/2014
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    "Carolina, my event coordinator is a real trouper, not only assisting me on the wedding day itself, but also helped planned my Shower party at my own house, and also helped coordinate with all my vendors and contacts very efficiently. If you want true value for your money, then I strongly suggest to hire her - she may not have as much experience as the others in the trade, but you will be amazed at the wealth of knowledge and network she has. She knows how to bargain and talk to vendors, thus relieving any stressed bride and groom of burdensome details. Thank you, Carolina, you're super!!!"
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    Julie Sent on 10/20/2015
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    Carolina was our day of coordinator this past month for our wedding. She went above the call of duty prior to the wedding in attending preparation meetings with our rental vendor to ensure a good understanding of our vision. She worked well with the other vendors day of and was very responsive to all email and phone communication leading up to the big day!
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    With a few more job experiences, she'll be well on her way to becoming a great event planner!:)
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