2 Friends Events

This review is for Melanie, for reception coordination at CuriOdyssey in San Mateo. She and her partner/assistant Jay were fabulous leading up to & at our reception. Our initial call was with Nichole, one of the original "2 friends," who shared useful info about their offerings, and, before we were required to put in a deposit, put us in touch with one of the coordinators who had experience at our venue - this was Melanie! She's very organized, and super responsive by email and text. Her eye for detail was clear during our venue walkthrough with the caterer, where she made sure to note possible locations for various tables and items needing power outlets. The video call we had a couple weeks before helped us tighten up the timeline and ensure we had every i dotted and t crossed. And after that call, Melanie basically became the contact person for all our vendors, so I just had to CC her on any emails we sent out after that point. She facilitated coordination with our vendors, decor setup, and cake delivery with minimal guidance. At the end of the night, she made sure everything was packed up nice and neat, and she and Jay helped us load out so we wouldn't have to return the following morning to pick things up. Overall, Melanie had a great pulse on everything going on prior to, during, and after our reception so that we didn't need to worry about a thing. Would recommend checking out 2 Friends and working with Melanie if you're looking for a stress-free wedding celebration!

We used 2 Friends for our month of coordination for our wedding in Oakland and Carissa was amazing. She was so helpful and did a great job of coordinating many vendors. She helped with a walk through beforehand and got many of the vendors to come. She provided many helpful suggestions and steered us through some of the final planning hurdles. She did such a fantastic job day of and my wife and I were able to just really enjoy our day. We chose them for the competitive pricing and were so happy with the amazing job that Carissa did!

Jen was our month-of coordinator for our wedding in July 2022. After a bit of an issue with our previous coordinator I had to scramble about 4 months before our wedding to find a new day-of/month-of coordinator for our wedding. I had handled most of the planning already but I knew I needed someone to step up that day and run the show while I couldn't. Insert Nichole from 2Friends who was mid-planning my coworkers May 2022 wedding. Nichole responded quickly via email and answered my million questions (did I mention I was scrambling at this point?!). When we spoke over the phone I felt very confident in her expertise and knew in my heart I wanted to hire 2Friends. I did some due diligence and talked with a couple other vendors but in my heart I trusted Nichole and knew her team would do a great job. Jen was an absolute pleasure to work with the last month before our wedding. She was a great communicator and allowed me to send her marathon text messages whenever a thought would strike me. She gave great advice and I really appreciated all the planning documents she had me fill out and the master she owned for me. That helped me realize the things I had overlooked and also calmed me down with the realization that I was more on top of everything than I thought. She reached out the all my vendors and made sure they were going to show up on time and knew what to do. She ran our rehearsal like a champ which wasn't the easiest due to our 3.5 year old flower girl and on the day of the wedding literally everything went smoothly. EVERYTHING. Every time I saw Jen the day of the wedding, she would let me know we were on time or ahead of schedule. I don't know what sort of magic she worked but she was a rockstar at staying behind the scenes, solving problems, and then also appearing right when we were needed somewhere and gently moving us to the next task. I never felt rushed from her, and I think I only got one super minor question all day from her which was such a blessing. I had literally nothing to decide that day, I just got to enjoy!!Thank you Jen and the 2Friends team! From this event planner bride you all did a fantastic job!

Meeting Melanie from 2 Friends for a site walk-through was an inflection point for our planning experience that marked a sharp reduction in stress and increased confidence that we would pull it all off. Melanie took the time to learn what we were all about and delivered a wedding that felt like it was uniquely ours. The day was seamlessly coordinated and full of memorable spontaneous moments for our family and us.We couldn't be happier or recommend them enough. Their motto perfectly describes our experience working together. The planning was "off of our shoulders but never out of our hands".Laura & Oliver

Right from contacting 2 Friends to the completion of the event was smooth, professional and efficient. Nichole was very pleasant to work with - she listed the different packages and suggested what would be the most suitable for my needs. Carissa B. was assigned to the project and I can't say enough good things about her. She was a delight to work with, going above and beyond the expectations. She thought of the tiniest details and had solutions for some complex logistics. I knew from fairly early on that I didn't have to worry about anything because Carissa was going to solve any issue should any come up. The event went flawlessly. Many thanks to Carissa B. for the planning and the execution of the event, and to Nichole for making the process of engagement with her firm from beginning to the end easy and efficient.

I've worked with Patricia Torres on a couple smaller events the last few years and she has always made things go smoothly and beautifully. When my son proposed to his fiancé back in February and decided on a May wedding, I knew I had to hire Patricia ( I would've hired her regardless even if we had years to plan!). The wedding turned out to be a complete success, of course; and the best part was Patricia took every inch of stress away. In just 3 months of planning, most, if not all of our guest say it was the best wedding they've been to. Everyone was surprised how beautifully everything turned out to be considering the time frame.Want a stress free planning? You must hire Patricia!!

We used 2 Friends Events for our day of coordinator on the day of our wedding and we couldn't be happier with our choice! This review is for Winnie who is the absolute BEST day of coordinator we could've asked for! She was extremely detailed oriented leading up to the wedding and my husband and I did not have to stress at all. The day of was so smoothly ran due to her thorough organization with all the other vendors and detailed execution of our timeline. Not to mention Winnie is super down to earth and so easy to talk to! I highly recommend 2 Friends Event for your big day and if you do, ask for Winnie!

Slonne from 2friendsevents is an absolute must for your wedding! We got to work with her for our day of wedding coordinator and she was extremely helpful, thoughtful and on top of it the day of. She made our wedding turn out to be so beautiful and I would highly recommend her. She worked so hard to get the timeline perfected and made sure we were taken care of the day of the wedding. Our wedding went so smooth. If you are looking for someone to help you, Slonne is your girl! She will make it happen for you. I have all the good things to say about her.

I would give 2 Friends Events a million stars if it was an option. We did the day-of coordination service and they were critical in making our special day go seamlessly and ensuring that we had an absolute blast. We would absolutely highly recommend working with them. I am so very grateful that they were available to work their magic for our wedding.

We were recommended 2 Friends Events by our venue and booking them was the easiest decision we made during our entire engagement. We did the partial wedding planning package and it was worth every cent. Nichole is incredibly knowledgeable, worked within our budget and had answers to any wedding-related question we threw at her. She is great at breaking down the timeline into buckets so that the entire wedding planning process feels manageable. She is plugged into the industry and knows many of the vendors, their quirks, and how best to work with them to ensure everything is as smooth as possible! She also has a catalog of very affordable rentable items of things you forget to think about (bathroom baskets, blankets, chargers, etc.) that take your wedding to the next level. We cannot recommend her enough!