Dandelion Events

Leslie is truly the best in the business when it comes to event planning. We had the best wedding because of her and her knowledge. She is organized, calm, professional, and the most amazing person. She was integral in ensuring we had the perfect vendors, keeping us on track during the planning process, and making sure that the day of the wedding ran smoothly without a hitch. From the beginning, we felt 1000% supported by Leslie. She was flexible with meetings and her calm demeanor always put us at ease. We are also entirely grateful for her expertise and experience that helped us navigate the challenges that come with the wedding planning process. We were so impressed with how she conducted our wedding with such finesse and grace. Our wedding was one of the best days of our lives because of her. She will always hold a special place in our hearts and cannot wait to have more events so we can hire her!

We were blown away by Leslie's work! We hired Leslie as our month+ coordinator for a Labor Day wedding in Fairfax, CA. She brought the highest level of professionalism, steadiness, and experience that put us at so much ease- we immediately knew we were in good hands from our first call. Leslie also has great taste and totally led our rentals appointment and I was so obsessed with what she recommended for our place settings. She was always available for a call, and her evening hours worked perfectly for our schedule. Our entire evening went SO smoothly and it was all thanks to Leslie and her outstanding planning abilities.

Leslie is a total pro. She has a calm (and soothing!), organized demeanor, is on her email game, and was absolutely the right call for us. This May, we used her for our day of wedding coordinator, with access to email and phone advice from her leading up to the event.

We felt her rate was very reasonable and that she went above and beyond. We had a fairly small and straight-forward wedding (~65 people, no dancing), but as any event planner knows, lots of details still come up! She gave us many great ideas, resources, and tips: she found a hair/makeup artist who I loved, for example, and gave us ideas on playlist, decor, seating, ceremony, alcohol considerations, loading/unloading supplies, entrance, and more.

It was clear she would be adept at handling a much larger event. I felt like our event was just better for having her there: she was really helpful at directing our rehearsal on logistics like timing and how to stand, and elements of our day that we might want to consider or map out. And on the day of, she was calm and helpful with our guests and kept our schedule going smoothly.

I remember at the rehearsal I was panicked because a few of our crew had gotten lost and we were running late (and needed to unload supplies after), and she said calmly, "Don't worry, these never start on time." So comforting!

We ended up having some special requirements for our wedding like posting food allergy signs, tracking some activities, having a socially distanced table for one pair... but still, the day ran really smoothly and our decor looked beautiful. I know Leslie was instrumental behind the scenes and all we had to worry about was taking photos and greeting our guests. She even made sure we had downtime to try the appetizers after the ceremony.

Loading and unloading was smooth between her and our venue, all our supplies got boxed up neatly and we didn't even have to do anything with cleaning after the event aside from final loading.

She came recommended by our caterer (Terry at CaterMarin) and the two of them worked really well together.

I would recommend Leslie in a heartbeat: she will make your wedding day and lead-up so much easier and more enjoyable, provide details you might miss with patience and kindness, and be the eye of the storm :) I'm so grateful we worked with her!

I can't say enough good things about Leslie! And truly cannot imagine planning my wedding without her! She has so much experience and has an answer for everything. I trusted all of her recommendations and really felt like our wedding day was perfect. Not a single thing went wrong. She was on every detail, and even more important to me, was such a calming and understanding presence throughout the whole experience. About two weeks before the wedding I was in a small panic about the table centerpieces and she immediately had a plan that ended up being beautiful, easy and super affordable. She really just had everything under control and was honestly a joy to communicate and plan with. I couldn't have asked for a better wedding planner. THANK YOU LESLIE!!

Leslie is now one of my favorite people I've ever worked with in all areas. In searching for a wedding planner, we really wanted someone who was experienced and organized, but with a laid back demeanor and understood what we were trying to achieve. Leslie was all of that and more. She helped us execute what one large scale planner told us was impossible in the West Marin area, and she did so calmly and perfectly through the whole experience. We felt she always went above and beyond with her services for us. I always looked forward to speaking or working with her, and her guidance and support were invaluable. Every vendor or person who helped us with our wedding loved working with her as well. If you are planning. North Bay wedding, I highly, highly recommend working with Leslie! Our wedding would have never been the success it was without her and now that it's over, I miss her! Thank you so much Leslie!

It's impossible to imagine what our wedding day might have looked like without Leslie as our planner. She helped us navigate every step of the way, from the big picture (suggesting and coordinating with vendors, helping us look over contracts, and making sure we were on track) to the little details that we wouldn't have considered without her expertise. In addition to being meticulously organized and on top of things, Leslie's superpower is to take the stress and worry out of every situation, and to allow planning the wedding to be fun and exciting instead of panic-inducing. We really can't recommend her enough!

We hired Leslie as our Month-of Plus planner and coordinator for our wedding in Sonoma, and we are so happy with our decision. Leslie was absolutely wonderful to work with. She is organized, incredibly calm (which was something even our family picked up on and appreciated), and very thoughtful and kind. Our calls and meetings with her always left us feeling less stressed than we had been before and confident about our decisions. Leslie also introduced us to our wonderful florist during a time when we were scrambling to find an available florist.

In the week leading up to our wedding, Leslie responded to my daily text messages about last minute things that came up, from a dress fitting too loose 5 days before the wedding to how to best set up a guestbook station with polaroid cameras and have guests actually use the cameras to how to ensure an unplugged ceremony. I had many worries going into the wedding, and Leslie helped me resolve or feel better about all of them. And the night before the wedding, she even took a call from me at 9:30pm.

On the day of the wedding, Leslie also made sure that everything ran super smoothly, even with all the last minute changes. I personally didn't see anything awry, and the day was perfect. I couldn't have asked for a better wedding day. Also, I later found out that Leslie's assistant was sick and Leslie had handled it all herself! Wow. Thank you Leslie!!!

Leslie is the most kind-hearted and hardworking wedding planner. We booked Leslie as a "month-of plus" wedding planner and she went above and beyond her scope to ensure we had a wonderful wedding. Despite having to postpone it a few times, Leslie stuck by us and helped sort out all the logistics for our wedding in Fairfax, CA. We had an Indian-American wedding and Leslie provided amazing recommendations for a Hindu priest and other vendors for the Hindu part of our ceremony. Leslie and her assistant were so helpful on the wedding day itself, it was much less stressful than I had imagined it would be.

We would highly recommend Leslie -- she will make your wedding day absolutely incredible and unforgettable and you won't be stressed at all!

Leslie is a gem!! I couldn't have gotten through the process let alone my actual wedding day without her! Not only is she incredibly calming but she truly cares about her couples! She takes the time to understand what you, the couple want out of your day and then she helps make it a reality. The amount of times I was indecisive far out numbered the times I knew exactly what I wanted for my second wedding and Leslie talked me through the options. She took care of not only the little details but of us , the couple. Our wedding has been complimented by our guests every which way and I have her to thank for that! Her organization, thoroughness, and sheer talent made it all look gorgeous and effortless when we all know that in fact, soooooo much goes into a wedding!! I am so honored to have had the opportunity to work with her. Thank you again, Leslie!!!!!

If you are considering Leslie for your wedding planning, look no further. Leslie is incredible, and we could not have planned our wedding without her. She was a calm and grounding presence throughout our whole planning process and on our wedding day. She had so many perfect recommendations for our other vendors that exactly fit our budget and preferences, and we feel like with her help we were able to assemble our dream team. Since we wanted to mostly plan our wedding ourselves, her month-of-coordination package was the perfect fit - but we found that she helped much more than we had anticipated and it was much appreciated! Our wedding was absolutely perfect and went so smoothly on the day of, and Leslie was a huge part of this. We can't recommend her highly enough.