DO NOT BOOK WITH THEM! Ren, per your reply, as far as lies are concerned you never offered me a credit to a later date. What you offered me was a 50% discount if I choose to re-book my wedding. Not only are you keeping my $633 but you were offering to charge me an additional $225 if I chose to re-book with you at a later date. As far as having empathy, I have the empathy, looks like you choose not to have any when there is a pandemic going on and you are making it like I chose not to go ahead with my wedding. You do realize the whole country in a state of national emergency?? You were not even willing to compromise at all. I am sadden that in such a stressful environment that someone has to deal with something as petty as this. I have cancelled (AND NOT BY CHOICE) all my wedding plans, including flights, venues and other vendors with ease, you are the only one that has given me a problem. It seems that you always hide behind the word "contract". As far as the screaming, tha... Read moret did not happen. As far as the crying, that did happen because my wedding plans had come to an end and your callous, unprofessional demeanor was a big part of my crying. DO NOT BOOK WITH THEM! Realize that the contract is etched in blood and you will have no flexibility, understanding or practical concern from these people. Individuals, organizations and companies are judged not by how they comport themselves in times when things all go well, but how they respond to exceptionally challenging situations. Cold hearted, unprofessional, black-white, narrow thinking only begins to describe the nature of this company. Only God can judge – yet after reading a few of the other brief stories/reviews (which we should have before we booked); you get a glimpse into their lack of compassion, personal concern and humanity we experienced as well. You would think you have signed a deal with the devil, rather than with caring people helping set up a most joyous day. I hope that the $633 (paid in full) pound of flesh has made them happy and keeps their family afloat during these tense times – a national state of emergency – flight restrictions – life and death. As the entire nation (world) struggles to accommodate, join together and figure a way to deal with this unprecedented Coronavirus Pandemic – Ren threw the contract in our faces (as I suppose is her legal right) - as it clearly appears to be her mantra (go ahead, say CONTRACT one more time). Hearing her say “… oh well, people lose money all the time, it happens, I’m hanging up … click”. No meeting us half-way, offering to reschedule the event, or allowing us to simply cover second tier vendor costs – NOPE! Caveat Emptor – lesson learned. Thanks for the sterile corporate morality. Incidentally, every other vendor has worked WITH us, and have been incredibly accommodating and helpful (airlines, hotel, hall, hair, makeup, rentals). What a piece of work.

I recently had the best experience with Ren and Grant!!!!! Ren was very responsive and quickly answered any questions I had throughout the planning process. She was very flexible with us given the unforeseen COVID pandemic. Our original plans were for a September wedding with 80 people, Ren graciously allowed me and my fiancé to change our date to August 1 and downgrade the original package to fit a small backyard wedding. My bouquet was perfect, the wedding arch was exactly what I envisioned and overall the day went without a hitch. The photographer included in the package was great. Grant was punctual, professional, and performed our ceremony beautifully. No complaints at all!!! I highly recommend them, you will not be disappointed! Thank you Ren and Grant for creating such a beautiful day for us to remember forever.

We are so thrilled with the flawless communication and execution of our Coronado Beach Elopement by Ren and Grant! Ren is prompt and through with attention to detail. We had some challenges with rescheduling due to the Pandemic but Ren was so gracious and easy to work with my worries melted away and left it all to her. I have had so many compliments on the quality of the photos, provided by Di-Lanatta's photography and the flowers, they were absolutely gorgeous. Many thanks for making our day joyous and stress free.

We live out of state, but planning with Ren was such a relief! She was easy to get a hold of if I had any questions and responded quickly. They had several options for the ceremony so all we had to do was choose. She was very professional and flexible as we had to change the date of our wedding. Seeing everything come together on the day of the wedding was so perfect! The ceremony was very simple and done wonderfully by Grant. Working with them was such a pleasure!

Grant was timely, professional and friendly, we are very happy with our the service we received! It was just perfect, and what we wanted right on the beach! Thank you!

Everything was great. The words selected for the vows were great. I lived out of state and everything went smoothly. They were there to help with anything you needed.

We had a destination wedding in San Diego. Ren helped us arrange every detail up front over the course of 7 months and Grant performed the ceremony. Both of them were kind, personable and very accommodating. When we arrived at the location - a place we'd never been before - the flowers, arch, chairs, aisle, everything was set up exactly as planned and Grant met us with a big smile. One thing about having an outdoor beach wedding is that it is not going to be perfect so it's best to just .. relax. There will be people around and some stick around for the entire ceremony. I did have a mini panic attack when we arrived and saw that there were so many people around but Grant and his team took care of it in a polite, friendly way. We're extremely grateful to Ren and Grant. They really put us at ease, before and during the ceremony. We highly recommend them to anyone wanting a simple, classy wedding.

We had a destination wedding in Coronado, CA on the beach near hotel del Coronado. Communicating with Ren out of state since I was in Wisconsin was very very easy. She responds very quickly in a timely manner. We had a small wedding elopement package. Grant was our officiant. He was amazing as well! Very kind and helpful in making the ceremony run smoothly. Our photographer that was included in the package was great too and made sure we were satisfied with our photos and poses. I highly recommend them for your wedding needs!

We started planning our intimate beach wedding in Carlsbad and came across Seaside Weddings. Being from Canada, we were going to have to rely and trust a company that organized destination weddings. After searching and reading countless reviews, we decided to book with Seaside Weddings for our August 7th wedding. Ren was amazing to deal with! She was quick to reply to emails and was so sweet. The entire process was so simple – we selected our location (South Ponto Beach) and chose a package. I sent a picture of what I wanted for my upgraded bouquet…they were perfect and so beautiful! Grant was our officiant and I really liked his easy-going relaxed vibe. Choosing Seaside Weddings was the best decision and we would highly recommend them to anyone wanting to plan a beautiful wedding in San Diego!

We had a destination wedding. I found Seaside Beach Wedding on line. I worked with Ren and she was amazing. She guided me thru the entire process. She made sure I was making decisions such as flowers, decorations, vows etc as we went along. She was very professional and very quick to respond to any question I had. Wedding day was upon us and I felt so comfortable with all the decisions we had made and knew that everything was taken care of. Grant did our ceremony and it was beautiful and romantic. The vows were amazing. We had so many comments and compliments with our choice of location. I always wanted a beach wedding and they provided that and more. I highly commend them for you beach wedding.

Seaside Beach Wedding is THE PLACE to go to for beach weddings in San Diego. My wife and I were very impressed with their service and professionalism. They responded very promptly to our initial inquiry and then continued that through out the process. We recently got married on 4/9/17 at Calumet Park, which is an awesome location. It overlooks the Pacific Ocean on the cliffs and provided a great back drop for our wedding. They have a few different options for themes and were very accommodating. If you want someone who will make your experience hassle and worry-free, I highly, without a doubt, recommend Seaside Wedding.

Grant performed our elopement ceremony on the Coronado beach. He was professional, wore appropriate attire and performed our ceremony with class. The ceremony vows he wrote were beautiful, they couldn't have been more perfect. We asked Grant for a copy to guide us each day in our marriage. Ren was our point of contact for planning our ceremony. She was responsive and professional. We highly recommend Ren and Grant !! Thank you! Debbie and Morgan

Still putting everything together on my end but so far so good they have been doing great! Can’t wait for the day!

My fiancé and I had our wedding booked for July 13, 2018. My fiancé tragically passed away May 1, 2018. The Daversa, Inc, refused to refund my deposit. I wasn't surprised as before I booked I read a similar review. However, when their is an unexpected tragedy that someone has to deal with it really shows the true heart of the company. This company is clearly only about the money. I really do not understand how people can be so heartless, so beware. If you have an unexpected tragedy you will NOT get your deposit back, so sad that $350 means so much to them over "doing the RIGHT thing"...karma