As soon as we booked our wedding venue, we knew that the planning process was beginning to get real. And, we had no idea about how to go about it. We had been looking up to-do lists/ideas online but we knew we needed more guidance and help. We had two overarching goals in mind for the wedding planning process: (1) for the process to be as stress-free as possible, and (2) for us to just experience our special day to the fullest, with so much love. This is what drew us to FAWE. Heather was super responsive, and she explained our options clearly. I knew immediately from our first phone conversation that I would love anyone from FAWE. Heather was genuine and friendly--she was truly interested in our love story and in our wedding planning goals. It was such a clear and easy choice for us to choose them. Flash forward to soon after booking FAWE: we were introduced to our day-of wedding coordinator, Lisa. To put it simply, Lisa is amazing. From the very beginning, we clicked. She is p... Read morerofessional, caring, genuine, funny, honest, and just plain down to earth. We didn't realize how important this would be for us in our wedding coordinator until we met her. Having a wedding coordinator like her made a HUGE difference. She kept us accountable, but she also understood our busy schedules. She understood how stressful the planning process is, and she remained honest with our timeline, while also keeping a lightheartedness and ease to it. It was extremely calming. The day of the wedding, we literally did not worry about one. single. thing. Literally. Lisa took care of it all. All of the months of planning and preparing through our video chats/texts/emails/calls, led us to our special day--and we experienced it FULLY with so much love. It could only have been done because of Lisa and FAWE. We are SO grateful for everything Lisa did for us before the wedding, and the day of the wedding. We will forever be grateful for her. We experienced so many laughs, smiles, and genuine kindness as she guided us through this crazy, wild, and a bit hectic process called wedding planning. Our day was everything we ever dreamt of and she helped us do it. To any of the couples who will/have chosen FAWE to help coordinate/plan their wedding: we are 110% certain that they will encourage, inspire, and guide you through your wedding planning process. We cannot emphasize it enough, they are AMAZING.

When we started planning our wedding with Heather, we envisioned an 100-person ceremony overlooking the ocean. As COVID cancellations roiled the wedding industry, Heather helped us pull off a five-person wedding consistent with all public health guidance. She even partnered with our photographer to record the wedding, so all of our friends could watch via Zoom. We were incredibly grateful for her flexibility and attentiveness as we pivoted all of our plans. We are looking forward to working with Heather again when we can finally celebrate with all of our friends in person.

I had the pleasure of working with Heather on my nieces wedding. I’m a Event Planner so I know all of the hard work that goes into the day of a event coordinating. Heather and her team were spot on! I couldn’t have done a better job myself. They where very professional and organized. They payed attention to every detail. It was nice to sit back and trust Heather and her team to execute a perfect day.

I originally had a wedding planned for June 2020 but we all know how summer weddings went. Stressed and unsure of what to do, Heather was more than willing to work with us until we had a plan in place. Not only did we change our date to August, we changed our location from West Covina to San Diego. Heather was more than willing to do whatever to make sure we had a wedding. Helping me figure out a place that would be willing to host a reception was the most challenging and if it wasn’t for Heather, we probably would not have found a place. The day of the wedding she made sure everything was set and even had to make sure some yogis did not invade our ceremony site! So because of her, I do not have pictures of people in the background doing downward dog! Thanks, Heather! I cannot thank her enough for helping me through all the frustrations and stress of dealing with a covid wedding. Our ceremony site was setup better than I envisioned and the reception went off without any pro... Read moreblems! It was a perfect day!

I was planning a multicultural wedding with several ceremonies and outfits. Heather really understood my needs and budget right off from the bat and she was super easy to talk to. FAWE was the only vendor to give me a proposal that fit exactly what I asked for. When I had expressed I was worried I couldn’t handle a specific ceremony by myself, instead of taking advantage of my worry (and adding extra costs), she gave me confidence that it was simple and I could do it from her previous experience. I appreciated her honesty and felt like she was on my side. Since I planned everything and my venue provided a lot of what I needed, I decided to get a day of coordinator and worked with Courtney and her assistant. I really loved that Courtney really understood the nuances of multicultural weddings and knew how to help me hone the schedule I created so that it fit everything that I wanted. She was a great sound board to bounce ideas off of as I was putting everything together in calls le... Read moreading up to the wedding. She was also super detailed and even remembered that I should check the batteries for my polaroid camera (which I needed new batteries for!) For the day of the wedding, she arrived with another assistant and helped with the final details of set up working with my venue, my florist, and more. Courtney was a pleasure to work with! I highly recommend getting a day of coordinator at the very least, I didn’t have to worry much about setting things up and even had extra time to take a bunch of photos with my family. Courtney packed everything for me at the end of the night and handled the final payments. I definitely recommend FAWE to other brides and grooms out there that want a dedicated team who have a depth of experience!

My husband and I hired Heather as a day-of-coordinator. Heather definitely exceeded our expectations and went above and beyond, and we were so happy to have found her! From the start, Heather was very organized, responsive, and easy to work with. What we loved most about working with Heather that day, was that her and her assistant were both super attentive and on top of everything. They made sure that vendors arrived on time for set up and didn't fall behind schedule. It was obvious that they truly cared about us and our wedding running smoothly. A couple weeks before our wedding I felt stressed every day leading up to the big day, but my husband and I were so surprised that we were able to enjoy the day and actually ended up having a LOT of fun! I am typically a perfectionist about almost everything but Heather was able to execute what we had envisioned for our wedding day. We would DEFINITELY recommend Heather and her team!

Heather was exactly what we needed to pull together a dream wedding, She kept us on track with regular communication and timelines and took over all the vendor interface during the last 30 days. Heather was responsive, professional and knowledgeable regarding vendors and did a fantastic job of coordinating. The day of the wedding, she made sure things went smoothly, took care of last minute things that came up and made the day perfect! I recommend Heather without reservation, she knows her business!

WE LOVE HEATHER!!! We weren't even sure we were going to hire a day of coordinator for our wedding when we started planning, but we are SO glad we did. Best decision we made! From the moment I reached out to her for more information on her services - she was thorough, responsive, and professional. We then met up with her for coffee and clicked right away and knew we wanted to work with her! She's more than just a "day of coordinator". She's there to check in monthly to make sure you're on track with planning and always around for any questions you have. I was a pretty organized planner, but Heather offered so many tools to take up the planning / organization up a notch! When it came to our wedding day this past weekend, she was an absolute rockstar! From set-up to making sure things ran smoothly timeline wise to checking in on my husband and I throughout the day, her experience really made the day go so smoothly and made our lives easier. We had so many of our guests comment on h... Read moreow helpful and amazing she was. If we were to do it all over again, we would hire Heather and her team in a heartbeat! THANK YOU

I don’t know where to start! Heather from start to finish ensured both the planning and event were on schedule. The day was absolutely flawless and I credit Heather and her team with making our wedding day absolutely perfect. She was able to execute every detail I had conveyed perfectly. She took the stress off all of our shoulders with her assistance. Looking back I don’t know how we would of pulled it off with out her!! Don’t look any further give her a call and you won’t be disappointed she will make your wedding day absolutely spectacular!!

I first heard of Heather from a friend that saw her in action at a wedding she was in. She raved about her experience and wow was she right! Words cannot express my gratitude for Heather. My wedding was something out of a magazine! It was the perfect wedding and it's all because of Heather and Forever and Always Weddings and Events. From the moment we had our first interview, I knew we were making the right decision. She is professional, responsive and flexible. I felt compared to other planners that I interviewed we were getting the best value and the absolute best person to work with. When our wedding day finally came, everyone around me kept commenting on how calm I was. Heather handled every last detail and made sure I was able to enjoy my day. It was everything I had hoped for and I thoroughly enjoyed the planning process because of her.

It is hard to even start writing our review for Forever & Always Weddings & Events because every part of trusting Heather with our wedding was magical. From the very beginning, after we hopped off of our first introduction video chat with Heather, we both looked at each other and said “she’s hired!”. We met with a few other planners prior to meeting Heather but never felt that seamless connection with others as we did with Heather. She wasn’t boastful or aggressive, yet we could tell she was confident and experienced. That she was! During our wedding journey, Heather did monthly check in calls with us and was more than accommodating with our 8-5 work schedules. Those monthly check ins were task-oriented and deadline driven, which completely helped us be accountable for all things wedding. In between those months, we had many minor but important questions that Heather answered promptly with experienced advice. Our wedding day felt so seamless and we could not have done it ... Read morewithout Heather’s planning services, which included the creation of our wedding day timeline/schedule. I handed over containers of our props and spreadsheets of where I wanted items to be, and she was able to execute the whole look of our cocktail hour, welcome table, desserts tables, guest tables & cake table (pictures included here) - it was absolutely stunning! I was never asked any questions on the day of and just knew Heather had it under control. We knew her experience and confidence equipped her to handle any of the natural chaos on the wedding day and she did NOT disappoint! My favorite parts about choosing FAWE was being able to share my common frustrations of wedding planning with Heather, not feeling humilliated for not knowing all things wedding prior to planning and feeling supported by a seasoned wedding expert. The only mistake we made was not hiring Heather for her full wedding planning services! She was the best planner we could have decided on and we never regretted it for a minute. We are happy to have made a lifelong friend from Forever & Always Weddings & Events & hope this helps validate why you’d choose Heather/FAWE!

I highly recommend Forever & Always Weddings & Events for any wedding or event. Heather made my daughters wedding day perfect. I didn’t have to lift a hand for anything because Heather and her staff had everything under control. We spoke many times before the wedding so she could get to know the bride and groom. She had a very clear understanding of how the couple wanted things to play out and made it happen. I was able to completely enjoy the wedding without any worries. All I could say about them is WOW WOW WOW! I would hire Heather at Forever & Always for my future events.

I was looking for a day of coordinator, since I was looking forward to planning our wedding! I met with Heather and Lisa to talk about my needs for the day of. I had already created a book (which I brought with me) of ideas I had for the wedding. I was looking for someone that would be able to execute my vision since I knew I would be preoccupied enjoying my day : ) They were both very personable and felt that I could trust them to carry out my vision for the day. Six months before the wedding Lisa would check in with me monthly without fail on the first of the month! This really helped me plan ahead and kept me on track on things I didn't even think of. Lisa communicated with me all day the day before to make sure we were ready for the next day. The day of, Lisa delivered! She executed my vision perfectly. I couldn't have asked for anything more. During the reception Lisa check in on us to make sure we had drinks and food! So important since everyone wants to congratulate you and you ... Read morecan forget to eat. My husband and I definitely enjoyed our day without a worry in mind. Every thing was perfect!!

Because I'm a crazy person, I planned most of our wedding by myself while working a very full-time job, but was on the hunt for a day-of coordinator that I could trust to make sure everything ran smoothly. I found Heather on The Knot and the amount of experience she had and reviews made it seem like she was a great option so I set up a phone call with her and was blown away by how much she knew (and how much I DIDN'T know). She was going to be having a baby super close to our date though, so she recommended one of her lead assistants, Courtney, to us. I trusted that she had nothing but great things to say about her and that they'd worked together for a long time, so we took the chance and decided to go with her without even talking to her. We were NOT disappointed! Courtney was so amazing and organized everything so well for our rehearsal and day-of. She set everything up beautifully, exactly the way we wanted, and returned all of our stuff back to us just how we gave it to her. She wa... Read mores able to corral our giant wedding party plus our crazy families whenever we all needed to gather, and made sure that the timing of everything was going by smoothly. She was exactly what we needed and we can't thank her enough!