Mona S

Melisa from The Event of a Lifetime is a true gift to the bride, groom, and their families. She is exactly what we needed! She is brilliant, thorough, so patient, understanding, has calming yet uplifting vibes– her confidence, expertise, professionalism, and good heart made us feel well-cared for throughout the entire process. She not only saved us, she made it a joyful experience with her easy going “I got you” attitude and smile. I’m a type-A personality and juggling work, life, family and wedding planning was getting to be too much! I was overwhelmed with the logistical details, a difficult reception hall manager and Melisa jumped in and took over like a true professional, therapist, best friend, and talented designer. She is such a good listener, intuitive, and so smart in helping to bring a vision to life- we wanted to keep our event intimate yet fabulous. She was excellent in understanding the cultural nuances of blending families from different backgrounds, beautiful touches to honor cultural traditions while keeping a fresh modern feel. Melisa leaves no detail untouched as she walks through moment by moment the entire wedding experience from the guest perspective and of course the couple’s and their families. She is there the day of completely hands on to execute your plan to the tee, is flexible to allow things to happen organically, and is trouble-shooting in the background so you can just fully enjoy your day and guests. Melisa made great suggestions to make the wedding more personal and flow better. Overall, working with Melisa took away all the stress as she held our hands every step of the way, constantly communicated with us in real time, and made us feel everything was going to be ok– more than ok– she made everything simply wonderful and easy breezy. We can’t thank Melisa enough for all she did for our family and being so patient with our last minute changes!