Lifetime Weddings & Events

we used Lifetime Weddings for our flowers and they did a wonderful job w/ the centerpieces and my personal flowers. everything was smooth working w/ Nikki Tran. However, on set up day, there was one centerpiece that didn't have any floating candles on it, my husband asked the flower set up person why there aren't any candles in this particular piece and the response was they didn't have any candles left so it was left like that. my wedding coordinator had to go search for floating candles to make it less awkward. My husband was not happy w/ this since we invested so much in our wedding decor and he only wanted to get what he paid for.

We had our wedding a few weeks ago at The Villa and we could not have been happier with how everything turned out! Our coordinator was Liz Chan, and she was by far the most instrumental and invaluable part of The Villa. It was so easy to reach her, with email replies within minutes, not even hours. She was personable, genuine, and really became someone we considered a friend. She worked with us to help us find ways to adhere to our budget and she suggested places we could go to buy wedding supplies at a discounted rate. Liz was also very organized, having a minute-by-minute schedule of the reception night ready for us well in advance so we could coordinate with our other venues. On the night of, she checked in on us every few minute to see if we needed anything, which meant the world to us. The venue itself was always somewhere we wanted to have our wedding. It was beautiful inside, with chandeliers, an intimate fireplace, and plenty of seating for our guest list of 300. My husband and I knew we wanted Furiwa food for our wedding, but we also knew we didn't want to use their restaurant as our venue nor did we want to go to a hotel and have them cater. The Villa was the perfect medium. The food never disappointed as there was nothing left over at the end of the night. We splurged and had an open bar for the entire night, which of course got rave reviews from everyone. I recommend you also buy 10 or 15 bottles of cognac to bring in, as we did, and just pay the small corkage fee of $10. We believe this saved us from ever having to go to a cash bar because many of our older, Vietnamese male guests enjoyed the typical cognac. At first, we weren't going to rent the cocktail room because we didn't think most of our guests would show up in time to enjoy the room, as is typical with Asian guests. However, Liz and The Villa worked with our budget and we ended up renting the cocktail room after all. And we were SO thankful we did because ALL of our guests showed up on time for cocktail hour (we think it was because they were unfamiliar with The Villa and therefore showed up earlier than usual) and they all had an amazing time! We were very impressed by the passed hor d'oeuvres during the cocktail hour, which looked better than just having them set down in a corner for our guests to get themselves. Additionally, The Villa also gave us complimentary valet parking for our guests, adding to the feeling of luxury. To sum it all up, yes, The Villa is more expensive than your typical Chinese seafood restaurant. If we wanted a low-ceiling restaurant with phoenixes and dragons on the way, then we would have never invested in The Villa. However, we wanted a beautiful venue with amazing food and we couldn't have been happier with our choice of The Villa!

We have nothing but good things to say about lifetime weddings and events. We booked 2 years in advance and never felt any pressure or stress when it came down the wire. Our venue was The Villa which is part of lifetime and it truly is a hidden gem. Our coordinator was Nikki and she is awesome. The food is really good and is catered from Furiwa. We had our dream wedding thanks to Lifetime Weddings and Events. We recommend this place to anyone and at the end you get what you pay for.

Thank you for everything you've done. The wedding was beyond my imagination and expectations, compliments are endless. Girlfriends that aren't even engaged yet want your info for future reference! :) The ceremony and reception looked and felt magical. Being the anal person that I am, I really appreciation your attention to detail and all the effort you put into satisfying my preferences. I can't wait to see everything in photos and videos.

I just had the most amazing wedding ever and I owe it all the Nikki and the Lifetime Wedding & Events crew. If you're looking for an event planning/decor company for your wedding this is the place to go. They have such creative idea and pay attention to all the details that you may not think of. It was worth every penny!!! We read all their reviews and how some people feel that they are over-priced but I'd rather pay extra and have everything be perfect and amazing than pay less and have mediocre. They gave me a fairy tale and would do it all again in a heart beat.People walked away amazed and we don't regret anything. My husband's family are all restaurant owners and chefs and everyone complimented on how god the food was. My ceremony was like a dream come true and my reception gorgeous. If you don't beleive me check out their blog on their website and look up Jennifer and Bao's wedding for November 2010. We also have a virtual tour up at their venue.

We had our wedding at The Villa in Westminster which is run by Lifetime Weddings & Events. If you are looking for a venue that is beautiful inside and out and that offers great food and service, this is the place for you. I feel like we hardly had to spend extra money on upgrades for decorating because the venue is already so beautiful. They have gorgeous chandeliers and high ceilings and a beautiful foyer and cocktail/patio area. Our parents are very picky on food but they were happy with the food here and it is very hard to please our parents who all know how to cook really well! Our coordinator who helped us was Nikki and she was awesome. She gave us really good tips and helped us out so much. She really made me feel more calm when I started to stress out. We had a lot of compliments on our wedding, everyone said the venue was beautiful and food was good. Another great thing is that Nikki was there coordinating the whole reception so everything was organized and went smoothly! She makes a whole timeline and schedule for the evening and sticks to it. This made it easier for me and my groom and our parents to just relax and have fun. I would highly recommend!

Perfect scores across the board! Lifetime Weddings & Events created a wedding beyond our imagination! We highly recommend this company to all those looking for exceptional service!

Love everyone who works here. They are all so sweet & attentive. I was super indecisive and they helped me decide on my perfect dress.

The venue was absolutely beautiful and the staff very friendly and accommodating. The wedding coordinator had everything under control and referred us to many great vendors.

They are a planning event service but also have a Venue that you can rent. (The Villa in Westminster).I used both!!! Great service, beautiful decorations, ask or Nikki she is great!!!!

We had our wedding at The Villa banquet hall by Lifetime Weddings & Events. One of the main reasons why we chose The Villa at Lifetime Weddings & Events is because it's a one stop shop. Like the previous bride has mentioned, this does not mean that you'll get the best deal but for us we wanted to avoid the hassle of wedding planning as much as possible.

The planning process was rather smooth and our wedding coordinator, Nikki, was helpful. We chose to bring in Cognac to save money so we paid the corkage fee (beware that this corkage fee was taxed again and on top of that an added gratuity). All flowers (except personal flowers) & decors must be done through Lifetime so we ordered floral arrangements for church that could be re-used at the reception. We paid extra for uplights as well as linens and the day before our wedding, they did not have the sweetheart table & the cake table linens to match with the rest of the tables. So we had champagne colored linens for the sweetheart & cake tables but plum for the rest. That was a tiny annoyance but nothing too major. They did waived the linen rental fee just for those 2 tables. I also noticed they had a few rose petals on the signing in table which we did not pay for. One major gripe that I have is that they do not accept more than $7,000.00 (or 1/3 of total cost) credit card charge, so the rest of the balance has to be paid in cash! But other than that, our wedding reception was beautiful! The food which was catered by their sister company, Furiwa, was splendid. I didn't get to eat a lot but all my guests raved about how good the food was. Every dish was fresh and cooked to perfection except for the fried rice which I heard was on the soggy side (but that's ok, it was the last course and everyone was full by that time). All in all, we had a great wedding thanks to the staff at Lifetime Weddings & Events, especially Nikki who took care of things wonderfully & her helpful assistant (I believe it was Liz). I give their execution a solid A. They are quite experienced with weddings and coordinated my wedding quite efficiently. I would give this place a perfect 5 if prices were better.

Grade: A-

Lifetime does excellent work and offers quality products; however, their prices are on the higher end. I ordered table linens, a wall-to-wall backdrop, a photo backdrop and head table draping through them. The prices for these were reasonable, though I did find the same floor-length linens for $10 less per table elsewhere. However, as Lifetime is Furiwa's sister company, I felt it would be easier for them to work together and set up the tables correctly.

Lifetime executed the draping beautifully. The backdrops were perfect, just as discussed. However, Lifetime usually sticks to their basic designs, so all of their weddings look similar.

I met with Lifetime for floral design work as well, but I ended up going with another florist because she was more willing to work with me on custom designing my bouquets and centerpieces. Lifetime offered cookie cutter bouquets for higher prices - I could only have roses and orchids in my bouquets and my bridesmaids could only have roses. If I wanted anything else, the cost was much too exorbitant. Also, for the tall centerpiece that I wanted with similar flowers, Lifetime quoted me at least 2x as much.

I was also quoted much higher for gobo lighting and pinlighting than my vendor, and slightly higher for uplighting.

Lifetime is a very solid group and they do great work. I would trust them to execute beautifully; however, I do feel their prices are a bit high for their "cookie-cutter" look. They sometimes offer an overall deal if you book their larger packages.

My good friend ordered her Pronovias dress through them, and everything went smoothly. She also did the works with them (lighting, draping, chair covers, upgraded white dancefloor, etc), and she was very happy with them. So for the brides that want an all-in-one place, Lifetime is a good stop; however, if you are looking for good prices, it won't be the best place. They do quality work, though, and are very experienced with weddings, so sometimes, it's more of a hassle to look for the best deals.

Lifetime also had a gorgeous, Spanish-style banquet hall called The Villa which is a great, reasonably priced venue for weddings and/or events. If my guestlist was under 300, I might have chosen the venue. The biggest selling point of this venue? It comes set up with chiavari chairs! A+ for that!

Lifetime Wedding and Events has a big selection on wedding dresses and is very helpful in making you feel comfortable when deciding on that special dress. They also helped me find very nice bridesmaid's dresses.

The banquet hall was very nice and great ambiance. The flowers they used in the decor for the sweetheart table, centerpieces and entrance hall were all fresh and gorgeous. The dates book fast so you have to plan way ahead of time. Saturdays go fast but Sundays are usually flexible. Mai was my coordinator and she was very helpful through the whole decorating process and very patient with me. All in all, I would recommend them for your next event.

I loved my dress. But, because I planned my wedding in three weeks, I had to buy my dress of the rack. I searched for the smallest size at various dress stores. I finally called lifetime and the smallest they had was a size 10. I bought it and had to get it altered. You can talk them down on price. They are good about that. The first store I went to was trying to charge me 1400 for the dress, it was Mary Linns in Pasadena (THEY SUCK!!!!, THEY ARE A RIP OFF!!!! DO NOT GO THERE!!!), the second store tried to charge me 1108 and the dress was a size 16, it would've cost hundreds to alter that big of a dress. I called Lifetime, they had a smaller size, I told them that I was quoted 1108 and they gave me the same price. Remember....you can talk all bridal dress stores down on the price. They are trying to make money off of you. I also bought my veil from Lifetime. It was pretty. It cost $ 178. Much better than what Mary Linn's was trying to charge for a similar vail. They tried to charge 700.

My husband and I chose Lifetime Weddings for our floral/decor, photography, and wedding gowns. It made our lives so much easier to deal with one vendor throughout the whole process. Everything that they guaranteed was provided if not more. They were able to produce what I envision my wedding would be. We also purchased my bridal gown and bridesmaids gown through them. Their service was prompt and impeccable.

No complaints at all. We rented chair covers and they were delivered and set up with no hassles at all. The prices were reasonable too.

We did our chair covers thru Lifetime as well as the backdrop for our sweetheart table. I loved the way it turned out and they were very reasonably priced. The only drawback is that they have a large percentage as deposit so be very certain when you book them.

Courteous, but poor quality in dress alterations.

We used lifetime's photography services for our wedding. Most of our actual wedding photos were horrible and unusable. It took us 2 YEARS to get our photos from our wedding! Horrible customer service and they never once tried to correct it. We have had to send letters and confront them in order to get our photos/album back.

Lifetime Wedding & Events makes it easy because they try to be a full service provider. We rented the chair covers, the table numbers, in addition to having them to do the flowers for our ceremony, reception and bouquets and boutinaires. They even did the flower arrangements for our home for the Chinese ceremony. They are a new business, but Jennifer has experience in the decorating arena. Her strong point is decorating the reception hall/restaurant. She turned our typcial dim sum restaurant into a beautiful, elegant evening reception that would rival the Ritz. All based on my idea of yellow and gold. She didn't have more to go than that. The decoration was tasteful and elegant and the arrangements were beautiful! People were in awe! The ambiance provided for a beautiful evening. Her weak point is her outside decorating. She was inexeperienced at handling our venue by the ocean. Worst was she was late to our outdoor ceremony because she started heading to our home address instead of the one by the sea. In LA, that'a a major time loss. We still started on time, about 5 minutes behind schedule.

Quality of flowers were Ok. They delivered on time and set up on time. Not the cheapest

Lifetime Weddings & Events has it all. They do excellent floral and decor work, has an in-house photographer, and even an on-site venue. Nikki and the rest of the crew's service is top notch and their work is impeccable. We are happy to have met with and worked alongside such a great company.

This team delivers on beautiful weddings from ideas to the final product. Great food, great presentation, easy to work with. Always a pleasure.