Pennyrella Weddings

I should be on my honeymoon right now but it was cancelled due to the weather.:( So now I have time to do some reviews of vendors etc... We just got married and honestly it was fantabulous. We decided to have a very small wedding of 37 people at my parent's house. We wanted a small wedding with just our very closest friends and family but I wanted it to be very elegant and special. And it was. Penny helped create a sweet christmas wedding for us on the day after xmas and it was so so special for everyone. She really took care of so many details to create an enchanted atmosphere at the house from the fireplace to the mantle and the gorgeous candles throughout. I had a lump inmy throat. She introduced us to great local vendors who gave us lots of discounts with our tight budget. Loved our caterer who is not listed here so I dont know how to review him y et. If I figure it out I will do it. :)

Ok so a tight budget but i had no clue how to do a winter or xmas like wedding. I had seen things in the magazines but it just looked too lavish and expensive. So we thought it would be worth the money to hire a planner so she could lead us and we were right. Penny showed us that we could have a lavish looking winter wedding without spending a fortune. She had all kinds of tricks and tips on how to save money and got us great discounts with our vendors. Hey there is no way I wouldve been able to figure it out! Thanks Pen!

So utterly wonderful! I'm a nurse and just had zero time to plan this wedding. Penny took over and helped me find a theme, book my fabulous vendors, and really tended to every detail to bring this to life! Utterly wonderful!

We just wanted a simple lunch wedding with not too many people and we thought it would be easy to organize but we soon found out that even the simplest of weddings is a pain in the rear! So we hired Penny to run it and it was breathtaking!! She listened to what I wanted to pull off and she pulled it off. She was always available to talk to. She gave great ideas to us and we love her! Next big event, we are calling her.

Penny became my confidante and friend throughout this whole ordeal and I say ordeal because i quickly found out that planning a wedding is an ordeal. There is no way I could have created my dream wedding without all of her input, time, advice and effort. She was a real angel. We already have her working on my cousin's wedding for 2012! LOL!

We met at a Halloween Party so we wanted to get married on Halloween and have a Halloween themed wedding but we were afraid it would become too morbid. But after explaining to Penny what we were looking for she really created our vision. She put together a really elegant harvest/halloween theme decor for the ceremony and reception. We had mini pumpkin centerpieces with our burnt orange florals and each table was named a different halloween theme thing like the Candy Corn Table, Jack O'lantern table, Harvest Table etc..... everyone loved it! We got comliments from our famiily, from our friends . It was great. Penny is formidable. Memories of a lifetime.

I had to plan my wedding in Sacramento from Los Angeles. I was referred to Penny from a friend who had used her for her wedding back in L.A years ago and knew that she had offices in both cities. This worked out perfectly for us! She gave us a great deal on her services in this tough economy and that was such a Godsend.I didn't want for anything really. We were in constant contact via phone, email and text and she took care of all of the details. I just had to show up and walk down the aisle! LOL!!!

I had the best wedding ever!!! Not that I have been married before but that out of all the weddings I have ever attended as a guest, MINE was the best!! LOL!! I know that I am biased but I'm not the only one to say so. I have had my guests rave about my wedding ever since and I have Penny to thank for it. She really rolled out exactly what i dreamed about. Actually better than what I had dreamed about! She kept me grounded, she kept me sane and she kept me happy :) It was a rocky road too during the planning with family drama, bridesmaid drama etc.. but Penny jumped in and helped to smooth everything along. Great job, great person.

We met Penny at a bridal show and at first we had no intention of hiring a wedding planner but she started telling us all that she does on the day of the wedding and we realized that we may need a planner after all. We were originally gonna have our bridesmaids and groomsmen take care of all the set up and stuff during the day but changed our minds and hired Penny to do it. And I didnt regret that at all. She really took care of us that day. Took care of the decorations of the church and the ballroom she even decorated our hotel room which was really sweet. Poor girl did a lot of running around for us that day and we really appreciated it. Real hard worker.

We met Penny at a bridal show and at first we had no intention of hiring a wedding planner but she started telling us all that she does on the day of the wedding and we realized that we may need a planner after all. We were originally gonna have our bridesmaids and groomsmen take care of all the set up and stuff during the day but changed our minds and hired Penny to do it. And I didnt regret that at all. She really took care of us that day. Took care of the decorations of the church and the ballroom she even decorated our hotel room which was really sweet. Poor girl did a lot of running around for us that day and we really appreciated it. Real hard worker.

I didnt think I could pull together the vision that I had with the incredibly small budget we had to work with but Penny helped us pull it off with all kinds of cost saving ideas and super discounts she got us from vendors. Real hard worker

Penny is a superb wedding planner! After the big day we received the highest of compliments from our guests on how great of a time they had as well as friends saying "Your wedding should be featured in Martha Stewart Weddings!" We are certainly grateful to Penny for executing our plans as well as having her own ideas.She set up and ran my online wedding website too as I didn't have time!!If you want a great person to work with and have a stress-free wedding day we highly recommend Pennyrella Weddings. :)

Penny created the ultimate Valentine Day wedding for us!! It was perfect, perfect perfect!!! Better than any wedding I ever went to I can tell you that! She was great and really there for me every step of the way!!

Oddly enough my husband was the one who talked me into getting a coordinator. I had planned to have my mim, sister and bridesmaids take care of all the setting up, planning and running around on the day of the wedding. But my fiance at the time told me that they had done that for his brother's wedding years ago and it sucked because his family never really got to enjoy the wedding themselves since they were stressing out trying to dash around taking care of stuff. So we hired Penny for a day of wedding coordinator and it was really the best thing we did. In retrospect it would have been awful to have friends and family to work so hard on that day. And Penny did work hard. The day was smooth and perfect. Penny was the best.

We could not have gotten through any of the planning and wedding day without Penny. She was wonderful. We met her last year and booked her for full planning and she discussed my wedding with me and put all of my thoughts, ideas and information into her laptop which made me feel like I was being taken care of by someone who is very organized. She listened to my ideas and answered all of my questions and really brought to life everything that I asked for and had dreamed of. I was probably her most annoying brides and kept sending her tons and tons of emails with all kinds of questions big and small and she always replied quickly and put my mind at ease. She introduced me to a great group of vendors that I hired who helped make my day a smooth one and that was very important. She kept me on schedule with checklists and I really needed that during this whole year of planning. On the day of, she and her assistant really took care of us and our guests and made sure that we were happy and the events went smoothly and on time. I really couldn't ask for more and she has become more than just my coordinator. She really became a friend.

Penny has been great so far. I will update after my wedding in April but have 100% faith in her to do an excellent job because she has been fabulous so far. We loved her at our first meeting and booked her right away. She was the first vendor we actually booked. And since then she has kept me organized and calm. She contacts me all the time to see if I need anything. She sends me checklists so I dont forget anything. I am constantly bugging her with my million emails for advice and she gets back to me right away and has really helped me out with her tips. She gave me some great vendor referrals. I love everyone I booked. I had no clue as to what colors to go with and what kind of decor I should do and she sent me hundreds of photos and ideas and advice and really helped me narrow it all down till I found just the right combo of colors, flowers and linens. I am glad I found her. I would have been a basket case trying to do this by myself without her.

Penny was the best investment we made in our wedding because not only did she help me find the best vendors and negotiated prices for me so I got some fantastic deals but she also always went above and beyond what the contract said. That means a lot to a very nervous and stressed out bride. She was a friend first. She got me organized. Did timelines for my vendors and bridal party. She got us through the rehearsal and kept a great sense of humor through it all.

On the day of the wedding, she made sure the day went smoothly and took care of all the venue decorations so it all looked how I wanted it to look.

- My bridesmaids and I were up and ready to go at 9am. Penny made sure my hair and makeup people were there and on time.

- She called and checked in on us in the morning to make sure all was going well with us getting ready.

- When she arrived she came up to our room to check on us again. We were starving and had not had a chance to eat and she pulled out some breakfast bars and passed it out to everyone! Major lifesaver.

- At noon we went to get our photos taken and Penny made sure that we would not accidentally bump into the guys. Major cloak and dagger stuff. :)

- We had a bit of a hiccup because my grandparents were running late to the ceremony (they were lost) so Penny kept the guests happy and made sure we got caught up on the timeline later on in the day. That was a bit stressful but she really helped to make sure we stayed calm.

- Another major thing was that I really liked the other vendors she referred us to. It made a big difference to be surrounded by people who have a good sense of humor are calm people and jump in to help out when needed. I noticed that it really created a very pleasant and calming atmosphere in the middle of the hecticness(is that a word?) of a wedding day.

- In the middle of the reception, I noticed that I was having a hard time breathing because my wedding dress was a little too tight ( I should have bought one size larger but thought I would lose more weight). Anyway, Penny was nice enough to go up to the room with me and help me find an appropriate dress to change into since I had not planned for this. I was a little upset about having to change but it ended up well.

- At the end of the night she collected all of our gifts and took them back to our room and when we finally went up to our room we were surprised with a very nicely decorated room with lots of pretty petals, a bottle of champagne, candles etc.. she even took my bouquet and some of the extra favors and used them to decorate the room which gave it a personal touch I thought.

- And her fee was lower than many other planners I interviewed, but honestly I would have paid more for her in retrospect. She was worth it. There was so much going on on the wedding day that it made a difference having somebody there who was looking out for me and what I wanted.

Pennyrella Weddings was the best investment we made in our wedding because not only did she help me find the best vendors and negotiated prices for me so I got some fantastic deals but she also always went above and beyond what the contract said. That means a lot to a very nervous and stressed out bride. She was a friend first. She got me organized. Did timelines for my vendors and bridal party. She got us through the rehearsal and kept a great sense of humor through it all. On the day of the wedding, she made sure the day went smoothly and took care of all the venue decorations so it all looked how I wanted it to look. - My bridesmaids and I were up and ready to go at 9am. Penny made sure my hair and makeup people were there and on time. - She called and checked in on us in the morning to make sure all was going well with us getting ready. - When she arrived she came up to our room to check on us again. We were starving and had not had a chance to eat and she pulled out some breakfast bars and passed it out to everyone! Major lifesaver.- At noon we went to get our photos taken and Penny made sure that we would not accidentally bump into the guys. Major cloak and dagger stuff. :)- We had a bit of a hiccup because my grandparents were running late to the ceremony (they were lost) so Penny kept the guests happy and made sure we got caught up on the timeline later on in the day. That was a bit stressful but she really helped to make sure we stayed calm.- Another major thing was that I really liked the other vendors she referred us to. It made a big difference to be surrounded by people who have a good sense of humor are calm people and jump in to help out when needed. I noticed that it really created a very pleasant and calming atmosphere in the middle of the hecticness(is that a word?) of a wedding day.- In the middle of the reception, I noticed that I was having a hard time breathing because my wedding dress was a little too tight ( I should have bought one size larger but thought I would lose more weight). Anyway, Penny was nice enough to go up to the room with me and help me find an appropriate dress to change into since I had not planned for this. I was a little upset about having to change but it ended up well.- At the end of the night she collected all of our gifts and took them back to our room and when we finally went up to our room we were surprised with a very nicely decorated room with lots of pretty petals, a bottle of champagne, candles etc.. she even took my bouquet and some of the extra favors and used them to decorate the room which gave it a personal touch I thought. - And her fee was lower than many other planners I interviewed, but honestly I would have paid more for her in retrospect. She was worth it. There was so much going on on the wedding day that it made a difference having somebody there who was looking out for me and what I wanted.

We initially decided to go with Penny because she was very affordable compared to other vendors in the area. My husband met with her in person and felt she was very well prepared, personable, and willing to work with us to make sure our wedding day was everything we wanted it to be.Overall, our experience with Penny was mixed. Ultimately, she did a really good job the day of the wedding, but the days leading up to the wedding were stressful... so the good and the bad evened out to somewhere in the middle.Examples:GOOD: At the ceremony, Penny did a great job of making sure all the guests had programs, that the processional was timed properly, etc.BAD: Leading up to the wedding we often were often asked questions multiple times by Penny and felt that we had to repeat ourselves with certain things. Wedding details during the final venue walkthough, ceremony and reception components, and vendor contract terms were all things we had to repeatedly remind her of.GOOD: In the months prior to the wedding, Penny was very good about sending general checklists to keep us on track.BAD: Until the actual week of the wedding, Penny was very hard to get ahold of personally, including when it came time to schedule our final walkthrough with the venue. She mentioned that she had a full-service and very demanding client that she just took on, and at times it felt as if priority was being given to that client, even two weeks prior to our wedding. Then, three days before the wedding, she sent dozens of e-mails to my husband to double check on details that should have been ironed out previously.GOOD: During the reception, Penny went around and made sure all the guests were comfortable and had everything they needed.BAD: During the final venue walkthrough, Penny often seemed to be playing catch up. The restaurant's coordinator, me, my husband, and my husband's parents were all there and as we were going over everything, Penny would have to stop and ask a question that was either answered previously, or could have been found in the contract she had been sent prior to the meeting. She also pushed us for certain things that we didn't want. We were very clear about not wanting an open bar, but she suggested it two or three times during the meeting.GOOD: At the reception, Penny helped identify people who shouldn't be driving home and made sure everyone got home safe. She also did a really great job making sure the venue was set up prior to the wedding, and that everything was cleaned up, packed up, and got where it needed to be after the wedding.BAD: The timeline was our biggest issue with Penny. My husband sent out a timeline to all the vendors the week of the wedding, after realizing that hadn't been done yet. A day later, Penny sent out her own timeline to all the vendors, which was completely different than what all the vendors had agreed on. Penny admitted the mistake to my husband, but not to the vendors she sent her timeline to. When my husband sent another e-mail to clarify the confusion, she told him that the timeline was her responsibility and she couldn't be held responsible if anything went wrong as a result of my husband handling it. My husband only had to handle it (and other tasks) as a result of other vendors calling us to say that our coordinator was difficult to work with and that they were confused because she had given them different information than they had discussed with us previously.GOOD: Penny was great about getting everybody transitioned smoothly from the ceremony to the cocktail hour, to the reception.BAD: Penny made several comments that made us feel as if she wasn't particularly concerned with our event. In conversations, she would say things like that she wasn't worried about being able to handle our event because it was only seventy guests... or that she had a client who purchased her full services who was keeping her busy. Overall it just felt like when she made comments like that, she didn't feel as if our event warranted her full attention or concern.GOOD: Penny sent us a very nice wedding gift after the wedding, which added a personal touch to her services.BAD: When we were trying to find a videographer (a vendor we decided to add later), we asked Penny for recommendations and while she was very considerate in cashing in a favor and getting them to meet our price, she also assumed we were going to go with them without yet meeting them. So when we found a different vendor, Penny told us that her vendor had already turned down another job because of us and that it was an uncomfortable position she was put in, canceling on a vendor doing her a favor. While we understood her position, we also felt that she should have checked with us before telling a vendor we never met to turn down other clients because we would book them.Overall, Penny did some things right and some things wrong. There were a lot of issues prior to the wedding, but at the same time we couldn't have pulled off our wedding on the day of without her. Except for some tense moments prior to the wedding, she was very friendly, very positive, and emphasized that she wanted us to have the day we dreamed of.After hiring her but prior to our own wedding, my husband recommended Penny to a co-worker of his who was getting married six weeks before us. Overall, he was satisfied with her services... and the eight other clients reviewing her on this site have nothing but good things to say about her, so maybe we had our wedding during a busy time for Penny or when she wasn't quite on her game... because our experience was less positive than everyone else seemed to have, and I don't think we were particularly demanding or difficult clients.

Penny was the best!!
Price is great!!!
Service great!!!!
Follow-up was great.
Detail and organize.

We would be lost without Penny!!

We hired Penny from Pennyrella Weddings for the full planning coordination and I gotta say that she did a great job. She kept me sane during the planning process and helped me find all of our vendors and dresses etc...and they all ended up being great referrals. I wouldnt know where to start without her. She was very organized which is good since I was totally not organized!She answered my emails right away which made me feel secure knowing she was on top of everything. During the rehearsal she took charge and organized my bridal party, which is pretty hard to do and taught us all where to go and what to do with her trusty clipboard in hand. :) Those timelines she made really helped out on the day of. I received comments from a few of our vendors about how they enjoyed working with her and that is always a plus.Also, I have to add that Penny decorated our hotel room and it was out of this world!! I cant tell you how gorgeous it was!! There were rose petals everywhere, champagne, candles etc.... It was so nice to come to that at the end of a very very long day. And last but not least, she gave us a very sweet wedding gift and card. All in all, she was money well spent and I can't say that for the honeymoon we went on (Carnival Cruise.....yuck!!).........but that's another story :)

Penny Ryan did a great job for our may 07 wedding. She reduced a lot of our stress, was detailed orientated, had great practical sugestions, and was very reliable and affable.

Penny was instrumental in making our wedding day perfect. We hired her last year for our August 2007 wedding and she listened to what we wanted and then took charge of the details. She found us wonderful vendors and really went above and beyond in every aspect. She always responded promptly to my million emails and answered my questions and gave fantastic advice. On the day of the wedding, she had everything under control and made sure all of our guests were happy. We had two emergencies: first one was when my maid of honor ripped the side of her dress on the car door and Penny came to the rescue with her trusty bridal emergency kit and sewed it up for her. And the second emergency was when I realized I forgot my garter at the hotel and Penny pulled out a brand new garter from her kit! That was amazing to me. She actually kept extra garters! Anyway, Penny you really made our wedding.

I hired Pennyrella to coordinate my wedding and it was the best investment I could have made. Penny really listened to me and met my needs on my budget, she gave me a day dreams are made of- still brings tears to my eyes to think about! Thanks Pennyrella!

We originally hired Penny as a DOC but she did much more than that for us. She was more of a friend who cared about our wedding rather than a person we hired and that is what impressed us the most. First of all, she was very organized and sent us monthly to do lists so we wouldnt forget anything and helped us with any questions or concerns we had. On the big day, she was a real super woman taking care of us, our guests, the vendors and making sure the flow of the wedding went smoothly. She set up the ceremony and reception area just as we envisioned it and had asked her to do and it was really beautiful. I liked that she listened to what I wanted and did it.I noticed her continuosly checking on my guests asking how they were doing and if there was anything they needed. She even jumped in and got some of our friends some cocktails.Unfortunatly, one of our guests cut herself pretty badly and Penny had her first aid kit which was a Godsend. My mom spilled some wine on her dress and Penny took care of it with her stain remover in her bag. That made my Mom happy, which made me happy :) She just seemed like she was prepared for any situation and that made us feel very confident. All in all, she was a great find for us. My guests loved her and one couple actually hired her for their 2008 wedding which was nice to hear.

Penny did a wonderful job with our wedding. We couldn't have gotten through the wedding day without her. She made sure the flow was perfect and the guests were happy. She went above and beyond her job description and jumped in and helped out wherever she was needed. She also helped me a lot during the planning process with vendor referrals, timelines, advice etc....Her prices were affordable and on top of everything she is really sweet. I reccomend her highly.

My wife (Jonnie) and I both feel that Penny did a fabulous job for our wedding! She really knows how to take control of wedding planning and make it in to a beautiful occasion that my wife and I will always remember and cherish forever. Not too mention that that she saved us a ton of money (what I really liked) by vender referrals and tips and tricks. My wife loved the peace of mind that she had when it came to our special day and she knew that we both could relax and enjoy it without a care in the world.
I highly recommend her services to everyone.

If you are looking for a professional wedding planner in the Sacramento or Los Angeles area… look no further. Pennyrella Weddings is the place to call. Penny is truly top-notch and always an honor to work with.

Her attention to details… Flawless.
Her depth of resources… Never ending.
Her commitment to her clients… Priceless.

Rest assured, you will make a sound decision to book Penny as your Wedding planner for your special day! With confidence, we sincerely look forward to working on future wedding events with Penny!

Penny is a fantastic coordinator to work with. Very flexible and helpful to clients and vedors alike.

Penny is one of the most professional wedding planners in the industry. Her attention to detail and genuie care for making each bride's special day perfect is what seperates her from the rest. I highly reccomend her for all of your wedding planning needs.

I hereby verify that Pennyrella serves Northern and Southern California as a wedding planner and coordinator. Her business is awesome!

Penny was instrumental in creating a memorable day for all! The minister was excessively late and didn't have the courtesy to call her to let her know that he was on his way. She handled it all very professionally. She was a pleasure to work with.

Having Penny as your coordinator is the best and most important decision for a fantastic wedding. You can feel confident that every detail will be perfect and that all aspects of your wedding will flow without problems. I truely enjoy working with Penny and and am impressed by her passion for her work and dedication to her clients.

If you are looking for a professional wedding planner in the Sacramento or Los Angeles area… look no further. Pennyrella Weddings is the place to call. Penny is truly top-notch and always an honor to work with. Her attention to details…Flawless.Her depth of resources…Never ending.Her commitment to her clients…Priceless.Rest assured, you will make a sound decision to book Penny as your Wedding planner for your special day!With confidence, we sincerely look forward to working on future wedding events with Penny!

Pennyrella's weddings is awesome, very professional, organized and always on top of things. Penny is great to work with I refer all my wine clients to her for all their special wedding needs, she takes care of them with first class service.

I have to say that Penny is not afraid of getting her hands dirty if that means getting the wedding to be the way is supposed to be. I have worked with Penny several times and when I know she's the coordinator, I know there's nothing to worry about, everything will be the way it was meant to be. Great personality and very organized.