Simply Natural Events

Annette from Simply Natural was such a pleasure to work with from the day I first contacted her for a consultation to the day of the wedding. Though I booked her “day of coordination” package, she was very accessible throughout the wedding planning process when I had questions on vendors and always took time to provide me with ample feedback. Above all, she is a very personable and down-to-earth person.

In the final weeks leading up to the wedding, it can be extremely stressful for the bride & groom. Annette puts together a terrific wedding schedule and followed up with all of my vendors. (In fact, all my vendors were very impressed with how thorough my coordinator was). When the day of the wedding came, I felt like everything was absolutely perfect and I was able to enjoy the entire day without any worries. I’m not sure if things were smooth behind the scenes, but if there were any hiccups Annette made sure I did not know.

A very nice touch that just goes to show how thoughtful Annette is … during our dinner reception Annette went upstairs into our suite and decorated our room with leftover rose petals and candles. I would highly recommend Annette to anyone planning a wedding!

Our wedding on June 12th, 2010 was perfect, and it was all because of Annette from Simply Natural Events! From the minute we met Annette, we felt completely at ease which is not an easy feat considering we had only 2-3 months to plan the perfect day! We adored her calm energy, organization, creativity, and attentiveness throughout the whole process. She was always available when we needed her and handled every detail we requested from the smallest (like a ribbon on the cake knife) to the largest (like caterer, rentals, etc., etc.).

Without a doubt, Simply Natural Events / Annette is amazing and will not let you down on such an important day. Believe me, I am a very picky bride with high expectations, and if she can get this kind of glowing review from me, she must be good! Our guests are still talking about our wedding being the best they have ever attended. Everything went so smooth from beginning to end. Thanks again Annette! We will recommend you to all brides-to-be or anyone planning a special event! P.S. Can't wait to hire you for a baby shower. :)

Dear Carole- My sister defined your service as "the best money she spent" and that was before she even walked down the aisle. You and your very nice assistant took the helm of a wedding ship that can very quickly get off course. Over 50 people on site to manage, three unruly bridesmaids, and many many opinions and you were still able to make us all happy. You were above all else kind and delicate, someone that helped me, a bridesmaid, make the brides day wonderful. You did a wonderful job, any coordinator can be efficient but you were truly a pleasure. thank you for making my my sister and my brother in laws day what it was, a spectacular event.
Bonnie

Choosing to use Simply Natural Events was by far the best decision I made while planning the wedding, except for the groom, of course! Carole was amazing to work with. She answered all my emails and phone calls promptly. She executed our wedding day beautifully. And when asked "Has anything gone wrong?" she answered "not at all". I don't know if that was true but she keep the day going exactly on schedule without a hair out of place. Thank you Carole for you wonderful work. It's much appreciated!

Simply Natural Events saved my sanity and stopped me from being a bridezilla! Annette was our coordinator, she was sweet, understanding, patient, professional and most importantly reliable. I definitely felt like she had our best interest in mind and was genuinely sincere about making sure everything would go as smoothly as possible on our wedding day.

I don't know what type of bride or groom you plan on being, but sometimes the darkest sides of your personality come out in the planning process. With Annette around, she kept us both in check. Allowed us to express our likes and dislikes without imposing her own opinion of how things "should be." Instead, she was very open minded and offered her suggestions and advice.

The whole wedding vendor + wedding couple relationship is very intense. There's a lot of going back & forth for a handful of weeks sometimes months, you want vendors who are pleasant to work with and you know you're spending money on something that's worthwhile and will take some stress out of a very stressful event.

There is no doubt in my mind, reader - that if you are looking for a coordinator, you need help to pull off your very special event - - look no further, Simply Natural Events will play a large role in helping you achieve your goal. Sometimes is does take a village, and sometimes it just takes Simply Natural Events.

Simply Natural Events is awesome. Annette was professional, warm and a great partner to create my magical wedding. It was so wonderful to just let go and enjoy my wedding knowing that Annette and her team were overseeing everything. I would highly recommend her and Simply Natural Events. My wedding day was filled with grace and fun and Annette had everything to do with making it easy and simple.

No wedding should be without a wedding planner and there are no better wedding planners than Simply Natural Events. They were so knowledgeable about anything pertaining to my daughter's wedding. They were so organized, independant and pleasant that even a control freak like me was able to relax and leave everything related to the wedding in their hands. It is because of their hard work and dedication to doing the best job that they could that I was able to be a guest at my daughter's wedding which went off without a hitch. It doesn't get better than Simply Natural Events! I highly recommend them.

What a wonderful event Annette coordinated - seamlessly sweeping in at the 11th hour and making me feel safe in turning over my precious daughter's wedding to her!! She helped us fill in the remaining vendors -- HotCakes Bakes was terrific -- and was the calm in the storm as the wedding approached. At the rehearsal, she was the consummate diplomat, and by the day of the wedding, I had surrendered completely to the belief that she was going to take care of us and our wedding as if it were your own -- only in a much calmer fashion! We mothers of the brides need her!!

I can't say enough how wonderful Carole & Annette of Simply Natural were. I had a budget of 2K for church wedding, small bridal party and reception for 69 people in Marina del Rey. I needed design assistance big time; I had a very general idea but no real color or theme. Other florists I had contacted 1) didn't return my inquiry or just dropped off without saying they could not help me i.e. budget 2) gave me very little help conceptually about my flowers - I am coming to them to see what they can do w/my budget but they seemed to want me to do the work first, so if you are not sure what you want or what flowers work I found that their creativity was only creative if you had perhaps more of a budget.

Carole met me same week i had contacted her, and came to see me at my office - what a treat! She looked at my pictures and listened to me & already started to offer some ideas. She got my big picture & made it so beautiful. I know Simply Natural is mostly known for it's great coordination and it is true! I did the day of coordination with them as well and I could not have done it without them. I can not say enough how easy these ladies are to work with - lovely creative women! Thanks!!!

Annette has a unique blend of warmth, personalized attention and professionalism.

We felt like a trusted family member was taking our interests into consideration while maintaining control of the entire event.

At every meeting we’d show up with different parents, siblings, wedding party members, and vendors all with their own ideas and questions. Annette handled everyone with humor, grace, and a great deal of organization. We loved having someone who had done this before to bounce ideas off of and to provide alternatives. And yet her personal interactions with us made us feel like it was the first wedding she had ever been a part of. On the day of our event Annette would subtly appear with a gentle tap on the shoulder to usher us to the next activity. Her organization and amazing people skills made the day flow effortlessly.

We were so grateful for her experience and would highly recommend Simply Natural Events.

Annette and Carole made our wedding such a beautiful and special occasion. Wow! We were impressed with their work. They kept things so calm, organized, and flowing. They are master wedding coordinators! We can't say enough about how impressed and grateful we are. Everything was truly spectacular!

I was understandably quite nervous about planning a wedding in my hometown of LA since I now live way out in Tokyo, Japan. However, Annette and Carole not only made our wedding possible, they took care of anything and everything and delivered the wedding of our dreams. I can't recommend them enough--extremely professional, efficient, kind-hearted, and stylish. They are truly passionate about their work and it shows.

DO IT! Without hesitation, you MUST decide on using Simply Natural to assist you with your wedding needs. From the least amount of service (day of) to the most extensive (the whole enchilada), all of your expectations will be met. Carole and Annette were in contact with me around the clock (literally--many times at 2:00 a.m.) to respond to my weather, vendor, food, music, favors, colors...anything-related concerns! Not only are they connected with exceptional vendors, they made certain all parties followed through with their obligation to provide me with the highest quality service. The organized DYNAMIC duo, from beginning to end, kept me on my toes without making me feel like a double horned, tailed "friend" was on my left shoulder at all times. Everything was done with class. Both event planners work with the utmost professionalism, maintain unbelievable patience, and make you feel as though you are the ONLY client! I ate, danced, smiled, and relaxed during my wedding, while Carole and Annette quietly, punctually, and seamlessly ran the show from the side. The best part is they smiled all the way through and never pulled any strong arm moves! I love them and miss the daily contact and wedding (life-saving) tips! Kind, personable, experts at their craft. Hands down the BEST service...and all of my wedding guests commented on their perfect execution throughout the wedding. :) :) I could not have done it without them!

Carole and Annette planned the perfect pearl-themed party for our company. We are an online retailer of pearl jewelry and run a pearl-social forum. We decided to host members of the forum and some of our best customers for a weekend of fun in Los Angeles, with the highlight being a formal party on Saturday night.

In less than three weeks Carole and Annette of Simply Natural planned an amazing party. It was truly a five-star event, transforming our boring office suites into a pearl and Breakfast at Tiffany's inspired lounge, complete with black limousines, a fresh oyster bar, a full caviar spread, amazing catering ... the list goes on.

They are definitely an every 'i' dotted and every 't' crossed sort of company. I highly recommend.

I can only give the very highest recommendation for Simply Natural Events and the work of Annette Garcia-Kerslake and Carole Grogan. We were married this past December at Leo Carrillo State Beach, and had our reception at the Inn of the Seventh Ray. I hope that everyone who gets married feels like they could not have asked for anything more on their wedding day. We certainly feel like we had the best day possible. It really reflected who we are as a couple and we owe it all to the coordinating efforts of Annette and Carole. They listen to you attentively, go out of their way, and make sure that you are feeling comfortable and excited about your wedding/reception. I felt at ease with both of them, and confident that we were in very good hands. They were also very affordable and worth every penny. Please, take it from me, look no further for the people you need to plan your wedding exactly the way you want it.

If you are looking for an event planner that will put your mind at ease and who REALLY listens and works with you to create the event that YOU want, then Carole is the one for you. One example from our wedding this past September, Carole ahd arranged for my father (a professional baker that was coming from Michigan) to bake the wedding cake at the restaurant where we were having the reception. Well, the baker at the restaurant had never looked at the ingredients list that had been emailed to him three weeks before and didn't have the things we needed to make the cake (this is two days before the event). Carole handled the situation with the ease of a pro. She even went so far as to drive erself over to the bakery supply company to try and find the ingredients, and when they didn't have them she arranged for another cake to be made by the restaurant, and the cake fee to be taken off our bill. She also then went out of her way to go out and buy the fresh flowers to decorate the cake herself. All this took her about 2 hours, and REALLY helped set my wife and I at ease. At the event itself, we really felt supproted by her. SHe was never the center of the action, but always managed to keep the day flowing smoothly from the sidelines. In the months beforehand, she was very open to our ideas and really worked with s when we wanted to do some things differently, for example I cut the whole wedding cake while my wife served our guests. It was actually a lot of fun. Anyway, I have been to a lot of wedding where the receptions become more about the agenda of getting things done than they do about the couple and the celebration. Carole really made us feel that we and our guests were the first priority and all her actions supported us. Customer service like this is rare and I cannot reccommend her enough.

honestly?
words cannot really express
how grateful we are to
have been fortunate enough
to have had carole grogan as
our wonderful
wedding coordinator.

we got married at the
inn of the seventh ray
in august 2008.
and it was so perfect
and so magical and
carole was a HUGE part
of why the wedding
went as amazingly
smooth as it did.

the whole planning process
was so easy and she thought
of everything we didn't.
and made it all happen
and made it all seem effortless.
(even though i was
a big, indecisive stress ball. : )

from my bazillion
emails leading up to the
wedding to my last minute
requests 5 minutes
b/4 the ceremony started,
carole was always there,
going above and beyond to
make it all happen
with a big beautiful smile.

not to mention
during and after the wedding,
we seriously had about
a dozen of our GUESTS comment
on how perfect the wedding was
and specifically - how
amazing carole was
and what a calming
presence she had
and how smooth it all had been.

we give her the
HIGHEST of recommendations.
(not to mention she was
totally affordable! with our
modest wedding budget,
i did not think i would have
the luxury of someone
helping me - but carole
was completely within the
budget and BEYOND worth every penny!!!)


i honestly feel like
she is someone i will continue
to stay in touch with
through the years
as she played a huge part
in making our most
magical day more amazing
than we had ever imagined.

we LOVE HER!

you will too : )

I wanted to write to say thank you very much for all your assistance with
the organization of our wedding.

We much appreciated the way you helped merge together very successfully all
the intricacies of the day. It all passed seamlessly from one element to
the next and we had so many positive comments.

Pete and I both appreciated your calmness and ability to work so well with
all the various vendors from florists to officiate; from DJ’ to the catering
staff – you struck a good rapport with all!

I wish you lots of luck and I hope our paths will cross again in the future.

With kind regards

Fiona

Just wanted to drop you a quick line and thank you for all your hard work on our big day. You were amazing and really helped everything go off without a hitch, you even stopped the rain, which is pretty amazing! Thanks again and we hope to keep in touch!

Steve Wallack

We have such good memories from our wedding, what a wonderful, wonderful night. Todd and I are both so thankful that you were the one who kept our wedding flowing. Your good energy added to the magic of the evening we couldn't have asked for more. And your dress was amazing! You really had the whole package.

Thank you, Thank You!!!

Your support and friendship during our wedding prep and celebration was a fundamental part of our wedding and e are looking forward getting together to remember it all with you very soon! You really are a very special person with style, organization and big heart! From our guest, all have nothing but praise for this wedding as a benchmark of simply, natural, authenticity.