Event by Dawn is a wedding planning and coordination service based in beautiful Santa Cruz, California. She proudly serves couples throughout Santa Cruz County, Carmel Valley, and Monterey, offering personalized and seamless event planning experiences. Whether you’re envisioning a beachside wedding in Santa Cruz or a charming vineyard celebration in Carmel Valley, she is here to bring your dream wedding to life with exceptional attention to detail and warm, dedicated service.

Wedding Packages

All of our wedding planning packages include 10 hours of comprehensive wedding day management, ensuring that every detail is expertly handled so you can enjoy your special day without worry.

Month of Coordination

Month of Coordination is ideal for couples who are organized and detail-oriented. If you’ve already selected and communicated with your vendors but need a professional wedding planner to bring your vision to life, this package is perfect for you! As your wedding coordinator, I will create a comprehensive master timeline and manage every aspect of your “day-of” coordination, ensuring your special day runs seamlessly, allowing you to relax and fully enjoy your wedding.

Partial Wedding Planning

You know you need Month of Coordination, but you may have questions along the way and want open access to a seasoned wedding planner. If you're unsure about vendors and would like expert recommendations, or you have design ideas and questions you'd like to discuss throughout the planning process, the Partial Planning Package with Event by Dawn has you covered. This package ensures you have the professional guidance and support you need to feel confident every step of the way.

Full Wedding Planning and Design

At this time, Event by Dawn is not offering Full Wedding Planning services. However, I am delighted to provide Month of Coordination and Partial Planning packages to ensure your special day is beautifully executed with expert support. If you don’t see exactly what you need, I can customize a wedding planning package to fit your unique requirements and ensure your event is everything you’ve dreamed of.

For full descriptions of each wedding planning package and detailed pricing, please visit the Contact Page on this website! I’m happy to provide all the information you need to find the perfect fit for your special day.

“Dawn was absolutely amazing! Her organizational skills and attention to detail made the wedding planning process a breeze. On the big day, she worked tirelessly behind the scenes to make sure everything ran smoothly. Thanks to her hard work and expertise, our wedding was absolutely perfect. I would highly recommend Dawn to anyone looking for a dedicated and talented wedding planner. Thank you, Dawn!”

 “As the bride, I was completely stress free on my wedding day, and I have Dawn to thank for all of her expertise leading up to the wedding and all of her hard work day of. Dawn’s planning meetings helped us get organized for our event and think through all of the logistics and details. Dawn was very understanding of our budget and helped us find vendors that were less expensive and cut out extra things that we didn't really need. There were so many challenges the day of our wedding, (the road to our wedding was literally blocked by a power line hours before the event) but Dawn handled any potential problem that came up. As the bride I didn't even know about many of the potential hiccups until days later because on the day of, Dawn knew exactly how to handle everything. With Dawn taking care of the details I was able to be completely relaxed on my wedding day and fully present with all my loved ones.”