Sassy Girl Weddings & Events

I originally thought that a wedding planner was probably unnecessary. However, my experience with Uyen has changed my mind. Uyen always quickly responded to my questions and she coordinated with all of the service providers (lighting, caterer, restrooms, valet, DJ, etc.) so that we had the details worked out in advance and everyone showed up on time. Uyen has access to great service providers and was also happy to work with any other provider that we wanted to use. She was professional and a pleasure to work with and I would highly recommend her.

Amazing doesn't even begin to describe Uyen. She is the BEST. Just the best. From the moment we met Uyen treated me as if I were her only client. Every email (I mean every single one, and we exchanged well over 200) was answered within an hour. I'm not kidding. This woman is incredibly responsive. I love her. She is also insanely creative, funny, organized, easy to work with, kind, generous, understanding, calm...did I mention responsive? =) I hired Uyen as a full package planner. We pretty much knew which location we wanted, but just to humor us Uyen started off by taking us to a few places we hadn't considered. Ultimately we decided to go with the place we had found before we contacted Uyen, and she did an incredible job. My wedding was PERFECT. I literally have no complaints (other than that I didn't get to eat enough but that was my fault). If anything went wrong I do not know about it, which is pretty much the same as nothing going wrong at all. The minute I get my pictures back I'm emailing them all to Uyen so she can put them on her website. People need to see what I'm talking about. Everything was gorgeous. From the flowers, to the linens, the lighting..just gorgeous. Uyen helped me work through so many decisions and was incredibly knowledgable and helpful so that in the end, most of my decisions were easy. She helped me with my budget so that I maximized every dollar I spent. While most people think that a wedding planner may be out of their budget, I have to insist that they contact Uyen. Her prices were incredibly reasonable for the amount of time and effort she spent helping me. I am a full time practicing attorney (the kind that doesn't make as much $$ as you would think!) and I have a 2 hour commute everyday. I had such little time to plan a wedding and Uyen was indespensible. For 10 weeks before my wedding I was engaged in back to back trials and had almost zero time to commit to anything wedding related. Naturally I was at first panicked that I wouldn't be able to attend to any last minute details, but knowing that Uyen was there really helped put me at ease. Any small thing that came my way I just sent to her and she took care of it. I had multiple emails from my guests requesting special meals because of thier allergies and dietary restrictions. Uyen took care of everyone. I am so grateful that she was with me every step of this process. I cannot imagine having done any of it without her. Not only is she a MAGICIAN of incredible weddings, she is one of the nicest people I have ever met. I got married 9 days ago, and I already miss her! I wish this review had more than five stars because she honestly deserves at least twenty. From the bottom of my heart, thank you Uyen!

Uyen of Sassy Girl Weddings & Events was purely, supremely AWESOME for our wedding. She was so incredible, in fact, that our friends, after hearing about how great she was, furiously fired their own wedding planners who couldn't compare, yet cost so much more! By the time I found Uyen, I had already interviewed several other planners. They were all nice, but none of them had the drive, creativity, and responsiveness that Uyen had. I still remember a whole year ago, I sent in a request through her website and within 1 hour, she wrote me 5-6 pages of ideas for my wedding with such minimal input. Her ideas were beautiful, classy, and very budget-friendly. She made my long distance wedding planning from Portland a real breeze. She looked over every contract (we used the full service) and even spent hours going over how to fill out one contract with a very particular, strict venue. She is also so well connected that we were able to get discounts and special attention from vendors and even the park rangers at our venue. Not only is Uyen one of the most resourceful people I know, her attention to detail is unparalleled. Our wedding, as complicated as it was to set up in an estate setting went without a single hitch! She's also a very thoughtful person--she recognized my birthday and other important milesones and would send me little encouraging e-mails to help me from stressing out. At times, I felt that she was more like a bridesmaid than a wedding planner. I was really sad to say goodbye to her at the end of my wedding, actually, and I felt that we had a true friendship by the end of this process. My wedding was so much better than I dreamed it would be. I'm a super anal person, being in the medical profession, and I felt like I finally met my match. I could count on Uyen because she was on top of everything and there was no detail that would slip through the cracks. She was also very prompt and speedy in her reply emails. I must've emailed her a million times throughout the process and every single one was attended to within a span of 24 hours. I had my dream venue, dream ceremony, and we got to incorporate plenty of our personal touches that our guests really picked up on. My husband and I have already referred our friends to Uyen because we are SO confident in her skills. Uyen referred to us the BEST photographers ever, that not only made us look like we stepped out of a magazine, but had amazing character and charisma. She deals with other vendors with utmost professionalism and tact. We had a slight issue with the limo driver and she was very quick to give them feedback right away. It's actually hard for me to believe that she was working on other couples' weddings at the same time because I felt that she invested 110% of her time and energy into ours alone!If I could get married again, which I hope I never will, I would do it all over with Uyen. She was honestly the best wedding planner and I would send every single one of my engaged friends to her. You will definitely love having Uyen Nguyen of Sassy Girl Weddings as your wedding planner. We consider ourselves lucky that she was available on our wedding weekend. She will NOT let you down!!!

I am so glad that I hired Uyen as my wedding coordinator! At first I wasn't going to hire one, since I had already picked my venue and photographer and didn't want to spend extra money on wedding planning. As time went by, I realized I really could use an expert opinion and someone to look out for me on the actual wedding day. Uyen came all the way to Torrance to meet with me before I even signed with her. She talked over ideas and gave me tons of valuable information. I could see what a responsible and sharp-minded person she was - just the kind of person I would want handling things for me.I signed up for a partial planning package, so Uyen helped me with the caterer and florist. I also got her recommendations and advice with most of my other vendors (makeup and hair, DJ, rentals). Sometimes I was uncertain about some vendors, but I trusted Uyen's opinions and it worked out. Moments I was ESPECIALLY glad I hired Uyen: 1. During the wedding rehearsal, when Uyen ran everything and made all of my husband's family feel comfortable by speaking to them in Vietnamese! 2. During the ceremony, when my mom and mother in law couldn't light the candles, and Uyen stepped in and got the lighter working.3. After the ceremony, when she stepped up to me with a big smile and said, "You did it!!"4. At the end of the night, when she gave me a Tastea drink she had picked up just because she's THAT nice.I definitely recommend Uyen and Sassy Girl Weddings and Events to anyone who wants an intelligent, capable planner.

More important than all of the other metrics this site tracks, sassy girl weddings is exceptional because of how personalized the service is. It's the x factor which really "made" our wedding! Also, rating uyen's responsiveness as a mere 5 stars doesn't do her justice. Sooo fast! Since our wedding, we've had numerous guests ask us who our wedding planner was... Her work speaks for itself!

Uyen from Sassy Girl Weddings & Events was great! She was always very quick to respond to all my many questions by email and was exteremely helpful with knowledge in all aspects of wedding planning. Her vendor and venue suggestions were all also great and everyone very professional. Our wedding planning went stress free and perfect from beginning to end and stayed right on budget. Couldn't have asked for a better wedding planner. My husband and I highly recommend her!

It has taken me awhile to compose my thoughts about my experience Sassy Girl Weddings and the gem that Uyen is and what hasn't already been said about her. Future Brides, we always hear words of wisdom from other brides such as "Just elope...hire a coordinator...hire a videographer." If you are reading this, then you probably already know the merits and necessity of having a day-of-coordinator or wedding planner. But Uyen is so much, so much more. My advice to you: Enjoy and savor the EXPERIENCE of planning your wedding and choose UYEN! It's true what they say--the day goes by so fast, and you're spending a year planning for it. It is being present and having fun during the journey that gets you there that makes it all the more worthwhile and magical, and I couldn't have done it this past year without Uyen. From emailing each other about shoes, figuring out which photographer best suited my fiance and I, and cheering when a contact was closed--I mean, really, who else was going to "get it?" I had an interesting situation being in the Bay Area, but having my wedding in SoCal, my fiance being abroad, and all my bridesmaids (2 of them being first-timers) and family far away. Uyen was literally the only person who I could rely on 100% for any input or advice about anything. I knew from her first email she would be it--so bubbly and personable, already giving advice on the pros and cons of venues. In person she's a calming force who clearly has it together. She recommended the best vendors, will always give you insightful, well-thought out advice when asked, and will be your champion and cheerleader--and this is all before the actual day! She is unequivocally the best at what she does, and if you're a sassy girl or want to be one, then Sassy Girl Wedding & Events is definitely the way to go.

My partner and I hired Uyen right off the bat after meeting her. We hit it off right away and we made a very good team. We purchased her full package so she was there every step of the way. Uyen was always available to answer all of our questions and concerns, even our silly ones. She put both of us at ease and made sure that we knew everything that was going on between her and our vendors. She helped negotiate with our vendors so that not only did we maintain our budget, but Uyen actually paid for herself by getting us a venue that usually quotes others triple the price of what we got it for, due to her working relationship with them. We couldn't have been more happy.At the wedding, everyone of our guests were amazed at how smoothly the night progressed and how lovely everything was. I also had couples ask me for Uyen's number so that they can use her services when their time comes.We love Uyen and not only did she plan our wedding, she has become our friend.

I found Uyen from my friend who is also getting married and I am SO VERY HAPPY that I hired her as my day-of wedding coordinator! Even my now hubby who initially claimed we could do everything on our own now whole heartedly agrees that hiring Uyen was the best wedding decision we made.  I got married 2 weeks ago and we are still getting compliments from family and friends on what a happy and fun event it was and how smoothly everything flowed! And believe me when I tell you my wedding was very complicated - I am Chinese and my now hubby is Indian, so we had a Chinese-Indian infused wedding with 300 guests and a TON of vendors since our venue only had tables and chairs and nothing else - we had to rent and outsource everything. Uyen is familiar with both Chinese and Indian traditions, and was able to successfully manage our guests and our 10+ vendors!Uyen is also INCREDIBLY responsive. Uyen is super organized and on top of everything. On top of that, Uyen is so sweet and warm that you can't help but love her! Uyen knows EVERYTHING about weddings - she even know table cloth sizes by heart and called out things that we would not have thought about on our own (e.g. we hired a caterer but did not realize that we needed to rent chafing dishes, etc.).I can’t recommend Uyen enough!! Hiring her will give you sound peace of mind and a flawless wedding.

My husband and I were very blessed to have met and worked with Uyen. She is such a wonderful person and I say this like she's one of my own friends because that was the first impression we got from the time we met her. She is so gentle and sweet. She had a very welcoming personality and if there was anything I learned about planning my wedding, the comfortability between you and your vendors are one of the most important things to make your planning go as smooth as possible. She is easy going and makes herself available to you like you're her only client. She gives you the best advise and she made us realize a lot of things we didn't know about the wedding. She helped us through a lot of tough decisions. She is very detailed and doesn't leave anything out. You ask her to explain something, she really helps you understand. She gives her opinion when you ask for it. She's really just there for you. I was also very pleased that the venue we chose to have our wedding was a venue Uyen was very familiar with. She suggested many things that really worked out well for us including having the chef at the Ebell of Los Angeles customize a special fusion menu for our dinner. She was also very familiar with my hair and make up artists so it was really convenient for me to trust her and the rest of my vendors because they all knew each other professionally. Thank you Uyen. I cannot say it enough how great you are! Thank you for helping us make our dream wedding come true.

I would've been a complete mess if it wasn't for Uyen. She was the ideal planner I was looking for. I have to admit, I was not only a little apprehensive to hire a coordinator but finding one I didn't know personally was a huge challenge. I said to myself, "Why would I get one when I can do everything myself?" Man, was I wrong. On top of a crazy work and school schedule and half of my day dedicated to a long commute, I started to panic. People I thought I could trust including family who felt very comfortable with inviting whomever, forgot to consider the work and time dedicated to planning a wedding. The dream I had looked forward to since I was kid was starting to become a complete nightmare and I wanted OUT! After months of research, Uyen was on my top 5 list. Based on her references, they spoke highly of her work, professionalism and her prompt response which ultimately solidified my decision. She was very personable and it made the wedding planning that much easier. She thought of everything and was always 10 steps ahead of me. Now that's the sign of a GREAT coordinator. After we came back from our honeymoon, many of my guests raved about the wedding. Pick Uyen. You won't be disappointed!

Working with Uyen of Sassy Girl Weddings was easily one of the most rewarding and enjoyable aspects of the wedding process for us. Hiring a wedding planner is one of those things that sounds like a luxury, or something you do when you're having some huge, expensive, over-the-top wedding. That was definitely not us: planning and making everything ourselves, ON A BUDGET, for a ceremony and reception of around 65 people. Neither of us would consider ourselves a “wedding person”. Nevertheless planning a wedding can be a very difficult, involved and often stressful process, and it's important to have somebody with solid experience and good judgment to back you up. We knew what kind of experience we wanted our guests to have, what ideas worked for us (or didn't) that we'd seen in the blogs, the websites, or our friend's weddings, and we had our own personal touches that we wanted to include. However, we were at a loss as to how to bring it all together and make it all work, and who would be in charge of making sure it all went smoothly on the day itself: who would take care of the myriad details and potential problems while we were busy getting married!Both of us agree that hiring Uyen was the best spent money in our budget (the only other hires that came close were our wonderful photographer and awesome DJ—except that it was Uyen herself who referred them to us in the first place!). She is not only friendly and a delight to work with, but combines a fun, hip, creative sensibility with consummate professionalism and devotion to her clients. What strikes you when you work with Uyen is that A) She loves what she does, and B) She's very, very good at it. One the one hand she's brimming with creativity and enthusiasm, eager to hear your ideas and contribute her own. On the other hand she's very well-organized, with a solid grip on the details and logistics that go into planning and running an event like this, and she gets back quickly to your phone calls and emails. We made use of her “Week-of Coordination” Service, i.e. consultation during the planning stages, plus management of the day itself. Such a small-sounding description, but it covered so much! Advising us during the venue selection process, for example, and then walking through our selected venue with us and helping us see the all possibilities, as well as potential problems. Aside from her excellent referrals for any vendors we hadn't yet found, she helped us immensely in our dealings with ALL our vendors. Especially our sometimes-difficult caterer! Uyen remained in the loop and supported us while we went back and forth over pricing and menus with them through email and in person, often taking a direct hand in dealing with them, and really helping us find a solution that worked for everybody. Then she persistently pushed for a tasting so we would know exactly what we were getting. That wasn't even something we'd considered, but it not only identified and headed off additional unforeseen issues, it added immensely to our peace of mind. And when the caterer finally stepped up their efforts in response, the results were beyond our expectations!Even if you've done the legwork, looked at the magazines and the bridal blogs, come up with your own creative ideas and have a vision for what you want, if you're anything like us: it may not be enough. That, and you're completely daunted to boot. You would do yourselves a huge favor to have somebody who knows what it takes to turn that vision into a reality; who can guide you through the process, keep you grounded, and support you when the going gets tough. When it comes to that, you won't find anyone better than Uyen.

Once I was engaged, I knew I needed a planner. I wasn’t one who dreamt of her wedding as a little girl, so I needed guidance. I came upon Sassy Girl Wedding and Events and liked what I saw. Since the first email I knew I wanted to work with Uyen. After our first meeting she had an idea of what I wanted and from there she was able to help me declutter all the ideas that I came across throughout the whole wedding process. She recommended awesome vendors that were within our budget and that we liked. Her correspondence to all of my questions were always answered pretty much in minutes (thank goodness for Blackberry’s!) She was always early for meetings and very professional. She also has a great sense of style and always had ideas that were out of the ordinary. After all of the planning was over, our big day had arrived and everything came out as planned! We were amazed to see how everything all came together and our wedding day exceeded our expectations. Not only did we have the best time of our lives, our guests enjoyed every minute of it. During our honeymoon, we reminisced about every detail and all we could think about was how memorable the day was. After three months of being married, my husband still asks me if we can get married again! Huggs to Uyen and her team for making our vision a reality! Thank you!

My new husband and I just adore Uyen. He and I agree 100% that hiring Uyen was the best decision we made during the whole wedding planning process. My husband and I were planning a Los Angeles wedding from Seoul, Korea and we needed some help. I went through projectwedding.com reviews and emailed a few planners. Uyen was the only one that was SUPER responsive and friendly. I had a million questions for her because I was unable to meet her in person and she responded to all of my emails asap. After we signed the contracts we spent about a full year planning our wedding. Uyen became my hands, eyes, and ears. She took care of EVERYTHING for us. Not once during my planning from abroad did I regret my decision to go with Uyen. She became more than a planner to me. I don't know how you won't be able to become quick friends with her. She is just the sweetest. Anyway, our wedding day came and passed and we had a ball. We have only wonderful memories of our day. I know as a matter of fact that I couldn't have had my dream wedding without her.

As I read through the other reviews, I keep thinking what other special things I could say about Uyen. Other people describes her pretty well, but I am from different country and there are only few words that I know.But I do know I chose the right person when I heard my mother who doesn't speak English somehow communicating with Uyen at my wedding. My mother and my entire family directly from Japan absolutely loved her!Above all the professionalism, you can really tell that she does it from her heart. We became good friends after my wedding. She is just a kind of person you don't want to miss out in your life. Believe me, she will make your most special day even better:)

We can not say enough awesome things about Sassy Girl Weddings and its proprietor, Uyen.She was on the ball, prompt with emails, responses, reminders and details. She went above and beyond what we expected and our wedding day went off without a hitch...she made what could of been a very stressful day, into one of the most stress free days we have ever had. As we look through the wedding photos, we realized that all the details and timing were perfect! And probably the second most important thing that happened in the whole wedding planning time (besides actually marrying my wife) was that we made a new and dear friend in Uyen! She helped us make our day so very special and now we are proud and happy to call her our friend. (Thx Uyen!!)

We worked with Uyen for our wedding this past month and chose the "week-of" coordination package. From the moment we met Uyen, we knew that she was going to make the wedding great! She was so friendly, organized, helpful, resourceful and full of great ideas. Even though we only had the week-of package, we were able to email her with questions right away and ask for vendor references. Because of Uyen, we were able to assemble a great team of vendors on our wedding day - we loved each and every one of them! In terms of the wedding day itself, Uyen executed everything flawlessly. If something went wrong, I didn't hear about it. We really appreciated how she was able to oversee everything so efficiently while still being pleasant and friendly to everyone. Uyen made our wedding day go by without a hitch. We trusted her with all the details (and all the big things too) and everything looked great! We would definitely recommend Uyen! Thank you, Uyen for all our help!

My now husband and I hired Uyen as our full wedding planner for our July 2010 wedding. After our initial meeting, I knew that Uyen would be perfect for us. She’s creative, sweet, and extremely organized. My husband and I both agree that hiring Uyen was one of the best decisions we made. From choosing the venue to helping us figure out the centerpieces, she made wedding planning so much fun. Throughout the wedding planning process, we exchanged hundreds of emails/texts and had many vendor meetings. She was always patient and very responsive. I bounced a bunch of ideas off of her and she always tried to help our vision come to life. She also made excellent vendor recommendations and coordinated all of our meetings.The couple of weeks leading up to our wedding was extremely hectic as we had quite a few problems with our venue, but Uyen took care of everything. She was so thoughtful and tried to shield us from all the issues so that it wouldn’t stress us out. On the day of the wedding, she was a savior. She was so prepared and planned every detail. My husband and I were able to enjoy our special day without a worry. We cannot thank Uyen enough for all she’s done for us. She is a total professional and in a class of her own. Even though we hired Uyen as our wedding planner, I felt that she truly cared about us. We got to know Uyen pretty well over the course of wedding planning and I can honestly say that she is a beautiful person inside and out. I highly recommend her services. Thanks again Uyen! Love, T + H

Uyen was amazing in helping me out with our wedding. I (the bride) am currently in graduate school. I have a busy exam schedule and realized fairly early on in my planning that we were going to need help... and a lot of it. Anytime the stress of school was too much she was always on top of the wedding planning helping me make decisions much easier. She is experienced, level headed, and amazing at her job. Her vendor list was fantastic and my husband and I could truly have not wished for a better wedding, especially at the graduate school student loan budget we were working with. She helped us get everything we dreamed of and more for our special day, all the while working away quietly like a ninja in the background. We are so glad we hired her for our wedding, and would do it again in a heartbeat if we weren't already married! I cannot emphasize enough how phenomenal she is.Thanks for everything Uyen!

I love love love Uyen Nguyen of Sassy Girl Weddings and Events! We hired her as our "week of coordinator" 6 months before our wedding and she was so great to work with. Every email I sent her was promptly answered, she provided me with great referrals and awesome vendors. She also helped me stay relatively within my budget which was hard to do :)The week of the wedding I was feeling the pressure and Uyen was there to help me communicate with the vendors and get organized for the big day. Our friends and family were so impressed by her and was raving about her even after the wedding.I can't say enough about Uyen. You can tell she loves what she does and it reflects in her work. We've even become friends after the wedding.