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"The celebratory occasions in our lives are an opportunity to express ourselves creatively, and also to exercise tradition. It is often through combining these elements that a person can invent a ceremony or event that truly speaks for their own personality and uniqueness"
-Nelle Donaldson
Event Coordinator, ZahZoom Weddings & Parties

 Hi Nelle~ We are just getting back from a few blissful days in Calistoga.
 Thank you so much for helping to give us a wedding of our dreams.  Seriously, everything exceeded every expectation I ever had.  It was more beautiful and more fun that I could have imagined.  I can not believe how everything actually came together.  From the first moment when I walked into the door of the Flood- through the ceremony, dinner, dancing- everything was perfect.  We absolutely loved your flower arrangements!  They were gorgeous!  You really made everything look clean and classic 'San Francisco.'  The candles with the honeycombing on the sides... so cute!  The bouquets were beautiful- and I loved how they were not too big, not too overdone (and the bridesmaids completely agree). The timing was perfect!  You definately helped keep things going... which got people out and dancing (which was so wanted). We wanted an intimate feeling, but fun wedding- and I think that's exactly what we got.  We literally had the best time!!  -and so did our families.  Both of our parents were beyond thrilled. For a while Ben said he was doing the big wedding for me... but when we got to our room at the Fairmont at the end of the night he told me he was so sad our wedding was over and that he never wanted it to end.  During our honeymoon- my now husband who normally hates "recapping" couldn't stop gushing over every detail of the wedding.    ...I think that says it all.

Love,   Kris and Ben

Dear Nelle, Without a doubt we never could have pulled off our Bay to Breakers and Swing Dance Wedding without you! It was honestly an awesome, awesome dream wedding, and we want to thank you for all your help during the preparation and buildup these past nine months and for keeping everything running smoothly on our wedding day. Your professionalism shined through in many thoughtful details. Thank you, particularly, for being a calming presence in reconciling the diverse expectations of us and our families, for pulling together all the last minute details that we sent you especially the week before the wedding, and for respecting and listening to our vision while tactfully prompting us as needed to make it all happen on time. Not only did we thoroughly enjoy the wedding events ourselves, we also enjoyed sharing all of it with the people we love! Thank you once again, warmest wishes and good luck in your future projects!  

 -Nick and Jen 

                                                                                                                           
Thank you for all of your calm, competent, gracious help to JX and I for our wedding... We are still basking in the love, connection & support of the whole experience. Your help was key in making it the beautiful day is was; really it was better than either of us had imagined...We send you our love and appreciation. Best Wishes,                      

  -Janet & JX

 
Hi Nelle~ I love working with your brides.  They are among the most relaxed brides I ever work with and that is, in large part, due to the tireless work you put in to keep them that way. 

-Aimee Valentine, The Green Makeup Artist


Hi Nelle, First of all you are amazing and I can't imagine how all of this would have come together without you.  Thank you for everything....Truly, you are outstanding at what you do, wonderful to work with, and an amazing human being.  It actually doesn't feel like thank you is enough, but thank you nonetheless.

-Rachel Carroll


Dear Nelle, I really can't thank you enough for all the help and support you provided for our wedding. You have made this process so smooth and I cannot tell you how a ease I was knowing you were running the show the day of our wedding. You truly have gone above and beyond and it has been an absolute delight to work with you... xo

-Jenn


At first the thought of planning a wedding in a totally different state worried me a little. Just as far as making sure everything went very smoothly. You made the day perfect in every way! I would definitely recommend you to anyone I know who might like to try something in a different place as well as to those I know in 
                     SF. Thank you again for our Wonderful Day!!!    

-Tobi & Jeremy

                                                              
You did an AMAZING job with everything, and I'm only sorry that I haven't gotten in touch with you sooner to say 'Thank you".  Thank you thank you thank you.  We definitely could not have pulled it off without your organization and hard work, and we really appreciate it.   Great job.  It was a pleasure working with you.                      
 
-Jill & Peter
 
                                                              

 I have worked with more event coordinators than I care to mention and I can truly say Nelle is a cut above the rest. Nelle’s professionalism and calm reassuring demeanor is only surpassed by her attention to detail. It was a pleasure shooting a wedding under her direction. The event was perfect from top to bottom as 
                                      they all should be.             
 -Ric McGill, Photographer
                                                                          

 Dear Nelle, Thank you for helping us with our wedding. You inspired us to create an event that was personally meaningful as well as responsible. We appreciated your ideas and creativity throughout the process. We were in good hands! Thanks Again,     
-Deborah & Mark
                                                              

You're fabulous! and you really put us at ease... Thank you for all your hard work and the beautiful wedding you helped mastermind! My biggest thanks is for rescuing me from people so I could use the bathroom. Much appreciated... You're great at what you do.  Love,     
 
-Mairead & Dylan
 
 
Nelle, Thank you so much for all of your hard work & assistance in planning and executing our Spring Conference. We continue to receive excellent feedback and we couldn't have done it without your help. Thank you!
 
-Investors' Circle
 
 
 

Thank you so much -- we had an amazing time, everything went off wonderfully, and we both agree that it simply couldn't have been done without you. Thank you, thank you, thank you -- we can't wait to recommend you!
                                                                 -Jessica & Kevin
 

Thank you, Nelle, for all of your great in organizing our wedding day... Your help was greatly appreciated and we couldn't have done half as well without you!
                                                                                -Fabiola & Jean-Thierry


Thank you so much for your assistance on our wedding day.  You did a tremendous job - thank you for getting us into the Log Cabin and making sure that everything ran smoothly.  We would not hesitate to refer you to anyone needing a wedding/event coordinator.  Thanks Again,   
 
-Joshua and Sarah 
                                                
We just got back from our minimoon and it was all such a dream come true. Our wedding was so beautiful, you did an amazing job with everything!  The flowers were beautiful and the centerpieces were all perfect.  Our guests loved the acorns and even wore them as earrings toward the end of the night.  Oh and reading the personal messages on our honeymoon was so sweet, we loved it.  I would highly recommend that to couples, we have some truly heart warming messages and lots of terrific advice ;-)  Anyway I could go on and on... 
-Kate & Ryan


Nelle, you were great helping us choose a cake place for our wedding. We tried several places on our own but found many of them charged a lot of money for beautiful cakes that taste like Safeway cakes. Your recommendations were all places that not only had beautiful designs, but also moist delicious cakes that were AMAZING... Thanks Nelle!
                                                                                              -Peter &Tina