COCO-CREATIONS

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As your Wedding and/or Events Coordinator I tend to go over above and beyond my client's expectations. I take pride in what I do and ensure that everyone from my Bride and Groom or Host, their guests, and even their hired vendors are taken care of throughout the celebration. There are two things that I enjoy when I'm working with my Clients, (1) the ability to be creative and add that 'special touch' when designing and setting up the venue and (2) seeing my Clients being 'in the moment' and not have to worry about anything and enjoying themselves celebrating with their family and friends.

Overview

Hired 139 times

Serves Castro Valley, CA

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1 employee

17 years in business

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Sun5:00 am - 11:59 pmMon5:00 am - 11:59 pm

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This pro accepts payments via Cash, Check, PayPal, and Venmo.

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Amy S.

Nov 13, 2023

Hired on Thumbtack

Working with Elizabeth from Coco-Creations was an absolute dream! She is incredibly knowledgeable about the industry, helpful with thinking through, planning, organizing, and showcasing ideas and projects, detail oriented around all of the little things I wouldn't have thought of, well-organized and able to manage a great many vendors so I didn't have to, and in person she is very kind, and exudes a palpable sense of calm that is delightfully contagious. She gave us so much structure and support and had such a huge impact in creating our perfect day. She is magical, and made it so we got to truly live in and enjoy our wedding day to the fullest. She had all of the set up and details so beautifully done and fully handled, so we had no stress at all! Like seriously, at all. I got to relax and have fun the whole day! She is amazing and I legitimately cannot sing her praises enough!!!!!

Details: 1 - 4 months in advance (includes day-of coordination and vendor coordination) • 101 - 150 guests • At the pro’s location • My home, venue, etc. • Remotely (phone or internet)

Wedding Planning

Allen T.

Feb 8, 2024

Hired on Thumbtack

Elizabeth is very diligent and experienced in wedding coordination. She was able to keep everyone calm and composed on the day of, despite some last minute hiccups and emergencies. We're extremely grateful to have hired her for our wedding!

Details: 51 - 100 guests • DJ • Caterer • Photographer • Florist • Makeup artist / hair stylist • Decorator • Venue • Bartender • Videographer

Wedding Coordination

Katie m.

May 5, 2023

Hired on Thumbtack

Where to start? I was planning my own wedding and even though we were keeping it small (50-ish people) I was having nightmares and waking up thinking: I cannot manage the wedding without someone I can rely on to keep everything running smoothly… I can’t expect my family to do it all. So, I started talking to wedding coordinators. Elizabeth was one of about six and I had the best feeling about her and I’m so glad we chose her. She has a very pleasant, calm demeanor. She didn’t have to, but she drove over an hour to meet us and help us set up the reception area to get a sense of what we wanted everything to look like a month before the wedding. She asked lots of questions to make sure she wasn’t missing any details. When I ran into problems with the DJ and the venue, she was able to help me brainstorm solutions. When I wasn’t sure about certain aspects, she had helpful ideas about things we could do with decorations and timeline and ceremony related issues. She had an eye for detail about things that I missed or didn’t notice. We went over the timeline about 2 weeks before the wedding in detail for over 2 hours on the phone. Anytime I messaged her about something I thought of she always confirmed that she was adding it her notes. Other coordinators could only meet up in person the day of the wedding or rehearsal and wedding, but Elizabeth came a month ahead to see the reception area, then the day before for the rehearsal and went over the ceremony and then of course the day of for the wedding. She arrived extra early on wedding day to get started on setting up all my DIY decorations and made sure to get the items that we placed at the ceremony over to the reception which was 15 minutes away. I talked to a couple wedding coordinators before we hired Elizabeth, and they were either not able to be present on the day of our wedding at both our ceremony and reception or they could be at both locations, but they wouldn’t come to them ahead of time to see any of our decoration set up or look at the layout. Some couldn’t even be there for our rehearsal. Elizabeth was able to do everything! Elizabeth was available for us to talk to, ask questions and get advice from for months before the wedding and then after we went over the timeline in detail, she took over communication with all the vendors the last two weeks before the wedding. (Normally this happens at one month out, but I still had some vendors that I needed to deal with directly, so we held off on her taking over until 2 weeks out.) She sent out a detailed email and timeline to all the vendors and asked them to confirm with her that they would be there, when and what tasks they would be doing to make sure everyone knew their role. She had a collaborative style of coordinating, so I was still included in things, but she was taking a lot of the last-minute stress off my plate. She kept me in the loop and left me to only focus on the tasks I still needed to complete last minute like the last of my DIY decorations. She communicated to me who she had talked to and what she was working on. On the day of the wedding, she was behind the scenes making sure everything was running smoothly. She was in there with me as I was getting ready to walk down the aisle, so I knew what was happening and how many guests had arrived. She took my veil to another room to steam it because my hairstylist said it would not be good to steam anything in the same room with hair and makeup done. Elizabeth stayed by me to get the sanctuary doors open and straighten my dress as I prepared to walk down the aisle. She was never in any pictures but in one view of our videos I see her very inconspicuously in the background so she’s always there but good at blending. She asked me if I wanted her to let guests come in late or stop them until I’ve entered. She has great attention to detail. She’s so thorough and that was so calming for me with all the wedding stress. At the reception, which we had at a different location 15 minutes away, she secured our cards and gifts once dinner began and made sure they were given to our trusted person to hold on to them for safekeeping. Believe it or not I have heard horror stories about guests actually stealing cards with money from the card box at weddings so this was a relief when she told me she always makes it a priority to secure those cards right as dinner happens, so they are not left out unattended. She stood nearby when we were eating dinner in case we needed anything and offered to stop people when guests continually came up to our table to talk to us and get pictures while we were trying to eat. We accepted her offer and she did gently, but firmly, ask people to give us some space to finish our dinner. She also made sure to get us a plate of appetizers saved on our table that we could eat when we arrived after cocktail hour. Throughout the evening she let us know where we were in the timeline so we could stay on track with the scheduled events of our timeline. She made sure to let me know that a decent number of guests were starting to leave so we might want to do our sparkler celebration before the cake cutting instead of after so we would have more people there to hold sparklers (which we did and we still had lots of guests for that). Elizabeth made sure to double check what cake we wanted placed out for guests and boxed up all our cake that we wanted to save. Toward the end of the evening, she began to gather up decorations and belongings and pack them up so that we were able to be out of the venue on time. Elizabeth put in a very long day on our wedding day and a lot of time with all the help beforehand. She has great communication skills and is very calming, helpful, and kind. I’m so glad we hired her for our wedding coordination, and she played a huge role in our ability to truly enjoy our wedding day. I would recommend her to anyone. 10 out 10!

Details: 0 - 1 months in advance (includes day-of coordination) • 51 - 100 guests • My home, venue, etc.

Wedding Planning

Kelle F.

May 10, 2022

Hired on Thumbtack

Elizabeth was wonderful to work with as our Day of Coordinator. She definitely provided us with much more help than many other coordinators we had spoken to had offered, and was instrumental in making the day go as well as it did. From the moment we first reached out to her, Elizabeth was well organized, thoughtful, and easy to talk to. I really appreciated her calm demeanor and can-do attitude. We live out of town, and we were able to be in Santa Cruz a few months prior to the wedding to get some things taken care of and Elizabeth met up with us at both the reception and ceremony sites to make sure the plan was making sense and that she had a handle on where things were going. Elizabeth was quick to respond to any questions, always available to chat, had great questions we didn't think about and was an overall fantastic guide on this wild DIY wedding ride. Pulling off an event for ~100 people is a huge endeavor and you will really be pleased to have Elizabeth there to help you. She went above and beyond and we are sure that there were some fires behind the scenes that she helped put out. On our wedding day, even though we knew there was a lot to juggle, we were really happy to have Elizabeth on our team. I don't know how we would have made it happen without her help, there are so many more things to coordinate than I had realized when we first started planning our wedding. We had no idea what we were fully getting into, and Elizabeth made it go more smoothly than it would have otherwise. She was great at giving guidance and suggestions, every conversation we had with her was completely comfortable and she even made time to chat with us when it was a bit late the night before the wedding as we had spent all day (plus every day for a few solid weeks leading up to the big day) in preparation mode, to go over some details with setting up. We would highly recommend reaching out to Elizabeth, she is an expert and great to work with.

Details: 101 - 150 guests • Bartender

Wedding Coordination

Amy V.

Aug 16, 2021

Hired on Thumbtack

Wow, where do I even begin? There is absolutely no way that anyone can plan a wedding without a day of coordinator. Elizabeth navigated coordinating during a pandemic, constantly keeping me informed about the news and guidelines. Despite her busy schedule, she prioritized and balanced all of her projects. She was accommodating in scheduling our rehearsal even when she had weekday weddings to coordinate. My wedding timeline that she finalized was extremely detailed. There were so many parts that I would've missed without her. The crazy thing is, I seriously cannot believe that all of our important items came back to us intact, from our cake topper, to every single of our DIY candle holders (24 of them), and even our cake knife set that we broke! Wow. I saw her at the beginning, during, and even at the very end. She definitely has good insight. If something seems off, she'll check in with you to double check where things need to go. I'd recommend Elizabeth to any of my friends and family. She was amazing! Thanks Elizabeth for making it a great one.

Details: 101 - 150 guests • Decorator • Guest accomodation coordination

Wedding Coordination

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FAQs

What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
My fee structure covers my services as a Wedding & Special Events Coordinator, in which I am hired a few months before my Client's special day. It is a flat rate and will vary based on a few factors: 1) Number of Guests 2) Location of venue(s) if your ceremony and reception will take place at one location or two separate locations. 3) The town/city where the celebrations will take place at. If my clients are needing to hire my as a Full Service Wedding & Special Events Planner, then my rate will be slightly more.
What types of customers have you worked with?
Most of my clients, specifically Bride's, are the DIY type Bride's. They have planned everything for their Wedding Day and are then needing a Coordinator, like myself, to come in and make sure everything is in order and to oversee the entire day's event. This is where I come in to assist my Bride and Groom and have them hand over the responsibility to me in making sure everything they planned on their wedding day is executed without any issues
What advice would you give a customer looking to hire a provider in your area of work?
There are many Wedding Coordinators to select from. You would need to meet and talk to several Coordinators and find the one that you feel comfortable with. A Coordinator that understands your needs and wants on your wedding day and is easy to communicate with and stay on the same page through out the final planning stages of coordinating your Wedding Day. In regards to fees and rates, there are Wedding Coordinators that offer a flat rate, such like myself, for the entire day and other Wedding Coordinators that offer a set rate/fee for 'x' amount of hours then charges an hourly rate if they go over the agreed number of hours they were hired for. Make sure you understand exactly what services will be provided for the price you are paying when hiring a Wedding Coordinator.