Somni Events

Michelle is the kind of planner who can take a jumbled Pinterest board and turn it into the glamorous wedding you actually pictured. Her work has been featured in Grace Ormonde Wedding Style, Inside Weddings, Magnolia Rouge, Style Me Pretty, Southern California Bride, and Ceremony Magazine, and she's a multi-year award winner with WeddingWire and The Knot.

She presents options at multiple price points without making you feel judged for asking, and she balances a strong point of view with room for yours. Her vendor network across LA and Orange County runs deep, and she tends to know the answer before you finish the question: the right bakery shortlist, a Mandarin-speaking emcee, where to find a traditional qipao. She communicates with parents in Mandarin and has handled the kind of multi-ceremony days that would intimidate most planners; one couple's wedding included a Chinese tea ceremony, Korean paebaek, and Western ceremony all in one day. Couples also call out her instincts for thoughtful day-of touches: setting aside hors d'oeuvres and signature cocktails for the couple, carving out time for them to actually eat, and holding the bride's train when the photographer needs it. Best for couples who want a design-forward planner who sweats the details so they don't have to.