Arenlace Events - San Diego Wedding Planner & Coordinator

Fantastic experience: I worked along side Michelle at a beautiful Arizona wedding and she did an amazing job from start to finish! She was on top of everything the whole day making it go smoothly and had everything perfect from flowers to special moments! Couldn’t recommend arenlace events enough

Fantastic experience: My husband and I hired Michelle and her team for our wedding which was this past week and wow - what a joy it has been to work with her! From the moment we hired her to the last second of our wedding day, Michelle was there for us to help curate a beautiful experience. She was always quick to respond to our endless questions and she always had really great input when Omar and I had no idea what we were doing. She truly helped us create a magical day - one we will remember forever!! We are so pleased with everything. Thank you Michelle for all of your hard work, we are endlessly grateful for the Arenlace team ❤️

Fantastic experience: Couldn’t recommend Arenlace more, 10/10! The portal made everything so organized and easy to keep in one place, and Michelle and her team’s communication with vendors made the entire planning process so much smoother. I truly could not have planned the wedding without them. The price was also beyond reasonable for what you get. Michelle herself is incredible. Her communication style is calm, kind, and supportive, yet direct when needed. At our rehearsal, when things got a little chaotic with kids running around and family chatting, she quickly got everyone back on track and kept the process moving. She also helped keep things calm between my mother and myself (main planners) due to her organization when emotions were high. On the wedding day, she went above and beyond, bringing me drinks and a mint, reminding me to pause and soak it all in, and giving me a much-needed confidence boost. She truly felt like a wedding-day BFF. :) She also made my wedding décor ideas come to life/ exceeded my expectations. I could not be happier with how things were set up and I did not have to think about it at all during hair and makeup! I also want to give a special shoutout to her assistant, Maddi. She brought such fun, positive energy, helped calm my nerves, and gave me the perfect mid-wedding pump-up. I am so grateful for Michelle and her team and would highly, highly recommend them to any couple or mother daughter duo planning a wedding!

Fantastic experience: Michelle & her team are not only extremely talented, they are so easy to work with! They are so organized, professional & kind, you won’t have to worry about anything! Highly recommend Arenlace

Fantastic experience: Michelle and her team are absolutely fantastic. As a vendor, it was seamless and wonderful to work with them and I am looking forward to working with her again soon! Attention to detail, communication, friendliness and positivity were all top notch and so appreciated!!

Negative experience: If I could give zero stars, I would. Hiring Arenlace — and specifically working with Michelle — was genuinely the worst experience of my life. Michelle wasn’t just a terrible planner — she was by far the most unprofessional, incompetent, inconsiderate individual I’ve ever had the misfortune of working with - outright rude, snide, dismissive, and cruel to us, our families and guests. She failed at the most basic responsibilities. Despite being paid for full-service planning, I ended planning most of the wedding myself. On wedding day, I found myself repeatedly asking her to fix things , instead of enjoying the day I spent over a year planning. I never imagined I’d have to write a review like this, but I feel a responsibility to protect other brides from Arenlace Events. If you are reading this while planning your wedding, please — I am begging you — keep looking. Michelle was hands down the rudest, most dishonest, and emotionally negligent person I've ever encountered. Here are just a few of the many horrific failures: I was left to clean up my own ceremony. Over 1,000 petals that should’ve been handled by her team were left scattered. This was HER job, and she just walked away. The seating chart fell ON ME. Literally, the bride. It was taped to an easel, clearly put together very last minute, and kept falling. She didn’t secure it properly, didn’t apologize for it falling on me. The flowers were nothing like what we paid for. Our flower quote was over $8,000 and what arrived was sparse, cheap-looking, and incomplete. Promised 24 grand aisle arrangements? Got 6 or 7 weak ones. The candles were wrong — she swapped the real ones we paid for with fake LED candles, never told us, and kept the money. She failed to communicate with vendors, sending the timeline 3 days before; vendors were calling me the morning of the wedding asking for the venue address. She told guests the wedding cake was pistachio — it was key lime. This misinformation was dangerous. Multiple guests didn’t eat the cake due to nut allergies. That could have been a medical emergency — all because she didn’t care enough to get the facts right. This happened repeatedly throughout the night, she gave false information to many guests. Michelle constantly denied her own mistakes even when we had receipts, emails, and photos. She gaslit us, argued, and twisted facts instead of taking ownership. For example: We paid extra for a specific tent style, confirmed with her multiple times. She changed the order without telling us and then insisted we never discussed it. Only after I dug up the original invoice did she realize this — but still wouldn't admit to her mistake & offered no apology. She forgot to forward us a $9,000 invoice until literally the day before it was due. She repeatedly failed to forward critical information in a timely manner, only sending it when I asked for it. We had a $300 cigar bar setup — cigars, cutters, matches, custom boxes — all discussed in detail to be set up for the after-party. Instead, everything was gone. Guests said they never saw it. We never saw them. Nothing was ever found. When asked about timing, events, or the layout — she shrugged. When we asked for help, she scoffed. To make matters worse, she lied about how many weddings she takes simultaneously. She promised ours was her only focus. In reality, she posted on social media doing a wedding every single day of the week — including 2 weddings on our wedding day. There were so many other things that went wrong... After the event, rather than apologize or try to right any wrongs, Michelle began harassing me at my workplace. She sent accusatory emails, tried to rewrite history, and offered zero accountability for any of her actions. She acted like the victim — while I was still mourning my grandfather, cleaning up her mess, and trying to salvage memories of my wedding. If you value peace of mind, professionalism, and respect — run the other way. I wouldn’t wish this experience on my worst enemy. Please — protect your day, your heart, and your family. Look elsewhere.

Fantastic experience: It was so great working with Arenlace Events! They were so professional, so friendly and easy to work. The wedding turned out beautiful and classy:) I would definitely work with them again and will refer friends, family and clients to them!

Fantastic experience: Working with Michelle was such an incredible experience! Her attention to detail, creativity, and passion for bringing a vision to life made the entire process seamless and so much fun. She is not only professional but also so kind and easy to work with. I’m beyond grateful to have been part of the shoot and to collaborate with someone who truly cares about creating something special. I can’t recommend her enough!

Fantastic experience: The team at Arenlace Events was a dream come true! 10 stars! We set a plan to not stress during the wedding planning process and Michelle and her team made that possible! They were there for multiple calls, planning parties, and all the random questions we had over email and text. They designed and printed signs, gave advice for themes and colors, and reached out to other vendors. We never had to worry about a thing, especially during the big day. Anytime we we didn't know where to be or what to do, they were there to guide us. Thank you, Michelle and team! ❤️

Fantastic experience: Where to begin! Michelle and her staff were incredible from the beginning of the planning process until the day of the wedding. Me and my now husband tell everyone how we wouldn’t have known where to start if it weren’t for the guidance and help Michelle offered us through everything. Not to mention how affordable she is compared to other wedding planners! A true gem! She has countless packages that can satisfy the needs of any bride or soon to be married couple. We chose the partial planning package which was perfect for us and what we were looking for. When our dessert vendor shut down three weeks before the wedding Michelle immediately took action and helped us find a new vendor that fit what we were wanting! We’re forever grateful for how seamless everything turned out. We cannot recommend Arenlace enough! Thank you for making the dreams we had of our special day come true Michelle! We couldn’t have done it without you! - Clarissa & Peter

Fantastic experience: Michelle from Arenlace Events is absolutely incredible! Planning a wedding in just two and a half months seemed daunting, but Michelle made it feel effortless. Her organization, attention to detail, and calm demeanor kept everything on track, and her creativity brought our vision to life. She handled every challenge with grace and made our wedding day flawless. If you want a coordinator who truly cares and goes above and beyond, Michelle is the one. We’re so grateful for her and Arenlace Events—highly recommend!

Fantastic experience: Michelle was a dream to work with! Not only does Arenlace offer multiple packages; the prices are very reasonable! We looked forward to every meeting and felt very content and fulfilled after every session. Wedding day quite literally wouldn’t have been as smooth and easy going if it wasn’t for this team; they went above and beyond to make our dreams come true. From setup, to tear down and every moment in between, they were our saving grace. We couldn’t recommend them enough!!!

Negative experience: Michele, We need to express our deep disappointment regarding our experience. What was meant to be a beautiful day turned into a nightmare. We felt undervalued as clients, especially since you had three weddings that week. You rushed our rehearsal just days before our wedding, and many details went undocumented. It is incredibly disappointing that you didn’t have the courtesy to call us and apologize for the issues we encountered. Your last email was filled with excuses and inaccuracies, only adding to our frustration. As a reminder, our verbal agreement was to communicate primarily via texts, not emails. If it was an issue, you should have redirected us to email from the beginning. Please acknowledge our agreement; actions speak louder than words. Also, my father-in-law passed away shortly before our wedding. He had been in the hospital for weeks and then in rehab for nearly three months. We signed the contract six months before our wedding, and during that time, my husband, being his only son, was his sole caregiver. This experience was incredibly challenging, and we expected more understanding from you. On the wedding day, several issues significantly affected our experience: After the ceremony, we spent 20 minutes fixing the messed-up name cards. You claimed you never received our updates about table setup, yet we later found the final texts we sent. Your last-minute changes to the seating chart prevented us from enjoying the cocktail hour and capturing important photos. The entrance of my husband and daughters was not announced, disrupting the ceremony’s flow. The wrong music played during our youngest daughter’s moment, which should have been managed better. Our second dance was also not announced; my husband had to ask the DJ to start over and raise the volume. You never contacted SD Flowers about their arrival time, despite having their contact information. This lack of follow-up had a significant impact on the setup. The handling of candles and name tags did not reflect our planning efforts. As a wedding photographer for ten years, I have seen many weddings, and the lack of consideration in this case was astonishing. It was disheartening to hear that you arrived late, despite us notifying you that the flowers had been delivered hours earlier. We paid SD Flowers extra to arrange the flowers at the tables, but due to your lack of professionalism, they arrived too early and left. Our daughters never received the bouquets we ordered, which cost us money, and we didn’t get any photos of them with the flowers. Regarding the invitations, despite your approval, I had to redo part of them, which delayed sending them to guests and incurred extra costs. You attempted to blame us, but we had the information to show you were mistaken. We are against the recommendation to tip all vendors, including you. My husband mishandled the tip intended for you due to your misleading information. We prefer to donate the amount you refuse to return to charity. Your two assistants were lovely but lacked the training needed to handle important details. I would have preferred someone more experienced. Given our experience, we will leave a review regarding the poor coordination services, as we believe future brides should be aware of these issues. Sincerely

Fantastic experience: Michelle & her team have been such a blessing! They saved the day when a month before my wedding my original coordinator fell through. They made me feel so taken care of and put my mind at ease that my vision would come to life! They handled any and all hiccups so well and even packed all of our belongings in our car They go above and beyond I couldn’t recommend them enough!!

Fantastic experience: From our first meeting with Michelle, I instantly felt at ease. Any questions I had throughout the months leading up to the wedding were all answered in a timely matter. For the day of the rehearsal day, was a very straightforward process with very happy emotions. For the day of the event, it was super exciting and relieving that we had the wedding coordinator take on the entire layout and be in charge of everything. I kept telling my mom, who loves to make sure everything is going smoothly that it was okay to relax and take this time to enjoy it as Michelle’s team took care of everything. They honestly were such an amazing team and constant communication. I couldn’t have done this without them! They are the best!

Fantastic experience: We could not be happier with the masterpiece Arenlace pulled off for us. Lauren was our coordinator and handled our off-the-beaten-path wedding reception with ease. We were able to just completely enjoy the day knowing we could trust her with everything. We are are so so grateful for her!

Fantastic experience: Where to even begin! Michelle is simply the best. She’s beyond amazing to work with, so down to earth, so hard working, and SO creative! Any bride or vendor who crosses paths with her is lucky!

Fantastic experience: Michelle and her team at Arenlace were a DREAM to work with. They were such a huge help not only on the day of our wedding but leading up to it. Michelle helped me stay organized and eased my anxiety with the planning process. I could not have asked for a better team to work with on our special day. Thank you Michelle and team!!

Fantastic experience: I hired the Arenlace team to coordinate my wedding and I was seriously blown away with the attention to detail and support provided . They went above and beyond! Lauren knocked it off the park as the wedding coordinator on the day before and day of the wedding. She was very professional, informed, and just amazing!!!! The wedding assistant was also such a great support . They really made my day perfect and brought my dream wedding to life . Even after the wedding they continued to send me info on how to change my name and more. They really know what they are doing. I will definitely choose them again. They really are a great team✨ so happy I came across Arenlace. Thank you

Fantastic experience: Okay honestly where do I even begin. I stumbled upon Arenlace, and from the get go, more than a year before our wedding, Michelle was ON IT. Her communication, enthusiasm, professionalism, knowledge of the wedding industry, and kindness were beyond appreciated. We met via zoom and phone calls and she always met my many ideas and questions with such great advice and really put me at ease during this entire process. She took the time to really understand my vision during our Pinterest planning meetings, and offered some ideas of her own. Her communication is excellent, and I so appreciated it when I felt like my whole world was spinning in the last few weeks. From communicating with the venue, to coordinating with vendors and helping to collect and last minute insurance documents as needed. Rehearsal: she beautifully and gracefully managed my very large, chaotic, loud family and bridal party and clarified all of our questions. Everything was done efficiently and made us feel at ease before the big day. Wedding day: from start to finish it was perfection. She arrived and set up the cocktail hour, reception and ceremony area and it was incredible. She took the time to ask me exactly where I wanted each and every thing, and that was so important to me. Right before the ceremony she came to get me in her car and had the most calming presence and made me feel at ease, offered me water, snacks, air conditioning, sent my maid of honor in to check on me, and just made it all happen without a flaw. Even when there was a minor last minute change she took it and handled it without any issues and kept me calm. Throughout the entirety of the reception she was there, helping everything flow as according to the timeline we created together and ENSURING my husband and I were well fed and always had our drink in hand. I feel like we became friends throughout the process, because not to mention she’s also an amazing sweet person. If I could do it all over again I wouldn’t change one thing. Thank you so much! Book Arenlace to coordinate your wedding! You won’t regret it.

Fantastic experience: We had the pleasure of working with Michelle and our wedding clients several times. She’s very good at what she does and is super detailed when it comes to logistics. We highly recommended Michelle and her team

Fantastic experience: Michelle is THE BEST WEDDING PARTNER you can ever ask for!!!!! PLEASE READ!!! Michelle has been working with me since day one. She made me planning so easy & her personality and attitude is ABSOLUTELY AWESOME! Michelle unfortunately didn't get to have her team with her at my wedding yesterday, my wedding that literally took ALL DAY & I had EXTENDED an EXTRA HOUR! After very short notice she showed up earlier, worked harder and all alone setting up our ceremony decor & reception decor. Along with dealing with our crazy, and I do mean PYSCHO CRAZY families, working and communicating with our vendors & the staff at our location. Her attitude the whole day was soooo positive and upbeat & exciting and soooo welcoming. I'm still getting calls and compliments from family and friends telling me the wedding was amazing and so is your planner!! I cannot recommend anyone greater or more amazing than Michelle & the Arenlace team! So professional, but fun. So punctual, but flexible. She is so very passionate about her role as your wedding best friend & she does everything she possibly can to make you happy. She brought Kristian and I water and food when we needed it and asked. She made us so comfortable and feel at ease with wedding planning. Again, YOU NEED TO HAVE MICHELLE & the ARENLACE team as your wedding planning BFF! PICTURES to follow soon with the same amazing review!

Positive experience: We met Michelle/Arenlace Events at a bridal bazaar and received emails regarding her online wedding planning educational workshops. I was curious and attended several of them and thought they were very helpful in helping me plan my wedding. She had great resources and connections to other vendors that were beneficial to me. She hosted bridal events that I attended, which were great as well. I thought I saw a glimpse into how she runs events and was very hopeful she could execute my wedding day the same way. Unfortunately, I did not feel she did sufficiently. Our wedding was scheduled from 4–10 PM. My contract was for 10 hours of day-of coordination. They scheduled themselves to arrive at 2 PM for setting up, and I voiced my concerns that 2 hours was insufficient to set up for a 4 PM wedding. Michelle insisted that it was sufficient; even though she previously mentioned, they scrambled to finish setting up weddings in the past. She stated they needed the extra time after the event to clean up. That is fair; however, at 4 PM, Michelle was still setting decorations up in the reception area at the scheduled ceremony start time. So two hours of setup time wasn't enough, but she ended up leaving before a total of 10 hours. A full 10 hours would have ended at midnight, and we needed to be out of the venue by 11 PM, so refusing to start earlier never made sense, and I strongly feel this affected the quality of setup before the wedding. Michelle was challenging to find throughout the event, so guests and vendors approached me for direction. It was raining, so another vendor suggested delaying the ceremony when nothing was moving along. We had to seek her out with that idea, and that is when she approached me. In addition, she, the day-of coordinator, did not direct guests anywhere. It was about 4:10 PM when they finally got things going. I like that she approached me when issues arose, but it felt like I was coordinating and correcting more than I should have been. Michelle also seemed to have a sour attitude the night of the wedding, a stark difference from our previous interactions. She is usually pleasant to talk to. Arenlace said they did their job as people had left the venue, so they packed everything up in the totes we brought and left shortly after. A couple of days after the wedding, we found our flameless candles were still turned on in the totes and noticed missing items. Overall, it appeared that things were packed up in a rushed and disorganized fashion, probably because they had a long drive ahead of them. My husband and I were tired, so we trusted their word and were happy everything had been wrapped up earlier than expected. Regardless of all that chaos going on in the background, our guests reported having a great experience which made made us feel relieved. I’d give her a 3/5 rating. I think she has value to bring to events and there may have been other things going on that day that we were unaware of. Edit: added response I appreciate your response. I never thought my wedding was a loss, I was focused on ensuring it would go smoothly despite the weather. Regarding the set up, I was mostly concerned that a few items were not where I wanted them to be and cake wasn’t out until dinner. 2 PM to 9:30 PM is 7.5 hours but the amount of hours worked wasn’t the issue, it was the quality of work. I agree there were several moving parts and I understand there had to be adjustments to the timeline, but with all due respect, I will give credit to those who actually made the suggestions to do so. I take responsibility for the impromptu speeches as they were added last minute by my mother without my consent. I suggested that speeches take place during dinner as to not interfere with the timeline that I made. I know you had to be flexible and communicate to the vendors, so I thank you for that. Lastly, thank you again for the advice and tools to plan my own wedding.

Fantastic experience: Michelle and Hanna were extremely reliable, professional, friendly, responsive and organized!! We hired them for day of coordinating and the entire rehearsal and wedding went seamlessly. They assisted with communication and payment plans for vendors as well as timeline of all events. If there were any stressors they hid it well as our wedding day was absolutely perfect. They helped set up and breakdown out decor and dessert table also!! We are forever grateful for their services and highly recommend for wedding planning!! Thank you for making our “Greenes come true”!

Fantastic experience: Working with Michelle was amazing! My photographer recommended her to me for my elopement day. I traveled from Nee Hampshire to San Diego with my husband to elope, and Michelle made sure that everything went perfectly and I didn’t have to worry about a single thing! She was so helpful in the months leading up to the big day, and was quick with all of her responses to my many questions. Thank you so much Michelle!

Fantastic experience: I had the opportunity to work with Michelle of Arenlace. She's professional, and is so much fun to work with. Having a coordinator is such a thankless job. She's amazing at what she does and can run your event with flawless ease. Her prices is such a great value! If I was getting married I would hire her in a heartbeat! <3

Fantastic experience: Michelle is a dream to work with! She is thorough and sweet and really knows what she's talking about. She handled all the details and executed them flawlessly! She's a brides wedding day BFF!!!

Fantastic experience: Michelle is amazing!! She is so easy to work with and will make your wedding dreams come true. She really puts a lot of time in and genuinely cares about her clients. 10/10 would recommend Arenlace events! She will make your day perfect. :)

Fantastic experience: Gosh, where do I even begin? Michelle was amazing throughout the whole process. We had a different wedding planner to begin with and she scammed us. Less than 5 months before our wedding I was searching for a new planner and I luckily found Michelle. She took over right away and picked up where our old planner left off. She went above and beyond for us. Our wedding day was way more than I expected it to be. It was so perfect and beautiful! Michelle and her assistant handled everything, so I was able to sit back and relax the whole day. We had the best day ever and it couldn’t have gone as smoothly as it did without Michelle. All of our guests loved the wedding and can’t stop talking about it. Thank you so much for everything! You are a life saver and a wedding god! ❤️

Fantastic experience: Michelle at Arenlace (and Hanna on the big day) were amazing! I hired Michelle a year before the pandemic and even through two wedding postponements this past year (and technically two weddings), she has been the most supportive and helpful resource through it all! She made my wedding the most stress-free and fun experience ever. I felt completely guided and taken care of and had the best wedding day ever and couldn’t have done it without her. Her professional fun personality and trustworthiness make me want to get married again just so I can plan another wedding with her. Thank you again Michelle! 100/10 recommend for all your planning needs!

Positive experience: Let me begin by saying Michelle absolutely saved our day and calmed our anxieties through all the ups and downs of planning and executing a wedding during the global pandemic. First, our caterer told us they could not perform as planned, Michelle was there to provide a resolution and find potential helpers to serve and complete the food preparation. Next, our venue who agreed to allow us to have our wedding on their property cancelled two months before our wedding date. Michelle was there for every phone call to plan and contact other options. She was willing to help orchestrate our ceremony and later be part of our reception if we decided to do it in two parts (Covid-style). Michelle was "in it" with us. She did ANOTHER walk through of the new property and discussed our timeline and details just 2 weeks before the wedding. THEN! Our officiant cancelled 3 days before the wedding because he caught covid, Michelle helped save the day by finding an officiant. Now... here is how we get from 5 stars to 4. Leading up to the day of we had discussed so many details and items that would be executed, and finally extra things that Michelle was going to do, such as set up our "honeymoon suite" with our requests. The day prior Michelle did our rehearsal, which unfortunately much of our wedding party was late; Michelle was nonetheless patient. Before her departure we asked if we needed to "set" anything up. She stated just have the decor in one centralized place and her and her assistant would handle the rest when they arrived at 12. The Day of Michelle arrived at 12 and due to the previous night miscommunication, Michelle needed our groomsmen to help move tables and chairs and set up certain elements. This frustrated the men because it could have been done before everyone had showered and were getting ready in the final hours. It seems that she believed our Airbnb host, who was not present on day of, was going to have tables set up. Me being a control freak couldn't help but peek out to see the set up, to my surprise things did not look as we had planned. The centerpieces were a different arrangement, the guest signing board was later found to be placed upside down, a photo of us for the guest table was missing. My mom went out to redirect but by reception time it still was not how we planned. Our cake was not placed out until right before we cut it so there are unfortunately no pictures of the cake with the cake topper. Finally based on a photos we shared w Michelle, she instructed we purchased additional loose roses for our ceremony to have fresh petals at our feet. The additional roses were used in a different manner but there were no fresh petals at our feet. As a bridal party we were running late which pushed our time line back where we almost ran out of time with our photographer/ videographer capturing dances and speeches. Although I understand this ultimately falls on us, we had no gauge of time and Michelle was aware of the front loaded timeline to ensure these vital parts were captured. At one point I asked Michelle's assistant "what's next on the timeline" to which she did not have a copy and had to check with Michelle. Luckily the photographer team brought this to our attention at which point we were able to redirect the events and were able to capture all that we hoped to. Lastly when we entered our honeymoon suite much later after Michelle left we did not grab water bottles because we anticipated it would be there as we had discussed. Unfortunately there were no waters in our hideaway. This is small detail but it was quite a walk from the hideaway honeymoon suite to the main building and it was VERY cold at night. Michelle was magnificent in saving our day but we felt we were over promised as to what would occur on our special day and had to be more involved than we planned. Michelle will ensure your wedding is beautiful but make sure you and her are completely on the same page. All in all it was a beautiful wedding and Michelle greatly contributed to getting us there.

Fantastic experience: I cannot recommend Michelle highly enough! I had recently returned from a deployment, and did not have time to plan out an elaborate proposal from scratch. Michelle stepped in and created a wonderful atmosphere and private setting, overlooking a flawless sunlight beach right at sunset, in the heart of San Diego’s busy coastline (did I mention the setting was almost completely devoid of other people), all with only a week’s advance notice. It was absolutely amazing, and so perfectly coordinated. Well done Michelle!