Two Perfect Events - Palo Alto, California

Isa Tran

Two Perfect Events coordinated our October 2022 wedding. Leah and Leo were our main planners, and they saved our wedding so many times over.

I am a project manager by day and a Pinterest/Notion/Excel-obsessed life planner by night. When I reached out to TPE, I thought I only needed support for month-of coordination support. I assumed I could handle the bulk of planning myself, but I was sooo wrong. Not only did Leah and Leo improve upon our vision, but they also executed it far better than we ever could have alone.

Leah and Leo are the best kind of planners: responsive, not pushy, poised, and highly practical. Whenever I threw out outlandish ideas (and there were many), Leah would always calmly respond “anything is possible in events” and share options. They organized every detail of our wedding using a custom portal, which was more comprehensive than any wedding planning template I’ve found online. Even our caterer mentioned to us that Leah is one of the best planners she’s worked with.

While we were already happy with TPE for the first year of our partnership, the true extent of their capabilities became clear in the face of *disaster*. Unfortunately, our wedding venue canceled our booking just over a month before our wedding date. Leah and Leo mobilized immediately. They helped us contact 100+ venues and explored every contingency option. We had to re-plan the entire wedding from scratch, as so much of our planning leading up to that point was specific to the old venue. TPE essentially planned TWO weddings for us, and they minimized our panic every step of the way.

Apart from TPE’s qualifications as skilled event coordinators, they also felt aligned with our values and taste. Our wedding was always going to be a cultural fusion event, and TPE is certainly an expert in that genre. We also loved their ability to execute unique yet unpretentious experiences. I’m pretty picky with design, but they always sent us personalized recommendations for decor and vendors who fit our style perfectly.

For the wedding day itself, we didn't need to worry about any vendor-related decisions. There were literally thousands of details that Leah and Leo kept track of—e.g. coordinating delivery times, setting up every station for catering and decor, etc. Everything could have fallen apart without their support. We wish for every wedding to have planners as helpful as Leah and Leo!

Cynthia Kim

Leah and the rest of the TPE team were our LIFESAVERS for our August wedding! Even despite the influx of 2022 weddings, Leah never failed to make us feel special throughout the entire process, in addition to taking care of every. single. little. detail. leading up to the wedding day. She truly felt like our friend and was so personable, yet extremely professional.

The documents, checklists, spreadsheets that they had provided all in our custom wedding portal were all so helpful and we depended on them like no others. The logistics of planning a wedding is never fun, however Leah took care of pretty much everything for us, from helping select our dream venue, communicating and sourcing the rest of our vendors, reviewing contracts, and finding the little "gotchas" that we would have thought of on our own. We were also wowed by our custom design proposal - Leah had prepared an entire design deck that helped us form our vision and allow for it to come to life. My husband and I had pieces of aspects we wanted for our wedding, but didn't exactly know how to bring all of them together into a cohesive design theme or vision, and that is when Leah came in and brought it all together for us into a perfect design vision deck. We loved it! A couple months before the wedding, when things really started getting crazy, that is when we truly felt taken care of by Leah and team. Leo came onboard to help source our remaining vendors, and Yoko also stepped in to design our seating chart for us. Leah was always readily available, provided guidance and suggestions without ever being pushy once (which was something we both appreciated and were so impressed by!), and truly acted as the third leg of our stool. During the wedding day, we couldn't have imagined a better team of day-of coordinators than Leah, Leo, and McKenna. Even our wedding party and family members commented on how well-organized they were. Not only that, but they also treated our loved ones and our VIPs so well and that really was the cherry on top for us! The entire wedding went smoothly as can be, and for the aspects that didn't go exactly as planned that were out of our control (aka windy weather) Leah was honest about what went wrong and how they decided to handle it instead, which we really appreciated. Thank you Leah and the TPE team once again for being a huge part of our special day, and for everything you've done for us behind the scenes! We feel so lucky and grateful that we found them, and having TPE be our wedding planner was definitely one of the best decisions we made for our wedding.

Teri Bocko

I got to work the Yoko and Natalie this fall and was so impressed by the organization and careful planning of the wedding day for our couple. The communication was always clear and appropriate, mapping out all parts of the day and setting expectations for every vendor. On the wedding day the team was always around, looking for ways they could support me as the photographer but also the guests and the couple. Everything about the day felt easy and it was because of the great planning from Two Perfect Events, really a class-act all around! I can't recommend them enough.

Julia Min

Leah helped plan our wedding in September 2021 in the Bay Area. Super professional, responsive, and knowledgeable about the wedding planning process and industry. She was patient and empathetic during the initial consultation call and offered many ideas and inspiration to us as we figured out our wedding style and vision. During the day of the wedding, Leah and Sam were both amazing!! Everything was so smooth and under control - they checked in with us often and also made sure all the vendors had what they needed and all the guests were where they should be. I’m sure it wasn’t easy and there were probably many last minute issues they had to handle but nothing ever came to us as they were able to manage everything gracefully. Thank you Leah and Sam for helping us with our wedding! Would highly recommend Leah and her team!

Justine Oh

Wow… my husband and I couldn’t have asked for a more perfect wedding day. We worked with a power team consisting of Yoko, Natalie, and Leah, all three of whom were instrumental in making this day happen. Especially Yoko, our lead planner, who was the absolute GOAT! She is extremely friendly, personable, professional, detail-oriented, calm, and patient... possibly all the qualities you want in a wedding planner, especially coming from someone who prefers taking the reins on every little thing (lol)! We deeply appreciate Yoko’s hard work leading up to and on the day of. She kept us informed about everything and answered the myriad of questions we had every step of the way, always doing her best to honor our vision, offering alternative solutions when we needed it, ensuring we took care of what we needed to do, as well as making sure we were also well-taken care of! When I initially told Yoko at the start of our planning process that we wanted to have a primarily all-female team of vendors, she was so excited by the idea and did an excellent job searching for vendors. The multiple compliments we received on the venue, photography, florals, cake, as well as Yoko’s amazing and talented work on the wedding signage perfectly showcasing the golf elements of our wedding in the most beautiful and elegant way possible made us feel like every effort was absolutely worth it 🙂 We were thrilled with her efforts to honor this request amongst many others, and are proud to have supported TPE as another fellow AAPI-woman-owned business. We are lucky to have worked with someone like Yoko, and to have a newfound friendship blossom during the process 🙂 Thank you again Yoko and the TPE team for making our day so incredibly special and memorable!!

Andy Huo

I want to preface this review by saying that Leah is a long time great friend of mine – but if you could believe it, I am writing this review from a strictly non-biased standpoint as I would for all our other vendors!

Long-story-short: I could not recommend Leah and her team more. It will be 10/10 every time anybody asks me. Everything on our wedding day went as smooth as butter and the aesthetics and pacing both exceeded our expectation; we could not be any happier with what Leah and her team was able to achieve on/for our wedding day!

As two working professionals who did not quite have the luxury time and budget for extensive “wedding shopping”, my wife and I recognized that we needed help from a wedding planner. I (the groom) have always known Leah as a trusting and organized individual and immediately decided to reach out to her for help. Once we had her on-board as our wedding planner, boy, did it save us a bunch of time and headaches. Leah was able to provide us with a “X-DAY UNTIL YOUR BIG DAY” checklist and recommended us all types of local trusted vendors; we were able to just go down her list of recommendations and found the vendors within our budget/preference. This ranged from the food vendor, photographer, hairdresser, to our floral choices. Additionally, Leah was able to communicate with these vendors on our behalf on the day of the wedding where my wife nor I (nor our wedding party!) had to worry about a single thing besides enjoying ourselves!

On the wedding day, Leah and her team effortlessly transformed our wedding venue (Sanborn County Park) from a county picnic area to a rustic and warming wedding ground. As the groom who saw the transformation before and after with a gap of two hours tops, it was jaw dropping. I could not believe the work Leah and her team had done the moment I walked into the wedding venue as the groom.
I won’t have to repeat all the praises that other reviewers have said on this platform (they are all true) – But if there is one take away you could get from my review, I want to say just that, as a groom, your wedding day is extremely nerve wrecking leading up to your big “say yes” moment, and once that is over it could still be stressful from making sure all your family and friends are having a great time. On top of the joy of having just gotten married to the love of your life, it really is a mix bag of emotions and the most helpful thing really is having a responsible and thoughtful individual(s) who could take care of everything for you – and Leah and her Two Perfect Events team did just that. It was the smallest things they did that comforted us – they made sure our table settings were done marvelously, they made sure my wife’s wedding dresses was stretched perfectly when walking down the aisle, they made sure the boutonniere on my groomsmen were angled nicely and etc. Just knowing that there is a more-than-capable team watching out for you truly allowed my wife and I to enjoy our big day. Among our family and friends, I have only heard praise and enjoyment of our wedding and I attribute that to the help of Leah and TPE.

Liz Cho

Working with Two Perfect Events, and specifically with Leah and Yoko, was the best decision we made for our wedding. We live in the Bay Area but had decided to have our wedding in Washington state. We knew this was going to be an additional challenge planning an out of state wedding so having an event planner was without question. Leah supported with all of our planning at the start and then transitioned it over to Yoko in the last couple of months leading up to the wedding as Yoko would be our day of coordinator. I was a pretty hands-on bride often doing a lot of the research for vendors. Leah supported me in communicating with different vendors, asking all the right questions, and helping us to read the fine print of contracts. If it wasn't for Leah, we definitely would have missed some significant key details. When things transitioned over to Yoko leading up to the wedding, Yoko encouraged frequent and consistent communication to review every single detail down to every minute of the day. It really helped to ease my own worries and anxiety over how the day was going to go knowing that I was in really good hands. Every week that we met with Yoko, I felt the relief of all our questions, concerns, and worries being addressed, and knowing that she was on our side to bring our vision to life. Yoko helped to rally all of our vendors and made sure everyone was on the same page. On the day of the wedding, Yoko made sure that we, as the bride and the groom, were able to live in the moment and enjoy our day. Yoko was the best day of coordinator who expertly ensured everything was running smoothly, and guided all of our vendors. We felt so taken care of by Yoko and our vendors, and the day was as magical as could be. Everything was even better than we imagined and we couldn't be more thankful to Two Perfect Events for playing the biggest role in making our wedding a dream come true. Thank you Leah and Yoko! I know that this wedding would be a lot more stressful and challenging if we did this on our own. We are forever grateful!

Lisa Porter

I just completed a wedding with Yoko from Two Perfect Events. Yoko was amazing to work with and every step of the way she was on her game. I work at a venue and it can be a challenge to get a vendor team who is both professional and is there to WORK.

From the beginning, Yoko was on top of what the couple wanted but also needed. She made sure no detail was overlooked and then triple-checked again. Both she and her team worked diligently, professionally, and with a kindness that is not often seen in the event world.

Planning a wedding can be a huge undertaking and I watched as Yoko took charge and made sure nothing was forgotten. On the day everyone was on top of their game, and no one was rushing to go home. Another rarity in the event world.

I look forward to any event planned by Yoko because I know it will be extremely smooth and it will bring to life everything the couple has ben planning with effortless skill.
Thanks again for being an all-star, Yoko, you are welcome at the Los Altos History Museum any time!