Anais Event Planning & Design

I was very excited to reach out to them for my wedding needs! I have been in touch with them since last year! Until this year I finally gather all the details that Amrit told me I would need and emailed her with them, however I never received a response! So finally a month later I reached out to her on IG so she provided me with a different email to reach her at and she apologized for the situation and stated she never received my email! We kindly set up a phone appointment to go over what all I needed! Needless to say Amrit didn’t call on time, so I text her and asked if she was still going to call since I was waiting. She calls and says she was on the phone with a client! so I go on and tell her what I want and she simply said they don’t just do DECORATIONS! She stated they do the whole event planning pretty much like a wedding planner! Don’t get me wrong they have really nice stuff, however if you want them just for decoration needs don’t waste your time in reaching out to them!

Amrit/​Anais Events did the month of planning and décor for three of my four wedding events at the Fairmont San Francisco last year.
By the time I started searching for wedding planners, my husband and I, and our families, had all decided on a venue, and narrowed down many vendors like our caterer, and basically decided on a budget. If not for these details, I would have booked Amrit for full coordination rather than just month of. I interviewed many other prominent planners in Northern California before deciding to go with Anais Events. Amrit stuck out to me because while other planners talked up all the decorations they could do for me and ways to transform the space at the Fairmont, Amrit complimented our choice of a venue and asked what my ideas for the events were, and then used my answers to discuss how we could enhance the natural beauty of the Fairmont (if you have ever visited this hotel, you know the space does not need to be «transformed»). Her humility, attention to detail, and respect for the money we were spending really resounded with me, which is ultimately why I chose her.
One thing I learned during wedding planning is that all vendors work on a priority basis. If your wedding is a month or less, you will hear immediately from most vendors. If your wedding is still a few months out, your vendor may take time in getting back to you. This is true of Anais Events, but Amrit was great about letting me know timelines for responses. When my family or I had questions, we would compile everything into one email and Amrit would give me a timeline (a day, a week etc, never longer than a week) in which she would get back to us. Her ease of communication and straight-​forwardness made the planning process much easier.
Amrit was very honest in her thoughts about what was worth spending money on and what wasn’t. This is so important as Indian weddings in particular can get pricey quickly, and she kept everyone’s heads in perspective about what was really important to us and our guests. Prior to booking her, my husband and I filled out a questionnaire on ourselves and our ideas for our events. Amrit really utilized this information, as well as photos of my outfits and my décor inspiration photos to create spaces that were stunning and unique to my husband and I. My absolute favorite thing about working with Amrit is she really cared about my opinion. Planners I had worked with on previous events usually went with their own ideas rather than asking for my opinion, but Amrit gave several options to me and our families, and welcomed feedback. Her process is iterative and as long as you are honest with her, the result is amazing. I stalked many decorators/​Indian wedding sites as my time as an engaged person and I noticed Amrit’s concepts are very unique and her standard is much higher than other event designers. I will be forever grateful to her for designing my dream round mandap (complete with chandelier) for me.
During the actual events, Amrit really went above and beyond what I had expected. Her planning timelines are SO accurate. My biggest fear about our wedding was that things would run late (like a typical Indian wedding) but with Amrit’s detailed timeline, everything went exactly according to schedule. My husband and I and our families never once felt rushed. The transition from performances to dinner at our sangeet, and cocktails to speeches to dinner to dancing at our reception was seamless because of Amrit and her crew. The year I got married, I attended 7 other weddings. I noticed many times the bride/​groom would be stressed out by things not going as expected but we never once felt that way, because Amrit handled everything with such professionalism. I can truly say I enjoyed every moment of my wedding because of her.

Sent an email on Wednesday and was excited to hear this response:
Hi Tania,
Let me try reaching you tomorrow prior to 9:30AM for a brief chat?
Please share the best number to reach you?
I emailed her back excited to chat with her the next day. Made sure that I was available and cleared up my schedule for the morning.
Did not hear anything the next day.
Thought maybe she would call on Friday.
Did not hear anything on Friday, Saturday or Sunday.
Emailed Sunday night to say haven’t heard back and if she should be free to chat tomorrow? Got back the following response:
No, not really but we’re out and about & without any internet
connectivity for a week.
Thank you for writing and I’m sorry we won’t be able to respond right away.
Your message is important so we’ll put at the top of our list when we
return on [one week later]
Warmly,
Amrit
I’d have to second Jasreet’s review. After several days not hearing anything, when prompted got back a strange response.
Out of all the wedding planners I spoke to (all in all, about 10), this was the most disorganized and inconsiderate of them all.

Where do I start! Amrit is the most humble, honest, talented, and professional event designer I have ever worked with! Before I even met my husband I knew that I wanted Amrit to design my wedding. I followed her work closely on her website and absolutely fell in love with her style and attention to detail. When I contacted Amrit for my wedding she gave me advice that I felt I should be paying for, but she did not hesitate because she was looking for my best interest. For example, I told her I wanted real china for my wedding day and she advised to opt for higher end disposables that were more coat efficient and more practical. She could have added china onto my quote, but she looked at what would be more beneficial for me.
Once I showed her the «look» I wanted for our wedding, she created design notes and came up with brilliant ideas! I was able to choose from 3 stage set-​ups she created, several center-​pieces, linens, colors, accents, etc. I fell in LoVE with the whimsical and romantic look and she re-​created her design in real life even better than in the picture she hand drew! She was consistent throughout all of her work and delivered seamlessly on the days of our wedding and pre-​events.
I would recommend Anais Events to anybody looking for a one of a kind event with perfection from the creation of the flowers to the placement of the littlest details. Thank you once again for being a part of my wedding! I seriously could not have chosen ANYONE better! Hugs!

Amrit designed my wedding and absolutely NAILED IT! She took care of stationary, flowers, labels at events, décor, linens, chairs, coordination… pretty much everything and it was all perfection! I remember walking into my reception and feeling absolutely awe struck… I couldn’t believe this beautiful, picturesque wedding was OURS!
We had a large wedding (300) and it was mostly persian in theme with some american elements. Amrit knew all about persian weddings which was so helpful and she has accommodated far larger weddings in the past. She exceeded every expectation and was completely organized and creative. Her work is absolutely stunning and she will make sure you get exactly what you want!
We had a limited budget and Amrit made sure we were comfortable with every cost on our invoice… she worked with us when certain things were outside what we were looking to spend.
Amrit took care of all the stress and coordinating. our families were under no stress and neither were we… we were totally free to soak up every moment of our day and leave the details to Amrit and staff.
Amrit is highly recommended for planning your big day!!!

As most brides, I had a very strict budget which Amrit was not only able to accommodate, but made my wedding beautiful! I have seen her do both very elaborate weddings and more simplistic ones like mine, but she does an amazing job on both and I have recommended her t everyone in our circle of friends that is getting married. She’s done all our weddings and I wouldn’t have it any other way!
Just ask to see her portfolio, you won’t find anyone like her!