Stacy McCain Event Planning

I contacted Stacy to plan my wife’s 40^th birthday. I heard back a week later had a long talk, in great detail. Stacy asked where I want to do the party and I said either my backyard (if it is large enough) or a hotel banquet hall. She said she will lookup through google maps how big my backyard is and asked me a couple hotels that I prefer, if the backyard was too small. On the call I was told that the minimum cost of the party will be $ 20k, which I said I am OK with as long as its not $ 100k (stating this only to make the point that I didn’t negotiate or was sticker shocked). I didn’t hear back for another week, then just got an email saying your backyard is too small and that we cannot help you and good luck. Really bizzare response. I didn’t reply back, but just wanted to share. This is my first Unilocal review as I felt the need to write this, as this particular profession is based on word of mouth more so that any other.

Working with Stacy is as fun and easy as it gets — which says a ton considering how stressful and time-​consuming that is planning a wedding. Stacy coordinated our wedding for 250 and it was more than anything I could have hoped for in an event — largely because of her vision, experience and poise to execute. Stacy and her team were professional, organized and very available. She made all of our guests feel comfortable because the event ran smoothly and she made those involved in the wedding feel comfortable because they knew where to be and when. My husband and I had a great time working with her and I so grateful we found her!

I wish I had a sixth star. Stacy and her team did a fantastic job. She’s a pleasure to work with has a great personality. She caught a major vendor mistake a week before the wedding (and thus it was an easy fix). Working with her helped us plan a better wedding and also helped us enjoy the day (and the week leading up to our wedding) infinitely more. Couldn’t recommend more highly!

I am so impressed by Stacy McCain Event Planning and I love having Allie as my wedding planner! She is the most organized and detailed person I have ever met, and I have no doubt that my wedding will be a great success. We have a lot of moving parts and DIY-​details, and she has given us great guidance from day 1 and has stayed on top of everything. It is such a relief to work with an organized planner whose opinions you trust. I highly recommend Stacy McCain Event Planning. Thank you Allie and Stacy!!!

Disappointing experience. Wedding was not too long ago, and it was well known that Stacy dropped the ball. She was a mess closer to the wedding date, and was a dud of a wedding planner on wedding day. She was totally disconnected on the brides needs. When you are billed these rates, you expect a high end service. Other members of brides family did most of the coordination and final touches. For example Stacy decided a Lincoln Town Car was suitable to drive the newly weds from their rustic chic wedding. We changed it to a classic Packard which was fitting for the event and wedding photos. On wedding day she was no where to be seen for bride. Do not recommend.

Stacy was my strong right hand through out my entire wedding planning process. She understood my vision for what I hoped the day would be and helped to ensure the right vendors were selected to deliver the dream. Stacy was calm, organized, and accessible every step of the way. She kept us on track so that no detail was left unfinished and was able to gracefully handle the input of a variety of personalities and family members. Her focus and dedication helped to ensure a wedding day that exceeded my expectations.
Our wedding day consisted of two major venues and a large, international guest list. Stacy and her entire team executed every detail on the big day with military-​like focus, elegant style and abundant class. My husband and I felt an incredible amount of peace and happiness on the day of our wedding. It was the very best day of our lives thus far. We could not have done it with out Stacy!

We knew we needed month-​of services for our Napa wedding, but since I’m one of the those organized, Type A, control freak types, we weren’t sure that there would be value in hiring a planner to do more than that. Since I work a lot, however, I really pushed my fiancé for it and so we started the search for someone that could meet my admittedly very high expectations.
Stacy was wonderful from our first meeting. She has a very calm, sweet demeanor which becomes increasingly critical as planning stress escalates through the months! She is incredibly organized, always responsive, and great at figuring out both logistical challenges and fun creative ideas. She really helped pull my vision together, set the wedding timeline, and managed more than a dozen different vendors. Even through potential crises (there are always a few), she was on top of all the details.
I have to admit that somehow I still wasn’t fully sold on the value… up until the wedding weekend. It was an amazing feeling to wake up on my wedding day 100% relaxed. I didn’t worry about whether vendors were arriving, things were getting set up… I just kept saying to everyone «Stacy is on it, I’m sure it’s all great!» That is really no small feat because, as mentioned, I am normally a control freak. Stacy was personally on site from 8am until 1am on the day of the wedding, along with her team of awesome assistants. She had the vendors — and some rowdy groomsmen — in line and ready for action. All of that is worth so much because I was able to fully enjoy the entire wedding day and know that our guests were also having a great experience.
Thank you, Stacy, for being such an integral part in our wonderful wedding day!

Event: Wedding Sept 6^th, 2014 at Stanford Memorial Church with Reception party at the Rosewood Sandhill and the Rehearsal Dinner at the Ritz Carlton Half Moon Bay
If you’re planning a wedding, Stacy McCain Event Planning should be your first step. This is a top of the line event planner and, thankfully for us, we hired them. Without Stacy and her team, our wedding celebration wouldn’t have been the same. When prop 8 was overturned, Rob and I decided to get married. Like it is for almost everyone, the planning process was overwhelming to us… and the prospect of putting on a high-​end same-​sex wedding, a grooms’ wedding, felt insurmountable. We had the wedding at Stanford Memorial Church, the reception at the Rosewood Sand Hill, and the rehearsal dinner at the Ritz Carlton Half Moon Bay. Our general vision was in place, but making it happen was daunting task which we didn’t’ know how to begin. Then, we were introduced to Stacy McCain, proprietor/​business owner of Stacy McCain Event Planning. This was a game changer for us. From the initial consultation, we felt a confidence and ease with Stacy. Her communication style is warm, yet professional. She is on point and knows how to read her clients. She is focused and goal oriented. Her attention to detail and her expertise provided a truly phenomenal client experience. We can’t give enough accolades to Stacy McCain and her Team for making our dream wedding a reality. From the initial consultation through the wedding planning process, to the execution on the Big Day, we felt like she was focused on our wedding as if we were her only clients. She kept our vision in mind and kept the process on track. Through her experience, we were connected to the most amazing and talented team of vendors. For any wedding, same-​sex or not, this is one savvy top-​notch event planner whose talent for her craft is unequivocally the best. Thank you Stacy. for making our wedding celebration an event of a lifetime.
Marc and Rob, San Francisco, CA

Stacy and her team and the real deal; an A-​List event team able to pull off the most unique, beautiful and creative looking weddings for their clients. The level of communication between her team and vendors is flawless, and her grace under pressure is notable.
When looking for a high integrity creative team of event professions for your next big day, Stacy and her team are truly highly recommended.
Bravo.

We feel extremely lucky and grateful to have had Stacy and Allie plan our wedding. They came highly recommended, and they more than lived up to their reputation.
Both Stacy and Allie have an extraordinary ability to be attentive to the needs of their clients, and their immense creative abilities that helped bring our vision into fruition were truly amazing. They have such a keen sense for attention to detail, are great listeners, and extremely patient. Not to mention, both are really sweet people and very easy to work with! We are so thankful for their help in making the wedding planning process as smooth and stress-​free as possible. They thought of all the things that go into a wedding that we never even thought of. We truly appreciate all the long hours and hard work Stacy and Allie put in behind the scenes especially working around certain limitations with some of our vendors. In addition, one of our vendors happened to be particularly difficult to deal with, but Stacy and Allie managed the situation with professionalism and resolve.
During our wedding day, Allie was on top of her game. She coordinated all our vendors, including everyone from the DJ, linen and furniture rentals, to the reception. Everything ran and transitioned smoothly and flawlessly, and our reception was breathtaking. It was truly a spectacular wedding and we couldn’t have asked for more. We will be eternally grateful for all the hard work Stacy and Allie put into making our dream wedding a reality! We highly highly recommend Stacy McCain Event Planning.
— Mariane & Ian

What a wonderful experience! As most brides can attest, wedding planning is hectic and overwhelming at times (to say the least!), but with Stacy McCain to guide you, rest assured you are in good hands. My husband and I hired Stacy for partial planning of our September 2012 wedding. She assisted with vendor selection and negotiations, event design, and scheduling as the wedding date neared. We would have been lost without her! As for the wedding day, we couldn’t have asked for a more professional, first-​rate service as she brought our wedding vision to life. A big thank you to Stacy for making our wedding dreams a true reality!

I do not have enough nice things to say about Stacy. She made our wedding day absolutely perfect! I spoke with many planners before hiring Stacy and none were as thorough and organized as she was. Her attention to detail was beyond impressive and her warm attitude put any nerves I had at ease. She went our of her way to make sure my husband and I had an amazing and stress free night. Even guest of mine told me how great she was. An example of her superb level of service was at the end of the night she overheard two of my guests talking about how they had missed the cake and as they were getting on the bus back to the hotel, Stacy found them and gave them to-​go boxes with a slice of cake. Stacy really goes above and beyond when she is hired for an event. I wholeheartedly recommend her!

Stacy McCain is, without doubt, in the right line of work. And my fiancé and I were the beneficiaries of this as she supported the planning and implementation of our spring wedding. Before we were engaged, i’d never given much thought to the complexity of wedding planning, nor was i a gal who’d done much daydreamin’ about the event. I’m a bit of a tomboy who likes cute shoes, so white dress and prince charming never really made the radar screen. But enter the love-​of-​my-​life and a wedding to plan, and you come to care that its constructed with thought and personal to you as a couple. And the wedding world is quite an arena to navigate– from vendors to timelines for tasks and day-​of, to considering your aesthetic as each piece is selected (this is a brain-​bender!), and creating contingency plans, like when it forecasted 40 mph winds on the day of our wedding and Stacy, with wonderful agility, reshaped the cocktail hour to keep guests from Wizard of Oz redux.
Its impossible to quantify the savings of time, worry, re-​inventing the wheel, & not selecting mediocore vendors/​concepts that working with Stacy allows you. AND she’s a delight. Organized, focused, available, wise. and sweet and fun too. There are seemingly no dumb questions to Stacy, which is incredible, because certainly i asked some verging on the dumb, and she never made me feel like they were. (Like i said, she’s wonderful and composed :).
I can’t see how anyone would ever regret having Stacy. She was so instrumental to creating the most amazing day for us and our guests. I know we were able to enjoy our day with far greater abandon that we might’ve been able to otherwise. She’s a gem and we’re very grateful to have stumbled upon her genius!

Tons of the guests at our wedding said that they’ve never see a bride and groom have so much fun at their own wedding and I think that’s due to the fact that Stacy is one of the best in the biz. Throughout the planning process Stacy was incredible, but she was even better day of.
As a groom it’s pretty nerve racking to be standing there waiting to walk down the aisle, but having Stacy there with a warm smile saying everything was all set was really calming. I never had to worry about a thing and that’s a huge relief on what can be an extremely stressful day. She kept us on time for everything and was also flexible with squeezing in extra time for photos cause she knew that was really important to us.
In the middle of the evening I realized that I had left two cases of beer in the trunk of my car back at the hotel. I had spent weeks hunting this down and Stacy knew it meant a lot to me so she had one of her assistants drive back to the hotel, talk the front desk into getting access to my car so she could bring the beer back to the wedding. Pure awesomeness.
We also had an unexpected medical emergency in the middle of the reception and Stacy handled it like the pro she is. The person actually ended up going to the hospital with some family and Stacy arranged for food to be sent over.
Before choosing Stacy we talked to a few other planners, but as soon as we sat down with Stacy things just clicked and we knew had found the right planner.

Stacy IS amazing! I have to say that because I do events, hiring Stacy intitially did not delight me. As soon as we met her at our tasting in San Francisco I knew I was wrong and that she would be an absolute delight to work with. Stacy is unflappable, extremely organized, professional and completely in control of everything! And always smiling… as was Wesley, her assistant. The day of my daughter’s wedding was the most relaxed I had been in 9 months of planning… and it is all because of Stacy. If I had it to do again, Stacy would have been on board from day one — not just the month of. Stacy adds endless joy to an event… you will love having her on your team!

Stacy is amazing! She helped us plan our 3-​day Colorado ranch wedding from beginning to end. She’s extremely detail oriented, she has no problem taking charge and getting what she needs from vendors, and she’s an absolute pleasure to work with. And of course her patience is endless and she’s quick on her feet, which will come in handy no matter the circumstances of our big day! I would recommend her to any type of couple, doing any type of wedding, no matter the location!

I asked the wedding venue I chose if they had any Event Planners to recommend, and Stacey was first on their list. After speaking with her just once, I told my fiancé’ that I didn’t need to speak with anyone else because she was «perfect.» And now that our wedding has come and gone, I can say without question that she was indeed perfect.
To back track a little bit… When I began, I wanted to find vendors that were not overly traditional, trite, or in any way «cheesy» — not always easy in the formulaic industry of wedded bliss. I’ve never been someone who dreamed of a fairytale princess wedding, I just wanted a very tasteful event that reflected who we were as a unique couple. Stacey definitely helped us achieve that. She has impeccable taste, and more importantly the knack for understanding who you are, what you want, and how to get there. She’s extremely organized, busy yet calm, diplomatic… and totally delightful. (Truly, everyone who met her during our wedding weekend fell in love.)
I had many ideas for what I wanted, but living in Los Angeles, it was going to be a leap of faith to coordinate with the vendors in northern California. Stacey, though, paired us up with the perfect people every time. (And if you’re having an event outside the SF/​Napa area, you can still use her: she’s got her eye on everything fabulous in other cities as well).
As a Producer & Director, I’m used to running the show. But having gotten to know Stacey, by the day of my wedding, I didn’t worry for one second about vendors, timing, or a hundred possible mishaps. I just wasn’t concerned because I had complete faith in her. It felt great to sit back, enjoy our guests, and take in the experience. If you have Stacey at the helm, you’ll feel the same way.
I’ve never met someone so well suited for their job — truly. Stacey has every single quality a person in this position needs. There are well known planners out there (trust me, I looked) who I can’t imagine would hold a candle to her when all is said and done. And on top of that, she genuinely wants your wedding to be as wonderful as you do. I had to laugh when it was all over because, for someone who didn’t want a «fairytale» wedding, that’s exactly what I got. I used to snicker when people waxed that their wedding was the greatest day of their lives… and my husband and I would both now tell you with a straight face that’s exactly what our wedding was. It was magic and I’m so glad Stacey was at the wheel.
In summation, I love Stacey. I might give her a kidney if she asked.

My fiancé (now husband) and I had the pleasure of Stacy as our day of coordinator for both our rehearsal dinner and our wedding, and I can honestly say that hiring Stacy was hands down the best decision I made in regards to my wedding planning.
Stacy is approachable, understanding, unflappable, creative and completely on top of it… absolutely everything you could possibly want in someone assisting with one of the most important days of your lives. Not only was she an amazing asset in my preparations (from helping me decide and coordinate rentals and logistics for 3 locations, to wrangling a motley crew of vendors who were new to the site, to offering me low-​cost solutions and advice when my budget wore thin) but she absolutely made magic happen on the day of, bringing my vision to life more beautifully than I could have imagined, and gracefully smoothing out the bumps in the road, so that I had nothing to worry about but enjoying my time.
Stacy is a class act and an amazing talent… and worth every penny! I was so glad to have her on my team and in my court for my entire wedding weekend. Knowing she was there and handing everything for me made all the difference to my sanity and my enjoyment – and made for two amazingly beautiful and special events. I absolutely recommend her!

I used Stacy as my day of coordinator and she was amazing! She came in about 2 – 3 months before my wedding and helped me immensely.
No matter how organized you are, on the day of your wedding you definitely need someone who can take control and worry about all the details.
Stacy was thorough, organized and always had a smile on her face. She was a wonderful asset.

There is nobody better to work with in the business (period).
I’ve worked with Stacy on many events since 2007 and feel so privileged to know her and work with her on a regular basis.
She is the epitome of professionalism, grace under pressure, exudes effortless class & style and is simply put one of the nicest girls I’ve had the pleasure to know.
It’s rare to find a levelheaded, down-​to-​earth planner (in my humble opinion) who is just as sweet as she is talented.
Working with her is a dream! She is incredibly detailed, thorough, organized, efficient… seriously the list could go on forever.
Let’s just say that this ‘Type A’ event producer has high standards and Stacy McCain is one very few people that I would want standing by my side, working with me, day in and day out.
She is very reasonable in terms of pricing. The value added by her stellar services is worth it’s weight in gold.
In case you can’t tell… I’m a fan. 5-​stars all the way.
And as Viola S. stated — 6-​stars if Unilocal would let me.
If you want any further information on my experiences working with her, feel free to message me. :)