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Our passionate team of wedding specialists are eager to transform your wedding vision from plans into reality. As a boutique company, each of our clients work directly with one planner or coordinator, but are afforded the benefits of the combined skillset of a collaborative team ensuring every detail is paid the utmost attention. We take the time to get to know our clients, shaping every planning and coordination experience to meet the individual needs of our clients. Whether you are seeking support throughout your entire wedding planning journey, simply need someone to step in on the day-of to bring your own hard work to fruition, or require something in between, we are here to organize, communicate, and execute your vision, always minding the details. When the unexpected occurs, our team confidently advocates in your best interest, approaching challenges with solutions and vendors with compassion. Meet our team below!
Photo credit: @mattcaliphotography
Alexa
The Wedding Planner LA Founder | Lead Wedding Planner
My style
I love the wedding planning process as much as I love actual wedding days; a rare passion that I have harnessed and molded into a sturdy foundation on which my expertise and skill can shine confidently and consistently! Together, we will not only create a celebration of love that reflects your own unique personality, but also embark on a wedding planning experience that is tailored to you as an individual. To accomplish this, I take the time to connect with and learn about you, adjusting my approach to planning your wedding to be the best support system possible for your unique needs.
As your wedding planner, I spearhead all of the more challenging and time consuming elements of wedding planning like task management & tracking, vendor research & sourcing, budget mapping & tracking, and working through day of logistics to alleviate the pressure of wedding planning. Through years of experience I have developed organizational tools, resources, and systems that allow my clients to be as involved or removed from the wedding planning process while still ensuring your wedding day comes together in a way that reflects you. While I offer a few wedding planning packages to meet client needs, the care, effort, and consideration I provide is consistent.
When the last song has played and the guests have all departed, you will have more than just an incredible celebration of your love to reflect on, but the wonderful memories of a positive wedding planning experience, too!
On a Personal NOTe
I grew up in Gainesville, Fl before moving to Tallahassee, Fl to attend Florida State University. It was here that I first dipped my toes into the wedding industry- not as a planner, but a DJ! I was so nervous leading up to the first wedding, but when the day came I was hooked before the “I do’s!” The emotion, the celebration, the beauty; I’d been allowed into a most precious moment of these strangers’ lives and, as everyone danced and made memories around me, I knew I’d found a new sort of happy place.
After my husband (then boyfriend) and I graduated in 2014 we packed up our dogs and headed for Los Angeles. I was eager to use my degree and began my career as a Behavior Therapist and Early Intervention Specialist, though I continued DJing nearly every weekend, too. Occasionally I’d DJ weddings where no professional coordination team had been hired. Armed with only a timeline and microphone I was all too eager to take over certain basic coordinating responsibilities. Even though those experiences barely scratched the surface of all that wedding coordination- let alone wedding planning- entails, they showed me another side to weddings that was usually not so visible from my DJ booth. From this new perspective the millions of details and efforts that take place behind the scenes were center stage, and it made me fall in love with weddings all over again.
After dabbling with an odd coordination gig here or there for a year, I officially quit my 9-5 job and turned my passion project into my full time career, officially launching The Wedding Planner LA. I could not have made a better choice! Over the years I’ve learned a lot (and continue to learn every day!), but one thing has stayed true: I LOVE planning weddings.
Outside of work, I love to travel always allowing my stomach to do the picking, which has led to some spectacular places! In my spare time I can usually be found chasing my toddler around, checking out local sushi spots, singing karaoke, or with my nose buried in a book. I love crafting and creating which is just one more reason I love wedding planning! When I can combine all of those elements together, I am truly in my happy place!
Cheers,
Alexa Farese | Wedding Planner
The Wedding Planner LA
theweddingplannerla@gmail.com
“I hired Alexa and her team way back in 2019 and they were with me every step of the way through 2 postponements. One part planner, one part fairy godmother and one part drill sergeant, The Wedding Planner LA knows how to get things DONE exactly the way you envisioned your special day to be. I had a lot of DIY elements in my wedding and TWPLA were extremely detailed oriented and executed my vision perfectly. I was making changes right up to the morning of the wedding and TWPLA were so amazing in gathering my disorganized thoughts and executing them perfectly. I was literally texting them from the makeup chair in the morning about small things that I had wanted changed and they got it done with no issues.”
“Alexa was phenomenal — we had a very large wedding that was closer to a concert or production than a typical wedding and I was nervous to find the right person who could execute all our sound and lighting cues on top of running the wedding, but Alexa and her team were amazing. The wedding had a million moving pieces that were executed flawlessly on the day and in the planning process Alexa helped us cover every detail and stay on track with our budget, and caught every single slip up and miscommunication. Highly recommend working with her, my only regret was not bringing her on before we even began looking at venues and vendors — she has a wealth of knowledge and expertise.”
“We booked Alexa for partial planning just under a year before our wedding. Since we were originally planning a larger wedding in a pretty bland space, we knew we’d need someone to help with design and decor. However, Alexa’s packages offered such amazing value that we went ahead with partial planning, and it was the best thing we could have done. We got to talk to Alexa on the phone pretty much every other week from when we booked her until the wedding, and she was in constant email communication as well. She read over all of our contracts, gave tons of vendor recommendations and managed a few of them for us without us having to do a thing, and was so, so patient with my endless questions and worrying over details. She even gave us pep talks when decisions were difficult or plans were derailed by the pandemic.”
Dominique
Director of Operations | Wedding Planner
Photo credit: @mattcaliphotography
My Style
Wedding planning and coordinating allows me to put all of my unique skill sets to great use while working closely with my couples. Behind all the gorgeous photos, gowns, and flowers is lots of unseen hours spent organizing and planning; efforts I enjoy being a part of, just as much as the wedding day itself! I support my clients by making myself available to offer feedback, advice, thoughts, and recommendations, bounce ideas around, vent, or simply just talk about your wedding! Together, we work through all of the details to ensure everything is accounted for and I am fully prepared to lead your wedding team in creating your own unique vision. I look forward to spending time getting to know you and learning what “perfect wedding” means to you.
Wedding planning and coordination also offers the opportunity to utilize my experience with the arts to support the creative vision of my clients while fostering a focused, but relaxed environment where vendors’ talents are able to thrive! There are so many design and logistical details- big, small, and everything in between- that go into making your wedding a work of art, not just visually but in seamless orchestration of all elements. It is such a pleasure to work with my couples to create their own unique masterpiece!
I am fondly referred to as the “big sister” of our team and our couples. I have earned this title through consistently being a trustworthy advisor, a dedicated advocate, a motivational team leader, and a cheerleader to keep my couple’s spirits bright while they plan their special day. I am always in your corner and ready to advocate for you should you need support with vendors, contracts, or just general logistical mapping.
Even at the end of a 12 hour day, I find that I am energized by all of the love, beauty, and excitement from the day (sure my feet might disagree, but c’est la vie)! Every wedding is another opportunity to fall in love with my career all over again!
On a Personal Note
I was born and raised in the Valley in Los Angeles. After finishing my BA in Visual and Communication Arts at Franklin University Switzerland, I started working at CalArts in Admissions while I completed my MA degree in Humanities. I loved the event aspect of my job so much that I became interested in pursuing an event coordination career! I joined The Wedding Planner LA in 2019 where my love for events blossomed! Working with Alexa was a dream come true for me. I am a full time mom to my 5 sweet foster guinea pigs. On the rare weekend night I am not at a wedding (and plenty of weeknights in-between!) you can find me singing my heart out at Karaoke, enjoying romantic dinners with my husband, Matt, or curled up with a great book! I can’t wait to meet you and learn exactly what the “perfect wedding” means to you!
Best wishes,
Dominique Dunn | Director of Operations
The Wedding Planner LA
“If I could give five-thousand stars I would. I am so grateful for the work that Dominique and her team did in the 10+ months leading up to wedding day. We hired The Wedding Planner LA for Day-Of Coordination services but we got so much more - we had a particularly prickly venue, horrible communication, but Dominique was there every step of the way offering guidance, direction, and leadership. I would have been a mess with our her expert level services. Hands down the best decision we made.”
“Breathtaking does not even begin to describe the amazing work that Dominique and her team did. It’s been over a week since my wedding and I keep looking back at everything she did, starting from her day 1 thoughtful planning all the way through the final day of. Every step of the way she was communicative, sincere, and her attention to detail was second-to-none.”
“We felt SO grateful to find and work with The Wedding Planner LA, and specifically our lead coordinator, Dominique, for our wedding this year. I’m sure many brides will identify with feeling a bit in the dark when it comes to planning an event of this scale and navigating an industry most of us have never had experience with before, and to not only have Dominique and her team hold our hand and support us throughout all our questions, but to also be able to hand over control of the millions of moving pieces between vendors in the weeks leading up was absolutely INVALUABLE. ”
Meet Our Lead Coordinators
Susana | Lead Coordinator
Sophia | Lead Coordinator
Kyra | Lead Coordinator