Ah Love

Helen was a joy to work with for our wedding! She is detailed, prompt, dependable, responsible, and patient. She dealt with all the hiccups that happened on the big day with finesse. She was flexible and adapted quickly to changing covid requirements. Her coordination with vendors prior to the wedding took the stress off our shoulders. She was very patient with my large, large family and she radiates warmth and hope. I would highly recommend her to anyone who is looking for a wedding coordinator! Your special day is in excellent hands with Helen!

If I had to redo my wedding all over again, I would hands down choose Helen to be my coordinator again. I cannot imagine how my wedding would have turned out without having Helen there. She was absolutely amazing throughout the whole process from planning my wedding schedule, communicating with all my vendors and to coordinating the day of.
All… my husband and I had to do was show up to our wedding! We could not believe how beautiful the venue was decorated. Every bit of decoration was knocked out of the park, going beyond even how we imagined things could possibly look. The attention to

If I had to redo my wedding all over again, I would hands down choose Helen to be my coordinator again.  I cannot imagine how my wedding would have turned out without having Helen there.  She was absolutely amazing throughout the whole process from planning my wedding schedule, communicating with all my vendors and to coordinating the day of.

All my husband and I had to do was show up to our wedding!  We could not believe how beautiful the venue was set up.  Every bit of decor we left her was knocked out of the park, going beyond even how we imagined things could possibly look.  The attention

Helen was fantastic! She helped guide my husband and I in planning a wedding in 2 months and the whole day and night flowed seamlessly. Helen is efficient, detail oriented and impeccable. We chose Helen for her experience with our selected venue, The Estate on Second and during our walk through, she knew more about the space, flow and timeline better than the event coordinator! I assure you, she will be able to understand your vision and execute it the day of perfectly.

Helen really shined with her timeline and coordination. Our entire wedding party was informed and understood what was expected

Helen is the best!! We hired Helen to be our day-of coordinator. Not only was her pricing totally reasonable but she also started working for us a a month out from our wedding. We had to reschedule our wedding back a couple months because of Covid and we knew that we wanted to make sure we picked a new date that worked for Helen too. She is so clear and organized with everything she does. The Google Sheets we were working off of together made it so easy to stay on the same page throughout the planning process. The timeline she built for our wedding day was amazing! Everyone kept complimenting how

From the very first interaction I had with Helen, I knew I wanted her on my team. Helen is the perfect blend of soft, but sharp and patient, but assertive. As soon as things were handed off to her, we stopped worrying about what needed to be done because we knew she had it under control. Not only did she take charge with all vendor communications, she quickly became the trusted point-of-contact for the family and wedding party. She sent out a detailed timeline to all of us ahead of the big day, and it's what we referenced throughout the night.

Second to "happy wife, happy life,"

As a wedding photographer of 8 years I can say I've worked with several wedding planners. Some are great and some are not. And then there is Helen, who is the brains behind Ah Love. She went above and beyond what is required of a wedding planner. Helen and her team were so professional, kind, and I could tell that she truly had the bride and groom's best interest in mind. I've had terrible experiences where the bride expresses a wish with regarding photography but the planner gets in the way of making that wish come true. Her work was impeccable down to the last detail and she was

We absolutely loved working with Helen! She was our month-out (day of) planner and we couldn't have asked for a better coordinator!!

Her organization skills are probably the best I've seen. From several months out, she sent over a monthly planning sheet that broke down each month's task for us to keep in track of. It was so helpful throughout the entire planning process thanks to this sheet!! She was always attentive to any questions I had and I can feel that she genuinely LOVE planning our weddings. She really felt like a friend I've known for a long time, who truly cares

I don’t even know where to begin when it comes to describing just how amazing and helpful Helen was! She truly was my saving grace when it came to handling all things in the month leading to our wedding. She sent us a document where we can share with her important information, and from there, took control of all communication with my 20 vendors so that we didn’t have to. She was incredibly organized and had every little thing noted, things I never even had thought of! Because of the pandemic, our wedding was postponed to this year, and because of her optimism and cheerful personality, it made

I would highly recommend Helen as a wedding coordinator. As our day-of coordinator, Helen executed our 150-person pandemic wedding flawlessly and we are so grateful for her!

Helen started reaching out to us 1 month before our wedding. She has a very energetic personality and you can really tell she loves what she's doing. Throughout the entire process, she was genuinely excited for us as we prepared for our big day and was always very positive and encouraging, which was so helpful when you're in the middle of wedding planning stress.

Helen's organization skills are top notch

Helen is AMAZING and was our best decision made to coordinate and execute our wedding with no hiccups and stress-free! I would highly recommend Ah Love as your wedding coordinator and beyond. I already loved Helen from our initial phone consultation and it was so obvious to me that she was really invested in her clients. I was really looking for vendors who I would enjoy working with and Helen is so personable, organized, and has great communication through the entire process. Trying to get married during Covid was rough. All the rescheduling of dates, and then more postponements, then having to

I would highly recommend Helen as a wedding coordinator. As our one month out and day-of coordinator, she executed our 200 guest, 20+ vendor, COVID-delayed wedding in Malibu, CA to perfection. If you're looking for someone who is detail oriented, calm, and kind, look no further! By the end of our wedding, Helen got rave reviews from our parents (no easy task), and we felt like we came away with a good friend.

Our wedding had 20+ external vendors that needed to have all of their travel, schedule, and responsibilities coordinated. Shifting COVID safety requirements meant at one point Helen

Our best decision hands down out of the gazillion decisions we had to make while planning our wedding was to hire Helen/Ah Love Events!!! We could not have done it without her; she made the entire planning and execution process as seamless as possible. We had no worries on the day-of because everything was being taken care of by Helen and her team. From the first meeting when we communicated our vision to the wedding day, we received so much support and enthusiasm from her. I loved seeing my ideas come to life, and for the parts that I didn't have a huge preference on, Helen took the reins

Helen was recommended by one of my girlfriends who was getting married right before me. I made a rule of three - to meet with 3 different day of wedding coordinators before making a decision on who would coordinate one of the most important days of my life. While I met with the coordinators over the phone, Helen offered to meet over webcam, which already proved that she wanted to make a deeper personalized connection with me than through a phone conversation.
As soon as I met with Helen, I could tell how personable she was and she immediately put me at ease. Helen is sweet, genuine, hard-working

Helen was an integral part in coordinating and planning my wedding. She pretty much coordinates a lot of weddings of my church and friend circle so I already knew she was organized, personable and responsive - qualities that every wedding planner should have. I opted for the month of wedding coordination which means that I gathered all of vendors… and signed contracts. Helen assisted with coordinating the vendors and my rehearsal. I had a very DIY wedding so having Helen was crucial part. I think the quality I valued the most was her responsiveness to all of my texts where I freaked out

We were introduced to Ah Love through one of my co-workers, who highly recommended Helen Hong as a day-of coordinator for our wedding. Prior to the big day, my wife and I were scrambling through last minute details with the church, the reception venue, the food vendors, and various other things. Like many couples, we were overwhelmed with the… amount of work that was needed to make sure all the wedding details were squared away, especially since both of us were working 50-60 hours a week. Luckily, Helen was there to really bring all the important final details, both big and small, on our

Helen is amazing !! She made our dreams come true for our wedding. We met her through our cousin whose wedding she coordinated last year. We hired her for our day of coordinating for a wedding that was out in rural Joshua Tree area. Our wedding was not your typical wedding because it was at a location that spanned over 40 acres with some areas having no electricity. Our wedding in a sense was almost DIY where you had to bring everything in- even down to the grill for the caterer !

Helen was super positive throughout the planning, preparation, and day of wedding. No matter what your dream wedding

Before my wedding planning process, I had been following Helen/Ah Love Events on Instagram because I loved the way she told stories through her planning and also her killer eye for design! When I got to know her more, I quickly learned that she was super sweet and had amazing organization and communication skills. It was an easy choice for me to go… with her to help me coordinate my wedding! I went with the day of/month of package and about 6 weeks before the wedding, Helen was all ready to go with our personal and vendor meetings! I can tell that her many years of experience prepared her

I have known Helen for over 16 years, and can vouch for her attention to detail, talent of making all things beautiful and genuinely positive attitude you will need on your side as you go through wedding planning. What I appreciated most about Helen as our day of coordinator was her supportive attitude throughout the month leading up to the… wedding, and on the big day itself. She was reassuring, calm, and presented options and scenarios as they arose, always giving me the final decision as the bride, and an educated/experienced opinion if I asked for one. She came with us to two walkthroughs

This review is long overdue! Helen coordinated our wedding in June 2016, and was an absolute JOY to work with.
I was nervous about executing certain details of my wedding, but right from the beginning, she was communicative, organized, encouraging, and made me feel so at ease to leave all the details in her hands. From our initial communications… to the wedding day itself, she made us feel supported, relaxed and stress-free.
Her organization is amazing (her timelines were so detailed!) and she made sure to communicate with all our vendors, bridal party, etc. so that everyone who was a part

We had the pleasure of working with Helen and her wonderful team recently and could not be more pleased with how they run things. From pre-wedding to during the wedding to after the wedding, Helen is always on top of communicating with us. The day went by very smoothly and if we encountered anything that needed to be shifted or moved around, she was amazing with communication and letting everyone know in a very polite yet effective manner what needed to be done. The couple was super happy with everything, from the beginning of the day to the very end. You're in great hands with Helen and Ah Love

Highly Recommend!!

I was first introduced to Helen when she coordinated my friend's wedding where I was a bridesmaid in 2017. From her interaction with the bridal party to her flawless execution of the ceremony and reception, you can see her passion in wedding planning.

My husband and I had the pleasure of working with Helen for the month-of and day-of coordination for our wedding. During our initial meeting with Helen, her enthusiasm and excitement in learning about our wedding details and love story was more than encouraging since I had my share of discouragements, set-backs, and stresses

I thought hiring a wedding coordinator was not necessary since I'm a pretty organized person. I am SO GRATEFUL that I did hire Helen to be my day-of coordinator because she made the day run so smoothly. I was relieved to see her bright and early, already taking charge of setting up for our ceremony and reception. She helped me relax so I could enjoy my special day. Helen also made amazing game-time decisions for last-minute things that came up.

Prior to the wedding, Helen was an incredible thought partner that I greatly valued. I had been getting tons of advice from family, but Helen was

If there's anything I learned about having a wedding, it's how invaluable having a planner can be.

After proposing to me in July, my husband and I planned to get married the following January. While I was all for a shorter engagement period, I was not excited about the prospect of trying to plan the entire wedding by myself. It also didn't help that I knew nothing about the nitty gritty details of what goes into a wedding. And that's where Helen came in to save the day.

I was referred to her by a mutual contact, so after doing my research (re: stalking her blog and familiarizing

There aren't enough "thank you's" in the world for me to give to Helen.

My now husband and I got married at the Casino San Clemente last weekend, and Helen was our wonderful coordinator.

After finding and securing our vendors, we gave her their information and that was the last I heard from them. She had everything under control. Every time I got frantic about something or wondered about a vendor, she would say "Don't worry! It's handled. You relax." And I was totally able to!

She contacted our vendors, our families, our wedding party, and everyone else

When Helen said "yes" when I asked her to be my coordinator for my wedding in September 2017, I immediately knew I had made the right decision. She is professional, prompt, diligent, adaptable, meticulous, and above all--ENTHUSIASTIC! Every time I emailed, texted, or spoke with her in person, I felt like she added an extra "oomph" to all the excitement.

Helen was so patient with my indecisiveness (lol), asked me helpful questions, provided tons of solid, Christian encouragement, and allowed me to have a certain, steady sense of assurance that everything would go well on the