“My wife and I started planning our wedding convinced we could handle it on our own (as many overconfident novices do). We quickly realized we were in over our heads and began interviewing planners. We spoke to around 6/7 people, some had websites/portfolios with all the right buzz words but when we spoke to them in person, none felt right. We did not want JUST a wedding, but an experience for us to remember our special night. We aimed to take risks, be bold, and not have someone say "well, a wedding is like this and not that".
Martina had something many other wedding planners lacked. She had a background in experiential/live events. As soon as we spoke to her, we immediately felt like we finally found someone who understood our vision.
We are so thankful we came across Martina/@parisasocialevents as certainly our beautiful day would not have happened without her. Her organizational abilities are 10/10. She helped us build our crazy ideas (like having a 3 piece drum band come in after reception dinner to get everyone dancing during a mix of Brazilian/Arab pop melodies), and added her own creativity along the way (like rotating pedestals for floral sculptures). When I said I wanted bigger disco balls for every table and an aura photographer reader, she did not even flinch. She made it happen.
She's a fierce advocate for her clients. We had a few things go wonky due to vendors and she was there to hold them accountable with professionalism and exceptionally stern emails/calls that made even I, an attorney, impressed. She always got us the results we needed. Martina was always communicative, even during frenzy filled emails late at night after work hours. She was there for the crash-outs and made us feel confident in our decisions.
Martina went above and beyond what I envisioned a wedding planner would be/could be. Our wedding was on 10/10/25 and we're still being surprised by her attention to detail. For example, her deciding on the fly after the ceremony to move the ceremony flowers in front of the DJ booth which really elevated the look of the area. My wife and I were so in the moment being happy and joyful during the wedding that we didn't realize until yesterday when we looked at photos and asked her who did that. That's the kind of creativity, improvisation, and understanding of the vision that I really don't think a lot of weddings I've been to had (yes, I know i'm biased).
Last but foremost, Martina has great taste in music/understands live events like concerts which meant a lot to audiophiles like us. Our invites included a concert ticket and our guest gift was a personalized concert style tshirt. She thought of the great idea of making a merch stand for the guests to come grab on their way out. Martina is the type of wedding planner you'll see at the next Fred Again... or Tobiahs DJ set under the Kosciuszko bridge, vibing out. Ready to make your wedding dreams come true the very next morning.
Martina is world class and everyone would be lucky to work with her to make their wedding truly special. We are so grateful for her and will remember our day forever 3”