Wedding Planners in San Diego
Ranked by verified reputation — never by who paid. Verified vendors first; reviews from couples who booked move the rest.
Typical cost: $800-$4,500+ · Read the wedding planner cost guide →
6 San Diego wedding planners publish a starting price: most start at $1,000–$4,400
Planning a wedding in San Diego
Couples marry on the coast from La Jolla to Carlsbad, inland around Escondido, and in Temecula wine country to the north.
Lazo lists 85 wedding planners and coordinators across 15 towns. A planner who knows the area's venues and drive times earns their fee on a spread-out metro.
April to June and August to October. The climate allows weddings year-round; coastal mornings in May and June are often overcast, and inland Temecula runs hotter in summer.
Book a wedding planner 12-18 months out for a peak-season Saturday. Booking order for every vendor →
$800-$4,500+ nationally. Lazo doesn’t hold verified San Diego prices yet, so ask each vendor for packages. Cost guide →
From the county clerk-recorder: $35–$120, no waiting period, valid for 90 days; you need 1 witness. Details →
San Diego (54), San Marcos (4), Carlsbad (4), Escondido (4), Oceanside (3), Chula Vista (3), La Jolla (3), El Cajon (2).
| Month (15th) | Golden hour from | Sunset | Dark by | Ceremony for sunset portraits |
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| April | 6:45 PM | 7:18 PM | 7:44 PM | ~4:33 PM |
| May | 7:05 PM | 7:40 PM | 8:07 PM | ~4:55 PM |
| June | 7:21 PM | 7:58 PM | 8:26 PM | ~5:13 PM |
| August | 7:00 PM | 7:33 PM | 7:59 PM | ~4:48 PM |
| September | 6:22 PM | 6:54 PM | 7:19 PM | ~4:09 PM |
| October | 5:42 PM | 6:15 PM | 6:40 PM | ~3:30 PM |
Computed for central San Diego with the NOAA solar equations. Golden hour starts when the sun is 6° above the horizon; the ceremony time leaves about 2¾ hours for the ceremony, family photos and cocktail hour before sunset.
Lazo’s picks: wedding planners in San Diego
12 picks · read 2026-10-12We read the website of every San Diego wedding planner listed on Lazo (76 listings, 60 sites reachable) and set aside the ones that are not really in the wedding business: venues and a caterer that also sell coordination, bundled budget-package resellers, a multi-service chain's local page and a city park. What is left is a shortlist of vendors who say clearly what they do, show their work, and tell you how they work. Verified Lazo vendors come first. Nobody paid to be here, and this is not a ranking: Lazo ranks only on reviews from couples who booked.
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Bella Mia Exclusive Events is Yvanna Contreras's luxury planning, floral design and styling studio, taking a limited number of weddings each year. Full-service from concept to execution across San Diego, Coronado, La Jolla and the Southern California coast.
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Kimberly Sisti meant to become an ancient history professor and instead became a wedding planner and florist who uses history as design inspiration. SISTI & CO. does planning and floral design as one studio, with a fine art aesthetic, for modern couples across Southern California.
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Willmus Weddings has planned San Diego weddings since 2015, with tiers from month-of coordination to full planning and design, and photography and videography under the same roof. The site lists awards and says it was voted Best SD Wedding Planners.
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Valentina Porro plans and produces luxury weddings in San Diego, Rancho Santa Fe and Lake Como, with full-service care for multi-day wedding weekends. The process starts with your story and how you met before any design begins.
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Susanne Duffy, from the UK with a career in international hotel management, established Crown Weddings in 2000 and brings over twenty-five years of planning and design. A luxury boutique company working from San Diego to Napa Valley and Park City.
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At Your Side Planning has planned elopements, weddings and events since 2004, hundreds of them, and lists traditional planning, elopement, micro-wedding, proposal and vow renewal services. The site cites a 2020 San Diego top-10 mention.
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Leila Oberdorfer studied interior design at Purdue and designed nightclubs, restaurants and hotel lobbies in Miami before planning became the job. Brilliant Event Design takes only a handful of weddings each year and handles design, vendors, timeline and execution.
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Kristine Smith Designs pairs wedding planning with floral design out of El Cajon. Kristine describes her approach as calm expertise and compassion, taking the weight of planning off your shoulders so you can enjoy the engagement.
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Over 12 years leading luxury events, split between San Diego, Santa Barbara and Palm Springs, with new destinations sprinkled in. Ivy Weddings and Events is also the founder of Aisle Beauty, a wedding cosmetic brand, and promises to be cool as a cucumber on event days.
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Giulia Gomiero was born and raised on her family's winery in the Veneto and moved to California at ten. Giulia Events in San Marcos offers partial coordination that begins two months before the wedding and includes rehearsal and day-of on-site coordination.
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Amorology is a luxury full-service coordination and styling house in San Marcos with over 17 years of event and design experience on the team. It describes itself as detail-driven and built for a creative, discerning clientele, with the couple's own relationship as the design starting point.
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Christy is the lead designer and coordinator behind To La Lune Events in Encinitas, a Southern California native and UC San Diego graduate. Full planning, design and prep is sold as the Full Moon Collection, with lighter options for couples who need less.
- Full planning, partial, or month-of only? Ask what each tier includes in hours and in meetings.
- Which San Diego venues have you run a wedding at this year, and how do you handle beach or park permits if we go outdoors?
- Who is on site on the wedding day, the planner I hired or an associate?
Lazo lists 85 wedding planners serving San Diego, California, from San Marcos, Carlsbad to Escondido. Verified couple reviews decide the order — never ad spend. Until reviews arrive, vendors who have claimed and verified their profile come first, then everyone else by name.
No sponsored results. This is every wedding planner we list in San Diego — verified vendors first, then by name. Nobody can pay to move up.
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Angels Music Productions
“We are Angels Music Productions, a Los Angeles-based entertainment company serving weddings and events throughout the greater LA area.…”
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TuscanDream Inc
“We are TuscanDream, a Santa Monica-based agency specializing in luxury villa rentals and destination weddings in Tuscany, Italy. Our…”
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Abbey Catering & EventsNEW TO LAZO
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aficial eventsNEW TO LAZO
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Amorology WeddingsNEW TO LAZO
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At Your Side PlanningNEW TO LAZO
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Avonlea Event PlanningNEW TO LAZO
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Bella Mia Exclusive EventsNEW TO LAZO
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Blooming Villa CoordinationNEW TO LAZO
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BotanicaNEW TO LAZO
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Brick and BowerNEW TO LAZO
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Brilliant Event DesignNEW TO LAZO
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Bryce Gaston EventsNEW TO LAZO
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Canvas Creative SpaceNEW TO LAZO
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Complete Weddings + EventsNEW TO LAZO
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Couture EventsNEW TO LAZO
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Creative Affairs IncNEW TO LAZO
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Crown Weddings and Events LLCNEW TO LAZO
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Crowned EventsNEW TO LAZO
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Cuvier Club by Wedgewood WeddingsNEW TO LAZO
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Cuvier ParkNEW TO LAZO
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Destination wedding planner in MexicoNEW TO LAZO
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Ember & Stone EventsNEW TO LAZO
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Evelyn Francesca Events and DesignNEW TO LAZO
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Events by AseileNEW TO LAZO
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Events by GiseleNEW TO LAZO
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Events by Jenny SmorzewskiNEW TO LAZO
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Events by TalissaNEW TO LAZO
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Events InspiredNEW TO LAZO
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FloraNEW TO LAZO
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Giulia EventsNEW TO LAZO
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Green Gables Wedding EstateNEW TO LAZO
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Harbor View Loft - Best Wedding Venues San DiegoNEW TO LAZO
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HauteFetes Fine Weddings & EventsNEW TO LAZO
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Heart For HospitalityNEW TO LAZO
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Innavation EventsNEW TO LAZO
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Ivy Weddings and EventsNEW TO LAZO
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JCDesigns Weddings & Events LLCNEW TO LAZO
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Jenyn ConceptNEW TO LAZO
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Joie de Vivre Weddings and EventsNEW TO LAZO
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Koral & KoNEW TO LAZO
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Kristine Smith DesignsNEW TO LAZO
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La Jolla Cove Rooftop by Wedgewood WeddingsNEW TO LAZO
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Lavish & Co.NEW TO LAZO
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Lifetime Wedding MemoriesNEW TO LAZO
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Luxe Special EventsNEW TO LAZO
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Myranda Wright EventsNEW TO LAZO
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Nahid's Global EventsNEW TO LAZO
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Nalu The Piano ManNEW TO LAZO
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PLAN PREP PARTYNEW TO LAZO
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Ranch EventsNEW TO LAZO
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Rancho Guejito WeddingsNEW TO LAZO
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San Diego Event Planning Made Easy - San DiegoNEW TO LAZO
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San Diego Life EventsNEW TO LAZO
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Sheryl Denker Events + DesignNEW TO LAZO
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SISTI & CO. | Wedding Planner & FloristNEW TO LAZO
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Stephanie Rose EventsNEW TO LAZO
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Sweet Blossom Weddings-HomeNEW TO LAZO
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Terra Coast EventsNEW TO LAZO
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Thater Made Planning & DesignNEW TO LAZO
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The Chateau EscondidoNEW TO LAZO
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The Churchill HouseNEW TO LAZO
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The LaneNEW TO LAZO
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The Old Rancho Wedding EstateNEW TO LAZO
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The Private Event CompanyNEW TO LAZO
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The Sinclair on G StreetNEW TO LAZO
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The Wedding Entertainment CollectiveNEW TO LAZO
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Thomas Bui LifestyleNEW TO LAZO
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Threshold Event CoNEW TO LAZO
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To La Lune EventsNEW TO LAZO
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Ultimate Skybox at DiamondView TowerNEW TO LAZO
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Valentina Weddings & EventsNEW TO LAZO
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Valley Oak Ranch EventsNEW TO LAZO
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VASA San DiegoNEW TO LAZO
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VESPER VenueNEW TO LAZO
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Victoria Weddings and EventsNEW TO LAZO
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Weddings and TravelNEW TO LAZO
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Willmus WeddingsNEW TO LAZO
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Wish & Proof EventsNEW TO LAZO
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You're Invited EventsNEW TO LAZO
Wedding Planners in San Diego: questions couples ask
When is wedding season in San Diego?
Peak season in San Diego runs April to June and August to October. The climate allows weddings year-round; coastal mornings in May and June are often overcast, and inland Temecula runs hotter in summer.
How far ahead should we book a wedding planner in San Diego?
Plan on 12-18 months out for a peak-season Saturday. A wedding planner can only take one wedding a day, so popular dates go first.
How much does a wedding planner cost in San Diego?
Most couples spend $800-$4,500+. Lazo does not yet hold verified booking prices for San Diego, so treat this as a national range and ask each wedding planner for their packages.
What time is sunset for an August wedding in San Diego?
Around 7:33 PM on August 15, with golden hour from about 7:00 PM. For portraits in that light, a ceremony near 4:48 PM works.
How do we get a marriage license in California?
Apply with the county clerk-recorder. The fee is $35-$120 and there is no waiting period. The license is valid for 90 days, and you need 1 witness.
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