Beyond Smitten Events

Event Planner

Hi, I'm Mae, owner of Beyond Smitten Events! Nice to meet you! Beyond Smitten Events was conceived in 2013 in the Bay Area where I grew up and lived until my family and I moved to Sacramento in 2016. Beyond Smitten Events serves couples all over Northern California and beyond!
My love for weddings stemmed from planning my very own. It was so much fun and far more rewarding than I could have ever imagined. Combined with my hands-on culinary arts and hospitality management experience, and my love for details (and lists!), I just knew this was the path for me (kind of like when you just know he or she is THE one). Weddings are beautiful because they bring people together to celebrate LOVE - a feeling that's so universal in this world. There is nothing more beautiful than being surrounded by loved ones, good food, and great company. Read more

4 recommendations

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    Katie

    Shared on weddingwire.com

    Amazing work by Mae. Made our wedding dream a reality! She had her work cut out for her-- our ideas were all over the place and she seamlessly integrated everything into our wedding. I felt like our wedding was important, and she seemed genuinely excited just like we were! With Mae behind the scenes, our wedding day went so smoothly. We had an untraditional wedding with unique elements: tacos, Game of Thrones cake (complete with sword cake cutting), signing a jersey instead of a guestbook, etc and not once did she try to stifle our creativity or tell us to do something more traditional. With Mae, we were able to enjoy our wedding stress free. I highly, highly recommend working with her.

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    Sarah S.

    Shared on yelp.com

    ... All our friends told us to at least hire a day-of coordinator, and we found Mae just over three months before our wedding date, and instantly were put at ease knowing she would walk alongside us in the process and give her wise, honest opinion (she has so much experience in the hospitality industry and planning formal weddings, but she also LOVES weddings in outdoor, creative venues where the bride and groom want to reflect their character and make it really personal to them! I loved her versatility in this way). Mae was so calm yet assertive when communicating with vendors - she was so helpful in this that we decided to hire her also for her partial planning services because we could be certain all of our details would come together the day of the wedding. You quickly feel as if you have known Mae forever, and I am so thankful she was the one there not only during our wedding day, but also during our rehearsal (which she helped coordinate so smoothly!) Mae really will go the extra mile to make sure things are just perfect for your special day - she arranged so many decorations for us, put flowers on our cake, made sure the timing for the ceremony is flawless, edited many versions of a very detailed wedding day timeline and communicated details to all of our vendors, and made sure the day was as worry free not only for us, but for the rest of our families as well. We are so thankful for Mae and our wedding simply would not have gone as smoothly and been as joyful without her!

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    Emily A.

    Shared on yelp.com

    I worked as a vendor for a wedding that Mae put together and was really impressed! She was very easy to get a hold of and was extremely friendly throughout the whole day. The wedding ran very smoothly and was very organized. As a vendor it was a relief to have a set schedule to follow, and to know exactly what we needed to do. I would highly recommend using Mae and Beyond Smitten Events if you want your event to be well taken care of and ran smoothly!

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    Mario L.

    Shared on yelp.com

    I own a bartending service here in Sacramento and worked with Mae on a wedding. She was very organized and kept in contact with everyone involved for months prior to wedding day. I was impressed by the extremely detailed itinerary she put together for everyone to follow for the day. Everyone had a great time at the wedding, including us, all thanks to Mae and Beyond Smitten Events! Highly recommended!

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