Gabriela Pilar Events -

Rebecca Tessier

Gabi and her team are absolutely fantastic!

My husband and I live in London, but were having our wedding in LA, so we needed a planner who could help us despite an 8-hour time difference and conflicting schedules. And Gabi + Team were an absolute dream.

She was always positive, organized, professional, and supportive. We felt so taken care of and not only had a wonderful experience, but a dream wedding.

If you want a gorgeous and stress-free wedding, go with Gabi!

Emilie Battle

First thing I'll say. Stop your search and hire GPE IMMEDIATELY. Now let me explain why. We hired Gabi for Full Service Wedding Planning and my husband and I have lost track of how often we've said "this is the best money we've spent on this wedding". Why? Peace of mind. In the age of social media, you are FLOODED with wedding content and its so hard to know where to begin or who to trust. Gabi helps alleviate that pressure. In the planning stage, she helped us stay on budget, offered amazing vendor suggestions and professional advice but at the end of the day, always honored the fact that it was our wedding and our vision and gave us final say. Throughout the planning process, Gabi was patient, insanely communicative, and incredibly organized. On time or oftentimes, early to every meeting, walk through, tasting, and rehearsal. Gabi understands that a wedding is about reflecting the relationship of the couple and works hard to embody that on the day and in the months leading up to it. Gabi never pushed us into something that we didn't want for our day, she successfully fulfilled every bizarre request we had (like finding a baker who could make a wedding cake filled with a rare berry only found on a small coast of California) , and she will carefully explain and guide you through every step of the planning process so you always feel informed and taken care of. But thats not the best part.... Did Gabi make the planning process easy, fun and exciting? Yes Did she perfectly execute our vision for our day? Yes But what really makes hiring Gabi beyond worth it. Is her work on the wedding day. I felt eerily calm on my wedding day (my bridal party kept asking if I was okay because I was THAT calm) Why? Because every last detail was handled. I was able to relax, have some champagne, EAT, and enjoy the excitement that comes with your wedding day. What every bride SHOULD be doing! The day moved so smoothly from start to finish and watching Gabi coordinate it all was the most impressive thing I've ever witnessed, mostly because all of her work took place behind the scenes and allowed us to enjoy the day and be in the moment, the mark of a true pro. It was like she worked in the shadows to flawlessly execute the wedding of our dreams. Gabi had everything running so tightly that my husband and I were able to truly enjoy every second of the day. What really blew us away was the end of the night. Gabi and her team packed up our marriage license, vow books, clothing, accessories, cards, gifts, slice of leftover cake, bouquets, menu etc and either had it ready in the bridal suite for us to take home, or in our hotel room waiting for us. At the end of a long day, after drinking, dancing, eating, the last thing you want to do is worry about forgetting important documents, or wedding items, Gabi and her team took care of all of it literally leaving us worry free until the last second of the night. We cannot recommend GPE enough (shoutout to Rachel who was with me all day during the wedding and did a stellar job of keeping us on schedule and wrangling my wedding party in the kindest way). Planning a wedding should be fun, and exciting and Gabi keeps it that way from start to finish. Her ability to embody each individual couple is a gift. Her positive energy, communication, organization, and true love for what she does made us feel like we were in the best possible hands. We can't thank her enough for making our dream wedding come true!

Rachel Meriwether

10/10 recommend hiring Gabriela Pilar Events for your wedding!

My husband and I were recommended several event coordinators from our venue and ultimately chose GPE. They truly want their couples to remember WHY they are getting married, rather than constantly stressing about planning a wedding. We met Rachel first and immediately clicked with her, she felt like a friend right away and I knew we had made the right decision. When we finally met Gabi, it felt like we had another lifelong friend that was there to support us every step of the wedding planning process. Gabi and Rachel are extremely responsive with questions and concerns and made sure communication with other vendors was taken care of without us needing to stress at all. Even the smallest question or request - Gabi was there to answer and support me and ensured everything was taken care of before our wedding week.

The day of our wedding, unbeknownst to me, it was raining and Gabi showed up early to make the suggestion of moving the reception inside. Boy, am I glad we listened to her recommendation.....the reception turned out even more perfect than it would have been outside - and Gabi ensured all the other vendors were properly communicated with and the setup was amazing. As the bride, I had no idea this was all happening, and I couldn't have been more thankful after the wedding when I learned all they helped with! Rachel was there to support me while I got ready on my wedding day and it was so appreciated. With GPE, you're not only getting amazing wedding coordination, but you are also making new friends who are open, honest and extremely helpful during what can be a very stressful process.

I will forever recommend Gabriela Pilar Events for your wedding coordination!

Kai Li

Working with Gabriela Pilar Events was by far the best choice we made during the entire planning process. Our planner Gabi is an organizational mastermind, a creative genius, and a genuinely kind and wonderful human. The year leading up to our wedding was a steady, manageable rhythm instead of a chaotic whirlwind. Gabi helped filter down the choices we needed to make and kept us on track for everything that needed to get done. On the day of our wedding, we truly felt like we could comfortably attend our own event and be present for all of our special moments. She took our random, scattered ideas and turned them into a beautiful and cohesive design vision that was executed flawlessly. We cannot recommend her enough, and can confidently say that you can stop searching for planners now because you will be in amazing hands with Gabi and her team.

Chelsea de Lara

When looking for a wedding planner, we wanted someone who we felt could match our personalities, be ready for any idea we had for them, and worked with a diverse set of clients. After I found GPE on Instagram, it was evident to me that they are skilled in taking on any type of aesthetic and any type of party. When we had our first phone call with Gabi, it was clear that she cared about the integrity of our relationship - not just our wedding. She made us feel welcomed and we felt immediately comfortable working with her team. Our wedding was assigned to Rachel. She helped us with deciding on a venue and took over the planning a few months prior to our wedding. As a couple, it was most important for us that we don’t spend more than what was reasonable. Rachel did a great job in setting our expectations in terms of price for what we envisioned and never pushed to add anything that would go over. It was also important for us that coordination went smoothly. In all of our meetings, Rachel asked all the right follow up questions so that we were all on the same page. With any questions I asked, she always gave very clear answers. If something could be done multiple ways, she was great at going through all the options - a benefit to having a very seasoned planner. On the day of, we were so happy with how the coordination went. If something went completely wrong, my husband and I were blissfully unaware of it. The assistants that were helping that day were on top of the timeline and were so helpful in whatever we needed. I felt like the day went by so effortlessly and at no point did I feel rushed or panicked. Everyone in our wedding party and immediate family also felt the same way. We were so happy with our experience with GPE and would sincerely recommend them to any fun couple that wants a fun party for their favorite people!

Robbie Arao

There is no other way I can describe Gabi and her services besides INCREDIBLE!!! She is one of the most organized, genuine, knowledgeable, and awesome people we have ever met. She made the whole process of planning a wedding as enjoyable and stress free as possible. Every time we got asked "how is wedding planning going", we always said "great because we have Gabi." She always provided accurate and organized guidance, timelines and updates which made day 1 to day of go as smoothly as possible. Her design input was extremely valuable and often went with her recommendations. Whether you are looking for a full-service planner or day or month of, I would not recommend searching anywhere else.

Rebecca Tobin

Rachel from GPE was incredible. I don’t know how we would have pulled off our wedding without her and her team. She was so detail-oriented and we were so clueless about weddings that it was the perfect match. Her communication style was flawless - she was responsive to us, relentless about following up with our vendors, and overall such a dream to work with. And this was all before the actual wedding! During the wedding I had ZERO stress and the only way that was possible was because Rachel and her team had everything covered. Literally every small detail they had already thought of and took care of and had a timeline for. I was blown away but even guests at the wedding kept complimenting how easy and seamless everything seemed! Every previous bride kept saying how they wished they had a Rachel for their wedding. Cannot recommend her enough!!

gina pacione

Working with GPE was the best decision made for our wedding. We were lucky enough to find Gabi through social media and booked her for the full planning process. From the moment we had our first phone conversation I knew she had great energy and someone we would want to be around during the planning process and to spend time with on our big day. Gabi, Rachel, and her team are so incredibly organized, creative, kind, and easy to work with. We gave her some inspiration ideas and what she created was everything we could have dreamed up and more. She is truly magical. If you are looking for a planner that is going to create your perfect day, take away all of your stress, listen to you, and deliver, look no further. Gabi and her team are the very best!!