Vida Bonita Wedding and Event Planning in San Pancho

Somer is simply amazing. I had my wedding at Flor de la Playa, October 2018 and she was the easiest and most responsive wedding planner we reached out to. At the beginning I cared about a couple things, good food, plenty of alcohol, and an amazing celebration with friends and family. I had no idea how to pull together colors, furniture, place settings, photographers, churros, burros, etc. Thankfully, Somer was able to take threads of an idea and pull off not only a beautiful and fun wedding, but a welcome party. For only knowing us a few short months, she was able to encompass our laid back vibes and enhance it. She helped us find the best deals on rentals and found places were we didn't have to spend without compromising the experience. Day of the wedding she constantly checked in to make sure I had food and drink, she made sure I was taking time to enjoy the day. I can't recommend her enough. She helped plan a wedding that our loved ones not only enjoyed, but were able to create priceless memories we will cherish for years to come.

I am so glad that we decided to hire Somer. Attempting to find a planner who was flexible and willing to help plan a small wedding at an affordable price was not easy, but I'm glad we pushed through and found Somer. An intimate family only wedding of 10 might sound like it would be easy to plan but it still requires communication with a range of people (facility, food, photographer, florist, musician, decorations, furniture rental, etc.). My husband and I wanted to hire someone who we knew could handle all of these moving pieces and create a beautiful celebration on the ground so that we did not have to get bogged down in and stressed out by the details from afar. Somer did all of that while always considering our budget, and we were overall very impressed by the vendors she hooked us up with (especially photography and flowers). Not to mention she's super nice, fun, and accommodating. Even when I was suuuuper stressed in the last hour leading up to the ceremony, Somer was there to support me, make sure everything was perfect, feed me champagne, and make the entire experience fun. Her staff was also great. Do yourself a favor and hire Vida Bonita to help plan your perfect wedding!

Somer is EXCELLENT! She was always available when I had any questions, big or small. She met with me multiple times leading up to the wedding, and even was in touch with my Maid of honor to make sure execution was flawless. I never had a moment of worry or doubt with Somer and the whole wedding planning process. She even helped me make decisions on detail when I couldn't make up my mind. I was 200% satisfied with the execution of my wedding and would do it all over again in a second!

We were so fortunate to have Somer work out the details for a dinner we hosted in PV. She asked all the right questions, was great with her followups, thought of all the details, and offered to do way more than we expected. (We did all the planning via email and a couple of phone calls!)
When we finally meet Somer, a couple of days before the event, we found her to be personable, super helpful, flexible, a lot of fun, and very professional.
Needless to say, the dinner was a complete success! Everyone had a great time and kept mentioning how impressed they were with the arrangements. We can't wait to go back and do this all over again, but only with Somer!

Somer is EXCELLENT! She was always available when I had any questions, big or small. She met with me multiple times leading up to the wedding, and even was in touch with my Maid of honor to make sure execution was flawless. I never had a moment of worry or doubt with Somer and the whole wedding planning process. She even helped me make decisions on detail when I couldn't make up my mind. I was 200% satisfied with the execution of my wedding and would do it all over again in a second!

Somer is EXCELLENT! She was always available when I had any questions, big or small. She met with me multiple times leading up to the wedding, and even was in touch with my Maid of honor to make sure execution was flawless. I never had a moment of worry or doubt with Somer and the whole wedding planning process. She even helped me make decisions on detail when I couldn't make up my mind. I was 200% satisfied with the execution of my wedding and would do it all over again in a second!

Somer at Vida Bonita is absolutely incredible. We interviewed a number of planners before deciding on her and couldn't be happier. We came down to Sayulita to look at venues and do tastings and were able to knock out all of the big decisions quickly. We threw five events over the course of the weekend; she kept us on schedule to get every decision made, was flexible in figuring out various quirks we wanted for the wedding, and made it an unbelievably low-stress weekend. HIGHLY recommend.

Somer is a bright warm ray of sunshine beaming on you in the dark depths of wedding planning confusion! It’s been a week since our Sayulita, Mexico wedding and my friends, family and I are still beaming from our time there, especially the day of our wedding. From the beginning, I found Somer easy to communicate with, organized in her thoughts, extremely resourceful, and quick with solutions. She was respectful of our budget which was a huge relief as well. She understood our vision, made planning fun, and ideas possible! She made suggestions if she knew I was struggling with a decision; all of this made me feel safe and in good hands. Her timing was great and correspondence was easy, never pushy! I found that last minute changes were never a problem with her. For example, I switched up table choices even after I ok’d a quote of a different one, I thought a week before it would be nice to add lounge chairs, I was finicky about which photo booth company to use, but none of this seemed like it inconvenienced her. She even found locally sourced items and assembly of our wedding favors which turned out beautifully. All this was done easily. I don’t recall ever feeling too stressed and if I did, she’d casually reassure me that she wasn’t worried about anything. Which is what you need to hear in these situations! Closer to the wedding, I’d talk to some of the local businesses there and found that locals were quick to vouch for her whenever I mentioned she was my coordinator. Always a good sign! Meeting her for the first night we arrived at our welcome party I was frazzled from being late due to a very busy airport/shuttle situation with our guests and checking into our rentals but she was very relaxed and had a familiar demeanor. She said not to worry and that they wouldn’t start the party until we arrived. She arranged to extend the party for everyone else arriving late which was awesome. The day of the wedding she arrived early, her staff and also her boyfriend who was really nice were quick to help and also relaxed as things were being set up. It was exciting to watch our vision come together–overall it felt like planning was a true collaboration. She was there for all the events and always kept me in the loop. I was happy to do anything she asked which wasn’t much. I’m very humbled by how good and non-stressful this kind of service can actually be for such a huge life event. Many many hugs and thanks to you Somer for helping us make last week the best week of our lives. Soo sad it’s over!

So we choose to get married on January 1st and it is a crazy time in Sayulita with many challenges but working Somer and everyone she recommended was seamless. Somer smiled and warmth shined with every detail. I have to say I am quite a detailed person from our view and from our guest view, everything was so perfect. Everyone that Somer recommended was a delight to deal with and professional, friendly and more.
I felt like I hired a friend but then my best friend Vacation Property Manager extraordinaire recommended Somer and her company.

I highly recommend Somer. She followed up and follow through on each and every detail large or small. She was great about assisting me with payments as well. She not only helped us throw our dream wedding but she assisted with transportation details and recommendations as well as our amazing welcome party. We had great food, the best venue and entertainment of mariachis, hot churros for dessert and the best friendly bartenders in town.

Thank you, Somer, for our wedding and all your planning and caring. You are the BEST!

Melissa & Ray

Our wedding was beyond our wildest dreams and we owe this to Somer. We simply cannot recommend Somer and her crew enough-- they were an attentive, personable, professional, and warm presence at our welcome dinner and wedding. Planning a wedding from afar has a lot of uncertainties and requires trust of your wedding planner-- Somer earned our trust 100% with her calm demeanor, attention to detail, and her ability not only to listen, but to listen well. The planning process with Somer was a breeze and the wedding weekend itself was pure magic. Everything exceeded our expectations-- the food, the decor, the venue, the staff. When we arrived to Sayulita after a year of planning it was like meeting an old friend when we finally met Somer. We cannot sing her praises enough!