Sustainable, full-service wedding planning, design & production
A love for the planet & people that makes for spectacular events
The Heart of Our Work
There’s wedding planning that can feel stressful, overwhelming or over-the-top. And then there’s wedding planning that chooses a more easeful route – one that follows your pace, whether you’re designing an intimate boutique wedding or a large-scale event . At By Elise Events & Design, we do things a little differently – prioritizing comfort over stress, and mindfulness over wastefulness, while delivering a fun, enchanting day that’s so perfectly you. We care just as much about elevated design as we do making sure the flowers are sourced locally and the staff are being paid fair wages. We want to throw a once-in-a-lifetime celebration for you while being mindful of the impact we’re making on the planet. It’s our hope you’ll join us in these efforts because together, we’ll create the most amazing celebration that goes beyond your wildest dreams.
“Thank you for making it the most memorable experience of our life!
I had the pleasure of working with By Elise Events as my full-service wedding planner and I cannot say enough good things about the entire experience. Elise is the absolute best! She planned my wedding in 9 months and made the entire process fun and enjoyable. Hiring them was the best decision I made.
I interviewed 4 different event planners and chose By Elise Events because I connected with Elise the best. She is incredibly sweet and super easy to talk to. We told her our budget and she made us feel confident that she could stay within our means and still deliver the wedding of our dreams, and that she did! … The entire weekend was a dream come true.
— Nicole
Tailored packages that fit just right
We love delivering personalized, unique weddings that feel good. That’s why as a boutique company with sustainability in mind, we only take a limited amount of weddings per year.
Full Service
Wedding planning, design & execution
Enjoy a fun, collaborative and laid-back planning experience that reflects who you are as a couple. You’ll be surprised at how fun the planning process can be — because it’ll feel so effortlessly like you.
Intimate Full Service
Wedding planning, design & execution
The same as the Full Service package, this package focuses on boutique celebrations of 40 guests or fewer.
Full Service event packages start at $18,000.
our Six-Step Signature Process
Making events mindful & memorable since 2015
Hello! My name is Elise (she/her) and I founded By Elise Events & Design in 2015 with a mission to help create beautiful, unique and memorable celebrations that directly reflect your vision and personality.
As an environmental and social justice advocate, I believe it’s part of my responsibility as an event professional to do everything I can to be conscious, inclusive, and sustainable when it comes to producing an event. I want you to enjoy your celebration that’s as beautiful and personal as it is caring and planet-friendly. At By Elise Events & Design, we believe that every wedding can be as unique and special as it is inclusive and conscious of the world around us.
“If I could suggest only making one investment for your event it would be to hire Elise
I cannot begin to say enough about Elise. To say we couldn’t have done it without Elise seems somewhat cliché but is nothing short of the truth. We were blessed to contract with Elise for my daughter’s wedding in Yosemite. We were completely at ease the moment we met with Elise. We knew she would be the one we could lean on and she would take care of every detail which would enable us to enjoy the wedding planning process and create a spectacular day. Elise is not only a joy to work with, she is extremely professional, very organized, and has a natural creative talent. Elise listened and worked with the bride’s vision and because of Elise’s creative ideas we implemented it made for a perfect day. Never once did I worry that something wouldn’t get done as I knew Elise was on it. If I could suggest only making one investment for your event it would be to hire Elise at By Elise Events & Design!
— Julie F
A's To Your Q's
Absolutely! While the By Elise Events & Design team is based in San Francisco’s Bay Area, we’ve been grateful to travel the globe to help bring our client’s dreams to life!
All of our Full Planning packages include a custom and comprehensive design. We also take on a limited number of interior design projects each year.
“My wife and I agree-- the best decision we made about our wedding (after choosing each other) was working with Elise.
Despite all the stresses weddings can bring, we felt assured that Elise was on top of things. Things we appreciated about her: -She took time to understand our vision on both a macro and micro level -Took time to know our families and what they valued in a ceremony -Incredibly creative and thoughtful about all elements of design -So accommodating to meeting/talking around our schedule I am very biased, but I think we had the best wedding ever. We thank Elise for it 🙂
— Mike G
Ready to co-create an effortlessly curated celebration?
Design a dream wedding that feels like you and feel dang good about it.
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