Downey Street Events

As two former corporate lawyers, Lauren Geissler and Emily de Ayora founded Downey Street Events with a vision of bringing unparalleled professionalism to the wedding planning process. Ten years later Downey Street Events is recognized as a premier wedding planning and design company in San Francisco. Their reputation is built on bringing the same level of professionalism that you would expect from your lawyer to the wedding planning process. The Downey Street team of planners and designers executes gorgeous, flawless weddings from San Francisco to Napa to Carmel and everywhere in between. Their clients include VPs from the biggest tech companies in Silicon Valley, brilliant and successful artists, creators of the most innovative technology startups, doctors, musicians, and yes – a lot of lawyers. They are recognized by Brides Magazine as one of the top wedding planners on the West Coast. Lauren and Emily bring their experience and passion for beautiful events to your wedding. OUR PLANNING PROCESS After a decade of experience planning hundreds of weddings we’ve perfected the art of producing an event that is as well run as it is beautiful. We want to create a one of a kind experience for you, memorable for how well it captures who you are as a couple and celebrates the community you are bringing together. We also aim to give you an amazing experience while you are engaged, full of creativity and camaraderie. We offer full service planning and design that meets you where you are in the planning process and guides you every step of the way. 01–ACCESS AND ACCOUNTABILITY Every client has a single point of contact in their lead planner – you are not passed off to an assistant. We do not restrict your access to us and we flex to your schedule and communication preferences. 02–SIZE AND SUPPORT At the same time, our team of full time planners collaborate on all events. We never book all of our planners on one date so there is always a back up planner just in case. In addition, our team of over 15 independent contractors undergo extensive training for their roles in hospitality, production, and day of support. 03–OUR WEB APP Unsatisfied with the turnkey online resources, we developed our own customized web app to keep each client’s information and documents organized in a beautiful, high tech way. 04–ADVOCACY AND NEGOTIATION With a background in corporate law we excel at negotiating contracts. We are also fierce advocates for our clients in every situation. 05–CULTIVATE RELATIONSHIPS We created a network of vendors that is both wide and deep. Our clients are all different, so we “matchmake” from a field of talented and proven professionals rather than requiring you to work with a single vendor we use over and over. 06–HUMOR, GRACE AND FLEXIBILITY We have a lot of fun with our clients. We are unflappable. No family drama is too great, no request is too small. We are always honest, flexible, and warm. We never forget that it is your wedding (not ours) and that hospitality is the center of our job.