"Jubilee cares deeply for her clients. There is nothing she won't do to make the day smooth for bride and groom. The bottom line is she is simply one of the best I have ever seen, " was the recommendation from an event professional friend.

I met her in her attractive, organized office. Glass shelves on the walls exhibit the neatest favors, which she brings back from her frequent trips to Japan. The laptop on her desk holds all information of her clients. She is the first one I know whose clients have access to all their wedding related files including contracts, budget sheets, timelines, etc., online at all times. "Their files are always updated," she explained to me proudly. Another gadget she finds handy is the watch-like walky-talky, so she can communicate with the assistant who works with her at weddings.

Over tea Jubilee told me about her communication degree from Berkeley and her job as Logistics Manager for  Mervyn's California. When the management asked her to organize fashion shows and subsequently research the wedding industry, Jubilee left the company and followed her calling.  Before she started out on her own, she took courses in wedding planning and coordination and helped coordinate weddings for colleagues and friends.

Reminisce has been in business since 2000. During the initial consultation, which takes about three hours, Jubilee creates a preliminary budget, points of etiquette, and recommends vendors according to the couple's budget. She also composes a week by week calendar in which the can keep track of all meetings, payment dates, and deadlines. She takes full advantage of her bilingual background and loves nothing more than to weave different cultures into one beautiful celebration.  For one groom she translated the wedding vows into Chinese so he could recite them to his bride at the ceremony.

Fellow vendors are considered to be part of the team; by working closely together they can create a flawless wedding.

Before you hire an event coordinator