Frequently Asked Questions

In addition to producing a beautiful event, it’s most likely attention to detail and Gina’s personality. She’s a great listener. She’s also compassionate and understanding and has a great sense of humor. The entire La Cosa Bella Staff is the hardest working crew you will ever find. We’re all pretty much obsessed with making sure each detail is perfect and that our clients do no work on the wedding day.  

What is La Cosa Bella Events best known for?

In addition to being on the preferred planner lists for several venues, our weddings have been featured locally and nationally in print and in popular wedding blogs. La Cosa Bella has won several Best Wedding Awards through the International Live Event Association. In addition, was an International Esprit Nominee Top Three for Best Wedding under $75K. Although we didn’t win it was fun to fly to Texas and meet planners from all over the world. 

What recognition have you received?

Yes, and like many local planners we are shifting the description of this service to Event Management. We typically book Event Management within 4 - 6 months of the actual wedding day. Our rate for this service starts at $2,000.

Do you offer Month of Coordination?

Yes, we do. It’s actually a specialty of ours! Whenever tenting is involved there is more required planning before the tent install and more required on-site time during installation as the tent is typically set up 2 – 4 days in advance of the wedding day. Other tenting elements also often come together prior to the wedding day. Even though it’s more complicated, we love it!

Do you plan tented events?

We love all guest counts! Most of our clients have weddings in the 120-person to 220-person range with budgets in the $40K to $80K range. Our larger weddings tend to have 250-person to 450-person guest counts with budgets in the $80 - $200K+ range. Our Destination weddings out of the country have had 45 – 65-person guest counts with budgets that range from $40 - $80K (this range includes accommodations + 2 – 3 on-property events)

What type of guest counts and budgets do your clients have? 

Often with Partial Planning or Full-Service Planning clients prefer to break out the planning fee into three payments. The retainer for these services is 40% - 50% with another payment due half-way through planning and a final payment due 14 – 30 days in advance of the wedding. Event Management is 50% down and 50% 14 – 30 days in advance of the wedding day.  

How are payments made? How much do you require as an initial retainer?

Here are snippets from actual reviews, “amazing”, “beyond expectations”, “stress free”, “absolutely beautiful”, “seamless”, “flawless”, “perfect”

If your past clients were asked to describe their wedding day, what would they say? 

We love, love to travel (personally Gina has traveled to over 30 countries and is still counting) and therefore love to plan destination events for others. This level of service requires Full-Service Planning. For destination clients, we also provide transportation planning, accommodation bookings, make sure clients understand all legal requirements for marriage and we plan all other on-site events.

Do you offer Destination Planning domestically and internationally?