The Wandering Bride

Wedding & Event Planning
Oakhurst, CA, USA
(559) 250-0961
Wedding & Event Planning
Oakhurst, CA, USA
(559) 250-0961
$$$  / 
Available for travel
Serving:
  • Yosemite Valley, CA 95389, USA
  • Oakhurst, CA, USA
  • Bass Lake, CA, USA
  • Fish Camp, CA, USA
  • North Fork, CA, USA
  • Coarsegold, CA 93614, USA
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Earthy, Adventures, & Wild | For today's Modern Wanderers & Untethered Romantics The Wandering Bride is a boutique wedding & event planning company in Yosemite National Park and the southern Sierra Nevada region. We specialize in designing and coordinating weddings, elopements, and special events in magical outdoor settings. Meet the Owner: With over 8 years as the Wedding & Event Sales Manager & Wedding Coordinator at The Pines Resort on Bass Lake, and over 12 years in the event industry total, Jessica's experience with ample wedding clients and day of coordination is vast. She raised the bar for quality in the event services arena at the Pines Resort and took 20 weddings a year and tripled it with the Resort now averaging 60+ weddings annually. Jess also received 4 Couple's Choice Awards for The Pines through ample 5 star first-hand reviews by couples, and by continued balancing of both quality & quantity. She even had several weddings published, one by Green Wedding Shoes, Junebug, and Western Weddings magazine. Jess now brings this expertise to The Wandering Bride as Owner & Lead Planner and looks forward to making wedding planning easier and more fun for her amazing couples. Let the adventure begin!!
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8 Reviews for The Wandering Bride

Natalie V.
Jul 19, 2022
Jessica was incredible! We had a very low key wedding but wanted to be stress free for the day of the wedding so we did the "Wedding Coordinator" package. She was very thorough, incredibly communicative, and had great ideas for areas where we needed input. She completely respected our ideas and visions for the wedding and always made us feel heard. On the day of the wedding she handled almost everything from start to finish. We didn't have to take anytime out of our day to do anything - it was incredible!! She was so amazing to work with - we highly recommend her to anyone looking for an amazing wedding coordinator or planner!
Response from The Wandering Bride: Thank you SO much Natalie!! It was amazing working with you & Ryan on your day! I truly appreciate your kind words & time here. Wishing you a lifetime of happiness together!! Jess
Courtney D.
Aug 15, 2022
I wish we could give 10 stars, Jessica is the BEST and made our day absolutely perfect! She was so organized and helpful, and most importantly FUN! She is a joy to work with and so so helpful. We cannot recommend her enough!
Response from The Wandering Bride: Thank you SO much Courtney + Ethan!!! It was amazing getting to know & work with you both. I just loved every second of it! Wishing you only the very best, lots of love!
Michelle & George M.
Jul 25, 2022
Working with Jessica was a dream come true in so many ways! She was as enthusiastic and invested as we were in making our wedding day truly magical. Our communications were always easy, productive and timely, leaving us not spending a moment feeling stressed about how the day would come together. We loved and appreciated her creativity, and her ability to interpret our ideas and make them come to life in a seamless, collective style. Marrying in Yosemite, it was important to us to bring in elements of the outdoors, seasonal colors, and details inspired by local vendors and places. She delivered on all of it, incorporating colors of spring wildflowers, using natural elements like wood chargers and pinecones, procuring local honey jars for favors, and on and on! Jessica styled a reception for us that was all we asked for and more: intimate, sophisticated, breathtaking, and memorable. Our teen nailed it when she said, "This feels like we're on an episode of Bridgerton!" Jessica certainly made us feel like a king and queen for a day! If the style and design wasn't enough, Jessica did all the leg work in coordinating with local vendors. She worked with them directly on our needs, managed invoices and payments, and coordinated all the set-up and delivery. Our wedding day couldn't have been easier with her on our team! We can't rave enough about Jessica's talent, passion, creativity and energy. She is a gem and we consider ourselves beyond fortunate to have worked with her!
Response from The Wandering Bride: Thank you SOOOOO much for your amazing words here M+G! I really appreciate you taking the time to leave a review. It was a dream working with you both as well and I just had the best time getting to know you through the process. Hopefully we will see each other again one day! Wish you all the best for a lifetime to come! Cheers!! Jess
Lesley F.
Jul 19, 2022
Jessica (The Wandering Bride) did such an AMAZING job as our day-of-coordinator for our 6/4/22 Tenaya Lodge wedding! Jessica went above and beyond to make sure our big day was perfect (and it was!). She helped us with things like creating our timeline, contacting/coordinating with our vendors, leading our rehearsal, setting up our ceremony and reception decor/details, transferring items from the ceremony to reception, moving our items to our storage area, helping the day move smoothly according to the timeline, & more! She did so much as our day-of-coordinator, and therefore, took such a big stress off of us and our families. From our initial inquiry to after the wedding - Jessica has always provided us with the best care and service. Jessica always made us feel comfortable and her friendly personality helped keep us and our families so relaxed and reassured. Jessica was always prompt in answering our questions and kept in close contact with us. Jessica is the sweetest and most talented at what she does and we cannot recommend The Wandering Bride enough for anyone looking for an amazing wedding coordinator. Thanks again Jessica! -L+G
Response from The Wandering Bride: THANK YOU Lesley + Gregory!! It was a dream working with you both on your wedding day and I know you have only the best ahead! Thank you again!! Jess
Marisa C.
Jun 19, 2023
Jessica was always very responsive and reached out to all of our vendors and kept everything organized. Little things that you don't realize until the day of the wedding, she handled no problem. She was incredibly helpful and very pleasant to work with.
Response from The Wandering Bride: Thank you so much for your kind words here Marisa! It was truly a pleasure getting to meet you and work with you on your wedding day. Thank you for having me be apart of your day! I wish you all the love & happiness for your marriage ahead!! Jess
Stefanie I.
Jul 17, 2023
I chose to contact The Wandering Bride when the stress of wanting to set up the day of our wedding became overwhelming. From the time I contacted Jessica inquiring about her services, she jumped right in, taking into consideration every detail that I planned up until the day of the wedding & helped me enjoy every minute of our wedding! I checked in with Jessica the morning of & realized our day was in the best hands possible. She really brought my vision to life & I haven’t stopped thinking about how amazing the day was since. Jessica is a master of the weddings and I remember telling her when we left our wedding that I would recommend her a thousand times over! If you’re looking for someone to help you out, the Wandering Bride is the place!
Response from The Wandering Bride: Thank you SO much for your amazing words here Stefanie & Justin!!! It truly was an honor getting to help you bring your wedding vision to life and I so enjoyed working with you! Wishing you all the love & happiness!! Jess
Nicole + Andy M.
Jun 19, 2023
Jess was a godsend for us. Before we spoke with Jess, we felt like we had organized around 75% of our wedding. We were so wrong. Jess took the reigns and got us over the finish line. Every check-in we had with Jess left us feeling more relaxed about our big day. And on the day of, Jess was a hero. Our wedding matched our vision BECAUSE we hired Jess. Anybody looking for help on their wedding day should call Jess first.
Response from The Wandering Bride: Thank you SO much Nicole & Andy for you amazing words here!! I feel so blessed to have been apart of your day and appreciate the time you took to review my services here. A million thank you's!!! Wishing you both a lifetime of happiness together! Jess
Brianna H.
Jun 16, 2023
Jess was fantastic! Months leading up to the wedding through the wedding day communication was great! Planning a destination wedding with so many unknowns can be stressful but The Wandering Bride made every step along the way much easier. I could not imagine our wedding day without the help of Jessica! It went so smoothly and we didn’t have to think about a thing the day of! We would 100% recommend The Wandering Bride!!
Response from The Wandering Bride: Thank you so much for your sweet words here Bri! I am so glad I was able to help with the stress of planning a destination wedding as well as on the day of. It was amazing working with you both and I wish you a lifetime of happiness together. All my best! Jess
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