Reviews of Rad Occasions (Event Planner)

Kelsi

Exeptional business with courteous and professionalism down to a T. Was there when the business was starting out and have been more than impressed with it's continued growth.

Tiffany Fraioli

I have had the pleasure working with Rad and her awesome team. Rad is SO kind, caring and defiantly very detailed. As a industry leader myself, our company will absolutely recommend Rad in the future to our clients without ANY hesitance. If you're looking to reduce your stress and duties for any wedding or event, I would HIGHLY suggest Rad over and again over!

Beauty Bride

Rad is the most wonderful Wedding Coordinator you could possibly ask for! Her professionalism and attention to detail is superb! From the moment we met her we knew it was going to be money well spent. From the numerous meetings we had with her to the emails and texts, she was always so quick to respond and made us feel at ease. The timeline that she creates is perfectly detailed and was totally maintained throughout the course of our perfect day. She put in such a long hard day and goes above and beyond. So much so that she packed up all of our decor at the end of the night. She has such a quiet presence that you don't even notice how much is going on behind the scenes. Looking back I don't know how we could have had the Wedding that we did without her!!! She's that good!!

Taryn Terjesen

Rad is the most organized and perfect planner. She never ceases to amaze me and a wow me with her seamless ways of making any wedding day perfection. Highly recommend.

Jamie Hodgins

Rad was amazing! Timely, organized, thorough, and took care of all the details so we could enjoy our wedding day. She handled every situation positively, and addressed any issues that came up. She went above and beyond helping us with materials, payments, contracts, and returns. She came highly recommended, and did not disappoint!

Taylor Webb

Rad entered into our wedding agreement without the intention of fulfilling it, she was quite willing to walk away with our deposit early on in the process. Most businesses cannot operate in bad faith like this. I do not recommend her services.

Zoe Clint

As someone who works in the industry, I was so disappointed to hear how Rad treated my sister just weeks away from her wedding. Rad quickly escalated the situation causing so much unnecessary stress and kept their deposit without doing the work. Take a careful look at the reviews as she’s asked her friends to up her rating by commenting. You cannot treat people so poorly and expect we wouldn’t stand by our family in this situation. Do the right thing Rad and refund your former clients. This unprofessionalism needs to stop.

casey buck

My husband and I had Nikita from Rad Occasions work with us to plan our wedding and she did an amazing job! She was so approachable, fun, creative, and made our day go so smoothly. She was very available in the months/weeks/days leading up to the day and we are so grateful for her.

Shirley Kim

The best wedding planner! Rad is not only an amazing talented professional, she’s also such a cool person. She made the whole process of planning my wedding fun and stress free, even when we had to reschedule our wedding three times because of covid. From every vendor she recommended to every small detail, everything looks so amazing. We can’t wait to see everything put together on our big day! Rad, we love you and we are forever grateful!

Bryan Ver Meer

We hired Rad as our month-of-coordinator and it was definitely one of the best decisions we made. I consider myself a fairly organized person and am kind of a control freak. I have trouble relying others to get things done the way that I want it. However, being the bride, I didn't exactly have the time to do everything myself. The fact that my husband and I live in the U.S. also did not help. So, with some encouragement from my friends and vendors who insisted that having someone else handle all the miscellaneous details would be worth it, we decided to shop around for a day-of/month-of coordinator. As I had mentioned before, I am a control freak and I wanted to design and incorporate DIY items into my wedding. I also like to work on my own timeline since it is easier for me. Thus, we mostly wanted a planner to help set things up for us. Rad's services most aligned with what we were looking for and after speaking with her on the phone, we also learned how patient and easy to get along with she is. I knew it would be perfect for someone as indecisive as myself. As for the actual services, we hired her around February when our wedding was in late September. Rad always responded to my e-mails in a prompt and professional manner and always kindly let me know if something I wanted done wasn't feasible. With her experience however, she would suggest other options when appropriate, which was incredibly helpful. These were definitely not things I had expected her to do, but honestly, every encounter with Rad was always very helpful. As someone that does not work in the wedding field, there are just too many factors that people don't think about. We also spoke during more formal meetings so that she could be updated with my plans to prepare for the actual day itself and the creation of a timeline. Trust me, having an experienced planned assist with this is crucial as she allowed for a lot of buffer time in case things ran late. On the actual day, I was originally going to ask members of our wedding party to help with setting up all the decor and furniture. However, Rad made it so that my wedding party was free to enjoy themselves without having to help with set up at all. From essentially setting up our sparkler send off, to having her assistant pick up and drop off our bouquets for photos prior to getting to the venue... without having to ask our groomsmen to do it (to name a few of the things that her team did), the Rad Occasions team handled, and I must stress this: Every. Little. Thing. To be honest, I had trouble letting go of some of the control with the set up on the actual day. For the most part, Rad and her team followed my so-called decor vision, but as I wasn't able to actually see these decor items set up in person beforehand, there were some practical/functional issues that her team was able to resolve in a way that actually made the decor even better than I had in mind! Additionally, not having to worry about the take-down at the end of the night was also wonderful. I think the only constructive feedback I would give is to potentially give the bride or whomever is planning most of the wedding an agenda of what would be discussed during the planned meetings. However, I think this is more for brides like me that can't really be put on the spot and have to take time to think things through first. This may not matter to others that already know what they intend to do. I probably just overthink and am too indecisive! I have already told her this, but I honestly thought I could've handled this myself and boy, was I so incredibly wrong. I am SO thankful for Rad and her team. Their services was definitely well worth the investment! You won't regret working with her. :)

Dave Wallace

We couldn't have pulled this off without her! My husband and I are so happy we had Rad by our side on our big day and leading up to it. She is incredibly helpful, kind and knowledgeable. She has a fantastic list of vendors and beautiful taste. She worked so hard for us behind the scenes running back and forth. We are forever grateful! 10/10!

Rachel R

Rad helped plan our wedding. When we were first engaged it was all wonder and excitement. Then the planning started! When we booked Rad she brought the joy back and we remembered the magic of it all.

Nikkita Pothorin

Rad was amazing, she took such a big weight off our shoulders with planning and scheduling. Our big day ran smoothly, and perfectly. I highly recommend having Rad on your team, it's worth it, and it will make the big day that much easier.

Neisha Gill

Not only am I pleased to call Rad a friend - I mostly am pleased to have the pleasure to work with her on many occasions and events. She and her whole team are seriously committed to their client satisfaction and are whole heartedly professional and fabulous in everything they do. I truly couldn't recommend a better group of people to help plan the big day of to keep your stress levels down - to sum it up in a word, simply....RAD :D

Shirley So

My fiance and I hired Rad and her team for our wedding this year but unfortunately we had to postpone due to COVID restrictions. Rad has been amazing since day one and has helped us so much with planning our special day. Rad communicated with us often since restrictions were put in place and made sure the process was easy for us to postpone to a new date. I cannot thank Rad enough for her hard work during this difficult time and I am so excited to have her work with us next year!

Sydney Barnes

Radhika was contracted for month of coordination. She kept the 50% deposit and did not perform services, quitting before the month began. Generally speaking, Radhika caused confusion, was unprofessional, increased costs and was not conscious of our wishes.

The Schitts

I hired Rad Occasions to plan a brand launch event and I couldn't be more pleased with how it went. She took care of all of the details and made great suggestions that I hadn't even thought of. Highly recommended!

Jeff Halvorsen

As a wedding planner myself In the same location as Rad Occasions I can honestly say that Rad and her team are amazing! I myself recommend this team when I am fully booked and they do the same for us. Rad herself is incredibly organized and kind and really knows her stuff. Big five stars from us!

Rudi E. Wallace

I work in the industry, and when I hear Rad is the wedding planner I do a little happy dance! Her, and her team, are extremely detail oriented and offer outstanding communication to their clients and to other vendors. Rad’s “Day Of” timelines are my favourite thing! Knowing when and where each vendor will be, on the day, takes any guesswork out of things. I highly recommend Rad’s services!

Tina Barabonoff

Rad is absolutely wonderful at what she does and the passion that she has for the wedding industry is super evident to anyone who works with or has the pleasure of having her involved in their special day. Attention to detail every time with a smile on her face and friendly nature make Rad a truly rad choice!

Nikkita Pothorin

Rad is the most organized and perfect planner. She never ceases to amaze me and a wow me with her seamless ways of making any wedding day perfection. Highly recommend.

Karly Morgan

Very disappointed with Rad Occasions. Poor attitude and defaulted on contractual obligations which caused a lot of stress. Not a service I would recommend!

Annie Parry

I had used Rad Ocassions to plan a past wedding. And have heard of her services several years even having her help coordinating my own past wedding. Every past bride I had spoken to had nothing but amazing things ti say about her. That being said I booked her. I had found Radhika to go above and beyond the call of duty. We had a ton of drama in regards to my inlaws and Radhika was patient, kind and so understanding. She holds herself with the utmost of professionalism and wears her heart on her sleeve. Every aspect of the day was flawless and it shows that rad puts 110 % in all she does.The wedding went through beautifully..no hiccups whatsoever. My family and I were so grateful to rad and her team for all that they do. I look forward to working with Radhika of Rad occassions again in future events. You will not find a more trusting, kind and sincere planner out there then her. ♡

Anne Lise Kempling

I can't recommend Rad highly enough! As a vendor in the wedding industry, I work with many planners and I can confidently say that Rad is one of the best. Not only do her attention to detail and obvious experience make her stand out, but she is also a kind and lovely person.

Cinthia K

Radhika and her team and by far the best on the island. My wife and I are from the states and planned this destination wedding so her family can come. I was terrified this would turn into a disaster because I've only been to Vancouver Island once for business. Thankfully we had Radhika helping us every step of the way. She made it feel so easy when all of our friends were saying they struggled just to put on a local wedding and all their family lived nearby. Radhika completely understood what we were looking for and made it happen perfectly. We and all of our guests had an amazing time and everyone is still talking about how we had the perfect fairy tale wedding. Radhika is such an amazing, kind, sweet person and we are so grateful that we were able to get to know her and plan a wedding together.

Kimberly Solecki

We recently got married in Victoria. We couldn't be happier about our decision to hire Rad to help with the planning process. Rad is very organized, detailed oriented and has a wide network of connections with vendors on the island. Rad was able to help us plan a wedding completely within budget while also accommodating all of our wants and needs. Rad also acted as our day-of coordinator. Not only did she handle the setup and teardown, but also ensured that everything ran smoothly and on time. Her day-of timeline was a life saver. Rad truly goes above and beyond her responsibilities as a wedding planner and we can't recommend her and her team enough.

Marian Fortner

I could not have asked for a harder working wedding planner than Rad. She helped to plan, coordinate, and flawlessly execute our wedding in Mexico, and we could not have asked for a more perfect day! There is a misconception that destination weddings plan themselves, and my husband and I learned very quickly that that is NOT the case. Many challenges come with planning a wedding from such a distance, with extreme delays in resort responses to questions for example - Rad always put any worries I had at immediate ease, and I would not have had such an amazing, stress-free day without her!

T Y

Anyone looking at reviews is probably considering booking Rad's team and may want to know who Rad is, how she operates her company and what it is to expect when booking her. I am another local wedding planner in Victoria BC and I am so thankful to work in the same line of work as Rad. Despite operating similarly structured business's Rad has always been welcoming and helpful. She operates on a community based vision. Rad goes out of her way always for her clients, I see her take the time to Create strong relationships, valuing who her couples are what makes them unique. Rad's entire team is professional, well mannered, understanding, compassionate and knowledgeable. This company is something Rad has spent her time creating, growing and learning about. She has mastered the ins and outs of the industry and what an event needs to run perfectly, and offers her clients all of the information they need with out hesitation. I am saddened to see the slander on both her google reviews and facebook by a clients family, how ever I think this shows more about who they are than who Rad is. Anyone considering booking Rad is already on the right track to having an amazing wedding day

Jannine Ranniger

I know you're on the fence about hiring a day of coordinator. I know you're asking yourself if what they do is really worth it. But it is. Do you know exactly when to start walking down the isle? Do you really want to be dealing with your iphone playlists when you want to play your ceremony music, then change it for appetizers, then change it for dinner, etc? Do you want to leave all your guests to deal with the vendors? The weather changed the day of the wedding and everything had to be moved inside while I was away getting pre-ceremony photos taken. I honestly do not even know what I would have done without Radhika. She kept me from becoming a Bridezilla, and that's all I can ask for.

Chad Lagore

Rad has a way of listening that is unparalleled. From our fist conversations I knew that she was the kind of event planner that had great attention to detail and that she wouldn’t stop if she encountered any hurdles in her way. She is a force to reckoned with and her team took our ideas to the next level. We owe her big time as people still talk about the event with admiration and awe.

shayla zant

I can't even begin to say how amazing Rad is. She was so attentive from beginning to end; dealing with all of the set up, caterers, rental companies, crazy family, etc. Weddings are stressful, and having someone as professional, kind, attentive, creative, and helpful as Rad around on your special day is so worth it. Thank you so much for all of your help Rad. You are an amazing woman :)

Reay Foster

Rad is helping us plan our 2022 wedding, and we couldn’t be more thrilled to have her on our event planning team. When we started our search for a wedding coordinator, we spoke with a number of different vendors, but Rad immediately stood out because she proactively shared tips and tricks for wedding planning, tailored to our unique situation, even before we hired her. We are based out of town, so we knew we wanted to work with an expert who knows the ins and outs of the greater Victoria area, and based on the positive comments our other wedding vendors have made of Rad combined with our own experience with her to date, I know we’ll be in good hands. Just recently, we had to postpone our wedding from Spring 2021 to 2022, and Rad has been very prompt in checking in with us, communicating her policy and next steps, and accommodating our situation. It’s not easy rescheduling your special day, but having a coordinator like Rad can turn a difficult situation into a less stressful one. We’d recommend her to any couple.

Y Nguyen

Radhika is a delight to work with. I am a fellow wedding professional (flowers) and Rad is always on point, organized, pleasant, attentive, and really good at what she does! I love working with Rad Occasions and recommend them highly!

Corrie Cavanagh

Having Radhika help with the planning and coordinating was the best decision we made. She took away all of the stress and made the whole planning process and wedding day enjoyable. I highly recommend having Rad on your team, she is well experienced and the best at what she does. Thank you Rad for all that you did for us.

Carmen Jones

Rad and her team are amazing! I first saw them in action at a friend's wedding in 2018 and I knew I wanted them for ours, a year later in 2019. Rad and Nikkita made things so easy for us. They are so welcoming and attentive from beginning to end. I was able to put my micro managing nature to the side, knowing they took care of everything. I even set aside time for my wedding party to help out, but they didn't need it! They have great suggestions and are really experts at event planning. I highly recommend them, and will continue to recommend them to all my friends and family. They are totally worth it! Our wedding went so smoothly and I wouldn't have had the time to enjoy it without them.

Amanda Shearing

Asking Rad to be part of our team was one of the best decisions my husband and I made while planning our wedding. As a first time bride, there were many aspects of wedding planning I found overwhelming and I knew I would need help. My husband and I wanted to avoid tasking our friends and family with decorating or being a point of contact for vendors, and we knew we would need to hire someone. The minute we met Rad we instantly felt more at ease, and bringing the details of the wedding together seemed possible, if not pretty easy! She made us feel valuable, well looked after, and she worked hard to understand what we had in mind for our wedding day. Rad worked with us to sort out some final details in the month before the wedding and was helpful to remind us of outstanding tasks. She worked wonders coordinating all the vendors and creating a timeline for the day so each vendor knew when they were supposed to arrive. She did the set-up and take-down of decor, and that task alone was worth her fee. She was truly helpful at our rehearsal, to ensure that the entire bridal party and commissioner were all on the same page and knew what to expect. Rad made it possible for my husband and I and our friends and family to truly enjoy the day without having to worry about any details or tasks. Her help was invaluable, and I truly believe our wedding wouldn't have been anywhere near as easy and seamless if we had not had her help. I would recommend Rad, and Rad Occasions to absolutely everyone. She is wonderful!

Stephanie Norman

Rad was absolutely amazing and professional from day one of working with her. She was our day-of coordinator for our wedding at the Prestige Hotel in Sooke and went above and beyond to make our day easy for us. Firstly, she was so speedy in email correspondence and provided a great complementary first meeting (where of course I knew immediately that I HAD to have her for our day). We also had two other meetings - a month before and two weeks before to iron out all the details. Having her kept me organised in planning the big day (she really does think of all the little details). She set up and took down all our decorations so all we had to do was drop them off and pick them up. On the actual day of she was totally there to take care of everything. We had an incident where one of our entrees for the dinner was missing and I passed it off to her to work with the venue to deal with the situation. As I had her to help sort it out, I got to continue on with my night without stress. Rad's services are worth every penny and she works hard to earn every cent!

A Morgan

Wedding planning can be stressful enough as it is, but throw in a pandemic and it can be absolute mayhem - Unless you have Rad in your corner. My husband and I hired Rad as our month-of, day-of coordinator about a year ago when we were planning our large wedding, and from the get-go, she was the calming presence we needed. Rad is incredibly organized and seems to always have the answer to any questions you may have. When Covid hit, Rad was the first of our vendors to reach out to us to check in and discuss how we wanted to proceed, ensuring we understood our options and proposing ideas we hadn't even thought of. We eventually decided to cancel the wedding we'd been planning for almost two years, and instead have a very small micro wedding in the backyard of my husband's childhood home. Rad was with us every step of the way, and continuously went above and beyond to ensure that our day went smoothly, and most importantly safely. If you want to have the most carefree, best day of your life, do yourself a favour and hire Rad Occasions!!