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Based in the beautiful Ojai Valley Sonia Hopkins Events is a full service Event Planning and Design company.
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Ojai Valley Inn – Modern Winter Wedding

Imagine the anticipation of waiting for your perfectly planned wedding for a year only for it to be canceled against your wishes days before. Now imagine waiting another whole year for it to become reality. Whitney and Ryan endured so much with the postponement of their wedding due to the Thomas Fires and today,...

Ojai Valley Inn – Orchard Lawn Welcome Dinner

Ryan and Whitney's story with me began just shy of two and half years ago in 2016. I remember really liking them right away. Their sensibility, practicality, and desire for order and organization was extremely appealing. They asked for a Skype interview. Yes! I'd be happy to! Sure enough, we all fell in love with each other and were on our way to planning their December 2017 wedding at the beautiful Ojai Valley Inn. Now, for those of you not familiar with Ojai and Ventura County during the...

La Cuesta Ranch – Summer Wedding

What an honor it was to help my dear friends wedding come to life! I have known the Groom David for more years than I can count. My brother and he have been best friends since childhood. So when David and Meghan asked me to help with their wedding, I all but jumped for joy to assist. This adorable couple married at La Cuesta Ranch in the warm summer beauty of San Luis Obispo. With the picturesque mountain and valley views, the La Cuesta Ranch was the ideal backdrop...

Ojai Valley Inn Luxe Wedding

Ringing in the New Year by rounding out our N+K epic wedding weekend with their spectacular wedding ceremony and reception. (And don't forget the After Party!) The stunning backdrop to their vows was set at the Oak Tree of the Artist Cottage at Ojai Valley Inn. We decided to embrace the Oak by creating a floral wrap garland swagging the tree line. The bride and her father took the walk from the upper tree line down the aisle to the groom. Their ceremony vows were officiated by their...

Topa Mountain Winery – Welcome Dinner

The busy Fall wedding season has taken me away from posts lately, but I am excited to share our next feature in N+K wedding weekend, the Welcome Dinner. N+K wanted a relaxed,  let your hair down, sip some wine, enjoy some BBQ and play lawn games kind of  night for their Welcome Dinner. We took the party to Topa Mountain Winery, just down the path from the Ojai Valley Inn. The winery hosts great furniture, so we used the honey colored picnic tables and benches, Adirondack chairs and patio...

Olivella Rehearsal Dinner

Oh Hi, Ojai! Summer weddings at the Ojai Valley Inn are some of my all time favorites events. The weather is gorgeous, the views are epic and the lighting is spectacular. And for this particular client, I fell in love with the whole family immediately. Nicolle and Kevin wanted a fun filled  weekend with friends and family. They kicked off the weekend by hosting a little rehearsal dinner at Olivella on property, so I thought it appropriate to start our story here. You know a good rehearsal dinner...