Sonal J. Shah Event Consultants - New York, New York

Karla Williams

If you are looking for the best wedding planner in the world, look no further! Sonal sets the standard for how wedding planning should be and she quite literally wrote the book on planning exquisite Indian weddings!

Her extensive experience, top-notch vendor connections, and keen negotiation skills are just the beginning of the endless reasons to hire Sonal and her team. If Sonal is not available for your wedding date, that is a sign for you to change your wedding date.

Our destination wedding in Montreux, Switzerland was the most magical weekend of our lives. Every second was planned immaculately and went better than we could have ever dreamed. Sonal handled each and every single one of our events flawlessly ensuring that each detail was up to her meticulously high standards!

Your wedding is a once-in-a-lifetime occasion that you will never be able to experience again and hiring Sonal ensures that you will have the absolute best time of your lives. She, along with every member of her incredible team, is exceptionally diligent and when she is your wedding planner she will move mountains to make every detail complete perfection.

We hired Sonal as our wedding planner and we walked away with a very dear friend! Thank you endlessly for the countless hours spent to make our dream wedding a reality - we will treasure these memories for the rest of our lives!

Isha Patel

When we first decided to have a destination wedding, I knew I wanted no one else but Sonal and her team. I had heard from countless brides how amazing the SJS team is and they weren't wrong! Throughout the entire planning process Sonal & Ginny made us feel at ease; whether it was recommending the right vendors, giving advice on decor, budget planning sheets, wedding weekend timelines, they were so thorough, we knew we were in good hands. We had a decor issue right before our wedding reception but Sonal, Ginny, and the rest of the team were right there hustling to make sure everything looked perfect. All of our wedding guests came up to us at the end telling us what an amazing, organized, and memorable wedding we had. We couldn't have asked for a better wedding planning team to guide us through such an important time in our lives!

Adriane Tomovic

Sonal and the entire SJS team are magic makers! My husband and I knew immediately after we spoke with Sonal that we wanted to work with her. Not only is Sonal a marvel in the wedding industry, we immediately felt at ease knowing that we were in the best hands to plan our wedding in NYC. From the vendors she regularly works with, to her professionalism, and advocacy for her couples, Sonal and SJS are second to none.

At the start of wedding planning, we had a vision of what we wanted our wedding day to look and feel like, and with the help of Sonal and her team they tailored and refined our initial vision to something more beautiful and magical than we could have imagined! They listened to me, my husband, and our families to understand what we value. We absolutely recommend Sonal and SJS to future brides/grooms as her attention to detail, lovable yet professional personality, and industry expertise shines through her work.

PREMAL PATEL

When we first decided to have a destination wedding, we were extremely nervous and did not have any direction on how it all works. Once we decided MEXICO!! We started researching and it was clear right from the beginning that Sonal and SJS were the only planners we wanted to go with.
We feel very PROUD and GRATEFUL to have worked with Sonal and her entire team (Ginny, Neeti, Mia). Their vision, professionalism, quality and Talent is beyond anything we have experienced here in the United Kingdom or anywhere else.
The wedding planning on the event days turned out to be spectacular, flawless and all our guests are still talking about it.

We Cannot Thank you guys enough!! Best planners!!
Sonal and the SJS team truly worked their magic.

Anjni Patel

Simply put, Sonal, Ginny and the SJS Events team are wedding planners extraordinaire!

When our daughter got engaged, we were thrilled but also nervous and overwhelmed. Her dream had always been to get married in Lake Como, Italy and we had no idea of how to even go about planning a 300 guest Indian wedding there.

We reached out to Sonal; we had attended a few beautifully executed and memorable weddings that the SJS team had planned. It was the best decision we ever made! Immediately, we felt at ease that we can do this and we are in good hands.

They guided us through the whole process from start to finish. Sonal, Ginny and the SJS team worked diligently to help us find the right venues and vendors that fit our bride's vision for the wedding weekend and negotiated on our behalf tirelessly.

It took almost a year and a half of meticulous planning, including changing the timeline for the wedding one week prior because of weather concerns and what all that entailed for them! We had 300 guests, multiple hotels for guests, multiple events at multiple venues and logistical challenges in navigating Lake Como. The SJS team though found solutions. They met all the challenges head on and then some! Sonal and Ginny's attention to detail is impeccable. They are efficient and organized and think fast on their feet when an unforeseen hiccup occurs. They understood the bride's vision for her wedding and made her dream come true!

We will be forever grateful to the SJS Events team for creating a magical wedding weekend in Lake Como that will be remembered forever by those present. Best of all, they took care of everything and we could relax and enjoy ourselves! "Fairy tale wedding" and " wedding for the ages" has been the feedback from our guests!

Raji Sandhu

Sonal and team made planning our wedding planning process so easy!! I thought that I was a type A planner until I met Sonal 😉 From assisting us with vendor selection, to countless meetings and phone calls, to a 25 page minute by minute timeline, everything was meticulous. Our wedding was literally a dream beyond what we ever could have imagined and we cannot thank Sonal and everyone at SJS for making it possible. Your attention to detail, demand for perfection, and 24/7 availability made what can be a difficult process totally stress free. Everyone is still talking about magical our wedding was and we wish that we could do it all over again !! Lots of love - Raji & Nayan Behal

Pooja Patel

What can we say about SJS - we are truly short of words for how thankful we are. Sonal and her team made our dream wedding a reality by taking care of everything. From the big details to the small - her team looked after everything with such care and focus. They were so kind to us and our families during the whole planning process. I remember everyone telling how relaxed we were during our wedding weekend and i think that was only possible because of the SJS team. The ultimate complement was everyone was telling our parents how well run, organized and beautiful everything was...and that is because of SJS...they took the stress out of wedding planning for our whole family and delivered in a BIG way! It really made both of us super happy to see our parents have an amazing time and not worry about anything. In short..SJS is the BEST personally and professionally and we could not be more thankful to have them plan our wedding. She was the first vendor we hired and i'm so thankful for it - we are forever grateful to Sonal and Ginny!! LOVE YOU BOTH!!! <3

Ireen Ahmed

Working with Sonal and the rest of the SJS team was an amazing experience. They are so professional, dedicated, and well connected. Sonal gave us so many good options for vendors and kept us organized and on time with all our wedding planning. It was also a huge help to have them the day of our ceremonies. We were able to relax and enjoy our special weekend knowing the event would be in good hands! I want to give a special shout out to Ginny who was the lead planner for our wedding and holud ceremony. She's such a joy to work with. I would recommend them highly to anyone looking for a wedding planner.