What they said about us
Laetitia & Matthieu
Switzerland
Leire made our D day super smooth , although it was a tough one to sync everybody: Flower, Gospel , Jazz band, Catering…. All separate. We were not 1 second worried during the day. We met very great suppliers like Pilar for the floral decoration, Jairom Black amazing band and people. Leire was persistent and understood our taste. We enjoyed our day, and most of all, we can literally say that without Leire no wedding as she found the priest when no priest wanted to celebrate our wedding as we are not from Guethary. So we just thank you again for everything. Leire is like Mary Poppins for wedding.
Susannah & Oscar
Australia
Hi Leire, I just want to say a massive THANK YOU and lots of hugs and kisses for making our day spectacular. You really made it a dream and got everything to run so smoothly. I do not know what we would have done with out you. You really paid attention too all the small details that made it a very special day. Also to so many things we would never think of. Warm regards,
Sarah & Christian
Seattle (USA)
We fell in love with San Sebastian, and instantly knew it was the place for our families and friends to fall in love with each other and celebrate our wedding. Leire is THE wedding planner in town for a number of reasons, but most importantly for us, it was her ability to listen to our wishes and capture our vibe and style. Our reception venue, Eme Be Garrote, was incredible, and it hit the mark on what we wanted– an authentic, delicious Basque experience! Thank you Leire & 20eventos team, Sarah & Christian Seattle, USA
Rena & Andre
Japan
“With its amazing food and beautiful old town and beaches, San Sebastián has always been one of our favourite cities. We had always wanted to share our love for the city with our friends and family, but being on holiday there and organising an international wedding are two completely different things. As we live in Tokyo and our guests were from all around the world, our wedding would not have been possible without Leire’s local knowledge, wedding planning expertise, organisation and coordination. Despite needing to work around the timezones and manage multiple vendors and international shipments, Leire was extremely responsive and helped us navigate the entire wedding journey from beginning to end. She is incredibly efficient with great attention to detail and made sure that everything before, on the wedding day and afterwards went smoothly. So many of our guests have told us that our wedding was the best one they had ever attended and that they really enjoyed the entire day — we were also able to enjoy the day because we knew that everything was being taken care of by Leire and her team. Thank you so much for helping to make our special day come true!”
Best wishes,
Rena & Andre
Laura & Nauman
USA
Hi Leire!
How are you? I’m sure you’re incredibly busy right now. I just wanted to say thank you so much for helping plan our wedding. We had a blast and I’m so glad we chose San Sebastián for our setting. It is a truly beautiful and special place. We are still receiving phone calls, emails, and letters from people saying how perfect everything turned out. We hope to be back for a visit sooner than later.
Thanks and take care!
Rose & Gary
Hong Kong
Dear Leire! Thank you so much for your help in the last few months putting together and working with me on our wedding on 5/30. It was everything I wanted and better! Our family and guests were overjoyed and had a great time. Stay in touch and good luck with rest of your wedding season! And please don’t hesitate to reach out if you need anything.
Rebecca & David
Dublin (Ireland)
David first visited San Sebastian with his friend in 2001. He always spoke of it afterwards as a beautiful place with amazing food and wine………the perfect place for a wedding. So, 10 months before our big day, we travelled from Ireland to San Sebastian to check out wedding venues. I instantly fell in love with San Sebastian, especially the beautiful and luxurious Hotel Maria Cristina. We had planned on meeting a few different wedding planners during the short trip. However, as soon as we met Leire we knew we had found a real gem and we cancelled all our other appointments. Not only did Leire understand what we were looking for in terms of style, venue, and budget, she made the experience fun! Leire demonstrated a high level of professionalism throughout the whole planning process and her commitment to making her clients happy is apparent at all times. We have no reservations about recommending Leire’s services. We could not have planned our wedding in San Sebastian without her and if we had to do it all again, we wouldn’t change a thing! It truly was the best day ever.
Nadim & Nayla
Lebanon
Dear Leire,
Nadim and I would like to thank you so much for making our idea of a special day come true.
Not only you were up to the task in implementing all the tiny details of our wedding, but most importantly you immediately understood the spirit we wanted this day to have.
Everything was perfect, from the vendors and specialists you recommended us with (they are true professionals with whom it was a pleasure to work) to the unique venue you found for our wedding (Machoenia is a small piece of paradise on earth).
Everything exceeded our expectations despite the enormous hurdles that were in your path since the beginning of our collaboration (4000 KM distance, several cultures to accommodate, the weather, etc…).
Everything went perfectly well, without a hitch, making this day memorable not only for us but for the 100 invitees that came from all four corners of the world.
Dear Leire, if we are to do our wedding again, we wouldn’t change a thing! 
Thank you again for making true a fabulous day that we could only imagine…
Nayla and Nadim.
Clodagh & Ted
Ireland
We decided to have a short engagement so a lot of our planning was done on the fly. We both loved San Sebastian and had visited on numerous occasion. Its an incredible city with amazing food, fantastic beaches and we were really excited to bring our guests there to help us celebrate.
Despite the fact that San Sebastián is an amazing town for a wedding, actually planning a wedding there (especially from abroad and in 6 months….) is much more complicated. When we got in touch with Leire she immediately got to work, not only helping to realize our image for what we wanted, but also making little suggestions and showing us things we wouldn’t have known about otherwise. She is incredibly efficient and was alway available to reply to any little question or doubt we had. She did a wonderful job with the decorations and was available throughout the wedding day making sure everything went smoothly.
In the end she not only made sure everything we wanted happened when and where is was supposed to she really helped enrich the look and feel of the day.
Crystal & Michael
California (USA)
With the internet, anything is attainable nowadays and stumbling upon Leire’s webpage was the best thing that happened to us in September 2013. After countless months of “trying” to plan a destination wedding and getting nowhere, finding Leire was a Godsent. From the very beginning, Leire was warm, sweet, knowledgable and instantly made us feel that we could entrust her with our wedding and all the little details. Due to us living in California and with a 9 hour difference between us, Leire was always prompt with the return of emails, available to us whenever we needed to Skype and had a wide array of contacts and vendors to choose from when making all of our decisions. Her knowledge and expertise is beyond words. We never once had any doubts in the planning of our wedding and it’s all because of Leire. She provided a comfort for us that we needed because we were so far away.
Leire not only planned our wedding day but also provided some excellent choices for a “Welcome Dinner” we hosted for all of our guests the night prior to the wedding. She communicated with the restaurant, sent us menus and pictures to better help make our choice, while also giving us her personal recommendations. Our “Welcome Dinner” was a huge success for all of our guests and is something I know we will never forget.
On the actual wedding day, Leire was very professional and helped keep me (the bride) in one piece. Everything went smoothly, the decorations were exactly as I had asked, the food was superb, the church was amazing and our venue for our reception was a dream come dream. Leire did more than what we expected and we know that without her, our fond and precious memories wouldn’t be the same. I highly recommend Leire’s services and cannot say enough nice things about her, her work and her contacts.
Thank you so much Leire for the wedding of our dreams and we cannot wait to visit San Sebastian and you again! You are amazing and truly gifted at what you do!
Blessings,
Michael and Crystal Keeling
June 30, 2014
Myra & Jan Paolo
USA
Paolo and I decided that a destination wedding was the best fit for us and for our family and friends. We were looking at various cities across the world, but from our research, we knew San Sebastian offered exactly what we wanted: excellent food, a smaller relaxed comfortable setting and beautiful beaches. Our busy schedules did not permit us to visit San Sebastian until the very week of our wedding. Throughout our stay, San Sebastian began to exceed our expectations, and this was through the help of Leire and 20eventos. As the bride and groom, we were nervous at the thought of planning a wedding in a destination we have never visited and also sharing that risk with our family and friends. It was important for us to work with a local presence. I came across 20eventos and fell in love with Leire and her work. Leire has a fun personality and together with her hard work ethic and local knowledge of San Sebastian she provides confidence and removes any anxiety that are commonly tied with weddings and travel. After our first conversation with Leire online, we had full trust that she would make our wedding a success – and she did! Leire takes each wedding very seriously and will make sure not only the clients are comfortable, but their family and friends as well. That is important and a huge plus. We will forever be grateful for all of 20eventos’ support and guidance.
Leire, you truly worked your magic up until the end of our wedding celebration! Paolo and I, and the rest of our family and friends had an incredible time in San Sebastian. It was such a memorable time for all of us, and we are so thankful to have had the opportunity to work with someone so passionate about weddings. Not only did we have an amazing wedding in San Sebastian, but we also gained a wonderful friend from abroad! Please continue to stay in touch with us, and thank you so very much to you and Ana!! “Vale!”
Liane & Travis
New York
From our first consultation, I knew Leire would be the right wedding coordinator for me and my husband. My husband and I fell in love with San Sebastian while traveling a few years ago. We didn’t hesitate in thinking that it would be amazing to celebrate our wedding there. We live in NY, so I visited San Sebastian to meet with Leire to see if it was possible to make this destination wedding we had in mind a reality. We made a connection right away. She appreciated the vision that we had for our wedding. It wasn’t always an easy process as I live in NYC planning a wedding in San Sebastian. For that reason, Leire’s knowledge was invaluable to us. From finding the right location, vendors, etc., she worked very hard to make our dream come true. We could never have had the wedding we hoped for without Leire. It was a truly magical and unforgettable experience. We were so pleased with everything. Leire was a pivotal part of making our vision for our dream wedding come true. I can never thank her or recommend her enough.
Mel Chaplin
Boston (USA)
Leire, Words can not describe how impressed we were with Christina & Mikel’s wedding. The detail of all the decorations was amazing. You are both professional & personable. On a scale of 1-10, your work was at least a “50”. Thanks so much, Mel Chaplin
Charli y James
Australia
Dear Leire, Thank you once again for giving us what we believe is the best wedding we have ever attended, which just so happened to be our own. The whole day was a joy to be a part of and made the efforts of us and our guests to get to Spain from Australia more than worth it. We heard many of our guests echo our sentiments about it being the “best wedding ever”. We initially thought we may have bitten off more than we could chew; holding a wedding on the other side of the world, in a place we had never been, in a country where we don’t speak the language, with some guests who were not seasoned travellers, but somehow you made it all happen. We can’t thank you enough for your help from the very beginning – without you we would not have had the amazing location, great food, entertainment and decorations that you were able to organise for us. The regular contact we had throughout the preparations really helped manage our stress and made us understand the process, despite the distance between us. Neither of us really recall your coordination on the day, which is testament to how smoothly it all ran. All of the contractors you recommended were outstanding, especially Angel and the make up artists. And on top of coordinating the day you were a great celebrant for the ceremony. More than anything, you’re just a lovely person! We are very happy to have met you and made a new friend in a new country. We hope to keep in touch and continue to hear of the future amazing functions that 20eventos puts together. Sincerely, Charlotte and James
Osnat Eldar
Israel
On July 2011 we organized a 60birthday chain of events party in the Basque land. Miss Leire Ibañez was our contact person for the artistic program. She has been a real asset, being familiar with the optional performances, suggestion of alternatives and handled the shows in a very professional way. Moreover she served as part of the production crew of the main event, and performed professional skills of the highest level, working in 3 languages (English, Spanish and Basque!). Make sure you give her all your wishes and set assure she will know how to create for you a tailor made event. I myself am waiting for the next opportunity to work with her in the near future.
