First Pick Planning

First Pick Planning First Pick Planning is an LA based wedding & event planning company.
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Whether you are an individual throwing a party, a bride and groom to-be or a corporation, you can be assured that the First Pick Planning team will make a difference in your event satisfaction. We strive to make people feel welcome and allow our clients to enjoy every moment of their special event with our kind personalities and sincere attention to detail. First Pick Planning has grown to be know

n as one of the most trusted event coordination companies in the Los Angeles area and in 2014 was given the honor of Wedding Wire's Couples Choice Award. First Pick Planning has also been named an exclusive member of the Style Me Pretty Little Black Book and has been featured and quoted in many of the industries top publications such as Glamour Magazine, Ceremony Magazine, Bridal Guide Magazine and The Knot. The First Pick team has also expanded beyond just owner, Jen Bergmark, to include two fabulous LA based Associate Coordinators, Sarah Wooley and Emma Seitz , Executive Assistant Amy Regnier and the expansion to the Bay Area with the addition of Ashley Fraser based in San Francisco, CA. Our services extend all throughout the state of California but we specifically have experience with weddings in LA, San Diego, Temecula, Palm Springs, Orange County, Santa Barbara as well as Las Vegas and beyond. We welcomes out-of-state and international event opportunities (owner Jen is fluent in Spanish!) and regardless of the event, our theory is simple: make everyone feel number 1 and have fun!

Every summer my goal is to work for a few weeks in Europe and the last few September’s I’ve been lucky to spend the mont...
09/07/2024

Every summer my goal is to work for a few weeks in Europe and the last few September’s I’ve been lucky to spend the month here in Italy for weddings and events I’ve planned!

Reminiscing about this time last year we had an epic 40th birthday celebration in Positano for me and my besties 🛥️🥂

Popping a bottle for you tonight 🤍

Life isn’t always black and white, but being at the beach sure makes life more vibrant   Photogrpahy:  Videography:  Ban...
08/25/2024

Life isn’t always black and white, but being at the beach sure makes life more vibrant

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Summer in Europe. There is nothing like it. And to get to plan weddings and do what I love for a month in Europe to wrap...
08/18/2024

Summer in Europe. There is nothing like it. And to get to plan weddings and do what I love for a month in Europe to wrap up the summer season is an actual dream come true. Feels good to be back by the Mediterranean Sea!

MYKONOS, GREECE
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Proud to say we were a part of Joe + Matt’s amazing wedding weekend in Lake Tahoe one week ago today led by  who coordin...
07/06/2024

Proud to say we were a part of Joe + Matt’s amazing wedding weekend in Lake Tahoe one week ago today led by who coordinated an arrival by boat for the couple to for their welcome party the night before going up to High Camp for their wedding 🚠

JUNE 29, 2024
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When sparks fly ✨ Destiny + Mario’s sparkler send-off was the perfect way to end their fairytale wedding ✨MAY 25, 2024Br...
07/04/2024

When sparks fly ✨ Destiny + Mario’s sparkler send-off was the perfect way to end their fairytale wedding ✨

MAY 25, 2024
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When Nicole reached out about planning her wedding she made the connection that we’re both Argentinean and I immediately...
06/27/2024

When Nicole reached out about planning her wedding she made the connection that we’re both Argentinean and I immediately knew that meant her wedding was going to be EPIC. I might be a little bias, but we know how to throw a good party!! 🇦🇷 With a menu of Argentinean food stations created by and a special dance set dedicated to Lionel Messi whose birthday happens to be the wedding date they chose, I’m still in awe how kept guests dancing for 5 non-stop uninterrupted hours under an incredible disco ball installation by 🕺🏻🪩 We didn’t know this would be our last wedding at this amazing venue but Nicole + Jackson’s would be a hard one to ever top!!

JUNE 24, 2023
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Happiness is being with your favorite people in your favorite places. Happy Anniversary  + Parker, hope you’re celebrati...
06/23/2024

Happiness is being with your favorite people in your favorite places. Happy Anniversary + Parker, hope you’re celebrating somewhere as beautiful as you did last year in Lake Tahoe!

JUNE 23, 2023
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Driving up to Lake Arrowhead this weekend to help these handsome groom’s get married 📸 See you up there                 ...
06/13/2024

Driving up to Lake Arrowhead this weekend to help these handsome groom’s get married 📸

See you up there

Floral notes 🎶 This baby grand piano was a high priority for Shannon + Steve when planning their ceremony music but also...
05/08/2024

Floral notes 🎶

This baby grand piano was a high priority for Shannon + Steve when planning their ceremony music but also for and creating this medley of cascading florals turned out to be just the right key 🎹

Can’t wait to see how incredible our upcoming September wedding designs play out!

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021
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That moment you realize it’s time to relax… sit back and enjoy your wedding after all the months of planning! 📸  Shannon...
05/03/2024

That moment you realize it’s time to relax… sit back and enjoy your wedding after all the months of planning! 📸

Shannon + Brodderick really didn’t want leave their cocktail hour but I convinced them to come and see their reception space before guests were invited in for dinner so they could see their beautifully designed reception before anyone else. It’s quick moments like these that us planners try to organically curate for our clients to enjoy every aspect of their wedding together (and photogrpahers do such a great job of candidly capturing) and seeing this photo makes me so glad they got to hang out alone together for a few minutes and lounge with their signature drinks before the grand entrance! Cheers to the newlyweds!

APRIL 6, 2024
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What’s more romantic than a proposal!?💍🌹 Getting down on one knee to profess your love and promise for the future is suc...
02/14/2023

What’s more romantic than a proposal!?💍🌹 Getting down on one knee to profess your love and promise for the future is such a beautiful tradition to propose marriage and it’s a dream for us to get to set the stage for unforgettable moments like this.

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Who doesn’t love to be surrounded by flowers and candles!? Imagine sitting at a sweetheart table like this on your weddi...
02/10/2023

Who doesn’t love to be surrounded by flowers and candles!?

Imagine sitting at a sweetheart table like this on your wedding day. Or even for a romantic Valentine’s Day? What are you planning for your special someone? And what do you hope that person plans for you? Or do you completely ignore February 14th? This year I have SUPER special plans, can anyone guess what I like to be surrounded by? ❤️

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Matching bow ties and big smiles at the FIRST wedding of 2023 ✔️✔️ Congratulations to the handsome newlyweds, Nick + Han...
02/01/2023

Matching bow ties and big smiles at the FIRST wedding of 2023 ✔️✔️ Congratulations to the handsome newlyweds, Nick + Hank!

JANUARY 21, 2023
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Take a shot & find your spot. Sharing these tequila placecards by  from .nikki.b +  wedding in Cabo since today is my gr...
01/29/2023

Take a shot & find your spot.

Sharing these tequila placecards by from .nikki.b + wedding in Cabo since today is my grandma’s birthday. I always really enjoyed showing her pictures of the weddings I coordinated and because she loved tequila more than anyone I know… I will definitely have to use this idea for my own wedding some day! I miss her a lot and promise to drink some tequilita tonight in her memory. Salud Abi!



OCTOBER 22, 2022
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Taking risks in essential, especially in design. Last years wedding season we experimented with a trend and started usin...
01/24/2023

Taking risks in essential, especially in design. Last years wedding season we experimented with a trend and started using more dramatic colors for draping and I can’t get over how dreamy this dark green velvet drape backstop turned out by for .murthy + .n (also check out picture #2 and you’ll see they are just as dreamy!!)

Would you take the risk and drape your ballroom in a bold color? Sign me up for more!

NOVEMBER 20, 2022
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It’s all in the details of how the table is set 🍽OCTOBER 6, 2022Venue:   Photography:  Chairs + Tables:  Chargers + Silv...
11/24/2022

It’s all in the details of how the table is set 🍽

OCTOBER 6, 2022
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Two brides are even better than one 👩🏼‍❤️‍💋‍👩🏻Words can’t describe how wonderful it was planning a wedding in Cabo for t...
11/08/2022

Two brides are even better than one 👩🏼‍❤️‍💋‍👩🏻

Words can’t describe how wonderful it was planning a wedding in Cabo for these two beautiful souls .nikki.b + when can we go back!?

OCTOBER 22, 2022
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Happy FIRST Anniversary, hope the champagne is still flowing! 🍾 +  📸  Venue:  Rentals:  Flowers: Renaissance FlowersCake...
09/11/2022

Happy FIRST Anniversary, hope the champagne is still flowing! 🍾 + 📸

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Happy birthday to my best friend  💜 I can hardly believe our age or that we just celebrated our 20 year high school reun...
09/08/2022

Happy birthday to my best friend 💜 I can hardly believe our age or that we just celebrated our 20 year high school reunion, but I’m so thankful to have such an incredibly positive influence in my life. Especially this year.

Since I was the ‘02 Senior Class President, I’ve taken great pride in planning our class reunions. Because I am a professional event planner, planning these reunions has always come as a natural role for me but planning in 2022 has had its challenges. It’s been a year of insane demand, high costs and expectations rising, pressure mounting everywhere… but no matter how much we’re juggling, you always show up to help and hold everyone accountable and honest. Thank you! I couldn’t have done this reunion without you and I’m so glad we got to celebrate early for your birthday a few weeks ago!

Cheers to 20 more years of friendship and all the fun and events and memories yet to come! 🤍

Eloping in Italy. Celebrating in Malibu. Dream wedding combination! Congratulations to Katherine + Paul 🇮🇹     AUGUST 6,...
08/12/2022

Eloping in Italy. Celebrating in Malibu. Dream wedding combination! Congratulations to Katherine + Paul 🇮🇹

AUGUST 6, 2022
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Leaving London wasn’t easy! Two weeks ago today I produced an incredible three-day “Making Space” event to welcome  empl...
07/26/2022

Leaving London wasn’t easy! Two weeks ago today I produced an incredible three-day “Making Space” event to welcome employees back to the office at which started off with a keynote speech from CEO then some movement with and an array of incredible speakers like and inspiring workshops with - I met some incredible people while in London and I’m so grateful to for the opportunity! I can’t wait to go back again soon for more events! 📸

After two postponements, 2022 has proven to be a big year to celebrate - especially for Roisin + Michael who were finall...
07/08/2022

After two postponements, 2022 has proven to be a big year to celebrate - especially for Roisin + Michael who were finally able to bring together friends and family from Ireland, England and beyond to tie the knot 🍇🍷🤍

JULY 6, 2022

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Sparks were definitely flying this weekend! 🇺🇸🎇 Happy 4th of July   JULY 2, 2022Venue:  Photography:  Videography:  DJ: ...
07/04/2022

Sparks were definitely flying this weekend! 🇺🇸🎇 Happy 4th of July

JULY 2, 2022
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My first wedding in Mykonos has come to an end 🧿🇬🇷 The last two weeks  here in Greece have flown by yet have felt like a...
06/22/2022

My first wedding in Mykonos has come to an end 🧿🇬🇷 The last two weeks here in Greece have flown by yet have felt like a lifetime of experience. Planning for this wedding started over a year ago, + knew they wanted a wedding in Mykonos from the minute they got engaged NYE ‘21 so we planned a weeklong venue scouting trip the first week of August ‘21 (which honestly took months prior to organize and make all the necessary appointments or else we would have visited sooner, but getting quotes from vendors in high-season is no easy task, especially abroad!) but we left that trip with a the full itinerary of wedding events… and beautiful engagement photos by 📸

I am incredibly humbled and most of all thankful that I was given the opportunity by two of my dearest friends to plan such an epic wedding (so epic that I haven’t been able to post anything from their weeklong celebration… too much content that I need another week alone to post it all!!). Seeing Anthony + Ryan celebrate their love in their favorite place with 104 of their friends and family was worth every second of the madness I experienced (I hit the ground running on June 7th and needed every single moment possible these last 15 days to finalize and track down details, necessary for any large destination wedding)

I couldn’t be more excited to add Mykonos, Greece to my list of destinations I can confidently coordinate weddings in. Planning a wedding in Greece has its challenges working with a 10+ hour time difference but all the late nights and early mornings paid off getting to work on one of the worlds most famous islands.

I invite anyone thinking of a truly special location for a wedding to experience Mykonos - κάλεσμα (kálesma) 🧿

Always a little more spring in your step when you’re moving towards something so beautiful 💐 I can’t wait to be back at ...
04/13/2022

Always a little more spring in your step when you’re moving towards something so beautiful 💐

I can’t wait to be back at the Jenner Inn with on April 19th to host Bay Area wedding + event planners at this hidden gem of a venue! If you’re interested in joining us at this PLANNER ONLY event and touring the property, please RSVP to [email protected]

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September 17, 2021Photography:  Planning:  Floral Design:  Venue:                                Video: .and.stoneOffici...
04/02/2022

September 17, 2021

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1590 Rosecrans Avenue
Manhattan Beach, CA
90266

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Monday 10am - 6pm
Tuesday 10am - 6pm
Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 6pm
Friday 10am - 6pm
Saturday 8am - 11:30pm
Sunday 11am - 6pm

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