Wedding Coordinator Profile
Valerie Verhalen, originally from Dallas, has been a resident of Huatulco for the past nine years. Since relocating to Huatulco, Valerie has become active in wedding and event planning. Her wedding coordination experience includes intimate gatherings of 10 people right up to large weddings of 100+ guests. She has also been active in offering local tourism-related services such as concierge packages and itinerary planning.
Her knowledge of the local region and all it has to offer is abundant. Valerie has a true connection with the Oaxacan culture and can offer great suggestions around how to incorporate a local flavor into your special event.
Valerie’s fluency in both English and Spanish provides a gateway to the coordination of all local services related to your wedding (hair, flowers, etc.). Her past brides will attest to the fact that Valerie places no time constraints or limitations around emails and phone calls in lead up to the wedding/event. She offers an open gateway for you to air-out any questions you have to minimize the anxiety involved in planning a destination wedding.
Valerie’s professional approach to event planning ensures that all details are well organized for the wedding party. It is through this professionalism that she has become the most sought after event planner in this region.
However, it is Valerie’s great sense of humor and laid-back style that makes her a pleasure to deal with. She always brings a relaxed nature to the wedding-prep meetings and conversations that in turn sets the tone for your special day. Her past clients will tell you that she is the ‘go-to woman’ for getting things done on schedule and budget!
In addition to her coordination and planning services, in 2008 Valerie formed a partnership with My Huatulco Vacation to package the wedding experience with private villa accommodation options and all-inclusive meal/beverage packages. This partnership offers brides/grooms-t0-be a one-stop-shop solution where they can coordinate all details for their event.
